Request time!

I've run out of things to say in the beginning now and I think that's a good thing (or is it? Maybe we'll see as time goes on!). As things have progressed, as you can see I changed the 'titular character' for each new chapter to sort of give you an hint of what is to follow but the fact that I don't elaborate until here I think aims to bring you in. Haas it worked? But as they say; on with the show!

Today's request comes from Takuz who asked:

A nice OTP chapter... You express nice interaction between those two and it pretty amusing too. I wish you can make Chapter about Chibi Othinus :D

And your wish has been heard loud and clear….whoops wrong God and series. Well whatever, the point still stands.

So here we go with this chapter that I hope you will enjoy. But here we are with the usual Q & A:

whwsms: Well I think the point of the last chapter was to show that Touma does downplay himself when it comes to others because of his misfortune so having someone overcome that at the very end such as the duo of Othinus and Arisa might be interesting to see what his standpoint will be then. However somehow I feel as though even if Touma were to be freed from his misfortune, he would still want to seek out those that are hurting so he can save them. Still, the idea of a Touma without 'misfortune' is interesting although as a result, you'd probably have to forgo the harem antics. IT'S A HORRIBLE TRADE-OFF!

But still, I don't think that having another girl or Tsuchimikado pop up would add anything to the last scene with Touma and Arisa, mainly because it would turn something nice where Arisa is trying to convey that she wants Touma to think about himself rather than others for once and what others think about him and his standpoint into something that will only cause him some pain. I hope you can see that though; in a way having either of them show up would 'ruin the moment' as it were. But as a whole, it might have been amusing to consider at the same time.

pop2ww: Again, as I noted with whwsms while the thought of having Tsuchimikado recording the last scene with Arisa and Touma would be amusing as well as if he sent it to others, I think that doing so would 'ruin the moment' and the message that Arisa was trying to get across to Touma. But again I do feel as though you once again nailed what Touma's character is there in that he doesn't want to 'give a push' at the end but rather allow one to 'stand' and take that step to their end goal themselves. As a result though, Touma essentially casts himself away and refuses to be happy with them so having Arisa act as the 'broker' who states that she also wants Touma to be happy is also important.

Arisa though as a character is too cute and ideal as a WAIFU! Maybe my own love for her character (she really was outstanding – no hitting Touma when he stuffed up and just plain doing things an average person would do) resulted in the husband-wife feel at the end of last chapter but I seriously love Arisa as a character. Even with glasses! Thank you Kamachi! And I wouldn't mind having Arisa as a freeloader if Arisa and Shutaura unmerged. But that's my own personal taste.

Before we get into the usual 'what does this character look like' I haven't considered a spinoff A Certain Known Level 0 because the title of ACUL0 is meaningful in the sense that the story is about discovery of Touma and who he is even though it sort of exploded into a battle/action/harem/magic vs. science/discovery story. Thus I haven't really considered a spinoff because of the point I'm trying to get across. That and the title becomes REALLY important in the LAST arc of that story. But now I'll get to that 'what the characters look like' bit here for the magician introduced in Accelerator's arc with his partner covered next chapter of BTL (I'll deal with the OCs on an arc-by-arc basis).

Travis Sibley: This guy had an appearance similar to Tyki Mikk's human form in D. Gray Man. While he is more aloof in that media, Travis had a more serious character; something like Kiritsugu's clothes and cynical nature from Fate/Zero put into the figure of Tyki. His clothes were more to represent the fact he could 'blend' in if anything which was perfect as his assassin role but by having him appear like Tyki I bridged the gap between the usual 'kid vs. kid' structure of Index and had Touma face an adult magician. I've diverged for that for now but I wanted Travis back then to establish just how removed the Magic side (or Science?) was from Science by having him appear more adult. Overall though, imagine Tyki's human form wearing a ripped trench coat yet casual clothes, being a bit serious.

Guest: I think I am the first to sort of ship Arisa and Touma in a fanfiction here. (Not too sure though). I guess I can call that one then right!? I just feel as though the two of them really meld well together in their chemistry so I hope that I made their interactions good.

Agent Nine: I'm glad that you enjoyed it! I wanted to display a different side of the 'battle' Touma that we usually know and look at more his stance of misfortune clashing with his own want to support another but I'm glad that it turned out well and you liked it! I hope more of my chapters emphasise that second side of him; more than just the hero that charges into everything but also the hero that support everyone with kindness, even if he has to cast aside his own smile.

wildarms13: Thank you for your kind words and I find it funny how my works here might seem to be thought of as 'canon'. And join the club fellow Arisa shipper. The chapter was extremely fluffy wasn't it?

Anon: ….I'm really eager to do a Shutaura chapter now….

Ren: I'm glad for those kind words of yours and thank you for taking the time to review when you are usually a silent reader! A villain Touma seems like a good idea but I'll see what I can do. I have around up to Chapter 60 of this in draft, with a mix of original and request projects so you'll have to wait a while if I get up to the chapter that you want. Sorry.

Cobra Hound: I have an IDEA for a Cendrillon chapter at the moment but what I do with it, I have no idea. I've got it down in draft if it's any conciliation but it'll be a while before the idea is cemented and I post it.

And before we continue, I'd like to thank the usual 2 and the extra person to thank.

Of course, PokeRescue18. My beta, friend and comrade in arms, I'm sure that we have been through some tough times together and I hope that you can continue to work with me here in the future as long as you can. May you live long and prosper because of my thanks (wrong series again!).

To you as well the reader. Seriously, without you, things would never have gotten as smoothly as they would have now. I seriously want to thank you for your work here by reading and I hope I can continue to grasp you as the time comes. Your support really drives me, as you can tell that this series is updated more than my Pokémon one…

And to you Takuz. I want to thank you for your request and I hope that I fulfilled it to the best of my ability.

AND GREAT NEWS! NT 16 HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED FOR AUGUST! The preview for now seems like true bait however I truly look forward to seeing Touma, Mikoto and Misaki (if she does indeed appear physically instead) in their swimsuits and the chaos that surrounds Tokiwadai if indeed that is the full novel. I wonder if this time, that is going to be the broken sanctuary?

And for everyone out there that usually fits into the second category of people to thank:

Enjoy.

Mr Question Mark.


This Is No Place for a God. A_Towering_World_Filled_With_Giants.

Blasphemy.

As a whole, it was basically the act of insulting or completely showing disrespect for a God or Gods. Many people did it daily without realising it; if the Ten Commandments were to be taken literally then the phrase 'Oh My God' or saying 'Jesus' in surprise or alarm was considered blasphemy. After all, the Third Commandment stated that 'Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain'. [1]

While for religions where there was one God, monotheism, blasphemy was more clear cut the line was somewhat blurred for religions where there were many gods, polytheism. After all, if one god was blasphemed against, how did that affect the other gods?

Insulting one's father did not upset the mother. Like in a similar manner, the amount of punishment was determined by whom in the 'chain of hierarchy' one insulted. If it was a minor god, the punishment was minor while on the other hand, if it was a major god then the punishment was major.

In this fashion though, the only word that Othinus could think of in this situation was demeaning.

That and as the head god of Norse mythology, she wanted to have all of the perpetrators beheaded with their bodies impaled on sticks in order to serve as an example for those that chose to do the same blasphemous acts again. Such punishment was fitting for blasphemy against the head god indeed.

But there was nothing that she could do in this state.

And that would have to be the fact that she was currently 15 centimetres tall. Using a conversion rate, she figured it was around 6 inches tall, or just a bit smaller but the reason for her current size was not in her control.

Being near the end of November right about now, the chaos that had erupted within Denmark a few days ago had died down completely. News reports were the only thing that remained and the two people that had served at the centre of the chaos were currently in Academy City. Or more accurately, there were in a District 7 hospital run by a certain frog-faced doctor.

One person, the one that had done all of the work and the person that Othinus owed her life to right now was currently wondering about outside. His rehabilitation was going well after everything that he had experienced, his right arm in a sling and moving about with recovering strength even though he had stupidly taken it off earlier yesterday for some reason, which she and Index had lectured him about.

Kamijou Touma passed everything off with a smile and the two of them had had frequent conversations together about the future for them both. As it was basically determined that Kamijou was to be her warden and her, the prisoner, it seemed as though they were going to have to get along together, something that they now did perfectly.

It was only natural given that the other was their Understander.

It seemed as though the basic plan was as follows: after he got out, he would head back to his student dorm and then live out his normal life. There was nothing abnormal about that but at the same time, it hammered into Othinus just what her punishment was, given her current state.

She was made to watch and experience that world, that normal life that Kamijou Touma was to live.

She had to face the world that she wanted to run away from by committing suicide in thinking that she didn't deserve to be saved. It was almost ironic but by being saved she was made to endure the most horrible punishment that could have been given to her. And that was to watch the happy world continue even though she had been once viewed as the villain.

The punishment, something that would never be known by those prattling mortals was something similar to what she had placed on someone else, in something that could be called the Omega World. It had truly been a hell that had almost made Kamijou Touma break yet here they were, with Kamijou victorious over the Magic God.

Or what was left of her.

The 1% remains of her crumbling body had reformed, giving her this appearance that she was to conduct her punishment in. Being 15 centimetres might have been a godsend, just in the fact that she was alive but even so, she was having a hard time believing it had happened. She was dying yet she had been saved by something.

Whatever her thoughts were on the matter though, she had to get used to being in this form and the situation at hand. Besides, with the human there to support her, it couldn't be all that bad which perhaps was the only saving thought. But that had hardly been easy, even with his support.

While Kamijou himself was having a sort of rehabilitation, it was something that was mirrored by Othinus as she got used to her new body. It had a function that was exactly the same as her previous, only a scale smaller.

Things that that idiotic human had pointed out, only to be punched by Othinus and lightly bitten by Index to prevent his wounds from opening also had to be addressed. Things like going to the bathroom, eating and changing clothes (although she only needed to wash the current ones that she had) were things that she had to get used to.

But the biggest change that Othinus had realised during her rehabilitation was probably the fact that she felt like she was in Australia. This was because of the fact that, given the goings-on in Australia, suddenly everything was out to kill her.

People's feet as they walked without noticing her in the hospital almost trampled on her. She had almost drowned in a bag of donated blood. Falling down the stairs was a feat that almost killed her. Surgery stretchers that were wheeled down hallways with frightening speed almost caused her body to be crushed like in a car accident. Missing elevator doors almost threatened to crush her body in two. Falling items that probably weighed no more than two kilograms caused her to flee for fear of being squashed. Almost being sucked down the toilet made her almost become an urban legend in and of itself.

Although she was reminded of the hells that she had put Kamijou Touma though as a result of these threats, something where he had in fact been trampled, drowned, crushed, hit by a car, sliced in two, squashed and eaten by alligators in a sewer instead of avoiding the threat, there was one thing that Othinus felt that she had to endure that the boy was lucky she had neglected to put him through.

And that was that Othinus-damn cat.

The monstrous being that threatened her very existence. The creature of divine proportions that caused her, a former war god to tremble in fear. The retribution of the world given physical form.

Yes…that calico cat called Sphynx.

That airheaded Index Librorum Prohibitorum failed to keep an eye on the monster meaning that most (well, thinking about it properly it was probably all) of the exercise Othinus had been receiving recently was running away from said cat.

Running away to prevent it catching her and licking her face.

Running away to prevent it catching her and playing with her cape like it was some kind of ball of yarn.

Running away to prevent it catching her and batting at her with its paws in order to beat her into submission.

Running away to prevent it catching her and, worst of all, put her in its mouth before bounding through the hospital and showing off its catch to everyone it could see.

That…. demon was something that she had to avoid at all costs. While the rest of the hospital staff just saw her as a rather scantily dressed doll that had gyro functions and an autonomous control program meaning she could move around on her own, she was a living breathing being! Why was she made to endure this hell?

She realised she had no right to say that after putting Kamijou through hundreds of billions of hells but still! There was a limit to the things that could be done!

Today, she had once more run away from that dangerous beast from hell that rivalled Cerberus and had managed to hide herself in one of the recovery sections of the hospital meant for small children.

And now that the lengthy exposition was over, it's time to return to the story. You might have forgotten but this is the situation little Othi-chan has found herself in~!

In this fashion though, the only word that Othinus could think of in this situation was demeaning.

That and as the head god of Norse mythology, she wanted to have all of the perpetrators beheaded with their bodies impaled on sticks in order to serve as an example for those that chose to do the same blasphemous acts again. Such punishment was fitting for blasphemy against the head god indeed.

The situation she was in was simple.

"Throw her to me! I want to play with her next!"

"No, me! I want to- What is this doll wearing!? I-Is this even allowed in the hospital!?"

"Give it back! I was playing with it first!"

Othinus was thrown through the air in her 15 cm form as she rotated vigorously; trying her best not to scream out given the fact that she had been thrown rather hard.

This was the blasphemy that she felt that she had to punish the perpetrators for.

While she hadn't realised it when she had hidden within the recovery ward for small children, it was currently time for them to have their own rehabilitation. This naturally meant relaxing in an environment where they could truly let off some steam.

Thus, the hospital had kindly made an indoor playground that also connected to the outside for those small children and their therapy after surgery and other hospitalisation reasons. And unfortunately, it was here that Othinus had managed to hide herself when Sphynx had been seeking her out.

And it was at the exact time when the children had been sent here for their rehabilitation.

She had been found quickly, much to the surprise of one of the little girls that claimed in glee that she had found a small doll. Othinus, in the hopes that acting in a stiff way would mean that the girl's boredom would run out rather quickly with her, played the part of the doll and did nothing, making no expression.

But then, the assholes had come along.

That was right, the other little freaks that had crowded around the girl upon her remark "But why isn't she wearing much?". The boys that had come over, perverted little bastards, had immediately risen their heads. As least the human had the sense to point it out to her despite the fact that she had punched him for it.

She wasn't self-conscious of the fact that she wasn't wearing much. She was a god after all. But even then, having people crowd around her and ogle her without making proper offerings only pissed her off. At least that human understood what her position was, even if it was former!

Without voicing those thoughts, Othinus had said nothing, maintaining the still posture in the hopes that the children would get bored with her and that she would still be able to hide here from Sphynx.

But then one of those little male freaks had stolen her from the girl, gripping rather tightly and had started throwing her around to his friends. This was the core of the blasphemous acts and the demeaning situation that Othinus found herself in. Why was she subject to this sort of thing? If these tiny brained monkeys had any understanding of what she was-

Othinus was caught roughly and felt a sweaty palm clasp around her waist. She let out a pained gasp but it was hardly heard as the boy that had caught her grinned.

"Let's see what…..! Th-This doll! What is it wearing?! Next to nothing! I-Is this one of those 'exhibitionists' that the nurse was telling me about?"

Othinus twitched and withheld her thoughts, voicing them internally as she thought what she wanted to say.

(You stupid being. If you think for a moment that I even remotely recognise you as part of the food chain, then you've got another thing coming! You are lower than plankton and other unicellular organisms you little freak!)

"Should I lift it up? I….I mean this is a doll right? The clothes can be changed right so it's OK to lift it up right?"

The boy holding her asked that question while pointing to one of the pieces of cloth that were covering her breasts. Othinus maintained a neutral expression however her own thoughts exploded into a deluge of profanities.

(YOU STUPID BEING! You are lower than plankton. You're the fungus that gets stuck in between one's toes that nobody wants. A disease that no one wants or desires so if you understand that, GET YOUR HANDS AWAY FROM THAT PIECE OF CLOTH! I mean it. I MEAN IT!)

Othinus raged internally however she was suddenly snatched away by a different person, the girl that had found her in the first place. She was pressed against the girl tightly, feeling herself being smothered into her hospital gown. She struggled to breath but still heard voices from the girl.

"Leave Yui-chan alone! She's playing with me!"

(Yui? Who in Othinus's name is that? Don't go deciding my name without my permission you pitiful excuse for a girl. When I was your age, a long time ago, I was fighting for my life learning magic and what do you have? An esper ability, so you should bow down to me, bow down-)

"Come on Yui-chan. Let's go to the tea party that we were going to have for you. It's your birthday after all and although we put a candle in your eye, we'll still make it the best day ever!"

(You put a WHAT in my eye?! Don't go thinking up random reasons for my eyepatch! I am a god! I hung myself and ripped my eye out to gain that power so don't think that I put a candle in there! And what kind of idiotic person gets a candle stuck in their eye!?)

The girl, with Othinus still pressed up against her chest made her way to a corner of the indoor playground as she sat down. She pulled Othinus from her protective chest and turned her around, making her face where she was right now. And now that her expression couldn't be seen, Othinus's expression changed into one of horror.

She was….in front of a doll's house.

This girl…couldn't be thinking….couldn't be suggesting….

(I always found it annoying but now I can see how that catchphrase of yours is relevant now human! Such misfortune!)

Othinus stole something that wasn't hers to steal as the girl reached over and took something from inside the doll's house. She pulled it out and Othinus felt a tear come to her one eye as she saw what it was as the girl gripped Othinus by the side and turned her around rather roughly.

She felt as though she would get carpet burn on her petite (and in her opinion perfect) butt and she changed her expression back to what it had been although with a hint of desperation for the reality in front of her to not be true.

"Yui-chan, we're going to be wearing this for your birthday!"

The frilly dress, white with blue frills seemed oddly cute and for a taller doll but Othinus still felt as though it was just as horrible nonetheless. The colours and fabric; what kind of offering was this!? It was less than that of a child of a peasant and Othinus was going to have none of it.

If she had chosen, she would have fled right there on the spot. However, her rational mind told her that given the relatively short attention span of children, this hell was going to be short lived. Horrible but short lived. So as long as she endured and held her voice within her mouth then eventually this irritable little girl would leave her alone and she could escape from here and find a better place to hide from Sphynx.

But that didn't mean that she felt nothing right now.

(Don't you dare come at me with that dress! OK, as you are now doing that don't you dare think of raising my arms above my head to put it on! OK, as you are now doing that don't you dare think of placing it over this sensual body of mine! …..OK, you've done that. I'm killing you. The moment that I get my powers back, I am killing you.)

Othinus had her hands thrust back down to her sides as she tried to resemble a doll that clearly did not move on its own. Her usual clothes were covered by the monstrosity that was the dress as the girl brought out a table from the doll house and put them in front of Othinus.

"Ok Yui-chan! It's your birthday and Papa is going to wish you Happy Birthday! Papa-chan!" The girl grabbed a stuffed bear that was on the ground and used it to embrace Othinus as she suddenly felt her face pressed into the fur of the stuffed animal. She sent a muffled scream into the fur in order to vent, glad it was not heard before the girl pulled the bear away.

"Although Yui-chan, I heard that you were a bad girl at school. You shouldn't be mean to the other kids alright?"

(Where is this setting coming from!? Can't you follow a proper line of thought!? Who gets scolded on their birthday?)

"But since it's your birthday, we'll let you off! It's time for your party. The cake is….this!" The girl brought out something and placed it on the table in front of Othinus, a small scone that must have been gotten from the hospital cafeteria. Othinus edged her one eye down and looked at it with a pitiful glance before the girl brought out the plastic tea cups from the doll house.

"And we can't have cake without drinks! Do you want cake first or drinks Yui-chan? You're the birthday girl so you get first say! What was that? You want a drink first? OK!" The girl seemed to imagine that Othinus was saying something to complete the image of playing with dolls in her mind.

She brought out a drink of her own, something that seemed to have also been bought from the cafeteria as she poured it into the small, plastic cup. It started to fizz lightly and the bubbles that came from the cup sprayed into Othinus's face lightly.

The carbonated drink seemed almost perfect for the birthday party that Othinus seemed to be having yet her own thoughts only gave a cynical view of the party.

(I want the damn scone first, not the drink! And I thought this was going to be a tea party?! Keep the setting in the same place you idiot! And get this dress off me!)

Othinus complained endlessly as she suddenly felt the back of her neck grabbed rather tightly. She withheld making any sound as she had her gaze turned by the rather rough grip. The girl had held Othinus still, pinching her pretty hard as she lifted the cup with the drink in it with one hand. She tilted Othinus's head down towards it as her one eye went wide.

(No. No, you're not going to. Th-this is beyond humiliating! This is pure torture so don't think for a minute that you can-)

It was too late though as the girl poured the carbonated drink into what constituted Othinus's mouth. As it was closed and Othinus was breathing through her nose, the contents of the poured drink overflowed from the cup and spilled all over Othinus's face. It splashed against her, went up her nose as that was where she was breathing before soaking her to the bone in a fizzy liquid.

Othinus's body trembled. The fizzy drink had gone up her nose and was assaulting her body with a strange sensation. She wanted to cough however knew that the moment she did, with the tight grip on the back of her neck, that everything would be over; the children would probably take MORE advantage of her if they knew she was alive. She opened her mouth lightly to breathe through there but it only served to let the liquid in through her mouth as well.

The drink soaked her clothes, touching her skin and letting the liquid go all over her body in a way that made her all sticky and unpleasant to the touch. Naturally, this was not felt by the girl that was gripping her neck as she merely smiled at Othinus's plight.

"Good girl Yui-chan! Now how about some cake?"

(Please…..no…more…..)

The girl turned to pick up the scone as Othinus let out one cough as she spat out the liquid before maintaining the same position as she had before. The girl watched her in curiosity (had her cover been blown?) for a moment before shrugging (It hadn't, thank Othinus) and picking off a rather large crumb off the scone. She put the scone down and held out the crumb to Othinus.

"Here Yui-chan, say 'Ahhh'."

Othinus's mouth was hardly open meaning that there was no way for the girl to get the crumb inside as Othinus slightly exhaled with relief. This had to be over soon and there was no way that she was going to endure any more of this-

"Huh? I said 'Ahhh' Yui-chan. I thought that the mouth was moveable."

With the crumb in one hand, the girl reached out toward Othinus's mouth as the former Magic God's heart broke. It shattered into a million pieces as she truly felt like this was divine retribution for all the evil that she had done in her life.

(I'm sorry. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, so please don't come any closer with that hand!)

Othinus's internal plea though was ignored as the girl used her sharp nails to open Othinus's mouth. She was forced to comply and had her mouth opened until she could not open it anymore but even then the girl tried to force it open even more for the crumb to fit inside. Othinus felt as though her skull was going to break in two but as the girl realised that nothing could be done, she tried the usual tactic of applying more force than necessary.

She rammed the scone crumb that was bigger than Othinus's mouth into it as Othinus's mouth was twisted and her face smothered with the breakfast dish. In an effort to twist the scone inside, the girl pulled the scone out of Othinus's mouth before once more trying to ram it inside, repeating the process constantly in the hopes that the scone would break apart and enter her mouth.

It was definitely doing so but for Othinus, that in turn meant that her face was constantly being hit by the scone as bits broke off into her open mouth. She could not retaliate; for fear of doing so meaning that she would be subject to a greater hell of all of the children rather than this monster in front of her.

(Stop….bfbfbfhvbfbfh!)

She swallowed the parts of the scone that entered her mouth but for an average doll, its mouth surely would have been crammed full of scone without any way to breathe. Othinus struggled, with her face constantly being hit by the scone with bits breaking off into her mouth as she made a plea in her heart.

(Stop this, damn it!)

Her plea was answered as the scone was all forced into Othinus's mouth that she had to try and swallow without closing her mouth as the Demon Queen looked at her with a smile.

"Good Yui-chan. You need a drink don't you? Come on; let me help you swallow all of that down."

(Is this what you do to normal dolls!? Normal dolls can't swallow anything or drink so gain some realism in what you're doi-bfbfnbfbfbfhhffhf!?)

Othinus was assaulted again by the carbonated drink as it was poured over her again, thrusting Othinus into a world where she was forced to try and eat while being splashed with the drink.

"You aren't chewing there Yui-chan! Come on, open and close your mouth. Like this."

Without warning, the girl suddenly grabbed the top of Othinus's head and the bottom of her chin, pushing down on both as the action made Othinus's mouth close. Doing so made the former Magic God able to swallow without being suspicious but the girl repeated the process by opening Othinus's mouth again and pressing down on her head and chin to make her close it again.

Food and drink spilled everywhere as Othinus was force fed in a hellish way as she tried to get as much scone as necessary out of her mouth that she couldn't swallow. The girl smiled angelically but Othinus only felt contempt for what was happening to her.

(Never before…..have I experienced such humiliation!)

Othinus complained as the girl stopped, wiping Othinus's face rather roughly with her finger in order to get the bits of scone there out of her hair. There was no care in the action and Othinus felt as though if all of the dolls in the world were to gain a consciousness then there would be an uprising in the world that could be turned into a Hollywood blockbuster.

"Happy Birthday Yui-chan! You sure are a messy eater though!"

(WHOSE FAULT IS THAT!?)

The girl though roughly pushed Othinus down to the ground before turning and facing the bear that she had smothered into Othinus's face before as she talked to the bear, Papa-chan as she called it, leaving Othinus out of her field of vision.

Othinus blinked once, angling her body to face the girl and waited for a few seconds before slowly moving herself forward. Was this her chance? Like she had expertly calculated, the girl had lost interest in Othinus before long. Was her escape here and now?

Othinus moved herself forward a bit more, stopping like in a game of red light, green light. She moved a tiny bit more before freezing, watching the girl that had played with/tortured her. Was she watching? No, she was losing focus. This meant the perfect opportunity to escape was-

(Now!)

Othinus rose her body however found that it was lifted up by something that was not her own will. She was turned around and came face to face with the boy that had tried to remove the cloth near her breast before, only to find him grinning at her.

(Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Give me the cat, just anything else but this!)

"What are you wearing?" asked the boy to Othinus, as if expecting an answer. "What happened to the other cool stuff you were wearing? It was like that girl I saw on the television….Othinus or something right? I never knew that they were making dolls already as I thought that she was the enemy of the world…."

The boy said that without a care before roughly putting Othinus's arms up and frowning as he pressed hard on the skin of her bare arm.

"Is this….skin though?"

Othinus froze up immediately. Had she been found out? She turned her eye to face the boy that was looking more at her arm, squeezing it rather hard as he pressed his fingers upon the bone in an action that felt as though he was on the verge of crushing the arm itself.

She gulped as the boy looked at the arm before shrugging.

"Nah. Can't be. Let's get that cloth off you though."

(As much as I am glad that you didn't find me out, why do you feel the need to check under my clothes?! No, no, you're being too rough!)

The boy held up Othinus's arms with a brute amount of force as he pulled off the monstrous dress that was covered with the sticky fizzy drink. The cool air blew on her exposed body yet the boy seemed to look rather interested in what she was wearing. She had no idea why he was doing this but perhaps with nothing educating him about the more mature side of the world, he had gone to investigating himself.

(Still, that's no excuse! Leave me alone you little freak!)

"Huh? Where did Yui-chan go?"

The high pitched voice of the girl that had 'played' with her earlier, rose into the air as the boy froze as he had just gotten the frilly dress off Othinus. Othinus herself did the same as she was forced to choose between the lesser of two evils.

(This little perverted bastard or the Demon Queen from Hell!? Which is it!? This is important! In my 15 centimetre state, this is a matter of life or death!)

The boy though seemed to have other ideas as he ran outside into the outer playground that was connected to the inner and ran over to the sandpit that was there. He squatted over a part of the sand and Othinus felt as though she knew what was going to happen next.

(No. No, you aren't thinking that. Please tell me you aren't thinking that. These are not the droids you're looking for. You will not put me in the sandpit. You will not put me in the sandpit.)

"Now stay. I'm hiding you here so I'll be back." the boy said to her as if expecting an answer. If Othinus could answer, she would have however never got another word out as she was pushed into the sand rather roughly. Without hesitation, the boy covered her from head to toe with the sand, essentially burying her in it.

The sand stuck to her wet body as the boy placed more sand on her in order to cover her up; causing her to become completely covered as the boy ran off, leaving her behind. Othinus coughed now that she was alone and rose her head, watching as the boy played innocent with the girl.

(That…..bastard. He did it. He actually did it. This is more than demeaning. I want him to scream in pain. Burn you little bastard. BURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRNNNNNNNN!)

Othinus kicked free of the sand and immediately moved without missing a beat; she had done so previously and it had cost her dearly. She wasn't going to make the same mistake again, that was for sure.

Covered with sand, she moved quickly, under the shade of a nearby tree and behind its trunk as she panted heavily, watching her torturers. She waved a tiny fist at them however that was all that she could do at the moment as she looked down at herself. Covered with sand and carbonated drink, she could tell that the experience she was made to suffer was not going to be erased from her mind any time soon.

But whatever, she had managed to escape. The only thing that was left now was to find a way out of this hellhole. There were plenty more little freaks in this place ready to get her but as far as she knew, she would have to do this stealthily.

Getting out without being seen. She had one life meaning that there were no restarts. And with nothing to hide her such as cardboard boxes, she was on her own. Doing a solo mission that was destined to determine her fate.

Yet even though that was the case, she gave a devilish grin as she watched her enemies with her one left eye, the right eye covered by an eyepatch before turning to the exit of the room and spoke to it.

"Kept you waiting, huh?"

She let out that nonsensical battle cry as she determined her path forward.

The densest path of the children was currently in the divider between the outside playground and the inside. That in turn meant that for now, unless there was some kind of distraction then there was no way that she was going to escape alive.

However, given her size, the obstacles that she was thinking of were perhaps smaller than she thought. But then again, while her size meant that conventionally, she was perfect for stealth, there were also other risks to be involved. Such as being choked and smothered, stepped on and put into sandpits to name a few.

It was a constant balancing act and these new risks were something that she had to get used to now that she was stuck with this 15 centimetre body. Still, keeping that in mind there was no way that she was going to get past the people in front of her without some sort of distraction.

"A stick of some kind?" asked Othinus aloud as she looked around her for something to throw to get the children's attention without knowing how effective it would be. She turned her head, looking behind her before she noticed something that had not been there before.

Two orange sticks were standing upright in the ground right behind her. However, they were not doing so by themselves.

The talons that were attached to the bottom of those sticks attested to that.

While talons usually were associated with the birds of prey that many people admired and feared, the bird in question that the talons were attached to was not something that one usually considered a bird of prey. However, for the small animals such as rats, worms and former Magic Gods that were currently 15 cm tall, this was an accurate enough description.

The crow looked directly at Othinus as she looked up with her one eye and sweated rather viciously.

She had to do something however her body had frozen up. It was not out of fear; she was a former Magic God that had not hesitated in ripping out her own eye. Instead it more the fact that there was only one thing that the crow was going to do and it was going to happen even if Othinus tried to escape.

And she had frozen upon realising just how humiliating the entire process would be if indeed the crow did what she thought it was going to.

"P-"

Othinus opened her mouth and gazed away in a nervous manner as if she had been discovered reaching into the cookie jar.

"Polly want a cracker?"

She tried to divert attention to another source of food however the crow merely cried out its horrendous and ominous voice as it did exactly as Othinus expected it to.

It reached for the cape that was hanging off Othinus, picking it up with its beak before flapping its wings once and lifting itself off the ground. Othinus's cape was pulled tight, lifting her up as she suddenly felt like she was being choked as the crow took off into the air, pulling Othinus in tow.

And naturally, the only thing that Othinus could think of right now to do was merely yell out in complete humiliation.

"YOU DAMN BIRD! I'LL ROAST YOU ONCE I GET OUT OF THIS SO JUST YOU WAIT! HUMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!"

Othinus yelled for the only person that she knew would help her as she tried to struggle but the crow merely responded by suddenly dipping down. Othinus screamed as she headed for the ground before the crow pulled up at the last minute as if to demonstrate a point about what would happen if she continued talking.

Othinus understood it immediately and any questions that she had about what was happening to her were answered the moment that she saw the tree that she was being carried to. While the tree itself was something that was not out of place in the hospital, there was one thing that was perhaps significant about this particular one.

And that would have to have been the bird's nest that sat in the upper branches of that tree.

"You can't be serious!" Othinus spat out to the crow however it never replied as the crow descended to the nest, perching itself on one of the edges as Othinus got a good look inside.

Broken eggshells lay scattered around the nest, made from small twigs, cotton and other discarded pieces of small knick-knacks. While it might not have looked roomy to that former God, it served its purpose as being the home to the babies that were currently sitting inside the nest itself. They made high pitched chirping sounds that irritated Othinus's ears but anything that she had to say on the matter was lost as the crow dumped her unceremoniously into the nest.

She landed on the hard twigs and the crow took off, likely to find some more unfortunate victims as Othinus immediately backed up against the edge of the nest. Her small hand touched something, a twig that was poking out of the nest as she broke it and held it forward like it was a rapier.

It was nothing like her favoured Gungnir but it would have to do for now.

The three babies, feathers still forming on their recently created bodies chirped and cried with that high pitched whine that irritated Othinus to no end. While it was beautiful to see life being created and doing what it could to survive, it was Othinus's survival that was on the line right now.

And there was no way that she was going to lose now, not when it was most important.

The baby crows moved towards Othinus, obviously in an attempt to be the first one to eat their meal.

Othinus though only grabbed the twig in both of her hands and narrowed her one eye, looking forward as she spat out her battle cry in this new crisis.

"Let The Hunger Games begin."


"Wh-What happened to you?!"

"You're the last person I want to hear that from! Why are there rips in your hospital gown again even after you took off your cast yesterday, you simpleton? And is that a lip-shaped mark on your forehead?!"

"Huh? Wait, this normal Kamijou-san was kissed and can't even remember!? S-Such misfortune! D-Does it have to do with this honey scent that's stuck to me?! I wanna know!"

Kamijou Touma, the human that had saved Othinus in Denmark let out that cry as the boy and the former Magic God stood near the entrance to the hospital.

The boy, wearing a hospital gown and a cast was just as Othinus had said; having numerous rips in his hospital gown. Cuts to his face were merely light, giving scars and producing no blood but in terms of marks on his body, it seemed as though some dirt from who-knows-where had managed to get on his forehead, highlighting the lip-shaped mark that was there.

Othinus felt pissed just looking at that mark however she was in no better shape.

While her clothes had survived, her skin was covered with a sticky liquid that had sand and feathers stuck to her. There were remains of what seemed like scone crumbs on her edges of her mouth and scratches on her hands made it seem as though she had fought for her very life only moments before.

Both of their bodies ached as they looked at the other in surprise before Othinus grumbled and walked up to Kamijou. He watched her do so as she stomped on his foot without causing any pain before lifting up her arms like a child that wanted to be lifted by a parent. Kamijou quickly got the message as he lifted Othinus up to his shoulder where she sat cross legged as if she owned the world.

This was her spot though. It was merely a single part of Kamijou Touma's body but it seemed to contain a tranquillity that nothing else in the world would provide. It made her sour mood slowly decline as the familiarity and the warmth that was there filled her.

And no matter what happened to her, she was sure that she would always want to return right here.

"So…...are you willing to talk about what happened?"

"No. Are you?"

"No…...not really."

The both of them nodded at each other in silent understanding that neither was willing to share the pain that they had experienced only moments before as Kamijou slowly hobbled to his room. The silence that came between them was neither awkward nor uncomfortable but rather brooding, as if the both of them were trying to think of ways to tell the other what had happened.

After all, while they might be hesitant at first, the both of them knew that the other would worry if they did not explain themselves (although in truth Kamijou had no idea where in the world the kiss shaped mark had come from). While the boy was likely going to tell what had happened to him in front of Index so that she would not worry as well, Othinus had no real obligation to do the same.

What had happened to her could be thought of something private but at the same time, she could tell that the boy was worried for the 15cm girl. It was likely that the only way to ease his worries would be to tell him what had happened. Still, it was awkward to speak about mostly because of the humiliation of what had happened.

Even so though, Othinus did realise something as she looked at the boy that was making his way up the stairs as part of his rehabilitation.

And that was this boy was someone that understood her, and she him.

She might not have wanted to expose what had happened with the sand, remnants of scone, fizzy drink and feathers but at the same time she knew that she couldn't just leave it at that.

She needed to swallow her pride and confide in the one being that truly understood her, in the place where she felt most comfortable, safe and relaxed.

And that wasn't just on his shoulder.

It was right by his side.

"Human."

She started with that as Kamijou Touma kept on going, not saying anything as he allowed Othinus the chance to speak for herself, uninterrupted as she began her own tale of what happened in order to ease the boy's obvious worries.

"My story begins in a towering world filled with giants….."


[1] The Bible verse for this would either be Exodus 20:7 or Deuteronomy 5:11.

And this is the end!

I guess you could say that this was one of the lighter hearted ones? What with merely humour and Othinus being subject to numerous humiliating things, I suppose that if you laughed somewhat or merely smiled and chuckled then this one-shot served to do what it was made to do.

In a way, a number of ideas came to me for this: Othinus being sucked up by a cleaning robot, being stuck in the sewer or something where she straps herself to Sphynx and rides through the City as the Lone Ranger. But then again, this is what came up, Othinus being treated roughly and without remorse by the worst enemy that she would have: children.

Naturally the kids in this were probably really cruel to their dolls but then again, Othinus pointed that out. I mean the amount of punishment she got as a doll was something that might make someone question the peacefulness of that girl but then again, the boy that was mentioned also has his scary childishness as well.

In a way, thinking of those two as Kiharas would be terrifying wouldn't it? Don't do it though as this is only a one-shot.

There were a couple of references within this one-shot but I think that I made them rather obvious in the grand scope of things while at the same time keeping them subtle. Again, if you laughed then that served its purpose. I DON'T OWN ANY OF THE SERIES THAT I REFERENCED OF COURSE! There I said it as a DISCLAIMER in bold and capital letters. Just saying it to be safe.

The last scene was merely an aftermath so there's not really much to say there. I guess you could say that there was a warm moment between Touma and Othinus there as I wanted but it was the fact that Othinus swallowed her pride and spoke about her troubles that is the greatest growth for her here as a character. Formerly a creature that destroyed the world, she is reduced to nothing more than a 15cm doll that has an immense fear of cats.

Overall though, I hope that you really enjoyed this Chibi Othinus chapter. I would always think that maybe she has it hardest of all being that she can be killed by literally everyone in the series, even the people that have no power at all. Merely apply one's foot and that's the end of it. That sudden power drop and how she would deal with the humiliation then was the focus of this and I hope that you thoroughly enjoyed it. I hope you laughed though, maybe just aa tiny bit.

And as always,
Review if you please.

And I'll see you when I see you and I won't if I don't.

Being 15cm when you have to put up with this sort of thing really is no fun is it?