The Goddess' Champion

"You almost get killed!" Aurelianne reproached, rubbing her head on his chest as if to know that she wasn't dreaming, even with the certainty right in hand.

"I'm sorry... didn't really know that apes can explode... since that was a gigantic ape, I guess she could do it." He rolled his eyes in annoyance, there was nothing worse than a plan not coming together.

[To be fair, you did defeat her... your karma score has decreased by five million.] A massive eye appeared in this beautiful world.

"Zebellia... why?"

[You died, whenever you die your karma score will decrease as this is the intrinsic experience of ceasing to exist, but... in your case, not much more happened. so aside from mere five million karma points, nothing much changed.]

"Thank you, Zebellia." Aurelianne stood up, looking at the eye.

[You're welcome, elf...]

"Why are you thanking her?" He frowned, to his knowledge, those two were friendly with one another.

"Well, you're not aware but you almost died twice... if she hadn't protected you from that High-God, even if for a brief second, you wouldn't have made it... and I'm sure, she sacrificed a lot for that even if your spoils were great." The goddess remarked rendering both of them silent.

"Thank you, Zebellia." He bowed slightly, one had to recognise when one was helped.

[Hmph!] The horse scoffed, not feeling praised at all, he only did it because the goddess told him to, not out of his own volition.

"Stop doing that, it is not attractive."

[Who wants you to get attracted to her!?]

"..."

'Your thoughts are spilling out.'

"If you're okay with it, before he goes back to his body, could we speak, Zebellia?" Aurelianne addressed the big eye again.

[What about?]

"Several things, the trial... the time realm, Toki..."

[Very well, you really pulled a reckless move there... Blessing of Adjourned Death, I wonder what other ridiculous effects your other goddesses' blessings have, that one, Blessing of Adjourned Death, is the only one I'm acquainted with, aside from the Blessing of Spatial Conduct.]

"Is it that amazing, Sandra's blessing?" Those things were still quite foreign to him.

[Naturally, you might not be aware, but every single existence in this universe has a soul, and every single existence in this universe dies... which means, their souls move on to the Death Realm, I and this little goddess are no exceptions]

"..."

[Of all concepts, Gods of Death are immensely odd and also... wicked beings. For every hundred gods of other laws, there is a single God of Death, they're individuals capable of reaching a great altitude with the laws of death some of them able to even cheat the reapers, like your wife.]

"That creature..." He still felt like shivering by recalling it, he couldn't believe that creature took his own mother as a disguise to lure him.

[That was a reaper, they're merciless genderless existences that work merely for the sake of death as they're a part of them... they manifest themselves in the soul realm where most individuals are powerless once they die, whether you're a god or a human, for them... it is the same... They will mercilessly reap your soul. A blessing of adjourned death is a highly sought blessing and now you know why]

"A blessing of Golden Seed is also immensely craved." Aurelianne pouted.

[Sure if you want to be the God of Lust... anyway, I'm out, I don't want to see you two doing naughty humanoid stuff, I'm a mare.] The eye disappeared after throwing a disgusted glare at the couple.

For several seconds there was silence between the two before Constantine took action, this was her private realm, where he had initially been, he wasn't supposed to come here until becoming a Demigod, but... now there was a chance, he could interact with her body, touch her... fondle her.

Ask her questions that marred his head.

Constantine turned them around, pinning her on the grass, "I missed you."

"But you played quite a bit with Zamira. You have sucked her breasts... and the last time you almost did it with her, I have seen all of it." Her tone contained playful jealousy, obviously, she didn't mind... but the goddess still thought he'd rather suck hers than Zamira's.

"Are you a stalker?"

"Yes." She declared straightforwardly, no shame at all.

'Ooookaaay.'

"Aside from when I give my energy to vita... I'm looking at you, whatever you do, where you look at, everything... I'm obsessed with you." Aurelianne raised up merely to give his chin a possessive maw that sent shivers all over his body, she was honest... excessively so.

And it rendered more questions.

He fondled one of her breasts, when she wanted to retaliate he pinned her down on the soil with both of her hands pressed by a single one of his, giving him room to 'manoeuvre' with a single hand.

"Despite my obsession and boundless love for you, My champion... I'm still upset." She said solemnly, not resisting.

"Why?" His thumb encircled her nipple, it was difficult to take her seriously when their bodies were naked and rubbing one another on top of this soft grass.

"During the entire time that I observed you, I was flabbergasted, you're so proactive and resourceful, shrewd."

"Thank-"

"But you don't take care of yourself... you take immense risks as if keeping your livelihood is not a priority..."

"It is... but I have always considered my objectives to be more important" He always thought that there wasn't a prize without risk, so long as there was at least a 10% chance of survival, if the loot was tantalising enough, he'd do it.

And most of the time end with success.

"That might be the case for you, but your life is the most important for me- Hmn!~ Constantine!" When he took a bite of her nipple, it was like a declaration of war!

"Who are you?" He asked suddenly, since she already said what she needed, it was time for him to express his thoughts.

"W-What do you mean?" The goddess didn't get it.

"What are you hiding from me."

"..." She evaded his gaze and with that mere movement he realised that he wasn't wrong, this goddess is capable of hiding things, but she's incapable of lying.

"There is something you're hiding from me, I don't know what it is, but there are hints... your secretism with Zebellia... even your motives for approaching me... why would you be given priority over my wives..." He frowned, he loved being her champion... but if what she said is the truth, his wives wouldn't have ever accepted it.

He didn't know easy-going wives... they were delightful, yes, but they were possessive as hell. For a reason, there were five empresses and not a single concubine in his Empire.

There were concubines... but buried.

"..." Once again Aurelianne decided to not answer, a typical trick, she had the right to remain silent.

"I love you, Aurelianne."

"That-" She was about to pout and said that it was an unfair wicked move for him to pull out the 'I love you' card.

"But I don't want to be disappointed, I have this feeling that I know for so... so long, yet at the same time... you're not like her." He caressed her silver hair with melancholy.

!!!

Aurelianne bit her lips hard, so hard.

"You feel like my mother... but you're not my mother, I can tell that much, you're somebody else... but your body, your eyes, your hair... your demeanour... my mother isn't as happy-go-lucky and klutz as you are."

"..." She didn't know if she should get angry at that proposition.

"Tell me... Zebellia doesn't want to tell me what her deals are... and that's fair enough, I am sure I don't know her from anywhere... but you-"

"I'm hiding nothing that will make you disappointed in me..." She answered, hoping that a shallow answer would be enough for him to leave the matter aside.

"But you're hiding something."

"Must you know? Can't we love each other as is?"

"I'm hiding nothing from you, Aurelianne... I don't like secrets." He pressed, her insistence to keep the secret, irritating.

"But you kept me as a secret from them..." She spouted, also irritated.

"..." Constantine was momentarily stunned by that comment.

"You never told your wives about me, even if they knew, it was not because of your mouth, son." She sobbed, not able to keep it any longer.

!!!

His countenance paled, and his fingers shivered while holding her long near-miraculously pristine silver hair that resembled his own, for a reason.

"M-Mother."

"I'm not completely her..."

"You're Isabella! my mother!"

"Don't call me that!" For the first time, Aurelianne's voice sounded aggressive and reluctant, she even held his wrist tightly.

"..."

"I'm not your mother... anymore... I'm Aurelianne, the Goddess of Life." She spoke with conviction, her past would never be revived, but yet when she said that, the tears wouldn't stop coming out.

"Why are you crying? y-you need to explain to me." He hugged her the tightest he could against his chest, he knew... that sentiment couldn't be concealed, a child would always be able to recognise his mother.

"I'm merely half... I'm Isabella, but I am also Aurelianne... please ask no more."

"You can't just tell me that and pretend for me to be content!" He held her head, shivering hands filled with disbelief, he couldn't believe it yet, even holding the thought that she was pretending only to conceal a bigger secret.

"Moth- Aurelianne... you need to tell me, who did this to you? H-How did you end up like this?" He needed to know or he wouldn't be able to sleep peacefully tonight.

"It is a long story and we don't have the time, you will wake up soon! Zamira, Nia... even that Ape, they're waiting for you!" Clearly, Aureliane didn't want to talk, but she was not Zebellia... he'd force the truth out of those lips.

"I have the time, you're more important to me!"

"... you're as stubborn as alway- hmn!~" Aurelianne gasped when he harshly pulled her head and sealed her lips, so forcefully.

His tongue snook inside so passionate, biting her tongue, sucking it... every single inch of her mouth belonged to him and he knew... Aurelianne, Isabella... she melted, her eyes lost lucidity and it was as if her body finally recalled who she belonged to, the kiss lasted for so long, even after he ran out of hair he kept devouring her mouth like a man that hasn't tasted water for aeons.

Ever since she passed in his arms, all he ever desired was to do this.

By the time their lips separated -leaving a slim trail of saliva, her tongue still seeking his in the agreement of its ownership- her brain was already turned into a mush, much like back then... whenever they kissed, he always played her like a table of chess and now it was no exception.

"You need to tell me."  He commanded his woman, regardless of what life it was, present or future.

His mother would always be his.

"O-Okay, If you're going to be so insistent... I will tell you." And she knew, but this wasn't only Isabella... that other person, that other individual had already recognised who she belonged to as well.

She pressed her finger on his forehead, and the memories began to flow, shocking him to the core and revealing a secret of Two Souls.