The two stood next to each other looking at the stars for awhile before heading in for some well deserved rest.
"You could end up dead sharing a bed with me you know, I'm an assassin after all." Aliza says with a playful tone.
"I would've been dead by now dummy." Haru responds while laying next to her.
Aliza, right I was really close with her a long time ago wasn't I? What ever happened to her after I went to fight the demon lords left hand.
It all disappeared didn't it? She probably doesn't even remember me or what I do anymore.
Everything begins to disappear as Haru wakes up to the lightly lit room he had fallen asleep in. Remembering a bit of what he dreamed about.
Aliza, I don't even know if she's still alive or where she is right now. I'll find her after I finish everything with the demon lord, that's when I know it'll all be worth it.
"Good morning." A familiar voice says.
Turning to the side he could see Amaterasu laying next to him once again.
"When did you get back into my bed?" Haru questions with a bit of Confusion.
"While you were asleep of course. I do intend to help you like I said before." Amaterasu responds while putting her hand on his face.
I'm not fully awake so of course I didn't process that she could've easily snuck into my bed whenever she wanted. Plus the whole goddess part probably makes it even easier for her to do this without me noticing.
I'm more surprised that Mai isn't in here with me but I guess she's still figuring out some stuff on her own. The scrolls have had her pretty preoccupied lately so I wonder how close she is to figuring it out.
"How exactly do you intend to help me?" Haru asks with a curious tone.
"A trade with me could give you quite a bit of a boost." Amaterasu answers with a smile on her face.
Haru began to think on the idea of this potential trade with a goddess but he didn't like that it was a trade. He didn't really know what she'd possibly want in return for her help.
"What exactly do you want in return for this boost you're talking about?" Haru questions while staring at the goddess.
"Give me a part of your soul." She responds before giving a small chuckle.
She laughs but I can feel the seriousness in her words, it wasn't some joke. Part of my soul, what a thing to ask for.
"And I get what exactly in return?" Haru questions while staring at her.
"I'll share my power with you. You can do whatever with it, make skills or use it as raw power. I don't really care, but those are my terms for now." Amaterasu responds with a smile across her face.
Giving a part of my soul for power, this sounds like something you'd do with a demon or I guess a devil even. It doesn't really suit the perfect angel I got laying next to me but I do need all the power I can get.
Fighting the demon lord herself will be quite a challenge and Amaterasu is even saying I can utilize her power for new skills as well. It might even be possible to surpass SS at this rate with her help.
Though I would want to keep it hidden till I'm done training with Sorakami since he is stronger than me right now.
"Fine I'll give you a piece of my soul. Is it going to hurt or anything?" Haru questions while scratching his head.
"Nope. Honestly I doubt you'll notice it being gone anyway." Amaterasu responds with a smile.
After that she put her hand on his chest and a white light began to glow from her hand, within seconds it was done.
"See, as simple as that. You're powerful enough the way it is but think of this as an extra touch to what you already have." Amaterasu says with a positive tone in her voice.
I could feel the difference in my body but I don't exactly know how these it just yet so for now it's better that way. I'll figure it out soon enough though.
"Yeah. Thank you." Haru replies with an appreciative tone.
I'm not sure if I'll regret this down the road or not yet but for now I'll take it so that way I can defeat the demon lord and save everyone.
The goddess Amaterasu disappeared after the trade while Haru got up and went into the training room. Sorakami wasn't there yet so he took advantage and started to figure out how to better utilize his skills.
Still lacking memory of certain skills he wanted to find a way to remember them. So he started pushing himself to the limits in training while waiting for Sorakami to show up.
Hours of fighting against dummies went by before he finally showed up.
"Working hard, that's good. It's time for us to spar some more, hope you're ready." Sorakami says while stretching.
"Always am." Haru responds while getting ready.
The two began to clash once more while they both started to utilize perfect balance to block certain attacks and to make openings for others.
Clashing of blades between the two of them went on for quite some time before it was time to call it quits for the day.
"You know I can feel a difference in you compared to the time I found you in front of the demon lord. Getting stronger, just need to see some of your old skills now." Sorakami says with a bit of excitement in his voice.
I'm glad he's excited to see I've gotten stronger since then but I'm not sure I'll be able to remember all the old skills. I honestly think it's time to make some new skills again for the first time in a long time.