Two chapters in a week? Do I still do that!? Oh well, I guess it's our little treat because we're ranked 5th in the TWOGK X-Overs (According to Favorite Count). We're tied with one of the other fics, so we just need one big push! Fight on! Also, were 2nd place in the Baka to Test X-Overs (According to Favorite Count)!

By the way, things might take a darker turn, so hold on you your seats. Also, be open-minded with the new terms I made up. You'll see once you read through the chapter.

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Chapter Sixteen: Me, Ares, and Fallen Deities

"That Goddess damned Keima better be ready for a world of pain," said Haqua, gripping the shaft of her weapon so hard, that her knuckles turned white. Why had he abandoned them, when he owed the girls so much!? The group got out of the forest, just in time to see a hooded figure with a bag slung over its shoulder. Haqua, shaking her agitation away, zoned in on the net itself. Within the tangled confines was Keima Katsuragi, the person they were searching for.

Haqua almost lost all control, the "Defend Keima" instinct that she rarely used kicking in. Just before she dashed up to the suspicious silhouette, a hand on her shoulder stopped her. The devil whipped around, her gaze landing on... Shiori!?

"P-Please don't Haqua!" whisper-shouted Shiori, her tone short of normalcy (which to Shiori was shouting). "M-Maybe we should... follow her?" In a book she recently read, the spy, instead of confronting the villain, let the henchman lead him to his boss's HQ. Since Shiori almost never talks in coherent sentences, Haqua sensed that she should heed the girl's request, even if she was a human.

The harem stealthily followed the person's tracks, which surprisingly led into a neighborhood familiar to Haqua. During a group project (Which Haqua aced, by the way), she, along with Elsie and Kanon (Keima decided to go solo) had to go to Hideyoshi's house. "Wait, no way!" Haqua hoped that she was wrong, but the name on the gate said differently.

Kinoshita Estate

"Ugh... Yokkyun?" said Keima, regaining his bearings. Remembering what had just transpired, Keima snapped into his analytic mode. His wrists and abdomen were strapped to what seemed like a wall, so Keima was currently immobile. Noticing the staircase in the corner, he deduced that he was trapped in a cellar, or a basement. Since the light flooding into the room from the staircase was the only light source, Keima could see nothing else. He then spotted a light switch next to the staircase. Keima kicked the air, sending the PFP hidden in his slacks flying towards the light switch. "Let there be light!"

And the light turned on. Keima didn't like breaking his gaming equipment (he only had seventeen left on his person), but it was necessary. Then a woman walked in, dressed in all black, like a Vintage member. He recognized her figure, and deduced that she was his captor. His glare intensified.

"Where are the Goddesses, Keima Katsuragi!?" said the girl, fingering Keima's chin. He grimaced, not liking that she knew his real name. He decided to turn the tables around.

"Are you part of Vintage?" replied Keima. Depending on how the girl answered, he would be able to tell if she were lying.

"Are you part of a troupe of magicians?" sarcastically asked the woman. "Of course not. I mean; what is Vintage?"

"A group bent on destroying the Goddesses," answered Keima, deciding that she wasn't lying.

"Ooh, maybe Vintage and Archaic could join up!" cheered the girl, removing her hand from Keima's face. Keima's frown turned into a smirk: She just admitted that she was part of a group who wanted to kill off Deities, and that there was a group different from Vintage who also wanted the Goddess's powers gone. Then Keima's smirk was shattered by the next sentence. "Well, I'm done leaking information to you. Hm, I wonder if what I said was true or false."

Keima cursed under his breath. That just invalidated all the hints she dropped. Sure, they could all be true, but they could also be completely wrong. He couldn't trust the information. The girl continued, "Oh well. I see that you won't crack. It's fine by me."

The Zanbato appeared in her hand again, and said, "Good night, Keima." She whapped him with the flat, and Keima was knocked out.

Keima woke up, only to find himself in... his house!? Yes, he couldn't mistake the wall of games that lined the room. Sure, Akihisa had games of his own, but it didn't compare with Keima's. At his bedside was Tenri, who said, "K-Keima! Keima's awake-"

Her eyes suddenly narrowed, a golden halo appearing on her head. Diana took over. "Keima!?"

"Diana?!" Keima tried to stand up, but was unable to. Everything besides his mouth and his vitals was in a vegetative state.

"I get it now," sighed Diana. She looked skyward, and said, "Keima, you just faced Archaic."

"Wait... how did you know!?" exclaimed the boy, still unable to move. "And could you be less ambiguous?"

"Archaic... is a group of-"

"Devils?"

"No. These... are Fallen Gods. They're like us, so they can possess humans, but they are also like the Weiss, for they feed off of the negative energy of the host. You just met the Anti-Mars, Ares," said Diana. Then Keima's body started to flicker. "Goodbye, Keima, and tell my sisters they're dead meat when they get back!"

"Hold it!" cried Haqua, pointing at the girl who had a sword pointed at Keima. "Get away from Akihisa!"

"You mean Keima, right?" said Ares, turning around. The smirk on her face sent shivers down Haqua's spine. The devil charged, and swung her scythe in a downward arc. Ares parried, and knocked Haqua away with the flat of the Zanbato, sending her crashing into a nearby wall.

While the two were locked in combat, the other girls approached the Captured God. Elsie turned her Robe into a javelin, and threw it at his bonds. Unlike last time, in Chapter Eleven, the weapon bounced off, the javelin too dull to penetrate the leather.

"K-Kanon," said Shiori, making Kanon look at her. "Try stabbing the leather with your stun gun right... here." In a different book, a stray lightning bolt hit the hero's bonds, setting him free. Shiori wanted Kanon to replicate that. Kanon obeyed, thrusting her weapon. After five seconds, the leather combusted, and Keima's left hand was freed. Kanon repeated the action, and Keima fell on top of her. Regaining consciousness, Keima said, "Sorry." He let her up, only to push her down as Haqua was flung over the party.

"Ares, I presume!" exclaimed Keima, pointing a finger at the Fallen Goddess. He knew he had to stall for time, while Kanon helped Haqua up. The former Goddess smirked.

"So were on a first-name basis now are we, Mr. Katsuragi?" asked Ares. Keima looked behind him: His troops, namely Kanon and Haqua, were ready.

"Of course we are, Mi'lady," flirted Keima, who bowed. Taking the opportunity, Haqua and Kanon leapt over the bent over boy and attacked. Kanon thrust her taser towards the enemy, but was easily sidestepped by Ares, which put her in Haqua's line of attack. Ares blocked the scythe, and swung.

She would've cleaved Haqua into two, had it not been for Kanon's taser, which stabbed the flat. The electricity coursed through the blade, and shocked Ares, making her stagger. Haqua closed in, slicing Ares in half. Well, it should have. Instead, the Fallen Goddess was knocked back, and an ominous aura leaked out of where the slash should have been.

"You... you only have cut off my connection with my host," said Ares, "You haven't seen the last of me, harem of Katsuragi! (Hey, that rhymed!)" Light spiraled out of the feminine body, and flew skyward, much like how an Escaped Spirit would fly out.

The most shocking thing of the day wasn't the existence of Anti-Goddesses, nor was it the appearance of a new Vintage, Archaic. What shocked them the most was the person the Fallen Deity possessed.

Yuuko Kinoshita.

Footnotes:

Zanbato: A sword from Japan used to decapitate cavalry with one stroke. Imagine - Buster Sword from FFVII

If any part was confusing, tell us in your review. I'll try my best to explain, and Randomshall try to clarify it in the chapter itself. I'd like some feedback, especially about the Fallen Goddesses part. I need to know that I'm not straying off from the intended path.

Anyway, see ya later!