Chapter 26: Discussing The Plan With Family (Part-2)

“How do you plan to lift Mother’s curse, brother?” Ivy asks.

“First of all, I repeat, I am not talking about lifting her curse— I just want to lower its effects. And second, as Arya must have already told all of you; I have successfully enslaved a goddess.

“So, you see, my plan is simple: Defeat a few more God’s and force them to help us with Mother’s curse,” I answer with a shrug.

…

For a few seconds, my sisters blankly stare at me.

“Come on, Lucas. Arya convinced you to join in on her joke as well? This is really not the time for it…” Sienna says sternly, clearly not believing my words.

The same is true with Iris and Ivy as well.

“I was not joking! I bathed together with Brother and Goddess Nemesis!” Arya says, enraged.

“See? She bathed together with a Goddess…” Sienna says, shaking her head.

“There is no need to get angry, Arya. It’s simple enough to provide some proof… Nemesis,” I say calmly.

Everyone jumps in surprise as the air beside me shimmers suddenly and a crack appears out of nowhere. The next moment, a beautiful woman wearing a loose black dress drops out of this crack and lands into the dining room.

I couldn’t help but chuckle at the reactions of my sisters: Iris gives out a cute high-pitched scream; Sienna looks like she will faint from shock; even Ivy’s mouth hangs wide open.

“You called after a long time… Master,” Nemesis says bitterly, kneeling in front of me.

“Yes, as I am sure you already know, I was a bit busy hanging between life and death, but I am fine now. Anyway…” I say before turning to my sisters.

“Don’t panic. This is just my slave— Nemesis, the Goddess of revenge,” I say, patting Nemesis’s head.

Nemesis’s face shoots up instantly to throw a furious look at me, but I don’t stop patting her.

After continuing to stare at me and Nemesis in shock, Sienna speaks up.

“I-Is she really Goddess Nemesis?” she asks stutteringly.

“Yes, she is. Though she cannot show you her true godly powers as proof right now. Ancient magic and all that shit, you see,” I answer.

Even though I am saying this, to be honest, Nemesis doesn’t have to provide any proof at all. Yes, she cannot use her powers, but that doesn’t mean that other beings like humans or demigods cannot feel the great divinity emanating from her presence.

Iris, Ivy, and Sienna are now looking at Nemesis with fear etched on their face. Slowly, Sienna stands up— her body shaking— and kneels down in front of Nemesis, just like the goddess is kneeling in front of me.

Immediately, Iris and Ivy also follow her suit, kneeling down on their places. Only Lucy and Arya remain standing now.

“Okay, why are you guys kneeling?” I ask, raising my eyebrows.

But neither the twins or Sienna replies back. Nemesis is no longer looking furious from my patting, but instead, she’s smirking at me with an exceptionally smug face.

“This is how humans should behave like in front of a Goddess. They should show their due respect. You should learn something from them, master,” she says.

…

Sigh…

“Sister Sienna, Iris, Ivy… You shouldn’t consider this woman as a Goddess. As I told you, she’s just my slave,” I tell my sisters sternly.

“And to prove that, Nemesis will now give me a nice shoulder massage. They are a bit stiff from all that lying around in the forest,” I say, turning to Nemesis.

This wipes away the smug smile from Nemesis’s face. Staring daggers at me yet again, she stands up and walks behind my chair. Then, she proceeds to place her hands on my shoulders and start giving me a massage— which is surprisingly really good.

I suppress another urge to laugh as my sisters look at this scene, clearly horrified.

“Is this much enough to prove that Nemesis is my slave or should I command her to get naked and hop around the house like a cute rabbit?” I ask.

“WHAT!?” Nemesis shouts.

“N-No, you don’t have to do that, Lucas. W-We believe you… right?” Sienna says, shooting a look at Iris and Ivy.

“Yes, brother,” Iris says, nodding fervently.

Even Ivy gives nods a couple of times.

“My sisters saved you, Nemesis,” I say with a laugh.

“Hmph, like I would have done that,” Nemesis mutters haughtily.

“Oh really? Then I guess I should give you the command and see for myself,” I say with a muffled laugh.

“N-No, don’t! I am kidding!” she hastily answers, scared.

“Oh, my slave likes to kid around, I should remember this. By the way, focus more on the massage, will you?” I say.

“Anyway, getting back on topic, as you guys can see, I really do want to help Mother and I am serious about my plan to capture the God’s for it,” I say, addressing my sisters once again.

“B-But how did you enslave Goddess Nemesis, Lucas?” Sienna asks reluctantly, finally getting up from her kneeling position along with Iris and Ivy and sitting down on the chair again.

“There is a method, I will tell you about it later along with my full plan. But first, you need to decide whether you will help me or not, Sister,” I say.

Sienna looks back towards Iris and Ivy once again but this time, neither of them says anything.

“If there is a chance that Mother’s conditions will get better through your plan…” Sienna says, turning towards me.

“… Then I am willing to help you with everything. A-And if you want, I will tell you about the curses as well.”

“I am listening,” I answer, getting serious.

Sienna takes a deep breath looks hard into my eyes.

“First of all, you should understand that Hera placed these curses on Mother out of intense jealousy and anger; Not only did Zeus cheated on her with Mother, he actually left Hera for a while to live with her in this house— like a married couple.

“As the Goddess of marriage, Hera must have considered this a really big insult towards her. And to add to this insult, Mother even bore six children for Zeus— meaning that this relationship was going on for years before Hera discovered it,” she says.

“Yes, she must have been really angry. No doubt about that,” I mutter.

“And as you can guess, for this great insult, Mother was punished accordingly— Hera placed five curses on her,” Sienna tells me.

“Wait, she placed five curses!? Are you serious!?” I ask, shocked.

As far as I can remember, no God has ever placed these many curses on a living human.

“Yes, five. This is my theory, but I think she gave Mother cursed for every time she became pregnant with Zeus’s children,” Sienna answers sadly.

“Because of the first curse, Mother’s body reverted back to her 17-year-old self— just the year before she met Zeus.”

“And this is a curse?” I ask sharply, wondering if I missed something.

“I know that this one doesn’t sound like a curse, but you should see it from the eyes of Hera. It’s clear that she wanted to remove each and every trace of Zeus from Mother’s body. You see, just to give herself a false satisfaction,” Sienna answers.

“Sounds totally unnecessary… But we are talking about Gods after all, so it makes perfect sense,” I say.

Sienna nods in agreement before continuing again.

“The next three curses were given to make Mother’s life a living hell, and these curses are the main reason for her suffering— she couldn’t get out of the house because of them and even her state of mind has become unstable because of them.

“So, the second curse, as you have guessed already, makes Mother sexually aroused around men. This arousal continues to increase until any male remains in close vicinity to Mother.

“The third curse is actually just a supplement to the second curse, ensuring that Mother couldn’t use any loopholes. Because of this curse, Mother became unable to satiate her sexual urges by herself. Only a man could do it for her…

“Now, as I am sure you can tell, these two curses were given to make sure that Mother becomes a sort of a whore from that point on— willing to do anything just to satisfy her ever-growing sexual hunger,” Sienna says, disgusted.

Damn… That bitch Hera surely did go overboard for once.

“But Mother still found a way past these two curses… by paying another huge price instead— her freedom. She locked herself in this house, never to take even a step outside since that day.”

Sienna pauses for a moment here, her voice a little heavy and her eyes wet. Next to her, Iris is already crying and Ivy is trying to calm her down.

“T-The fourth curse now… It is a punishment for Mother’s five pregnancies. She’s cursed to lactate her entire life, non-stop. Thrice every day, when the pain in her breasts becomes unbearable, we have to milk Mother using a milking machine,” Sienna says.

…

“And the last curse?” I ask, my voice deathly low.

To this, Sienna’s expressions become troubled and she squirms on her chairs uncomfortably.

“Well, the fifth curse… about that…”