Chapter 1: The Arrival of Galastrom The Mighty
"Alright everyone. Deities that is. Skyra, Zuma,Elena,Umi,Haze and even you Psion we all agree to summon her right?" Said Nea. The other deities simply nod. I just cross my arms and hold Gala tight in my arms. She sits on my lap crushing my legs with her heavy rear, but I bare it for her. How could someone that's only four foot five be so..mmm..heavy. It's like she's compact. Then again she is about one hundred forty pounds now. She ain't that mere ninety pounds anymore,plus her..assets in the T&A department definitely added to that factor. Girl has the body of a supermodel. Just with a slight pudginess to her. Anywho the other girls all go in the palace while I see the deities speak in a language I never heard before,they seem comfortable as can be while sitting on a smooth hard floor.
Silvia comes out the back door with some pink lemonade and hands it to me and Gala. Gala being as small as she is automatically drinks the cup with two hands instead of one. Sooo cute. I remember Psion and her were supposed to go on a date,but godly business took a front seat and now I have a daughter who's sorta miffed at the idea of summoning her dead ancient birth mother.
"Don't worry gray bean. They should be done soon hehe. Just don't get into any trouble okay? Besides don't ya wanna see your Momma?" I asked Gala. She was happy and nodded her head furiously and giggled. Still crushing my legs with her weight I pick her up slightly and readjust the position I'm in. The deities were now sitting in a circle and behold an green pillar of light formed lighting up the whole white void that was the Hidden Realm.
"Whoa..hm. Those gods are certainly something else eh Luna? Amazing that the God of Life and Death are coinciding to this one thing. Almost metaphorical in a way right?" Ember asked as she was walking outside with the other girls. In fact we all stood a safe distance and watched the green pillar shrink in width and grow in height. The power shook the very void and imploded leaving all of us stunned for a mere twenty seconds. "Danggit Nea!! We should've listened to Luna. Plus maybe if my shaman friend A'Sheleki was here this would have been done in a blink of an eye but noooo,you wanted to rush instead." Momma said.
Papa pitched in the conversation and added "I agree,besides we only know what our parents and foreparents have taught us of Galastrom, do we even have the technology to bring back such a being?" He pondered. Nea argued that it's for the best of all of Neotic Kind that this ancient heroine be summoned at once. The other deities said nothing and remained neutral. Azou hugged me from behind almost as if her older sister instinct kicked in. I think she has a knack for sensing danger.
"Stay close Gala Bean, Mommy doesn't want you to get hurt, a battle of gods or goddesses is highly dangerous and often unpredictable. Well according to your Grandpa Zuma hehe. But still EVERYONE should stay behind me." I also add. The other girls stand strong and valiant awaiting any horror after the second attempt of summoning Galastrom. No luck this time it was just green fog and egg smelling smoke.
I hate eggs wholeheartedly and want nothing to do with them. The smell was so bad that only Grandpa Hrotha was unfazed he wobbled on over to me and patted my head with his strong sausage fingers. Though he was old in age Papa and him would always protect me and Azou no matter what. I saw in his one good eye an beautiful shade of emerald green. His purple skin was darker than Momma's but that same feistiness and vigor course through his veins. Grandma Hrotha stood in front of me and I never realized just how much I look just like her.
Minus the few grey long strands of hair and a not so slender figure and being five foot eleven. She took out a large sword and helt it firmly protecting me at all cost. "My grandparents are sooo cool. I'm not just saying that for Grandma Umi or Elena,but for Great Granny Willow and Grandma and Grandpa Hrotha." I said with childish enthusiasm. Speaking of Great Granny Willow. She was still fit for a woman of sixty-five years. She took such good care of herself she looks at least thirty years old. I can see were my Granny Elena gets her looks from now. Great Granny Willow simply flew with her massive white wings and gracefully descended in front of Azou and the other girls protecting her from the oncoming visitor.
"Wow..well Skyra and the other deities are setting up for one more try but this time. WE CANNOT FAIL, IF WE FAIL NOW FAFIR IS GONNA USE US AS DOOR MATS!! T..That monster is nothing but a mindless, cynical, evil, horrendous brute who only wants women and our world for himself!! As painful as the truth may be I now realize he never wanted me...he just wanted to add another woman to his body count!" Nea says angrily. Momma hugs her closely and so does Psion. Her one and only son. I float off my feet and go to comfort Nea but Grandpa Hrotha stops me. "Though you may relate to the Queen of the Gods. Now is not the time to aid her. Let her grieve and mourn in peace." He says. He never talks as long as I known him,but him and Papa always knows what's right from wrong. Speaking of Papa. He floated towards me and hugged me with all his might squeezing me and Azou who wrapped both of us up in her furry,long, elastic tentacles. Not weird to me but to Ember she freaked out when she saw that Azou just nonchalantly pierced the skin of her back just for those tentacles to emerge.
"Okay..okay..gaaah..your crushing us Azou put..us down please. " I grunted. She loosened her mighty grip and carried me on her tentacles like I'm weightless. "When she get so strong?" I wondered such power from one Ojoo creature,let alone the FIRST OJOO creature is amazing. Papa went back to the circle and the deities had us stand back. This time further than before. They spoke in that ancient language that only few should know such as: Primordial gods, Nea, The mysterious Beyonders and Fafir himself. I read in this years version of the Neotic God Book that the Beyonders were being on the very scale of gods and something an bit more than that.
In fact they were rumored to coincide with Nea the Aether Prophecy or so I heard from Chelsea who is a Neotic God Book lore nerd. I scratched my head and shake it off for now. Luna brain not so good. Hehe. A minute later and the green pillar is back. Engulfing all the Hidden Realm once again and the egg-smelling smoke emerge,than the pillar imploded and followed a loud boom. That knocked all of us to the ground. An silence soon emerged. I slowly awaken to a green swirling steady portal it just..floated in mid air. The deities were even shock and curious.
"Everyone stay calm and make room. We don't know what could be on the other side of this portal,so make haste if need be." Nea commanded. We all immediately fell in line and just awaited anxiously what or whom would come out of that looming portal. Fortunately we didn't wait to long. Only three hours. We decided to have a small picnic and play some games.
"That is very unsettling there. Isn't Nea gonna do anything?" Silvia asked me. I simply shrugged and kissed her flawless shiny legs. She wasn't wearing pants today but an denim jean skirt with an orange top that revealed her curvy midriff. She gave me a noogy and Gala meditated I think she out of all of us knows exactly who is coming. In the next moment. The egg-smelling odor went away,the smoke was slowly getting sucked back in and finally the portal closed. Only for five mintues,it opened and out came a bare grey..well slightly paler grey foot than that of Gala. We all saw an glowing green figure with an womanly outline emerged. Her glow faded away but her eyes were close. All of us felt this overwhelming aura completely takeover the Hidden Realm and soothe it to the core.
The woman raised her head slowing and flipped her long,black, wavy hair to the back side and smiled. Once she opened her eyes we all looked at Gala immediately. She was in tears of joy and rushed to the woman without hesitation. The woman embraced Gala and said. "Velé Mei..Yu..no..tu..fouw..loke" No one understood her language so the woman kissed Gala's cheek and smelled the crown of her head than spoke in English. "This is my daughter in her..I am pleased. Now as for the one who summoned her from her lonely prison. I bow to you." She said. She bowed before me..Me?..why me. I'm no one special yet everyone treats me like I'm royalty, well minus Silvia and a few others but..I'm honored. "I..well..y..your welcome..she's just so cute and..I couldn't leave her alone. She deserves only the best." I honestly say. The woman was shorter than me but her aura made her seem like she was over eight feet tall. She was Gala's height of four foot five and had muscular arms with a pudgy belly that stuck out a small bit. Her thighs were rather thick along with her toes and cheeks. She had white markings instead of light grey ones. She introduced herself as Galastrom and bowed before Nea and Papa. She didn't recognize Momma as a goddess,but did so out of respect for Nea.
"Welcome Galastrom. As you can see you have been resurrected two thousand years into the future were your daughter Gala is a young woman now and she is in good hands hehe. Right Luna." Nea said. I smile and giggled. Galastrom's eyes brighten as if she heard my name before. "Luna..Luna..Luna..what a beautiful name. Hehe. That was going to be Gala's name before I settled on well Gala..My real name isn't Galastrom. It is Gail Omenella. I am the second Drenukk in this time it seems. Two thousand years ago. Numanag was defeated and Fafir was banished to some strange realm,but..I sense that you all are powerful..however..No..no..t.that can't be. THE LORD OF BEASTS LIVES?!!" She hollered.
"I..uh. yeah he managed to break free from that,take over Nius and Hexus along with Neo itself. But the good news is..umm..your alive and have the most history with Fafir, besides me. Cause..he's a primordial deity and all that." Nea said nervously. Galastrom or..pfft..Gail for that matter walked towards me and place an hand on my forehead. "This..this girl..pardon me Lady Skyra,but this girl..Luna..she's powerful in her own right. She reeks of this incredible,insatiable,overwhelming power yet..there may be more locked away. Hmm..I have a idea for all of the inhabitants of this..realm. We trained rigorously until that no good monster Fafir is ready to fight." The woman says. The other girls cheer and are on board for this,but me..I'm not so sure.
Gala starts talking with her Momma and immediately hits it off with her. It's like lookin in a mirror. Creepy. Gala reintroduced me to Galastrom and says she calls me Mommy and Silvia well Mommy Silvia. The muscly woman folds her arms and puts an hand on her chin and smiles. "I'll allow it. Since I was dead for two thousand years. My baby is your baby Luna or should I say mighty Aether. Ya see when the good dead go to Nius we can hear EVERYTHING. So I knew all along from the heavenly realm what you were doing with her and I gotta say. Your one bad mama jamma and then some. Plus she has an bit of your looks to ya know hehe." She says slapping my back which hurt like wildfire.
Silvia comes and introduces herself to her. These two woman both have some alpha female energy and also hit it off. I shrugged it off until Galastrom grabs the back of my collar with one thick finger. "Not so fast missy,you may be strong but your weak compared to me and that's no boast,the power you so desperately failed to hide is mind numbing at best,but as for me it's child's play. For your peeps here it's too much hehe. Basically what I'm saying..Us Drenukks can endure a hell of a lot more than you all and then some." She said obviously boasting.
Umi shows Galastrom to her room and the bathroom she'd be using to bath. Soon as she's done with that I'm bothered by the audacity of this woman. Gala is more sweet and gentle. Her momma already is gruff,rough and an bit too big for her britches. Silvia tells me not to overthink it but I get changed in a black leotard and wrap up my left foot while putting on a purple toeless sock on my right. I do some stretches and practice some kicks.
Galastrom comes outside in an new outfit. She wore an purple sleeveless jacket with an brown skin-tight crop top underneath. Her jacket and skirt had a neon green fur trim and the skirt revealed her white markings further. She wore no shoes only matching neon green foot ankle bracelets with purple fur adorned them. She simply smirked and yawned trying to tick me off.
"Oh no oh no..looks like the big bad Luna is gonna get meeee..what are your a gymnasts? Why wear a leotard,kinda impractical, butt,buttt..smart. Shirts can be baggy and give the opponent the advantage same with pants and shorts. However.." She said before she instantly appeared next to me. "Skirts have an bit more variety." She said tripping me off my feet and smiled.
"Your training begins now Luna. I am not gonna go easy on you. Ya wanna beat Fafir than you better put in one hundred percent and than some. Come on! up to your feet." She said. I tried and I'm floored to the ground with a light tap to the forehead. What was worst it was from her elbow. This lady is trying to kill me!!! Galastrom noticed everyone else just sitting around. So she cloned herself and had everyone including my grandparents focus on some type of training. Pushups,situps, planks you name the exercise and we did it.
As for me. Galastrom wasn't happy. She effortlessly picked me up by my straps and placed me on my feet. "Again!! This time with effort. I want you to try and simply hit me. I wanna know just how strong you are." She sternly said. I ball my fist up and she didn't even move but it seemed like she dodged my attack. Instead I was on the floor gasping for air. Galastrom picked up my weary head and said. "We have a long way to go kid. You may have fooled them,but ya ain't foolin' me. "