500th Time Reborn, A World Only Known By Women: The Karma System

"So? Ready to come for a quick trip?" I asked as I turned back to Rexa, who tipped her head at me.

"If you think it will do any good, then I am ready," Rexa said, and together we left the Care House. I scooped up the Automaton, and I was pleasantly surprised at how light she was. I had kind of thought she might be heavier.

"I don't want to bother Tallia right now, so we will just go to the edge of the island, outside the barrier. Then I will call her to us," I explained as my golden ethereal wings burst from my back, and I pulled in a lot of magic.

p This was something that needed to be talked about, and a warning was set so that more Seekers weren't sent. I really just didn't have a lot of time to spare to go and deal with the entirety of this problem while Tallia needed my help.

I blasted us up at breakneck speeds with a blast of air, using my wings only to steer as I shot up above the city. I could have sworn that I heard a few panicking cries as people saw me with Rexa in my arms, but they were quickly lost as I flew even higher.

We reached the edge of the barrier, and then I gently lowered us down before setting Rexa back on her feet. Then I started to ooze Positive Energy that started to build up inside me until the light started to leak out of my pores.

The light gradually got brighter and brighter until it hurt my eyes to look directly at me, eventually becoming so bright that you couldn't see anything but a silhouette of my body which was engulfed in what looked like a miniature sun. The heat coming off was intense enough to make Rexa take several steps back from where she had been standing next to me just seconds ago while trying to shield her eyes from the brightness.

A pillar of light shot up into the sky above us before disappearing into the clouds, and I screamed.

"As the Protector of the Mortal Realms and The Thirteenth Zodiac, I, Ophiuchus, summon you, The Creator, Goddess of the Golem!"

"You didn't have to yell so loud! I could hear you before, and I was just finishing a project I was working on!" a beautiful mechanical golden goddess snapped as a portal appeared in front of me.

"You know, if you weren't breaking international laws, I might have just asked nicely," I said and then crossed my arms. "Are you going to invite us in? Of do I just walk in?"

The woman was wearing goggles, and some of the lenses switched before she let out a grumble and waved for us to follow her. I tried to pull at my memories, but I just couldn't get anything on this woman.

"This is strange. Anyone else would be dismantled and reprogrammed if they ever talked to The Creator," Rexa said quietly from beside me.

"That is because I know that this creature could take my power from me just as easily as breathing. You should be wise to remember that, Rexa," The Creator said as she went back to working on a small circular device on her workbench.

I looked around, but the place was a bit of a mess, and not really what I expected of a goddess. There were half-finished projects, some that looked like they were close to being completed, and others that had been abandoned. There were also several shelves with different kinds of books which I was pretty sure Rexa wouldn't be able to read since she was just a Seeker.

"So?" I asked as The Creator put down the device she had been working on and reached for another one. It looked oddly similar to the device Rexa wore around her neck, but it was much more complex looking. "You know why we are here, so let's get this over with."

"I suppose you want me to stop sending Seekers after escaped dolls," The Creator said without looking away from what she was doing or giving any indication that she might actually stop.

"If you don't, then I throw you in Goddess Boot Camp with the other two. We are going camping up north," I warned, taking a step forward only for several magical orbs to appear in front of me, stopping me in my tracks as electric shocks coursed through my body, and I started to laugh. "You should know by now that messing with mortals is not something I take kindly to. I also really think you should think a bit more before doing."

Purple spell circles appeared over the orbs, instantly locking and casting Gravity Well on each. I didn't have to do that, but blasting the back would have hurt Rexa.

"You are a strange one," The Creator said after a moment, and the orbs disappeared. "While I see your point, I cannot just stop sending Seekers out. They have their orders from me to bring back any escaped doll they find, no matter what."

I sighed as I pinched the bridge of my nose. This was going to be more complicated than I thought, but at least now she wasn't trying to hurt or kill us anymore, so that was something.

"Listen, if you give me some time, then I will help you round up all the dolls and bring them back myself," I offered, hoping that she would take me up on it because this was getting us nowhere fast.

The Creator's eyes widened before she started to laugh, which only made me more confused than before. Rexa also looked just as confused as well, which didn't really help since she was supposed to be the expert on Golems here, not me, even if her Creator did seem a bit off her rocker at the moment.

"Ohoho! You are serious!" The Creator said after a few moments, wiping away a tear from her eye while still chuckling softly under her breath. "Alright then! You have yourself a deal!"

"There is one condition. Actually, it will be more of a contract. So, there will be a bunch of things in it. Mostly explicit rights for the Living Dolls, so they are treated as equals. This is also not up for discussion, meaning you are going to sign it and be happy about it," I said, and The Creator choked on her tongue.