Epic of Caterpillar
chapter-701

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As Dhyellele and Savaphe finally brought the rest of the Divinity Fragment Elixirs inside of a chest, the two goddesses sighed in relief.

"This should be it… The rest of the rewards can be handled later, right? They're not a simple as bringing some elixirs…" said Dhyellele.

"It is good enough for now, the other rewards can be given afterward," I said.

"S-So, Kireina-sama… W-When are you planning in going?" asked Savaphe.

"Hm, this week, in two or three more days, I have some important things to do, sadly… Although I've already sent a few hundreds of tiny Slime Clones that will support you as you defend your people," I said.

"E-Eh? Really?!" asked Dhyellele.

"They're nothing much, not as strong as me or a true body clone, but I am sure that they can take care of the annoying armies of mutated monsters that are tormenting you," I said.

"That's a good temporary relief…" said Savaphe.

"That God, Jorgrakog, was it? Do you know more about him? I want as much information as you could provide," I asked.

"Ah yes…" said Dhyellele.

"Jorgrakog is a Demon God, his divinity seems to be related with mutations, and he was sealed by Zeus and his family in the past, right inside of our Dark Steppes… We actually didn't know he was sealed there and occupied the place before all of this were to happen hundreds of years later…" said Savaphe.

"He's a weird God that draws power from any kind of mutation that could happen within the Realm… Recently, a of mutations and changes within living and undead beings had been happening in this Realm for some reason, strengthening Jorgrakog and hastening his awakening. The seal he has is almost about to burst… A-And well, it also seems like Hephaestus and his family are assisting him for some strange and odd reason that I can't understand…" said Dhyellele.

"We don't know much more about him other than he seems to be oddly related with the Chaos Attribute, although he is not a god of that attribute, he is related to it in some way, most likely by his aspect of mutation on his divinity?" asked Savaphe.

"I see how it is… It's a good thing that Hephaestus is there planning something against me, it allows me to get rid of him and Jorgrakog all in one sitting!" I said, it was truly a nice opportunity, a lot of power could be achieved from killing the two, and also a lot of EXP.

"E-Eh?" asked Dhyellele.

"Huh?" asked Savaphe.

"What is surprising you two so much? Kireina-sama's prowess knows no bounds, she will benefit greatly from this confrontation," said Agatheina.

"I see… We apologize… It still a bit baffling to see someone talking about killing such powerful gods so casually…" said Dhyellele.

"I-Indeed…" said Savaphe.

"Well, I am not doing it casually, I am planning a lot of things that I will have to do beforehand… And I can foresee that Hephaestus is not only planning something big against me but against my Empire, so good security needs to be assembled here... Well, most preparations are done, anyways," I said.

Indeed, I had predicted long ago through the power of a few Blessings I possess which give me a bit of a foresight ability, although very dim, when combined with my prediction and paranoia, I can already see that Hephaestus will most surely do something against my Empire as I am in the Dark Steppes.

And because I will leave the body with my child within my womb, it is not like it will be ready to fight completely, being locked in long-distance combat, if I were to engage in a physical fight against various Gods, this would most surely affect my child in some way… I do not want that.

Or well, I could divide myself in three… Ah, I will see how it goes when it happens though.

For surprise attacks though, I have prepared several layers of barriers of all types, and all of them are melded within the spatial layers surrounding my Empire. It is as if my Empire territory and its vassal nations had become special spaces of their own that are still connected with the outside world.

There are also my guardians, the ones I have trained for so long, there are many golems, chimeras, Wall herself, Mao, the Chimeras, Guubo, and so on. And now that they are being upgraded with new transformation mech equipment, they are getting even stronger.

However, even against a God, everything is filled with unpredictability, so I have to be prepared and prepared, even more, I need several layers of preparation after preparation.

I still have a few things I can do to boost everyone's strength while also making things safer…

And well, there are also my own Gods above the Empire overlooking things, if everything that I have planned fails… they will show up and help as much as they can.

I could also add my children to the equation… but I do not want to risk their lives… Well, perhaps I could let them go as long as they are well protected.

And about Hephaestus, he has quite a large family.

He currently has two wives and around six children, and I believe that all of them are planning to help him out into this thing, as I can see through a few of Blaze's memories that they're all rather serviceable to their father.

The strongest wife between the two he currently has is Aglaia, the Goddess of Grace and Beauty, although her Divinity might seem useless, it is really not. In the world of Genesis, beauty and grace can be weaponized through the Attribute of Illusions, which comes with the manipulation of emotions, thoughts, and many other things, which can be used as weapons as long as the god knows how to use his abilities. She is also not a Demigoddess but a Goddess, being way stronger in comparison to Cyrene or any of Apollo's children.

His second living wife is Kabeiro, a Sea Nymph Demigoddess, she is the daughter of the Marine God Proteus, and her power comes from manipulating water and the vast sea within her Divine Realm. Her appearance might seem beautiful and delicate, almost looking like a human aside from her blue skin and fish gills, but she can transform into a fearful chimeric sea monster, which is said to increase her power exponentially.

Then come his children, the strongest one is Eukleia, the Goddess of Good Repute and Glory, daughter of Hephaestus and Aglaia, compared to her parents she is also in God Rank, but of the way lower Rank number. She has a cocky nature, her Abilities include Holy, Light, and Fire Attribute Magic.

Afterward comes Eupheme, the Goddess of Praise and Acclamation, daughter of Hephaestus and Aglaia as well. She has an even cockier nature than her sisters, and her Abilities include Wind, Light, and Fire Attribute Magic.

And then there is Euthenia, the Goddess of Prosperity and Plenty, daughter of Hephaestus and Aglaia too. She has a graceful nature and it seemed to be often calm, but it is believed to be just as rotten as the other two, her abilities include Earth, Light, and Fire Attributes.

Last but not least in this group of daughters comes Philophrosyne, the Goddess of Friendless and Welcome, another of the daughters of Hephaestus and Aglaia. She has the most 'gentle' of natures, but it is said to have a different facet, she has the Abilities of Water, Light, and Fire Attribute Magic within her arsenal.

These four sisters are quadruplets, it seems, and they are called the 'Kharites' or 'The Graces', amongst the Gods within the Central Continent Pantheon. Oh, they might miss them dearly with what is about to happen to them…

These four sisters are capable of sharing their powers and even combine their abilities while being able to wield the power of their mother's Illusion Attribute even greater than her… When together, they are incredibly mighty, they say.

And then, there are three offsprings of Hephaestus and Kabeiro.

Cabeiri is the Demigod of the Sea Depths, and is a half sea nymph with a monstrous appearance, being powerful and monstrous, he was still very loyal to Hephaestus. He can transform into countless creatures of the sea, and shapeshift into horror-inducing grotesque entities.

Cabeirides is another of Kabeiro's children, a sea-nymph Demigoddess of Sea Shores, her beauty is deceiving, having the ability to shapeshift similarly to her brother into a monster of the depths.

And last but not least… Thalia, another Sea-Nymph Demigoddess, her divinity encompassing Sea Islands, being named as the Demigoddess of Sea Islands. Her body is like that of a beautiful nymph, but she seems to be able to transform into some kind of creature similar to a golem of the size of an island…

So this makes… six? No, seven children. If we count Blaze, that is eight… he has indeed been busier than Apollo, I can tell.

Each one of his children seems terrifyingly strong compared to those of Apollo, this is why, if I were just fighting Hephaestus alone, this might be easy, but if I am fighting his wives and children, which make a whole army, then it is a different issue altogether.

And most likely, they will bring more forces, perhaps armies of Divine Beasts from within their Divine Realms, and even their mortal descendants or other mortal monster armies.

I believe that whenever I finally move to the Dark Steppes, such a war might unfold.

And I am not completely sure what might happen there, as even Gods from the outside might join in if they see an opportunity to finally strike me down, this might even include Zeus, Athena, and even Lone Gods… And of course, Zubekh, the combination of Zudig, Begudhur, and Kheseerad…

There are also many more Gods roaming all around the Border Continent, and there are also the Sins, and the Demon Kingdom far away…

I have to be careful with all of this, as this event… might trigger a bigger war than I can imagine.

And if not, something else could happen when it is all over and we are all weakened and recovering… I even have to think about countermeasures for such situations.

Ah, my head.

I relax with the rest of the gods, drinking tea and chatting with the two beast demi goddesses, which slowly lost their fear against me.

I made sure to drink every elixir as well, the power surging through my soul soothed my troubled mind for a bit, making me feel more at ease.

And well, Agatheina and Hodhyl who were at each side of me didn't let me go, always grabbing my arms as if they were my wives already, cuddling with me and chatting as if we were having a date…

Well, I am not complaining.

The gods noticed this but could not do much against Agatheina and Hodhyl, although I could see some jealous gazes from all of the girls, and to be honest, even the males. Understandably, they like me, after all, they are males and they like women, so I have to bear with them as well, a bit, at the very least.

Although Marnet seems to be obsessed with my breasts, glancing at them constantly while waving his tail like a puppy, he is rather cute. I often purposely make my breasts bounce to make his eyes widen, it is fun to tease him.

Ding!

[Kireina] acquired [Large Fragment of Rodents, Life, and Darkness Attribute (Dhyellele)]!]

[Kireina] acquired [Large Fragment of Land Turtles, Life, and Earth Attribute Divinity (Savaphe)]!]

[Kireina] acquired [Large Fragment of Treacherous Venom Attribute Divinity (Ghiotl)]!]

[Kireina] acquired [Large Fragment of Swamps and Scaled Creatures Divinity (Geodredeot)]!]

[Kireina] acquired [Large Fragment of Long and Binding Creatures Divinity (Saphentine)]!]

[Kireina] acquired [Large Fragment of Sticky Skin and Gooey Creatures Divinity (Salalotl)]!]

[Kireina] acquired [Large Fragment of Gills and Swamp Fishes Divinity (Garathun)]!]

[Kireina] acquired [Large Fragment of Poisonous Eyes Divinity (Othairth)]!]

[The acquired Fragments have been integrated into current Divinity!]

[Kireina] gained +70.000 Main Class Skill Points and Subclass Skill Points!]

[Kireina] gained +150.000 Dungeon Points!]

[Kireina] gained +20.000 Soul Stats, +2.000 HP, +4.000 MP, +2.000 Strength, +2.000 Defense, +3.000 Magic, +2.000 Resistance, +3.000 Speed, +4.000 Charisma, +2.500 Blood Strength, +1.500 Dungeon Power, and +20 Luck!]

[Kireina] has gathered the sufficient amount of required Experience Points!]

[Kireina] Level has increased from Level: 142 to Level: 144!]

[Current Level: 144/250]

Phew, this really hits the spot…

After drinking all of the Divinity Elixirs, Dhyellele and Savaphe decided to leave for now, as the other Gods made their way to their Divine Realms for the moment…

However, I stayed within Agatheina's Divine Realm.

I princess carried her with my arms, as I glanced at her scarlet eyes with my own crimson eyes.

"I've decided it, it is time for both of us to consumate our love, is it?"

"K-Kireina-sama…?!"

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