One More Time: Rebirth

Chapter 114: Goddess

The person in front of me might have looked human but my instincts were telling me that she's far beyond that. Aside from my instincts why do I think she's not human? Well for starters no human mage no matter how powerful could stop time. 

The beauty looked at me with a face full of displeasure. I felt something had activated but upon looking around nothing has changed. The beauty then looked at me in surprise. 

"So you're already at this stage... I always wondered why the ancestor Gods don't mess with you despite you always starting back from zero, but I guess I can somehow understand now. To be able to resist [world stop], which only beings from the deity level could resist, just shows how much of abnormality you are." 

"Who are you and what are you talking about?" I asked as I gripped onto the handle of my sword. The beauty then looked at me with eyes that looked like they could pierce through my very soul. Ancient, deep dark eyes that looked like the night sky were staring straight at me. 

"Hmph, if it was any other mortal I would never even bother speaking with them. Not even world deities would dare speak to me, but I guess someone of your level is worthy enough. Oh Strongest Mortal Soul, I am one of the old deities, the daughter of one of the ancient ones. My name isn't something that your mortal tongue can comprehend, so I guess I'll introduce myself as the Goddess." 

The moment I heard her say the term Strongest Mortal Soul I knew that an intense battle was about to transpire. Despite the current situation, I couldn't help but smile the vicious smile of mine. 

"So what does this Goddess want with me?" 

"I just wanted to see what kind of being could make even the Ancestor Deities cower in fear. I orchestrated this whole game just to see what you're truly like, but for the most part, I'm utterly disappointed."

"A game? So killing my parents, killing thousands of people was all a game to you?"

"Hmm, are you mad? Is it because I was the one who made you humans kill each other? I don't understand, you just lost a few thousand humans, that's nothing much compared to the trillions of your kind that infest the universes. After a few centuries, you'll be able to regain those numbers anyway. Also, it's not like I personally killed them. I simply whispered some things to them and they did all of these things on their own."

"Well, to tell you the truth, I thought I would be angrier than this. Yet now I don't really feel any hatred. It is as you said you didn't really kill them personally. Also, my parents died because they were weak, such is the rule of nature. I understand that now, and I'm not really angry. In fact, right now I'm excited instead." 

"Excited?" 

"Of course, I'm extremely excited. Not only do I get to battle a deity but once I finish you off, then I basically defeated the hidden mastermind of this war." 

"How conceited of you to think that you have a chance of victory." After the Goddess said those words the scenery changed and we were no longer inside the castle. The feel of this place was similar to the place were Leo teleported Tsukiyomi to have battled with. This must be the Goddess's' pocket dimension. 

As I looked around trying to find the Goddess I suddenly felt intense mana bearing down on me. The Goddess's voice then rumbled like thunder throughout the pocket dimension. 

"I don't care if you are the Strongest Mortal Soul, in the end, you are nothing more than a mortal! You might have been an enormous threat back then when you were still at your peak, but now all I can see is a weak mortal that I can squeeze like an ant."

The Goddess finally revealed herself or more like I finally noticed where she was, and what I saw was an amazing sight. It wasn't that the Goddess disappeared it was just because she was too big that I couldn't perceive her. I finally saw a tiny portion of her, she was standing at a distance but all I could see were her enormous eyes. 

"Now that you have laid upon, my true form, are you in despair? Do you understand now that in my eyes you truly are but an ant?" 

"HAHAHAHAHAHA!" I couldn't help but laugh in response to what the Goddess said. Seeing me laughing like a madman made the Goddess frowned. 

"Hmph, did seeing my divine visage drive you insane?" 

"Yes it has, it has driven me insanely excited! This is the best! You truly are the best, show me o' Goddess how you would squeeze me like an ant! Show to me all of your strength, and I will respond in kind!" 

"..."

The thoughts of the war, the thoughts of my family, the thoughts of my friends fighting, all of that was quickly tossed aside as the burning excitement within me was bursting out. I knew that what I was feeling was absurd and illogical, but I couldn't help it. This was the truth of who I am. I may have talked like some big-shot hero in front of Rain-Senpai, but the truth was those were just my surface thoughts. The truth was deep within my soul was a burning desire of wanting to fight a battle were the odds were stacked against me, an unwinnable battle, against an invincible opponent. Even back then when I fought the demon lord, in the back of my mind I was excited. Now that I finally accepted myself and my selfishness, I had no more restrictions and I can be true to myself. 

"COME AT ME O' GODDESS! Grant me a battle that will satisfy my lust and greed!" 

"Foolish human, you still continue to talk so conceitedly. Allow me to show you the truth of your own weakness." 

...

The Goddess used one of her fingers that was larger than a mountain to try and pinch Edge to death. Yet the moment her finger came down, she felt pain. She quickly pulled her hand away and to her surprise, the Goddess saw her finger had been sliced off. Down below she saw the vicious smile on Edge's face as if he was looking at her as his prey.