Date: April 08 2020 10:31 PM Title: Cleo's Visit
Wow. Robyn's parents were super dumb. They deserved that, as unfortunate as it is. As many times as Cleo's face and body would have been on tv and the internet, they really had no excuse for not recognizing that she'd changed her appearance. They must have failed all their tests in school.
Good to see that their daughters have much higher survival instincts. Although reluctantly in Janna's case. I bet she's more depraved than Robyn. She'll be squishing people with the best of them soon.
Good to see that Cleo recognizes Robyn as a risk factor and raising anyone up too high would cause issues. Keep the worship power keyed to Cleo only and punish enemies with furious anger. Similarly its good that she's got a handle on her expenditures vs her surplus. Dilligence is the halmark of an eternally healthy reign and she understands that as her rule number 1.
The way I see Cleo is as the validictorian girl who doesn't really have an idea of what a healthy relationship looks like and struggles with empathy due to spending her teen years focused on academics. If males don't have divine magic(contradicts chapter 1?), then she's probably never seen anything other than her magically dominant mother doing similar things to her father. Add in the disconnect between mortal and goddess and she probably has difficulty dissociating Robyn as a girlfriend/lover from Robyn as a mortal/toy which just compounds the problem. And judging from Janna's choice in men, Robyn probably has the same issue but in the reverse. An abusive relationship where neither actually intends for it to be abusive, but they just need a little guidance to be better. Maybe when Leah comes back, she'll spend time with both of them, recongnize the unhealthyness and sit them down for some couples counseling.
Maybe shopping and spending some time among humans with Robyn and Janna can give Cleo more of an appreciation for human culture, if only to give her ideas on how humans can better serve. Her knowledge of earth is really lacking, she definitely needs to get out more.
Author's Response:
Cleo was really setting up Robyns parents to fail.
The worship power will always focus on Cleo, I think the latest chapter touches on that.
"The way I see Cleo is as the validictorian girl who doesn't really have an idea of what a healthy relationship looks like" - This is a good take away, I'm glad you got that from this.
"If males don't have divine magic(contradicts chapter 1?)" <- Review replies are not Canon.
Also Shopping got sidetracked as the characters had some venting to do. Fetish story.
Many thanks again for your feedback!
Kind regards
JFT
Date: April 08 2020 11:41 AM Title: Cleo's Visit
Wow Cleo was a lot bitchier than usual this chapter. Seeing Robyns reactions, I think it’s safe to say what robyn has for cleo isn’t true love it’s fear. She’s officially suffering from Stockholm’s syndrome.
It was a big risk bringing her sister to tag along as she may end up losing her with her parents if she happens to step out of line.
I’m guessing those pictures from Devianart are going to come true later on in the story? ;)
I’m surprised the world leaders haven’t tried to nuke Cleo or at least destroy the main temple wherever it is. I find it hard to believe that EVERYONE is accepting of cleos rule. Surely There should be some sort of resistance. Maybe an army tries to fight them but giant Cleo and Robyn crush them with their bare feet, since cleo enjoys it but Robyn is disgusted hearing the army crunch like pieces of grapes under hers. Or who knows maybe she crossed that line and enjoys it as well...
AND her sis has to watch her do that, adding to shock at what robyn has turned into.
Author's Response:
I think Robyn keeps having her thoughts pushed into doubt, Not sure its Stockholm just yet.
Janna is on pretty thin ice with Cleo so you'll have to see how that plays out.
So I meant to include an off-hand comment about the resistance a while back but it was lost in the shuffle. The short answer is they have been, shes just no paid them any mind. The long answer is, I will address this in a future chapter. She does mention briefly that she thinks the remaining red zones are organised efforts during Cleo's Priestess.
Thanks for the feedback
JFT