Storm Maiden

"So Roxy do you know which path you want to go with?"

"No it's hard to decide, I'd heard from others that it would, you're locking yourself into something for so long."

"Yeah i'm not looking forward to it, so far I've been able to procrastinate. But with both of you being at the next tier up I'll run out of excuses to not do the work the temple requires. "

"Mir, how did you choose"

" I didn't, I didn't know you had to choose, the conversation was basically 'here take whatever you want, I just need to save them', then bam back to reality"

'My children always had more choice than the others, my paths were always less ridge things.

Following love is like water down the mountain to the great rivers, no mater the journey, it's the destination that matters.

You need not even pick such a path, being the only worshiper and by default the High Priestess and the Head knight, you can bargain for and receive any gift your body can handle, this last trade you gained quite a few others would have been bared from.

I plan to bend the rules till they break, other Gods be damned.'

As had become the norm I relayed my goddesses words.

"Well your special flavor of BS aside, Rox, what are the options?"

"But Kay, I would be my goddess' only worshiper too, wouldnt I have the same option?"

"Maybe but remember 'special brand of bs' I would pick one just in case."

"hhuhh,"

Seeing her stall out, you decide to throw your two cents in, from just what you read over her shoulder so far.

"Storm maiden looks promising,"

"Why's that Mir"

"Blade storm, gain access as soon as you're on the path and it gets stronger as you do. The niche you fill in the team is damage and crowd control, I don't think I've seen an ability that screams both more than that."

" 'Summon a localized storm, the water freezes into Blades of ice and falls upon your foes, the shattered blades become razors that spin in the Wind. Direct the winds to further the damage'. I think you're right "

" Well then let's get our ritual set up."

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It was way easier to go unnoticed when having your own place.

The light leaking through the drawn curtains could mean near anything on the frontier.

The circle of offering was full of the last bits of Roxy's old life.

There wasn't much but the book claimed the symbolism of it was the important part.

The most important piece was her family crest necklace, willingly giving it up she could never return nor claim family ties.

Seeing it had pulled a reaction from Kay, "Roxy, you really under sold what you left behind."

I was clueless but apparently Kay was more versed in Roxy's homeland and it's customs. "Kay? Roxy? Clueless gal from even Further away lands here, your lucky I knew the crest us important."

"Rox you OK if she knows," a head nod was her answer as Roxy finished prep work. "Roxy wasnt 'just' someone that wanted to excape the ridged ways, she was the heir to her house, one of the biggest in that nation, to give up that crest willingly and the station it represents, I have no doubt the sacrifice will be sufficient..."

"It's not like I'm losing much, they already treat me like I'm dead, the bodyguards sent with me left and I have no doubt they claimed I died out here.

Better that story than their only son running away to play at being a girl and worshipping a lost god.

Now they can claim their valiant son died on the frontier pushing back the darkness.

Rather have a funeral for their idea of who I should be instead of loving who I am, was half tempted to let it be true when I was staring down that dragon the day we met."

I wanted to hug her so bad in that moment, but instead put my hand on her should and gave a light squeeze so I wouldn't interfere with her work.

" Im even more glad we met then, you aren't allowed to die either, "

Her hand came to rest on mine, "I know, I don't plan to, I have too much to live for now." She squeezed my hand as she stood up and dusted off her knees. "Everything is ready, wish me luck."

"You won't need it Rox, but good luck anyway."

"Good luck, We're here for you."

With that she stepped into her ritual circle and kneeled again 'Freya, Goddess of winter, Aspect of storms, your servant offers this to you, everything left of my old life, if you find it worthy please bless me and further our pact so I may serve you better.'

I expected her to have an experience like mine, instead her god appeared before us.

'This will suit us better, keep nosy gods from hearing what they aut not, rise my child, you are already a better servant than could be asked for given the circumstance, I want to see my child, the one who found me and rescued me as much as I did her.'

'Ma'am?' Roxy dispite the confusion rose.

'Most of my power is still lent to my gias, and you three will need what it's hiding and directing, however all that would have been in vane had you not found records of me and formed the pact, it was only then I could drop that book or the battle skirt for your beloved Miranda, laying the ground work for fixing the gods greatest injustice.

You have nothing to be self conscious about, you've more than earn my next blessings, if I wasn't being watched so closely and weak, I'd have given it to you already.

The question is, do you still want it, you know what the path you chose intales? I've seen how much you've enjoyed using IT on your beloved'

"Saving money on a strap is not worth keeping it, don't hesitate on our account."

Kay, ever crass, gave her encouragement in the way she knew best.

I was too busy blushing at the implication Roxy would give up her blessing just because she enjoyed fucking me at Kay's order.

"I'm sure, I know they'll both love me still, I trust them. Please, give me your blessing, I don't want to be a lead weight around my lovers necks, I won't, not when I have some idea of what we'll face"

'I'm proud of you, come here child, and become my daughter.'