The Fox Goddess



"Why… why does my daughter have to suffer this much?" Ayame stiffened when she heard Momozano's explanation, even though Yuki was the one at fault this time around because she used the Gauntlet once again, she couldn't help but feel guilt as well. It was simply her character, she was not strong-willed like Yuki and Serene who can literally kill without any remorse at all, she was just too weak mentally. That's her clear weakness, she was too kind and gentle at all times which leads her to be weak in situations like this, she can't control her emotion well. Even as a child, she was already like this, weak-willed because she was bullied when she was a child, and it was only thanks to Serene and Vantil's help that she was able to get this far in life. And because of her personality of being such a coward, she built herself a new persona where she was strong and cold, that was her persona when she met with other people and it was also thanks to this that she was finally able to overcome her weakness, though it was only temporary fix, not permanent.

"It's part of life, that's just it is. Yuki is going through challenges in her life that will either make her stronger or weaker, though she will be the one to decide that. But as we can see from this, she is definitely growing, I mean growing insanely fast, both mentally and physically. You can even tell it's a good thing, I mean don't you like for your daughter to have little happiness in her life?" A figure suddenly walked beside Ayame and crouched as she looks at Yuki with a gentle smile on her face, and hearing this, Ayame turned to her side and found a beautiful woman on her side. But instead of asking who she was, she asked another question.

"I… but isn't this too much? She's going through so much pain… I know that change is good because that is something I cannot acquire but I wish to change. But for her… I think that she has gone through so much pain now, and seeing her like this, I don't know how I can take it." Ayame asked in response as she looks at the somehow familiar-looking woman beside her who has her hands on Yuki's forehead.

"Let's just say that I was like you in the past, always running away from my problems, nothing but a coward. But I begin to change when I saw how my daughter is basically doing better than me in all aspects, some people even say that it's hard to believe that my daughter had such a cowardly Mother, she's nothing like her Mother at all, so she must've taken the Genes of her Father. Those words of course hurt, but I soon realized that they were right and that I need to change for myself and for my family because it would be the best choice. Since that day, I begin to train so that I can be stronger. That was the push that I needed to be stronger, it was painful for me to watch how my Daughter was being made fun of because her Mother is a coward." The woman answered with a slightly pained smile, she then turned towards Ayame where she can finally see her face more clearly, but she still didn't pay too much attention to it.

"And did you succeed in becoming stronger?" Ayame asked curiously as she waited for a hopeful answer.

"Yeah, it definitely made me a lot stronger, it was all thanks to that I was able to stay together even after my Daughter died right in front of my eyes. If I was not stronger mentally back when my Daughter died, I might have taken my life if it was the past me. Now… I know that it's hard to change, but that doesn't stop you from trying to change. If you can't change for the better of yourself, think of your family, your daughter, or even your Wife. I'm sure that you have come to a conclusion where you know that you can't stay a coward for the rest of your life, right? So, why don't you try, try and change for the sake of your beloved family." The woman answered with a smile on her face.

"Do you really think that I can change?" Ayame once again begins to doubt herself, that was another problem. She was not confident about anything at all.

"I'm sure you can do it, you're already better than me. You're stronger than me, and that is a fact. Maybe it is because you haven't found a reason to be strong, so think about it… what if your family suddenly gets into a dangerous situation? What will you do, will you still be that cowardly person, or be a stronger person that can face any challenge ahead of her?"

"I, I of course want to be strong enough to protect them because it's my responsibility. But I'm just not sure if I can…" Ayame sighed in defeat.

"Then that's the first thing you need to learn first, how to be confident in yourself, but that part is going to be easy. I mean you have those two to teach you how." The woman chuckled in response as she pointed at Serene who looked rather confused and to Yuki who was unconscious in Ayame's arms.

"I… I will try. For their sake." Ayame slowly wipes the tears from her eyes, and just as she was about to thank the mysterious woman for helping her, she was baffled upon realizing who the woman was.

"Aika? No wait… Are you her Mother?" Ayame's question unexpectedly came out of her Mouth, and her words caused a commotion among all of the people around them.

From the very 1st day that Aika arrived in Yuki's life, all of them were curious to know who her other Parents were, the only knowledge that they have was that both of her parents were women and that she was a Half-Fairy also. But that was all, apart from that they have no more intel on who her Mother was, it was a big mystery that lead to such ridiculous theories being made. Such as Aika was a prostitute's daughter since that was one of the only ways why they can't see her Mother, but that was just straight impossible considering Yuki's personality of hating dirty things. There was also a theory that Yuki's Wife died when giving birth, which was probably the closest one, but one of the most stupid theories that were made was that Yuki was not Aika's real Daughter and was just taking care of her because her real Mother was her past lover.

"Fufufu… Sad to say, I'm not her Mother but that doesn't mean I'm not related to her… Because I am her Grandmother." Alisga chuckles as she placed her hand on her cheeks on looks at Ayame with a smile.

"GRANDMOTHER!? Then you are… No, never mind that. How about her Mother, how will that affect Yuki." Serene was beyond shocked and because of the revelation, she now knew the true identity of the woman in front of her. She was also one of the Primordial Gods, in fact, one of the oldest among beings that have lived in the Immortal Realm.

"Ahhh… well, let's just say that my daughter is going to affect Yuki a lot. She's in love with her, you know. She's also the reason why she's still alive. I guess that makes us family, right?"