Chapter Twenty-Three: Goddess of Cats and Pleasure!
The morning sunlight fell over Modo City.
Last night, a storm swept through the Overseas Islands, forcing many fishing boats to return early. Oddly enough, the storm wreaked havoc outside of Modo City, but as it reached Modo Island, a terrifying storm transformed into a heavy downpour, with its intensity reduced by more than half. This meant that Soren’s initial preparations were already in effect; the temples spread throughout Modo City and the central Arcane Tower had started to influence and balance the city’s climatic conditions.
An invisible energy barrier had surrounded Modo Island, creating an artificial domain effect.
The Modo City after the rain resembled a pearl.
However, just as the people were waking up and preparing for work, a commotion arose from the street. Soon, Modo City’s guards rushed over, followed by many curious citizens who hurried to watch the spectacle.
The chaos subsided quickly.
Many citizens who came to watch were greeted by the sight of a little girl strutting proudly while holding a fifteen-meter wingspan bipedal wyvern on a leash, as if she were walking a dog. Many newcomers wore puzzled expressions, unsure of who this impressive little girl was, while many long-time residents of Modo City smiled calmly, watching the incredibly cute little girl and her massive bipedal wyvern walk past them.
The little princess of Modo City!
Her Highness Vivian.
It had been a while since she last made an appearance, and everyone was wondering where she had been!
For the older residents of Modo City, this scene was something they had long gotten used to. Vivian used to take her bipedal wyvern for walks every day, but it seemed that the little princess had not shown up for a while. She appeared even more beautiful now, and the bipedal wyvern behind her had grown significantly larger.
The guards dutifully maintained order on both sides of the street.
Vivian, accustomed to the curious gazes of the crowd, held onto the enormous bipedal wyvern with one hand while gripping the almost equally tall Lulu with the other, happily making her way toward the sea. She hadn’t ventured out in a long time due to her pursuit of divinity, but today she decided to take her beloved black pet for a stroll and bring out Lulu, who had just returned from completing a mission, for a little fun. After all, the girl was only eleven this year, and despite her mature mindset, she couldn’t escape the playful heart of a child.
In front was Vivian, behind her was her little companion Lulu, and further back was the massive bipedal wyvern.
Many people gradually adapted to this situation as the little girl loved to wake up early and take walks. As the darling of Modo City, Vivian usually kept a low profile, attracting attention only during her occasional strolls.
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Vivian’s awakening made Soren feel as if life had returned to a normal rhythm.
Everything seemed quite alright.
If it weren’t for the threat of the Demon God of Fear and the God of Murder, Soren would have been very willing to enjoy this relaxed period. He managed Modo City from time to time and researched the Chess Dimension, gradually making Modo City the most dazzling city in the Material Plane. Gloria spent her time studying alchemy, striving to understand the core mysteries of the Arcane Empire and reach a profession level of 30 or higher as a witch, so she could accompany Soren for a longer time.
As for Vivian, she would grow up happily and enjoy the childhood that was truly meant for her age.
Unfortunately.
Now was the time of the Saint’s Cataclysm, and everything was just a fantasy.
Soren had only relaxed for a moment before facing everything again, contemplating how to help Vivian obtain a divine profession while dealing with the Demon God of Fear and the God of Murder.
The Vampire Son was a great example.
It must be said that this opponent had sparked much inspiration for Soren.
He gained a lot of experience from his own investiture from the Vampire Son, and now, if Vivian were to achieve her divinity, the Vampire Son was also a good target for comparison.
The Vampire Son was invested in divine profession through his race.
The domains he mastered were very instructive; for Vivian to successfully integrate divine professions, she still needed to compare herself to the Vampire Son more often.
Soren already knew where the Church of the Painful Maiden was located.
As for Lav’s whereabouts, deities tended to be cautious in this era, and unless they had a stronghold like Soren, they wouldn’t easily reveal their traces.
But as long as one knew the church, they could slowly find her, so there was no rush for Vivian’s investiture.
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In the evening.
After finishing his research on the legendary spell ‘Imprisonment,’ Soren began to review the intelligence regarding the gods returned by the Wanderers below. His recent interest in the gods had increased significantly, and he maintained a certain level of awareness regarding both good faction deities and evil faction deities, keeping a close watch on their movements.
Today.
An interesting piece of intelligence was received from below.
This intelligence came with a badge featuring ‘the luscious lips of a female.’ Looking across the entire multiverse, it was rare for a deity’s badge to be so seductively designed.
It seemed that there was only one such case!
That was the “Goddess of Cats and Pleasure”—Siris!
Siris, also known as the ‘Goddess of Cats and Pleasure,’ used to belong to the chaotic good faction but fell into chaotic evil due to the influence of the Lady of the Night, attempting various forbidden pleasures and nearly succumbing to her traps. Now, with the help of the Goddess of Love, she had returned to chaotic neutrality. She was the famous goddess who was almost ruined by the Lady of the Night.
Siris was a goddess with weak divine power.
She governed hedonism, sensory pleasures, large joyous celebrations, and the divinity of cats.
This goddess’s combat power was quite average, but a bit stronger than most ordinary weak divine powers, as she mastered the fields of chaos, charm, travel, and trickery.
Generally speaking!
As long as a deity mastered the field of trickery, they wouldn’t be too weak.
Siris was a radiant and beautiful goddess, whose beauty could only be rivaled by Shuni (the Goddess of Love)! She was a frivolous and capricious deity, so few could truly understand her innermost thoughts. Her personality was akin to that of a cat—peculiarly independent and pleasure-loving, always tending to her appearance to maintain her exquisite beauty.
This was a fickle goddess.
She was also among the more famous comical deities of the gods, as her followers had a knack for finding all sorts of reasons to hold joyful celebrations for sensory pleasures.
This goddess resembled a cat.
She was also a goddess who enjoyed wandering, to the point where the gods once considered her having a “wanderlust.”
However, it was precisely due to her wanderlust that Siris fell into the trap of the Lady of the Night, beginning to indulge in the various pleasures of the dark side, ultimately falling under the control of Sara’s dark powers.
Now.
Though this goddess had learned her lesson, her wanderlust habit remained unchanged.
Because the intelligence Soren held recorded information related to her, her whereabouts had once appeared in Arendelle, and there were indications that she seemed to be heading to Taro Port by floating airship recently.
This goddess was clearly wandering to her detriment again.
The Lady of the Night had not forgotten that she escaped from her palm, and Soren’s spies discovered the goddess’s tracks, so the other divine churches would surely have noticed something as well.
It appeared she was planning to travel to Modo City.
Soren did not have any strong aversion toward this goddess, but if this chaotic goddess encountered any troubles, he wasn’t sure whether he should intervene!
At the moment.
The Goddess of Cats and Pleasure—Siris was a subordinate of the Goddess of Love, and though the Goddess of Love wasn’t particularly strong in combat, she was still a deity with strong divine power.
Soren thought for a moment and decided it would be best to pass this information on to the Church of Love.
The Goddess of Love—Shuni, along with her subordinate goddess and various well-connected allies, were all part of a series of deities known for their playful nature.
The Saint’s Cataclysm had caused all these goddesses to fall.
From Soren’s understanding of them, he could only hope that by the middle to late stages of the Saint’s Cataclysm, this series of goddesses would suffer slightly fewer casualties.
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(PS: Just one update today. Soren’s hemorrhoids acted up, so please don’t speak; he needs some quiet time.) (To be continued ~^~)
