Disclaimer: I do not own Ah! My Goddess.
Chapter Five
= = = = Two hours before the beginning of the story = = = =
Lines and lines of Gods and Goddess along with demons stand in front of what will be the battle field. The almighty, stood at a high point looking over the field. Hearing someone walk up behind him, the Almighty turns to see who it is.
"Belldandy? Why are you here?" Kami asked.
"Taking in some of the silence before...." Belldandy replied. "And to give Anata some time to her self."
"Is she getting ready?" Kami asked.
"She is." Belldandy replied. "And Keiichi is not liking it."
Mean while, at the temple. Keiichi standing in front of Anata's bedroom door. All while Kou was leaning up against the wall also out side Anata's room.
"Anata Morisato. You will do as I say. You are not going in to that thing." Keiichi instructed through the door, he could only count on one hand the number of times he has ever raised his voice to his daughter. And ever like doing so, but someone had to get some since in to her.
"This is something I need to do." Anata said through the door.
"Please have you mother and Aunts help you or at least have Kou here go with you." Keiichi said. "Kou say something. You agree with me don't you?"
Kou only stood there with his arms folded across his chest, and shook his head. "I can not accompany Anata in to that realm. It is not in my destiny to do so. And as much as I want to accompany her I can't."
With that said Kou waked out of the hall. Just as he was about to leave the hall he turned to Keiichi. "My place is on the battle field."
"I thought that you were to protect my daughter?" Keiichi asked with anger.
"I still am. Along with every other God and Goddess, even the demons are doing this. Because when Anata starts for the gate, they will come by the thousands. And I will with out a second thought fight up against over whelming forces to protect the one that I love." With that said, Kou turned and started his way to the battle lines.
Just as Kou left, Anata came out of her room, and walked past her father. Fallowing Anata, Keiichi wanted to know where she was going. Walking through the temple, Anata found her self at the largest closet of the while house hold. Behind the closet doors were the nicely kept shrine that was left my the old monk that owned the temple before her mother and father. She never saw her self as the reglious type. After all she was of divine blood, with her mother being a goddess and all she never saw any need for it. Sure her father would take her to the near by Shinto shrine like his parents did for him as he was growing up.
Standing there in front of the closet doors, Anata took in a deep breath and opened the closet doors. There with in, a figure of Buddha looked right back at her. For a minute or two she just looked back at the statue. She didn't know how to pray to him, so she did what was nature to her. Closing her eyes Anata then clapped her hands and started to speak.
"I don't know how to talk to you so this is the best I can come up with. While I'm gone watch after this world and its people, along with my mother, father. Aunts and my love Kou, and the other that are going to fight." Anata said then she bowed and stepped away forgetting to close the closet.
Giving a quick bow, Keiichi closed the closet and rushed up to Anata's side.
"I knew that I wasn't going to talk you out of doing this. So I got you something." Keiichi said.
"What's that?" Anata asked, looking at her father.
"I gassed up you bike." Keiichi said.
"Why?" Anata asked as he stopped in shock.
"One time your Aunt Urd's demon side came out and made some trouble. And my bike helped out with things, so I figured that you're bike will be useful to you." Keiichi replied.
"Thank you dad." Anata said as he hugged her father.
Hugging her back, Keiichi didn't want to let go of his daughter. "I'm so proud of you. Look how you've grown up. In every way just like you mother, always wanting to help others no matter what could happen."
"I know, but some of that is from you too you know." Anata said as he fought back her tears.
"Promise me that you will come back home to your mother and father." Keiichi said as he held his daughter tight.
Skuld watched from her mega canon mark three, she sniffed and whipped the tears out of her own eyes as this daughter and father moment unfolded. Hearing the sound, Anata and Keiichi broke their hug.
"So *Sniff* what are you going to be doing? During all this?" Anata asked.
"You're mother has forbid me to be anywhere the battle, so I'm going to be here helping your aunt Skuld with what ever this thing is." Keiichi replied.
"Look after him for me Auntie Skuld!" Anata said as she climbed on to her bike.
"Don't worry! I'll make sure that your dummy of a father is alright!" Skuld yelled back.
Giving them a nod, Anata started up her bike and made her way to where the battle was to take place.
At the Battle lines, Kou stood there with the first wave next to Hara. Looking at his friend, Hara taped Kou on his shoulder.
"You afraid, my friend?" Hara asked.
Kou looked over at his long time friend and nodded. "More then you can think."
"Same here, same here." Hara replied. "You afraid for Anata as well?" Hara went on to ask.
"My fear is great enough to so I can do it for both Anata as well as for my self. She must remain brave." Kou said.
"She is brave and will be remembered for all time, too bad the mortals won't be able to remember." Hara said.
"That is why we must be victories to keep that memory among us." Kou said with a little bit louder voice like he was rallying him self up.
"That is right. We will be victories!" Hara said as he drew his sword. As Kou pulled out his staff and unfolded it.
Just then sound different from the other Gods and Goddesses and Demons started to grow. Over at the line of toppled over buildings some hundred humans came out of hiding and fell in to their place along the battle lines. The lone human walked along the line, soon passing Kou and Hara, making eye contact with both. Kou watched as this human walked up the hill that the Almighty and Belldandy stood on. Hara then looked at Kou again.
"Not much." Hara said.
"True, but the strength of one man fighting for his home is a greater force then anything. Even greater then what awaits us." Kou said.
Hara only nodded.
Up on the hill the man walked up to Belldandy and the Kami.
"I take it that you are Belldandy Morisato. Mr. Morisato said that you will be here. Is it true that you are a goddess?" The man asked.
"It is true. Did Keiichi tell you what is going to happen?" Belldandy asked.
"He told us, and our restance is ready to join you." The man said then he looked at Kami. "So I take it that you're a god or something?"
"He is, sorry but due to a law he's can not speak to you, but he dose wish you good luck today." Belldandy said.
"Okay I guess. Well I'm hoping that the big man up there gives us really good luck." The man said as he pointed to the sky.
Belldandy smiled. "I'm sure that he heard you."
"I must rejoin my men." With that the man walked back to where the rest of the humans were. Once out of ear shot Kami looked over at Belldandy.
"Why did I make that law?" Kami asked him self. "Besides from Keiichi and a some there's that can hear me why did I make the law that I can mot speak to mortal men?"
Just then the sounds of Anata's bike could be heard coming closer. Looking over to where the sound was coming from, Belldandy watched as her daughter drove in the front of the line passing every one who was up there. Stopping for only a moment, Anata and Kou looked in to each others eyes. The she drove off to where her mother was at. Stopping at the top of the hill, she didn't even shut off her bike.
"Anata when ever you are ready. Just remember once you start for the gate the shadows will come up that hill." Belldandy said as she gave her daughter a hug.
"I know. And I'll be fine mom. I'm just getting used to this while save the world thing. But I think I go it." Anata said.
Then she drove to the back to the line. And got her self ready, as she got ready Urd walked up to her.
"You ready for all this?" Urd asked.
"I guess. Hi String Fellow Aunt Urd let you out of the closet." Anata asked, and then giggled after what she had just said.
Skill in Urd's hands String Fellow replied. "Ha, ha. Like a broom hasn't heard that one before."
"Grumpy, wow. What's with him?" Anata asked.
"He's still mad that I won't turn him to a human so he can sweep with your mother." Urd replied.
"Yes, to sweep you lady Belldandy has always been a dream of mine, but that wont happen. Because the end of it all will come about soon!" String Fellow cried.
"Pipe down you!" Urd yelled. "Or it's back to the broom closet for you, for good."
"Yes mistress" String Fellow quickly said.
"You just be safe and come back." Urd said as she gave Anata a tap on her helmet.
Nodding, Anata revved the engine to her bike, telling every one she was about ready. At the front of the line Kou looked over at Hara.
"Ready your self." Kou said.
Revving her engine again, Anata looked down the street she needed to race down, and then behind her where the fighting was going to take place. Looking back down the street, Anata dropped her bike in to gear. She speeded off. And just like she was told, the shadows at the bottom started to run up it. Every god and goddess and demon fired off every type of force bolt that could be fired. Through the shadows, two new types came in to sight. Flying low over fighters on the top of the hill, Urd watched as they jetted past. Acting fast Urd hopped on to String Fellow.
"After them!" Urd shouted and they were off.
As Anata speeded down the street, she shifted in to the next gear. Then she saw the two flyers coming up behind her and behind them, her Aunt Urd.
'I need to lose them.' Anata thought to her self.
Hitting the breaks, Anata skidded and turned in to a corned in to an alley way. Turning out of the alley, the two flyers kept right on her.
"Come on String Fellow, if you can get up to them I'll make that dream of your come true!" Urd said as he and String Fellow fallowed.
Seeing a part of a burnt out building hanging from the side of it, Urd brought her hand up and fired a lightning bolt at the side of that building. Anata fast drove past the spot where the falling side of the building was going to fall but the closed to the two flyers had no time to react, flying right in to the side of the building exploding. The second of the flyers dodged out of the way, Urd doing the same. Seeing that her Aunt Urd couldn't catch up, Anata had to do something about this last one. Slamming on the breaks, and lightly tapping on the front breaks, the back end of her bike lifted up off the ground. Shifting her body weight, her bike spun around on the front tire to where she was going backwards. Anata pressed the clutch putting her bike in to neutral. The back of her bike then fell to the ground and hitting the break, she skidded. Drawing a battle cross out she swung it just as the flyer came over her. Making it explode, skidding to a stop. Anata looked over as the remains of that flyer went in to a side of a building. Hearing her Aunt come up beside her, Anata looked at her.
"That was a good one. Now get moving!" Urd said as he went back to the battle lines.
Doing as she was told, Anata went back to the park where the gate was at. Standing in front of the huge gate that allowed the tens of thousands of shadows to come to Earth; scanning the line of shadows. Anata started to hear the sounds of the battle taking place at the other end of town. She knew that right then and there that Kou, her mother, father and Aunts were in the mist of that battle. A battle that evolved Gods, Goddesses, Demons and Demonesses. Even some humans fought to defend Earth. Looking back at the gate, Anata saw that there where some hundred shadows standing guard.
"Looks like this is it.." Anata said to her self as she started to walk to the gate. With a new battle suite made by her aunt Skuld, Anata took the helmet she held in her hand and put it on to the sealing ring that made her suite air tight.
As she walked ever closer to her destiny, to what she knew what needed to be done. She started to think back to before all this started. Reaching in to a small pocket, Anata pulled out a battle cross allowing it to extend. The some three hundred yards away from the gate, Anata started to walk past what were the remains of the Japanese defiance force. She walked past the burnt out shells of tanks and skeletons of solders. Anata said a silent prayer for the dead as she walked through the battle field. With each step dust and ash lifted up off the ground. She then came to a line of tanks that too were burnt out. Then there was a clearing that stretched for another two hundred and fifty yards. Then there was the gate along with some thousand shadows standing there waiting for her. Then several of the shadows started to march towards her.
Stopping in her tracks, Anata waited for the shadows that were walking up to her to reach her. Clasping the battle cross with both hands, she looks up to the lead shadow.
"You know why I'm here. Let me pass or it will be the end of you." Anata said.
The monster didn't say a word. All it did was raise its dark hand, and formed it in to some type of weapon. And pointed it right at Anata. Before she knew it there was a light forming in side of the weapon. Jumping out of the way just in time to see a bolt of energy being fired, a plume of dust is launched up in to the air. When the dust cleared, it reviled a creator in the ground. The monster looked at the damage. There was no Anata. Then a bolt of lighting was fired form the air. Making the shadow monster turn to stone and shatter. The remaining shadows looked up and saw Anata there in mid-air. Raising their weapons they opened fire on the young goddess.
Doing some aerial acrobatics, she dodged the bolt being fired at her and forced her self to the ground as fast and as hard as she can. Planting the end of her staff in to the head of the closest monster; turning it to stone also and shattering it all at the same time. When she hit the ground, in one swift movement she swung her battle cross in to the chest of the monster to her left and spun around knocking the monster to her right in the side of its head. When her movements were finished, she stood there with the cross resting up on her shoulder. And its blue orb faded. Noticing this Anata looks at, and tossed it to the ground.
"That would be now good to me now." Anata said to her self as she walked up to the gate.
Stepping just a foot in front of the gate, Anata takes a deep breath and closes her eyes. And took a step in to the gate, as she did she could feel something pulling at her. But when she opened her eyes. There was nothing but black. She couldn't even see her hand in front of her. If it wasn't for the helmet she had on with its light. She wouldn't even know if she had her eyes open in the first place.
= = = = = = Back to the present = = = =
Anata stood there looking at her double. Or Natsuki as she called her self; Anata watched as Natsuki took an other stance ready to attack. Swinging her arms in that same fan like motion, Natsuki looked up at Anata.
"As I waited in my stone casing, I started to think about all the styles I can use. And one that seemed to be the most appealing. It's from you're..... No our world. It's called Pi Qua Quan. Really quite beautiful, isn't it?"
"I wouldn't know." Anata replied. As she tightened her fists.
"Ohhhh.. That's right. You know of these things but can't use them. How amusing." Natsuki said.
Just as Natsuki made her move, Anata drew another battle cross, but before she knew it, Natsuki had snapped the staff end of the cross with her bare palm of her hand. Sending the two half's flying to both sides of Anata. Then with a second movement, she felt a pain in her chest. Again falling to the ground, Anata forced her self back up. Swinging at Natsuki, Anata missed and tried again. But the blow was blocked.
Doing it again, Anata started to swing, as did Natsuki each of their swings was blocked by the other. Then they both landed a punch on the other. Natsuki punched Anata in the chest. And Anata punched Natsuki right in cheek. Feeling the great pain from the now broke rib or two Anata coffed up a fair amount of blood, as Natsuki spit out some blood and whipped her mouth.
"Hell.... That's not good..." Anata said in between breaths.
"In deed that is not good for you." Natsuki said with a fake caring voice.
Getting back to her knees, Anata fired a force bolt. Forming a shield, Natsuki was able to block the attack. But as se did Anata had gotten back up and rushed her. Tackling Natsuki, they both fell to the ground. Taking her chance, Anata started to give blow after blow to Natsuki's kidneys. Natsuki in great pain used more power then before and punched Anata right in the middle of the chest. Sending her flying back across the platform. Then Both Anata and Natsuki rolled around on the ground holding them self's in pain.
"You bitch!" Natsuki yelled.
"Slut!" Anata replied back.
They both rolled around and forced them self's back to their feet. Anata watched as pure energy surged from her arms, inward to the center of her chest. Natsuki's eyes went from a brown to a bright red.
"You know what I have done, do you not?" Natsuki asked.
Anata's eyes widened when she had realized what Natsuki had just done. "Your point limiter!" Anata yelled.
Before she had any time to react, there was a flash of light. And she was able to feel the searing pain from the force bolt that had just hit her. When the light was gone and the pain was gone, Anata opened her eyes. All she could see was the ground. She was knocked back and had landed off the platform some twenty feet away. Hearing Natsuki walk down the steps of the platform, Anata couldn't move. As the steps got closer and closer, Anata slowly started to move her arm up to her head.
"Anata.." Natsuki said. Her voice distorted from the power with in her coming out. "If you don't move, I will make this fast."
Starting to move some more, Anata turned her head so she could reach her own point limiter. Putting her other hand on to the ground, Anata started to push her self back up off the ground.
"I see that you are going to make this longer then it must be." Natsuki said as she formed another force bolt.
Just as Natsuki fired the bolt, Anata forced her self to move and remove her point limiter, just as she did the field that surrounds her body formed.
= = = = = At Yggdrasil = = = = =
Ex as at the control panel to the reactor room that gave Anata her power. Hearing the reactors kick in even more then normal, Ex looked up at them and at the control panel. The graphs that showed the energy out put started to climb. Looking back at the reactors.
"Anata's doing something in there.." Ex said to her self as she watched the reactors increase in their power output.
Feeling the ground shake from each of the reactors plates that spun around within each reactor, Ex packed up her things she had on her desk and left the room. It was never safe in there, when Anata removed her point limiter. Due to the fact that the reactors that gave Anata her power was as old as time it self.
= = = = = Back at the shadow realm = = = = =
Anata and Natsuki stood there, each at there peek power level. Anata stood there in her goddess cloths, and her eyes were to their bright blue almost white. At the same time, Anata and Natsuki charged the other, Meeting and blocking the others punches and kicks, seeing a punch coming out of no where, Natsuki brought her hand up catching Anata's fist.
"Funny is it not?" Natsuki asked as she fought to keep Anata's punch from going any further. "I was able to see it coming, and react to your actions. As the same for you, funny no?"
"I see nothing amusing about this." Anata said, now her voice is distorted from the power within her. Pulling her fist that was in Natsuki's hand. Anata swung and other punch with her other hand, to only have it blocked again.
"You have not figured it out. Have you?" Natsuki asked.
"Figured what out?" Anata asked, clinching her teeth.
"You and I are one in the same. I AM YOU!" Natsuki yelled as she pushed her self away from Anata.
"LIGHNING OF DISCRETION!!!!" Natsuki yelled as a lightning bolt larger then anything ever made before. Came down from the sky striking Anata from above. Shielding her eyes from the dirt and dust being blown from the blast.
"Just like that. And it's over." Natsuki said.
As the dust cleared, a faint white light started to show through the dust.
"You and I are not the same. For that I am protect and you destroy. I am good and you are evil. We are not the same." Anata said as her white eyes looked over at her double and flashed. Bring her hands to her chest, a ball of energy formed in between her hands.
"A force bolt? I believe that you and I have been through this once before?" Natsuki asked.
Then the ball shot off in to a beam of light. Passing through Natsuki's chest, the beam stayed there for a second. Then it faded away. Natsuki dropped to her knees, her red eyes faded back to their brown and back again to red. They did this as several times before they went back to their brown color for the last time. Natsuki started to chuckle. Hearing this Anata gave her double a questioning look.
"What is funny about your death?" Anata asked.
"What is funny is that my death also means your death as well. You see, Evil can not exist with out Good. And good can not be with out Evil." Natsuki said, her voice getting weaker.
"What?!" Anata asked.
"When I'm gone. My power will be inverted in to a blast just as great as the big bang that made the universe. You and this realm will be no more." Natsuki said as she started to laugh.
Anata's eyes went hide, and that was all she had time to do, before a flash of light.
= = = = = Back at Earth = = = =
Just minutes ago, the shadows had faded in to dust and every god, Every Goddess, every Demon and human had gathered around the gate, seeing it glow a brightly, it started to shrink smaller and smaller. To the point that it was nothing more then a point of light no bigger then a pen head. Kou had finally forced him self to the front of every one to see what was going on. There he found Belldandy and Keiichi grieving for the loss of their daughter. Kou just stood there speechless.
In side the space between the shadow realm and Earth, Anata hugged her knees close to her chest, keeping her eyes closed tight. And the field that surrounded her body strand to keep the collapsing space from coming down on to her.
Up at Yggdrasil In the main control room, every thing shook. Making every one be golted for their seats.
"What the Hell was that?!" Peorth yelled.
"Ma'am.... Reactor three from Anata's reactors. Just blew up." Ex said with utter shock.
"What about the others?" Peorth asked as she came to Ex's side.
"One, two and four are reaching critical. I don't know how much more they can last. Over all power output hitting one hundred and fifty-three present." Ex replied.
On earth, Every one was now morning for the young goddess that was lost doing the hardest part in all this. Kou still reminded speechless as Urd tried to confert him as well her self. As every one slowly started to leave the site where the gate was Keiichi, Belldandy, Kou and Urd stayed behind.
"You know she knew what she was getting in to... You know....." Urd said trying to help Kou and her sister and brother-in-law.
Just as soon as she said that a gust of wind came from no where. Being knocked back by the gate reopening, every one looked to see a bright bubble of light hover their several feet off the ground. Every one watched as she lifted higher and higher from the ground. Every one heard, Anata's voice as it would be if her point limiter was not removed.
"Buildings that fallen and crummeled come together. The People that has been lost come back to us. Those that are here will remember this as noting more then a midsummer dream, nothing more and nothing less. Those that had come back to us will have no memory of this.... I, Anata Morisato; Goddess of the Earth and protector of its people. Here so command this in to happening."
As soon as Anata said that the bubble expanded. Light slowly covered every thing and vanished behind a wall of light. In the heavens Ere was reading a huge power source coming from earth. Not sure what it was she started to type on her harpboard, to figure out what it was. But no data was making and sense to her. "Ma'am I'm picking up a huge power reading coming from earth. I have no idea what it is." Ere said to Peorth.
"Let's see it." Peorth said as she stood up from her chair.
A huge screen came up in front of the whole Yggdrasil control room. And there they saw a orbital view of Japan, and at the southern regain a dome of light seemed to grow bigger and bigger, even to the point where the light was extending out into international waters. Peorth stood the shocked. She had never seen any thing light that. Then the dome of light focused in to a beam of light shooting out in o deep space. Then it was gone.
Back on earth, every thing was how it was before the gate came. With blue sky and singing birds, feeling that the light was gone. Kou uncovered his eyes to see Anata still hovering there several feet above the ground. Then for some unknown reason Anata fell. Seeing this, Kou quickly flew up in to the air, catching Anata. As he held Anata in his arms, he could tell that she was hurt badly but still alive; but just barley.
Setting on the ground, Belldandy, Keiichi and Urd gathered around Kou and Anata.
"Is she?" Belldandy asked.
"No... She's alive..." Kou replied.
= = = = = = = One week later = = = = = = =
Just like Anata had said, amongst the humans, that event was dismissed as nothing more then a dream. And the people went about their lives like nothing had happened. The park where the gate was at went back to normal. With children laughing and playing. The buildings that were knocked over and burnt out were now standing. As for Anata? She still out from her effort of bringing the dead back to life and repairing the damage of war. And from the wounds she got from fighting the rock look alikes and Natsuki. With three broken ribs, two cracked ribs. Busted spleen, and a punsured lung. She was indeed lucky to be alive. It was later found that only one out of the four reactors that gave Anata her power remained. The others had exploded.
Kou had still remained with Anata. A whole week, ever leaving her side, even with many pleads from Belldandy to get some rest. Kou stayed with Anata as she slept. Even the Almighty him self could not make the young god to move. He had flat out said no to the Almighty's order to get some rest.
"Kou please get some rest, I will stay here with her." Belldandy said as she sat down beside Kou.
"You may sit here with her, but I will not leave her." Kou said with out looking at Belldandy.
As day gave way to night, Kou again was left alone with Anata. He found him self fighting off sleep. Even a god needed his sleep. But he wanted to be with Anata for as long as his body could let him remain awake. Feeling his body fall forward, Kou caught him self from falling on to Anata. Shaking his head, Kou looked over at the alarm clock. It was already three in the morning. Wearing movement, Kou looked over at Anata there sleeping before him. Shrugging it off as his mind playing tricks on him from the lack of sleep. Shaking his head Kou went back to thinking. As soon as he was getting lost in his thoughts he heard the sounds again. Looking back down at Anata, he noticed that Anata's arm had moved.
"Ouch...." Anata weakly said. Her voiced barley could be heard.
"Hay?........... Try not to move, you got beat up badly." Kou whispered.
"It hurts." Anata said.
"After what you did in there, no wonder you're alive." Kou whispered. "And your spell....."
"What spell?" Anata asked as she brought her hand up to her head.
"You don't remember?" Kou asked.
"Remember what? The last thing I remember is a flash of light then I wake up here." Anata said as she tried to sit up, but to only have Kou stop her from doing so.
"You repaired the whole city, brought back the dead, and made it so the humans won't remember what happened." Kou said.
"I did that?" Anata asked.
Kou nodded. "Do you want me to get your mother and father?" Kou asked.
"Yes please."
Getting up, Kou went over to Keiichi and Belldandy's bedroom, sliding the door open. Kou silently entered the room.
"M'Lady." Kou whispered and got not response for Belldandy.
"Lady Belldandy." Kou said just a little bit louder then the last time. Making her jerk some waking up.
"Kou? What is it?" Belldandy sleepily asked.
"Anata. She's awake" Kou replied.
= = = = = = = three days later = = = = = = =
During the past two days, Anata remained in her bed. And on the third day when no one was in her room with her. She forced her self up. She needed to get up; just laying there on her futon was getting to her. Once she made it to her feet, Anata slowly made her way to the sliding door. In the kitchen Belldandy was fixing all of Anata's favorites. She was feeling much better over the past couple days, and was wanting something other then meso broth. Hearing someone behind her Belldandy turned around.
"Anata? You mustn't be walking around like." Belldandy said as she rushed over to her daughter.
"I just need to walk around. I'll be fine. Where is every one and who is the two out side?" Anata asked.
"I had Kou go to the market for me, your father went to get some bandages for your cuts and crapes. And as for the two out side? One is a demon and the other is a God, each was sent here to look after you and the temple." Belldandy replied.
"A Demon?" Anata asked.
"Hild felt that it was the right thing to do." Belldandy said.
Just then, the back door opened up and Kou came walking in with an arm full of bags.
"Lady Belldandy, I got all the things on the list but soy souse, all they had was the low fat stuff, and I know Anata thinks that it tastes funny." Kou said through the bags in front of his face.
"Aw I'm so... *Sniff* Glad that you care." Anata said.
Hearing her voice, Kou peeked in between two bags. And there was Anata, standing there. "Anata? You should..."
"I Know, I know. Be in my bed. I just need to move around some more." Anata said.
"So what's been happening the last couple days?" Anata asked.
Anata sat at the table as Belldandy and Kou filled her in on the last couple days. When it was all over, Anata sat there speechless.
"So what are you going to do now that it's all over?" Kou asked.
"I guess that I will finish school. I don't know." Anata replied. "I still need to finish high school. And get ready of collage, and I'm sure that Chihiro could use me back at the shop."
Kou just sat there, knowing all to well that now the shadows were gone. And nothing on earth and nor any where else. That could harm Anata, and that ment that his job was done.
"Kou." Anata went one to say. "I wont you to stay here, with me and my parents."
"I will stay with you. No matter where you may go." Kou said.
THE END -
A/N: okay, okay. Stupid ending, but it's over. Finally over. I would like to thank every one who reviewed the stories. Even from the vary fist chapter. And I would really like to thank Player0. For the all the support she sent me. I have been working on a squeal to this story. And I have the summery.
Summery for Oh! My Goddess: New start.
Based off of 'Goddess of the earth'. Keiichi and Belldandy's daughter moves out to go to collage. Moving to Tokyo, she must take her classes, study at both Tokyo U and Yggdrasil. Get a job and hold it all while having to pay the rent.
Well I'm not all that great at summaries, just trust me it's going to be just as good 'Goddess of the earth.' But be looking out for that when it after the first of the year. But until then I'll be working on 'Split Worlds', the cross over between me and player0. So if you wish to read more about Anata and Kou, along with Raziel and Fiona. It's filled with a great story line and lots of funny, funny stuff. So check it out. until then, later.
Chapter Five
= = = = Two hours before the beginning of the story = = = =
Lines and lines of Gods and Goddess along with demons stand in front of what will be the battle field. The almighty, stood at a high point looking over the field. Hearing someone walk up behind him, the Almighty turns to see who it is.
"Belldandy? Why are you here?" Kami asked.
"Taking in some of the silence before...." Belldandy replied. "And to give Anata some time to her self."
"Is she getting ready?" Kami asked.
"She is." Belldandy replied. "And Keiichi is not liking it."
Mean while, at the temple. Keiichi standing in front of Anata's bedroom door. All while Kou was leaning up against the wall also out side Anata's room.
"Anata Morisato. You will do as I say. You are not going in to that thing." Keiichi instructed through the door, he could only count on one hand the number of times he has ever raised his voice to his daughter. And ever like doing so, but someone had to get some since in to her.
"This is something I need to do." Anata said through the door.
"Please have you mother and Aunts help you or at least have Kou here go with you." Keiichi said. "Kou say something. You agree with me don't you?"
Kou only stood there with his arms folded across his chest, and shook his head. "I can not accompany Anata in to that realm. It is not in my destiny to do so. And as much as I want to accompany her I can't."
With that said Kou waked out of the hall. Just as he was about to leave the hall he turned to Keiichi. "My place is on the battle field."
"I thought that you were to protect my daughter?" Keiichi asked with anger.
"I still am. Along with every other God and Goddess, even the demons are doing this. Because when Anata starts for the gate, they will come by the thousands. And I will with out a second thought fight up against over whelming forces to protect the one that I love." With that said, Kou turned and started his way to the battle lines.
Just as Kou left, Anata came out of her room, and walked past her father. Fallowing Anata, Keiichi wanted to know where she was going. Walking through the temple, Anata found her self at the largest closet of the while house hold. Behind the closet doors were the nicely kept shrine that was left my the old monk that owned the temple before her mother and father. She never saw her self as the reglious type. After all she was of divine blood, with her mother being a goddess and all she never saw any need for it. Sure her father would take her to the near by Shinto shrine like his parents did for him as he was growing up.
Standing there in front of the closet doors, Anata took in a deep breath and opened the closet doors. There with in, a figure of Buddha looked right back at her. For a minute or two she just looked back at the statue. She didn't know how to pray to him, so she did what was nature to her. Closing her eyes Anata then clapped her hands and started to speak.
"I don't know how to talk to you so this is the best I can come up with. While I'm gone watch after this world and its people, along with my mother, father. Aunts and my love Kou, and the other that are going to fight." Anata said then she bowed and stepped away forgetting to close the closet.
Giving a quick bow, Keiichi closed the closet and rushed up to Anata's side.
"I knew that I wasn't going to talk you out of doing this. So I got you something." Keiichi said.
"What's that?" Anata asked, looking at her father.
"I gassed up you bike." Keiichi said.
"Why?" Anata asked as he stopped in shock.
"One time your Aunt Urd's demon side came out and made some trouble. And my bike helped out with things, so I figured that you're bike will be useful to you." Keiichi replied.
"Thank you dad." Anata said as he hugged her father.
Hugging her back, Keiichi didn't want to let go of his daughter. "I'm so proud of you. Look how you've grown up. In every way just like you mother, always wanting to help others no matter what could happen."
"I know, but some of that is from you too you know." Anata said as he fought back her tears.
"Promise me that you will come back home to your mother and father." Keiichi said as he held his daughter tight.
Skuld watched from her mega canon mark three, she sniffed and whipped the tears out of her own eyes as this daughter and father moment unfolded. Hearing the sound, Anata and Keiichi broke their hug.
"So *Sniff* what are you going to be doing? During all this?" Anata asked.
"You're mother has forbid me to be anywhere the battle, so I'm going to be here helping your aunt Skuld with what ever this thing is." Keiichi replied.
"Look after him for me Auntie Skuld!" Anata said as she climbed on to her bike.
"Don't worry! I'll make sure that your dummy of a father is alright!" Skuld yelled back.
Giving them a nod, Anata started up her bike and made her way to where the battle was to take place.
At the Battle lines, Kou stood there with the first wave next to Hara. Looking at his friend, Hara taped Kou on his shoulder.
"You afraid, my friend?" Hara asked.
Kou looked over at his long time friend and nodded. "More then you can think."
"Same here, same here." Hara replied. "You afraid for Anata as well?" Hara went on to ask.
"My fear is great enough to so I can do it for both Anata as well as for my self. She must remain brave." Kou said.
"She is brave and will be remembered for all time, too bad the mortals won't be able to remember." Hara said.
"That is why we must be victories to keep that memory among us." Kou said with a little bit louder voice like he was rallying him self up.
"That is right. We will be victories!" Hara said as he drew his sword. As Kou pulled out his staff and unfolded it.
Just then sound different from the other Gods and Goddesses and Demons started to grow. Over at the line of toppled over buildings some hundred humans came out of hiding and fell in to their place along the battle lines. The lone human walked along the line, soon passing Kou and Hara, making eye contact with both. Kou watched as this human walked up the hill that the Almighty and Belldandy stood on. Hara then looked at Kou again.
"Not much." Hara said.
"True, but the strength of one man fighting for his home is a greater force then anything. Even greater then what awaits us." Kou said.
Hara only nodded.
Up on the hill the man walked up to Belldandy and the Kami.
"I take it that you are Belldandy Morisato. Mr. Morisato said that you will be here. Is it true that you are a goddess?" The man asked.
"It is true. Did Keiichi tell you what is going to happen?" Belldandy asked.
"He told us, and our restance is ready to join you." The man said then he looked at Kami. "So I take it that you're a god or something?"
"He is, sorry but due to a law he's can not speak to you, but he dose wish you good luck today." Belldandy said.
"Okay I guess. Well I'm hoping that the big man up there gives us really good luck." The man said as he pointed to the sky.
Belldandy smiled. "I'm sure that he heard you."
"I must rejoin my men." With that the man walked back to where the rest of the humans were. Once out of ear shot Kami looked over at Belldandy.
"Why did I make that law?" Kami asked him self. "Besides from Keiichi and a some there's that can hear me why did I make the law that I can mot speak to mortal men?"
Just then the sounds of Anata's bike could be heard coming closer. Looking over to where the sound was coming from, Belldandy watched as her daughter drove in the front of the line passing every one who was up there. Stopping for only a moment, Anata and Kou looked in to each others eyes. The she drove off to where her mother was at. Stopping at the top of the hill, she didn't even shut off her bike.
"Anata when ever you are ready. Just remember once you start for the gate the shadows will come up that hill." Belldandy said as she gave her daughter a hug.
"I know. And I'll be fine mom. I'm just getting used to this while save the world thing. But I think I go it." Anata said.
Then she drove to the back to the line. And got her self ready, as she got ready Urd walked up to her.
"You ready for all this?" Urd asked.
"I guess. Hi String Fellow Aunt Urd let you out of the closet." Anata asked, and then giggled after what she had just said.
Skill in Urd's hands String Fellow replied. "Ha, ha. Like a broom hasn't heard that one before."
"Grumpy, wow. What's with him?" Anata asked.
"He's still mad that I won't turn him to a human so he can sweep with your mother." Urd replied.
"Yes, to sweep you lady Belldandy has always been a dream of mine, but that wont happen. Because the end of it all will come about soon!" String Fellow cried.
"Pipe down you!" Urd yelled. "Or it's back to the broom closet for you, for good."
"Yes mistress" String Fellow quickly said.
"You just be safe and come back." Urd said as she gave Anata a tap on her helmet.
Nodding, Anata revved the engine to her bike, telling every one she was about ready. At the front of the line Kou looked over at Hara.
"Ready your self." Kou said.
Revving her engine again, Anata looked down the street she needed to race down, and then behind her where the fighting was going to take place. Looking back down the street, Anata dropped her bike in to gear. She speeded off. And just like she was told, the shadows at the bottom started to run up it. Every god and goddess and demon fired off every type of force bolt that could be fired. Through the shadows, two new types came in to sight. Flying low over fighters on the top of the hill, Urd watched as they jetted past. Acting fast Urd hopped on to String Fellow.
"After them!" Urd shouted and they were off.
As Anata speeded down the street, she shifted in to the next gear. Then she saw the two flyers coming up behind her and behind them, her Aunt Urd.
'I need to lose them.' Anata thought to her self.
Hitting the breaks, Anata skidded and turned in to a corned in to an alley way. Turning out of the alley, the two flyers kept right on her.
"Come on String Fellow, if you can get up to them I'll make that dream of your come true!" Urd said as he and String Fellow fallowed.
Seeing a part of a burnt out building hanging from the side of it, Urd brought her hand up and fired a lightning bolt at the side of that building. Anata fast drove past the spot where the falling side of the building was going to fall but the closed to the two flyers had no time to react, flying right in to the side of the building exploding. The second of the flyers dodged out of the way, Urd doing the same. Seeing that her Aunt Urd couldn't catch up, Anata had to do something about this last one. Slamming on the breaks, and lightly tapping on the front breaks, the back end of her bike lifted up off the ground. Shifting her body weight, her bike spun around on the front tire to where she was going backwards. Anata pressed the clutch putting her bike in to neutral. The back of her bike then fell to the ground and hitting the break, she skidded. Drawing a battle cross out she swung it just as the flyer came over her. Making it explode, skidding to a stop. Anata looked over as the remains of that flyer went in to a side of a building. Hearing her Aunt come up beside her, Anata looked at her.
"That was a good one. Now get moving!" Urd said as he went back to the battle lines.
Doing as she was told, Anata went back to the park where the gate was at. Standing in front of the huge gate that allowed the tens of thousands of shadows to come to Earth; scanning the line of shadows. Anata started to hear the sounds of the battle taking place at the other end of town. She knew that right then and there that Kou, her mother, father and Aunts were in the mist of that battle. A battle that evolved Gods, Goddesses, Demons and Demonesses. Even some humans fought to defend Earth. Looking back at the gate, Anata saw that there where some hundred shadows standing guard.
"Looks like this is it.." Anata said to her self as she started to walk to the gate. With a new battle suite made by her aunt Skuld, Anata took the helmet she held in her hand and put it on to the sealing ring that made her suite air tight.
As she walked ever closer to her destiny, to what she knew what needed to be done. She started to think back to before all this started. Reaching in to a small pocket, Anata pulled out a battle cross allowing it to extend. The some three hundred yards away from the gate, Anata started to walk past what were the remains of the Japanese defiance force. She walked past the burnt out shells of tanks and skeletons of solders. Anata said a silent prayer for the dead as she walked through the battle field. With each step dust and ash lifted up off the ground. She then came to a line of tanks that too were burnt out. Then there was a clearing that stretched for another two hundred and fifty yards. Then there was the gate along with some thousand shadows standing there waiting for her. Then several of the shadows started to march towards her.
Stopping in her tracks, Anata waited for the shadows that were walking up to her to reach her. Clasping the battle cross with both hands, she looks up to the lead shadow.
"You know why I'm here. Let me pass or it will be the end of you." Anata said.
The monster didn't say a word. All it did was raise its dark hand, and formed it in to some type of weapon. And pointed it right at Anata. Before she knew it there was a light forming in side of the weapon. Jumping out of the way just in time to see a bolt of energy being fired, a plume of dust is launched up in to the air. When the dust cleared, it reviled a creator in the ground. The monster looked at the damage. There was no Anata. Then a bolt of lighting was fired form the air. Making the shadow monster turn to stone and shatter. The remaining shadows looked up and saw Anata there in mid-air. Raising their weapons they opened fire on the young goddess.
Doing some aerial acrobatics, she dodged the bolt being fired at her and forced her self to the ground as fast and as hard as she can. Planting the end of her staff in to the head of the closest monster; turning it to stone also and shattering it all at the same time. When she hit the ground, in one swift movement she swung her battle cross in to the chest of the monster to her left and spun around knocking the monster to her right in the side of its head. When her movements were finished, she stood there with the cross resting up on her shoulder. And its blue orb faded. Noticing this Anata looks at, and tossed it to the ground.
"That would be now good to me now." Anata said to her self as she walked up to the gate.
Stepping just a foot in front of the gate, Anata takes a deep breath and closes her eyes. And took a step in to the gate, as she did she could feel something pulling at her. But when she opened her eyes. There was nothing but black. She couldn't even see her hand in front of her. If it wasn't for the helmet she had on with its light. She wouldn't even know if she had her eyes open in the first place.
= = = = = = Back to the present = = = =
Anata stood there looking at her double. Or Natsuki as she called her self; Anata watched as Natsuki took an other stance ready to attack. Swinging her arms in that same fan like motion, Natsuki looked up at Anata.
"As I waited in my stone casing, I started to think about all the styles I can use. And one that seemed to be the most appealing. It's from you're..... No our world. It's called Pi Qua Quan. Really quite beautiful, isn't it?"
"I wouldn't know." Anata replied. As she tightened her fists.
"Ohhhh.. That's right. You know of these things but can't use them. How amusing." Natsuki said.
Just as Natsuki made her move, Anata drew another battle cross, but before she knew it, Natsuki had snapped the staff end of the cross with her bare palm of her hand. Sending the two half's flying to both sides of Anata. Then with a second movement, she felt a pain in her chest. Again falling to the ground, Anata forced her self back up. Swinging at Natsuki, Anata missed and tried again. But the blow was blocked.
Doing it again, Anata started to swing, as did Natsuki each of their swings was blocked by the other. Then they both landed a punch on the other. Natsuki punched Anata in the chest. And Anata punched Natsuki right in cheek. Feeling the great pain from the now broke rib or two Anata coffed up a fair amount of blood, as Natsuki spit out some blood and whipped her mouth.
"Hell.... That's not good..." Anata said in between breaths.
"In deed that is not good for you." Natsuki said with a fake caring voice.
Getting back to her knees, Anata fired a force bolt. Forming a shield, Natsuki was able to block the attack. But as se did Anata had gotten back up and rushed her. Tackling Natsuki, they both fell to the ground. Taking her chance, Anata started to give blow after blow to Natsuki's kidneys. Natsuki in great pain used more power then before and punched Anata right in the middle of the chest. Sending her flying back across the platform. Then Both Anata and Natsuki rolled around on the ground holding them self's in pain.
"You bitch!" Natsuki yelled.
"Slut!" Anata replied back.
They both rolled around and forced them self's back to their feet. Anata watched as pure energy surged from her arms, inward to the center of her chest. Natsuki's eyes went from a brown to a bright red.
"You know what I have done, do you not?" Natsuki asked.
Anata's eyes widened when she had realized what Natsuki had just done. "Your point limiter!" Anata yelled.
Before she had any time to react, there was a flash of light. And she was able to feel the searing pain from the force bolt that had just hit her. When the light was gone and the pain was gone, Anata opened her eyes. All she could see was the ground. She was knocked back and had landed off the platform some twenty feet away. Hearing Natsuki walk down the steps of the platform, Anata couldn't move. As the steps got closer and closer, Anata slowly started to move her arm up to her head.
"Anata.." Natsuki said. Her voice distorted from the power with in her coming out. "If you don't move, I will make this fast."
Starting to move some more, Anata turned her head so she could reach her own point limiter. Putting her other hand on to the ground, Anata started to push her self back up off the ground.
"I see that you are going to make this longer then it must be." Natsuki said as she formed another force bolt.
Just as Natsuki fired the bolt, Anata forced her self to move and remove her point limiter, just as she did the field that surrounds her body formed.
= = = = = At Yggdrasil = = = = =
Ex as at the control panel to the reactor room that gave Anata her power. Hearing the reactors kick in even more then normal, Ex looked up at them and at the control panel. The graphs that showed the energy out put started to climb. Looking back at the reactors.
"Anata's doing something in there.." Ex said to her self as she watched the reactors increase in their power output.
Feeling the ground shake from each of the reactors plates that spun around within each reactor, Ex packed up her things she had on her desk and left the room. It was never safe in there, when Anata removed her point limiter. Due to the fact that the reactors that gave Anata her power was as old as time it self.
= = = = = Back at the shadow realm = = = = =
Anata and Natsuki stood there, each at there peek power level. Anata stood there in her goddess cloths, and her eyes were to their bright blue almost white. At the same time, Anata and Natsuki charged the other, Meeting and blocking the others punches and kicks, seeing a punch coming out of no where, Natsuki brought her hand up catching Anata's fist.
"Funny is it not?" Natsuki asked as she fought to keep Anata's punch from going any further. "I was able to see it coming, and react to your actions. As the same for you, funny no?"
"I see nothing amusing about this." Anata said, now her voice is distorted from the power within her. Pulling her fist that was in Natsuki's hand. Anata swung and other punch with her other hand, to only have it blocked again.
"You have not figured it out. Have you?" Natsuki asked.
"Figured what out?" Anata asked, clinching her teeth.
"You and I are one in the same. I AM YOU!" Natsuki yelled as she pushed her self away from Anata.
"LIGHNING OF DISCRETION!!!!" Natsuki yelled as a lightning bolt larger then anything ever made before. Came down from the sky striking Anata from above. Shielding her eyes from the dirt and dust being blown from the blast.
"Just like that. And it's over." Natsuki said.
As the dust cleared, a faint white light started to show through the dust.
"You and I are not the same. For that I am protect and you destroy. I am good and you are evil. We are not the same." Anata said as her white eyes looked over at her double and flashed. Bring her hands to her chest, a ball of energy formed in between her hands.
"A force bolt? I believe that you and I have been through this once before?" Natsuki asked.
Then the ball shot off in to a beam of light. Passing through Natsuki's chest, the beam stayed there for a second. Then it faded away. Natsuki dropped to her knees, her red eyes faded back to their brown and back again to red. They did this as several times before they went back to their brown color for the last time. Natsuki started to chuckle. Hearing this Anata gave her double a questioning look.
"What is funny about your death?" Anata asked.
"What is funny is that my death also means your death as well. You see, Evil can not exist with out Good. And good can not be with out Evil." Natsuki said, her voice getting weaker.
"What?!" Anata asked.
"When I'm gone. My power will be inverted in to a blast just as great as the big bang that made the universe. You and this realm will be no more." Natsuki said as she started to laugh.
Anata's eyes went hide, and that was all she had time to do, before a flash of light.
= = = = = Back at Earth = = = =
Just minutes ago, the shadows had faded in to dust and every god, Every Goddess, every Demon and human had gathered around the gate, seeing it glow a brightly, it started to shrink smaller and smaller. To the point that it was nothing more then a point of light no bigger then a pen head. Kou had finally forced him self to the front of every one to see what was going on. There he found Belldandy and Keiichi grieving for the loss of their daughter. Kou just stood there speechless.
In side the space between the shadow realm and Earth, Anata hugged her knees close to her chest, keeping her eyes closed tight. And the field that surrounded her body strand to keep the collapsing space from coming down on to her.
Up at Yggdrasil In the main control room, every thing shook. Making every one be golted for their seats.
"What the Hell was that?!" Peorth yelled.
"Ma'am.... Reactor three from Anata's reactors. Just blew up." Ex said with utter shock.
"What about the others?" Peorth asked as she came to Ex's side.
"One, two and four are reaching critical. I don't know how much more they can last. Over all power output hitting one hundred and fifty-three present." Ex replied.
On earth, Every one was now morning for the young goddess that was lost doing the hardest part in all this. Kou still reminded speechless as Urd tried to confert him as well her self. As every one slowly started to leave the site where the gate was Keiichi, Belldandy, Kou and Urd stayed behind.
"You know she knew what she was getting in to... You know....." Urd said trying to help Kou and her sister and brother-in-law.
Just as soon as she said that a gust of wind came from no where. Being knocked back by the gate reopening, every one looked to see a bright bubble of light hover their several feet off the ground. Every one watched as she lifted higher and higher from the ground. Every one heard, Anata's voice as it would be if her point limiter was not removed.
"Buildings that fallen and crummeled come together. The People that has been lost come back to us. Those that are here will remember this as noting more then a midsummer dream, nothing more and nothing less. Those that had come back to us will have no memory of this.... I, Anata Morisato; Goddess of the Earth and protector of its people. Here so command this in to happening."
As soon as Anata said that the bubble expanded. Light slowly covered every thing and vanished behind a wall of light. In the heavens Ere was reading a huge power source coming from earth. Not sure what it was she started to type on her harpboard, to figure out what it was. But no data was making and sense to her. "Ma'am I'm picking up a huge power reading coming from earth. I have no idea what it is." Ere said to Peorth.
"Let's see it." Peorth said as she stood up from her chair.
A huge screen came up in front of the whole Yggdrasil control room. And there they saw a orbital view of Japan, and at the southern regain a dome of light seemed to grow bigger and bigger, even to the point where the light was extending out into international waters. Peorth stood the shocked. She had never seen any thing light that. Then the dome of light focused in to a beam of light shooting out in o deep space. Then it was gone.
Back on earth, every thing was how it was before the gate came. With blue sky and singing birds, feeling that the light was gone. Kou uncovered his eyes to see Anata still hovering there several feet above the ground. Then for some unknown reason Anata fell. Seeing this, Kou quickly flew up in to the air, catching Anata. As he held Anata in his arms, he could tell that she was hurt badly but still alive; but just barley.
Setting on the ground, Belldandy, Keiichi and Urd gathered around Kou and Anata.
"Is she?" Belldandy asked.
"No... She's alive..." Kou replied.
= = = = = = = One week later = = = = = = =
Just like Anata had said, amongst the humans, that event was dismissed as nothing more then a dream. And the people went about their lives like nothing had happened. The park where the gate was at went back to normal. With children laughing and playing. The buildings that were knocked over and burnt out were now standing. As for Anata? She still out from her effort of bringing the dead back to life and repairing the damage of war. And from the wounds she got from fighting the rock look alikes and Natsuki. With three broken ribs, two cracked ribs. Busted spleen, and a punsured lung. She was indeed lucky to be alive. It was later found that only one out of the four reactors that gave Anata her power remained. The others had exploded.
Kou had still remained with Anata. A whole week, ever leaving her side, even with many pleads from Belldandy to get some rest. Kou stayed with Anata as she slept. Even the Almighty him self could not make the young god to move. He had flat out said no to the Almighty's order to get some rest.
"Kou please get some rest, I will stay here with her." Belldandy said as she sat down beside Kou.
"You may sit here with her, but I will not leave her." Kou said with out looking at Belldandy.
As day gave way to night, Kou again was left alone with Anata. He found him self fighting off sleep. Even a god needed his sleep. But he wanted to be with Anata for as long as his body could let him remain awake. Feeling his body fall forward, Kou caught him self from falling on to Anata. Shaking his head, Kou looked over at the alarm clock. It was already three in the morning. Wearing movement, Kou looked over at Anata there sleeping before him. Shrugging it off as his mind playing tricks on him from the lack of sleep. Shaking his head Kou went back to thinking. As soon as he was getting lost in his thoughts he heard the sounds again. Looking back down at Anata, he noticed that Anata's arm had moved.
"Ouch...." Anata weakly said. Her voiced barley could be heard.
"Hay?........... Try not to move, you got beat up badly." Kou whispered.
"It hurts." Anata said.
"After what you did in there, no wonder you're alive." Kou whispered. "And your spell....."
"What spell?" Anata asked as she brought her hand up to her head.
"You don't remember?" Kou asked.
"Remember what? The last thing I remember is a flash of light then I wake up here." Anata said as she tried to sit up, but to only have Kou stop her from doing so.
"You repaired the whole city, brought back the dead, and made it so the humans won't remember what happened." Kou said.
"I did that?" Anata asked.
Kou nodded. "Do you want me to get your mother and father?" Kou asked.
"Yes please."
Getting up, Kou went over to Keiichi and Belldandy's bedroom, sliding the door open. Kou silently entered the room.
"M'Lady." Kou whispered and got not response for Belldandy.
"Lady Belldandy." Kou said just a little bit louder then the last time. Making her jerk some waking up.
"Kou? What is it?" Belldandy sleepily asked.
"Anata. She's awake" Kou replied.
= = = = = = = three days later = = = = = = =
During the past two days, Anata remained in her bed. And on the third day when no one was in her room with her. She forced her self up. She needed to get up; just laying there on her futon was getting to her. Once she made it to her feet, Anata slowly made her way to the sliding door. In the kitchen Belldandy was fixing all of Anata's favorites. She was feeling much better over the past couple days, and was wanting something other then meso broth. Hearing someone behind her Belldandy turned around.
"Anata? You mustn't be walking around like." Belldandy said as she rushed over to her daughter.
"I just need to walk around. I'll be fine. Where is every one and who is the two out side?" Anata asked.
"I had Kou go to the market for me, your father went to get some bandages for your cuts and crapes. And as for the two out side? One is a demon and the other is a God, each was sent here to look after you and the temple." Belldandy replied.
"A Demon?" Anata asked.
"Hild felt that it was the right thing to do." Belldandy said.
Just then, the back door opened up and Kou came walking in with an arm full of bags.
"Lady Belldandy, I got all the things on the list but soy souse, all they had was the low fat stuff, and I know Anata thinks that it tastes funny." Kou said through the bags in front of his face.
"Aw I'm so... *Sniff* Glad that you care." Anata said.
Hearing her voice, Kou peeked in between two bags. And there was Anata, standing there. "Anata? You should..."
"I Know, I know. Be in my bed. I just need to move around some more." Anata said.
"So what's been happening the last couple days?" Anata asked.
Anata sat at the table as Belldandy and Kou filled her in on the last couple days. When it was all over, Anata sat there speechless.
"So what are you going to do now that it's all over?" Kou asked.
"I guess that I will finish school. I don't know." Anata replied. "I still need to finish high school. And get ready of collage, and I'm sure that Chihiro could use me back at the shop."
Kou just sat there, knowing all to well that now the shadows were gone. And nothing on earth and nor any where else. That could harm Anata, and that ment that his job was done.
"Kou." Anata went one to say. "I wont you to stay here, with me and my parents."
"I will stay with you. No matter where you may go." Kou said.
THE END -
A/N: okay, okay. Stupid ending, but it's over. Finally over. I would like to thank every one who reviewed the stories. Even from the vary fist chapter. And I would really like to thank Player0. For the all the support she sent me. I have been working on a squeal to this story. And I have the summery.
Summery for Oh! My Goddess: New start.
Based off of 'Goddess of the earth'. Keiichi and Belldandy's daughter moves out to go to collage. Moving to Tokyo, she must take her classes, study at both Tokyo U and Yggdrasil. Get a job and hold it all while having to pay the rent.
Well I'm not all that great at summaries, just trust me it's going to be just as good 'Goddess of the earth.' But be looking out for that when it after the first of the year. But until then I'll be working on 'Split Worlds', the cross over between me and player0. So if you wish to read more about Anata and Kou, along with Raziel and Fiona. It's filled with a great story line and lots of funny, funny stuff. So check it out. until then, later.