I was aware Bernard only said it as a joke, but the mory of Kai barging inside the bathroom popped up in my mind. I could feel my face and ears heat up at the thought. I know it wasnt an extre situation, but ever since I beca mortal, and a teenage one at that, I had beco very conscious of my body and the things around .
Awkward silence hung in the air. I gritted my teeth in both embarrassnt and frustration. In my previous life, nobody would dare make the center of a joke (apart from my siblings). But then again, I used to not mind it and everyone else kept their distance because of my status.
But
I was currently Luna. I was mortal and I had weird friends. Bernard most of all loved teasing us the mont he was given the chance.
Enough with that. Freya broke the silence with an annoyed tone. I ntally thanked her for it. Just let it remain between the two of them. Can we just get this gathering over with? I have to go back ho and Im not sure if you guys care but who in the celestials na would set a eting in the rooftop in the middle of the day!
When she said that, I was suddenly beca aware that the sun was glaring down at us.
Right. I said. Before we start, Im wondering how you got Freya roped into this?
This was her idea. Andrea pointed out.
I stared at the wind mage and she just shrugged. Then I realized it was probably one of her other personalities idea.
One last thing About what happened back in the northern forest I turned to Kai. Kai, I may have an idea what your connection to that place was.
Dont worry. Uncle Leo already gave us the rundown yesterday. Kai answered with a satisfied look on his face. My Fox Curse got activated because of that mysterious energy source in the cavern under the old alchemy building. Now that I think about it, this curse I loathed so much actually saved when I was a child.
I couldnt help but smile at his response. At least he wouldnt think as the Fox Curse as a burden anymore but rather a blessing. I heard from Aunt Zaira before, when I asked her what the Fox Curse was.
Originally, the Fox Curse was a blessing granted by a fox deity to the ancestor of the Syna Kingdoms royal family. The fox deity in question was my sister Elthesia who was roaming the mortal realm almost a millennium ago if counted by mortal realm years. She blessed the mortal who helped her. He would then gain so attributes of a fox spirit, and a few more. But there was a catch, he and those that inherited the blessing cannot harm or kill a fox.
Unfortunately a direct descendant of that ancestor, to be specific Kais great-great-grandfather and founder of the Syna Kingdom, killed off all the fox population of a mountain, not caring of his familys rule of never harming or killing a fox. The blessing beca a restriction and was slowly considered as a curse. In the end, those of the direct bloodline cannot escape the curse which would be activated if the carrier was exposed to a life-and-death situation.
I think the blessing my sister gave, even though they were calling it a curse, was still a blessing in many ways. It saved them from a life-and-death situation after all. But they could never escape the fate of being hunted, just like a fox, for the different applications of the effects of the curse in their body.
I suppose thats one less explanation for . Now then, I know you have a lot of questions regarding what happened in the forest. I turned to Freya, Kai, and Thomas. Especially the three of you who saw that event.
I was talking about when I was buried under a pile of debris and suddenly the energy ore in that cavern rged with .
On the way to the rooftop, I was debating whether or not I should tell them who I am, or who I was. Sure I trusted them because they were my closest friends (they were my only friends), but I also weighed things out. A secret such as being a forr goddess is a big thing. It was probably even more complicated than hiding the fact that I was the fourth miss of the Celestine Family. After all, my secret did not only encompass the mortal realm and the humans, but also the celestial realm and those that lived there.
Also, such a truth was not easy to handle. They got into danger recently because of already, but revealing my secret would only get them into more dangerous situations. I couldnt do that to them.
And so, I decided not to tell them about that fact that I am Nyxtriel Wetcheit li Stedus, princess of the Liada Fox Clan and a goddess of war. Or I was.
-At least not yet that is. I hope they understand.
I was on the run before I woke up in Lunas body and I was pretty sure the celestial king wouldnt believe I died when I fell in the chasm. Nas have power, so those that knew of my real identity should be kept to a minimum.
With that decision, I needed to tell them a more reasonable story. I was only hoping they would believe and when the future cos they would understand and not desert .
That core I believe, belongs to originally. I dont rember much about before I was taken in by my aunt, but the mont I laid my eyes on that core in that cavern, I knew it was mine.
Is that why you said you were reclaiming what was yours? Thomas asked.
It seed to be the appropriate thing to say at that mont. I sighed. You saw how it reacted to . If that core really did not belong to , then it wouldve rejected and I wouldve beco one of those mutated creatures we fought.
Why was that energy I an, why is that core yours? Kai asked.
Im not sure either. But I think it has sothing to do with my origin.
Now that one was not a complete lie.
Thomas then replied. But you dont have mories of before you were taken in by the I an, by your aunt.
-Dang, he almost let that one slip!
I gave Thomas a glare which he only replied with an apologetic look.
By mories, you an that scene we saw when you entered my mind but we ended up slipping into yours? Freya pointed out in which I nodded solemnly.
-I never thought they would believe such a lie. But then again, humans believe just about anything but the truth.
Wait, ti out. Bernard interrupted. Freya knows sothing about you that we dont? How co?
That one uhm I guess it wont hurt telling you guys about it.
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