While Mizore was moving Gabriel's sleeping body towards the temple, Moka, Kurumu and Yukari found her.
Moka: HEY!!! Hands down from my boyfriend!
Kurumu and the others sweatdropped from the unusual behavior of Moka, who had the gun in her hand and shoot snowballs at Mizore, the latter hid behind a tree and created a pair of ice-made skis to run away from Moka and the others with Gabriel in her arms.
Moka: W-Wait! Come ba-
?: GRRROOOOOOOO
She was interrupted from a roar in the middle of nowhere.
Kurumu: W-What's that weird sound…?
Yukari: A dull roar… That must be the…
Moka: A… Roar?
Then she remembered Tsurara's words about a snow monster somewhere near the lands.
Moka: No… Not now!
A silhouette appeared behind the trio and roared again. They turned and backed away while Moka repeatedly shot at the monster.
Yukari: You got him! No way is that thing gonna…
The parts where the monster was shot to started to heal.
Moka: Oh no! The wound is healing… Instantly! This gun's not strong enough!
Monster: GROOOOOOOOO (AN: I AM GROOT!!)
Moka: I don't have time to fight this snow monster! If we don't hurry up, Mizore's gonna…
She started to think about Mizore kissing Gabriel and panicked.
Moka: Gonna… Gonna…
Kurumu: Get out from our way, we need to save our friend!!
Monster: ...N-Not… The… One… Not the One…
Yukari: It… Talks?!
Moka: The one…? Was it expecting... someone else?
Monster: Not… The… One...
At this moment the monster turned in snow, which flew away from them towards a certain direction.
Kurumu: Did that thing just transformed… Into snow?
Then they remembered the reason they were there and ran towards where Mizore got.
[Meanwhile]
Mizore was inside a room made of ice, Gabriel was over the bed with bandages covering his entire body while turning his bones at the right place, Mizore looked at Gabriel's almost naked body with a blush.
She got up and slowly undressed herself.
Mizore: I'm sorry… Gabriel…
At this moment, the door was kicked down from something and snow entered the room, surprising Mizore.
The snow took on a shape of a woman and picked up Mizore, she didn't have the time to yell or scream that she was already gone, leaving an injured Gabriel in the bed.
[Later]
The battle inside Gabriel's dreams ended, no one still won, and Gabriel woke up with a body full of injuries. Everyone watched him while being really worried, not knowing what happened to Gabriel.
Gabriel: ...What happened? Why everyone is looking at me… like… that… Oh…
Gabriel realized that his body was full of bandages and blood, then he covered his own body with nen to heal himself.
Moka: Gabriel… What happened to you? Why were you injured like that?
Gabriel: We will talk about that another time… Where's Mizore? I don't sense her anywhere nearby.
Yukari: We… Haven't found her yet. You were alone in a bed. Do you remember anything?
Gabriel: No, I was sleeping the entire time…
At this moment, Tsurara entered the room and said.
Tsurara: It seems… That Mizore's abduction… Was arranged by the snow oracle herself.
Everyone turned towards Tsurara with a clueless face.
Tsurara: The oracle has just assured me… That Mizore is safely under her protection.
Gabriel: Protection? From what?
Tsurara: Well… According to the oracle… Mizore was attacked from a man full of blood and bandages.
Gabriel: What… The fuck?
Moka: But he was sleeping the entire time…
Tsurara: It seems so… This is odd though… The snow oracle so rarely shows herself to others. Why to Mizore…? And why now…?
[Meanwhile]
Mizore woke up in front of a throne, and over it there was the snow oracle herself.
Snow Oracle: Welcome to my temple. It is a pleasure to meet you, Mizore. As I'm sure you've surmised by now… I am the snow oracle.
Mizore: Please… I don't understand, why…? ...My beloved and I were just about to… Right when…
Snow Oracle: No. I see all… That is to come. You and the boy named Gabriel… Are fated never to be together.
Mizore was shocked from the Oracle's words, and said.
Moka: What…!?
Snow Oracle: So that I would not be recognized, I disguised myself as an abominable snow monster and waited in the field of flowers… Where I had foreseen that I would meet… The one. Then you arrived, Mizore Shirayuki. You are the girl in my prophecy, the one I have been searching for.
Before Mizore could talk, she heard some steps behind her and a voice saying.
?: Well, well… What have we here? I was wondering what was so urgent… I'm pleased to see… That it's my future wife.
Mizore turned and said with shock.
Mizore: Who…?
Snow Oracle: Allow me to introduce you to Mr. Fujisaki, in the human world, he has achieved the status of a high-level executive. He is also your Husband-to-be, because you see… By marrying this man, you will become… The savior of our dying people.
Mizore started to sweat cold water while the man put an arm in his chest and bowed a bit.
?: Please… Since we're destined to be together… Call me Miyabi.
[Meanwhile]
Kurumu: What?!! Snow women's marriages are arranged according to a prophecy?!
Gabriel: 'Now i get why Mizore wanted to make things faster…'
Moka: Th-That's terrible!
Yukari: I don't want to hear that from you! You looked like an hunter shooting at a deer before!
Moka embarrassingly lowered her head while Tsurara continued to talk.
Tsurara: We've all been through it. But there is one secret only we adults are privi to. At tomorrow's flower offering… Mizore will receive her prophecy.
Gabriel: This is pure bullshit…
Everyone turned towards Gabriel, who had a pissed off face.
Gabriel: I may believe to shit like 'The other half' or something similar, but destiny is NOT one of them… The future is unlimited, with just a decision, you can destroy or save the world, there are infinite solutions like there are infinite problems.
The 'Destiny', is just ONE snowflake in the middle of millions over millions, every snowflake can easily be called 'Destiny', the prophecy you talk about is just reading one snowflake, while ignoring the other millions.
Tsurara was a bit angry that Gabriel insulted their faith, but held back, knowing that it's useless fighting against him.
Gabriel: And then, if the Snow Oracle kidnapped Mizore while she was with me, it clearly means that there is someone else that wants to marry Mizore, I may have already Moka, but I want to know if the man is at least worthy of Mizore.
Tsurara: And if he isn't?
Gabriel: Easy, I will take Mizore by myself…
Everyone was shocked from Gabriel's words, even more so Moka and her Inner Self.
Moka: W-What do you mean?
Gabriel: I mean exactly what I said, if no one can really love Mizore, I will kick everyone who want to harm her and get her by myself, but… Are you ok with that, Moka?
Moka stood in silence before she slowly walked in a corner to think about it with Inner Moka.
Moka: 'Hey, Inner, what should we do?'
Inner: This will be an hard decision, I don't like this thing about Mizore marrying someone who could abuse her, but I can't just let any girl get with Gabriel…
Moka: 'I think we should accept it… Gabriel seemed stressed about something else, and maybe both me and Mizore could help him relax…'
Inner: Yeah, but… *Sigh* Alright, it will be ok… Just, no more girls…'
Moka nodded and turned back and said to Gabriel's ear.
Moka: She said it's ok if me and Mizore will be the only girls you will have…
Gabriel smiled and nodded, he may be good with dates, relationships and other things, but he knew it too that he can't exaggerate with the number of his Harem-to-be.
Gabriel: Alright, I never planned to have a second girl since I was enrolled in the academy, but if it's to save Mizore then it's ok. 'Besides, I like her a bit, I can't abandon her with a strange man…'