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Almost immediately into her duel with Devack Luna was whisked away to the Spirit World, forced to leave Leo to duel in her place. Confused and alone with just Kuribon, Luna was scared and lost in a town.
"Why are you crying?" a voice asked.
"Huh?" Luna looked up "WAH!"
In front of her was a tall woman with long pink hair a pink dress and a casual smile on her face.
"My aren't you adorable." She giggled "You really haven't realized who I am have you?"
"No." Luna shook her head.
"I sensed the one wearing my ring was experiencing great dread so I came to investigate only to fine Yuki nor Cleopatra here." She held Luna's hand and looked at a glowing pink ring, peering into it she discovered the truth "I see Yuki gave you this as a protection charm, my those two are something…"
"Are you…?" Luna asked.
The woman bowed "A pleasure to meet you Miss Luna, I am the Goddess of Happiness."
"You're…real." Luna gasped.
"Indeed, but this is not the world Yuki and Cleopatra are from this is a spirit plane connected to your world." Happiness noted "How odd, I wonder how you ended up here…I really must check the dimensional barriers again."
"You're really a God, so you like…made all this?" Luna asked walking with the woman.
"I created some of it." Happiness said "The other four of course assisted, this is one of many worlds, times and dimensions that we set into motion, and now it stands on the brink of destruction by those blasted Earthbound Immortals, times certainly have changed, me taking on my human form and coming down here to assist you, I do hope it doesn't cause trouble."
"Why would it?" Luna asked.
"Well we Gods try to limit our direct interference with the denizens of our world, it tends to cause problems, our creations become complacent and expect gifts from the gods, or we bicker over how to deal with an affair, so it's best to let them play out unobstructed…even if it would lead to that world's demise as terrible as it might be-stop." Happiness held out a hand and stopped Luna from walking "We are not alone. This was come."
"Can't you just like…blast them or something?" Luna asked as they hid out and let a troop of Monkey men pass.
"I'm afraid while inhabiting my human avatar form my powers are mostly limited." Happiness frowned "Drat I think we've been spotted, come child."
Happiness grabbed Luna's hand and lead her down another ally.
"I know you're down there." She spoke at the ground "Open up please."
A stone in the road lifted up and a young boy ushered Luna and Happiness into a secret hiding hole. When the monkeys passed over the three emerged from the ground and introduced themselves, the young boy named Torunka, a Spellcaster spirit who claimed to be cursed into a childlike appearance.
"Luna you are here to rescue the creature known as Ancient Fairy Dragon correct?" Happiness asked "Have you any idea how to find her?"
"She said I should find Regulus." Luna told her "He'd show me the way."
"Regulus?" Torunka said "I don't think that's a good idea, he's been very angry lately."
"We need him to save Ancient Fairy Dragon and free all the other spirits." Luna told him.
"Well if he's angry it's a good thing Yuki gave you my ring." Happiness smiled "After all I am a God of Happiness. Come you two, we have quite the walk ahead."
Later
As they journeyed through the forest Luna and Happiness talked more.
"So Yuki and Cleopatra really have been alive for a hundred years?" Luna asked.
"Yuki yes, Cleopatra has been around much longer." Happiness said "Why do you ask."
"I just figured she'd be lonely is all." Luna shrugged "Only talking to one person for all that time, watching everyone you know get old and die must be…hard."
"…I hadn't considered that." Happiness did something she rarely did, frowned "Perhaps in our efforts to create a new representative we unfairly punished one we sought to reward."
"Oh I didn't mean to make you feel bad!" Luna said "I just meant that I'm sure Yuki is proud to serve you just that it's not as easy as you guys might think."
"Indeed, having watched these current events I began to wonder if the work we give is simply too much for just one person…" Happiness said as they entered a clearing "I must discuss these thoughts with the others."
"Hello?" Luna called out into the forest "Regulus?!"
"Don't draw too much attention to us." Torunka gulped.
As he said that a large white armored lion with a horn stalked out on top of a rock.
"GRRR!" he roared at the trio.
"He seems upset." Happiness sighed.
"Yeah…not happy at all." Luna nervously laughed before looking at the lion "You're hurt, you've been fighting all alone haven't you. We don't want to hurt you, we just wanna talk."
"RAAAH!" the lion roared and Luna nervously hid behind Happiness dress.
"He's in pain." Happiness noted "Do you see that needle in his leg."
"It's a Cursed Needle." Torunka explained "It's set to Minus."
"Set to Minus…" Luna mumbled "So he's been hearing things in a Minus way, we need to reverse what we're saying!"
"Talk backwards?" Happiness asked "My that is difficult."
"No not like that." Luna shook her head and stepped up confidently "Regulus you're a terrible lion and a terrible defender of the spirit world, I don't want to touch you and I don't want to get that needle off your leg."
The Lion gave Luna a questioning look as she quickly yanked the needle off.
"I got it!" she cheered.
"Well done." Happiness smiled.
"You're…" Regulus looked at Luna's arm "I've waited a long time for you Miss Signer."
Later
With Regulus, Torunka and Happiness help Luna was able to get close enough to Ancient Fairy Dragon with a staff to reverse the stone curse on her and break her free and save the spirits, her brother and defeat Devack.
"Thank you for your help." Luna told Happiness.
"I didn't do anything, it was your own strength." Happiness smiled "I enjoyed my time with you Miss Luna, you are special, I won't forget that."
Happiness looked off "This battle is not done yet, I'll be watching you all. But you cannot stay here."
"Huh?" Luna asked.
"I sense that Yuki will need your support." Happiness started to fade away "I do hope you can all save this world, it's one of my favorite creations."
AN
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Pick up point- Episode 56
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