People have an annoying habit of rembering things they shouldn't.
- The Journey to the Afterlife
***Kingdom Newerth, Capital City***
***Seria***
So Jazira is also here? Thats no good. I still can rember her first attempt at using the pathways. She gathered so much energy that she almost ripped apart a whole continent. Using brute force was always her thod of choice. I hope you managed to steer her towards a different path this ti. Lidith eyes the ceiling with a gloomy expression. It took us five minutes to separate her from Mother.
After she cooled down, she introduced herself as Beth. I had to assure her that I would stop my mother from using any gene-altering thods on her. Seems like her previous life with my parents left her a little traumatized. Ill admit that being turned into a catgirl isnt high on my list of priorities either. Though I have to say that my mother had a sowhat legit reason for her actions. Moms treatnt helped Beth to control her berserker mode.
Ok, she still went on a rampage now and then, but at least she managed to direct her aggression at people who deserve it. She had a real problem with her anger issues back then. And she still has trouble with keeping herself in check from what weve just seen. Ive to rember that when I bring up old mories.
She has cooled down by now, but I can see in her eyes that she is still unhappy with the situation.
Adea can blow up a continent? Marcus asks alard, looking at with wide eyes. It looks a little ridiculous when he is surprised while being in his demon form. I really want to check out the extent of his shapechanging capabilities. Can he turn into an animal, or does he have to stick to a humanoid form? And now that I think about it, why not an inanimate object? There are quite a few kinky things we could try if he turns into a vibr-
You are drooling, Marcus reprimands with a sharp whisper.
I try to gather myself and wipe my mouth with my sleeve. There is no ti to lose myself in a dream world. I am sorry. Regarding Adea, yes, at the peak of her powers she can blow up continents. The current reincarnation of her isnt quite that capable though, I answer.
He sighs in relief. But she will reach that level of power soti?
Shrugging, I try to downplay the situation. Her control will increase and she is a decent person. In all the ti Ive known her, she never lost control. Though she is quite capable of wiping out a city, with residents and pets included, if the right buttons are pushed. I probably shouldnt ntion that to Marcus. His parents would freak out if they learned about it.
What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over or sothing along those lines.
Mother raises both hands in surrender. I am sorry. I didnt realize that being friends with us was such a traumatizing experience. I hope we can overco that. At least I hold no grudge against you. I understand if the current you is different, and that you would rather not get involved with us. A lot of ti has passed and people can change. Sotis its better not to face the past.
It took a while, but after the initial commotion was over, the crowd dissolved. They gathered in small groups for discussions and to devour the buffet.
Beth sighs and looks around to study the other ambassadors. Its not like I actually resent you after all this ti. I actually liked playing the aunt for Seria. You still opened an old wound though. And I am not particularly interested in eting your husband again. Did he manage to overco his issue?
He goes by Shade now. Dont worry. It has been quite so ti since he last freaked out, Mother answers with a perfectly straight face, not giving away anything. She didnt lie, but she also forgot about giving Beth all the information.
I shudder, rembering our recent conversation. There might be a real possibility that Dad freaks out once he ets his other version. So I step in to steer the conversation away from Shade. Why dont we talk about your realm, Beth? How did you do in this life? And is your realm interested in cooperating with us?
Beth shrugs, stretching the fabric of her a little too tight dress. I am not sure. Whats there to tell? We call ourselves the Jesserj Trading Inc. Dont be fooled by the na. The corporation rivals any decently sized continent in power. We provide safe trading and portals between several different realms. The spirits were always a thorn in our sides. Interdinsional travel would be so much easier without them.
As for my ti between my reincarnations I am afraid that I dont have that much mories between now and the life we had together. I think that I was alive when you fought the calamity the second ti, though not for long.
Both my eyebrows shoot up in surprise. You were!? Why didnt you seek us out?
Beth blushes. Can we talk about sothing else? I really dont want to talk about it since we werent on the sa side. It was a really, really shitty reincarnation and I didnt have mories of you back then. My soul got wrecked and I should probably thank Shade for repairing it to the point he did, it cut down my reincarnation ti. But I think I lost a lot of mories nonetheless and spent quite so ti recovering. This new reality seems to unlock mories of different tilines. Ive no other explanation for my set of mories.
She was on the other side? And she died? Does that an that we killed her?
The only one who apparently figured sothing out is Mom. Her eyes widen in horror and she covers her mouth with both hands. I am so, so sorry! To have mories of being reduced to such an existence. Now I understand everything. I never should have allowed him to do sothing like that to anyone.
Beth raises a hand, stopping Mom from speaking any further. Please, just dont talk about it. I am doing my best to wall off my mories of that ti. I dont want to speak or hear about it. A lot of things went really wrong back then. Lets just pray that there is no version of Sharid running around.
Oh, yeah. But to be honest, I quite liked Sharid. Even if she was the reincarnation of my fathers gender-bent nesis. She did really good as a woman. I had no problem with her hooking up with my brother.
Marcus looks from Mom, to Beth, and then to . Can soone try to bring up to date? I dont understand anything.
And thats for the better! Beth and Elona answer in unison.
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