The trio was standing next to each other, waiting for Emely to finish working on their watches. No one dared to say a word, watching the engineer do her work. Even Emel and Iris were here, they didn't understand much but still wished for the group to accomplish their mission. Once she finished, Emely stepped back and smiled at the three friends.

"It's all good, just put an X and you'll get to the moon... Please, come back safe."

"We will."

Neige nodded at everyone while Silva and Sepide waved at the rest of the ship. Together, they were ready to find their leader and find out why she ran away and isolated herself.

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An eternal dark stretched to infinity, covering everything in sight. The ground was solid, and yet, felt completely empty. The three friends felt a heavy weight on their hearts, just standing was painful. Neige turned toward his friends to see if they were doing okay but was interrupted by the echo of footsteps before being able to ask anything. The sound of glass hitting against itself approached the group as their leader walked toward them, an empty expression on her face. Unlike usual, she wore a long dark blue and revealing dress with golden crosses sewn on it, giving her an appearance similar to a strange nun. With her book in hand, Polyetta faced the group that came to see her with a harsh gaze.

"I saw it in the book... I knew you'd come. Alas, it is vain, I am about to create a world devoid of any injustice. Go now, and live the few days you still have in this flawed world."

Neige took his dagger in hand but didn't point it at his friend, instead clenching his fist around the handle.

"Polyetta! You don't have to do that, we're so close to-"

"We're close to nothing Neige. We'll take care of the anomaly, and then another problem will arise. I'll erase this universe and create a new one, no more anomalies, no more suffering, only pure bliss..."

"Leader? I think you're not in your normal state."

A slight smile appeared on the leader's face, visibly amused by Silva's words.

"I'm in my normal state, you'll thank me later, I promise. I know what I'm doing, unlike you, you barely understand what is going on."

Sepide stepped forward, frustrated by the leader's words.

"But leader, we fought so hard for this universe, you even created me to protect it."

"You're wrong Sepide, I have no care for the universe. All I wanted was for Neige to be happy, I made you solely to protect him. Who cares if a few worlds are dying, I only fixed them to make sure the universe doesn't collapse on itself."

"Polyetta... No, Yada, it's not what I want! Please, just come back with us now."

"I'm not Yada, the pathetic and shy little girl I was is no more. My name is Polyetta, I am the one blessed by the Goddess with her holy diary! I... I am more than her! I am the goddamn Goddess, and I'll make a world where everyone is happy!"

Polyetta took her sword in one hand, keeping the book in the other. The trio took their weapons in hand, ready to fight back against their former leader.

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"I don't blame you... You fight for what you believe is right too. I could always kill you and resurrect you later, but out of respect, I'll just knock you out."

"That's awfully arrogant leader!" Silva yelled with her firearm pointed at her leader "You think you can take care of all of us?"

"Easily."

Silva shot with her firearm at the leg of her opponent. She expected Polyetta to dodge but was surprised when the woman instead used her blade to cut the bullet in half without much effort.

"Emely will always impress me, a firearm powered by sunlight. Sadly, technology won't be enough to stop me."

Sepide managed to approach the woman and was about to grab her arms to restrain her. Instead, Polyetta easily dodged Sepide's attempt and punched the girl in the guts.

"I made you to be perfect... Sadly, even you can't be better than a Divinity."

Neige arrived and attacked his friend without holding back. Using his fists as a weapon and dodging Polyetta's blade with everything he had. Despite his best efforts, The woman casually kicked him back, a pained expression on her face.

"Neige, you always were the strongest by heart. I'm sorry I couldn't give you the life you deserved, but it will all change, I promise."

The three friends stood next to each other, wondering how they would be able to defeat their former leader. Polyetta didn't take a hit and seemed barely annoyed by their efforts.

"Please, go. I don't want to hurt you, but I won't hesitate to."

"We're three Polyetta! You'll have to get tired eventually."

Polyetta let out a sigh and closed her eyes. She seemed hesitant about something, taking a few minutes before turning toward the blind girl.

"Silva, I know I promised you, but I also knew this day would come." The woman then turned toward Sepide and pointed at the two others "Sepide, restrain Neige, this is your new mission, do you understand?"

Neige and Silva suddenly turned toward Sepide, who held her head in pain, trying her best to resist her leader's order. A few seconds passed before she tried to attack Neige. Silva blocked the hit, creating a diversion for her friend.

"Neige! I'll take care of Sepide! Stop the leader!"

Neige nodded and ran toward the leader, who shook her head with disappointment.

"I don't want you to wake Sepide again... Silva, stop fighting and attack Neige, this is your new mission, do you understand?"

Neige turned behind him, blood completely frozen by the words he suddenly heard. Silva stopped for a few moments before turning toward Neige with an empty expression on her face.

"S-Silva!? How can you do that?"

"I am the Goddess, I just never used the powers given to me before. If I wanted, I could bring the whole universe against you. Do you understand now? Give up, it's not worth it."

Rage filled Neige's face, how could the leader he trusted so much do that? The man turned toward Sepide and Silva who ran toward him and in two swift hits put them to the ground.

"Sepide, Silva... I'm sorry, I'll finish the fight for you."

"I don't think you'll finish anything Neige. Just got to sleep Neige, this is your new mission, do you understand?"

A sharp pain filled Neige's head, barely letting him think. His hand gripped his dagger with all the strength he had, doing his best to resist the control over him. The man looked at the woman and pointed his dagger at her with a threatening gaze.

"Yada, you're going too far. For everyone's sake, yours included, I'm going to stop you!"

"N-Neige? You're not supposed to resist, that could be a problem..."

Polyetta tossed her book aside and took her blade with both hands, letting a serious expression replace the emptiness on her face.

"Neige, this world is not worthy of you! Do the means really matter? In the end, you'll be happy."

"I don't want to be happy! I want to earn my future, even if I have to face my past for that! I'm not going to let you throw away everything we did together, I'll bring you back, no matter what!"

"Neige..."

Neige's dagger clashed with Polyetta's sword. The two blades danced together, blocking the other's hit every time. Neige managed to keep up with Polyetta's speed and precision but still couldn't land an attack. A few minutes passed but the woman was clearly more skilled than Neige and ended up disarming him. The dagger was sent flying away, leaving Neige defenseless, allowing Polyetta to use the hilt of her sword to knock him down. The woman let go of her sword and grabbed the unconscious Neige before he could fall, gently putting him on the ground. Polyetta softly caressed Neige's hair while looking at his sleepy face full of bliss.

"Neige... I promise you'll be peaceful like that once I finish my world."