A Mother's Sacrifice...
"It seems that you now know who I am, you are really smart. My name is Celeste Alisha and It seems that my daughter fell in love with the right person." The woman laughed very gently, and her laugh was so melodic that it quickly puts everyone at ease. But instead of feeling at ease, Yuki felt alarmed all over her body, because her guess was half-correct. She had originally thought that Aika came from the same blood lineage as this beautiful woman, so she thought that she was Aika's Aunt, because she resembles this woman. But she was wrong, this woman was not the Sister of the Fairy Saintess, but her Mother. She and Zaril are Aika's blood-related Grandparents.
"Fell in love? You're her mother, but you don't know that your daughter is already dead? If you think that you can easily make me believe you without any concrete evidence, you are wrong-," Yuki didn't manage to finish her words when another woman came out of the same portal. Out of pure shock, she took a few steps back as she looks at the beautiful woman with jet-black hair and pink eyes that resembles Aika.
"I know that you are confused, and my daughter here seems to be so excited that she can't explain anything to you. So I'll do it. To answer your question about why my daughter is already dead and suddenly came back alive, the truth is that she has already died. But she came alive all thanks to you because what she left in the Flute in your hands is not a residue of her Mana, but her Soul Realm. The results of you creating Aika resulted in her coming back alive. And with all of that done, I will get to the important part. You and my daughter, are technically married, but it is clear that you don't have any feelings for my daughter. Which is understandable, but I want you to give her a chance to be with you, even if you already have two wives with you." Alisha said with a slight smile on her face as she then put her hand behind her daughter's restless back as she then gently pushes her toward Yuki's direction causing a gasp to leave her mouth.
"He- hello! I believe you already know my name, it's Celeste Amane. I just want to say thank you for bringing me back alive, but my love for you is not that shallow. That is not the only reason why I fell in love with you, because if it was I would never have in the first place. It would be just endless gratitude towards you, but as time passes. I found you more interesting, and I fell for you. By the way, you act and how you carry yourself even in a difficult situation, you never back down from anyone. Even till now, you are not afraid of these people, even my Father who is a Primordial God, you simply don't care about them." Celeste took her time as she took a breath as spoke once again full of love.
"I feel like I want to be honest with you… At the first, what I only want is my daughter, Aika. I didn't care about you at all and just told her that she can call you Mommy because you still have the right to be called that. But all of that changed as I continue watching both of you, and it feels like destiny for me. Aika brought the two of us together." Celeste said as she then waited for Yuki to respond. She knows that she was being pushy by wanting Yuki to accept her feelings, but it doesn't matter to her how long it would take for that to happen. Even if it takes a whole eternity she would wait for Yuki to accept her feeling and decide to be with her.
"I… Let me process all of this for now, alright? I didn't expect all of this to happen, I thought at first that this will only be a talk with me and the Primordial Gods, but suddenly it became complicated." Yuki held her forehead and sighed.
"You don't need to feel burdened. You can process everything, we are not giving you any time, I just want my daughter to get the happiness that she deserves. Also, if I can ask a selfish wish, can you take my daughter with you?" Alisha was the one who spoke this time which led Yuki to make a choice, but after making a proper decision. She chose to take Celeste with her, not to build a relationship but to let her meet Aika. She was sure that the little girl would be delighted and once Celeste heard Yuki agree, she was so happy.
"I have one final question before you can take me back… Did 200 years really have passed since I was gone?" Yuki's voice seems to shake when she asked this question, she was afraid that 200 years have passed. If that were to really happen, she was not ready to accept all of the changes that happened. She will miss a lot, especially the growing phase of her cute little daughters, that is something that she wants to see in her lifetime.
"Ah, about that… You don't need to worry about a single thing. We have fixed that, the time that you have spent in the Mortal Realm would be the same as in the Mystic Dragon Heaven. So in reality, you have only been gone for about a few months. All of us four took pity on you and the family that you have left if you were really to be gone for 200 years. But there is another reason, your mother…. She asked us to remove that because she doesn't want you to be burdened. This is supposed to be a secret, but I will tell you because it is serious. Your mother… She lost all of her Divine Powers as a result of wanting this, meaning she is no longer a Goddess-," Momozano was the one to explain, but before anyone of them could react. All of them were one of the few people to feel Yuki's outburst. Yuki's bloodlust went over the top, as Ice begins to devour everything around them. Nothing was safe, even a Star died under the sheer coldness of it. The most shocking part is that, the Universe that they were in started to collapse.
"I will only say this once… Bring back my Mother's Divine Powers, or whatever she sacrificed to not let all of this happen. Instead… I will gladly take all of the consequences." Yuki spoke in an unbelievably cold tone that no one has ever heard of. Her protective nature towards her family only increases because of her new Passive.