Reincarnation to the Past

Chapter 98

Lì's POV

"You're what?" I exclaimed, shooting upwards to a sitting position, more out of shock than anything else. I knew Persea wasn't part of the Li family and that she had more knowledge on qi  that none of us could ever comprehend but I never assumed that was because she actually had a relationship with the beings she spoke about. I wasn't expecting this! She's the daughter of a god? Of an immortal being?!! 

Wait, doesn't that mean that her own family is after her??

Persea also sat up, staring at me with an undescribable look on her face. "I am the child of the sea god who fell in love with a human. It's why I have so much qi. I was born with the power to control the waters engraved in my DNA. My water qi is as limitless as the amount of water in the world. It's always just been there, an ocean worth of qi. Until the age of 12, I never even had access to it. From the ages of 12 to 16, I barely used 40% of my limit. Even with all the training I underwent, I am now able to use only 75–85%. The rest are just there, untouched. Five other gods blessed me, which granted me already-created pools of their qi. After being blessed by other gods, I could even directly access their sourse and take as much as I wanted. I've never had to absorb it from outside."

"Wow!" I didn't know what else to say. What all could a person do with all that power? What could they not do? She didn't even have to actually absorb it. There were no risks of qi blockage or internal organs exploding or such. "That's impressive. I envy you."

She had a faraway look for a minute before refocusing back on me with a sad smile. "Don't. It's not really all rainbows and sunshine. I'd much rather be human. The godly side is not particularly that impressive; if anything, all these centuaries seemed to have made them all the more childish and immature." She rolls her eyes at the last part and the action makes me smile. Jeez, even her eyerolls are adorable. Am I a lost cause? I think so.

"Being a half... you don't really belong anywhere. Our godly parents have a lot of enemies who come after us since they can't win against them. You can't live among humans for too long cause you'd end up being chased for life and dragging them into the crosshairs. The gods don't really care about us unless they need us to fight their battles for them. It's a trashy life. We may have inherited their powers but we also inherit a scent that sets us apart from the humans and attracts monsters. Those of us with stronger powers, like me, have a stronger scent as compared to those with weaker powers. It's a lose-lose situation, really. If you don't have enough powers, you are killed before you even realize what's up. If you do have stronger powers, you are chased relentlessly by stronger monsters and killed regardless. And to top it of, in the rare situation that a demi is as strong as they come, the gods- their own family will view them as threatening and want their life. It doesn't matter that you've never so much as had a thought of betraying them or overthrowing them or that you've risked your life numerous times to fight their battles. They just see you as a danger to their rule."

I had a feeling that Persea was talking about herself in the last bit. These gods must view her as a threat because of her powers and control over them so they want to limit the threat by killing her. That must be why she is hiding out pretending to be Li Yǔ.

She lets out a sigh and falls back onto the bed staring out the ceiling. I lie back down beside her. "Our kind usually have a short lifespan. Most of us die before the age of 12. If not, between the ages of 15-18. Some, if lucky will reach the 20 threshold. There is a camp for us, a place hidden from humans where we gather. But most of the time, we choose to leave to be among the humans only to end up dying. It's a rarity for our kind to reach the age of 30. Or that was what I thought. Then I met the romans. I suppose that's why when I met them I was taken aback."