Inheriting a Lost Bloodline, My First Task is to have heirs?!
Chapter 102 - 102 - A Crash Course on Bagging a Deity Husband

This is the second time I saw a person disappear into specks of light. At first, I couldn't help but be shocked. Sure, I may have panicked if I was another person but my soul link with Nische is still there so I know he did not die on me.

I asked Lia who I have been talking with since I have been to this realm, "What happened to Nische? It seemed like his growth accelerated so suddenly but he fell asleep without saying goodbye to me." I was kind of sad that we did not finish what we were talking about a while ago. I wanted to tease him more too. He did not even retort to my teasing yet. He looked cute too while hugging me like a koala.

Lia then asked me in a heavy and accusing tone, "How did you know his true deity name?" I stopped and asked back, "What true deity name? Who are you talking about?"

Lia with an irritated tone, "You just said the old world tree's true deity name. You shouldn't have known that. I never told you about it and the books you've read have never mentioned it so how? You have to come clean on this."

I reflected for a bit and tried to remember where I have heard of it or maybe read about it but I couldn't seem to remember no matter how hard I think of it. I have photographic memory so it was impossible for me to not remember if I have seen it once somewhere before. I also realized that what Lia said was true. She never told me about it and Nische never mentioned his name too.

After a few minutes, I gave up after starting to feel the signs of an impending headache and simply told Lia that I don't remember where I got the information at all with a blank face. She was quiet for a while and I was also thinking why it was a huge issue. It was just a name after all.

I gave her a name and a corresponding nickname and I gave Nische one too. I know they both had their real names and if they don't want to tell me about it, I really don't mind so what seems to be the problem? Lia eventually responded again and seemingly tried to change the topic by saying, "I wanted to teach you all about the deity mating ritual."

I looked up and said, "Huh? Why are you suddenly teaching me about a mating ritual? I don't have the time to mate with anyone. I am already busy with just those two I have as of the moment. I have to prioritize taking back the things those greedy and ungrateful elves and heralds stole from Nische. There are a dozen other more urgent things to do. This is not funny at all."

Lia then said, "This is important and this will be really quick." I rolled my eyes and then said, "FINE". She seems to not be accepting a no for an answer anyways.

Lia started with saying that the world tree was originally a deity who chose the form of a tree so he can fully envelope and support this world more effectively. She also said that he was almost two millenia old and he was never married, had no children and no lovers at all.

If I will summarize how Lia described him in detail, he was a grumpy, old recluse and a totally clueless virgin. I couldn't help but laugh at how blunt and severe the words she chose to describe him were.

After the introduction, she said that technically, Eieneans are part deity and part mystique. The deity part was from the empress' side of the family while my father who was the imperial consort was a half-human, half mystique.

If I would summarize it again, my bloodline is a little bit of everything. She then proceeded with talking about the deity mating ritual. Just like how it happens in this world, male deities are the ones that give birth to new deity babies. The problem is, deities don't have the basic emotions that other races usually have. You can even say that they are somewhat numb to worldly desires and simply act on the mission assigned to them at birth without any mercy.

For Nische, it was to support all the lives in Aeocrescens. This then brought me to the thought of how the previous deities were born if they do not have worldly or bodily desires, specifically, to mate.

She then said that most deities, as they live with other races in secret to manage the worlds they were assigned in, learn by observation. They start to learn about worldly desires and the idea of love, partnership, greed and lust for another being through observing others as they experience it. She also told me that deities are born genderless, meaning they aren't technically a male or a female. Once a deity reaches a millenia old which is like their coming of age, that is the time that their natural inclination appears.

For Nische, he was more inclined to the characteristics of a male so he started growing manly parts on his body and then he unknowingly started to have desires for women the longer the time he stayed in Aeocrescens. She then said that nobody has caught Nische's attention for the last hundreds of years that can make him give up his life of being a single man until he met me.

After the last sentence, though my reaction was quite delayed and it did not sink in my mind as fast as it should, I asked Lia, HUH? What did I even do for him to like me?"

Lia then said in a matter-of-factly tone, "He fell in love with you at first sight." I then said, "Eeehhh?! Where did that disgusting cliche phrase come from? The first time I met him, he was a seed!"

Lia then said, "I am telling the truth. If he didn't like you from the start, when you dropped a bit of your blood on his seed form, he would not have absorbed any of it. That is the first half of the deity mating ritual, you see?"

I already knew that the drop of blood I gave was the reason my soul suddenly got linked to Nische's. Lia and I have talked about these things in the past and I have already forgiven her for tricking me. As for that little seed, I have already learned to like the adorable Nische and being linked to him did not pose any negative consequences to me so it did not matter anymore.

I asked her in a curious tone, "What did you mean by first half? What's the other half?"

Lia answered, "The other half was calling on to the deity's true name. I never told you about his name and he never told you about it as well, right? When he called you wife, he must be testing you. He wanted to know if you have any knowledge of the mating ritual or you acted with your own agenda. When he realized that you did it without knowing what can happen, he kept quiet. The ritual will eventually lose its effects if the second half is not completed within half a year. I also apologized for testing my theory by asking you to put a drop of your blood on the seed. I never thought he would accept it that quickly."

I answered, "You mean it was just a test? And if he wasn't interested in having relations with me, the blood won't be absorbed so no ritual, correct? So he was the one who had an agenda in mind?"

Lia simply kept her silence. As for me, I ended up laughing and shaking my head. I was still laughing when I realized that the other half of the ritual seems to be familiar.

I immediately stopped laughing and asked Lia, "Wait. You asked me why I know his name. You said that I called him using his true name. Was his true name, "Laerad"?"

Lia answered with a curt, "Yes." It was my turn to be silenced.

Did I just complete the deity mating ritual without me knowing anything about it again? How did I know his name and I said it at that time as if I knew it all along? Why couldn't I remember where I have seen it or heard it? That was really on me.

After quite some self-reflection, I simply asked Lia, "Is there a way to undo the deity mating ritual? Is there a way to like go through a divorce or a spell I could chant to reverse it or something?"

Lia said, "This ritual was set in place by the gods even before this world and all the other ones came to being. They used their combined powers to put the binding power on this ritual. Unless you are as strong as all of them combined or you have a way to meet them and request this, there is no chance to undo it at all."

I was quietly listening and did not make a response. I don't have anything to counter to that.

When Lia realized I would not speak she continued by saying, "You are soul-bound and fate-bound with him from now on. And, you just had to use his name while proposing to have children once he heals up. You really put yourself inside that irreversible trap. Even if you luckily meet the gods and push the case for the dissolution of the ritual between the two of you, both of you mutually like the idea of having children together. There is no way you can prove that you did the ritual by force no matter what the circumstances were when the two steps of the ritual were completed. You gave your blood willingly. He accepted your blood. You became friends and planned your future together. You created a realm and planted him in it. You gave him more blood and even those plant fertilizers to ensure he would live well. You entered his consciousness to know how he's feeling or if he's okay. He willingly showed you all of his memories from the past till the present. Your connection was so strong that he heard your thoughts. You teased him about having children with you and he simply stayed quiet which means acceptance. You sealed it by calling his name while you are hugging. It was quite a comprehensive line up of conclusive evidence that there was indeed a relationship going on even before the ritual was completed, right?"

I could only sigh since everything she said was true. These things are done with no malice but in the eyes of others, it really looked like we are a dating couple. I rest my case on this. I now have my official third husband which coincidentally is also my first deity husband.