< Dark Avatar Part Aftermath Opened >
< CG Cutscene Played >
< This Memory Record will be shown based on the Battle Maiden's memories plus some things she got to know from others at that time, plus again some knowledge she gets after Ragna Twelve helped her know more about what happened at that time with his 'Twelve Eye of Time', transferring past visions to her before she confronted Player Ragna Current. >
( October-November 2020 )
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( October 2020 )
( During the final days of the Tartarus battle. )
< Location: Kent's Family House >
Ragna is currently playing his Playstation, a gift from his uncle back in 2019, for he is currently playing Mortal Kombat 11.
" Thank goodness uncle Pre-ordered this, he even buys the Kombat Pack! "
" At least I get to play as Shao Kahn and Shang Tsung, I like the two a lot but for me, Shang Tsung works for me more. " Ragna plays it as he then sighs.
" If uncle was here, at least he could play with me... "
" Uncle... " Ragna says as he pauses the game, he went silent as he remembered how his uncle was hyped to play this last year, but one day, he had to leave and give this all to him.
" Please, come home... "
" So we could play together, yeah... " Ragna prays as he turns off it, he plays it while his grandma is gone, for she is probably healing someone again.
As he turns it off, he realizes that the hour is late for his grandma to come home. "
" Hope grandma comes home, after she comes home, I could at least have time to edit my gameplay and posted it on Youtube. "
" With that, at least I could get more than 50 subs this week, I don't want to stay at 200 forever. " Ragna says as he went off to the dining room and tries to get the glass, but.
" Oh, it slipped. " Ragna says as he slips and the glass break.
" Oh man, why does this happen? I'm just having a normal time here. " Ragna asks as he picks some broom and cleans it, he then suddenly felt something wrong for it somehow affects his mood.
" Why am I sad? " Ragna says as he somehow feels sad, tears coming out from his left eye, he didn't know what but he could tell that there's something lost in his heart.
" What is going on? is someone dead or something if I suddenly break my glass and tears come out from my eye? "
" I hope it's not uncle, he's... "
" He promised me to come back, he... *sob* " Ragna was sad somehow, he doesn't know why but he felt it, as he suddenly thinks of his uncle.
" He also promised that when he returns *sob*, he will buy the 'Aftermath' DLC for me, for my birthday. " Ragna says while sobbing somehow.
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( Days After. )
< Sunday, November 1st 2020>
< In an unspecified place. >
Loki enters a room, with Battle Maiden and Athena, a room filled with robotics and medical liquids, including some Divine Equipment used for restoration.
" What is this? " Athena asks as she then sees a tube, a tube where a woman was placed there, a blonde woman covered with a metallic suit as she was having a recovery treatment within it.
" Is that? " Athena asks but before she could say anything.
" Alice-chan!? " Battle Maiden shouts as she recognizes the woman as she could sense her.
" Her lifeforce, there's no doubt, by the gods! " Battle Maiden felt happy that Arisu survives.
" Thank Amaterasu and the others! " Battle Maiden says it while Loki then stops after hearing it and then looks at Athena.
" What is it? " Athena asks while seeing Loki's behavior.
Loki then sees Battle Maiden and she then senses that he is looking at her right now, she could feel his emotions are remorseful and doubt.
" You look sad, Lord Loki... "
" What happened? " Battle Maiden asks Loki then look at Athena before looking again at Battle Maiden.
" Well, Arisu did survive as the Takamagahara Gods lend whatever they can to restore her very soul and Core but... " Loki says it, as he sighs for a bit, then.
" Those guys, they... " Loki says it and Athena and Battle Maiden catch it and begin to suspect what happened.
" What happened to them, Loki? " Athena asks as Loki could only look at her in melancholic sight.
" *SIGHS* "
" Those Takamagahara Gods didn't make it, in restoring Arisu's soul they... "
" They had to sacrifice themselves with their current drained powers after fighting Tenebris, which destroys them as all of it now are one with Arisu's Soul. "
" Leaving none of their souls remains. " Loki says which shocks both Athena and Battle Maiden as Athena smacks the pillar beside her, smashing it.
" Curses! " she curses for what happened, it was such a nightmare news, for her to hear.
" Amaterasu-Sama... " Battle Maiden says as she was sad, for she remembered her time meeting the goddess back in the Tsuchimikado Tower.
As the two girls are in sorrow, Loki could only sigh as listens to their cries, waiting for them to calm down which is when he will say what he's going to say to them, the reason he bring them here.
" What did you say, Lord Loki!? " Battle Maiden asks.
" Yes, Maiden..., from this point onwards, the Tsuchimikado Tower will be held by you. " Loki tells her.
" While the Tsuchimikado Grand Priestess and Clan Leader are under my care, I think it would be best to let you take care of her things. "
" Besides, do you know that Arisu had secretly put you into the highest position of the Tsuchimikado Clan, behind your notice? " Loki asks Battle Maiden which surprises her.
" What did you say, me!? as one of the Clan's highest position members!? "
" How could I be given that? I'm a foreigner, I'm...? "
" You will become Arisu's shadow, from now on. " Loki tells her, telling her that since the two are similar, he and Arisu once had a deal that Battle Maiden will become Arisu's Shadow, as the one who will replace her for some time, due to their similarities, thus, Arisu is actually preparing Battle Maiden to at least learn becoming her, in order to deal with some other Noble Clan Members.
" But is it alright, though, Lord Loki? " Battle Maiden asks.
" I am honored, but despite my learning over things in that Clan, I must first ask- "
" I agree, it would be the best decision, for now. " Athena says as she then tells the Maiden that she agrees with this condition.
" Considering all of the Previous Noble Clan Leaders of Japan had been massacred by Andrew K., I guess Orianna could easily fool the new leaders at the moment. " Athena says as she then looks at Arisu's tube.
" Until the real one's eventual return, of course. " Athena says while looking at Arisu who is still on her recovery.
As Athena sees it, Battle Maiden then approached the tube and touches its glass, she tries to sense Arisu and sees that she is alright, she could sense that her body is recovering which is the best thing she could've hoped for.
As Battle Maiden felt joy, Loki who was watching could only sigh as he thinks the mess here is done.
"( This is a hard one for this day, now... ) "
"( Onto the second one... )"
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( Hours later. )
< Unknown Room >
" Graahh!!! " Misaki Fubuki is chained while being tortured.
" Lord Loki, what did I do!? " Misaki asks while crying as she is in front of Loki's seat as he personally tortures her.
As she says that, Loki then shocks her using one of his [Havi Force]'s powers he inherited from Odin, a power he felt the joy to use again after getting out from Tartarus.
" Oh, you know why I'm doing this, Misaki, you little witch! " Loki shocks her again with his thunder, making her shout in pain as he shocks her.
" Please, Lord Loki... " Misaki whimpers.
" I do not understand, why are you- "Before she could say anything, Loki slapped her.
" You knew why I do this to you, you troublemaker witch!? "
" You knew that I favored Andrew more than you as a pawn, you knew that, didn't you? "
" Yet, because of that competitive ego of yours, now I lost him, the best person I could've worked with for my future businesses! " Loki shouts at Misaki as he abuses her for her deeds.
" It won't happen again, my lord, I promise! " Misaki kneels, begging for forgiveness while Loki still shocks her.
" After this, I want you to be open with me, no more hiding information or giving me fewer details! "
" Do you get it!? " Loki asks Misaki as he increases the pain.
" YES! " Misaki screamed in pain while she shed tears upon her angry god, who was pissed at her behavior that made him lose a person he favors the most, despite he knew that it was Andrew's own fault too for being too brave on doing the whole assassination thing.
" Shit! Why have you humans always made things difficult!? " Loki shouts and asks in his anger, his temperament is out of control, for he can't stand anymore in accepting this loss.
" Now, what should I do...? " Loki asks while leaving Misaki behind as she is still having the pain from his wrath, crying, on the ground, cursing Andrew for making her like this, even in death.
" Curse you, Andrew! "
" Even in death, you still make me suffer, grrhh! " she states while crying.
" Well... "
" At least, I still managed to have someone get his account, to take all of his money from every work he's done with me, kukuku... "
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< Cutscene Ended >
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Extra:
Some facts about Ragna's family.
The family's money is still better in 2020, but, things changed after something happened in early 2021, when Ragna had an accident that could cost his life, in his first days of being the Hunters' Bag Carrier, many money was spent on his treatment, thus the family had to change the house into the one mentioned in previous chapters.
Fun fact:
In 2020, Ragna did get the 'Aftermath' DLC, for his uncle Andrew had also pre-ordered it for him but it was on hold since Andrew ordered it for December 2020 to be sent, for reasons unknown.