Vivli was on a boat watching the sea. It had been smooth for the most part but she still felt uneasy. That combined with the shock of all that had happened in one day. She just went to the docks to go fishing when those two just fell into her lap. Then… it was those demons that killed everyone she knew.

"What is this?" Vivli asked herself

The world looked exactly the same. But there was something that she could feel. It wasn't tangible, like it was at the tip of her fingertips giving of warmth. It was there but she just could not take hold of it. At that moment she could hear screaming. It was coming from below deck.

Terra had just woken up. An older Mithra was watching her. As her vision cleared her eyes widened.

"AAAHHHHH!" Terra yelled

Upon looking at Angel she freaked. The last she saw that face she was about to die. Diving out of bed she bolted for the door. Opening it she ran down the hallway. Up a flight of stairs she ran right into another Mithra. Terra looked up to see Vivli.

"You have to help me!" Terra pleaded. "Get me away from her!"

Vivli pulled her aside and walked to the far side of the ship. Angel walked up to the main deck from below. Terra saw Angel again and started yelling again.

"Its her!" She yelled. "It's the Shadow Lord!"

Those words caught everyone on guard. Everyone on the ship drew their weapons and advanced to the main deck. They all saw two Mithra trying to get away from another Mithra walking towards them. In an instant 20 people were surrounding Angel with weapons out pointed at her. Celphie had her rifle out pointed at Angel's face. She stepped towards her telling Angel to get down.

A wave of sadness washed over Angel's face.

"But… I'm your mother…" Angel said to Terra

"No!" Terra yelled back. "You're a demon! You killed everyone!"

Angel's situation wasn't getting any better. Vivli was holding Terra trying to calm her. Angel stood her ground and stopped moving.

"Make one more step and I will blow your head off." Celphie said

"Hey! What's all the commotion?" A male voice came calling out

A male Hume jumped down from the deck above to see what was happening. He saw Celphie with a gun pointed at a Mithra.

"Wait a minute." He said. "Angel?"

Angel looked over to him.

"Koto?" Angel said

He rushed over to her.

"Guys put your weapons down." Kotosumex told his crew. "Where have you been?"

As the adventures all put there weapons down Celphie lowered her gun and slung it over her shoulder.

"You know this girl?" Celphie asked

"Know her? We used to be in the same group. Up until she…" Kotosumex stopped. "Oh damn…"

Angel looked away from her old friend and looked back to her daughter.

"…terra…" Angel said softly. "What will make you believe?"

In her words two large white-feathered wings grew out of her back. Angel drew "Angelsheart" and kneeled down. Terra witnessed this transformation and broke away from Vivli.

"Oh no…" Terra said under her breath

She began to run to Angel. Angel lifted her head to see her girl came back to her. Opening her arms she hugged her long lost daughter.

"Mommy, I though you were dead." Terra said

"I was, until you brought me back." Angel answered

A wave of fatigue rushed over Terra. Her eyes closed as her body went limp. Vivli came running over.

"What, what just happened?" Vivli asked

"Its common among summoners to pass out from time to time. After a continual summon they are sapped of energy. So if they don't rest fully they will just fall asleep from exerting too much. I had the same problem." Angel answered. "Mind if you help me?"

Angel and Vivli walked Terra back to her room. Setting her in a bed the two went back up to the deck. The ships crew was still on edge watching Angel walk about. She noticed it too.

Angel sat down and leaned against a wall on the ship. She sighed heavily and looked up to see Vivli starring at her.

"Can I help you?" Angel said semi cheerfully

"Oh I'm sorry." Vivli stammered

Angel saw what she was looking at. Quickly she dispelled her wings. Angel could see it in Vivli's eyes.

"Aww, but their so cool. Where did you get them?" Vivli asked

Angel was uneasy from everyone watching her. Speaking about that was a little too much.

"They were a gift." Angel said

"Wow, I wish I had wings. I would never have to run from town to town again." Vivli said

Behind the too Mithra Kotosumex greeted them.

"Ahem. Yes. It's a pleasure to have you two aboard my ship." He said. "I know Angel but I don't think I know you name."

Vivli turned to Kotosumex

""I am Vivli, accomplished white mage. Blessed by the Star Sybil herself." Vivli answered

Angel laughed.

"What is so funny?" Vivli pouted

"That you've been blessed by her." Angel answered

"What is so wrong with that?" Vivli asked

Angel held her sword in one hand. All Vivli could hear where two whooshes past her ears.

"Because I can do that and you can't" Angel declared

Confused Vivli saw strands of hair fall off of her head. Grabbing her head Vivli ducked back away from Angel.

"Hey! That wasn't nice!" Vivli yelled

Kotosumex laughed at this.

"You haven't changed at all." Koto said

He immediately stopped laughing when he remembered.

"What?" Vivli asked

None of them said a word. She looked at Angel then back to Koto.

"Aren't any of you going to say a word.?" Vivli asked

Celphie came walking up. She saw the sullen look on her commander's face.

"Is this not a good time Sir?" Celphie asked

"No, its quite fine. What is it you have to report?" Koto asked

"Well, it's from our branch from Sandoria." Celphie said

"Yes, what is it?" Koto said

"They… they…" Celphie tried to say

"Yes what, who are they?" Koto said

"They're all dead. The whole city was whipped out. What was worse, when everyone died they rose. Not human. They were possessed. And it's the same for every city that has reported." Celphie said

Angel was looking at the ground. Vivli was at a loss for words.

"So what do we do now?" Vivli asked

No one said a word. She was holding her head in pain.

"Don't tell me your all going to give up?" Vivli yelled. "We can take them. Remember those two who tried to kill us. When they saw all of you they just ran away." Vivli said

Celphie looked away.

"Where were you when it happened?" Celphie asked. "Don't go yelling at the people who are actually fighting this war!"

The sun was going down. Celphie was angry. Not at Vivli, but at what could have happened to her. Reeling back she was getting light headed. Noticing what time it was she put a hand over her face.

"Why am I always left in the dark here?" Vivli said sadly

"Do you want to know?" Angel said

Turning to her quickly Vivli nodded her head.

"Ok. You may want to sit down." Angel cautioned

"Why?" Vivli asked

"Because to start off. I've been dead for the past 13 years." Angel said plainly

Vivli sat down.

"What?" Vivli asked

"You remember the Shadow war?" Angel asked

"Yes, who didn't?" Vivli said

Well I died before that war ever started. The Shadow Lord kidnapped my daughter and killed me. Terra was taught how to summon lost souls of the dead. She became to powerful that some how in a last chance of desperation she was able to summon me back to this plane." Angel explained

Vivli listened contently.

"I fought and eventually killed the Shadow Lord. But to do so I used all the energy I had and poured it into one attack. It was so stressful on my body that it just quit and I died again." Angel said. "And now, Terra was able to summon me once more. But this time it wasn't as an ethereal creature like normal summons. I'm back to life, fully in this plane. In a real body."

Angel summoned her wings again.

"Thus the wings." Angel finished

Vivli was in awe.

"No way…" Was all the mage's mind could say

"That's quite a story…" Celphie said

She looked up to see a night sky.

"Celphie, you ok?" Kotosumex asked

She almost fell over when Vivli caught her.

Kotosumex called out for Lucia. Instinctively she came running looking for Celphie.

"Hey. Let me see her." Lucia asked

Looking into her eyes she felt her forehead.

"Looks like someone has a fever. Time for the little princess's bed time." Lucia joked

"Don't call me that." Celphie said

As they were walking away Vivli could hear broken words.

"Thanks." Celphie struggled to say

"That was odd." Vivli said

They all sat down and talked about their lives. Some time later Andrew came walking up onto the deck. He was wearing the long baggy black clothing that Celphie had on.

"Hey Andrew. Where did you go?" Vivli asked

He looked at her confused. Cocking his head to one side he asked her.

"What do you mean?" Andrew asked

"I mean, we were attacked and you were no where to be found." Vivli asked

"I was there the whole time." Andrew said

"Well where is Celphie?" Vivli asked

"She is right here." Andrew said putting a hand over his heart

Vivli looked at him. She could never get out of this continual state of confusion. Taking that cue she just blurted out the first thing that came to mind.

"Is she your lover?" Vivli asked bluntly

Andrew burst out laughing. Even Angel looked at him in confusion. But when she did she understood.

"She is there before us." Angel said

Vivli turned to her.

"What is this? Some kind of joke?" Vivli asked

Andrew stopped laughing.

"No, Celphie is not my lover. Heh, heh, Celphie is my sister." Andrew said

"Well where is she?" Vivli asked for the third time getting irritated

"I told you she is right here." Andrew said

Vivli just got more and more frustrated. Andrew held up his right hand and reached for hers. Holding her hand he showed her the back of his hand.

"She wants to thank you for this." Andrew said

"Wait… what the hell is tha…" Vivli tied to say

Andrew cut her off. Moving in close he put her hand in his chest. Vivli's eyes widened.

"What the hell?" Vivli asked

She put another hand on his chest. Looking up at Andrew's face she had a shocked expression.

"What are you doing with breasts?" Vivli asked shocked

She continued to paw and Andrew's chest. Andrew looked a little flustered.

"As much as I don't mind being groped by a woman, do you mind?" Andrew asked

Vivli quickly pulled her arms back and stepped away. She blushed just realizing what she had been doing. But then that went away quickly by reason.

"Wait… you're a guy… but… you have breasts… what is going on?" Vivli asked

Her mind was on overload. All that was being explained to her was a little too much.

"Heh, I guess we all have a connection with the Shadow War." Andrew joked. "When they attacked Jeuno me and my sister had just fled from Bastok. But during the first siege we weren't so lucky. We were attacked by the beastmen. My sister tried to save me but they soon tried to attack her. I jumped in the way taking the blow. I had a large gash in my chest. And I was slowly dieing."

Vivli had tears forming in her eyes.

"But how…" Vivli tried to say

"When I did die I wanted to stay with my sister so much that I wouldn't leave. My spirit would follow her. And every time she would get in trouble I would ward it off. It got to a point where I actually infused my own soul into her body. Now every night our souls shift control of this form." Andrew finished

Angel was watching him talk. The lunar rays phased down through him. Faintly she could see a twist in the air behind him. Angel focused and saw it. There was a woman with her arms draped around him. She was smiling with her eyes closed holding Andrew tightly.

"Such an odd turn of events." Angel said. "All I did was die a few times."

Andrew laughed.

"I'm sure it's not a laughing matter but we are quite similar." Andrew said

Vivli could not take his eyes off of him. Her curiosity was taking control of her.

"So… ummm…. Are you… how do I say this." Vivli was trying to think. "You look like a man, but you have the body of a woman."

"The only thing that changes is our face and voice." Andrew said

Vivli had some answers filled in to a lot of her questions.

"So are… you.. uhhh…" Vivli stammered. "All woman?"

Vivli just came out and said it. Andrew cocked an eye at her.

"Why? You want to fondle that too?" Andrew asked

"No!" Vivli retorted.

She blushed brightly.

"It was just a question." She said meekly

"Yes. I have the body of a woman." Andrew said

"Let me ask you." Angel said. "How comfortable is wear woman's underwear?"

"You know after a while it is actually quite comfortab…. Shut up!" Andrew yelled

Angel smiled after defending a fellow Mithra.

The boat sailed through the dark water. Through the night Vivli sat up just thinking.

"This has to be one of the strangest days I have ever had." Vivli said

Andrew was walking around the ship. He doesn't usually sleep. Angel was in the same room with Terra watching her. Making sure that she could rest as much as possible.

Andrew walked down along the deck of the ship. He spotted Vivli stargazing.

"Hey…" Andrew said

Vivli looked over to him. She quickly stood up.

"Hello." She answered.

Andrew walked over to her slowly.

"Yeah I'm sorry for earlier." Vivli said. "You know for the whole groping thing. It just caught me by such surprise."

"Oh its ok. I couldn't expect you to be ok with everything that has happened to you." Andrew said calmly

"So how is it? What is it like?" Vivli asked

"What like?" Andrew asked

"How you live?" Vivli asked

Andrew sighed.

"Its rather easy." Andrew said. "It's hard being a guy existing in a woman's body. Especially when you have these."

He put his hands on his chest.

"I have the figure of a woman so I get hit on all the time. So we decided to start wearing this outfit. So if you looked at us you couldn't tell our sex until you heard us talk." Andrew said

"Heh, you should be glad my friends aren't around. I have one Elvaan that probably be hitting on you now…" Vivli said

As she spoke she remembered of the situation of the world, and that they might be dead. Vivli put her head in her hands and started sobbing. Andrew put an arm around her.

"Hey, hey. If they are as strong as you, they may still be alive. We are going to Norg. We have people all over the land collect survivors. They may be there." Andrew tried to reassured her

Slowly Vivli stopped crying.

"Do you think they are there. That they are alive?" Vivli asked

"I'm sure." Andrew said

He pulled her closer.

"Umm, Andrew." Vivli said

"Yes?" Andrew asked

"You're rubbing your breasts on my shoulder." Vivli said annoyed

Andrew quickly let her got. This time he was blushing.

"My bad." Andrew said

He quickly got up walking away. There was a tug on his hair from behind him.

"Ow." Andrew said

"What were you trying to do?" Vivli asked

"Just trying to make you feel better." Andrew said nervously

"Well thanks." Vivli said letting go of his hair

"Smooth… Andrew, smooth." Celphie told him

"Hey, I don't see you doing any better." Andrew said

"Don't see who doing any better?" Vivli asked

Andrew turned around looking at the face of Vivli in the moonlight.

"I hope I didn't just say that out loud." Andrew laughed

"Oh even smoother." Celphie said

"Anyway, I'll be off to bed. Try not to keep yourself up too late." Vivli said

As Vivli walked off the deck to the lower quarters Celphie's image started to solidify behind Andrew.

"So dear brother. What is getting you down now?" Celphie asked

Andrew just looked into his hand.

"As much as I do appreciate you lending me your body. I feel I shouldn't be pushing this burden on you." Andrew said

"Aw hush. So my baby brother sees a girl he likes. You afraid she'll turn you down?" Celphie asked

"Sis, don't" Andrew tried to say

Celphie looked him in the eyes.

"Look, I may tease you from time to time. But I want you to have a happy life. I'll help you." Celphie said

"How?" Andrew asked

"Don't worry. I'll help you. Just let me take care of it. Give me control of our body and I'll set you up." Celphie said

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