Michiki's note: *sigh of defeat* Wow. The end has come. I have nothing left to say but a last thank you to my four prized readers ^.~ Ko, Dark of the Sky, Seeker, and AA-chan. ^-^ Without any further interruptions, I present to you the last part of Reliquia...

Warnings and Disclaimer:

See the first chapter.
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RELIQUIA:
The True Goddess
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Zero blinked in an attempt to adjust his eyes. He appeared to be surrounded...By nothing but pure white light. When the flash died down, Zero found the Goddess to be directly in front of him. Her phantom-like structure was more solid than the structure of the four deities. Three streaks of silver adorned her colorless hair and two smiling teallish eyes peeked at Zero from beneath white bangs resting under a crown made of tiny stars. When Zero finally pulled away his attention from the Goddess' delicate wings, he realized that she spoke to him.

"I know why you summoned me," she whispered.

Zero was surprised when he saw that the Goddess spoke without even moving her lips. He was even more surprised when he realized that he could hear himself think, literally.

"Do not be afraid," the Goddess told Zero telepathically. "I have already read through your entire mind everything that I needed to know."

With a turn of her head, the Goddess conjured up dozens of images around Zero. All the images where of Zero's memories and inner conflicts. With a nod, the Goddess made the images disappear. "Yes, I know what you really want-"

"So, you'll really make Kizna be nicer to me?" Zero asked. The Goddess nearly facefaulted.

"No," the Goddess nearly grunted. "I meant, what you want and need...What you REALLY want and need..."

"Oooohhh," Zero mused. "I know what you mean now."

The Goddess regained her composure and smiled, completely assured that Zero finally knew exactly what she meant.

"You're going to finally tell me what gender Ko is!" Zero exclaimed excitedly.

This time the Goddess DID facefault. "No, no, no, Zero! Your love for Hiead!"

"How did you know about that-" Zero began while chibifying.

"You numbskull!" the Goddess bit out before trying once more to regain her calm. "I mean, did I not tell you earlier that I knew everything about you. Remember when I even showed you the images of your memory?"

"Is THAT what they were?" the chibi Zero pondered with a finger on his chin.

The Goddess' eye twitched as she hurled Zero from this atmosphere of peace.

"I was just kidding! Can't you take a joooooooooooke?" Zero questioned the Goddess before...

~*~Back Inside the Dome~*~

Zero, Hiead, and Ko opened their eyes. When they looked down, they found that all three of them were touching the Crystal relic and that the Goddess inside it was gone.

"You-" Zero began.

"I didn't think-" Ko continued.

"Could have sworn-" Hiead mumbled.

"YOU MEAN TO SAY THAT WE GOT HERE AT THE SAME TIME?" they all shrieked.

A peal of laughter had the pyramidal trio looking behind them just in time to see the Goddess smiling in mid-air. "My deeds will be your will." The Goddess exploded into several rays of light that surrounded the pyramidal trio with dozens of patterns that transported them to where they originated from...

~*~In Central Zion~*~

Ko stood before the same stand within the market as before, the pyramid charm in hand. "Back to where we originated from..." Ko mused.

Ko's eyes drifted to the side and widened when they caught sight of two young boys walking by. One had spiky white hair and was wearing blue while the other had spiky black hair and wore green.

"Killua...And Gon?" Ko asked no one in particular. Apparently, the two boys heard Ko because they stopped and turned around at the sound of their names.

Ko chibified, eyes brimming with tears of joy.

~*~Beneath Zion~*~

"A-are you sure about this?" a nervous Ikhny asked Hiead.

"Yes," Hiead answered.

"Thank you!" Ikhny bounced with happiness before teleporting to the Sky.

Hiead leaned against the wall, darkness devouring him whole.

~*~Above Zion~*~

Ikhny emerged from the teleporter decked in robes of white. "Kizna!"

In the observation room, two cat ears twitched at the sound of her name. Kizna excused herself before making her way to the teleporting base. Once there, she froze in place. "Ikhny?"

Ikhny ran to hug her friend. "Yes, it's me! He let me go. I'm free!"

Kizna returned Ikhny's hug before dragging her outside. "Come with me and you'll get to hear what really happened in the realm of the relic!"

"How are we going to find out?" Ikhny asked, eager to be working side by side with her best friend again after being separated by death.

"Easy," Kizna explained. "We're going to try and get the info out of Zero!"

Ikhny and Kizna ran into the observation room in order to drag Clay and Saki with them outside.

~*~Just Outside the Castle in the Sky~*~

Zero collapsed as soon as he walked through the gate. "Pain..."

Clay, Saki, Kizna, and Ikhny blinked. "Don't tell me you WALKED all the way up here."

Zero nodded. "I forgot that the deities returned our wings and climbed all the way back- Ikhny? What are you doing here?"

"Hiead set me free," Ikhny replied with a smile.

"What!" Zero abruptly found the energy to stand up. "You left him down there by himself?"

"No, I have a feeling you'd enjoy that too much," a voice said behind Zero.

Zero whirled around and did a double take as he gawked at what was before him. Hiead was clad in white clothing trimmed with silver, overshadowed by magnificent white wings with silver tips, and was standing in front of the gate of the Sky with folded arms.

Zero lowered his head, eyes cast in shadow, and smirked. "So, you finally decided to join us. Big deal," Zero mumbled bitterly with a shrug. "You're only going to seclude yourself from us like you secluded Ikhny."

~How could he say that after all we've been through?~ Hiead thought while narrowing his eyes.

Saki, Clay, Ikhny, and Kizna slowly stepped away from the two angels in case a fight broke out between them.

"Is that so?" Hiead ground out. Or are you just afraid that I'll steal your little friends and seclude them away from YOU?"

"Why do you HATE me so much?" Zero questioned. "Wasn't the realm of the relic proof enough that we could get along somewhat?"

Hiead lowered his head. "I...Don't hate you." ~In fact I actually-~

"In fact you actually what?" asked a suddenly happy Zero.

Hiead's eyes flew open. "Did you just read my mind!?"

"Uh-oh," Zero exclaimed before cautiously stepping away from Hiead. "See, well...The Goddess granted me telepathy...But only when it came to YOUR thoughts!"

~MASAKA!~ Hiead's hands formed into fists as his face turned into an angry frown. "To think I actually fell in LOVE with you!"

Zero froze. "You love me? I love you, too. But, you have to understand that-"

"You BASTARD!" Hiead growled before chasing a retreating Zero. "Get BACK here!"

"Wait Hiead!" Zero whined. "The telepathy was granted to me only until you confessed your feelings! It's gone now, honest!"

"That's not going to make up for violating my thoughts! Even IF it was for only a moment!" Hiead yelled at Zero. "GET BACK HERE! DON'T YOU RUN FROM ME!"

Zero stopped so quickly that Hiead nearly ran into him.

"You're right," Zero grinned. "I'm not going to run from you anymore!"

That being said, Zero swooped down and kissed Hiead. Saki, Kizna, Clay, and Ikhny thought that Hiead was going to explode and beat Zero into a bloody pulp. They were surprised when Hiead stayed in Zero's embrace and kissed him back. Kizna, Saki, Ikhny, and Clay turned their backs from the two angels in order to lend them some privacy when they heard the loud thump of Hiead dropkicking Zero to the ground.

"That was for SCARING me!" Hiead cried.

Zero rubbed the back of his head in pain. "It was worth it. I didn't know you were such a good kisser."

Zero smiled as Hiead turned a red hue all over.

The group sweatdropped.

"Interesting," Clay commented.

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The End
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