I CHOSE to be a VILLAIN, not a THIRD-RATE EXTRA!!

Chapter 18 A Different Perspective

The moment Ashok interrupted her.

"Since you do not believe me I shall speak of the —" As he spoke, many different thoughts swirled through the mind of Goddess.

For Ashok, everything was unfolding in real-time, each word coming naturally as he spoke. His mind was focused, his thoughts running like a clear stream—calculating, precise. Yet for the Goddess, Ashok's words did not come at the speed Ashok was speaking. They felt stretched, dragged out, each syllable hanging in the air, slow and deliberate like in slow motion.

Her divine perception was not like his—where time moved fluidly and unfettered. Instead, the difference in their power and perspective seemed to distort everything. It was a paradox, an experience of temporal dissonance.

'Have I been too lenient these days? Since when did mortals have the audacity to interrupt the gods? How dare this insignificant creature speak to me so boldly? Does he truly think I am somehow equal to the God whom I saved him from?

But How did he survive hearing my true voice(The Divine Tongue)? No mortal should be able to withstand its power. Maybe because of the Divinity within his soul.

The only reason I have not yet released my power is because he called me by a name... a name I have long forgotten, and the second thing protecting him is the Oath, I once gave to the plane to respect its balance and its existence.

But when... was the last time someone called me by my name?'

'Countless millenniums had passed since that fleeting moment. Endless ages spent alone, trapped in silence, with only the echoes of my own thoughts for company'. The more she reflected on her existence, the more the fury grew. The memories of the Heavenly Beings, of those who had cast her aside, burned like a fire that could never be quenched, especially her brother.

'The day I am free from the plane. The first thing I will do is swallow him whole.'

"three greatest desires—or regrets—"

"How? That is not the main question. Does your Highness truly think that is the only thing I know about the Highness?" Replied Ashok with a Question.

Ashok, unperturbed by the silence in the air, continued with the same calm demeanor. "This place where I currently stand," he said, spreading both of his hands, "is a small portion of your Divine Realm, which exists within The Last or the Ninth Realm of Hell.

That's not all. I even know the reason why Your Highness holds such desires. And why, despite being one of the most powerful ancient goddesses, Highness can never achieve them."

The Goddess finds herself unable to say anything so Ashok continued.

"The core reason behind your first two desires is the same, Your Highness. It is the main power you wield—the Divinity you possess,

'Divinity of Corruption.'

This Divine power granted you immeasurable strength, making you one of the most formidable beings in existence. A power that can corrupt anything in the world. But the very essence of your Divinity corrupted something irreplaceable. It corrupted your own body, making it incapable of experiencing emotions. In addition, it consumed three of your five senses—smell, touch, and taste—leaving you unable to savor the world around you in the same way others can. The loss of your emotions is the root cause of the chilling coldness that emanates from your voice, Your Highness.

And the reason you cannot achieve that desire lies within the very laws that govern the existence of Gods. 'A God or Goddess can never abandon their Divinity,' for the moment they do, they cease to exist entirely."

'He knows it, he knows it all. But how? How can this mortal possess such knowledge? Could it be that his words have truly been nothing but truth? Yet, there remains the possibility that he is but a pawn of that Outer who blessed him. But if that were not the case, because he seemed to be unaware of the blessing that lies dormant within him? There are too many oddities about him...' thought the Goddess.

"As for the reason behind your greatest desire—" Before Ashok could finish his sentence, the Goddess interrupted him.

"ENOUGH!"