Jibril's Room

The first thing Sora noticed as he slowly rose from the unconsciousness of sleep was the little girl staring at him as she casually leaned against the wall. It took him several seconds to recognise that this was his sister, and a few more before he realised that she was standing in the room that he had shared with Jibril over the past few days. He knew that his sister would be way too smart to not figure out that anything was different than normal. Hell, his changed behaviour was enough of a clear giveaway at that. Still, suspecting that your kid-sister knew and finding her in the room while you and your lover were… -a quick glance under the sheets told him that they were indeed both naked- were two completely different things. He knew that making any startled sounds would only serve for his sister's amusement and startle his Flügel, so he resigned to closing his eyes again as he beckoned for Shiro to come closer, so that he would not have to raise his voice. As she seated herself on the edge of his bed, he shot her a slightly uncertain smile.

"Morning Shiro, slept well?"

The pouting on the face of his conversation partner was the same as he had grown used to over the years. "No, you weren't there when I woke up brother."

Sora sighed, nodded his head and moved his arms behind his head to shake up his pillow a bit. "I am sorry for that Shiro, but yesterday left me exhausted. I never knew girls would be able to buy so much stuff, nor that it was physically possible for a human being to carry that many bags. And to say that I got a good night's rest…" He shot a loving, explainable look to the furry-eared woman that was sharing the bed with him.

"Pou… Brother, you never bought me anything."

"That, sister of me, is because you despised shopping just as much as I did."

An examining glare was shot his way.

"Did?"

"Hmm, shopping with a girl you like is somehow different."

"You don't like me then?"

"Sigh… Shiro, that's not true, and you know that. The two of us will always be Blank, having Jibril with me in this way just… Provides me with another perspective, I guess."

"Speaking about that, we need to get another piece Brother."

"Very true… We should gather our happy little band of friends and discuss our options soon. Who do you think should be our focus?"

"We already have plans in motion for the Elves, brother. They shouldn't be much of a challenge, with Fie giving them false information."

"Maybe claiming the rest of the Flügel should be next?" Sora provided, earning a thoughtful stare from his sister.

"Their ability of flight could prove most useful in the future, although they might not add so much, since we already have Jibril." She said, still gazing in front of her.

"Maybe the Werebeasts have some quarrels with other races that we can exploit? After all, Imanity is not the only race that lost land to them in the past. We might be able to bait other races into our traps with the land they once claimed. And if not, Izuna and grandpa could still have some good ideas for our next opponent."

"Brother, what about the shrine priestess? Her Old Deus is something we have left unattended thus far."

"Heh, we left him pretty upset though, the last time we met him…"

"Well then, I guess it's time to get going.

"Nii… But we still haven't…"

"Oh, I get you."

The priestess stopped in her pace away from those who just didn;t stop bothering her, just as it seemed she was almost done here, she was held back again, feeling the stares of the two Gamers on her back.

As usual, Stephanie was clueless as to what was going on, but this time she wasn't the only one.

It was the old man who addressed the issue head-on: "Is there still something you want from the Shrine Priestess, you naked monkeys?"

With a smile on his face, Sora replied, somewhat stammering, "Well, it's nothing like that, but...since you're called a Shrine Priestess, you got one, right?"

His sister added to this: "We've been curious this whole time."

A smirk appeared on the Shrine Priestess' face, which was turned away from the two fools who had now absolutely bit off more than they could chew. Suddenly, a burst of purple lightning shot into the heavens, splitting apart when it reached a certain point, to continue horizontally. At the spot where the beams separated, a huge magic circle appeared, looking extremely complicated. From this circle, a black hole appeared to be forming, causing lightning and blue light to appear at the edges, swirling around the hole.

"Wh-What is this!" Their accompanying princess shouted, as Jibril merely measured it in power, which overwhelmed even her.

In front of them, Sora saw the Shrine Priestess turn around. Her voice changed, as well as her eye colour, she spoke to them.

"Divine Core established. Mind Link connected. Power setting: Minimal" Sora stepped away from his protecting stance around Shiro, as the Priestess continued. "For what purpose have you summoned me, Mortals?"

With a whisper and a smile, Sora spoke, more to himself than anyone else. "Ranked first among the Exceed, Old Dei.

Jibril repeated his statement, also towards herself. Still impressed by the extreme amount of power.

Meanwhile, Stephanie had fainted, while Izuna was hiding in her grandfather's arms.

Sora pulled Shiro to her feet, and entangled his left hand with her right. "Well then… Let the Games begin!"

It went all a bit weird after that. The gaming siblings just announced themselves to be the ones that would defeat him, but did not challenge him to any game. They just introduced themselves, and after the Old Deus had stammered back a reply, telling them his name when asked, they nodded and rose to their feet from the sitting position they had taken when talking to the god.

"Okay, well it's nice to have made your acquaintance, do drop by some time. Shiro, Jibril, Steph, we're going." Sora said with a wave of his arm.

"What! Do not turn your back on me, you pitiful Imanity! I will crush you under my might I will- Do not dare to walk away like that! I swear I will utterly defeat you! Turn around! Hey! I am talking to you!"

"Jibril, what's for dinner?"

"I'm not sure Shiro, what would you like? Steph said that the chef had prepared something already, but I'm sure they could make adjustments?"

"Brother, can I ride on your back on the way home?"

"Eh… Ah, fine. Hop on. And I'll be fine with whatever they plan to serve m-"

"HOW DARE YOU DEFY ME! ME, MIGHTIEST OF THE OLDEST AND STRONGEST RACE ON DISBOARD!"

"So, Shiro. Wanna play a game while we walk home?"

"HOW COULD YOU?! HOW? Why? What is happening… Is this even real?" The priestess said, her modified voice turning to a whisper at the end of the sentence as the odd group of three Imanity whelps and one Flügel defied him in such a manner, just walking away after summoning him through his priestess. The god let out a deep sigh as he destabilised the mental link with his priestess, he was getting too old for this...

"Meh, I guess we can just ignore her for now, or at least ignore her Old Deus. If he wishes to drop by through his Priestess we'll talk to him, I guess? Maybe he'll be willing to help us when we explain our plan."

"To take down Tet?" Shiro asked.

"Yeah… After all, he's probably lost to him before… Who knows, he didn't seem too bad when we spoke to him…"

"He seemed lonely…"

"Heh, not sure if I'd describe him as such, but I guess… Now, Sis', I'll meet you in the central hall in about an hour? You can do whatever till then. I'll wake Jibril up, so if you could get Steph and Izuna here, that would be great." Sora said, smiling as he petted his sister on her head from the lying position he was currently in. True to her usual behavior, Shiro nudged into his hand for a few seconds, before heading out of the room, leaving Sora alone with Jibril again. Using his hands to drag himself closer to his lover, he moved one arm over her, brushing the feathers of her wing.

"Hmmm? Nrrrrggg. Mornin'..." A sleepy Flügel replied to his caresses, slowly waking up.

"Good morning Angel, had a good night?"

"Hnng-" A stretch and a yawn, "Yeah, could use that after yesterday. You?"

"Hah, I'm just as lively as usual. We'll have to be in the central hall in an hour, so I'm gonna get a shower beforehand. Care to join me?"

Jibril smiled, although it could easily pass for a smirk as well. "Go ahead, I might join you in a bit, when I'm fully awake.
When she finally did join him, showering took a bit longer.

Central Hall

Stephanie was leaning against a pillar as she listened to Izuna asking questions to Shiro, mainly about things that happened in Elkia. Normally she would have participated in this discussion, but she was waiting for Sora to appear. She had hardly spoken with him since she had returned to the castle, and she needed to keep herself as firmly into the middle of the picture as possible, lest he'd go to other people for advice and talks. Next to her the conversation had drifted onto something called "cars", whatever those were. Apparently the warbeast knew something about it, or was at least a fast learner. Izuna was leaning against Shiro, while the latter was cuddling into the fluffy tail.

It took her fifteen minutes, and three different conversation topics, to finally get a word in and ask the younger girl where her brother was. In reply, Shiro only raised her shoulders and continued talking with the cat. Stephanie, slightly more annoyed now, was also curious why Shiro wasn't more worrying about her brother. Since there had been several occasions where they wouldn't separate from each other in the past, it was weird that Shiro wasn't making any problem out of it at all. Stephanie decided that she would have to look into that, and into Sora in general. Something wasn't right here.

With one of them completely dressed they both left the Flugel's room, Sora to pick up a different set of clothes in his own room, Jibril to go to the central hall. Her mind was still occupied by what they had done while showering, which send a constant buzzing feeling all through her body. Every day she learned new things, felt new things and discovered new things together with her lover and boyfriend. She could have done with some more days of doing nothing at all.
She let out a sigh as she turned the corner of the hallway, so that she now looked at the large doors that were an entry into the central hall. Smiling, she walked through and let the scene in front of her sink in. Shiro was there, and she was currently cuddling the young warbeast's tail as they were talking about something. The warbeast seemed to like this, as she was smiling and had her eyes closed, while her whole body practically 'beamed' happiness into the room.
The third girl in the room was the girl who though she stood a chance against her, the princess of the Imanity, Stephanie Dola. Her actions in the past had been pathetic and childish, and while Jibril had to admit that she had certain… assets that a man might like, she wasted all that advantage through her behaviour. She had long stopped seeing her as a participant in the rivalry for Sora's love, but apparently the girl herself hadn't realised yet by how far exactly she was outclassed. A smirk danced over the Flugel's lips. She would toy with her for a little longer, giving her a small chance to come to reason with herself and realise her situation by herself. However, if she would become annoying…

Shiro noticed Jibril entering the room, standing still in the doorway to study them. She noticed her changing facial expressions as the Flügel moved her eyes over the three of them. Izuna was studied for a bit, as Jibril's expressions turned a bit softer. An effect something or someone as cute as Izuna had on most people that had a beating heart. Shiro avoided Jibril's eyes as they moved over her, and looked back at the winged girl as she studied Stephanie. There was some contempt and a badly hidden smirk on her face. Apparently she knew that Stephanie knew nothing, as was the usual way things were.

Next to her face, Izuna's ears perked up. Around ten seconds later, she could also hear the footsteps in the hallway that led to the room that she used to share with her brother. Up until he started to stay inside Jibril's room at night. A small pout marked her face for a few seconds, before disappearing. She did approve of her brother's relationship, since it clearly made him feel very happy, but part of her still felt left out. Maybe that would change when they would no longer be so secretive about it. For now though, she could just enjoy the show that Jibril would undoubtedly put up to bother Steph, as well as hang around with Izuna, who had proven to be great company.

In a world that was all but depraved of technology, it was great to have someone to talk to who actually grew up with the only technology one would find on Disboard. Thus far they had discussed a lot of things, including video games and the differences between their world. The Warbeasts used technology that Shiro only knew out of the anime she had watched back in the 'Old World', up until she had experienced a full-dive game herself during the match against the Warbeasts. So, they had been discussing games, and making plans to install some of the Full-Dive technology inside the palace, and some Warbeast technology in general. After the match, which lots and lots of Imanity attended, there had been a surge in interest for Warbeast technology. It was an unexpected bonus, since the spike in revenue for a lot of the technology producing companies had helped easing the Warbeasts into the Elkia Federation without all that many problems.

Her thoughts were halted when her brother entered the room, the shrine priestess following a few steps behind him. Next to her, Izuna scrambled to her feet, and rushed over to the Priestess. Stephanie was stunned by this unexpected arrival, and fear was apparent in her eyes. Not exactly surprising, given their last meeting, but the Priestess looked rather distraught this time.

Royal Quarters

The Shrine-Priestess in his room was one of the last things that Sora expected. She was sitting on the edge of the large bed in the middle of the room, trying very hard to maintain a solid pokerface. Rather pointless, Sora thought, when your eyes are bloodshed and there are still remnants of tears in your eyes and on your cheeks. Sora told her so, which caused the priestess to drop her outer appearance, and just rush into Sora's arms, crying out. For a few minutes, Sora allowed his shirt to be drenched in tears as he held her.

When she finally did calm down, she looked up to him, and was about to speak up, only to be stopped by Sora. "Wait for a bit. I got the feeling that whatever you want to tell me, is best heard by all of us. It would be best to come along to the central hall, where you can explain you being here, okay?"

A small nod was his reply, so Sora stepped out of the room, forgetting about his plans to get a new shirt to wear, and led the Priestess along through the castle halls. Whatever it was that she had to tell, it would surely make things interesting...

And there you have it, Chapter 5, only just before we reached 10K FREAKING VIEWS!

You guys have no idea how happy I am with that! Over the past 1 year (and a few months) this story has grown far beyond what I originally expected, and it makes me extremely happy to see that it actually reaches people. It's taken over the position of Most Views from A New Reality, and the secondary story for Wish of an Angel (The Outtakes/M-rated scenes) is also doing great.

Speaking of that, I've uploaded a new Outtake two weeks ago (Post-chapter 4), along with another NGNL story that I'd like to ask all of you to check it out. It's called Heaven's Strike, and you can find it either through my profile or through the general browse-function of FF. It's a one-shot (for now) about Jibril VS the Elves, before the Ten Pledges were set up. I might continue with that in the future, either in that time line or just use the story to post one-shots with other settings or characters. Anyway, it would be great if you could check that one out as well, and tell me what you think of it.

For now, I'd like to thank you for reading, ask you all to tell me what you think of this, and leave me your ideas about future chapters.

That's all, have a great day, and I'll see you at the next chapter!

-Alsodef

Edit: I know the Old Deus is not exactly what it seems (avoiding spoilers here), but Sora en Shiro have no way of knowing that yet.