Vida, the Goddess of Love and Life (『生命と愛の女神』ヴィダ), [1] is one of the eleven founding Gods of Lambda according to the myths. She is the Goddess responsable of spreading and managing the life-attribute throughout Lambda. She chose Sakado Keisuke, who would take the name of Zakkart, as her champion in the war against the Demon King.
After being defeated by Alda's Faction 100,000 years ago, she was left weakened, sealed, robbed of her divinity and lost her authority over the life-attribute to Alda.[2]
In order to repopulate the planet which was now full of danger and in the brink of collapse due to the loss of most of its inhabitants in the war, Vida became the Goddess Ancestor of Ghouls, Vampires, Titans, Beast-kins, Arachne, Scylla, and numerous other races both from Lambda-born Gods and Goddesses, and from the Evil Gods that defected from the Demon King army and allied with Lambda and the champions.[2]
Vida created and managed her own circle of transmigration, constructed with the help of the Evil Gods that sided with the Champions, based on the model of the Demon King's circle of transmigration. The goddess desired to change the ultimate fate of Lambda which she considers as on a long and tortuous road to destruction. This desire, alongside her regrets for having failed to provide anything in return for the champion Zakkart's efforts and sacrifice, has led Vida to the mission of saving the Zakkart destined to reborn on Lambda, thanks to the prophecies of warning given by her younger brother in godhood Ricklent.[?]
Appearance[]
Vida looks like a young woman, who seemed to be like an innocent girl as well a mature, adult woman, all at the same time. But what was certain was that she had a gentle beauty to her.[3]
However, her appearance at the same time is very wounded. Several thick stakes had been driven through her limbs that had once undoubtedly been beautiful, and there were wounds that looked like they had been made with a sword all over her body. There was still blood flowing from them; the flowers, beast fur, and bird feathers of her dress were stained so darkly that it was impossible to tell what color they had originally been.[3]
Personality[]
Her personality is the complete opposite of Alda’s, not caring about formalities and rules. Her teachings are simple; she does not impose complicated ceremonies or harsh training on her believers, rather, she believes that the best her believers can do to follow her teachings is to live happily.[4]
She is known among her followers as having a broad-minded personality and has demonstrated a certain lack of care for the small details. As a goddess, she rules over love and life, but as she also governs the evolution of life and the struggle for existence, her teachings also encourage competition in society. Victors should be praised, while the defeated should be loved so that they can stand up once more.[4]
As one might imagine from the fact that she gave birth to numerous new races within a short period of time, she is quite a wild goddess. Her teachings place no emphasis on virginity, the female saints who served her often acted as sacred prostitutes.[4]
Abilities[]
- Her blood is a symbol of life. If the goddess has gifted her blood to someone willingly, it usually comes in the form of crystallized, crimson sphere of blood.[5]
Divine messages[]
| “ | Become a shield, help the mothers and rescue the children from the blood, but without crossing the peak or the sea. | ” |
— Vida's first divine message to Schneider[6] | ||
| “ | Save the mother in the Mirg shield-nation and rescue the half-blood child. (...) If you fail to save the mother, don’t go near for a while. | ” |
— Another interpretation of Vida's divine message to Schneider[6] | ||
Divine Realm[]
Vida’s Resting Grounds has Plants of all sizes, blooming flowers and fruit were growing as far as the eye could see. There was a fountain at which various birds and beasts were resting, and warm sunlight shone from the sky.[?]
Divine Realm the resting grounds that had been named after her was a special Dungeon that had mainly been built by Gufadgarn, the evil god of labyrinths. Outside of the mountain range, it was apparently considered to be an S-class Dungeon.[?]
It wasn’t difficult to invite someone who had stepped inside it into her Divine Realm.[?]
Trivia[]
Appearances[]
References
- ↑ Appendix 4: Explanation of races that have appeared (Web Novel)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Side Chapter 5: Vida (Web Novel)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chapter 161: A chance meeting with a goddess (Web Novel)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Volume 3 Character Summary (Web Novel)
- ↑ Chapter 177: The root of life (Web Novel)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Side Chapter 4: Meanwhile, an S-class adventurer… (Web Novel)
- ↑ Chapter 35: A new life has been born, so let’s adjust our living environment (LightnovelBastion)
- ↑ Chapter 206: The starving wolf who visits the Demon King opening his food cart business (Web Novel)