Intro

Hello, reader, and welcome to the Five

Planes! Well, technically you were here the whole time, but we'll get

to that in a minute! My name is Relathica, and I'm the Goddess of

Justice! Yup, Gods and Goddesses are real! Mind blown, right? But

we're just getting started!

So, you're probably wondering about

the Five Planes, right? So we're clear, we're not talking air travel

here! The Five Planes Of Existence make up the entirety of our

universe. Plane 3, known as life, is probably the one you're familiar

with. Most things that are “alive” exist here, from birth till

death. Where might you go after death? Well, there are two

possibilities.

Maybe you were a good person during

your life. Well, then welcome to Plane 2, Cielo! You'll be reborn as

an Angel, among billions of other Angels! But it's not just Angels

that inhabit this amazing place! There are, as I mentioned before, us

Gods. But not all Gods are the same! The King Gods are the leaders of

Cielo. This huge world is divided into five sections, and a King God

rules of each one (except Eastern Cielo, who has a Queen Goddess). My

Pops, Tyrus, is King of Central Cielo. Reporting directly to the King

Gods are the Higher Gods. We Higher Gods are usually children of our

King. We each have responsibilities, and Demi-gods to help us

handle those responsibilities. And then there's Lesser Gods,

which, like the Angels, run various businesses, fight as military

soldiers, or serve their respective King.

Whew, finally done with the Cielo

explanation! For now anyway. Now, let's say you've been a bad apple.

Well, it's off to Plane 4, the Underworld, for you then! It's not as

bad as it sounds though. Yeah, it is a punishment, and a prison of

sorts, but it's not eternal torture, as you might think. The

Underworld Gods are fair and just. When you are delivered to the

Underworld and reborn as a Demon, you're given a threat level,

and are placed based on that. Even the worst Demons don't have it too

bad, but try to be good, okay? By the way, if you do end up in the

Underworld, say hello to my amazing and handsome big brother Kerik

for me! Heehee!

Now, Planes 1 and 5 you'll most likely

never see, but I'll tell ya about them anyway. Plane 5 is Hell, and

is an eternal prison for the most dangerous evils in the Five Planes.

Powerful and evil Gods are caged and chained, never to be released,

for the horrible crimes they've committed and the threat they pose.

Liliana, a being known as The Devil, and the greatest threat the Five

Planes has even faced, is forever caged in the center of this

forbidden Plane.

Last, but certainly not least, is

Heaven, where The Creator Of All Things (usually shortened to The

Creator) resides, watching everything. Also residing in Heaven is The

Council, a group of unbelievably powerful beings that help and advise

The Creator. It was said the The Devil was once a member of The

Council, until an incident...

Now all that may be confusing, but as

you follow my team through our adventures, you'll start to get it!

Speaking of my team...

First up is the wonderful and

beautiful me! As I said when we got started, I'm Relathica, Goddess

of Justice! But everyone calls me Athy! I may be a bit on the short

side, but don't let that fool you! I kick serious ***! My job as the

Goddess of Justice is to deal with problematic situations that don't

require military force. Basically, I'm the hero Central Cielo

deserves! Bad joke? Yeah, let's move on.

Up next, my personal whipping boy,

Kiel! Okay he's my Demi-god, but I love giving him a hard time! The

God/Demi-god dynamic is supposed to be all respected master/loyal

servant, but screw that. We're like brother and sister, which I

prefer! As my Demi-god, he has a portion of my power, and he goes

with me on my missions. He's 20 years-old, and has been my Demi-god

for about a year. He's still kinda green, but he's got a lot of

potential, and while I kinda forced him into being a Demi-god, he's

still always got my back!

Speaking of having each other's backs,

up next is Eria, an Amora! Amoras are Demi-gods trained by my big

sis, Love Goddess Solaphia, and specialize in healing and support

powers. Every Demi-god expected to do battle is assigned an Amora

partner. Eria is also a new Demi-god, so she and Kiel have been

growing together. Just like I see mountains of potential in Kiel,

Solaphia sees the same in Eria. And, seeing as Aphy is desperately in

love with Kiel (no joke), she assigned her most promising student to

assist him. Eria is 24, and kind of acts as the big sister of our

little group. Now under normal circumstances, that'd be the end of

the introductions for my group. But we have a couple of oddballs, so

time to introduce them!

So, one day, while walking home from a

mission, Kiel saw a man in knight armor being attacked by a bunch of

villagers. Liking to play hero, Kiel jumped in and helped the man

fight off the villagers and escape. The man's name is Raine, a

playboy knight who was about to get his *** kicked for wooing the

village pretty girl. Yup. But despite his promiscuous and pervy ways,

he's one Hell of a knight! Not to mention a loyal friend to Kiel.

He's Angel that left life sometime during the Middle Ages, placing

his age somewhere over five-hundred. Believe me, when you live that

long, you stop counting.

Another origin story for you! Pops

sent the four of us to an abandoned and destroyed laboratory that had

been discovered by some scouts on patrol. The place was well-hidden,

only accessible via a hatch at the entrance of a dangerous forest.

The place looked like it hadn't been touched in years, and nothing

had power. Nothing except for a robot who activated when I tripped

over her. As I was the first thing she saw when she activated, she

became my loyal assistant. She is known as a Dynamic Artificial

Goddess, or DAG for short. No one knows who created her or why she

was left there, but they certainly created something awesome! Sensors

for every possible purpose! Seemingly infinite knowledge! Limbs that

can regenerate and turn into any weapon imaginable! Sounds like I'm

advertising her, doesn't it? Well, you can't have her! She's a

priceless member of our team, plus I enjoy taking her to the mall and

dressing her in different outfits!

Now with such a big group, we need a

place to sleep, right? Right! Pops built the five of us a house right

on castle grounds, and we each have our own room! My room has lovely

yellow floral wallpaper, and a carpet that matches! My walls are

lined with shelves full of shoujo manga!

Kiel's room has dark blue walls, and

blue/black checkerboard carpet. Of course, you can't see either,

since his walls are covered in video game and anime posters, shelves

filled mostly with shounen manga (we trade sometimes), and his floor

is covered with games and game systems. Eri loves plants, and her

room is practically a jungle! She studies them in her off time, and

even creates new crossbreeds! Now Raine's room...only Kiel dares go

in there, and only to wake him up in the morning or to get back a

game. It's kinda like Kiel's room, but very R-rated. That's all I'll

say about that. And, well there isn't much to say about DAG's room. A

plain room with a charger to refill her battery and a computer in

case she needs to research something.

Anyway let's see, we went over the

Five Planes, my team, our house... Yup, that's everything! Well, time

for Kiel to introduce himself, and I will see you again later!

Chapter

1 – Raki, The Queen of Hell

Kiel here! What’s up? I suppose Athy filled you in on the goings on here

in Cielo and the Five Planes, so I’ll just jump into the adventure.

So, it was early in the morning, I was sleeping peacefully, when,

like always, in bursts Athy, who proceeds to shake me awake.

“Damn it, Athy!” I yelled, pissed off, “Can you not do that every

damned day?! I have ears!”

“Don’t be so whiney, Ki,”Athy told me, “Pops has a job for us, and every

word I say is one more moment he has to wait. Eria and DAG are

already up, and I’m not going near Raine’s room, so you can wake

him up.”

Athy probably already told you how M-rated Raine’s room is, but it must

be said again, no female should be subjected to his figure

collections. Not even Athy.

After getting Raine up, we headed to the throne room, where Lord Tyrus was

nervously pacing in circles. He rejoiced upon seeing one of his

precious babies.

“Ah, my sweet daughter Relathica!” he cried, rushing over to hug her,

“The mere sight of you calms my worried heart!”

Lord Tyrus treasures every one of his babies, which include our favorite

little brat, a Love Goddess who doesn’t understand the concept of

personal space, a War God who is the manliest man in all of Manville,

and an Underworld God who is, ironically, the most level-headed of

the lot.

“Pops, I get it, I’m happy to see you too,” Athy reacted coldly to his

display of affection, “Now, what is the super urgent mission you

called us all here for?”

Lord Tyrus quickly regained his composure.

“Yes, of course,” he began, clearing his throat, “Here’s the

situation. Three days ago, a powerful Demon, known only as Raki,

escaped from the Underworld. I quickly sent Gerram, his lead Demigod

Sayel, and Sayel’s Amora Aero, to her last known location, Relic

Forest, to recapture her. However, I haven’t heard a single word

from them since I sent them out. Gerram, being a War God, and the

leader of our military, is very serious about keeping communication

with me, so three days without a single communication has me worried

indeed. So, your mission is to find them. Assist them if they are in

the middle of fighting but try to avoid contact with Raki if

possible. She is considered highly dangerous.”

Lord Tyrus opened a portal for us to New Athens Forest. King Gods have the

power to open portals to any location within their domain. The five

of us stepped through and began our mission.

Relic Forest, while one of the milder forests in Cielo, is still a forest.

And the fact that a powerful demon was probably hiding somewhere

inside made it creepy as Hell. Eria was practically attached to my

arm.

“T-t-this place is creepy, Kiel,” she timidly stated, “And that D-D-Demon

could be anywhere…”

“No worries, Eri,” Raine told her, “I’ll defeat her for you, and

for all of the lovely ladies present!”

“Damn it, Kiel, did you forget to put Raine’s leash on again?” Athy joked, “He

better not slobber on me! This is my best battle outfit!”

“Shut it, Athy! I bet you I can beat this thug myself! Why did Lord Tyrus

send all of us? It’s one Demon.”

“Yeah, Raine, one Demon. One Demon that probably kicked the big bro's ***!

How many times have you challenged Gerram and lost? I stopped

counting after the fifteenth time!”

“Do not blame Raine, Lady Relathica,” DAG said in her usual monotone

voice, “His low intelligence leaves him unable to learn from

mistakes and comprehend impossible situations.”

“Keep the abuse coming, why don’t ya?” Raine growled, “Ki, Eri, you

guys got any snarky remarks you wanna get out?”

“Nope,” I replied, “Athy and Daggy summed it up pretty well I think.”

Eria giggled a little. And then we heard a laugh that wasn’t from Eria,

or anyone from our group, off in the distance. DAG turned toward the

direction of the laughing.

“Scanning…” she said, activating her sensors, “Detecting one God, with 7

percent power remaining, one Demi-God, with 12 percent power

remaining, and one Demon, with 84 percent power remaining.”

“Wait!” Eria cried, “What about little sis Aero? Don’t tell me she’s…”

“I am detecting Amora energy, but it’s somehow completely obscured by

Demon energy… Impossible to get an accurate reading…”

Just then, two bodies flew past us, and landed several yards behind us. We

rushed over to them, and to our shock and horror, it was Gerram and

Sayel. Gerram was completely out, and Sayel was barely conscious.

Eria began healing them both immediately.

“Come on, Sayel, stay with us,”Athy urged her, “What in the Hell

happened? Where’s Aero?”

“P-please…” Sayel cried weakly, “Help Aero… She… She’s been…”

“She’s been turned into the most useful puppet I could have asked for,”

said an evil sounding voice behind us. We turned around, and saw what

looked like our sweet little Aero, but with yellow eyes and an evil

grin that she normally would be incapable of.

“You unforgivable TRASH!!!” Raine cried out, “You…you…”

“Possessed your little flower? But of course. The key to battle is to take the

advantage, and what better advantage is there than having control of

a body that your enemies would never attack? Now, care to play? Since

the toys I was playing with are broken, I could use a few new ones.

Ones that might actually fight back.”

“Screw you!” Relathica screamed, “I’m pounding you right now!!!”

I quickly grabbed her arm.

“Athy, don’t forget she has Aero’s body!” I reminded her, “Aero

hasn’t done anything wrong! We can’t just pulverize her!”

“What other choice do we have?! I’m not letting this Demon make us her

punching bags while we just take it!”

At that point, DAG grabbed Athy by the shoulder and whispered something

into her ear.

“The heck?” Athy replied, seemingly a bit shocked, “I never knew

that!”

“If you've got a plan, Steelface, it would help to share it with the

group!” Raine told her.

“I've got a better plan,” Athy said, “Eria, you heal up bro and Sayel.

Ki and Creepy, you two keep Raki busy for a bit. Me and DAG have

something to take care of!”

“You kidding me? Me and Ki deal with a high-level Demon in a friend’s

body?”

“You said earlier you could kick her butt, right? Keeping her in place for

ten or so minutes should be no problem! Trust me on this, you two!”

Without saying another word, Athy and DAG zoomed off, leaving Raine and I to

get our asses kicked.

“Awww, only two to play with now?” Raki whined, “Oh well, no matter. I

can have some fun with that.”

“Damn it!” Raine groaned, “What is that pint-sized princess doing

leaving us to deal with this?!”

“Just bear with it,” I told him, “When Athy has a plan, we just play

our part and things will work out.”

“How much trust do you have in that girl, Ki? You two are always at each

other’s throats!”

“The little brat may be annoying, but I’d trust her with my life any

day! Now let’s figure out how we’re gonna survive this without

hurting Aero!”

“Jeeeeez,” Raki complained, “Are you done with your little plan yet? Unless

you boys are about to make out, I’m attacking now!”

And with that, the fight began. Raki dashed straight at us. I jumped to

left, while Raine jumped to the right. Raine drew his sword, more to

defend himself than to attack.

“Nice toy, little boy!” Raki taunted him, “Let’s see how well it

protects you against this!”

She dashed toward him, attacked with a forceful hand ******. Raine

managed to block it with the sword but got knocked backwards into a

tree. Without missing a beat, she turned to me and came at me with

the same attack. I dodged, but by so small a margin that she cut my

chest a bit. I seized my chance, and grabbed her arm, and tried to

force her to the ground. Yeah, nice try Kiel. She threw me like a

throw pillow.

“Please, give me more credit than that, Little Kiel,” Raki said, taunting us

yet again, “I may be in this fragile, soft human body, but I still

have my own defensive and offensive powers!”

Well, if that’s the case…

“Eria!” I yelled to my trusted Amora, “Got enough power to spare for an

attack-up spell?”

Eria, who was healing Sayel and Gerram, nodded, and shot a red colored ball

of condensed power in my direction. It hit me, and I felt like strong

as Hell! Amora powers are always helpful to their Demi-gods, but Eria

is particularly talented as an Amora, and her boosts and healing

powers often help me out of particularly deadly situations.

“Ooooh, glowy!” Raki cheekily commented on the red glow coming from me

after the attack-up spell, “But will it make you more fun to

kill?!”

She came at me with a punch this time. Thanks to the boost, I was able to

catch and stop the punch. Using this brief chance to gain the upper

hand Raine got behind her and kicked her feet out from under her,

allowing me to force her to the floor.

“Finally got you!” I yelled, “Now stay down!”

At these words, Raki lost her evil smile and replaced it with a face

that could terrify a hardened criminal.

“You think you have me?” she hissed in the most sinister voice I’ve

heard from her yet, “Don’t…you dare…underestimate…THE QUEEN

OF HELL!!!”

She suddenly unleashed a burst of energy that sent both Raine and I

flying.

“I will not be underestimated!!!” she cried out angrily, “Especially

not by a damned human!!!”

She walked over to Raine, pierced his heart with her hand (he’s an

Angel, he’ll come back to life in a bit) and grabbed his sword.

Then, before I even had time to react to Raine getting taken out,

Raki had the point of his sword touching my throat. Eria was

completely focused on healing Gerram and Sayel, and was running low

on energy, so there was nothing she could do to help me. Raine was

dead on the ground, and it would be several minutes before he

resurrected. I was on the ground with the wind knocked out of me, and

a pissed off Demon pointing my best friend’s sword at my throat.

“You know, that’s what I hate about killing Angels and Demons,” Raki

whispered darkly, “They don’t fear death, because they just come

back later, and go about their day. That’s why I escaped the

Underworld. Maiming and killing the same Demons every damn day was so

boring. But now here I stand, holding a sword to a human’s throat.

When I pierce you with this sword, I’ll get to watch the life

forever leave your eyes. My only regret is that the fear of death in

your eyes will also leave, but we can’t have everything, I

suppose.”

Is this how it ends? Cut down by an insane, bloodthirsty Demon? Unable

to save a friend who called me Big Brother Kiel? I closed my eyes and

waited to feel the cold steel of the sword pierce my neck. However,

what I felt next wasn’t cold steel going though my neck, but a pair

of warm arms gently wrapping around it.

“Big Brother, Kiel!!!” Aero cried, “I’m so sorry!!!”

I sighed the deepest sigh of relief ever as tears dripped from Aero’s

gentle green eyes.

“It’s okay Little Sis,” I reassured her, gently patting her head.

Relathica and DAG returned ten minutes later, as Gerram and Sayel were

regaining consciousness, Raine was coming back to life, and Eria and

Aero were finishing up healing me.

“You guys look more like crap than usually,” Athy teased Raine and I,

“And that’s saying something.”

“If you two didn’t save me at the last second, I’d tell you to shove

it,” I told her, “So just what did you two do?”

“Well, our walking encyclopedia here informed me that in order to possess

someone else's body, the possessor must first eject their soul from

their own body. However, this leaves the possessor’s body limp and

vulnerable. And if that body is harmed, the soul instantly returns,

ending the possession.”

“Wait, so if you found Raki’s body, where is she?”

“Well, DAG and I located it, and were about to bind it and stab it, but she

must have sensed us approaching it, and returned to it herself and

quickly fled. So, we couldn’t catch her, but at least we saved your

bacon.”

“Not gonna complain about that.”

Raine walked over to where we were, clutching his chest.

“Can the one who actually died join this conversation too?” he joked.

“You died over 500 years ago from a sword slash to the back,” Athy joked

back, “What does that have to do with what we’re discussing?”

“Are you sure you’re not an Ice Goddess, because that was coooooooold!”

Sayel, Gerram, and Aero were off to the side, having a tear-filled reunion.

“Take a look over there, bro,” I told Raine, “That’ll warm you right

up.”

Raine looked over at them, and a big smile spread across his face.

“What do you know, you’re right.”

Five-Planes 101, by Athy!

Athy: Hello everyone, Athy here! At the end of every chapter, I'll give you

all a short lesson about something discussed in that chapter!

Gerram: (whispering to Kiel) Why the Hell is this necessary? We all know this

shit!

Kiel: (whispering back) The author wanted a silly way to end each chapter,

and a way to give the audience additional information.

Sayel: Do we even have fourth-wall clearance?

Athy: Hey, all of you shut up! Teacher giving a lesson here! Now, today

we're discussing the forests of Cielo. There are many forests all

over Cielo, and they all have unique wildlife. However, this wildlife

can range from the adorable creatures hiding in the Relic Forest, to

the horribly powerful Ancient Beasts living inside the ominously

named Liliana's Woods. All of the charted forests have signs at all

entrances with with wildlife info and warnings, but never enter any

forest unprepared! Or you'll end up a mess, like Gerram!

Gerram: Hey! Damn it, you little sh-...!

Athy: See you next time!

Hello ladies! Your sweet blue boy Raine

is here to narrate this chapter! When last we left our heroes, they

had just escaped the clutches of the evil Demon, Raki, with Gerram,

Sayel, and Aero in tow. Now it's time to go home... But, uh...

“Where's the damn portal, Sis?”

Gerram complained as we looked around for the portal back home, “I'm

grateful you saved our lives, I'd be more grateful if you had a damn

sense of direction!”

“Stuff it, Gear!” Athy snapped

back, “I lost track of it when you and Sayel were taking flight

lessons!”

“Why don't you ask your walking

super-computer over there, dumbass!”

“Hey! Don't call your savior a

dumbass! ...But you have a point. Let's hear it Daggy! Where's the

portal? ...Daggy?”

We all looked over at our mostly-metal

eye-candy, who seemed completely frozen.

“Not this again,” Athy said,

clearing her throat,”D-A-G Model 000-Prototype, run error check and

reboot.”

DAG is a strange girl. A robot far more

advanced than any ever seen. Her creator is unknown, and we found

very little information about her in the abandoned lab we found her

in. But thankfully, we know this little command if she freezes

suddenly, which does happen.

“Running error check...” DAG said,

“Error identified. Unknown being type detected. Logging as

'Newtype1'. Rebooting...”

“Unknown being?” Aero wondered out

loud, “Well, there's lotsa little animals in this forest.”

“DAG has never encountered a being

she couldn't identify...” Kiel told her, with a bit of worry in his

voice, “She even knows the names of creatures no one has ever

seen...”

“Reboot complete,” DAG said,

“Apologies everyone. My database glitched due to detecting a type

of being unknown to me, or any database.”

“Shouldn't we be worried about

that?!” I asked her, kinda freaked out now.

“No, but we should worry about the

fighting capabilities I measured. The Newtype is stronger than Lord

Gerram, and faster than Lady Solaphia.”

“You having a laugh DAG?!” Sayel

cried, “Tougher than senpai, and faster than Aphy?! No way!”

“I do not make jokes, and my sensors

never misread anyone. This Newtype can outfight every one of us

easily.”

An oppressive aura suddenly filled the

air and forced us all to our knees. And I could swear I heard a voice

say something. Then, as soon as it came, it disapppeared. Everyone

was breathing heavily, and poor Aero had passed out. Luckily, Gerram

managed to catch her.

“Find the portal NOW, DAG!” Athy

ordered.

“Understood,” DAG replied, unfazed

as always, “This way, everyone.”

“Pops, close it!” Athy yelled at

Lord Tyrus as soon as we returned through the portal. He closed it as

quickly as she yelled it.

“My goodness, you lot look a mess,”

he told us, “What in Heaven happened?”

We explained the entire situation to

him. Raki kicking Gear's rear. Aero getting possessed. And that

terrifying “Newtype”. And the whole time, Lord Tyrus was hugging

his “baby,” Gerram, much to the War God's embarrassment. Big Ty

REALLY loves his kids, as Ki has probably told you.

“That is worrying,” he said after

we finished the explanation, “Not only is Raki free, and stronger

than anticipated, but we have this mysterious 'Newtype' to worry

about.”

“Lord Tyrus, I would like to add one

detail to my analysis of the Newtype,” DAG interrupted, “During

the burst of energy we felt for a moment, the energy reading rose

very close to your own.”

I nearly hit the damn floor!

“Bullshit, metalhead!” Gerram

protested, “That's impossible! Only another King God can match

Dad!”

“Tell me, Lord Gerram, how close were

you, and every one of you, to fainting like Aero when you got his

with that energy burst?”

None of us said anything. She was

right, we were all close to dropping like flies during the burst.

“You did, however, say it was an

energy burst, correct DAG?” Tyrus asked her, “Surely this being

was merely flexing to frighten you, and the measurement is not

accurate of their actual power.”

“That is a possibility. My initial

reading merely told me they were capable of defeating us in a fight,

but she was no match for a King God. However, there exists another

possibility. Perhaps, rather than flexing to scare us away, this

being was exposing their true power as a warning to us. The initial

readings were fluctuating quite a bit, suggesting that they were

holding in the bulk of their power.”

Well, I'm not sleeping tonight. Thanks,

Daggy.

“That is indeed worrying,” Lord

Tyrus said, in a still-regal, but worried tone, “Gerram, tell your

scouts to keep an eye out for Raki, and see if any of them can

identify the Newtype. Relax after that. You, Sayel, and Aero all need

it.”

“Understood!” Gerram said, before

walking off carrying a sleeping Aero, Sayel close behind him.

“Meanwhile,” Lord Tyrus continued,

“I believe you all earned some relaxing of a different kind. I just

transferred a large sum of money to each of your accounts for a job

well done! How about a nice mall day? I have no other missions for

you today.”

He opened a portal to our team's

favorite mall, The Lady Z Shopping District. Yes, Lady Z is a real

person, and yes, you'll meet her later. But not in this chapter.

...Don't tell the others I broke the fourth wall...

The LZSD (the full name of the mall is

a mouthful) is one Hell of a mall! Hundreds of shops divided into

four sections. Beauty Boulevard is the girls' favorite area. Clothes,

make-up, jewelry, and everything way more expensive than it should

be! Needs N' Wants is an area with just about everything you might

need (or want) for the house. From huge appliances and furniture to

cooking utensils and essential electronics. Cuisine Castle is

probably the biggest food court in Cielo, and has everything from the

typical mall junk food we love, to restaurants that require formal

wear and leave you looking rich but feeling hungry. And lastly, my

paradise, Otaku Oasis! Stores full of video games, anime, manga, and

thousands of lovely ecchi figures waiting to make their new home in

my room! ...What? Am I supposed to feel shame? Nonsense!

“Alright, so here's what's gonna

happen,” Athy said to us shortly after we arrived, “Me and the

girls are getting new clothes and jewelry. You guys head over to

Otaku Oasis. Raine , buy your creepy shit and shove it in one of the

lockers, because we're meeting in Cuisine Castle in two hours, and

then I'm going to Otaku Oasis because I need some new manga that just

came out. Everyone that's gonna get get it got it? Let's move out,

troops!”

“The nerve of that brat calling my

figures 'creepy!'” I complained to Ki as the girls walked off.

“Dude, the first place you hit up

every time we come here is called 'Imouto Stop,'” he argued back,

“I don't need to walk into that damn store (and I won't) to know

that place is full of figurines of barely dressed lolis. I think the

teasing is justified.”

“Hey, you have loli figures too!”

“I have a few. And they are fully

dressed. And they are from action animes and games.”

“Mine are from action animes too,

just a different kind of action...”

“Whatever, bro. You hit up Creep

Stop, I'm going to Game Changers to see if they got a few new games

I've been looking forward to.”

Just then, something hit us. Something

that we felt earlier that day. Something we hoped we'd never feel

again...

“Urgh! Damn it!” Ki groaned as both

of us struggle to stay on our feet, while the weight of that horrible

power began crushing us yet again. Looking around, everyone nearby

was passing out left and right. Just like last time, it stopped as

soon as it started. But this time, the Newtype wasn't done with us.

She emerged from the shadows and began walking toward us. Impossibly

tall. Long, black hair in a ponytail. A black trenchcoat that made

her look even taller and more intimidating. And a huge scythe even

bigger than she was. Even though she wasn't expelling huge amounts of

power anymore, the sight of her walking toward us was somehow even

heavier. She stopped just a few yards from us, and looked down at all

the people she'd made faint.

“Well, one of you is clearly who I'm

looking for,” she said in a tone that made me think of every

psychopath I'd ever seen in a true crime video, “That makes things

easier. Now, which of you is named Kiel?”

Well, nice knowing you buddy.

“I-I am,” the dead-man-walking

boldly replied, “Who are you?”

“That's a silly question. You know me

quite well, dear Kiel. Or at least, you used to.”

“You got a thing for crazy chics,

buddy?” I asked him, “You work for Athy, Aphy is trying to put

hands on you, and now you've got history with an undiscovered

species.”

“I have no idea who the Hell you

are!” Kiel shouted at the girl, “So how about a bit of

backstory?!”

“Oh, sweet Kiel, there's no time fore

that,” she told him, “We have work to do. You'll remember exactly

who I am in due time. For now-”

She disappeared from where she was in

an instant! I turned toward Kiel. She was right behind him with her

scythe less than and inch from his throat. He was frozen. So was I!

How the Hell fast is this woman?!

“Hmmm, slightly disappointing,” she

said, “You didn't see a single step of that, did you?”

She disappeared from behind Kiel and

appeared where she was before. Once again, in an instant.

“You really are faster than Aphy...”

Kiel stated timidly, “Once again, who are you, and what are you?”

“For now, I need you to remember

three things Kiel,” the fastest woman in existence said, “One, my

name is Kila. Two, you're more than what you think you are. And

three, stay close to Solaphia. She'll keep you alive until you

realize what you really are.”

“Wait!” Kiel cried out as she

turned away, “I said wait, damn it!!!”

No good. Whatever reason Kiel had for

wanting her to wait, she disappeared, this time not to reappear

anywhere near us.

“Shit!” Kiel swore.

“What was that 'shit' for, bro?” I

asked him, “Miss Crazy is gone, you don't die, and I don't die a

second time today.”

“Why did she seem to know me, and

what the Hell is she implying that I am?”

“Dude, she's freaking psycho. We can

take anything she says as the ramblings of a crazy woman. The more

important thing right now is getting the Medical Corps down here to

help the people that are unconscious. Oh, but Aphy is sure to come

with them, so I suggest you flee the scene!”

“I certainly don't have the energy to

run from her right now...”

With Kiel a safe distance away, I

called up the Med Corps, and lucky me, guess who picked up...

“Raine!” Aphy screamed in my ear,

“Why are you calling me?! Is my Kiel okay?! I told you what happens

to all of you if anything happens to him!!!”

“Damn, girl, chill!” I yelled back,

“Kiel is fine! Look, we need a team of ten medics here at Otaku

Oasis in the LZSD.”

“What happened over there?”

“At least a dozen civilians rendered

unconscious by an overwhelming burst of energy. I'll explain more

when you get here, just get here!”

Five minutes later, Aphy arrived with

her medics. These boys wasted no time in healing people and checking

them over. Aphy may be a Kiel-phile, but she's damn good at her

actual job.

“I guess I'll hold off asking about

my Kiel at the moment,” she told me when she approached me, “I'll

ask instead about what in Cielo happened here?!”

So explained everything. Kila, her

abilities, and , most importantly, the things she said. Left out the

part about Kiel almost getting his head taken off... I don't need

that kinda drama...

“Hmmm...interesting...” Aphy

replied kinda plainly.

“Not the enthusiastic response I was

expecting,” I said, “It may all sound crazy, but I can't make

this crap up!”

“Not doubting, just thinking. The

thing about Kiel. Where is my precious prince anyway?”

“You think I was gonna call you to

the scene without having him evacuate the premises?”

“Meeeeeanie! Boo!”

“Come on, if you know what Kila was

talking about, spill it!”

“Well, dumbface, as you probably

know, I have the unique ability to feel anomalies within a person

just by touching them.”

“You do touch Kiel a lot...”

“Shut it! Anyway, a few times, when

I've been snuggling him against his will, I felt the slightest tinge

of something inside Kiel that...isn't quite Kiel...”

“What do you mean?”

“It's so faint that I don't know what

it is. And I'd rather you keep your mouth shut about this

conversation.”

“Not cool, Aph! Doesn't Ki have the

right to know if there's something strange about him?”

“Look here Raine! It's most likely

nothing to worry about! And if it is nothing, I don't want my Kiel

getting stressed over nothing!”

“What's the worst case scenario?”

“...Well...”

Just as I was about to (maybe) get a

straight answer, enter Athy.

“Sooooooo, about this?” Athy said

to me after looking at the scene, “I was just coming over here

because I got a notification about a flash sale on mangas, and

everyone is passed out, my Demi-god is nowhere in sight, and the last

person I want to see on a daily basis is here.”

Before I had a chance to explain what

happened, Aphy had dashed over to Athy and punched her in the face.

It was at that point that I remembered what I was once told by Kiel

and Lord Tyrus. Never let these two females be in close proximity to

each other unless Lord Tyrus is there to mediate, or Kiel is there to

distract Aphy. I had neither...

“You got a problem, *****?!” Athy

yelled at her sister, “I wanna punch you every time I see you too,

but I don't!”

“What the actual Hell were you

thinking, Relathica?!” Aphy screamed back at her, “There's a

powerful Demon with a vendetta against Kiel, and an unidentified

being running around, and you 're not keeping an eye on my Kiel every

second?! He could be in danger at this very moment!”

“I'd say the fact that he isn't here

makes him safe from you at least! And before you ***** at me more,

how about you let Raine explain what the Hell happened?”

So, I did explain.

“Okay, NOW Aphy's nonsense bitching

makes sense!”

“Why do you never take protecting

YOUR Demi-god seriously?!” Aphy continued yelling, “You're his

Goddess! It's your duty!”

“Three things, my dear sister

Solaphia! One, Kiel is like a brother to me! The old Goddess and

Demi-god dynamic is not our thing! Two, even if I wanted to keep a

constant eye on Kiel, HE wouldn't want that! And three, I can trust

him to handle himself! He's already proven on multiple occasions that

he's tougher to kill than a Cielan Armored Beetle!”

Just as those two looked like they were

about to start throwing hands (around over a dozen recovering people)

my one true savior appeared.

“Chill Aphy,” Kiel said, “I'm

right here.”

“MY DARLING!!!” Aphy cried before

tackling him to the ground and cuddling him furiously.

“You sacrifice is appreciated, good

martyr,” I said to him.

“Shut the Hell up and go buy a damn

crowbar,” he groaned, resisting the unwanted love. Athy and I had a

good laugh. We called DAG and Eria to where we were, and we all

agreed it'd be best if we ended our mall trip early. But Kiel... Just

what are you, little brother?

Five-Planes 101, By Athy!

Athy: Okay, time for class! Everyone in

their seats! Hey, no flirting in my class, you two!

Aphy: In that case, Kiel and I would

like to be excused to the restroom!

Kiel: Heck no! I'd like to be excused

to the principal's office to file a sexual harassment complaint!

Raine: Princess boy...

Aphy: I'm teaching here! No one is

excused anywhere! Now, today I'd like to discuss Cielo's

infrastructure! On that subject, Cielo is much like Life. We have

hospitals, grocery stores, office buildings, schools, and, of course,

malls! However, we have no driving roads and not many bridges. The

stamina and speed of Gods, Demi-gods, and Angels make civilian

vehicles in Cielo unnecessary. Also, the King God portals teleport

officials and military wherever they're needed instantly. Thanks to

these factors, the lovely nature of Cielo is left alone to flourish.

Raine: You say Angels have more

stamina, but my feet always hurt. Kiel, you're carrying me from now

on!

Aphy: Hmmm... Kiel is mine, but there's

BL potential there...

Kiel: Raine, I'm not carrying you!

Aphy, stop fantasizing! Athy, end the segment!

Athy: Fiiiiine! You guys are drawing

attention from me anyway. Relathica, signing off! See ya next time!