Chapter 155

Chapter 155
Arviel
/My children don’t even need air to do it… Zohlliba was why I called the Horned One, because she started to hold her breath with her tantrum… / thought Harmony.
/The children sense unrest with the pantheon… what are they not telling us./ Thought Nixxia.
“They did want our presence.” Said Zuviel, responding to both independent thoughts. “The breath holding was Zairiel’s idea, since they don’t need air…Their mortality is an illusion, and they couldn’t reach you through telepathy yet. The signal’s not strong enough yet to link either..” his sighed. “They worry for their father, while the demigod children cannot settle if yours aren’t… Oh, and try to appease Lia. Her poor mood is only hormonal.”
“Maybe go home and make her some tea?” Asked Mini. “I know it sounds simple, but sometimes little gestures can go a long way.
“Yeah, and she’s going to gesture the skin off my nuts.” I hissed in a panicked whisper. “Someone pissed her off. But I didn’t hear what.”
“I heard only a word… litterbug.” Zuviel whispered back. 
“Oh NO!!! NOT LITTER-SHIT,” I stopped yelling. “litterbugs…” I Pulled My Hair. “Awe Fuck This. I’m sleeping here. Do you mind?” 
“No?” Harmony said in confusion.
Litterbugs are mortals who leave trash around, but if that trash kills, maims, or pollutes the land, you will answer to her…
And I’m not saving anybody.
Throwing a cup out a car once is enough depending on what it is… paper decays, food rots, but metal, oil, and plastic piss her off…..
For example, a discarded plastic soda ring would not be a crime, if the initial human tried tossing it. That, she understands, but she will watch a soul’s entire life over this…
Careless mortals froth her into a smite-fest. This is especially true if they hurt animals, or ruin ecosystems…. Many Oil tycoons and large companies who dump waste think they will see me, but no, even Zuviel agreed they belong to her.
Most of her realm is beautiful, and filled with flower meadows and redwood forests… but a small portion of it is worse than hell.
At least in hell you can repent. With her, you are nothing forever more. A toy to pick apart personally…. Her torments, and soul consumption rivals Humblon.
“I’m so glad that she’s not my mate. Even I feel a little sorry for you.” Said Zuviel as a jest, just to fuck with me.
“Why are we whispering?!” asked Caleb.
“SHH!!!!!!! Lulliba is with her…” Zuviel pointed at the ceiling…. “They’re like a vicious little pack with needle teeth…. I don’t mind being nipped every now and again, but this is my last robe... I just haven’t had the time to weave a new one.”
“You too? Ironically enough this is my last unembellished one. All I got left’s the fancy ones.” I asked, summoning one of my tattered robes… it still had thorns in it. “This is from her asking me if she was getting fat…I never cared about that…Women of all shapes, sizes, colors, and species were in my bed.” 
“They just needed to be a female mortal.” Said Zuviel cheekily. We both shared a chuckle at that. 
“Oh shut up Zuzu.” I waved my hand dismissively. It’s weird to get along with him, but teasing him has always been fun. I bet they didn’t know his little nickname Lulliba gave him. 
“Oh my gods, whatever. Tell your damn story Sunny.” He grinned, revealing mine.
“Anyway…So I called her the most beautiful bud about to fruit. You know she makes the whole of Olympia smell of orange blossoms when she’s with child? I never told her how much I loved it until that day….” I sighed. “Lia’s my mate now… everything she does is beautiful. To be honest, it even was before the bond, but I was greedy, selfish, and foolish.”
“But that’s sweet….” Said Mini.
“She thought I meant yes, that she was fat…. She burst into tears and impaled about 14 servants from her explosion… It’s not voluntary. It’s a natural defense many pregnant earth goddesses gain.” I said not seeing where they went… maybe we said her name too much, and she’s on her way.
“…Aren’t they ‘They Who Share One? ’…” Snickered Caleb. “You both sound like pups afraid of ‘Mommie’ grounding you for acting up.”
“Fuck you Caleb.” I grumbled while Zuviel hissed, pointing a clawed finger at him. We’d said it at the same time. I hate it when we do that.
“Mortal you don’t understand…You jest…. but Lia is already a little… Tiny Bit unhinged normally… and normally I find her crazy hot… but when she changes seasons… no one is safe…. Not even her mate.”
“If she catches you; you’re fucked.” Said Zuviel.
“Don’t worry Caleb. I won’t let her turn you into a crab and dump you at Blue Lobster.” Said Asanguis.
“She’d turn him into a crab to boil and peel herself.” I thought aloud. “Well no… he’s a werewolf… she’d probably have him ripped apart by all the deer he’s ever killed.”
“wait…. What.” He said in surprise.
“Where do you think the souls go boy?” I Asked. “Fucking mortals. I bet vegans think they’re off the hook too. I’ve seen the kale-snakes……. Carrot-spiders ….rice-roaches…. They like to lick the flesh raw before they suck your blood…”
It does not matter what you eat. That alone does not damn a mortal.
She’s made creatures that eat their prey alive…. It’s what a mortal does to their world intentionally. She does not mind the houses, or even skyscrapers so long as they stay in cities. I made mortals a little too much like beavers. 
They can’t live without ample accommodation that they create for themselves. Humans need shelter, warmth, safety to multiply, and cool places to prevent overheating. They need varieties of foods, since I made their diet versatile…. And that gave them a little more survivability. Only in diverse environments can the variety of plants grow to support specialized diets.
To do that, some destruction must happen. 
She made her mortals to be resourceful, and able to be naked if need be… Her people tend to make dens at most, or live with nature, and in nature. Entire cities and forests intertwine, and mingle so well, a human can’t tell where one ends or begins.
My mortals can’t do this.
She gets that. She won’t go after a hunter, or a human who wears furs…. It’s the ones who destroy the forests, and the humans who take advantage of the gifts she’s given. Poisoners of the rivers, leavers of trash, makers of decay, those who think they know better, and release nonnative animals that throw off the balance. Those who intentionally harm the very place they live. She made her rules here:
If you cannot stop me, it is my right to do as I see fit.
Mother nature will not help, nor hinder you. All that happens does so because it does. If you can’t get out the way, you’re in the way. If you cannot rise above your woes, then die, and be turned to dirt to nourish the land.
 I should have said this out loud, but he seemed to understand all on his own.
Caleb sat up straight. He’d realized now that he poked a bear.
Mini worried for her mate.
“… I’ve Seen the rice-roaches…. She’s …. Really proud of those… I hate it.” Harmony admitted the last part out loud, since Caleb looked skeptical.
The rice-roaches make my skin crawl. She’d put them in bed when she was mad at me….
“Psh, that’s nothing. She used to use squirls to-\[yeah you can stop that bus Zuzu.\]” Zuviel’s voice got distorted as he spoke, because I stopped that story.. “Fuck you.”
They don’t need to know she had squirrels peeling off the faces of humans who pissed her off.
They’d also tack those to trees… little demons.
“\[redacted\]…. Yeah, that’s not getting out. I had to remove their ability to make faces. You tryin’ to get us banned from visiting?!” I threatened. “I’ll be nice and put it like this. All of nature, even you live on her soil. Lulliba may have made you, but if you’re part of the food chain, in Any way while on a planet, you have the ability to be smote by Lia. Don’t forget that.”
They were Silent!
“Nah, my kid made him.” I said still not knowing where my mate was….. “It’s kinda fucked up I’d let Lia break her mortals for just words, a joke at that…. But I can’t guarantee I’ll get to you before she does.”
“….noted…” said Caleb.
Shit she’s Right over us!
“There She Is!” screamed Harmony at the top of her lungs.
AHH!
All the adults but her looked up.
 All 6 babies giggled at us… a trick.
“Fuck you too Harmony! That wasn’t funny!” Yelled Zuviel, who ‘wasn’t’ afraid of his own mate’s mood.
“….I’d expect that from Xaxas.” I grumbled. 
She giggled, and I let it slide. She isn’t one for pranks and jests.
“Don’t worry little Zulliba, your father will return soon.” Said Arviel. 
“Xaxas should have given them speech, but your children still want their father, despite how taxing it is to be newly born.” I chuckled, because admittedly… it was a little funny.
“Reminds me of how impatient I was for Xaxas too, but once they start talking, they won’t babble. Once they’re able, Zairiel should start paying for their portion of hell next year.” Zuviel added.
“I like the idea of a mortgage. Give responsibility young and often.” I said. “Oh, I know what I want to bless all the babes with.”
With a wave of my finger, the 6 floated. 
“These little ones will be resistant to the Light, though… that doesn't feel like enough. I’ll give them three blessings.” I said thinking out loud.
“I like your idea. I’ll be sure to bless the Lord of Protection with night resistance, handsomeness, and intelligence.” Said Zuviel.
If he means to bless my son with night resistance, so be it. I hope that our children never clash…. It will rip the cosmos apart. But if they do, it won’t be from my influence. I buried the desire for war out of my heart. There is no reason anymore.
My Herald is going to be wed to my grandchild…. War’s Herald too, I do not know who will wed the younger of Asanguis’s daughters, but I can sense it is a god. Starting another war is fucking pointless … I would not put mates against each other, now that I know what this kind of love feels like.