In the beginning.
(Part I)

The clock was flashing 12. I shut my eyes and tried to think of what the time might actually be. Sleep was almost upon me when I heard a crash mixed with the scampering footsteps of a cat. Assuming nothing was amiss but wanting to ensure the safety of my pet, I jumped out of bed and ended up on the floor with my face in the carpet. "Nuts" I cursed silently to myself, quite happy that I had restrained myself from swearing, as I had been trying to do so recently.

I felt something wet and dripping from my leg, I assumed I had spilt some water in my recent meeting with the floor, as I often keep a bottle of water next to my bed during the night. However, when I turned on the light to avoid tripping over other objects carelessly left scattered over my room, the red spots on the floor quickly told me that it wasn't water that I had spilt.

My eyes darted around the room for something to cover my minor wound with, albeit my search came up in vain. Looking around the room again a little slower, I noticed my computer chair tipped over on its side and some random computer parts sitting around it.

Cursing quietly to myself and then cursing again for cursing, I picked myself up and headed upstairs, to investigate the original sounds that caused the disruption of my slumber.

Stepping upstairs and turning on a light, I was floored to find a pile of dirt at my feet. It seems my ever faithful cat, despite her constant warnings from me, had succeeded in pushing the plant situated in the middle of our dining room table, onto the floor.

"God help me" I exasperated.

Walking into the kitchen to grab the broom and dustpan, I heard the constant beeping of the phone when it's off the hook. Sighing quietly to myself I reached over to pick it up. Upon grabbing it however, the beeping stopped, and an overwhelming sensation came over me to put the receiver up to my ear.

Too tired to question my seemingly natural reaction, I put the receiver up to my ear and listened, somehow expecting to hear something.

"Your request for divine assistance has been approved" came a feminine angelic voice. "A representative from the Goddess Relief Office will be with you shortly"

EH!??? I said stupidly

Noticing that the dial tone had once again returned, I hung up the phone and attempted to clear my thoughts.

"This has to be some kind of a trick, some kind of joke my friends are playing on me" was the second thought that crossed my mind. It was then that I noticed my living room light up like the fourth of July. The humming of electricity was overwhelmingly loud. Suddenly, just as quickly as the light came, it left, and along with it, the noise. Standing in my kitchen, in my boxers, I was quite afraid to leave its safety and peek around the corner, yet I knew I would have to eventually; after all, I can't live my life in the kitchen.

Peering around the corner of my kitchen wall into my living room, I saw nothing. Slightly crestfallen and disappointed, I sighed and turned around to put away the broom and to investigate the strange light show in my living room.

However it was then that I came face to face with a gorgeous 5'8 or 5'9 foot woman, with silvery white hair and a figure only available to those with power and money, a woman whom I would later call Urd. For now, I would call her "BLAHHHH!"

"Urd would be more appropriate" she half giggled, half stated. Then she spewed out the speech that would change my life forever. "Mr. Steve Eaton, of earthrealm 514, I am here to grant you one wish, as per your request earlier, however that wish is not restricted to your original request, and judging by what the original request was" she stated while looking over at the small heap of dirt under the dining room table "I suggest you make it something else."

I stood there dumbfounded for a minute or two, the words she was say barely registering in my head. "W-i-sh!?" I blubbered. "I must be dreaming." I muttered under my breath

"No, I'm afraid that you aren't" she said with a tone of voice that seemed slightly rushed and eyes that seemed impatient.

I didn't know what to think, or even how to think Here was this beautiful Goddess, telling me that I could have anything I wanted, all I had to do was ask, it seemed good, a little too good. "I don't have to sign my soul away or anything do I?" I asked tentatively.

"No, I'm a Goddess, not a demon, at least not a complete demon" she replied, hesitating at the last comment.

I decided to let that comment go, the look in her eyes told me that if I probed further, I would most likely be wishing I hadn't had the opportunity to receive a wish. "So I can wish for anything I want? Anything at all?"

"Pretty much." She replied "With a few exceptions. You can't wish for things that alter history, or alter fate. However wishing for something like that is impossible, as if it changes the way humans will live, then it was part of fate. Also you cannot wish that you never received a wish, as doing so creates a paradox that would disrupt the 4 dimensions that your mortal mind can comprehend."

"I understand completely" I quickly lied.

Nodding as if she couldn't see through my deception, she then looked down at my waist "Interesting attire, do you often greet the divine in such clothing?"

My skin froze as I noticed that I was only wearing my boxers and nothing else, I jetted out of the room and threw on some pants. Returning once again to my Goddess inhabited kitchen I noticed Urd poking around in my fridge. I had been studying basic Japanese, but I hadn't progressed to the level at with I could understand a normal conversation. However I did recognize the word "sake".

Ignoring her I sat at the table to ponder what I could wish for. A new car? Money? Power? Women? "Why me?" I suddenly blurted, hardly expecting an answer. "Why was I chosen?"

"The so-called Ultimate force chooses who gets to receive wishes, it is not always clear why certain people are chosen, but they normally possess traits of noble or moral quality."

I felt my face turn hot at this comment. Noble, me? I was never one to take complements easily, however this quickly faded when I remembered the world "normally" Indicating that not all people possessed these qualities.

Then it hit me, like a sucker punch to the jaw, I suddenly knew what I wanted to wish for!

"I have my wish!" was the words that I heard escaped from my lips

"Oh good" I heard Urd mutter. "Now remember wish for exactly what you want, it's pretty much impossible to take back wishes"

Hardly listening to her advice I stated my wish

"I WISH TO HAVE THE ABLIITY TO CREATE THINGS FOR THE BENEFIT OF MANKIND"

Suddenly the air had an electric feel to it, as if everything in the room would have given me a static shock should I feel brave enough to touch it. Then Urd started floating a couple feet of the floor, books and random debris was spinning around my bedroom. Suddenly a huge burst of energy shot out from her forehead, through my ceiling and I'm assuming into the sky.

While all of this was going on, I was in a less than impressive position on the floor, somewhere between having my legs behind my head and my back in the air, it was quite uncomfortable. After a few more seconds, everything in the room started to fall to the floor, Urd included.

"You wish has been approved" she chimed automatically, similar to as if a puppeteer was controlling her with strings.

I sat there in silence for about 10 seconds. Which is quite a long time considering I was staring at a beautiful Goddess who just told me that I was able to create things for the benefit of mankind.

"So...now what?" I asked tentatively.

Before she could muster a response my phone rang, despite the late hour I was not surprised someone was calling, after all that had happened tonight, it was the last item on my "Things that never happen" list.

If I had known then to whom I was speaking, I probably would have acted a little differently on the phone.

"Hello, Steven speaking."

"May I speak to Urd please" said a commanding yet gentle kind voice on the other line

"Er.sure.may I ask who's calling?"

"Just tell her it's a friend" said the commanding voice once again, this time sounding a little impatient.

"Alright, just one second.."

What a stupid wish. Urd thought to herself as Steve went to go answer the phone. "Benefit mankind" pfft, why not just wish for world peace, normally people like that are excluded from making wishes, because of the conflict with fate. Yet, I wonder.

"Urd!" a voice called from the living room "Phone is for you, says he's a friend of yours"

Urd immediately knew who this "friend" was, her whole body tensed up and her heart was in her throat. It's not like he was a bad person; in fact, he was the kindest most loving person in the universe. However, he sometimes had bad news, and he wasn't afraid to punish screw-ups. Urd knew of this all too well.

She walked into the living room and took the phone from Steve, taking a deep breath, she put the receiver to her ear, and confirmed she was there

"Hello, Urd speaking" she said, pretending not to know who it was.

"It is I"

"Oh Kami-sama, what do I owe this unexpected pleasure!?" Urd said while sounding excited, yet she could not help but show some of her fear in her voice

"Urd, this is concerning the wish that the mortal Steve Eaton has made, he is in great danger, so by my will I command you and your sisters to ensure his safety while he is living in your home, this will last until he can take care of himself"

Urd was flooded at this news, this mortal, living with her, and her sisters. Not to mention Keiichi and his sister, who was there often enough to be considered a house member.

"Kami-sama, there must be some mistake, this mortal - "she was cut of by a loud voice.

"I do not make mistakes Urd; failure to comply will result in the immediate termination of your Goddess license, and exile from the heavens!"

Urd gulped at this news, exile from the heavens, this punishment was reserved for the strictest of crimes, such killing fellow Gods, or mortals. Also it was sometimes given to people who had allied themselves with the demons, depending on the situation and the reasons. The license revoking was nothing new to Urd, but exile, this was much different from a temporary ban. Exiles were never revoked.

"I understand my Lord, forgive my questioning of your will" Urd said nervously. "If I may my lord, may I ask a question?"

"Yes my daughter"

"Who is Steve in danger from" she asked

"Fate" Kami-Sama replied, and then just as quickly as the phone call came, the line went dead.