Unexpected Developments
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AN: We're at Defcon 1 @ForgottonFuture.
Unexpected Developments
Kalawarner knocked on the bedroom door the next morning.
"Time to get up! You have school today!" Kala called.
Plutia couldn't help but grumble as she rolled out of bed and quickly dealt with her bedhead. "I'm coming. What time is it anyways?" The goddess asked, as she tried not to yawn.
"It's six thirty. I'm going to wake Asia and get breakfast ready," Kala replied. Her footsteps could be heard walking away. A knock was heard further down the hall as she woke the other girl.
"Morning is so tiring…" Lucifel yawned loudly as she passed by the closed door.
Plutia opened the door and hugged her daughter. "You have that right little one. Mornings always feel weird and sluggish." The elder CPU yawned slightly, covering her mouth with a sleeve. Lucifel returned the hug.
"Today is going to be so boring...I'm getting hooked up to the Divine System tomorrow and I haven't slept a wink…" Lucifel yawned again with tiredness weighing down her limbs. She cast a disgruntled look on the sky.
Plutia blinked, her expression shifting to one of worry. "Lucifel you're going back to bed. I tried to stay awake for a whole night once and it was horrible. You need your sleep, and I bet tomorrow will be easier if you're well rested." The goddess said, her tone strict but comforting. Mentally, Plutia was ready to engage HDD if Lucifel decided to be stubborn.
"Breakfast first then sleep," Lucifel argued even as her stomach rumbled.
Plutia nodded and tightened the hug. "Fair enough." Closing her eyes, Plutia quickly transformed into Iris Heart and picked up her daughter. "Now let's head down to the dining room little one." Lucifel snuggled in her arms with a tired sigh.
Kalawarner was in the kitchen blatantly cheating with magic. Pans levitated around while cooking utensils hovered. The Fallen was busy trying to get everything ready for the day. Asia helpfully made rice balls to go with lunch. Meanwhile Kala was making everything else and muttering "How do mothers handle this every morning?" Lucifel giggled sleepily.
Iris Heart chuckled. "I honestly have no idea Servant. When it came to my own mother, I usually made my food myself by microwaving something from the fridge for freezer." Iris Heart yawned slightly before she adjusted how she was carrying her daughter for ease of comfort.
"Is she okay?" Asia stopped what she was doing to come over and check on Lucifel. Twilight Healing already appearing on her fingers to diagnose the tired girl. Lucifel held her hands.
"I'm okay just really sleepy. I have a big day tomorrow," Lucifel smiled.
"After breakfast it's right back to bed with you young lady," Kala said. Lucifel giggled.
"You and Iris Mama want me back in bed," she smiled.
"Well, we care about you," Asia said.
"I know," Lucifel blushed bashfully.
Iris Heart simply hugged her daughter, while still holding onto her, the goddess floating a touch above the floor. "Good. It's always good to know that. Anyways, may I know what's for breakfast Servant? It smells just divine."
"Bacon, eggs, hash browns, and toast. I thought a hearty breakfast would be nice," Kalawarner smiled at Lucifel before turning back to her cooking.
"I was making rice balls to go with the octodogs, rice, and tempura for lunch," Asia said.
"Excellent work minion!" Lucifel patted Asia on the head. The older girl playfully pushed her hand away.
Iris Heart chuckled once more. "Amazing~ I'll just set Lucifel down and de-transform. Unfortunately I doubt I could go to school as well, myself." The goddess chuckled before setting her daughter down onto a chair and de-transformed. Plutia sat down next to her daughter and started rubbing the last bits of sleep out of her eyes.
Breakfast was a quiet affair as Lucifel set herself to eating immediately. She thanked Kalawarner for the food, hugged her parents, and wandered off towards the living room. Kala rolled her eyes fondly.
"Let me help you," she lifted the sleepy girl up and carried her upstairs.
"Before she stopped me Twilight Healing did get a scan. Her mana is low from lack of sleep," Asia told Plutia.
Plutia nodded. "Yeah, she definitely needs her sleep. She told me she got absolutely no sleep last night." The goddess shook her head. "I've done that before, the staying up all night I mean. It was horrible." Plutia yawned and finished up her bacon. "Anything rose? If not I'll go change into my school uniform and get my school stuff… Why did I think that offer was a good idea…"
"You're secretly a masochist?" Asia smirked. The former nun was already dressed for the day. She gathered the dishes from the table and took them to the sink. Kala must still be upstairs with Lucifel.
Plutia rolled her eyes. "Kala's been a influence on you I see. Or is that Issei's fault~" Plutia counter teased.
"Kala has been helpful. I asked her for advice on advancing my relationship with Issei. She suggested I watch the other girls. Take note of what works, what doesn't work, and decide from myself what I want to try. Akeno is a bit too S which kind of turns him off. He likes a little, but she's a bit too enthusiastic. He likes sweet so I'm perfectly on track. My only real competition is Rias and Akeno. Koneko still calls him a pervert," Asia twisted the dish rag in her hand absently. It came apart with a wet tearing sound. The young goddess stared at the shredded cloth in bemusement.
Plutia chuckled. "That reminds me. I need to visit the ORC, haven't spent some time with them in a bit.." Plutia yawned and headed off to her room to get dressed and ready.
Kalawarner was at the door to send off Asia and Plutia with a smile. The domestic life suited her it seemed. She gave them both a little hug before watching them leave for the day. Asia had a visible spring to her step. Some people were just naturally morning people, unlike Plutia. The pair made small talk on the way before meeting up with Issei at the gate. Asia visibly fumed as it looked like Rias was walking with him to school. Ah the smell of teen drama and angst. May it die in a fire. A fire made of bees. Issei didn't know whether he should look happy or scared. Two of the most important girls in his life were holding an arm and shooting subtle glares.
Issei settled on scared.
Plutia merely facepalmed. "Really?"
"Issei you traitor!" A short kid with glasses yelled.
"You are the enemy!" A taller kid with a shaved head yelled. Motohama and Matsuda. Two of the group known as the Perverted Trio of which Issei belonged. At their shouts Issei just sighed and slumped his shoulders.
Plutia facepalmed again. "Seriously? Of all the time for stupid stuff like this…" The CPU leveled a glare at the boys. "I am not in the mood for this. You. Tall guy and short guy, not bothering with remembering your names, apologize."
The boys hesitated at being called out. A glance around the courtyard showed the various stares they were receiving. The embarrassed duo managed some weak apologies before scurrying with their tails between their legs.
"Honestly...Those two should be happy for him. Aren't they his friends?" Asia huffed.
"I swear they need a hobby," Rias was in full agreement.
"Jealousy does bad things to people." Was all Plutia said with a shrug.
"Yeah I've kind of been avoiding them lately. I really should see if they want to do something later," Issei decided before hastily saying. "Just no peeping. I promise." He smiled at Asia's approving nod and Rias' faint smile.
Plutia rolled her eyes. "Good. Anyways let's get to class before something stupid happens, again."
The morning progressed with a minimum of stupidity. Plutia did have to explain to the teacher about her absence. The teacher made her promise to have the make up work done by Monday. Issei ended up the subject of many stares and not a few glares. Walking into school with three cute girls, two of them on his arms, was raising the hackles of the boys. Even the girls were muttering about him sullying Rias' reputation with his presence.
'In my name, do these idiots think I'm involved with Issei or something?' Plutia thought, disapproving of the gossip and other social shenanigans. "Social stuff never stops being stupid once it's outside of your social circle it seems." The CPU muttered to herself.
"That is quite enough. The next person who talks out of turn gets to stand in the hallway with buckets," the teacher slapped her ruler off the desk irritably. Just like that the kids sat up and shut up. Issei still looked like he wanted to crawl under his desk. Asia turned a helpless look in his direction.
The third period of the day was a free period. Issei let out a sigh before letting his head hit the desk. At least the school rumor mill deigned to give a break. Asia would have gone over to talk to him, but a fellow classmate stopped to talk to her. The other girl was quite attractive with her brunette hair in little ponytails and wearing glasses. Was it something in the water that made all the girls look so cute?
Not that Plutia cared even if she did prefer girls. She wasn't getting caught up in any romantic shenanigans if she could help it. The goddess got up, yawned slightly and walked over to Asia. "What's the rumor mill going on about now?"
"The rumor going around is that Issei is dating both Asia and Rias. Apparently he's two-timing them to their faces," the bespectacled girl smirked.
"Aika was just telling me of the wild rumors going around," Asia said.
Plutia facepalmed. "That is just monumentally stupid. I doubt he's stupid enough to even think that would be a good idea. And what is the mill saying about me?"
"That you're a short tempered and violent person," Aika said bluntly. Asia winced. It was clear she heard all of this already.
Plutia just stared. "I'll admit to the short tempered thing but I am not violent. Pity, I thought people were starting to like me...." Plutia sighed, pouting cutely as she did so.
Asia impulsively hugged Plutia comfortingly. Aika patted her hair lightly.
"They don't know you. Most of the time people say things without knowing the truth," Asia said reassuringly.
"Usually short-tempered goes with violent. I can see how the rumor got started. The only violent thing I've seen is how you sometimes clench your hands like you're wringing someone's neck," Aika noted.
"And I do that to control my temper…" Plutia sighed before yawning.
Somehow Aika didn't look reassured.
"She's very nice at home," Asia swore loyally.
"Yeah… Lots of people just tends to stress me out…" Plutia sighed, inching closer to her friend.
"Have you tried homeschooling?" Aika asked kindly.
Plutia closed her eyes, as she started to drift deeply into her own thoughts . "I'll think it over."
A ping of distress came across Plutia's connection to Lucifel. The signal was strong as her panic mounted higher. She couldn't even communicate mentally as her emotions overwhelmed everything. There came a sudden scream as if Lucifel were in the same room before silence. Asia gasped in stunned horror, face streaming with sweat at the sudden emotional overload. The blonde was already leaping to her feet and bolting for the door. Plutia clenched her fists. "Gotta go." The small CPU all but hurled herself out the door. She had one goal in mind. Get home, and make whoever hurt her daughter die screaming in agony.
The trip across town was a blur as Asia and Plutia raced home. A plume of smoke rose into the sky from the location of their house. The former nun forwent stealth and turned into HDD before taking off through the air at full speed. Plutia did the same, and a very pissed Iris Heart took to the skies. "I am going to murder whoever did this SLOWLY." Yet despite her protective fury, Iris Heart's voice sounded.. Scared.
The pair of Goddesses arrived at the ruined house at almost the same time. Green Sister noticed someone moving among the rubble and dived straight to the ground. The Candidate grabbed a broken piece of wall and cast it aside with surprising strength. She kept tossing debris to the side with abandon as the pile of detritus shifted.
"Call out to me! Kalawarner! Lucifel!" Green Sister called.
Iris Heart reached out with her share-sense, to find whoever was under the rubble. The goddess was trying not to cry. 'Who did this? Was it the Angels or Church? Riser's asshats? Someone among the Fallen pissed at Asia for wrecking the sword thief? Doesn't matter. They'll die screaming no matter who the hell they are.'
"I-I'm here…!" Kalawarner called, her voice breaking near the end. Almost instantaneously, Iris Heart swept down and dug the Fallen out. As she moved it became clear something was missing. Her entire left arm was cut off at the upper arm. There were numerous cuts and abrasions over her body.
"Asia. Heal her. Please. Kala, where is Lucifel?!!!" Iris Heart said as she tried not to scream, her heart beating as she looked for any sign of her daughter.
Green Sister used her great rings to heal Kalawarner to full. The Fallen swooned as the pain receded but kept her composure enough to report, "I...I don't know...I sent her down to the Share Chamber…" Kala's composure fled as the realization hit. She didn't know where her and Plutia's daughter was.
"N-no. No. N-no..n-n-no…" Iris Heart's eyes widened, as she muttered to herself. She casted out her share sense in search of her daughter. Meanwhile her body moved, and started unearthing the entrance to the Share Chamber.
"Kala no! You're still too weak!" Green Sister tried to hold the Fallen back.
"That's my daughter down there! Either help or get out of my way!" Kalawarner joined Iris Heart in clearing rubble. The Candidate nodded once before setting up an exclusion field to avoid alerting the authorities, at least any more than they already were. She joined in the recovery effort.
It felt like hours, but in reality took minutes, to uncover the entrance. Lucifel was just inside the chamber unconscious with blood spilling along the floor. Green Sister pushed her way through to begin healing the young girl and preempt an explosion. The look in her eyes promised violence should she find the one responsible. If she had looked in Kalawarner's eyes she would have seen the same desire for retribution. Iris Heart meanwhile radiated her desire to slowly slaughter the idiots who had done this, even as she hugged her daughter once she was healed.
"Who did this? I am going to find them and make those unforgivable wretched wastes of life the death they fucking deserve for daring to hurt you two. For daring to attack our home." Iris Heart asked to Kala as she hugged Lucifel as hard as she could without hurting her.
"Rizevim Lucifer was here. One of the disgraced descendents of the original Lucifer. I don't even know why he was here. He wanted Lucifel for something," Kala joined the hug. Lucifel held both of her mothers while crying uncontrollably. Iris Heart buried her face on her daughter's shoulder, trying to comfort her.
"Whatever it was he didn't get it," Green Sister said soothingly.
"No...No he did…" Lucifel gestured at the walls. The Sharicite was gone. The only thing remaining was the Sharicite Statue. She clutched at her wing as if to ensure it was still there. "He wanted one of my wings…" She hunched in on herself.
Green Sister's eyes glowed pure red as a growl escaped Kalawarner and Iris Heart's throats. The elder CPU's eyes seemed to dance between hate for the bastard who did this and love for her daughter.
"I threw my spear right through his damn crotch. The bastard will need a prayer to get that healed," Kalawarner snarled.
"I am going to make this fucking bastard beg for death when I get my hands on him. No one hurts anyone I care about, especially those I consider family, especially my daughter, and not PAY THE FUCKING PRICE." Iris Heart took a deep breath, trying to calm the raging inferno that was her temper before she lost control. She couldn't afford to bolt off in search of the fucker. "...At...at least you two are okay. Losing the books and all that sucked… but you two are okay. That's what matters." She said, hugging Kala and Lucifel tight.
"I'll call Rias and Uranus to let them know what happened," Green Sister said.
"H-here...Call Gabriel too…" Lucifel handed her the Angel's number.
"Right away," the Candidate walked a short distance away to make her phone calls.
Lucifel buried her face in Iris Heart's chest and cried. Kalawarner kissed the scared goddess on the forehead. Iris Heart merely tightened the hug, unwilling to let go. Rizevim made a grave miscalculation. He left survivors. Once the other Factions found out, especially the Angel Faction, the fallout would be legendary. Wherever he hid it wouldn't be enough to escape. Especially not from a wrathful Iris Heart.[/b][/i][/b][/i]
Unexpected Developments
Kalawarner knocked on the bedroom door the next morning.
"Time to get up! You have school today!" Kala called.
Plutia couldn't help but grumble as she rolled out of bed and quickly dealt with her bedhead. "I'm coming. What time is it anyways?" The goddess asked, as she tried not to yawn.
"It's six thirty. I'm going to wake Asia and get breakfast ready," Kala replied. Her footsteps could be heard walking away. A knock was heard further down the hall as she woke the other girl.
"Morning is so tiring…" Lucifel yawned loudly as she passed by the closed door.
Plutia opened the door and hugged her daughter. "You have that right little one. Mornings always feel weird and sluggish." The elder CPU yawned slightly, covering her mouth with a sleeve. Lucifel returned the hug.
"Today is going to be so boring...I'm getting hooked up to the Divine System tomorrow and I haven't slept a wink…" Lucifel yawned again with tiredness weighing down her limbs. She cast a disgruntled look on the sky.
Plutia blinked, her expression shifting to one of worry. "Lucifel you're going back to bed. I tried to stay awake for a whole night once and it was horrible. You need your sleep, and I bet tomorrow will be easier if you're well rested." The goddess said, her tone strict but comforting. Mentally, Plutia was ready to engage HDD if Lucifel decided to be stubborn.
"Breakfast first then sleep," Lucifel argued even as her stomach rumbled.
Plutia nodded and tightened the hug. "Fair enough." Closing her eyes, Plutia quickly transformed into Iris Heart and picked up her daughter. "Now let's head down to the dining room little one." Lucifel snuggled in her arms with a tired sigh.
Kalawarner was in the kitchen blatantly cheating with magic. Pans levitated around while cooking utensils hovered. The Fallen was busy trying to get everything ready for the day. Asia helpfully made rice balls to go with lunch. Meanwhile Kala was making everything else and muttering "How do mothers handle this every morning?" Lucifel giggled sleepily.
Iris Heart chuckled. "I honestly have no idea Servant. When it came to my own mother, I usually made my food myself by microwaving something from the fridge for freezer." Iris Heart yawned slightly before she adjusted how she was carrying her daughter for ease of comfort.
"Is she okay?" Asia stopped what she was doing to come over and check on Lucifel. Twilight Healing already appearing on her fingers to diagnose the tired girl. Lucifel held her hands.
"I'm okay just really sleepy. I have a big day tomorrow," Lucifel smiled.
"After breakfast it's right back to bed with you young lady," Kala said. Lucifel giggled.
"You and Iris Mama want me back in bed," she smiled.
"Well, we care about you," Asia said.
"I know," Lucifel blushed bashfully.
Iris Heart simply hugged her daughter, while still holding onto her, the goddess floating a touch above the floor. "Good. It's always good to know that. Anyways, may I know what's for breakfast Servant? It smells just divine."
"Bacon, eggs, hash browns, and toast. I thought a hearty breakfast would be nice," Kalawarner smiled at Lucifel before turning back to her cooking.
"I was making rice balls to go with the octodogs, rice, and tempura for lunch," Asia said.
"Excellent work minion!" Lucifel patted Asia on the head. The older girl playfully pushed her hand away.
Iris Heart chuckled once more. "Amazing~ I'll just set Lucifel down and de-transform. Unfortunately I doubt I could go to school as well, myself." The goddess chuckled before setting her daughter down onto a chair and de-transformed. Plutia sat down next to her daughter and started rubbing the last bits of sleep out of her eyes.
Breakfast was a quiet affair as Lucifel set herself to eating immediately. She thanked Kalawarner for the food, hugged her parents, and wandered off towards the living room. Kala rolled her eyes fondly.
"Let me help you," she lifted the sleepy girl up and carried her upstairs.
"Before she stopped me Twilight Healing did get a scan. Her mana is low from lack of sleep," Asia told Plutia.
Plutia nodded. "Yeah, she definitely needs her sleep. She told me she got absolutely no sleep last night." The goddess shook her head. "I've done that before, the staying up all night I mean. It was horrible." Plutia yawned and finished up her bacon. "Anything rose? If not I'll go change into my school uniform and get my school stuff… Why did I think that offer was a good idea…"
"You're secretly a masochist?" Asia smirked. The former nun was already dressed for the day. She gathered the dishes from the table and took them to the sink. Kala must still be upstairs with Lucifel.
Plutia rolled her eyes. "Kala's been a influence on you I see. Or is that Issei's fault~" Plutia counter teased.
"Kala has been helpful. I asked her for advice on advancing my relationship with Issei. She suggested I watch the other girls. Take note of what works, what doesn't work, and decide from myself what I want to try. Akeno is a bit too S which kind of turns him off. He likes a little, but she's a bit too enthusiastic. He likes sweet so I'm perfectly on track. My only real competition is Rias and Akeno. Koneko still calls him a pervert," Asia twisted the dish rag in her hand absently. It came apart with a wet tearing sound. The young goddess stared at the shredded cloth in bemusement.
Plutia chuckled. "That reminds me. I need to visit the ORC, haven't spent some time with them in a bit.." Plutia yawned and headed off to her room to get dressed and ready.
Kalawarner was at the door to send off Asia and Plutia with a smile. The domestic life suited her it seemed. She gave them both a little hug before watching them leave for the day. Asia had a visible spring to her step. Some people were just naturally morning people, unlike Plutia. The pair made small talk on the way before meeting up with Issei at the gate. Asia visibly fumed as it looked like Rias was walking with him to school. Ah the smell of teen drama and angst. May it die in a fire. A fire made of bees. Issei didn't know whether he should look happy or scared. Two of the most important girls in his life were holding an arm and shooting subtle glares.
Issei settled on scared.
Plutia merely facepalmed. "Really?"
"Issei you traitor!" A short kid with glasses yelled.
"You are the enemy!" A taller kid with a shaved head yelled. Motohama and Matsuda. Two of the group known as the Perverted Trio of which Issei belonged. At their shouts Issei just sighed and slumped his shoulders.
Plutia facepalmed again. "Seriously? Of all the time for stupid stuff like this…" The CPU leveled a glare at the boys. "I am not in the mood for this. You. Tall guy and short guy, not bothering with remembering your names, apologize."
The boys hesitated at being called out. A glance around the courtyard showed the various stares they were receiving. The embarrassed duo managed some weak apologies before scurrying with their tails between their legs.
"Honestly...Those two should be happy for him. Aren't they his friends?" Asia huffed.
"I swear they need a hobby," Rias was in full agreement.
"Jealousy does bad things to people." Was all Plutia said with a shrug.
"Yeah I've kind of been avoiding them lately. I really should see if they want to do something later," Issei decided before hastily saying. "Just no peeping. I promise." He smiled at Asia's approving nod and Rias' faint smile.
Plutia rolled her eyes. "Good. Anyways let's get to class before something stupid happens, again."
The morning progressed with a minimum of stupidity. Plutia did have to explain to the teacher about her absence. The teacher made her promise to have the make up work done by Monday. Issei ended up the subject of many stares and not a few glares. Walking into school with three cute girls, two of them on his arms, was raising the hackles of the boys. Even the girls were muttering about him sullying Rias' reputation with his presence.
'In my name, do these idiots think I'm involved with Issei or something?' Plutia thought, disapproving of the gossip and other social shenanigans. "Social stuff never stops being stupid once it's outside of your social circle it seems." The CPU muttered to herself.
"That is quite enough. The next person who talks out of turn gets to stand in the hallway with buckets," the teacher slapped her ruler off the desk irritably. Just like that the kids sat up and shut up. Issei still looked like he wanted to crawl under his desk. Asia turned a helpless look in his direction.
The third period of the day was a free period. Issei let out a sigh before letting his head hit the desk. At least the school rumor mill deigned to give a break. Asia would have gone over to talk to him, but a fellow classmate stopped to talk to her. The other girl was quite attractive with her brunette hair in little ponytails and wearing glasses. Was it something in the water that made all the girls look so cute?
Not that Plutia cared even if she did prefer girls. She wasn't getting caught up in any romantic shenanigans if she could help it. The goddess got up, yawned slightly and walked over to Asia. "What's the rumor mill going on about now?"
"The rumor going around is that Issei is dating both Asia and Rias. Apparently he's two-timing them to their faces," the bespectacled girl smirked.
"Aika was just telling me of the wild rumors going around," Asia said.
Plutia facepalmed. "That is just monumentally stupid. I doubt he's stupid enough to even think that would be a good idea. And what is the mill saying about me?"
"That you're a short tempered and violent person," Aika said bluntly. Asia winced. It was clear she heard all of this already.
Plutia just stared. "I'll admit to the short tempered thing but I am not violent. Pity, I thought people were starting to like me...." Plutia sighed, pouting cutely as she did so.
Asia impulsively hugged Plutia comfortingly. Aika patted her hair lightly.
"They don't know you. Most of the time people say things without knowing the truth," Asia said reassuringly.
"Usually short-tempered goes with violent. I can see how the rumor got started. The only violent thing I've seen is how you sometimes clench your hands like you're wringing someone's neck," Aika noted.
"And I do that to control my temper…" Plutia sighed before yawning.
Somehow Aika didn't look reassured.
"She's very nice at home," Asia swore loyally.
"Yeah… Lots of people just tends to stress me out…" Plutia sighed, inching closer to her friend.
"Have you tried homeschooling?" Aika asked kindly.
Plutia closed her eyes, as she started to drift deeply into her own thoughts . "I'll think it over."
A ping of distress came across Plutia's connection to Lucifel. The signal was strong as her panic mounted higher. She couldn't even communicate mentally as her emotions overwhelmed everything. There came a sudden scream as if Lucifel were in the same room before silence. Asia gasped in stunned horror, face streaming with sweat at the sudden emotional overload. The blonde was already leaping to her feet and bolting for the door. Plutia clenched her fists. "Gotta go." The small CPU all but hurled herself out the door. She had one goal in mind. Get home, and make whoever hurt her daughter die screaming in agony.
The trip across town was a blur as Asia and Plutia raced home. A plume of smoke rose into the sky from the location of their house. The former nun forwent stealth and turned into HDD before taking off through the air at full speed. Plutia did the same, and a very pissed Iris Heart took to the skies. "I am going to murder whoever did this SLOWLY." Yet despite her protective fury, Iris Heart's voice sounded.. Scared.
The pair of Goddesses arrived at the ruined house at almost the same time. Green Sister noticed someone moving among the rubble and dived straight to the ground. The Candidate grabbed a broken piece of wall and cast it aside with surprising strength. She kept tossing debris to the side with abandon as the pile of detritus shifted.
"Call out to me! Kalawarner! Lucifel!" Green Sister called.
Iris Heart reached out with her share-sense, to find whoever was under the rubble. The goddess was trying not to cry. 'Who did this? Was it the Angels or Church? Riser's asshats? Someone among the Fallen pissed at Asia for wrecking the sword thief? Doesn't matter. They'll die screaming no matter who the hell they are.'
"I-I'm here…!" Kalawarner called, her voice breaking near the end. Almost instantaneously, Iris Heart swept down and dug the Fallen out. As she moved it became clear something was missing. Her entire left arm was cut off at the upper arm. There were numerous cuts and abrasions over her body.
"Asia. Heal her. Please. Kala, where is Lucifel?!!!" Iris Heart said as she tried not to scream, her heart beating as she looked for any sign of her daughter.
Green Sister used her great rings to heal Kalawarner to full. The Fallen swooned as the pain receded but kept her composure enough to report, "I...I don't know...I sent her down to the Share Chamber…" Kala's composure fled as the realization hit. She didn't know where her and Plutia's daughter was.
"N-no. No. N-no..n-n-no…" Iris Heart's eyes widened, as she muttered to herself. She casted out her share sense in search of her daughter. Meanwhile her body moved, and started unearthing the entrance to the Share Chamber.
"Kala no! You're still too weak!" Green Sister tried to hold the Fallen back.
"That's my daughter down there! Either help or get out of my way!" Kalawarner joined Iris Heart in clearing rubble. The Candidate nodded once before setting up an exclusion field to avoid alerting the authorities, at least any more than they already were. She joined in the recovery effort.
It felt like hours, but in reality took minutes, to uncover the entrance. Lucifel was just inside the chamber unconscious with blood spilling along the floor. Green Sister pushed her way through to begin healing the young girl and preempt an explosion. The look in her eyes promised violence should she find the one responsible. If she had looked in Kalawarner's eyes she would have seen the same desire for retribution. Iris Heart meanwhile radiated her desire to slowly slaughter the idiots who had done this, even as she hugged her daughter once she was healed.
"Who did this? I am going to find them and make those unforgivable wretched wastes of life the death they fucking deserve for daring to hurt you two. For daring to attack our home." Iris Heart asked to Kala as she hugged Lucifel as hard as she could without hurting her.
"Rizevim Lucifer was here. One of the disgraced descendents of the original Lucifer. I don't even know why he was here. He wanted Lucifel for something," Kala joined the hug. Lucifel held both of her mothers while crying uncontrollably. Iris Heart buried her face on her daughter's shoulder, trying to comfort her.
"Whatever it was he didn't get it," Green Sister said soothingly.
"No...No he did…" Lucifel gestured at the walls. The Sharicite was gone. The only thing remaining was the Sharicite Statue. She clutched at her wing as if to ensure it was still there. "He wanted one of my wings…" She hunched in on herself.
Green Sister's eyes glowed pure red as a growl escaped Kalawarner and Iris Heart's throats. The elder CPU's eyes seemed to dance between hate for the bastard who did this and love for her daughter.
"I threw my spear right through his damn crotch. The bastard will need a prayer to get that healed," Kalawarner snarled.
"I am going to make this fucking bastard beg for death when I get my hands on him. No one hurts anyone I care about, especially those I consider family, especially my daughter, and not PAY THE FUCKING PRICE." Iris Heart took a deep breath, trying to calm the raging inferno that was her temper before she lost control. She couldn't afford to bolt off in search of the fucker. "...At...at least you two are okay. Losing the books and all that sucked… but you two are okay. That's what matters." She said, hugging Kala and Lucifel tight.
"I'll call Rias and Uranus to let them know what happened," Green Sister said.
"H-here...Call Gabriel too…" Lucifel handed her the Angel's number.
"Right away," the Candidate walked a short distance away to make her phone calls.
Lucifel buried her face in Iris Heart's chest and cried. Kalawarner kissed the scared goddess on the forehead. Iris Heart merely tightened the hug, unwilling to let go. Rizevim made a grave miscalculation. He left survivors. Once the other Factions found out, especially the Angel Faction, the fallout would be legendary. Wherever he hid it wouldn't be enough to escape. Especially not from a wrathful Iris Heart.[/b][/i][/b][/i]
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