Chapter 4: Mara's Mistake and Urd's Wrath
"I have been plotting and planning for months, this time I shall be victorious!" Mara all but roared as she stared down at the temple.
"Oh yes my lady! What shall we do to bring misery to those goddesses?" Senbei asked as he floated near her head.
"I need to get rid of Urd, that way I have a better chance of getting rid of Belldandy…I'll take care of Skuld later." She cackled as she flew down.
Now Banpei would typically be ridding the temple of Mara, but with Skuld updating his programming to protect Yuki, he's offline at the moment. Mara slipped into Urd's room, being cautious since she still remembers her experiences from when Urd was the Lord of Terror…not to mention when she was split into demon and goddess.
'I do not want to go through that again…'
Mara was just about to pull something from her cloak when she heard a small coo.
"Huh?"
She then noticed the crib off in the corner. Mara made her way over and peeked inside, a small smile coming to her face when she saw Yuki. Now the baby was just waking up, eyes blinking to rid herself of sleep. Yuki then turned her eyes up to the demon who was gazing at her.
"Hey there you…where did you come from?" Mara cooed as she ran a finger over Yuki's cheek.
Yuki giggled as she grabbed Mara's finger, tugging strongly as she played innocently with the demon.
"My dear Mara, aren't we here to capture Urd?" Inquired Senbei as he rapped his knuckles on Mara's head.
Mara shook herself out of her motherly state as she remembered why she was here. But then an evil smile appeared as she picked up Yuki from her crib, holding her securely as Yuki whined into her shoulder.
"I'll just take you. You're probably a babysitting job, and if Urd finds you gone, then she'll come to find you to keep herself out of trouble. And when she does, I'll trap her and rid myself of her once and for all."
Now Yuki may just be a baby, but she's smart enough to know when someone has something evil planned, and especially when it seems she's in danger. So Yuki did the only thing she can do…she screamed her little head off.
"WWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Urd was just on her way to wake up Yuki when the babe's cries filled her ears. She rushed to her room and threw open the door.
"Yuki, what's the matter Darling?" She shouted, eyes taking on an angry gleam.
When she saw Mara holding Yuki, Urd's left hand had a depth charge at the ready.
"Mara…what do you think you're doing with her?"
The demon smiled before she flew off, Yuki in hand.
"Catch me if you can Urd!"
Urd took pursuit, eyes filled with malice as she followed after Mara, Yuki's cries filling the air.
'Mara's going to regret this decision…severely.'
Mara kept zooming in a random pattern, intending to lead Urd back to her lair to do away with her. But…
"Come forth World of Elegance!" Urd shouted, keeping close behind.
The angel sprang forth and pried Mara's arms loose before taking Yuki securely into her own. She fell back to allow Urd the chance to attack.
"I summon lightning!"
"AAAHH!"
Mara fell to the earth with a crash in a deserted park, fried to a crisp. She struggled to sit up, but when she did, Urd was standing over her, Yuki in her arms and a scowl in place.
"Mara…" Urd hissed as she took a step toward the demon.
"Hey…hold on a sec, take it easy! The brat's fine, you won't be in trouble with Belldandy!"
Urd kicked Mara in the gut before speaking.
"Yuki is not a brat, she's my daughter."
"What? When the hell did you get knocked up?"
"Please refrain from cursing in front of Yuki. She isn't my daughter by blood, but she's my baby girl nonetheless. And if you ever try to harm her again…"
"Now wait a minute…" Mara snarled as she pushed herself to her feet. "I may be a demon, but I would never in my life ever harm a baby."
"Then please explain why you kidnapped her."
"I was going to use her as bait, nothing more!"
"I see…" Urd sighed before passing Yuki to her angel.
World of Elegance knew what was coming, so she flew off into a tree, blocking Yuki's eyes with her wings as she covered her ears with her hands. Let's just say that Urd took a bit of time to show Mara that she was indeed the daughter of Hild. By the end of it, Urd took Yuki back into her arms and tickled her belly.
"You've had an exciting afternoon haven't you?" She cooed as she took off, intending to get home as soon as possible and forget the whole thing.
As for Mara…
"Ow. Damn that Urd…who would've thought she'd go nuts over something like that." Mara muttered as she limped into her lair, stumbling every so often.
"Go nuts over what exactly my dear Mara?"
The demon froze up at the all too familiar voice, turning slowly on the spot to see a tan skinned little girl sitting on the floor.
"Lady Hild! What are you doing here?"
"I just came to check on you Mara…now what is this about my dear little Urd?"
"Uh…well you see…it seems Urd has a baby daughter, and she…"
"A baby? That certainly wasn't what I expected."
"I know, and I tried to kidnap the little brat to lure her here, but she…"
"She attacked you and took the baby back? Seems she's quite attached to the little babe."
"No kidding, I'm going to be in pain for weeks!"
Hild merely smiled as she came up to Mara, putting her fingers under her chin and tilting her head up.
"Tell me Mara…what does this baby of Urd's look like?"
"She was pale-skinned with black hair and dark blue eyes, and Urd kept calling her Yuki."
Hild tilted her head as she contemplated this.
"Yuki eh? I think I shall have to pay my dear daughter a visit and see this "Yuki" of hers. After all…"
Hild's copy disappeared before her true self appeared.
"I've been hoping to have a granddaughter for quite some time."
Dragonlover71491: First Mara, now it seems Hild will be the next to meet Yuki. What will happen next? Just wait for the next chapter and see for yourself.