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Chronology: Ultimate
HESTIA
AETHER: 75%
SOUL: PhoenixPHYSICAL CONDITION: Phoenix Form
MENTAL CONDITION: Motherly, Exasperated
LOCATION: Spaceship
COLOR: #CC0044
INFORMATION
MENTIONS: marc122 P PopcornPie Chungchangching Celestial Speck Lazaro1505
POST
Still, Hestia kept quiet as the boy vented, waiting until he had expended all of his anger and frustration. The Phoenix kept still and cradled Sage even as he burned bright and tried to consume the environment around them. When he had finished, Hestia spoke with what sounded like regret, “Little Flame… sometimes, there doesn’t need to be a logical reason. You have felt trapped and exploited for what you cannot control, but consider the position we are in, us ‘fire gods’. Alexis killed us and took our souls, keeping us for whatever reason she has. I won’t pretend to know the reason why, but in the end, we are trapped inside of her, unable to do anything but have petty arguments over everything little matter. We feel the same as you do. We wonder why we are kept in that woman’s Soulscape and why we can’t move on to the next life… Don’t look down on her though, Alexis is a good woman, and I am certain she has a good reason for our imprisonment.”
With the fire finally extinguished, the boy turned to her and poured out his self-deprecating thoughts. He realized he leaned too much on Alexis and Leo, such that he couldn’t function alone. He realized that he could never have the childhood that he never had. He realized that he couldn’t have both safety and freedom. He wanted to become his own person and stand on his own. Hestia used her beak to gently preen Sage’s hair as she spoke, “My Little Flame, Alexis would disagree with you. I don’t blame her. Being a mother myself, I know that it’s natural for a mother to want to shelter their child as much as possible from harm. If even I could feel that, I could only imagine how much more protective Alexis would be, being the epitome of motherhood she is. However, I think desiring to become independent is also natural for a young man like you, and you will grow a lot. When I let my baby boy become a man, I was worried, but he put my worries to rest and did amazing things. Don’t be afraid to be your own person.”
The Phoenix goddess allowed Lucky and Weiss say their own pieces, but it was inconsequential. Bad advice and reactions to poor advice that stemmed from a misunderstanding about how Sage’s powers worked. If Hestia lacked control, perhaps she would’ve yawned at the lack of anything interest, but she kept her composure, even as Sage crawled out from under her wings and began to dial the coordinates Jason read off. Not wanting to be left behind, Hestia briefly transformed back into the familiar form of Alexis’s humanoid body so she could input the coordinates into the MPF-provided watch.
Before she knew it, they were traveling through the boundaries of the multiverse, and Hestia immediately felt sick. These watches were such a crude method of travel; they just brute forced their way through dimensions. Hestia was glad that Alexis felt the brunt of the side effects in earlier transits, and she was not eager to travel again while in control.
When the group reappeared in their new environment, Hestia took a moment to deal with the nausea and headache that came with the travel. Gritting her teeth and rubbing her temples, the Phoenix goddess was definitely not having a good time, but as the seconds ticked by, she recovered and returned to her bird form. In that time, Sage reunited with his friend, Leo, acting a bit more awkward than he normally was. Young love often had that effect on people...even if it wasn’t a conventional relationship... but Hestia didn’t judge. The boy could love whomsoever he wanted, it wasn’t a matter she had any stake in.
Being the ever-vigilant observer she was, Hestia was content with just watching, but at a certain point, even she began to feel uncomfortable with how awkwardly the boy was fumbling his way through the conversation. Hestia gave Leo a wave with a wing and gave a few words so that Sage could escape, “Hello, Leo. You don’t have to call me by my title, sweetie. You can just call me Hestia. Hopefully, I won’t have to take Alexis’s place for much longer.”
After saying those words, Hestia went back to watching the normalized chaos of this group, from the visible lack of comfort with space from Megumin and Sage, the threat from CN-Tan to blow herself up being intercepted by Jason and an ice ray from Benrey, and the dropkick delivered to Kyou’s face by a kitsune that looked strangely like Shin Don, though much colder… no pun intended. How many more nine tailed foxes did there have to be before? Was it not enough to have Alexis, Shin Don, and Kagutsuchi?
Aggggghhhhhh...
I hate traveling to other dimensions.
I know right??? I kinda feel bad that Hestia had to actually experience the physical part of this...well, I would if she wasn’t… ya’know?
Definitely.[/i]
So, uhh… I know I’ve been asking this a lot, but… are you good to go back yet? I don’t like the prospect of Hestia having control for much longer...
Me neither… Just… give me a few minutes. I’ll get around to it[/i]
Alright. Please don’t take too long. Sage needs you, and Hestia isn’t you...
I hate traveling to other dimensions.
I know right??? I kinda feel bad that Hestia had to actually experience the physical part of this...well, I would if she wasn’t… ya’know?
Definitely.[/i]
So, uhh… I know I’ve been asking this a lot, but… are you good to go back yet? I don’t like the prospect of Hestia having control for much longer...
Me neither… Just… give me a few minutes. I’ll get around to it[/i]
Alright. Please don’t take too long. Sage needs you, and Hestia isn’t you...