Epic of Caterpillar
chapter-626

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After having presented Kiroid to my family, a lot of my wives seemed intrigued about how it worked, or how I was even capable of assembling it so fast… even the Transformation Rings took a few days to create, and that was with the help of many people and dozens of Slime Clones as well.

"But honey, how did you even create such a complicated type of… golem? Is this a golem, right?" asked Zehe.

"I would prefer to be called an automaton… though the main body wants to call me an android, I am fine with either way," said Kiroid.

"I created her after having awakened my Subclass Fields into the Divine category… The ideas, inspirations, and thoughts surged into my mind almost immediately, the blueprint for the creation of Kiroid came within seconds and was stuck into my mind until I finally created her" I said.

"That's… you've reached Divine category in the Subclass Fields?! Kireina! You are way too cheat! I have not reached that part yet! I am missing a few levels…" muttered Lilith.

"That is indeed very cheating. But it is our wife after all, so it is to be expected" said Brontes.

"Divine category Subclass Fields! Kireina, please teach me everything you know!" said Charlotte.

"Okay, I will… Relax a bit Charlotte" I said, petting Charlotte's silky hair.

"Hmmm… Talking about Kiroid, was she really a part of your soul, Kireina-sama?! She even has a different opinion and all… One would assume that if it were part of your soul, you two would have almost similar thought processes" said Oga, asking a remarkably interesting question that surprised a few of my family, as he was often known to be quite clueless.

"Woah, that question hit right in the nail, Oga! Did you got smarter after leveling up so much?" asked Adelle.

"She really surprised me, I thought it was someone else talking," said Brontes.

"Was she possessed by a ghost?" asked Nephiana.

"Hey! I am not an idiot, you know! And I am not possessed either!" Oga roared in anger.

"Perhaps she has those times when she has a small hint of intelligence…" said Gaby.

"E-Even you, Gaby-san?! Hey! Do not disrespect me like that! Sheesh…" muttered Oga.

"Girls don't be like that, Oga is smart, she is in fact a genius… when it comes to fighting. And to answer her question, yes, Kiroid was created by the division of my soul. But she began to develop differently the moment I separated her from myself. Just like many Slime Clones, they're all different despite having been created from my soul and flesh" I said.

"Ooh! So she is more like a Slime Clone! I see! Is it different than your body clones?" asked Oga.

"Yeah, my body clones are simply an extension of my main body, and I can reassemble with them at any time. They also share my mind and are technically me… All of you must already be knowledgeable about this, right?" I asked.

"Yeah, I get it," said Gaby.

"Yes, it is only Oga who doesn't get it," said Adelle.

"Those abilities are rather convenient… I wish I could do the same so I could train with myself" said Altani.

"Well, those that had been merged with some of my Slime Clones after I used the Forced Evolution ritual in you could have the potential to do the same, but you have to train your slime shapeshifting Skill first…" I said.

"Eh? Really?! The only thing I can do is create these tiny slimy tentacles," said Sofelaia, showing the palm of her hand as she created a two-centimeter-long slimy tentacle… Hmm, she might use them from something else.

"I can do the same, though this shapeshifting ability enhances our regeneration, as mortal wounds are no longer mortal if we repair ourselves through converting certain body parts into slime… you say that if we practice this more, we would be capable of shapeshifting even more, even like you, Kireina-sama?" asked Sofarpia with intrigue in her eyes… it seems that she wanted to change her shape around or something.

"Well, yes, indeed… as long as you level it up, and perhaps awaken the skills a few times… so it might take a long time," I said.

"I also can barely do much, I thought this slimy thing was just to enhance our regeneration, but it seems that it is way more than that!" said Lilith.

"Hm, I don't have that ability yet… perhaps if Kireina-sama lets me evolve with her abilities?" asked Kaguya.

"I wonder if we do that, would we be capable of shapeshifting like Rimuru-chan?" asked Zehe.

"Do everyone want to become a Slime now, gu?" asked Rimuru.

"Just half-slime might be good enough- Wait for a second… if we are capable of developing this slime shapeshifting ability more… wouldn't we become capable of… fusing with honey?!" asked Zehe.

"You're right!" said Brontes.

"What?! Then… if I develop this skill more, shouldn't I be capable of doing it as well?!" asked Nesiphae.

"Me too then!" said Nixephine.

"And me!" said Oga.

"It's time to train it then! Hohohoho!" said Acelina.

I think the conversation deviated a lot from what we were originally talking about, but it seems that everyone had accepted Kiroid rather fast…

"Mommy, can I fuse with you?" asked Ailine.

"Ah! Ailine… err, maybe on another occasion my dear" I said.

"Wait for a second, mom… If we are all your children, didn't we inherited this ability as well?" asked Ryo.

"That is right, all of you should have the latent power of shapeshifting. Some of you, like Valentia, have already developed it a lot, while some of you might still need to awaken it" I said.

"Shapeshifting! …Ah, well I can do something similar by converting my body into a Phantom," said Amiphossia, beginning to turn her flesh into phantom and changing the shape around, she was able to create more limbs, heads, tails, or anything her imagination and MP pool let her do.

"Uwah! Big sis! Don't do that, it's weird!" said Vudia.

"If we can develop a shapeshifting ability, we should do it right away, it could help us both in battle and convenience-wise," said Ryo.

"Well, I am glad that everyone is so pumped up in learning how to shapeshift… I suppose though I have no idea what kind of outcomes will come from this" I said.

Talking about shapeshifting, last night my ability to do so evolved even further through the Nyarlathotep Class… Though I do not believe they will ever reach the mastery I have, I might be able to enhance their capabilities of shapeshifting through my blessing now that I got this Class and also a Skill of the same name.

Seeing as how everyone chatted about various things, I decided to contact the Agatheina and the rest of the gods, asking for the state of Hydros and Geie, while also making sure to explain to them the events that happened yesterday, such as the fusion of Zudig, Begudhur, and Kheseerad.

Contacting Agatheina through her artifact, she answered my call quite quickly, she seemed to be still having a meeting with all the Gods of the Pantheon. Hydros was included as I heard his or her voice around.

"Ah, Kireina-sama! We were waiting for your call! We have-" said Agatheina.

"Kireina-sama! Do you know of a way to grant me a physical body? I would prefer that of a female- GYAAAAAH!" asked Hydros, interrupting Agatheina.

"You've done it now!" resonated the angered voice of Agatheina.

CLASH!

Suddenly, a thunderous sound resonated through the artifact as I heard Hydros cry slowly going farther from the artifact.

BOOM!

Another thunderous sound, resembling that of something very heavy falling over the ground was heard…

It seems that Agatheina threw Hydros far away out of the anger of having been interrupted.

"Phew, sorry about that, Kireina-sama. Hydros-chan is often a very annoying fly. But do not worry, I can deal with him or her at any time. Anyways, I apologize on behalf of Hydros' insolence…" said Agatheina with a gentle voice.

"I-I see… Agatheina, please make sure to have a good and peaceful relationship with everyone. I really didn't mind Hydros interrupting you to ask me something important… I would prefer if all of you were to get along nicely, treat Hydros well and… apologize if possible" I said.

Agatheina became a bit silent for a bit, she sighed and then continued speaking.

"V-Very well, Kireina-sama… I shall apologize when… Hydros consciousness comes back" said Agatheina.

"You hit Hydros that hard?!" I asked.

"Well… No! I just gave it a little push, nothing else! Hydros is just… very delicate, I have to be less of a brute, I am deeply sorry…" said Agatheina.

"Sigh… As long as you understand, it is okay. Anyways, how is Geie doing?" I asked.

"Oh? That goddess… She immediately fell asleep when she entered my Divine Realm. We moved her to Morpheus Divine Realm, where all the beast Demigods used their Life Attribute Divinity to treat her fatigue. She is currently taking a nap, and will not wake up any time soon. According to the 'doctors', she has to sleep for at least a week… She had a very strange type of seal inside of her entire soul, which weakened her a lot" said Agatheina.

"So that's how it is… Well, I can wait until she wakes up… Now, in other things… are all the gods with you?" I asked.

"Yes, they are," said Agatheina.

"We are here, Kireina-sama" said Merveim.

"We all are here! Geie is taking a nap, so don't worry" said Morpheus.

"Our Living Deity children are checking her for now," said Maeralya.

"Is she someone special to you, Kireina-sama?" asked Marnet.

"Ah, not exactly. But she seems to be important… I am just theorizing, but she might have some relation with Gaia, the fallen Titaness Goddess" I said.

"We suspected as much," said Hodhyl.

"Indeed, her whole aura resembles her, and it is fairly different than your average Earth Attribute God, even after having her Divine Core and Physical Body was taken out of her," said Agatheina, who had seen Gaia when she was in her prime back then in the Ragnarök.

"If it is like that then… I wonder what she is from Gaia?" I asked.

"Well, Kireina-sama, you've already seen that Gods are capable of doing a variety of things with our Divine Souls, right? Remember Megusan? Even when he was fragmented into pieces, he had enough power to suppress other mortals and possess their bodies, to the point of consuming their souls, just like Geggoron and also Begudhur can do as well. If we assume that Gaia's fragmented Divine Soul Pieces could do the same, perhaps one of them possessed some kind of mortal vessel, and by using it, she was able to raise to godhood again through that vessel, much like Megusan was actually planning to do, but his plans were ruined twice by you…" said Agatheina.

"I see… but didn't Gaia's soul fragmented in two pieces after being attacked by Zeus family and other Supreme Gods armies?" I asked.

"That's how I remember to be… The largest Soul Fragment was used to generate a Realm, the Realm of Aztlan… While the other fragment disappeared" said Agatheina.

"It could be perfectly possible that the other fragment might be Geie… or perhaps the fragment itself fragmented even further," said Hodhyl.

"I think I have not told you about this, but there is a Phantasmal-Class Shield I acquired from the System… which has a strange soul inside resembling that of a Divine Soul, although very weakened. It also names itself Gaia, but it is rather sleepy and barely speaks. And although she remembers her name, she does not remember who she was before even becoming a Shield… And Geie also spoke to me that she wanted to meet something like her 'fragmented self' that I possessed… So, all of this might all be connected somehow," I said.

"Oh, the enormous shield that Nixephine-sama often wields?" asked Merveim.

"Yes, that one, although she only uses on some occasions, the shield is currently being held by Wall in the Empire…" I said.

"That's… Impressive, Kireina-sama! To think that your ability to change fate has led to two fragments of Gaia soon be together again! Perhaps you are destined to change fate on its entirely! If we are capable of reviving Gaia with all of her strength, we might acquire a strong ally of at least Great God Rank!" said Agatheina.

"An ally of Great God Rank!" said the gods in awe.

"If we were to have such an ally, we would be capable of standing more within the Gods society as an actual Pantheon and not as some group without much strength that the gods believe we are!" said Merveim.

"But for that… wouldn't we need to bring her more fragments? I will have to ask for her Geie's help whenever she wakes up" I said.

"Wait, Kireina-sama, I remember that you might have another fragment as well!" said Agatheina.

"Another fragment?" I asked.

"Yes, didn't you possessed a giant Mountain Golem named Gaia as well?" asked Agatheina.

"Oh, the Mountain Golem that lives in Morpheus Dungeon? I remember creating her, so I don't think she might have Gaia's fragments…" I said.

"Kireina-sama, it seems that you have not realized it yet?" asked Morpheus.

"What?" I asked.

"Kireina-sama, your ability to grant names far surpasses common sense! If you named that giant golem as Gaia, her soul quality might have changed according to your wishes granted through the name… just like you are capable of offering names to your servants, giving them new evolutions and powers depending on the names they had" said Agatheina.

"Do you mean…? Can the Golem Gaia be used as a vessel for Geie and the Shield Gaia?" I asked.

"That's right! It is all thanks to your abilities! Even though it was not originally one of Gaia's fragments, after being name after the Titaness, her quality of soul and physical body had become oddly similar to the original Gaia!" said Agatheina.

"That's ridiculous… To think that I never realized…" I said.

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