Chapter 1123: More to come.
The Dragon Empress, Goddess of Order, Violet Elderblood, was calmly waiting for the words of the three smaller women.
She had just made the proposal for them to become part of the Family. With The Empress's approval, they would have 'free' passage to go 'court' The Emperor.
After all, whether they entered the family or not depended entirely on Victor's will. Violet was only there to speed up the process, but that was something they didn't need to know.
They just needed to accept her proposal to become part of the Family, or decline. If they accepted, that would be a very good thing, if they didn't... Well, there were always other ways to deal with the situation.
Their refusal was never an option. They merely had the illusion of choice.
At least, that was what Violet thought of the situation. Victor's thoughts on the matter were completely different.
"I accept," Kali spoke, completely breaking Violet's thoughts.
"...Oh?" Violet was surprised and didn't hide it. She thought she would need more to convince Kali. "That's unexpected..."
"...Why is it unexpected?" Kali raised her eyebrow curiously.
"Considering The Emperor's history with the Hindus, I thought you would refuse." Violet decided to be honest.
"The Emperor did nothing wrong, as his actions are his privilege as the strongest. I assure you that if Shiva had the same Power as The Emperor, his process of conquest would not have been so 'benevolent'."
It was easy to point fingers and difficult to look at one's reflection to see one's own flaws. Kali was not an innocent Goddess, and she knew very well that if any of the God-Kings of each Pantheon had Victor's strength, the conquest would have been bloodier and much more violent. After all, they were not dealing with their own people.
"If the political climate between the Hindu Pantheon and The Emperor hadn't been so strained due to Indra's deeds, I myself would have proposed a political marriage to him."
These words made Albedo, Dun Scaith, and even Violet look at the red-haired Goddess of Destruction with shocked eyes.
They hadn't expected such a 'progressive' attitude from such an Ancient Goddess. After all, very Ancient Goddesses didn't 'court' anyone. They just waited to be courted because they were Goddesses and had a lot of pride.
"Again, why are you so shocked? Is it so strange for me to try to court someone?"
"...Considering your age and your mentality, yes." Violet was completely honest.
"..." Kali narrowed her eyes slightly as she spoke of her age.
"The Emperor... No, Victor trained me, made me progress, and helped me improve my control to a point where I can live normally now. He is also a very charming man and responsible toward his Family. He is also the only one who can completely subdue me if I lose myself in my Powers... He is also very handsome..." She blushed slightly as she admitted. "It's normal for me to try to woo him, right?"
"Not to mention that he clearly doesn't dislike me, or at least… Unless I'm reading things wrong, but I trust my instincts, and I also like him, so… Yes." She blushed even more. Ṟ𝒶ÓᛒĘS
"..." An awkward silence fell around her, and the Goddesses just stared at her speechlessly.
'It turns out that the all-powerful and unapproachable Goddess of Destruction was a woman too, huh…' Violet thought. They were so focused on her status and her Powers that they forgot to look at the woman herself and her desires.
"So… You've already had your eye on my Husband ever since he started training you, huh?" Violet looked at Kali, but not with anger, but with a thoughtful and reflective look.
"… Yes." Kali blushed but didn't deny it. It was very strange to say this to the woman who was officially known as the 'Main Wife' of the man she wanted to woo.
She had never experienced this. Because of her status, it was usually her potential partners who were at a disadvantage. Also, since she was too strong, she had never received any proposals as the male Gods felt... insecure about having someone so strong as a Wife, someone they couldn't control.
Violet nodded and closed her eyes. Learning from the mistakes of this conversation, she decided to correct herself so as not to make that mistake again, and then she spoke: "Very well, the request has been accepted. I will inform all my Sisters later. But for now..."
With a genuine smile, she continued: "Welcome to the Family, Kali."
"...Thank you." She smiled slightly.
Violet nodded and then looked at the remaining two. "And what about you two?"
"Becoming his Wife will make me a Dragon Goddess and will give me access to the more restricted things in The Empire, right?" Albedo asked.
"Yes."
"In that case, the answer is obvious. I accept."
"Mm." Violet nodded. Unlike Kali, Violet did not welcome Albedo because she could easily see that she did not like Victor in that way and was more interested in the things he had to offer.
A predictable problem that Victor would easily solve with the 1000 years they would spend together alone. This difference in treatment did not go unnoticed by the three women, but they decided not to comment on it, as they already had an idea of why The Empress was treating Albedo like this.
Albedo herself knew why, but she shrugged it off as if it was not her fault. She would not change her nature to suit anyone, even if that someone was the strongest Emperor that history had ever seen. She was Albedo Moriarty, a woman who was completely maniacal in her own research, a psychopath who did not mind using even her own daughters if it guaranteed her own advances in research.
Violet narrowed her eyes slightly at Albedo when she heard those thoughts coming from her. 'I will leave her out of the Inner Circle until she has a complete change in personality. She will be a Wife, but she will not have the full privileges of one.'
Violet did not want such a personality around her Daughters. 'Although, in a way, I respect her for not wanting to change herself for anyone. That's something I approve of, but... She's very selfish. A relationship only works when both partners decide to change for the sake of coexistence.'
Violet from the past hadn't understood this, but the Violet of today had, and she was much more confident in her relationship with Victor.
'But it's okay. Darling will change that. I give her less than 500 years before she changes. I know the type; she acts strong, but she's too weak against new things and things she's never experienced before.' She had examples like Lilith herself, who went back to being the 'real' Lilith when she married Victor and was no longer just a selfish bitch.
"And you?"
"Hmm... I don't know, honestly. My relationship with The Emperor is more based on my relationship with Siren. Although I find him incredibly attractive, I've never thought about it."
"Siren? My Daughter? What does my Daughter have to do with you?" Violet asked, confused.
"...Huh? You have a Daughter named Siren?" Dun Scaith asked, equally confused.
"Of course, I do. Haven't you seen her?"
"...The redhead who looks like Siren?"
"Again, the redhead is Siren."
"...Wait a second, I think you're confusing something." Dun Scaith understood what was happening.
"What am I confusing?"
"The Siren I'm talking about is known today as Scathach."
"...Oh... OH!" Violet opened her eyes wide and then returned to normal. "I remember that now. I had completely forgotten that she changed her name when she became a Countess."
To Violet, Scathach had always been Scathach. Despite having heard the story of her original name, she hadn't cared much, and she had spent more than 2 millennia calling herself Scathach, so changing her name to Siren now seemed too strange.
"...But to think that woman would give her Daughter her own name... I guess it's a way for her to respect her late mother's wishes?" She muttered at the end in a low voice, although everyone present had heard what she said.
"It's probably a way for her to become 'Scathach' completely. By giving her old name to our Daughter, she would no longer be able to go back to being Siren, and would continue as Scathach."
"...Or maybe it was just the woman's own irony, Siren – I mean, Scathach is quite enigmatic with empathic emotions."
"...That's true." Violet couldn't deny that she was correct. Spending several millennia with Scathach, she had learned more about the woman and discovered that she could be quite capricious and playful at times.
Of course, her 'playfulness' usually ended with the other party traumatized.
Rather than pursue the subject further, Violet decided to change it and said, "Tell me, do you hate Victor?"
"No? Personally, I like him a lot, and I find his proficiency in Runes to be a very remarkable trait."
"Are you opposed to getting more intimate with him?"
"No."
"Then that's fine. Love, and the extra stuff can be developed later."
"...I think that's acceptable." Dun Scaith nodded.
"As a Dragon Goddess, you will become even more familiar with Runes, and learn more about them. Look at me, even though I don't understand much about Runes, I can still use Draconic Runes very well."
"I accept." Dun Scaith nodded seriously. "I will be The Emperor's Wife."
"Very well, I will prepare everything to accommodate the three of you."
Violet laughed; just like Albedo, she didn't congratulate Dun Scaith for entering the Family since she didn't love Victor yet, but her prospects were better than Albedo's. At least she saw that Dun Scaith, despite being obsessed with her craft, was not completely ignorant of the world around her.
She was more like Scathach, focusing only on the matters of Runes, rather than Martial Arts.
'Come to think of it, it will be like having 2 Scathachs… When Victor is too 'repressed', it will be interesting to see how she will react.' Violet laughed inwardly.
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