Chapter 503: Sit Tight, I’m Coming For You
Not because she didn’t want to. Not because she was holding back out of love or mercy.
But because she couldn’t.
Her own abilities, the very powers that made her the most formidable of the Battle Angels had restrictions.
Limitations.
Rules that even she could not break.
The Maiden of Fate and Fortune could change destiny itself. She could bend fortune, reshape karma, rewrite the threads that bound every living being to their future.
But she could not touch everything. Certain fates were off-limits, protected by forces even she did not fully understand.
The universe had principles. Karmic laws. If she tried to change something she wasn’t supposed to, the consequences would be catastrophic—not just for her, but for the world itself.
Reality could fracture. Dimensions could collapse.
And there were powers beyond even her comprehension that would not take kindly to interference.
And Mika’s fate, the path he had chosen, the mission he was on was apparently one of those untouchable threads.
She could perceive it. Oh yes, she could see his future with crystalline clarity.
She could monitor every step he took, every manipulation he orchestrated, every boundary he crossed.
She could rage against his choices from the sidelines, could beat him with slippers and scold him with her voice, could let her fury manifest in a thousand small ways.
But she could not actively stop him.
The moment she attempted she tried to warn her sisters, to expose his plans, to directly oppose his actions the cosmic retaliation would be immediate and devastating.
The backlash alone might shatter the family she was desperately trying to protect.
The universe might recoil, undoing threads of fate far beyond their little household drama.
She was trapped.
A spectator condemned to watch as her son courted her sisters. As he seduced them one by one, drawing them into his embrace, transforming their family into something that would have seemed impossible mere weeks ago.
The moment Mika realized this, he wanted to scream with joy.
This meant he could continue. He had the green light—not from her, but from the universe itself.
All she could do was watch as her family—her sisters, her nieces, perhaps even herself slowly fell into his embrace.
The despair that had been crushing him moments ago lifted.
He was confident that he looked at the portal, and a grin spread across his face.
A challenge.
A test to confirm his thoughts.
And she responded immediately.
The portal shrank further. The hand withdrew, replaced by a pair of beautiful purple eyes—deep as amethysts, cold as winter frost.
They stared at him with a mother’s fury, a guardian’s wrath.
"Mika." Her voice came again, sharp as a blade. "Don’t you dare."
There was a clear threat in those words. A warning. A mother telling her son not to push his luck.
But Mika was not scared.
He was elated.
This was confirmation. If she could have done something, she would have.
The fact that she was resorting to threats and intimidation instead of action proved that her hands were tied.
He was free.
So, he looked at those beautiful, angry eyes, and he did not back down.
Instead, he grinned even wider, letting her see his defiance.
Letting her know that he would not stop. That his mission was already in motion, and nothing she said or did would deter him.
And despite how much he respected her, despite how much he loved her, he would not abandon that mission because she told him to.
Seeing the obvious defiance, the eyes narrowed.
The temperature dropped.
The sky darkened as clouds gathered overhead, thick and ominous.
Trees swayed in winds that came from nowhere, their branches groaning.
And then—cracks. Visible fractures spiderwebbed through the air itself, as if reality was a pane of glass on the verge of shattering.
Nadia and Fauna felt it immediately.
The pressure was immense, crushing, unbearable.
They tried to speak—to beg their sister to calm down, to plead with Mika to back off—but their mouths wouldn’t open.
Their lungs wouldn’t draw air. They could only stand there, trembling, as the weight of the oldest Battle Angel’s fury pressed down on them.
They were not afraid for themselves. They were afraid for Mika.
But Mika did not flinch.
He stood there, feeling that pressure, and he laughed.
"I’m not stopping." He said, his voice steady. "No matter what you do, I’m not stopping. I’m going to see this through to the end."
He leaned closer to the portal, his grin turning lewd.
"Including you, ’Mother.’" He said with obvious sarcasm. "So instead of wasting your energy on petty threats, why don’t you sit your pretty ass down and wait?"
"Your turn is coming. And when it does, I’ll turn you into my women just like I’m doing the rest."
Hearing these words that a son should never have said to his own mother, her eyes went darker.
Colder.
The fractures in the air widened. The trees began to splinter. The ground beneath them cracked.
Nadia and Fauna struggled to stay upright. They could feel their own powers straining against the pressure, barely keeping them conscious.
But Mika did not care.
He stared back at her, unwavering.
The air between them crackled with tension. The world teetered on the edge of annihilation.
Then—
Everything stopped.
The pressure vanished. The clouds began to clear. The fractures sealed themselves. The trees stood straight again.
Nadia and Fauna collapsed to their knees, gasping for breath, their bodies trembling with relief.
The eyes in the portal were calm now. The anger was still there, but it was controlled. Measured.
She looked at Mika with something new—assessment, consideration, perhaps even a grudging respect.
A long moment passed.
Then, quietly, she spoke.
"Come over here, Mika."
It was phrased as a command, but there was something almost gentle in it.
An invitation masked as an order, the way a parent might summon a child they loved even when disappointed by their behavior.
Mika didn’t hesitate for even a moment.
He walked toward the portal with steady, confident steps, stopping only when he was close enough to reach out and touch.
Nadia and Fauna tensed, expecting another beating.
Mika braced himself as well, though for different reasons.
Instead, the hand did something entirely unexpected.
It caressed his cheek.
Gently. Lovingly. The way a mother touches a child she adores above all else, the way a parent strokes the face of their most precious possession.
The touch was soft, tender, carrying with it a weight of affection that transcended mere physical contact.
It was a gesture that spoke of love, of pride, of acceptance despite disappointment.
Mika’s breath caught in his throat.
His heart clenched painfully in his chest.
Because in that moment, he understood something he had tried to ignore throughout this entire ordeal.
Despite his confidence, despite his certainty, despite his absolute conviction in his own plan—he had been terrified.
Not of her power. Not of being exposed.
He had been terrified of her disappointment. Of her hatred. Of looking into her eyes and seeing shame directed at him.
Of knowing that she was ashamed of what he had become, that she thought him twisted and wrong and irredeemable.
But she still loved him. He could feel it in her touch, her caress, the gentle way she held his face.
Then she pinched his cheek.
Hard.
"Ow, ow, ow—!"
She pulled, stretching his skin, and he yelped like a puppy. Her voice came again, playful now, almost teasing.
"Go ahead, Mika. Do whatever you want. I can’t stop you. I can’t do anything at all."
She released his cheek and caressed it gently, her touch like velvet against his skin.
"You’ll definitely get what you want. I can see it in your fate. It’s written in the threads of destiny themselves. You’ll have them all."
It was a prophecy, a divination spoken with the absolute certainty of someone who could literally see the future.
His mother, gifted with the power to perceive all possible outcomes, was telling him that his dream was inevitable.
But then her voice hardened, taking on an edge of steel that cut through the tender moment.
"But..." She continued, emphasizing the word with unmistakable finality.
"When you reach me, when you finally stand before me with the intention of claiming me like you’ve claimed the others, you won’t even be able to lay a single finger on me."
"Do you understand, Mika? Not a single one."
She leaned closer, her eyes boring into his with a mixture of love and absolute resolve.
"I will always be your mother. Nothing else. That is my only role, and no manipulation of fate, no seduction, no declaration of intent will ever change that fundamental truth."
It was a gauntlet thrown down. A challenge issued. A line drawn in the sand with unmistakable clarity.
But Mika was not scared.
Instead, he reached up and gently grabbed the hand that was pinching his cheek. He held it in both of his own, feeling its warmth, its softness.
"We’ll see about that, ’Mother’." He said softly. "We’ll see if you really can ignore me. Or if you’ll end up naked in bed with me, just like the rest."
He then brought her palm to his lips and kissed it—deeply, lovingly, with all the passion he could muster.
The hand went still before it pulled back—not violently, but quickly, almost flustered. It knocked him on the head.
"Dirty boy!" The voice said, but there was no heat in it.
A hint of embarrassment, maybe. A touch of breathlessness.
"That will never happen."
The portal began to close.
But just before it disappeared, a piece of paper fluttered out, landing on the ground at Mika’s feet.
She had run away. His last attack had been too much for her, and despite her bravado, she had chosen to retreat rather than face him further.
Mika smiled.
He bent down and picked up the paper. Written on it, in elegant, flowing script, were names.
Thousands of them. The names of cult members—high-ranking officials, hidden operatives, everyone she had divined was involved in the plot.
A gift. A truce. A silent acknowledgment that, despite her anger, she was still on his side.
He folded the paper carefully and tucked it into his pocket.
Then he looked up at the sky, where the portal had been, and whispered,
"Soon...Very soon, you’ll be mine as well."
And somewhere far away, the Maiden of Fate and Fortune sat alone in her sanctuary, her cheeks flushed, her heart racing, already dreading the day when her son would come for her.
Knowing, deep down, that when that day came, she didn’t know if she could resist or not.
