Razim's dilemma

Seth’s eyes widened, her words surprising him, and a sense of excitement blooming in his chest as he pulled the crying Lisa into his arms.

“Does that mean..?”

Lisa buried her face into his hair and whispered, “You still have something to say, don’t you?”

Seth couldn’t understand what she meant, but Lust lent him a helping hand, ‘You never apologized to her.’

With realization appearing in his eyes, Seth squeezed her tighter and whispered, “I’m sorry, Lisa. For everything I put you through.”

Lisa nodded and whispered back, “I’m sorry too. If only I hadn’t overreacted at that time….”

“Can we put it all behind us?”

Seth nodded and released her from the hug, smiling while wiping her tears, “We can, but there’s something else I have to do first.”

As Lisa blinked twice in confusion, Seth used his space energy, and Julie appeared in the room, sitting on the side of the bed. At first, she was confused, but after noticing Seth and her daughter embracing each other to the side, she lowered her head and smiled sadly.

Lisa also teared up at the sight of her mother, giving Seth a grateful look before standing up from his arms and grabbing her hand, “Mom….”

Julie forced a wider smile and caressed Lisa’s black hair with a loving look, “I’m happy for you, sweetheart.”

She didn’t understand everything that had happened, but one thing was clear; Seth and Lisa had somehow managed to reconcile, and if the bloodstain on the sheets were not from a fight, she quickly reached another conclusion. They had even gone way past reconciliation.

All that and Seth’s brutal rejection meant that Seth had chosen Lisa over her, and while it hurt so much that she wanted to find a place where she could crawl up and cry, she couldn’t afford not to be happy for Lisa.

Seth and Lisa only needed to look at her ugly smile to understand what was going through her mind. Lisa blushed fiercely, just having noticed her mother’s eyes dart toward the bloodstain on the sheets, and Seth just slowly stood up from the bed.

As either shame or sadness consumed the two women, Seth opened his arms wide and pulled them both in his arms, stunning Julie and causing Lisa’s blush to grow even more pronounced.

“You silly woman, I didn’t choose Lisa over you. I chose both of you,” whispered Seth with a chuckle, kissing the stunned Julie’s ear and whispering, “And I’m sorry for the words I told you before.”

With Seth’s words repeatedly playing through her mind, Julie stood there frozen, unable to comprehend what was happening. Knowing it was hard for her to understand, Seth released the two from his hug before Lisa would erupt from overheating and slowly started explaining everything again.

After hearing the whole story, Julie heaved a relieved sigh. She hated that Seth had to do that to her, but she could accept it as long as it was all for Lisa’s sake.

After calming the waves passing through her heart, Julie looked at her daughter with a sense of apprehension in her eyes. The thought of Seth accepting her into her life left her heart beating out of her chest of excitement, but sharing a man with her daughter was nothing short of outrageous.

Lisa also felt the same way, but it was not as absurd to her as it was embarrassing. Able to feel Lisa’s thoughts through the soul link and pretty much guessing what Julie was worried about, Seth sighed and said, “I want you both to become my wives, and while you have your thoughts on that matter, I’ll have to leave it to you to decided on what you want to do.”

“If you want my opinion, I don’t consider your two being daughter and mother weird at all, but I won’t impose my will on you anymore. You can say no if you don’t want to, and I’ll respect that choice.”

With Lisa and Julie staring at each other with conflicted looks, Seth stood up and said, “I’ll leave you two to settle that among yourselves. I have some guests to entertain. Give me the answer when I come back. It shouldn’t be more than a week or so.”

“Huh?”

“You’re leaving?”

Seth shrugged at their surprised expressions and said, “There’s something I can’t delay. Please wait for me to return, and try not to leave the capital for a while. Especially you, Lisa.”

Before the two could ask more, Seth teleported above the capital, where Razim was waiting patiently, standing opposite Hollie, Henrietta, and Maya.

“Sorry for the delay. Shall we?” said Seth, looking at the amused Razim.

Razim nodded and was about to spread her energy toward Seth when Seth added, “Maya, come with us.”

Maya nodded toward Seth, having already discussed this beforehand. On the other side, Hollie and Henrietta pouted lightly, but Seth just winked at them as he grabbed Maya’s hand and allowed the water energy to cover their bodies as they started drifting straight up.

Inside the water bubble floating through space, Razim manifested her body and looked between the two, “What’s with the baggage?”

Maya’s face twitched, and Seth chuckled as he said, “I need to speak something with the both of you.”

With Razim appearing puzzled, Seth looked toward the water bubble and said, “Water, can you manifest? You should also pay attention since this concerns you the most.”

With Water forming a body for herself, Seth’s lust source started revolving, and Lust took form next to Seth. Before Razim could understand what Seth was planning, Water dashed into Lust’s arms, her physical form getting smaller as she nested her head onto Lust’s bosom.

“Aren’t you supposed to be the older one? Why are you acting like a brat now?” asked Lust, caressing Water’s hair.

“But your presence feels so much like mother’s,” said Water with a reminiscent look, staring at Lust’s face.

Seth cleared his throat, not expecting the two wills to start acting like long-lost sisters. After the two broke their hug but remained side by side, Seth looked at Razim and said, “I want us to confirm who will hold the seat of water before we arrive.”

Razim’s face fell, and she waved her hand, pulling her water avatar close to her as she looked at Maya and asked, “Do you want to rob me of my divinity for this one?”

Seth shook his head and caressed Maya’s hair, indicating for her to speak since it was something she had decided.

Maya pursed her lips and went forward, bowing slightly toward Razim, “Goddess of Water, I wanted to make it clear to you that I have no intention of ever challenging you for the seat of water.”

Razim nodded, her guard lowering somewhat, but she still asked Seth, “Then why the grand show? You could have easily told me that yourself.”

Seth grinned and said, “What Maya said is on one condition,” which Lust stepped forward and said, “I’m going to need a link to Water’s divinity.”

Razim frowned, not understanding what that meant, but Water, on her size, sighed and said, “The seat of destruction wants to sleep with you.”

Razim’s face twitched with disbelief, but after seeing the faces of Seth, Maya, and Lust, her water body exploded, revealing her true form.

With a bright red face, Razim forgot her dignity and pointed her finger at Seth, saying, “Don’t even think about it. I won’t let you sully this goddess’s body with your perverted hands.”

“Mistress, your true self is showing,” exclaimed Water from the side, but Razim ignored her completely, her eyes staring unwaveringly at Seth.

“Then I’m going to have you surrender that divinity to Maya here. I will need a link to all divinities to live the simulation, so there’s no going back on that. I gave you a choice because we’re friends, but I won’t hesitate to take your power from you if I have to. After all, our deal is already complete.”

“You, you, you….” Razim’s face kept changing color, unable to believe what she heard, “I’ll throw you all in space.”

Seth raised an eyebrow and said, “And what will that accomplish? It’s not like we’re going to die. Both Maya and I are energy life-forms, after all,”

With Razim about to explode, Water touched her shoulder and said, “Mistress, let’s listen to their reasoning before making a decision….”

Razim finally turned toward Water and said, “Why are you so calm about this? It can’t be that you’re on their side. After everything we’ve been through.”

“Of course not, Mistress, but we both know we can’t win against the seat of destruction. Not even the Tower can do it, so while we might be older, you understand that his strength is not normal….”

Razim kept looking between everyone before exploding into a mass of water energy and entering her crowned source as her voice drifted inside the bubble, “Fine, speak.”

Water also gave Lust a curious look, knowing whatever was happening must be Lust’s plan. After a nod from Seth, Lust started telling Water her plan of reviving the All-mother.

Once the story was over, even Water appeared excited and looked toward Razim’s source, “Mistress, please. It’s not a high price to pay. If mother were to be reborn….”

Razim’s source remained silent for a long time before she asked, “Can you give me some time to think about it?”

Seth nodded and said, “Sure. Please make your decision until I reach the ninth shell myself. That should give you a long time to consider carefully.”

With Razim’s source drifting into the water bubble after Seth’s answer, Water walked close to Lust and asked her more details about her plan.

Maya chuckled and pecked Seth’s cheek before saying loudly, “Let’s talk, Goddess of Water. Just the two of us.”

“What could we even talk about?” replied Razim, her mood clearly at an all-time low

“Quite a lot,” said Maya, not giving her a chance to refuse as she turned into water energy and entered the bubble carrying the group through space.

With Maya leaving to speak to Razim, Seth turned to Water and asked, “How far are they from us?”

“A few days? We should be able to meet them in less than a week, considering they are also rushing toward us.”

Seth nodded and heaved a sigh, lying down on the floor of the bubble and closing his eyes.

“I wonder how she’s been...”