Awakening Chronicles

Chapter 18.3

I sat back into my throne and watched Nemesis take her seat. She moved with predatory grace and was, in a way, slightly terrifying to behold. I glanced over to my right and saw Aphelia shift in her seat like she wanted to talk to her. I gave Aphelia a soft smile, "Go ahead; it's probably better than just sitting here waiting for me to finish." She gave me a happy smile and walked down to Nemesis and instantly started chatting. I hope Nemesis wasn't too brash or cold. I'll try and correct any behavior as time goes on, but for now, I need to start on my second deity.

I went back into my creation screen and read down the list of races. I already used a Nephilim, so I wanted to use something else. I narrowed my search down to a human this time. I didn't want anything too over the top, and a human seemed to be the best fit. I pulled up another model and stared at it for a moment, as I tried to decide between a male or female deity.

I glanced around the room and took stock of the beings that were currently residing in it. I saw two females and Helios. That would make two males if Included myself, so I would be perfectly fine if I added in another female. My focus went back down to the screen and to the image of the female model t-posing.

I strummed my fingers across my armrest as my mind started to work through a large number of possible combinations for my new diety. I decided that I wanted her to have dark scarlet red hair that hung loosely down her back in gentle waves. I shifted the shape of her face and made her cheeks slightly sunken and made her cheekbones prominent. I carved the angle of her jawline and made it come down to a very prominent tip.

I reduced the size of her eyebrows and shaped them to the curvature of her face and added a slight S-shaped curve to it. I reduced the size of her nose down so it would not be overwhelmingly prominent. I shifted the screen back and spun the model around and made small adjustments to her overall shape. I reduced her overall height and made her slightly shorter than average. I lowered her overall muscular structure and made her lithe. I adjusted her breast size down to that of an A cup to bring her into proportion.

I pushed her model around and made some small adjustments to her overall appearance. I looked her over and couldn't help but feel like something was missing. I checked over her again, and I narrowed it down to her eyes. I didn't like how they looked, so I shifted through the various colors and eventually landed on a vivid cyan. I was happy with the contrast that it gave her, and I saved the model and moved onto her domains.

I scrolled through the countless options of domains as I kept glancing at her form, hoping for some kind of inspiration. As I glanced at her hair, a thought struck me; her hair was the color of blood, so why not make her the goddess of war? I selected the war domain and then sat back in my chair as I thought about her second domain. I spun her body around and looked over her and couldn't help but see the waves of confidence that radiated from her.

What would pair well with war as a domain? I looked through the extensive list of domains as I mentally started combining them. The goddess of war and faith? Nah, that did not seem to connect well with each other. The goddess of war and battle? That seemed a little excessive for her. I sat back and started to think very carefully over what she would rule over. I only had four slots, and I needed to make sure that I had my back covered until I could unlock more slots. I strummed my fingers, and the thought occurred to me. She should reside over strategy as well. That way, I could have two necessary domains covered.

I locked in the domain and then went to her personality. But what should be her key defining traits? What would fit a goddess of war and strategy best? Well, she needed to be level headed for starters. After I typed that into the bar, I carefully considered my options with her. I wanted her to be patient and confident as should be befitting a goddess of war. But I felt like she could have a little more to her personality. So I added in serene, indifferent, and perceptive into the main personality template. That should encompass everything for her personality, and if she needed more, then she should pick up some traits as she gets older.