2Chapter 1: Gaia's missions
"Ugh." Gaia depressingly slumped her tall body down in the small yet comfortable weathered brown chair she sat in. At the moment she was feeling lonely as her children were in the dungeon while she sat in an empty room looking at the particularly bland wall across from her.
Right before her boredom was about to reach unfathomable levels of dread she heard a knock at the door. Gaia jumped for joy running to open the door anticipating Draden, The tall handsome demi-human who was also the leader of her familia to come through the door. However, she was treated with a surprise. Instead of Draden an orange eyed god filled her vision.
"Hermes? What brings you here?" Gaia says with a look of confusion plastered on her face.
"I'm sorry but I haven't come to chat Gaia, I am a messenger of sorts for the guild this time round." Hermes says with a smile whilst holding a hand out that contained a letter.
Hermes had originally been aware of Gaia's boredom after hearing about the "Little Rookie" and his logic defying level up. He had been particularly annoyed by her constant complaining of how boring it was to wait around for her familia to come home from the dungeon every day. She had mentioned to him that her familia going to the dungeon had worried her at a time; however they would come home with their armor still intact and nothing but mere scratches on their skin. It reminded Hermes that Even though it was a familia of only three humans and a demi-human their teamwork was hailed as some of the best in Orario.
Gaia's facial expression changed from confusion to excitement. Her boredom for the past few weeks has been unimaginable. Gaia has been jealous of the goddess labeled "loli big boobs". She would often daydream about the life of Hestia. Swimming in every single emotion imaginable as well as taking part of battles and getting involved in constant danger without parallel. She knew it seemed insane to dream for these sorts of things, however she valued them over the normal everyday circumstances that seemed to hang over her like a dark cloud.
Even though she loved her children and was happy for their progress she quickly tired of the same events each day. This letter she thought would spice up the experience on this world.
"It's a mission, however the contents inside are for you and Draden only."
"Thank you Hermes, I am grateful." Gaia said with a smile that seemed to look as if it would burst in an excited scream in any second.
Hermes bowed and left with his mysterious follower beside him as Gaia closed the door.
"Yeeessssssss." Gaia screamed at the top of her lungs.
She quickly opened up the envelope and read the contents inside. She stood there in puzzlement rereading the message over and over again. Her over-exaggerated happiness seemed to have dwindled when she read the actual contents.
A couple minutes later Draden opened the door with a "yo!" Gaia then quickly turned around causing her long green hair to flow wildly while simultaneously hiding the letter behind her back, unaware of how long she was looking at it.
"We're back from the Dungeon Lady Gaia!" Draden said excitably while raising a hand in the air, announcing his return.
"A-ah, I see that Draden. I'm glad all of you came back safe and sound!"
Draden had tilted his head quite a bit while his canine like ears twitched. He had imagined that something was troubling his goddess due to her hesitated greeting. At the same time he noticed that she was hiding something behind her back.
"Gaia, is there something behind your back?"
"n-not at all…..well if you need me I'll be in my room" Gaia replied before rushing across the hall towards her room.
I'm so stupid she had thought over and over. She cursed herself for being the only goddess who couldn't read people's intentions, while simultaneously being the worst liar in Orario. She sighed then started counting in her mind 3….2….1….
Knock knock, she heard someone at her door. She began to roll her eyes as she went up to crack the door open. As she expected, it was only Draden. Her eyes quickly darted from one side to other, making sure that none of the other party members were near him.
"Gaia, what's wrong? You know if you have a problem.."
"shhh…"
Gaia grabbed him by his arm and dragged him into her room. Draden blushed feeling the softness of her hand as he was being dragged into the goddess's room.
"Look, Gaia, there are only a few reasons why a woman would drag a man into her bedroom." Draden said with a straight face.
Gaia looked at him for a moment confused before she finally got the joke.
"In your dreams Romeo." Gaia shot back while handing him the letter.
"What is this?"
"A mission from the guild, for our eyes only."
"Gaia and Draden, tomorrow before sunset you need to set course for the twenty-fifth floor. I have enclosed a map for the exact location as well as a magic item that should mask Gaia's identity."