You have no idea how much I've been wanting to do this especially after all the inconsistencies with this route! But firstly considering how dark the Evil Goddess route is, I have to say this. There will be abuse, there will be torture, and there will be implied pseudo-incest (luckily one-sided!). If you are uncomfortable with those themes, leave. I don't want you to be uncomfortable! This fic also stems from the fact that I HATED what they did to both Sherman and Apollonius and would rather see them alive. I also hated how little love Galdo gets in the route, so this fic is not only a novelization of the Evil Goddess route, but rather also canon divergence one while filling in as many plot holes as I possibly can! Enjoy!

P.S. Yes I'm still working on Teaching an Assassin to Love! It's at a bit of a slow pace at the moment apologizes.

Warnings For This Chapter: Torture.

"I am free and that is why I am lost."

― Franz Kafka

Tiara

One Month Before Fang's Awakening

"Are you truly happy?"

Tiara looks at the mysterious man perplexed by his question, was she happy? A moment ago she was out on a quest to collect a fury that was rumored to be nearby, then this man shows up when she was far away enough from Zelwinds to encounter her. It's strange, but somewhere inside her she feels a sort of familiarity with him as if she's known him for quite sometime like he was a old friend of hers. His distinct platinum blond hair and silver eyes along with that attire. Who is he? And why question her happiness?

"Am I happy about what?" She replies, while she feels that way about him she can not but, be suspicious of him as well. She notices a faint smile appearing the man's facial feature.

"Why, are you happy with this world? Where world peace is soon upon us?" The blond clarifies for her. Now that was a interesting question. She did desire world peace as violence claimed the life of her mother as her father bailed on them in their time of need. That was the reason she was collecting the furies for, to revive the Goddess and enact world peace. But, then a man known to many as 'Sherman Shallancer' stormed the Dorfa Corporations and exposed their evil and corrupted deeds by landing a assault against them. After that, this Sherman was later hailed as a hero to the people of Zelwinds and then he created the Justice Society in order to ensure that no more corrupt deeds will lay waste on the citizens. But, then suddenly appeared the Septerion Club announcing a partnership of sorts with Sherman's Justice Society which led to the hero becoming a sort of king to the people who ruled with compassion. However one day the new king then issued a law, anyone involved with Dorfa will be imprisoned where they'll work till they drop and eventually publicly hanged if they manage to live long enough in those harsh conditions. She never met him personally or seen him, but she heard much about him. Speaking of which, the man's clothing seems to resemble the uniform of those Justice Society soldiers.

"Am I happy? On the topic of world peace coming to light, I'd say so. Those Dorfas scum has got what's been coming to them," Tiara noticed the man's eyes began to gleam with the utmost happiness she'd ever seen, was he THAT happy about her answer?

"I'm glad then, it's nice knowing my hard work is giving you a happier life hopefully one that you truly deserve," The male smiles warmly at her, now it was her turn to ask him a question.

"Who are you and why are you so focused with my life?" Tiara asked, she had a right to know after all.

"Ah, where are my manners, my name is Sherman….Sherman Shallancer, it is an honor to meet you," The man now known as Sherman responds to her question. Tiara suddenly froze, this man was THE Sherman? His royal majesty is here and conversing with her!? However that makes him even more suspicious, king or no king.

"N-no where are my own manners, Lord Sherman I apologized if I didn't recognize you properly!" She spoke up, she was on her guard and played the fake smile card.

"It was never your fault to begin with, but now that I have my answer I shall take my leave, come Chiaki." Sherman lets out a small amused chuckle, as a young petite girl who looks to be roughly sixteen walks out of the shadows or rather the tree she was hiding behind. She looks so much like him, are they siblings? Also was she watching the both of them the whole time? The only difference is their gender and her eyes had a soft blue tint to them Tiara had observed quickly.

"Yes Lord Sherman!" The girl known as Chiaki smiles at him, but then Tiara noticed a distinctive splash of envy in her eyes when Chiaki looks at her before leaving with Sherman.

"What the hell was that all about," Tiara spoke once they were both out of hearing line.

Sherman

Five Months Before Fang's Awakening

Dozen of monstrous creatures lay dead, as Sherman grits his teeth standing in the center of it. He was angry or rather absolutely livid would be the appropriate term for his unstable emotions that were running through his body. One moment he was livid the other times he was emotionally unstable that he would start shedding tears. He couldn't get Tiara's face out of his head nor the sight of her dying as she looks up at the both of them with a peaceful smiling expression. Why had he selfishly desire to get close with another especially to fall in love with her? First his family, then Iris, and now Tiara. Was he truly destined to forever lose those close to him? Ryushin tried to offer moral support, but lacked the emotions in assisting. Something needed to be done, sure the Vile God was defeated, but Dorfa was still around. He did seem to recall himself making a wish as soon as the light from Tiara's soft magenta eyes started to vanish. To go back in time which turns out came true, and perhaps because of his selfish desire, he may have accidentally undo their work of defeating the Vile God, the deity could be breathing already and he hasn't been able to get in contact with his group. What should he do? What can he do? Sherman sighs in frustration, pacing himself back and forth trying to keep his emotions under control as Ryushin stayed silent.

'Why not destroy Dorfa while they're weaken without the Vile God? Surely you can do that can't you? Do you not remember what they did to you? What they nearly caused? They need to be shut down quickly, even without your friends you can do it'

That voice in his head again, it sounds quite a bit like Eryn's, but more deeper and mature.

'If you stay where you are, history will repeat itself, do you want your loved one to face death again? You are the one whom I granted this wish for, as you and I harbor the same feelings towards the Vile God. We almost even share the same ideals as well so perhaps we should enact justice on Dorfa make them regret their vile ways once and for all.'

She was right, with or without his teammates he will put a stop to Dorfa. No matter how much his hands has to be bloodied in doing so. After all world peace comes with a price, nothing is free he of all people has experienced this. . .

'Excellent, it seems you came up with your answer. Do not fret for I will be there with you to assist with your attack on those vile beings.'

Wait, she was going to be with him? As he was thinking about her being here, she manifests in front of him. She had long light purple locks of hair with similar colored eyes that held a warm look to them. She had purple markings all over her body, with a simple white gown to cover her body with a golden sash around her waist. Her facial expression held a welcoming smile for the fencer.

"You're..!" Sherman's eyes widen as he immediately bows before her out of respect.

"Rise my fencer, you have no need to bow before me, as we are now equals with a common goal are we not?" The purple haired beauty smiles, as Sherman rose.

"I never expected you of all beings to assist me, my Goddess," the blonde commented, still in awe that the deity before him was the Goddess they unsealed back before they went back in time.

"Unfortunately I don't have access to all my powers and time is of the essence. As you can see I lack my armor to perform proper combat, but I can still assist you by loaning you my powers." The deity smiles at him, and holds out her hand to him. "You are my most loyal follower, yet you would turn back time to make sure one who carried the blood of our enemy was safe. I could not help but, feel touched by your genuine love for such a being even if your love was perhaps unrequited…"

"I-I see…" Sherman was caught off guard, but takes her hand. "Let us make haste shall we?"

"I never thought you'd ask, come along Ryushin! Sherman!" The Goddess giggles, taking the two to Dorfa's headquarters as they discuss their plan of their attack. Eventually the trio managed to arrive at their destination, with other followers of the Goddess who spotted her during their travel. She turned to her people with Sherman beside her as they stood right in front of Dorfa's headquarters. "My children, this corporation is merely an illusion of genuine kindness. Their real ideals are to revive the deity that I fought for many years to protect you all from, the Vile God and use his powers to enslave you all."She then paused and looks at Sherman, "But fear not, my chosen champion will take down this corrupt group once and for all!" and with that Sherman could hear multiple cheers for the Goddess and himself. The blonde merely smiles and stepped forward.

"I will put an end to Dorfa's evil deeds, they took my fiancee's life away, attempted to bring despair into my life, and were hellbent on making sure that their ideals come true with the Vile God's powers thinking that I will give up. But, I'm right here standing and determined. I will not forgive their crimes and deserve the most proper punishment that true justice will give them!" Sherman declared, and the cheers were much louder and even brought more to their 'rally'. With a smirk, he was sure that he'll have his justice.

Marianna

Five Months before Fang's Awakening

She could hear the rally's cries while she was inside the building, and wondered how it continued to grow louder and louder. Sighing to herself as curiosity overtook her, she peered through the glass window and her gold eyes widens as her posture stiffens. Is...that.. She thought to herself as she looks closer to see if it really was him. White coat, blonde hair… Suddenly butterflies appeared in her stomach. It wasn't like herself to be this nervous, but this clearly didn't happen in the past. Why...why was Sherman here with that crowd!? And...who was that woman beside him?

"Lady Marianna what's wrong? You're usually not nervous during tea time," her fairy partner, Khalara spoke up.

"Khalara… you best prepare for the worst, I feel there may be a battle coming" Marianna bit her lip. Why was she shaking? She doesn't feel guilty at all on what happened in the Cavare Desert back then, looking through the window her golden eyes widen as Sherman was looking right at her.

"You can count on me milady!" Khalara cheekily grins, "Who are we going to eviscerate!?"

"Zagi…Where are Apollonius and Zenke?" The blonde turns to a male with silver hair that is standing at comfortable distances away from her.

"Apollonius is currently out on a mission near the Zazawa plains and Zenke is interrogating a villiage rumored for it's powerful fury, they won't be back till at least three to four days later," the man called Zagi replied to her in a professional manner.

"Paiga? Bernard?"

"Paiga and Bernard are both here, but… Bernard seems so out of it lately I don't know why."

"So in other words the only competent fighters here are Paiga and myself is that so?" Marianna grumbles as she was clearly annoyed by this outcome.

"What worries you so Lady Marianna?" Zagi's eyes starts to be filled with concern.

"A well-trained and skilled fencer is about to attack us, and I don't think we'll be able to fight him back with such little fighting power if that's the case. Our elite troops will do nothing to him, must I do everything around here?" She explains to her subordinate, as suddenly the power started to become unstable as the lights were flicking on and off till they finally stayed off. The sounds of machines being forcibly turned off echoed throughout the halls. "Well then… it appears he's making his move. Zagi I want you to warn Paiga and Bernard about what's to come and have them protect Hanagata at all costs, I refuse to let him die,"

"But what about you Lady Marianna?" Zagi inquired, laced with his voice was concern.

"I'll deal with him myself, if anything it'll be enough time for a proper evacuation if I happen to fall, now go!" She replies as Khalara has already manifested into her base weapon form, a magenta colored spear with the hilt akin to a sword's. Zagi sprinted out of there quickly, as she turns around much to her surprise there he was already standing front of her with his blade in his hands. She wanted to say something, but he didn't give her time as Sherman swings his swords at her, Marianna manages to block it with her own weapon as their blades clashed.

"So you do remember me, Marianna?" He finally spoke in a calm tone, she bit her lip as he starts to use more force as she tries to held her ground against him.

"Cavare Desert? The Vile God being revived? Of course I do. What I like to know is why we're back in time and you're launching an attack on us," She responds as she backs away only to be forced to clash her blade with his as Sherman shows no signs of talking or backing off. Usually he would be open to talks but, now… whatever happened during the Cavare Incident she didn't witness caused him to be this way. She flinched as she barely managed to block a strike from him, he was using so much force and speed that she couldn't keep up. W...Was he always this powerful!? She yelped as Sherman casts a light elemental spell that unleashes a ball of bright electricity to strike against her hand sending multiple volts through her palm which in return has caused her to lose her grip on her fury as it drops to the ground with her back now pressed against a wall.

"Checkmate." was his only response after that. Marianna growled, she knew far more magic than he does! But as she was about to cast a spell the tip of Sherman's fury gently prodded the center of her throat. If she moved then his blade could easily stab through her throat giving her a rather quick death.

"Why are we back in time?" Sherman repeated her question at him, before smiling. "Why, it's because you caused Tiara to die, my one and only love who deserves the world and much more."

"Are you insane? I didn't kill her!" Marianna replies, glaring at him. How dare he accuse her of a murder she did not commit! So just because that blue haired girl died, Sherman wished to go back in time?!

"Sure you did," He pulled back his sword, but now Marianna couldn't breathe as his hand was grabbing her neck. "Indirectly, if you hadn't revived the Vile God nay...had you not saved Bernard things would've gone much more happily with Tiara being alive and world peace would surely have happened. However…" His grip tightens. "You desire nothing, but to resurrect a most vile and detestable deity the exact opposite of my goal."

"It's...It's for the children..," Marianna managed to speak out, trying her best to fight back, as Sherman merely stared at her in slight irritation..

"The children? In other words you merely had the ideal that children would like a world where the Vile God reigned supreme and live in fear for the rest of their lives. You really are delusional it's almost pitiful." He lets go of her throat and Marianna falls to the ground catching her breath with the sweet return of oxygen comes back to her resulting in coughing as her lungs get use to the sudden air being filled back up. She looked to see him leave the room, as if he didn't want to waste anymore time here.

"W...where do you think you're going?" She managed to speak through between coughs and gasps.

"To continue my objective which is to take down Dorfa," He simply replies back with a collected smile on his facial features. Marianna grits her teeth and picks up her fury once more.

"I..I won't let you do as you please!" She growls as she charges towards him, but it was no use as Sherman grabbed her already weaken hand once his own sword clashes with her own using his spare hand and by force using his strength slams her back into the wall as she felt her glove be removed then her bare wrist now being slowly cooked from his grip. Once again letting her blade go and fall to the ground, as she wails out in pain. The heat increasing as Sherman increases his pressure on his grip. Marianna looked to see he was using elemental magic in the palm of his hand to cause this burning sensation. She could even smell her own burning skin.

"Light does have it's many uses, now then you are going to let me continue my mission or so help me… I may take away your sense of sight" The blonde threatens along using a polite tone to his voice. To make his point even more clear, he moves his index finger closer to her left eye, and a small incantation appears on his fingertip. Soon the incantation starts to bring forth a ball of light covering his finger, steadily growing brighter as her eye starts to sting the from such brilliant light at that close proximity. And if she tried to close her eyes, he intensifies the burns on her wrist making sure her eyes were wide open.

"Don't you touch her!" Khalara cried out as she now struggled against Ryushin's hold on her.

"V...Very well," Marianna finally spoke to his face with such disgust and hatred. This man he's no hero...he's merely portrayed as one by the public, he's nothing but, scum to the point of being a...monster… Marianna thought to herself as she examines the newly printed burns on her now broken wrist after he had let go and left her there to her thoughts. She could hear the others, Zagi's pained cry, Paiga's fearful yelp, and Bernard's pitiful tears as both Vivian and Sanguina tried to support their partners. She promised she wouldn't cry or be weak, but hearing their voices and knowing how much she failed Hanagata. Liquid started to leak from her eyes, and soft whimpers escaped her lips as she breaks down in tears and emotions after hearing Hanagata's wrathful yell..

"L-Lady Marianna…." Khalara squeaked, gently maneuvering to lay in Marianna's lap in hopes of comforting her.

"I...I just wanted to make the children happy…" the blonde murmurs softly using her other arm to hug her fairy partner as more voices appear and she is then taken away.

End of Prologue. . .

Preview of Chapter 1

Marianna unexpectedly finds companionship with a former enemy of hers, as the monster comes down for a simple chat while Apollonius reflects on his life and finds himself with the beverage to make the pain go away...