1 Celeste

Today, a piece of news caused a shock throughout the divine plane; one of the strongest gods got engaged to a goddess of dubious reputation.

Marek Rurik is a God admired and revered by almost all the Goddesses; millions of women dream of getting into his bed, and a few thousand believe they are worthy of being his wife, but today it was announced that he would marry a woman whose reputation is terrible, known for being an uncomplicated woman who cheated on her former fiancé, which is why their engagement was broken off.

The relationship between Celeste and Marek became the topic of discussion for the gods.

Many reputable and powerful goddesses tried to approach Marek, but he rejected them all with the excuse that he needed to focus on cultivating. It hurt their egos when they heard he chose Celeste as his wife.

On the other hand, the gods could understand Marek, those who knew Celeste knew how beautiful she was, plus she was a kind woman and didn't get involved with other men. Rumors about her arose when she called off her engagement to a worthless young master.

Divine world "Agora."

Inside the vast and luxurious hall, 14 thrones stood up while forming a circle. Sitting on those thrones, five men and seven women were discussing the recent news that shocked the people of the Rurik clan.

These people were the supreme elders of the Rurik clan, the strongest cultivators in the line, and the pillars of the family.

One of the requirements to become a supreme elder was to reach the Emperor God Realm.

It was public knowledge that the God Great Realm was divided into five realms, and the Emperor God realm was the peak of cultivation.

Only those old monsters knew that there was something beyond.

The Rurik clan comprised 12 supreme elders, the patriarch, and the clan's guardian. This position fell to Marek.

Although this was not the main Rurik clan, it was a force to be reckoned with on the divine plane.

A short man named Kolby Rurik cursed the woman who tricked her nephew. "I can't believe it! How dare that stinky brat commit to that bitch? It's unacceptable!!"

Ludwik Rurik, a tall, muscular, stoic-faced man, scolded Kolby

"You'd better calm down, and I'll make a suggestion. Don't call our clan's daughter-in-law a bitch again; let Marek explain why he got engaged to her first."

The little god looked at the red-haired woman sitting in front of him. "Alicja, what do you think?"

The redhead appeared to be about 30 (mortals) years old. She had a divine face; she possessed superior beauty even among the most beautiful Goddesses of the divine plane, and her perfect figure mesmerized the fairest man.

She was Alicja Rurik, the mother of Marek.

Alicja was sitting on one of the thrones with her eyes closed. She was thinking about what had happened in the last few days. Everything was so sudden. Her son said nothing to her. Not even she knew where that woman came from. When did they meet?

Marek focused on cultivation all the time. He never had a lover. She thought that her son would live alone all his life.

She had given up on the idea of having grandchildren since Marek was her only child.

Suddenly Kolby's irritating voice brought her out of her thoughts. She opened her eyes and said. "There's something I don't understand, Kolby. Why are you barking so loud about a topic, not your business?"

"Are you angry because you must return the resources that woman from the Phoenix clan gave you in exchange for introducing little Marek to her?" This time, it was the turn of a middle-aged woman to speak. Her name was Pandora. She was the sister of Alicja and Kolby.

Alicja gave Kolby a death glare.

"Dare you to sell my son?" Alicja released her divine power and brought Kolby to his knees.

"Calm down, Alicja. They pushed me. You know how strong they are, and even though Marek is one of the strongest Gods of the divine plane, our family pales in strength compared to the primordial phoenix clan. I did everything for the family's good; to have the support of the Phoenix clan will take us to new heights."

Stefan Rurik, Alicja's uncle and one of the 12 Supreme Elders of the Rurik clan, stood up intending to hit Kolby but was stopped by Celso Rurik.

Celso was Stefan's brother and uncle to Kolby, Alicja, and Pandora.

"Please, let's stop and analyze the situation well, Kolby deserves to be punished, but right now, we need to think of a solution to this problem. The Phoenix clan will not forgive us if we turn our backs on them, and knowing Marek, he can't take charge of a second wife."

Marek is a god at the pinnacle in terms of strength, but the same cannot say for the other members of his clan. Most of them are only low-rank gods. A few are in the middle. And the higher gods are still rarer. Therefore, even if he is a God at the pinnacle of strength, his family is weak compared to the ancient Phoenix clan.

"Stupid, you know that a war between the primordial phoenix clan and the primordial dragon clan is about to break out. You are foolish enough to put us in the crossfire. You want my clan to be annihilated as collateral damage," spat Alissa Rurik, another of the supreme elders.

Kolby recovered a bit of courage and faced Alissa. "The supposed war takes hundreds of thousands of years, but it doesn't happen. I don't think you should blame me for this. I did all this thinking about the clan."

The phoenix and dragon clans had been fighting for 500,000 years, although a large-scale conflict did not occur. Every time they get a chance, they kill each other. But, there was a rumor that an all-out war was about to erupt between these two clans.

A level is not much, but the reality is different. Both clans are top-rate forces on the divine plane, while the Rurik clan is second-rate. It is an enormous gap in strength.

That's why no one in the Rurik family wanted to offend the Phoenix clan.

Suddenly, a voice sounded in the room.

"Hello, everyone."

"…"

Nobody answered.

That voice belonged to the clan guardian, Marek.

Everyone looked towards the door. Two red-haired men were standing there. One of them was Marek, with a height of 1.95 meters. He is a handsome guy, but not the outstanding type. It was common for the gods to have good looks, so if you put him in a group of handsome men, he is one of them.

The other man is Edek Rurik, the current patriarch of the clan, a short man of 1.70 meters with the appearance of a rich young master. Not only was his clothing luxurious, everything about him exuded opulence.

"I told you they were going to kill each other if we didn't arrive on time," Edek sneered.

"It's time to talk," Marek snorted.

The men walked to the empty thrones and sat down.

Marek began to tell the story of how he met Celeste Birdwhistle, and as he went on, the high elders couldn't help but widen their eyes.

It turns out that Marek met Celeste 1800 years ago, fell in love with her, and started courting her for 700 years. That's right, after 700 years, she finally agreed to be his wife. Marek wanted to commit to her and bring her to the Rurik clan, but Celeste thought this would only get into trouble, so she convinced Marek to keep their relationship secret. With passaging of time, the love between the two grew. Their relationship progressed a lot. After 1,000 years, Celeste got pregnant.

Celeste got scared. She was afraid that Marek's family would try to do something to her and her baby, so she left, saying nothing. Happened 98 years ago.

Celeste hid in an immortal plane, in a low-level immortal world.

Marek called in many favors to find her, and many people mobilized.

Marek recently found her and immediately announced the engagement.

"Marek, do you know the rumors about her?" Kolby asked.

"Those are stupid lies made up by a coward who she rejected. As you know, Celeste belongs to a fourth-rate clan. The guy who spread those rumors is from a third-rate force. Celeste was against marrying him. As a result, she was expelled from her clan, and her reputation was ruined. The worst thing is that this man and his lackeys persecuted her. On the other hand, that's how I met her. They were persecuting her. I was the one who rescued her." Marek argued.

Alicja stared at him.

"Son, are you sure it's the best choice? You know you have my support no matter what."

Celso ran over and grabbed Marek's hands.

"You say that she is 98 years pregnant? Is that true?" Celso looked at him with a face full of disbelief.

When the gods had children, the pregnancy lasted between 80 and 100 years. The longer the pregnancy, the greater the child's talent, even a genius like Marek was in his mother's womb for 90 years. At that moment, everyone in the room realized, 98 years pregnant.

All the gods present in the room felt a rush of emotions. The birth of that child means that the clan will have a supreme genius among its members in the future.

"Congratulations, son, that child inherited your talent" Alicja was the happiest among the gods present. She will finally have a grandson.

"Congratulations, nephew…"

"Congratulations…"

They all came up to Marek to congratulate him.

Ivana Rurik, one of the supreme elders, stood up and asked, "How long until the child's birth, and where is the girl?"

"She is missing one year and two months. Her location is secret, but don't worry, she is very well protected," replied Edek.

The news also excited Alissa. "When can we meet her?"

"Will we announce you will have a child?"

Marek smiled at his aunt's questions.

"In a week, you can visit her. Yes, they can advertise it."

Suddenly Marek turned severe.

"After the good news, now comes the problem with the Phoenix clan. I know Uncle Kolby is an idiot, but even if it's not because of him, one of these two clans will force me to take sides. So we'll ally with the Phoenix clan. They have a better reputation than those lecherous dragons. A war is coming, and the divine plane will become turbulent."

They all agreed.