Chapter 8 –

"Oh, you finally decided to show up didn't you Yaboku?"

Yato looked his father in the eye, angrily. Both him and Nora were right in front of a massive crater. Most people would presume that this was just another occurrence of the storms, but Yato knew that him and his father weren't exactly 'most people'. What made it even more obvious was that the entire thing was alight with some sort of purple fire.

"You.. you did this.. You caused this entire thing?"

A smile appeared on what used to be Fujisaki's face.

"Why?!"

"Oh my word, seriously? After all of this time of you knowing how much I hate the people on this planet the only question you ask is 'Why'? You utter idiot. Then again, I should've known. You've always acted like a child Yaboku. Don't you understand how long I've been waiting for you to finally grow up ; and listen to me!?"

He glared back at him.

"You.. you MONSTER! YOU ARE GOING TO PAY FOR THIS!" Yato shouted.

"And what are you going to do, kill me?". His father's tone changed from being playful to being serious as he walked up to Yato.

"This, Yaboku is my final step. This is going to be the end of this world as we know it, and I want you to be right beside me. You're going to sit and watch it happen because that's what you do best."

"Hiyorin, please! You can't go out there to find him!"

"But I have to! Yato's walked right into a death trap and I'm not letting him suffer the consequences!" Hiyori shouted sternly.

"Hiyori, please! He'll be fine on his own-"

"I DON'T CARE!"

Kofuku looked unhappily at Hiyori as she shouted at her.

"Please, I'm-" . Hiyori began to look more and more like she was about to cry as she tried to calm herself down.

"I know he's so much stronger than me and I know he's a god and he's probably going to be fine but... I can't stand just sitting here waiting and not knowing what's going to happen to him. If there's anything I can do for Yato, even if I probably won't survive I want to help. I'm so sick of being that one girl, that one human who just stands around watching and seeing what happens without being any use. So please, even it kills me I want to help."

Kofuku looked in awe. What she'd just said amazed her so much. All of that dedication, that courage, that love felt like something even she couldn't express.

She smiled wistfully.

"Of course. I wouldn't be able to stop you anyway"