Mother knows best
Their conversation came to a halt when Madam Patria opened the door of the ward room inhabited by Athena, based on her memory, this was her birth mother who had been a single mother after being divorced by Athena's father 20 years ago.
Athena's father married his new wife and had a daughter born in the same year as the marriage, apparently the affair between them had been going on since before the divorce took place. The original host does not seem to be having any sort of fondness towards her father, but absolutely love her mother more than anything in this world.
Madam Patria was still standing watching her daughter who had regained consciousness after the manic attack episode. She placed her handbag on the table near the bed and her eyes glazed over as she walked towards Athena who was still standing stiffly without showing any emotion towards her mother.
Holding Athena's hand that still had the residue of the tape from the IV infusion, Madam Patria placed it on her cheek and closed her eyes while breathing a sigh of relief. Her mind works hard to accept it, especially this is the child she had raised for 20 years.
She turns her head and orders Harmony to leave them for a while, Harmony is only able to give up and pray that Athena does not say unpleasant words, especially about reincarnation, afraid of being labeled as insane and being placed in a mental ward. She wants to return to the 7th skies as soon as possible, if Athena is placed in a a mental hospital, it will made the effort halted, regardless of her fascination about this world, it is a complete different than what she wants, she wants to return to serve Anaya who is the most beautiful and kind -hearted goddess.
Harmony slowly retreated her steps and keeping her eye contact onto Athena that stood leaning on the wall next to the window, she mouthed her words after word silently to not talking nonsense only to be ignored by her.
Not being able to stall much longer she dejectedly leaving the pair and closed the door carefully and waited outside of the room.
Madam Patria heard the door clicked and let go Athena's hand immediately to face her with a broken hearted face, her nose felt sour and her eyes glisten from the tears pooling under it.
"She is gone?" her firm voice is laced with shakiness and feared.
Athena understood the question, she has long sense something amiss when madam Patria walking in earlier without removing her gaze towards her.
She nodded and soon her mother flop on the floor covering her mouth and shaking her head trying hard to hold her cry as she is worried to be heard. Athena was lost on what need to be done, she is put in an awkward situation for she has never one to console someone or help them grief. She stood there trying to reach Madam Patria's head and pat it, however her hand was grabbed by her and she held it both hands like pleading.
"Please! please help me find her murderer?"
The pleading of a mother grieving for her child is a sight that even a demon will crumbled upon witnessing it. Athena's tried recalling her memory of the original Athena and failed to recalled any of the accident incident.
"Please! Promise me, i will give you anything" The pleading stopped Athena from her reverie, and she nodded. She wasn't a kind person, despite her reputations she is one of the goddess that uphold justice and fairness leading her to the riot 500 years ago, when one of her general was sentenced to death upon accused for treason.
"I will find the truth" Athena was hugged by Madam Patria that silently crying with her head on Athena's chest, her frail body shaken and trembled remembering her precious daughter has long gone in this world.
Couple moments later, Madam Patria wiped her tears and blow her nose with a handkerchief from her purse as she looked at Athena in front of her.
"We will take revenge for Athena" her determination as a human tickles Athena's cold hearted, she loves seeing human that are determined for revenge, she can taste the sweetness in it. How she is wish the original host shares the same spirit as her mother, perhaps she will still be alive.
"Good! I love your spirit!"
"Who are you? i want to know.." Madam Patria intense stare stabbing Athena's gazed. She smiled looking at the woman in front of her.
"Eris daughter of Solomon"
"The E E Evil ERIS?" Suddenly she turned timid like a rabbit hearing the name Athena's mention.
"wow, humans are so misinformed" crossing her arm, Athena walked and slumped on the bed looking at Madam Patria.
"I am not the evil Eris, i am a goddess of war and chaos, i might live up of my name, but that does not mean i am evil, you are still alive aren't you?"
Rubbing her chin a little taken aback, she had realized that madam Patria recognized her as a the Eris. Humans view them as folklore nothing but a myth, after all humans believe in a different religion and gods, certainly not a mystical gods and goddesses as them.
"I am the descendent of a weapon manufacturer, we have a shrine built in our family mansion dated thousands of years ago in the name of Lady Eris the goddess of War in honor of her wisdom" Madam Patria confirming Eris suspicious based on the original host memory.
Wide smile curved on her chubby face as she uttered..
"The Smith..."
Madam Patria nodded..