Somewhere warm and gentle (A Mother's Love) [ Preview ]

When the chaos stills... It's warm.

Water rustles about my body, stirred only by my breath, my pulse, and the slight ministrations of a gentle hand.

It's like I fell asleep in the bath? Not that I've done that, but that's the feeling. The perfect warmth, a slight dampness. An amniotic embrace.

What, am I being born again now?

"Would you like to be?" A voice - the same as before. Warm, motherly, friendly and... perhaps eager? "I could send you on your way, but-"

My eyes open and—

...then widen considerably. "-hot damn."

The Goddess - what else could she be in this dark, yet luminous void? - giggles, blushing prettily like a schoolgirl. Somehow, I don't think it's an affectation, but she schools herself remarkably quickly.

"Thank you!" She says, fingers tracing my hair. When- "We could just stay like this too, if you like..."

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[ Unique Options (Personal): Race-Change (any Natural Monster-Girl), Unique Class-Options (Fertility Cleric/Paladin, Genesis Mage, Monster-Girl Tamer) ]
[ Possible Starting Locations: Wilderness, Maeraegean Reefs, Deepmoon, Goddess' Choice ]
[ Starting Boons: Affection of the Goddess ]

[ AN: After going to bed and getting up, the author realized he accidentally implied the possible options were restrictive instead of additive. No, you can vote for 'mom' and stay a human male if you choose, 'lover' and stay human, etc. ]