CHAPTER 3: The Goddess, The Slave

Zero's Point Of View

I woke up in the broad daylight, lying on the burnt lawn outside. Without any protection against monster lurking around that can grab me while I was unconscious, being open from every attacks I am unaware of. I stand up looking around the area of the grasses that had been burnt. As I made face palm as I remember what happened in the previous night and looked up at the Old Tree where I have grabbed the Golden Apple from that I ate. Realizing that I did not even bother to analyze it at that moment. Being mesmerized I forgot to do so and then eating it without any caution for safety. Because of that I decided to analyze it quickly. "INSPECTION".

I said as I look in to the tree to ensure something before creating conclusions that would also be a very intriguingly mistake.

NAME: Tree Of The Magic Goddess

CLASS: Ancient

RANK: SSS

- An ancient tree that is has a very huge sturdy trunks and body that cannot be cut or pierced through even for the sharpest blade. It was being searched for over several centuries for it's fruit that only bears once in a million years.

FRUIT: Apple Of Eternal Mana

CLASS: Rare

- A very rare fruit that only a few personalities has obtained such as Heroes, Sages like Merlin as it grants infinite power.

Upon seeing the result I was shocked for that a truth can be so unthinkable. "What the heck does that mean?". I muttered as I shake my head in disbelief. Thst all this time I have been sheltering underneath a glorified devine tree. "STATS". I immediately says to check my status for any changes for the past night time. And there is a very major changes in just a short time and these are:

MP: Infinite

LEARNED:

Extreme Regeneration (Unique)

- Gained after being struck by a Magical Lightning.

Fire Protection

- Gained after eating the apple.

Godspeed (Bestowed)

- Gained after surviving a contact with the Goddess' power.

Goddess Companion

- It is an ability to companionship directly with the Goddess.

My head hurts after reading those descriptions of abilities I had just recently gained overnight. Knowing that a goddess was involved with by being my companion, I snapped. "C-Companion?!!!". I feel so down at the moment knowing what that means. I hope she's not the useless type. I mean, I just did read mangas and animes with a goddess being so prideful for heing powerful but uses it in useless stuff.

"Aren't you happy being accompanied by me, Huh?". A very seductive voice near the lobe of my ear making me shiver in that moment added by those voluptuous things being pressed upon my back. Immediately staying away from her and look at her. She has a curly red hair paired with a golden crown with a ruby crystal in her head, a sexy coca cola body and delicate voluptuous pairs. As a person of solidarity I was surprised for being in that situation... but they're true it was "Soft". "Oh, are you thinking of naughty of me". Facing her I signed with not using my head fastly doing sideways alternately. With a reddened face for being ashamed I asked her to divert and change the topic. "Who are you?". I asked at her but a playful smile formed in her lips. "Oh are you interested, Well I'm Goddess Merliona". She proudly says but it didn't concern me at that time. "Aren't you surprised for a bit there?".She says with a intrigued expression in her face looking at me. " Yeah Yeah, Whatever". I muttered that made her pose like those Ara Ara type of character. "Well well well aren't you so rude in front of a goddess". She says as she playfully slided her finger trough my chest seducing me but I am resisting. "S-Stop" I stutterly says. "Are you a virgin, don't worry so am I?" She teases. "So, what if I am, more importantly aren't you a goddess, is it necessary for me to be stuck by a lightning bolt after eating that apple?". I said diverting the mood. "Ah are concerned about it, that wasn't really necessary normally tou would only be in experiencing extreme heat... but" She teasely stopped. "But?". I said in interest. "but its worth it if you have suffered for obtaining it, It's more entertaining that way". She said without any hesitation at all.

"So you you are telling that it's just your gimmick and I am now your playy

thing?". I said in an expressionless way of speaking but she ignored. "Yup!". She nonchalantly says with a happy go lucky attitude. Within hearing her straightforward answer, it hit me like a hard slap in the face.

Uninterested in talking to her for long. Shaking my head in disbelief. I am thankful of not gaving a useless goddess, but then there's that drawback of having a Sadistic Mischievous Goddess. " Hey where are you going?" She asked and chase after me. "Going to collect bamboo trees to complet my house". I replied to her and wave my hand as a goodbye sign. Unsettled she followed me go in the depth of the forest. When we arrived at the place where I got a hold of bamboo trees. "There is someone else here aside frok the two of us". Merleona says that alerted me as the fact that there is another person here. "Search". I said in whispering voice as possible focusing to track him or her. For a moment I sensed a presence hiding in the bushes. "Come out now, we know you're there?". Merleona said in a very authorizing manner. As expected of a Goddess, with it slowly revealing herself a young teen girl appeared. "Please don't kill me I'm begging you". She says in a weak voice before collapsing. I immediately run into her and carry her without saying anything. As she has shackles in her neck, arms and legs and bruises. There is no questioning it for how tereble these injuries are. She is a Runaway Slave.