I accepted that Keru and me couldn't be together and that I probably never would see her again, but I hopped that she was happy in her new life.
I was totally unprepared for a man appearing out of nowhere and garbing me by my throat asking me what I did to prevent Keru from concentrating on her lessons on how to be a good goddess.
I was slowly suffocating, the human-looking being slowly strangling me. I didn't know why Keru couldn't concentrate or if I somehow was responsible. Hell, before that I didn't even knew Keru had difficulty! But I doubted whatever god was strangling me really cared about the answer, anyway.
Before I could loose consciousness, I felt Keru's presence growing more and more in my mind, growing to the point I felt like it encompassed all my body, while thoughts so complex I couldn't even hope to ever understand them coursed through my brain. She was filling my body with her powers and consciousness, slowly reshaping it into a nine-tailed version of her old mortal one, before taking control. But as scary as it sound, I somehow knew she was doing this so she could save me, that once the god that almost killed we was stopped I would regain my body, and it would again be a human body with nine fox tails.
All that happened in far less than a second and, even before her opponent could even realize that it had, Keru blasted him with her energy.
The hurt but still unnamed god slowly put himself back on his knees, before rising up again. "Keru? Wh–what?! Why?!?"
"Because this mortal is important to me, Kom. That's why."
"It's just a mortal! There is tons just like him out there!"
"No, there isn't. There is tons of them just like you out there, but not like him. I won't forget all he did for me while I was still a mortal, I can't, and I don't want to. Plus, even if we can't be together anymore, we still care for each other. Love each other even."
"What?!? Why? What does he have that I don't?"
"Simple: He's not a self centered jerk. In fact, he is the most caring and selfless person I ever met. And I do include all gods I know in that list."
Those words enraged Kom, who rushed at Keru like he wanted to tackle her, but said goddess dodged before trowing him on the ground, where she immobilized the mad god. At least that's how it looked to me, I know a lot more happened in planes I can't even conceive of, being a simple mortal.
"How?! HOW!?!"
"Oh, I wasn't as bad at learning my divine lessons as you believed. In fact, the only reason I couldn't concentrate when you were around is because of how much I loathe you, you amoral jerk."
"Speaking of jerks, don't expect help from the other gods, they know better than to start a war with one of its goddesses."
"A…?!? But… But… But THAT WASN'T THE PLAN!!! You should have become a goddess of something pathetic like love or dreams!!!"
"I'm a Kitsune of divine level, Kom. To put it in terms a moron like you can understand, I'm a very, very smart and cunning fox. Did you really think I wouldn't notice how the other gods and yourself tried to manipulate me? Oh, and I did so well at my divinity exam I was granted two domain, and my other one is dreams. And trust me, its far from the lame domain you think. I rule over all dreams, even the bad ones. So, Kom, are you ready to see even your daydreams turn into a never ending stream of nightmares?"
At this, Kom disappeared, returning to the divine realm as fast as he could.
Then Keru got out of my body, which turned back into a male human one with nine fox tails, before she materialized herself in front of me. To my surprise, the Keru in front of me only had two tails, like when I met her. "So… Even after ascending to godhood I still love you, and you still love me, and as the diploma granted by my divinity exam, which I passed with honors, prove, I learned everything a goddess need to know like how to only put a little piece of herself on the mortal plane so she don't need to bend herself out of her divine shape to go there and–"
"Keru, you're rambling." I noted, chuckling. I must admit I found the very idea of a rambling goddess rather humorous.
"I know, I'm nervous, and only a small mortal shaped piece of Keru, and I know as a goddess I shouldn't intervene in mortals lives, but as I said earlier I still love you, and you still love me, well not just me but all of the true Keru even if you can't really picture my true self, not since I ascended, but would you be okay with me living here with you? For us to live as husband and wife even if things will never truly be as they should have been?"
"I would be happy and honored to have us reunited. But are you sure the other gods will accept it?"