Chapter 120
Left Hand of God Epilogue
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2 weeks later
Within a high class hotel in Eldorado
The clanging of wine glass, the occasional laughter and a lot of ugly, rich people littered the conference hall where a fund raiser was being thrown by the Saiga Corporation for Senator Miguel Baroque.
The next presidential was still a year or so from now, but getting an early start was never a bad thing.
In order to avoid any run ins with the campaigning laws, the fund raiser was under some bogus NGO owned by one of Juno’s slaves.
It was probably something worthless that had something to do with climate change or feeding some filthy peasants in Alkebulan or something.
Juno didn't care, and there was a very big chance that all of the people present didn't either.
Everyone here was corrupt.
Yes, even Senator Miguel Baroque, the most morally straight person in the room, had a few skeletons in his closet.
Standing in one corner of the room was Juno. In line with her fashionista persona, she sported a white one piece dress and black coat that emphasized her figure. As per usual, the only skin that was on display was a bit of her neck and her head.
She was a beauty of the highest level, and she made damn sure to maintain it.
She was the empress of a soon-to-be realized galactic empire, the high priestess of a galaxy spanning religion and the first wife of the soon-to-be god.
It went without saying that she would accept nothing less than perfection given her status.
Unfortunately, her (self proclaimed) ethereal beauty attracted the eyes of filth that knew not their place.
A handsome man in his mid 20’s boldy approached Juno with confidence.
“Well well. Look what we have here! What’s a doll like you doing in a stuffy place like this?” asked the man.
Juno wasn't sure who this person was, and she didn't care. He was probably a son of some politician or something.
Whoever he was, he didn't register as a living thing in Juno’s eyes.
“Go away and never talk to me again.” said Juno while enjoying another spoon filled of Spotted Dick
Despite its extremely lewd sounding name, Spotted Dick has nothing to do with Dicks at all. It was your typical pudding with dried fruits mixed in, commonly currants and/or raisins.
However, this particular Spotted Dick tasted surprisingly good and Juno couldn't figure out why. While enjoying the scrumptious dessert, Juno was also analyzing it to the best of her culinary ability.
The very presence of the man she did not know was ruining her concentration.
“I know who you are. Juno Saiga of the Saiga Corporation and an HAA drop out. Most unfortunate. But I can help you with that.” the man tried to put his arms around Juno’s shoulder.
He instantly regretted it.
Juno’s powerful hand grabbed the man by the throat and lifted him an inch from the floor.
Panic by the sudden pain, the man trashed about in desperation.
He tried to rip Juno’s hands from his throat. However, despite her delicate and feminine arms it felt like it was made out of steel.
Unyielding, unmoving and unfeeling.
He punched Juno’s arms, but it was as if punching a brick wall. It only hurt his hand rather than his enemy.
He kicked Juno in the body, but it was no different from kicking a concrete telephone pole. The attacker was the only one feeling pain.
Juno was performing a staple in chi/chakra based martial arts known as ‘Body Hardening’ which does exactly as the label stated.
This was the main reason why martial artist can go through gunfire and somehow survive without a scratch.
While the body suffered no harm, the pain was not nullified. This meant that the Body Hardening technique was a shield that slowly wore out as the fight drags on.
Unfortunately for the man, he was doing next to non-existent damage to Juno. There was no way she would be forced to let go with such pitiful attacks.
As such, Juno kept eating her Spotted Dick while the man slowly died in her hands.
Naturally, everyone in the room knew this was happening, but no one tried to stop Juno.
A vast majority of the rich smug politicians here were ‘visited’ by Juno over the years and were ‘gently convinced’ to support whatever her whims were.
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This might come as a surprise but only a very few of them were shackled to Juno’s book.
While most of them were too terrified to even look Juno’s way, one brave man rushed in and knelt in front of her.
“I beg of you my lady, please release the man!” said the creepy looking guy who was the dictionary definition of a ‘slimy git’
“Err…. you’re the owner of that factory that mass manufacture pasta, right?” asked Juno
“Yes! My name is-” said slimy git, but was cut off by Juno
“I don't care who you are. I haven't killed anyone in a week, and I was hoping this fool would be my first victim. You better have a very good reason for interrupting my fun.” Said Juno with a voice filled with intent to kill.
Though slimy git was overwhelmed by the sheer bloodlust, he bravely prostrated with all of his might.
“He is my only son! Please don't kill him!”
“And what will you do to earn my mercy?”
“Anything! Anything you want!”
Juno pretended to think for a bit before answering.
“Since I’m feeling merciful today, I’ll give you an easy one. See this thing I’m eating? I want you to bring me the one that made this later, completely unharmed and without resorting to threats. Do this and I’ll let your son’s sins slide just this once.” said Juno as he flung the annoying man 10 feet away into a nearby wall.
“Eh? That’s all?” asked the confused slimy git
“Yes. That is all. Or to be more specific, your son and all of the lives of your family and friends are less valuable to me than a recipe. There’s a lot of lives hanging on your shoulders. Now go and remember what will happen if you even slightly annoy me.”
Slimy git quickly went to his son and dragged him away while showering Juno with ‘thank you’s’
“Was that really necessary?” asked the ever cold Yasami Saiga as she approached Juno while the beautiful tyrant was having her fun.
“Hello mother. How rare for you to even have the guts to approach me.” replied Juno before eating another bite of her dessert.
“Despite everything, I am still your mother. While I don't feel any bond with you or with anyone else for that matter, I will perform my responsibilities as the one that gave birth to you”
“Translation: ‘I’m using my familial connection on Juno so she would stop breaking my nose every time we meet’.” said Juno which caused Yasami to cringe in anger, which immediately disappeared from her facade. “FYI: While you dont care about me, I deeply despise you. The only reason that you’re alive is because you are my mother.”
A tense silence descended between the two before Juno brushed it off and enjoyed her desert.
“So, what do you want?” said Juno
“As I asked earlier, was the violence really necessary? What do you hope to accomplish with such nonsense?” asked Yasami
“It is absolutely necessary because I don't like killing people without reason.” replied Juno, much to Yasami’s confusion. “Just like what I’m doing to you, I’m poking those people who look like trouble to encourage them to rebel against me. At that point I will ‘defend myself’ by obliterating everything they hold dear before torturing them for many many years to come. I’ll then replace them with competent yes-men who don't want to meet the same fate.”
Juno made sure that her voice was loud enough for the eavesdroppers to make out all of it.
A simple yet very effective way to threaten people without directly saying it to their faces.
“Normally, I would rip you apart for wasting my valuable dessert time with such a question, but I’m in a good mood right now. Ask your stupid questions and I’ll answer them without beating you an inch before death later on.” said Juno
Though Yasami had many complaints, she shoved them all down and decided to ask some questions.
“A good mood? Is that because of that rock that you got from your expedition?”
“Yep. It took me years gathering up troops, devising plans and back up plans, but it’s finally over! I got what I want and humanity has one less world ending monstrosity to deal with. Everyone is happy!”
Yasami shook in her traditional Zifang clothing.
Juno made sure to take videos of their conquest of Atlantis from start to finish. She then showed this to everyone within the Saiga Corporation leadership. This was to seer into their brain the level of power Juno could, and would, bring down upon them the moment they displease her.
And she did this while trying to prod them into rebelling against her.
In a sense, they were driven into a corner with either destruction or servitude as their only way out.
Yasami understood this, hence her attempts to get into Juno’s good side.
“If you allocated so much time and resources into attaining it, I assume its abilities vastly outweighed your expenditure. Am I correct?” asked Yasumi as if she was interested.
FYI: she was genuinely interested.
How else would she discover Juno’s weakness if she wasn't interested?
Naturally, Juno knew of this plan, but decided to indulge her mother’s pitiful resistance fantasies.
“In on itself, the rock called a ‘Soul Stone’ is a big chunk of useless dead weight. But when refined using a very specific process, it will become an extremely powerful yet surprisingly safe power source. It’s so powerful that the small piece I have can power a city as big and as power hungry as Vermillion City forever” said Juno
While Juno was seemingly boasting carelessly, she left out quite a lot of extremely important info about the Soul Stone.
While the fact that the Soul Stone was a power source was not a lie, it was not the entire truth either. It was capable of producing electricity for machines, mana for spells and chi for martial techniques.
And Juno was probably the only one in existence that has the potential to use all three.
Of course, Yasami did not need to know that.
“I see… a power source… But how does that benefit you?” asked Yasami
“I’m not entirely sure of how to achieve the result or the process behind it, but I know I’ll be able to grow even stronger and have at least partial immortality.” replied Juno, much to Yasami’s horror.
Juno’s performance in the invasion of Atlantis showcased her power. The very idea that she killed Aquarius, an S Ranked Superhero, ment that she had the power and skill of an S ranker.
While she did get a boost from the Sanngrior Valkyrie Armor, it didn't change the fact that she destroyed an entire civilization, killed an S rank Superhero and win a duel against a Godlike being.
And Juno could still grow stronger?
To those who wanted to resist against Juno, this news was the stuff of nightmares.
Before Juno could continue driving her mother into a proverbial corner with her gloating, she felt something going up her throat.
She ran to a nearby trash bin and vomited into it.
This lasted for a few seconds until it eventually calmed down.
“Juno, are you alright?” asked Yasami in a very uncharacteristically kind manner as she rubbed her daughter’s back and offered her a glass of water.
“I’m fine. No worries. I’ve been having these vomiting fits for almost 2 months now. It’s kind of annoying.” replied Juno before drinking the water.
“Really? Any diagnosis?”
Juno told Yasami of her time with Theo prior to her trip to the Saiga estate, the randomness of her vomiting fits and her theory that she was suffering from withdrawals.
Upon hearing this, Yasami grabbed Juno’s hand and pulled her out of the hall
“Huh? Where are we going?” asked Juno who was going with the flow just for the heck of it.
“I think I know what’s wrong with you, but I’m not sure. We’re going to the clinic just to be sure.” replied Yasami.
A few moments later, they arrived in the small clinic within the hotel area.
Yasami talked to the nurse for a bit, then returned to Juno.
“Take this. Go to the bathroom and follow the instructions on the back of the wrapper.” said Yasami as she handed something to Juno
Juno stared in shock at the thing on her hand and the implication that it meant.
The ‘thing’ was a simple pregnancy test you could find in pretty much all the drugstores.
Juno gleefully rushed to the bathroom and a few moments later….
“YYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSS!!!! HELL YEAH! WOOOOHOOOO!!! THANK YOU MY BELOVED GOD! THANK YOUUUUUU!!!!!”