--The Past Revisited--
--One Month Prior--
Far above the worlds, a realm existing in the heavens. Many floating platforms in the sky, chains connecting numerous paths. An ancient gate, a way into the realm of the gods. A guardian floating not far from it, her role to defend this place.
A frightening individual, her armor reflecting the Nine Winged Seraph. Her pure white wings, a gentle light radiating from them. Her long blonde hair, those captivating crimson eyes.
A velvet staff in her hand, the top a crescent moon, blades lining the large half circle. The entity looking down to the clouds, deep conflict within her, this night on her.
This place of our home...power is what is needed. Is this truly my limit...? Can I do no more...?
Her desires inside, her lacking strength. Her displeasure for the battlefield, yet her wish for what is beyond her grasp. Her home in a terrible state, this collapsing actuality. Someone unable to resist the problem, standing in a black abyss.
Extending her hand, reaching for the slimmest light. Wanting what is inside, these growing feelings. Her vision to the slowly moving clouds, her growing frustration. Feeling the gentle wind, enduring these dreadful sentiments.
What should I do...?
You told me something important...but what was it...?
Where are you...?
Missing fragments from her past, an individual making this her home. Doing her best, seeking after mysteries from old. Deities no more, other entities in their place. Something blocking her memories, her conflicting emotions.
A home on the brink of destruction, her flowing sentiments. Limits to her attention, this aggravating her. Searching for solutions, walking down her lonely path, her increasing feelings.
Lost Angel, you seem to be conflicted.
"Hades..." Disgust from her.
This voice echoing in her mind, a god reaching her in the realm above. Her slightly crawling skin, trying to keep her resolve strong. Her vision around the area, searching for the Dark Lord. His ringing tone, shortly frowning.
Unable to determine his location, some unease within her. His presence everywhere, a truly terrifying deity. An enemy not in her line of vision, the entity's cautious state.
Hm hm, fear not. I am merely communicating telepathically.
"What do you want...?" her threatening tone.
A bit of a deal, what do you say?
A possible trap, this god reaching out to her, bringing forward an agreement. An unsettling problem to her, her unrestful heart. A deteriorating situation, options not in her hands. Deities nowhere, someone important to her elsewhere. This grim problem, her hasty heart. Desires inside of her, these sentiments yearning to break free.
"What deal?" the entity suspiciously looking to the sky.
Let's just say, we will all get what we want.
Those suspicious words, someone trying to tempt her. Her mind on the offer, thinking on the state of the heavens. Acknowledging her limits, her thumping chest. Floating in darkness, her road without light.
Flying along the endless direction, doubt hanging on her mind. A possible solution, her increasing resolve. Reaching for the chance, a way to perform the nigh impossible. Unease from her, a path towards a new actuality.
"Very well...what do you want?" reluctance from her.
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Come to me in the castle of the King, Raiser, here we shall negotiate.
His fading voice, these unsettling sentiments. Feeling the gently blowing breeze, her vision on her direction. Pursuing her route, flying to the edge of the platform. Her eyes on the many clouds below, her conflicting emotions, this moment in her hands.
Closing her eyes, reflecting on her encounter. Shortly opening her vision, deciding on her way forward. Descending from the Heavenly Realm, the entity proceeding to the location.
Eventually finding herself at Raiser's castle, this chilling night. Far below, a room hiding away in the farthest reaches. The young woman standing before the Lord of darkness, their vision on one another.
The deity towering over her, azure fire flowing from his jaws. This terrifying foe, her cautious gaze. A way to gain what is within, her boiling sentiments. These troubling feelings within her, something more slowly rising from her depths.
"So you came angel, I am surprised to be honest." His pleasant tone.
"You said you can give me what I desire." Unease from her.
"Did I say that now? Hm?" his sly voice.
An unsurprising development, divinity burning from her body, darkening with each passing moment. Her rising sentiments, Hades witnessing her shift. Reviver brightly emitting, shining its warmth in the area.
The dragon stepping away, his uneasy vision. The maiden floating on her side, directing her staff at the Dark Lord. These endlessly stirring feelings within her, slowly ascending to the surface, her crimson eyes penetrating the beast.
"This will be the last mistake you will ever make." Her sharp tone.
Darkness secreting from her, these strongly flowing emotions. One from the shadows looking in, unnerving the Lord of Darkness. This familiar feeling to him, unable to identify it. Malice and light building from her, extending in her fury. The dragon not backing down, meeting her resolve.
"Burn to ashes!" his echoing voice.
Releasing azure flames from his jaws, scorching the room in his might. The maiden withstanding its force, soon ascending into the air. Flying around the attacks, her serious eyes to him. Shortly floating far, aiming her staff at her enemy.
Surrounding this lord in an inferno, trapping him in a prison of fire. Hades expanding his wings, harshly flapping them. Powerful gusts of wind tearing through, dispersing the assault. Ashes falling from above, his great force.
An entity's flowing sentiments, meeting her challenge at hand. The Dark Lord scraping his claw against the land, hastily appearing in front her. Crashing down his talon, hitting her below.
"Gyah...!"
The maiden colliding into the floor, Hades immediately acting on his moment. Descending on her, his blazing fangs. The maiden struggling to open her eyes, soon feeling the spreading cold.
An icy mist shrouding the area, instantly freezing the field. A glacier stretching high, entombing the Lord of Darkness. A troubling feeling to the young woman, someone aware on the individual.
"Maria...! Maria!" a familiar voice calling out.
Gripping the side of her head, slowly rising to her feet. Her slightly blurry vision, shortly focusing it on the glacier. The dragon within it, her old friend in front of her. That person holding her up, his concern towards her.
"Valor..." Shaking her head a bit.
"You okay?" the deity slightly stepping back.
"I—I am so sorry..." Her painful eyes below.
A dragon coming to her in a vulnerable time, luring her to this place. Someone struggling for years, an old friend with her, his voice unable to reach her. Silently watching, doing his best at her side. Valor looking back to Hades, his hateful eyes on the beast.
"This monster is someone no one should make a deal with." The god slightly scowling at the dragon.
"...I just wanted...to be able to protect my home...our home..." Her heavy heart.
Temporarily making the heavens her home, a companion witnessing her process. A person steadily seeking after her past, tearing away more over the passing years. Doubts coming over her at times, Hades acting on his moment.
Valor shortly sighing, someone owing her much. These two friends, both assisting each other through the harshest times, a powerful bond between them.
"It's okay." His warm eyes to her.
Her confusing vision on him, a person forgiving her. Witnessing his faint smile, feeling warmth in her dark world. Two companions forever there for one another, tackling their challenges together.
"We all make some stupid mistakes, can't tell you of how many times I screwed up. You don't need power Maria, within you is so much more than you can imagine. Even more, remember this, okay? Power can destroy as well as create." Gently assuring her.
"Destroy...as well as create..." Slightly looking away.
One from the deepest abyss, a great being clashing against countless powerful enemies. Eventually stepping on a plane far above her own, unleashing her emotions on the worlds.
A person crushing countless, yet paving the way towards tomorrow. An entity enduring her pain, someone continuously falling, yet rising stronger than before. Maria taking his message to her heart, her hand to her chest.
"Yeah, hold onto your reason for it Maria, and use it to be your guiding light." His resonating words.
Memories in the distant past, his old friend to his mind. An individual's endless agony, her crushing despair. No matter, a soft heart extending a warm hand to others. A great being bringing forward miracles, giving hope onto many.
Maria embracing his message, this bliss in her heart. The two shortly hearing cracking sounds, instantly shifting their attention to the beast. Massive lumps of ice crashing below, hitting the surrounding area.
"Come on, let's go take him to the cleaners." Valor smiling back at her with a thumb's up.
"Right." Brightly grinning at him.