My mother's love song

Let the undead who are tortured by the cold also feel the hope that the girl felt that day.

Fortunately, books are the only things that can be read even in the underworld.

Now she can only study hard and has no time to rest.

There must be crops that can be grown without sun and water, animals that can grow even without grass to eat, and buildings that allow souls that have lost their bodies to live in peace somewhere in the world.

The underworld is the final resting place of all living things and the last world that souls can see.

This important piece of land was entrusted to the girl, making her feel a heavy responsibility.

"Only a few thousand years. It's not hard at all."

The melancholy on the girl's face disappeared, revealing a cute smile that was a little forced.

"Watch carefully for me. Even if a thousand years pass, no, even if ten thousand years pass, I will not give up. Even though this place is not as beautiful as the surface..."

"No, it is precisely because the stars are shining that we must build this place into a beautiful country that is more stable and equal than any other country."

Ereshkigal is the goddess of the earth who is longed for and awakened by people for this very reason.

The order of the underworld is the meaning of the girl's existence.

"So I don't expect to fly in the sky, nor do I expect to leave the ground."

"I cannot tolerate the ugly behavior of using power only for oneself and humanity, as that goddess of heaven did."

"I will only use my power for the Underworld."

"Yes... So, that's all. [Don't make wishes for yourself] This is my contract and the source of my power."

To be honest, the girl was a little confused as to whether the oath was too strict.

When she breaks her oath and leaves the underworld, she will lose all her powers and perhaps become a wandering galula spirit.

"But this is totally groundless worry! Because there is no way I can break my oath!"

Ereshkigal denied her frivolous thoughts and shook her head desperately: "I am a goddess who works hard to ensure that souls can be kept safely. I will always protect this underworld!

Even if a thousand years or ten thousand years have passed."

For some reason, the girl felt very sad and tears flowed down her eyes.

"Come to think of it, it seems like there is some very important memory... something that I absolutely cannot forget..."

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Thousands of years passed, and another three thousand years had passed since then.

The girl silently watched the sky from underground.

Today was a rare sunny day, and Ereshkigal came to the highest point of the underworld.

“The smell of the earth, the fragrance of the flowers, the colors of the wind, the height of the sky.

Oh, the earth is indeed so beautiful. But if that's all, the underworld is no less beautiful.

Most importantly, the ground is full of creatures and it’s so unclean!

Instead, it makes me feel that my underworld is hundreds or thousands of times quieter than there, and it is both vast and clean!

So, I don’t envy them at all.”

The girl pursed her lips and whispered quietly as if she was talking to herself.

"I don't want flowers. It would be pitiful if they really bloomed in such a dark land!

But, if possible, I hope to make the underworld a little brighter and warmer..."

At this moment, the clay tablet beside Ereshkigal suddenly made a sound.

"…Lord Ereshkigal. The goddess Ishtar has entered the underworld, and she is breaking through the seven gates of the underworld at a breakneck speed.

Please punish the evil and arrogant goddess Venus, and let the gods and humans on earth know the horror of the Queen of the Underworld."

"Hmph, I understand without you telling me. Ishtar, the half of me who is loved and admired by everyone and knows how high the sky is and how deep the earth is."

The goddess of the underworld bit her lip and clenched her fists. "I will beat her to a pulp this time too. I will make that idiot suffer and then humiliate her to my heart's content!"

“…Huh?” She blinked. “Strange, why did I say ‘this time too’?”

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Ishtar passed through the seven gates of the underworld, but at the cost of losing the seven powers she carried with her.

The symbol of the wilderness crown. The reed measuring stick. Glass jewelry. The beaded necklace. The gold bracelet. The enchanting brooch. And finally, the lady's clothing.

When the arrogant goddess Venus came to the deepest part of the desolate underworld, her perfect body, which was like the manifestation of beauty, was now naked.

The golden goddess, naked from head to toe, stood carefree in the sky of the underworld.

Only the golden demon pupils and the enchanting crimson divine patterns covering her skin proved the goddess' determination.

"It's hilarious."

Ereshkigal, the Galula spirit queen on the throne, laughed an ugly laugh.

"Foolish and ignorant goddess Ishtar, you don't think you can win me over by being naked, do you?"

"Ah, of course. I don't need to use my power of war to deal with you."

The naked goddess looked down at her sister who looked like a skeleton with an unhappy face, and said frivolously: "I really can't stand it. No matter how many times I see it, it's still so ugly, ugly and evil.

It is extremely embarrassing for a guy like you to be my half! "

"Your quick tongue only lasts for now!"

A cold current runs through the underground world.

"Ooohhhhhhhhhhh"

Ereshkigal simply raised his finger, and the extremely cold air he released blew Ishtar away.

She waved her hand again, and countless chains flew out from space, shooting straight towards the Goddess Venus.

"Humph! How can I let you succeed!"

But before that, the red divine pattern on Ishtar's skin shone brightly, and the power of the primordial goddess caused the chains to deviate from their paths and scatter.

"It's time to go, Ma Anna, full output! Full rage and strength!"

Ishtar shouted and summoned the Sky Boat, her whole body enveloped in light as she flew towards Ereshkigal at a rapid speed.

"You are struggling in vain. No god in the underworld can resist my supreme power!"

The moment Ereshkigal clenched her bone claws, the Ark of God shattered like glass, but Ishtar did not stop accelerating and continued to crash straight into her!

That can no longer be considered a charge, but a rampage.

Ishtar's body turned into a shining arrow of light, a brilliance that had never been seen in the underworld.

"An eyesore! Do you think I will allow you to perish together with me?"

The Queen of the Underworld shouted in anger.

Tsk

Just a few steps away from Ereshkigal, the Sky-Flying Goddess’ rampage stopped.

A finger of the Queen of the Underworld, with its white bones piercing through the body of the goddess Ishtar.

"That's it, Ishtar. You can't defeat me."

But something strange happened.

Although she was on the verge of death, Ishtar still did not give up.

She raised her upper body with difficulty: "I knew it would turn out like this, that's why I didn't leave the evil eye."

"What…what are you talking about?"

The goddess of the underworld asked in a daze, and the goddess of Venus smiled bitterly.

"I... I finally understood it now. It turns out that we fell in love with the same person a long, long time ago."

Ishtar waved her hand violently, spilling a field of crushed rubies.

"Really? Change back to your original form, you idiot Ereshkigal! This is not our era. The child is still waiting for us!"

Chapter 438 Mother and son mixed doubles!

"Change back to your original form, you idiot Ereshkigal! This is not our era, and the child is still waiting for us!"

The palm of the goddess Venus glowed with light, and the crushed rubies looked like stardust, and the magic power stored in them was released all at once.

"What are you talking about..."

Queen Garula's voice trembled violently.

"…Who is that child…?"

Boom! ! !

The goddess used all her magic power and authority to attack, causing a massive explosion that engulfed Ereshkigal and Ishtar.

The brilliant and charming starlight from the sky filled the gloomy and dark underground world. It was half a minute later when the dazzling light and smoke faded away.

Where the huge Garula spirit had been, there lay two girls covered in wounds.

Both the naked Ishtar and the well-dressed Ereshkigal were covered in wounds in the reckless self-destruction attack just now.

"Ishtar[I]...what are you..."

Compared to the goddess Venus, who had already lost most of her power, the Queen of the Underworld suffered much less injuries and she quickly got up.

Compared to the attack launched by her sister just now, what she said was more concerning.

"This is not my time"...what does that mean?

“The child is waiting for us”…what does that mean?

"Well!"

Ereshkigal covered his throbbing head in pain.

What on earth have I forgotten...

There is something that I absolutely cannot forget... I forgot it...

At this moment, a hand was placed on Ereshkigal's shoulder.

“You are so useless, Ereshkigal. Ahhh~ This is really unbearable.

I came here to avenge my previous humiliation, but seeing you in such a depressed state makes me lose all motivation!"

Even though she was almost killed in the self-explosion just now, and even a section of her beautiful hair was burned off, the goddess of heaven still looked high and mighty.

"…Ish, Tal."

That incomparably shining figure, whose mere presence made the underworld girl feel tormented and inferior.

Ahhh… I must have forgotten something important, the girl thought.

That's why she was so angry.

As a girl who had been gazing at the sky for thousands of years, all kinds of memories suddenly flooded into Ereshkigal's mind.

Completely different from the stubborn me, the goddess of heaven always maintains her beauty and self.

"Why would I forget..."

The girl clenched her teeth in regret.

I am unwilling, unwilling, extremely unwilling!

I can lose to anyone, but not to myself or Ishtar!

"Listen."