More major characters!!! You guys will meet some gods and goddesses, and Alexander's new parents! Not much is described about the parents. But you could pretty much know what the Gods and goddesses' personalities are like by the end of the chapter though. Enjoy!

Once again; everything is dark. Unlike the few times I have been in the dark, this time I feel restrained. A heavy liquid that almost felt like starch is around me, and when I try to move I couldn't at all.  The strangeness of the feeling of being submerged in starch is frightening.

'Where am I? Where did that bastard make me go into?' I thought uncomfortablely, trying to move my body to get into a comfortable body arrangement.

My muscles didn't follow my commands no matter how much I tried. After a few minutes of trying to move I was already tired. And just like that, I slowly fell asleep, though I tried to fight the drowsiness that penetrated deep into my mind.

This is the 2nd time I awakened in the strange place. The darkness feels the same, and the liquid too. However, this time I could move my arms and legs. The mere twitching of my body I did made me happy; it almost made me cry.

I am also bigger than I was before, at least 3 to 4 times larger. Now I can touch the walls that are around me. It felt fleshy and quite disgusting, but it was a thing I never touched before.

'I wonder what it was. It is like a bumpy cave wall, but it is softer than stone.''

My curiousity made me go touching it again and again, even though it felt gross. That's when, with a flash of genius, I realize that I am in my mother's womb. I mean I was reincarnated right? The simple truth made me embarrassed, I can't believe I didn't realize that the first time I was awake. Trying to avoid my dumbness, I turn to other subjects that will relieve me of my humiliation and my boredom.

"Last time, I was only awake for a few minutes, my second awakening was much longer." I tried to say the sentence, but I guess you can't talk in the womb?

'So this is how babies felt... It's kinda boring staying in here for around 8 months; I feel bad for the babies of the galaxies, but I guess babies don't have conscious minds to remember anyway so it's fine?'

This was how I spent my time in my mother's belly. Thinking useless thoughts.  Mentally sighing, I try to go asleep for a couple days.

Some time passed....

How long was I in here? No idea..... Bored I floated around in the weird starch like liquid. Then an idea hit me.

'Lets try to kick the wall. Not a thought from a sane person, but that doesn't matter when babies are suppose to kick right?' I smiled in satisfaction, finally finding what I am going to do, I proceed to kick my time away.

What is happening during this time.... In the God realm....

"Damn it!! That Hantantos is so annoying! Just because he is a High God doesn't make him be able to sent a champion to kill off one of major gods of Thantos. We were the rulers of this world for thousands of years!!!"

The man speaking was sitting on a tall golden throne. He has long golden hair that reaches to his back and now, blue eyes flashing with anger. This man, Heuslios, is the King of the Gods of Thantos. He is a "major" God; meaning; he was once a person that was once human and then gathered enough power to turn immortal, then move up the ranks of the Gods like every God in this world. Of course these "major Gods" are consider minor ones in the eyes of the 10 who are the most powerful in existence except their parents. The 10 were created gods by the universe, and they created the worlds that ever exsited and the people that ever existed in those worlds.

"Heuslios, why don't we "see" this champion of his? I heard he is being born right now in the town of Reaspear, a boy I heard..." The person that spoke smiled mischievously, he is also a "high ranked" God. "Of course, we do this secretly, besides! The champion is just a baby! He'll be easy to kill... For now." The man was laughing sinisterly at first, but then his voice faded into a worrying tone. He was sitting in a throne to the right of the larger golden throne. The throne was tall, not as tall as the King's, but still tall, around 20 feet high. Made of skeletons of steel, it had a very intimidating look to it.

The man is like the opposite of Heuslios; he had black, short, chopped hair, and while the King of the Gods have blue eyes; he had eyes the shade of bloody red. Currently, the red eyes were worried about the future.

"Of course, Vahai! We can play with this champion of Hantantos!! Hahaha!" The king laughed, not noticing the last 2 words of his fellow God; the annoyance at his boss has also fading a bit.

Both men, both stupid in their own ways, didn't notice a figure that was hiding behind the statue of Heuslios.

The figure muttered, "Those idiots; they are powerful, but are morons, don't they know the Lord is going easy on them? Still, Champion of Lord Hantantos? That, sounds very intriguing.... I'll find things about that later, but for now I need to protect the boy.... The easiest way is to change his appearance so they don't know who the he is." With confidence in the figure's voice, the Goddess speaking vanished.

The Goddess is the God of Trickery, Love and Family.  A loyal retainer of the 10, she is obviously going to help. Though whether the help she will give is good or not is questionable. She is the Goddess of Trickery after all.

The Godess appeared, invisible, in front of a small stone house. It seemed poorly maintained, but lots of planted flowers of all kinds surrounded the house; making it seemed eternal somehow. The ivy that hanged from the roof deepened the expression. A large tree, perhaps around 70 to 100 feet tall, provided shade in the backyard.

"A commoner's house, a farmer's?" The Goddess looked surprised, she had though the champion would be more arrogant, stuck up somehow. "Is it because the boy wanted to be born as one, or because the boy lacks karma.... Better be the first option." She muttered, the lack of karma for a better status..... That's not good; it would mean that the person isn't a good person in their last life. The Goddess walked on the dirt path leading to the single floored house, the door of the house barely hanged on its hinges, it was scratched with dirty white paint stripping off.

"So poor.... Well the war has caused many families into poverty." She shooked her head sadly, "This is one of the families huh...."

She passed the wall like a ghost and arrived in the foyer, well it's more like the living room plus kitchen and a dining room. The room contained only a stove, a shelf for spices, which is currently empty it contained nothing but salt, a tattered couch, a wooden table and 4 chairs. One of the chairs had a leg chopped off. The room also had a fireplace, but it layed unused.

The Goddess made a stained expression, but said nothing. She floated toward one of 2 entrance ways. It was to a bedroom, the room was very small, it only could fit a single double bed.

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"Can this family even afford a baby?!" The Goddess frowned, "What is the Lord thinking, sending his champion to this family?"

There was just one more entrance way to visit to see the whole house. It was a connection to another room, larger than the room that contained the bed. Inside was another double bed. There, a woman layed. She seems sickly, with pale yellowish skin and sweat that drenched her long blond hair and her old dress that she was wearing.

Beside her was a man sitting in a chair. He was large and muscular. Black haired and grey eyed he was very handsome, enough to make male models at Earth hide in shame.

"Victoria..... Hang in there, I will find enough money to buy food for you and the baby." The man said in anguished voice.

"Milas.... We both know that you have no money or things that we can trade.... The nobles has taxed us dry...." The woman blinked her teary blue eyes tirely. "This is our first child too, and you wanted a son so badly too...." Soon, she couldn't hold her tears back anymore.  

In anger the man, Milas, stood up, "I'll go find some things to trade!" He lumbered off, frustrated that he couldn't protect or feed his family.

The goddess looked on sadly, she is the Goddess of family after all. "Maybe I could help..." Frowning in concentration the Goddess didn't notice another Goddess sneaking up.

"Gaia!!"

Jumping at the shock; the Goddess turned around, and met the eyes of her older sister, Luna. "Luna...."

Luna is the Goddess of the moon and hunting.

"Little sister, what are you doing?" Luna, almost identical in looks to Gaia, with black silky hair and gold eyes. Luna was taller and had more muscle though because of being the goddess of hunting.

Hesitating, Gaia told her about the Lord's champion. 'Since Luna is also a loyal servant of the 10, it is okay to tell her right?'

After the explanation, Luna with widened eyes said, "And you think I could help with that? How?"

Thinking Gaia said, "I looked around the house, and there are no herbs, any food for that matter, and the house is broken down, that doesn't matter now but what if it turns winter? The champion's parents will freeze to death!" Annoyed at the lack of comfort in the house Gaia ranted. "Heuslios and Vanhai are also aiming to kill the champion of Hantantos too!"

Amused at her younger sister Luna said, "Food huh.... Well that can change easily. From my senses I can tell that there are a lot of animals in the forest behind this house. The animals are strong, but I think I can put a blessing on that man over there." The Goddess waved a pale hand at the direction of where the market probably is in this town. "The forest also have a lot of herbs. I don't know why people haven't went in the forest yet? About the champion.... Why don't you visit the mother's dream and tell them about the baby? You can change the gender of the baby to hide him from the other gods.... But I guess you need to get the mortal's consent?"

In realization, Gaia smiled brightly and said, "That is a great idea! And.... For why people in this town now hunting....Well this is a farming community, so hunting isn't popular here.... Most villagers probably don't know how to hunt, the animals in this forest are also dangerous to new hunters too."

In disbelief Luna exclaimed, "What?! My influence hadn't reach here?!" Now determined to spread her influence Luna sped toward the man that was the champion's father. Luna muttered, "I will make him my first hunter in this back water village!"

So, the goddesses work to improve the condition of Alexander's family. Luna blessed Milas, the father, to have good agility and hunting prowess. She even, in her goddess form, taught him how to hunt and to find herbs that are good for eating. Milas, who used to worship no God, now worships Luna, the Goddess of the moon and hunting.

Gaia blessed the mother to be more healthier and more fertile. She also changed the baby's gender, in the dream Victoria was shocked at the Goddess appearance.

"Go-Goddess?!"

"Yes, mortal, I am the Goddess Gaia, mother of the mortals. Now, listen. For the safety of your son, I need to change his gender to female." She had said this very bluntly.

"Fe-female? I guess that is okay, but Milas always wanted a son to carry on the Arazel name...."

The goddess had a confused face on. "Couldn't you have another child?"

"That's..... Well I don't know if we could support another child...."

"That's fine, your village will prosper, your first child and Iwill make sure of that!" With a laugh the goddess had smiled widely. "I can even bless you of fertility; you can just have another child! That'll fix problems right?"

Amazed at the offer, Victoria had accepted with no hesitation.

Gaia also seemed to influence Victoria by her presence, Victoria could see through lies more often, and in turn, can tell better lies, Victoria can sense people's intentions too. She is also now much healthy in her pregnancy.

The villagers are now often surprised by the appearances of Milas and Victoria; they don't seem like they are depressed like the rest of them. The village turned less depressing, the villagers try to follow the couple's example. Whole hordes of men and women flock to Milas to train how to hunt, and fellow pregnant women met each other, becoming much closer than before. They supported each other so each child could survive through these hard times.

Milas and Victoria, when asked what caused the change in themselves, they had said, "The Goddesses Luna and Gaia had appeared in our dreams. They had, in their Godly glory, helped us, blessed us. The lord, Hantantos's favor of our child had brought our child to the servants of the Lord's attention."

These words spread, the Arazel family became respected and the village of Reaspear soon completely and utterly worshiped 3 deities.

Hantantos, the High God, Luna the huntress and Gaia the Goddess of Trickery, Love and family. The village even build a temple for the 3 gods, with the statues of them carved in stone, even though the village have fallen on hard times. This delighted Luna and Gaia, even Hantantos was pleased. The statues were given a divine aura by each respected God. Of course the King of the Gods, Heuslios and Vahai were not pleased, but they could do nothing about it because they couldn't interfere in Hantanto's way so bluntly.

The village was still poor however, they had no trade from major cities and they don't have proper security. So bandits could steal anything they wanted. They do have a stable food supply now, and that counts for something at least.

He looked down from far above, and in wonder had said, "Wow, Alexander you have influenced so much, even before you were born!" He laughed, but no one heard him in his black void.