The combination of the looks she'd been given, one from a being with a fury of her child being poached right in front of her, one the powerful glare of a fierce woman, one a fury rivalling an army of category 5 hurricanes, then two from children which held their own type of power over cuteness, all of it slammed right into Loki… And Riveria despite not being the recipient felt the horrific feeling in the air getting second hand terror from the moment, sweat rolling down her back like she'd just fought an army of monster rexes.
"Do you care to retract your question? Or shall we assume you're too moronic to continue living in the lower world, obnoxious goddess?" Ceraunius spoke, barely keeping his anger at bay long enough to not just send Loki out of the lower world right then and there.
"Don't think we won't dare to do it either, Loki. Neither of us have forgiven you or your familias for what you did to us back then." Gamelia spoke, struggling to hold back as well. "If Ais wasn't in my arms right now, my hands would be around your throat." She added, intensifying her stare.
Outside, the whole of the city over people saw elves get a sudden headache, and some even vomited. Others who practiced magic as their main thing, to include healing, suffered similar issues. It was like anyone with magic began suffering some form of pit deep in their stomach. There were even some gods who couldn't handle it either, much less the drunken one at the very epicenter of the pressure.
"Alright, alright. I get it. But still, what do you plan to do?" Loki asked.
"Loki…" Riveria began gulping down some water, and holding her head. "When Ais wakes up, she'll have a choice to make… Stay with us, or convert."
"I won't allow conversions." Loki said flatly.
"LOKI!" Riveria snapped. "Think before you speak, damn it!" She took a deep breath and calmed down. "Lord Ceraunius, could you rid her of that drunken state please?"
"Hmm, you want to prevent her from causing a wargame you know damn well you'd lose right away." Ceraunius said, raising a brow, and internally cringing at the title used. Then with a wave of his hand, Loki was electrified for a moment. "There, should be cured now." He said, wrapping Gamelia back up into his arms.
Loki twitched around for a few seconds from the shock before recovering. That part was clearly not needed for the cure, but Ceraunius wanted to dish out some punishment for the words Loki had spoken into the world. "All that money, gone to waste."
"Loki, we shouldn't do or say anything that might cause a war game. We're about to go on an expedition, even if we managed to handle that just fine, fighting a war game afterward would be too much." Riveria explained. "Even just the threat of it is enough to shake the resolve of many, the problems it could cause are too numerous we would have casualties in the dungeon before we ever got back."
"Huh? What's going on? She's mine, she's my Aisepoo!" Loki complained.
At this moment, Ais began stirring, she'd never had a nap that good the entire time after being freed from the crystal. She yawned cutely and shuffled around a little bit, her head moving Gamelia's boobs all around. Then she opened her eyes… "Mommy?"
"Sorry, Ais, I'm not your mommy. She can't come right now. She's working to keep the whole world safe from a big scary monster."
"Then, she's a hero?"
"That's right, Aria is a hero. She sent us to come take care of you."
"Are you joining my familia?" She asked, tilting her head to the side.
"Sorry, we can't join Loki familia. What Loki, Finn, and the others did to us as children, ones younger than you are now, was a completely unforgivable act. Freya familia too."
"Then what familia did you join?"
"Astraea familia, where we became familia with a lot of little sisters. All with wonderful smiles and fun personalities. A place where familia is… Family. And it's there, where my husband and I have conceived our child."
"What does that mean?"
"It means that one day several months from now, I'll be a mother to a beautiful baby. Just like your mother Aria, is."
Ais, still not completely understanding everything, understood enough to know that Gamelia was happy. As well as, there was no chance that she would ever convert to the Loki familia.
"So, you have a choice Ais."
"A choice?"
"Yes, regardless of which you choose we still watch over you. However, it will be in different ways. Do you want to know your options?"
"Yes, mama's friend."
"Pfft, my name is Gamelia, my husband is Ceraunius." She giggled so beautifully, it made Ceraunius' blood rush, causing him to kiss her just to assuage the desire in his heart.
"You're like a mama, and a papa?" Ais commented, the airheadedness slowly leaving her.
"That's right. Soon, we'll be even more like them." Ceraunius commented with a smile.
"Now Ais, you can choose to stay with Loki familia, and we will watch over you from afar, not offering any direct training to you, even so this will still be us keeping our promise to your mother." Gamelia explained the first option. "The second option is you can convert from Loki familia, and join Astraea familia, where we will watch over, and guide you along the path to greater strength. And if you ever feel lonely or feel like crying, you can always crawl into our bed, and I'll hold you till the nightmares go away."
"She's really good at making nightmares go away." Bell added, with his childish innocence, causing Ais to look at him and blink…
"A bunny?" She then let a very small smile slip.
"A-Ais…" Loki stammered.
"Ais, my big brother Ceraunius is a great chef too." Zaria added making the choice even harder.
"Ais, the choice is yours, and yours alone. Whatever choice is made must be made by you." Riveria added, hoping she wouldn't be asked to choose for her like all the other times before.
Ais looked at Loki again, and blinked, tilting her head to the side.
"Aisepoo??"
Ais turned back around to look Gamelia in the eye. "I know what I want."
"Ais, what is justice?"
"Family." Ais answered, having been wrapped in her mother's familiar power. "Mama trust you two, I trust mama, so I trust you two, too." She continued, and hugged Gamelia. "I'd like to…" She started.