<|¦The Other Mother(3)¦|>
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<|¦Confrontation¦|>
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𝖄𝖔𝕾𝖊𝕭𝖚𝕳𝖆𝕽𝖔
<Legend:
"Hi!"
^~Talking
-Thanks!-
^~Thinking
'For!'
^~Whispering
"READING!!!"
^~Ear rape
"*Smiles* This!"
^~Action while talking
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|3rd Person's POV|
???: "I think it's tike for you to go home." from the shady shadowy corner of the room, a cold yet elegant voice came.
Frightened by someone they didn't know suddenly making themselves known without any prior notice, especially since the atmosphere has went tense earlier from the knowledge that the child in their care was the daughter of the most terrifying woman in Remnant, all the women had practically snapped their necks just to know who the intruder was, each of them had their hands on their weapons.
But, as the women were about ready to clash with the unknown person, the child among them was all smiles, not realizing how antsy the women around her was. Then, the huntresses froze in place as they heard what Narcissa had said.
Narcissa: "Mommy!!" the child called out with a joyous tone, her eyes sparkling and her smile was wide as it can be. Yet, as she was all care-free and blissful ignorant of the heavy pressure surrounding them, the women had slowly gotten back to normal. However, as they realized that the unknown person was Narcissa's 'mommy', they immediately jumped to the other side of the room, their weapons unseathed.
Then, from the shadows, Salem had stepped forward, showing her eerie beauty for the women to see. Raven had steeled herself to attack the pallor beauty when Olivia had gripped her wrist. The ravenette sent the white-haired woman a questioning glare, but she complied with her silent command when she saw the woman's shaking green orbs.
Salem: "Come here, my little princess. It is time for us to go home. Your sisters are getting worried. And it's almost time for dinner." hugging her daughter tightly, she nuzzled her nose onto Narcissa's hair, inhaling her daughter's strawberry shampoo before gently pushing her away, discreetly looking for any kind of injuries.
Seeing that there weren't any problems, only a bit curious as to why she had the same eye color as she did when she was still human, she eyed at the three women and smiled. It may have looked sweet, but to the three women, it promised agonizing death if any of them did anything stupid. They didn't know why, but somehow, they knew that Salem was silently telling them to "play nice".
It would have been easy for the three to gang up on the woman, Summer using her silver eyes to give them the advantage in a fight against the witch, but there wasn't a war waged against the woman for centuries for no reason, and children were nearby. None of the three wanted any casualties.
Salem: "Thank you for taking care of my daughter. But sadly, we must go." she wanted to go away as fast as she can, without fighting, as Narcissa was with them. She didn't want her daughter to get caught in the crossfire between her and Olivia, like how their late daughters got caught between their fight a long, long time ago. And she especially didn't want Narcissa knowing Olivia was her mother. She was still in conflict with herself whether she should inform her daughter about her or not.
Salem had done unspeakable deeds for centuries, and Olivia had fought against her at the same time. They had a weird relationship, still slightly loving each other but also hating each other's guts. But that's why she was torn wether she should reveal that the white-haired woman with them was her daughter's other mother, though in a different body, but still having the same soul.
Salem wanted to leave immediately, as the heart that she had tempered, the heart that she had trained to not feel any kind of "good" emotion, the heart that Narcissa had melted with her smiles, the heart that Narcissa had changed, started ro beat faster at the sight of Olivia. She believed that when she meets the woman once again, she'd feel the same, fury and rage. But now, emotions she had hidden deep with lock and key had begun to resurface with Narcissa's help.
She didn't want to feel love again. Only her daughters would have her love, no one else. Yet, as much as she wished to be in her castle with her daughters, a firm tug had stopped her from leaving.
Narcissa: "Can't I stay for a bit? I want to talk with auntie Olivia more! Ooh! I also made new friends and they want to 'yang'!" the innocent smile on her face was so adorable it made Salem shake. She was glad that Narcissa had called Olivia 'auntie', as it meant she didn't know that the woman she calls 'auntie' is actually her other mother. Salem feared that the moment they'd, they would instantly know.
However, she did suspect Olivia knows. The younger god had told her that they took some blood from Olivia, but she didn't know when and if they told her what it was needed for. Salem just hoped she doesn't realize that Narcissa was °their° daughter.
Narcissa: "Can we?Can we?Can we? Can we stay for a bit longer?" repeatedly telling her wish, she jumped at each plea with her eyes naturally turning into 'puppy eyes'. Salem knew that she should have rejected her daughter's wish, but that's the problem. Narcissa's her daughter, and she spoils her so.
Looking at the three women with a glare, patting her daughter's head to make her look down as she did so, she had sent a silent threat and order. She even used a bit of magic to make herself look a bit more menacing, forcing the redhead and ravenette to stiffly nod. Olivia, however, have noticed the use of slight magic, but nodded nonetheless, except, unlike the two, she had been calm.
Salem: "Then why don't you go find your friends and go...'yang'?" she guessed 'yang' was a child language for hanging out? Nevertheless, Narcissa was beaming.
Narcissa: "Yay!" hugging her mother's waist, she nuzzled on it for a few seconds before turning to face Summer. She had a frown, instead of a smile, which still looked cute even though it didn't fit her. The redhead, suddenly seeing the girl frowning at her, felt extremely comfortable, remembering how much she talked bad about her mother minutes earlier, with said mother now here and showing off her dominance.
Normally, she wouldn't falter, not like how she did so when she was younger, but she genuinely liked Narcissa because she resembled her own daughter, Ruby.
Narcissa: "Mmmm. *Looks at Salem* Mommy. She's a meanie. I thought she was a new friend but she was just a meanie. She was saying you were evil. But you are the best mommy ever!" the sudden "snitching" shocked Summer, but ultimately, she grew nervous as Salem hummed coldly. She thought that the woman would make her look bad in front of her daughter, but surprisingly, she smiled.
Salem: "Hmm~. I'm sure she didn't mean that. She must have been sleepy. You know how your sisters get when they're sleepy. They get cranky. *Looks at Summer* Right? You didn't really mean any of what you said, right?" the scariest woman in Remnant, had actually saved Summer's ass from her daughter's growing hate on her.
Narcissa: "Nnn...yeah! Mo-mo and Li-li get really, really mean when they're sleepy! *Stares at Summer* Did you really mean that my mommy was evil?" the mild disdain in her tone when she spoke about Summer had now disappeared, and was replaced with hope. Hope that Summer, her new friend, wasn't a 'meanie'.
Summer: "Y-yeah! I didn't mean to say your...mommy was evil. I was just cranky from the ride back here! -Though I really did mean that she is evil-" she really liked Narcissa, the girl was nice, unlike her mother, innocent, unlike her mother, and cute! Unlike her mother.
Then, being the current gullible child that she was, Narcissa immediately believed Summer's lie and smiled. Separating from her mother, Narcissa went to Summer, breaking the tension in the air as she nearly tripped but had cutely saved herself from falling.
Narcissa: "Can I go see Ruby and Yang then?" asked the child whilst on her tippy-toes and slightly bending her back, acting absolutely precious. Summer, being the closest, nearly squealed. Olivia had stopped herself from skipping towards Narcissa and hugging her, whilst Raven had blankly stared at the girl for a few seconds, before quickly looking away while putting a hand to her nose, which earned a raised eyebrow from Salem.
Summer: "Y-you can! They should still be in the kitchen with Glynda. Th-the woman with yellow hair with us earlier. Ooh! And tell the two to not eat any of the cookies! I didn't realize that it was actually nearly dinner!" with a smile and a skip in her step, Narcissa had left the adults, and the tension had come back. With Narcissa out of the way, the redhead and ravenette had tightly gripped their weapons, whilst Olivia had prepared herself with fighting against the witch with her bare hands.
It was silent for a moment, when slowly, Salem had raised her hand and made her palm face them.
Salem: "As much as I want to destroy you three, I rather we not fight. What I want now, is for us to have a civil conversation. Face to face. No underhanded tactics. And no interruptions." the pale woman had spoken in a cold tone, keeping up her appearance. Summer, Raven, and Olivia, hearing what the woman in front of them had said, they couldn't help but grow skeptical.
|Salem's POV|
"My daughter is here, and I don't want her getting hurt. A fight between us wouldn't do good for that." was all I said as I ignored their weary stares and sat on the chair nearest to me.
"Now, now. I....really want to have a...discussion with you, Olive." thinking about it now, Narcissa deserves to know about her other mother. I was still feeling very uncomfortable with the relationship Oliva and I have, but for my daughter's happiness, I'll do anything just to get her to smile.
As much as I don't like Olive, Narcissa would be happier with two mothers. And if I manage to make a deal, a truce, or maybe even better, an aliance, against the rogue grimm and degenerates on Remnant, it would be really great.
The three were understandably apprehensive of me, but I was sure they couldn't stay away from my offer for too long. And luckily, Olive had quickly nodded after nearly a minute and had sat down on the seat facing me. The silver-eyed warrior and the Bandit Queen decided to act as her guards and stood beside Olive.
"Hmm. For centuries, we've been at war with each other. I wanted to end humanity, while you, wanted to stop me from doing so. Honestly, it's been meaningless." I confessed. A few centuries after my war against humanity, I've realized how meaningless it was. But, I have lost my purpose then, so I made my aim to end humankind. Years of their greed still somehow finding their way into other humans' hearts, infecting them. Corrupting them.
To my sudden disclosure, the ravenette and the smaller woman in a white cloak widened their eyes, whilst Olive had just frowned.
Olive/Olivia: "If you knew it was all pointless, the why continue doing it for centuries, Salem?" the venom contained in my name had stung a bit, I admit, however, I didn't show it. Keeping my back staright, I gave a simple answer.
"It was my purpose, Olive. If I had erased humanity, then there wouldn't be sins, sins that the brother gods had looked down upon. It would be to spite them, as I know I could never have the power against them." I revealed to them, but I was sure that they didn't like what I had said.
Rose: "YOU KILLED MILLIONS OF HUMANS!! FOR WHAT!?? JUST TO SPITE SOME GODS!! SO YOU COULD HAVE A PURPOSE!!? WHAT HAVE THEY EVEN DONE TO YOU!?" as I expected, the Rose wasn't too keen with what I had divulged, and honestly, I didn't care, nor did the bandit beside Olive.
"I see Olive hasn't told you yet. But, I expected that. Not the first time she tricked a silver-eyed warrior and sent them to me." I told her as I crossed my legs, Olive still donning an indifferent expression. However, I did notice how her eyes had slightly followed the movement of my legs, making me somewhat uncomfortable.
Rose: "*Growls* What do you mean by that." it was more of a demand than a question, and normally, I'd smite anyone who would have the guts to speak against me, but for an alliance, I held myself from doing so.
"Did you know? Olive and I were once...actually, still married, weird, is it not? And had four wonderful daughters?" I disclosed to the two women, and I sure wished to have had a camera with me to take a picture of the stupefied looks the two had on their faces.
The ravenette had stared at me and Olive, eyes wide in disbelief, whilst the silver-eyed warrior had a mental breakdown.
"Is it that hard to believe? No one is born evil." I shook my head as I watched Olive's lips slightly curve into a smile. It made knots in my stomach, so I decided to make fun of the redhead.
Summer: "B-b-b-but!!! H-ho-how!! I mean, Salem's...Salem." If she meant that in a degrading way, then it did piss me off. So, instead of having her head eaten off, I only sent her an icy glare.
"Hmph. That aside, I'm a villain, that's it. Plain and simple. But, I'm also a mother now. So, let's make a compromise." I waited for an reaction, I expected a violent one, however, I only received a blank look from the three, but an intense light shone in Olive's eyes.
Olive/Olivia: "You know it's not that easy." smiling, I propped up my elbow on the armrest and rested my cheek on my fist, a smirk I knew was venomous appearing on my face.
"But you don't have a choice. Finally, after Oum knows how long, I finally made a breakthrough with my research on the grimm pools. They may be weaker, but I can force out thousands of grimm from a single pool. And if I remember it right, I had around a hundred grimm pools." inside my mind, I was snickering, relishing the looks of fear on the three women's faces, especially on Olive's. I couldn't help but wet my lips at that. The fright on her face just fit her...and I love it. I love making the woman who's fought against me for centuries, don a look of fear.
"You see, Olive. After many, many of your attempts of thwarting my plans, which sadly, had worked, I have finally found solution against you." the slight shivers they make are just the best. I always love seeing my enemies quiver, fearing me.
Olive/Olivia: '.....we have Narcissa.' the woman I've always wanted to kill every waking moment of my being whispered lowly, but all of us heard it. The silver-eyed woman froze, the ravenette had looked down, and the white-haired woman bit her lip to the point a red line had formed on her pink lips.
"Hmm? Can you repeat what you had said. I didn't really hear it." I thought about it, and Narcissa would really, really, love knowing her other mother. She loves family. She loves the crazy and disgusting-ish Tyrian, her big brother/uncle, the too-smart-for-his-own-good Watts, the lovable evil uncle, the adorable 'twins' Andromeda and Bellatrix, her sisters, and the evil immortal witch, Me, her mother. I'm sure she would love someone 'normal' like Olive, her mother.
Olive/Olivia: "We have Narcissa. I'll just shout and Glynda would have taken her far away from you." she looked calm, too calm, while she casually used my daughter as her hostage. But I could see the self-hatred in her eyes. And that's where I knew, I had won.
"Using children. Nothing new there." I had nonchalantly remark, the smirk plastered on my face getting wider as Olive begun grinding her teeth. The warrior beside her had looked at Olive with hate and acknowledgement, while the bandit leader gripped her weapon tighter.
"But,...would you really do that to my little princess..... To °our° little princess?" the look on their faces were priceless.
|Meanwhile|
Narcissa held Ruby and Yang's wrist as they ran up the steps.
Narcissa: "Come on! I want to 'yang' with you two!" the 6 year old happily said as she pulled the two other girls with her. Ruby, being the lovable, socially awkward child she was, bashfully looked at the hand on her wrist while Yang had a blank look while nearly cringing, wishing she hadn't made such a bad pun.
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[A/N: Thanks for reading.
I'm also posting this in WEBNOVEL, so they're also votes from there.
For Narcissa's first lady, most votes are on:
-Salem
-Ruby
-Andromeda and Bellatrix
I'll see who's going to be the main bae on chapter 9 or 10. Let's see if more people will add their decision on who it is.]