>>6034120“To summarize, the cowardly cats were saying their goodbyes to the morally grey pilots here as they were planning to return to their planet, when the wise Sages of Courage ambushed them and sealed both goddesses away.” Ichie changes the narration for no good reason. “But then, as soon as the traitorous pilots were executed, the demons broke their seal and ran rampage with the ire of a thousand suns. Well, until the Acolytes of Beauty trapped them for good! And that’s why she was here!”
“I see…?” That leaves you with more questions than answers. Like, the aftermath of that is one big plot hole that needs to be filled. “Does Sekhmet have any allies from the last time she was here?”
“All the deities worshipped by the Temple of Courage are her allies!” Ichie exclaims with a smile. That’s, huh, everyone with Hautet or something like that. “Her closest friend of the bunch is <span class="mu-s">Bastet</span>! Woah! I can’t wait to meet her! It appears she escaped before her.”
“Wait. Hold on. Are you telling me…?” You’re having a useless anagnorisis! Bastet is Neko’s entity! Who is also the first entity who met you, and the only reason you met her first is because you were the closest person when she escaped! <span class="mu-s">That lazy bitch!</span> She didn’t even come back for her buddy!
“Telling you what?” Suan De is curious about your epiphany.
“N-Never mind.” You shake your head. You maybe had this wrong, there’s no way Bastet escaped that moment, she had to do it earlier, or else this shit doesn’t make any sense! Still a shitty friend though. “What’s the deal with the Temple of Courage? Why did they turn on Sekhmet?”
“Because they had to look out for humanity’s interests!” Ichie exclaims! “You see, The Temple of Courage is no different than the Church of Beauty in that they put humanity’s best interest at heart. There’s a good reason why the Church absorbed them!” Ichie crosses her arms in deep thought. “As I’m being told, the wise Sages of Courage wanted to hold onto both deities’ powers in case of emergency. Imagine what would happen if <span class="mu-i">something else</span> comes over and there’s no powerful divinity chasing after them. We’d be in a real big pickle!”
“Your bias is showing.” Suan De can’t help but notice. No wonder Sekhmet wants to kill them all.
“What’s the matter? It’s all folk tales.” Ichie doesn’t mind changing history.
“Relay the information as you’re told.” Suan De wants to hear the real story.
“All right…” Ichie is prey to the pressure. “But I’d need to start from the beginning!”
“No need, we got the gist.” Suan De feels disgusted.
“So, Sekhmet, how did you take over Ichie’s body? I’d like some tips for my buddy!” You ask before Suan De gets more upset.
