What if there were Multiple Universes?

Each with their own different change in history.

And what if you could experience two at once?

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A Simple Wish : Alter Wish

written by Shaun Garin

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Ah! My Goddess is owned by Kosuke Fujishima

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Chapter 8 : Reality

I love my relationship.

Not that it’s not without its annoyances, but with everything going 
on, I can safely say that getting home after Cephiro was a relief. 
And all I needed to do was to was focus my WILL into the crystal. I 
should have remembered. Basic Anime Laws. Law seven : When in 
Cephiro, you can accomplish almost anything in existence. That’s 
why I was able to ditch the Materia and learn REAL spells. Though I 
AM gonna keep the Knights of the Round Materia. I’ll talk about that 
one later. I need to wake up now.

The day started out like any other. I get up, eat, wash, dress for Classes,
and then take the Nissan to Nekomi. Keiichi and Megumi laugh when I
brought my somewhat battered Nissan over from Canada, but when 
they found out how much mileage I got from that old ‘94, they weren’t 
laughing. Proves that American make isn’t always the best. Normally, 
I like American but during the circumstances, a small car is best. Besides, 
I don’t need to compromise with a large van like I used to drive.

Classes were normal. I decided to take Computer Sciences, a favorite
subject of mine, and Artisans. Presea took some time to teach me how
to make weapons and armor out of anything in less than two hours
before Zagato’s minions waxed her. I’m gonna kick their butt next 
time I make a wrong turn in the multiverse bridges. I had to take an
English course, like crash I need it. I AM a Canadian after all.

Smegging hell, then after lunch, there was assembly. Pep talks. Joy.
Rapture. Oh in the seven hecks will I attend one of those again. Finally
came my favorite time of the day. Watching Megumi practice.

Now don’t get me wrong, Megumi is the sweetest girl I’ve ever known,
but something about her frightens me. Must be her Mercenary like tact to
charge her brother. I still remember the amount she charged Keiichi for
the camera. Twenty Hundred Thousand Yen. That’s incredible. If I could
get away with that I would do it.

Anyways, arriving at the field, I noted that Megumi’s Softball Team was
practicing hard. Megumi herself was knocking balls into the air for pop
fly practice. I sat down on the bench and watched her and her team catch,
dive, spin, throw, hit. I watched them for about an hour, before Megumi’s
team called a fifteen minute break.

That’s when I was introduced to the sleaziest person on the face of this
planet.

Now, I normally don’t hold grudges but Aoshima, this son of a motherless
goat, my regards to the Three Amigos for that line, waltzes up and starts
to talk. I could feel the sleaze drip of his tongue as he said, “You’re the
gaijin man who lives with Belldandy-sama, correct?”

“Yeah? What’s it to you?” I immediately didn’t like him one bit. “And
the race is Philipino, not GAIJIN.”

“I am sorry. But you DO live with Belldandy-sama, do you not?”

“And what if I do?” I really don’t like this guy.

“Then, I must ask your permission, as obviously a member of her family,” 
Oh crap, does he know about her divinity? Or for that matter, mine? “as 
an adopted member,” he continued without missing a beat, “I must ask 
your permission to court and woo your sister or sister in law. Which ever 
in the case of... URK!”

Anger overcrowded my rationality and I grabbed him, my eyes blazing. 
Standing up, the folds of his suit wound tightly in my clenched hand, 
Aoshima was lifted a good foot off the ground. “Listen. I don’t like you. 
I’ve seen men who think they’re god’s gift to women, and I don’t like that 
type. If you ever, EVER try to take Bell away from Keiichi, you, my good 
friend, are in for a world of pain.” I honestly don’t know where or when 
the automatic got into my hands as I jammed it under his chin. “Got my 
drift?”

Aoshima nodded and I dropped him back down on the ground. The sleaze 
takes off, trying to look notachelant as I reholster the weapon wherever 
I got it in the first place. I heard later that Aoshima was trying to tell others 
that my eyes were glowing a blinding green color.

I noted then that I had sunk down to the bleachers and curled up in a 
trembling ball of fear. I had never gone that far with my anger, and it scared 
me. If I went so far as to pull the trigger, my whole world, plus my divinity, 
my relationship with Megumi and everything else that was important to me
would be destroyed. All gone in one fell swoop.

I sat there, nearly choking from the huge lump in the middle of my throat
when a soft voice asks, “Penny for your thoughts?” I look up and there was
a young girl, dressed in a high school uniform. Funny, I didn’t think that
High School Girls came to this part of Japan. She was blonde, her hair
reaching down to the small of her back, a pair of kind blue eyes, a red ribbon
tying back her hair. Something was familiar about her but I couldn’t place it.

“Sure.” She sat down and said without any preamble, “I saw what happened.
Aoshima goes after any female with good legs. I should know.”

“I would guess so. A pretty girl like you would get a lot of admirers.” At her
dazzling smile, I held up a warding hand. “I’m taken.”

“I guess so. A handsome man like you would be.” Handsome. Only my
family had told me that. And I wasn’t exactly Fabio or any other male pin
up. Hell, I came closer to matching Fat Bastard from The Spy Who Shagged
Me in my former looks and life. She caught me looking at Megumi, a small
smile planted on her lips. “That’s your girlfriend?”

“Something like that. Megumi is a great person to be around. When she’s
not overcharging Kei on a new piece of technology.” I laughed nervously
and she joined me.

A moment of silence before she said, “There’s something the Americans
say. Don’t throw your chickens in before they die.”

“That’s, Don’t put your eggs all in one basket,” I corrected automatically.
“And I’m Canadian, not American. But still, you do have a point.”

She nodded sagely. “You’re really protective of your friends and family,
ne?”

Nodding, I replied, “Yeah. Always been an issue for me. Keeping my family
and friends safe. Say, why’re you here? You look like you’re in High School.”

“Volleyball Tournament here in Nekomi Tech. They rented out the gym to
the inter Tokyo Volleyball Tournament and I’m here with the Juuban Team.”

“I hope you win, ‘cause I’m rooting for Megumi and Co to wipe clean the
competition in Softball.” A small smirk crossed her lips.

Just then, her watch beeped and she said, “I gotta go. Practice is in twenty
minutes.” She stood and started down the bleachers.

Wait a sec, I don’t know her name. “Hey!” I shout at her, “What’s your
name?”

“Aino Minako! Yours?”

“Shaun! Shaun Garin.”

Aino Minako. Minako Aino. A nice name. Now if this nagging feeling of
deja vu would stop, I could get on with my life.

***

“Powers that be, all glory shines, give me sight of thine spell.” A film of
a muted gray falls over my vision. Lets see, Bell and Kei, they have a white
glow of the first wish, myself, I have a greenish glow from Ultima, Skuld
and Urd have normal auras, Alissia had a glow of a wish and Goddess, and 
Megumi’s is a normal human glow. I dissipate the spell and nod. “It works.”

Urd clapped as she lazily stood from the couch she was leaning against. 
“Good. Now, try the levitation spell.”

Nodding, I toss my fingers up in front of my face, the index and middle 
outstretched and I recite the chant. ‘Spirits of the air, wind and sky, bring
forth flight upon which I wish for.’ Slowly, I rose upwards, my feet gradually
releasing their hold on gravity and the temple floor. The spell held for a
few minutes before I released it and floated back to the ground. The drill
went on for a long time, working with Bell and Urd respectively, Bell showing
and teaching me the fundamentals, Alissia and Megumi offering praise, Urd
teaching me the more complex spells (and some spells that were for marriage
use only...or any other relationship of the *ahem* special encounters) and
Skuld teaching me the fundamentals for working with Yggdrasil. I still can’t
believe that Kami-sama permitted me to install Final Fantasy VII on my
account. Sweet! It’s smegging fast! I think he likes it too since I found a new
saved file on FFVII. He’s already got a Gold Chocobo. The yutz.

That’s when I was given my power limit for the last time. First Class,
Unlimited. He said it was to counter balance the enormously high power levels
in my body. It’s a good thing that nothing short of incredible anger or a Dark
Lord Mazoku would trigger the transformation into Ultima. I vehemately
refused the earrings, cause I hate piercing or such. So, he gave me three 
pendants that I wore around my neck. Each one kept a third of my power 
down to a earth station level. My sword was, for a lack of a better term, 
shortened to a five foot broadsword, making it easier to wield in close combat 
fighting. Hey, someday, you get into a sword fight with a eighteen footer, and 
see how long YOU last. I can understand Fuu having a seven footer since it 
counterbalances her weak physical prowess, but it was a hell a lot easier to use 
than my behemoth of a sword. At least I don’t have to call it the overkill 
sword anymore. You could run a person through at twenty paces, (okay, 
perhaps a little overexagerating) but it was still hard to handle. Still, I’m gonna
miss calling this thing Ranganok. Back to Heavenstorm.

After the impromptu spell casting, I finally finished my homework. I knew
College would be the death of me. I just thought it would be the multiple Oni,
demons, devils and such that I met on a nearly daily basis that would kill me.

And now, the final stage in the College students life, five hours of sleep.

***

Several months later...

I can’t believe it. Two days until the end of the College Semester. Christmas!
Who hoo! Where has the time gone? I can definitely say that I had matured
during the course of my immortal life, but hey, I still love Anime and Manga.
Reading and speaking Japanese was a plus. Gotta thank the heavens for that
little part of the wish. Anyways, the snow started to pile up about the Temple,
casting a picture perfect scene of serenity, peace and love.

CRASH!!
BOOM!!!
“GET BACK HERE YOU LITTLE SPORE!!!”

Aw man! Looking up from the couch, there was Urd and Skuld having
one of their frequent spats. Megumi was surprisingly taking all this in
stride. I guess when we actually told her about the sisters and myself,
she accepted it. After all, who can explain all the weirdness in this
home?

Urd and Skuld dashes past the couch and out the front door, Skuld
tossing Neo Skuld Bombs and Urd hurling forcebolts. Ah, the bliss of
Christmas.

That reminds me, I’ll need to start packing. The whole group of us,
Keiichi, Belldandy, Urd, Skuld, Myself, Megumi and Alissia are going
to my place for a couple of weeks. I heard now that Kyle’s graduating
this year from my parents. Man, I’m gonna enjoy this trip.

Belldandy soon comes in with three tall cups of Egg nog, a treat I 
don’t usually get in my family, and places them in front of us, and 
then retrieves a fourth cup for herself. Bell situates herself between me 
and Keiichi and we resume watching the Anime Festival oriented for the
Christmas holiday. And yes, I have been told that He doesn’t like calling
it Christmas. The others just call it THE DAY. Kinda ominous if you
actually stop and think about it.

Sipping my Egg nog, I ask, “When’s the flight? Or are we just teleporting
in?”

“The flight is in two days, at seven in the morning.” Keiichi answered
while downing his drink.

“So that with about a sixteen hour flight and time change of about half
a day would place us in Vancouver by six in the morning the same day.
And my aunt Nening wants us to stop by for at least a week so we’ll be
in Canada for at least three weeks. We’ll be with my folks for a while
and I wanna see my old friends.”

Belldandy nods. “The flight to Edmonton is on Sunday at noon.”
“Hmm. And because of the situation, no one, I repeat, NO ONE use
their powers when we’re in my cousins or anywhere else.” I finished the
thick yellowish liquid and said, “oh, and one other thing, My cousins,
Pierre and Ing know a LOT of Anime and Manga. So try and humor
them with their quirks.”

***

Vancouver International Airport, Luggage pickup six in the morning.

“PIERRE! OI PIERRE!”

My cousin Pierre. He’s a great guy, fun to be around, drives us 
everywhere, I gotta say I love the big lug. He comes in, grabs some of
the girls luggage while Keiichi and I grab the rest and head over to the
battered van. The only thing that could haul all of us. Hey, a party of
seven, and you try to carry them in a small car.

A short and rather bumpy ride (at least Kei and I gave the girls the
seats), and we arrived at the house. Now, I have got to say that my
cousins house was one of the biggest in the family line. We arrive 
and us guys get a room while the girls get one to themselves. 
Unpacking my clothing, I figured that if we were to spend a week
here, I might as well unpack.

Out of my suitcase, I pull the normal set of clothes, plus some new
Chinese clothing, red shirts, blue jackets, black pants, and several
articles of normal clothing. I like the clothes, okay? Then, I pulled
out a LOT of assorted Manga, ranging from Magic Knight Rayearth,
easily my favorite Manga and Anime, to Ranma 1/2 to a small amount
of EVA, and finally, Dirty Pair. Man, I never seen such hilarity in a
mass destruction raid.

“First Dibs on the shower,” I announced, grabbing some articles of
clothing.

As I closed the door behind me, a thought emerged, I didn’t tell the
Gang where we all went. Aw well, nevermind.

***

Shiva scratched her head as she trudged out of the Temple. “They’re
not home. But here’s a letter.”

Thor took the letter and read, “Guys and Shiva. We went to Canada
for Christmas Vacation. We’ll be gone for about three weeks. Tell
Kami-sama we wish him a Great Day. Belldandy, Keiichi, Skuld,
Urd, Shaun, Megumi and Alissia.” His face fell. “Aw man, they left
without telling us?! That bites.”

“What can we do anyways?” Hades interjected, “You know, we move
in, take care of the place, badabing, badaboom, red tape, yadda yadda
yadda, simple as that!”

“Hades has got a point,” Ares said, flopping down on the couch.
“ Lets ask Him if we can crash here for the Day Vacation period.”

Shiva walked into the kitchen. “I think that’s a good idea. I’ll cook.”

“I’ll wash,” Thor said, heading into the kitchen.

“I’ll dry,” Maguni entered the kitchen.

“I’ll break.” Balder followed the three.

***

We hopped a plane to Edmonton, grabbed a ride with my family,
spent Christmas together, (I still can’t comprehend on how much
Sake Urd was able to drink Christmas Eve), and meeting old friends
and family. I still say that little bro’s friends are crazy. At least
Skuld refrained from using the bombs.

Christmas Day. We spent the day walking about in the crisp
Canadian Morning, in Twenty five below weather. Going out, I
shrugged on a red coat, light and warm, warm boots and a scarf.
Belldandy had on a scarf, a wool coat, ear muffs, and light black
boots. Keiichi and Megumi were woefully underdressed, Megumi
sporting several pairs of sweaters, wool gloves, a heavy blue
scarf, green and black boots. Keiichi had one of our red coats,
gloves, windbreaker pants, and shoes. Urd wore this insulated
bodysuit, a heavy white jacket, fuzzy mitts and a scarf, while
Skuld wore this coat, leggings, thin gloves, ear muffs and a scarf.
Alissia wore a heavy jacket, pants and boots.

Fun. I hung back a few steps and gathered some snow in my
hands. Ah, how can one simple flake of snow, when gathered with a
whole bunch of flakes, hard packed can create a perfect instrument
of harassment and sheer pleasure?

Hmm...To throw? Or NOT to throw?

Throw.

Tracking sensors on. Targeting. Target, Belldandy. No, too innocent.
Targeting, Skuld, no, there’s gonna be a bomb right after. Target,
Megumi. Perhaps. Target, Keiichi. Naw, he’s too close to Belldandy.
Besides, he’ll waste me if I doof Bell. Target, Alissia. Perhaps. 
Target, Urd. Plenty of retaliation. Target Locked. Arm cocked 
back by one hundred and twenty degrees. And launch.

DOOF!!

Urd hits the ground with the force of the snowball and a round of 
snickering ran through the group. She gets up...uh oh, is that a 
mischievous look? Suddenly, and a short chant later, a barrage of 
snowballs were hurling towards us at the speed of a runaway train.

The War quickly degenerated into two teams, Goddesses against 
former mortals/mortals. Guess who won? Cause I’m not telling.

***

“WACHOOO!”

“Bless you.”

Urd sniffed and took the offered mug of tea. “If you didn’t throw
that snowball, we all wouldn’t be recovering from a small cold. At
least we’ll be better by tonight.”

“Yeah, but it was definitely classic. Did you even SEE your face?
Sheer hilarity.” I shrugged off the snow and hung up my soaked
outer garments. “Besides, I love the Canadian Winter.”

Skuld let loose an explosive sneeze. “Right,” she sniffed, “and you
just LOVE to give facewashes.”

I shrugged. “Always have. But anyways, if you girls want the shower,
there’s a shower downstairs and a full bath upstairs.”

A moment of pausing. Then Urd literally phases out of her clothing,
shouting, “DIBS ON THE BATH!”

Skuld and Alissia follow her, running after the tanned Goddess. Wait...
I step up to the wall and start to pound my head against the wall.
“MUST *THUD* DRIVE *THUD* OUT *THUD* EVIL *THUD*
THOUGHTS!” Okay, so I remembered that same line from Skjams
Revenge fic. I think it was Sauce. Email me if I’m wrong.

Keiichi awoke a second later, and said, “You saw it too, huh?”

I backed away from the wall and nodded. “Goddess or not, friend or
not, Sexy as HELL or not, I still don’t wanna see a naked woman
up close and personal anytime soon.” Megumi’s hand whapped me
across my head.

***

Boxing Day. The time when people start opening gifts, and start
gushing over the ultra kawaii, to the ultra sexy.

Lemme run down the articles of gifts that we all got.

Skuld : One pair Cabbit Slippers that make a Myia sound when you
take a step forward or backward. I got that in some place that was
populated by Animates (at least that was the basic name for them)
and humans.
	One Mecha kit that made a half sized Gundam. Fully
pilotable.
	One lightsaber, crafted exclusively by Luke Skywalker.
	One Sailor Mars Costume

Urd : One unmentionable set, extra sexy (Megumi got her that).
	One bottle of Mojo. (I think it was from Austin Powers)
	A Fairy Bow and Light Arrows from Hyrule
	A Dirty Pair, both original and Flash Costumes
	A Sailor Venus costume.
Belldandy : A cookbook, filled with recipes from all over the
multiverse (you wouldn’t believe how hard it was to do that)
	A signed picture of the Sailor Senshi (It took some
hassling to get that one down)
	A sensible dress, a long evening dress with a
embroidered rose on the chest, the stem winding down around
the middle and to the bottom of the skirt.
	A Super Sailor Moon costume (you wouldn’t believe
the blush she had on)
	And finally, a dress like Princess Serenity. It took a
long time to get that one tailored.

Keiichi : A stack of racer magazines
	A pile of components to build a Turbo Engine (Yes,
I made a trip into Power Rangers to get the materials I needed)
	A bundle of new clothes, made for Cold Weather
	And a Tuxedo, full vest, bow tie, cummerbund, mask,
cape, jacket, pants, top hat and a gold topped cane. Yes this was
to match Bell’s Sailor Moon costume and Princess Serenity
dress.

Alissia : A Sailor Jupiter Costume (Do we sense a trend here?
I got Bell the Sailor Moon costume, Skuld got Urd the Venus
one, Urd got Keiichi the Tuxedo, and Alissia got Skuld the
Mars Costume, and Megumi got Alissia the Jupiter Costume.
Guess who got the Mercury one?)
	A set of Unmentionables (from Urd).
	And a set of Discworld Novels.

Megumi : Sailor Mercury’s costume (I know its a running gag,
but everyone had the same idea. I have a feeling I know who
gave everyone the idea about this.)
	A Restored Yellow Ranger Morpher. (I’m never
going to get the image of Megumi in spandex out of my head
for as long as I live.)
	And two pairs of Wild Wild West and Men In Black
sunglasses.

Myself : A double edged Lightsaber
	A hand held sonic cannon (Skuld cobbled it together.)
	A handcrafted katana
	Men in Black ray-bans
	A new black suit
	And a sharp Uniform of a Mercurian Guard.

During the course of the gift opening, Urd stood, grabbed her 
costume and exited into the bathroom. “Where’s she going?” 
I asked. Then I caught the intent and sighed in annoyance.
“My mistake, dumb question.”

Just then, Urd comes out, adjusting the Venus costume. Jaws fell
and I turned away, blushing. Keiichi had fainted. “Holy Hannah,”
I breathed. The costume made for a incredible stretch of her long 
bronze legs, showing off way too much of them. The bodysuit 
hugged her form, tight about her bustline. The orange bow covered 
her perky ... um, lets not go there. And a long transparent  orange 
bow hung at the small of her back. Urd had styled her hair just so 
that it hung across her face, giving her a sexy, erotic look, much 
more than before, that framed the tiara on her head. She brushes it 
back with a gloved hand.

One thing followed another, and soon, all the girls were dressed in
their Sailor Fukus.

Skuld straightened her fuku, the short red skirt a tiny bit longer
than the others, (by longer, we mean, one inch more of fabric),
and placed the tiara on her forehead. She looked a lot more
mature from this angle, the high heels giving her a taller look.

Bell had dressed in the Sailor Moon Fuku, and had somehow styled
her hair into the typical odangos of Usagi. Her costume had two
broaches, one hanging on a belt at the top of the skirt, the other
in the chest, holding the bow in place. She had long white elbow
length gloves with red trim on it. Her boots are red, trimmed with
crescent moons and white stripes. And she was blushing.

The same went for Alissia and Megumi as they wore the costumes
of Sailors Jupiter and Mercury. Alissia even had a antenna that
stretched up on verbal command, and Megumi had a visor and
computer that I had made in this really weird Sailor Moon 
universe.

I looked at Keiichi and asked, “Is it me, or do we look out of place?”

Keiichi’s eyes flickered to the fuku clad girls and said, “Definitely
out of place.”

Five minutes later, Keiichi and I emerge from the Washrooms,
dressed in our costumes. Keiichi in his Tuxedo, Hat, Cape and
Cane, and myself in my guard uniform.

You should all know what the Tuxedo Kamen costume looks like,
but mine is a bit more elaborate. First off, I wore this set of pants
and shirt, all a sky blue that gave more movement than I would
expect from clothing that looked like dress pants and shirt. Hell,
I think I could actually fight in this gear. Secondly, there’s this
breastplate that hugs my form, keeping in place by some unknown
method. Blue bracers were on my arms, with the symbol of
Mercury on them, and shin guards were on my legs with two other
guards on the sides of my legs. Strapped to my back is a broadsword
that looks like Gourry’s Sword of Light.

Several snapshots, courtesy of my little bro and his friends who
were over for Boxing Day, and we finally changed out of the 
costumes. Except for Urd and myself. I just removed the armor
and she stayed as she was. It took a LOT of encouragement to
have her NOT lightning bolt anyone. That was reserved for
Aoshima and Co.

***

The flight back home was, to say the least, uneventful. Save for
a little ugly incident that involved a lecher and Urd’s skirt, it WAS
uneventful. But nearly sixteen hours of trans pacific flight? I was
sleeping for most of it.

When we finally stumbled out of the airport terminal, luggage
in hand, Tayima and Ootaki greet us with the normal bluster. That
to say, a gallant yet loud greeting and handshake for the girls, and
two rib crushing hugs courtesy of the Emotional Walking Mountain
of Muscle. As we pile in the van, Tayima turns to Keiichi and says,
“I see that you loaned out the Temple during your vacation.”

“Loaned out?” Keiichi asks, looking confused. He turns to the others
who shake their heads. “I don’t remember loaning it out. Can you
tell us who it was that’s staying there?”

Tayima has a moment of thought before saying, “Nine all together.
One of them looks more muscular than three Mr. Universes fit 
together, and another is a young girl, petite, and cute with long
blue hair.”

“Oh, them. It’s all right then.”

Tayima has this semi disbelieving look as he says, “All right.” We
then peel off in that minivan and have the most harrowing ride back
to the Nekomi Campus.

***

“Containment field ready. Introducing subject.”

A nervous looking Makai demon stood inside the containment
chamber, twiddling his thumbs. “This isn’t gonna kill or hurt me
or anything, right?” he asks nervously.

Maller snorts and shakes her head. “It’s a containment chamber.
Go ahead, try to break out.”

The demon shrugs and starts to pound against the walls. They
shudder for a second before they start becoming electrically
charged. The demon yelps and pulls his hand away. Maller nodded
and made a notation. “Physical test succeeded. Try magic attacks.”

The demon nodded and flared up with yokai but suddenly, it faded
away, drawn away by magical siphons, and introduced into the
structural integrity fields that held the transparent shields in place.
The demon had a surprised look and flared up again, not even
getting anything. So, it decided, it was time to pull out the heavy
guns. It flared up all the way into its S Class. The energy flared up
to immense proportions before the energy was siphoned away.

The demon knocked on the door and asked, “Can I go now?”

Maller nodded and pressed a button. The door slid open and he
stepped out, flexing his large muscular arms from being confined 
in that small human sized chamber. Demitri looked at Maller with
new respect. “I’m impressed. I will be back when you capture
Fortune.” he grinned sadistically. “His power will be tasty.”

Maller watched the S Class Vampire leave the room before she said,
“For all our sakes, I hope he does not unleash his full power.”

***

Temple. At night. Peace.

As I sat atop the Temple roof, I reflected on my position. God
of Fortune and Life. Is that whom I really am? Can I live immortally,
being one of HIS children, rather than the Human I once was? The
Reality of the position struck me like a two ton anvil. It was my
choice after all. I became a God through my anger. I could have lived
as a normal human. Living, aging like many, and finally, dying, only
to be pulled from the Grave by HIS silver trumpet call. Now, I’m
the one doing the Trumpet Call.

Oh god, I don’t know what to do.

I looked down, the angle of my seat showing a clear view of the moon
and the stars. To the left, Sagittarius. To the right, Orion. To the
north, Ursula the Bear with Ursula Minor. I always wondered if there
was life on the other planets, though through the scriptures, they
clearly said there WAS.

Looking up, I leaned back on the roof and heaved a great sigh. As I
lay there, a gentle voice asked, “Hey, can I sit here?” Turning my
head towards the sound of the voice, a tanned form outlined in
silver moonlight sat beside me.

“Sure. Watch out for the slippery patches.”

Urd snickers and pulls her legs up and wraps her arms around them.
“So, whatcha thinking about?”

“I dunno. Life, meaning. My new Divinity.” I fell silent before
sitting up and looking at Urd. “How do you deal with it?” I asked
seriously. She looks at me, confused. I elaborated. “How do you
deal with things, day by day, knowing that people down below that
you met, or know through some other means are going to age and
die while you stay young forever?”

Urd pondered my question before saying, “Well, for one, I AM the
Goddess of the Past. My future was already gone a long time ago.
Being the guardian of the Past gives you an...unique view of the
future. Nothing you do can affect the future, no matter how much
you try. That’s Skuld’s job.” She hung her head. Oh wow, she’s
actually crying? “No one is so rooted in the past than I am. I gave
up everything. I watched our FATHER die on the cross, right next
to his apostles and his mother Mary Magdline. I don’t know where
to turn to.”

I don’t know where the words came from, or the voice but I spoke
the most comforting thing that I have ever said. In a trebolo voice
that rang with power and gentle love, I said, “Urd, my child, the
Fortune that you have chosen is your own. But with help from your
friends, family, and loved ones, you can over come this.” She looks
up, surprised. I continued in that trebolo. “God is always listening,
and so are your sisters. Myself, Keiichi, Alissia and Megumi as well.
It’s time to see the future as many see it : a chance to learn, to
laugh, to become happy. I am listening, and as the God of Fortune,
I can honestly say that this sorrow WILL pass someday, and you
will, by your own actions, as well as others, become someone that
will be truly happy. I have spoken, so will it be done.”

A tingling sensation and a small click in my head resounded. And
a still, quiet voice said, “Amen. And by my hand as well, will this
be fulfilled. Amen.”

“Amen,” I whispered.

I shifted over to the still teary Goddess and leaned against her,
wrapping a comforting arm over her shoulder. Urd lifts a hand and
wrapped her arm about me, gathering into a warm hug, her crying
her heart out. “Shhh, let it out.”

We stayed like that for a while before starting to talk about past
experiences.

Reality.

I don’t know why it works like this, but I’m happy it did.

End Chapter 7