Chapter 501 The End of a Devotee
“Who would want to be born as the child of a criminal or a madman?
“So, Nyssara was fundamentally a mistake. Isn’t it only right that She’s been erased?
“You, a cultist clinging to that mistake, will be erased along with Her.
“Or… maybe in your next life, you could try worshipping Astra Lux instead.”
Viola’s eyes went wide.
“Who’s that? Is that Joanna?!”
She had become a goddess?
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Viola’s mind drifted back to her first confrontation with Joanna. She remembered gloating to Lucas and the others about capturing Joanna, forcing her into devotion to the Broodmother and twisting her into something base and dependent, a puppet bound by desire.
But now?
Joanna had ascended to godhood.
She had killed the very goddess Viola once called her own.
And Viola? She was a convict, rotting in a cell.
A crushing wave of regret flooded her chest.
If there was a next life, she vowed she would never follow an Evil God again. She would never target Joanna again.
Drowning in bitterness and remorse, she withered into a crone, aging to dust within the walls of her prison cell.
Little God Star System.
Nightstar Group Headquarters.
“Hey, Boss! I need to file for maternity leave!”
Katherine’s opening statement hit Joanna like a thunderbolt
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“Maternity leave? Since when have you been pregnant?! Who’s the father?” Joanna stared at her, completely thrown.
Katherine wasn’t just her friend, classmate, or subordinate.
She was also her student.
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A second-year grad student, no less. When had this even happened?
Moreover, Joanna hadn’t even known Katherine was dating anyone. Hadn’t she been right there beside Joanna on the Decennial Tournament battlefield, fighting the Godwar?
Katherine gave a sly, triumphant smile.
“It’s the child of Francis Heavenpiercer.”
“After that last Godwar, around the time you ascended, I got his contact. Told him I was a huge fan, asked him tons of questions about his skills…
“He’s actually really nice. So I asked if I could have one of his children. And he agreed.
“He sent me some of his divine seeds.
“The cellular disparity between gods and mortals is huge, so the chance of a viable pregnancy is tiny. But it worked!
“Can you imagine? My child, inheriting Mythic-tier genes! I’m so excited. What if the baby is born a SSS- rank?
“At worst, SS-rank!
“I’m planning to have ten of Francis’s children first. Then I’ll ask the God of Divine Might.
“Boss, it’s thanks to you and all these Godwars that I can even meet these beings.
“Originally, I was hoping to get some from Dax and Ivan!”
Joanna was stunned into silence.
“They agreed to that? And you two… this is just about the children? No… romantic involvement?”
“Romance?” Katherine blinked. “We’ve been friends and classmates forever. It’s just a kid. Why would they say no?
That was it Joanna immediately cast a Dispel on her. Just to be sure some lingering Broodmother influence hadn’t corrupted her.
Katherine was perfectly normal.
“What’s going through your head? Why do you want so many children?”
Katherine’s grin softened into something more thoughtful.
“Joanna, there’s a saying in the Alliance Ascend as a god, or had a lineage. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to reach godhood on my own. I’ve followed in your shadow this whole tune. Becoming a god myself? That’s a long shot.
“But godhood requires faith.
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“So if I can’t ascend… I’ll have to find myself a lineage.
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“I’ll start having children. Continue my bloodline. A thousand years from now, my descendants could span up to 50 generations.
“My whole family will look to me as their progenitor. Every one of them will be a devoted follower.
“The power of a continuing bloodline will be immense.
“Like Garfield and his family.
“The Lowes have a place in the Alliance today. One day, the Cookes might rule a dimension of their own.
“My genes are excellent. Why wouldn’t I pass them on?
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