[168] Which Life Is She From?
<span style="font-weight:400">Chapter 168: Which Life Is She From?
<span style="font-weight:400">—
<span style="font-weight:400">Quetzalcoatl was a little pissed that she couldn’t just jump him and push him down on the bed. But she indeed had an image to maintain in this ce; she couldn’t just bring little boys from the outside world to have them in her bed.
<span style="font-weight:400">Besides that, she didn’t mention this to him, but it was hazardous to give into the heat and mate when her skin-shedding hour was so close. She’d fall in <i><span style="font-weight:400">love</i><span style="font-weight:400">, for starters, which wasn’t good.
<span style="font-weight:400">So she had to sit this one out, even as she caught Serafall’s lewd moans flying this far from the hallroom and into the balcony where she stood. Her realm''s beauty expanded before her endlessly, the green forest, with patches of red, orange, and pink trees mixed around, covered in the scent of heavenly clouds, looked all too familiar. She was too used to the sight, and although she spent little time in Japan, she had missed this.
<span style="font-weight:400">Stone pyramids rose high, with altars and buildings and other sorts of architecture poking out of the forest. There were intricate roads built in ces, and clear openings where people gathered to have fun. It had been a while since a new person had entered this heaven, so everyone here knew each other for a long time.
<span style="font-weight:400">When they had ess to eternal peace and pleasure, what else did they have to do besides enjoy the moment?
<span style="font-weight:400">It was a boring sight for the Battle Goddess.
<span style="font-weight:400">Quetzalcoatl was the Goddess of Creation, Wind and Air, Learning and Knowledge, Justice and Order, and Warfare. Such peace didn’t suit her. Humans who are aware of the supernatural world were unaware of just how many Gods wanted to take over the world, and she was one of them.
<span style="font-weight:400">The Justice and Order side of her divinity made it so that she wanted to invoke justice around the world – but for that, she had to make sure nobody else could invoke justice other than her, which meant she had to take over the world. The Learning and Knowledge side of her divinity deemed that a good decision, that a singr ruler in the world would mean good for all of earth. Lastly, the Warfare side of her divinity supported her desire to conquer the world all day every day.
<span style="font-weight:400">Her hand <i><span style="font-weight:400">itched </i><span style="font-weight:400">every minute to fight the strong. Sadly, divine rules that had been agreed upon millennia ago meant that she couldn’t do such things. The reason why Gods don’t meddle in the mortal world as much as before, even if it meant they would stop receiving new believers — such as the Aztec Religions for example, few prayed to them anymore — they still were not allowed to cause any trouble in the mortal world.
<span style="font-weight:400">Oh, how much she wanted to <i><span style="font-weight:400">crush </i><span style="font-weight:400">those rules and mark the world as hers.
<span style="font-weight:400">Quetzalcoatl caught herself trembling in creepy pleasure at the thought because something rang at the edge of her vision. One of the artifacts she wore, a bangle, acted as a cellr device for calls and video calls. She focused at the edge of her vision, and the screen expanded.
<b>[You have received a call request from Amaterasu, the Great Divinity Illuminating Heaven.]</b>
<b>[You have received a call request from Indra, the God Emperor.]</b>
<span style="font-weight:400">“Hoh?” Quetzalcoatl blinked.
<span style="font-weight:400">For the first time in centuries, a tickle ran through her blood as her Wisdom Eyes spun into action on its own. Her green pupils went golden and spun, as she realized the situation just from the two notifications. “Could… could it?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Sheposed herself with an excited gulp and picked up the second request instead. Amaterasu can wait. The call rang for a minute until it got picked up. The screen bloomed into a video, showing the face of a man with buzz-cut, greenish-brown hair. He wore circr sunsses, and an aloha shirt, and had a jewel around his neck. He also had a dot on his forehead; the vermillion mark.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Oh, I wasn’t expecting such a fast response,” the man blinked and said, as he smiled. “It’s been a while, Dragon.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“It certainly has been. What do you need, Indra?” she crossed her arms, her delightful expression hidden behind a mask of indifference.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Nothing much,” he said, “So there''s this guy, apparently with ck hair and purple eyes, who wasst seen in Japan. But recently, as of a few hours ago, his location has been moved to the skies of Mexico. So I’m reaching out to ask if you can check your heavens and see if there is some guy with said features. You’ll bepensated highly for your help, of course. Just call me back when you find-”
<span style="font-weight:400">“He is with me right now,” Quetzalcoatl interrupted him, her golden eyes spinning. She tilted her head at the God-Emperor as a sadistic grin spread across her face. “What do you need him for?”
<span style="font-weight:400">A young man who was in Japan, but suddenly was in Aztec Heaven? Yes, that was Aquamarine, zero doubt about it. It didn’t matter that his hair and eyes were different. The person the foreign world’s Goddess was looking for was Aqua, somehow, Quetzalcoatl was sure of it.
<span style="font-weight:400">“....” Indra closed his mouth and stared at her for a moment, evaluating if she was speaking the truth or baiting him for whatever reason. A momentter, he smiled. “He’s not in danger, fear not. We just need him to help make this Goddess cooperate; let’s not beat around the bush, you know who I’m talking about. I’ll send Wu Kong over, he’ll pick the boy up. We’ll return him soon after the alien Goddess cooperates.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“No,” Quetzalcoatl said and Indra frowned. “I’ll take him there myself. I need to make sure it’s not a lie when you say this boy will be safe. He’s a precious part of Aztec, I’m responsible for his safety.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Indra remained frowning for a bit before he smiled, “Sure thing~! I’ll still send Wu Kong to you, he will pick you up with the boy. When will you be free?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“An hour should suffice,” Quetzalcoatl replied, and Indra nodded.
<span style="font-weight:400">The call was cut after that, and Quetzalcoatl’s body trembled and convulsed as she failed to hold back herughter. She let out a boomingugh toward the skies, her eyes tinted with a crazy light as all the possibilities of a grand war spread across her head.
<span style="font-weight:400">Finally.
<span style="font-weight:400">Interesting times were here.
<span style="font-weight:400">****
<span style="font-weight:400">Yohualteuctli, daughter of the Jaguar God, was in the 9th heaven to meet the Demi-God human. She hadn’t sneaked in or anything, she was allowed here—she worked as a trainer for the warriors in 9th heaven. Quetzalcoatl loved to hire Tezcatlipoca’s people for herself as a power move, which made it easy for Yohualteuctli toe here and leave anytime she wanted.
<span style="font-weight:400">She came here with the excuse of greeting Quetzalcoatl, who had returned from the outside world for a brief period. She had returned a few weeks ago too, to meet that Valkyrie woman who hade here with false news, but Yohualteuctli didn’t get to meet her back then. So this was a good excuse.
<span style="font-weight:400">However, when she walked into the pce, near the bath…
<span style="font-weight:400">“Ahng~ yes~ t-that’s the spot, fuckh~ I love it, Aqua, yes, more~”
<span style="font-weight:400">She found a scene so obscene that she had to quickly backpedal and leave the castle in a rush.
<i><span style="font-weight:400">How disgusting! </i><span style="font-weight:400">She couldn’t believe the sight as she ran down the stairs. <i><span style="font-weight:400">How is the God Queen allowing them to be so obscene in her castle? No wonder Father is always mad at her.</i>
<span style="font-weight:400">Yohualteuctli was a youngdy when her father was defeated by the God Queen, God King, or whatever name she liked to go by. She lived like a battle princess when her father ruled the Aztecs, and now she was a mere trainer. She didn’t hate Quetzalcoatl for it, it was how this pantheon worked – strength ruled it all. But now she understood, slightly, why her father was pissed with the way the God Queen ruled the pantheon.
<span style="font-weight:400">With a disgusted frown, she was running out, when her enhanced jaguar ears caught on a sound that was not moans. It was Quetzalcoatl’s voice,ing from a few floors above her, and she had to slow down her descent to focus on it.
<span style="font-weight:400">The God Queen was talking to someone.
<span style="font-weight:400">Yohualteuctli found herself slightly confused after hearing her talk with Indra. A ck-haired man with purple eyes? And the God Queen had him with her right now? How?
<span style="font-weight:400">The question answered itself when the God Queen made another call, seemingly from the Chief God of Shinto if Yohualteuctli’s ears weren’t false.
<span style="font-weight:400">“I’m sorry, Amaterasu,” Yohualteuctli heard the God Queen’s voice say, “I can’t do that. Hiding it from Aqua will cost him my trust, how can I take that risk? I’ll tell him~ and then see what he has decided. It’s up to him if he wants to go and meet Indra, after all, all up to him.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Yohualteuctli blinked. But… didn’t she just agree to Indra <i><span style="font-weight:400">without </i><span style="font-weight:400">talking to this ‘Aqua’ about his opinion that they’d leave for the Vedas Pantheon in an hour?
<i><span style="font-weight:400">Wait-</i><span style="font-weight:400"> Yohualteuctli paused, suddenly realizing something. <i><span style="font-weight:400">Aqua, Aqua… That’s the Demigod kid. Some foreign Goddess is looking for him? What?</i>
<span style="font-weight:400">She stood confused for a moment before she quickly made her way out of the 9th heaven. She had to tell her father about this, this was too much for her to handle.
<span style="font-weight:400">…..
<b>God-in-Spirit</b><span style="font-weight:400"> Tezcatlipoca was sitting on his broken throne as usual, his chin resting on his hand. He listened to Yohualteuctli’s words in silence before humming, “I see. This is interesting, as well as dangerous. From my other sources, I know about this Goddess — she’s from another world... Why is she looking for this Tiger? And is this stupid Quetzalcoatl really nning to initiate a total war out of this?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“What should we do, father?” she asked, and Tezcatlipoca scoffed.
<span style="font-weight:400">“What <i><span style="font-weight:400">can</i><span style="font-weight:400"> we do?” he grumbled. “Go back to the 9th heaven, and try to meet her. Maybe if she sees you before leaving, she might tell you to tag along. She’ll need numbers beside her if she is really nning to throw herself into a war.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Yohualteuctli looked confused, “You… want me to help her? But wouldn’t it be better for you if she dies?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“No it wouldn’t,” her father shook his head, “If she’s to die, she’ll die by my hands. How can I allow some stupid Vedas fools to take my kill? Plus, I don’t think she’ll die—neither will the boy. So I want you to tag along and observe what goes on there. Understood?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Yes, Father,” Yohualteuctli replied a momentter. “Understood.”
<span style="font-weight:400">She felt a little nervous. She was a strong warrior, but to go to another pantheon on short notice with the danger of death on her shoulder was a bit too sudden. Still, she wasn’t going to deny her father’s request.
<span style="font-weight:400">****
<b>[First Person Point of View]</b>
<span style="font-weight:400">Serafall and I finished in the bath, and we had to take a break when Quetzalcoatl walked over to tell us that we had to hurry. I wondered why, but I assumed she must want us to attend some of the festivals below or something.
<span style="font-weight:400">So I helped clean Serafall, properly this time, and the two of us adorned ourselves in new clothes before heading out. Turns out Serafall has some kind of cloth magic, so her outfit was basically the same as before, except for different colors; she really liked that magical girl outfit. Not that I had anyints, she looked cute. I wore jeans and a white shirt, with sleeves folded up to my forearm, and the top buttons loose to reveal my hard neck des.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Ah~ it’s the first day and it’s already the best day of my life in thest century~” Serafall clung to my left arm, her head resting against my biceps.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Just thest century? I’m offended.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“You need to try better if you want it to be the best day of my life, darling,” she kissed my bicep and said, making meugh.
<span style="font-weight:400">We walked over to the same hall room where we had our lunch earlier and found the tables clean. The servants worked fast here. I found Quetzalcoatl standing near the window, but she was not alone. A woman-
<span style="font-weight:400">Wait.
<span style="font-weight:400">Isn’t that Jaguarman from Fate/Grand Order?
<span style="font-weight:400">I paused briefly as I looked at the girl with short brown hair, with jaguar ears, wearing a ck mafia-like outfit. She held a staff on one of her hands. I stared at her for a moment, causing her to turn and look at me, frowning immediately. My surprise passed quickly since Quetzalcoatl herself shared her appearance with the same anime.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Hey~” Quetzalcoatl turned to me, waving at me, “You two are finally out.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Hey,” Serafall waved at her brightly, while I looked at Jaguarman’s frown. What, did she not like the show she walked into earlier? Of course, my Jade Perception had sensed her, although I hadn’t seen her face earlier.
<span style="font-weight:400">“This is Yohualteuctli,” Quetzalcoatl pointed at the girl, “She’s the daughter of Tezcatlipoca, my archnemesis.” Why was she hanging out with her archnemesis’s daughter? “Yohualteuctli, these two are Satan Leviathan and Aquamarine Hoshino, my guests.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Hello,” the Jaguar nodded at us, “Just call me Yohtli, I reckon our real names are somewhat hard to pronounce.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Yeah, it is! I’m d you shortened it for us,” Serafall excitedly said, while I looked at Quku.
<span style="font-weight:400">“What do you need, woman? You couldn’t have interrupted our good time just to introduce us to her? No offense, but we could have met herter.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Whoa, no, of course not~” Quetzalcoatl let out a dramatic sigh. “Indra called. You know that guy who calls himself ‘God Emperor of Heaven’? He said he wants to see you.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Huh?” I blinked. What now?
<span style="font-weight:400">“Yeah, he thinks the Foreign Goddess <i><span style="font-weight:400">might</i><span style="font-weight:400"> be looking for you,” she said, and I frowned.
<span style="font-weight:400">“But didn’t he have ck hair and purple-” I paused.
<span style="font-weight:400">The world seemed to lose all sound as my eyes trembled. Realization hit me like a truck.
<span style="font-weight:400">I did indeed live a life when I had ck hair and purple eyes. Someone… from back there is here, looking for me? How? No, no, that doesn’t matter.
<span style="font-weight:400">The world began to sing, as the threedies looked around. I felt the same Icon that had sung for me when Ai rejected me during the motorcycle date. I still couldn’t pinpoint which Icon it was, but it was unimportant. My cheerful expression was gone.
<span style="font-weight:400">“When?” I asked. “When are we leaving?”
<span style="font-weight:400">To my surprise, Quetzalcoatl let out a grin that almost matched my own excitement… and rage.
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