10 Follower! (2/2)

She looked back-and-forth from me and her body, realizing that all her visible wounds had been healed, and also that I was probably responsible for it.

What followed was a moment of silence that she used to get herself together, after which she asked, ”So, how did we get here?”

I told her the parts of the story she didn't know, from who that monster was to everything that happened after she fell unconscious, and she just calmly breathed a sigh of relief.

”I see. So, in the end, I am completely indebted to you, eh?” She frowned as she said that.

I knew well what that frown meant.

”To think, a High Priestess of Emoliv's church could be so much indebted to his archnemesis!?”

”I don't know about being his archnemesis but he does piss me off!” I said. ”In any case, I have an offer for you.”

She turned her head and looked at me, for the first time not showing disgust or hate, but only curiousness.

”Become my first follower!”

Her eyes widened for just a second before returning to normal.

”I offered you this before but since you didn't know I am the God of Darkness, I can excuse you for thinking that the offer didn't mean anything. Now, however, you do!”

She looked down in silence, contemplating. I decided to give her a little while to do so but then she suddenly said,

”So basically, you are asking me to do whatever you tell me to in exchange for, when your body is that of an adult, giving me your child?”

”Yeah, kinda.”

She chuckled, not like her usual condescending scoff though, she just chuckled, ”You do realize why I want the child of Emoliv, don't you?”

”Because having his child will give you wealth and power? I know. And your reason for asking me that question would probably be that having my child wouldn't give you those things. I also know that.”

”Then, why should I accept your offer?”

”Because, those things are just how it is right now.”

”Hm?”

I smirked as I told her, ”I plan to take over this nation, then this world, then this universe. I plan to strike down all gods, and take my revenge against all the those who wronged me in my past life.”

Her eyes widening with surprise, she kept her attention on my words.

”Hence, it is only a matter of time before Emoliv's children stopped being treated as divine champions and my rule begins. And well, when that happens, even without having my child, my first follower would obviously become a very important figure.”

In fact, it was obvious that the position of power and authority, and wealth, that I was offering her far surpassed what she would get from having Emoliv's child. Hence, she chuckled.

Those chuckles, surprisingly, gave the aura of a young woman who didn't have dark intentions behind her words.

I think, at that point, whether it was because she had realized that I was the God of Darkness or it was because I had saved her life, she had forgotten all the negative emotions she had towards me.

”You are a fool!” She said.

My eyebrows twitched and I clicked my tongue as I exclaimed, ”What!?”

”Don't get angry!” She said, still chuckling a bit. ”I am just saying that you asking me to be your follower is foolish.”

She turned her whole body to me, and proceeded to bow.

”I should be the one begging you to allow me to be your follower!”

”Huh?”

”All my life, everything I had dreamt - I had to keep it hidden inside, because there was no god who would condone those things. But ... but that darkness is what you thrive on. That darkness that plagues my being is what you are the god of. Meeting you is like a dream come true. So, I should be the one begging you to make me your follower!”

I realized - I really was a fool.

”Well then, start begging!” I said, laughing mockingly.

”Ex-cuse me?”

”You should be begging, right? So beg! After all, I might still be considering changing my mind about this whole deal.”

Hearing that, she immediately jumped off the bed, got to her knees and bowed down, touching the ground from her forehead as she said, ”Please allow me to be your first follower, God Vilome! I will do any-and-everything that you tell me to!”

I couldn't help but smirk as I put my feet on her head and said, ”Fine!”

And then, the system window appeared.

[The God Path - Quest 3: ”Obtain your first follower” has been completed]