The Goddess

"Are you awake now?"

Felix, startled by the voice, stood up rapidly. He shook his head while thinking that the voice was only a hallucination. Think about it, he is in the middle of the forest, surrounded by small animals, with a big apple tree in the middle of it. In addition, he was just drifting peacefully in space just a minute ago, so who in their right mind would think that there will be someone in this fore--

"Don't kid your self, kid, come here."

Felix, startled again, starts thinking that he became a bit crazy. No, "a bit" is an understatement... He is definitely becoming craz-

"Don't cope kid, come here by the huge apple tree."

Hearing the soft heavenly voice again, Felix now starts to acknowledge the presence. He thinks about who might be the owner of this wonderful voice is. The voice sounds feminine so it might be a woman. So supposedly the voice's owner is a woman, then she must be a beauty then. On the other hand, if the owner is a man.... oh no, he might become confused. 

"Fufufu, I am a woman, child. Come here now, alright?"

Felix started to walk towards the huge apple tree in the middle of the forest. While walking, he was scratching his lips. He does this gesture as a sign that he is thinking deeply about something. He thinks about the things that happened just right now. Also, he is thinking about how beautiful the owner of the voice is, or handsome, we really don't discriminate here.

.....

Wait.... Wait... How does she know what Felix is thinking? He was suddenly startled by this almost missed fact. He stood still in his tracks, his courage to see the beauty dissipating... After all, he has read many stories about succubi who knows what your desires are and eventually will drain you of your very life---

"Stop what you are thinking now! I am not a succubus okay?! I am a goddess, and also I am married! I love my husband beyond anything else so don't think of me as those sluts alright?"

Felix, clearly relieved, started again to walk towards the huge apple tree. However, he stood still again in his tracks. He is thinking about how some goddesses are also--

"Just come here, alright. Just come."

With a bit of hesitation, Felix started earnestly walking towards the huge apple tree. He is a bit excited to see the person behind the voice. He is thinking about how kind and soft the voice sounded like, even if he is thinking about rude things before, she seemed to be chill.

After arriving at the huge apple tree, Felix saw a small pavilion underneath it. In the pavilion, he saw a beauty beyond normal standards. "Normal standards" is an understatement for her. She is definitely at the level of the top beauties of his previous world, no, she is absolutely even above them.

The scenery was very picturesque, very ethereal. Imagine this, a top-level beauty sipping her tea, while sitting on a tree stump with a hand-carved tree bark as a table. The pavilion is surrounded by stone pillars which is intricately classical, it was also decorated with different grooves, and it was also covered by the occasional moss. For the pavilion's base, a stone covered by some roots which gives off the feeling of fantasy and at the same time, 'modern meets ancient' type of vibes. For its roof, it was a dome covered by a multitude of moss which makes the smell of Earth more profound.

"Finished appreciating the scenery child?"

Felix was suddenly woken up from his reverie by the soft and beautiful voice. Her voice was much much much better face-to-face. If her voice from before was akin to a swan, now it was like a nightingale, soft, but also strong and alluring, it definitely can compel other people to do their bidding since it was that powerful. If people might hear this voice, they will immediately drop what they are doing and follow her wishes without any questions.

"Fufufu, that's why you are special my child. Even when you heard my voice back then, you still retained your cognitive thinking, even to the point of stopping at your tracks and be suspicious of me."

"I.. I am sorry, goddess... your voice just sounds so wonderful, and looking at you now... you look even more beautiful."

"Fufufu, it's alright, no harm done. Might I remind you that I am married. Come sit here in front of me."

She points toward the other side of the table. Across the goddess, there is a small stump for sitting. Felix went towards the pavilion, minding his steps so he might not stumble since there are numerous roots and rocks scattered in the ground, also, the one in front of him is a goddess, he need to keep his attitude in check. Once he reached the pavilion, he sat down at the tree stump and, suddenly a tea with an aromatic scent appeared in front of him. The aroma reminded him of the freshly picked apples he once ate in his grandmother's backyard. It also has a hint of something tangy which contrasts the sweetness of the smell, or even taste. Also, the tea has the smoky scent of something burnt yet inviting.

The goddess points toward the tea, gesturing Felix to drink it. Felix picked up his cup and drank it. Almost immediately, a tangy yet sweet taste hit him. It also has a bit of an after taste of something burnt, but it is not off-putting, rather it gives you the feeling of wanting more. 

"Might I ask goddess, what is this tea?"

"Fufufu, it's one of my best creations. Apple cider vinegar tea, with fresh apple juice, and golden apple bits on top, smoked with applewood. All of the apples were golden apples that were handpicked from this very tree we are sitting on."

Felix was refreshed by drinking the tree concocted by the goddess. Who would thought that the golden apples were handpicked by the goddess herself. Maybe this is why the tea was refreshing since it has the touch of a goddess. WAIT... golden apples?

"Fufufu, yes child. I will now introduce my self."

"I am Idun, and I am here to offer you a contract."