A curse for another curse

Leaning 90 °, the god vehemently greets Meraki.

-My lord, I did not think that I would live to see the day that this servant obtained his freedom, I thank you infinitely-

Meraki looks anxiously at his father for an explanation, but he has a smirk and avoids his gaze. The boy starts to get angry and responds by pointing his finger at Ray.

-I was not the one who freed you, it was my father. Thank him I have nothing to do with it-

The god turns to look at the boy the child is pointing at. He looks like he's about to laugh, so Ray looks directly at him. The god bows down and apologizes. Then he knelt on one leg.

-I beg your pardon, I didn't know that Lord Rulieh was the one who was here, it was rude on my part, forgive this daring servant-

-Hey? ... yes of course what you say- he answered somewhat confused.

-I introduce myself, I am the minor god Vhaeraun, god of thieves, assassins and former guardian of the World of Ashes-

-What an impressive title for someone who was locked up for so long. I'd say it was a waste of time being asleep. Please get up and sit down so we can eat something, we need to get to the point God Vhaeraun. You will have to forgive my rudeness for being so inquisitive, but I want to know how it was that he ended up locked with a seven-layer curse seal in an unknown vault-

Everyone began to settle into their chairs to start the conversation.

-Vhaeraun can tell me simply my lord, about the reason for my confinement, it is a long story. I was imprisoned by the unbridled greed of a hunter of gods turned king and his unhinged lover-

The god kept staring at Meraki as he spoke. Ray noticed the gaze turning penetrating on the boy.

-It seems that something bothers Vhaeraun, to the point that it bothers poor Meraki. May I know the reason? -

-I'm sorry to have bothered you my lord, again I apologize. It's my first time seeing the Creator's Seed after so many eons. I thought it could no longer germinate but I am a witness to a so-called miracle. The last germinated seed was swallowed by a threat known as the Devourer, but I can see that the ulitharid who preceded it in titles did a good job of giving it much of its power to make it grow well-

-You mean a mind flayer? .. Hehe, that explains your attitude a lot Mera- Ray looks at Meraki while holding his cheek with his hand.

The god smiled benevolently at Meraki. The smile reassured him but planted the seed of doubt in the little boy, who is beginning to fear for his future. Noting this inconvenience the god has a reassurance.

-Not only the ulitharid gave his power to create the seed, but also other beings capable of destroying and creating worlds, so that the power of the ulitharid is strong now because he has not awakened much of his power my lord, but do not doubt that it will be the stronger, fearsome and incomparable among all as he advances, so do not worry, he has Lord Rulieh as guardian and he has never failed to protect someone-

Seeing that the child has calmed down, he ends the matter by leaving it for later, moving on to the main topic. Ray looks at the god as if urging him to continue. What came out of the god's mouth only caused irritation and disgust to build up in his chest.

-Orsys, Pirofis and Ordaline Orsys, it was the bastards who locked me up. They had come to my land to order my people to help them in their quest to take over neighboring lands. As my people and I refused, they ordered the destruction of the Holy Land and my followers. I did my best, but the bastard sneaked in, snatched my heart into the glass, and blocked it. The bitch that accompanied him created a contract seal as a lock, stole the water from Elysium to lock it in a perfume box, causing all life in my land to die. I do not know how or why there was a hunter of gods and a sorceress in that family, but as a vendetta I cursed them so that they end up killing each other and placed seals of concealment to prevent them from breaking into my lands again. And as a last safeguard, quickly mark my followers and believers so that the curse that fell on that horrible family and their entire country would never contaminate them even if they ended up subjugated by the scum of Orsys.-

-Sons of bitches-

-Not only that, it turned out that this man was a total fool with a thirst for a conqueror. The brain behind it was that woman who, seeing what I threw on them, imposed a restriction on my awakening. Only an Orsys could free me but they would make sure that that never happened, very silly no ... to all this I can feel a slight aroma of Orsys in his blood, my lord, apparently you are purifying yourself to give way to your real self. I estimate that at the rate it goes, it will stop being like those blights in less than a year. –

-I see- Ray nods thoughtfully with his eyes closed

-My lord I have to return to my faithful and to the Holy Land, for this I request the favor of my heart and the water of Elysium. A prophet will take care of everything from there. In addition, I must inform my faithful that I am still next to them and my family what happened with me all this time, possibly my parents the gods Corellon and the goddess Lolth will curse the Orsys again and this time it will be devastating-

-Don't tell me, oh shit! Corellon is a nice guy but Lolth, the mother of the drow, that bitter, bitter, cursed old woman is your mother. My condolences Vhaeraun-

-Hey ... I know she can be evil and everything but she is still a mother who cares about her children, otherwise she had killed me when I rebelled against her but instead she forbade me to return to the drow as punishment for eternity . I had to find new followers outside of that world and although I hated it at first due to my xenophobia, it was diminishing and I adapted to my new faithful until I came to appreciate them-

-A god is nothing without his faithful, you did well. Let me think a bit how to compensate you for this injustice Vhaeraun-

-Thank you my lord-

That said, they continued their breakfast chatting for a while. At the end, the god Vhaeraun was about to say goodbye to see his family and report his return to his faithful, at which Ray stops him.

-You know Vhaeraun, I will return you to your people with an emissary, I beg you to wait for me until this person is ready and there is a favor I need from you. Intervene for us with your parents, especially with your mother and explain to her why it is imperative that she, more than anything, do what we ask of her, only then will he obtain revenge for irreparable damage caused to her son. One curse for another. Could you do us that favor? -

-Of course my Lord, tell me the message to transmit-

Ray and Meraki grin wickedly at the new drastic turn their plans make.

NA; Vhaeraun, Corellon and Lolth are gods and characters from Dungeons & Dragons. Corellon is to elves what Lolth (spider goddess) is to drow (dark elves) and driders (humanoid spiders). Vhaeraun is their son and has a twin.