Where Evil Lurks

by ProjectVORTEX

The wedding of Bell and Kei is rapidly approaching, but the forces of evil have no intent of allowing such a union. Will the two get married, or will evil triumph? Post OVA and movie.

1. Introduction and Prologue

Preface and Additional Information

In the aftermath of the OAV, what has become of Kei, Belldandy, and the other Goddesses? A wedding, of course! Set not too far down the road from the last episode of the OAV, Kei and Bell are about to get married. It's certainly a happy time for everyone on Earth and Yggradsil… but not everyone is happy about it. In the Dark Realm shadowy, sinister forces of evil are hell-bent on stopping the marriage, no matter what the cost is.

I need to point out to readers that this series is not based on the manga or the new anime series currently airing in Japan. I have yet to get my hands on the manga, and the new series likely diverges from the OAV significantly as things progress.

As always, I highly encourage comments and other feedback (within reason) from those who read this. I am far from being a perfect writer (my beta-reader insists that I'd make a good essayist), but need feedback if I can ever hope to prove her wrong.

If anyone wishes to repost this story elsewhere, my policy on such things should be clear from previous stories. (If you're just tuning in, my apologies.) Reposting is alright so long as the following criteria are met: First, you must write me a 500-word essay on how much you love me. Second, you must stand on your head while whistling "The Star Spangled Banner", juggling five oranges and doing your best impersonation of a seal. Seriously, reposting is alright so long as you give me credit for my own work and you inform me beforehand of what you're doing.

Ah! My Goddess is © 1989 (yikes, that's old!) – 2005, Kosuke Fujishima, All Rights Reserved. My story, plus any original characters therein, minus Fujishima-sama's material, is © 2004-2005 by me, ProjectVORTEX.

This is a repost of the edited and revised chapters from the story. I have removed the old story in lieu of this one because I want newer readers to have the opportunity to read this as well. I have also removed all author comments. If you wish to see my comments as the story unfolds, they are available at my homepage (which is my LiveJournal).

Happy reading!

-ProjectVORTEX