Chapter 20: Sephirah and Sephirot

"So you and Yaya knows each other for three years now?" Alex asked as he stood in line along with Yoruichi, and Yaya.

They can't just skip the line after all, there are other cats who has arrived before them.

"Yup! I saw her befriending some Cat Gods during the Cat Festival, she looks interesting so I decided to approach her."

Yoruichi remembered clearly, she was only 20 years old at that time, and Yaya was twelve, she was making friends with various Cats Gods and obtained the ability to summon them on the process.

(AN: Remember, that there are no Shinigamis here, the Gotei 13 are a group of Human Exorcist dedicated on killing Hollows. Its explained in chapter 11)

She was actually shocked at that time, it was the first time she saw a human having a contract with several other Cat Gods. She even invited Yaya to join the 2nd Squad of Gotei 13 as she's the captain.

(AN: I know...an explanation will be given later in the story)

Too bad Yaya refused, and Yoruichi herself did not insist. After all, the 2nd squad is the shadow of Gotei 13, she doesn't want to let a child experience that.

"Hm, Yaya has been playing with Yoruichi ever since then, though only during a gathering." Yaya added.

"Hmm," Alex hummed as he began to stretch his arms, as for Alice? Well, Yoruichi is carrying her.

Now that Alice knew Yoruichi wasn't planning on "taking" her away from her papa, the two seems to get along quite well.

Alice sniffed Yoruichi's hands as she smiled, "You smell like Yaya-neecha!"

"Oh? I do don't I? We're both part-cat after all."

Alex smiled, before he remembered that he still need to meet Emilia five days from now.

He can already imagine the denial and anger of that hero which will surely cause Alice to cry—after all, a child will surely cry if their parents denied them of being their child.

Alex really has no plan on meeting her before at least a month has passed. But he just can't say no to his daughter when she gave him "that" look—its instant defeat on his part!

"Ooh~" Alice awed as she looked down at the cliff.

"We're going next." Yoruichi grinned as Yaya just nodded her head with eager look.

After all, even though Yaya has been friends with Cat Gods for a long time, she has only been inside the Nyatopia once, and that was during the time when she made a contract with her first Cat God.

Alex was also quite eager, he wanted to compare the space that is said to be on the same level as the members of Hexagram, to his own pocket-world.

The group of three, along with a baby moved. As they passed by the Torii Gate, a bright white flash temporarily blinded them.

When their eyesight returned, they saw a stairs made of stones with several cat statues placed on the side—separated by at least three meters.

And at the very end of the stairs, is a floating island—no, a floating city, with a tall and large tree on the middle, he can even see a lot of buildings.

He looked down, and the city below was gone, replaced by a wide ocean.

Alex couldn't help but shake his head in defeat. His space couldn't compare in size and grandiose at all, but with concept that he and Judecca made, his space was still the best place to live.

And if he wanted to, Alex can even make a world himself, if he used Stardust Energy, along with the Seven Age of Gods Magic, so a sub-space this size is something he can easily make.

Though he got to admit, that this space is definitely better in environment compared to his own.

"Let's go." Yoruchi smiled at them as she began to climbed the stairs, still carrying Alice.

Yaya followed beside her while Alex walked behind them. He was observing the changes in his body.

His magic seems to be restless, not in a bad way, but as if it was jumping in joy—and this only happened one time since he arrived in this world.

He narrowed his eyes as he gaze at the large tree on the city ahead, 'Could it be...? I mean, it wasn't properly explained in the manga, and not all of them were introduced...so there's a chance.'

Alex followed after the two girls until they reached the city. Every cat seems to be in festive mood, even the entire city was decorated.

'I guess this Elder Cat God is very important and loved by the cats.'

He looked around the stores and stands, and it seems like the cats used a different currency. Its still paper though.

"Papa! Papa! Look! Fly'n neko!" Alice called her papa while pointing at the cats with wings flying around.

Alex looked up and his cheek twitched as he was familiar with those type of cats. 'Seriously, even them?'

"Those are Exceeds," Yoruichi explained, "Don't be fooled by their size and rather cute appearance, they are strong, they are the one who maintains peace in this place. Their position is quite similar to the Police and Chuuma Ninjas."

"Oohh~" Alice smiled as she called out to them, "Neko nya~! Here~! Here~!"

Some of them paused and waved at her with a smile before continuing their job. Alice couldn't stop smiling after that.

After awhile, they arrived at the bottom of the large tree, where a two muscular cats that resembled a certain partner of a certain iron eating dragonslayer, can be seen guarding the entrance.

"Looks like we aren't late huh." Yoruichi said with a smile, "The party will start at 8 in the morning and will end in 8 in the evening, we still have time."

Yoruichi and Yaya then took out a golden card and handed it to the guards.

"These are my friends." Said Yaya, while pointing at Alex and Alice.

The guards just nodded and let them in. Alex was actually thinking about some Xianxia/Wuxia cliché, he was glad none of it happened.

Inside the tree is actually a large space, a hall to be exact, with tables, chairs, chandeliers, and a throne—possibly for the Elder Cat God.

The four of them stood at the corner and waited for the arrival of the elder. Seeing the Exceeds earlier, Alex already has an idea on who the elder is.

After a few minutes, someone finally announces the arrival of the elder, causing the hall to be silent as they stood up straight—everyone in the hall are all Humanoid cats.

The Elder Cat God finally made an entrance, the Elder has the appearance of a Humanoid Female Cat, She has white fur and gray eyes, with diamond patterns dotted around them, as well as a piercing on her left ear.

While wearing her garb, very little can be seen in her appearance, this being a flowing, multilayer dress with excessive ruffles on the back.

Alex's cheeks twitched, 'Heh, as expected. So its that cat huh? The Queen of Exceed from the anime Fairy Tail.'

However, what surprised Alex the most was her presence. It was vast, but not overbearing, in fact it was gentle and kind, but certainly hid a great power.

He smirked, his suspicions were confirmed. This Elder Cat God is the same as the Landlady—

—A Sephirah.

Sephirah are the fruits bore from the Tree of Sephirot, which is said to be the Tree that Forms the World. There are Ten of them, each one tied to a different aspect of the world.

For example, the First Sephirah, known as Keter, also known as Crown, governs over the soul, human thoughts, and dreams.

It corresponds to the number one, its jewel is Diamond, its color is white, it governs the underworld, and with a guardian angel known as Metatron.

Another one is the Ninth Sephirah, known as Yesod or Foundation, it governs over the Astral Plane and one's self awareness.

It corresponds to the number Nine, its jewel is Quarts, its color is purple, it governs the moon, and with a guardian angel known as Gabriel.

Alas=Ramus, or Alice is a fragmented incarnation of Yesod. Why fragmented? Because when a certain angel stole her, the angel shattered the Yesod into several pieces.

The Landlady is also a Sephirah, though he doesn't know what kind of Sephirah she is. However, he does know that she is a Sephirah of the world known as "Earth", while Alice is a Sephirah of the world known as "Ente Isla"

Each world has a Tree of Life, and each of them bore ten fruits. Though there might be a case where an Eleventh known as Baath, will appear.

Now, Alex met another Sephirah aside from his daughter and the landlady.

As if feeling a gaze on her, the Elder Cat God turned her gaze and her eyes met with Alex.

However, her eyes was immediately attracted by the child that a familiar woman with purple hair was holding.

'Yesod?'