“Oh, lost lamb.” Aqua, the Goddess of Water, said with boundless compassion, “I'm afraid you've just died.”
“A... Aqua?”
“Oh my, I didn't expect you to know my name, young man.”
“It's really you?!” the lost lamb cried out. “It's me, Lady Aqua! I... I'm a follower of the Axis Order, one of your faithful believers, Lady Aqua!”
“Huh?” Aqua covered her mouth in surprise. “Are you serious?”
“The first tenet of the Axis Order...
The second...
The third...”
“You really are one of my followers!” Aqua exclaimed with delight. “Then, my faithful follower, as your goddess, I can give you an incredible ability, and grant you any one request.”
“Go ahead,” Aqua said, not thinking much of it at first.
“Then, aside from getting the ability to create any power I want, my remaining request is, ”
“Mm-hmm.” Aqua nodded repeatedly.
“I want you, Lady Aqua.”
“Sure, the contract is... huh? What did you say?”
“I said,” Gu Yu said, the corners of his mouth lifting, “my request is you, Lady Aqua.”
