Somewhere - Japan
As a rainstorm is seen hitting the city of Tokyo, we see a mansion covered in shadows in the distance, approaching one of the windows, a clear view of one of the rooms is seen, a strange library where a silhouette of large black hair is seen sitting in front of a desk
"Welcome, mortal creatures! Curious enough to enter here I see." - Says the shadow showcasing her red eyes in the darkness as the rainstorm continues
"You arrived just in time just when I was about to read one of my favorite stories, a story of tragedy, horror and misery." - Says the shadow showing this book with a dark star on it
"Oh! You would like to hear it too? Hmph! Are you sure you can take it?" - Asks the shadow pointing at you
"Sure? How bold of you, well if you insist *Sigh*. But before we start, where's my manners? My name is Mizuki Rashoujin. And yours?" - A thunder hits the outside as in a small glimpse the full image of Mizuki is seem looking at you with a creepy and sinister grin
"Interesting name... For a mortal. Alright, without further interruptions and as I was saying, our next story is one of a tragedy... Starred by a certain human girl called Athena Asamiya." - Mizuki
"Our story begins many ages ago... Back in acient greece, with the birth of a Goddess, the Goddess Athena, a young girl of purple hair, the daughter of Zeus and who would become the eventual goddess of war and wisdom." - Mizuki
"But this story goes way back before Athena grew up to be that woman, as a teenager... Athena was a very curious girl traveling the world around for adventure. One of her travels ended up taking her to the infamous Island of Aeaea." - Mizuki
"On her travel there, Athena was recieved by a strange woman who claimed herself as the owner of this island... The so called Circe." - Mizuki
"Circe was a treacherous being who had become fascinated learning that a daughter of Zeus had arrived to her island, a idea sparkled in Circe's mind to take the blessing of Zeus that Athena carried with her to increase her powers. The witch befriended the young goddess trying to hide her dark intentions and allowing Athena to explore her island." - Mizuki
"However her plan never came to be when Athena found of Circe's unfortunate victims, beings who had ended up in the island only to be turned into animals by the wicked witch for her amusement." - Mizuki
"Athena confronted Circe about this, a fight broke out where Athena managed to wound the evil goddess with her sword. Affecting Circe's spell freeing the men and woman who had become nothing but Circe's beasts." - Mizuki
"However that was a fatal mistake from the young goddess as by stabbing Circe with her sword, the wicked witch took advantage of that to throw a last moment curse on the young goddess." - Mizuki
"She who has spilled my blood will share a link with me... An unbreakable bond that will surpass time and space! Our destines are connected now, Daughter of Zeus!" - Said Circe spitting blood from her mouth as a smile drawed on her face
"In a way, Circe was happy Athena decided to stab her spilling her blood on her red dress, it gave her the opportunity to curse the goddes with this fate." - Mizuki
"However, Circe's curse never came to pass on the goddess... For Athena's life continued after having escaped from Circe's island." - Mizuki
"But even after both ended up finding their eternal rest... Athena wasn't free from her curse." - Mizuki
"Athena would go on to have descendants, not alot about them is know except for the fact that they were also susceptible to Circe's curse." - Mizuki
"However with the disappearence of Circe from story, her curse never could came to pass upon the descendants of Athena or so it was thought..." - Mizuki
Japan - Yoneyama beach
Two shadows are seen swimming through the a small trench in the ocean, the two shadows make their way carefully around the place with them passing through some sea weed and some rocky paths to finally arrive towards a strange hole covered by a rock
From the hands of the shadows, two spheres of energy come detroying the rock covering this hole as the two shadows finally make their way inside the strange place
*Bzzz* - Creating a powerful light in their hands both shadows arrive at this strange place hidden underwater
"See, I told you we were on the right path!" - Says one of the shadows revealing itself to be a woman of light blonde hair sporting this dark bikini who smiles as she takes a look at this hidden underwater temple
"I can't believe it! This place is real, the forgotten temple of the Hekate!" - Says the other girl of orange-pink hair with a pink bikini
"I know my talisman couldn't lie to me. To think this place is so well hidden, but its secrets will be ours!" - Ninon
"Oh, we will be finally rich, sister!" - Mignon
"Forget about that, you materialistic idiot. Think about the bigger picture. What kind of powerful relics could be in this place." - Ninon
Both witches make their way inside through every room in the temple finding some relics and alot of gold coins, coins that Mignon doesn't doubt in taking with her on this bags the two sisters carried
"Huh?ยจ - Whiled taking some more of the forgotten relics from the temple, Ninon feels this strange energy coming from behind a wall of the temple
"F-r-e-e-m-e." - A distant voice fulls of whispers is heard catching the attention of Ninon who walks towards this wall
"Are you alright, sister?" - Asks Mignon noticing Ninon is staring firmly at this wall
"Did you hear that?" - Ninon
"What?" - Mignon
"That voice! There's something behind this wall. Something that was calling me." - Ninon knocks on the wall
"F-r-e-e-m-e." - Ninon hears this voice again
"Mignon move backwards." - With the curiousity at max, Ninon starts charging a powerful spell with her black magic
"Wait, Ninon!" - Mignon sees her sister destroying the wall with a big sphere of dark energy breaking the wall making alot of noise in the temple
*Crack* - Ninon sees how behind the now destroyed wall, a path foward is seen, with the two sisters entering finding not other than a strange box left on top of a shrine
"..." - Ninon approaches the box as she hears more strange whispers coming from it with her grabing the box on her hands without thinking it twice
"What do you think is inside that?" - Mignon
"I-I don't know. But this is coming with us." - Said Ninon feeling this big energy coming from the box. Whatever it was, she wanted to take it with them.
Amagasaki - Some hours later
As night is seen in a neighborhood ubicated at the east of Amagasaki, both girls arrive finally to their humble looking house
"What do you think could be inside the box, sister?" - Mignon
"I don't know but we will find out." - Ninon tries to open the box, but she finds it to be more harder than anything, with the cover of the chest not opening not matter how much she tries to open
*Szz* - Using her powers, Ninon tries to open the chest, but even with this she can't
The two sisters spend the next few days trying to open the chest with no success
"What are you doing!" - Mignon sees Ninon preparing a ritual to open the chest, with her being seen reading a book
"Don't distract me, sister. I think I finally got it." - Ninon
"You mean the opening for the chest?" - Mignon
"Yes, after trying for too long, I think I finally found the perfect spell to open this." - Ninon
Without having more to say, Ninon starts reciting some words opening her arms, channeling towards the circle that was under the strange box
"What is happening?" - Mignon sees how the strange box is filled with light suddenly
"Is working! Hehehehe! It is working!" - Ninon sees how smoke starts coming out of the strange box as suddenly the sounds of something moving inside are heard
*Crack* - For the surprise of both sisters, the box opens with a strange purple light coming out of it, a very powerful purple light that forces the two sisters to cover their eyes as they approach the object
"Huh?" - As the smoke disappears, Mignon is surprised seeing how the box was fully empty
"What? This has to be a joke? There's nothing!" - Ninon is confused and angry after all the time she spended trying to open the box
"So it was you two girls who ended up freeing me?" - A strange female voice is heard behind the two witch sisters, a very calm and serene voice mixed with this supernatural echo
"..." Both sisters become frozen hearing this as they turn around slowly
For the shock of the two witches, they become silent by the image they see, a strange woman of dark brown hair, very fragile appearence, sunken cheeks, brown eyes and a torn blue dress who looks confused staring at the place where she was
"Who are you?" - Ninon
"My name is Circe." - Says the woman rising her head crossing stares with them
"Circe?" - Ninon
"Like the one from the book of The Odyssey!" - Mignon
"The Odyssey?" - Reacted Circe curious
"So you two knew me, eh?" - Circe approaches the two sisters, her deteriorated appearence makes Mignon feel shills, while Ninon remains intrigued
"Some of it, how did you ended up there?" - Asks Ninon pointing at the strange box
"A old bastard who called himself a sorcerer ended up trapping me there for centuries, I have been rotting in that prision waiting to be free. Eventually I stopped caring accepting that I would never see the light of day again." - Circe
"Until I felt the presence of two peculiar chis." - Circe
"You were who talked to me? Those whispers and energy were-" - Ninon
"Mine? Exactly. I had the feeling these two energies that had arrived weren't normal to have managed to find my watery prision." - Circe
"I must admit I'm impressed, you two managed to break the seal of that Old Man Ambrosius that bind me to this box. I'm finally free after all those years." - Circe rises her arms rejoicing on having been freed by the Beart sisters
*Cough* - Circe suddenly coughs blood for the surprise of both sisters
"Are you alright?" - Mignon
"I don't think so." - Ninon
"No, when that old bastard trapped me there, he stole a portion of my energy away. Which is how I ended up like this. This body isn't what it used to be, I feel so fragile, so weak... I'm almost like a mortal now." - Said Circe holding her hands in anger remembering her encounter with that man
"Is there a way to help you." - Ninon
"I need to practice my magic, restart from zero again. I can recover power but still I doubt I will be able to be the woman I was." - Circe
"I'm in debt with you girls. You have brought back happiness to the spirit of this lady, but now I must go, recover my energies will take weeks, months, maybe even years." - Circe was frustated
"Wait, I don't think you will need to spend too much time out there to recover your energies." - Ninon
"What do you mean." - Circe
"We could use a purification ritual. See if we can restore your sealed power." - Ninon
"Oh yes, the purification ritual." - Mignon
"Purification ritual?" - Circe
The two witch sisters offered themselves to do a ritual on the fallen goddess to restore part of her powers, the results as expected from the two witches were a success with Circe recovering part of her youthful form as well as a portion of her sealed power
"Ah!" - Expressed Circe walking out of the circle where a pillar of light had engulfed her, with her impressed by seeing her youth form restored as well as a portion of her sealed powers back
"I'll forever be thankful with you, girls. You have once brough happiness to my spirit." - Circe
"If there's ever a request you have, feel welcome to say it. For I'm a goddess and I feel like granting you two at least a wish today." - Said Circe smiling looking at her reflect on a mirror, it was almost as if time had never advanced.
"Hmph! Maybe you could teach us some of your powerful spells." - Ninon
"Yes, that could be useful for us." - Mignon
"Hmm, you two sure are a pair of peculiar sisters. Can I know why would a pair of girls like yourselves want to know some of my spells and most dangerous tricks?" - Questioned Circe curious
"Is a large story, let's just say we could use them to get rid of certain pest from our road." - Ninon
"Yes, there's someone we want to get revenge on... Someone who thinks high of herself." - Mignon
"And this person is.." - Circe
"Her!" - Without hesitation Ninon shows a picture of the woman both sisters desire to kill so much, a picture taken from a magazine
"..." - Circe becomes static grabing the picture, the appearence of this girl brings memories from her past to her mind as she can't help but feel she has seen this woman before somwhere else
"(Athena!)" - Circe remembers the fateful day in which the Young Goddess dared to challenge her and stabbed her
A sinister smile draws on Circe's face coming to the realization of something
"Tell me more about her... And I may help you sharing some of my knewledge with you." - Circe
The Bearts told Circe everything regarding their connection with the idol Athena Asamiya and why she was their target, Circe couldn't help but feel fascinated by the hatred the two girls had for the idol, in a way it was something that she also shared with them. Deep in her heart and having heard the way how both sisters described the idol, Circe had no doubt that she was not other than a descendant of the goddess Athena
"I see it now, you truly have wonderful ideas." - Circe
"We are glad you like them, we have alot of plans as you can see." - Ninon
"Yes, I get that. However I think I might have the solution to all our problems with a simply answer." - Said Circe as a idea came to her mind
"And what is this idea?" - Mignon
"Is simple. Very simple." - Circe whispered to Ninon, Ninon then proceed to say the same to Mignon whispering to her ear
"Are you kidding? That can be done!" - Mignon
"Yes... Oh yes, that can be done." - Says Circe as a sinister smile draws on her face
Some days later - Tokyo
A girl of purple hair is seeing practicing on the open air in a park
"(I must keep training for the next tournament, I have let my training aside after the last tour but now I'm ready to recover strength to not get rusty again.)" - Said Athena in her mind breathing
*Slassh* - But suddenly something was heard approaching towards the idol, she turns only to see something coming closer to her catching her attention. Some type of needle
Athena dodges the needle with her seeing this one landing in the nearby tree
"This needle, could it be-" - Athena is interrupted when two voices are heard
"You're not hallucinating, you damn worm! It is us." - Says Ninon approaching making the Idol
"Ninon. Mignon." - Athena
"What are you two doing here? You two decided to show yourselves again! And here I thought you two had finally given up with this whole plan." - Athena
"Oh, we just needed to take a break. But don't worry Athena. We can assure you this will be the last time you will see us, because you're going to die today!" - Ninon runs towards Athena with a fight breaking out in the park
"AGH! - Athena uses her psycho ball to attack Mignon sending her back after dodging her strikes, she looks at Ninon who is sure about trying to attack her. For Athena's surprise, Ninon manages to dodge her attacks, following Athena's moves easily
"Die!" - Having managed to dodge Athena's strike, Ninon delivers a cut on Athena's shoulder
"AGH!" - Athena moves back grabing her shoulder in pain
"Hehehehe!" - For her surprise, Athena sees Ninon do the same moving backwards with her starting to laugh
"What is this? That's all?" - Athena was confused staring at her cut, she couldn't belive Ninon had stopped her attacks
"Is done, Circe! She is all yours!" - Said Ninon as appearing behind her a strange woman materialized looking like a ghost
"Circe? What?" - Athena was confused with barely any time to react as this woman was approaching towards her at such speed
*Clash* - Athena manages to stop this woman creating a barrier around her using her psycho powers, she and the woman clash forces being face to face
"Hmph! You really are the livid image of your ancestor, Athena." - Said the strange Circe smiling
"What are you talking about? You know my ancestor?" - Athena defends herself from Circe's attacks
In that moment Circe launches grabing Athena with herself, she pushes the idol some meters far into the park with both being now far away from the view of Ninon and Mignon
"ARGH!" - Athena clashes against a bridge in the middle of the park with her grabing her back as the strange ghostly figure rises looking at her
"Hmm. Your barrier doesn't allow me to get closer..." - Circe
"Who-are-you." - Asked Athena confused
"Don't worry about it, you will understand it soon. Right now, we have all the time in the world to know each other." - Circe and Athena start fighting again with both interchanging some blows
"Without that sword of yours, you're nothing to me, little girl!" - Circe punches Athena with her fists covered in this dark purple energy, she starts making cracks appear in Athena's psychic barrier
"(Just some more touches and it will break.)" - Circe
Athena tries to defend herself with her phoenix arrow but she is hit by Circe throwing this "X" made out of fire, hitting Athena in mid-air finally breaking her barrier
"ARGH!" - Athena falls back with her psycho barrier that was protecting her body from this spirit broken
"Finally! It is over!" - Circe launches towards the weakened Athena as her eyes become red and her hair starts blowing as if she was a ghost
"AH. AH." - Athena starts panting as the desperation growns, she sees Circe more closer to her
"NO! I'm not defeated yet!" - Athena surprises Circe by using her shining crystal bit just when Circe was close to her
"ARGH! What is this?" - Asks Circe being hit by the two orbs flying around Athena's body damaging her
The damage is so big that Athena is surprised seeing Circe's body starting to desintregate
"YOU DAMN GIRL! What? What it this?!" - Circe screams as her body starts to become into dust for the shock of Athena
Athena sees how Circe's body desintegrates itself in front of her eyes having been destroyed by the big concentration of chi from her Shining Crystal Bit
"AH. Ah. Is it over?" - Athena sees this dust floating around dispersing itself, with her unable to believe the fight with Circe was over.
"(Circe? Whoever was that woman, she must have been weakened enough to be defeated by my technique, that was good shot. She was coming at me with all the intention to destroy me... Or something worse.)" - Athena
"Mignon! Ninon!" - Athena remembers about the two sisters being who challenged her first
"(They must answer what was this. I will confront them and-)" - Athena returns to where the fight started with her not seeing either Mignon or Ninon anymore. Almost as if the two of had left
The idol feels strange, wondering what was this plan and who was this strange woman named Circe
Later That Night
As Athena sleeps in her hotel room, she can't help but start to move like crazy gritting her teeth
"Grrr.." - Athena
"NO!" - Athena is sinked in this nightmare as she sees herself running in what looks like a wasteland
For her surprise the wasteland slowly turns into a big beautiful mountain with Athena's surprise as she sees this city in the horizon
"Where I am?" - Athena
"You're back in home, descendant of Athena." - Said a voice as behind Athean a strange shadow manifested itself
"You!" - Athena turns to look at not other than Circe having appeared here
"Back in the city of Athens. What's wrong, you look like you had seen a ghost?" - Circe
"But I saw you disappear when you touched my technique, how? How?!" - Athena
"Oh I didn't died as you thought, little princess. You really thought you had beaten me, seems my actuation was convincing enough." - Circe
"Ac-actuation?!" - Athena
"Allow to me to explain you. When you "Destroyed me" I only let myself be destroyed by your technique adopting this form of dust." - Circe
"The same dust you breathen and absorbed, even if it was a small quantity it was enough for me to enter in your body through the cut Ninon did." - Circe
"What?! So that is why she did that?" - Athena was surprised
"Yes, you see. Your ancestor and me had a meeting years ago, she thought she could steal from me and she dared to try to kill me ages ago. But the only thing she did was wounding me. Now I'll return her the favour by taking over you, you descendant of Athena! You will belong to me and this world will bend to our forces! Nobody will be able to oppose us once we are together!" - Circe
"In your dreams! I now get what you're trying to do and it won't work! I won't let you!" - Knowing the objective of Circe, Athena goes into her fighting stance with the fight going on
Both women have a fight to the death inside Athena's mind with Circe doing her worse to try to win, even summoning strange creatures that try to murder the young idol
"ARGH! - Athena manages to free from the strange humanoid tiger creatures Circe summons
Athena manages to get some strikes on Circe with Circe being dominated as Athena manages to hit her with her psycho shoot sending Circe to the ground
"Impossible!" - Circe was unable to believe she was being bested by Athena
"You shouldn't be that powerful! You're not her!" - Circe
"I might not be my ancestor but I'm not a pushover... Especially when it comes to fight with beings like you!" - Athena
"No, I refuse to accept defeat! You were supposed to be mine!" - Circe tries to counter attack Athena
"Away with you, witch!" - Athena counters by using her psycho sword on Circe
"You're a fool if you believe this is my end, child. You can not destroy me, I exists now inside of you!" - Says Circe looking at Athena with this smile
"Hmph! So that's how things are going to be? I'll find a way then! But until then, if I cannot be rid of you..." - Athena rises her first as a lightning falls behind Circe with a breach opening in the ground
"WHAT?" - Circe starts falling out towards said breach
"You will at least not be free to wreak havoc on earth!" - Athena tosses Circe to the void
"This is not the end of me, descendant of Athena! Heard my words, girl! I, like fate shall not be denied my rightful prize!" - Circe
"I have faced beings more frightening that you, witch! This is over, when I see Ninon and Mignon again, I'll make sure to make them know their plans working with you failed!" - Athena
"You may think you bury me, but you plant me as the seed. I'll be out one day! And your hatred, fear and pain will be the rain that will make me grow back!" - Says Circe as the breach closes with her being trapped under the earth. In the deepest parts of Athena's mind
"Ah!" - Athena finally wakes up with her noticing she is still herself again, she breaths in relief knowing she managed to triumph over Circe
"At least she will never come out, I manage to deal with the situation." - Athena smiles grabing her chest
"Master Chin would be proud." - Says Athena to herself lying on her bed trying to calm herself
The days go by as Athena comments about this dark experience to her master, who calms her heart assuring her that she did good by stopping Circe trapping her inside the deepest parts of her mind. Believing Athena has enough mental will to never let Circe come out again. Athena keeps training for the soon to come tournament in Tokyo
Meanwhile - Amagasaki
"So what now? We just wait?" - Says Mignon eating an apple as Ninon cooks
"Yes, Mignon. You heard her. We have to patient. We already did the first step of the plan, now is just a matter of-" - But suddenly Ninon is interrupted by the TV of their house turning on by itself
"Mignon. Ninon." - A voice is heard through the static of the TV, both sisters recognize who is this voice
"Circe!" - Ninon
"Yes, it is I. My plan worked, Athena thinks she has contained me for now. But she has no idea of how this is just the beginning and the time has come for me to require of your services again." - Circe
"Master, what do you need us to do?" - Mignon
"Oh my dear Mignon, is pretty simple actually. Hehehehehehe!" - Circe laughs
That night Ninon and Mignon are seen approaching to a bar in Osaka, a bar that was popular for being where the dangerous biker gang know as the Angels of Death celebrate
"Are you sure about this, Ninon?" - Says Mignon asking to her sister as both women are seen sporting this biker looks
"You hear her, Mignon. Is all part of the plan." - Ninon smiles
"Don't doubt in your charms and this will be done over quickly." - Says Ninon as both girls enter in the place, they aspect call the attention of some of the members of the gang, who become interested in the girls
"Hello doll, have I ever seen you here before? I can't recall." - Said one of the bikers approaching to Ninon
"No, is my first time here. I came to have some fun and I heard this is the place where Sho Akemi's gang have fun, away from the miserable society." - Ninon
"So you know about him, do you think you have what it takes to be part of our gang?" - Asks the man continuing flirting with the witch
"Try me." - Said Ninon approaching to the cheek of the biker licking him for Mignon's shock
"What do you need?" - Asks the man surprised staring at the seductive eyes of Ninon
"Let my friend and I have a meeting with Sho, and I'll make sure to compesate you later." - Ninon
Moments later
"Told you that it would be easy, Mignon." - Whispers Ninon as both sisters approach the office where Sho is
"I never doubted in you, Ninon." - Mignon
Both sisters enter in the office with them being recieved by Sho Akemi
"So what brings two girls like you to my gang?" - Sho
"We just want to join our club, Sho. We might not look like it, but believe us. We like the dangerous life." - Mignon
"Hehehehe... So you two are a couple of naughty women?" - Asked Sho certainly having his attention being called by Mignon
"You want to test me?" - Says Mignon leaning her head in the chest of Sho
"Well girls, if you insist." - Sho grabs Mignon shoulders with both starting to kissing each other as a sinister smile draws on Ninon's face
"What-what?" - Sho ends their kiss with him starting to feel sick as well as noticing how his vision was starting to become blurry
"You... What did you do to m-ARGH!" - Sho fell to the ground in front of both sisters
"Oh poor Sho, I think your kisses were too much for him, sister." - Ninon
"How disappointing. And here I thought we were going to make beautiful love songs together." - Mignon
"Hehehehehehehe..." - Ninon brings out a small bag out of her pocket with her bringing this box with small needles, so does Mignon
"I'm going to enjoy this..." - Says Ninon injecting Sho with this strange syringe
The two sisters enjoyed making the gang of the Angels of Death bend to their wills that night
As two days pass, Athena is seen walking with Yuri towards the temple of her master after having spended sometime buying stuff with the Kyokugen master
"The last recordings have been tough but now it is all over." - Athena
"I'm glad you got yourself sometime to spend out of that cabin, Athena." - Yuri
"Tell me about it." - Athena
"And how is your master and friends." - Yuri
"They are fine, I'm sure Master Chin is going to be happy to see you too. He will probably ask you about your dad and-" - Athena is interrupted as they see people looking at the direction were she was heading towards, they see the temple of Chin covered in flames making both girls become silent in shock
"Athena.." - Yuri
"..." - Athena drops her bags on the ground as she runs to the temple as fast as she can with her seeing the mess it had become
"Master! Kensou! Bao! Momoko! Kaoru!" - Screams Athena trying to localize her friends and family but she gets not answers as she sees the flaming temple
"MASTER!" - Athena sees her master lying on the ground, she runs there as fast as she can to try to aid him
"Master! Answer me! Master!" - Athena tries to call out for her master to awaken as she manages to bring him out of the burning temple
"Master! I have heal your wounds! Please! Open your eyes... Please don't leave me!" - Tears keep coming out of Athena's eyes with her trying to make her Master open his eyes but it was too late
"ARGHHH!" - Athena screams to the sky crying feeling how her world crumbles as once again, just like years ago when she was a child she feels this cruel loneliness covering her
Two days later - Cemetery of Osaka
As the final ceremony to say goodbye to Chin, Kensou, Bao and Momoko ends. Athena stays alone kneeling in front of their graves
"Master. Kensou. Bao. Momoko. Kaoru." - Athena is seen praying with some of her friends who she has meet in the KOF tournaments having come to accompany her in this sad day
"Rest in peace, my dear family. May we meet again someday in the other side... Forgive me." - Athena
"Goodbye, father." - Athena turns a candle for each one of them, before standing out on her way to leave the place as she is followed by Chizuru and Kyo
"Athena, you have been through so much, how can we help?" - Kyo Kusanagi approach the sad and destroyed Idol alongside Chizuru Kagura
"Please Kyo. I-I need to be alone." - Athena
"That may not be the best idea right now." - Chizuru
"I know you are concerned, Chizuru, but I have just lost my master... He was like my father. I lost all my family." - Athena
"I need to grieve." - Athena
"But it was you who told me that grief shared is a way to honor the dead." - Chizuru
"You are angry and hurting. We just want to be here for you. Come with me to the mansion, you need to distract your mind. I know how." - Chizuru
"(You want to get justice for your family? Don't let this witch make you weak to your purpose.)" - Said the voice of Circe to Athena's ear
"Athena, please we just-" - Kyo
"I'm grateful you two came to the funeral today, I appreciate it alot. But please. I just want to be alone right now." - Athena
Athena walks out of the place, leaving Kyo and Chizuru alone as they see the idol walking down the hills of the streets
"You think she will be fine?" - Kyo was concerned, wanting to go behind her
"I get her, Kyo. I felt like that when I loss my sister, I didn't wanted to be around anyone. I needed time to process everything, Athena is a strong girl. She will return to smile, but needs time to heal her heart and we will be there to help her. But right now, we need to respect her decisition." - Chizuru puts her hand on Kyo's shoulder assuring to him that she will be fine
"I understand." - Says Kyo closing his eyes as the wind blows with intensity
"(Still, there was something about Athena's chi that felt disturbing but how? Why? I have never felt this type of chi coming from her.)" - Said Chizuru in her thoughts starting to suspect something but not telling Kyo
As Athena makes her way back to her apartment, she recalls of what she heard from the people who were nearby
"(A group of bikers were spotted arriving at the temple an hour before I returned with Yuri... A group of bikers? The Angels of Death!)" - Athena
"(But why? Why would they go for Master Chin, Kensou and everyone on the temple? Could it be...)" - Athena was full of questions, she needed to get an answer and the constant voice of Circe taunting her didn't helped
"(If I was you I would take a look at this whole situation and punish those who killed my family.. Our family! If you keep acting like a weakling, it will be only a matter of time before everyone you care about die, your master and family may have been only the start.)" - Circe
"Grrr... I need to get answers." - Athena
A day pass when one of the bikers is seen coming out of a convenience store
"ARGH!" - Suddenly the man gets knocked out by a strange shadow of purple hair sporting this two serious eyes
Hours later
"AH... Where I am?" - Asks the man tied to a chair
"You finally woke up, good! Now, lets go straight to the point. You have alot to answer!" - Athena
"You're part of the angels of death, don't try to deny that. You wear their emblem. I want to know who ordered the death of my master and friends in Tokyo!" - Athena
"You're the idol..." - The man answered weakly
"Talk!" - Athena uses her powers to make the knot she used tie this man be stronger
"Hehehe. I wasn't even part of the attack, I swear it." - Says the man trying to resist the pain
"Then tell me who did it?" - Athena approaches her hand touching the forehead of the man
"ARGH!" - The man screams as Athena sees it with her eyes, this was a plan ideated by the Leader of the Angels of Death and the two new girls who recently joined the gang... A blonde woman and pink-orange haired one
"AH!" - Athena starts realizing who did this with her seeing the man shakening his head
"See? I have nothing to do on it." - Says the man starting to feel sick
"Huh?" - Athena sees the appearence of the man starting to change becoming surprised as this biker slowly morphs into a creepy human-tiger hybrid
"ROOARR!" - The man breaks the knot and stands up looking at Athena with two vicious eyes, at first the idol is shocked and scared but then she grits her teeth going into her fighting stance as she sees the beast reflected on her eyes
Athena has a fight with the biker now turned into this beast, she manages to defeat the beast after a while with her seeing the beast morph back to his human appearence
"(There's no doubts, this was work of Mignon and Ninon... They will pay for this!)" - Athena
Osaka
The bar where the gang of the Angels of Death is seen, as what appears to be a normal day for party going up, we see two shadows talking between each other in the main office
"Hahahaha! She must be still crying, still wondering why this happened. Oh she always was so pathetic!" - Mignon
"Yes, poor Athena. Losing her old bastard father figure and her pet Kensou alongside those three brats. HAHAHA!" - Ninon
*Crack* - For both sister's surprise the unconscious Sho Akemi is launched towards the room breaking the door and landing some meters in front of the two sisters
"There you are!" - Athena enters the room finally meeting with Ninon and Mignon
"Well, well well, look who finally figured it out." - Ninon
"It took a while. How it was the funeral, Athena?" - Mignon
"You two... To think it was you two who did this." - Athena holds her fist in anger as her hair covers her angry stare
"And we suppose you want vengeance, isn't it? I bet you would love to use your powers to try to kill us." - Ninon
"In that case, go ahead. We won't oppose resistance. Execute your revenge, kill us!" - Mignon and Ninon stand calmly looking at the confused and angry Athena
"What kind of trick is this? You two witches must be planning something." - Athena
"We really not planned anything apart from the death of you old drunkard master. Seeing your misery was enough gift for us." - Ninon
"Grrr..." - Athena
"Say, Athena. Do you think your master is currently taking shots with the angels or the devils? Hahahahahaha!" - Both sisters share a laugh
"ARGH!" - Athena now fully angry, uses her powers to hold both sister's necks with such force
"Groag!" - Both sisters feel the wrath of the psychic as she holds their necks with such force, with both spitting blood
"You two have finally crossed the line, don't expect mercy! You didn't have any of that with my family!" - Athena
"Ju-just as expected..." - Ninon smiles despite her being unable to breath by this point
"Welcome back, master Circe!" - Mignon
"WHAT?" - Athena frees both confused after hearing this
"What is the meaning of this?" - Athena
"Circe won't return, I locked her away and I'll find a way to exorcise her permanently soon enough." - Athena
"Oh that's what you think, Athena? Haven't you noticed your chi becoming darker as each day passes?" - Ninon
"Why did you two did this! I won't forgive any of you two!" - Athena
"Graog!" - Athena stops grabing her head in pain
"Accept it, Athena. Deep down you know their death is your fault, you failed to your master. Now you're back to be alone again. Like the miserable creature you are." - Ninon
"ARRR..." - Athena feels her chest burning
"Master.. Kensou.. Bao... Momoko.. Kaoru.. No! It isn't true." - Athena
"You two damn monsters! I'm going to kill you both!" - Athena
"YESS! Little princess yess! Let the anger and hate flow through you. Let them set your blood on fire." - Circe
"YOU'RE MINE NOW!" - The smile of Circe is reflected on the shocked eyes of Athena
"What you are feeling right now, the anger, fear and devastation? You feed her... All this time you were feeding her, Athena!" - Mignon
"And to think all we needed was a small cut." - Ninon
"The queen is dead!" - Screamed both sisters looking at how this dark aura engulfed Athena, with her appearence starting to change
"arghhh!" - Athena screams as she starts floating
"Bow you heads, girls. I'm back!" - Circe now had took over Athena's body, Athena's skin becomes white, her hair becomes dark purple and her eyes become ruby red
"Long live the queen!" - Say both Beart sisters kneeling in front of Circe
"AH!" - Athena opens her eyes, realizing she is back in this representation of her mind where she fought Circe in her nightmare
"What have you done, Circe?" - Asked Athena as she sees the giant shadow form of the sorceress appearing behind her
"Simply taking what was mine all along! Getting my revenge for what your ancestor did." - Circe's shadow strikes Athena with her big claw making blood come out of the mouth of the idol as she is tossed away
"Your will is strong, descendant of Athena. But your weakness is the very thing you thought was your strength... Love!" - Circe grabs Athena from her neck
"N-No!" - Athena
"Love is nothing in the face of destiny and your destiny had been written ages ago. Love opened you up to fear, anger, loathing, your pain was delicious, it make me strong." - Circe tosses Athena through the same crack where Athena had tossed her before
"Foolish girl, even now the raw wound of your loss helps trap you here." - Circe
"No, you will not win, witch! I won't let you!" - Athena
"Fight harder, little princess! You anger hardens the cage where you will stay for the rest of your miserable existence." - Circe
"The time of you and your ancestor is finished. And it was you who ushered in the end." - Circe opens her eyes having full control of every part of Athena's body now
"Now my two dear sisters. I have to make preparations for the final part of the plan. Thanks to Athena, I'm now aware of three objects that I could make myself with, the three sacred treasures..." - Circe
"Oh yes, the three sacred treasures. One of them is in possession of Kusanagi, the other in the hands of that woman Kagura and finally the Yasakani No Magatama is on the hands of that man Iori Yagami." - Ninon
"We could strike them now." - Mignon
"I have a much better idea, master." - Ninon
"What is, Ninon?" - Circe
"This weekend a tournament is going happen. An event called "the strongest challenger". Have for sure these three will show up, for what I heard Kyo is going to participate, that assures us Yagami will be there and of course, Ms. Kagura's company Kagura Enterprises is hosting this event, she is going to be there too." - Says Ninon
"Perfect! And with the three treasures on my power and earth's champions dead, I'll become invincible and nobody in this world will be able to oppose me!" - Circe
CIrce, The Bearts and now the Gang of the Angels of Death makes plans to crash the event of the Strongest Challenger, with Circe powering up the Angels of Death now full turned into this human-animal hybrid beasts
"This brings back memories from the island of Aeaea." - Says Circe reading a book and taking a drink from a cup surrounded by the now turned into animals gang of the angels of death as well as the two witch sisters
Tokyo - A week later
As the events of the Strongest Challenger goes on, the fighters are unaware of a presence approaching
"Are you really for the next match, Kyo?" - Benimaru and Daimon approach Kyo on the backstage with Kyo watching the end of the fight between the korea team against the Ikari Warriors
"I'm." - Kyo steps up
"Let's go!" - Kyo sees their opponents are the Fatal Fury team
"And now, the next fight between the Osaka team vs Team Fatal Fury!" - Says the announcer as the first fighters enter in the arena, this big circle in the middle of the stadium
Benimaru and Andy enter in the ring with both preparing themselves for their match to start at the count of three
"Three!" - Announcer
"Two!" - Announcer
"On-" - Announcer
But as the announcer says that, suddenly a lighting bolt falls on the ground causing alot of surprise to everyone watching this event
*Crack* - As the lightning disappears, a shadow is seeing steping out of it with this shadow being a familiar face for everyone
"Hello, humans!" - Circe
"Athen-Athena!" - Kyo is shocked beyond belief to see Athena looking like this being now, she didn't looked like a human anymore, sporting this white skin, red ruby eyes and large dark purple hair alongside a purple cape
"What happened to you?" - Kyo
"Athena? I don't know this Athena you talk about... My name is Circe!" - Circe
"What? Athena, what are you talking about?" - Kyo
"Maybe this will help you understand." - Circe tosses a purple ray from her hands trying to hit Kyo who rolls out barely managing to dodge said attack, but the attack hits the people in the stadium who instantly die when they feel the impact of the thunder
"No!" - Kyo can't believe Athena did this
Seeing this Chizuru leaves her seat in the highest part of the stadium with her making her way down, as she sees people running away in fear out of the stadium
"What the hell?" - Benimaru
"..." - Iori is surprised as he also approaches the main platform, feeling this chi coming from the former idol
"Athena?!" - Mai and Yuri come down to the platform as more fighters start to surround Athena
"This can't be good, her energy. This chi coming from her is huge!" - Elisabeth
"You're not the her! That girl Asamiya didn't sported this chi... This demonic chi!" - Iori
"Huh?" - Kyo turns around having heard Yagami said that
"Indeed, Iori Yagami. The Athena you all knew was as weak as those she wasted energy protecting, she is gone! As is the trash that spawned her. And now only I remain!" - Circe snaps her fingers as another ray falls on the platform with the transformed Angels of death gang and the two Beart sisters appearing
"Ninon and Mignon Beart! You two, what did you two did to Athena?" - Says Kyo gritting his teeth to see both witch sisters
"Athena is gone, Kyo. Now our master Circe is the one in full control of that body!" - Says Ninon as Chizuru finally arrives with Athena snapping her fingers again
"Kill every single human on the area, Ninon. Mignon. Create a barrier around the stadium. Don't let anyone escape! I'll get rid of the three sacred treasures and their friends." - Says Circe as Kyo and the rest can't help but feel shivers at this words coming from Athena's mouth, it was clear the sweet and kind girl everyone knew was not there anymore
Ninon and Mignon go on their way to help the Angels of Death and create this barrier around the stadium trapping everyone inside
"(Athena..)" - Chizuru
"By Kamui!" - Nakoruru
"Athena was so self-righteous, she believed she couldn't lose. It made her blind to the truth. As for you, you all are the only thing in my way, once I'm done with all you pests. Nobody is this world will pose a threat for me anymore." - Circe starts approaching Kyo and co as people run out of the place scared being chased by the Angels of Death now turned into Circe's mindless beasts
"Die!" - Iori was about to throw a flame towards Athena with all the intention to kill her but his hand is stopped by Terry
"Wait, Yagami!" - Terry
"Out of the way, Bogard!" - Iori
"She is Athena, she was our friend. We'll figure this ou-" - Terry is interrupted as in the blink of an eye, Athena appears behind him grabing his neck with such force shocking Yagami who didn't saw in what mometn she appeared
"You should have let the brooding one strike me down when you have the chance, fool." - Circe snaps Terry's neck in front of everyone
"I'm so sorry..." - For everyone's surprise, some tears come out of Athena's eyes
"A mistake you won't live to regret!" - Circe uses her power to steal Terry's soul, leaving the hungry wolf be turn into a skeleton
"NO!" - Kyo and the rest start running towards Circe
"My god!" - Ralf
"This is where your path ends, damn witch!" - Iori grabs Athena's neck with his arms covered in his purple flames as they both start struggling with each other
"You go high, Joe. I'll go low." - Mary
"With pleasure!" - Joe
"Away with you, insects!" - From her two fingers, Circe manages to create two spikes out of psychic energy shotting them at the throats of both Mary and Joe
"So much fear and self-loathing in you. Weakness! You're not worthy of even being my slave, scum!" - Circe impales Yagami covering her arm in psycho power creating this sharp blade
"ARGH!" - Iori
"Iori!" - Chizuru runs advancing joining the rest of the fighters as Athena pulls out the Yasakani No Magatama out of Iori's corpse
"So long, Yagami!" - Circe tosses the body of Iori to the ground away from the platform
"And you little man. If they weren't a match for me, you stand no chance!" - Says Circe looking at Kim approaching
"Evil won't triumph! I'll show you the true power of taekwondo!" . Kim
But easily Circe cuts Kim's chest with her grabing him as if nothing and tossing him to Andy, Ryo and King
"Closer, insignificant humans! Your chi will feed me!" - Circe grabs Robert and just like Kim, she starts sucking the chi and lifeforce out of the two
"She is drawing power from them, we have to overwhelm her now!" - Kyo
"The hatred and evil I feel from her, there's something underneath. I think Athena is still inside there somewhere." - Nakoruru
"Yes, I can also feel that." - Elisabeth
"That doesn't matter now, we have to take her down!" - K'
"Hold on Robert!" - Ryo
"You're too late!" - Circe uses a powerful barrier similar to Athena's psycho reflector but bigger sending Kyo, K', Elisabeth, Nakoruru and Ryo away
"With your fire I will burn this world to cinders and remake it in my image!" - Circe grabs K' taking his soul and powers as just like Terry, she kills the Ex-NESTS agent
"K'!" - Scream Maxima and Kula becoming enraged trying to attack Circe but being tossed away too
"You glow with power, what are you?" - Says Athena looking at Nakoruru
"Please, Athena, fight her! Remember who you are!" - As Nakoruru was about to be striked by Athena, two flying kicks connect on her with Athena turning to see Ryo and Yuri being behind this attacks
"This isn't you, Athena." - Ryo
"We know you're in there." - Yuri
"All of you really do love her, don't you? How pathetic!" - Circe cleans the blood of her mouth
"I have buried her so deeply that you she will never-" - Circe counters both Ryo and Yuri murdering them by riping Yuri's throat and cutting Ryo in half
"Enough of this! Now you deal with me, Circe!" - Kyo interrupts Circe pushing her and grabing her starting to beat her up with a series of punches
"You think power comes from control and manipulation, but you're wrong!" - Kyo punches Circe with a 125 Shiki: Nanase
"You will leave Athena's body, one way or another!" - Says Kyo gritting his teeth seeing Circe crashing against one of the pillars from the stadium
"Athena is more powerful than you will ever be." - Kyo keeps pummeling Circe
"Her belief in love, truth and the goodness of others outclasses your hate and anger, miserable being!" - Kyo keeps punching Circe ending this streak with his Ura 108 Shiki: Orochinagi
"How can it be?! You should not have the power to hurt me!" - Circe is baffled to see how Kyo was hurting her, realizing he isn't holding back anymore
"Almost there... i'm coming, hold on!" - Athena's voice is heard as she is seen climbing the top of a cliff, trying to escape from the void where Circe had trapped her in her mind
"Let. Her. Go! - Kyo runs grabing Athena by her vest with him continuing the series of hits on Circe, attacking her with all his fury. Everyone becomes surprised seeing this two flames appearing in Kyo's eyes, feeling this burning chi coming from him, an unstoppable chi
"I think he is going to kill her!" - Kula is surprised by how Kyo isn't holding back anymore, delivering this brutal beatdown on Circe
"She is using her power to egg him on, she is tapping into his anger. Making him lose control!" - Nakoruru
"(She is taking advantage of Athena's bond with Kyo... She is pushing him to his limits. Oh no, he could enter in the Berserk of flames state like his cousin Souji!)" - Chizuru
"Kyo!" - Benimaru
"Come on, kid, don't fall for it!" - Ralf and Benimaru try to approach but they attacked by two of the members of the Angels of Death who come to defend Circe keeping the rest of fighters busy
"Arhg!" - Circe rises her head looking at Kyo after taking such beatdown with one eye close
"Even as you spot tired platitudes, you give in to my power." - Circe
"Yes, strike your beloved Athena again, Kyo. For to fight me is to fight her." - Circe
"Burn me to a crisp! Erase me alongside her! Make her be reunited with her family, don't let those pathetic memories from the past stop you." - Circe
"..." - Kyo starts to decrease the strength of his punches
"(Athena...)" - For a brief moment, Kyo sees his friend Athena reflected on his eyes smiling at him with her kind look instead of Circe as he decreases the speed of his attack
"So, you are the best that this world has to offer? Hmm." - Circe stops Kyo's last punch
"Quickly, while I have her under control." - But before Circe could strike Kyo, Nakoruru jumps at her back grabing her head
"Athena is here, help her, Kyo!" - Nakoruru
"NNGF!" - Circe's face starts to change as her eyes return to be human, sporting the eyes of Athena
"Kyo... Please... Kill me... I'm begging you." - Athena's eyes start looking like her normal eyes again, she stares at Kyo with two pledging tearful eyes
"..." - Kyo reacts shocked to hear this, starting to bite his lip shaking
"I can't stop her. Kill me while you can! Please do it... For the sake of everyone." - Kyo sees how more tears came from the eyes of Athena
"No! I'll save you, Athena, I-" - Kyo
"Too late! - But Circe manages to toss Nakoruru away from her back
"NO!" - Nakoruru
Circe grabs Nakoruru with her psycho powers holding her in place
*Crack*
"And thus, the little priestess is no more!" - With a simple hand gesture, Circe breaks Nakoruru's neck
"Nakoruru, no!" - Kyo
"Nakoruru!" - Athena sees this image of terror from her mind as she keeps trying to climb
"Athena, I'm so sorry." - Kyo runs towards Circe
"Yes, that's it! Weep, little bird. But not for her." - Circe
"Wha-" - Kyo is surprised as using her teleport, Circe appears in front of him and with a quick move she puts her hand through Kyo's chest
"Weep for yourself!" - Circe rips both the sword and Kyo's heart in such a quick moment shocking eveyone seeing this
"Gah! ARGH!" - Kyo's life starts to fade away, seeing his own heart beating fast in the hands of Circe
"Foolish brat, your arrogance and thinking you could save her was your doom. Now the sword belongs to me." - Circe holds Kyo's heart before exploding it
"She rages inside, her hatred for me making me all the stronger. For that I thank you, scion of flame. Now truly Athena has nothing to loss anymore." - Circe sees Kyo falling down backwards dead
"KYOOO!" - Athena can't believe what she is seeing
"And now, only a couple more of bastards remain." - Circe turns to see Kagura, Elisabeth, Duo Lon and the rest of the fighters who have not fallen yet like Mai, Ralf, Leona, Kula, Maxima, Clark, Shen, Benimaru, Daimon, Andy, King, Jhun and Choi
"Athena, I can still sense you there." - Chizuru
"The carnage... It is unthinkable." - Elisabeth
"Grr... Do we even have a chance?" - Andy
"Mourning is for the end of the battle, we must fight now!" - Duo Lon
"Ah, sorcerers and warriors, what's wrong? Are you all afraid of dying. You really think you have any chance against me and my army!" - Circe points at the pile of corpses behind her
"You can't destroy me. I'm a force of nature... I endure!" - Circe
"We strike now, and we do not stop until either she is defeated or we are all dead!" - Chizuru
"A pity, I have fondness for those who wield magic, you all may had survive if you pledged your alliance to me." - Circe
"Now!" - Maxima, Kula, King, Clark, Ralf and the rest try to hold her back
"What-you fools! You can't-" - Circe
"Your arrogance will be your undoing, witch!" - King
"Never turn your back to an enemy until you have snuffed out the light in their eyes." - Leona
"Ninon! Mignon!" - Screams Circe looking for her two loyal followers
"What?" - But she sees them unconscious in the distance
"While you were attacking, I took charge of neutralizing the two witch sisters. You're on your own now." - Says Chizuru as Circe sees how Kagura had created a large amount of copies to battle with the transformed Angels of death as well as Ninon and Mignon, having sealed both of their powers
The shadow copies of Chizuru join also grabing Circe holding her back
"Grrr!" - Circe
"This changes nothing! You all will die!" - Circe
"No, little princess there's no escape for you. I won't allow it! - Says Circe appearing at the top of the cliff seeing Athena trying to climb her way out
"Too long I was cast aside, and for what? Civilization? The word is poison, and all it brings is destruction!" - Circe
"Look at what civilized people have done, listen to the way the great gaea cries in pain. That is her swan song, and you, your damn friends and ancestors allowed it. Humanity once knew why they should fear the dark and it will be so again!" - Circe
"ARGH!" - Freeing herself, Circe starts attacking everyone starting with Maxima and Shen
"Weak, all of you! Unworthy of the power inside you! Champions of death is what you are!" - Circe
"You betray the very magic you use against me, sorcerers!" - Circe is surrounded by a cage created by Chizuru's seals, Elisbabeth's light and Duo Lon's spirits
"We are guardians of life, Circe!" - Chizuru
"You pretend to care, but all you bring is hatred and death! You're not different from Orochi and his Hakkesshu!" - Chizuru
"Chaos is entropy..." - Elisabeth
"And you are its mother!" - Duo Lon
"NOOOOO!" - Circes starts to feel weak as the other fighters stand alongside Chizuru, Elisabeth and Duo Lon sharing their chi with them
"Everyone, put their hands in front. I'll channel everyone around the seal to be able to contribute with your chis! Is now or never!" - Chizuru
"Hurry, we can't hold her much longer!" - King
"The battle rages inside her." - Ralf
"Let's help Chizuru, guys. We need to give her all our strength." - Mai
"We are coming, Athena." - Benimaru
"We will free you!" - Daimon
"No this can't be!" - Circe
In that moment Chizuru and co manage to enter in the mind of Athena appearing in front of Circe
"NO!" - Circe sees Chizuru having brought everyone to stop her
"Cut her from the root! Don't allow her to retaliate!" - Chizuru
"Athena, hold on! I have you." - Benimaru approaches the cliff where Athena was holding on to
"My victory was destined, this can't be!" - In a fit of rage, Circe starts attacking everyone
"If you want to fight me, then come! Pathetic mortals! Taste my rage and savour it! For is the last thing you will all taste in this life!" - Circe strikes Kula cutting her chest and throat
"Aaghr!" - In the real world, Kula just falls over on the ground dead
"Can't give up." - Benimaru
"She isn't willing to give up!" - Andy
"ARGH!" - Andy is cut by Circe
"Away, foul creatures! You are nothing to me, get that in your heads. Crawling beasts who threaten my dreams!" - Circe kills Andy as Andy falls over on the ground
"Andy! No!" - Mai launches to attack Circe only to find herself with the same fate as Andy
"ARGH!" - Circe makes a large spike come out of the ground killing Mai, Choi and Jhun
"Stay back! Stay back! - Circe approaches to where Athena is, making Benimaru move backwards
"Strike me down fools, and your beloved friend falls down with me." - Circe smiles
"Chizuru! End her while we are weakened! Don't let her win, you know what you must do!" - Athena screams still grabing from the cliff
"I know... A sacrifice." - Chizuru
"If that's the only way..." - Elisabeth closes her eyes
"So be it!" - Duo Lon
"We must bind her power!" - Elisabeth
"The time is now. All is in place." - Duo Lon
"You wouldn't-" - Circe is surprised hearing this
"You will all die if you do that!" - Circe opens her eyes widely feeling shivers in her entire body
"Do it, Chizuru!" - Benimaru
"Take our chi!" - Daimon
"I'm sorry guys!" - Chizuru closes her eyes as she hits Circe with this circle of orbs spawned by the mirror of yata and created with the chis of her friends
"ARGH!" - Circe
Back in the real world, Leona, Ralf, Clark, Shen, King and Maxima see how Benimaru, Daimon, Elisabeth and Duo Lon drop dead on the ground as Circe falls to her knees
"Noo! My power!" - Circe screams
"Is over, Circe! It is finally over!" - Says Chizuru retrieving the sword of the Kusanagi and the Magatama out of Circe's body looking at the scene of Circe kneeling in front of all the pile of corpses
Chizuru takes a last look at the scene of chaos, the fight was won... But the damage was irreparable
"Curse you!" - Says the weakened Circe looking at Chizuru before falling unconscious
Days Later - Temple of the Yata - South of Osaka
As the basement of what looks like a dungeon is visible, a shadow is seen entering walking the stairs down
The shadow arrives at the deeps of the dungeon seeing the chained body of not other than Circe, still possesing Athena Asamiya's body
"I can't believe you managed to survive that seal. A pity! You should had died like the rest!" - Says Circe gritting her teeth chained to the wall, with her face surrounded by shadows as only her big red eyes are visible in the darkness
"As I hang here, I find that the puzzle of how you knew to gather the chis of these warriors takes so much of my time. You couldn't have know before the fight, none of your foolish friends were prepared and you would surely have told them." - Circe stares at the serious Chizuru approaching her
"Who warned you, little priestess! Tell me so that I might repay them in kind." - Circe
"That doesn't matter, Circe. Its over." - Chizuru
"Oh Athena... I'm so sorry. I couldn't separate you from her." - Chizuru
"Athena is not here, girl. Only I remain!" - Says Circe with a smug expression
"If that were true, things would be so much easier..." - Says Chizuru with a sad expression putting her hand on her right side of her head
"Why? I killed alot of your friends, your beloved heir of the Yagami clan and I almost killed you! Why do you care? You gain nothing and stand to lose everything." - Circe
"You think that love makes us weak, but you're wrong." - Chizuru
"It was love that brought us all together. Love that gave us a higher purpose." - Chizuru
"Love is what allowed us to move out of the darkness, and into the light. It was our love for each other that gave us the strength to lay down our lives to defeat you." - Chizuru
"Every warrior. All of us." - Says Chizuru as the images of all the fighters who died appear behind her
"And yet, here I stand. While all of them are dead. Come closer, feel now how real I still am." - Said Circe as two tears came from her eyes, it was clear this was Athena's tears
"Perhaps your love can break through, hm?" - Circe
Chizuru cleans one of the tears from Athena's eyes
"Don't come closer, Chizuru-san. It's what she wants. Your power, it gives her a way in. She'll take you if she can!" - Athena spoke one last time
"You are one of mine, girl. I can give you unimagined power, if you but touch me again." - Circe
"The chains are enchanted with a seal, Circe. Powered by your own magic and chi. As long as you wear them, you will be trapped here." - Chizuru walks back starting to turn her back on Circe
"I have to go now. Today is the day a new heir of the Kusanagi is going to be picked to carry the sword and also when Iori's sister is going to come to the city to talk with me." - Chizuru
"Athena, we're still working on a way to get you free. I promise you that I'll get you out of this curse one day." - Chizuru
"Fool, I could had made you a goddess! Where do you think you're going? Come back! Come back here!" - Circe
"I can bring back Maki!" - Says Circe managing to make Chizuru stop for a moment
"Forgive me... Athena. I swear I'll get you out of that demon's control one day..." - Whispers Chizuru before deciding to continue walking
"Kagura! Come back!" - Circe
"Grrr! When I am free, it will be you who will feed me first! I promise that!" - Circe sees how Chizuru fully leaves the place, being surrounded by nothing but darkness as the angry face of what once was the psychic powered idol is seen one last time
"A bittersweet victory leaves a world without some of his champions..." - Mizuki
"A tragic tale indeed... Just how I like them! Rakikiki!" - Mizuki
"Is a shame Circe made the mistake of underestimating the priestess of the Yata, if she had put a bit more of "Soul" maybe she could had won. Oh look at the hour, is almost dawn. It would be better if you go away, but don't worry. We might see each other very soon for another tale." - Mizuki
"Now be careful out there, kids. Because legends say that Circe may still be out there lurking around in the body of the fallen idol ready to consume the souls of those foolish enough to cross on her path. Rakikikiki!" - Mizuki
"Happy halloween, mortals!" - Mizuki turns off the one candle that lighted the place with darkness taking over again as the last thing that is seen are her profound ruby red eyes
The End.