Trials of a Goddess

Prologue

Roughly a week after the meeting at the stone, everyone got a rather cryptic e-mail from Morgana.

"Come to Theta: Beyond Reality's Scope."

Of course, they all immediately logged into The World. Considering that the message consisted of only that one sentence, it was deemed important. One by one, they all appeared in the afformentioned area. However, they had walked right into an argument between Aura and Zefie.

"Mother please!"

"You have so little faith in me Zefie?"

"It's not that, you know it isn't! I just don't think you can handle fighting such enemies! They're stronger than the AIDA beast ever could have been! And THAT was only defeated because of Xenmaru!"

"I can take care of myself Zefie!"

"Tell that to Skeith!"

Aura shot her daughter a heated glare. She turned away from the blonde and stalked over to the bed. Immediately she pulled her dress over her head, something that surprised all who were watching. She had her back turned to the group however, so all they saw was her undergarments.

Ever the pervert, Kuhn whispered to himself. "Nice ass…"

Of course that got him a smack upside the head from Pai…and Atoli…and surprisingly Ovan.

She took off her bra, something that made everyone's eyes widen, and put on a white corset. Over that she threw on a black leather vest. She pulled on a black skirt that reached half-way to her knees, and pulled on a pair of black combat boots. She twirled her finger in the air, and a red ribbon appeared. She pulled her hair into a ponytail, securing it with the ribbon, tied in a very neat bow. She slipped on a pair of fingerless gloves that reached all the way to her elbows. She turned to Zefie.

"Not strong enough huh?"

Zefie took a step back.

(Play NiGHTS into Dreams: Nights and Reala – theme of a tragedic revenge)

Zefie changed the step to a leap just as Aura vanished from view. Not even a second after she moved, a loud booming noise, and a crapload of dust shot through the area. When the dust cleared, everyone saw Aura floating up from a rather large crater in the ground. She flung her left arm to the side and a crackling orb of energy formed around her hand. She launched the orb forward, only to have it split into multiple streaks of light. Zefie's hands shot out, forming a barrier that blocked the repeated strikes of the attack.

Everyone watched as Aura dashed to the side, curving in on Zefie, to deliver a lightning quick punch. Zefie barely moved her head out of the way in time, only to have to back-flip as Aura followed up with a back kick using her left leg. She twirled in place, and hopped off her leg to spin and knock Zefie to the side with another kick. The blonde flipped in the air and landed on her feet, putting up her arms to block a punch from her elder.

Aura pulled her fist back, and launched her left hand forward to grab Zefie's arm. She then charged her right hand with a sphere of energy, and slammed it into the blonde's exposed chest. The younger girl went flying back, but recovered.

Time to try out that one move that I got from him…

Aura leapt forward…and then vanished. Suddenly she re-appeared in front of Zefie…but did nothing. Surprising everyone, another Aura appeared next to her, and then another on her right, and another behind. They were all still moving, in fact, they were moving around the girl in a zig-zag like pattern. Hundreds of Aura images appeared around Zefie, confusing not only her, but everyone else too.

Now!

The images vanished, just as Aura slammed her foot into Zefie's chin, from below her. The move acted like an uppercut, and Zefie went flying into the air.

"I'm not done yet!"

She flipped backward and leapt into the air, striking the blonde in the chest with her right fist, then with her left, then her right, and repeating the motion until the girl was being propelled farther into the air. Aura then fell back, only to land on a glowing purple glyph that shot her back up. She slammed her knee into the blonde's stomach, and twisted to kick her with the back of her leg, sending her away. Aura put her feet behind her, another purple glyph appearing in the air, and again, propelling her after Zefie. Aura glowed silver, as sparks of electricity seemed to fly off her for a few moments.

In mid flight, her left hand began glowing, as she slammed it into Zefie's side, making the blonde begin spinning in the air. Aura's momentum shot her over the blonde, but she grabbed Zefie's arm, and began spinning. After a few moments, she used the momentum of her actions to launch Zefie to the ground where the girl crashed with a loud boom and a LOT of dust.

"This attack…"

Those that could, immediately shot their heads up to Aura.

"I learned…from him!"

She raised her right arm and made a fist. A dome of blue energy surrounded her, and then localized itself in her right fist.

"Owari!"

She shot to the ground, blue energy trailing behind her. Time seemed to freeze just before she struck. The light in her fist shined.

"Shougeki Nagareboshi!"

Time resumed and she slammed her fist into Zefie. A beam of blue light shot into the sky from where she landed and then expanded, creating a HUGE explosion of energy that erupted into the air.

The group rushed to the battle area, as Aura rose backing away from Zefie. The blonde girl groaned and opened her eyes.

"Alright…I take it back…you can handle it."

"That's what I thought."

Haseo was the first to speak.

"I think I stand for everyone when I ask- WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED HERE?!"

Aura gave a disarming smile. "Oh just a family squabble."

"You call THAT, a family squabble?! I'm almost afraid to know what you're like when you're actually FIGHTING."

Zefie slowly got up.

"That move…you said…you learned it from him?"

"More like Alicia learned it…he's got a far stronger version of it…a lot more damaging…and a heck of a lot more brutal."

"So that was your version."

"Yep!"

"Dear god what has he released…"

"Hey!"

Hello again everyone. Yes, I know I stated I wouldn't start this till the third game came out in US…but that would take too long, and I've got too much stuff for this in my head.

As you may or may not have noticed, Aura's acting a bit…out of character. Well, that's intentional. The premise of this story is going to be about her growth as a being, and the changes that come about from the merge. If anything, think of her as a massively powerful hormonal teenager. She's going to be adapting traits from many characters, Xenmaru especially. I hope you can all handle it. The quest for the pieces of Xenmaru is gonna be one wild ride!

Oh yeah…Yellow, Red, Green, Blue, Black or White? I want an idea of where to start. So reviewers, pick a color. I'll give it maybe a week or so after the first review comes in. The color that gets the most picks is where I'll officially start the story. Have fun!

Oh just a warning, while waiting for inspiration for this, i might be sidetracked by the freakin Sonic the Hedgehog fanfic idea i have running through my mind. So even when i do start getting things straight, it might take a bit considering it's hammering into my brain.

Shougeki Nagareboshi: Impact Meteor or Meteor Impact