I Got Isekai’d, Well Shyt!
*Vol.4 Ch.262 The Two Little Idiots.

Goddess Iyomelka sat regally upon her ornate throne, her eyes alight with intrigue as she observed the mortal before her. Rya, a striking fusion of human resilience and dark elf grace, captivated Iyomelka's attention far more than she had anticipated. With an unbreakable will that shone through in her posture and determination, Rya radiated an aura of strength and resolve that was both unusual and compelling. 

As a being who had once been human but had now embraced the duality of her dark elf heritage, Rya embodied the best of both worlds. It was a transformation that intrigued the goddess deeply, stirring her curiosity about the paths that lay ahead. For the first time in ages, Iyomelka wondered what ripples Rya would create in the fabric of Tertius. She was certain that her Chosen One had made a wise choice in taking Rya as his companion, and she envisioned their offspring as agents of change, destined to reshape the realm into a force to be reckoned with.

"I must admit, Rya... I am genuinely impressed by you," Iyomelka said, her voice smooth yet powerful, reverberating with the weight of her divine authority. "It's been quite some time since I've encountered a mortal of your caliber."

Rya chuckled lightly, a spark of playful confidence dancing in her eyes. "Hehe... It seems I’ve gained the attention of many lately. But I must confess, I never imagined I would stand here before a higher being, let alone manage to impress her. Thank you for your compliments."

"Well... you are the beloved of my Chosen One," Iyomelka replied, a mischievous smirk curling her lips. "So, it is only natural that I acknowledge your remarkable qualities."

Rya's cheeks flushed with a rosy hue, a mixture of embarrassment and warmth spreading across her face. "Now you’re just trying to embarrass me," she said playfully, but her gaze shimmered with a hint of pride.

"I'm merely stating facts," Iyomelka retorted, her laughter echoing through the chamber, resonating with both mirth and authority. In that moment, the two figures—a goddess and a mortal—shared an unspoken understanding, one that hinted at the extraordinary adventures that lay ahead as their fates intertwined.

"Whatever, you say, Goddess Iyomelka," Rya said in a sarcastic yet playful tone.

Iyomelka raised her hand up in a peaceful gesture, "Just call me, Iyomelka... Now, what do you wish to know about Paul and his younger brothers?"

Rya was surprised to see this goddess acting casual all of a sudden.

"Um... Well, anything and everything you know... If I know their patterns. Then, I can come up with a countermeasure."

"Hmmm... Very well. I will tell you what I know."

Rya nodded and focused on absorbing all the information the goddess would give her.

"Let's start from the beginning. The Divine Three came from a different world before claiming new worshipers on Tertius. I think they started a holy war and must have lost badly enough to abandon their creations."

"What makes you think that?"

"Because they had enough Primordial Essence to fight off the Void to get here. At a certain point, they must have known that they were going to lose to whoever they angered, and they are a bit arrogant when speaking to them, especially Paul, the older brother of the three.

"You see, Paul, Joseph, and Michael came from a planet that didn't have ether or mana. They did what most Deities would do if they wanted to spread their influence forcefully. That's creating avatars."

"Avatars?... How is that any different from becoming a Chosen One?" Rya asked.

Iyomelka chuckled, "Well, Chosen Ones can be crafted into the strongest warriors, and we don't need to use Primordial Essence to power our Chosen Ones constantly. The Gods of Chaos were the first to develop these summoning techniques, which guarantee that summons like you will have a mana vein that surpasses that of a naturally born Tertiusian. It's much more efficient than using the old methods of creating an Avatar. I've done it to my Chosen One, and Nils has done it to you as well. Like how you have those Omni Eyes and your healing magic was from Nils's Primordial Essence."

"So, what makes summoning a soul or body so different from creating an Avatar?" Rya asked, a little confused.

"It's like I said before, the mortal who becomes the True Avatar of their deity becomes dependent on the divine power of the Essence. If we were to cut off their supply, their connection to us, they would die. However, when you have a Chosen One, they get the benefit of strengthening themselves with this mana, while we still have a connection with them, and they are free to choose their path in life. That's why I like creating Chosen Ones. As for Avatars, they're puppets with limited willpower."

"Okay, but it seems like it would be more beneficial to have an Avatar over a Summon, no? Why would the gods not use that?"

"Simple, an Avatar requires constant Promordial Essence to keep alive. Sure, we could discipline them by slowing down the flow, but what made summoning much more of a boon was the fact that we didn't need to spend Primordial Essence," Iyomelka stated, pausing to gather her thoughts. "Chosen Ones was what almost caused the downfall of the Deities of Virtue of Tertius."

"What do you mean?" Rya asked.

"When the asteroids full of ether landed on our planet, it was the first step to breaking the peace between the three pantheons. But the Gods of Virtue were the first to order their creations into war because of corrupting their followers."

"Yeah, I remember you telling me that."

"Indeed, so what happened was when the Demon clans began losing ground to the humans, angels, and elves. The Chaos Deities needed a plan to combat the Avatars of Virtue. Granted, chaotic primordial essence is more volatile than the other deities, but their creations weren't as devoted to praying to them, so they couldn't create as many avatars as their enemies. That's when one of the Gods of Chaos discovered that summoning a soul from another planet gave that mortal a much more potent mana vein, which, given a little time, allowed the summon to be just as strong or even stronger than an Avatar. Frankly, I think most of the Gods of Chaos wish they could go back to the days of making avatars instead."

"Huh? Why?"

"Because they like to discipline their followers, and having an avatar is the perfect way to do so. However, they opened Pandora's box, and it can no longer be shut," the goddess declared with a shrug.

Rya thought for a moment, and then it hit her, by what the goddess was trying to imply. "It's because the other Gods discovered the summoning techniques, correct?"

"Correct. When the Chaos Deities were able to replace their Avatars with the Chosen Ones, they were finally able to push back the invading forces of the God of Virtue. And since they were able to save up their Primordial Essence, they caught a few Deities off guard and expelled them off the planet and into the void when their Essence was critically low."

"And so one of the other gods found out about the summoning techniques and created their own Chosen Ones," Rya stated.

"Yes, that's when they pushed back and invaded the other continents again. It looked like nothing was going to stop the war until the dragons came into the picture. That's when we all put away our differences to stop the dragons. But even with all our combined might, we couldn't slay them."

"And you put them to sleep?"

"Yes," the goddess confirmed, and then a sly smile appeared on her face.

"But what does that have to do with the Divine Three's Avatar?"

"Avatars... You've witnessed them in person, no?" Iyomelka asked with a smug look.

"You are talking about the Paladins, right?"

"Correct," Iyomelka agreed.

"What about them?"

"You saw how they can put themselves back together even after getting their body and limbs severed. Do you know the reason for that?"

"Because of the Essence flowing through their bodies, right?"

"Right, but there is another thing."

"Which is?"

"They are not the True Avatar," Iyomelka declared.

"But they are an Avatar? So, they can't die because they have Primordial Essence pumping through their veins, right?"

"They can die if you target their heads and destroy their brains. But that can't be said about the True Avatars, which is the Prophet of the Holy Alliance."

"Hold on. So, if these Avatars are so indestructible, why didn't they become the main forces?"

"Simple, because they will drain us dry of our Essence," the goddess replied with a frown.

Rya couldn't help but have an epiphany. "Ahhh... I see, so that's why they need to have obedient followers to give them a steady supply of Primordial Essence; otherwise, their army will drain their deities dry."

"Correct," the goddess replied.

"But, why don't they use a summoning ritual to create a 'Chosen One'? It doesn't make—"

"Sense?" Iyomelka interjected.

"Yes."

Iyomelka chuckled, "That's because they see Mana as an abomination to the laws of the universe. They seek to destroy it... Many better Deities have tried and failed to stop the flow of mana, but those three refuse to listen to reason."

"Okay... That makes sense about why the one Paladin I used my Seer Stone on had a common mana vein... What do I need to know about this Prophet Paul of the Alliance?" Rya inquired.

"You haven't met him yet, but the Prophet is the true Avatar of Paul. He receives most of the primordial essence and is, by all purposes, unkillable by conventional weapons, and he receives messages from Paul directly on how to rule over everyone in the Alliance. But he is a puppet and a pawn. His soul has faded from him and only serves the will of Paul, as will his Paladins in due time."

"So, do they have an army of Paladins?"

"No. Paul gives most of his influence to his Prophet and High King, Rolmund Aguilar III, which leaves him enough Primordial Essence to distribute between four of his Paladins as needed. Joseph and Michael have ten Paladins each and use them as generals to lead the Alliance's armies. If one of their Paladins is defeated, then they can always find a new one in a few days. I don't know how they spend so much of their Essence on so many lesser Avatars. They might have a secret method of spending Essence that we Deities of Tertius don't possess," the goddess remarked.

"So, you guys can't have that many Avatars or Chosen Ones?"

"Correct. We usually would have had one or two Avatars before the ether came to Tertius. One God was able to have three, which made him respected amongst the Deities. However, for summoning a Chosen One, we can only have one. It has something to do with the connection between the mortal's soul and the ritual. We can't have another Chosen One until they pass on to the great beyond. A few have tried to get a second Chosen One, but the soul never takes and passes on to the great beyond. This is why we cherish the ones we have," the Goddess said in a proud tone.

"Interesting... That reminds me... Can the Gods see who is born with a strong mana vein? Nils made it sound like she didn't know what someone was going to be until they show signs of a powerful mana vein."

“You tell me, Rya?” Iyomelka queried, her voice laced with genuine curiosity. She leaned in slightly, her eyes glinting with interest. “You possess our eyes, the very mark of our lineage, yet you still struggle to perceive a mortal’s mana vein without that intriguing monocle of yours. I must admit that artifact captures my imagination... How exactly did you come about creating such a curious device that you prefer to conceal between your cleavage?”

Iyomelka's tone was both playful and probing, a mixture of admiration and intrigue evident in her gaze as she awaited Rya's response.

"Huh?... I suppose you weren't paying attention to me at that time. Um... I found an old tome in the Ironside Mage's Guild. It was some Demon Sage that wrote instructions in a tome... Who was it again... Oh yeah, Lord Grazon... It allows me and anyone else to see what type of mana vein everyone has."

Iyomelka became curious, "So a creation of chaos was able to make something so useful?... What materials did you have to use to create it?"

'Huh?... I guess that Gods aren't all-knowing... I don't know if that's a good thing or not... I better tell her,' Rya thought as she looked Iyomelka straight in the eyes.

"The hardest and most important material is the God's Tear. It falls from the night sky and disintegrates when exposed to sunlight," the dark elf answered.

Iyomelka sat back in her stone chair and was deep in thought. Rya waited for a while before she heard the goddess mutter, "Are those little stones from the void?... Gah... If they didn't crumble when I touched them... I would've found out by now."

Iyomelka glanced towards Rya and noticed that she was listening to her.

"Sorry... It is frustrating when mortals know something that I cannot, due to the void," the Goddess apologized.

"It's fine. You're the one who's helping me out..."

"Yes... But you have an edge on us that would become dangerous if the other Deities found out. Like if the Divine Three found out about that artifact of yours," Iyomelka warned.

Rya wasn't entirely sure what the Goddess was talking about. "How so?"

"They would use it to kill everyone who has a strong mana vein. Paul and his brothers see mana veins as unnatural, and they think it's wrong that mortals were created with magic inside their bodies. It's a right that only the Deities should bestow upon their true followers... That's why they chose Mortals with no signs of a strong mana vein, and gave them their powers... You must be careful about the Deities learning about your artifact... Or else innocent mortals will be wiped out," Iyomelka explained.

'Are you fucking serious? Wait!'

"Then why are they trying to force Quin to marry that annoying redhead?... I thought they waited for Quin for his powerful mana vein?" Rya asked, Iyomelka sighed and shook her head, "They are playing the long game to steal my followers. By using that poor mortal's offspring as the hook, they need to rid my Idols."

'Well, that is some bullshit. Maybe I should take her down—wait a second?... Did she say, poor mortal?... I probably misheard her.'

Rya nodded her head, "Gotcha... How about Michael and Joseph? Do they have avatars too?"

"Yes, they have five Paladins each that do their bidding."

"Huh... I thought there would be more..."

"Well, Michael and Joseph will give some of their Primordial Essence to non-paladins. Mostly squires who are trying to become Paladins and the principality. On occasion, they will get a study flow of essence, but that's only for special circumstances. For the most part, they are reliant on their paladins and those who wish to become one. Which is why Paul has the advantage, he can create a prophet who can do small miracles to keep the masses in line."

"What type of miracles?"

"Lesser healing. Which you would probably laugh at, compared to your healing magic. The Prophet also blesses weapons and armor to be used by the principality and the paladins. The Divine Three are still young deities compared to the rest of the pantheon, but their followers have increased dramatically since their arrival on Tertius."

"How quickly can they regenerate their Primordial Essence? I'm sure it shouldn't be something that's that fast."

"Well... For me, it takes about five hours before this amount of Essence comes back," Iyomelka answered, reaching out her left hand and summoning a single blue particle towards her hand. "Paul and his brothers most likely get the same amount in about one and a half to two hours... Their flock may be smaller than mine, but they have them praying constantly to the Three for guidance and protection... My Idols are just a place where the followers can go for knowledge, and a sense of community."

"Why do they use so much of their Essence?... It seems like a waste."

"Like I told you before, they're young gods, and their main goal is to expand their power base. And to achieve that is to get more followers and have them worship them. The more worshipers they have, the more primordial essence they accumulate. And the older they get, the more essence their Astral Domain can hold. Once their domains are full, then there's no point in having their folk worship them. They spend it because that's what they're accustomed to. But they haven't had to watch their followers deal with a Dungeon Core or a Dragon... Their arrogance will be their downfall... Even if they steal my followers away from me... I've seen it once and I'll see it again."

"That's good to know..." Rya muttered to herself and she went deep into thought.

Iyomelka sat there in her white stone throne, waiting and watching the Dark Elf ponder. She was curious as to what was going on inside her head.

'Okay... Okay!... I think that's going to work. But I need to take on multiple Paladins for a while before any lasting damage can be done... But where the hell am I going to take on six or more of the paladins without those idiots realizing what I'm doing?' Rya thought as she looked up at Iyomelka again.

"Did you figure out what you need to do?" The Goddess asked.

"I think I have a plan... But I'll need the right opportunity," Rya answered.

"I guess we will see how you handle things in the Fiafyr Kingdom. If I may ask?... What are your immediate plans when you return to your body?" Iyomelka inquired.

"Huh?... Well, I need to deal with all the bullshit—I mean, dealing with the politics and winning over enough important people to allow me to marry Quinus. And I'm sure there will be some uprisings that will need to be dealt with... Who knows, maybe the Alliance will attack and the Kingdom of Marn once word gets out that a Dark Elf is going to be the next Queen of Fiafyr... I'll go with the flow," Rya answered.

Iyomelka smirked and shook her head, 'She doesn't know how busy she truly is going to be... Well, I think she's going to make it... Oh!? Should I tell her that she's pregnant?... No... I shouldn't interfere in that. Things might turn in a direction that wouldn't be beneficial. I'm not going to interfere... But maybe I'll give her some advice.'

Iyomelka scanned Rya's spiritual body before making eye contact. The Dark Elf didn't know why the goddess was looking at her like that. It made her uncomfortable for some reason.

"Is there a problem?" Rya asked.

"I'm making sure that your body isn't too fatigued by the transformation that you've been going through... You have a long road ahead of you, Rya... Make sure that you are eating well and listening to your body."

Rya was confused, "Um?... I appreciate the concern, Iyomelka. But I thought my transformation was complete... Or am I wrong?" she asked in an unsure tone.

"Haha!... Oh, Rya... You should know that a woman's body is always changing," Iyomelka joked.

The Goddess of Nature was having a great time, and she couldn't stop herself.

"Huh?... I don't understand... What do you mean?"

"Just listen to your body's needs, okay?... Now go home... You have a long day—"

Iyomelka stopped herself as she realized something that she was going to tell Rya.

'Should I relay the message about the Sorellians... I did promise those two that I would when Rya's children had grown big enough to do a mind link... Haah... Don't say I never did anything for you, Nils,' Iyomelka thought as her face turned stoic while she stood up.

"Rya... There's one last thing that I need to—"

*Boom!*

Iyomelka was interrupted when two bright lights from above made a loud sound. Rya looked up into the darkness and squinted, trying to find out what the hell that was, while Iyomelka had the most irritated look written over her face. She looked up to the sky and yelled.

"Get out of my Domain! You two little idiots!"

Rya, who was still squinting, noticed two bright lights flying towards them. One light was golden while the other was red. And before she could yelp out in surprise, two long-eared Goddesses quickly hugged Rya's body tightly.

"Rya!?! You're here!?... Thank the fates!?!" Nebulus shouted.

"What were you doing with our Chosen One, Iyomelka!?!... You're trying to take her away from us, weren't you!?!" Nils accused the Human Goddess, whose anger was growing fast.

"Get out of my Domain you two pathetic excuses for Deities!... How dare you accuse me of such a thing!"

"You can't have her!... She's ours!" The twins yelled back while hugging Rya tighter.

"She belongs to no one, you stupid fool!"

"She belongs to us! You jealous wench!"

"Why you insolent little—"

Once Rya realized that it was Nils and Nebulus who were smothering her spiritual body, she felt a sense of rage wash over her.

'Oh!... So now I'm yours, huh?... I'm yours to be entertained with?... Well, let's see how well that works out for you, ' she thought as energy erupted from her body.

"ENOUGH!"

*BOOOM!*

"ACK!"

"EECK!?"

The two elven goddesses flew towards Iyomelka and landed at the base of the white stone throne. The shockwave from Rya also knocked Iyomelka back, and she fell into her seat. Nils and Nebulus tried to turn around as quickly as they could. They were on their knees looking at Rya with pleading eyes.

"R-Rya?... I-I'm sorry?" Nils said in a weak tone.

"Y-yes?... P-please forgive us?... We need your help!" Nebulus stuttered.

Rya was glaring down at the two Goddesses who looked like they were praying to her.

"Forgive you!?... For what!?... Did I not entertain you by failing to die!?... For not losing my mind when you lied about EVERYTHING!?!"

The twins were now cowering in fear as Rya's aura was making their spiritual bodies shrink.

"We know! We screwed up!... And we tried to make everything right, but—"

"But nothing!... I don't ever want to see your faces ever again," Rya growled at the two Goddesses.

The Dark Elf could feel a connection to her body as she stood there.

"W-Wait! Please listen!" Nils tried to beg, but Rya wasn't having any of it as she turned around and started to fade away. Iyomelka was getting her bearings when she noticed the two Goddesses kneeling on the while stone floor next to her throne.

'Why these two little—Huh!? Oh no!'

Iyomelka noticed Rya was leaving, and she stood up, trying to stop her from leaving.

"Rya, wait!" Iyomelka yelled as the Dark Elf completely faded from sight.

'Shit!'

Nebulus and Nils looked over their shoulders at the angry Human Goddess.

"Y-You!... You! You idiots!?!" Iyomelka yelled as she moved a lot of her Primordial Essence to make a rectangular shape in front of them.

"Who are you calling idiots!?... I'm not trying to steal your chosen—"

"Shut up, Nils!" Iyomelka cursed as the Primordial Essence turned into an image of the Temple, where the praying ritual was, with Rya's physical body still on the circular platform.

Iyomelka was watching the screen intently.

***

Rya felt her spiritual body flying through the portal until she flew back into her body, which wasn't moving and almost looked like a statue with her arms out.

*GASP!*

Rya's body gasped loudly, and the Dark Elf could feel a powerful connection to the mana within her body. Her glowing eyes and hair faded back to normal as her right hand was over her chest. It was like the wind was knocked out of her, and she was trying to breathe.

She took several deep breaths as her senses were returning to her.

'Fuck me... That was intense,' Rya thought as her eyes started to regain their focus, and the first thing that greeted her was ten starry-eyed, smiling faces of the Priestesses.

'Ack! I mean!... Jesus Christ!... W-Why are they smiling at me like that... Oh! Oh, no.'

Rya forgot how the Priestesses looked at Hilda when she managed to get the Idol to light up, and they looked the same way.

'Please tell me I didn't...'

Rya didn't need to say anything as the Priestesses started speaking.

"By the Grace of our Goddess, Rya has been sent down from the Heavens to protect the people of Fiafyr! All hail Iyomelka the Lame!"

Rya shivered when the Priestesses called Iyomelka Lame, and she thought she could feel the Goddess's rage from far away.

'Shit. What do I do? It's not my fault that the last command on the base of the Idol told me to do that. Fuck. Wait! The Idol. It's glowing again!'

Rya was freaking out when the Idol lit up again which made everyone in the congregation to gasp in awe. Duval looked utterly defeated, while Alaric's eye was twitching at how the fates were treating him.

Iyomelka's Idol began to change as her throne transformed from the white stone directly behind the standing Iyomelka, who then sat down on the throne. Then, two new figures formed from the white stone. It was Nils and Nebulus kneeling in front of Iyomelka facing out to the congregation. They looked innocent as they were immortalized in Iyomelka Idol. And unknown to everyone in the auditorium, all the other Idols around Fiafyr followed suit as Nils and Nebulus appeared in the Idols with Iyomelka towering over them.

Then the words that the Priestesses shouted started echoing throughout the entire temple.

'I am so dead!' Rya thought.

Mother Astra turned to Rya with hope in her eyes, "P-Princess Rya!... You spoke to the Goddess! Please! Tell us, what did she say?"

Rya tried taking a few steps back, but bumped into more Priestesses behind her.

"Um?... I didn't see Iyomelka—I mean, the Goddess. I-It was Nils and Nebulus fault! Ah crap!" Rya blurted out in fear.

The Priestesses heard the names of the two new Goddesses and were even more curious.

"Who are Nils and Nebulus?... Are they Iyomelka's daughters!... Is that why she hasn't been speaking to us for all these centuries!?" Mother Astra was desperate for answers.

'Aw, come on! I had to fucking blurt out their names.' Rya cursed at herself.

Rya was trying to think of something as she was getting surrounded by the Priestesses. She glanced over to Quinus who looked at her with a look of ”What the fuck just happened," and Hilda looked like her brain had short circuited.

'Grrr! Think, Rya, think! You made this mess, so now you have to clean it up. Hmm... What should I do?'

Then it came to her. She hated to do this, but she needed to lie so she could get out of there.

"W-Well, those two aren't Iyomelka's real daughters but she adopted them because those two morons are so helpless without a parent... Y-Yeah, that's it. Iyomelka adopted Nils and Nebulus to show that adopting can be a good thing, and she didn't want orphans to be left alone without a parent. So she took in the two dummies to help them learn how to be adults," Rya said, trying to save herself from her current situation.

Mother Astra stared at her for a moment and then nodded, "That makes sense. Hear me, faithful members of Goddess Iyomelka the Lame! She has shown us her kindness to the unfortunate by balancing her life. By giving hope to orphans who need guidance, we will honor her for her compassion for the less fortunate. Let us pray to our two new Goddesses, Nils and Nebulus the morons! My they receive the guidance that only Iyomelka could offer," Mother Astra prayed.

The priestesses began combining Hilda's and Rya's versions of praying to Iyomelka's two adopted dummy daughters.

'I'm so sorry, Iyomelka! I will make this up to you somehow... I don't know how, but I will,' Rya prayed to Iyomelka while slowly walking away from the altar. She made her way to Quinus and grabbed his hand. She pulled him towards the side door where Yuliana, Nieren, Dalia, Percy, and Sir George were standing there dumbfounded.

"Dalia! Mom! Nieren! Let's get out of here before anyone else wants to start integrating me for my blasphemy," Rya said.

Yuliana had no objections, and Dalia nodded. Nieren had a weird smile on her face, and Percy just shrugged. Sir George was trying to figure out what the hell just happened. Quinus looked behind him and saw both of his parents looking around at everyone's reactions. Rianna glanced over at Quin, and she motioned to him to leave.

Alaric could do nothing as he watched the Dark Elf hurrying to leave the temple with his nephew. This was the worst possible outcome. The church was now 100% behind Rya. His only hope to drive a wedge into their relationship was to use Hilda through his wife. He glanced at the redhead princess, who tilted her head at the Idol that now has three Goddesses on it.

'I need you more than ever, Leandra... I will give you everything that is at my disposal... We must make them break up no matter what... Please don't let me down,' Alaric thought as he stared at the Idol. He was not sure if this was real or a nightmare.

***

Back in Iyomelka's Astral Domain, the three Goddesses watched everything that had just transpired. Nils and Nebulus looked annoyed while Iyomelka was grinding her teeth together while clenching her fists.

"Hey!? We're not morons you stupid humans!" Nils complained to the floating screen.

"Yeah!... We are the mighty Goddess of... Huh?" Nebulus tailed off from joining her sister when a newly red glowing Particle spawned right in front of her. Nils' attention was caught by a golden particle that spawned in front of her, too.

"Oh, hey!... Are we finally getting Primordial Essence?..." Nils said with surprise as her golden glowing particle turned into a red ball.

Nebulus looked at the red ball in front of her, and a smile started forming on her lips.

"Yeah... This is the stuff!"

Iyomelka spun around. and her eyes widened with shock as she saw more red and golden Primordial Essence spawning in front of the two Goddesses.

"You! You, little thieves! That's my Primordial Essence! Give it back!" Iyomelka yelled as she charged at Nils.

"Ack! Hey! I should be chasing you! You were trying to steal my Chosen One!" Nils yelled back at Iyomelka. The elven goddess was barely running away from the human goddess, who was charging at her.

"You're so stupid that you think I want to steal Rya!? When I get my hands on you, I'm sending you into the Void, Nils!" Iyomelka raged as she gave chase.

Nebulus was still standing on the white stone floor as the two Goddesses were streaking through the sky. The glowing red goddess was happily examining her Primordial Essence that was floating in front of her.

"Oh! Look, another one! Oh hey! And another one! Neat! These are so much bigger than our old ones... I wonder why that—Oh! Another one," Nebulus said happily as she took all the glowing red and golden Primordial Essence she and Nils had ever gotten. And it wasn't only their Essence that grew from a single particle to a ball, but Iyomelka's billions of blue Primordial Essence were growing bigger within her Astral plane. It happened subtly as a few here and there were getting bigger and bigger until the whole Astral Domain was glowing blue with all the Primordial Essence balls floating around the air, with a few of Nils' and Nebulus' red and golden particles starting to spawn rapidly within the area.

"This is amazing!" Nebulus exclaimed with delight.

Iyomelka was too focused on catching Nils, who was arguing back and forth with each other. The Human Goddess was not able to notice the changes occurring within her domain until she heard Nils yelling at her.

"How was I supposed to know that she came here of her own free will! But why didn't you relay our message about my Dark Elves!... They need her help!" Nils said as she tried to avoid the wrath of the human goddess.

"Oh you stupid little moron!... I was just about to tell her but your little brats barged into MY ASTRAL DOMAIN! Without my permission and you your the ones to screw it up! You impatient brat! If you would have just waited another moment then you wouldn't have screwed everything up!" Iyomelka roared with frustration at the other Goddess.

"F-Fine! We screwed up! No stop chasing me!"

"Not a chance! You two idiots came in contact with my throne right before Rya left, which altered every one of my Idols!? You two are stealing my followers, and I will make you pay for ruining my Idols!"

"Hey!?! We weren't stealing anything! A-And this is your fault for connecting your alter to the rest of your Idols... and we didn't know the link was connected to the rest of your Idols..." Nebulus replied nervously as she started to run away from the angry human goddess.

"That's because you two are pathetic excuses for Deities! It should have been you two that were sent into the Void instead of your mother!?!" Iyomelka spat back as she kept her eye on Nils.

'I-I've never seen Iyomelka this mad before... She might throw us into the Void! Wait! She only chasing me! Where's my stupid sister!?' Nils thought with fear as she looked around for Nebulus, who was oblivious to the fact that Iyomelka was chasing her instead of her.

"Neb!... Get your head out of the void and help me!?!" Nils screamed as she dodged a beam of essence from Iyomelka that could have seriously hurt her.

"H-Huh?" Nebulus said as she looked over and noticed her sister was coming straight at her while being chased by a very angry Iyomelka.

"ACK!... Why are you chasing me!" Nebulus yelled at her sister, who was chasing her now.

"BECAUSE YOU WERE STANDING THERE WITH YOUR HEAD UP THE VOID WHILE IYOMELKA WAS CHASING ME! NOW GET US OUT OF HERE, NOW!"

"Ok ok! Just give me a second to open a rift!..." Nebulus yelled back as she summoned her newly formed Primordial Essence to open a portal for her and her sister to escape.

"I will destroy you, you little twits!?"

"Iyomelka! You need to chill out!"

"NO!"

"Well, here we go," Nebulus said as she jumped into the portal with her sister, as Iyomelka threw a ball of energy at her. The portal collapsed on itself after the twin flew through it.

"Gah! Damn Deities with time space magic... I need to find a way to block them from messing with my domain... NILS!... NEBULUS!... I KNOW YOU CAN HEAR ME!... I WILL NOT LET YOU MIND LINK WITH YOUR CHOSEN ONE AS LONG AS SHE STANDS IN FIAFYR!... NILS!" Iyomelka called out but got no response.

'I should have killed you when I had the chance... Damn, those twins... And their idiotic—huh?'

Once Iyomelka had a moment to calm down, she noticed that her Primordial Essence was growing bigger than ever before. She could sense that her realm was becoming stronger the more it grew.

"What the heck? Why is my Primordial Essence so strong!?!" Iyomelka pondered with confusion as she watched the orb continue to grow.

She turned her attention back to the floating screen. And she started looking at all her idols and saw crowds of people at each Temple, big and small, staring at her idols in stunned amazement. Her followers were praying to her Idols. The mortals thought that these two pathetic kneeling women were her daughters, and they were giving praise.

"Ugh... All my hard work... It's gone... My creations think these are my daughters... Wait... How is my Essence growing this big from such simple prayers?... Is it because Nils and Nebulus are different Deities?... No... There's something I'm missing... Maybe I should apologize to—hold on... If I did that, then I'm sure those two little idiots would mess up this strange development and make things worse. Yeah... They need to know that they can't just come in here and do whatever they want... So I won't let them contact Rya for at least a month... Then I can have some fun with this situation and play nice with Nils and Nebulus." Iyomelka decided as she continued to examine her larger Primordial Essence.

***

Back in the Capital of Fiafyr. In the Maldura Royal Palace, Rya and crew were laying low as the word about her and Hilda's miracles started the spread throughout the kingdom in the coming weeks. Mother Astra demanding to speak with both the princesses but Hilda was the only one to be caught by the High Priestess who wanted to know what Iyomelka's divine message was. Hilda had no clue what to say, and she had been taught never to tell a lie about the Divine Ones. So she told her the truth — that she hadn't received a message.

Mother Astra didn't believe her, but she took that as Iyomelka's Divine message and went around telling everyone the good news. And the people rejoiced as attendance skyrocketed, as everyone wanted to see the idols.

Duval was in a bind. He thought that Hilda was going to be struck down by the Goddess due to them cheating on making the Idol glow for Hilda. Even though she really did light up the statue out of pure luck. But he didn't know that. And Prince Zane was glaring at him in his office after the Ritual. His sister committed the worst sin against the Divine Three, which was praying to another God. And now people believed that the goddess was showing favor to the princess, which was a direct insult to the Divine Three. Duval didn't know how to spin this without angering the Alliance. And on top of that, some of his allies were beginning to entertain the idea of allowing Princess Rya to marry the Prince. The only thing that Duval was able to get them to agree on was the worry of her producing the next heir. He was relieved to stop the Majority of the Major Houses from backing Rya, but it was only a matter of time before they might reconsider. He needed Alaric more than ever now.

Duke Alaric returned to his manor and was busy devising a plan to rid Rya. He decided to give almost all his resources to his wife, Leandra. She was the key to getting his revenge, and she was more than eager to take it.

Leandra had her husband's permission to spend as much money as she could on this project. And she had been working with Marquess Duval to coordinate with other ladies of the court to help her. Leandra had even brought the wives of the other minor nobles to her cause, and they all were trying to sabotage the budding romance between the Prince and Rya. The noble ladies were trying to make Quinus fall in love with Hilda. Which was a Herculean task to begin with, but if everything else fails, then Leandra had her nuclear option to ruin everything for her nephew.