"This is.. sad! For Artemis to be use by others is such...cruel!"
Arriving at the [Stardust Garden] inside my room. Astraea-sama took pity at Artemis' current situation.
She even told me more detail about what happened during Artemis wrath in Tenkai and it is indeed heartbreaking.
Her beloved Orion, because of envy and jealousy of the deity---was killed terribly. And as rage overwhelms the goddess of the hunt, she killed not just those said gods, but few neighbouring others was caught by her attacks. Her Antares...Maybe this same reason why she felt guilty. *sigh* I can't help but be disappointed at those selfish gods. Just to satiate their desire, they are willing to kill innocent beings. I'm glad my goddess is a sane one.
Anyway, After conveying all of what happened in our camp and about Artemis and her Antares, that is what Asteaea-sama said.
As for why I am here. Its already midnight so others are camping to rest then continue our advance in the morning. I'll be the Artemis Familia's escort along with Ryu and Allen so they won't be in danger at any given moment.
And unlike the last time, I made sure to plant my [Alter Reality] with [Shadow Hide] at Ryu-san's shadow, so if ever there's a strong variable attacker, It'll defend them and if it was killed, its memory will flow through me.
That aside...I also informed my goddess not to tell Alise and others about me who could use spatial transportation. I don't know what would happen when they know I could jump from far away to here in a mere instant...Well, my sole reason is because I want to solo my goddess and Ryu separately within this month.
I'm with Ryu in the morning and with the goddess in the evening...Isn't that nothing more than a bliss? Hehehe, this only once in a lifetime opportunity after all. I should have to grab it!
No sly pink fox(Lyra).
No dark haired witch(Kaguya).
No red pepper weirdo(Alise).
Ahh, I want to pamper Maryuu-chan, but well, she is a light-lipped so I'd rather not.
So for now, I will enjoy this night with my goddess.
"By the way goddess, why would be Artemis-sama is so sure that her 'Orion' is alive in this world? Maybe an adventurer? I don't get it" I asks and remember the Orion thing. Artemis' Orion in Gekai.
"Well, even if you're aware I'm sure you won't believe it..."
".. actually, every person has their 'soul', 'body' and 'spirit' and because Orario is a place where deity and adventurer gathers, it is inevitable that the incarnation of reincarnated souls who lived and die from other places of the world would come back here. Hence a Promise Land"
Oh, so that's why The Promise Land huh...But wait, the hell? I don't get it. Soul? Body? Spirit? How come I didn't know such thing? There's the same story related to this right? In my past world where---so its all real!? The reincarnation thing? A wait, why did I doubted such in the first place anyway?
"Well, its impossible for people to actually get those three together so we gods called them 'fragments'. Any of that, then for us, that person is already an incarnation of who we're waiting for just like how Artemis is searching for her Orion" Astraea-sama simultaneously raised her index finger, "First. If one received the 'Body', their incarnation has its full physique like a complete copy of their past life. Meaning, all of their past feature such as face, stature, movements and habit will inherit by that person"
"Eh? So there's such a thing?"
"I'm not finish yet, dummy" She then raised her thumb along with the index finger "For the soul. They're not the same as the 'Body' but the current incarnate will remember---although fragments, some of the memory of their past self. Experienced their bond with their goddess, everything such!"
Wow! I feel enlightened now! But this Body seemed like a reincarnation itself, right? Then the Spirit is?
Astraea-sama raised her middle finger along with index and thumb, signifies as three, "Spirit signifies 'how can that person be'. Meaning. they got their past selves inner talent, trait, characteristic, quirks or something like that. For example, your [Myriad Eye]..."
But for some reason, Astraea-sama paused. "What's wrong Astraea-sama?" tilting my head, I saw a little bit of sadness behind her eye. Eh? What happened!?
She looked at me with steamy eye and smiled "That Myriad Eye of yours. You are the incarnation of 'them'. My----"
Wait. Why did our conversation ended up like this? Eh!?
Now I remembered! "Astraea-sama, don't tell me, I might be the incarnation of your past lover just like Orion did to Artemis!?"
Fuck yeah! I can now connect the dots. The reason why she's eager to take me as her child! From the past where she took me to her familia! I am supposed to be the incarnation of her past lover! Too bad I don't have their soul nor a body. But why though? I'm from the different world. Different dimension. So how? For now, I still don't have an answer...maybe I can't find it. But I wish I could.
"Yeah, you're correct my Agwin-kun" She slid her body and hug my waist. Digging her head in my stomach and even rubbing it.
"I really wanted to tell you sooner but I don't have the courage to do so. Am I childish? Am I Selfish?"
"He he, goddess. The word selfish is a trend to all gods nowadays huh...I always hear that word"
"Yes, because that is the only way we can get what we wanted. We have to become selfish" She chuckle.
"Now Agwin-kun, do you know why I was called the starry maiden? Because there's a star I loved the most. Seven of them. They are my lovers"
"Kahh! Astraea-sama! Y-y-you have seven lovers!?" Is she a whore!? No way! I can't help but thumped my broken heart!
But she only smile and nodded "Eh, they really love me but I can't pick one of them so I gave them my 'star', each one of them. And promise that when they happen to reincarnate, I'll pick whomever receive more than 3 'star'. And that seven star is the completion called, Myriad Eye. The seven starry eye---"
"---Yes, the same name of your eye. So the moment I saw you, I am sure. You are 'them'. You are the accumulation of them all. The accumulation of their feelings"
What the hell!? What kind of chunni setting is this!? How can I explain this!? Its cringey?
Again, Astraea-sama hugged me. If I didn't love her or heard its story from an unknown god, I might kill them for sure, thinking of it to be a blunder, but...it was Kami-sama who told me such story!
How can I condemn her!? I want to rebut. I want to retort, but I cannot. She's too absorb in the story for me to disapprove it. How should I say it? Jeez, I wish I really am the 'star' she is waiting for. If not...it will only disappoint her.
With that thought, I sigh in defeat. I really love her. Enough to hug her back.
Like that, we only hug each other all night until she fell asleep in euphoria. I, on the other hand, returned back to Artemis camp, after.
She's too happy today, so I guess we'll talk about it tomorrow. I really need the help from Loki Familia to avoid the worst possible scenario that my intuitions are telling me.