"Ishtar… Are you really going to go against the rules like this for someone who should still be a mortal!?" Ea gritted his teeth. He did not understand why this woman was willing to help these insignificant beings.
"Heh…. I know what you are thinking, Ea, you are thinking, why am I willing to help these insignificant beings right? This is why your island is a cesspool of slavery and crime. You do not care for the people on your island and let them do as they please without passing down proper laws. My people respect you because you are a god not because they want to. They are scared that you might lose your temper and go on a rampage, killing people.
"But now you are in my region. You have no right to decide who is to die and who is not to die! You dare lay a hand on this little girl, and I will wage war against you." Ishtar began radiating immense pressure, all directed at Ea.
Ea had never seen Ishtar this mad before. He understood it was also not very good if he were to start a war with Ishtar since he knew she was serious. "I will retreat for now. But know this. If that thing dares to step foot out of your region, I will kill her without restraint."
"You do not need to worry about that since she does not wish to leave her family anyways. Ea, leave now before I…." Ishtar had turned her head to look at the others to see two large holes in Blake's chest, and stomach that were slowly healing and her eyes went bloodshot. While the two may look the same, they were not the same person. Ishtar's grip on Ea's wrist began to tighten even more as her power began to burst out of her. "You hurt him?"
"Hmmm? He blocked my attack two times." Ea replied without a second thought only to feel a sharp tug on one of his arms. That arm was completely ripped off Ea's body causing him to yell out in pain. "Ishtar, are you crazy!?"
"What!? You punched two holes in Blake's body, I ripped off one of your arms! What is fair is fair! Not get the fuck out of here before I rip off your third leg!" Ishtar's chest was rising up and down as she tried her best to keep her cool. She did not wish to start a fight here. But she could not let Ea, who harmed the man she loved, slide easily.
"I will remember this!" Ea quickly retreated. It took a minute to figure out why Ishtar was so bad, and when it hit him, his eyes turned even colder. "You use my looks to make the woman I have had my eyes on for thousands of years fall in love with you!?"
Ea's floating island began to quake as his anger shot through the roof. He had never felt so humiliated before. A mere mortal had actually dared to take away the woman he wanted the most! "Just you wait! I will find a chance to kill you!"
Back inside the temporary base Ishtar walked over to Blake and pressed her hand against his wounds, and began healing them. "I am sorry. I should have prepared for something like this, but I did not think that bastard would actually step foot in my region again."
"It is not your fault. That bastard just has something stuck up his ass." Blake replied in complete disdain for Ea. He hated that man to his core.
"Don't worry, he will not come back himself. If anything, he might send his lackeys. But I will take care of them. And some of them may be good for Destiny to train her new powers against as well." Ishtar was trying to look at the brighter side of things.
"Ishtar." Lillia walked over and took Ishtar's hand, and held it in hers. "You are doing so much for my family. I know you love Blake as well. Otherwise, you would never go through all of this just for people you have just met who were not even powerful compared to a baby of this realm. You and Nanaya I am truly grateful to you both. You have more than proven that you will do anything you can to help Blake. This is the most important thing to us sisters. So, you and Nanaya will come to our meeting tonight."
"Mm…" Ishtar blushed and nodded her head. She lowered her head as she tried to hide her embarrassment.
"For now, we would begin teaching Blake and Lillia how to use their astral powers." Nanaya was also happy, but she had to keep things in order. Right now, the man she loved needed to grow stronger and quicker. She did not know the conditions on his planet, but from what she heard, things were not as bad as there. But there is no telling what might happen in the future.
"Nanaya is right. Let's get to work." Blake turned and looked at Destiny, who was still standing there with her head lowered. He walked over and gave her a hug. "This is not your fault. No matter what happens, I will always protect you, okay?"
"Mmm…" Destiny hugged Blake burying her face into his chest as she began sobbing. She was scared. Her Papa just not almost died again!
Lillia walked over and stroked Destiny's head. "You are really a papa's girl."
"So what!" Destiny snorted between her sobs.
This caused everyone to laugh. Even Destiny couldn't help but laugh. With the mood lightened a bit, Nanaya had Lillia and the others sit down as she began going over the concepts of astral energy.
While that was happening, Ishtar went into the kitchen area and began preparing the meat she got for Destiny, Blake, and Lillia to help them strengthen their bodies more. There was plenty of it, so she could set aside shares for the others as well. Even though Destiny was now a goddess, she too would be able to gain benefits from this meat since she had never had it before.
