It'd been a while since you'd had the chance to talk to Aphrodite, this case had been taking up all your time. But last time you saw her, you'd mentioned the possibility of making the successors immortals, or at the very least having an extended lifespan. She understood where you were coming from, they were your kids, you and L's kids. She couldn't imagine ever loosing her kids, so she'd want to make them immortals too if they were mortals.

Eros, god of love and Hermaphroditus, god of androgyny were her children. You'd met them before plenty of times, Eros even lent you his bow during the original Kira case. And Hermaphroditus was famous for being the first intersex god in the pantheon, therefore quite the icon amongst gender non conforming people. When their mother told them of you and L's desire to find a way to have your children join you in godhood, they too understood where you were coming from. And the three of the banded together to try and find some information for you both about the possibilities.

Everyone knew the main three ways. Be born a deity, die a tragic death or have a soulmate who is already a deity and perform the soul binding ritual. They were sure there had to be some other way. When L found his trust form though, it gave them an idea. L's body was once a mortal, and his soul died during the ritual which turned him into a deity. Was there a way to kill a soul outside of that ritual? Perhaps that could lead to an immortal life? Or maybe not out right kill the soul but change it.

So with those questions in mind, they knew who they should talk to. You see, Eros' lover Psyche was a mortal human once too. She gained her godhood through Eros, performing the soul she ritual. She became the goddess of the soul, and uniquely, her wings were more butterfly like than feathered. When it came to the soul, she was the one to talk to.

"Hmm... well in theory you should be able to change the way a soul functions... although it's never been done before so there's no telling for sure" she pondered, stirring some sugar into the iced ambrosia tea she was making.

"We know for sure killing a soul will trap it in the body it dies in and it becomes... reanimated I guess able to allow that body to live forever like an undead situation. Is there something that can create a similar effect?" Eros asked, leaning over the counter of the marble kitchen they were in.

Psyche thought for a moment, taking a blood orange and cutting into it to add to the tea blend. She scanned her mind for all she'd learnt on the soul in the hundreds of years she'd been a goddess.

"Hmm, the closest you could get to a reanimated soul would probably be one drained of its mortal essence and replaced with magic. Like stripping the dye out of a cloth and dying it again to change the colour. That cloth is still in tact, but the pigment has changed" she described.

"So you're quite killing the soul, but... re-wiring it in a way?" Eros replied.

"Pretty much, I'm not sure how you'd do it though. You'd need to have that mortal essence drained first, and replace it with something of great magic power. And there's no telling how the body would react either, as it's not been done before. It may stay the exact same, it may change the way a soul does when it becomes a deity. Being an immortal and being a god are two different things"

Stripping the soul of his human essence was something that could be done, it had happened by accident to some people before when they messed with the wrong magic and had an astral parasite take it from them. It was rare of course, but the kami knew how it worked. It was replacing it with something of great power that had them stumped.

"Something of great power, what could that be?" He asked.

"It'd have to be something that can be consumed or maybe injected, put into the body so it soaks up the power and begins to pump it through the veins. Something very strong, or at least something that can be taken in a large dose" Psyche said, sliding one of the glasses of iced ambrosia tea over to her lover.

Eros took the glass, taking a sip from it as he pondered. It tasted sweet with a hint if citrus, he loved Psyches teas, they were amazing. Eros was a love god, particularly sexual love. He was used to drinking strong aphrodisiacs and love potions, but nothing was as delicious as Psyches teas. Not to mention they were often enchanted or infused with whatever magic she had cooking that day. Healing, happiness, love...

Hang on, something strong with power and consumable?

"Something like pure ambrosia?" Eros suggested.

"That... may work actually. If a single leaf can heal a wound... perhaps an entire glass of pure ambrosia tea could inject enough magic into the body to replace the mortal essence and keep the body alive" Psyche replied.

She looked down at her tea, the kind she made was diluted and mixed with other ingredients. Ambrosia was sweet, it grew in the form of leaves on golden trees and those leaves could be used to make drinks and in cooked food like a bay leaf or rosemary. Her teas only contained about one leaf, as the favour of ambrosia was strong and you didn't need much to cook with for taste. One leaf was enough to heal a flesh wound like a scratch, gash or cut. Five leaves was enough to heal a broken bone. So ten leaves... maybe that could force enough magic energy into the body to replace the mortal essence of a human soul.

Ambrosia did have its limits, it couldn't bring back the dead or grow lost limbs. Hence why when you lost your foot you couldn't just pull a lizard and grow it back with ambrosia. So the two weren't too sure if something like that would work, but it was definitely possible.

You'd need to have the successors, as long as they wanted to, get their human essence drawn out and replaced by undergoing a day of extraction spells and drinking at least 10 leaves worth of pure ambrosia tea. It'd be sickly sweet, they'd probably feel like shit for a while, but it was definitely a plausible situation.

"I'll have to talk to mother about it, relay it back to L and (y/n)" Eros said.

"I understand the desire to keep your children with you forever. Remember how protective your mum was over you when you met me? I had to prove to her I'd not hurt you to earn her trust. A parents love knows more bounds" Psyche replied.

"Very true my dear, especially when it's the love of a love deity. We love anyone and everyone regardless of gender, appearance and culture. As lovers, as friends, as family, our love is the strongest in the known universe"

Psyche gave him a slight smile and teasing nudge on the arm.

"Oh I know that love very well darling, you've shown me boundless examples of it" she said.

"I am love and libido incarnate, what can I say my dear?" Eros replied.

"Which is why you barely wear any clothes I assume" Psyche teased.

"Hey I have to spread the love don't I? People need to see all this"