Mizuki POV
I was sitting on a chair. A metallic chair. Not me alone, all of them were present as well.
Momoko, my friends and some other ladies were also present. All of us are sitting together with Akatsuki in front of us.
He is sitting in his wheelchair and smiling. Like always. But, I am scared of this Akatsuki.
He said many things I don't understand. And guessing from their looks, neither did they.
And then he left after a warning alarm sounded. He came back after a while, covered in blood.
"Sorry, one of me died. Had to replace him."
He said that with a smile.
"Ehh.." I reacted. No, all of us did.
You would normally call someone crazy if he told you something like that. However, upon arriving, we saw a lot of Akatsukis.
So it isn't so weird. But how did he die?
"Master, this is the memory."
A voice sounded which called Akatsuki master. And a ball of light was floating beside Akatsuki.
"Oh. Let's check the memory. Ladies, pardon me for a moment."
The white ball flew into his head and he started shaking.
"What is happening?" I shouted.
"He is currently watching the memory of the recently dead Akatsuki."
The same voice answers my question.
But the memory of the recently dead Akatsuki. How is that possible?
I look at the others. They are also watching him intently.
Especially Juno and Makina. Both of them claim to be his mother. How can that be?
"Master, it's your time to sleep." The voice said once again.
"No. I'll sleep later. How can I sleep when my guests are here."
Akatsuki is looking at us. But then he started to wobble.
He is sitting in a wheelchair so how are you wobbling?
"It's no good if you miss your sleep, master. I will keep the guests entertained."
Akatsuki closed his eyes and I can hear him breathe normally.
Then he disappeared into thin air.
"Where did he go?"
That's the question we asked.
"I sent him to his room. It won't be proper for him to sleep here. Now then…"
The voice suddenly went silent and I felt a tingling on my skin.
What is this?
"This feeling….it feels like magic."
Leah who has been very quiet for time now finally spoke. She gives off the scholar type air so it fits her.
Juno, Lilith, Makina and Selene are on guard. She just said that it was magic. And they are gods and the devil.
So I think they know better than us.
Suddenly a body appeared. A female. Blue hair and a white dress. Her face is inhuman. Not in that sense. She has inhuman beauty similar to Juno or Selene or Makina.
"It would be easier to talk like this." She says.
"Who are you?"
"I am Medea. The artificial intelligence that master created. I was talking with just my voice but it would be better to talk like this."
A chair appears behind her and she sits on it.
"You guys have many questions. So many that you can't ask all of it at once. But I will say this. You might think that you are fakes. Which you are not. You are very real and so are we."
She says that. We have been thinking about it. No matter how I wait, that question always arises.
"How can it be? If all of it is real then what is Akatsuki? What is he? What were those?" Makina asked.
Because she claims that she is the goddess who created everything, it must be hard for her to swallow.
"First up, introductions. You have this question that who is Akatsuki? Let's show you."
She stood up and so did all of us. Like we were totally in sync.
Then we teleported to a room. A normal room.
A bed and a cupboard. I see Akatsuki lying on the bed.
So this must be his room. I see a couple of photo frames on the cupboard and the bedside table.
Upon further inspection, I notice. The people in those photos are all here. All of us are present in those photos. How?
I look at them. They have a doubtful face. I think I have the same face.
"You understand. You guys are very real. But your identity is fake. Or you can say, to you, Akatsuki is the fake."
She says. Medea says this.
"Master has completely lost his mind. After aeons of solitude, master has finally lost his mind."
Medea has a sad face. She must really be worried about him.
"You seem to be pitying me, girl? You who was his sister is pitying me. Isn't it ironic?"
She looks at me. She gives me a mocking smirk. Is she looking for a fight?
"You are his childhood friend. You are his mother who never loved him. His best friends' wife and daughter, his three juniors and disciple, his goddess lover and two goddess mothers. And lastly, the soul of his beloved which is now divided into all of you. Isn't that the current situation?"
She summarized everything. Everything that happened up until now has been summarized perfectly.
"Master made a big mess. This proves that loneliness can push a man to the extreme."
"Get to the point. It's not worth it, listening to you." Makina was annoyed and she said that.
"I see. Anyway, I propose this. Master did create all of you. But he made a fatal error."
"You should know right? How humans are created in pairs?"
She looks at Juno and Makina.
"Yes. Every human is created in pairs. It depends but he is never alone."
Both of them answered the same thing.
"Yes. But when master created you guys, he didn't create your significant other. You guys are just like him. Alone. That's why you guys feel so bad for my master. The deal is, you guys agree to forget everything and I will create your significant other for you. Two of you don't need them. But the rest of you do. And please agree to it."
She is bowing down her head. She is earnestly requesting us. But this is something I can't budge on.
"No. I will stay by his side." I didn't fall in love with him for nothing. Even if everyone abandons him, I alone will be by his side.
"""""No."""" Eh. All of us denied at the same time.
"I see. It's probably due to her. Let's see." She snaps her fingers and I feel really lightheaded.
I can't stand so I get down on my knees. Momoko, Selene, Belle, Leah, Aisha, Nana and lastly Sakura…..all of us are on our knees.
"I have extracted her soul. Sakura or Nebula, both are same. And I have extracted her soul. Now think about without her intervention."
Medea said again.
But I feel that nothing has changed. My feelings for Akatsuki are still there.
"No." Again all of us said. No, I think Nana and Sakura didn't say anything.
"Are you saying that you actually fell in love with him?" Medea is shocked. She looks like she can't hear anything.
She falls down on her knees. Is it that hard?
And the soup that she extracted is taking a form. The form of a girl. And it is completely recreating the human body.
In just minutes, there is a human woman standing beside Medea.
"Give up, Medea. You can't change their minds." She says.
"Ahhh… Sakura. How long has it been?"
"Not too long. Besides we were created at the same time. Don't act so distant. We are sisters."
What is happening? They are sisters.
"Yes. We are sisters. Akatsuki created both of us before losing the last bit of his sanity. But currently, he is a madman. We have no choice but to do that."
Sakura is looking at Medea. Who in turn, turns blue.
"No. We can't do that."
"We have to. If we let him be free, he might do something again. Besides, he's the only one here. No one is here with him."
"That's the reason why he became like that."
"But that's also his fault. He chose this. He has to follow through."
Both Medea and Sakura are having a heated conversation. We are basically outsiders, listening in on their conversation.
"Medea, make up your mind. Hurry up or she will come."
When Sakura said this, Medea froze. She became stiff and expressionless.
"Who is she?"
I asked Sakura.
"His daughter. The only one he has left in this world." (Sakura)
"""""Ehh….""""
All of us are dumbfounded. He has a daughter. I repeat, he has a daughter. What is this absurd development.
What has happened till now is absurd but this truly takes the first place.
"It's complicated. And also a warning." Sakura says.
"She hates you guys. All of you including me. So I will properly hide all of you."
She…..hates us? How? We have never met before.
But it isn't time for that. We need to make up our mind. However, without the whole story, we can't do anything.
"I will send you to a place. You might freak out a bit but listen to the man there."
Sakura gives us that as parting words.