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Hestia resisted the urge to rub her forehead and sigh.
The living space below the church was lit up with a soft blue glow as she sat straddling atop her first and so far only child's back while he lay on the bed.
There was a lot to unpack here.
While the story on his back and that written into the story from todays efforts flashed through her mind like a torrent, she was well capable of picking out the details if she focused.
She was a goddess after all, despite her less than stellar ability to support Caelan over the past week and a half since he joined her Familia.
It was just that, most deities tended to only want to pay attention to the fun and exciting adventures their children went through instead of the tedious grind they all went through.
Hestia liked to think she was a lot better than those idiots who only cared for entertainment and nothing more.
As such, she parsed through it all. From the moment Caelan left their home behind this morning, to his meeting with Lili, to his journey into the depths of the dungeon where he tore through legions upon legions of huge ant monsters larger than she was, to the return trip back to the surface and where he caught sight of the man named Canoe following Lili after he stored his 'armour away'.
Or to be more exact, shattered it into multiple pieces and sold it to the guild.
She could see it in her minds eye, as he crushed that chienthrope mans head beneath his foot and killed him.
Hestia grimaced. She logically understood it and she was no stranger to death, she'd saw many a mortal child die in the ages past, before the gods came down from Tenkai and blessed the children with the falna.
That did not at all make it easy for her to watch her precious Caelan, usually so sweet and kind, brutally murder another mortal without batting an eye.
Her eyes flickered to the small, tiny pallum girl sitting atop their couch,. her hands fisted awkwardly in the cloak she was wearing. and an uncomfortable look on her face.
She knew the gist of what was going on around her now from a brief explanation and what she saw here in the falna.
'I don't like it.' she sighed mentally. That did not mean she didn't understand though.
She couldn't feel Caelan's emotions within the story on his back, but she could see and hear what he did. And what he saw, was all the reason he needed.
Caelan was a sweet, lovely, giving, hard working boy. But at the same time he was also the ruthless boy who's first instinct was to tear out the throat of a goblin attacking him with his teeth.
There was a reason why he gained the skill Typhon after all.
Still…all that wasn't really important right now.
She was more taken aback by what she saw reflected in his status right now. This…was beyond her expectations.
And she'd been expecting some pretty wild increases.
'But this takes the cake…was last night really worth this…?' she mentally whimpered, cheeks blazing red, '…I suppose as a grand feat that the gods would recognise, accomplishing what they never could fits…'
It was embarrassing. Yet, it made her proud and all tingly inside at the same time.
Shaking her head, Hestia finished updating his falna and cut off the connection. And while she was at it, she remembered to do what she learned from Hephaestus earlier.
She locked his status so nobody could see it but her.
"That took a bit longer than usual." Caelan noted when she got off him and let him sit up.
"Yeah…well there was a lot go through with this update." Hestia laughed awkwardly, rubbing the back of her head.
She handed the sheet of paper containing his updated status to him. He accepted it, looked down, eyes sweeping over the page.
He paused.
His eyes widened.
He gaped and his head whipped around to look at her, "…Are you serious?" he asked, utterly flabbergasted.
She could sympathize with that look. Because even as a goddess, in all her time alive, she'd rarely seen something as crazy as what was currently reflected back on that page.
Caelan Odhar
Level: 1(+)
Strength: SSS1387
Endurance: SSS1377
Dexterity: SSS1358
Agility: SSS1362
Magic: SSS1380
Skills
Typhon: Rising Monster King. The power to devour the magic stones of monsters, growing stronger from doing so and gaining the abilities of monsters. Evolving physiology towards pinnacle body. Enhanced teeth. Monstrous combat instinct and the power to break through all limits.
Vesta: Beloved Of The Divine Flame. Empowerment by the divine flame and the love of a once virgin goddess. Immunity to mental effects and the ability to enhance the physical abilities of the body through the power of flame. Passive and Active skill. Trigger Chant: Blaze.
Monster Abilities
Night Vision: The ability to see clearly even in total darkness.
Crystal Armour: The ability to generate crystal armour as over the body to enhance durability.
Enhanced Senses: Vastly enhanced eyesight, hearing and sense of smell.
Flame Breath: The ability to breath out a torrent of flame from the mouth.
Temperature Control: The ability to raise and lower the body's temperature.
Flame Resistance: A resistance to heat and flame.
Magic Resistance: A resistance to effects of magical nature.
Whirlwind Sprint: The ability to enhance movement speed with magical energy.
Surface adherence: The ability to cling to solid surfaces with magical energy.
Shadow Conceal: The ability to sink into a shadow.
Tongue Extension: The ability to elongate the tongue.
Poison Powder: The ability to create poison powder from magic energy.
Poison Resistance: An innate resistance to poison.
Scent Alteration: The ability to alter the natural musk and scent.
Healing Powder: The ability to create a powder that heals the wounds of those they touch.
Light Beam: The ability to unleash beams of pure magical energy.
Charming Voice: The power to infuse magical power into the voice and hypnotise others.
Lifeblood: The holders blood contains immense healing properties.
Sonar Wave: The ability to emit sound waves and perceive them as sonar.
Magic
He'd gotten everything he wanted when he set out for the dungeon this morning as far as the monster abilities went, more even. And the stat increases he got were insane, blowing right past the usual max they could reach.
But even crazier than that….was not only had their escapades last night together resulted in him getting a skill and a powerful one at that by her reckoning…he'd also…
"This plus sign does it mean….I can level up….?" Caelan asked her, mouth hanging low.