After the destruction of the Ishtar familia, several months passed with Shurry continued training with all of the alliance members in shifts. After all, it was not safe enough for him to really go all out, and so he simply served as an impossible wall for others to approach, steeling their resolve in the face of impossible odds.
When Shurry wasn't training the adventurers, he divided his time going on dates with his four wives, of course he'd make sure to choose places that wouldn't be too cumbersome for them due to their pregnancy. And other times he'd spend playing with his pups, which was often the precursor to all four of them falling down for a nap, curled up on their papa.
Seeing the way he treated his family, caused him more than a few problems. For starters, despite the highly specific, and clear ways she'd been shut down before, Iska continued to push the issue. This time, just as the four pups went down for a nap, she appeared, her intentions clearly written upon her face.
"Shurry, how about now?" Iska asked, knowing she'd be rejected, and yet also hoping against hope for a different result.
"No, Iska, I will not sire a child with you."
"Please, I'll take it slow, and we don't have to do it in my race's specific style."
"Iska, it's not possible." Neze calmly stated. Enjoying a nice cold juice, relaxing as she was nearing her due date.
"Neze…" Iska started with a few tears rolling the length of her cheek. "It hurts seeing this. Something I can not have, yet every fiber of my being is craving it."
"Iska, if you can convince me of why you should carry his daughter, I might be willing to give you my blessing." Hathor asked, speaking up much to the dismay of Shurry and his four wives.
"Mother Hathor. This was settled years ago." Shurry stated barely keeping himself from shooting up in anger.
"Son, you still have a fear of Amazoness taking advantage of you. It could be good for you to push through a similar style of love making, and with someone with whom you already share mutual love."
"Mother, is this your way of forcing my hand? I know you know what it would mean. I'd lose any legitimate reason to refuse anyone else ever again."
"Just wait and let this play out dear, I'm curious if she actually has a good reason." Hathor said in a soothing tone to calm Shurry and his wives down. "Don't worry, I won't be accepting any simple answers like; a desire to be a mother, or wanting to have your child specifically."
"Fine then, but I'm going to make it clear, I will not do it."
"What if I asked you for more grandchildren, and gave my blessings for you to go wild with the whole familia?" Hathor asked, with a slightly mischievous smile, seeing Iska's hopes soar. "Just kidding, it will take more than that to get my approval."
Iska frowned, and simply stood there, staring at Shurry, sitting there with his pups. Her eyes are still wet with tears…
"As I've grown older, I've had to suppress stronger, and stronger feelings. I know if you gave me a daughter, I'd be able to bear with it forevermore. Right now I want it, a strong, wild man."
"Is that your reasoning?" Hathor asked, sipping her wine, and glancing towards Idunn who'd arrived to see the interesting event play out, and support her son.
"Yes, that's my reasoning. I need it. I need his child."
"I'm sorry Iska, but that's not anywhere near a good enough reason to earn my approval." Hathor said, with a smile.
"However, it is enough to show you the reason why it isn't enough." Idunn noted, pouring a glass of wine for herself and one for Iska. "Come back later and I'll show you the scene. Bring the other women with you, oh and those twin girls too. They ought to learn of it as well."
"Mother, are you really going to show them?"
"Yes, I understand it will be embarrassing, but I feel it will help prevent them from pestering you about this. Are you alright with that?"
"If that's what it takes…" He bit his lip, as he grew uncomfortable, and his skill activated to keep him calm before his pups woke up. "Go ahead… I'm going to my room for a while to rest."
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It was a few hours later in the private room where the gods updated their children's status, only now all of the gods were present, along with the several ladies, more specifically the amazonesses of all familias were sitting awaiting the presentation.
Baldr used a portion of his arcanum to create the mirror, and before the scene of years ago was shown… He took a moment to bite on his finger with a nervous tension.
"Idunn, are we certain we need to show them? I remember the sight like it was yesterday, it might traumatize them."
"I've spent a long time preparing them for it. At this point, everyone here are those who either still need to see it to change their mind and pursue other partners, or ones to steel their own convictions again."
"Very well… Here goes."
Then, scenes of Telskyura began playing out on the screen… Scenes of a most horrific sight. Hera, and Zeus winced seeing this sight. Astraea nearly vomited up her meal. Ganesha, being there thanks to his arrangement with Hathor, lost his ability to be cheerful.
"I… am… Ganesha…" He uttered in the confusion born of the horrible sight.
The amazonesses watching the sight unfold began turning away, curling up, passing out, or vomiting. None of them were spared the shock. Though three couldn't pull their eyes away, instead crying as they felt powerless to move.
"He went through that…"
"It's no wonder I never got the chance to be with him." Iska uttered.
"I'll never have his baby either…" Tione trembled, now struggling with what to do.
"Sister, why don't we ask if we can stop the promise?"
"No! I don't want that, but I also…"
The difficulty had mounted, and Baldr stopped the showing, quickly leaving the room to get a drink. Apologizing to his son in his mind with every passing second.
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