Fan Fiction / Ah My Goddess Fan Fiction ❯ Episode 2: The Present Past ❯ Chapter 1

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

five months have passed since Joshua Payne, gangsta and all powerful shadow warrior risked everything and lost his own life twice, regenerating twice like the time lords of gallifrey, as he stopped a holy war from taking place. two months elapsed before he married his girlfriends, Urd, goddess of the past and Peorth, Goddess of forever...

it was early morning in the city of Makuhari. as the sun rose up into the sky, it shined into a room in the mountain top temple, rousing Keiichi Morisato from his sleep. he opened his eyes and looked around before he gently pried his arm free of Belldandy's grasp and sat up. he rubbed his head and stood up out of bed, looking over to Belldandy whom, only six months ago, died giving birth to their daughter, whom he named Sakura. he turned and looked over to Sakura, who was sleeping peacefully turned back and headed to the den. he dressed, grabbed the keys and went to the van, starting it up. he drove away from the temple and into town, he knew his purpose, what he was doing.

twenty minutes later, he pulled into the parking bay of the airport and parked the car. he turned off the ignition and opened the car, stepping out from it and re-adjusting his jacket, before he turned and locked the van. he turned back towards the airport and started walking towards the main doors. he passed through the doors and went through to the waiting area and sat down on a chair. he grabbed a magazine and began reading it as the announcer said over the intercom "ladies and gentlemen, flight 913a from New Zealand is currently docking and passengers will be disembarking shortly" Keiichi put the magazine down and stood up, before he went out into the swarm of awaiting people. five minutes later, the people began walking out to the main waiting area. Keiichi watched the various people be reunited and felt happy about that, so he smiled before he heard a voice yell out to him "Keiichi, mate!!" he turned to see Josh, Peorth and Urd appear from the gate. "hey guys, so how was it?" he asked as he and josh hugged and he kissed Peorth and Urd on the cheeks. "exhausting, these two wanted to do everything on the bloody itinerary. they did most of it before i stopped them" josh said as he carried two very heavy cases containing something. Keiichi went over to him and said "you want me to carry them?" josh shook his head and said "no mate, i don't think you'd be able to carry them, they're pretty heavy even for me". Keiichi nodded and said "alright. Belldandy and Skuld will be happy to see you guys" josh put the cases down and said "so when did you two get back?" Keiichi smiled and said "two weeks ago. we figured there were some things we could fix up with the temple" josh nodded and said "i see" as he picked them back up and followed the others out of the airport and to Keiichi's car. Keiichi opened the boot and josh put the cases into the back of the van. when he got around to the side of the van, he saw that Peorth and Urd were fighting about who would get the front seat, so he decided for them, by sitting on the front seat himself. as Keiichi drove back, Peorth and Urd sat in the back seats in a huff...

they stopped outside the temple and Keiichi turned the engine off, so they opened the doors and stepped out of the van. as Peorth and Urd went up the temple steps and inside, josh and Keiichi went around to the rear of the van and opened it. Keiichi stood back and held the door open as josh picked up the two cases and carried them up the steps and into the temple, where he set them down in the den. he sat down on the couch and let out a sigh of relief, but as he did, the phone rang. he went over and picked up the reciever....

Josh: "hello, joshua payne speaking?"

voice: "joshua, is that you?"

Josh: "haruka?"

Haruka: "yep, long time no see. you remember keitaro don't you?"

Josh: "how can i forget him, anyways, what's with the call out of the blue?"

Haruka: "well, keitaro's gone overseas for a while so granny hina suggested to call you to fill in for him while he's away"

Josh: "i don't know haruka, i mean, i am married now"

Haruka (suprised): "whoa, i never figured you for the marrying type. if you come 'round to fill in for him, you have to bring her so i can meet her"

Josh: "uhh Haruka, i actually married two women"

Haruka: "two? whoa, good on you josh. you're very lucky"

Josh: "thanks haruka. so when do you want us?"

Haruka: "as soon as you can. thanks for doing this, i owe you for this"

Josh: "i know you do"

Haruka: "goodbye" (hangs up the phone)

josh put the reciever down and turned to see Urd, Peorth, Belldandy, Skuld and Keiichi enter the room "who was that josh?" he sat down and said "it was an old family friend. her nephew has gone overseas for something and she wants me to fill in for him while he's away. also, she said that i can bring you two with me" both Peorth and Urd smiled at this, so he turned to see mikhail leaning against the wall, arms folded under her chest "so what do you think Mikhail?" she stood, turned to josh and said "let's go for it. think of it as a trial for what's to come" he nodded and said "alright, let's go for it"...

(cue Firefly opening theme, Originally sung by Sonny Rhodes, now sung by Joshua Payne)

take my love
take my land

Joshua Payne, the main character of the story and now, Urd‘s husband

Urd, Norn Of The Past and now, one of Joshua’s wives

take me where I cannot stand
I don't care

Mikhail - super Steel Angel and part of Joshua

I'm still free
you can't take the sky from me

Hild - Demoness Queen and both Urd's mother and Joshua's mother-in-law

take me out
to the black tell 'em I ain't coming back

B-Box - Josh's friend and Gang member

burn the land
and boil the sea

Peorth - Goddess of forever and the roses. also, Joshua's 2nd Wife

you can't take the sky from me
There's no place

Belldandy - Norn of the Present

I can be
since I found Serenity

Skuld - Norn Of The Future

but you can't take the sky from me......

Break The Cycle : 2nd episode in a series of an Ah My Goddess Self-Insert

Part one:

Two nights later, Josh pulled the dodge to the side of the road and stopped the car. he laid back on the seat and Peorth turned to him and asked "i almost forgot to ask you, what does Haruka do exactly?" he looked out to the sign and said "she runs a tea shop just down some steps from the appartments" Peorth nodded and said "alright, Belldandy will like that, if she decides to drop by for a visit" he nodded and added "Peorth, best get some rest. we'll get there in the morning" as he closed his eyes. Peorth nodded and closed her eyes as well.

the next morning, 'round 7am, josh opened his eyes, sat up and opened his door. he stepped out, took a big breath as well as a piss in the bushes. josh came back down the embankment, opened the door and stepped into the car, just as Urd awoke "josh, are we there yet?" he turned the key and started the ignition and said "almost, we'll be there in twenty minutes" as he pulled away from the embankment.

twenty-five minutes later, they pulled to a stop outside the steps, near the tea shop, opened their doors and climbed out. josh re-adjusted his jacket and said "alright ladies, let's do this" so they turned and headed up the steps to the tea house. he lifted the curtain as Peorth and Urd entered and let it drop to the ground as he turned and saw a young woman, she wore a serving apron, short brown hair and had a cigarette in her mouth. Peorth and Urd sat down at an empty table as Josh approached the woman and asked "'scuse me miss, can you tell me where i might find haruka urashima?" the woman turned to him and asked with a hint of suspicion "who want's to know?" "my name's Joshua Payne, she's an old family friend" the woman's eyes widened in shock and she said "josh? is that you?" he looked at her curiosly before he realized "haruka? oh man, it's been too long. why, i haven't seen you since you came over to australia for my 12 birthday" she smiled and said "i know, so how've you been keeping yourself, huh?" josh led her over to the table at which Urd and Peorth were sitting at and said "Haruka, these lovely ladies are Peorth and Urd, my wives. Urd, Peorth, this is Haruka Urashima, her family has been long-time friends with ours" he turned to see Mikhail enter the tea shop "oh, by the way haruka, this is Mikhail. she's my very good friend" Haruka stood up as Mikhail approached the group and shook her hand, saying "hello Mikhail, i'm Haruka Urashima, pleased to meet you" Mikhail smiled softly and said "likewise" as she sat down next to both Urd and Peorth. Haruka turned to Josh and asked "so i suppose you'll be wanting to see the apartments? the tenants aren't home right now, but i'm sure they'd love to meet you guys" josh turned to the three women, who nodded, so he turned back to her and said "sure, let's go" she nodded and they stood and headed out of the tea shop and up the steps...

as they reached the top step and saw the apartments, the first words out of Josh's mouth were "HOLY SHIT, THIS PLACE IS HUGE!!". Haruka nodded and led them in through the main doors and into the entryway, where she said "well, you can take it from here. the residents should be home in half an hour and seeing as i have to get back to the tea-shop, i'll leave you four to it then?" he nodded and said "alright, we'll be seeing you tonight?" she nodded and said "be careful, one of the residents is a swordswoman" josh grinned at this bit of news and said "don't worry, i can handle myself" Haruka chuckled, turned and said "see you guys tonight" as she walked down the steps. josh collapsed onto one of the couches and let out a deep breath as Mikhail sat down onto one of the chairs and Peorth and Urd sat down onto the other couch. he looked down from the ceiling to the girls and said "i'm gonna go and get cleaned up, it's been a while since i washed" the girls stood up and Peorth said "yeah, let's all go and wash each other, we haven't done that since we returned from New Zealand" the girls nodded and grabbed hold of josh who just sighed and said "alright, let's get this over and done with" they led him into the change rooms. he sat down on a bench and watched as Urd and Peorth performed a striptease for him, before he turned his head and saw Mikhail as she removed her skintight leather top, exposing her massive breasts, before she finished taking her clothes off and wrapped a towel around her waist, barely containing her breasts. the three girls flirted with him as they left to bathe in the hotsprings. as they left, he turned back around and began taking his clothes off, before he put a towel on and walked out to the hotsprings as well.

Josh opened the door said "hey guys, don't get started without me" as he approached the water. they turned and as he got closer in the water, they swarmed on him, dragging him further out until they reached the fence side of the Springs. Peorth turned him to face her and said "alright josh, you've got three women to choose from, choose which of us to wash" he laid back against the wall and thought outloud "hmm, i don't know, how about i wash Urd, while she washes you and you wash Mikhail?" she smiled and said "alright, that's good enough for me. alright girls, lets get to it" so Urd sat in front of Josh, Peorth sat in front of Urd and Mikhail sat in front of Peorth and began washing each other. 5 minutes later, as they finished and were laying against the wall of the bath, they heard a noise and voices in the changing area "shit, i guess they would be the residents" josh said, turning to the girls, who in turn, nodded in agreement before the door opened to reveal 5 half-naked young women, clutching the same coloured towels that josh and the others were wearing. the new party froze for a second before the others sat up and josh said "hello, you must be the residents, i'm Joshua Payne, two of these lovely ladies are my wives, Urd And Peorth, while she" he pointed to mikhail and said "is a very dear friend by the name of Mikhail" two of the girls looked at josh like they wanted to kill him. Josh looked to them curiously and asked "you wouldn't be the residents of these apartments, would you?" they nodded and Josh let out a breath as he said "oh, that's a relief, i was wondering when we were going to meet" it was then that two girls from the new group launched their attack. the brown haired one attacked from the left, the ash-black one on the other. josh sensed an attack was coming, so when the brown haired one reared to throw a punch and the ash-black haired one was about to strike him with her sword, he flew up into the sky, instantly changing into a pair of black pants, combat boots and a black singlet. he looked down and saw the others looking around for him, before he saw them head towards Urd and Peorth. he floated back down to the ground near the doorway and put his hands into his pockets and leant against the wall before he said "alright you lot, names now" they turned and the brown haired girl said "you're still here?" josh grinned and said "y'see ladies, i've been brought here by one Haruka Urashima to run this place while Keitaro Urashima is away at America" the other group's eyes widened in shock and the brown haired girl asked "how do you know keitaro?" josh stood and said "simple, his family has been long time friends with mine" he turned and walked out of the bathing area and walked down the corridor and as he turned, he saw Mikhail standing in the hallway. she had a concerned look on her face as she asked "are you okay?" he turned and said "of course, why wouldn't i be?" as he walked away. Mikhail took in a breath and said sadly "somethings not right with him" before she faded away.

Josh walked down a corridor, until he came to a room. he opened it and saw that it was empty and down to the bare essentials, so he charged an energy ball and released it into the air, where it exploded, decorating the room and placing a bed in the room as well. he let out a breath as he laid down onto the bed. he sighed and said "well i'm here now, so what next?" Mikhail suddenly appeared and said "are you sure you're alright, i mean i can feel an inner conflict" josh nodded and said "i'm fine Mikhail, i mean it" she frowned for a second and then nodded before she faded away again. after she did, there was a knock on the door frame so josh sat up, walked over to the door and opened it to see one of the young girls, she had light blue hair and had a light green shirt, light blue pants and an apron on. she looked down at her feet and said "mister payne, um my name is Shinobu Maehara, i do the cooking here at the hinata apartments" he nodded and said "i see, continue" she blushed and said "ahh, um, i have an arangment with keitaro, where um, i do the cooking and he said that i don't have to pay rent" he nodded and said "ah, i see, alright shinobu, seeing as you are truthful in your claim, you can continue to do so" she smiled and said "thank you mister payne" he folded his arms and said "shinobu, wasn't it, don't call me mister payne from now on, just call me josh" she nodded and said "alright josh. and also, dinner's ready" josh nodded and said "alright shinobu, i'll be there shortly" she turned and replied "alright" before she skipped away down the corridor as Urd and Peorth approached him. Peorth spoke first "so what was that all about?" he shook his head and said "just that kid, shinobu. she wanted to organise something and to tell me that dinner's ready" they both gasped and said "thats what we were coming to see you for, damn it" he shook his head and said "don't worry 'bout it none, just means i know a mite earlier" they nodded in agreement and left him in the room. so he turned, grabbed a wide-brimmed western style hat, put it on and put his hands in his pockets as he walked out of the room and down the corridor to the main area, where he heard some voices talking, so he turned and started walking towards the door and opened it to reveal the residents and his wives sitting at the table, eating dinner. he looked around the table and asked "so where is mine, if i'm supposed to be eating here" the brown haired one kept eating and retorted "you're not eating here" josh whipped to her and said "excuse me?? did i miss the meeting where it was decided that Naru Narusegawa has become the manager. no worry, i'll head out to get somethin for myself. bugger the lot of ya" he walked out and as he did, both Peorth and Urd stood up from their seats and approached him, Urd saying "sweety, don't go, we'll try to save you some" he put his hand out and said "nope, don't worry bout it. i'll be back when i get back". as he turned to walk out the door, a jacket magically appeared on him. he walked down the steps and as he did, naru turned back to the others and said "thank god for that, now to get rid of him permanently" as she said that, both of the goddesses turned and glared at naru, before they sat back and continued eating their dinner...

Josh got down to the bottom step and grabbed the keys out of his jacket pocket and got to the dodge, unlocking it and climbing in, before he started the car and pulled away from the curb. he cruised through the various streets, going past various transients, hookers and pimps, gangstas as they walked along the street, carrying along with their lives before he heard a voice next to him ask "so, you want to tell me what's going on josh?" he turned his head slightly and saw that hild appeared in the passengers side seat "nope, just looking for a good pub to go on the piss" hild nodded and said "ah, you mind if i join you?" he shrugged his shoulders and said "if you want to, don't let me stop ya". he stopped the car and took in a deep breath before he got out of the car, then hild. he locked the car and put the keys in his pocket as he started walking towards the bar. he opened the door, walked over to a bar stool and sat down. the bartender came up to him and said "so what'll you have pal?" he thought for a second before he said "whiskey" the bartender turned to hild and asked "what'll it be missy?" she smiled and said "a bloody mary" the bartender nodded and went to get the drinks. hild turned to him and said "so you gonna tell me why you're all mopey, huh? or do i have to beat you at pool for you to tell me?" he smiled and said "well now, i guess i'll go with option b, that is, if you can beat me" she smiled and stroked the underside of his jaw with her finger as she said "honey, 500,000,000,000 years leaves you plenty of time for pool" he said "alright hild, let's see what you've got, there's an empty pool table, let's go" so they grabbed two pool cues and headed over to the pool table after they got their drinks. Josh set the balls up and Hild was the one to break. as she took her shot, she deliberately leant over enough so that he could catch a glimpse of her magnificent ass as she leant over to take her shot, making him spit out some of his drink while she sunk the first of her balls. when it was his shot, she said "y'see josh, you can't beat me" as she leant over onto the table, making him turn to see her cleavage as it was squashed against the table. he shook his head and turned to take his shot as he said "it won't work hild. no matter how hard you try, it won't work". she walked around the table until she was behind him and whispered into his ear "maybe i need to try a little harder" as she squeezed one of his ass cheeks. he yelped at this and took his shot, sending the white ball off the table and under a couple of tables before it came to a rest in front of the jukebox. "shit, sorry!!" josh said before he put the cue down and added "i'm out, i probably wouldnt've won anyway" he took a sip and put the glass down, as well as a thousand yen bill, turned and started walking out of the bar....

Josh pulled up at the steps shortly afterwards and stopped the car, before he climbed out and leant onto the car. as he was thinking he heard a voice say "hey josh, what's up?" he turned to see haruka, this time she wasn't wearing the apron, so he asked "haruka, can i talk to you about something?" her expression changed to a shocked one as she said "talk to me? alright josh, you know you can talk to me about anything, right?" he nodded and said "yeah, you did" she turned and headed to the tea sop and said "c'mon then, we can talk in here" he nodded and follwed her in. they sat down and began talking

Peorth was walking down a corridor, wearing a light blue t-shirt and black trackpants and had a rose in her hand, sniffing it when she heard a voice behind her, so she turned and asked "what is it Urd?" "i need to talk with you about josh" she nodded and said "i know, i wonder why he's acting weird? you didn't do anything to put him off did you urd?" Urd shook her hands defensively and said "nope, i'm innocent of all charges. i was hoping you'd be able to tell me" Peorth shook her head sadly and said "no, i can't. we'll have to wait until he's sure that he wants to tell us, i suppose" Urd smiled and said "it's probably nothing" she frowned and added "then again, it could be something" Peorth frowned now as well, before she suggested "hey Urd, i'll go back to yggdrasil for a while and see if i can find out what's really going on" Urd nodded and said "alright, get back to me when you have something" Peorth nodded and said "alright Urd, be careful" "you too" it was then that Peorth dissapeared into a flurry of roses. Urd folded her arms under her chest and thought "something's not right about josh. mikhail, what is wrong with him?" before she turned and walked down the hallway...

".... so thats what happened" he finished, noticing Haruka's shocked expression, so he asked "what?" she looked at him and said "so that's how you and Mikhail met, plus how you married those two. that's one hell of an adventure, so do you still have these powers?" he nodded and said "yep" "do you mind showing me?" he shook his head and said "nope, i don't mind" and put one of his hands out onto the table as an energy ball formed in it, before it transformed into a flower, which he gave to her as he stood up "well, guess i'll be heading back" she nodded and said "alright josh. josh, be careful" he stopped at the door, nodded and walked out from the doorway and headed up the steps, where he saw Urd, she was waiting in the doorway "Josh, honey, are you alright?" he let out a deep breath and said "yeah, i'm right" as he approached her. she hugged and kissed him before she said "do you want to get some rest?, i mean it's been a long day" he nodded and said "yeah, i think i need it" she put her arm around his waist and led him up to their room, where they climbed into bed and went to sleep...

'round 2 am, Josh opened his eyes and sat up. he looked around slowly, before he softly climbed out of the bed and without making a sound, snuck outside to the front of the apartments and saw a grass pathway leading to a grassy knoll, so he walked down the pathway and saw that the area was bathed in the light shining down from the moon, so he magically produced 20 planks of wood, a lot of mulch, a massive amount of dirt, a shovel and six different varieties of plants. a pair of headphones appeared on his ears as he grabbed the planks and went to work. an hour later, josh was getting to the planting when he heard a voice ask "joshua, are these yours?" he turned to see Naru standing out the front and looking at the flowers, so he turned back and continued planting, saying "yeah, the two at the end are named Eye Of Orion, they're native to the planet phespes, second in the carthesis nebula. a beautiful plant nonetheless" "yes, i agree, they are very beautiful at night, and exquisite in the morning" they both turned to see Mikhail standing next to Naru. she turned back and said "josh, how about we start again. I'm Naru Narusegawa" she offered out her hand, he thought for a about 30 seconds before he took it and said "hello miss Narusegawa, I'm Joshua Payne, this lady next to you is Mikhail" they shook hands and as they let go, Naru asked "so do you mind if we give you a hand planting them?" he shook his head, smiled and said "nope, go right ahead. Mikhail, could you get the hose, and when i tell you, could you turn it on?" she nodded and ran to get it as Josh and Naru finished planting. he turned to her and said "thank's naru, now it's going to be beautiful when it grows, too bad i'm not going to be here when it does" Mikhail came back with the hose and handed it to josh, who took it and said "alright mikhail, go and wait at the tap and i will thoughtcast to you to turn it on, alright" she nodded and dissapeared into energy. he turned and faced the plants as naru asked "josh, do you mind telling me what you and they really are?" he shook his head and said "unless you can't keep a secret, i don't mind" she nodded and said "i can keep a secret, you can count on it" he smiled and said "that's good to know. Naru, my wives are goddesses and i am something else entirely. Mikhail is a steel angel who has bonded with me to a molecular level. because of my powers, i became a target for other steel angels and the like. i'm only telling you this so you can understand a little better what will happen in a few days" he turned and thoughtcast "okay, you there Mikhail?" she replied "yes, i'm here" "you mind turning on the hose?" "yeah, here comes the water" he held the hose as the water shot out and directed the water over the plants. while he did that he felt serene, oddly at peace here in the garden he and the other two created. ten minutes later he thoughtcast to Mikhail "oi, you mind turning it off now?" she replied "yeah, i'm doing it now" the water turned off and he said "well i'll be damned, that took up the whole night" they looked up to see that the sun was rising, so he turned and walked up the pathway and muttered "well, i guess i'll get to it then" before a brush materialised in his left hand.

he walked through the building until he approached the door to the hot springs and opened it. he walked out to the hotsprings and began brushing the crap off the stones until he had them swept into a pile. he stretched out a hand for a minute before a flame appeared and then shot out towards the pile, incinerating the pile. he sat down on a rock and rested his head on one of his hands and said "ahh well" he heard the door open, so he stood up. he was about to leave when the door opened and out stepped Urd, she was dressed in only a towel "i'm guessing you'll want me to go back in while you bathe?" she shook her head and said "no. josh, both Peorth and i have been watching you for a while now, and we're worried for you. we both want to know why you're so depressed. please, tell me" she approached him and sat down next to him. he put his arm down and said "darkness. ever since i bonded with Mikhail i have been truly happy, but i always have this hole in my heart. it is letting the darkness of my past slowly take over me" a tear began to fall from his cheek as he turned to Urd and said "please Urd, tell me you guys won't leave me. i need you two, now more than ever. this darkness scares me, because it is different from the darkness i faced before. it is like an abyss of nothingness, swallowing everything i was. please Urd, hold me" she nodded and held him close to her bosom as he shook. she brushed his hair back and said "josh, if it'll make you feel better, you can have sex with me" he looked up to her and said "you sure?" she untied the knot in her towel as she stood up, letting it fall to the ground. she turned to the water and swam out, before she turned and said "lover boy, you're gonna have to come in if you want to get to me" he removed his shirt and was about to remove his pants when they heard a scream, so josh put his shirt back on and a Jericho 941fsd instantly appeared in his right hand as Urd jumped out and was instantly clad in her battle robes. a sawed off shotgun appeared in a holster on his left leg as he opened the door and ran down one of the corridors until he reached a corner. he put a mirror out and saw a demon conversing with a human, so he stood up and walked out, saying "hey guys, what's up?" they turned and drew their weapons but before they could fire, he put a bullet in each of their heads. they twitched for a moment before they dropped to the ground. josh holstered the pistol and ran down another corridor, before he leant against the wall which lead to the main room. he heard "where is Joshua Payne, tell me now you bitch!!" "no, i won't" SLAP!! "now tell me" "here i am" he said as he appeared from behind the wall, shotgun in one hand and the pistol in the other "so who are you? what the hell do you want from me?" they stood eyeing each other "don't you recognise your old protege?" "deadstar?" "yeah, you upset all of us when you left, so now, i'm here to make you pay for what you did" he pointed a colt .44 revolver at him and pulled the hammer back as josh cocked the shotgun and aimed it at him "deadstar, i made a new life for myself, i don't need you guys ruining it" before he pulled the trigger, emptying both barrels into deadstar, blowing a massive hole in his chest. he blew on the smoking barrels and ejected the spent shells, before he slapped in two fresh shells and holstered it. he turned and threw naru a knife and said "you can cut yourself out" he went over and grabbed deadstar's body, slung it over his shoulder and walked out to the backyard and threw it onto the ground before he turned and walked back inside and came out later with the bodies of the demon and the human he capped earlier and stacked them on top of each other before he made a fireball and incinerated the whole pile.

he stood solemnly and watched the flames incinerate the bodies, burning into the night sky before he turned and walked away. he entered the back room and slumped against the wall. he turned and said "Urd, help me please, i need your strength" she opened the door and sat down next to him and held him, as the residents approached the scene. Urd put her head next to him and said "josh, you've fought at least ten steel angels at once, so i'm sure you can conquer this. both of us have absolute faith in you, we believe that you have the power" he turned to her and said "Urd, i wanna try something" she looked to him and said "what is it?" i want to go into my own mind and combat the darkness festering from my past. if i can defeat that, i can be free of it and the darkness will not have a hold of my heart" she nodded and said "alright, but on one condition, i'm coming with you" he shook his head and said "no, this is something i need to do for myself. besides, i need you to make sure that you can return me to my body" she sighed and said "alright josh" they stood up and he said to the residents "alright everyone, anyone who doesn't interrupt this process will be taken out for a sumptuous dinner on me" the group nodded enthusiastically and Kitsune said "we're in" Urd helped josh to his room and laid him down onto the bed, when she asked "you're sure about this?" he nodded and said "yep, i want to settle this once and for all" she smiled to him and brushed a hand over his face as she said softly "rest josh" he closed his eyes as she did and took in a deep breath.

at first, all he could see was pitch black, until a voice he recognised as Urd's was saying "josh, be careful" "i will" he said as a bright flash consumed him. he uncovered his arms and found that he was standing in a field he looked around and said "where the hell am i now?" he turned and saw a figure riding a horse drawn carriage. he walked up onto the road and flagged down the carriage. the carriage stopped, so he went up to the side of it and saw that the driver was a young looking woman dressed in some ragged cothing and was cloaked by a hood, so he said "thank you miss?" she took her hood off to reveal....

End of Part 1
(cue Firefly closing theme)