The Dark Rebirth of Pandora: Revenge of the Abyss-Chapter 166: Isabel

"Isabel-sama, everything is ready," Mikaela says to me excitedly as she runs to show the results of what she’s done.

"That’s great, Mikaela, well done," I praise her. She just completed her first resource management task using basic math, and her enthusiasm is contagious.

"Okay, now let’s see, we have some things to resolve, and I also need to go out again to get more followers for my goddess," I murmur as I think about the multiple tasks that still need to be done.

"Good morning, Isabel-sama," Some followers see me passing by and bow slightly to greet me, to them I am some kind of super important religious figure, although I have never asked for any special treatment.

"Good morning," I say with a smile. We are slowly growing, I wonder if my goddess knows of my efforts, I hope my efforts to found her religion are not in vain, I fear disappointing her.

"Morvath?" My shadow dragon trembles within my shadow, he has lived inside my shadow for so long that he has started to merge with it, so now we are much more connected.

’Is he excited? Why?’ He seems excited about something.

"Is there a problem, Isabel-sama?" Mikaela asks as we stop in the main hall of our base.

"No..." My dragon seems increasingly excited about something, I send him out of my shadows and try to see why he is suddenly so excited.

Soon Morvath bows to nothing with a certain animation.

"Morvath? Why are you..." I feel bad, not like I’m sick, but I feel like I’m being crushed by an overwhelming power, I can barely stand up.

I look at Mikaela, who falls to her knees holding the ground so as not to fall face first, most of the followers also fall.

Mikaela starts hyperventilating, she seems to be having a panic attack with the dense and heavy mana wave that covers the entire area, soon the shadows in the environment gather at a point and my Goddess emerges from there.

"Mikaela, breathe calmly," I tell Mikaela as I struggle to go to my goddess. Reaching her, I bow.

"G-Goddess, I am very happy with your presence, thank you for honoring me with your attention," I say excitedly as that heavy aura begins to pass and the followers begin to recover.

"I came here to congratulate you a little on your work," My goddess says, looking directly at me.

Now that she is no longer in armor, I can notice her whole body, which is good because I can make a statue of her in the future, she is beautiful.

Soon several people begin to arrive, among them the execution squad appears armed and ready to surround my goddess.

"STOP YOU FOOLS, THIS IS MY GODDESS," I yell at them who were ready to surround her, they don’t know her, so they don’t know who she is, so it’s natural for them to act that way.

But it doesn’t change the fact that it angers me a lot, how dare these stupid dogs think of pointing weapons at my goddess.

"WHY ARE YOU STANDING THERE? EVERYONE BOW NOW," I yell at these idiots who haven’t bowed yet before my magnificent and beautiful goddess.

Soon they, without understanding much, bow to my goddess, as do all the followers in the area, many of them trembling with fear.

’Should I kill them for such insolence?...’ The thought passes for a moment, but I give up, if I do that, many would end up losing their faith, and I’ve worked too hard to get this, I can’t waste my effort just because I’m angry.

"Goddess, may I invite you to take a look at the base?" I ask hopefully, Mikaela is still crying on the floor, my goddess’s aura has increased a lot and has become heavy and wild, and it seems that she is purposefully releasing it.

The aura of my goddess emanates pure violence, which makes Mikaela feel bad, but soon Mikaela is fine, shifting to the depressive Mikaela personality, she bows to my goddess like the others.

She doesn’t seem to be afraid of my goddess like some of the followers, which makes her grow a few more levels in my eyes.

"No, I’ll stay here briefly, I have other matters to resolve, I just came here to congratulate you on your efforts, you exceeded my expectations," Morvath has become much more powerful lately, it must have been my goddess who did this.

"Thank you very much for coming to see me, goddess, I’ve done my best and I’ll continue to do my best, always getting the most out of myself," I don’t really know what to say, I’m nervous, this is so exciting.

"Yes, do your best for me, I’ll give you a small reward, it may not have much value, but I think it’s a good thank you, after all, there are few who have the chance to receive something from me."

"Thank you very much, Goddess!!!" I thank her, I would never be foolish enough to refuse a gift from her, I don’t care what it is, anything is perfect, I’ve never received a gift before, and my goddess has been the only one to give me things.

"First, you can tell them to get up and start worshiping me," My goddess says with an excited smile.

"Everyone, get up and praise my goddess," I say, and soon after, everyone stops bowing.

"Oh goddess, whose beauty eclipses the stars, accept our devotion as a humble tribute to your greatness," everyone says a short praise that I thought of and informed them.

"Umm... I didn’t like that much, could you change it later? After all, if necessary, I would drown even the stars in blood," My goddess says in a way that doesn’t seem like a metaphor at all, but something literal that she would do if needed.

"O-Of course, goddess, I’m sorry to displease you," I say, trying to avoid crying. I was so stupid, how could I think she would like that simple and tasteless phrase.

"Haha, don’t be so serious, could you tell me your name now?" My goddess giggles and asks, I feel relieved that she’s not disappointed and is trying to change the subject.

"It’s Isabel," I tell her the name I have now. When I first met her, I couldn’t even properly introduce myself, but now I can proudly say my name to her.

"Isabel... it’s a good name," She murmurs the name and after that says it’s a good name, the followers around now seem quite interested in my goddess.

Some look at her with obvious terror, but the younger ones show interest.

"G-Goddess, w-was it you who helped save us?" The cat-girl I found some time ago when I rescued the slaves approaches, holding the hem of my goddess’s dress and asking nervously.

She has a more lively look and a much healthier constitution compared to the time when I found her.

"!!!" I was going to yell at her for such disrespect in touching my goddess, but my goddess raised her hand to stop me, so I kept quiet.

"Yes, little one, it is thanks to me that you are alive, after all, Isabel here is a faithful follower of my religion," My goddess says to the little girl.

"...A-And why did you hurt Aokitsu-sama?" The girl asks something I don’t understand, after all, I don’t know who Aokitsu is.

’Wait, everyone received a notification saying the beastmen were the property of the Demon King... Aokitsu would be the ruler of the beastmen?’ I think with doubts, I wonder if this will cause problems, was it a mistake to let other races be part of this religion?

"Why did I hurt her? An interesting question, little one, the reason is simple because I am evil, I am a terrible monster who tramples over everything and everyone who dares to challenge me."

"And Aokitsu tried to fight me," She says to the little girl without any filter.

"...W-Will you kill her? P-Please don’t kill Aokitsu-sama, s-she’s good, she helps many, s-she’s nice," The little girl says crying, she’s doing her best to be strong, but she clearly fears my goddess.

"Kill her? Hahaha," My goddess laughs at what the little girl says, all the followers seem nervous, not knowing what to do, especially the beastmen who don’t know which side to take.

"Listen well, little girl, I won’t kill Aokitsu, she sparked my interest, so she will currently work as my servant."

"A-And the o-others? W-Will you let the others die? P-Please don’t let them die," she clings to my goddess’s leg, crying as she begs my goddess to help the beastmen who were left without a leader.

"You don’t need to beg, little girl, I’m fair with what’s mine, and now your whole race is mine, so I’ll take care of you to a certain extent," She responds to the little girl while seeming to think about something.

"Isabel, you should let this little girl by your side and train her to be a good ally," My goddess says to me.

"Y-Yes? I mean, I’ll do whatever you want, goddess," I didn’t quite understand why I should do that, but if it’s a request from my goddess, I’ll do it.

"Isabel, your confusion is evident, don’t worry, this little girl is smart, very smart indeed, she’s testing me, and although I hate being tested by inferior beings, it was still fun."

"All the beastmen received a message from Aokitsu, obviously they know their fate, just as they have already received the order to go to my kingdom."

"In other words, this little girl knows how to appeal to mercy, piety, and cuteness, she has a great future if she is well taught," My goddess says as she pushes the girl away with her tail, making her separate.

"T-Thank you, goddess..." The little girl says, it seems she got what she wanted, everyone sighs with relief.

’I didn’t know this girl was smart... my goddess has an incredible ability to discover talent... I decide to keep this girl by my side.

"Isabel, my time is limited, so I have to leave. I’ll give you your little prize, but before that..."

"Little girl, tell me your name, you will have the honor of occupying a little corner of my memory as an interesting one," My goddess says to the little girl, who wipes her tears.

"I-I’m Vanessa," She says with a smile, my goddess smiles at her and turns to me.

"Isabel, come receive your reward." I approach at my goddess’s request, when I’m close, my goddess suddenly grabs my waist and kisses me.

She deepens the kiss, her tongue exploring my mouth for a time, my body trembles with pleasure, a mental ecstasy so strong that it surpasses the physical pleasures I’ve given myself.

My legs tremble, my strength abandons me, and as soon as the kiss ends, I fall to my knees on the ground, breathing heavily.

"...This is your present for now, Isabel, keep up the good work, I have to go now," My goddess enters the shadows and disappears, the environment instantly becomes more peaceful.

"M-Mikaela, please get a cloth."

"...? Alright, Isabel-sama," The depressive Mikaela says as she leaves. I stay here, I can’t leave or everyone will see that I’ve climbed with pleasure and wet my clothes and a little of the floor.