An encounter with Ariel

The angel caught me off guard. I thought she was kind of cute, until she emphatically insisted she was actually a man.

As he made his sales pitch, I found myself almost tempted to actually let him tinker with my core. He definitely seemed put off by the form I'd adopted, and seemed really eager to get me into a form that he considered more beautiful. I was reminded of all the bitches and bastards of my previous life telling me that I was dirty or gross, and how the goddesses had said they judged me worthy, and how they wanted to actually help me indulge in the darkest fantasies I could come up with.

"Don't you dare touch my core, Mister Twinkie."

Ariel didn't take that well, but I ignored his burst of protest.

"Got anything else?"

He went on, describing Oaths. I didn't like the idea of being bound in any way, especially to this angel prick and people like him, but all his Blessings and Miracles were locked beyond the Oaths, and there were a couple I wanted.

"Fine, I will respect your sacred places. I don't want to go there, anyway."

Oath – Respect Sacred Ground

I will be unable to attack any temple or anyone taking refuge in a holy place.
Perk – Templar
+50% to all stats when fighting to protect consecrated ground or a god's followers

I didn't expect to do much defending of anyone or anything, but the restriction was minor. Such holy places could be heavily fortified, and I simply wasn't interested in doing all that fighting or conquering. It sounded like a lot of work.

"I've sworn your oath, Twinkie. That means I get your powers, yeah?"

Ariel begrudgingly agreed, definitely not liking my tone or the nickname I'd given him.

Angel Blessings

God's Eye
Perceive otherwise unknowable facts about anything I can see, such as race, class, levels, etc.
Angelic Protection
Immune to instant **** effects. +200% to all defenses.

Ariel groaned as he was **** to infuse my Core with one of his feathers, and didn't seem to like the way I grinned as I stared at him with the new God's Eye ability. He was definitely a repressed pervert but I let him by without comment. A number of the Miracles appealed to me. I wanted Pure Land just so I could rest in one spot and gradually grow without having to work for it and a place I could flee to if I really did need to fight for my life. But as appealing as that was, the option to **** subservience from anyone I successfully **** was even better.

Divine Miracle

Mark of Submission
A magical mark appears on my victims, sealing their powers and forcing them to obey my orders.

Finally, Ariel let me leave. I wasn't sure I would be satisfied with all my choices, but I was eager to get out there.