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Chapter Three-Goddess Meet

Celadon heart or Kou was in air, above various monsters. She gave off a cry launching a whip attack at them.

She devastated them. She landed with a whistle.

"I know that I was stronger in my HDD form, but this is too much," Celadon heart muttered at her own strength.

She could even fly. Even if her wings didn't look like they could do that.

"I'm getting better at controlling my power, only. Will it be enough? There must be some enemy in the shadows, biding their time. If so, I need to be ready," Kou muttered with a hand on chin.

She has an unknown enemy around. From what she can think of, they must be strong.

Kou looked around, seeing no more monsters to fight. She sighed while changing back to her normal self, her school uniform replaced her outfit.

"I hope when I fight there is no one around," Kou blushed. "That outfit is to…skimpy for my taste." She had seen herself while wearing it, resulting in a full body blush.

Kou only sighed at it all, there was telling what was in the future. She walked off for home.

(A dark place)

In the dark room, a female seethed. She felt the fall of her other follower, as much it frustrated her. She worked on decoding the information she received for past two days.

It was so darn scrambled!

"Done, about damn time! Now, let's see," she muttered looking over the data.

Soon she screamed in rage, seeing Kou's HDD form.

"Impossible! That world shouldn't have a CPU! How could she take out Doman and Justion…unless," she hummed in thought.

She looked over the data on monsters that were killed and spotted a pattern.

"I should have known! It wasn't one person doing it, it was four!" she screamed in realization. "I must have been so impatient to get free that I've over looked such an important detail."

For the past few years, she has been trapped in this limbo. She didn't have enough power to break herself out, but lately she could make others and talk to them. Even it took a lot of her power to do it. Whatever was keeping her here was slowly weakening.

"If this CPU only took out Justion, then who fought Doman. No, it can't be…have I unwitting found where four Baka CPUs landed, after all this time!" she bellowed. "But this girl isn't one of them! No she looks like that Green Heart bimbo, is this her…offspring? If she is, how can it be? Nothing like has happened before…has it?"

That question burned in her, as history were she come from this didn't happen. There had some CPUs who give up their power and lived normal lives, but they didn't give birth to any new CPUs.

"I'll find the answer later, for now focus on getting out. Then, I'll tangle with those descendants and finally have my revenge," she muttered firmly as there still much to do for her freedom.

(A Café)

Noire sat a table, waiting for her friends. She couldn't shake the feeling that sinters forces were at work. After talking to Vert, Blanc, and Neptune. They agreed to talk it in person.

Soon, she spotted Vert wearing a simple beige dress. Vert greeted Noire with a smile while taking a seat.

"It's be a while snice we meet face to face," Vert commented to her friend.

Noire smiled softly with a nod. "It has."

"What can you expect, we've been so busy with our lives," a calm female voice commented.

Both the women looked to see a five-foot brown-haired woman with blue eyes appear. She had on a white dress with a brown beret tied with a blue ribbon.
"Hello Blanc," Noire greeted Lowee's CPU.

Blanc nodded taking her seat.

"I hope you ordered us some food," a rather playful voice said.

Noire sighed while Vert giggled. Blanc simply looked to see their last member.

She had medium length purple hair with two game pads for hair clips. She seemed to be the same height as Blanc. She had a purple jersey dress. Her blue eyes had a joyous gleam to them.

"I didn't order any food, as I got here not too long ago, Neptune," Noire stated flatly at her friend's entrance.

Neptune playfully stuck out her tongue while sitting down.

Not long a waiter came and took their order.

Vert couldn't help, but think about their changes over the past years. Even though Noire and herself didn't seem changed. They did look a little older.

Then there was both Blanc and Neptune. They were taller now than when they were in Gamindustri. As for Neptune's new hair style, she wanted a change or so she said. Vert thought it was because her own way showing that she misses her younger sister dearly.

And she wasn't alone in missing their younger sisters. There were times her friends also expressed their lounging for their younger kin.

"So, can we get to the reason why we're here," Blanc stated rather bluntly.

Noire and Vert looked serious while Neptune looked serious. Completely out of character, in the past few years. Some of her bad habits had been hammered down by having a family to care for.

She wasn't the only one, as her friends also had to change to live in this world. After all, they need to make money and other things. Not like when they were in Gamindustri.

"I know you heard what been going in the news," Vert stated firmly.

All three of the former CPUs nodded.

"I thought it was prank, but if it's not," Neptune replied unsure about it.

"Then we have a big problem," Blanc replied.

"Yes, but what can be causing it," Noire replied. "I mean if their low level monsters, they shouldn't be a problem. What concerns me if they're a prologue to something else."

That thought chilled them.

"To top it off, we're not in a position to do anything," Vert muttered sadly, knowing how powerless they were.

Noire sighed. "I'm starting to wonder if we're getting to old for this. When we were in Gamindustri, we had plenty of energy to spare. I swear, having a job and a get-up-and-go teen is too much."

There was a bit of sweat-dropping from hearing Noire complaining, however they did agree with that. They had their own problems with living here.

"I know, my Kou doesn't listen to my advice on clothing," Vert sighed sadly. "I wish she would listen to me."

"Given what you want her to wear, seeing how you were with Nepgear. It's not surprising," Blanc muttered, knowing what Vert would force on her.

Neptune nodded with Blanc's reply.

Vert give a light glare to Blanc and Neptune. "They aren't bad. What about you, doesn't your daughter drive you up the wall a little, Blanc?"

Blanc looked a down. "She does a little with her big dog, but he isn't so bad. He learned to mind at times. For the most part, she is a good child."

Noire stared at Neptune. "What about you? I'm surprised that you could raise two children, concerning that you goofed off so much in Planeteptune."

Neptune glared at Noire, but knows how much that was true. If you were to compare herself to now to the past. You would think that she was imposter.

"I had to. There my children, I couldn't leave them like an irresponsible parent. That would be very stupid of me, plus my daughter is like having Nepgear around," Neptune replied rather softly, remembering her younger sister.

Noire looked soften. "I see, so all it took was a two children with a husband. To make a lazy CPU to do some work for a change." She lightly teased.

Neptune pouted, but didn't mind it too much. Noire had lightened up while living here. Sure she can be abrasive at times, but not like before.

The group continued there talking about various things.

(Misao's room)

Misao yawned while stretching out, from her comfortable bed. She hoped this would be an easy day, as it would seem her monster hunting was picking up speed.

She barely had any time to rest after school. If everything goes right, she will have relaxing day with Ayano, as it was the weekend.

The brown-haired teen got out of bed and walked toward her closet. She picked out a pair of jean shorts and a green t-shirt.

"Time to get cracking," Misao muttered, excited.

With quick actions, she striped out of her checkered pajamas. It wasn't long before she was in her outfit.

"Ready to take on fun," Misao declared, pointing toward her door.

She about ran out of her room, she spotted her mother at the table.

"Morning, mom," Misao greeted.

"Off to see Ayano, Misao," Noire replied, knowing how her daughter gets.

"Yep, so I'll see you later mom," Misao replied while putting on her sneakers. She left the house to meet her friend.

Noire stared at door, she wanted to ask what was going on with daughter. She like her friends noticed a small change with their offspring. They were more energetic along with coming home later. It wasn't anything big, but…

"What if it's tied with the current events…no way. There no reason for our daughters to hunt monsters…is there? I mean, they don't have weapons to do the job, plus. They are only human, not like us," Noire muttered at where her thoughts were taking her.

Then again, she didn't surrender her powers. There might be a chance her daughter be more than human. If so, what would she be.

"This is getting problematic by the day," Noire sighed at mysteries taking place.

(Kou's house)

"Man, mom is starting to more suspicious of my activities," Kou muttered sourly, dressed to go out. She had denim shorts on with a red t-shirt.

Kou sighed knowing that her mom is sharp when she wanted to be. With the raise in monsters appearing, she was getting more work.

Kou hummed at this information, it was like…someone increased the rate of monsters. If that's the case, she did have an enemy working from the shadows.

"Darn, what am I going to do? With no information, I'm at a disadvantage. I wish, I could get some darn answers," Kou muttered fuming.

The only thing she could do right now, was keep fighting and hope to find something.

But for now, she was going to have a break, and this time. It won't involve monsters.

The dark blond left to meet up with her friend.

(By various vending machines)

At the machines were a trio of teens.

One of them had glasses with long dark hair. Dressed in a simple gray shirt with slacks.

The tallest one had short green hair. Dressed in green slacks and a reddish shirt.

Lastly a pink-haired teen was the shortest one of this assembly. She had a soft pink shirt and skirt.

"I wonder where Wakase-san is at," Hiyori said, wondering where their new friend was at.

She transferred to their school no too long ago, after she introduced her. After their accidental meeting of sorts.

"I think she is close, she does live a bit away from where we wanted to go," Yutaka answered, knowing this was last minute.

Minami nodded, knowing their friend was coming. She's probably running a little late.

As for the day, it wasn't too hot as a lite cool breeze came though. It wasn't the blazing summers days yet.

Minami heard a low growl, one that was familiar to her. She sweated, knowing if it was what she thinks it was…

"Um…is that a cat?" an unsure Hiyori asked, pointing a cat beast. That was coiled to pounce at an unwary Yutaka.

Yutaka looked behind her to see the cat, stiffened at seeing it. "Nice kiddy."

That set the cat off, it leaped at Yutaka, claws to slash at her.
Yutaka screamed with Hiyori not knowing what to do.

Minami grunted and charged at the cat. She held out her hand, and a scythe appeared in that hand. It was about four-foot-long, white handle. It had a simple blade. With no effort, Minami slashed at cat.

It cried out while turning into blue cubes.

"M-Minami-chan!" Yutaka mumbled, surprised at seeing her friends rescue.

Even Hiyori stiffened at seeing such an action from the teen. The soft spoken teen wasn't a violet sort.

Minami was about to reply to her friends, but stopped. She spotted even more cats with other monsters.

"Darn," Minami muttered, knowing this day just got bad. She was hoping for off day, so much for that!

But there was a problem, she glanced back, seeing her friends. They could be hurt in this fight she was about to have. Sure she could take them on, as they weren't the strongest monsters she faced, but…

"No choice, I have to do it," Minami muttered. She looked at her friends. "I'll take care of these monsters, plus. I'm sorry for anything I'll say in the next few minutes."

Both Hiyori and Yutaka looked confused at Minami's reply. They were already stumped on her having a weapon, with her knowing how to use it. But what was she talking about?

Minami closed her eyes and soon was engulfed in a green light. Her scythe burst into light with her clothes, leaving her in her white bra, with pink ribbons. Her panties had two red bows on front of her pink panties.

"Minami-chan!" Yutaka screamed with a blush at seeing her half naked.

Hiyori didn't know what to think, was wondering if this was a magic trick or write it down as story for a manga. The handsome prince coming for her princess….

'Stop thinking that!' Hiyori thought. 'I can't be thinking about my friends like that! Specially in this situation!'

Minami underwear was dissolving, but was replaced with a skintight suit, covering her torso. Her arms and legs were covered with gloves and boots. They all shared the same color, ivory with blue lines.

Minami's green hair changed into a dark color with blue highlights. She opened her red-orange eyes with power icons. Two new scythes came to Minami's waiting hands. These new scythes looked beautiful, as the handles seemed to be made of pure ivory. The blades had snowflakes engraved into them.

Minami practiced slashed with both of them, showing she knows how to use them. Minami then held them in reverse grips while squatting down.

"Minami-chan," Yutaka muttered as her friend was done transforming.

"All right you bakas," Minami muttered, angrily. "You had to ruin my day with this. So now pay the price!" She charged at the monsters.

Instantly, one of the monsters leaped at Minami. Minami with unusual grace, dodged it. She slashed at it, instantly killing it. Minami then twirled around with another slash at a monster behind her.

Both Yutaka and Hiyori looked a little green at seeing carnage being unleased by their friend.

A pair of box-like wings appeared behind Minami. She took off into the air, dodging another attack by a monster. Minami then brought her scythes together. The bottom one's blade straightened.

Minami slammed the scythe into one of monsters below her. Ending the monster and chipping the sidewalk.

"What kind of weapon is that?" Hiyori muttered in disbelief. It would seem that those scythes lock together for a bigger attack.

Even Minami's fighting style was different. It seemed to focus on speed and efficacy. She was a whirlwind of blades.

Minami landed, glaring at next group of monsters. "Still want more? Fine with me, I have plenty of anger to dish out." She growled out.

Minami charged with her scythe still locked into one piece.

(Near-by)

Both Ayano and Misao stopped as they heard various noises. They sounded liked someone…cursing?

Misao felt a weird sensation like…something was taking her stuff. She looked in the direction where the noises were coming from, lost on what to do.

"Misa-chan, what's wrong?" Ayano asked her friend.

"I…don't know Ayano," Misao slowly answered. "It's like someone is taking something from me."

Ayano raised an eyebrow, confused at the reply. What is being taken from her friend.

Misao's mouth thinned and pointed to a spot. "I'm going to found out what is going on over there!"

Ayano stepped back as Misao transformed into Grey Heart. Done transforming, she flew off to spot.

"Wait Misa-chan!" Ayano screamed while reaching out for her. But it was too late, the goddess already was too far away to hear her cry.

"Darn it Misa-chan! Why did you do that?!" Ayano huffed out with stomping her foot.

She then heard more noises like someone was fighting, this chilled her.

"If someone or something is fighting then…."

Ayano didn't think any more about it, she ran in the direction that Misao flew. She might not help her in this fight, but she still wanted to make sure she was okay.

(Another place near-by)

Kou was also flying toward the place where Minami was at. She had the same feeling as Misao.

"This is nuts! What is causing these feelings! First I have one that makes my sword, then one for my transformation. And now this! I wish they would stop jerking me around!" Cerldon Heart screamed out, frustrated at everything that been going on.

She left Yamato behind before she knew it. Hopefully she wouldn't be to mad, as this feeling and those noises were driving her crazy!

"I hope there isn't another one of those guys," Kou muttered, thinking about armored being that attacked her.

Sure she gotten stronger, but would it be enough.

"Only one way to find out," Kou muttered, increasing her speed to see what was going on.

(Another place)

A female grunted while hitting a monster with a metallic tonfa. She had long lite brown hair that reached to her waist. Her burgundy eyes were in glare at seeing two more monsters.

She was dressed in trendy shirt with a lite green dress.

"Why are there monsters here?!" Wakase Izumi cried out, enraged at having her day ruined.

She ran at the remaining monsters, striking them with her two tonfas. As she been doing this for the past few weeks. For whatever reason, she owned these weapons with a transformation.

Done with that, Izumi sighed. "Done, I'm glad it's ove-. "

"Take that you Baka!" screamed a female.

Izumi stiffened at such a cry. The sound of something slamming the ground, it even felt like the ground shook a little.

"What was that?" Izumi questioned while looking in the direction where that noise was coming from.

She even heard more cries with a new feeling.

"Wait a minute. Is that where Kobayakawa, Tamura, and Iwasaki-san are at!" Izumi exclaimed, as that seemed to be the place they were meeting at.

Izumi stiffened at thought of her friends getting hurt. As there might more monsters there or something else there. She couldn't place it, but something felt out of place. Like someone was taking her energy.

Izumi shook her head. "This isn't the time to be ambivalent! I need to get over right now! I better transform, so I'm at my best to stop whatever it is!"

Izumi was engulfed in a green light. She jumped into the air, as she did that. Her clothes turned into cubes. Izumi held up her head as her hair was being tied into a ponytail, with a glowing blue hair tie. She was naked for a second, a deep purple skintight suit covered her torso. Same colored gloves and boots were the next to appear on her, on chest was a capital N. The next thing to appear was wings, they were butterfly in appeared, but made up of glowing lines.

Izumi stood up, reaching for two tonfa. Bigger then ones she had before, on the ends they a blade with what looked a gun barrel. Izumi grabbed them and posed.

"I'm ready to fight," Izumi spoke with a calmer tone, as she changed. She didn't understand it, but she seemed more mature or calmer.

Wasting no time, she flew off to the place.

"Hang on, I'm on my way," Izumi muttered, concerned for her friends.

(With Minami)

"Goodbye, you waste of space!" Minami screamed at the last monster with slash.

The monster disappeared in flash of blue.

"It's over," Hiyori muttered with a huge sweat-drop. She didn't know her friend had such a…mean streak in her.

Yutaka was frightened of her silent friend. As this wasn't a site she liked to see, especially from her soft-spoken friend. Who seemed so kind.

As for Minami, she relaxed with scythes returning to their reverse grips. She huffed at having her day ruined. She looked to were her frightened friends were at.

"You two okay?" she asked them.

"I think we're okay, but what about you, Minami-chan?" a concerned Yutaka meekly asked.

Minami waved a hand. "I'm fine, Chibi."

Yutaka stiffened at Minami calling her short.

"Minami-chan, why did you call Yu-chan Chibi?" Hiyori asked, wondering what was wrong with her.

Minami was about to reply, but stopped. She shook head.

"I'm sorry…. Yutaka-san."

"Minami-chan?" Yutaka replied, confused as what was going on.

Even Hiyori wanted to know what the deal was.

"When I change into Ivory Heart, this form. I can't control my mouth or my emotions that well. I'm one par with my mother, when she is enraged," Ivory Heart answered her friends.

"Okay, but are you a magic girl?" Hiyori slowly asked while walking toward Minami, with Yutaka following.

Instantly, Minami glared at Hiyori. Hiyori froze in fear at such a glare.

"I. Am. Not. A. Magic girl, I'm a goddess damn it!" Minami yelled out in rage, as that term seemed to anger her.

She even pointed one of scythes at Hiyori. To proclaim her status.

"Yes, Ivory Heart-sama!" Hiyori screamed out with a bow.

Even Yutaka bowed at seeing such rage from her friend.

Minami sweat-dropped. "Your forgiven, Tamura-san. Please call me like you normally do. We're friends."

Both Yutaka and Hiyori relaxed, as it would seem their friend was the same person they knew.

Minami smiled with her friends while relaxing her weapons. That stopped at she spotted two more monsters.

"They don't know when to quit," Minami muttered while facing them, ready to fight.

The two monsters were far apart, but Minami could get them easy.

"Banzai!" screamed out a female, above one of the monsters.

Minami stiffened at cry, as that spooked her with a new feeling.

Grey Heart landed on the monster with a punch. The monster was flattened into cubes, with the cement cracking. Her used gauntlet seemed to have a drill at the bottom, glowing the same color as the gauntlet.

"That's what I call an entrance," Grey Heart smirked at her victory. She spotted Minami, but looked at the other monster.

"Batter up, pal!" Grey heart yelled out to the other monster.

The drill on her gauntlet went back into place, she was about ready kick the monster with a powered kick.

*Slash*

"What the?!" Grey Heart screamed as her prey was killed by a…whip sword.

"Looks like I'm here in time," Celadon Heart muttered as her sword recited back.

She landed where the monster was, she spotted the other goddess. She looked confused as they looked like her.

Minami growled at the two entrances, feeling that they were…rivals. She even tightened her grip on her weapons.

"Minami-chan," Yutaka muttered at seeing this, as they seem to enraged her friend.

Grey Heart stared at Celadon Heart, feeling enraged at being blocked. This girl had to intrude! That was rude!

"Who are you?!" Grey Heart demanded at Celadon Heart with a raised fist.

Celadon Heart looked at Grey heart, confused at such hostilely. She pointed to herself.

"Yes, you! Why did get my prey?" Grey Heart screamed at the goddess.

"Your prey?" Minami asked with a growl.

Both Grey Heart and Celadon Heart looked at her, confused.

"I saw both of them first. So they were mine to kill," Minami stated to both. "So get lost you darn monkey, and take your cow friend with you."

Grey Heart growled at this jab. "Watch your mouth. I don't know this girl," she pointed at Celadon heart. "I didn't see your name on those monsters! So they were free game."

Minami felt her rage boil. She couldn't understand it, but seeing those two enraged her.

Celadon Heart glared at Minami. Sure she may be well-downed, but that was no reason to call her a cow! She gripped her sword tightly.

"Yu-chan," Hiyori whispered. "I think we better step back. This is getting tense."

Yutaka nodded, feeling the tension in the air. It was like they were about fight each other, dispute they looking alike.

A soft growl came from the side. Everyone looked to see an enraged cat-monster.

"I swear! Those things are really…enraging me!" Minami screamed at seeing another monster appear.

*Bang*

That monster was gone, as a…beam shot killed it.

"I agree they are a pain," Izumi said while in the air, she was the one who did it with her tonfu.

It had a dual function, a melee weapon with a beam cannon.

Grey Heart growled. "Another one! I'm don't know where they keep coming from, but no more! It's on!"

Grey Heart rushed at Minami, before she could react. Grey Heart kicked her, launching Minami away.

Both Yutaka and Hiyori screamed their friends name.

Izumi landed with her eyes widening at seeing such a hostile action taken. Even Celadon Heart's mouth thinned at Grey Heart thoughtless attack.

As for Minami, she slammed her scythes in the ground to stop her momentum, which worked. She glared at Grey Heart with a growl.

"You want to fight bitch, then let's get it on!" Minami screamed with her eyes glowing brighter. She primed her weapons for a strike.

"Wait! This is getting out of hand! I know you called me a cow for no good reason, but we don-!"

Celadon Heart couldn't say anymore as Minami charged at with her weapons. She blocked the overhead strike with a grunt. Minami glared at Celadon Heart while flying a little over head her opponent.

'She is a little shorter than me, but strong! How can she be so strong?!' Celadon Heart thought at Minami's power.

She hasn't felt this more strength snice her fight with that being.

"Your first cow!" Minami growled. "After I'm done with you. That monkey is next." She muttered increasing the pressure on Celadon Heart.

Celadon Heart glared at Minami. "I'm not a cow. Plus, your wrong in thinking that I'll be easy!" She kicked Minami off of her.

Minami slide back from the force, surprised. That cow was stronger than she looked. She readied her scythes.

"We will see…cow," Minami taunted her opponent.

The two cried out while charging at each other.

Izumi didn't know what to think about this, as they looked like her. The clothes, the eyes and their weapons. They seemed similar to her own. Her thoughts were stopped as Grey Heart charged her.

*Clank*

Izumi stopped the punch with her tonfu, but slide back.

'Dang, she is powerful! She might be strong as me or more," Izumi thought at Grey Heart's strength.

"Nice block, but I will not be hurt again. As I meet one of your friends," Grey Heart muttered to Izumi, glaring at thinking about her last encounter with Doman.

Izumi looked confused. "What are you taking about? I thought that I was the only one?"

Grey Heart only growled. "Like I'm to believe that! How do I know your waiting for me to lower my guard and then bam. I'm not taking that chance, Baka!"

Izumi heard a buzz saw, acting on instinct. She pushed Grey Heart back, and not a second later, Grey Heart lashed out with a kick.

"Ow," Izumi muttered as two small gashes appeared on her torso.

She could now see the saws on Grey Hearts greaves. Izumi couldn't help, but shiver at such weapons.

'She's a walking sawmill! She isn't playing around,' Izumi thought at seeing how dangerous her opponent was.

"Is that all! I haven't begun to fight, and your chickening out!" Grey Heart taunted Izumi with a smirk.

Izumi's blood boiled as her pride was hurt. She flew back, but pointed her tonfu as Grey Heart. Grey Heart raised an eyebrow.

*Bang*

Grey Heart cursed while dodging the beam. Before she knew it, Izumi appeared in front of her!

Izumi quickly jabbed Grey Heart with the blunt end of one left handed tonfu. The wind was knocked out of Grey Heart's lungs. Izumi then slashed with her vibrating blade with the right tonfu.

Grey Heart blocked it with her gantlet, the sound of metal grinding filled the air. Acting quickly, Grey Heart kicked Izumi off her. She took deep breaths to regain her breath. She looked at her gantlet, she spotted an incision.

"Darn," she muttered at Izumi's weapons power. It would she was a medium fighter.

"Not so easy now," Izumi taunted Grey Heart with a smirk of her own. She even had her hands on her hips.

Grey Heart smirked back as combative nature awakened. "Now that's more like it!"

The white haired goddess charged at Izumi. Now this was the challenge she was missing.

Izumi responded to this with her own charge.

As for the battle between Minami and Celadon Heart.

"Darn it!" Celadon Heart screamed, furious at Minami's dodging her strikes.

She lanched another whip attack at Minami.

"Your too slow!" Minami taunted, still dodging the whip attack with ease.

Celadon Heart growled at having such a nimble opponent. She never fought anyone who could dodge like this, with being so strong!

Minami closed the gap, and slashed at Celadon Heart. Celadon Heart grimed at a small cut on her cheek.

"Your nothing, but a slow, dimwitted cow! I'm better then you," Minami said with a smirk, as she filed away.

Celadon Heart screamed at Minami, chasing after her.

"What are your goa do?" Minami taunted. "I'm too fast for you!"

Celadon Heart glared at Minami. She might have an attack that could work, but it was very powerful. The last time she used it, the monster was cut to ribbons.

'I'll hold back; I don't want to kill her. But I sure as heck want to take her down a peg!' Celadon Heart thought reading her whip sword.

Minami flipped to face her opponent. She smirked seeing she stopped. By the looks of things, she was going to launch another attack.

'Like that would work,' Minami thought, as she was able to dodge anything she threw at her.

"Valkyrie's Cry!" Celadon Heart called out her attack.

She whipped her sword at Minami. Minami raised an eyebrow as she was too far way to be hit by it. But she screamed as tiny cuts appeared over her torso, arms and legs.

Both Yutaka and Hiyori screamed at seeing their friend getting hurt. There also seemed to be noise in the air like a…cry?

"How's that?!" Celadon Heart shot back to Minami with a smirk.

Minami growled at Celadon Heart, enraged at being hurt. She didn't think that cow had such an attack!

"Now are you going to stop? This fight is meaningless," Celadon Heart said to Minami softly, as she didn't want to hurt her. She didn't think they had to be enemies.

"Oh no, cow! It's now got personal!" Minami screamed bringing her scythes close to her chest.

Celadon Heart readied for anything. She didn't know what Minami could do.

Suddenly, Minami vanished in flash of white light. Celadon Heart's eyes widened in shock, she flew into the air. As it would seem she charging at her, what it was. She didn't want to get hit with it.

Not a second later, Minami appeared in her place with a slash. Cement broke with ice forming from the attack.

"What the…" Celadon Heart muttered in disbelief, it would seem that Minami can teleport to a spot.

Minami cursed at missing her target, taking deep breaths. As that move took a lot out of her. She just learned it and it takes a lot of energy to use.

"This is insane," Hiyori muttered at the fight taking place. Sure she seen stuff like this from manga, games and anime. But to see it in real life…it was unreal!

"Misa-chan! What are you doing?!" screamed a female voice, clearly enraged.

Grey Heart stiffened, knowing who that was. Sure enough, she spotted a wheezing Ayano.

"Oh no," she muttered.

Izumi stopped, seeing this change.

"Kou, you better explain what the heck is going on?!" screamed another enraged female voice.

"Yamato, stay back! I'm fighting someone dangerous!" Celadon Heart screamed back to her friend, who appeared also wheezing.

Minami looked confused, she wanted to attack her, but held.

"Minami-chan, I think it's better you stop," Yutaka called out to her friend.

Izumi stiffened at hearing that name. She looked at Minami.

"Is that you, Iwasaki-san?" Izumi asked her.

Minami looked at Izumi, confused. "How do you know my last name?"

"It's…me, Wakase Izumi," Izumi answered back with a hand on her chest.

Yutaka, Hiyori, and Minami looked shocked.

"It can't be, Wakase is like me," Minami muttered, unsure learning about her new friend.

Hiyori looked at where Celadon heart, she spotted Yamato. She stiffened in realization, as she seen Yamato before.

"President, is that you?!" Hiyori called out to Celadon Heart.

"Busted," Celadon heart muttered with a sweat-drop.

She looked Hiyori and sighed.

"Yes, it's me Hiyorin."

Hiyori cried out in shock.

"Tamura-san, you know that person?" Yutaka asked her friend, seeing the teen reaction.

"That's my senior, she's in charge of the manga club at school," Hiyori answered while pointing at Kou.

"What?! You know this cow!" Minami screamed in shock at hearing this, pointing at Kou.

"Will you stop calling me a cow!" Kou screamed with a throbbing vein. "I have a name and it's Yasaka Kou!"

Minami was about to yell back, but held her tongue.

"Misa-chan, I think you were fighting with other goddess," Ayano muttered with a sweat-drop.

Misao nodded. "It would seem so."

"So what now? Do we continue our fight or we stop and shake hands?" Minami asked, confused on what to do.

Her instincts were screaming to fight, but there didn't seem any reason to do it. As it would seem they were similar to her.

"I for one think it's time to stop," Kou stated. "We have questions, and together we could answer them."

Minami took a deep breath and nodded. "Okay, I'll stop Yasaka-san."
Kou nodded, but looked at Grey heart. Wondering what she was going to do. As it would seem that she sparked this fight.

Misao sighed while recalling her weapons. She walked toward Minami with Ayano following.

"I know when I'm beat," Misao replied. "So, I'll stop."

Both Kou and Minami put away their weapons, helping to ease the tension. Izumi flew to where her friends were at, she also put away her weapons.

As for their injuries, they were minor. They would heal in no time as there healing was a bit faster transformed.

"To think their others like you, Kou," Yamato muttered to friend while walking beside her flying friend.

Kou nodded. "I know, but this might help me. They might have information about my transformation or the monsters. If not, they would make powerful allies."

Yamato nodded, understanding. For what she saw they were as strong as Kou.

The group of teens now stood together to talk to each other, in a circle.

"While we're being civil, who are you really?" Izumi asked Kou, Misao. "I'm familiar with Iwasaki-san, but not you."

Kou nodded. "I'm Yasaka Kou, right now I'm Celadon Heart in this form."

Misao raised a hand. "I'm Kusasake Misao, when transformed. I'm Grey heart."

After those two said their names, eyes widened a bit.

"That's sounds similar to my transformed name," Izumi said. "It's Palatinate Heart. As for my normal name, it's Wakase Izumi."

"I'm Iwasaki Minami, but you might have to call me Ivory Heart like this. As I have a hard time…controlling myself like this," Minami replied.

Kou looked at Minami flatly, as that was right on the mark.

Each of them said where they went to the same school. Only not all of them meet each other before this day.

"It would seem they are goddess like you, Misa-chan," Ayano commented to the group.

"Four goddess, each with different colored name. Talk about strange, makes you wonder if you guys are from a different world," Hiyori said looking at each of the goddess.

"You can forget that theory, Hiyorin. I was born here, not in a different world," Kou stated, as she checked and it would seem that was born here.

The others replied that they born in japan. As there were people they knew remembered seeing them younger.

"Then, I wonder why you can transform? I mean how does it work?" Hiyori said to her senior.

Kou surged. "I don't know, Hiyorin. Unless you consider having a strange mom."

"A strange mom?" Hiyori asked, confused as she didn't hear much of Kou's mom.

"She acts like a big sister with me as times," Kou answered with a sigh.

Yamato nodded in agreement, as she been around Vert to see it. She wasn't as clingy to Kou now as she was younger. Then again, Kou didn't mind as much younger.

"Tell me about it," Misao stated with a sigh. "There are times with my mom. That she is bossy! I know I'm an airheaded at times, but she doesn't have to harsh about it."

Everyone looked at Misao.

"I don't know if that's strange?" Yutaka said. "I've had my share of times with my mom like that."

"I guess, but it seems she is like that most of time," Misao replied. "However, dad said that she calmed down. As she was rougher younger or something, I don't know."

Ayano nodded, knowing how Misao's mom can be.

"I don't know how to comment on that, but. My mom is a little strange," Izumi spoke up.

Everyone looked at her, wondering what she going to say.

"There are times she can be a little…lazy. Or like to play old games, but she will do work. There are even times they ask if I'm the mother." Izumi sighed out.

"I can relate to that," Kou nodded. "With the way my mom acts with me. People think we're sisters. When we're not." She huffed out.

"That leaves us a mystery," Minami said. "I don't think that will help us. The only thing we know is that monsters keep appearing here, and we can transform into goddess."

The other goddess sighed.

"Great, I thought we've gotten somewhere," Misao replied with a lowered head.

"We may have," Kou replied.

"What, how?" Misao questioned Kou, with the others looking at her.

"We may not have any answers to why these monsters are here, or why we can transform. But at least, we can be allies," Kou answered while raising a finger up.

"Allies?" Minami questioned with a tilted head.

Kou nodded with a smile. "Yes, I know each of you is strong, but what if there is an enemy hiding? A boss that is stronger than we are?"

That threw them for a loop.

"You have a point president!" Hiyori exclaimed. "If there were henchman around, it would be obvious!"

Both Misao and Kou stiffened a little. With Ayano and Yamato watching them carefully.

"What's the heck eating you?" Minami asked. "It looks something happened to you."

"I've…faced one," Kou softly answered. "He was going to kill me and Yamato, but…"

Hiyori look shaken at this with her friends. She slowly looked at Misao, putting the pieces together.

"President did you and Kusasabe-sempei…kill them?" Hiyori asked softly, knowing that was sensitive thing to talk about.

Slowly they nodded.

"Dang," Minami muttered, knowing that had to be horrible. Sure they faced monsters, but to face a person…

"How? I mean…why did you go so far?" Izumi asked, trying not to sound harsh. As it seemed these two didn't enjoy doing it.

"Like I said," Kou said. "He was going to kill me and Yamato. Plus, it was my first transformation. I didn't know my full strength or what my weapon could do."

Kou was tempted to yell that out, but kept calm as she could.

Izumi raised her hands peacefully. "Sorry, I don't mean to pry. But…it's that."

"You only faced monsters," Misao finished.

Izumi nodded with Minami, they never fought anything different.

"What was this henchman then?" Minami asked firmly. "If this…baka was the reason why these monsters are here. I want to shove my scythes down there…throat."

"I don't know what Kusakabe-san faced. But, the one I faced was white, carrying a gun-sword weapon. His body seemed to made out of armor," Kou answered.

Minami raised an eyebrow at hearing such a being. Izumi rubbed her head, getting a good picture of person. As she watched various animes and games.

"That sounds like Doman," Misao stated, shocked at how close to him.

Both Kou and Yamato's eyes widened.

"Doman! That's the name that guy said, when he attacked us!" Yamato exclaimed. "He was rambling on how Kou wasn't strong enough to kill him. Then that means…"

"There is a connection between them," Ayano answered tightly. "I think it was possible that, he sent those monsters to our school! He was luring Misa-chan out or trying to find you! "Ayano pointed to the other goddess.

"I remember that day!" Kou exclaimed. "I thought it was weird so many monsters appeared at our school! They never did that before! So, some mastermind is behind all this! I was right!"

Kou grasped her hands tightly. Izumi looked a little spooked, she might have seen this, as she found some signs of a fight going on.

'I wasn't over thinking it! Monsters did appear at school. Kusakabe and Yasaka-san must have stopped them,' Izumi thought, knowing how dangerous these monsters can be.

Sure there might be a few weak ones that be stopped easy, but what the higher ones.

"So," Minami growled. "We have a bastard working in the shadows. I say we find him and kick his butt!" She raised her scythes in air while her eyes glowed.

"Count me in!" Misao raised her fist with her weapons ready. "I'm ready to take the fight to them! I'm tired of taking on the low levels! They want a fight, then let's give them one!"

Yutaka, Hiyori, Yamato, even Ayano backed away from the battle ready goddess.

"Cool it you two!" Kou ordered to them with a firm look.

Both Minami and Misao glared back at Kou.

"Why not?!" Misao questioned. "They started this fight! I say we return the favor."

Minami agreed with that.

Izumi didn't know what to say as her instincts were screaming to fight. But…

"Believe me, I want to sock it to them," Kou replied, showing her clinched fist. "But where are they?"

That question stopped Misao and Minami.

"Um…"

"Exactly," Kou answered. "We don't know where they are or how strong they are. For all we know they could be strong as us or stronger. How do we know it's one, not two or possibly ten?"

Misao and Minami looked down.

"You have a point Yasaka-san," Izumi said. "We don't know where there at or what strength they have. We're fighting an unknown enemy that summons monsters. We're at a disadvantage."

"Great," Misao slammed a fist into her palm.

"So what do we do?" Minami asked. "I for one don't like doing nothing."

"That goes for me to," Misao agreed with Minami.
"The best thing to do is get control of our power," Kou answered.

"I'm in pretty good control of my power," Misao shot back, crossing her arms over her chest.

Kou glared back at Misao. "Not completely. You were about to fight anything that moves! When you didn't need to!"

Misao looked away with a tsk. "I can't help it! Whenever I'm Grey Heart, I want to fight. Don't tell me you don't feel the same!"

The other goddess nodded, as they wanted to be challenged.

"Okay, you got me there," Kou amended. "Even though we are stronger then the monsters that shown up. We can use them to get stronger, which is the best thing we can do."

"I can work with that," Misao nodded with a smile.

"It's best course," Izumi agreed.

Minami looked sour.

"What's wrong, Minami-chan?" Yutaka asked her friend.

"Why are we taking orders from…Yasaka-san? Who made her leader of our group? It doesn't sit well with me," Minami stated.

Everyone looked Minami, thinking another fight might break out. Misao did agree with that, but held her tongue as she might spark things again.

Izumi sweated, not knowing what to do. She didn't think she was leader material.

As for Kou, she took a deep breath. "Okay, do you want to lead, Iwasaki-san?"

Minami was about to say yes, but stopped. She might plan good, but it seemed harder for her to keep a cool head. As to where it seemed that Wakase and Yasaka seemed to keep calm better than her. As for Misao, she was…reckless.

"I can't," Minami stated. "Not like this, I…can't keep level-head enough. This darn transformation drives me up the wall! Every time I'm Ivory Heart it's like…"

"You have no control of yourself. Like, another person is invading," Misao finished for her.

"Yes!" Minami nodded with a growl.

Misao sighed. "Well here's the thing…how did first you transform?"

That question confused the other goddess.

"What do you mean, Kusakabe-san?" Izumi asked.

"I mean did you feel like someone took over you," Misao replied.

Izumi shook her head. "No, I mean there was this feeling when I was fighting monsters. I wasn't in danger, but I acted on it and then I was Palatinate Heart, and after that. I was able to control my transformation."

Izumi and Misao looked at Minami, who shrugged.

"That sounds close to mine. I was fighting monsters in bad mood. As it was a bad day, I got so engrossed in fighting that I transformed before I knew it."

They looked at Kou.

"It was feeling with my fight with that being. I thought it was for another weapon as it was same," Kou said.

Kou, Izumi, and Minami looked at Misao, wondering what was with that question.

"It was different for me," Misao replied with her head down. "I…wasn't myself."

"Not yourself?" Minami questioned. "How is that different?"

After a few seconds, Misao opened her mouth.

"I barely remembered transforming into Grey Heart. After Doman was…defeated I woke up."

"What, I don't get it. How could you fight like that?" Izumi questioned Misao, who scratched her head.

"Misa-chan was in the backseat," Ayano answered.

"Backseat?" Kou asked with a tilted head. Looking at the orange-haired teen.

Ayano nodded. "I know it sounds weird, but Misa-chan wasn't there. From whatever part of Misa-chan that was, it fused with her. It even called herself Grey Heart, and acted different from Misa-chan."

"Fused?" Kou whispered with a hand on her chin. She thought about it, from her own observations. Her own knowledge came after her transformation.

"So you had spilt personality control you," Izumi said, trying to make sense of it.

Misao nodded. "I think so, or a part of myself that awakened. Grey Heart or myself said that I was never exposed to share energy."

"I think that happened to all of us," Kou stated.

"What?" Minami asked Kou, wondering what she meant. Sure she knows about share energy as that knowledge was given to her. So, what was she talking about.

"Kusakabe-san might have not been as composed as us, or somehow. Her transforming might have been rushed, unlike ours," Kou pointed out.

"That might be right," Izumi mumbled. "I remember a voice calling me, before my transforming. It was pleading for me to awaken as this world needed me."

"The same with me, it was dream," Kou replied. "That our world is in danger. That voice had called me something heart. Thinking back to it, it must have been Celadon Heart, my name."

Minami nodded while explaining she felt a pull for days, before changing into Ivory Heart.

"Is this world in danger because of those monsters?" a shaky Yutaka asked.

"Maybe, but I don't think so," Izumi replied. "These monsters are bad, but I'm worried about the one behind them."

That chilled the group even more. That was an unknown factor in this mess.

"For now, we must get stronger," Minami muttered, griping her weapon while looking at it. "I know that I can do better with my teleportation slash. Heck, there might be better attacks I can do."

"I'm up for getting stronger!" Misao raised her fist. "When we meet this boss, I'm going to sock it to them!"

Kou and Izumi laughed nervously at Misao's war cry, but were moved by her motivation.

Minami smiled and was going to speak her mind, but shook her head.

"Time to get back to normal," Minami muttered, then a flash of light appeared.

"Minami-chan?" Yutaka asked, seeing the light.

Soon, Minami was back in her normal clothes. She gave a small smile as her emotions were back in control. She looked at Yutaka.

"I was only changing back to my normal form, Yutaka-san," Minami answered her friend.

Yutaka let out a breath, reviled as her friend was back to normal. She wasn't sure on how to handle…Ivory Heart's openness.

"Might as well," Misao muttered, changing back to normal.

The other two goddess followed suit, they were back to normal.

Kou let out a little sigh. Glad to back in…comfortable clothing.

Misao stared at Kou, seeing the change of clothing. That looked like something she would wear.

"Why is your goddess form so skimpy?" Misao asked while pointing at Kou.

Kou stiffened with a full body blush.

"Kusasabe-sempei is right, why is that president?" Hiyori asked her president.

"I don't know!" Kou screamed after a few seconds.

Everyone back away from the dark blond with giant sweat-drops.

"I've tried to change it, but nothing would work," Kou explained. "That thing barely counts as clothing!" She ranted with a fist.

"Okay, you've answered my question," a sheepish Misao replied.

"Better not ask that question again, Misa-chan," Ayano whispered to her friend.

Misao only nodded her answer.

Before they left for the rest of the day, each of them exchanged numbers and emails.

As the rest left, Izumi had a thought.

'If we're dealing with monsters here, then wouldn't there be a place where that they live at. If so, isn't there people there. Who wouldn't had noticed what's going on?'

If so, would they help them or be the ones responsible for this. That question burned in the dark-haired teen as she walked off with her friends.

(Gamindustri dimension)

In a big room, a lone female figure stood before a large sculpture. One that was built in the form of her missing sister.

"Onee-chan," the female muttered, as it was close to the day she lost her older sister.

Even though she wasn't griped with overbearing sadness, she still gets depressed about this time. She along with the other goddess mourned the upcoming day.

As much she wanted to stay here, she couldn't. There were preparations needed for the that day to be made. Plus, there have been reports of strange activity.

It might seem minor, but they didn't want to take any chances. As they came to far for another disaster to appear that would harm their counties. Not after all the hard worked to save them. Only for it go back into chaos.

They owned it to their missing sisters. Who might have given lives to save them.

The young woman left the room, not noticing a soft glow.

The glow came from the base of sculpture. At the base, was a simple Katana. It was glowing, for a few moments. It became broader, taking a more futurist look with glowing lines, with a big N on the center.

It was getting a stronger connection to its wielder. One that has been a growing over the past few years. Lately, something was helping it. Like, it's wielder was slowly taking in share energy after being away from it so long, or another factor.

Whatever it was, it's wielder was calling it subconsciously. She needed power to fight and it was answering her call. But it can't get to her as it didn't have the enough power to do it. All it could do was keep trying.

To be continued

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