Chapter 21: Katrinas Godlike Moment Part 2
A/N: So here is part 2 of the last chapter, hopefully my phone will be more cooperative in the future, and I apologize if it was too much cringe worthy in the last half chapter. Anyway, here we go...
Katrina, now dressed in her bathrobe, found Adrian standing in the front doorway, back towards her as he spoke to someone in a wide bamboo hat.
"Is this the residence of Katrina Lagos?" Asked the man.
"That depends on who's asking," said Adrian.
"It's okay," said Katrina, coming between the two, and she saw the man in the bamboo hat was also dressed in white and blue, with glowing pupiless eyes, and a dragon amulet on his outfit. What stood out the most was that he was holding the Soul Reaver Katrina had just used to kill Shao not long ago. "May I help you?" She asked, not ready for a fight, and knew it too.
"Perhaps," said the man, "My name is Raiden, and I am the Thunder God from another Earth." Katrinas' eyes widened,
"A Thunder God?!"
"Do not be alarmed," he quickly assured, "I am simply here to congratulate you on your victory over Shao, and present these as tokens of gratitude." He then presented the Soul Reaver, and a gold dragon seal, about the size of a CD. "The Soul Reaver, a sword that devours the souls of its victims, and my seal, allowing you safe passage through the Earthrealm where I am from."
"Why are you giving me these?" Asked Katrina.
"Because, had he of triumphed over you, he would have no doubt tried to find a way to merge the realms, causing immeasurable amounts of lives to be lost, and defeating Shao is no easy feat. He is, or was, supposed to be just as strong as his father, and it took both me and the Elder Gods of my world to defeat him." He paused to let Katrina think of what he is saying, "Meaning you truly are a Goddess of War." Katrina began to tear up at hearing those words, and accepted the gifts with a teary eyed smile.
"Thank you, Lord Raiden." She froze when Raiden spoke his next few words,
"I'm also sorry for your loss. If you wish to meditate at the Sky Temple in my realm, the doors will always be opened to you." He then raised his hand, and vanished in a flash of lightning.
"'Sorry for your loss?' Is he talking about your mother?" Asked Adrian, slightly confused. The Goddess of War turned to the Devil Virus, eyes glassed over for a moment or two, until she blinked, and finally spoke with a shakey tone,
"He had to have been." Adrian nodded, not fully convinced, but decided to leave it be. Once Katrina was alone, she closed the front door, and gently placed her head on the wood, letting the tears flow freely.
No one must ever know of what I've lost on this night, she thought to herself, no one. It will destroy Calvin, and the others most likely won't look at me the same again. So forgive me my child, she gently placed her hands on her abdomen, where the cut made by Shao was already healed, but no one must know about... She couldn't even finish her thought as she let the tears roll freely again.
Once she ran out of tears, she finally made her way to hers and Calvins' room, finding him fast asleep, and lay down next to him, resting her head on his chest, and he slowly nodded himself awake,
"Hey Kat," he said groggily.
"Hey Sparky," she said with a sad smile, unseen in the darkness of the room. "Random question, and you could choose not to answer..." she paused, biting her lower lip, "...if we had kids, what would their names be?" Calvin, now fully awake, leaned up at the question,
"Say what now?"
"Forgive me, it's just a random question, and I don't plan on having children anytime soon, but I was curious." Calvin looked at Katrina, and slowly but surely, he smiled,
"I always liked Nemo for a boy...and Elsa for a girl." Katrina could barely hold in her giggle,
"Fancy the Disney names?"
"Favorite movies," explained Calvin. Katrina nodded,
"Well we should get some sleep," she said, and soon Calvin was passed out, with Katrina by his side, a single tear rolling down her cheek.
The following morning...
"A miscarriage?" Rias sat at her desk in the ORC clubhouse, with Katrina and Akeno being the only members present, who sought an audience with the president and vice president.
"Yes, and it was all my fault after trying to fight that Shao person all on my own," said Katrina, clearly upset with herself. "It was a stupid and careless mistake." She had no more time to chastise herself as she felt herself pulled into tight hug...from Akeno.
"You don't need to beat yourself up," she said with a sad smile, "you already won the fight!" Katrina looked at Akeno, a frown etched onto her face,
"But at what cost?" Akeno paused, and finally gave Katrina a sad glance,
"One that most would think too great, yet you paid it, and saved us all in the process, and for that, we all owe you our lives," she then bore an equally sad smile, "so consider this as MY token of gratitude," and to Katrinas' and Rias' surprise, Akeno pressed her lips to Katrinas'. They eventually parted, and Akeno bowed respectfully to Rias as she exited the room. After a moment of awkward silence, Katrina spoke up,
"What the hell was that?"
"Akeno saying thank you, obviously," said Rias, who rose from her desk, and patted the Soul Reaver that was resting on her desk, "But one thing is for sure, I want you to practice fighting with the Soul Reaver. It may prove to be more useful down the road than we may think." Before she could leave, Katrina stopped her,
"I only told you about this so I could get it off my chest to someone. But the others, especially Calvin, must never know about this." Rias nodded understandably, and she then took her leave as well, leaving Katrina by herself. She lifted up the serpentine bladed sword, the eyesockets of the skull hilt shining with a blue/green glow for only a moment,
"The Goddess of War, bearing the Soul Reaver...one hell of a pairing," she muttered to herself.
A/N: That was part 2. Once again I apologize for the splitting of the chapter, but for some reason it had to be done. Up next, a certain Big Bird (or Shit Bird) makes his appearance.
