I'm Not a Pervert 2/4
"Anna ..."
The ancient snake raised its hand to stroke the eggshell, murmuring softly, its gaze filled with tenderness and reminiscence.
As you get closer, you feel the fetal movements split into three, which are transmitted through your fingers and palms.
Oh right, I almost forgot that this contains the Gorgon Sisters: the eldest Stheno, the "Daughter of Strength"; the second, Euryale, the "Daughter of Flight"; and the youngest, Medusa.
This egg contains real triplets, and Anna is Medusa's name from the Mesopotamian world.
But at that time, she was also the most perfect one.
Indeed, among the many gods and monsters created by the Serpent Mother, only Anna perfectly inherited her appearance and her powers of creation and death.
Only after this did Gorgon the Beast Goddess who merged the three sisters into one, gain control over the "Mother of Hundred Beasts" (creation), which allows for the mass modification of monsters, and the "Temple of Ten Thousand Demons" (death), which dissolves everything.
As for these brothers and sisters with distorted and deformed appearances, they are more animalistic than intellectual, lacking the spiritual essence to become gods.
Even Stheno, the "Daughter of Power," and Euryale, the "Daughter of Flight," who possess the Spirit Core of a goddess and an immortal demonic body, cannot compare to Anna.
Because their growth is already fixed, their physical development will gradually stagnate, making it difficult to achieve substantial changes in the future.
Anna, however, is different. She will grow taller and more mature, and may even further improve herself after absorbing the power of her two older sisters.
He had some vague suspicions before, but now, through contact with the eggshell and observation of the Young Divine Monsters outside, Samael has come to a conclusion.
Just like the Eleven Demon Beasts created by the Mother Goddess Tiamat, they were powerful, but lacking intelligence, they could only be used as tools.
The only one truly qualified to become a god was Jingu, who was both the Progenitor of Humanity and the commander of magical beasts, and the first to control the Fate Tablet Kingu.
As for the present one, it seems that he is the new divine child who embodies the divinity and hope of the Mother Goddess.
Samael gently lifted the egg, his movements of stroking the shell becoming increasingly tender.
The more he compared and analyzed, the more he discovered that the Echidna, the Serpent Mother and the Origin Goddess Tiamat shared many similarities.
In this way, the paths that he and Anna were about to take seemed to be increasingly aligned.
Suddenly, Samael, who had turned to the corner, flared his nostrils, and a faint, lingering scent brought a strange sense of familiarity.
He seemed to have smelled this scent somewhere before.
Upon closer inspection, the ancient snake discovered a faint, almost completely fading, golden-red residue on the rock face.
Blood? More precisely, divine blood?
Samael narrowed his eyes, seemingly lost in thought.
Just as he was about to observe further, he heard a rustling sound behind him. The man immediately straightened his back and looked around without looking to the side, as if he were a full-time nanny carefully inspecting the cubs' dwelling.
The Serpent Mother, who had come from behind by whipping her tail, first looked towards a corner and saw that the purple egg was intact and moving normally. She subconsciously made a gesture to relax her breathing.
Samael remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he was becoming more certain of his suspicions.
Anna's bloodline and the significance of her birth are definitely not simple.
But after all, in front of someone else's mother, although there is a natural sense of intimacy, they have only known each other for a day or two, so they still need to maintain proper manners.
Otherwise, being mistaken for a pervert and driven away by the Serpent Mother would be a minor matter.
If this ruler of the Chryseis Marsh, in a fit of rage, were to tear him apart—the one who had plotted against his daughter—then he would have nowhere to seek justice.
After a brief chat, Samael subtly learned about the recent situation of these little guys.
According to the Serpent Mother, the monsters grow rapidly; in about one or two months, the ones that were born earlier are almost able to live independently.
As for the remaining babies that haven't hatched yet, such as the Harpy, the fox Messoth, the sphinx, and the Gorgon Sisters, they will most likely be born within the next one to two months.
After a brief moment of consideration, Samael decided to stay in the Serpent Mother's cave for a few more days under the pretext of taking care of the cubs, and take the opportunity to build a good relationship with her.
Tina, who naturally loves taking care of cubs, happily nodded at the decision, while Echidna, a single mother who was overwhelmed with work, also gladly accepted it.
And so, Samael and Tina were Shiki hired as the magical babysitters of Ashima, responsible for helping to tame these unruly little creatures and waiting for the remaining ones to hatch one by one.
Two goddesses who were quite compatible were raising cubs on the upper level of the cave.
Samael, who was resting in the nest, looked at the eggs that the Gorgon Sisters had hatched, raised his hand to stroke his chin, a strange smile on his face, and his thoughts began to wander.
Witnessing the birth of little Anna must have been a very memorable experience.
Well, before that, it's time to return this thing to its rightful owner.
Immediately, the ancient serpent's expression turned serious. It stepped forward, raised its hand, and spread its fingers, revealing a purple scale that it had treasured for a long time, which shimmered with a ghostly light.
At that moment, the egg below, drawn by this force, also began to gather points of light, and the internal fetal movements echoed it.
Immediately afterwards, Samael held the scales in his palm, tightened his fingers inward, crushed the purple scales with his fingernails, and then pierced his palm.
The golden-red of the blood and the faint purple of the scales blended together and seeped into the eggshell, gradually merging with the petite figure curled up in the corner inside.
Oh, destiny, destiny.
I'm actually quite grateful to you now, Marduk.
Samael slowly raised his head, a slight smile playing on his lips.
Destiny records the trajectory of the operation of all things and the journey of life.
Using this scale from Gorgon, the past experiences that originally belonged to Anna and the Beast Goddess will be projected into her consciousness under the reflection of destiny.
In other words, as soon as she is born, this girl will remember everything she experienced in the Mesopotamian world, just as if she were in a dream with a clear consciousness.
Gilgamesh, Siduri, Merlin, Leonidas— each a vivid name.
The Northern High Ground, Nippur, Uruk, the Fir Forest, Edessa all places filled with memories, representing another vibrant chapter of her life.
It will not be forgotten, it will never be erased.
As the last wisp of light was absorbed by the tiny outline inside the egg, the ancient snake nodded in satisfaction and gently patted the swaying, fluorescent eggshell.
"Don't worry, get some sleep. I'll wait for you to wake up, little Anna."
That gentle voice seemed to have a soothing magic, gradually calming the trembling purplish-red egg, and causing the embryo swimming in the egg liquid to curl up into a small ball.
Meanwhile, at Daphne's house, Themis, who was leaning against a rattan chair and looking through manuscripts alone, suddenly looked up. Her eyes, hidden beneath the Black Veil, were as bright as starlight as she stared straight ahead.
In the darkness, the prophet Prometheus and the ascetic Epimetheus emerged from the bushes, coming together.