Chapter 4 As Humanly as Possible

Elsa's POV

It was difficult at first, opening my eyes, only to be met by a pair of worrisome eyes.A woman with a lot of grey hair, my baby she called, shedding tears.

I tried to stand up but the ripping pain in my ribs made me decide against that.I looked around, everything about the room has changed from last night and the pure soul is out of my sight.

The wandering spirit moved close to me and revealed that the gray haired woman is my mother.The infant is safe and under treatment and the room was changed to the VIP section as we could afford.Social class division courtesy of my brothers Fleach deity of greed and Kholas deity of poverty.

How do I act humanly as possible?

I have watched them for so long but I lacked one thing they do, emotions!!! I could only be arrogant and the only free emotion to all deity is satisfaction or dissatisfaction. How do I buy enough time to heal? Then an idea popped into me.

I pretended to sleep again as the aged woman seemed to be in my hair crying, worried, angry, sad.Too many useless emotions being wasted on a dead child. The moment I heard the voice of the doctor.I got into his head with all the power I could muster and he told the aged woman that I needed rest and she had to leave and also I have lost my memory so I might not remember anyone.

She burst into fresh tears which seemed to be getting on my nerves. At the time the cheating husband walked into the room. Like a robot I made the doctor repeat his medical diagnosis and made him walk out immediately while still pretending to be dozing. I got to breathe at last as the cheating husband led the aged woman out of the room.

The wandering spirit filled me in on the rest of the family`s details as she had gathered as I was resting. The pure soul was incubated as he was a preterm birth, relief flooded my mind. I couldn't leave just yet unfortunately I have to wait till the next full moon before I could conjure a body for myself.

I couldn't call my brothers as they will destroy these humans around me including the pure soul.

What next as I had become a wife and mother?

My cheating husband was agape as I sat gulping the most expensive wine in his bar. It has been a week of human time that we got discharged and the full moon was still two weeks away.

I was tired of the rules as a mother, although two nannies serve the pure soul whom we named John. I hated the name as it is biblical so I call him J.

My husband Felix was relieved that I lost my memory especially because of his busted cheating. So he kept acting nice and I played along. His personal assistant and concubine came to the house twice after my discharge. Solemnly to confirm my lost memory and she was glad I was clueless.Laura, the woman I am impersonating, had been known to be a light drinker.

While I was gulping down alcohol like a fish a few days after my discharge from the hospital as a new mother. I was healing fast both in soul and body. Everyone else seems to be elated by my quick recovery except Jennifer, my husband's concubine.

Even Felix seems to be relieved that I survived, although he might not be mesmerized by Laura. He cared for her, I later deduced. The rumor of Elsa deity of arrogance living as a human woman had already spread like wildfire.

As I had to drive away a lot of Linage spirits away from the mansion when I got there, as the woman of the house.I knew the harm they could pose to my pure soul. The wandering spirit stayed with me for her protection in exchange for knowledge on matrimony.

As I had earlier feared, my brothers caught wind of the rumors and they jointly sent Dejaw deity of betrayal to check on me. His presence brought chills to my spine but I had to remain expressionless and calm to save everyone.We had a long brawl of words before he finally gave in and left the family almost secured till my departure from the mansion. His presence also had given Jennifer the opportunity to have coitus with Felix on one of her visits. What a bad timing that was! I arrogantly walked in on them while in the act.Felix got scared and Jennifer tried to be arrogant and bold about it. I laughed hysterically, that bitch need not show an emotion I control.

I wasn't hurt because I wasn't Laura but I felt her hurt in her last memory I read before her demise. So I decided to send Jennifer to hell. I walked out of the room while Felix trailed after me apologizing and showing useless remorse. All of a sudden a thump sound was heard as Jennifer fell to her death from the fifth floor veranda as I compelled her to.

Commotion followed immediately as I craved. The human security agents, media and neighbors surrounded the building. The CCTV around the house gave the impression of,

"A jealous concubine commits suicide after being caught in the act by the wife." Jennifer dying half naked made the story more compelling and death was grateful for my help too.

It had been the worst pleasure waiting for the full moon but it was to finally surface tonight. J had been smiling at me all day while he suckled from my mammary gland.He had gained some weight in a few days, but I noticed something bizarre: he could see the wandering spirit as every other human cannot.

He smiles at her which made the human maids question his joy at blank space but I knew better. Even the maids find me unusual but kept it to themselves and only gossip in my absence. How typical of hypocritical humans! Fleach appeared out of thin air and took my lips in his, he kissed me till I was breathless.I had missed our coitus but his presence speaks volumes.

I held him and looked into his emotionless face.The wandering spirit had hid herself prior to his presence, and J was in his room with his nannies.

"I have a message from the underworld, you are to lure the goblin back to hell as your punishment for abandoning your duty to imitate human living, and you must eliminate the infant whose third sight was awakened by you." he said.

I felt dissatisfied by the punishment, arrogance filled me. Fleach could sense my disapproval so he disappeared without another word.I knew this body will die tonight as I conjure my own body but I couldn't bear to eliminate J. I didn't love it but this body did and I promised Laura. I have to prepare for war, I concluded. I knew death was going to feast at the mansion tonight so I knew I had to protect J.I wrapped him with a powerful magic that only an agent of darkness can successfully break after a lot of effort.

I was only afraid of one thing "Hellhounds." These brutal security animals from hell could end anything except our grand master, death and the queen of hell. The Goblin had one weakness, it couldn't be killed so it couldn't kill, except weak humans, that I was sure of.

Felix was worried at my unease but I couldn't care less about a mere human's emotion. Full moon was out and I regained my absolute power.Laura`s body dropped dead while I transformed into a body of my choice. A tall lanky male, with short hair and oblong face just like Felix.The surprise on Felix's face was priceless, he cowered.

"Who are you?" he screamed out loud bewildered.

I chose not to respond to him and kept on with my impending battle preparations.The shape of the moon intensified and so did the pungent smell of the Goblin.

I smiled inwardly and reached for my heavenly spear. One touch at it my hand sizzled and I screamed in agony holding its handle firmly. It was my only shot at weakening the Goblin and killing a hellhound. You must have wondered how a deity like me owns a heavenly spear right?

Well , let's just say I won it in a brawl with a fallen angel who made away with it, thanks to me. He is rotting away as a mere mortal now. The Goblin felt my presence too as it charged towards me. To my amazement it detoured when it came close to me and made for the wandering spirit.

I wasn't fast enough, it had smashed her head in scoring her more awful points with the grim rippers. She disappeared immediately in a bid to save what was left of her. "Foolish deity!" I heard the words in a hoarse whisper along with a stinking breath. I was taken aback. No history made it known that God granted Goblins the power of speech.

"I stole it" it said, getting me more confused "Words! Just as you think, I stole them"

"A Goblin can also read a deity`s mind?" I soliloquized loudly and it gave me a displeasing half smile.

"They are here" It further said with excitement. I smelt the air and my eyes widened.

My expression darkened and I furrowed my brows, the greater evil of the hellhounds supersedes that of the goblin. I could hear screams from the gate of the mansion and living room.They must be feeding on Laura`s domestic staff.I couldn't be bothered, mere mortals do not amass my pity.

As if I am even capable of such emotions. I picked up J and threw him in a handy bag which was in actual sense a full big mansion. I contemplated saving Felix too and in the long run, I did, someone has to be there to raise my J when I return to hell. I threw him inside with multitudes of baby food supplies.

I didn't know how long the battle would take.All the while the goblin just watched on, amused by my acts. He didn't even show signs of fear of the hellhounds despite them coming for him. One of the hellhounds broke through my barrier and walked in barking furiously at us.

The goblin metamorphosed into multitudes of smaller goblins which added one inch each as they stayed.The few ones that couldn't grow died off instantly, within sixty seconds. I was surrounded by four hundred goblins.

"Bring it on dog!" I heard the goblin mutter.