I do not own the Ah! Megami sama / Oh! My Goddess series
"Good grief!" exclaimed Peorth, as she got on top of the temple's roof, in order to vent a little bit. "What's so wrong about my clothes anyway? It's not like the others have never shown some skin. Urd in particular," mused the irate goddess.
There was no one around to hear the goddess' complaint, save her ever-present angel, Gorgeous Rose that decided to materialize and support her goddess.
'You can always try something new once in a while. I remember you constantly changing your clothing style before you first arrived here, but soon after you ended up with this particular outfit,' said the angel over the link she shared with her host.
"I don't know about that, Gorgeous Rose. My style was consistent, more or less. While I made some variations here and there, it was still far from a total overhaul," said Peorth with a shrug. "However, you do seem to have a point there. I did stop changing my outfits after the whole double contract incident back when I first arrived here," wondered the goddess. "Come to think of it, I never really noticed."
The blonde angel gave her mistress a little smile. 'Maybe because you have gained some friends that care more about you than your appearance.'
"That's a really funny thing to say," mumbled the embarrassed goddess as she crossed her arms and looked away. "Because those friends seem to pay a lot attention to how I dress lately."
'They are only joking around with you. Which is another thing as well, mistress,' said her angel. 'Not that long ago, you would have taken those words as a serious insult and held a grudge on them.'
Peorth remained silent, even though she knew it was pointless since she shared thoughts with her angel. It was entirely true that in the past she did have the bad habit of keeping grudges, even over seemingly unimportant things. Like the incident that made her dislike Belldandy, a long time ago. She was so overly concerned by whether the motivations of those around her were genuine or not, that she missed the entire picture in many occasions. At least that was no longer the case for her.
After a long pause, she let out a sigh and turned to Gorgeous Rose. "I guess I can see your point. So I'll humor them in this occasion."
Getting up, she focused a bit of her power, causing a micro skirt to materialize and attach to her ever present leather accessories that she wore around her. Since it was made from the exact same material as the rest of her leather articles of clothing, the newest addition to her getup felt almost as if it always there. Finally taking a look at herself, she happily posed for her angel, "Well, what do you think?"
The blonde angel spent a few seconds waiting, until she realized that her mistress was expecting for her answer. 'Um... I'm sorry, but I just expected something a bit... more? I mean... you only added a skirt on top of your current outfit.'
Her host wasn't terribly amused by the verdict. "Oh, I see. You want something more like Belldandy's goddess gown. I can do that, I suppose. We're going to look very elegant with me in a stylish floral pattern dress and you in the most fashionable white angel robes."
Gorgeous Rose was smiling at her mistress, until she realized the implications of Peorth's last sentence. The angel's smile slowly faded as she realized the implications of her mistress' threat. Her hands shot quickly, a little too quickly, perhaps, to the vines that surrounded her. Her eyes full of worry, she gulped as her 'voice' shook slightly, 'M-mistress, those are part of myself. I don't want to part with them!'
Sensing a victory, the goddess went on. "Well, it has to be done, since you don't like my modifications..."
'Looking at your outfit again mistress, I must admit, that the tiny skirt looks absolutely perfect on you,' said a happy Gorgeous Rose. Perhaps a little bit too happy. Or desperate, depending on the point of view.
"Well in that case, I suppose I'll do you the favor and keep it," said Peorth as she tried to hide her wide smile from managing to manipulate her own angel. Not that it mattered though, since those two were sharing thoughts and emotions, but it was nice to pull something like that once in a while. And Gorgeous Rose didn't seem to care either. Instead, she was happily hugging her vines, as if they were a long lost friend. "And now that I think about it, I can use some of my more daring clothes if I have that to cover them."
The angel just blinked at that. If there was any point in this whole conversation, her mistress somehow managed to miss it. Then again that's how Peorth was.
Both of them turned as they heard a noise approaching the temple.
"Isn't that Keiichi's sister? Gorgeous Rose, hide," said Peorth, as she hurried to get off the roof, while her angel returned back into her host. Curious, she approached the temple's entrance to see what the young woman wanted.
XXX
Sayoko Mishima was currently debating whether or not to get out of her bed. Just yesterday, she found herself near Tokyo with little memory of how she got there in the first place. As if the strange experience was not enough, her initial assumptions were also wrong, as she currently felt no side effects that could be associated with the consumption of any significant amount of alcohol. Even right now, she couldn't recall what happened during those few hours, almost as if any memory of the event was completely wiped out from her mind, leaving no traces behind. Having to call a taxi in order to get back to Nekomi was the least of her concerns. Money wasn't the issue. It was the general weirdness of the situation and the fact that the found the word 'prince' distasteful for some obscure reason. Finally, after a few more minutes of thinking, she decided to just deal with it and got out of the bed in order to do something better than wasting her time.
After putting some clothes on, she lazily headed for the kitchen of her luxurious apartment in order to grab some breakfast. Just as she started to eat, she wondered if her luck was going to be better today. Perhaps some shopping would improve her mood and help her forget all that nonsense. Nothing beats the good old fashioned shopping therapy, especially considering all the money she had at her disposal. However, her thoughts as well as her breakfast, were rudely interrupted by the sound of her cellphone.
'Let's see who it is... Toshiyuki? What does he want?' thought the rich woman in a distasteful manner as she checked the caller's ID on the screen. There was only one reason for her cousin to call her these days. Belldandy. Just the person she didn't really need right now. Seeing that the phone wouldn't stop ringing anytime soon, she decided to get it over with. "Hello, this is Sayoko."
"Good morning, Sayoko, I hope I didn't wake you up..." started her cousin in his usual smooth manner, even though there was an edge in his voice, almost as if he was trying his best to remain polite. "I believe you heard the news."
"News? What news are you talking about?" asked the woman who was gradually loosing her temper from having to deal with her annoying cousin, despite the fact that it was very hard to notice that in her voice that remained calm. 'I hope this isn't about some stupid rumor...'
"Why the marriage of Belldandy and that... Morisato, of course," was the simple reply.
"Huh?!" Now that was something that she never expected to hear. She did think that it was about time for those two to get serious with their relationship, but so far nobody had ever seen them act like any other normal couple out there. The most they have ever managed, was to hold hands and that was really kindergarten level. Well, they did kiss once during that stupid game of life they played some years ago, but she always assumed it was just part of it. Now, they were suddenly getting married?
"Hello, are you still there?" asked the man at the other end of the line, due to the long pause.
Sayoko snapped out of her thoughts and decided to get more details about that unlikely event "Yes, I'm here. When did that happen? I never heard anything about it. You would expect that there would be enough rumors going on, with Belldandy being so popular."
"Well, I just heard it myself to be honest. I must give them at least some credit for pulling this off in total secrecy," said Aoshima. "If I'm not mistaken, even those buffoons at the Motor Club had no idea, until the ceremony was over. But one must wonder, what's with all that secrecy?"
"Who knows?" replied Sayoko in a dismissive tone. "Maybe they worried that you'd involve yourself yet again, in some last minute challenge. Honestly though? I don't care, just let them be."
"You almost sound like you're happy about it, Sayoko," said the man, a bit surprised to hear that.
"Why not? For starters, now that she's married all of Belldandy's popularity will disappear. She is no longer available and the chance that she may dump her boyfriend is now gone for good," said Sayoko in a happy voice. "This only means that she'll no longer be the Queen of the Campus anymore. No way a married woman would get that title anymore. Plus all that talk about her will disappear as well. The only person to fit the title will be me, just like before." Unless of course Urd tried to pull something off, despite the fact that she wasn't even a student there. After all that didn't stop her from participating in that contest before.
That clearly wasn't what the rich playboy wanted to hear. It almost seemed that his ally was no longer even interested, so he tried a different approach. "But there are no guarantees for that. Belldandy had managed to pull some impossible things in the past, so who says that it won't happen again? If there was something else behind it, and she were to be exposed, wouldn't that make it more interesting?"
"Like what? Are you looking for a scandal, Toshiyuki?" asked Sayoko as she started to get where this was likely heading.
"Precisely! If she was involved into anything like that, then even her most die-hard fans would forget about her," said an overly enthusiastic Aoshima, feeling that with this, he would secure some extra help in his efforts.
'I'm going to regret this,' thought Sayoko. "So what do you have in mind?"
"I believe that you have been there on a few occasions, Sayoko. I suppose it wouldn't be impossible for you to go see them once more and perhaps... well... leave a listening device behind," said Aoshima. "I mean I would love to do that by myself, but I don't think that they would buy the story that I just decided to visit them."
"They most certainly wouldn't," she agreed. It didn't take a genius to figure out that he was unwanted there. "Let's get this over with. Should I come and pick you up from your place?"
"Sounds like a plan. I'll get the spying gadget, that I bought, ready," said Aoshima.
"Fine I'll be there in an hour. Give me some time to get ready to visit them," finally said Sayoko, before she ended the call.
'So much for having better luck today,' thought Sayoko as she let out a sigh. She could already feel that this day was also not going to be much better, but at the same time she couldn't avoid being curious. In all honesty, she didn't really care about all that spying nonsense that Aoshima was interested in, but at the same time, it was certainly interesting to get more details about that situation.
Maybe she needed to buy them a gift and pretend that she wanted to congratulate them, in order to look a bit less suspicious. And with that, she started to look through her impressive wardrobe for something to wear.
XXX
The first person that Megumi met as she arrived at the Tariki Hongan temple was Peorth, the bizarre woman that seemed to visit her brother from time to time. In all honesty, she couldn't figure her out. Even though she was told that Peorth was a foreigner from the same country that Belldandy and her sisters came from, Megumi just didn't know how to describe what the other brunette was using for casual clothes. She was a weird one for sure, but she always assumed that she must have been good friends with Belldandy, since the latter allowed her to be like that around Keiichi. Or perhaps her brother was very lucky to have a woman that didn't know what jealousy was.
If only she knew...
After all, ignorance is bliss, as they say.
"Hello there, Megumi-san," said Peorth in her usual business like and very polite manner. "Worried about your brother? There is no need for that. He is certainly in good hands."
"Not really... Well, not because of that at least," said the young woman. "Have you seen him? I really need to speak to him. It's important."
The rose goddess scratched her chin as she thought about it. "I think I heard him in the back, near the shed where he parks his bike, showing the vehicle to Laguz. Unless I'm mistaken."
"Who? Wait, you mean there's another one like you here?" asked a puzzled Megumi.
"Like me? Well not exactly. But from a certain point of view, you could say yes," said Peorth, as she tried to explain the situation with the other 'goddess', while not saying too much by accident. Laguz didn't have the same license as her, and as a matter of fact, she wasn't technically a goddess either. Instead, she was made into one, due to a contract that the Daitenkaicho had offered her. So it was a bit hard to go around all that while not saying something that might be too revealing or even worse, a lie. "It's, uh, complicated..."
In the meanwhile the mortal's facial expression turned a bit dark, just like her mood. 'Here I am worrying about him and he just spends time with yet another woman. Belldandy must be the sweetest person on Earth, since I would have kicked his butt if I was in her position.' Thanking Peorth out loud, she decided to just go and find her surprisingly popular brother.
Indeed, on the other side of the house, Keiichi was demonstrating his prized BMW bike to the goddess that had never seen anything like that with her own eyes.
"So this is what people are riding around in these days..." said Laguz as she circled around the bike with the sidecar, taking in all the details.
"Well, it may certainly look complicated, but in all honesty, it just burns gasoline to move the wheel in the back. That's all there is to it." said Keiichi as he tried to keep the whole discussion as simple as he could, despite the fact that it was probably unnecessary. What the Lake Goddess lacked wasn't knowledge, but experience. It kind of reminded him the whole incident with the Gate not too long ago, when she wanted to gain experiences as well, despite the vast amount of information that she possessed. At least Laguz wasn't going to try and start kissing them like the Gate.
There was something a bit off in the goddess' expression as she tried to understand the whole concept. "You mean you burn the decomposed remains of living organisms that died millions of years ago, in order to power it? Somehow it feels wrong."
Keiichi just blinked as he thought about it. "Maybe, if you look at it from that perspective. But I suppose you already chopped down trees to start fires back then, right?"
"Well, guilty as charged, I'm afraid," said the goddess in an apologetic voice.
"You know, instead of talking about it, how about going for a ride? I'm sure that's going to be more interesting than sitting here and staring at the bike," said Keiichi, thinking that she would really be more enthusiastic about the subject if she had the chance to try it instead of having a conversation about it.
"Thank you for your offer, but I must decline," said Laguz as she looked a bit sad. "You see, even right now I'm still bound to my lake, which in this case is your pond over there. While the distance I can walk away from the water is decent, I have a feeling that if we use this vehicle we will reach my limits in no time. Besides," Laguz said, "having to move my home would be more trouble than it'd be worth for you, Morisato-san. I don't think we'd exactly be able to hide it from the people living around here, either!"
"I see..." was all that Keiichi said for a while. He never really understood just how difficult it must have been for her to live anchored in a spot for such a long time. Even with her new abilities, the limitations were still there. He briefly wondered if there might be something that the other goddesses could do to help her with her problem.
Sensing his sadness, the goddess tried to change the subject. "It's a lot more lively here though. In my old place, I rarely had any visitors. Most of the time I was just by myself, while here there are a lot of people living right next to me. Even more, from what I've heard it's hardly a boring place at all," she added with a smile.
That did the trick for Keiichi, who couldn't help but nervously scratch the back of his head as he laughed a bit, "That's true! We always seem to have all sorts of things happening or someone appearing out of the blue."
Looking over Keiichi's shoulder, Laguz noticed a short haired young woman coming at them. "As a matter of fact, we may already have one visitor."
Turning around to see who the goddess was talking about, he spotted his sister. "Gah! Megumi! I didn't expect you so early today. What's the matter?" In all reality he didn't expect her at all, but saying that would just agitate his younger sibling more.
Taking a moment to observe the blonde woman that her brother was talking to, Megumi wondered where all those girls were coming from. Unlike Belldandy and the others, this woman had no facial marks, so it was possible that she didn't come from the same country as them, although her appearance didn't look Japanese either. Her clothes were also very different too. Realizing that she was staring, she tried to introduce herself "Hello there, I'm Megumi Morisato, Keiichi's little sister."
"Pleased to meet you, Megumi-san, my name is Laguz," said the Lake Goddess offering the mortal woman a friendly smile.
In the meanwhile Keiichi, whose question was ignored, tried to ask his sister again, hoping that it was not the usual double dose of trouble that followed her whenever she visited. "So... Megumi, what brings you here today?"
"Aww geez, Kei-chan, you don't need to be so friendly. I can already see that you want me to leave already. You know, in order to spend more time with your wife," said Megumi, as she deliberately emphasized the last word in hopes that the message would get through her brother's thick skull.
Getting the meaning behind it, the goddess merely apologized before Keiichi had a chance to reply. "I know that I haven't picked the best time to show up, but Belldandy-san said it was fine to show me around while she cleaned up the kitchen."
"That's fine and everything, but..." said Keiichi. "The real question is what happened this time?"
"If you're implying anything, Kei-chan, then I'm not in any sort of trouble," said Megumi as she crossed her arms. "I wish I could say the same about you though."
"Why? What did I do this time...?" asked her puzzled brother as he tried to think of anything that he may have done wrong.
"Well, I forgot to ask you yesterday, but did you tell them?" asked Megumi in a deadly serious voice. "You know... Takano and Keima."
That got Keiichi's attention. In all the craziness that had happened yesterday, he had forgotten one of the most important things: to call his parents and let them know he'd tied the knot. "Oh, no..." and with that, he rushed back into the house, in order to call them, secretly hoping that it wasn't too late.
The two women that were left behind, only stared at his retreating form, before he totally disappeared inside the house. Turning to goddess with an expression that resembled that of a cat, Megumi decided to learn a bit more about the new face. "So... You're the new girl that's going to live in Kei-chan's house, right?"
"Actually that's incorrect. I'm not going to live in his house," said Laguz as she tried to avoid telling the whole truth. 'I'll be staying in the little pond, not inside the house,' she thought.
"Eh?! Really? So I was wrong?" asked Megumi, only to get a simple nod as an answer.
XXX
Urd was currently taking inventory of every potion, ingredient and alchemical instrument she had. With the house being blown up more than once in a single day, she felt that it was necessary to check if everything in her room was missing or broken. While not the simplest of tasks, she didn't mind at all. In fact it did take her mind off some more serious issues. The day before had a few surprises for her, as it appeared that she knew very little about her parents' relationship. Most of what she had always assumed turned out to be completely wrong and the worst part was that she had no idea what to make of the new information. As a goddess she believed that she was the byproduct of her mother's attempt to seduce her counterpart, but in all honesty not many goddesses would have ever risked that much to just see their lovers just once more. Actually no one ever did that.
She knew that avoiding the subject forever was not realistic, but for the time being she had to keep treating her mother the same way as she had no real idea of what to do. She didn't really hate her in the first place, instead she was afraid that getting too close to her would slowly increase the influence of her demonic side and cause her to switch sides. Messing around with her new brother-in-law was only just a temporary thing to keep her mind off the real issues. And speaking of issues, she should also do something about Belldandy and Keiichi's marriage as well. Even though those two were officially married in a divine ceremony, as far as the mortals were concerned, they were still single. Well, she could always just hack into the local government's computers and list them as officially married. A simple task for someone that is the administrator of one of the two most advanced and complicated computer systems in existence.
Suddenly, the sound of someone knocking her door brought her full attention back to her surroundings. "Yes?"
"It's Lind. May I come in?" said the Valkyrie in her usual stoic manner, without wasting her words and getting straight to the point.
That was unexpected. She wouldn't have been surprised if Peorth dropped by, to get all the details of what happened in Niflheim, since she was stuck on Earth along with Lind. The rose goddess loved gossip and she certainly wouldn't pass on the chance to get any juicy details. But Lind? Shaking her head to clear her thoughts, she turned to the door to address her visitor. "Come right in."
Opening the sliding door, the white clad goddess walked into the room that was labeled as 'Urd's Castle'. It looked exactly same as the last time she's been here during the Angel Eater incident, although this time most of the room's items were all over the place.
"Don't mind that stuff," said Urd, as she read the other goddess' expression. "I'm just checking if everything is fine. Take a seat somewhere. Do you want anything at all? I've got some sake left in my cabinets."
"Thank you, but that won't be necessary," said Lind as she stood right in front of Urd, extending her arm to show the little black package in her hand. "That thing arrived today, early in the morning. It was for Belldandy."
"If that's the case, why did you bring it to me?" asked a perplexed Urd, as she stared at the offered item. "She's probably back in the kitchen."
"It's a gift from the Daimakaicho."
That was all that the Valkyrie needed to say in order to explain the situation.
Indeed, the Goddess of the Past, gave the item a critical look, before she turned back to Lind. "Have you taken a look inside?"
"Not really. I've examined it briefly, but the only thing I came up with is that it contains an angel's egg. Nothing else beyond that. Of course I haven't opened it and that's why I'm here. You probably have more experience with this type of things than me," said Lind, as she handed the tiny package to Urd.
'You mean that I have more experience with stuff made from demons, because I'm a half demoness, don't you?' thought Urd, though part of her dismissed that as nonsense. Unlike other goddesses, this particular Valkyrie was too naively honest to try and think something like that behind somebody's back.
Picking the item in her own hands, she immediately had the same conclusion as Lind. Using a low power diagnostic spell on the contents of the box, it certainly registered as an angel egg and not some obvious trap. Unwrapping the package, after she took the bow off, she found a box with the inscription 'To Belldandy from Hild' on the top side. Urd groaned as the thing almost looked as a gift that one would give to their lover. What was her mother up to this time? Because if it was a prank, it certainly wasn't a very impressive one. Opening the box, she found the egg itself, as well as a folded piece of paper.
'Dear Belldandy,
I would like to thank you for your effort in playing your part in the recent events that allowed me to get myself back in the position of the Daimakaicho for the second time. As such, I cannot ignore the fact that I do indeed owe you a favor and as a demon, it is imperative that I have to repay my debt. This egg was originally meant for my daughter as an effort to create the perfect angel for her. I must admit that I have never liked those angels that you rely on so much, so I decided to create one that would negate most of the weaknesses that they posses. Unfortunately in doing so, I have also taken away most of the strengths as well and left it in an extremely weakened state, incapable to fully bond with anyone. As such I have never given it to Urd, as it would be utterly useless to her, but I assume that your new husband might find it useful. Since he seems to be capable of sustaining a fully powered angel for a while, it should be no problem to support this low powered angel for extended periods of time as it wouldn't drain him nearly as much. It will be something that he may find definitely handy one day.
Best regards,
Daimakaicho Hild'
Looking the egg and then back at the letter, Urd was unsure what to make of it. Realizing that the Valkyrie was waiting for some type of response, she decided to just tell her the truth. "It seems to be exactly that. An angel egg. I'll have to take a closer look for anything that may be hidden from normal scrying spells, so it may take a while for me to fully analyze it properly. At least to the point where I can definitively say that is safe."
"But what is Belldandy supposed to do with it in the first place?" asked Lind. "She already has Holy Bell."
"True, but this isn't meant for her actually," said Urd as she pointed at the letter in her hand. "It's actually for Keiichi."
Taking a look at the letter, the Valkyrie had her doubts about that whole thing. "You don't really believe all this, do you? It feels almost like a trap. Besides, how did they have the knowledge to create an angel egg? Not to mention, one with such extensive customizations."
Urd couldn't disagree that the other goddess had a point. "Your concerns are indeed valid, but remember that they know a lot more that you give them credit for. The Angel Eater used an exploit, in order to summon our angels, that even we didn't know anything about, until it was used against us. Some even think that the demon familiars were reverse engineered from angels in the first place."
"But if that is truly the case then why isn't that a demon familiar? Why bother creating a custom angel?" asked Lind.
"Because in that case, I wouldn't have accepted to take it," said Urd as she looked down. "It was supposed to be for me in the first place. Or at least that's what it looks like. Demons can be unpredictable, so I'll have to make sure that this is indeed the case and we're not dealing with a Trojan horse."
"Very well. I agree with you, up to a point. This needs investigating at the very least," said Lind after she spent a few seconds thinking her options. "If you find anything out, please inform me as soon as possible. Even if I'm back in Asgard."
"Don't worry, I will," nodded the bronze skinned goddess as she watched the Valkyrie leave her room. Finally alone, she took a second glance at the box itself and noticed that the inscription was actually just a fancy sticker on top of something else. Using her nails, she managed to remove the sticker, allowing herself to see the original inscription below.
'To Urd-chan from Mama'
XXX
Meanwhile, in the deep chasm underneath the throne room of Niflheim, a demoness and a goddess watched at the sight in front of them. There were a few safety nets originally designed to capture anything or anyone that somehow managed to fall into the dark abyss around the throne itself. Although not originally part of the room itself, those nets proved useful as they captured items that have often accidentally fallen off, without forcing anyone to have to go all the way to the bottom of the pit to retrieve them. Despite that they were still low enough that one wouldn't see them from up there, especially in all that darkness.
The current issue was that they have proved themselves useless as there was a noticeable tear in the middle of them, a clear sign that something just went though.
The goddess couldn't resist closing her eyes and pinching the bridge of her nose as she stared at the torn net. "So much for that idea. Tell me that there are other ones bellow that as well."
"Actually no. Beyond that there is nothing until the very bottom of the pit," said Hild as she inspected the damage. "Let's go around them. There are openings we can use to bypass them in case we have to go down there. So let's stop wasting out time here. Besides it's your fault in the first place. Why did you use the Gate as giant axe? We wouldn't have to deal with this if it wasn't in the form of such a sharp object."
"Well, excuse me! It's just more convenient to use it as a weapon in that configuration. I mean, how am I supposed to use it for that purpose in its original form? Smash someone on the head with the door itself?" said the annoyed goddess as she tried to defend her decisions.
"Sounds equally effective and substantially more comical, you violent former Valkyrie. Plus, why don't you try to use a different object for a weapon? Cutting corners in the expenses?" asked the Daimakaicho in an effort to further agitate her goddess friend.
And by the looks of it, her efforts were rather successful. "Cutting corners? That's preposterous! Especially coming from someone who doesn't use the proper materials for their safety nets."
"Says the goddess who kicked her precious axe down the abyss," said Hild in a mocking tone. "At least you didn't drop it a volcano or something."
"How dare you!" said Ansuz in an almost hurt voice.
"Well, it won't get up here by itself, so let's go down there, shall we?" It was a pretty obvious thing to say, but Hild felt the need to first distract her friend before they went down there. The truth was that those nets were made by a very sturdy material. The Gate in her axe form would have never managed to get though just by itself, under the influence of gravity. Something or somebody did this on purpose. But the last thing at the moment was for Ansuz to assume that she did it due to her dislike of that darn thing. If nothing else it would just start an actual argument that wouldn't solve any problems or answer any questions.
Like what was really going on here.
AN: I would like to offer my thanks to WhoIsAtlas for proofreading this and making the needed corrections.
Additionally I would like to thank everyone that has offered their feedback and support both here and on the Goddess Relief site.