Disclaimer: I do not own Ah! My Goddess
This is a sequel to AMG! Winter Tales 2017's chapters 18, 19, and 20. It's the one where Keiichi's father is Beerus.
So it's not a fusion chapter.
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Peorth and Lind had just finished clearing a city block when Lind sensed something familiar.
Peorth asked, "Well, let's move onto the next block… What direction do you feel like? North, south, west, or east?"
"Beerus…" Lind muttered as she looked around. Peorth looked like a semi was coming right at her and she couldn't see it.
"Where?! It's bad enough that demons granted wishes without consideration! Now we have to deal with Lord Beerus in this mess?!" Peorth cried out as she looked around.
"Actually, Earth's food was enough reason to spare the planet. Me gaining a family merely ensured I would defend Earth if I had a fair reason to," Beerus answered, crushing a hidden wish-granting demon drone as he landed in front of the two goddesses.
"Family? You have a family?" Lind asked, wondering if she heard correctly or if she was caught in some illusion.
"Why, yes. It was something that just happened when I decided to join an eating competition some 20 years ago," Beerus answered. "So what happened here?"
"A demon named Hagal performed a coup. The norns and a human named Keiichi Morisato went to Niflheim to free Hild," Lind explained.
Lind let out a small gasp when Beerus tensed up for a moment.
"Really? So Keiichi went to Niflheim? Was he given any items for his protection?" Beerus asked as he rubbed his head with one of his hands like a cat.
Wondering why Beerus had an interest in her friend, Peorth said, "I believe Hild… kissed him."
"Anything else?" Beerus asked as he looked at Peorth. Peorth shook her head. Beerus sighed before he said, "Whis!"
A blue skinned man with odd white hair teleported next to Beerus. He asked, "Hello, Lord Beerus. It has been a few months since we've talked. How is the family?"
"They're alright. Some… nuisances tried to take advantage of my wife and daughter with the free wishes that some demons were granting. I handled those miscreants in the best way I felt like," Beerus growled. Something about how Beerus's body language suggested that he probably ripped the wish makers apart by hand.
"Oh my! I haven't ever seen you this kind of mad in the past. Becoming a family man really has matured you!" Whis cheerfully said.
"Take me to my son, Keiichi Morisato," Beerus ordered as his appearance shifted to that of Keima Morisato.
After Beerus and Whis vanished, Peorth uttered, "I…. Every time I meet Lord Beerus, I remember that I tried to jump the bones of the son of Lord Beerus… Am I going to die from one of his temper tantrums?"
"I doubt it, but if he tries to kill you, I will… try to defend you," Lind said, sounding very unsure. Someone that can kill with a word was a tricky proposition at best.
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"The last trial is her father's, will you accept?" Tyr asked.
"Excuse me, but I have a few questions," Keima said, surprising Keiichi, Belldandy, and Tyr.
"Who are you? Why is Whis with you?" Tyr asked.
"I am Morisato Keima, an expert at glassblowing. As for Whis, we're friends," Keima answered, adjusting his tie. "Now may I ask my questions?"
"You may, but only three," 'Tyr answered, feeling like they were being led into a trap.
"Will it be a race?" Kemia asked.
"Yes, one I designed," Tyr answered.
"If Keiichi falls off the road, will he be teleported back to the start unharmed or will he feel his own death?" Keima asked.
"Dad, they aren't-" Keiichi began. Whis put a hand on his chin as he looked at Keiichi, studying him.
"He'll feel how he died. Not only that, he has only three chances," Tyr answered.
"Before I ask my final question, I'll speak with my son," Keima said. Keima sighed as he walked over to Keiichi. "Keiichi… You've grown so much. You've never given up, even when all was against you. I'm proud of you. No matter what secrets will be revealed, I will always love you, Megumi, and Takano."
"Secrets? ...Figures. So much stuff been revealed on my birthday, I should've expected you to have some," Keiichi muttered with some annoyance.
Keima smirked before he faced Tyr and walked back next to Whis. The smirk turned outright mavelovent. Keima asked, "Tyr… Do you know who I am?"
"You are Morisato Keima, the father of Morisato Keiichi," Tyr answered. The feeling of a trap was practically screaming in Gate's ears.
"On one level, that's true… but here's who I really am…" Keima said before he raised one hand and made a gesture like he was trying to cast off some water.
The change was instantaneous. What was once a elderly Japanese man in a business suit was now a anthropomorphic purple cat, dressed in vaguely Egyptian garb. He bellowed, "I am Beerus, the god of destruction!"
"Da… Dad…?" Keiichi asked as he fell on his ass. Beerus looked at him and appeared to look hurt at seeing Keiichi scared of him.
"I still am your father, son. I may look different, but I am Morisato Keima," Beerus said. "And before you ask, you, your sister, and your mother are completely human. Takano does know about me, but we thought you and your sister should have a normal childhood."
Keiichi didn't speak, but was helped back onto his feet by Belldandy. Beerus returned his attention to Tyr.
"Why did you start a family? Won't that interfere with your job?" Tyr asked with a glare.
"I felt like starting a family. Takano is a real firecracker. As for my job… Why should you care? Wouldn't it make your job of preserving planets easier?" Beerus asked.
"There are laws!" Tyr quickly replied.
"And I didn't break them. I had Keiichi and Megumi when I was in my human shell and greatly limited my power. Belldandy could do as well by limiting her connection with Yggdrasil to the point where she has no magic," Beerus replied with a shrug. "Oh… by the way…"
Beerus gestured towards Belldandy and said, "I didn't think it's quite fair that Keiichi has to earn the right to marry Belldandy from you, while Belldandy gets to do nothing. Therefore, she will have to fight me."
"That's not how it goes, Beerus," Tyr replied, wondering how fast he would have to be to teleport and defend his daughter.
"Tough… You want to put Keiichi through a test where he can die. I want to make things fair," Beerus retorted. Whis coughed, getting Beerus's attention.
"Excuse me, Beerus, but it seems that Keiichi has been recently freed from a mental lock… from what I can tell, it was on his libido," Whis said.
The god of destruction now glared at Tyr. He spat, "Alright, now I'm mad… The last time I checked, the laws concerning mortals, we merely had to reveal who we are before anything serious. Now you meddled with my son's mind? Explain, Tyr."
"Mortal contact laws are different when they concern a wish. That was a change made when the wish-granting agencies were updated to handle the current level of human technology," Tyr answered. He turned back to Keiichi and asked, "Now that is out of the way, will you accept-"
Beerus narrowed his eyes before he vanished, as did Belldandy.
Some feet away, Beerus and Belldandy reappeared. He was holding her by her face, preventing her from speaking. As Belldandy struggled to free herself, Beerus said, "Just letting you know, Tyr… I won't be holding back in my fight with Belldandy, since death is also a possibility in your challenge for Keiichi."
Tyr took in a deep breath. He thought, 'If Beerus wasn't going to hold back… Then Belldandy-'
However, Keiichi yelled, "Dad! Stop! This is my fight, not yours! I need Belldandy to support me! She can't if you're fighting her!"
Beerus seemed to calm down a little. He looked at his son and said, "Keiichi… I understand your feelings for Belldandy. But you need to understand that is is a matter between fathers. He wishes to harm you in an effort to test you. I… have issues with that."
Beerus smirked as he muttered, "Heh… imagine that, a god of destruction having issues with someone possibly dying."
"It's my fight, Dad. Let me handle it and don't harm Belldandy," Keiichi said with a glare.
Beerus stared at Keiichi for a few moments before he said, "You inherited your mother's eyes, especially when you're angry…. But I cannot, Keiichi. If Tyr wants to do a test with you, so shall I with Belldandy."
"If I may, perhaps I can offer a suggestion?" Whis said, getting everyone's attention. "Perhaps Keiichi goes on Tyr's test… but if Keiichi fails, then Belldandy has to deal with Lord Beerus's test?"
Beerus let go of Belldandy and Keiichi rushed over to help her. Belldandy was still a bit panicked and she had some bruises on her head, but was otherwise fine.
Tyr began to mentally re-write his racetrack. He had a choice. Let Keiichi win or let Belldandy fight a furious Beerus.
"What a choice…" Tyr grunted, notl iking just how everything went wrong that day.
