Inheriting a Lost Bloodline, My First Task is to have heirs?!

Chapter 101: Chapter 101 - The inner thoughts of an old tree

Nische’s POV

(dates back to when he first met Luna)

As I saw the world tree realm I created finally being swallowed back by the darkness that I painstakingly pushed back when I started building it, I would be lying if I said that I did not feel the loss. If a tree had one, I can also say my heart broke. All I could feel was pain all over my body, my mind and I think it even reached my soul. With my remaining mana, I continued watching over what was happening to the races that left my realm and found their sanctuaries in the human realm. I thought they will change their ways and live more peacefully. Other races did and they learned to live and co-exist with humans with again, the exception of those elves and heralds. They just continued their evil ways. I started to have thoughts of eliminating each and every member of those races because all problems came from them but then they are still beings created by the gods and they should still serve some type of purpose. This may be the reason why they haven’t faced extinction yet.

As I watched the years go by, I realized that the gift that Eieneos left this world was quite amazing. The races haven’t noticed it yet for now but I know they soon will. I somehow realized that I may have developed a twisted personality after the repeated betrayal and I was actually enjoying watching them desperately struggling to at least have a child born for their bloodlines and that is to no luck, of course.

Eieneans control the cycle of birth and gives a continuous buff on fertility just by existing in this world. With the absence of the mana they provide and the said fertility buff, their absence clearly became a curse. I marvelled at their desperation and helplessness on the circumstances they have created for themselves. I only thought, ”Serves all of you right.”

Eventually, I got tired watching them and decided to enter my deep slumber as I wait for the heir of Eieneos to descend. She would eventually come, I just don’t know exactly when. I assumed my seed form and slept on the comfortable bed that was created for me inside the Eieneos palace next to the four slumbering noble heirs. In a way, I’m an heir too so it is fine if we just sleep together till somebody wakes us up.

I don’t know how many years it has been. Maybe it is already several centuries after when I felt the familiar mana inside the Eieneos palace. I awoke from my slumber and simply observed the young girl that entered the secret room where I was. She looked ethereally beautiful and looked almost identical to her mother though she got her hair color and eyes from her father. She looked curiously at the beds that had slumbering men in it. I did not know what she did but I felt the men suddenly feeling somewhat uncomfortable? No, the better term was aroused? What is she even doing while keeping that cold facial expression. Is the heir an evil person? If she was, this world is doomed.

She seemed to be talking to someone when I suddenly saw her look my way. Oh my. I am just a seed. Please spare me. She picked me up carefully and flipped me while observing the exterior of the seed. I shivered in her hand to signify that I’m a living being. I saw her smile for the first time as she poked me with her finger. I was stunned at how beautiful her smiling face was. I think I heard her say that she will create a new realm for me and plant me? I am not sure anymore as my thoughts got clouded as I was staring at her face. I felt everything around me go quiet and the surroundings slowed down but suddenly, she threw me up in the air and then I was thrown inside her storage! Was I just treated as an object? I am a living being! This rude heir! I waited and waited for her to bring me out but I guess she forgot about my existence. How about the promise she made to plant me?

After several days, I felt the owner of the storage move to a different realm. I felt a sudden and strong need to get out of the storage. When I finally got out, I smelled the scent of ash, burnt soil and the stale smell of desolation. It was a faint but very familiar scent since this is how the previous realm was like at the start. I found myself very excited and I even begged her in my seed form to plant me here. We had a very hard time understanding each other though. I am very thankful to whoever she was speaking to because she suddenly thought of dripping a few drops of blood to me. She could have just sent mana to me. Why blood? This is the first part of the deity mating ritual. Well, it was only half so it was fine.

I wanted to test if she had any idea about what she had just done or if she knew anything about the deity mating ritual so I greeted her with a cute voice I chose for myself. I heard that women always had soft spots for cute children so I had to take this route though I did not want to. I then teasingly called her wife then everything went downhill from there. I felt her intense anger and even a hint of killing intent. I was just glad that it wasn’t directed to me. She did not know. She was tricked into it. I should be more careful around her in the near future. I shouldn’t let her call me by my true name or else, we’re tied for life.

I followed all her instructions and started calling her, ”big sister”. I also tested the waters by saying that I will grow up as a good-looking and powerful man and she could at least give me a chance. Why am I even convincing her to like me? This is so not me. I have always been fine living alone. FINE. I am an old, unmarried deity who has been around for almost two millenia. I have never liked anyone enough to think of doing the mating ritual with them. I am clueless, okay? Wait. Was I just hit by what they called ”love at first sight”? NO! I have to calm down. I did not wait for several centuries just to flirt!

I refocused my mind and discussed with her what my tasks are and she discussed hers with me. It turns out, our tasks are aligned and we can even help each other out to reach the completion of our tasks quicker. As I talked with her more, I realized how kind and smart she was. It would be fun to have long conversations with her everyday for the rest of my-. STOP. Once all the plans have been set, I encouraged her to plant me in the ground quick. The quicker I get my strength back, the quicker I could create my physical tree body and separate my deity form from it. I already learned my lesson. I will definitely not put all my life essence and mystique mana in my golden tree form just in case somebody tried to hurt me again.

She gladly planted my seed in the ground and even gave me more drops of her blood as well as plant fertilizers and vitamins like a good old farmer. I don’t know what use I have of these things so I simply absorbed the blood and then mixed all those things in the soil surrounding me. If it helps, good. If it doesn’t, it’s the thought that counts. I had to lie to her that I will be seeing her in a month. With how weak I am in soul, mana and body, I probably would need at least half a year in the human realm. That is a lot of time if you multiply it to ten years for each day. The time needed for me to get my human form may decrease if she can get back those orbs as well as the two trees of life soon. I know it was a difficult task but with how I am limited with my current state, she is my only hope.

On the 30th day after my seed was planted in the new realm, I have finally finished the beautiful sea of flowers that I prepared for her. This is also how my original sanctuary looked like. She is the only person I will give permission to enter the core of my realm in this life. I saw her arrive and she seemed to be looking for me. It pained me that I had to lie and that she believed in my lie. She started talking to Lia again whom I have met before and she started almost running to my direction. When she was near enough, I saw her crying face and my mind just went blank. Why was she crying? She touched my tree body and when I felt the warmth of her hand, I felt like crying too.

She used up almost all of her mana to enter my well-guarded consciousness. It was not like she succeeded but it was because I let her in since I don’t want to give her further trouble. I appeared in front of her as a young boy which is the only form my current strength could support. I know what she came here for and I showed her everything I have seen from the time I came here and created the realm till before she found my seed in the palace. I thought she would find me stupid for sacrificing too much but I did not see any judging or accusing looks from her which made my heart happy and calm.

As we enjoyed each other’s company she started doing weird things. She started hugging and kissing me! Did she forget that I was originally a fully-grown man? I wanted to stop her but suddenly a trail of her thoughts entered my consciousness. Did she just say she wanted to have half a dozen of kids with me? My mind went blank. I don’t know if I could give birth to that many but I will gladly try. WAIT. Why am I even considering it?

I was silent for a few minutes because of the sudden happiness and the shock that came with it. When I looked at her, she was walking away! Did she misunderstand that I hated her touch? NO. I WANT IT. In a hurry, I blurted out the thoughts that came from her mind and belatedly realized I messed up.

She confronted me about it and I had to honestly defend myself. I really did not mean it. She then hugged me and I thought she forgave me but she just told me that instead of 6, I have to give birth to 12. What in the world? Well, she’s gonna help me get pregnant each of those times so I don’t think, I’ll hate it or get tired of it. Damn! I’m feeling hot all of a sudden.

As I was thinking of a retort I could use to her teasing, she suddenly called me by my true deity name, ”Laerad”. How did she know my name? Oh, I’m stuck with her for good. The deity mating ritual has been completed. I found my sight darkening and then I don’t know what happened next.