Ah My Goddess Fan Fiction ❯ Valkyrie's Mirror ❯ Act XIII ( Chapter 19 )

Oh My Goddess! - Valkyrie's Mirror

 

Volume II

 

Act XIII

 

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Sometimes bad luck, is the best kind of luck, of all. You just don't go looking for it.

 

~ Anonymous.

 

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The sky was incredibly beautiful here. The birds reminded him of that strange dream he remembered, of when he was swimming in Celestine's memories of Belldandy. It may as well be the one in the same, since the Melds were just as intense in clarity. It made memory hard to forget. Of the birds, they looked like those angelic birds (whatever their formal name,) that fluttered happily, amongst the positively glowing landscape, of a futuristic mode that Keiichi swore he felt more alive than ever, simply standing upon. The grass had a light blush glow. Everything did. The sandy play area, the trees that gave comforting place of shade, the play ground implements that Keiichi swore could adorn one of those Parisian museums he read about, the said birds, the souls that were next to him, and many others about, all in awe.

 

This lent further into the blue in Belldandy eye blue sky, the clouds as pure as she is to him, the cast light blue shadows from the clouds, like the playful mood Belldandy liked to have anymore, what since that strange melding with Lind and Eihwa. On below, the skyscrapers and structures of sculpted curved white, that Keiichi knew was more than just looking at some sci-fi painting or drawing of. Not with the sounds of far off traffic, ground and air based, the entire sight reminding him more of that New York park area.

 

"(Central Park dear.)" ...he heard in his mind. He chuckled at it, then found similar giggles and chuckles that realized the commune that took place. Keiichi felt this, and the look to his left at his formal Primary of host, as Gaitha giggle just as heavenly away, as any. The long blue of light hair, the regal cloth of a administrator, set of futuristic mode, the eyes that glowed of ascension's beauteous goal achieved. A smile that mirrored so many now, of these Illuminarans.

 

"Really good name now." Keiichi remarked of the beings about him. Gaitha for one, made a very good imitation, (or more than just of,) a Belldandy like smile and blush. The assertion was well noted. Keiichi for his part, just looked dang plain, next to all these light bulbs.

 

"Gee thanks." ...one random Illuminy quipped, K1 snickering as he remembered. "I guess those nanite things, makes my mind readable now.

 

And then a child's giggle, makes Keiichi look again, as possibly the luckiest kid in the proper Universe, sat in the lap of a perfect goddess of the Present, the two giggling and happily singing away, as they swung on the same swing set that the same girl only a few days before, tried to use it to ignore the battle of above, now a thankfully distant memory. (Something that ascension really did help in Goal, to look past the traumatic events prior.)

 

The long blue haired light of skin (literally,) just looked up behind her / above her, as Belldandy sung a common heavenly song to her. One that absolutely captivated the onlooking parents, of the gaggle of ascended kids that played about the playground here.

 

There was a lot of incredible realizations to see, in this one mere moment. Things Keiichi finally was so glad for, because one other thing that helped them all, look past the battle of a few days past, was what was gladly in his memory now of. One indeed enforced, and one that Keiichi whispered. "You done good, gold dude."

 

Gaitha looked over, and shed a tear.

 

Of the memory at hand, one Keiichi starts of remembrance, of a somewhat comedic kind. (If intense.) He thinks of this, while then seeing Belldandy look over and wave happily to him. (And boy was she happy.) A nice chuckle to delve into memory of.

 

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-Alliance Council Complex, Torech En Celeb-

 

"Whoa." ...a stunned combination, of Chihiro, Takano, Urd, and... heck, the whole lot not of nominal Alliance mode, all note to the amazement of the actual Council chambers, in full session. Of course the usual Alliance lot, the crew Commanders of Illistrum and Kon One, were no less flustered, this as they all could hear readily outside the chambers, (ones of thick hybrid walls at that,) of great celebration, song, fireworks, and chants of 'Excellency, Excellency, Excellency', upon the joyous background.

 

"Reminds me of that one Roman movie that was made recently." Keiichi remarked. This as the echo was literally all around them, as the entire lot, floated upon a quite large Senatora platform. (Or apparently something more.) That could have fit, Chihiro's Whirlwind Shoppe, structure and all, upon it. This as the pearl in white platform surface, accented with the Council chambers, this all of a near mock up of a similar Galactic Senate chambers of movie mode. (Or is it?) However unlike that version, this was indeed... "This feels of Intracel so much too." Belldandy remarked, as sight turns to the glowing interior, the art work of blue and gilded silver and gold, unto white surfaces that shined as if either pearl or diamond. The very hover platform railing was a pure down to core, gold unto adamantium format, all as richly gilded as its primary occupant feared.

 

The reason came simply and sheer down to. "So you all finally went and did it."

 

Of Kaia's far off, yet as if in dead close of nose to nose voice. "Aye." ...of a cutely coy fashion.

 

Meanwhile, Frigurina just elbows Hild, as they then see Imlade yell something out, arm waving madly in so doing. (Whatdayaknow, those lobeplugs 'did' come in handy. Sora nearby could have used them.) "So, this place all giving ya a rash milady?"

 

"It's 'broad' wench. And to think all that was wrought, would lead 'Us' to a place like this. As if that other Council chamber, isn't blaring enough.

 

And stop elbowing us dammit!" Hild yells, as frig keeps elbowing anyway. Just then a particularly nasty snarl from Imlade, just makes a few Councilors and Advisors, and Aides, and so on, dive for cover! "What the blazes makes you all think I'm REALLY that qualified!!??!! This is pompous unto me!"

 

"Gee, no need to yell Bioform." ...a energon frazzled Forran Advisor sparks out in light retort, from somewhere off. Imlade then hears to his close in far left, of Machiner mode. "// Your Commanding retorts are of one example, we have come to admire. This amongst many ideals that lead us to this course. One we will not turn eye or sonic away from."

 

"Why did you choose him, just so we know." ...this Imlade hears, and feels of a Valkyrian General grasp of full unto his right arm. (Eihwa was doing the same on the left, and only prevented from not doing so, since Lind reacting, would mean a very long drop. Probably for Imlade.) This as Lind asks with great pride in her voice. This is accented more 'amicably', by a Takano-esc. "Ya, some of us just know him as a lazy temple bum with grrl problems."

 

"Really?" Kaia quips of afar, a close in pop up holoscreen, the oversized silver tressed lass, making a few of the Terran aliens, teardrop. "We remembered him as a foreign shut in that got mad a lot, and admonished himself too often. The female part is a new one."

 

"Wow, thought I had problems." Keiichi quips, Belldandy laughing a bit. Megumi of note however. "Had?" ...whit K1 flusters Meg off with. Meanwhile a king-boy is fuming.

 

"Anyway..." Lind asserts back to subject. One explained further upon, by the sound of Ere'ith's grand voice. "It began five Overcyclons ago, when the first true rifts began to show in the unity you formatted of make unto us. We had been slowly realizing this lack of unity, when mere economic matters, began to favor the greedy. The early days where sharing of resources, after the war, to assist world back onto their feet, turned more into the profiteering of old, that even our race knew too much of. In way not necessarily of monetary gain."

 

"We liked Darith Prime too, you swindlers." ...a sudden retort from a random Councilor, begets a Griffional random retort back with... "The planet was entering its uninhabitable desert stage, We assisted in preventing the loss of your magnetic field."

 

"And lost us the world to debts in the process!" ...a tone that sounded far more harsh than supposed. This the guests hear, to an eventual of the same former Darith soul. (Apparently.) "Our trade and anti-terraforming tariffs were justified to prevent further contamination of natural processes, from your civilization's excesses!"

 

"A wasted world, means wasted lives and nature! No biosphere should be subjected to that!"

 

The Griffional retort, is then accented, by a surprising source. "All worlds and their cultural biosphere's, have a place and time." ...this eyes turn unto Belldandy. This as the goddess settles nerves in the chamber, as if she herself was a proper Councilor. "While it is truly admirable that there are those that seek to prevent the loss of any life, there is also a law that actually prevents the over indulging of that live, against the Balance of all things.

 

That Balance, keeps a stability that also can derive against darker aspects that can occur, even despite all measures conducted, to prevent acts of said darkness. That darkness, I sense, is of what is apparent here. The attempts to prevent is stuck back against, by voices that sow discord. Such is the usual way of keeping the Balance."

 

"Perceptive." ...came back one more than understanding voice, in the back of the celestial pack. Such that Hild's voice allows. Belldandy only looks back and nods. Then off of this, Ere'ith then adds of further. "Other problems our Excellency, exacerbate off of other nominal problems. Economic and resource alike."

 

Imladris blinks in turn at this. "There has been hoarding." ...put so simply, it made the entire chamber uncomfortable. Eihwa then amends to her own understanding. "Esplicitamente, a series of ever growing rifts, began to create a habit of looking unto all of thy selves, of respective civilizational note, that all kept piling onto each other, against the very unity that brought you all together."

 

Boy the chamber winced at that one. None dare not retort back. They 'all' knew now, whom these beings were, that had been brought along with their savior. And they all shared a new trait here, in the recent events that were of heavy note. Not even Keima and Takano, were of remiss, despite their injuries. They 'all', of goddess and mortal alike, (and one actual god,) were as much heroes here now, as their all but prophesizes savior.

 

As such, the defeatist theme, overcame the beleaguered lot here. This the celestials and Terran aliens witness. Such that Ere'ith then explains further. "Some of us, when we realized the unity was cracking, realized we were not strong enough on our own, to prevent the likely inevitable. While war was unlikely, even prior to the Marian attack of days ago, it was acknowledged, the true sundering of the unity, meant many interdependent worlds and Systems, would literally starve, or even worse. Billions were at stake, as such that the Core Council created an edict, to find you, and bring you back unto us, our Excellency."

 

"Y... you're imparting too much credit, at my feet... again." Imladris remarked. He even shouts out to any sane hope of logic! "How can one being, such as I, no less as of any of 'you', truly unite all things on my own! There is a point, that any leader is merely wallpaper, to help bind all other things together. It all wasn't just me that helped make this Galaxy in the first place, you all did so much more work than I, in making it all in the here and now.

 

Just look at you all here and now! Together still, despite what you all fear against. That despite all you fear, that you all still were in full control of your own mutual destinies. That the unity doesn't work at all, without 'you' all to make it happen!" ...this with a lot of arm waving and hopeful tones that just start defeating his own argument against himself. This he then exacerbates to his own end. "And now, with all of this enforced unto me, what then if despite it all, even in my presence, that you all still fall to the chaos and discord you fear the most!"

 

"Excuse us." ...a sudden, and rather stiff retort, unto his sweat dropped gaze at a steely Valkyrian stare. The folded arms just made him shut up and listen quite easily. Lind then levels in to effect. "You mean to tell us, that you'd allow in your auspice, the sundering of all you say all these souls built and conducted? You would willingly watch it all crash and burn, because of your fallacies?

 

You mean to disappoint us all, with such a scenario?"

 

A silent moment, then comes back with a meek. "Nay? Uh... n... nay." ...at with a bunch of smiles are felt from throughout the chamber. Imlade then spats out wackily. "What are you all smiling at!?"

 

Urd then asks, because she's greedy enough to want to know. "So, just who much of this galaxy thing, does Cousin now control, because of all this... what... a vote, was it?" ...she looks over, and only gets a 'dunno' shrug from Peorth and Talos. Kaia then comes back with a resounding. "This Galaxy is his to do as he sees fit. We are his to command, as long as our trust in his regency is affirmed always."

 

"So he really is a King of an entire galaxy?" ...this a rather surprised sounding Frode comes back with. Imlade just spats back in kind. "I'm no freaking king!?"

 

"Does Emperor sound better?" Skuld quips in kind. "NO!!" ...ala a girly-kingly retort.

 

"What about Potentate?" Peorth in turn, another shout from an emperor.

 

"Sovereign sounds just divino." Eihwa, and a girly snap from a potentate.

 

"President maybe?" Keima and Keiba bat back and forth. A Sovereign just starts growling more.

 

Lind enjoys a good bit, as several more titles are applied, each more irritating to the new Excellency, than the next. Finally, Imladris puts a stop to all of it, with a quick. "Gwaith!! WAIT!! Wait a blathering tic! I can't be a king."

 

"Why not?" ...this Chihiro blinks back. Tamiya in kind. "Ain't it supposed ta be cool to bes one?" ...this Imlade retorts at first... "Because..." ...then turns and mentally shuts off the Network sonic links with the Platform, done with a... "Give us a moment!" ...before then looking back at Chihiro. (And all the while Hild, just mischievously turns the links back 'on', knowing it all would be of humility embarrassment to the bloke. Plus she knew that Galactic tabloids also existed here. Of a form anyway. (One that was actually nice enough around here, believe it or not.) )

 

"Wait. Just how am I supposed to be a king here, when Voluspa is still out there, and here we are, away from the active Seal against her, upon the planet of our mutual home!" ...this a number of mixed emotions ply in facial kind. Imladris waves arms all about in the expected telling, as he makes good arguments against all of this. "Plus I'm a Knight of Heaven. How the heck is a knight supposed to be a king of anything, under legal means!"

 

Frigurina cocks an eye at this, her arms folded as stiffly as Lind's are. "Did not this political body, just 'give' that legal means of note? I am not under the impression, this was done with malevolent intent."

 

"Indeed, that's Our prerogative." ...this a look at Hild, this Imladris then retorts unto her in kind. (Despite all usual hazard of doing so.) "I would think you of all Beings, would truly object to this course. That a heavenly knight in charge of a galaxy, would really irk you."

 

"We beg to differ, of Our long term of goals."

 

Eyes really look at, as Frig just sighs. "Finally going to tell him? (Like I still don't believe it. And that takes alot.)"

 

"Tell Belove what?" Lind quips blinking. Imladris just bemoans out low. "Uhhh, this sounds uneasy to the senses."

 

"Oh, we know. Plus since you used our implanted powers, along with Big Boy's own Title, that we seem to have had a decent hand in the results here. One we are more than willing to accept in the overall now, especially since We are the cause of it all in the first eternal place."

 

Some unnoticed murmurs from around the chamber, are as so, when Imladris then remarks. "What does all that mean?"

 

Hild then coyly looks over at a sighing Frigurina, whom then of the latter, then remarks. "One supposes, that not using the power of foresight, and the ability to walk through time, and 'not' do something with it." ...this Frig looks over at Hild, whom smirks triumphantly. The CEO just remarks in kind. "We knew for a long time, ever since Tyr fell, that the next being to take his place would require great power of all kinds, to fight against Voluspa again. We knew from the start, when you entered Heaven, this was all meant for this.

 

We therefore, after realizing enough of Foresight of mettled note, that to actually help you achieve the status that you once lost, would require acts greater than you yourself were expected to be capable of. We therefore, caused the war, as much as enforced the Dark Lord unto you, in preparation of all these events."

 

Imladris breathed shallow. "But... that's... self defeating... for you. To make me a victor in your caused war, and force a being unto me I'd never fully accept..." ...this Hild seethes back in cold kind. "We never said any of 'that'. Make!? HAH! Rather we set up the conditions to test you by." ...this she then looks over at a wincing Eihwa. "You as any, should know as We, as much as what this means."

 

"Bene signore, do I want to here?"

 

"You set the conditions, to force Cousin to grow of perish by." This Skuld realizes, as much as... "And you forced him to make choices, that only he could deem worth of." ...Belldandy accented, whom in decent disbelief. Hild just sighs. "Like we go out of our way to waste our time, sending demonic resources out, to the see them all lost, to a being we still deem impotent before Us. Not without 'some' prior knowledge of what was truly at stake. I for one, see all this bearing a better fruit, than I damn well ever would bother to taste."

 

Frig on top of this, sighs out like dragging it out of her mouth, by the chains of. "I.... agree."

 

"I want to talk to Almighty Eminence." Imladris suddenly blurts out. Hild just rolls her eyes at this. "Wow, big shock."

 

Imladris stresses anyway. "Despite all this, the deeds are done. My task is only assured on Earth, where the Mandate is derived. I also do not see how I can command a whole galaxy, as since I'm only a knight in the first blasted place! I mean a whole Galaxy!? That cannot be right of proper!"

 

He quickly jitters back, under the rarest sight of 'both' high goddesses, (Hild a fallen format of the same,) when Frig and Hild, just flat out stare him down! Frig takes charge of this retort. "Oh really? Do you know how many galaxies in the nominal Cosmos, in 'this' Universe, there is?"

 

"Over three hundred and fifty billion." Belldandy ala... "Thank you daughter." ..then hawking back, at a spine wincing knight... er... king... something. "Nevermind the seven trillion plus, smaller sized galaxies. Do you know how much work it takes to populate and germinate all of that!? Nevermind the usual semantics with celestial mechanics, that the Hubs of the Heavenly Complex have to deal with. Nevermind that there's other Universes, realities, subspace layers, and all the infinite what not! And nevermind that your Boss and my Hubby..." ...whit riles Hild as intended... "...made it All. And that he continues to Support it all, every blasted freaking divine of awesome day that passes!?

 

You mean to ask 'that' Almighty of your little version of a gripe!?"

 

"Um... I... ah..." ...Imlade only stupidly says, open mouth, finger raised.

 

Hild just rubs it in further. "Just one Galaxy. Please. You could own a thousand and still not scratch the surface. In fact, We would find it actually impressive if you could achieve such a thing. A simple single Galaxy alone, doesn't actually impress us. Not Us."

 

Imladris just teardrops at all of this. This Megumi just quips out. "Gee, make it all sound simple, why don't ya keep doin."

 

"Well, actually... er... there's a... point to..." ...this eyes turn unto Lind, whom has trouble giving credit to Hild. At all. Seriously. Hild snickers at this. "Oh? You mean to say, we're... yes... say it..." ...even leaning her ear in.

 

Lind just avoids it outright, to Hild irked state, and Frig's amusement. "...there is a step between Knight, and God, that may have been missing before. One at least, that is logical to me. The fact that many a king, is seen as a god. And that 'my' god, is a king, is beyond pride to me."

 

Yup, ol blushing bubby there, just gets snickered at, as much as Lind blushes at her own profession. In fact, it is felt so much more of one, than was likely needed. Eihwa smirks over at Lind, whom looks away when the General is so seen by another very real love. Meanwhile however, Imladris makes of one last offense of his own anew station, one given a look unto, at his Earthly brethren.

 

"Don't you guys have any objection to this?" ...this trying to glean such, from a sea of facades of awe. Keiichi just holds his hands up defensively. "Don't drag us into this. We're just spectators here."

 

"Ones that got sucked up into my mess." Imlade openly alludes to. "Surely you have objection to add because of that. In fact I'm truly sorry you all got hurt by it all."

 

"We'll be hurt more, if you keep sounding dumb like this." ...this a blinking look over, at Keima. Frode, and Ishara next to him, for two, look with interested pride, as Takano accents. "If not for what ya did to save my Keiichi and Megumi, you and Lind both, then there'd be real damage to have on us all. Or in fact, we'd not be here at all, ta mourn even 'that'. After all, protecting us all, meant you coming back to us alive. You and your Lind both. Ya'll both gots my respect for all of that."

 

"Yeah dude..." Sentaro remarks. "...it sure was a reality check, to know that what you do for real, is no different than what we see a lot of, back home. I guess that means places like this, need cool leaders too. Really good ones at that. I'd say go for it."

 

"Yeah, stop being a wuss Cousin." Skuld prods in her own way, as she gloms a bit too close to Sentaro, for Ichigo's comfort. "Okay, some anti-PDA space here kids." ...this Skuld balks at, and Urd in turn, finds luscious irony in seeing. Imladris then looks over at Chihiro, but immediately (and boy was it immediate,) just balks at him, without him even saying anything. "Look bud. Back on our burg, I give the orders in my shop. But here, I'm the tourist, and you're the hero. Plus after what you did to save my shop a while back, I see no reason to object to any of this. After all, you got 'me' to believe and fight, when I'm not even the fighting type! Dang it, I'm a cash hound, not a space cadet!

 

But I know one thing about what's going on here. If you keep being an ass about this, you'll lose my respect. You don't become king, you're so fired man."

 

Imlade jitters an eye, teardrops, and weirdly chuckles at that.

 

Worse of a version, then suddenly takes place, as the lot on the platform, start feeling, hearing, and then seeing well enough, as every Alliance soul in the chamber, then make a very physical motion, of kneeling in full respect. It's most notable, as other Platforms, sized for the various Councilors upon them, eight in all, they are led by the most forward positioned Platforms, where Lady Kaia and Lord Ere'ith bow with their aides, Senatora, and entourages, in a show of a unity that had the goddesses alone, shuddering in awe.

 

Kaia, as a result, says it best. "We need your vision of unity. If nothing else, to keep us true to ourselves, and not to our false mistakes. Please, we beseech you for acceptance of our Trust."

 

A rather silent moment passes as the reality strikes home. All Imladris could do, at that moment, after looking around, and then down once more a time, was chuckle a bit.

 

"To think, this all started with a grenade, and a desperate Wish."

 

"All stories have different turns. Every one of them." This he hears of a grand Lady behind him. A second in turn, of a daughter's mode of perfection, then adds. "Enjoy this story cousin. One day, it all will end. But not for a long time to come. Not for a very long time."

 

At that, he then turns eye on one crew he holds closer to heart, in the entire Galaxy, that equaled the souls of family, he called of his cardinal loves. 24, Ackronus, Eros, Scetu, and Sceta. They bowed no less reverently, than they did, in the days of War, and now, the days to come as the Regent.

 

"And yes, Almighty sends His regards." ...of a last, likely needless, of a Eternal Wife's passing note. It did in the last resistance of his heart, and opened it, to the responsibility to come. It started simply as, with a turn unto. "I'd would please like to see the Core Council, in private. Again, please."

 

Kaia and Ere'ith for two, raise their heads and nod. "Of course Excellency." ... "Indeed."

 

Lind just giggled (rather happily,) when Imlade quips, with hand atop his head. "I'm not gonna be used to that, for awhile. Or ever."

 

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"Are we really seeing this?" ...this after a good while of watching.

 

"If only you really knew." 24 quips, off of Troubadour's amazed impart, this as the lot, save for Lind and Eihwa (guess with whom,) all watch outside upon that same light and glass palace overlook façade, looking out towards a planet in celebration. Flat out seemingly like it was GV-E 2 Day or such. (Actually...) The sight, literally a half of a world away from the Council Complexa. The Teleporter technology no less than walking through a doorway, into another room. The space of span so instantaneous, as much as the results of incredible mode.

 

"This is unique." Keima quipped, certainly not one with anyone familiar with such celebrations. The sight of countless dozens upon dozens, dancing about in multiple concentric rings, others jump popping into the air via mini-pop teleporter units, to then be caught by other waiting revelers. Some just danced for the heck of it, before getting caught in some random kissing scene, or anything else that celebrations of the kind that seemed to always accompany such things. Even an entire Galaxy away.

 

The guest lot, many in number, just looked about, as the celebration extended well into the sky, and into space. 24 for one just smiled out. "It's like time has stood still. I guess we needed the real victory, that has become of us this day."

 

"Does gold dude really amount to this much?" ...the few Allied souls, look at Belldandy's betrothed. 24 just sighs happily in kind. "Maybe it is an overlavishment. And I hope you never have to truly learn, what all truly occurred across this galaxy. What it really took to see a day like this, before 'this' day before us now."

 

"Still think it's being overdone." ...this an ill wanted voice speaks again. This all look at Hild, and as such of one daughter's retort. "And you're still here, for 'what' reason?" ...this Ackronus accents in kind. "You would be reminded you stand as the apparent cause of all our suffering. It's even archived now, as such."

 

Hild just smirks. "And here I was just playing as the patsy of ol Big Boy, what since we have a real Treaty at the present time. Course, you can well damn try and incarcerate me."

 

Urd then blinks over at Frigurina who has a rather neutral face of her own to sport. "What is this, about a Treaty?

 

One returned with a stiff response, one Frig wasn't apparently happy about. To a strange point. This as it echoes out as such... "Because your Father deemed it necessary, after the events we witnessed with our own eyes, it was deemed... proper... to halt the Soul War, for the remaining duration of the crisis involving Voluspa. Given our apparent one hope, walks within both camps anyway... well.."

 

"Because I actually care enough for my own kin, worse so now since the Doublet crap, that the same fate that befalls all else, if Voluspa wins, befalls my kin and I as well." Hild quips, while looking at her own fingernails.

 

"You're really going to ally with us? Bonté divine." Peorth hazards out. Indeed it was to a hazard. Hild just seethes out, to a point that now the Alliance types nearby, know better than to attempt anything. Such in fanged tone of dire words. "Only until that Seer is hash. After that, I'll be doubling all my ability, to shred you all apart from each other. As if all this happiness and joy, family and love, doesn't already make me sick enough."

 

"Or so you say." ...comes another, equal enough tone to defend against this. Hild looks over at Frigurina, and both know there's still a line drawn there. It makes the rest of the lot, uneasy. (Only rarer of times, do teardrops come in 'that' many numbers.)

 

Just then, as if there needed a reason to break this all up, Keiichi suddenly notices a sight of a semi round orb like object, that floats right up to him! "What the!?" ...this as several more come out of the literal crowded bio-works, and occludes in their mutual presences! 24 sees all this... "Aw crudstick! The Tinotian News Service!"

 

"The wha!?" Takano teethes out, as one of the news-orbs suddenly blurts out! "- Pardon us! But if you could give our viewers a moment of your time! -"

 

"No they can't!" 24 shouts manically, as Talos adopts a fighting pose, to reflexively protect Peorth, who just peers at the floating camera bot. One she asks of her own impart. "Pardon, but what be of these?"

 

"Only the most annoying news Spaf'fa in the entire galaxy. Or... er..."

 

"Tabloid?" ...Skuld thinks she is offering. It just confuses 24, to whit Ackronus tries to spout out... "We are not here to appease the ravenous masses that should be celebrating better, on their own accord!" ...this the booming voice is directed at all the camera bots. Given that there was a drone unit for 'each' couple, with more singular types such as Frig and Hild getting their 'own', the intrusion of privacy bit was easily clear. (It didn't take a lot of imagination to realize how far this all went. Nevermind they weren't heeding Ackronus's command.)

 

Urd saw this and remarked. "You wana story then?" ...and was about to raise her arms in a move Hild would have approved of. Course then one Frigurina approved of better, occurs off tone of Belldandy's method. "I would be more willing to offer whatever you need, if you could tell us, why we are of such import."

 

"- You're kidding right ma'am? -" ...one drone speaks out, Belldandy sensing the souls behind the cameras. This the same souls then really felt the next words."There is nothing I dislike more, than dishonesty. Given you call your savior as such, he then would expect of his own family to be treated better than this."

 

Keiichi looks over, but finds himself liking the more Lindful side of Belldandy, whom was imparting this. Enough that Belldandy used that, to then ask. "Again, why of us do you find most appealing, that you couldn't ask of us in honest personage?"

 

"­- We... we just wanted the scoop, on the family of the Excellency. Plus you all are Heroes in the galaxy now, we just wanted to know you all better. I mean we all saw what you all did for us. -"

 

"Huh?" Came from a number of surprised sources. Scetu then translates. "// They, much of the Galaxy of inhabited, have been full witness to the battle. Apparently some of the protocol-commands for a communications blackout, were obviously ignored."

 

"Was there one?" 24 scratches her head with.

 

"So the entire Galaxy knows everything." Ackronus adds, which makes the 'slow' of mind, such as Keima to be blunt, raise a hand. "Everything? What does that mean, everything?"

 

In quick succession, multiple holo-images display around them all, of apparently all like TV like scenes from the actual battle now past, show the various participants, truly conducting their all, at the time of greatest need. As such, it takes little imagination from there, to realize... "Then all those people that voted Cousin into his Office, also know everything we did, because of that Network thingy?" Urd plies out with a shallow gasp. Skuld realizes more of better. "That Network really 'is' the cat's meow here, like back home." ...this of course, getting a quick but needless shush from Peorth and Urd, this before another strong tone trumps the rest.

 

"My Master will find this improper. I know him well." ...this eyes turn to the Training Judicator. Ishara blushes a tick as a being that not too long ago, derided Imladris, now freely defends him. And in a tone as if not one day has ever changed, since Tyr's death. The camera-orbs turn and hear. "While our exploits may well give you all hope. Our auspice is not to be put on display here, in the stead of my Master's own accomplishment. All attention should be lauded solely unto him. Our place, is to ensure the same, prior to the return to a Task, greater than even the events this Galaxy attests unto."

 

"I don't mind." ...this a teardropping sight of Troubadour. Posing with Urd, in front of some of those drone. He even adds... "Anything that makes my gorgeous Urdy look good."

 

Urd for one, teardrops back... "One: I like your flattering style. Two: STOP CALLING ME URDY, DANG IT!!"

 

That one scattered the news-orbs back, all over the place. Not that it kept them away for long. (4.3 sect-cyclons.) The last word here then, comes from an unlikely source. "Maybe, we should do this, when we have better time. I mean, we might not be here very long. Gold dude is sure determined to protect me, back home where it counts." Keiichi offers. "If we had more time, we could talk some, but not about everything. There's a limit that we should talk of things about, and all."

 

"- We know that. We just want to know our galactic heroes a bit more. Not too much, I mean even we have families that want their privacy kept. We... just wanted to be first to scoop your persons. -"

 

"A little double talk there." Suzuki accuses, this causing the camera-orbs to actually teardrop.

 

"Then meet us in person, when the time is right. But only then. At that time, we will tell all you wish. This within reason." Belldandy offers again, before a more yielding tone of normal adds. "I have many stories about my Keiichi, I'd love to tell of. If this helps him become more fulfilled."

 

"It would?" K1 blanches, but sees a joyful smile, (and maybe mischievous,) returned in full from his ring bearing goddess. A few giggles around, are led by an equally mischievous Megumi. "My Big Bro, the hottest alien in the Galaxy. I'd read about that one."

 

"Save me a copy." ...this eyes all turn unto a new arrival of regal note. The cameras 'and' the participants here, all bow their heads reflexively of note. This as Lind and Eihwa stand to right and left of Imladris, respectively. And of respect the absolute same."

 

"Dat was fast." Tamiya for one silent note, speaks. Imladris just makes it official. "I'll do it. Happy?"

 

"Eh? What's with the needing permission thing again?" Chihiro asks, rather close to Tamiya than she's officially realized yet. Such of things, become a part of Imladris's speak. "Because if not for you all here, this all wouldn't be happening. It's not permission. It's my Truth now."

 

"We'll be going on that now then." Keima inserts, Imladris trading a nod with him. The next words Immy speaks, are somewhat exasperated. "As such of my free reign, while apparently there a surprise to be waiting unto for tomorrow, at an undisclosed location." ...this last part spoken aloud to the knowing hearing of the Network minded Council. "As such, in the meantime, I thought of a proper way to amend celebration, with one of our own. One meant to solidify hearts, against all that occurred.

 

Such that in the meantime, we will be heading to a resort planet, to party... er... hardy." ...this a look over at a nodding Eihwa. Lind in fact informs. "Apparently the planet Oasis III had already been reserved, as a grand thank you for us all, as well as apology for what transpired, that wrought us here."

 

As soon as the Network allays the nanite skilled better, 24 relates... "It seems we all owe a grand thanks to the heroes here, of mention. By all means necessary. Of course I for one approve." ...this a slender hand of Sora mode, then raises. "Uh, not that I don't like parties..."

 

"We all will go. Period." Imladris asserts, a lay amount of smiles caused in result. Ishara just asserts back. "Someone decided to act all regal as a result."

 

"You all laid down your lives, for something that was not your affair. As such, as 'much' as the power of my new station bestows upon moi, I am going to make sure the horrors of the battle now past, are readily replaced by the joy of happiness, by whatever means can be conducted. All that should ever be earned, made triple so.

 

If any of you, ever have a dire dream of nightmare, after I am so done with you all, then I should be castrated for it. This I Swear an full Oath unto." Imladris imposes outright. Of course the meaning is clear enough, that Urd then jumps up and down, (bonking several camera drones and Troubadour to the floor in the process.) "SWEET! The greatest part in the galaxy! I'm am so in on this one."

 

"All you can drink too, you booze hound." ...this Imlade smirks heavily at an irking Urd, whit a hefty amount of snickering comes her way. Even Hild can't help herself, as the festive imposition is so readily clear. Keiichi just helps set it off, with. "So what are we waiting for! Let's go!"

 

"Scetu my General, if you would." ...this a Synthetic Commander react to the sudden promotion, with a jitter of it's circuits. Sceta just sparks light electricity bolts between them, in glee of... "// Excellent, my Good Bot gets an instant promotion!"

 

And 24 waves her arms blaring at sight of... "Will you two stop that!? We're in blazing public already here!!! Get a chamber already!!" ...this the tone of, lent to unwanted imaginations. This Peorth for one, quips back. "You mean they are..."

 

"Ahhh! Teleport already please!" Chihiro snaps, her imagination all too clear as well. The roundabout just come with Imladris in on the chuckling, as he then nabs one of the drone orbs in midair near him, and speaks into it, with the Teleport beam activating about them all. "If you want your stories, do as my Cousin says, and come in person. Kapische?"

 

Soon enough, they are all gone to celebrate like never before. This leaving a planet to keep on celebrating for Solar Cyclons. A huge space firework detonation tells more than enough, how much the Day, really meant to them all, of the Galaxy.

 

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"Are we really seeing this?" ...after awhile of looking at an even more fathomless sight.

 

Another world, one with effects that blew normal veins of logic away. Such was the sight of the lot, on a vacation style island, in those first few moments of... "This is so majestic." ...Belldandy's vision, along with all others, looking out at a vast ocean, at the apex of evening dusk, and kept as such by the celestial mechanics magic of the xeno-terraforming Griffional experts.

 

"Is... is dat your Galaxy dude?" Tamiya accented next, at the sight of upon that vast flowing ocean of, above it, a pinkish bluish haze of the atmosphere, the 'night' sky above it, the grand vast upon vast barred spiral of the entire Alliance Galaxy itself. The deep in dark hues of dark matter just helps strike the colors of countless sparkling stars, the light for the most part out this far, a good few thousand light years old. Every color of light imaginable flared in this fashion. The details of the seven armed galactic spirals, three of which broken off in extra 'tendril arms', with at least three major globular clusters spaced rather evenly around the galaxy, abundantly flared with all kinds of celestial phenomena.

 

The companion spiral galaxy, one only a few hundred thousand light years away now, and like Andromeda was to the Milky Way, Galaxy 2149 was even larger than the humongous 2148 was. The darker golden colored spirals of 2149, had three melding straight shot arms, filled with apparently far more ancient stars, and heavier dust, than 2148 had. The centers of both galaxies however were bright of bright, with heavy star concentrations. The two galaxies have a interaction band of stellar dust between them, creating an obvious gravitational 'bridge', of sorts. Star formation was readily present in this interacting area.

 

'Behind' and around them all, in the deep dark hues of space, was where the best surprise lay. They all stood near a rather futuristic tiki hut looking party house. (to be lay,) of decent size, (the island of white in white sand, a good few hundred meters all around them.) This they look up and around, at the sky 'past' the main galaxies, at what looked like a well filled sky of more stars. Except from this galactic perspective... "Those ain't just stars, are they hon?"

 

Imlade chuckles back to Takano. "If I remember correctly, the Archonis Supercluster is one of the more compact Superclusters, in this Universe."

 

"// Three thousand four hundred and seventy two total galaxies, make up the Supercluster." ...Sceta explains... "// Most are either globulars or compact Elipticals. A good number of far smaller spiral galaxies also exist, but more are the standard galactic fare, as our cartographer-explorers have come to notice. In the local Sector, there are three more major galactic formations within seventeen million light-cyclons, with approximately forty three smaller sized phenomenon spread in between."

 

"A lot of good exploration opportunity." Lind imparts. Eros alludes to this. "We were going to start exploring further, given the resource demands of the galaxy were growing. However then... the rest you're all aware of now." ...this 24 looks over at Imladris. "I presume you'd wish our focus of the galaxy, back unto these exploration aspects."

 

Imladris hears this, then trades a loom with a far in knowing Hild, whom just winks back. Imlade shivers, but then acquiesces to his own mind in the first honest place anyway. "One of many functions to attest unto, when the time comes. Later however. I believe here, is the mind of celebration instead, were we all not unto?"

 

Off this, Urd just smushes Lind's cheek onto Imlade's own, (both blushing of such,) on her righteous shout of. "Let's party this galaxy like they've never seen before!"

 

"Urd."

 

"Uh, yes Lind?"

 

"This cheek mushing is unauthorized."

 

-Light mischievous chuckling- "Yup, so it is."

 

Skuld just laughs when Urd is flip tossed over Lind's shoulder, as the Valkyrie throws Urd 'well' into the ocean nearby, past the glowing demarcation line of froth, between white in white sand, and teal blue-silver sea. (Even the splash water looks pretty, thrown up like that.) Peorth (and a few more,) just clap impressed. "Impressionnant. Le plus impressionnant."

 

"I think now, we can start." Ishara imparts, however Lind grunts just then, taking the risk of a motherly glare. (It's not an easy thing to endure.) "Not yet."

 

"Not yet?" Keiichi blinks. "Why not yet?"

 

Lind just slit eye glances at a pip eyed Knight-Excellency, before he then blinks in realization. The same Lind decks him with. Even Hild winces at that one. "Ouch."

 

"You said of reminder." ...Lind finishes, her right fist happily welted. Imlade's busted nose, just snorts out nasally. "Owh. Iwe shee."

 

"Now we can begin."

 

"You heard her." Eihwa accents for Lind, the rest hooping and all in kind, as Imlade lays all pasted out on the sand. At that, Frig comes over and quips. "Just so ya know, I approve of that, for using the Voice on my daughters."

 

"And mine." Hild quips, though Frig shoots back at the CEO. "And my daughters helped win the day for Nephew's victory!"

 

"And my Nephew used all the power he had!"

 

"Of one you forced onto him!"

 

"You wana see something forced!"

 

"Bring it old broad!"

 

Even Imlade scoots back from the celestial high on low, hair tearing fracas. One Keiichi quips. "Aren't we going to stop that?"

 

"How?" Frode blanches. Belldandy however just giggles. "They're fine. Just blowing off some frustrated steam. Come on Keiichi dear, I want to get you a drink." ...this Keiichi is pulled along. "O... okay." ...to the humor of the rest of the lot. The drinks, song, and fun, flow more than oft enough, in quickening note. Imlade only joins in five microcyclons later, after he wakes up from the punch.

 

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(#4) : "Where's the passage from the dragon battle!?"

 

(#2) : "Where's my lip glow-gloss!"

 

(#5) : "I can't find the silver ink! I need silver ink!!"

 

(#3) : "I gotta get my fancy gown from the Goddess Mall dry cleaners!"

 

(#6) : "I forgot to rhyme blood with something here!? Where's the angel white-out at!?!?"

 

Edda #1 just looked around, and sighed, since someone had to keep calm, and finish her part of the scroll being made. She just shakes her head. "To think we're the same being."

 

(#2 - 6) : "Who asked ya!!!"

 

"About ready? Eh? Oh dear." ...this the Eddas all loom up, from their over empowered mania, (to call is 'simply',) at the sight of General Mist. This as the General hazards a rare trip to the Eddas actual chambers in Heaven, the flowing walls of time unbound, literally swirling about, as it somehow still holds the vast chambers of standard looking bookshelves, desks, and more, of the Eddas poetic works and prophecies. The amount of disheveled material, within a chamber that the 'walls' went into an linear forever, (one not of Peorth's impart,) was of one that showed of the endless ages the Eddas had been at their ploy of granted measure. And the space of dishevelment was like peering into entire stadiums of such chaos. One with an order only the Eddas knew how to keep track of.

 

Sorta. (x6: "Who asked ya author-dope!")

 

Mist meanwhile just quips out. "If you're done messing around with the literary trash, we are all about ready to head off for the ceremony." She relays this, but then actually jitters uneasily, when the Eddas as one, suddenly look over of slow turning heads, as if of zombie face mode!!! (Tales a lot to freak out a General.)

 

Worse with... (x6) : "You mean not already being awake for the past one hundred and two hours, keeping track of everything and writing an epic poem beyond all poems, isn't enough for ya Lady!?!?"

 

Mist just teardrops out. "Well, if you want to put it so angst riddled."

 

And then #1 just snaps out in kind... "Plus you guys all tried to keep us out of the loop again!! We've had to catch up to everything, from hour thirty one on, because of all that!!!!"

 

Mist just sighs comically.. "I'm starting to see what ol pup worries about, with what you... eh!??! HEY!!! What are you doing!??!" ...this as suddenly, the manically frazzled Utility lasses, suddenly just go bonkers and attack Mist in a fit of needing a release!! Ala the six: "We're venting!!!"

 

This noise causes a few wary goddesses to see what the commotion is about, at the apex of the Tempora Conservatorium, as the noise just forces too much attention. This as Mist is actually heard, shouting for help!! At this, a random Valkyrie shoots over as Hirund and Rend were sauntering about towards Gate's Complexa, this the raven 'skunk' haired Valkyrie reaches them! The Generals two see this and return the quick chest (ample) salute of... "Great Madams! The General is actually in danger!!"

 

This the two Sisters hear the far off cries of: "Ahhh! Help me! What are you freaks doing!!? Don't time age my hair you drips! Stop it with the old lady crud! Ack! Stop that!!! NO, I'm NOT into Master Thor! What do you mean 'age before beauty'! AGGH!! Somebody help me!!!"

 

Stuff like that echoes across a teardropping heavenly populace, as Hirund just smiles warily. "And to think ol pup saved all of 'this' too."

 

Rend just then flutters a hand. "Ah, leaver her. Three Sisters is as good as Four."

 

"I HEARD THAT!!! I'll be out of this mess before you...HEY! Watch the hair dang it!!! I spent ages on it!!"

 

Two Generals just sidelong eye each other, as a Valkyrie near them teardrops. (And then gets asked by Hirund... "Why the skunk hair? That's a strange hairstyle you know.

 

Random Valk: "It was a lab accident because of my sister! Lay off!! Er... ma'am!"

 

Hirund just laughs.)

 

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"She'll end you... er... bub!"

 

"Nice one! But my Urdy is going to mop the basket with her!"

 

"That's mop the floor. Dope."

 

"Ah..." Troubadour just chuckles, as Sentaro then shouts back out. "Bet Skuld could mop the floor, with something cool she builds!"

 

"Nice one!" Urd just shouts back, but then snaps. "But she'd be just cheating on her powers again, just like always."

 

"You want cheating you drug addict!" Skuld shouts back, as the fracas just makes Ichigo lower her sunglasses, as she quips. "You know, yelling is a bad habit."

 

Sentaro just looks back, chuckling and holding his head nervously. "Ah, sorry mom. But it's fun."

 

"Here here." Fusuchi chants, holding a glowing glass of a local fruit concoction that tickled her mind. (Not just a fancy, or anything dangerous, to be sure.) The whole lot, were on three separated islands, the shouting due to being about being fifty or so yards apart from each other. All three islands were about fifty yards in radii each, with a fun futuristic resort, floating recliner beach chairs of full in full pearl, with velvet 'beach colored' padding. Comfort was at an apex here. As were various swim suits of goddess 'attire' empowerment, for the lot. (One nice snap of Frig's fingers, did the trick.)

 

The sound of soft cooing seabirds of a somewhat angelic look, (looked like angel birds, of a seagull like variety, such Skuld yanked Sentaro by the neck at one point, to show.) The sight of a blue sun, shone it's soft light across the beach going lot, set on their own little islands, the shouting more a byproduct of playfulness, as they could hear each other rather easily, via 'very' integrated comm units, in the very beach apparatuses, of every kind. (The replicator generating grill already had burgers grilling away, being tended to by holographic chefs. Ala of Ichigo's fare of back home daily.)

 

Better her, as Skuld and Urd had their own islands, and were about to set off a game of Castle (of sorts,) and dragged Sentaro into it off of Fusuchi's chiding, and such Urd forced Troubadour into it. (Sorta.) And hence the sight of colored bomb-bulbs of anything hardly of a lethal nature, were held. This as the jabbering back and forth, were of the boyfriend variety.

 

Fusuchi just jabbed again, (wanting to see some fireworks, not knowing better, but oh well...) "So, can mecha freak beat out a love crooner..." ...both blaring looks over at... "...while their poor boyfriends..." ...and two more dryly glower over... "...just stand helplessly and watch?"

 

"This from a girl that got dumped just last month. Again." ...this a sister GLOWERS a look back in return. Urd just snickers. "Good one back Sentaro baby."

 

Skuld of course suddenly overreacts and throws her ammo at Urd suddenly! "Who are you calling a baby! That's my job!!"

 

This just sets off a free for all that is seen from many horizons, from well over hand a planet each, (by gaudy colors and all,) that Ichigo just avoids being plastered for. (But laughs when Fusuchi gets clobbered by a bright flash paint ball of colored like Krayola light. Course the chef with the food never got hit for a reason. Never bite the hand that feeds.)

 

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-A thousand kilometers away.

 

At least nine hundred from the closest island.-

 

"So all this planet is, is a bunch of islands?"

 

"Yes Keiichi my dear. Apparently the Griffionals love their terraforming so much, they prefer that, as actual relaxation, as much as anything. Even almost erotic to them, I guess. Some planets are known to be gifts between Griffionals that are in love."

 

"I guess that's why big bird went to that underwater building to keep an eye on this place, while we're goofing off." ...this as Keiichi is helped with a nice cool drink, without asking for it. As ever. This as they both sit, alone, on a rather glistening beach, with the waters here, as blue as Keiichi never thought he'd see an ocean become. The fact the first thing he mentioned, of relation to seeing the water, as like the color of Belldandy's eyes, still swims in the goddess's melon, even now.

 

And such is overwhelming her nominal purity senses, as they both sit, swimsuit and all, alone and all, as the beauty of the galactic night sky, pals a light almost moonlight in comparison, to what was back on ol Earth. The romance wasn't remiss here. Which Keiichi suspected as the point here. They both just didn't know just how far away from the others, they all were. The fact Skuld and Urd's 'party' was so close to each other, wasn't an accident either.

 

Keiichi just looked up and remarked of ever continuing amazement. "I can't believe this whole world, was made for nothing more, than to goof around on. Isn't it a little... selfish?"

 

Belldandy of ever the calm note in kind... "I am understood, that over five thousand various worlds of all kinds, cater to every kind of adventuring want, that the civilized galaxy decides upon. This doesn't include that most inhabited worlds have all sorts of resorts and an industry that thrives on such, apart from the pure resort worlds. Even a few entire Systems, and more than one Nebulae, is such too.

 

At least they kept from using the Galactic Singularity, as one, as I heard from Ackronus, was of an attempt one time, recently."

 

"Ew." Kei just pip eyes in hearing. He just switches on subject of... "But, this world was made for just us? Or... ah, just... ah..."

 

"It's apparently one type of resort world, that the Council made for themselves. If... you can look past the irresponsibility bit of it. It actually is a wonderful place to relax, and also... obviously... look on perspective. And despite all such, there's ten times as many worlds that are used for every other endeavor, with many more sights to see." ...this they both reflexively look at the galactic panorama about them. Keiichi just sighs. "The sky back home, is going to look so plain after this."

 

A light touch of Belldandy's hand, on his shoulder, made him blush over at, "But... we have that sky to share together, yes dear?"

 

Keiichi nods, his ancient Keima complex (or whatever the sorta anti-womanizer thing was. Still strange and all,) very much lacking here. In fact, Keiichi looks over and finds the eyes, confidently appealing to him.

 

The drink in his hands, didn't remain for long. Realization of being alone, meant of the obvious. The kisses drew more passionate. They only stop when normal concerns of the 'next step', then claw into Keiichi's reason of heart. One that revolves around... "I... I won't be really... hurting anything... if... we..."

 

Belldandy realizes, far more now than ever. She just explains in such a soft tone, Kei has no escape from it.

 

"It's normally expected that at times, a Wish might be used for... 'such' purposes. Such as... sex. As such, our biology is one of equal merit, for such... times."

 

And a male throat dries up more...

 

"Plus... this time... I want this. After... after what happened, that we faced death in the eye together, and to think only 'that' aspect of knowledge, is the only type we are meant to endure?" ...this as the Lind (and probably Eihwa,) tones ply in, but only where Belldandy's full desire, of taught better, plies of much better. She holds fast to Keiichi's hands, as she openly professes her full desire. "I... I don't care for what else now. I'm even realizing what I want next.

 

I want to share a full life with you. To have a family full of your children for us both to fully enjoy. I want to grow truly old with you, and then for you to be young with me forever. I know what I want now, and I'll never let anyone try to take it all away again."

 

"Belldandy." Keiichi just manages out, before in classic Bell fashion, she just outright flings herself onto him, screaming... "Take me now my love!!" ... "Whaaaggh!"

 

And so on... (with Holy Bell helping at more than one point.)

 

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Frig and Hild, such dangerous swimsuits they chose. (And how close they kept to each other. Something about that suddenly...)

 

Frig just snickers, to whit Hild soon realizes more than enough too.

 

"Always wanted a grandchild?" ...Hild dryly puts, though it sounded sultry the same. Frig just eyes over, tipping her sunglasses down, as such. "Always."

 

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Megumi and Keiba, not so ready for that step. They spent a lot of the time, just sitting upon the sand, looking out at the sunset of galactic scenery to them, with Meg nestled deeply into Keiba's strong arms, her before him to wrap fully around. It was all they wanted to do. A loving healing of the soul, only two palpitating hearts, could comply as.

 

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Elders of age amongst them, of couples note, weren't so meek with their release of feelings, upon each other. Where not already in too close of company in proximity. (Ala Urd and Skuld, as such.) Such is better left... anywho...

 

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"Yus really means dat? For... ah... reals?"

 

Chihiro looked up, a bit too realizing of her feelings anymore, for a lug that exasperated her, as much as anyone. (Course for Chihiro, being exasperated as a daily thing anyway. Her emotions were on part with the rest of the celestial crowd, she hadn't fully realized there yet.)

 

Chihiro just looked up, the memory of the two rings, dancing in her head, as now, only one of them mattered. She could almost feel the glow of love from the one, that she still kept in her shirt drawer, back in her loft. Even all these light-years away.

 

"Yes. I love you. I have to say that, because... you did so much for me, during all of this."

 

Tamiya just reacted, by being a babbling bubba, such Chihiro one quarter groaned, and three quarters giggled at. More lightly of the latter quarter, than she intended. Tamiya just babbles back... "Is... just dids it all, to help protect uz all. All of it, don't matta, if we don'ts gets to goes home, from it all. I means... I wants ya back to doins what yous always dos best. Dats all."

 

Chihiro blinks. "That may be some of the most eloquent stuff, I've ever heard you babble before. I mean..."

 

Course then, Tamiya just bunches up the thin matte of hair on his bulky head, in enough of a way to make Chihiro uneasy some. (But not enough.) She then reasserts. "I love you. But I need to learn how to really do all that. I'm... I'm not Bell and Keiichi here. I'm just..."

 

"A grease monkey, dat once helped us bes the best wes could bes?"

 

Chihiro just blushes at that. She wasn't sure if she was having a Lolita complex, because of events of recent note, but that of everything else, the thought of dying alone, scared the crap out of her. Even terrified her to no end. As such, she suddenly surprised Tamiya with a glomming hug, she saw Belldandy give Keiichi so many times.

 

And she felt good for it. Tamiya just froze and gacked of the usual male insecurity syndromes, before Chihiro openly informs. "And you kept the club running, even after I left. Damn you guys were always there for me. For the club...

 

...for... me..." ...she looks up, and sees those goofy eyes. It's all they do for a long time, before they just scarf away some food in realized hunger mutual. Some things, for some people, took other approaches, such was all that was fine here.

 

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"Oh aye, I like love..." ...this Frode quips, off of hearing some rather heavy breathing to his right of chest.

 

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Synthetic versions, were kept in mere company, back on the main island beach, where they all arrived. This Eros and Sigrun were spending time, as one tried to comfort another. Such wasn't quite working. Eros was feeling helpless from it, at the present.

 

The hollow eyes of a Norn, that kept looking to him, for answers, made it worse.

 

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Don't dare bother to ask where Mara and Satorna are at, right now. Yeow...

 

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"What are we supposed to do?" Sora ekes out, on their own wittle island. Suzuki was too nervous to try anything just yet. They both just huddled near each other blankly. But nothing such else.

 

They needed more time. :)

 

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"Didn't we simply come here to relax?"

 

"Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm, très." Peorth just croons, cuddling into Talos's chest. However they were along the Megumi/Keiba path of comfort, than the one K1 and Bell were getting on with. For her... "The chest of a hero feels beau." ...such is the blush Talos professes.

 

They sit there, their perspective of a sunrise, from a the local star, such the light palls across the galactic sky, but does not occlude it. The atmosphere 'just' thin enough to allow the sight to be essentially everlasting. Even past full day break.

 

"I guess this is what big guy had in mind." Talos quips, Peorth giggling from it. The Forever lass nodding into Talos's chest. "He recognizes what love means to us all. I think I understand more now, why he had us all separate. What after that little display Secur imposed on us when we arrived."

 

Talos remembered it well...

 

----

 

"Look at the eyes, into those deep eyes, of the one you love."

 

Peorth blinked over at Eihwa. "What are you..."

 

"JUST LOOK ALREADY, SAY I!!" ...such Peorth rolls her eyes, and looks into Talos's eyes. The same being done for every couple of any mode or make, upon the 'main' isle, of this resort world. Such off of her intent of continuance, of ever melding her two loves together, as well as to append to worries of the heart.

 

As such Eihwa notes of two warrior sets of eyes, lost into each other. Eihwa didn't need to say more, after she started it. The next words came from the eternal hero of the cyclon hour.

 

"It is for you, that I did this all for. The eyes I look into, are mine alone to protect."

 

A General nodded, and amended of her own code heart. "All the horrors, all have their reward, for the eyes I look into now."

"All the events now past, are nothing compared to what is important, to my eyes now."

 

That next set of words, Belldandy hears, as Keiichi readily got what was going on here. All the ears are alluded to the eyes, that look into each set of love present. (Which for Sigel, was a bit strange to her. For obvious reasons.) Belldandy amends for her own words. "My future is in the set of eyes, that are living before me now. The more we live in them, the happier my own will be."

 

"But only, if ya eyes are just as happy, as mine." Takano takes a page into as well. This Keima just grunts a nodding approval. (And gets a pop in the arm for it. "Ya can only grunt for moi, after that!?" )

 

A few chuckles plied, as the last words, solidify what should be concentrated on. "Now, we step through these loving eyes, and look past what is now past. We, have earned the love in these eyes now. This without fail. This from this day onward."

 

"Aye, Nin Hir Aran." Lind smirks, A few goddess laden giggles at a sigh-blushing kingy-knight. Such then leads unto. "And now we should arrange alone time for you all."

 

Belldandy, unto... "Mother?" ...whit one well endowed flick of a finger later...

 

----

 

Talos just nuzzled into Peorth some more. Just the way he knew the goddess liked it. The cuddling didn't stay innocent for long however.

 

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"Chacun seems to be enjoying themselves."

 

Lind chides at Eihwa in kind. "You should not peer into the others privacy." ...this as the three look out amongst their own private island, at their own grand view of things. (Trying to eye away from the Urd/Skuld scenery upon the southern horizon.) The swimsuits are of another sight, the knight-king-god-something of note, was trying to avoid. (Not that Eihwa's deliberate position, and Lind's possessive position were helping.)

 

Eihwa however reacts to this. "Oh, I suppose not." ...and then shoves herself on top of Lind! Imlade sees this to a gawd awful blush. Lind's is worse, as Eihwa just crooning. "With seemingly tutti giving into their passions, should I not do the same too?"

 

Lind balks all flattened into the sand and all. (Using imagination is a hazard here.) "That's not what I... muuphh!?!?"

 

That kiss wasn't meek. Lind only manages to eventually break from it, after only an overreach of her emotions helping! "E... Eihwa!? This isn't..."

 

"My Truth, remember?" Eihwa says, a caresses Lind's lips of her white tipped finger. One Lind tries to bat away, but Eihwa ends up just caressing further of finger anyway. (Cute. Weird. Somewhere in between. Take your pick.)

 

They both then notice their third, jittering far away from them both, within the futuristic tiki hut structure, under a hovering table. (One trying to do its job, not that Imlade's yanking at it, like trying to cover up with a blanket, or rock, or such, tain't helping it any.)

 

Lind just blanches. "And why aren't you saving me already?"

 

"You two look fine. I'll be over here cowering."

 

Eihwa just rolls her eyes and simply raises her hand. This before she notes Lind raises a faster hand, one that telekinetically shoots him right at them. One Eihwa blanches at seeing... "That's too fast... ACK!!"

 

"Mommy!!" ...ala Immy, as the three end up in a jumbled pile of limbs and such, all a bit too lime in fiction content, for wee little readers. Such partially into the quite warm ocean waters, at that, such that Imlade just ignores in favor of... "I said I was gonna cower already!!!"

 

E: "Well I didn't yank you over here amante!"

 

L: "You know what goddess emotions can be like when excited!!"

 

E: "Ohhh!? Someone wants some more?"

 

L: "Knock it off goddess!!!"

 

Imlade just moans, then swears he can hear some 'high' goddess laughter, in the water. Of such he then notes of side taste. "Eh? Rather fresh water. Even sweet." This he finger dab tastes the water some more, before realizing the escape value in it.

 

TIGHT claws of four just easily stop this in progress attempt, with apparently little effort needed. "Nice try Belove." ... "Si, you're still impotent to be fair."

 

"Aww come on!!!" Imlade yelps, his feet actually making the ocean water below him boil, from moving his legs that fast! It just ends with a easy of light toss to his backside, where he sees 'up' the... uh... well. "I thought we were just going to... MMUURHHPP!!?!"

 

Eihwa sees that her kiss, really did over stimulate Lind, as such the intent that led to Lind's passionate version of her love, unto such she quickly gasps out on breaking contact with Imlade's lips. "Dear goddess, I feel such lust for you."

 

"W... w... w... what!?"

 

Lind just stares deeply into his rather plain eyes. (If one looks past the Incarnum glow within, more and more anymore.) Eihwa just blushes as a Valkyrie professes... "If there's one thing a Valkyrie lusts for, it's battle. But you then top all that, with the largest battle ever, on top of your incredibly empowered nature, and all your determination.

 

And then you get installed as a Regent. And Excellency, above all other things!" ...this Imlade sees a strange giddiness in Lind's eyes, smile, and more, before he feels only icy bliss on his lips again. Of such a time enough to risk the breath in his lungs, and enough for Eihwa to take mental notes of.

 

The scene suddenly stops, when a Fold flare catches their attentions, of light and gravity alike, such that the three look up and see... "Is that one of your Alleanza vascello?"

 

"Hmm..." Imlade sees with enhanced eye, from those same plain ones. "...I think the reporters came after all."

 

"- We'll handle them. -" ...a friendly voice chants out from over of the tiki hut. Thus..." Was that 24's decorato voice?"

 

"I'll last long enough."

 

Imladris blinks as Lind then rises up off of him, and stands before him, in the shallow waters pure, as he repositions himself to his knees before her. She then informs rather directly. "We hold no ill of what happened during this adventure. I for one, have nothing but pride to take from it all."

 

"Eh? More professing?"

 

Nice chibi-Lind bonk to an chibi-Immy-brain.

 

"Ahem. Now, I am sure that we understand each other, enough to realize where my place is, along your side, forever and always as." Imladris blinks, and stands. "You mean as my great love, one I took too long to claim as my own?"

 

Eihwa giggles at the blush Lind espouses. The Valkyrie General then coughs, and amends to that. "Not only that. But also of something much more unique. Something I for one, do not profess this of so easily."

 

At this, Eihwa is even surprised, at seeing Lind chant a familiar quickening spell: "Cloak me in illusion, of one whom I love." ...one that causes a familiar, if slender form fitting of armor sight, that makes a knightly heart go aflutter. "But... b... but that's my armor and... your Hero's Ball gown in there too? Wha..?"

 

"I know."

 

"Hmmhumm." Eihwa then tones, fingering her own chin, this Lind looks over dryly at, as Eihwa espouses. "So this is the answer to all of Frigurina's riddles. The ones of mention when eyes do not see words exchanged."

 

"Eh? Really?" Imlade blinks, as Lind professes her Confession. "I am your eternal Mirror, and through the Windows of my soul and heart, my love and devotion, I place my Trust into your heart, of forever. This so I can keep strengthening all such, as it strengthens my own. Each of every passing day. Or each and every soft night. This I love you for, and Cannot stand to live without you of. This at the breaking of my heart, I profess this. This, that is my true Mission now."

 

The Confession comes with it, something rather unique, as Imladris gasps at... "Wait, your forehead Sigil, it... but you have to be conducting a Wish to... WHOA!!" ...as he ends up on hind quarters, as Lind floats suddenly, above the water, and conducts a formal Program uplink, as if she just took Imladris's own Wish, herself! The effects are all the same, as of Keiichi's own memory of Belldandy doing likewise!

 

So audacious is this, that goddess souls around the resort world, and those in Heaven itself, are stunned.

 

Not that any are surprised. Not that Lind cared for anything else at that moment, than her uplink code to update her Permanent File, in the Core Archives of Heaven. A thing Almighty quickly approved of, since it pertained to the Mandate anyway. Plus he was busy 1/1,000,000,000-wise elsewhere, of familiar burg note, at that moment.

 

By the end of the matter, one witnessed from orbit and all, the glowing ice blue hue of halo, just comes with it, an opened eye of icy permanence. One of only one thing she looks at, in so doing. Lind of course then hears... "So regale of you to so do. But you look so plain compared to him now." ...this Eihwa notes, Lind's armored Ballroom gown dress garb. The imagination puts the details just perfectly, where reality here just sees a goddess before Imladris, for him to fully enjoy.

 

One of he, in a mere swim trunk, of VK-Act VIII note and style. (Still cut chiseled, but quite plain in comparison here, in the now. Such Immy already noted mentally.) One that then notes. "Nay nay nay, there's a minor lacking here." ...this he actually perils himself by standing, and actively changing the cape color from gold, to Valkyrie white and blue trip, the 'blue', full in full sapphire lining, (the white as white a color one could ever see of pure,) and adding some jewelry bits, not realizing he's still godly empowered some, to a point the few 'dabs' make Lind looks a bit different, than what Imladris himself is used to.

 

Eihwa giggles in judging approval, as Lind looks herself over, the weapon in hand her more nominal Diamond Axe, rather than of Morphemic blade. She looks up and cocks a wary eye, as Imlade professes in return. "No mirror should be 'that' exact. What I see should out do me by more than far."

 

"Oh?"

 

Imlade blinks, as Lind then grinds out through her white of diamond like teeth. "Whom said you could conduct of me, like a dress up doll as such!?!?"

 

Imlade suddenly realizes where the 'peril' part lies, and stumbles back. "But I just... ACK!!!"

 

Eihwa just giggles so readily, as Lind just slobber knocks the tar out of her boyfriend. She in the middle of... "And what about the question you're supposed to ask!"

 

...as he's in a triple full nelson wedgie attack. "What question!?!? YEOW!!"

 

"You know what question!!" ...into a half gainer turnpike body smash!!

 

"OUCH!! You mean 'that'... dear goddess... OWW!!" ...off a spine blaster move, nice and wicked.

 

The razzing continues well unto past the time, even Hild shows up, and snips annoyed. "You know, you can hear his whines from half across the planet. It's rather pitiful really." Eihwa just sighs. "Si, and I do not have the proper encoding of training, to join in." ...this Hild eyes over, as Lind keeps tarring the heck out of Imlade. "There's always a place in the Horde."

 

"Assolutamente no." Eihwa dryly retorts back with. This before a rather sick sounding thud, sees Lind straddling Imlade across the chest. His blush (and third degree cut to bone lacerations,) just ply up the sight given, as Lind just imparts. "Where's my question?"

 

Imladris, knowing enough by now, just offers... "Not here. Home is where I planned for such. This I swear by honor."

 

Lind smirks. "Such is why my own plans are still withheld of. Ones I feel First Class Belldandy unto Lord Kei, already in conduction."

 

Imladris blushes worse of worse. "I don't think I needed to hear..."

 

"You cannot escape me. Not here..." ...to his rasping breath, her tightening hips not helping. "...or ever. Not by Voluspa, or any other. You're my prize. My Belove. Mine."

 

Imladris just breathes empty on shallow. How many confessions, can one dumb bloke take!?

 

He just gulps in kind. "Noted."

 

"I will have your children."

 

"Err..."

 

"You only now need ask, to seal your fate."

 

A few pip eyed blinks of shallow breath. "Oookay." ...he ekes out. It just starts up another 'dust up', as Hild just shakes her head. "She sure can sink her claws in."

 

"And to think my baciarsi, started all this." Eihwa giggles. Hild looks over and considers the goddess insane, (as of any other not named Urd,) as the duo just watch the pasting continue, until well after the camera bots arrive. (The galactic viewership soon begins to complain of citizen rights abuses, upset stomachs, and fainting spells.)

 

It all lasts another six cyclon hours.

 

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The most glorious of gentile things, of the day of solar passing, was that it was not the copulation that was of primary note here, of no matter how many times done. Rather, it was of the fact that they all of couples note, had ample time together, to walk the sands, of softest feel.

 

And that many an arm wrapped of honest comfort. Of desire for companionship. Of love that felt as everlasting, as it could ever be. Such was the primary first step, of healing, of an Excellency's plan. One that didn't need too many toys to conduct. (Other than what the psychedelic color-glow on the horizon at times, attested of Urd and Skuld in such kind.)

 

Course the next, came the following day, after they board the Illistrum.

 

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"Gee, don't look so happy dope." ...this Skuld just eyes Keiichi of, as his facade is too... er... happy, to not hide of poker face. (Not that he ever played poker.) Belldandy meanwhile just gets a good hug from Urd, the elder goddess-hybrid spouting. "Bout time babe."

 

"Oh Urd, it was so..."

 

"AHHH!!" ...a Takano-esc voice strikes up, manic hands with. "We still got youngins here. That stuff be for private times only!"

 

Belldandy blinks and wonders of fingered mouth. "Really? Why so?"

 

Some half baked excuse comes out from too many sources, that it's then thankful for Keiichi to hear. "Man that session really hurt." ...as a busted ol cow sounding knight, shuffles by. This with a happy as a peach Lind in tow, the two back in normal armor and slimsuit fashions each. (For the time being anyway.) Eihwa just shuffles by the cloistered lot, with a meandering... "I wish I could have helped too." ...this everyone back in nominal Alliance textile, for the present.

 

Peorth across the bridge deck, just chides. "Crétin fini."

 

Eihwa in quick kind. "Donna stupida!!" ...this the two nominal eye bolts of goddess death, makes Talos shout out whimpily. "Ladies, we're still in a metal bucket in a spatial vacuum!" ...this he gets hit in the head by... "Oh just clam it, bouc émissaire!" ...a loving hand. (Ouchie.)

 

Imlade manages to sit in his seat, with his own busted version, as he hears. "// It is almost time for the aforementioned Ceremony. Shall I begin Fold protocols?" ...this Imlade moans of busted cow back with. "Aye... let us begin this riotous affair. Ow! Watch the seat love." ...this Lind playfully bonks Imlade on the melon, as she takes 'his' seat, for her own. "You watch it."

 

More giggles ply out, as Scetu commands... "// Prepare to Fold to Sector 1223.0167-S. This ready acknowledgements resound from all around. Fusuchi meanwhile keeps plying for what is still sci-fi fantasy to her, to Ackronus... "How long did it take to make this planet were going to?" ...this Ackronus returns of normalcy to him. "Fifteen Solar Overcyclons, for the entirety of the system itself. Most worlds only take a few Overcyclons to format and stabilize, off of acceleration of natural functions, that we have learned to harness and control of artistic proper.

 

It is truly no less, than of many of the archaic methods of your own underdeveloped world. All artificial functions, are an emulation of the natural, in the final mode of most things expedite."

 

"Most, but not all." Frigurina inputs, the Griffional Lord simply nodding acknowledgement back.

 

"You all make it sound too easy." Chihiro chides out, one of a mindful race that hadn't entered humanity's potential, as of yet. As such Ackronus simply replies, the confident of deep avian tone, chilling the young mortal, in a good way. "It is no different, than of any of your works, that you begin in nascent ability, and grow from there, to learn of further expertise. As I live as a being of the ages, my knowledge, no less so of my kin, has become quite extensive. The results are the product of all my kith and kin, and their combined knowledge and love. It takes such, to conduct such mighty works upon the face of the universal fabric."

 

Chihiro understands more than enough. The soliloquy catching more than a few ear lobes, no less than put in more for comedy's sake. "Aye boss, just think, your status as a hero means you could ply your trade in this galaxy, since antique technology is an ever fad in this galaxy. With a few modifications towards fusion power tech, verses fossil engines, you could make a galactic killing in no time. And I mean a galactic sized killing."

 

"Ohhhhhhhhhhh!" Chihiro, with those greed-lust filled, star cooing eyes, just made everyone else step back one. (And only one. What with limited space and... anywho...) Keiichi just reacts off of this with... "Down, boss. Down."

 

Lind just about throttles him at the caped collar. "And what was all that about?"

 

"Options for the unforeseen future?" Imlade blink-smirks out. Keima just huffs out annoyed. "Know that stuff well." ...this Takano giggles. "Helps pay the bills, and a lot more." ...said quipping Takano hip bumps Keima to a usual blush.

 

"We could help begin commerce, where ever you citizens would like to..." 24 helps out in tone, before a few Terran alien hands yak up in sudden belay of this thought. "Maybe down the road, or just not yet!" Megumi as much as any, just balk at. 24 just finds primitive amusement in it. "Maybe someday."

 

"// Fold drive core energized. Dimensional Shields at optimum." ...Sceta reports... "// Coordinates for the Throne System acknowledged."

 

"The what!?" Imlade balks, his attempt to stands just pinned down with 'ooffing' force in seat. Sceta just remarks back. "// Yes. It is what we called your new Galactic Capital System. Did we err?"

 

"Did you have to make it obvious!?" Imlade blanches back, as the Fold core engages, the sounds of the Fold jump commencing. "Drive engaged." 24 announces. Sora just gulps out. "So it's a planet, I... er... don't see what the fuss is."

 

"Compared to just being to another world?"

 

Sora flutters her hand defensively at Suzuki. "Oh shut up bud." This as the nominal Fold jump conducts, the end result results in a sight that begins a rather long day, one conducted of many Overcyclons in the making. Such a sight, Lind is comically dropped from her seat from readily by a shocked recipient that is seeing. "What... what is all this?"

 

24 just eyes of a snicker. "What, isn't it obvious?" ...of whit, Imlade was too captivated to crack back to.

 

----

 

A world of deep blue oceans, a golden hue landscape of continents, three of which held great emerald forests, mountain chains of deep gold and grey, white capped in heavenly crowns, deserts of solar reflective copper, oceanic white caps sharply seeable from space. Even a spewing volcanic chain that butted right next to a seeable, sizable Climatizer complex, along the southern hemisphere, fat to the east of a very large continent The clouds that swirled out from it, flashed of Incarnum like blue lightning, that spread out in rather regulated patterns, before becoming more natural looking in nature. The direct look unto the planetscape was clean and clear enough of nominal lacking of any ozone interference, the golden hue in the atmosphere, more of a refractive vein of solar light, one from a yellow type star of afar inSystem, the hue however amber enough on edge view, towards the terminator of the planet, meshing towards the night side, where three distinct ring-flare shape cities of diamond like light, flared readily, where clouds were thin and parted enough. One other city of note, is see on the direct day side the Illistrum faces towards, as apparently sunlight, flares off a cityscape of logical-ring flare shape structuring. Such saved for later, in favor of the sight of the Saturn-esc ringscape that surrounds the planet, of outer to inner coloration of blue, white and golden amber. The starlight makes the rings sparkle on ready touch of said light.

 

Three lunars, all terran atmospheric and all, orbit in ready view as well, the closes with one nice and large cityscape already upon it. It's own light of light blue ocean in patchy places, looked more than alive as well. The other two showed up on scanners as one forest world, and one desert world, one rather white of sand from immediate looks. The forest world, nevermind the primary world, was bristling of Hikari energy, on mere hint of a notice of it.

 

The stars here flared in competition, with the scene of vast formations of starships, warships, commerceships, and far far more, amongst some rather various sized star platforms and further myriads of star assets. All of whom were in various formations of celebration and revelry. The fleets of military ships, readily noted on the Network as vessels from the battle, were already in the middle of a second Solar cyclon of parade celebrations, streaming in a rather long line of broad formation, as not unlike a terran victory parade from World War II of note. And the numbers of ships were not a meek number, as they stretched all the way from the outer System Kuiper Belt region, through three of the six worlds of the Throne System, as large gatherings of civilian ships from all over the galaxy, hovered around them not like the vast throngs gathering for this victory parade. The sights of streamers however were replaced by seemingly endless numbers of vessel projected space fireworks. All kinds, colors, and imaginative formats, that played out amongst the vast sight of a celebration that represented the same still occurring, galaxy wide.

 

And the sizes of ships were just as varied as back at the great battle. Some multiple kilometers long and wide, of the various galactic civilizations, all of the same mindset, this on the arrival of...

 

----

 

-The Excellency has arrived. The Excellency 'has' arrived!-

 

...more than one News-orb reports.

 

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"Oh dear lord, YOU COUNCIL TWITS!!"

 

"Aye, see this coming, did you not?" Lind half-chides, the other half amazed at a sight never expected in a lifetime. Of any form. Imladris just blanches back, more generally than anything else. "So this is what they all meant, by a surprise. This isn't coincidence, this has been planned for, truly for years!"

 

24 just wackily arm waves back, yelling just as manically! "We already told ya why!!"

 

"But all of this!? This is all too far!!" ...arm waving back!

 

"Actually this is a proper amount of respect."

Imladris just grinds back at Frode. "Where the heck is all the objection to all of this? At some point, one of you is going to be fed up with all of this!!" ...this his humility-drive, on overdrive right now. Frode just responds in a calm pose, arms behind his back. He just simply puts to the mind blanking hazard of the listening recipient. "If you think this is of a dreadful vein, the celebrations for Master Tyr, of a day of coronation so long past, was a vein that mortals here, cannot comprehend. This version, I admit, is a proper representation of a fallacy in comparison. In the end, this is only in the end, a king's celebration.

 

I dare wonder, what it will be, when your return of Date, finally comes, back unto Heaven's Council."

 

Ishara just quips over, cocked head sidelong. "And 'now' you are remembering such ancient details of memory?" This of such, Frode coughs and looks away from uneasily.

 

Lind meanwhile smirks, then looks back, and IRKS at the sight of a sight of obsidian like stone, such is the frozen nature of humility, at its gawd awful apex. She just calmly then... "Snap out of it already!!!" ...rips his head off. (Or just actually hits him back to normalcy.)

 

Hild for one, just snickers... "This is fun, seeing his mortification upon his installation." ...such Frig shakes her head at. "If that is how you look at this. I see his honoring, by a grateful populace." ...this Belldandy offers to help Imlade find hope of humility from. "This should be noted my dear Cousin, as an event that will be only too short in time frame, compared to the days and years to come. You should be enjoying all of this, before it all becomes only a memory."

 

"This is still small, in the end." ...this eyes see Lind smirk over at a cock eyed Imlade. This she amends with a light coy tone. "I expect our wedding one day, to exceed even Tyr's installation ceremony."

 

Frode actually raises a finger to... "Actually, that may be..." ...and gets stared at, by not just Lind, but Ishara in reaction. Frode just sighs. "Fine, be that as it will may."

 

"Oh I wana go home now."

 

"Not happening Sire." 24 smirk-quips, as behind, the view of space passes by and between, the parting formation of military vessels, that are merging with the approach of the Illistrum. (In fact the core elements of the Twelfth Fleet. Not a mere circumstance.) The cy-form just taps at her holo-consoles, and reports. "The entire Council leadership has already arrived..

 

...eh? And some VIP guests? Who are..." ...this a few eyes then also look. A Network ping then causes Ishara to seriously giggle. More than a few goddesses do, that recognize better. "Oh dear, it seems some of that celebration pumky mentioned, followed you to the one here and now." ...this Frode blenches in poison like reaction. "(What did you say?)"

 

"Pumky?" Keiichi pip eyes, though this is lost in Imlade realizing, and shouting. "I need an escape pod!! AHHH... Ack!!" ...as three steps into a running humility overdrive, Lind just nabs his cape at the back collar, so simply.

 

"He's cute like this." Lind smiles openly, as she also teardrops a bit. Eihwa just shrugs. "Mi colpisce come divertente." ...with a snicker. Imlade just balks back with Bianco hair flying. "Funny!?"

 

"Si."

 

"Ugh."

 

"- Welcome to the Throne System, our Excellency. -" ...the overcomm then snaps out with, of pride in abundance. Keiichi just comments out on this. "I guess now we know why all the Excellency stuff, we kept hearing from the start."

 

"Yes, it's..." Belldandy says at first, then longingly finishes at the entering orbital sight of the planet below, entering phase of morning, apparently in retrograde orbital direction, for a western sunrise, of one noted iota to her clear vision. This the light of the star, actually fathomed with light that is of the galactic core, set 'behind' the star, in the exceedingly long distance beyond. Her tone equals these realizations... "...amazing."

 

Keiichi looks, and finds equal reason why, for just the mere looking of plain reasons. "Yeah. Gold dude is having a great day, huh."

 

"Oh man." Imlade just gulps. "At least tell me the ceremony itself, will be private." ...he looks back at, and only sees 24 just give a 'you gotta be kidding' look back.

 

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-The Laurina Ost En Menel Nor Alata Anor-Galad, at the high breaking of morning day.-

 

"Such an corpulent name for a city." ...said parched dryly.

 

Hild and Mara agreed with Satorna, watching from the back and afar, away from all the others. This the sight well endowed by all of the endless rest of an attending galactic populace, that arrived by whim, and by orderly first chance begotten. All vessels and citizen souls present, orderly counted by local population census, to the honor of the knowing Network attached. It was the first of civilized of things, that was noticed, of a crowd that looked all like that of a presidential of palpitate installation ceremony, of historic note. None here, were untrustworthy, were dishonest, and simply by sheer luck, or of honest choice by those that knew where to give the lucky chance unto, all were here by the drives, upon the grounds of a truly galactic holy city. Such a thing, willingly as such, by a populace that wanted this guidance above all else, at this very moment in time.

 

A galaxy that came to celebrate the installation of their very hero. Hild just sighed and really did try to enjoy an event she had a dark hand in shaping. Of course, the events that she witnessed, were ones that nearly did Her in, as much as all else in the Existence. She groaned at this vocally. "We find our need to attend this gathering, beyond our senses. If not for the fact those senses were nearly expunged, along with us of on Below, then We would not be disgusted by what we see now, as much as enjoy in witnessing."

 

Satorna just spits back, in platinum blond hair sidelong of long. "Entschuldigen Sie bitte, but did the runt not nearly blow all of that, and was only saved because some of the populace conducted an affair of the most unmoglich?"

 

Hild smirks. "Impossible yes, but it did happen. All such things, 'do' end up meshing together, in ever unexpected ways.

 

Whatever, this all be 'his' day, before we require of him, one that may break even 'Our' heart."

 

Mara blinks as much as Satorna. "Wha?"

 

Hild ignores her minions, as her sight looks well on 'up', towards the western angle of the rising Throne star, this as the quite orderly throngs, cheering and all, look up at the gargantuan galactic imperial city palace, and it's grand forward swept overlook, of a semi-Minas Tirith like forward escarpment platform, the carved facing of pure white marble, all very much Intracellic looking in architecture, a gentle curve forward sweep of tall angel wing like feathers, splayed in a arcing spread, with a long gap opening, where the single tiny form, of the hero of the endless hour, stood, a nice and long shadow cast off behind him, down at angle into the crowd below. The same of silvery clouds that cast mixed gold, bronze and silver solar hues through the clouds, in random, but Cilimatized effects of the atmosphere, as silvery blue sky canopy above.

 

Of overall look, the vast Palace City, one that rivaled any major earthly city, as much as any Alliance Galactic Mega-city, was of like a future true version of the Palace of Versailles, set in the Intracellic mode, heavenly sculpted, glass and crystalline out the ying of all yangs, and somewhat Romanesque in theme of feel. Some pillars alternated with standard sculpture veins, with floating crystal-energon sculptures of towering size, that seemed to directly mimic many of Imladris's own spell effects.

 

It was no fallacy, the architecture of the city was directly tied to ensure its new leader felt like, he was meant to belong, for all time, all along. From aspect of the overlook platform, the spread of the celebrating procession below, was also Romanesque, the throngs of all civilized formats cheering happily, within well organized rectangular 'blocks', that extended for five kilometers each. There were ten of these blocks, offset to each side, and fell back another seemingly endless ten, with the center blocks reserved for a special reason. (Something the galaxy knew, their Excellency would honor on the outset. They did know their new leader well. The Network was fathomless in this kind of unilateral respect. In between many of these orderly blocks, water fountains of sized that 'each' was like the Washington D.C. Reflecting Pool, with circular parks of Hikari Trees, glowing fiercely in their own pride, in the midst of the more mobile citizenry bunch and gaggle. This effect was monolithic in repetition, with all sorts of variations for the curious eye. (Such as many, with glowing hover rings that channeled some of that direct Hikari energy, to Palace purposes, on the literal fly.)

 

The farthest seeable port and starboard of sight, had vast curved Palace Wings, that held just double in height, to the ground level of the polished Palace surface level. The city beyond, was all set in a dynamically wide 'forward' C pattern to the 'south' of the Palace, the East and West Wings, titanic multi-kilometer half-C structures that held 'stepped-up' second story structures, that began the 'step-up' sequence of the Palace, where the 'northern' cut off area where the Wing C's would have been. Is then dominated by a huge vast spanning east to west, concave C structure , that started the sweeping series of rising white in white structures, of endless Intracellic mode, towards what lay to the far behind of the Excellency's sight, where he stood of position.

 

One of Intracellic like structures of Hub like note, and others of actual like Minas Tirith like note, capped with a DOMINATING Hikari Palace Tree, that glowed of intense white light and beauty, it's canopy of glowing white leaves and gargantuan branches, extending for half of total circumference, of the thirty kilometer in very measured circumference Palace City. (The glowing trunk itself, barely a third of this same circumference.) Every raised structure, had a golden ring, or technological blue-white ring, hover-orbiting above, or around the structures. Their functions utilitarian, as much as dynamically cosmetic. It all just made the sights even more heavenly.

 

Behind all of what was seeable, was every attachable function of governmental and logistical note, including a fully functioning starport city, to the northwest of the Palace City. To the west, city extensions of arcade and commerce function, led to the western cove of the Sea of Aglar-Ril. To the south-east, the towering mountain chain of Baran-Orod. (Yes, the Alliance got a hold of Sindarin apparently. (How as much a mystery, as not unlike how Imladris begot that ATM card that one early day, and all.) )

 

The smell of a honest sea, plied with the birds that flocked of dove like everywhere, amidst more of the cheering, much of the aerial celebration-scape, and all pomp and circumstance, that was in the here and now, all surrounding one single being.

 

One that had reason to teardrop. "Oh my Goddess and Almighty."

 

Upon that platform of elegant note, to his right, save for a few specific mortals, his nominal family of beloved party. Of direct enough right and left, of near enough note, where they edged a fifteen meter space, from where they are, and the open area towards where Imlade, and one other being stood before him. This Lady Kaia herself took special charge of, Lord Ere'ith to her left, with a recognizable of however unique trinket on white of pillow.

 

Behind this, a fifty meter space, that beheld behind the familiar party guests, the Council and Illuminarans of famous note. But intermingled were a few Heavenly faces, that Imladris was shocked in seeing on the mortal plane! And not just of Frode or Ishara impart either. Frigurina stood with Belldandy, Urd, Skuld and Sigel, to the right hand side of Imladris's facing, so the rest didn't need much imagination to recognize. (And Gate being here with the Eddas, was a mind blowing thing as well.)

 

Behind, the gathering was split in twain, where a clear cold cut path lay behind, showing the white in glossy white surface, where a guard of familiar Valkyries held in parade rest, Axes in martial hand, all as much as the rest, facing towards him, quite appeased in notice.

 

And if he had known, some 'other' proud faces, were mixed into the nearby crowd, of whit Imladris had no hope of familiarity of with, yet.

 

All of this combined, just haloed with the sunlight and Palace light, to a cool chill of reaction, one a crowning king, somehow hadn't fainted from yet. "And this is why, I didn't let those other three kingdoms, do this to me. Dear goddess. Dear by goddess." Imlade imparted, of a unique feeling he couldn't relate to, at that moment. This looking at the sentimental eyes of a long time friend.

 

"I informed, we'd get you back unto our grace, someday. Somehow. Someway."

 

"Indeed." Imladris quips of dry cow mode. Kaia giggles, before she looks up.

 

Keiichi stood next to a very proud Belldandy, her left hand in his right, as he quips in a needless whisper. "You ever thought this was what we'd see, when I made that Wish so long ago?"

 

"Yes. Yes I did." Belldandy speaks back normally. Urd in Troubadour's arms looks over. "Not of us, but of days beforehand when we witnessed his training. Of exploits that had this consequence in full of mind." ...Bell then angles her head over at Kei cutely, yet confidently. "There was little else to expect of all this. It's fortunate you are along for the ride."

 

Keiichi just chuckles, and rubs his own melon-hair. "At least I don't need to be some royal type."

 

"Why not?" Belldandy looks over, as openly as usual. Keiichi just jitters to a few nearby familial giggles and chuckles. Keiichi just defensively blanches. "I'm still used to be plain ol me, and wonderful ol you." ...this Belldandy buys easily enough. Her squeezing hand, is the last before Kaia's tone sounds out. "And now, my fellow souls of the galaxy. We now come to the days of the king." ...this making Imlade blanch his eyes dry and parched! "(You really just didn't...)" ...this as sound of the onlooking throngs, falls so dead silent (galaxy wide at that,) one could hear a pin drop.

 

Wait... was that... (A few heads turn at the actual sound 'of' a pin drop. As well as...) "Oh... sorry, just thought someone would cliche this for once, and... OW!!"

 

"Shut it Urd!" ...Skuld and Frig smack in with, literally. This A dizzy eyed Urd is held by a pensive-beam happy Troubadour. This more than a few amused laugh, and shaking heads ply back. One of such, helps an owning new regent calm his nerves down. This in fact he realizes, when Urd recovers a bit swift, and winks at him for that very effect.

 

"(No need to have you not enjoy this Coz.)" Urd makes quick of Net based mindlink over. Such that settles most, but not all of Imlade's nerves. The rest were reserved for when Kaia resumes with clear as crystal a voice ever heard, one that espouses. "For the benefit of the galaxy, I present thee to all, our new Excellency, Regent of the Office accorded.

 

May all these Cyclons to come, be very blessed."

 

At that, a very interesting crown, one laden gently off of the pillow, one made of stiff looking crystal, shaped into the format of the seven galactic arms, one 'arm' atop, three arms to either side, each 'arm' had at its fore tip, a glowing color crystal, that represented the Seven capital Systems, the center tip glowing brightly of the central star of the obvious Illuminaran star. (Imladris didn't need to use imagination, as each 'jewel' actually gave a psy-hint of this fact 'for' him.) The center 'arm' leafs to each side, had a small angelic wing jut from the center, that when put on his head, hinted with the Angelic armor head wing he already wore The arms all band and meld back to the center of the back, where a large glow represented the center galactic glow halo of 2148 note. The arms were filled with miniscule pin pricks of stars, making the crown look alive, as if he was still looking at it, the same as of the prior day of frivolity. He even swore he could see gas and dust, meshed within the crown's make.

 

Such was the crown, placed readily upon his melon, the light weight barely noticeable, became heavy to him, of the responsibility just lain upon his brow.

 

And then he suddenly notes his armor glow, his robes shimmer, this Kaia gasps and steps back. A gasped ohh-ahh spiel from the onlooking, show the armor reformatted into an even more regal version of his angelic armor getup, one where Sindarin and rare Valarin script, inscribed and laden stitched, into every seam and metal plate edging noticeable. (And every place 'not'.)

 

Kaia just gasps wordlessly, before Imlade noted a slowly fading of flared finger, of High Goddess note. Peorth gaffs over. "Excuse-moi?" ...Frig in kind. "Another Gift." ... "Ahhh." ...the knowing better all quip in simult. The rest of the attending lot are pip eyed, just note Imlade just shoot a tiffy look at a coy smirking Frig. He then lightly huffs a sigh, and after a quick glance with Kaia, turns around.

 

The cheer is just deafening.

 

"Dang." Keima quips, as almost such like, an entire planet of populace explodes their joy in such simult. It all lasts for some time, before a new Regent bobs a light nod in realizing acceptance. He then raises his head stiffly enough, as such the cheering throng soon quickly recognize off Net mind-hint, to silence back down on their own.

 

A commanding voice then booms out resoundingly... "You really like me, you really do."

 

This gets a good cascade of laughter from pretty much everyone. Such was the cheese value in it, as intended. Even Hild is caught by that one. "Hahaha... We expected some reminiscent dribble first. Hehe."

 

As the laughter filters on some more, it's then imposed upon simply, at the point the laughing tones fade enough.

 

"This. This laughter is the reason I take up the mantle of this Calling. One of a proper meaning, of many proper reasons, that is the reason the battle was fought. The battle that was won. All of such, to commemorate the proper being of souls that should not know things, such as war."

 

The silence returns, as Imladris makes his speech simple and plain. And yet it hits deeply nonetheless.

 

"Love and family. The basic hallmarks, that my over-espoused Unity are based upon. Why else, and for whatever else, in this grand galaxy, could there be more of anything, worth fighting for. As such, the Unity is a dream that stands before me now. Before each other now. All that only days before, was falling into the fringes of a chaos, that I know of too many such veins, upon too many other worlds, not of this galaxy.

 

This galaxy was always better than this, by the combined mutual souls, that inhabit this Dream that stands before me now. Before each other now. You all stand together, as onecivilization, of a myriad of beautiful cultures, that stand to begin the new Cyclons to come. One that defeats the very fears you now have no proper feeling of, of such prior to my installation."

 

A acquiescing acknowledgement, murmurs through the vast gathering, as Imladris stabs out of clarity. "It is of my installation, that is of each and every one of your individual choices. Ones still more than free, of options and choices not false to my eye and Link, in the here and now. Each with a combined force, might, and voice, far more powerful than just the One of one, speaking unto your graces now.

 

Be as such, I rely on you all, to be at the apex of all you can deem yourselves capable of. The very same you still demonstrated of, even prior to my return."

 

A crowd half realizes, fully then, after hearing... "I conducted myself of the proper history of this Realm, of this Galaxy, during my absence. Despite all the consternation of the worry of your galactic downfall, you all still conducted all your mettle, to the Cyclonic course, that fought so hard for the stability you all craved for. One I only step into, to remind you all, that it all never truly changed in the first place!"

 

"Wow." Takano quips, Belldandy nodding. "It's so easy to miss, when not looking."

 

"Alliance! Galaxy! Lend me your strength, to the new Cyclon to come, and the endless numbers after, to the Base that is now, this day! This very Solar that anchors the stability seeked, to become the foundations of greater things, all done by your own hands, or all glory that is made from them!"

 

A rising cheer of acknowledgement. "Do not find reason for hindering differences not needed. Ply the proper caution where allowed by your various and proper laws, but redeem past this for the Dream that takes steps for the imagination of a future that should only be realized, when that Cyclon comes. And then the next steps for future realizations, and the great so on that is endless, as far as I see all such to come.

 

This may be idealism, but much of that idealism is already reality here and now! As such, this is the other basis's of the Unity, of the Dream. As such, this Cyclon that starts now, belongs to all. Celebrate it all such, for me, for yourselves."

 

A cheesy speech that could be looked back upon as such, on a day far removed to come. But the emotion couldn't be ignored. The cheering iconic and resounding, was fathomless, across a hearing galaxy. All those Trillions, heard what they deserved to hear, all and alone the only need of impart, for this speech. And they all cheered, for the honest morale of redeeming value in it all. In all valuable terms, they were happy. Simple and plain.

 

He added one more, for all proper merit. "My wonderful citizen souls, be also mindful that while the Dream calls on the future, be that the Past then calls to remember by. As such, the day of anew victory, is my first Official Amendment to a galactic day of celebration, this for the fallen and soon to rise, of the shield and sword, of the Galaxy." ...this he points an open right hand, down below him, at the 'center' block formations, of the citizen troops, of the Alliance Fleets that conducted battle so soon ago.

 

"MY CITIZEN SOULS. Give your thanks on every day, of the aforementioned Victory, to the hands I give example of, that gave us our earned peace and tranquility. Before us here, do now salute your True heroes, of the Galactic Alliance!"

 

Below, at the head of this vast formation, Chihiro, Tamiya, Talos, Sentaro (with mother and sister below watching in awe,) Sceta, Scetu, Sigel and Banpei, being cheered like never, ever before. Even the Synthetic types, knew to shed a tear, of such overwhelmed emotion. Talos for one. "Dear Lord Torm." ...Talos breathes out, as the focus is on whom directed now.

 

Imladris knew this was good. And every glance he looked, was of this. In any direction of import.

 

"(No song of importance to give kith?)"

 

"(Cut it out Lady Frigurina!)"

 

----

 

-Long after a speech of note-

 

"I can't believe you pulled that bit on me."

 

Lind just smirked back at him.

 

 

----

 

-Soon after the speech of coronation-

 

The set clear path behind him, was his path now, as he passed between a bunch of familiar, smiling proud faces that he had know so well, over his entire Second Life, to... whatever Life number it was now. He then realized he was thinking in terms of Life, and not Death. (I.e. First Death, and such.) He quickly is snapped out of this, by a sudden hand that heavily clasps onto his right shoulder. The Councilors and friends of family that were in close enough concert, (and the numerous camera-orbs about him,) all look in stunned note.

 

All worry of harm is quickly dissuaded by a simple. "Master."

 

Thor stood there in full regalia, a kind and proud face, as Imladris had ever noticed. One that only simply returned. "Rule well, good king."

 

Imladris smiled, (and then grimaced at the crunch to his shoulder,) and then stepped forth, as Kaia asks over lightly to... "Master?" ...to Belldandy, whom readily explains more than is needed. And then to the fore, he notes his Valkyrie kin, of whit Phosus and Demesus at the tail end, of a number of familiar faces of Valkyrian note. The two named, at the end of the Axe laden at guards procession, dropping theirs of common note. This Imladris stops and recognizes from Phosus. "Not a bad job ol pup."

 

"Not risking your egos, am I in this display?" Imlade joshes back. Phosus just chuckles back. "For only one day."

 

"The next, who knows." ...Imlade hears from Demesus, whom smirks back on his glance. This the Axes rise for him to proceed forth. The next, the Eddas and Gate, the latter he nodded to. The former he waved meekly to. (And shivered. At least the Eddas were so mindful of history here, that they were rigid in place for it. For now anywho.) Past them, some unexpected Intracellic faces intermingled in the midst of many a planetary and/or Star System leader, from all across the galaxy. Given the procession was very long and deep, the number of worlds represented, lost any easy ready count. (The Network told enough from there. Over ten thousand worlds represented alone here. Yeesh.)

 

They all however pale before the approaching sight of... "Eh? Frode?" ...this he looks back, swearing he was behind him. Frode then places his right hand on Imlade's shoulder. Imladris reciprocates to tone of. "This is too choreographed, ye know."

 

Frode chuckles, and quips back. "Indeed, Nin Tur." This making Imladris cock an eye. "Still?" ...Frode chuckling again. And then he nods his head back, for a reasons of a Father's own. This Imlade rises his head over, at the sight of the three Generals, ones he notes in the front of a carried flag of some form, white and of the Galactic Alliance Insignia.

 

Mist just nods happily to him, Rend winks to the same. Hirund in the center fore, steps up to him, as Frode steps aside. The wine red haired goddess of great power, just bows her head, a bit more readily and serenely, than Imladris expects.

 

"You have come far good king. Far more than of the knight, you initially wished for."

 

"Certainly not asked for."

 

"We know." ...a sly witticism back, before she does the same nod of head back behind her, the three Generals parting in favor of the large white flag holding maiden, who parts the standard to the side, whit a absent love is readily found. Imladris decries silently... "(There's an intergalactic copyright incident coming, this I swear.)"

 

Behind Lind, in her beautiful gown of demure, yet martial sharp of kind, just has Ishara behind, playing another familiar part. Such a galaxy is made deliberate witness, to unexpected chance begotten, and taken. Such a mother prods lightly for Lind to proceed. The two that shall ever meet, meeting of eye, as said galaxy watches.

 

"Fun ploy no?"

 

"A page taken from your book." ...Lind quips back, her eyes hungry as she looks at him. Imladris realizes what the means. (Would Tolkien have approved though.) Lind then bows her head in reverence. Imladris reacts accordingly to her chin, raising her eyes back to his.

 

And then she just leaps onto his lips, with a galaxy cheering once more. And did they ever cheer.

 

(Urd: "You mean 'she' gets to be called Queen? No fair!" Skuld: -rolling her eyes- "Yes Hobbit girl, so sad for you." )

 

--------------------

 

-Throne Room.-

 

"You really had to pull that."

 

Lind just stands near him, facing, nice and smirk filled. "Then were even for that Annatar spiel you put me through."

 

"I told you, that wasn't my idea!"

 

"At least the tome was." Lind quips, the one in mind Imladris attested his name from. Such a surprised look in return, that begets a... "Idea?"

 

"Not directly." Lind offers back, leaving a hefty question unanswered. This Kaia quips in relative kind, her Silveren arms behind her back. "Sounds like equal measure to the name of your chariot, Excellency."

 

The stare Lind gave back, on hearing this, gave Imlade the cool shivers. "Heh." ...all dare returned there. At this he looks about the... dear goddess... "This is a rather hefty throne room thingy." ...Chihiro says of merit, for a chamber not unlike being in the Hub. Imladris just dared wonder how the heck the Alliance got the architecture that close to heavenly specification. Essentially the 'interior', mimicked the exterior, the far 'entry' distance, an open air view of the same southern scenery, only displaced much further back, thanks to teleporter transportation. (Plenty of such stations spread throughout the Palace city, and planet, and anywho...)

 

The concave C area, all a glassy crystal, and marble, in further Intracellic format. Another reflecting pool of spiral 'galactic' shape, dominated to the fore, with interspersed Hikari and nominal galactic trees, upon large tracts of perfect grass, all of the large five kilometer area, a masterful-manicured park. Looking left or right, made for more of the effect of an open air throne center, reminiscent of so many open air walkways and hallways Imladris remembered.

 

Hence his first suspicion where this architecture...

 

The 'roof' was a patterned mix of curved marbles, with alternating vast panes of crystal-glass, that looked as much fragile, as it was actually as thick as warship hull grades. Attached glowing orifice ports, told where the 'pillars' and colonnades would be, though some of these, were built in, of far off distance of the C-wings. The floors here were as of polished marble, as they were outside, more of the galactic Sigil Insignia of glassy-crystal dominance, upon the slender marbles. The chamber had a three tier set up as they spread to the C-wings, but were kept clear to the fore, for the entire vast distance seen.

 

And the throne, a nice raised three 'long step', to a throne that mimicked the angelic armor, in a way. Gilded gold and silver upon a white in white throne, nice and cushy, and Intracellic in format as well. Behind it splayed the fore base of the Hikari Tree's furthest trunk. Above, the grand skylight of the shown Palace Tree canopy, 'meshed' through by the same crystal skylight, to allow view of the sky, and part of the grand ring that swept above all view. From here, a galaxy had its leader of Seat. (One that looked nice and cushy too.)

 

One also in the singular, something to talk about later, since Imlade didn't even go near the throne, at the moment. For the moment, they all were just looking at him, as much as he was just looking around. All of it, an air of calm that simply waited for anything to stir anew waters.

 

"This is a finely crafted world, I will formally say." ...an acquiescing knight-king looked over at Ere'ith and Ackronus, of a 'small' gaggle of the eleven meter tall avian beings. Ere'ith formally bows. "Then all preparations were of honorable fruit."

 

"Oh were they now?" Imlade lightly accuses, whit only avian flustered feathers are returned, of 'blushing' note.

 

"So what now, ol fearless leader?" Keima joked over, though this gets a reserved glance from his dearest family around. Imladris however stars off, with his family foremost in mind. "It would seem, our first task is to conduct to the stability of the realm, for immediate import. This before I 'must' return to my Mandate of afar note. This I expect my fellow citizen souls to understand, here and first most."

 

"Uh... yes your Excellency." Kaia remarks out, before she trades uncertain looks with her Council kin. It's a look Imladris sees and amends quickly. "My Throne, will be where I make of it. This galaxy has its leader, this I assure you all." ...this a more amicable sign of relief overcomes the Alliance lot. (The Forran Councilor turns a more passive color hue, for one of such note.) Imladris as such informs with a mental bring up, of several relevant holoscreens, into the chamber. Ones of GREAT size. (And enviable SHG-HVD clarity.)

 

First task, resolve all stability issues, and get a basic feel of the galaxy. I will remain here to ensure this, as well as to know that 'all' our fallen citizen souls, will be returned home. I give this, a Cyclon month, to conduct this, within reasonable hazard. This I presume such is safe from Voluspa's gaze."

 

"Verily enough." Frigurina amends, though for even her, this was a guess. Hild nearby just shrugged the same. Imladris had to go with it, and conducted. "Then we have accord there."

 

"Uhm..." Keiichi raises of hand. "...and what do we do during all this?"

 

"See the galaxy. Have un to 'my' Gifts." ...this Imlade looks imposingly enough at the close in close familiar bunch. "I'm not done with you all yet. High time it is, to see the proper sights of the galaxy, for all what you got dragged into. This so it is not for war, that makes of this galaxy. Far from it."

 

Much of the familiar terran-goddess bunch, trade really off kilter looks with each other. Chihiro for one, with a doubly teardropping Tamiya beside her left. "Ahh! What about the bills for my shop!"

 

"Conducted." Imladris asserted. (More than aware.)

 

Sora... "What about the club and school?" ...ala... conducted via excuses, and some minor time by your method of study, if you really feel a need to catch up. This I believe being the off time from classes anyway, if I remember."

 

"And home?" Megumi, speaking of the same worry of bills as well, and all such. Ala... "Conducted. Plus word comes that Lady Satoko and Lord Otaki are ensuring such safety in our absence."

 

"And my job?" ...this of Ichigo's impart. Imladris was caught flat tongue there, and pointed for... "Conduct all apparent. Vacation time off a royal's prerogative. This I presume amends to Sentaro and Skuld chaperoning."

 

"Our what?" Sentaro blinks, this Ichigo huffs. "Maybe that's a good idea. If we're stuck here."

 

"You call it stuck mom." Fusuchi quips, "I'll call it vacation."

 

"Oh you'd say that." Ichigo glum-smirks back. This before a holo screen pops in front of them, of their particular impart. Of royal decree... "The commerce-technology world of Silica Gamma should help amend that." ...a smirking look from a new king, gets the saliva going for them each. Skuld just coos. "Whoa... high technology."

 

Urd just snickers. "Would suit them." ...this before Imladris commanded. "Take Troubadour with you, back to Hikari Nexus. Lose yourselves in the Trees. After, a resort planet of your choice."

 

Urd and Troubadour didn't argue. The Hikari Trees had become their perfect mutual link.

 

In quick succession, each party of a loving paring, where able, was alluded to a galactic locale (or two,) for time together, on an alien planet that Imladris was certain, would feel 'comfortable' to them, and yet awe inducing all the same. Again, the outright anti-horrors of war thing, was the ultimate objective here.

 

As such, at the initial end of this, with each party in various states of shock and interest, Imladris then inserts to the open grand air. "My fellows. Let this passing Geth'Cyclon, be one of celebration of highest importance. Not in save favor against important matters where needed, but to the same beyond nonetheless. For this, the annual will be of this Celebration, for the span of this eternity of this Alliance, and beyond. For the Geth'Cyclons after, I expect the work to come, be more focused upon, than ever.

 

This, both to remind the joy, and to enforce the will, that the Unity requires.

 

Alliance and Galaxy, Sayeth Never Die!!!"

 

"ALLIANCE AND GALAXY, SAYETHNEVERDIE!!!!" ...a Galaxy exploded back with! Imladris immediately followed that up, with a high pumping fist! "Party this hardy into the Cosmic background noise, fellows!"