The mood had already lightened a bit thanks to the alcohol. Dionysus did great—a masterpiece, as expected from a god. He created rum strong enough to appease these women. Positive points from me.
Elysir also said she had something to reveal. Or, more accurately, she had something to reveal to me… and we had something to reveal to them. Their attention snapped to us like shoppers spotting coupon discounts at a Saturday sale, and there was even a bit of sobriety to their drunkenness.
"You're hiding something from us?" Amaterasu was the first to speak up, as expected. But she was only the spearhead; things like secrets didn't exist between us, so their reaction was normal.
Elysir looked at me, and I understood. There was only one real secret we had from them.
They knew all; they even knew Elysir was also Reina, my mom. They knew each other, and this was an open harem with a lot of transparency. But they didn't know our past.
The girls also seemed to be pondering what this secret could be. Yasaka's ears perked up in an 'eureka' moment, and she smiled. "Is it related to your origins, Ray?"
"Master's origins—nya? Is it important? You scared me for a moment..." Kuroka sighed in relief. This cat didn't care...
"These two are Egyptian gods who happen to appear in Japan. More so, the Egyptian pantheon is extinct, and Osiris was originally the god of agriculture, the underworld, and a few other minor divinities—but not the god of the sun, as you claim to be. The god of the sun was Ra, an old acquaintance of mine. It is sad, an example of what happens when human wars wreck faith and gods cease to exist." Amaterasu released a sigh, taking yet another cup of rum as if dedicating it to an old friend.
"Yes, I know Ra was the real sun god, but the name 'Ra' is a bit lame, don't you think? Tehe~" I smirked, bringing forth a sea of exasperated deadpans.
"Master, please don't just randomly change a deity's name and authority to your convenience~" Haku giggled in amusement.
"I agree, my lord... please take your authorities more seriously", Azrael peeked in.
"In any case, that confirms it, doesn't it? You are not from the Egyptian pantheon. If that's the secret, then you shouldn't bother, Ray."
"I mean, it is a part of it..." I said to the rather unsurprised Amaterasu.
"I admit, back then I was quite curious and even considered you a threat." Amaterasu chugged the last bit of her rum and stood up from her seat. She walked around the table and stopped next to mine. She then patted my head a few times and caressed my face.
"I don't care… I don't care where you came from, what you were… all I want to know is: Are you going back there? Are you going to abandon me?"
I noticed Amaterasu didn't speak in plural. She didn't say 'abandon us.' Even at this juncture, her selfishness was shining through. She didn't want her consort—the god of the heavens, whatever other flamboyant title I retained—to leave. No, she wanted her man to stay.
"Of course—" I mumbled. She put her finger on my lips and shook her head lightly.
"Don't be so quick to answer... so witty. Answer me honestly."
To my shock and awe, Amaterasu knelt in front of me... something I never thought could ever happen. This goddess wouldn't even kneel to give me head!
"Answer me meaningfully…" Her voice sounded more like a beg than a request.
"Amaterasu-sama!?" Even Yasaka couldn't believe what she was seeing.
"Oh my~ Master has achieved the inconceivable—he made this old evil wench kneel! Or maybe it is the rum doing its work; who knows?" Haku smirked and leaned forward to watch the 'show.' They all seemed not to believe Amaterasu's earnest expression.
But I could feel her sincerity.
"Sometimes the reality of your existence is very mystical, and although we are able to enjoy it, I haven't forgotten for a second the implications of it. You are a person capable of making gods, Ray... you can transform the weakest ant into the strongest powerhouse. In my long lifespan, I have never seen anything like this... and I don't think I ever will again."
Her words settled in, bringing forth realisation and silence. She then bit her lips harshly. "I wouldn't be surprised if one day I wake up... and you are not there in my bed, and I don't ever see you again."
The way she said that made me gasp. It produced a sting in my chest, as if bringing back memories that had been overshadowed by boundless happiness and pleasure. Almost instinctively, I looked at Elysir, who was also looking at me with a cryptic, indecipherable expression that dwelt between sadness, regret, and a bit of third-party embarrassment.
Back then, I was a young man in love. I had the world at the tip of my fingers with my massages and my powers, but I was but a shallow husk—a person that moved by instinct, not really expecting much of life.
I knew I could conquer the world with my hands, my therapies, but I didn't know if it was a dignified way of doing so... I didn't even know if I enjoyed being a therapist, all I knew I had the powers... so I might as well use them.
At that time, the foolish me fell in love with this woman I met in Egypt. Her beauty was so out of this world, and she saw me for who I was, not for my hands. I managed to save her thanks to them, I won't deny that. But she was the first beauty that saw more than just a 'therapist' in me.
Ironically, Elysir was the one who made me love my therapies... seeing how happy she was and how we bonded together made me enjoy the process of bringing pleasure to someone else. I stopped doing it for the money; I started doing it for the meaning.
I fell so much in love with her that she brightened my world and changed my scope.
That's why when I woke up and she wasn't there... it was like I lost everything, even my will to live. I'm surprised I didn't just end my life right then and there.
I saw myself at that time, and now I saw the same fear reflected in Amaterasu's quivering eyes. A goddess so powerful, and yet she saw me as something unreachable that she happened to be lucky to attain.
Just like I had gotten Elysir.
At that time, I was so foolish and young, the thought of Elysir leaving didn't even cross my mind. But Amaterasu wasn't me, she was old and wise... the thought of me departing must have crossed her mind countless times, and this fear was still ingrained in her eyes.
"I have given you Takamagahara, I have given you Japan, I have given you my body... Ray, I have given you everything... just to stop you from leaving us, I even gave you my priestess, the leylines".
"Why have you gone that far–"
"Because I love you".
I felt my heart skip a beat for a moment. A confession with so much resolution to it.
"I am not going to lie and say I love only your personality. Your kindness, your body, your hands, your powers... y-your cock..." She said that last part with a tone so low I almost couldn't hear it, but nonetheless, she still did, bringing about giggles in the room.
"I love everything about you. So you have to tell me here and now that everything I have given away, I have given with purpose".
I took her hands within my own and kissed them. Those feelings reached me. "Would anything change if I gave you an unsatisfactory answer?~"
She pondered for a moment, then tilted her head cutely, "... no, I would chain you down in the deepest dungeon of Takamagahara and keep you with me".
"..."
"And if they came to get you. I'd put all Yokai in the front to fight in the vanguard. Swindle all the gods to fight for your sake and even somehow lure Great Red–"
"I-I get it... chill" I sighed at her intensity, but she still somehow managed to make me smile, "I am not going to abandon you, Amaterasu."
Then I looked at the rest of them. They thought I was unattainable, unaware of how lucky I felt to have them all by my side.
"I am not going to abandon any of you. Even if by the designs of fate or whatever, I end up having to leave... You are all going to come with me. I won't be leaving messages; I won't be expecting you to chase me... I will just take you with me."
"That goes for you, too, Ely. I won't ever abandon you... and I won't ever let you go again." I took her hand too. "So whatever it is that you're doing that you don't want to tell me, I hope you will open yourself up to me and rely on me."
I smiled at her with a smile that didn't quite reach my eyes. "I am not the weakling I used to be. So if you try to leave me again, I will be very angry~."
I felt her whole body shiver, but she didn't dare talk back, giving me a nod.
A slender and soft hand took my chin and twisted me back to her, "There you go, looking at her again... even though I am professing my love so loudly~" Amaterasu stared at me with possessiveness, giving a subtle smile to Elysir that pouted past me.
"I'm just reminding you of your responsibility as my man. I don't care if I am the number one or not. You HAVE to make me feel I am. I have given you my everything; I deserve it."
She said those words, smiling lustfully but still not moving those precious lips forward. It slanted another smile from me, a happy and lascivious one. It was my responsibility to chase those lips until our essences scattered.
I took both of my Sun Goddesses and growled, "You don't mind me proving myself in the bedroom, do you?~".
I basked in confidence amidst a pride of lionesses that were each taking their spot around me as if closing all my possible escape routes. From the corner of my eye, I even noticed Tsunade begin to undo her kimono with subtle movements while she bit her right lip.
We slowly got into a better mood, an exquisite mood.
That characteristic, lewd and sweet fragrance entered my nostrils—a mixture of flavours entwining together in the room. It was as if their bodies were openly releasing a mating call.
I slid my hands into Amaterasu's robes first, then I felt Elysir's wicked hand enter my hakama, grasping me from the base.
Amaterasu answered my kisses with fervour, sticking her tongue inside my mouth and turning our romantic kiss into a sloppy, lewd one—something she'd usually not proactively do. I could feel, hear, and smell her lust. My hands ran over her everywhere, and when I felt her lower abdomen, I felt a huge goosebump that traversed my body from toes to the last of my hairs.
It didn't collapse my arousal, but it shocked me nevertheless. There was a very small baby bump!!!
"That's right~" She smirked salaciously, taking my hand and putting it on her abdomen.
"Milking you every day has paid off."
Elysir and I put our heads agaisnt her belly instinctively, trying to hear inside, but sadly, there was nothing to hear yet.
"I will be a dad".
"You will be a dad!~".