Even for tasks she wanted to do, Margona would feel frustrated, as if she were being forced to do them. On the other hand, if Zera was happy, Margona would find herself acting
nonchalantly, influenced by Zera's joy.
However, manifesting through Zera's body for too long could have disastrous effects, making Zera's emotions feel as though they belonged to Margona.
In such a case, her manifestation would fully succumb to Zera's divine will because this body still significantly belonged to Zera, along with a goddess who would not sit idly by if Margona tried to impose her will.
The only way to eliminate this effect was to use the Divine Fountain of Evergold, which would alert the Will of the Divine Mysteries due to the leakage of their aura, leading to other disastrous consequences.
Considering Zera's current chaotic emotions, this only made things more troubleso for Margona. In short, she was reminded that her plan could fail with severe repercussions.
"As I have inford you earlier, you don't need to worry. I have everything under control," Margona said confidently.
The goddess of Twilight Chorus and Fortune nodded in response, "If you say so, But don't forget that I will deal with you myself if you do anything too drastic that I haven't authorized," she responded nonchalantly.
...
Zera gained consciousness in her mother's womb even before her first breath. She sensed the presence of two divine beings who promised to care for her for the rest of her life, telling her she was destined for sothing extraordinary.
True to their words, Zera was born a demigod with imnse divine potential. From the day she was born, the world bent to her will. Her feet never needed to touch the ground, and her hands were never sullied by labour. Servants, both mortal and divine, attended to her every whim.
At five, Zera was taught by the goddess of Twilight Chorus and Fortune. By thirty, her lessons were complete. At thirty-five, she turned to the tutelage of the goddess of Malevolence and Witches. By sixty, her training was finished. Although she had watched countless individuals be born and live out their entire lifespans during this ti, compared to mortals, she was still young.
Her demigoddesshood allowed her to live for tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands, of years. Zera was certain that she had been born with everything.
Then, she beca the Sanctuary Priestess, devoted to serving her goddesses. On the day of her ordination, the Will of the Divine Mysteries descended upon her and peeled back the layers of her life and the two goddesses' plans.
Zera learned that her life was never her own. Every choice she thought she had made, every step she believed was hers, had been preordained, predicted, and puppeteered. The goddesses who had nurtured her from the mont she awakened had orchestrated her entire existence. The realization shattered her, and soon, her devotion turned to despair.
The Will of the Divine Mysteries had called her an anomaly, but Zera knew better. She had been born with everything she thought she desired, yet... she had nothing of her own.
Still, Zera tried to accept her role. She perford her duties as the Sanctuary Priestess, honouring the goddesses' legacies and fulfilling their dying wishes. This, she believed, was her purpose. But then, her turning point ca when two strangers-one mortal and the other divine-completed the trials belonging to her goddesses' legacy.
For the first ti, Zera glimpsed a world beyond her sanctuary. She saw divine beings who lived freely and a mortal who carved out his own path-things she had been denied.
The longer Zera spent with them, the heavier the truth gnawing within her beca. For the first ti, Zera felt sothing stir within her- a purpose of her own. Zera wanted to have a child!
A child who would be born without the goddesses' influence. One who would serve herself, unbound by their will. An untethered legacy left behind by 'Zera' alone. This was the only way she knew she could truly live for herself and find freedom, no longer a re reflection of the goddesses' will.
And the only way to make such an impossibility a reality was through a mortal. He was an 'anomaly.'
...
As Orion continued speaking about his day with Margona, Zera cast subtle glances at him with a smile, though her thoughts wandered elsewhere.
Whenever Margona and Orion were ready to begin their experints, Margona would blind their vision, preventing them from witnessing what transpired in the outside world. Regardless, Zera could still hear every detail of what was happening outside.
Even Margona couldn't control this without utilizing her full divinity. Depending on Margona's conversation with Orion, Zera's emotions would react accordingly, influencing Margona and determining the feelings she could express and whether or not she could suppress them.
In short, Zera knew about everything that had transpired and was rely using the opportunity to participate in their discussion.
For anyone else, this might have been a nightmare, but for Zera-whose life had always been like this since her awakening-seeing the goddess succumb to the will of her emotions while having the opportunity to monitor and spend ti with the man she had set her eyes on, was much better than her previous days alone within the sanctuary.
"I still don't know how you put up with her. She's a handful to deal with," Orion said, sighing tiredly.
Zera chuckled, inwardly amused, as she felt the slight tug in her soul.
"How is the progress with the Divine Embryonic Seed?" Orion asked.
"We are making so changes to the seed. Nonetheless, thanks to Aurora's rapid learning, we will be finished in a few months, and goddess Aerialia will be able to possess and reforge her new body," Zera responded.
Orion had hoped that Zera would talk more about these changes to the Divine Embryonic Seed, as Aerialia had kept them a secret from him. He had tried asking Margona, but she had ignored his question and left the room before he could finish his sentence.
This further intrigued him about the changes, but it seed he could only wait for the revelation.
"Can I ask you an important question?" Orion asked, his expression growing serious. Seeing his solemn look, Zera nodded and responded curiously, "What do you want to ask?"
"Have you ever t the Will of the Divine Mysteries?" Orion asked. He wasn't sure if Zera had overheard his conversation with Margona that day, so he asked more subtly, gauging her
reaction.
Zera halted her steps, and Orion stopped beside her.
She turned to look at him, nibbling on the side of her lips. "You should already have the answer to that question," she said, her eyes fixed on his. "But can I know why you're asking?" Orion shook his head. "I might have discussed this with goddess Margona, but not with you. Since this concerns you specifically, I wanted to hear from you. Besides, I can't fully trust everything she says without verifying it," he responded.
Hearing his words, a glimr appeared in Zera's eyes.
"If anyone else had said that, goddess Margona would have ordered to put them at the forefront of the next war as punishnt. But not you," she chuckled.
"If you want a direct answer, yes. I've t the Will of the Divine Mysteries, and it proposed a trial to cleanse of the goddesses' divinities. Unfortunately, I can't tell you what the trial is. And I have no intention of taking it in the future." She swiftly added, noticing that Orion was about to ask another question.
Zera sighed, feeling a heavy tug on her soul. She understood that she couldn't continue the conversation.
Orion nodded in understanding. "I'm curious about the trial's details, so if you ever change your mind, please let know," he said.
As they neared the end of their deal, his anxiety grew, but talking with Zera brought him so relief. Orion had no idea when he would see her again, so he hoped that Zera might open up about the trial in the remaining ti.
Orion tried to ignore the presence of the two goddesses within her, speaking as though they
were the only ones present. He knew Margona would retaliate in their next eting for his words, but he didn't care. This was worth the risk, and she wouldn't dare go too far, Zera nodded with a slight smile. "I'll let you know if I ever change my mind," she replied. "Do you need anything to help you advance to the next stage?" she asked.
Orion paused briefly, then explained his situation. He needed a way to suppress the nacing influx of Vylkr energy threatening to destroy his body while attempting to create two Vylkr
containers.
Orion didn't want to take the normal path and form a fifth Vylkr container using one of his remaining 4-star talents. Instead, he wanted to create two more containers and beco a six-
star warrior.
Because of Paradise's expanding forces, their existence would sooner or later be revealed to
the public. They were bound to encounter formidable enemies that would challenge Aurora
and Ilse.
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