"Well, what do we have here...", she puts her fan towards her lips while glaring at the scene. Her eyes were like brown suns and skin flawless. Her eyebrow arched as she looked at Akuko and Mishiko. Once her eyes were on her sister she made a smirk, "Ah, dear sister, I see you've brought trouble along your way, as expected," she jested as she was talking about how Ayame's cult actually came. "And you must be, Akuko," she was about to continue on, but Tsukuyomi questioned quickly, "So you knew this was going to happen?". She glared coldly at Tsukuyomi and sighed with a frown. "I gambled on the chances and now for the whole trial," she leaned her head as she looked at the four, Akio, Ayako, Mishiko and Akuko. "You all took the trial for your own reasons and since you all passed. I have a gift or curse, however you see it, for you," she then had her hands glow as it formed into a glowing gem of light with a frosty darkness inside. Her hand approached Akuko slowly, "When you feel ready or ever change your mind, put it in a liquid in a goblet as it'll dissolve and drink it,".

She looked at Akio and Ayako and snapped her fingers, "You may have what was lost," she then looked at Mishiko, "Well, give this to your little Zenko and they shall become what it truly is. For your gift however, open this letter once our business is done and you go back home to the Human Realm," she heard Susanoo cough which made her sigh. "Right, back to business, explain the details if someone will please," she wanted to know if they found out how they got up here since Ayame lost her powers. Or so she believed.

What they had here where people or demi-gods in various moods over a situation compelled far beyond how any of them would have like it. Is what Akuko wanted to almost say but she seemed to be okay with keeping quiet and just standing by only Mishiko she did not know the rest or the other quite yet and had no reason to consider as much loyalty towards them as she did to her own friend. Only person that high status was Ragnar even then he had different boundaries. If ever asked Akuko was only really loyal and happy with just Mishiko and Ragnar.

When they mentioned who she was Akuko simply smiled."Yes, am the oddity that is Akuko."She knew what she was and just kind of be casual about it at least rather than doing something she would deem funny. Given the object that was offered her, It seemed to have her interest entirely since of how the gem looked and what all it could do. She wanted to ask what it would do to her out of her own wonder of what could happen. But maybe that was too far most likely. So she let out a sigh if anything all these worries just meant nothing when worry was going to happen when this was most likely really just unsure if this would truly help.


But Akuko made her choice quickly."Where are these goblets then, I am ready for whatever this will do."If anything Akuko almost sounded Mentally defeated from her own internal worry then just before she found the require items for the change she walked over and gave Mishiko pat on the shoulder. In some manner she was still paranoid this was a trick but still trusted the result was going to be okay for her.

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Mishiko watched as her sister gave Akuko an odd gift as it was a gem of light with something unique inside. Her tired eyes went back to Ama before taking some envelope and sticking it in her black bag. Akio and Ayako got their titles and enrichments back. She was curious what was in the envelope as her sister has never gave her a gift. She'd be happy back when she was an innocent little demigod, but now she just wants to know if it's useful. Her sister wondered about the incident, wanting to know the details. It frustrated Mishiko since she she wanted to get this done in the first place. "Ayame needs to be taken care of and Joya needs a new host," Mishiko explained. "Not only is she trying to cause chaos up here however she can, but she's messing with Earth realm as well. Making people slaves, causing poverty and harming the people that worship you all," she glared.

Ama gave a thoughtful look and nodded, "Alright, then we'll hold off the weddings and matchmaking. Justice needs to be held to the Earth Realm and you have the will to do so," she looked at her brother and fanned herself, but changed her look to Akuko. She was a little surprised she was so ready to do this. Her fan she had in her hand glowed as she swished it to form a golden goblet with pearl and jades. "Susanoo, if you would," Ama spoke to him as he created a drink to put in it. The goblet went to Akuko, "Not here of course, but also... one last gift for you two," she looked at Akuko and Mishiko.

She looked over to her right as a man walked out. He had fox tails and a mask on his face. The fur was white with some golden designs. He bowed respectfully, "I've created it for you, Empress," He spoke as he snapped his fingers and a back ball of fluff appeared. Ohta left from behind Mishiko to swirl around it as the fluff ball formed eyes and looked at Akuko. It slowly approached her as it was curious and anxious. Ohta was excited to have a new friend. Inari looked at Mishiko, "Ah, so you found the half of him," he spoke amused. "Give this to him when the war is close and it shall give them enough spirit essense to let them be in their full potential. I'm sure they miss you greatly seeing they use to be around you as a child," they chuckled amused. He looked at Ama, "My job I assume is done?", Ama nodded and Inari left. Her eyes looked back at them and swished her fan. "Both of you may now return to the Earth Realm, My little sister of War, Death and Souls," she frowned as she wished she could give her a better title, but from her birth she was destined for her due to the mother.

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It seemed that other things where being in set in motion while Akuko was stuck in the idea of her own changed being okayed. She was fully to terms now. But she was unsure how just how much in terms of help she was going to be when she was done here. She was just merely looking at this drink she was suppose to ingest. Then stopped because she heard not here. In which was confusing."Wait...what do you mean not here? where else am I suppose to drink this?"She sounded confused. Was that not the entire point?

find she will have to stand here with this goblet and wait then until some one told her where things should happen. She had to wonder how many holes she would go though to just get this over with. Then again maybe the build up of not knowing and delaying it more was making Akuko rethink things.

Then they had been given a tiny fluffy thing. Well what she thought was fluffy. it had a tail and seemed to work like Mishiko's small little being. it looked at her and she looked at it, blinked a few times. then it dawned on her that it was something for her. Akuko then quietly reached over and with her free hand picked up the worried being that was looking at her."Fine...I guess your a wee bit cute." Just to kind of show this being not to be nervous around her she rubbed the right she of her face, mainly being her cheek against it. she was treating it like a cat because she was unsure how else it would act but it was her idea at the time hopefully this worked out for her. Then it was waiting time.

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She tiredly looked at her sister and nodded, "Right, I better get back to important business and Akuko, you take the goblet with you," she explained as she started to turn her back on the others. Ohta floated with, going with Akuko and their new friend. She hasn't slept since she was ascended. She couldn't trust to be asleep. Someone could come out of no where to kill her, break in to harm or more. She yawned and walked towards the portal to turn her head to see Ayako gaze at her as did Akio and the others. She lazily waved good bye. They probably felt like it was a good idea to let her be for a little bit.

Her eyes looked over at Akuko and then forward as they were finally back in the Joyan streets. It was nighttime and no one was really outside in this part of the city. "Alright, lets walk back to our hotel," she coldly said.

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Sleep? It must be nice to get about this time. But if she wanted to sleep Akuko would let out a sigh she had an idea to do. when they got there she would go over it before one of them went to sleep, Akuko was most likely sleep and tired but too stubborn to want to sleep yet. She would put her new tiny fuzzy black fur friend down next to Ohta."Here you go get some sleep too okay?"It was not a order it was oddly a humble and nice request. Then she would go over her idea it was something akin to her time of fighters in war."I'll keep watch, When you get enough sleep Ill sleep myself."Akuko was taking first watch. She would not force anything else really.

Then she would wait while hopefully everyone slept, Generally after about 6 to 8 hours. She had a feeling people would get up soon. Staring at the reflection in the goblet in her daemon state for a moment. Realizing her choice to drink it now might work. She expected a fair amount of pain as so far in theory removing half of your being most likely was not going to be simple.

But now she would simple look up, close her eyes. Counted to three and drank all that was in it at once. Hoping for the best expecting the worst. Any pain she might feel she hoped would be. Then waiting for this shift to happen to her.

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Mishiko chuckled as she yawned once she heard Akuko tell her that she should sleep. "No sleep for the busy and wicked~," she teased Akuko. Once they got up to their hotel and everyone was asleep, she herself was in her room trying to plan on what to do with Joya. How they should carry out this as she had to get this done as soon as possible. Her scythe was glowing and her powers of the gods were calling to her as something close was happening. She stood up nd walked towards her door to open it, revealing Akuko drinking out of the Goblet. Akuko must've not known that the soul of the demon will leave, but will also have a chance to kill her as well. Her body started to glow a white and her scythe was put down as the souls are actually captured by her hands. She leaped towards Akuko, hands going through her body as she captured a white-blue spirit mixed with red. Her other hand grabbed the red part and separated it from the body. Slowly, Mishiko let the white-blue spirit go to hover by Akuko. The red part? It was killed. Her eyes looked at Akuko and chuckled. "I'll let the demon stay in spirit as it's harmless now since you held it dearly," she gazed at her. "You should also take a look in the mirror as you're no longer yourself. The godly part? That'll take sometime to actually happen, probably after Joya is taken," she assumed.

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It was entirely out of body for the second time again. These two souls bonded for a long time. As they started to drift into pieces she just seemed to stare at that dark part reaching out. It trying to say things to her while trying to grab at Akuko still. Akuko did not reach for it all.

In that state of being a spirit she just seemed to quietly look upon it all to see the events unfold. No words where spoken and Akuko did not realize what all the change to her where going to come. But to think about how this was she did not reach out for the evil part when it reached out to her. It was almost like it was yelling at Akuko to not let them go because it still needed to continue living, its job was not done. It's take was not over.

But after all that. Akuko felt a bit off at the time."I will...look at myself maybe..after this experience I feel...tired."Maybe Akuko needed the sleep now and she was going too for a bit. For a moment it almost seemed Akuko would have settled into going to sleep with out problem. but she tossed and turned a few times letting out a bit of sigh she was yet to get comfortable and it was starting to bug her in some way. Looking around she had wonder with in the unknown amount of time Misihiko and Ohta had gone to sleep or not. Then looked over at the tiny black fuzzy being that was given to her, Realizing she had left it to sleep with Ohta Akuko figured maybe she should not be too shy from it after all it was scared of her to start with.

So she would find it, pick it up gently and nicely with out a worry. took them back with her to go sleep or try to sleep for as long as she needed to rest for, Maybe it would help.

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