Chapter 7
Night
Approx. 10pm
"That was a great movie." said Skuld as she and Sentaro having left the theater and walked along a park path.
"Yeah the Harry Potter series has been pretty good." replied Sentaro, "Sometimes I think it'd be great if that magic was real. It'd make cleaning my room a breeze."
Skuld smiled and said nothing.
Sentaro glanced at his watch. "It's getting late. Maybe I should take you home."
Skuld pouted, "But I wanna stay out more. The Arcade is still open."
"But I don't want you sisters to get mad at me for keeping you out all night."
Skuld smiled, "Belldandy trusts you. She knows I'm safe with you. Urd would just get jealous."
Sentaro scratched his head. "I dunno...."
Skuld leaned against Sentaro and put on her cutest face. "Pleeeeease?"
Sentaro blushed, "O-o-ok. I guess it will be alright."
"Yay! cheered Skuld.
"Thank-you!" came a female voice, "I didn't know how much more of that cuteness I could take before getting sick."
Skuld and Sentaro turned around to see a figure standing in the darkness.
"Who's there?" asked Skuld.
A woman dressed in black stepped into view. Skuld gasped in shock. The woman looked just like Belldandy, except her hair was a darker brown, red demon markings were upon her forehead, and her eyes glow a soft red.
"Who..who are you?" asked Skuld.
"Demoness Sayoko." replied the Belldandy look-a-like with a bow.
"Demoness?" asked Sentaro. "Demons don't exist!"
Sayoko looked up at Sentaro with a frown. "I beg to differ. Demons DO exist, unfortunately so do the gods...and goddesses. You of all people should know that."
Sentaro looked at the demon confused, while Skuld paled. Sayoko smiled as she saw the looks.
"Oh this is delicious! You mean you don't know?" Sayoko practically bounced up and down. "I know a secret! I know a secret!"
Sentaro looked at Skuld, "What's she talking about?"
Skuld looked down at the ground. "Well...you see...she's right." Skuld looked up into Sentaro's eyes. "Goddesses do exist."
"How do you know?"
"My sisters and I...are goddesses."
Sentaro stared at Skuld in shock. "Wh-wh-what?!"
"It gets better lover-boy!" shouted Sayoko, "K! Get down here!"
A demon landed behind Skuld and Sentaro on the path. He looked almost exactly like Keiichi, only younger looking and also sporting demon markings. Sentaro looked at K, then back at Sayoko. 4 more demons had appeared next to her.
"What do you want?" asked Sentaro.
"From you: nothing!" replied Sayoko, "We're her just for her!" She pointed at Skuld.
Sentaro moved in front of Skuld. "You can't have her!"
"Sentaro!" Skuld whispered, "Are you mad?! What can you do against them?!"
"They won't get you." replied Sentaro, glancing at Skuld. "I promise you." He turned back to Sayoko. "You'll have to get through me first!"
Sayoko frowned. "So be it."
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The abandoned apartment.
The 1st sat in the middle of the apartment, deep in thought. A gallon of ice cream in her lap.
'What are those two planning? I destroyed all the artifacts, how can that future still occur.' the 1st tapped her spoon on the container. 'What am I missing? Is my presence still causing it? Maybe the demon's presence. I didn't eliminate Akuma. Maybe that's..'
The 1st gasped, dropping the spoon and container and grabbed her right arm. She pulled the sleeve up and was shocked to find a scar she did not have previously.
"What the..Where could that have.." The 1st's voice trailed off as a thought hit her.
"Oh hell..."
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Belldandy was sitting in the tea room, knitting away at a sweater and humming. Next to her lay Velsper, sleeping peacefully. Belldandy held up the sweater, looking over her work.
"There we go." she said quietly, "It's turning out better then I expected. Don't you think so Velsper?"
Velsper continued to sleep.
"Ah well." Belldandy glanced at the clock. "The movie was over a bit ago. I wonder where Skuld is?"
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Skuld jumped out of the way as a force bolt ripped through the space she had vacated. She landed hard and rolled along the ground for several feet. She breathed heavily and tried to ignore the pain from the scraps and bruises she was getting. She glared at the 2 demons who were after her. Her bombs had failed her, and her hammer was gone. Nearby Sentaro was darting about, trying to avoid the clutches of the other 2 demons. Sayoko and Keima floated off to the side, content to let their minions handle the work. Sayoko was twirling Skuld's hammer in her hands.
"Why don't you just surrender now?" said Sayoko, "You're only delaying the inevitable. We conquered the heavens, we can capture two kids."
Skuld growled at Sayoko, "I AM NOT A KID!!"
Sayoko was about to reply when the ground below her and Keima exploded, sending them through the air and hard to the ground. Sayoko looked up to see the 1st standing in the middle of the path, her helmet's face shield covering her eyes.
"Didn't your mother teach you to respect your elders?"
Sayoko snarled at the goddess as she stood up. "You leave her out of this!"
The 1st cocked her head to one side. "How can I? You think she would approve of what you've become?"
"And what about you?" replied the demoness, "You think she would approve of what you have become?"
"I am not proud of my actions, unlike you." the 1st replied softly, "I also regret the monster I have become, unlike you."
Sayoko glared at the goddess.
"You can be sure I won't regret this. KILL HER!"
The 4 demons leaped at the 1st. Sentaro limped over to where Skuld lay on the ground.
"Are you alright?" he asked worriedly.
Before Skuld could reply Keima grabbed them both by the arms and pulled them roughly to their feet. He smiled at them. The smile disappeared when they were knocked over by a powerful blast. The 4 demons lay in pieces all around the area, the 1st in the epicenter. She wobbled slightly as she turned to where Keima was now getting back up. Both stared at each other for several moments. Keima then pulled out a knife and started to plunge it downward towards Skuld. Skuld stared in horror as the blade approached her. Then there was a flash of silver and the knife dropped harmlessly to the ground. Keima clutched at his wrist, his mouth open in a soundless scream. The 1st moved quickly to Skuld and Sentaro's side.
"Are you alright?" she asked.
Skuld frowned at the goddess, "Why do you care?"
"Don't worry about it." came Sayoko's voice.
Skuld and the first turned to see a force bolt heading right towards them. There was a bright light, a loud rumble, then darkness.
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Author's notes
Someone mentioned this might lead to one of my other stories. Actually, I'm recycling names. So no crossover, this is straight AMG stuff.
Night
Approx. 10pm
"That was a great movie." said Skuld as she and Sentaro having left the theater and walked along a park path.
"Yeah the Harry Potter series has been pretty good." replied Sentaro, "Sometimes I think it'd be great if that magic was real. It'd make cleaning my room a breeze."
Skuld smiled and said nothing.
Sentaro glanced at his watch. "It's getting late. Maybe I should take you home."
Skuld pouted, "But I wanna stay out more. The Arcade is still open."
"But I don't want you sisters to get mad at me for keeping you out all night."
Skuld smiled, "Belldandy trusts you. She knows I'm safe with you. Urd would just get jealous."
Sentaro scratched his head. "I dunno...."
Skuld leaned against Sentaro and put on her cutest face. "Pleeeeease?"
Sentaro blushed, "O-o-ok. I guess it will be alright."
"Yay! cheered Skuld.
"Thank-you!" came a female voice, "I didn't know how much more of that cuteness I could take before getting sick."
Skuld and Sentaro turned around to see a figure standing in the darkness.
"Who's there?" asked Skuld.
A woman dressed in black stepped into view. Skuld gasped in shock. The woman looked just like Belldandy, except her hair was a darker brown, red demon markings were upon her forehead, and her eyes glow a soft red.
"Who..who are you?" asked Skuld.
"Demoness Sayoko." replied the Belldandy look-a-like with a bow.
"Demoness?" asked Sentaro. "Demons don't exist!"
Sayoko looked up at Sentaro with a frown. "I beg to differ. Demons DO exist, unfortunately so do the gods...and goddesses. You of all people should know that."
Sentaro looked at the demon confused, while Skuld paled. Sayoko smiled as she saw the looks.
"Oh this is delicious! You mean you don't know?" Sayoko practically bounced up and down. "I know a secret! I know a secret!"
Sentaro looked at Skuld, "What's she talking about?"
Skuld looked down at the ground. "Well...you see...she's right." Skuld looked up into Sentaro's eyes. "Goddesses do exist."
"How do you know?"
"My sisters and I...are goddesses."
Sentaro stared at Skuld in shock. "Wh-wh-what?!"
"It gets better lover-boy!" shouted Sayoko, "K! Get down here!"
A demon landed behind Skuld and Sentaro on the path. He looked almost exactly like Keiichi, only younger looking and also sporting demon markings. Sentaro looked at K, then back at Sayoko. 4 more demons had appeared next to her.
"What do you want?" asked Sentaro.
"From you: nothing!" replied Sayoko, "We're her just for her!" She pointed at Skuld.
Sentaro moved in front of Skuld. "You can't have her!"
"Sentaro!" Skuld whispered, "Are you mad?! What can you do against them?!"
"They won't get you." replied Sentaro, glancing at Skuld. "I promise you." He turned back to Sayoko. "You'll have to get through me first!"
Sayoko frowned. "So be it."
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The abandoned apartment.
The 1st sat in the middle of the apartment, deep in thought. A gallon of ice cream in her lap.
'What are those two planning? I destroyed all the artifacts, how can that future still occur.' the 1st tapped her spoon on the container. 'What am I missing? Is my presence still causing it? Maybe the demon's presence. I didn't eliminate Akuma. Maybe that's..'
The 1st gasped, dropping the spoon and container and grabbed her right arm. She pulled the sleeve up and was shocked to find a scar she did not have previously.
"What the..Where could that have.." The 1st's voice trailed off as a thought hit her.
"Oh hell..."
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Belldandy was sitting in the tea room, knitting away at a sweater and humming. Next to her lay Velsper, sleeping peacefully. Belldandy held up the sweater, looking over her work.
"There we go." she said quietly, "It's turning out better then I expected. Don't you think so Velsper?"
Velsper continued to sleep.
"Ah well." Belldandy glanced at the clock. "The movie was over a bit ago. I wonder where Skuld is?"
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Skuld jumped out of the way as a force bolt ripped through the space she had vacated. She landed hard and rolled along the ground for several feet. She breathed heavily and tried to ignore the pain from the scraps and bruises she was getting. She glared at the 2 demons who were after her. Her bombs had failed her, and her hammer was gone. Nearby Sentaro was darting about, trying to avoid the clutches of the other 2 demons. Sayoko and Keima floated off to the side, content to let their minions handle the work. Sayoko was twirling Skuld's hammer in her hands.
"Why don't you just surrender now?" said Sayoko, "You're only delaying the inevitable. We conquered the heavens, we can capture two kids."
Skuld growled at Sayoko, "I AM NOT A KID!!"
Sayoko was about to reply when the ground below her and Keima exploded, sending them through the air and hard to the ground. Sayoko looked up to see the 1st standing in the middle of the path, her helmet's face shield covering her eyes.
"Didn't your mother teach you to respect your elders?"
Sayoko snarled at the goddess as she stood up. "You leave her out of this!"
The 1st cocked her head to one side. "How can I? You think she would approve of what you've become?"
"And what about you?" replied the demoness, "You think she would approve of what you have become?"
"I am not proud of my actions, unlike you." the 1st replied softly, "I also regret the monster I have become, unlike you."
Sayoko glared at the goddess.
"You can be sure I won't regret this. KILL HER!"
The 4 demons leaped at the 1st. Sentaro limped over to where Skuld lay on the ground.
"Are you alright?" he asked worriedly.
Before Skuld could reply Keima grabbed them both by the arms and pulled them roughly to their feet. He smiled at them. The smile disappeared when they were knocked over by a powerful blast. The 4 demons lay in pieces all around the area, the 1st in the epicenter. She wobbled slightly as she turned to where Keima was now getting back up. Both stared at each other for several moments. Keima then pulled out a knife and started to plunge it downward towards Skuld. Skuld stared in horror as the blade approached her. Then there was a flash of silver and the knife dropped harmlessly to the ground. Keima clutched at his wrist, his mouth open in a soundless scream. The 1st moved quickly to Skuld and Sentaro's side.
"Are you alright?" she asked.
Skuld frowned at the goddess, "Why do you care?"
"Don't worry about it." came Sayoko's voice.
Skuld and the first turned to see a force bolt heading right towards them. There was a bright light, a loud rumble, then darkness.
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Author's notes
Someone mentioned this might lead to one of my other stories. Actually, I'm recycling names. So no crossover, this is straight AMG stuff.
