A/N: Hello everybody! I am continuing this so don't worry guys and gals. There is still more to come. I do not own Scryed or it's character and world. Only my OC. That's it.

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eternaldevote: My first reviewer! I must admit, I am a Scheris Lover too butI really felt I had to do justice to his relashionship with Mimori though, they were lovers in the Manga. I had to add Cougar. He's too funny to kill! There's more characters from the Manga that are apprearing in this one so enjoy!


Kazuma Torisuna entered the Kiryu household with his spare key, tossing his shoes off his feet before Mimori had a chance to yell at him about his manners. He had grown a bit taller over the years and his appearance had changed. He wore a variation of his outfit in the last war. A maroon body shirt that revealed his well built upper body and a short black jacket with more orange and gold detail to it. He wore black pants instead of grey and he always carried a gun with him even if he never used it. His right eye was closed as it normally was in his non-Alter form. But when it was opened it was orange compared to his dark brown left eye. His arms still held markings of his shell bullet with black lines running from his palm to his upper arm and shoulder blade. He didn't bother hiding it as it did make onlookers glance away in fear and his hair now held streaks of orange in them. All these changes were a part of him now, just as his Alter was a part of him. He was proud of his power and of his accomplishments. They allowed him to protect those he loved.

"Oi! Mimori! It's me Kazuma," He yelled into the home but got no reply. He sighed and made his way to the kitchen opening the fridge to drink out of the milk carton but he took a cup instead and drank from it.

"I'm glad my yelling at your bad habits has paid off Kazuma." A soft voice said from the living room. Kazuma peered into the living room and frowned as his dark red/brown eye took in a curled up Mimori who had obviously been crying. Again.

He sighed again as he sat on the chair in the living room, legs hanging off the armrest. He was sure Ryuhou had been seated in it earlier because he still felt the guy's energy in the house especially on the chair. Mimori looked awful with her puffy red eyes but she still had a sort of radiance about her. She sniffled and he noticed she was holding her pendant so tightly her hand was bleeding. He chose say anything for a while.

"You can't keep doing this to yourself Mimori. Every time it's the same thing. Except this time he's not coming back, not until he finds the answers to his questions. I...I went through the same thing he's going through I would know." He said after putting some thought into his words.

"I know...but I still don't want to acknowledge the facts...My mind keeps telling me he's on a useless quest. He should Be here with me not looking for something he will never find!" She exclaimed with anger. Hot tears poured out of her eyes. Kazuma smiled sadly.

"You need to let him go Mimori because he can't let her go. Not ever. I saw him...the moment after she died. He was broken Mimori." He said in a voice filled with emotion and intensity that caused Mimori to look up at him. She could see the pain reflected in his eyes as he spoke, retrieving the gun at his hip.

"I can't let Kimishima go myself. He's dead I know but a part of him always lies within me. That bastards always on my case but he keeps me centred on my reason to fight. Just like Kanami, the people here and you do. I think that over the years, Ryuhou's lost his reason to fight. His unfailing convictions have been muddled with all the fighting. He wants to protect but he doesn't know why he should protect anything if it ends up with his loved ones dying. You may not understand but he did love you in his own messed up way." He explained giving her a small smile. Mimori nodded after a moment but her brows were still set in a frown.

"When you've lived every moment of your life for one man's sake it's hard to figure out what to do with your life." She said as fresh tears gathered in her brown eyes.

"Keep living and do what you think is best for you. Damn it! Start living for yourself and for those around you. Those kids that come here to learn seem to need you as do your patients. And I suppose Kanami and I need you too so you can't help anyone if you're crying Mimori. It'll make us doubt in ourselves if your smile and those dumb fairy-tale ideals of yours died." He answered with that burning conviction he always carried with him.

Mimori looked up at Kazuma with wide eyes. His words moved her. He was right, she shouldn't be moping, and she had a lot to live for other than Ryuhou though she knew he would always be in her heart. She never thought Kazuma could have such depth. She managed to smile brightly for him but she burst into tears and clung to his waist as she cried while laughing.

"Arigatou Kazuma-kun." She said in between sobs. Kazuma fidgeted under this assault of emotions.

"Don't call me that and get the hell off me! I said stop crying not cry some more!" He yelled holding her away from him by the shoulders. Mimori giggled and wiped her tears away.

"I'm just kidding. No more tears. Honestly thought, thank you Kazuma. You're always there when I need you." She said standing up and placing her pendant inside her shirt while ignoring the sting in her hand.

"Whatever. Jeez, if love is to inflict pain on yourself then let me avoid it for a while longer." He said grabbing her right hand and started disinfecting it with the supplies she had used on Ryuhou last night. As he wrapped her hand the wrong way in her medical opinion, Mimori stared at Kazuma, fully concentrated on this mundane task, in a new light. He finished trying to bandage her hand and it wasn't half bad for someone who didn't do it professionally.

"There. Now get your stuff and do something about your face you look awful." He pointed out flicking her nose. Mimori reddened and she shot up standing over the seated Kazuma.

"How rude! How dare you say that to a lady?" She fumed anger tingeing her cheeks red. But then her genius mind presented her with a review of his words

"Get my stuff?" She asked dumbfounded and anger forgotten.

"Are you deaf woman? I said get your things so we can go. I'm hungry and I ain't eating your food. Unlike Ryuhou, I'll tell you straight out: you can't cook." He said closing his eyes. Mimori was angry but she wanted to know why she had to get her stuff so she persisted.

"Jeez, I want you to stay with Kanami and me for a while. You'll smile more and be less depressed with others around and you can learn how to really cook from a master and not from your dorky books." He said with his one eye open.

"If Ryuhou asked you to do this for him than I'm not going." She spat out.

"I don't take orders from the royal-pain-in-the-ass Mimori. I'm doing this for you. Simple yes or no will do." Mimori smiled at his thoughtfulness and got her things packed. It would do her some good to get out of this house. Freshened up and ready to go she met Kazuma at the bottom of the stairs.

"But how will I treat my patients and teach my class?" She asked as she locked her door. Kazuma picked up her three suitcases with a grumble and led the way home.

"I'll walk you to and back here for those if you want. I don't have much to do these days anyways. Those Mainland idiots don't put up much of a fight these days." He suggested smiling that dumb grin. She couldn't help but smile back and feel a little bit of her sadness fall away as she walked by his side.

'He's like a child honestly. Sweet and kind. I can see what Kanami sees in him but his language leaves something to be desired.

They arrived at his home by mid-day and were greeted by Kanami who was already chastising Kazuma.

"Kazu-kun, you skipped out on work this morning. I told you to pick up Mimori-san later. Go to work." She said coldly as she greeted Mimori with a warm smile and soft words.

"Damn it! Su-suma Kanami! I'll get going now." He said submitting to the young woman's order by running out of the house but not before he turned to Mimori and shouted something.

"You better know how to cook a steak when I get back!" And he was off running to the farm. Mimori fumed as she stared at his retreating form but a smiled bloomed on her face after a few seconds. Kanami frowned slightly but shrugged it off and touched Mimori's arm gently.

"Okaeri nasai, Mimori-san. I'll be happy to teach you how to cook if you want." She greeted. Mimori pouted inwardly. 'Am I really that bad?'

"Tadaima Kanami-chan. Arigatou." She said meaning every word of it.

'Still if I needed to name someone to stand by my side it would be him because I know that he can be strong for the both of us and he'd never let me fall. That's the kind of person Kazuma is. That's the kind of person I want to become.'


(Two Months Later)

It was late afternoon in the Lost Ground and everyone was finishing up their work of the day. Farmers brought in the chickens, the women pulled in the laundry and the blossoming 14 year old Kanami Yuta was sitting on her favourite rock staring at the sky with a pink umbrella to keep the dying rays of the sun from burning her skin. She was doing more than staring at the sky, she was communicating with Ryuhou with her Alter Power.

Over the years, she had been training it on her own to refine its abilities. On top of reading other peoples emotions and thoughts, she could communicate with others, especially Alter Users. Ryuhou and Kazuma thought she shouldn't even be developing her powers but after some heated arguments they gave in even training her in some light combat moves for her own protection.

"So, is everything alright over there? Is Kazuma treating you alright?" Ryuhou asked as she felt him seat himself in a chair situated beside the window of his Hotel room. Kanami swung her legs steadily.

"Everything is alright. No recent attacks that are of any concern according to Kazu-kun." She replied softly.

"I see...And Mimori?" He asked after a long pause. Kanami's legs stopped swinging and she concentrated on the house behind her. Mimori was smiling as she cooked a beef stew with vegetables and steamed rice, just the way she had taught her a few weeks ago, with confidence. Today was the day she passed Kazu-kun's test. If she could cook this dish without putting him in a minor coma like the last time, she could stay in the kitchen. If not, she was barred for life. Strangely, Kanami was wishing that she would fail. The kitchen was her special space meant for her and Kazu-kun to talk the day over and such. But now...It wasn't that she hated Mimori. She was her only female companion who also understood the pain of loving a born warrior. But these past few days had been hard on the young woman.

She had shrugged it off at first but recently it was unavoidable. Kazu-kun was spending more time with Mimori than her as he had volunteered to escort Mimori to and from her home to instruct her classes. She knew it was to protect Mimori from her father's goons who got deep enough into the Lost Ground to try to bring her back to her father. But when she heard them return to the house, they were always laughing at a private joke of theirs lost in their own world. At first she had thought his interest in Mimori was because she was a good friend and a guest. She could no longer believe that lie.

Mimori and Kazuma were not aware of it but they were developing a bond that might surpass the one she shared with Kazu-kun and that made her scared and angry. The effect that Mimori had on Kazu-kun was undeniable. He was starting to read books now on her incentive to broaden his knowledge. His habits had started changing even before she had moved in.

Kanami also hated her power at this time because even if she had taught everyone how to keep their thoughts from her mind, those two slipped a lot these past few days and it wasn't pleasant when you started dreaming how gentle Mimori was or what Kazu-kun looked like with just a towel on. It was maddening. Kanami knew her limits. She knew she would snap soon. This was her home...Kazu-kun was hers...Mimori loved Ryuhou didn't she?

"Kanami, Are you alright?" Ryuhou's questions broke through her thoughts. She considered what to tell him as she returned her gaze to the stars.

"Kazu-kun is falling in love with Mimori and she's not far behind." She replied without hesitation. She felt Ryuhou's surprise but it turned into wonder and acceptance.

"She deserves to be happy with someone who can be there for her in body, mind and soul. I don't fit two of the requirements." He replied sadly. "Are you alright with this Kanami?" He asked as an afterthought.

"No. I love Kazu-kun too..."

"You're 14 Kanami. He can't be with you even if he wanted to. You'll find someone else."

"Just because I'm young it doesn't mean my love for him is not as potent!" She snapped.

"...A man loves in many ways Kanami. Kazuma can't love you the way he would want to. He could never bring himself to ever be intimate with you, you know this." He replied frankly. Kanami hurt at those words. She had always thought Kazu-kun would wait until she was a bit older but she knew he would never kiss her or touch her the way she wanted him to.

"Age shouldn't matter..."

"It doesn't but he loves you like a sister. He can't help that. You have to be strong Kanami. He still needs you. Get inside, it's getting late''

She nodded and wished him a goodnight before she leapt off the rock, her white dress billowing around her long legs. She made her way to the house before Mimori could call her in. Seating herself at the table, she watched as Kazu-kun, her Kazu-kun, ate Mimori's meal.

"I've got to say Mimori, it's delicious surprisingly. I guess you can cook in this kitchen from now on. You might even give Kanami a run for her money." He said laughing. Mimori joined in.

"I'm pleased you like it. I guess we're rivals now ne Kanami-chan?" She asked the young woman who had her bangs hiding her face. Her food was untouched. A look of worry flittered across Mimori's eyes. She placed a gentle hand on Kanami's shoulder.

"Kanami-chan, do you not like it?" She asked concern written in her kind brown eyes. Kanami balled her fists and stood up from her chair, removing Mimori's hand with a swat. She glared at them with pain and hurt in her brilliant green eyes.

"I hate it! I hate all of this! And I hate the both of you!" She said with quiet anger before running out through the back door.

''Kanami! Matte!" Mimori yelled after her. She was about to go after her when a hand on her shoulder stopped her.

"Kazuma I want to go after her too! Don't you dare tell me to stay here!." She yelled.

"You go after her." He said glancing out the window. Mimori was shocked.

"She probably went to where our old house used to be. I don't think she wants to talk to me right now. I knew she would be against it but...I just didn't think she would hate me." He said with pain evident in his eye. Mimori touched his hand gently.

"She loves you. She's mad at me. I'm like the second woman."

"A scarlet woman eh? Makes you sound more sexy." He laughed. She slapped his arm and grabbed her coat.

"I'll come back with her I promise." Mimori said before she left after the young woman. Kazuma's sly grin dropped instantly as he looked out the open doorway and up at the first stars of the evening.

"You can come out now. There's no one here now." He called. A shadow formed before him. Kazuma grinned as his power flowed through his body.

"Who the hell are you? You've been watching us for the past two weeks. Did Mimori's father send you?" He demanded as he readied his fist, advancing towards the shadow.

"Ready yourself Treasoner. Fight me, and if you can I shall give you some answers." Answered the shadow as it removed the cloak from it's shoulders.

"Hmph. Just because you're a woman, doesn't mean I'll go easy on you. Tell me your name since you know mine." He said as his left eye opened with power radiating from within.

"It will be the last thing you hear this evening Treasoner." She said as a staff materialised in her hands. A cold smile graced her lips.

"Mijyou Akira."


Kanami ran straight to the old clinic that she and Kazu-kun used to live in. It was in shabbles ever since Ryuhou destroyed it way back when he and Kau-kun were enemies. She carefully picked her way through the rubble and found that chair that Kau-kun used to sit in to sleep or think. She seated herself, bringing her kness to her chin and bowed her head as hot tears came to her eyes. She hated herelf for the pain she had seen and felt from Kazu-kun at her outburst but it wasn't fair to her. He knew she loved him.

Her thoughts were in such a disarray that she didn't sense Mimori until she saw her form trying to make her way to her. She was failing miserably. She kept hitting herself against everything and tripping over every little thing. She was such a clutz, what did he see in her?

Finally, a bruised and panting Mimori braced herself before Kanami. She regained her breath and stood up looking down at the younger girl with worry in her eyes. She held her hands to her heart and made to reach out to Kanami but something blocked her. She tested the barrier and saw a dome of light encasing Kanami. "Her powers are growing more than we thought. To be able to create barriers with her sheer will power..."

"You got here pretty fast. Kazu-kun sent you instead when you have low stamina and are accident prone." She said without emotion in her voice but the words were cold and full of truth.

"He did tell me where you would be but I came to find you myself. Kanami-chan, I...I'm sorry. We probably hurt you a lot in the past month. I guess I was to busy forgetting about Ryuhou to worry about who would suffer in my new found hapiness. But you want to know something, I'm jealous of you Kanami-chan." She said with a sad smile. Kanami looked up from her knees with surprise.

"Why? You have Kazu-kun."

"Kazuma and I, we don't even know what to call our relashionship. It was born of common grief and need. But you and him, your bond with him I don't think I'll ever overcome. When he walks me back home, he's always talking about you Kanami-chan." Kanami was shocked.

"Me..."

"Hai. He told me all the little things you used to do as a child and your habits and what you like. Everything. That's how I knew you wanted that new apron I got you two weeks ago. You're his precious person Kanami. I won't lie to you, I've become very fond of Kazuma and I want to see where he and I end up on this path. But he'll always be your Kazu-kun. No one can change that."

Kanami considered her words. Kazu-kun hadn't forgotten her like she had thought. He still cared about her. But...She looked at Mimori's anxious face with a small frown. He loved her.

"I don't forgive you...yet. I love Kazu-kun too. You can't expect me to jump for joy because you love him too. I'll have to learn to bear with the pain." Kanami said after a long silence. Mimori smiled and nodded her head. Kanami released the barrier and turned her back to Mimori.

"Promise me you'll make him happy, very happy. Because if you don't I'll take Kazu-kun back."

"Hai."

"And please block your thoughts when you're dreaming. I don't want to see you fantasies about Kazu-kun."

"H...Hai." Mimori repleid quietly with a blush.

"And you can't ever call him Kazu-kun."

"He's already told me that tons of times. You're the only one with that priveledge he said." Mimori replied with a smile. Kanami's cheeks flushed.

"And you have to convince Kazu-kun to stop chasing all the boys that come to ask me out on a date. Ryuhou too." This caught Mimori off guard.

"What? Really?!"

"Hai. They always chase them off so no one has had the courage to ask me out or anything. If you want me to let Kazu-kun go, tell him to let me start dating." She said in her calm manner that was her trademark. Mimori felt cornered. Kazuma had ommited to tell her about this.

"Alright deal. I'll try my best but we'll both have to learn to cope together Kanami-chan. If you can't I can always move out." Mimori suggested.

"Don't. Kazu-kun would just barge into your house and get you back. Plus, even if I don't want to admit it, I've gotten used to having you around. It's nice to have another woman in the house." She replied truthfuly.

"Really? Arigatou, Kanami-chan. Let's go home." She said extending her right hand. Kanami grasped it and followed her back to the house. Things weren't perfect. She was still mad but she would have to learn through this experience. She knew she might never love another the way she loved Kazu-kun but she would try. 'You can only move forwards in this life after all.'


The girls returned to the house laughing about something Mimori told a blushing Kanami. As they passed her favourite rock, she saw a shadow seated upon it. Mimori followed her gaze and smiled.

"He must have decided to wait up for us. Kazuma!" She called running towards him but Kanami grabbed her hand preventing her advance.

"Kanami-chan, this is not a contest." She said frowning. Kanami's green gaze was fixated upon the figure.

"That's not Kazu-kun." She said about to take a step before Mimori but Mimori pulled her behind her keeping an arm around her shoulders.

"Stay behind me." She murmured. Kanami thought she was insane. 'She has no Alter Power yet she wants to protect me.' She smiled at the pure thought.

"Who are you? You know you're trespassing," Mimori said to the shadow. The clouds above cleared revealing a shining cresent moon. The shadow was a cloaked figure and it stood upon Kanami's rock and they saw it was about the same hight as Mimori, maybe a bit smaller.

"It's not proper for ladies to be out and about at such an hour. Boy troubles?" The person asked. It was a girl by the voice. Kanami and Mimori bristled. Who was this person?

"None of your business. Leave now!" Mimori ordered.

"Sorry, can't do that. I have to deliver a message. Hannish." The woman said. Mimori took a step back as the tallest man she had ever seen stepped from behing the house.

"KAZU-KUN!" Kanami exclaimed. Mimori glanced at her then back at the man or whatever he was. Kazuma was being carried over the man's shoulder. He was unconcious. The woman laughed.

"He put up a good fight but he couldn't win. Not at this level." She commented. Mimori glared at her.

"Well two against one are cowardly odds."

"Two against one? Oh, I fought him on my own." She replied leaping down from the rock. She made a motion with her hand and the big man tossed Kazuma to their feet. Mimori half caught him with Kanami's help. Mimori quickly assesed his condition. He was alive but...

"His eardrums...they're ruptured. Why did you do this to him?!"

"I needed to asses his abilities. He'll recover. Listen, I don't wish to repeat myself. Something is going to happen soon. Something that will change everything. We will soon need your help Yuta Kanami and that of the Treasoners as well as Ryuhou's. Be wary of those who would wish to get close to you. Be on your guard. We are not your enemies nor are we your allies. We are here to help those who cannot help themselves. We are here to save you from destruction. " She explained.

"You...You must work for the Goddess of Victory. How can you not be our allies if we have the same goals in mind?!" Mimori reasoned outloud. The shadowed figure laughed.

"You're very smart. Who told you that? Tairen Ryuhou? He's of no concern to us right now. I'll deal with him in due time. And we do not have the same goals in mind. Just make sure Kazuma survives the night and the next few weeks. They will not be as kind as I was when they come." She said turning around and leaving with the big man.

"A rebirth...A hermit...An Goddess...And pink wings." The woman stopped walking and tensed as the words flowed from Kanami's mouth.

"You're powers are great Yuta Kanami. But you shouldn't pry into other peoples minds. Ayame make sure she doesn't remember what she just saw." A flash of kaleidescopic light filled their vision and a girl the same height as Kanami appeared before them. She had long purple hair and green eyes just like Kanami's. She extended her hand to Kanami and Kanami felt she couldn't resist. Kanami felt something about this girl. Something she should know... She grasped it and all went dark.


She was in what she could only describe was paradise. Lush trees and crystal clear lakes. Everything was perfect. Time seemed to pass without limit. She looked to her left to see that girl, Ayame, sitting beside her.

'This is my home. And no you're not dead. I'm supposed to take those images you saw from your mind but I'm not going to.'

'Why not?'

'I...You'll know soon. '

"Kanami-chan!" A feminine voice echoed. It sounded so far away.

'They're calling you. You should go back.' Ayame said taking her hand within hers.

'But I like it here.'

'This land...it will dissapear if you and your friends cannot help us.' Ayame looked up sharply. Clouds were forming above. Dark Clouds. 'You must go back.'

"Kanami!" The voice was male and had more pull to it, more strenght.

'Kazu-kun...' Kanami turned to Ayame and found she was gone. Instead, it was a boy taller than her that stood in her place. He had dark red eyes and messy black hair. She blushed as he grasped her chin and peered into her eyes. She felt the darkness around his heart. It was stiffling. The loneliness and fridgid cold of death rolled off him in waves.

'I'll find you...Kanami. Very soon.' He said in a velvety voice that sent shivers down her spine.

'Kanami! Wake up!' Ayame's faint voice urged along with Kazuma's stronger voice.


Green eyes snapped open to see a worried Mimori hovering above.

"What's wrong? What happened." She asked in a voiced filled with sleep. Mimori smiled and touched the young girl's head.

"You were asleep for three days that's what. Kazuma's been worried sick." She explained helping Kanami sit up in her bed. Kanami looked around and saw Kazu-kun sitting on a chair the other side of her bed. His head and ears were banadaged and large band-aids covered his arms and cheeks. She looked down and saw that he was holding her hand in his own wounded hand.

''Kazu-kun..."

"You had me worried for a bit Kanami. But I knew you'd make it through. I raised you that way." He said with eyes that clearly had already shed tears during her slumber. She felt it. The immense fear that had gripped his heart when he had realised she wasn't waking up.

"Of course but I can't say the same for you. You got beaten by a woman Kazu-kun." She said in that tone that got him to submit.

"Sumimasen Kanami. Next time i'll beat her. Definately." He promised with that goofy smile.

"Speaking of them. That girl...What did she do to you Kanami?" Mimori asked seating herself on the girl's bed.

"She didn't do anything to me. I still remember what I pried from that woman's mind. Something is going to happen. Darkness is gathering somewhere and it'll affect us all. That's what I felt. We need to warn Ryuhou." She explained leaving out that boy she saw. Mimori stood up with a serious look on her face.

"We'll have to take this threat seriously. But no matter what comes at us, we'll find a way through it. We've done it before. We just have to aim for peace." She concluded.

"Damn you and your delusions. Whatever comes I'll just crush it with my Fist." Kazuma replied waving her speech off. Mimori glared at him.

"This coming form the man who got his rear handed to him by a woman no less." She replied snidely. Kazuma turned to Kanami.

" That woman was no ordinary Alter User. She was stronger. And I don't think she was refined." He exlpained.

"Even so she still beat you senseless." Mimori continued.

"Come on Kanami, back me up." He begged.

"No way. She's your girlfriend and she's right. You've obviously been slacking off Kazu-kun." She said with indiference. Kazuma had enough shame to blush and pretended to be crushed as the two girls laughed it off.

"Fine but you, me and Mimori. We're okay right Kanami?" Kazuma asked gripping her hand.

"It'll take some time but yes." She said taking Mimori's hand in her other one. "We're alright. Just don't let me catch you two making out anywhere." She added. Both Kazuma and Mimori shared a look. 'How does she make us feel like we're the young teenagers?!" They thought.

"Because I'm more mature then either of you." She said placing her head on the pillows and closing her.

"Is that so?" They asked.

"Hai." Both grinned evily and grabbed a pillow each advancing on the young girl.

"She's most ticklish on her sides." Kazuma informed Mimori before they pounced on the young girl.


Laughter filled the small house a couple of feet away. A hooded woman grunted and shook her head as she tilted her head to her tall partner.

"Laugh while you can. For the battle ahead will be a bloody one." She murmured to herself.

"Akira, we've just received orders. Ryuhou Tairen is our next target." The tall man told her after listening to a devide in his ear. She nodded and a portal opened behind them. Kaleidescopic light filled the portal.

"Let's go Hannish. We have a meeting with The Master Of Zetsuei. We can't be late." She said stepping into the portal followed by Hannish.


A/N: There. That took forever. Did anyone expect Akira-san? I just loved her in the manga so I had to bring her into the plot. Thank you to all who read and chap three contains Ryuhou's search for the Goddess of Victory and he finds the answer to what he's searching for. Ti'll next time. Miyako-dono.

Preview of Chapter 3: Rebirth.

"You! Are you the goddess of Victory?! You're just a child." He demanded as he got into a fighting position once more.

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She wore a pair of short white high-tech boots, a short beige and purple skirt with black shorts and a white t-shirt with a beige jacket, which resembled the ones HOLY used to have. The sleeves had an insignia of a goddess with wings and the word LAWLESS imprinted around it like a protective halo.

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"Mataku, Ryuhou sure has gotten rusty, even you could take him Hime-chan. Don't you think so Hannish?" Cougar commented.

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"Follow my orders and you'll get out of this alive. I promise."

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"He's not in my custody Akira." She informed the older woman.

"It matters not. Kazuma and Kanami should be enough to aid us. Let him die if he wants to. He's none of our concern."

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'I...I hope your waiting for me...on the other side. I have a lot to atone for but I at least want to see your smiling face once again.'

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A voice echoes in the darkness, a desperate man finds his peace and tears flow once again.

Next time in the Alter Chronicles.

Chapter 3: Rebirth.