Someone in the Multiverse, Transformed into Fu Hua at the Start Chapter 22

"I don't really mind."

The smile on Quetzalcoatl's face didn't change.

She was certainly not limited to just wrestling techniques. Although every move of the Tai Xu Sword Qi was exquisitely profound, she was also a god who had stood at the world's apex for ten thousand years. Her skills had likewise returned to simplicity. So this battle was less a mutual spar and more her letting loose to have fun.

Thus, she had no particular opinion on winning or losing. She only felt that fighting with all her strength had been wonderfully satisfying.

"You two!"

Just as they were chatting and laughing, Merlin's voice rang out with difficulty: "Go find Anna! Then deal with the Beast Goddess! There's no time left!"

"!"

Quetzalcoatl instantly realized something: "So that's it. That's why you were a clone made of illusions!"

"It would be best if Marduk's Hand Axe could stay, but Gogh will definitely come up with a way to destroy it. If that's the case... I have to remain in Uruk..." Her expression immediately turned grim. Then she looked at the Herrscher of Reason beside her: "Against the Beast Goddess, how confident are you?"

She wasn't actually incapable of dealing with Gorgon.

With her supreme Divinity, even under the backlash of the Three Goddess Alliance Pact, she could still forcibly kill Gorgon. But in the crisis to come, her strength was a vital resource—she couldn't sacrifice it recklessly.

So she had no choice but to place her hopes on the Herrscher of Reason.

"Ha? Are you looking down on me?"

The Herrscher of Reason's face soured: "What 'confidence' is there in dealing with that thing? Taking her down is a piece of cake."

"But she has top-tier immortality. So it's best to bring Anna along." Quetzalcoatl nodded, then ran toward Uruk: "Then I'll leave that side to you!"

Merlin's body was already gradually dissolving into Spirit Particles, his expression extremely pained: "Anna should be near Nippur... I can still suppress Tiamat's illusion for now, but beyond that, I really can't help with anything."

The Herrscher of Reason initially wanted to say she didn't need help, but on second thought, she really didn't have a way to counter immortality. If that Noisy Superior oddity could be given to her, she might be able to try something.

"Fine. The great Herrscher of Reason isn't someone who can't adapt. I'll pick up that little girl when the time comes. I don't know what's going on, but you'd better die slowly, alright." Though a bit confused, the Herrscher of Reason didn't ask further.

It was just a fight anyway, and she hadn't had enough just now.

Watching the two figures leave, Merlin coughed up another mouthful of blood.

"The backlash is worse than I imagined... What exactly happened in Imaginary Space?"

On a lush, vibrant island.

Countless humans and animals were playing everywhere, their noisy sounds and movements endless. The entire island was filled with an astonishing vitality.

It was an illusion.

Amber, who wielded Feathered Dust, immediately recognized the unreality of this place.

She watched the beings around her who noticed her presence but only glanced before returning to their own affairs, then stepped forward toward the island—or rather, the center of this illusion.

"Singing?"

A faint, elusive song grew clearer as Amber moved. The dense forest around her gradually thinned until she arrived before an open grassland.

Compared to other places, this grassland was much quieter. But it wasn't because there were few beings here—rather, they were all gathered together, some dozing, others listening. Listening to the song of the woman sitting at the very center of the grassland.

There were no lyrics, no instruments. Yet her pure voice seemed to convey the singer's emotions.

Joyful, yet sorrowful. As if cherishing something, yet carrying the resolve to sever ties with the world at any moment.

The sound came from a woman with enormous horns on her head and long blue hair. Amber had seen this figure before: Tiamat, the Earth Mother Goddess, the creator god of Mesopotamia, affectionately called Ti Ma by her friends.

Noticing Amber's presence, Tiamat stopped singing and looked at this "intruder."

Her expression instantly bloomed into a smile, like a mother seeing a long-lost child. Though Amber had never seen such an expression before, she was certain that Tiamat deeply loved her.

"Tiamat..."

"Come... here..."

Tiamat's articulation wasn't clear, and her speech was slow. But Amber felt no impatience. Even if each sentence took a long time, she could quietly wait for her to finish.

Why am I here? Why is Tiamat here? And where is this place, anyway?

These doubts flashed through her mind, but she still walked step by step to stand before Tiamat.

The woman sitting on the ground, her expression infinitely gentle, tried to stand, but her large horns made it awkward to exert force.

Amber instinctively helped her up, waiting for her next move.

"Good... child..." Though helped by someone she had met for the first time, Tiamat acted with a natural familiarity, as if this were perfectly normal. Her smile grew even more loving as she reached out to touch Amber's cheek: "Don't... be afraid..."

"Mommy... will soon... come... out..."

I'm definitely doing three chapters today! Ugh, I really can't pick a keyboard. Everyone recommended that Kezhi 75, but the feel is too... it's like pressing plastic? (Even though keyboards are all plastic) 1

It's light, sure, but still not quite right.

Returned two keyboards in three days. Man, keyboards are so hard to choose... why are there so many switch types... 4

Oh right, this novel is yuri! But don't rush! Amber's still a little kid, she's not waking up to that anytime soon! And getting all lovey-dovey easily feels a bit shallow. I want to write that feeling of naturally coming together after experiencing a lot of things. (Though my writing skills probably aren't enough) 4

But I'm working hard to improve!

Chapter 46: Amber's Dilemma

"Come out?" Amber hadn't expected the other party to say that.

Not only did it mean she would soon appear in reality, it also meant she knew Amber was currently in a dream.

"You are... a good child... come to awaken Mother..." Tiamat's height was a bit shorter than Fu Hua's, and her face bore no trace of age, instead resembling a maiden on the cusp of adulthood, yet under the influence of her movements and demeanor, she truly gave off a feeling of 'mother.'

"I'm not here to awaken you."

Even though Amber didn't dislike the goddess before her, she steeled herself and cut in: "I... don't want you to wake up."

"Do you... dislike... Mother?"

The goddess's face showed no frustration or anger at the setback, only that same overflowing love. Her voice was slow, yet because of it, it carried even more emotion.

"I don't dislike you."

She hadn't disliked Tiamat before, even knowing she was the biggest boss of this world, because a friend had once greatly admired Tiamat, which had piqued Amber's curiosity and led her to learn a bit about her. So she understood very well how gentle Tiamat was, and how tragic.

Thinking this, she said: "I... think you're good, but your appearance will bring disaster, so I don't want you to appear."

"Thank you... my... child."

Tiamat nodded, withdrew the hand that had been resting on Amber's face, and then cradled the hand Amber had used to support her: "Everything... will be... fine..."

"Mother... will... create... an even better... world."

Amber didn't know what that better world was, but she understood clearly that if Tiamat intended to destroy the current world to create a new one, she would without hesitation strike at Tiamat.

If she could, she didn't want to attack this 'mother' who had given her a warm feeling, but she also had principles she held to.

Amber could only plead: "Would you consider not waking up? That way, humanity would be more at ease."

"...That... won't do..." Tiamat spoke softly: "Children... cannot leave... Mother... do not leave... Mother's side."

"..." After blurting that out, Amber also sensed something was off.

Her words were undoubtedly selfish. To willfully 'leave Mother' was nothing short of cruel.

Yes, Tiamat loved all life, hoping they would never leave her again, and so she longed to return the world to its origin, reset it, and then re-nurture it, turning her children back into the form that needed a mother's care as infants.

"Existence is reason."

Tiamat's purpose of existence was to bear children, raise them, and give maternal love. These purposes were necessary at the dawn of creation, but once everything had taken shape, this function became unnecessary—even something to be eliminated—for harming the ecosystem.

Thus, her existence had lost its meaning, and the outcome that awaited her was naturally exile.

"..." She wanted to point out that Tiamat's existence would hinder human survival, but the words stuck in her throat.

Whether it was Ereshkigal or Quetzalcoatl, Amber could understand them and still stand against them. This time was no different—no matter what, she couldn't accept Tiamat's methods. But this one time, she couldn't bring herself to say 'this is humanity's choice' with a clear conscience.

No matter how clearly she understood that her stance wasn't wrong, she couldn't voice it in front of this goddess.

"Don't... be sad..."

Tiamat gripped Amber's hand tighter, and feeling that this comfort wasn't enough, she stood on tiptoe and pulled Amber's head into an embrace: "No... pain... soon... everyone will... be happy..."

A scent like earth and flowers filled her nose—not particularly fragrant, but not unpleasant.

"I have to leave now."

Amber said.

She still didn't know what was happening outside. The moment she had used the Sword God, she felt her consciousness leave her body, as if pulled by something, and when she came to, she was already here. She could still see the system panel, so she wasn't anxious.

Still, as a farewell, she stated her intention to Tiamat.

"We'll meet... again... soon."

Tiamat sensed Amber's meaning, knowing she wanted to leave here. Her previously joyful mood dimmed a little, but thinking that she would soon create a new world and meet again there, she cast the sadness aside.

The next moment, black mud surged at her feet, quickly flooding the entire illusion.

As the illusory world shattered, Amber's consciousness was rapidly pulled back to reality.

Contrary to Amber's expectations, everyone was no longer in the Underworld but had already reached Uruk on the surface, apparently heading toward the Divine Tower.

"?" Amber was confused.

'You're awake?' Fu Hua's voice rang out the next moment.

'What happened?' Amber couldn't help asking. 'Why are we suddenly here? Wasn't I just in the Underworld?'

'Just now?' Fu Hua frowned. 'Nearly a day has passed since you lost consciousness. Because you suddenly lost contact, I had to temporarily take over the body... What just happened?'

Was the time flow in Imaginary Space different from the outside?

Amber guessed as much, while keeping pace with the others without missing a beat, explaining to Fu Hua: 'I just met Tiamat... Probably after opening the Imaginary Gate, I absorbed a huge amount of Imaginary Energy, and Tiamat noticed me and pulled me into an illusion.'

'Tiamat?' Fu Hua was also a bit confused. 'I'll give you the memories from this period first, then you can explain what just happened to me in detail.'

'Explaining is too troublesome, Master. Just watch directly!'

The two shared the recent memories through Feathered Dust.

'I see...'

After exchanging memories, Fu Hua nodded gravely. 'So Tiamat has already awakened?'

As the greatest threat in this Singularity, as recognized by Quetzalcoatl, Fu Hua wouldn't be arrogant enough to think she could easily brush it aside. But still, as before, they were ill-suited to this world, lacking a great deal of knowledge about many aspects of it.

In this situation, there wasn't much point in her trying to figure things out on her own. She might as well discuss this with Gilgamesh and Merlin.

Amber felt the same way. She had originally thought that with her mastery of Imaginary Energy, she was unbeatable, but now Tiamat—an existence that lived within Imaginary Space—might not necessarily fear Imaginary Energy at all.

Better to ask someone who knew the ropes.

Still... just thinking about having to fight Tiamat made Amber's heart feel heavy.

Sigh...

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Chapter 47: Tiamat Awakens

Amber was still lost in thought, but she didn't notice Ritsuka and Mash nearby letting out a slight sigh of relief.

Earlier, for some reason, even though her attitude and appearance hadn't changed at all, they felt the Immortal had become somewhat distant and impersonal, as if she had reverted to how she was when they first met. Although the Immortal had always been a woman of few words, Ritsuka knew very well that there was always warmth in her gaze when she looked at people.

However, just now, after defeating Ereshkigal in the Underworld, the Immortal seemed to not care at all about Ereshkigal's condition.

No, it wasn't "seemed"—she genuinely didn't care.

Ishtar and Ereshkigal, and even Gilgamesh, had all been drawn in by the sudden appearance of that old man, but he had noticed something was off and had been watching closely.

The Immortal just now was like a completely different person.

But now, it looked like she was thinking about something, since she had been wearing a troubled expression the whole time.

"You're back."

As they entered the Divine Tower, Gilgamesh was already seated upright on his throne. His face showed no joy at being reborn, only deep gloom.

"Has something happened, King Gilgamesh?" Ritsuka glanced around, not spotting the Herrscher of Reason, the other two, or Anna. He asked in confusion, "Where are Anna and Merlin?"