" The goddess is finally dead" a lady clad in black clothes said out loud. This was the alternate time line of Jason's world, where the goddess of death resided.
The goddess of death, Elana before she died had transferred her powers to the girl she decided to make the next goddess of death. Although she transferred her powers long time before she died, she still ruled this place as the goddess of death, allowing the young girl called Joan to grow her powers up to the level of Z3 making her fit for the position.
She wasn't born a goddess of death, there was only one god of death which was Judais. She was turned into an ultimate born. Unlike the sealed ones, she had equal power as Judais thus making her the god of death.
Now, she was dead, and it time to make the new goddess of death rule, but not before her burial.
The ceremony was to be held in the sepulchre of kings. The burial ground was a dark cave restricted to commoners. The place was already decorated for the burial ceremony of the goddess.
" She wouldn't want you to be so sad" the chief maid to Joan said. " She would want you to rise up and rule" she added.
" I know that, but look at me, I am still very young, just thirteen although I am strong, I don't think I can rule like she did" Joan replied.
" You just have to look inside, and be like her" the maid continued.
Hearing these words made Joan to break down in tears. The chief maid rushed to her to comfort her.
" Don't cry my darling, you have to accept it bravely that she is gone" she said.
" I know" Joan replied still sobbing, " But, she didn't do what she wanted to, she didn't fulfill her plans, and she's gone already. Isn't that woeful" Joan said.
" He wasn't her husband" the chief maid replied, " And he isn't".
" But he was like one" Joan persisted.
" He was nothing except a punisher to her. She never wanted this life, she never thought of it, but he forced it on her, he forced her to live a life she didn't want to, and she passed that life to you" the maid said.
" It's a life if power, the name doesn't matter, what I am sad about us the fact that she longed to see JUDAIS cone back to her. You know that" Joan said.
" Even though she wanted it, she could not have. Judais owed her nothing, there was no reason for him to come back" the maid continued.
" I under serious contemplation right now, what kind of man was Judais?" Joan asked.
" Stop thinking about him" the maid replied. She helped Joan get up from the tub, and strapped a purple towel around her body preparing get clothes.
" She was like a mother to me, it pains me to hear that there was nothing she could do about her wishes" Joan thought. Bringing her out of her thought was the voice of the maid telling her it was time to dress up.
A white band was placed on her pink hair immediately after she was clothed in a sleeveless purple robe and a white neck scarf. She wore black high heels to compliment her outfit.
" You look good" the maid shouted.
" For a burial...." Joan replied sadly.
They headed out for the sepulchre of kings, and awaiting them were family and special friends if the deceased goddess of death.
" It is on this day, we mourn the departure if our revered goddess. Once called by death for life. Oh, what a sorrow it brings to our hearts. But, we well know that death is surely meant to occur, and it is of no much surprise and pain that she is dead because she lives in our hearts. Elana has once again shown us what it means to have life, she has finally bestowed her powers on one worthy to handle this power" the high priest said before leaving the tomb.
All the attendees walked towards her grave to give their tributes to the late goddess of death.
" I consider you my mum, even though we aren't flesh and blood, but we are one in spirit. I promise you that I will fulfill your wish, your desires will be accomplished even though you are dead" Joan said silently in the grave of Elana.
Joan proceeded to stretch forth her hand, and a red flame appearing on her body began to consume the coffin to the ground. It was the last ritual to be conducted for her.
The flame exuded burnt the coffin to crisp. This was done because Elana had requested to be buried alongside with her powers as a goddess of death.
Joan sobbed while this was being done. Once the coffin was burnt, she made her way to a tree to cry.
" You feel sad, but you don't really need to be. You know what, I heard what you said to Elana" a man said. He was Joan's uncle and had been present all this while.
" I'll try my best to fulfill it, but I don't fully trust myself to be able to bring Judais back. If Elana couldn't succeed, then how would I?" Joan questioned.
" Don't you know who you are, you are Joan the girl who won her place to have the powers of the goddess of death, have you forgotten what you encountered during the battle challenge and how you overcame it?" the asked.
Closing her eyes for a brief second, Joan let her pains overcome her. " Ahhh..." she shouted. The nearby trees all destroyed and her uncle was sent flying up to 500meters. The whole place shook. She was then overcome with a complete white flame making her eyes complete white. Her dressing changed into a white tight outfit top and bottom. Her hair transformed from pink to complete white.
In a minute, she was done with her evolution into G1. She sat down back, as her eyes turned back to normal, and the aura disappearing. Her hair anyways still remained white, but her beauty remained. She made it a habit of staying in her JUDAI-ISTIC FORM. The JUDAI-ISTIC FORM of the god form was white. The intermediate was pink, and the base which was the J's was red.
" Yes, I do remember" she said.....