Successors to the Goddess

by songoku2006

Gamindustri, a land where goddess rein. After many battles, it is at peace. But this is nothing more than an illusion. One that is tied to an ancient prophecy. For the land of Gamindustri is in peril. Do to actions of one these goddess. It will be up to remaining goddess to save there lands. For they might be the true successors to the original goddess.

6. Chapter 6

Disclaimer I don't own Hyperdimension Neptunia or any other references made.

Chapter Six-Facing Past Sins

Neptune ran to her sister's room. She called her and Plutia that the missing goddesses were meeting each other. A smirk came to her face. They will be back here, and working. They may even have a bonus; the candidates were going to be there to.

With them, even more share energy would be produced. Even if they did fine with Noire, Vert, and Blanc. Never hurts to make more share energy.

"I see going to Nepgear's room," Plutia walked beside Neptune, a smile on her face. One beaming with anticipation.

Neptune nodded. "I can't believe our luck! Those idiots are meeting up with each other! They have no idea we're watching them!" A huge grin on her face.

Plutia nodded, but thinking. Was this too convenient? They needed to make sure it wasn't a trap…maybe.

The two entered Nepgear's room, no sign of Peachey. Good, they didn't need her help.

"What do you have Nepgear?" Neptune asked Nepgear, who looked at them from her computer.

"There meeting at Lastation."

"Lastation?" Plutia questioned Nepgear. She nodded. "Why there? They could meet anywhere else…what's the reason?"

Neptune tilted her head. "What are you talking about, Plutia? Where they meet shouldn't be a problem. This works in our favor, Lastation is much closer than Lowee, and Leanbox."

Plutia's face tighten. "Right, but…why are they meeting? I don't like it."

Neptune slowly realized what her friend was getting at. "Are they laying a trap for us! These sneaks!"

"It's possible," Plutia nodded, hand on her chin. "It's too convenient for us. I can't be sure, for all we know. They might be there for something else."

Neptune's face twisted in rage. "Those…losers! I'm not going to be tricked by them! What are they planning?!"

"Um…" Nepgear muttered out.

Instantly, Plutia and Neptune looked at the young goddess.

"You know something, Nepgear?" Neptune asked her sister.

"I think so," Nepgear answered tapping her index fingers.

"Spit it out!"

"Hai!" Nepgear squeaked at Neptune's bark. "I've tried to find the reason for their meeting. What I've found out is their planning on doing some trading with seeing each other process, maybe even. Talk about staying out of each other's way."

"Staying out each other's way," Neptune muttered out. "Like…before?"

"Yes," Nepgear nodded. "Even if they threaten us, they haven't made any actions toward us, or at themselves. For the most part, they have been neutral to each other like in the past."

Neptune hummed in thought. Trying to make sense of this information. If they were acting like their past selves does that mean…

"I think," Plutia smirked. "That's the reason there meeting each other! They don't want to interfere with each other nation! They only want to remain neutral to each other again. If so, I'll crash this meeting and return with them before they could really do anything!"

"I'm with that Plutia!" Neptune excitedly exclaimed. "They may only want to attack separately, if so. We must get them before they get us! What do you think, Nepgear?" She looked at Nepgear.

Nepgear rubbed her chin. "I think it's right. Given their history with each other, they only wanted to take care of their countries first. They may only be returning to that state."

"It's settled!" Neptune punched the air. "We get them with their smarty pants down!"

Plutia smirked. "Yes, when there all together. I'll appear and drag their butts here. After my special treatment." Her frame glowed.

Nepgear's blood froze at Plutia's transforming into her HDD. Soon, a much taller person stood in Plutia's place. Her long purple hair was loose, reaching to butt. Her pinkish eyes had power icons, filled with malice. Lastly her outfit, was only a pinkish panty with stockings and a pinkish bustier.

"I can't wait for their scared faces!" Iris Heart laugh vibe off the walls.

Nepgear gulped in fear at seeing Iris Heart's appearance. It was the same as the last time she saw it. The room felt colder, fear apparent, but there seemed to be a tint of…disgust with it. That disgust come from Nepgear, she couldn't completely understand it, but…Iris Heart felt like a traitor to her goddess nature.

It must because of her status of being a reneged goddess.

"Negear," Iris Heart looked at the terrified goddess candidate. "Let me know when my prey is all together. I'm so ready to see their terror filled faces, with those precious sisters of theirs." She purred out.

Nepgear nodded franticly. "Yes ma'am! The second there at Lastation, I'll call you!"

Iris Heart moaned at seeing Nepgear's scared face, it was so…pleasant to her.

Neptune even shivered a little being near Iris Heart, but glad she wasn't her target. Suddenly, her thoughts fell to another person, one that she hasn't seen all day.

"Is it just me," Neptune said. "Or has Histoire disappeared? I haven't seen her all day."

Both Iris Heart and Nepgear looked at Neptune, confusion on their faces.

"Now you've mention it," Nepgear replied. "I haven't seen Ms. Histoire all day. I know she was talking to you yesterday, Onee-chan."

Neptune huffed looking away. "Right oh! More like, harping at me! For some reason, she's been extra mean to me! I don't understand what's her deal! All we need to do is return those goddesses, and we'll be set for life!"

Iris Heart only shrugged about it. She wasn't sure what to think about that tome. However, there seemed to be a nagging thought about her. Who was she really? There was no way Histoire was a normal tome.

The current location of the missing tome, she was floating in her favorite spot. On top of Planeteptune's tower, shivering.

"They're getting worse!" Histoire fearly squeaked. "Is it because of the escaped goddesses! How could they be the cause of this?!" Her eyes fell to Planeteptune.

Her blue eyes became unfocused. They pulsed at seeing something.

"Planeteptune," Histoire robot-like stated. "Current status of becoming ruined. The cause, no more diluted share energy is being produced, even with it being made. Planeteptune's only remedy is to be silenced.

"It's been ignored by Purple Heart for too long. She only delayed its destruction. Nothing can be done to save it now."

Histoire's eyes became focused, but they soon filled in fear.

"No…no!" she screamed. "M-m-my seals are breaking! There breaking!" Tears started leaking from her eyes.

This was the one thing she didn't want happening to her. It was true that she needed a certain amount of time to research anything, but now. That was no longer the case. The seals that held back her abilities were breaking, which could mean only one thing.

"No!" Histoire denied. "He's not being unleashed! I've made the betrayer a heroine! She's protected…"

Suddenly the area became pitch black. Histoire couldn't spoke anymore, looking around the area. Suddenly, dread came in droves to her. She shivered in fear at feeling so much rage and despair.

'It can't be,' she slowly looked behind her. A silent scream of terror came to her. She couldn't scream, only look in pure undulated fear.

In front of her blue eyes, complex arcane symbols softly glowed, with even more looking dim. But that wasn't what scared the tome.

It was the person inside this cage, who had his back to the tome.

He stood about eight feet tall, encased in pulsating black armor. It even looked like the light was being sniffed out by him.

'The D-dark One!' Histoire froze in fear. For she was in the presence of one the most feared beings in Gamindustri that the original goddess had fought and sealed.

He was much the monster her knowledge expressed about him.

Histoire could hear muttering from the Dark One. She stopped breathing to listen better, her eyes widened.

"It can't be…he's talking to a landmass!" she screamed in disbielf that the Dark One was talking to a landmass. She didn't know which one it was.

Instantly, the Dark One's head snapped at the voice. Histoire could feel everyone pore of her body open, she even had to control her body to keep it control. Those four red eyes, they scared her beyond anything she felt.

Filled with so much rage.

"Interesting," The Dark One's cold voice said. "I have a visitor, after so many centuries. I thought the only one who could come here, was that damn goddess. Who imprisoned me!"

Histoire's rage appeared at the disrespect for the original goddess. "Watch your mouth, great terror! She's was the who had to stop your rampage! She should deserve your respect!"

The room chilled, Histoire felt like she was coldness reigns of Gamindustri. No, Lowee couldn't become this cold.

The Dark One laughed. Histoire raised a brow at this change.

"I should have known!" It bellowed. "You're that so-called gift of hers! Who would have thought…you've screwed up so much! It's so…funny!" It pointed a finger at Histoire.

"What did you mean? That I've screwed up? I've…" Histoire mouth stopped working, thinking back to her eailer thoughts.

"You've don't even realize what you've done!" it laughed harder. "Your creator would be crying! At how much you've helped me!"

Histoire shook her head in denial. "No! I've can't have helped you! I've…no." she whispered the last part.

"You realized," The Dark One pointed out. "No matter, I'm almost out of this prison. That day is drawing near, and with it. My rein of terror will be begun again!"

Dark power flooded the area. Histoire shivered at feeling so much raw power. Nothing the current goddess could come close to it. She squawked as something grabbed her tiny body. She struggled to break its grip, but couldn't.

Slowly, the tome was brought the closest to The Dark One's face. Histoire only froze in fear at seeing his face.

"Be ready for that day, tome," The Dark One stated. "That's if you can stop me." It taunted Histoire.

Histoire screamed, soon, she was back in Planeteptune. She sucked in air while cold sweat ran down her face.

"It can't," she huffed. "I can't have helped him! Please say it isn't so…mother!" She screamed to the heavens, thinking back to the one who created her.

A younger Histoire floated close to a beautiful woman. Her long golden hair had streaks of sliver, and brown. With the purest of teal eyes. Histoire's two orbs were connected to two receivers, downloading information.

The last information that original goddess wanted her descents to have. The ones who would face her greatest foe.

"The Dark One's return," the younger Histoire muttered. "It will be brought on by the…betrayer…hmm." She recited parts of a prophecy that will come to pass if this betrayer causes despair.

The two cables fell off Histoire's orbs. They recited into a device. Done downloading the information, Histoire looked at their home.

It was modest with chairs, a table, a bed, even a wood burning stove. Even if her creator could have better a home she chose to live simple. A smile came to Histoire's face, remembering seeing her people. They were living peaceful lives all thinks to her.

But now, that would change. Her creator was almost done making the goddess system, one that will make new goddess. Each would be similar in using power, but different in using that power.

The thought of her losing her maker…made her sad. She couldn't explain this feeling; she shouldn't have such emotions. From what her creator told her.

"What troubles you, young one?" the original goddess softy asked tome, curious about the look on her. This wasn't the first time this had happened. There seemed to be a spark of life in her creation.

She didn't know if it was good or bad to be honest.

"It's…" Histoire looked down. "I can't help, but sad at you giving up your power."

"Why?"

"Because," Histoire started crying. "It means I would never get to see you again…mother." She whispered out.

"Mother," the original goddess stepped back in shock at such a response. Her creation shouldn't have emotions like this.

It now dawned on her, she unknowingly gave the Tome of Knowledge life. Sure she would move and seemed like a person, but wouldn't have the emotions or understand feelings like this.

"Did I do something bad?" Histoire asked the original goddess, because she backed away from her.

The original goddess thought on what to do. She could return her back to being an emotionless tome, but…she couldn't. Her compassion stopped her, because it would be like taking a new life, and her own child. Because, she did give life to her, even if she didn't mean to.

"You haven't done anything wrong, young one," The original goddess softly patted the tome's head. "You've done nothing wrong."

Histoire smiled while laughing, but that soon sobered.

"Why do you have to do this?" she questioned. "You could still keep your power and the Dark One wouldn't return."

"Your correct," the original goddess nodded. "I could continue my rein, but if I did. This world would stagnant."

"Stagnant," Histoire hummed out. "Not moving, motionless, stationary. How would this world stagnate? It keeps moving, mother?"

The original goddess giggled at her child's answer and question. "Such knowledge, but still filled with curiously."

Histoire titled her head. Wondering what her mother was getting at.

"What I mean," the original goddess said. "Is that nothing would change if I remained in power." Histoire slowly nodded in understanding. "That may not be so bad, but there are times when things need to change."

"But," Histoire said. "You could do that."

"True," the original goddess nodded. "But it still wouldn't have the same effect. Even if I can see some of my descendants fail."

Histoire could feel the disappoint in her mother's voice. She even told her about the ones who would fail as goddesses, and how their people would suffer for it.

"There would be lessons for the other goddess to learn from their mistakes. Even humans could learn from them, it's only the ones who don't learn you need to worry about."

"Why?" Histoire asked.

"Because," the original goddess sighed. "It's so easy to deny the truth, not doing anything to change it or ignore it. That will only cause more problems. You must be willing to ament your mistakes, because you could learn from them. If not, you may cause untold consequences."

Histoire's eyes glowed storing her mother's words of wisdom. "Does that include the betrayer?"

"The betrayer?" the original goddess questioned the tome, looking with curious eyes.

Histoire nodded franticly. "If she learns to fix her mistakes, work hard. Won't she not unleash the Dark one?!"

The original goddess hummed. "It might be…possible." She answered after a few seconds.

Histoire's face brightened. "Then, if I helped the betrayer. The Dark One wouldn't return, and Gamindustri would be safe!"

The original goddess stiffened, thinking about what her child said. It is true she might…change her prophecy by doing that. But…

"It's worth a try, little one," The original goddess slowly answered her.

Histoire cheered out, hoping to save their world from the Dark One's return.

"Watch out," Histoire said. "The Tome of Knowledge will save the world!" She punched the air.

The original goddess sighed a little her child's initiative. A small thought accord to her.

"Maybe," the original goddess walked close to the tome. "It's time for you receive a name."

Histoire stopped cheering, looking at her with curious eyes. "A name? But I have one?"

"You have a title," the original goddess answered. "One that I would have kept on you. But, you really need a name now."

"A name," Histoire slowly smiled. "What is it?!" Her eyes sparkling at getting a name.

The original goddess thought about it, and after a minute. One came to her.

"How about, Histoire," she said to the newly named tome.

"Histoire," the tome softy said, soon a bright smile appeared. "I love it mother!"

Histoire hugged her mother's chest, even if she was smothered. Her mother retuned it as gently she could.

"It's time," the original goddess sadly said to her child.

Histoire whimpered, tightening her grip on her mother. "Please, I don't want you to go."

"I'm sorry, Histoire," she softly pulled Histoire off. Tears were in her eyes. "I have to, please remember. I love you, my dearest child. That will never change."

Histoire hiccupped. "I'll remember it, mother."

A soft light engulfed Histoire, soon, she became a book. One that was dark blue with a green gem on the cover. The original goddess chanted a spell. The book disappeared to the deepest parts of Gamindustri.

There she would be safe from anyone who wanted to find, and use her. There was even a spell that would prevent her from being opened, intel the day she was needed.

"Histoire," the original cried softly. "I'm sorry, but you'll fail in your quest. The betrayer…she won't change. She will never change; she'll only continue to bring suffering to Gamindustri. Nothing you do will change that. I don't know if it was cruel not telling you…. I'm sorry my dearest child."

She peaked into the future of what would happen if Histoire tried to help the betrayer. It only led to more suffering, but there was a small chance she would exceed.

The original goddess walked off to do her final deed. One that would shape Gamindustri for decades to come.

Histoire could only cry at finding out what happened in the past.

"She…knew!" she sobbed. "She knew I would fail…I'm sorry mother! Sorry that I didn't see what would happen! I should have seen the signs!"

Histoire looked down at tower, knowing the damage was caused by Neptune's selfishness. Like the prophecy her mother said would happen. She glared, enraged at Neptune, and at herself for not noticing it sooner.

"I'm an idiot!" Histoire screamed out, pounding her book. "I should have seen this coming! Neptune is the betrayer though and though! Letting Iris Heart live here…that damn plan! Everything she done, it's only helped weakened the Dark One's seal! Even my actions have only helped her!" She cursed to the heavens at what she done.

Histoire turned her attention to Planeteptune, now noticing it's pain. She grinded her teeth.

"Not even her land was spared. I have to do something! This has to change!" Various screens appeared before Histoire. Her fingers danced on the screens. Looking up information on Planeteptune.

After a few minutes, she smiled.

"Nepgear! She might be able to change things in Planeteptune!" she stated. "She's hardworking, willing to learn. She's perfect!"

Soon that smuggest fell.

"Damn it!" Histoire punched a screen. "It would take too long to convince her to rebel against her sister!"

She then thought about the after getting Negear to rebel. They would have to shut down the Sharicite, and move it to another landmass. The people would be free of Nepgear's numbing waves. Once freed, they would only run away from them.

Majorly of them wanted to escape Planeteptune, and that wouldn't change. With no one willing to live in the new Planeteptune, there wouldn't' be any share energy to power it.

Then there was the Dark One, he will be freed soon. She didn't know when, but soon. It was only a matter of time.

"It's hopeless!" Histoire cupped her face. "I've…screwed up! This is the end of Gamindustri, and it's all my fault!"

She couldn't do anything to save Planeteptune, or stop the Dark One's return. There were no more options she could see. A soft beeping came from one her screens, slowly, she looked at it.

"Lastation?" Histoire questioned, it must come from her punching that screen. She didn't want to look up that land. Reaching out to close it, she stopped. Her eyes widened in disbelief at the information.

"It is right?" she franticly tapped the screen, getting more information about Lastation. A picture of Black Heart appeared by the information. "She…made it thrive again in no time!"

True be told, she didn't care about the escaped goddess. She was only focused on saving Planeteptune not the other lands, but this information. She had to make sure her suspicions were correct.

After a few short minutes, pictures of Green Heart and White Heart appeared in front of the tome. Her mouth gaping like a fish.

"I can't believe it," she slapped a hand on her face. "In my stupidly. I've overlooked the Successors! The ones my mother talked about!" Her glaze went to the horizon.

She never thought about them, only focusing on the betrayer. She never thought about searching for them, or to appear before them. If she didn't have her idea of changing the betrayer, she would have appeared before the Successors, helping them with the Dark One's return.

It became so much clearer to her, those three goddesses. They exceed in caring for their lands, even were peaceful. They didn't carve war, but were willing to go to it if their lands were in danger. Even if it didn't seem like a problem far away wouldn't affect them.

"If it's them," Histoire muttered. "They could match the Dark One…if what mother's prophecy said is right, I could go to…them…"

Her thoughts raced on what would happen if she appeared to them now. They wouldn't welcome her with open arms, only with weapons, because of her actions. They may even think the current events were her doing.

"They might…execute me!" Histoire gulped. "I don't know what to do!"

"It's so easy to deny the truth, not doing anything to change it or ignore it. That will only cause more problems. You must be willing to ament your mistakes, because you could learn from them. If not, you may cause untold consequences."

Her mother's words came back to Histoire. Histoire's face harden.

"Mother, your right!" she slammed a fist into her open palm. "I now know my mistakes; I've must be held acceptable for them! If I'm to be…executed, I'll take it as my atonement for my sins. But."

Her blues eyes harden like steel. "Only, and only after they use me up! They must have all my knowledge that I've been given! They need it to save Gamindustri!"

Her eyes fell to the tower. They did soften a little, because if she leaves now. She will leave Nepgear alone with upcoming terror. But, she must leave to help the escaped goddess. They were the best hope that Gamindustri has to survive the Dark One.

"Nepgear, I'm sorry, but this has to be done. You've would've made a great goddess, with more teaching. Maybe not from me, as I've screwed up so much with Neptune. If you survive, please live your life. Find a way to become a goddess who would listen to her land, and people. Care for them with an open heart.

"That's something I've should have learned from my mother. Sadly, I've failed that lesson, and with it. I've may have caused suffering that would have been avoided. For that…I could never fully atone. Please don't make the same mistakes as me," she softy pleaded to Nepgear, knowing she could make a difference in the future.

She was a goddess candidate that needed more time to mature. With the right teachings.

"It's time for a change," a soft light engulfed Histoire. A new set of clothes appeared on her tiny frame. She still had a dress, but it was green and black. Her hat was snow white, no symbol on it.

"It may not be much of a statement, but it will do for now," Histoire took off as fast she could fly. It wasn't near what a goddess could do, but it will have to do. Her time was limited.

Each second, the Dark One would be freed, and with his return. Gamindustri will experience the terror he brought on. She has to help the successors; they were the only one who could match him.

"It would take me a day to reach Lastation," Histoire muttered. "Need to fly as fast I can! There planning to attack Planeteptune soon, even if it's needed. They must know about the Dark One! He much more dangerous than Planeteptune's reneged goddesses! He may even be planning something! He was talking to a landmass, if so.

"Which one?! What land would be willing to talk to him?! The Dark One doesn't care about land, unless, it serves a purpose! Whatever his plan is, it must be discovered!"

Not only was the Dark One powerful, he was clever. Her mother had to be on her toes with him. There were times he tricked her, she did survive them, but barely. Histoire growled.

"Please let me be in time!" she poured on the speed to Lastation. To atone for her sins.

In Lastation, Noire was checking over the conference room that they will be using. The large round table was dark oak, complete with leather office chairs. Ones that were comfily to sit in.

The table had ingrained computers, like all of their work stations. There were even ports for devices that contained information. Their nation has an edge over the visiting counties, but they had they had their own advantages.

"Everything is ready," Noire smiled at what was going to take place here. Their sneak attack on Planeteptune. The current problem, strange now she thinks about it.

If it was a few months ago, she wouldn't have even think of doing this. Attacking Neptune with so much ferocity, not part of her script. Their first fight was more on making her the victim, and showing she was stronger than them. As it took all three of them to defeat her, which is true, only because she was holed up somewhere in Planeteptune. But now, that may not be the case.

Noire only felt anger, disappoint, and disgust for the purple-haired goddess. No matter what form she was in. After all the people she has hurt with her actions, it wasn't limited to her people.

"We were never friends," Noire growled out, glaring out the window toward Planeteptune. Even if Neptune acted like they were, the truth was they weren't. Neptune humiliated her, making fun of her hobbies, getting the drop on her fights when she had it in the bag.

Placing her in a fake Lastation which was a pale shadow of the true one. The times she was the butt of her jokes, and lastly. Having her be a tsundere in that fake land.

"Everything she's done," Noire clenched her fist. "It was all for her…enjoyment! What about the people she should care for?! The ones who put their faith in her?! What are they to her…nothing more than share energy producers! They are living and breathing people!

"Not something that could just be put off because of games! She acts like we're the bad guys, but is that right? When all we did was care for our lands in peace! That's all I wanted! Nothing more or less! And she has the gall to think otherwise!" She almost punched the wall near her, but held it in.

Lastation spoke to her, agreeing with her righteous anger. It was like this in the past. Purple Heart only cared about herself, no one else was in her thoughts. Even Lastation could say that goddess was greedy.

"Lastation…things are going to get bad," Noire replied the land, sadness in her tone. "You know about the Dark One returning, even if you didn't have any insight on him before. I'm afraid…he will be more dangerous than Purple Heart. My goddess instincts are screaming he's dangerous, how dangerous…I don't know. Please, this war that's coming with him.

"Be ready for it. You will have to experience the terror that he will be bring. Like you did with Purple Heart, only more intense. There's no way to know. Even my dear citizens will have to suffer again," Tears almost came out of her eyes. "Why did another war have to come again?! Can't we just have peace?! Leanbox, and Lowee wanted the same thing! So why not Planeteptune?! Why is Purple Heart so different?!"

Her frustrations were at all time high with that goddess. She didn't do anything for her land, but wanted it to thrive. She wanted to the heroine, but only wanted the glory not doing the right thing. Then there was what she did to her, and the other escaped goddess. She forced them into a fake world.

"She's…just so damn selfish!" Noire screamed. "I'm so temped to go back to the things were before my capture!" She could do that, only focus on her land, and nothing else.

But that was no longer an option. Purple Heart won't give up, and this new threat that was on the way. One that Purple Heart is helping. Noire's determination came to the surface. She wasn't going to lay down and rollover for Purple Heart, because she doesn't want to work.

"I'm not going to bend to their wills! I will prevail with Green Heart and White Heart, and with my determined people!" Noire's face tightened while looking out the window.

She gasped, stepping back from in the window. The reason her eyes. They had her power icons like her HDD, but not the same. Sure they would appear in a goddess human form eyes, under the right conditions. But, the difference they held right now, where the straight line was at a plus symbol was there.

Noire slowly walked to the window to get a better look at her reflection. She could see they indeed have a plus sign, and her own reflection looked…different.

"What the?" she couldn't make out the features, but it was her. Only…more advantaged, stronger than her current HDD. "Is that…me?"

The reflection was replaced by her normal one. Seeing the magnificent black dress that had her nation's symbol. An L with a yellow background. Noire held her head.

"Was that real, Lastation?" she questioned her land, hoping to get answers.

Lastation couldn't answer her, it was equally confused at this event.

"Noire," Uni walked into the room. "Is everything okay?" By the sounds of it, her sister was troubled.

Noire looked at Uni. "I think so; it might be stress from the events that are going to take place. For a second, I thought that I've saw…never mind it's nothing." She waved it off.

Uni narrowed her eyes, not believing her older sister. "Whatever you say, Noire."

Noire could feel the suspicion in her sister's voice, which she can't blame her. Uni is observant and worried about her well-being, but now's not the time.

"Do you know how long it would be before Green Heart and White Heart arrive?" she asked Uni.

Uni's back straightened. "There about a few minutes away. They should be here soon."

"Excellent," Noire smiled. "I'll feel better once we get some answers from Planeteptune. Hopefully, we'll find out what that damn Purple Heart has been doing."

Uni quivered a little, Noire could tell she had something on her mind.

"What's wrong Uni?"

Uni rubbed her head. "It's about Rom and Ram…"

"What about them?" Noire raised a brow. "Is there something the matter with White Sister's younger sisters?"

"No," Uni answered. "It's that I wanted to talk to them for a few minutes, alone."

Noire narrowed her eyes at Uni, wondering what she wanted to talk about with them. What would be so important that she wanted to talk with them.

"I think it will okay, Uni." Uni relaxed at her older sister's reply. "We might have a few minutes before we really get to talking. So, it might not be too much of a delay."

"Don't worry," Uni replied back. "It won't take long. I just need to ask them a few quick questions is all." She smiled.

Noire could feel there was a deeper meaning to this, but trusted her sister. It may only be a friendly chat they were having, after all. She was gone for two years no telling what happened in those years between the candidates.

"Lady Black Heart," the intercom buzzed.

Noire pressed the button to answer. "Yes."

"Lady White Heart is here, and Lady Green Heart is about two minutes away. Do you want them to meet you in the conference room?"

"Yes, but Black Sister wants to talk to Ram and Rom for a few minutes," Noire replied back.

"Where would Lady Black Sister want to meet them?"

"I'll be down there to show them myself," Uni answered while walking to the door.

"Okay, I'll lead Lady White Heart my lady," the receptionist responded.

"Thank you," Noire thanked the person.

Uni walked to where Ram and Rom were at. Soon, she could see Blanc being led by the receptionist. She was dressed in a snow white dress that looked to be made of pure silk. On the dress was Lowee's symbol, an L with snowflakes in the background.

"Black Sister," Blanc greeted Uni with a nod.

"White Heart," Uni saluted the goddess.

"I'm glad to see you and your sister are doing fine," Blanc softy smiled. "You've been so busy with restoring Lastation. I can see the fruits of your labor, you've made your land prosper. Despite having so much against you. I say you've done an exceptional job."

Uni could feel her pride come to the surface from Blanc's words. There wasn't any deceit in them, only praise for what they accomplished.

"I thank you, White Heart," Uni replied. "Maybe one day I'll get to see Lowee in person. I know it's the coldest place in Gamindustri, but I've also heard of its great beauty."

Blanc smiled. "It does, only for ones with open eyes. That are able to see it's hidden beauty. If you excuse me, I must meet with Black Heart." She contuied her trek to the conference room.

Uni also went back to her walk. Her thoughts compared this White Heart to the one she seen months ago.

'She's showing her wisdom,' Uni thought about White Heart in past before her capture. She had firms hands when ruling Lowee, with a wisdom that was beyond her years. Even her sister and Green Heart would agree.

She may be a young goddess, but had a wise soul in her.

Uni soon spotted Blanc's younger sisters. They were dressed like there older sister, in graceful dresses. Rom's was a deep blue with lace at the seams. Her short hair had a luster to it. Ram's hair had the same shine, but her pinkish dress wasn't as elegant as Rom's dress, but still carried the same air.

Uni could feel the two had their own wisdom, not unlike their older sister.

"It's good to see you, Black Sister," Rom bowed. "We haven't seen each other in person these past few months. I see Lastation is beautiful as ever."

A bit of red came to Uni's face, she felt a bit out of place. Where her sister, and the other goddess were dressed in elaborate clothing. She was dressed in crisped BDUs.

"Thank you White Sister Rom," Uni bowed back at Rom.

"I would like to small talk more," Ram cleared her throat. "I'm curious as to why you wanted to talk to us, Black Sister." She looked at Uni, curiously in her eyes.

Uni's face turned serious. "Please follow me. This is a private matter on our sisters." She pointed to an empty room.

Rom and Ram faces turned serious, the way Uni talked. It wasn't nothing small she wanted to say.

They entered the room that housed a small table with chairs. It could comfortably house them standing.

"Let me start by asking," Uni looked at Rom and Ram's faces. "Have you've ever seen anything weird with your sister?"

"Weird like what?" Ram asked. "Like acting different then usual or something else?"

"During the fight with Yellow Heart," Uni began talking. "Noire's eyes they had a plus symbol in them. I wasn't sure at the time, but what if she really had plus symbols there. If so, what does it mean?"

Rom and Ram hummed in thought about the question, soon. Ram's eyes widened with Rom.

"It's like that one time with Onee-chan!" Rom exhaled.

"What happened?! Please tell me Rom?!" Uni franticly asked the goddess candidate.

"You see," Rom said. "We went to see Onee-chan's training once. She wanted to see if she could control her strength when using regular share energy. During that time, we walked in…"

"What is it?"

"There was another person behind Blanc," Ram answered Uni's question when her sister couldn't.

"Another person…was it her successor?" Uni questioned the two. Because it's possible they could have seen Blanc's successor when she should retire.

Rom shook her head. "No, it's not her successor. I think it was…Onee-chan herself!"

Uni could feel disbelief erupted from her core. "You mean…you saw a different version of your sister?!"

"Yes," Ram nodded, completely serious. "We couldn't make out her features, but it certainly is Blanc. Only she was stronger, advanced. We didn't know what to think about it at the time."

"Is that possible?" Rom questioned. "We've never heard of a goddess going beyond their limits before."

"I think it's possible," Uni nodded. "Let me show the data I've collected."

Uni walked to a data pad on the wall. After a few short seconds, the data appeared beside her in holographic form.

Ram's eyes narrowed at seeing the rising bars. "Is that…?"

"This is," Uni pointed at the bars. "Is my sisters share intake, and output. Notice anything weird about it?" She questioned the two candidates.

Rom and Ram got a closer look at the data, soon, their eyes widened in disbelief.

"This isn't possible," Rom muttered. "That's beyond what a goddess could do! It almost looks like the normal amount a goddess takes in, but at the same time…."

"She is putting out more power," Ram finished for her sister, who seemed shocked at the data. Even herself was shocked. From she could tell.

Noire was stronger than the typical goddess, or becoming stronger.

"I've double checked it, with your sisters and Vert's own goddess signature. So maybe we were seeing the signs of this," Uni touched the data pad again, and two similar graphs appeared. Under the graphs had each goddess names.

"What in…hell is this? How can they be doing this?" Ram looked closer to the data. They all seemed similar, but different. How could they be getting stronger.

"I don't get it," a confused Rom muttered. "How is such a thing possible, nothing could make them get stronger like this…unless some outside force did this?"

"I don't think so," Uni shook head. "They were in Planeteptune when this…event took place. I doubt Neptune would make them stronger. Maybe themselves don't even realize this is happing to them."

Rom and Ram nodded in understanding. There was no way that Neptune would make them stronger, she only would use it on herself and not others.

"Then?" Ram rubbed her chin. "What is responable about this?"

Uni sighed, "I don't know, but I better explain how I've found out about this." She proceeded to tell the tale.

Uni appeared in Larson's workshop. He had pressing news about the devices, even though they gave them so much information. There was still something hidden in them.

"Commander," Larson saluted Uni, standing by his holographic computer.

Uni returned it. "At ease."

Larson relaxed. "I'm glad you've came commander. I've found the last bit of information on the restraints on Lady Black Heart, and I've…found confusing data."

"Confusing data?" Uni tilted her head. "What's so confusing about it?"

"Take a look commander," Larson moved off to the side while pointing at the computer's readouts.

Uni walked closer and a few seconds, her eyes widened to their limits.

"Is this right?!"

"Yes," Larson nodded.

Uni's head snapped to look at Larson, she couldn't see any doubt there. But with she just saw…it's impossible.

"This is the reason I think," Larson begin talking. "Is how the goddess escaped Planeteptune."

Uni felt her legs turned to jelly, she thought they've escaped because of bug in those devices. "Your saying…the devices couldn't contain them anymore?!"

"Yes," Larson nod and pointed a part of screen. "Look their commander. I was though on that."

Uni brought up the information and was floored at what she readied.

"They had something this powerful on them?!" she screamed.

"Powerful I'm not sure," Larson tightly answered. "It's more geared toward how they consume share energy. As long you've blocked that, I think you restrain a goddess for untold amount of time."

Uni slowly nodded, that's true. She read they blocked the escaped goddess shares completely to where they were fed share energy of there choosing, and in doing that. They could implant whatever they wanted.

"Nepgear…how in the hell do get this kind of knowledge?!" Uni growled out. "Not even we know this much on goddesses!" A thought slammed into her head. "Histoire! There is something different about that damn tome!

"What in hell is she?!" Uni stomped the ground. "She has unknown knowledge, stuff that shouldn't be known! But she has it!"

Larson's face tightened. "I agree commander. She knows something we don't. The way she acts…she does know something, but doesn't to share."

Uni's fist clenched. "She'll share, once I get my hands on her! That tome's days are numbered! I want to know why she helps Neptune ruin our world! That needs to be answered, because it might be key to solving everything!"

"I agree commander," Larson nodded.

Uni thought about the sneak attack they were launching at Planeteptune. Even though stopping Neptune was a must, they must find and secure Histoire. She's too much of a mystery to get away.

Larson also told her one more thing about the goddesses.

Done talking, Rom and Ram gasped.

"Are you saying," Rom gulped. "You want to find and capture Histoire?"

"Definitely," Uni growled with a nod. "Think for a minute. She appeared when the war with Planeteptune started.

The wheels were turning in the twin's heads. Looking back to that time, Histoire acted like a danger was coming if they didn't stop fighting against Planeteptune. Then there was when the goddess was captured. Somehow that tome had something to do with it.

"Your right, Uni," Ram's eye hardened. "We never thought about her. We're too focused on Neptune. Where did she come from? Planeteptune, hell, even our counties might not be able to make a tome like her, if so."

"Where was she made and what is her purpose," Rom finished, rubbing her chin.

"That's what I would like to know," Uni replied with crossed arms. "The only way we find out, is capture that tome, and wrench the answers from her mouth!"

Ram and Rom nodded at the reply. That seemed the only way to their answers from Histoire.

"I say," Ram said. "We make that an essential part of our attack on Planeteptune. She must live in Planeteptune's tower with the other idiots!"

Uni nodded. "I believe it also. She stays close to Neptune, so that's the best bet. But, we have to make sure she doesn't escape."

"I agree," Rom nodded. "There is a chance she will run away, and if that happens."

"We would lose any information that little tome has," Ram stated with a finger up.

"It's settled," Uni said. "We find that tome and secure her ass! She's going to answer for what she done!"

"I second that!" Ram agreed with her sister. They needed to find out what that tome has been hiding.

"We better go," Uni waved toward the door. "The meeting is about to start."

Rom and Ram followed Uni. The trio walked toward the conference room, entering the room. They could see Vert sitting at one of the chairs.

The Leanbox goddess had on a deep green dress. Made of the richest silk with her nations symbol, a lush pasture with LB. One on side of her head, a reddish flower rested there. One of Leanbox's prized flowers.

Vert looked at the candidates with a warm smile. "I'm happy to see you. We can start the meeting."

Even if there was a bit of anxious from Leanbox goddess, she was giving off a sense of patience.

Her fellow goddess also agreed. The candidates took their own seats by their sisters. The table hummed to life with a display of Planeteptune appeared.

"Is this all the data on Planeteptune we've collected?" Vert asked, she along with Blanc put in their storage devices into the ports.

"Yes," Noire answered. "All of the data has been combined, so we should be able to excess everyone's reports."

"Good," Vert said.

"I'll start," Blanc worked her controls. A bubble appeared over Planeteptune. "First things that we need to know about is there radar." She pointed to the bubble.

"It's behind ours, but just as effective. If we are to attack, we must be really quick or find a way to disable it."

Vert worked the controls to look over the data. "There might be a way to disable it. I would rather take the lest quickest method. If we rush to much, we might miss something."

She knows this attack has to fast, but not too fast where they would miss a detail.

"I'm with Vert," Uni agreed. "We need to be fast, but if we miss something. Like a hidden exit or a hidden power source. There's a chance our targets would ran away." She brought up pictures of Neptune, Nepgear, Plutia, Peachey, and Histoire.

"If one of them gets away," Ram cut in. "There is no telling what they would do. We have to make sure there captured."

The three goddess raised a brow at having Histoire's picture on the display, but she is someone they need to look out for.

"You have valued points," Noire replied. "There is no telling what those idiots would do when driven into a corner. Especially that Neptune, she might cause a ruckus somewhere else. Or Nepgear might become more a threat, since she's the brains of this bunch. For all we know, she's restrained by Neptune right now."

There were agreements on that. Nepgear might not be so bad, but at the same time. She might change her mind and run amuck somewhere.

"There's also Iris Heart," Rom growled out. "She may be allied with Planeteptune right now, but remember. She's a reneged goddess. There's nothing really stopping her from leaving Planeteptune right this second. If she escapes, there is no telling what she will do."

Even though shivers went down Blanc, Vert and Noire's spines, they can't forget about her. She might go on a rampage in one of their lands or somewhere else. The people there would suffer her wraith.

"Lastly," Uni glared at Histoire's face. "We have an unknown tome running around. A tome we have no information about! One I think knows something."

Noire could feel the rage from Uni. "You think she's important Uni?"

"Believe me," Uni nodded. "She's important! She appeared when this mess began. I don't know if she helping Neptune or the Dark One. But, she seems to have knowledge that is unknown to us! She next to important focus of this attack."

This bit of information stirred the minds of Noire, Blanc, and Vert. Histoire did appear when this mess began, her activities with Neptune might be a clue.

"Your right Uni," Blanc tightly stated. "She's a tome like no other. I've done research on tomes, and none of them should be like her. I don't know if she's the tome of knowledge that the original goddess left us, even if she is, she needs to answer why she's helping Neptune!"

"I also agree," Vert replied. "Histoire could point us in the right direction, or even give us clues to the real tome of knowledge. If the original goddess wanted us to have ancient knowledge, we may have to find it! We barely have any knowledge on The Dark One or why she went to the trouble of creating the goddess system.

"If we find that tome, we could get the answers we need," Vert concluded her thoughts on the matter.

"Your points have been made," Noire said rubbing her forehead. "We need to capture all of them. Yellow Heart, we wouldn't have much trouble with. If we capture her, we must find out what made her a goddess. Maybe even find a way to reverse it.

"Despite her child-like nature. The power she wields, it's to dangerous to leave unchecked." The feelings that goddess gave off, were to unnerving to her.

Blanc nodded. "The overgrown brat will have to placed where she can't get share energy. Even the other goddesses she lives with have the same precautions. If they get their hands on share energy, they could escape their prison, and we be back to square one."

There mutters of where they would be placed. A specialized prison for Neptune, Nepgear, and Iris Heart. As for Yellow Heart, she will be in house arrest of there choosing. One that will be more comfortable then where her friends were at, but still secure enough to where she wouldn't cause trouble.

There, they could work on reversing her goddess powers. May even find out why she has them.

"Okay," Noire called out. "Back to the attack."

The group went back to talking about attacking Planeteptune. Blanc brought up the readings on the radar, a smirk came to her face.

"I think we've hit pay dirt!" she brought up the readings of radar for everyone to see. "There's a weak point to this radar."

Everyone looked at where Blanc pointed at. It's was near one of the fake counties, Leanbox's direction.

"Why there is a weak point?" Uni asked staring at the spot.

"It's because of that fake Leanbox," a smirking Blanc answered. "The radars stretched a littler thinner their snice they wanted make an effort to show distance between countries. We might be able to use this to our advantage. All we have to do is build something that will block the radar in that area.

"We'll get them with their pants down!" Blanc exclaimed.

"Your right," Vert hummed. "But still, if they notice something wrong. They would notice us."

"You have a point Vert," Blanc agreed. "This might go better if we had a decoy." She nodded at having one of those there. It would be make things easier for them to sneak in.

Noire rubbed her chin. "A decoy…what if…"

"Noire," Uni looked at her sister. "What are you thinking?"

Everyone looked the black-haired goddess, wondering what her thoughts were.

"What if," Noire finally said after a few seconds. "We give Neptune a target?"

"A target?"

"Yes," Noire answered Vert's question. "I act as a decoy while you and Blanc attack Neptune's tower, while she's focused on me."

Uni gasped. "Why do you want to act like bait Noire?!"

Noire looked at sister, a calm look on her face. "To increases our chances this plan would work."

"It might work," Blanc thought out loud. "With that dummy distracted, we could sneak in better, but only if she focuses on Noire. That is something I'm not sure about."

"Oh I think she only focus on me," Noire cruelly smirked. "Given her treatment of me these past few years."

There were raised brows from the other goddesses.

"I'm a little lost," Ram said. "I know Neptune placed you, Blanc, and Vert in fake counties-which was bad enough-but she called you her friend?"

Noire's face soured. "We are not friends! If anything, we're enemies even more than ever. With she has pulled with me!" She proceeded to tell them about her time with the Planeteptune goddess.

The times she bossed her around when she didn't have to. The times when her fights went south with Neptune's arrival, and her saving Noire. Then there was her treatment with that fake Noire. Using her as a cushion for falls, the humiltion. Even making fun of her hobbies, and telling everyone about her being lonely. Not helping to ease it.

"I've never thought about it," Vert amended. "Then again, we didn't question Neptune during our time in that prison of Neptunes'. She wasn't being your friend; she was being a bully to you." Her mouth thinned, thinking at Noire's fake friendship with Neptune.

It was far from a friendship, more along the lines of. A bully acting like friend when in reality, she only used the word to act she was doing good, but not in the listest.

Noire's red eyes burned like red hot coals. "Yes! She only said she was my friend, when in reality. She used it as an excuse to make fun of me! I bet forcing me to be a tsundere was only to keep me in line!"

Uni nodded. "It makes sense! You were the first one to attack her, and showed her. She wasn't all that great! Even if Leanbox and Lowee joined our fight, Lastation was the first one to kick that pompous butt of hers. I bet that's why she focused most of her attention on you, to get revenge!"

Noire crossed her arms. "It's clear as day! She was showing off that she could bully me, and not face the consequences," She chuckled. "I say, it's time to show her. Why I kicked her butt the last time. Even if I'm not the one really doing it.

"I would rather see her on her knees crying. Like the big crybaby she is this whole time!" Noire could see nods from the other goddesses in the room. Long as their memory served them she has always cried and moaned when things didn't go her way.

Even she showed that side in her ideal world, only showing she was the best. When you really think about it, she only put on a show for everybody. She really didn't care of consequences of her actions, and not once faced her consequences.

Not this time, it was time to shove them her throat.

"I believe," Blanc chucked while working her controls. "We can make this work to advantage in more ways than one." She brought up a display on Planeteptune.

There arrows with green and white coming from the fake Leanbox, and another black arrow from the opposite direction. In that direction, were Xs in seemly random places.

"Blanc," Ram said. "What are you planning?" She could see a devious plan turning in her sister's head.

"You notice theses Xs," Blanc pointed to the points. Everyone nodded there answer. "Neptune problay doesn't know that we know about her numbing network. If so."

Noire's eyes widened in realization. "We could have parts of my detachment park in key points! There they could…"

"They could launch interference for that radar," Blanc smirked with a nod. "Maybe even more if choose to."

"It's brilliant, White Heart!" Uni exclaimed. "Have our decoys act like there numbed when in reality there not! We could even have heavy weaponry in those vehicles that could attack that tower at the right moment!"

Blanc nodded. "True enough, but what should our target be?"

"Our…target?" Vert asked. "I know we need to capture the ones running Planeteptune, but how much would they put up a fight? I'm unsure about Neptune's strength, but she may not be a pushover with her sister. Iris Heart is also a concern with Yellow Heart. If we get into a big fight with them, a lot of people could get hurt."

The people there wouldn't react quickly enough to get to safety. They could get in the crosshairs of that fight.

Blanc's face sobered. "I know where we should strike fast and hard."

Everyone looked at Lowee's goddess, she seemed sad at what they should hit.

"Blanc," Rom spoke. "What's wrong with the target?"

Blanc brought up the display of Planeteptune's Sharicite. She pointed to it.

"That's where we should hit."

Everyone gasped in disbelief.

"Are you…nuts?!" Vert stood up, glaring at Blanc. "You want to destroy there Sharicite?!

Blanc slowly nodded, not showing her eyes.

Vert grind her teeth. "I know we need to neturize them, but to go as far to shut down there Sharicite, it's…"

"It's not too much," Blanc calmly replied.

"How can you say that?!" Noire questioned this time. "I may have no love for Planeteptune's goddesses, but to shut down or destroy there Sharicite…it's cruel!"

Blanc showed the other goddess her watering eyes. Noire and Vert lost their rage at seeing those eyes. They were full of compassion and sadness.

"Believe me," Blanc's voice almost broke up. "I know how awful that sounds, even myself wouldn't do such a thing to a landmass. It would be like killing my beloved Lowee. But…Planeteptune needs to be silenced! It's pain…it's too much for it to bear!" She could still remember that day Lowee showed Planeteptune's pain.

It didn't have the strength to live anymore.

"Blanc," Noire and Vert muttered out.

"Please don't think of my being cruel," Blanc pleaded. "I still remember that pain! It's so deep, so much anger, loneness…Purple Heart hasn't cared for it in years! She didn't try to listen to Planeteptune, she never has!" She almost slammed a fist on the table.

Lowee reached out to its goddess. Understanding her reasons for silencing Planeteptune. She thanked her landmass.

Lastation and Leanbox reached out to their goddesses, each giving their consent on silencing Planeteptune. They never told their goddess about that land, but could now feel it's pain.

"Blanc…your right," Vert slowly sat down. "It's more merciful to silence Planeteptune. Even if you did tell us about Planeteptune's pain, we never felt the scope of it. I apologize for being harsh on you for thinking about it."

Noire also said the same thing, what they were going to do was cruel, but more merciful. They weren't sure on what to do with Planeteptune after they captured its goddesses.

"Neptune…what in the hell are you?" Rom asked. "Why are you bent on causing so much pain…betrayer."

"Betrayer?" Ram questioned her sister. "Where did that come from?"

Rom held her head. "I don't…know? But, it's feels right. It's like she's…fulling her role by being a betrayer, but to what?"

"I say," Uni's face tightened. "To everything that's around her! That's all she done snice her appearance, betray her land, people, maybe even her fellow goddesses."

The room couldn't help, but agree with that. That single term, it seemed to fit Neptune right now. She has betrayed her people and land for no good reason.

"What's wrong with you…tome," Rom whispered so softly that no one heard her. Flashing power icons were in her blue eyes.

Histoire was flying toward Lastation at her fastest speed. She could see the border. There weren't many trees around Lastation, but enough see they cared for the environment, like Leanbox.

"Finally! There's Lastation!" she exclaimed in joy at seeing the border. It's been about a day of travel for her.

She had to stop in forest to rest, it was too dark, and she almost fell asleep while flying. She had no choice, but to find a place to sleep for a few hours. Her dress had small spots of dirt, and her throat was dry. Even her stomach felt it would eat itself.

But, she was close to her objective. Crossing the border, she felt an overpowering sense of joy, happiness, even curiosity. She hugged herself to control these feelings that erupted from the land.

"This joy…it's overwhelming! I haven't felt so much joy…not snice I was in my mother's land! Lastation…your there, I can feel you. Please…" her mouth went silent at feeling a familiar presence.

She looked in direction close to the city, but still far off. Her eyes shaking in fear.

"No!" she screamed out. "What's Iris Heart doing here?! She should be in Planeteptune not here?! Why?!" The answer came to her, one that made her shiver.

"That…damn renegade Goddess!" she cursed Iris Heart. "She's here to capture the possible successors! I should have known! Neptune wants them back, if she captures them…they will be back to being weak! I can't let them happen, if it does…"

Neptune would ruin their chances to save Gamindustri, maybe even give the Dark One the successors on a silver platter. If he gets them like that…

"I've got to warn them!" Histoire screamed about ready to fly to the city. "They have to be ready fight that damn renegade!"

She was back to flying to the city, but slammed the brakes. The reason was bone chilling; Iris Heart had found victims. That's the reason why she was in that spot the first place.

"A father with his young daurther…no!" Histoire gulped. "They'll be…massacred! She'll do it with a smile on her face! She's done it in the past." History of that goddess's rampages come flooding to her mind.

It was not just from the Planeteptune war, there was ones from her own nation. Histoire could feel the need to hurl, even if her stomach was empty.

"How could I…let such a damn, vile goddess live with us?! She's almost bad as the Dark One! If my mother were still alive and with her power. She wouldn't delay to kill her! She's no goddess! She's bordering on demon! How could she turn out so…ugly?!" She questioned the reason why this goddess fell so low.

Iris Heart wasn't that far from her soon to be victims. Histoire could feel the need to save them, but she has to warn the successors.

"What can I do?" she questioned herself. "I'm no fighter, I can't repel her. She's too strong for me, but if I get the successors…"

But it would too late for those people. By the time she arrived in Lastation, they would be killed, tortured by Iris Heart.

"Do I sacrifice more innocents lives?" Histoire's voice broke apart. "Can I do that again? Lives that didn't deserve to be killed, all because a goddess enjoys causing pain. When they should be protecting them. Mother, I wish you were here to help guide me."

She was at a crossroads. She could go to Lastation and warn them, but two lives would be lost. Or she could try to stop Iris Heart and be killed with them.

With a gulp, Histoire made a choice and started flying to where she needed to go.

Near-by, a camouflage jeep was parked. Dante looked over the landscape with binoculars, there seemed to disturbance this area. There security was raised up because of the visiting goddesses.

Dante sighed, once again thinking about Black Heart. The way her eyes could sparkle with her smile, even with her long black hair. It looked to be made of finest silks, despite her working in restoring her land. Even her body seemed to have the right portions.

"Great," Dante slapped a hand on his face. "Why did I have to have crush on my head of state! I thought it would be fine, but…" Truth be told, his little crush begins all those years ago when escaped to Lastation.

At first he hated her, because she was goddess, the same as Iris Heart. But, she showed him she was diffentet. She protected her people, fight to liberate Planeteptune's people, even help the refuges find homes. Even if they didn't want to live in her country.

With her return, he didn't know what to think.

"Damn it, Larson!" Dante muttered under his breath. "Why do we have the pleasure of falling for goddesses?! Couldn't we have fallen for other girls, ones that weren't so much trouble?!"

Larson has told him about his own feelings for Black Sister. She even has ones of her own, but were conflicted by them. A goddess could easily out live a human, plus, she was his commanding officer. It wouldn't look good for both of them if they started seeing each other.

Then there were his own feelings to contained with. A bit of red came to his at Black Heart's flirting when they meet. The way she spoke, with her gorgeous eyes sparking at him…it was too much for the young man.

Suddenly, he spotted something in the distance. There was a small family here, but he looked over there. His green eyes flashed in rage.

"Iris Heart!" he growled the goddess's name, seeing it was her, speeding toward the two. Flashbacks to when he last seen her came flooding to his mind.

"Dante!" screamed a woman's voice, full of pain. "Don't come out, please! Stay hidden take your sister get to Last...Ah!"

"Mom!" the teenage Dante screamed from his house. It was middle sized for their family of four, but showing ruin.

There's was only one of the many houses effect by Planeteptune's ruin. They were planning to escape Planeteptune, because of this and the rumors there was a renegade goddess on the loose.

"She died to soon," a different female purred out with a hint of disappoint. "I was hoping she would have lasted longer. But what can I say, humans can be broken so easily."

Dante felt his whole body shake in fear. That sounded like the renegade goddess they had here was on a rampage.

"I need to find Jenny!" he whispered out to find his younger sister, who was helping to pack things.

"She has a son?" Iris Heart cooed. "I must meet this young fellow, if he's anything like father of his."

Dante's blood froze in his veins. She didn't mean.

"I couldn't help myself with him," the renegade goddess purred. "So hard to break, lasting longer. But caved in when I've found his wife!" She moaned. "What a lovey site! I can't help, but love the way his face looked in terror when I've attacked her!"

Dante clenched his fist at hearing this…demon hurt his parents and loved it.

"Where is that damn Purple Heart?!" He lightly stepped in his home, to find his young sister, to get out of here fast as possible. It wasn't safe with this renegade goddess running around.

Maybe they could get to Lastation with the other refugees. They could be safe there.

"Please be safe Jenny," Dante pleaded to a goddess or whatever is listing to him.

"Brother, what's going on!" a young female voice screamed in terror.

"No," Dante whispered out, that was his younger sister. She just let that goddess know where she was at.

"I'll be," Iris Heart said. "They have a young girl! I may not find that son of theirs, but she'll do!" Her chackling could be heard for miles around.

Dante ran to where his sister should be at, hoping to make it in time.

The house exploded, knowing Dante on his backside. The teen covered his face with his arms, he was pinned under all the debris. But that wasn't the worst thing.

"No!" Jenny's terrified voice could be heard. There was even sounds of flesh being smacked.

Dante desperately tried to free himself from the debris. His could now heard his sister screams of pain, pleading to stop it.

But, it only fell on ears that enjoyed this pain. Iris Heart even wished she had a camcorder to watch this again.

Dante finally freed himself, he spotted their kitchen knives. With no time to spare, he grasped the biggest one, and ran out of the house. He looked around for Iris Heart, but she was gone.

His eyes fell on his bloodied sister's body, whimpering from all the cuts on her body.

"Jenny!" Dante dropped the knife running to his sister. He held her, her blood staining his clothes. "Please don't die on me Jenny, please don't die on me!"

"Dante," Jenny cough out blood. "Why did that…goddess hurt me? Why?" Her brown eyes filled with tears. "Aren't they supposed to be our friends, what did we d..."

"Jenny," Dante whispered, softy shaking his sister's body.

She didn't respond. Dante dropped her lifeless body. He looked in another direction. Tears started pouring from his eyes, near-by was his mother's corpse. Like his young sisters, it was torn to sherds.

Dante hurled out everything on the ground.

"Is there anyone alive?! A male voice asked.

Dante looked up to see various people of various ages around. Dante couldn't talk, shocked at losing his only family.

A middle aged man with cuts appeared before Dante. "Please we need to go!"

Dante slowly looked at man that was about to shake him.

"Go where?"

"To Lastation or anywhere else!" The man answered. "I don't know when that…goddess will come back, but we need to go!"

Dante looked at his sister and mother's corpse one last time. With unsteady feet, he picked himself up and followed the group out of Planeteptune. But, his rage burned.

If the goddess of Gamindustri were meant to help them, where were they when he needed them. Do they only respond when it was to their leisure? If so, he didn't want any part of their damn system.

That day was burned into Dante's memoires. If Black Heart didn't show him that compassion that day. There was no telling what would happen to him or the other refuges that escaped Planeteptune.

They were borderline on living away from goddesses. But thanks to their patient efforts, they showed not all goddess were bad.

But there was a bad goddess that needed to take care of right now.

Iris Heart's dark glee was on her face. Sure she hit to Lastation, to capture her prey. But nothing wrong with having an appetizer to the main course. She left a few hours ago, Nepgear's report said they would be meeting right now.

But she wanted to have a little fun right now. It's been so long snice she had genuine fear before her eyes.

"Daddy," a girl about ten tugged her father's pants. The two were out here to survey the land, incase Lady Black Heart wanted to expand here.

"What is it Jess?" the man asked his young daughter, he didn't have much choice. The schools needed a little more time to start.

"Who is that lady," Jess pointed to the sky. "She looks like Lady Black Heart?"

The man stiffened, slowly, he looked and turned blue. "Jess! We need to get out of here!"

He grabbed his offspring in his arms, knowing this was Iris Heart. A rouge goddess that would love to hurt them. He started running to their jeep, fast as his legs could carry him.

He screamed when Iris Heart landed right in front of him.

"What's the rush, mister?" Iris Heart enjoyed the look of fear on the man's face. His daughter looked confused at seeing her.

"Are you a friend of Lady Black Heart?" Jess asked the goddess, curious eyes on the strangely dressed woman.

Iris Heart cruelly smirked. "I'm more of her…master!" With unnatural speed, she side kicked the man to the side.

The man screamed in pain, a popping noise coming his arm. The two landed on ground, the young girl shivered in fear. She wasn't hurt, but her daddy was. She hugged her daddy tighter.

"Now's that look I want to see," Iris Heart licked her lips at seeing the twos pain. She stiffened, looking around to see no one. Her eyes narrowed.

"I'll be," a smirk appeared on her face. "Lastation's angry that I'm…hurting its people. Too bad I can't hear you, it could be lovely to hear your screams of angst. But," She pulled out her whip-sword. "You get a front-row seat on their pain!"

Lastation screamed at the renegade goddess that dared to hurt its citizens. It acted quickly.

In the conference room, Noire and Uni braced against the table.

"Uni, Noire what's wrong?" Rom asked the two. What unsettled them so much?

"No…what is it Lastation?" Noire slowly asked.

Uni's face twisted in rage, she stood up, rushing to the intercom. "We have an intruder in our land!"

"Who would be invading Lastation?!" Blanc stood up, alarmed at who do such a thing.

"Iris Heart," a shaky Noire answered. "She's here in my land about…."

"She's about to kill two of our citizens!" Uni screamed enraged. "That bitch is mine! I'm going to gut her for her crimes!" Flashing power icons appeared in her eyes.

Everyone's blood froze. One of their problems just came barreling at their doorstep.

"Commander we have a situation!" the intercom buzzed to life before Uni could use it.

"Where is that damn Iris Heart?!" Uni screamed to person on the intercom.

The person was shocked for a second. "She's in sector four seven ten. Private Dante is there, requesting backup. There are two cillivans there!"

Uni's eyes lit up in rage. "I want two of our fast vehicles and my weapons by our building five minutes ago!"

"Right away commander!"

Uni looked back at group of goddess. Noire, Vert and Blanc looked scared at finding out Iris Heart was here, but Rom and Ram. They had flashing power icons in their eyes. Rage clearing showing in their eyes.

"Let's get the bitch right now!" Ram's wand appeared in her hands. "If she's here, then she must have come because they want to capture us! I'm not going let that damn reneged have her way!"

Rom also nodded. "She must be stopped! She will hurt more people coming here. If we don't act, there is no telling how many innocents will be hurt!"

"You two don't have to get involved," Uni replied back, thankful for their help. "But this is our nation! We can handle one damn reneged goddess!"

Ram shook her head. "This is Lowee's problem! That goddess has hurt our people to! We need to stop her now!" She looked to Blanc, she also wanted to scream at her. Because Blanc looked too scared to fight.

"What are you waiting for, Black Heart!" Uni screamed at her older sister, who seemed to scared to move. "Our citizens are in danger, this isn't the time to be afraid of this enemy, who dares knock on our door! If you're not going to help, stay there and cower in the corner like Purple Sister!"

Noire felt like she was slapped, even Lastation was asking why she didn't want to face this enemy. There citizens needed her protection. For it can sense Iris Heart's malice. It disgusted the land beyond anything.

Even Lowee and Leanbox were screaming at their goddesses why they don't face this enemy. For this goddess wants to hurt everyone in path, no matter who they were.

Noire thoughts fell to the soldier out in the field. The one who will face Iris Heart. He was a victim of that goddess, he should be terrified, but wasn't. He was enraged by the site of her. He may even fight her, and…lose. Noire felt something break in her mind. A limiter was being broken.

"Your right!" Noire stood up. "I'll drive one of the vehicles while you get the other one! We have to hurry! I'm not going to let Dante be killed by that damn goddess! He…doesn't deserve that…no one does." She whispered out.

Vert and Blanc could feel there fear of Iris Heart loosing. They were pushing something that holding them back.

"Let's go!" Vert screamed. "We need to leave this moment! I'll…face Iris Heart. We have to!"

"You heard the goddess!" Blanc also got up. "Time for you show us, how fast Lastation's vehicles are! You brag there the fast cars in Gamindustri, time for you show us!"

Uni smirked with Noire. "We'll gladly show you! Let's get some!"

The group ran out the conference room with astonishing speed. Considering they were wearing confined dresses, well, one was wearing BDUs. They were out the door, two sports cars waiting for them.

They were black and blue, Lastation's colors. Uni spotted the soldier by them. He gave Uni her weapons and ammo belt. Uni saluted the soldier and with no time to talk anymore, she hopped in one of the cars with Rom and Ram. Noire and others went into the other car.

The twin car's tires squealed, blasting off like a pair of rockets. The two cars were blurs while the Lastation's goddesses drove them.

"These things," Blanc gasped. "There amazing! I can't believe there so fast, for running on water!"

"What did you expect," Noire smirked. "When we say we make them fast; we make them fast!" The streets were cleared of people.

An alarm was sounded, one that was made increase of invasion. There might still be people outside the city, which why they needed to stop Iris Heart. She might find them and kill them.

Noire felt the fear creep in her, but she pushed it down. She wasn't going to let it control her. Her land and her people needed her to face this goddess. She could feel Lastation praising her courage.

"Please be safe Dante," Noire whispered out. Secretly, she looked up the soldier's files. He joined her military with intention of getting revenge on Planeteptune, but didn't want to wipe it off the map.

He must have learned not to involve innocents. She couldn't, but help like that about him. He was able to overcome his rage of goddesses. She may even have helped him with that. He was determined man, who wanted to protect his new home.

Noire pressed the gas, bringing the car to its full power. Even if a normal human can't handle these speeds, she could handle them.

Vert closed her fist, steeling herself for the fight ahead. She must do this; the screams of those poor children drove her. She remembers there cries, and to think someone did that for fun.

It was unforgivable.

Blanc could see her…friends steel themselves for the fight ahead. Funny that she thinks of them as her friends now. Before she wouldn't care about them, but now. She wanted to trust them with her life. Because, they will have to depend on each other in the future battles to come.

Uni kept up with Noire's car. Her thoughts went to what Larson said.

"There may be one last restraint on the goddess," Larson's voice stated.

"What kind of restraint?" Uni asked. "They are themselves aren't they?"

"Close," Larson answered. "I've found something deep in the programing. Purple Sister made it to where they would be afraid of Iris Heart."

"That's why they hesitate to fight her!" Uni exclaimed. "Iris Heart must have forced her to put that in there! If so, she doesn't want to fight them."

"That is right, and given her sadistic nature. She would enjoy seeing their pain, it might be the last restraint on them," Larson replied.

"What do you mean?"

"This last bit of programing. Might be holding the goddess back. I don't know what is changing them, but whatever it is. This programing is limiting them," Larson stated.

"Noire," Uni whispered. "What are you turning into? Is this why the original goddess created us? Did she see that you've find a way to break your limits with Vert, and Blanc?" That eat at her insides, but for now.

It was on the back burner, they had a reneged goddess to fight.

The two citizens of Lastation cowed before Iris Heart. She hasn't hurt them, yet. But was about to. The ground around them was torn up from her whip-sword.

Dante watched this from a prone position. His rifle ready put a bullet in her.

"Damn it," Dante growled. "What I wouldn't give for the commander's skill!" He wasn't that bad shot, but his target might be too far away for him to be accurate enough to stop Iris Heart.

He was about to shoot, but spotted something hitting for Iris Heart. His green eyes widened in disbelief at seeing who it was.

Iris Heart raised her whip-sword, it was time to hear there screams full of glorious pain.

"That's enough Iris Heart of Segovia!" an enraged female ordered.

Iris Heart stiffened, slowly, she looked behind her. To see a glaring Histoire.

"W-what did you say?" her pink eyes widened in disbelief at hearing that name. No one should know that name, and why. Was Histoire here dressed in different clothing.

"You heard me," Histoire growled. "I said stop your rampage goddess of Segovia!"

Iris Heart slowly stepped back from the tome, shock on her face. "How did you know my c-c-counties name?! That name should be lost in time; no one should know of it?!"

Histoire's eyes hardened like steel. "Your right, all because you couldn't care for it! You've squandered your goddess power for your own selfish reasons!" She pointed her index finger at Iris Heart.

Iris Heart glared back at Histoire, this tome wasn't going to boss her around.

It should be the other away.

"You know nothing!" Iris Heart roared. "What do you know of that country?! Did Nepgear ask you about it?!" Nepgear did seem suspious of her, maybe she asked this tome about her.

"Purple Sister," Histoire softy said the name. "Didn't ask me! I researched it myself! You're a disgusting goddess! Your habits haven't changed in decades! Making people fear you, all for diluted share energy! The same way you did in Planeteptune!" She shot back.

Iris Heart was dumbfounded; this tome shouldn't be able to do that. There was no way, it hasn't been days. What is going on?

Dante couldn't believe his eyes. Histoire, the same one who joined Planeteptune. Was here and talking about…Iris Heart's past like an open book. He couldn't explain it, but Histoire seemed to be right about Iris Heart.

He has heard of this…Segovia before. Is that where Iris Heart came from? Even if it was risky, he listened. There was barely any information on Iris Heart. His curiosity is what stopped him.

The two citizens slowly moved away from Iris Heart, trying not to be noticed. Their fear still running in their veins of being by this reneged goddess.

"This is impossible," Iris Heart muttered out. "You're just a…tome?" Instantly, her thoughts went to ancient legends, ones pertaining to the original goddess.

"It can't be," Iris Heart started laughing. "I should have known!" She pointed at Histoire. "You're the tome of knowledge! The one the original goddess made! No wonder you're so special!"

Histoire narrowed her eyes. 'Should have known. She's old enough to know about the ancient legends of Gamindustri. It's her fault most of them were lost! She didn't share them.'

"If you're that tome," Iris Heart puffed out her chest. "That means I'm one of The Successors to the Goddess! The tome of knowledge would only appear before the Successors!"

Histoire face soured. "Don't kidded yourself, Iris Heart!"

Iris Heart glared at the tome. "What did you say, tome?"

"You," Histoire growled. "Aren't a Successor! You could never be a Successor!"

Iris Heart's face turned red. "Are saying I'm not a Successor?!" Histoire only nodded. "You must be a fake! Thinking about it, the tome of knowledge doesn't have a name!" She pointed out.

"Don't you dare belittle my mother!" Histoire screamed back.

"M-mother?" Iris Heart lost her steam at hearing such a response.

"The original goddess created me," Histoire slapped a hand on her chest. "She give me, my name, Histoire! Before sealing me into the deepest parts of Gamindustri! I'm in charge of keeping the secrets of the goddess, the prophecy of The Dark One's return! They weren't meant for you and the betrayer!"

Iris Heart felt like she was slapped. A feeling, she didn't like unless she was the one doing the slapping. But did she say betrayer.

"Neptune," Iris Heart muttered. "She's the betrayer isn't' she?" It came out as more of a statement then a question.

"What do you think, Iris Heart," Histoire only shot back.

Iris Heart slowly laughed, before long. It was full blown laughter, one filled with madness.

"It's true!" she screamed to the heavens. "Neptune is the betrayer! The one who would free The Dark One! I should have seen it! She causes so much despair! That I've loved to watch with my own eyes." Her pink eyes showed her madness.

Histoire winched at seeing such a look. This goddess has gone insane. She did become enticed by her own power and now. She was seeing it clearly for the first time. Her mother would be ashamed at this.

"If that demon lord is unreleased," she moaned. "I can't wait to make it my pet!"

Histoire paled at hearing such a thing. She must know the power of the Dark One. There is no way she could control him. He was a match for her mother, not one of the current goddesses.

"Your insane!" Histoire screamed. "You can't control The Dark One! He's to strong! You don't know what's he's capable of! His power…it's beyond yours!" Even if it was futile, she had to reason with Iris Heart.

Iris Heart narrowed her eyes. "Your doubting my power. Such a foolish notion, I'm older than current generation of goddesses. Their power pales in comparison to mine!"

"Maybe," Histoire shook her head. "But you're missing the point! The Dark One fought my- "

"Shut up!" Iris Heart snapped her whip-sword at Histoire, causing her to stop. "I will not have some tome," she growled. "Tell me what to do! I'm stronger than any goddess right now! Your dear old mommy, couldn't handle the Dark One.

"As for me," Iris Heart licked her weapon. "I'm more then goddess enough to do the job."

"Your wrong," Histoire bravely spoke out. "He's stronger then you think. If you cared for your land, and its people. You've could be an ally to us, but now. Your nothing, but a bitter goddess. Who couldn't stand to face your sins. My mother, would be disgusted at you!"

Iris Heart whipped her weapon at Histoire, knocking the tome away. Histoire screamed in pain, landing somewhere close by. Iris Heart's eyes swirled in her madness.

"You don't know anything," she muttered. "I'm a goddess! It's a human's fate to bow down before us! We're goddesses, the most powerful beings in the world!" Her gaze fell to the father and daughter.

They were close to their jeep. Various people flashed before Iris Heart's eyes. Ones that had crude weapons.

"This ends now Iris Heart!" One of the voices screamed. "We will not be ruled by you anymore! Your reign of terror ends today! On this day, we will kill the betrayer!"

"There wrong," Iris Heart stalked her prey. "I'm not the betrayer. I'm a goddess who deserves to be praised, and your to be my offerings!"

Jess screamed in terror, even her daddy was frozen in fear. He wrapped his arms around his offspring, hoping to protect her from this mad goddess. Even if it was futile.

The sounds of gunfire thundered. Iris Heart screamed, she had four bullet wounds in her shoulder. Her eyes snapped to where Dante fired at.

The soldier fired again, hitting her leg. Iris Heart growled taking to the air. The man and child looked stumped at what to do.

"Get out of here!" Dante ordered the two with a wave. "She be back and pissed off! You need to get out of here now!"

The man snapped out of it, and with impressive speed. He had his daughter in their jeep. The tires squealed, dirt flew from the tires. The jeep rushed off to the safely of Lastation.

Dante raised his rifle, looking for that…bat shit crazy goddess. He didn't realize how crazy she was.

"Just my luck," Dante readied his rifle and flash grenades. "I had to play hero! I hope my back-up is coming!"

"I be worried about yourself human!" Iris Heart roared from the sky, charging at Dante. Her pink eyes full of rage.

Dante cursed firing at the goddess, a capable of the shoots hit Iris Heart, but didn't slow her down. Dante rolled out of the way. Iris Heart slashed at the ground, rock and dirt were clouded the area.

Iris Heart only growled like a feral animal. Only seeing new prey for her to play with. Dante shot at her again, the shots landed on her body, but.

"What the hell?!" Dante screamed in frusatrion, was his mind playing tricks. Or he just seen Iris Heart's wounds heal themselves.

"You're out matched human!" Iris Heart launched a whip attack at the young man.

Dante rolled again, but cursed. Something felt wrong with his body. It was slower than normal. Iris Heart appeared in front of the young man, and with her left hand. She punched the rifle, breaking the weapon.

Dante was launched backward from the blow. He landed a few feet away from the enraged goddess, soon, a foot planted itself on his chest. He grunted in pain.

He glared seeing it was Iris Heart's spiked heel. Iris Heart started grinding her heel into Dante's chest. Causing him to cough.

"Not so tuff now, human," Iris Heart smirked getting a good look at her catch.

Dante only glared at the goddess, the one responable for his family's death, and no telling how many others she caused.

Iris Heart was getting mad at the lack of…emotion this thing was giving off. Her pink eyes narrowed, they widened. A sickly grin appeared.

"This might be fate!" she laughed out load. "You're that son I've missed those years ago!"

Dante growled at the goddess. "So what if I am?!"

"I so wanted to see you in pain," Iris Heart bent down and touched Dante's face. Dante felt only disgust at being touched by this goddess.

Her hands were cold, lifeless. The mere touch of them, made him sick to his stomach.

"That sister of yours," Iris Heart cooed. "Her screams were excellent. I couldn't help myself when she screamed for her dear mommy, papa, and her big brother."

"You bitch!" Dante tried to move, but couldn't. Whatever this goddess did, he couldn't move.

"That's no way to talk to your master!" Iris Heart slammed her heel into Dante's shoulder. The soldier didn't scream only glared back.

Iris heart did the same thing to his other shoulder, just getting the same result.

"Like your father!" Iris Heart kick Dante's ribs. Blood came from Dante's mouth; she broke three of his ribs.

"Not screaming like a good pet. You should scream!" Iris Heart punched the young man's face.

Dante only kept quiet, knowing that Iris Heart got her thrills this way. He was going to deny her any satisfaction of that.

Iris Heart mind went back to her counties last days. This…brat had the same eyes as them. Eyes that won't bend to her will.

"Your," Iris Heart growled. "Like them! They didn't know their place! If so, I'll just kill you and then. I'll get my little pets Noire, Vert, and Blanc back. There loyal pets."

Dante felt his blood boil at the thought of Black Heart being in her hands.

A gunshot rang in the air. Iris Heart screamed in pain. Her right hand was shot, the one holding her whip-sword, but she didn't let go of her weapon. She glared at where that came from.

Her eyes gleamed, her pets all came to her.

"Got your damn feet off my subbornate!" Uni ordered with her rifle ready to shot again.

"Make me candidate," Iris Heart slammed her heel on Dante's chest.

'Damn goddess!' Dante thought. If only his body didn't betray him, he might think about going Kamikaze on this bitch.

Iris Heart smirked at seeing Vert, Blanc, and Noire look pale. There younger sisters didn't seem scared of her, she will make them later. But first.

"My dear little Noire," Iris Heart purred out. "I can't wait bring you back to Planeteptune. But first, I'll have given you my special treatment for leaving me."

Noire shivered with her sword in hand. The fear she couldn't control; it was eating at her being. Lastation was asking why she was afraid of this goddess, even Uni looked confused at her.

"Don't you dare," Dante crooked out. "Touch her! You damn, repulsive, excuses for a goddess!"

Iris Heart's head snapped at Dante, glaring at man. "Shut up, I'm talking to my pet!"

"Don't make me laugh, bitch!" Dante shot back. "I maybe a human, but I'm no damn object! If that's only what you see us humans as, if so. I would rather die as a soldier of Black Heart! I don't know what you did to her, but she's more a goddess than you'll ever be!"

The air chilled, Iris Heart's face twisted. Becoming uglier, her hands gripped her whip-sword to the point where it might break.

"Shut up!" Iris Heart screamed. "I'm the goddess that you should worry about!" She raised her whip-sword.

Uni pointed her gun while Rom and Ram readied themselves for the fight. They had to save Dante, because Iris Heart was about to kill him.

As for Noire, time slowed. She questioned herself, why was so scared of Iris Heart? What made her hesitate to fight her? Why? Why? Why?

In her mind, an orb was chained down. She focused on chains holding down the orb. The chains broke, and with it a new emotion came flooding in, replacing the fear of Iris Heart.

Rage.

Pure undulated rage that was strong, or stronger than her fear of Iris Heart. This goddess had the gall to invade her land, harm her precious people with a smile on her face.

Noire growled while grinding her teeth. The feel of despair she gave off…it was madding. No goddess should have that taint. She could even feel the taint of her betraying her land.

It was the vilest thing she could sense from a goddess.

No more this pathetic goddess is dead.

Uni was about to shoot, but a black blur rush past her. Her red eyes widened. "Noire!"

Iris Heart was about to bring down the weapon, when suddenly, a powerful kicked knocked her off Dante. She rolled in the air while hitting the ground.

"L-lady Black Heart!" a blushing Dante muttered out, he got see her pure white panties had lace. He couldn't make out what the lace made out, but it looked nice on her.

Noire landed between him and Iris Heart. Her red eyes full of rage and determination. Her sword gleamed while she pointed it at Iris Heart.

Dante couldn't help, but blushed at seeing look like a true goddess. For she was ready to fight Iris Heart with all her strength. Even the others were in awe at seeing this change.

"You've done enough, reneged!" she screamed out to Iris Heart. "This is my land to govern, not yours. So, prepare to pay for your crimes against Lastation!"

Iris Heart seethed at this turn of events. "You dare raise your hand against me, Black Heart!"

"Yes!"

Iris Heart cracked her whip-sword. "Think for a second, Black Heart. My patience for you is at its limit. If you stop- "

Her rambling was stopped by an enraged Black Heart. Even though her skinsuit was the same, there were two floating ports. With two pieces of armor floating by her head. Even her sword looked bigger with glowing lines.

"I've had enough of you!" Black Heart screamed out while pressing her sword against Iris Heart's weapon. "You're a disgrace to our kind! We should protect our people, love them, not use them for your twisted amusement!" She shoved Iris Heart with all her strength.

Iris Heart flew back from it, surprised at seeing such power. Even more surprise came seeing Black Heart on top of her. She dodged the strike, but a cut appeared on her back. She grimed at it, but it wasn't nothing she could handle.

Black Heart could feel her rage increasing thinking about this…monster. She loved causing pain to people. Even on her fellow goddesses. If she were to get ahold of her younger sister, she would do the same thing she did on that fake Uni.

Not on her watch was that going to happen.

Everyone else watched this fight, disbelief at seeing such rage coming from Black Heart. They were almost blurs flying in the sky.

Blanc growled while clenching her fists. Feeling the passion of Black Heart. Something snapped in her. Rage flooded at her own incompetence at facing this…turncoat.

"Green Heart!" Blanc looked at the shocked Vert. "What are we waiting for?! This rouge needs to be put down! She's only going to cause more pain with her existence!"

Vert slowly shivered, but her thoughts went to poor people who lost their lives to Iris Heart. Her blue eyes became cold as ice.

"Your right White Heart!" Suddenly, Green Heart stood there with her drill spear. "The time has come for us to pull out this weed!"

Like Black Heart, her weapon became broader. On her wings had armor with more armor floating around her frame.

Blanc became White Heart, same way as her fellow goddess. Her axe glowed with its blue lines. She looked at her sisters.

"Rom! Please help Dante! We're going to take out this decades old trash!" with that said, both White Heart and Green Heart blazed off to join Black Heart.

Rom, Uni and Ram was stuck with awe at seeing their sisters change. But that vanished, Rom ran to Dante.

"Please hold still," soft light came from Rom's hands, kneeing by Dante. "I'll heal you. It might take some time, but I'll fix you up Dante."

Dante nodded, knowing Lady Rom could heal wounds. Ram walked to where her sister was at.

Her gaze fell on Dante; a low growl came from her throat. Her head snapped to glare at Iris Heart.

"That's your secret," she whispered out, noticing something about Iris Heart.

Uni titled her head at Ram's reply, but shook it off.

"I'm going to help them! Iris Heart must not get…away?" the words died in her throat. She could see another person watching the fight.

One that she wanted to get her hands on right this moment.

Reluctantly, she ran after this person.

"Uni!" Ram called out to her. "What's wrong?!"

"Histoire is…here," Dante slowly answered Ram's question.

Both of Lowee's candidates' eyes widened.

"That tome is here?!" Ram screamed out, shocked that she was here.

Dante nodded. "I don't know why she's here, but…she tried to stop Iris Heart. She even talked about her not being a successor of something. I don't know she meant, but it enraged Iris Heart."

"Successor?" Rom muttered feeling this was important to them, but she can't lose focus. Dante needed to be healed.

Histoire watched the fight unfold before her eyes. She heard footsteps coming at her, slowly, she looked to see Uni. The pistol in her hands pointing at her.

"Uni," Histoire's eyes unfocused. "The human form of Black Sister, Lastation's goddess candidate. She's part of Lastation's Black Rain, because of joining the military during the Planeteptune war. Currently helping her sister helping restore their land, with planning to attack Planeteptune."

Uni red eyes burned like a raging fire. "So, you know us, but. Why are you here?!" It took all of her willpower not to pull the trigger. It seemed Histoire was able to collect knowledge on them.

She just proved it right before her.

Histoire eyes went back to normal. "I'm here…to help you, Lady Black Sister."

"Help us?" Uni raised a brow. Histoire nodded, hope in her eyes. "By saying, stop picking a fight with Planeteptune! Is that it?!"

Histoire shook her head. "That's not my intention! I need you to listen!"

"Listen to what!" Uni screamed out. "Did you realize how much suffering you've caused our land?!"

Histoire felt slapped by that one reply. "I didn't want that…I"

"You what?" Uni demanded. "Wanted Planeteptune to thrive while the rest of us. Suffered! My own sister was your prisoner! Forced to be your entertainment while Lastation cried out for her return, but got nothing for two years! Do you know how much it was sadden by that!" Tears appeared in Uni's eyes. She could remember the times Lastation cried at missing Noire.

Even herself missed her greatly. But there was nothing they could do to save her.

Histoire looked ashamed at what her actions have caused. She hurt three beautiful landmasses, and their people. This just made her realize how much pain she caused in the last three years.

"Mother," Histoire whispered. "Please forgive me. I've done so much pain to your world that you've worked so hard to save."

Black Heart slashed at Iris Heart with precise strikes. She felt a bit slower, but pushed her body. The effect dissipated, strange, Iris Heart looked spooked. She narrowed her eyes, she was doing something to her.

If so.

"Tanzerin Trombe!" a voice screamed behind Iris Heart.

Iris Heart's back with slammed by an axe, she screamed falling to ground. After her rough landing. She looked to see a glaring White Heart holding her axe. The one who attacked her.

"Rainy Ratnapura!" another screamed beside her.

Dozens of jabs hit her aching body, caused by Green Heart. Iris Heart growled in pain, after the jabs. She slashed at Green Heart, but she flew to the air where her other opponents were at.

"You dare!"

"I must apologize, Black Heart," Green Heart called out to the goddess, who looked at confused at seeing the two there. "I know this is your fight, but."

"We also want a piece of this reneged!" White Heart stated, rage in her pink eyes. "This monster needs to be put down! Her actions have harmed our own lands!"

Black Heart looked between her fellow goddess, feeling there resolve to stop Iris Heart.

"You three," Iris Heart foamed at the mouth, glaring at the trio. "Dare to fight me, Iris Heart! Don't you know what will happen if you resist me?!"

Black Heart glared back with her coldest expression. "Does it matter. You've would have harmed us, regardless of the reason. Only now, we're fighting back! Like we should have when, we seen you in Planeteptune!"

Green Heart and White Heart both said the same thing. They weren't going to pushed around anymore.

Madness oozed out of Iris Heart's eyes. Thinking back to the last time this happened. She could feel the pain of their attacks on her. Each one declaring her unfit goddess, with no fear.

"Unforgivable! Unforgivable!" Iris Heart screamed out. Suddenly, a black hat appeared with a human skull with various floating microchips floating around her body. Her rage peaked glaring at the three goddess.

"I'm going to tear you three unfair goddesses apart!"

"Unfair," Green Heart stated. "That would be you reneged. You only went after humans who you know couldn't fight back! Whereas we!" Green Heart point to herself and her friends. "We've didn't pick fights with ones that needed our help!"

Iris Heart growled like an animal, she even bent down like a predator.

"It's time," Black Heart said. "We fight together and end this…thing right now!"

Iris Heart's feral roar could be heard for a mile. She flew full speed to the goddesses who would dare defile her.

Histoire slowly kneed before Uni, her head held low. "Your right, Lady Black Sister. I've…caused so pain with my foolish actions. Sins that may never be forgiven, for that…I'm willing to pay the ultimate price for!"

Uni could feel the sorrow this tome had for hurting Lastation, maybe even for the other landmasses. There didn't seem to be any untruth there, but…

"How do I know," Uni said. "You're not going pull something? For all I know, you're here to help Neptune even more."

"Your right, there is no reason to trust me," Histoire replied. "But please!" She lifted her head, her watering eyes looking at Uni. "If I'm to be executed, please use me up! You must have the knowledge that my mother gave me! She wanted her Successors to know about The Dark One!"

Uni could feel her blood froze at such a response. She knows about the Dark One, the same one they were trying to learn about, if so?

"You're that tome of knowledge, White Heart was looking for!"

"Correct Lady Black Sister!" Histoire nodded while standing up. "I'm that tome!"

Uni glared while growling at Histoire. "If so, why in the hell were you with Purple Heart?! I thought that tome would be neutral! Not join the vilest side!"

Histoire sobered. "Your right. I should have appeared before Black Heart, Green Heart, or even White Heart. They were the ones I was meant for. It's only to my foolishness that I appeared before Purple Heart."

"Your right on the mark!" Uni agreed with that.

Histoire didn't rebuke that, she only waited for what Black Sister would do. She could shoot her, but she holstered her weapon.

"For now," Uni pointed at her. "You're our prisoner, one that will face trial for your crimes. Before that, you're going to tell us what you know!"

Histoire bowed. "I understand Lady Black Sister. It's only right I face a trial."

Uni nodded turning her attention back to fight between goddesses. By the looks of things, they were holding their own against Iris Heart.

"Maybe I better join them," her eyes narrowed, ready to go HDD.

"Please not right now, Lady Black Sister," Histoire pleaded.

Uni glared at the tome. "You better give me a reason why not."

"They need this challenge," Histoire answered. "Even if Iris Heart isn't strong as The Dark One. She still is formable. They need to know there limits and surpass them! It's the only way they will have a chance to fight The Dark One."

The wheels turned in Uni's head. There was no real way to know how powerful The Dark One was, if so. The three goddesses needed to be stronger than they are. That would be the best thing to do.

"Alright," Uni sighed. "I'll stand back and watch for now."

"I thank Lady Black Heart," Histoire bowed at Uni.

The two went back to watching the fight. There seemed to a hum in the air. An event was going to take place right before their eyes. They could feel it.

Iris Heart whipped her weapon at Black Heart, even though enraged beyond anything. She wasn't all that sloppy. Her attacks were precise with her strength. Maybe more with her rage burning.

Black Heart grunted, knocking the strikes back with her sword. Sparks formed from there clash, but Black Heart only kept charging at Iris Heart. The insane goddess dropped down at the last second. Black Heart cursed, and barley missing the whip-swords strike coming at her from below.

Iris Heart seethed at missing Black Heart, but could see Green Heart charging at her back, with White Heart taking the front.

"Idiots!" Iris Heart muttered at such a tactic. She readied to block White Heart, but at the very last second, she flew to the side. Her opponent's eyes widened at such a tactic.

They would crash into each other, but White Heart speed up. She reached out her left hand. Instantly, Green Heart noticed it and understand her plan. Close enough, Green Heart grabbed the hand.

White Heart twisted, launching them in a spin. Using the energy, White Heart threw Green Heart toward Iris Heart. Green Heart's spear drill was buzzing, before Iris Heart could slash at her.

She could even barely block the attack, shocked at such a tactic. Grinding metal were heard from the two weapons clashing. Green Heart screamed pushing her spear into Iris Heart's whip-sword, determined to break the weapon. There were cracks appearing on it.

Iris Heart's knee slammed into Green Heart's chest, knocking off the goddess. She huffed, becoming tried. She has been using her powers on the goddess trio, but they seemed to failing her.

'Why?!' Iris Heart thought moving away before Green Heart or White Heart could attack her in that spot. 'Why aren't my powers working on them?!'

They worked before, so why weren't they working now.

That line stopped seeing Black Heart charging at her, screaming. Faster than she thought possible for this goddess.

Black Heart felt her determination bursting at the seams. Even if Iris Heart was strong, she won't give up. To many lives have been lost to her, she needs to be stopped.

Iris Heart's eyes widened in shock. Because if they weren't playing tricks, she thought there plus symbols forming in Black Heart's eyes.

Suddenly, a glowed came from Black Heart's sword, and with it. A…person appeared behind her. There features close to Black Heart, but stronger than her. Black Heart screamed slashing at Iris Heart, a crescent black wave rushed toward Iris Heart.

Iris Heart gasped. "That's looks like Purple Heart's dimension slash!" With quick relaxes, she launched her whip-sword at crescent wave. It broke apart it, but the pieces kept flying toward her.

She screamed as they hit her arms and legs. Even though the attack was broken apart, it's power didn't dissipate. It only made it into a multiple attack.

Iris Heart glared at Black Heart, who was about to slash her head off. With no choice, she stopped flying, falling to the ground.

Black Heart cursed at missing her target, and was about to chase her.

Iris Heart activated her wings, flying again. But stiffened. White Heart was charging at her, but that wasn't what scared her. Her eyes…they were the same as Black Heart's with a person behind her. One that looked her.

With no time to dodge, Iris Heart raised her weapon to block White Heart's strike. The strike landed on her weapon, her whole body shaking from the strength.

White Heart growled, feeling power rush into her body. For now, was the time to really let her have it.

"Trinity…Smash!"

To Iris Heart's horror, two more images of White Heart appeared behind her. The first one slammed into her, strong as her initial strike, then the last one hit. The three strikes sent her flying to the ground. A small dust cloud came from her landing.

Blood and spit came out Iris Heart's mouth. That attack that happened, it was devastating. How could this brat have so much strength? Even Black Heart seemed stronger.

"Gravity Javelin," a cold female voice said above Iris Heart.

Iris Heart quickly looked up seeing Green Heart throwing her spear at her. For a second, she could see the plus symbol in her eyes, and again. A person behind her. With no time to think about it, she turned and flew before that spear could hit her.

*Boom*

The spear landed close to Iris Heart's right leg. She screamed in pain, even though she missed being hit directly by the spear, her foot and lower leg got grazed. It felt like their bones were smashed. She crashed into a thick tree, turning to face her attackers, an emotion she hasn't felt in a long time came rushing to her.

Pure fear.

Pure fear that ran down her spine in droves, the reason. The three goddess who were fighting her, they were glaring at, but it wasn't that combined glare.

It was the images behind them. Each one of those images looked like them, but advanced then their current form with being stronger. That looked at her if she were nothing, but a bug that needed to squashed.

"I now see the reason why you've attacked humans!" Black Heart screamed out to Iris Heart. Her plus symbol eyes glowing brighter. "Your weaker than a normal goddess, you have tricks that even you out, but there pathetic!"

"I agree, Black Heart," White Heart's tone held wisdom. "I'm not sure what she's using, but it's underdeveloped! She must only go after humans, never challenging herself, which made her weak!"

"Which in turn," Green Heart tone was condescending. "Harms innocent people! People we should care for! This goddess is nothing, but a disgrace to the original goddess legacy! Her love for the land of Gamindustri and its people is why we're here! Not for them to be our playthings, Iris Heart!"

Iris Heart couldn't find any words to say right now, her fear was running rampant in her body. It was she was in the presence of…the original goddess. She couldn't explain why, but she could sense it.

"What are…those forms?!" Uni screamed at seeing the image behind her sister. They even felt more welcoming like…someone who was stronger than herself, but at the same time. Was so kind and caring for her.

"What are you talking about, commander?" Dante questioned his commanding officer while standing up, healed thanks to Rom. "I don't see anything!"

Even Rom and Ram looked confused at Dante's reply. They could also see the images and feel their combined wisdom, determination, and love. It wasn't like anything they felt before.

"Why can't he see them?" Uni whispered, shocked as to why Dante can't see what they're seeing.

"He doesn't have the divine sight of a goddesses, and me," Historie answered while her voice broke up.

Uni looked at the tome, seeing her hands clasped in prayer.

"This shows how much I was a fool!" she confessed. "They are The Successors to the Goddess! The ones who'll face The Dark One! The ones my mother saw in her visons! The hope of Gamindustri! They were here the whole time! I just…didn't see it!" She hiccupped at her own foolishness.

"Bullshit!" Iris Heart screamed, slowly lifting herself off the ground. Her breathing sounding like a wounded animal, even her eyes looked feral. "I refuse to believe they're the Successors!"

The images behind the goddesses' trio disappeared with their plus symbols. They didn't know who called them successors, but they could see Iris Heart was losing it, whatever sanity she had left. It was quickly disappearing.

"I was around when their codes were being written!" Iris Heart screeched. "I'm not done! No! I'll kill you and then your weak little sisters. They'll be my playthings for years!" She glared at the…successors. The mere sound left a bad taste in her mouth.

The successors raised their weapons, ready to fight this reneged again. When suddenly, dozens of beam shots pierced Iris Heart's shoulders, and arms. Iris Heart screamed in pain, her head snapped to see a glaring Black Sister.

The one who shot her with a massive gun.

Black Sister clicked her gun. "You think I'm weak! Why not you try me, reneged bitch!" She fired again.
Irish Heart screamed at three more shots hitting her torso, if she wasn't a goddess. Those could have been fatal. Suddenly, the coldest wind slammed into her. Her teeth quivered, even frost appeared on her face.

"You think," a glaring White Sister Ram growled. "We're weaklings! I think it's time, to show you who's weak!" Even her sister nodded, both ready to fight.

"Ram, Rom," White Heart muttered in disbelief at what her sisters were doing.

Iris Heart charged at the twins, before White Heart or her friends could react. Her pink eyes spotted a target to vent her frustrations. The plus side to this, it was younger sisters of one those damn goddesses. She'll make her pay with her sisters' screams of pain.

The White Sisters only glared at the charging Iris Heart. She screamed with lanching her whip-sword. Only for it bounce off a barrier. Iris Heart's eyes almost popped out her head, but Ram appeared before her.

With surprising speed, White Sister Ram kicked Iris Heart's stomach. Iris Heart could feel her stomach cave in, but reach out to grab her opponent, but she moved to fast. She cursed at that brat having so much speed. She even glared at her.

"Your mine candidate!" her screams showed her anger, frustrations with these goddesses. Her body moved as fast it could go, she slashed where White Sister Ram was at, but missed. "Stay still!"

White Sister Rom slammed Iris Heart's back. Causing the reneged goddess fall to the ground, she lashed out to her, but ice pierced her hands. Her screams could be heard by everyone.

She was able to stop her fall, right about three feet off the ground. She looked for her prey, but couldn't find them. "Where are you?!"

"Over here, you novice!" White Sister Ram answered with her sister, both of them pointing their wands at Iris Heart.

Iris Heart screamed as another blast of cold air hit her body. She could see parts of her body turn lite blue, signs of frostbite beginning to settle in.

'Not good!' Iris Heart thought. 'My healing abilities are at their limits! I don't know how much more I can use them!' Truth be told, if she didn't have those powers. The fight would already be over for her. That was the reason she didn't collapse right now.

"I see," White Sister Rom stated rather calmly.

"What you see?!" Iris Heart shot back with blood shot eyes. The two eyes they looked…condescending.

"We know what you've been doing," White Sister Ram pointed at Iris Heart. "Your using magic to weaken your opponents."

"With you healing yourself, that's how you've lasted so long against our sister," White Sister Rom finished. "We could sense your magic when you used it. We're also versed in using such magic."

Iris Heart's shock could be shown clear as day on her face. They noticed her secret.

"Magic…I should have known!" White Heart exclaimed. "Rom and Ram are able to use such skills. That's what she been using to even herself out, but she…hasn't trained it! I know those spells could have more impact, which why. I didn't think it was magic." She had help trained her sisters in those skills, and they were much more efficient then Iris Heart's current level of magic.

"In that case," Black Sister charged her gun. "I say we shoot her head off! Make sure she can't heal herself anymore."

Iris Heart shivered at hearing such a reply. It was starting to sink in how much these goddesses were strong. Even the candidates were well trained, better than they thought possible. There was only one thing to do right now.

Her opponents were closing in, suddenly, a bright flash of light enguped the area. Blinding the whole area. Iris Heart flew away before they could see her, but screamed. A beam shot hit her right wing.

Using what healing she had left, she used it on her hurt wing. She needed to retreat, there was no way she could take all of them. Dispute what her earlier thoughts were, she could problay only handle one, not all six.

"Thanks Lastation," Black Sister thanked her land for helping her shot at Iris Heart. It replied back with joy, happy to help.

Their eyes were able to see now; Black Heart could feel Iris Heart wasn't that far. She was still in her land, but could be out in few seconds.

"We can catch her!" Black Heart yelled out to her fellow goddesses. "We must put down that goddess!"

Green Heart and White Heart agreed and were about to chase after her.

"It might be best if you let her go. There are more pressing matters, Successors," a soft female voice replied to them.

The goddess trio head's snapped to where that voice came from, instantly, they surrounded Histoire. Their weapons pointed at the shivering tome, they moved so fast she couldn't see them.

"Why are you here…tome?" White Heart growled out. "If I remember our time together in Planeteptune. You didn't like my language, if that's the case. I don't like what you've done to me, and more importantly. To my beloved Lowee!"

"I'm with White Heart, Histoire," Green Heart firm tone froze Histoire. "I don't how, but your responsible for our lands being able to sense us while we couldn't! For that…I'm most displeased with you."

Black Heart only glared at Histoire, her teal eyes boring into Histoire's blue eyes.

The tome was scared beyond anything. Because these goddesses…they reminded her of her mother's glare. They had that glare of her when she was angry, she could even see her mother in each one of them. Saying 'You've disappointed me child'.

"You better explain yourself right now," Green Heart ordered, her spear gleamed.

"I'm…here to pay for my sins, Successors to the Goddess!" Histoire finally said while respectfully kneeing before the goddesses.

"Successors to the Goddess?" Black Heart questioned the tome. "What are you talking about?"

Histoire looked at Black Heart. "You're the ones my mother, the original goddess seen in her visions. The ones who would face The Dark One, maybe even defeat him!"

"You aren't going say," White Heart coldly spoke out. "That we join with Neptune, and help her fight this Dark One? It seems like that what've done so far."

"No!" Histoire franticly shook her head. "Neptune, Purple Heart doesn't need help! She's the one who is freeing The Dark One! She's the betrayer! Her actions only caused the seals holding The Dark One at bay to be weakened!"

The goddesses' eyes hardened, they looked at each other. They blinked at each other. Their glaze went back to Histoire.

"If so," Green Heart started speaking. "Why did you help the betrayer? From your words, This Dark One is dangerous. So why, help Purple Heart?" She hummed out, seemly not caring about Histoire's pleas.

Histoire sweated, they weren't taking her seriously. They needed to believe her, because their world was in danger of The Dark One.

"Please believe me!" Histoire exclaimed. "Me helping Purple Heart was my mistake! I thought…"

"Thought what?" a titiled head White Heart hummed out. "You've do a good deed and everything would be peachy."

"Well…yes, but now looking back," Histoire gulped. "It was my natively to blame. I should have seen Purple Heart for what she is."

"What would that be," Black Heart hummed out, arms crossed. "A heroine who would care for her friends, land. Take a pick, because to my eyes, she's done neither!"

"Your right, Lady Black Heart," Histoire sadly agreed. "She's done nothing good, which why I'm here. I'm ready to pay for my sins against the land of Gamindustri. My mother gave so much for it, and I've…harmed it!" Tears were in her closed eyes.

Something soft grabbed Histoire. She looked to see Green Heart's compassionate eyes. She was in Green Heart's soft arms, full of warmth and compassion. The same as her mothers.

"M-mother," Histoire whispered, feeling the same tenderness as her mother's embrace from so long ago.

"You're on the right track," Green Heart softy replied. "Your road is rough, but you've made the right choice, young one."

Histoire couldn't stop the tears that came down her eyes. Those ones, tears of joy. Even if this was Green Heart, it felt like her beloved Mother speaking to her. Letting her know that she's forgiving her, for all the mistakes she made.

For it was time to prepare those wonderful goddesses for horror that was to come. She knows they'll be tested like never before, but it was her duty to help them. Her debit to her mother and to Gamindustri needed to be paid.

To be continued

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