Disclaimer : Ah! My goddess does not belong to me.
Ceroxon asked me if I could do a fusion version of my winter special.
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Urd, Peorth, and Belldandy were at a bar.
"Belldandy, you're lucky. You met a guy whose wish was fairly innocent, one that landed you a man who's actually better than any number of gods and spirits," Peorth said, nursing a drink. Then with a grimace, she added, "and believe me, I swear the Heavenly dating scene's gotten worse after you granted Keiichi's wish and removed yourself from the dating pool."
"How much worse?" Urd asked before taking another double shot.
"A number of gods and spirits don't feel the need to be as polite as before. Apparently, Belldandy simply being available was enough to entice them to be polite," Peorth answered while glowering at her half-filled glass.
"I fail to see why my absence would cause such a thing," Belldandy asked, having only ordered a glass of fruit juice.
"Didn't you ever wonder why all of those couples asked you to arbitrate their differences when you've never been on a date yourself?" Peorth asked, eyes locked questioningly on the middle Norn.
"Well… Nobody ever asked me anything I didn't know about. In fact, every complaint I'd heard seemed to pertain to everyday common sense, something that everybody should have known," Belldandy explained, "Some goddess would bring her boyfriend or husband with her and tell me about some complaint she'd have about him,"
"And," Peorth prompted, holding her next shot ready until she heard the rest.
"By the time it got to me, I was simply giving a second opinion," The almond-haired goddess continued, "As far as I know, the God in question seemed to accept what was said and mended their ways. Why? Didn't everybody do that for each other?"
Inwardly, she thought 'It was always about the same things, too,'
Peorth sighed, "Non, mon amie, you were the only one" she revealed, as she drained her shot glass. After letting out a held breath, the Rose Goddess continued, "It took about a century after you had come of age, but all of us eventually figured out that almost every man in Heaven, whether they were free or not, saw all of us girls as rungs on a ladder up to the top."
"Oh, my," said Bell.
"They were all auditioning for a shot at being with you," Peorth deadpanned. Belldandy's hands went up to her face as she gave her almost trademarked deer-in-the-headlights look of shock. It was the first time anyone had ever suggested such a thing. As she searched her many, many memories, everything clicked into place. It all made sense. And it hurt. A lot.
"I've hurt so many people without realizing it. Everybody back home must hate me!" Bell was going deeper into shock as her mind dredged up more such memories. Outside, a sudden downpour had replaced the nightly windstorm that everybody in Nekomi had grown accustomed to in their daily lives.
Urd was speechless as well. She'd suspected that most of the individuals who had called on her little sis weren't sincere in their attempts to court her. Sure, having the occasional couple treat the poor girl like a Judge was a little weird, but she'd never realized just how symptomatic those moments were of a more prevalent issue.
Peorth placed her hand on the middle Norn's shoulder, "Non. Don't think too deeply about it. It was never your fault in the first place." Peorth continued, "One day, all of us Goddesses met in secret. We all agreed to three things. One, nobody will blame you for what was happening. Two, nobody would tell you what was happening. And three, everybody would do everything in their power to keep the détritus away from you,"
"W- wait. Why are you telling me this now?" Belldandy's curiosity was enough to snap her out of her thoughts.
"C'est très simple, It no longer matters," Peorth replied, "You are taken, and we are not loved,"
At about this time, Urd was starting to find her voice again "Hang on, here. You mean that you can get all prissy over that debugging job that left you KO'd, but this doesn't piss you off?!"
"Oui,"
"What gives?"
"Chère," Peorth said after reaching over to Urd and holding the hand that was closest to her, "You know better than anyone here that nobody chooses their parents,"
Urd glared at the Rose Goddess, her eyes started to turn red and her voice lowered to a growl, "Don't you da-"
"If you think you're an Admin because you're Daddy's little girl, think again! He's the last being in existence that gets to play those games!" Peorth almost slipped into a command voice to prevent the whole night from becoming sidetracked. Urd was taken aback and stayed silent.
She continued, "Not like mine," she was a bit calmer now as her gaze dropped back to the next shot glass on the table, "My whole family is hung up on appearances. Nothing they do is sincère. That's why I haven't had anything to do with them in centuries, not even my brother. He was always such a good little boy," she sneered, "so of course his head is permanently affixed up his derrière!"
Urd never heard the Rose Goddess speak ill of anyone before. No one had. This was a side of her that no one had ever seen before. This was quite novel as anybody could assume they'd seen more of her than anybody actually wanted to. Belldandy was finding her words even harder to take than before.
Finally, Peorth had enough of this. The conversation she wanted to have had been completely sidetracked. It was time to get back to the point.
"But enough about that," Sitting up straight and bringing her eyes back up to meet those of the Norns before her, Peorth once again tried to convey her thoughts, "Bell, chère, you've found a treasure in the most unlikely of places. I know this because no matter how much I had frustrated, confused or even hurt the boy, he never once hated me," Then, looking more towards the eldest sister, "Urd, I believe this has been your experience as well?"
Glancing off to the right and then back again, Urd replied, "Yes. Of all of the feelings he's ever directed at me, the worst ones were fear, worry and sometimes frustration, but never outright anger,"
Looking back at Bell, Peorth continued, "Keiichi is one of the few people in this world that understands unconditional love," After a short pause, she added, "and it's all thanks to you,"
"Oh! But he was always like that, even during the pre-evaluation process." Belldandy was able to speak again, as the rain lifted to a drizzle. She'd honestly expected an unfathomable request, only to hear words of praise, "Wait, were you not going to ask me to give him up just now?"
Peorth smiled inwardly. "Bien sûr que non! That boy just wouldn't be the same without you! Besides, even if things went back to the way they were, we already know that all the rest of us would be getting is just l'amour comédie,"
Giving Belldandy a side hug, Urd said, "Bell, outside of a few exceptions, you bring out the best in anyone and I do mean anyone! Hell, you made Keiichi go from a lonely nerd-punk to a gentleman with the patience of a saint! You'd rake in Billions if you ran some sorta school to bring out the best in anyone. I know what Peorth is feeling…"
Sensing some kind of sadness in Urd's last sentence, Belldandy asked, "Urd, what is bothering you?"
"Oh, nothing but the fact that I dated like a 100 artists and musicians, all of whom dumped me the moment they got a taste of success with their art. All of whom ignored that I had a major hand in it. I ignored guys like Keiichi, thinking they'd be too tired from masterbating at the very thought of me to be of any use. But then you went and found the one guy who made me realize I was dead wrong," Urd stated before taking in a breath for her next shot.
"Urd, you just haven't met the right person yet. Just give it time or take a chance. You'll find the right person for you," Belldandy replied, wondering if she would have to knock Urd out before she began to fling fire and lightning around.
"Oh," Peorth interjected, "but she and I met the right person for both of us! It's just that his name is Keiichi Morisato and he belongs to you!" she almost barked out that last bit. She held up her empty glass and said, "Another!"
As Peorth got a refill, Belldandy said, "Peorth! I thought you said…" Her look conveyed her sense of betrayal, and the expected nightly wind gusts picked up, "He is... mine. I can't give him up. Not like that. I may be a giving Goddess, but even I have my limits."
"So let's merge," Urd replied. "We'll call the fusion… Let's see what names I can come up with with the letters in our names? ... Belurth? Eleoda?"
"Eleoda? Isn't that a genus of water weeds?" Peorth asked with a drunken blush on her face. Before anyone could answer, she said,"Wait, I'm thinking of Elodea. Never mind."
"I'm.. not certain Keiichi would agree…" Belldandy said. "and I'm not certain what I would get out of this."
"You'll get our experience, passion, courage, skill, and enthusiasm for romance as well as life, Belldandy," Peorth answered with a giggle.
"As for Keiichi, let's ask him," Urd crowed with a bright smile on his face. "or better yet, surprise him with it! We'll even call the fused Angel, Elegant Holy Rose!"
"Urd, you and Peorth are drunk. We need to head home before-" Belldandy uttered.
"Will you give it a try if we go home without any trouble?" Peorth asked, a serious feeling in her voice. One that stunned Belldandy for a few moments. .
"If you also agree to think about it after you sober up, then I'll… give a temporary fusion a shot," Belldandy answered.
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As soon as the three goddesses returned to the temple and entered Belldandy's room, the two goddesses of love used a spell to sober up.
The two stared at each other, speaking mostly through their eyes. After a few minutes, Belldandy asked, "Well, do you still want to fuse?"
"Sure. Then we go surprise Keiichi with it," Urd said as she stretched.
"As long as both of you remember it's a temporary one," Belldandy reminded.
"Sure, sure. Let's get on with it," Peorth replied.
The three being's bodies began to glow, and then they as walked into each other, the light became tremendously bright. After a few moments, the luminous person became a new Goddess.
Their hair was a slightly darker shade of auburn, though at least a third of the strands were platinum white. The front had Peorth's bangs with three hair antenna, two at the side and one in the middle. In the back, her long hair was tied into a ponytail ending in a large red bow near her calves, while some of that equally long hair draped forward across her shoulders, hanging down to her knees. Her skin was paler than Urd's, but more tan than Belldandy's or Peorth's.
The face had Belldandy's goddess symbol on the forehead, Urd's on the left cheek, and Peorth's on the right cheek.
She wore Peorth's black top, with Belldandy's long blue coat over it. On her lower half was purple harem pants.
Looking down, the fused goddess said, "I don't recall Urd wearing those. She wore a skirt… but I like them!"
Holding the coat, she said, "This could do with a change, though."
As she stared, the long coat shrank until it was more of a vest. She cooed, "That looks much better!"
Then she got a look of herself in a mirror and muttered," But it makes me look like a genie, especially with these pants…"
Then she chuckled, "But then again, this series was inspired by I dream of Jeannie and Bewitched. So might as well keep them!"
She then walked out of Belldandy's room and found Keiichi, busily filling out public permit forms for another inane contest devised by Tamiya and Otaki. It was supposed to bring more customers to Whirlwind.
"Keiichi…" The unnamed fusion cooed as she hugged Keiichi from behind.
Keiichi blinked a few times as his face turned red. "Wh-wh-who are you, miss?"
She chuckled, her voice like honey. "I am a fusion of three goddesses, although a temporary one. I'll let you guess of whom."
She let Keiichi go and stepped back to the middle of the room. Turning a little each way, she held one hand on her hip and the other one up behind her head to give him the complete picture. As she smiled, inviting his gaze, her turning movements took on a sweeping, almost rhythmic pattern, reminiscent of a belly dancer.
Keiichi looked the woman up and down. She was quite beautiful. Her gaze was glued to his every reaction. Each time his eyes lingered on a part of her, the fusion seemed to grow happier and more prideful.
Eventually, Keiichi noticed the symbols on her face, and the answer immediately came to him. "You're a fusion of Belldandy, Urd, and Peorth!
"Correct! I guess you can call me Peurdandy," The woman said as she put her hands on his shoulders.
"I'm kinda busy with some paperwork and…" Keiichi said, trying to keep looking the woman in the eyes. "Wait. Why fuse?"
"Oh, Peorth and Urd were feeling lonely and their dating life hasn't been going too well as of late," Peurdandy said.
"But they're beautiful women, just like Belldandy and you," Keiichi uttered.
"Yes, beautiful women from Heaven, where everyone is beautiful," Peurdandy mused with a touch of annoyance. "Why would they have trouble dating? Sure, Urd has a tendency to mix work with her lovelife and gets bitten on the rear for it; while Peorth throws herself into work so much that she relies on manga to figure out what to do beyond sex. Why would they have trouble?"
"...Sorry I asked," Keiichi muttered. "Could I go back to my paperwork? I need to figure out how to sort out the paperwork Tamiya and Otaki need to submit for one of their 'more customers for Whirlwind' schemes, and then figure out where to get the money to get the supplies."
Peurdandy leaned to the side and asked, "Perhaps I could help? The permits could be filled out with a blink of the eye, and I do have enough power to create enough cooking supplies for an 'all you can eat' contest. Just charge admission, leave the cooking to me, and you'll be fine!"
"I'm not certain. Just how good of a cook are you?" Keiichi asked as he moved to the side to let Peurdandy look at the papers better.
"I have the combined cooking skills of Belldandy and Peorth. That alone is good enough," Peurdandy crowed.
"Belldandy is an awesome cook and Peorth's food…. Despite being able to move, was alright. But what of Urd's cooking skills?" Keiichi asked.
Peurdandy answered as she glanced at the partially filled-out forms, "Food preparation is basically a branch of chemistry, so it's just a matter of following directions. Everything should be just fine, as long as she doesn't get bored enough to do something random. The other two should be enough to keep that part of her focused. With that, her expertise should actually help improve things,"
Out of the corner of her eye, she also spotted a new insert packet for a parts catalog, "Huh… Is the Mishima Conglomerate manufacturing a new line of automotive parts, or did the price for these drop recently? Belldandy doesn't recall anything like this being available to Whirlwind before."
"A little of both. How long will this fusion last?" Keiichi asked.
"About a day. If you want this to be a permanent thing, I'll send in a request for a human memory rewrite for all but you, Keiichi. That way, we'll avoid questions, just like how no one but you remembers the Lord of Terror incident," Peurdandy answered.
"Oh… Okay," Keiichi muttered, rubbing his head as a slight frown crossed his face.
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Notes from HotelKatz : This came about from a PM from NZRedBaron1985 of the Goddess Relief Office. They had their own version of the fusion on Deviantart, one they commissioned. Keep in in mind that in that fusion, the three goddesses heads are separate from each other on the single body.
So I was inspired a bit to create my own version, one where it's one head with features from all three goddesses..
Xindran was the betareader of this chapter. They also re-wrote the first part of the chapter and expanded on the 'Belldandy simply being available was enough to entice them to be polite' part of the backstory.
When the French part of Peorth's dialogue was written, Google Translate was consulted to double-check that they were what we wanted them to be for her trademarked broken French.
In all honesty, I would like to think that Keiichi would be okay with the fusion, but I can't. He's too Belldandy-focused and he's kinda resistant to a certain amount of change in his own way. Belldandy would have to convince him that she wants to be that fusion before Keiichi can change his mind.
Betareader Notes: When you weigh the overall population of any of the Heavenly realms, there aren't that many available bachelors (or unfaithful husbands) to begin with, despite what the Olympians might have you think. So even if Peorth is unable to lie, it still sounds like an exaggeration when she's telling the (dare I say it?) God's honest truth.
The meeting of all of the Goddesses that Peorth is referring to would have taken place in the great hall at Vingolf, with the Norn's Mother, Ansuz, presiding. It kind of makes sense that both Urd and Skuld would be kept out of the loop as well. (regardless of whether or not Skuld had been born yet when this happened.)