She couldn't quite believe what she was reading.
The Gamindustri internet had exploded within the last hour. Talk of a CPU candidate being murdered, followed by an official announcement by Planeptune's oracle. The woman, sitting in a darkened room that concealed all of her physical characteristics, was practically bouncing in her chair.
It was possible. It was doable, and within reason too. Goddesses could be killed. Permanently
Her exile lasted for thousands of years, and she spent almost every waking moment either researching for ways to destroy Goddesses permanently, or roaming the world to see if any historical Goddesses had died. Yet, for years, neither of those effort bore any fruit. The only Goddess that had existed before her was the True Goddess, the pillar of Gamindustri.
All of a sudden, a CPU candidate is struck down in her own Basilicom. Was it fate laughing in her face? Mocking her for several thousand years of wasted effort? It mattered not in the end. Goddesses could be killed. They would be killed.
The woman stood from her chair and began a routine of stretches. Life behind a desk lead to stiff joints, something she wished to avoid. As she cracked her back, a thought occurred to her.
Sitting back down, she quickly opened up some of the darker message boards of the web. Filtering through many rumours and leaked documents, she came across something that peaked her interest. A study published by a discredit scientist titled "Gehaburn History, Speculation and Evidence"
Around the time of her existence, a strange force crafted an evil sword during a particularly nasty energy storm. Many freelance scientists gathered to study it. After many tests, they deduced three things;
1) That something was inhabiting the blade
2) That it sustained itself on blood
and 3) That the sword grew STRONGER when exposed to Goddess blood.
The idea that they had somehow obtained her blood (As she was the only living Goddess at the time) worried her, but it didn't deter her.
The document continued, talking of archaeological digs conducted after The Crash that attempted to find any history behind the sword. The majority yielded nothing but disappointment, but one team digging around the land that would become Leanbox found various cave paintings that depicted dark figures wielding similarly shaped swords. Sadly, the area was stripped clean by another energy storm, wiping those paintings from this world.
A mysterious sword that can kill Goddesses, that may have resurfaced. The woman was practically pulsating with excitement now. Her long term goal was finally coming to fruition. But first, she needed to FIND it.
She stood up from her chair, gathered her bag and made for the exit for the first time in years. She had to pay a visit to Gamindustri again. She was back... she... "she"? What was her name again?
Ah yes.
Rei Ryghts.
Rei Ryghts was back