MY
HEAVEN
The Valkyrie Reborn
By
Michael James
Right after Luna
Intro
Saint Michael who is the strongest Arc angel to ever exist. Chose Challenger to be his queen. It goes without saying such an honor would be above godly. Michael has had thousands of suitors in his lifetime. He has turned them all down.
When Michael fought against Sloth and the others with Silver. He met Challenger and decided she was the one. Who would be destined for greatness. Over their time together Challenger has been scared and timid. Making other angels and arc angels question Michael's choice. To be the queen of angels is to be strong and sure.
Challenger spends her days in Michael's privet stable. She finds peace there. Looking after the horses of power. She prefers to be in Den, but Michael asks her to stay in his city.
Some time ago, Silver crossed paths with 2 members of an old order of eelkshie. They were known as Valkyries. An order of female eelkshie of arc angels. During the epic first war. The Valkyries proved to be a great threat. There were orders of Infinity, that were similar. But the Valkyries were the front line for a long time.
Mistress decided that the Valkyries were to great a threat. She commissioned her more interesting sin demons. To hunt them down one by one and make their deaths so horrendous. That no one would ever want to be a part of that order again.
Part 1
Important Dinner
In Michael's stable...
“Hey buzz off!”
“I cant ignore this okay. Her highness needs to get ready for tonight.” Challenger's bodyguard Heaven told the angel to buzz off. She had just fallen asleep. Look Michael needs her at his side. We need to get...” Heaven backed him into a corner and told him to present notification. “Michael doesn't have time to write us permission notices!”
While they were arguing. Challenger was awake gripping a Pegasus colt. Who was her favorite animal. She hated going to these appointments because everyone gives her looks.
“What is going on here” asked Michael? Both of them took the knee. “I just came to get my bride and I find you two arguing.” Well I... “Elliot you shame yourself be gone.” Yes. “Heaven thank you for always watching out for her. And Chally, I hate to disturb you, but this can not be like most times. I need you with me tonight.”
“What need is there for me. A lowly eelkshie to be at your side?” Michael told her another white cities representatives were coming. They specifically asked to see her. He had a new dress made for her. He knew she liked to wear new dresses. “Okay, I'll go for you. I should probably bathe. I imagine I don't smell good.
In a bath,
bigger than a pool...
“Is there any of the cherry mint soap left?” A servant girl brought the soap in a glass container. Challenger washed her hair herself. She brushed her body with a mint leaf bouquet. While enjoying the nice hot water. It was a bath to good for a king.
When she got out. She dried off with a towel of flower cotton. Went to her room to put on her new dress. Servants dressed her and when she was ready. Challenger went to meet her husband in his throne room. Where daily matters were being addressed.
“Forgive me your grace. Can we do without the child being present?” Challenger thought to shout that she only looked as a child. She was a teenager now. “Your grace?”
“Remove yourself from my throne room Pailen. You do not talk to my queen that way.” Pailen asked the question everyone else wanted to. Why was this gutter trash on the throne next to his? Challenger stood up and walked out to go to the stable. “Matters are adjourned today. Pailen be gone from my sight!”
In the stable...
“Heaven am I gutter trash, no really am I?” No!
“Lord Pailen is the gutter trash your majesty.” Challenger looked up to see a one of the two Valkyries Silver saved. Avenge held in her hand a special treat. She handed it to her. Challenger confessed she was glad that there was someone who would speak out against the angel nobles. “Yes well everyone knows Pailen has a priest staff so far up his butt. That he knows nothing except being a mule.”
“No, mules can be pretty animals.” All 3 of them laughed like there was no tomorrow. Until Heaven saw Pailen walking towards them. Heaven told him this was privet land.
“I know, tell me why is that little runt on it?” Avenge stood up with her hand on her dagger. Asking if he would like to wait a year for his wings to grow back? “They were right to eliminate your kind in the first war. You show no proper respect to your betters eelkshie.” Avenge warned him to leave. “No that rat needs to leave, and I will say no more.” Pailen turned with his escorts and left.
20 minutes,
before the dinner...
“Your majesty, his grace will be glad you decided to come.” Challenger walked into the hall wearing her tiara. Everyone except Michael stood up. Then sat, when she sat beside him.
“Thank you very much for coming. I promise I'll make this up to you” Michael whispered. She told him that she would like to spend privet time with him. After the dinner gathering.
“Your majesty, I would have been sad to not see you” said Gandalfee. Who was the kings and guest of honor. Challenger acknowledged him, his daughter Ruth and his bride, Susana. Ruth hated her and the mother couldn't care less either way. It was decided that the two girls would be friends by degree. Ruth hated her because Challenger was note born an angel and she was.
Part 2
A Strange Wind
After the party,
in the hallway...
“I bet you loved that. Making the room stand for you. Angel nobility and important figures paying homage to a gods...” Michael told Ruth that was quite enough. As he walked into the hall. Ruth took the knee. Michael told her once again that she always took the knee for his queen. “Yes your grace forgive me.” Leave. “Your grace.” Ruth spread her wings and flew away faster then she could run.
“Heaven where are you!?” Challenger told him that she was grabbing some left overs for her. The charred vegetables were unbelievably good tonight. Was he wanting to get close tonight? “Chally, I'm sorry that this keeps happening to you.” She wanted to go to the stable. Light a lantern and fall asleep there. Heaven walked into view and knew instantly she was dead meat. “You are supposed to be by her side at all times” he growled grinding his teeth.
“Don't take it out on her. I need my friend not be despised.” Michael told Heaven to stay with her from now on. “I asked her to...” He couldn't care less what the orders were. Ruth was going to attack her. Heaven assumed all responsibility. “Please stop” Chally whimpered. Heaven was to take her to put proper clothes on. Then watch her like a hawk tonight! “Okay lets go Heaven.”
At the stable...
“Milady, I wasn't expecting you” said the Valkyrie Colt. She asked if it would be trouble to sleep with the baby Pegasus'. “No, it wouldn't be any trouble at all. Can I ask what happened?” No she could not. Where was Avenge? “She went to look for some more fruit. The horses fruit supply is almost out.” Challenger laid with the babies forcing her body to sleep. As an escape from reality.
When she awoke...
Challenger discovered she was moved while asleep. To her bed quarters in the palace. Her head was laying on Michael's lap as he was reading a book quietly.
“When did I get here?” He personally carried her here. “Don't you have appointments to see too. I mean, oh lord I didn't say that.” He was going to spend the day with her. He felt that he had been neglecting her to much. “Then could we stay like this?” Of course.
The day was full of fun. The 2 flew into the shopping areas of the city. Challenger was very happy. While she was trying on a dress. Michael asked Heaven's opinion on how to break her timid nature. Her answer was that she needed to do it herself.
“How do I look?”
“Lovely as always Chally.”
Meanwhile...
“I'm sorry could you repeat that” demanded Pailen. Michael's general told him that the arc angel king is bound by nothing. “No, no no no... we are discussing Greed. One of the great 7 sin demons attacking our kind. And he blows us off to go shopping!”
“You are out of line Pailen! Michael does what he want when he wants. He is the highest king of our kind. If you continue with this. I will strike you down.” Pailen stood up to leave. “We are not done here high priest. We need to discuss Greed as you've said. Pailen sat down and presented his report. Greed had been taking extreme measures. Attacking churches and planets loyal to angels...
later,
In the bath...
“You asked us to join you?” Challenger swam to the benches. Telling the Valkyries to join her in the hot water. “I will not pass up a wash in Michael's privet bath.” Colt agreed with Avenge, this was a rare opportunity. When the women were all in the water. Challenger presumed another unexpected thing.
“You two could find the remaining living Valkyrie right?” Avenge dropped the glass bottle of expensive soap in the water. She wanted to know why she asked that? “Please pick up the soap container.” When all was good. Both of them listened carefully. “I was trying on a summer style dress. When my husband wanted to know how I could be great.” Colt told Challenger to measure her words carefully. This was not a simple conversation. “Why else would we be alone in a lavish bath?”
“A strange wind blew into the fitting room. When I heard him ask that question. And I am tired of being the blot on Michael's name. I wish to revive the Valkyrie order.”
Part 3
The Fox Leader Missouri
After a long pause...
“ARE YOU BEING SERIOUS” they both screamed! Heaven ran into the bathing area thinking something was wrong. Challenger got scared thinking it was not the best way to broach the topic. She asked how stupid was this idea? “NOT STUPID AT ALL!”
“Okay could you both stop screaming before Mike walks in.” The two Valkyries stood up then saluted her. Swearing loyalty to her for being this brave. Mistress would target her directly for doing this. Which has kept everyone from doing it until now. “I except your pledges and I take you as my Valkyrie.”
The following morning...
“She wants to go to a fox world” Michael asked with confusion? Heaven said there was someone she was looking for. “Does this order come from her god?” No, its all on her. “What aren't you telling me Heaven?” The queen asked her to keep quiet about it. “Which fox world again?” Blue Ribbon. “Okay, I'm over riding her orders over you. Why would she want to go there?” She wanted to find Missouri. Because she wishes to revive the Valkyrie order. “Damn! I wanted her to be brave... okay Heaven, when things get dangerous. I want you to get her here before she gets to seriously hurt.” Heaven didn't need that order to do it.
On Blue Ribbon,
at a privet shrine...
“This your shrine?” Missouri who was polishing the cross turned her head. “Kind of weird seeing a fox pray to a human figure. Do you think I could make a donation” asked Challenger.
“Hey girl, long time no see” said Avenge holding up a bottle of nectar soda for her. Missouri's favorite thing to drink of all. “How can this be?” Milady, this is Challenger of... “You're one lord Silver's girls and the wife of St. Michael. I suppose the next thing that's going to happen is I become a concubine!”
“What drew you to that conclusion” asked Challenger? Missouri said it was the most outrageous thing she could think of. “Yeah... you keep your hands off my man. I didn't come here for that reason. Tell me is it safe to talk here?” Missouri put her fingers in her mouth. Her power was generated by whistling. The louder it was, the more powerful. She put a shield over them. No one could hear them outside of it. “I was wondering if you would return to the leader of the Valkyrie.”
“You don't know how long I've waited to hear those words. The answer is yes, but I need to find my 3 captains. Feel free to rest here for a while. Colt, can I have a word with you in privet?”
That night...
“Does that robe fit you well” asked Missouri. Challenger walked onto the deck in a yukata. A hand me down from one of Missouri's disciples. Challenger told her it was a little small. She also liked the underwear. In the white cities. Everything is lavish, everything has to be top notch. Wearing normal clothes was nice for a change. “Forgive me for asking, but were you always royalty?”
“HA! I used to be gutter trash. At one point I worried where my next meal was going to come from. I'm an engineered bio weapon and fled because I was a coward.” Challenger started to get teary eyed. Missouri looked to the stairs and whistled.
Then an enemy appeared...
“Your shield wont last long against me.” Avenge and Colt came running when they heard the sounds. Heaven grabbed Challenger and they teleported away. An assailant stood on the threshold of the shrine entrance. He wore a mask and was dressed in all black. Holding a pipe sword. His very image would cause a strong god fear.
“Black Blade, you are unwelcome on my holy ground.” He told Missouri that she knew his name. She should use it. “Vampi, you do not belong here.” And he would never see the Valkyrie return. Missouri told him “leave!”
“Heh heh, You don't think you can kill me do you?” Missouri told her subordinates to leave him to her. She whistled and a bow appeared in hand with a quiver on her back. “What fun, hope you didn't get rusty. Vampi rushed her and she fired 3 arrows all missing him. “You're going to have to do better than that. She whistled and the arrows came at him from the back. Vampi jumped high with the arrows following him. His dispelled them with his sword by striking. When the two forces collided. Holy runes appeared on his weapon and shattered it.
“You think that you have won, Valkyrie” he shouted pulling out a gun. He had a clean shot right at her forehead. He fired his weapon with a round that would kill her.
The next part of the story is soon to come
Section 2
Part 4
We Pledge Ourselves
“How foolish” said Avenge. Missouri whistled and shattered the round and hit Vampi in the arm with an arrow. Vampi was in pain, the arrow was meant to cripple not kill. He touched back on the ground and tried to remove it. Holy light burned his hand when he touched it. Missouri wanted to know how many were left of his clan.
“This isn't over old fox, not by a long shot. The Valkyrie will not return to power.” He aimed his gun at the arrow stem and shot it. The bullet dispelled the arrow and it disappeared. “If you continue with this there will be consequences. I'm sure you remember what we did to your sister.” Vampi then vanished in black smoke.
“The black blade is still out there?” Missouri told Colt that she should have known they were watching her. “No, they would have sent more than a captain if the clan knew of our plans. I think that he was just acting on his own.” What are you saying Colt? “That the black blades may be disbanded and he was acting alone.”
“Where is the queen?”
In Michael's city...
“Can you take me back there?” Heaven said she would prefer to wait until they contact her. Michael walked in the room and asked what happened. “Some guy dressed in black appeared.”
Back to the Valkyrie's...
“Do you know where they are” asked Avenge? Missouri knew where her captain Nocturnal was. She would know where the other 2 were. “We're really doing this. Our order will be reborn!” Missouri told them that it may go south on them. “Yeah I know.”
At Michael's city,
a couple weeks later...
“You're kidding right” asked the gate's guards? Avenge told them details and the 4 of them had permission to enter the city. The guard looked at their passes. Everything looked legit to them. “You know I've heard stories of you ladies all my life. I honestly thought you were myth. Nocturnal told him that made her feel so much less stupid.
“Would you lighten up already? When we found you, the only thing you were doing was waiting tables.” Yeah, well she liked waiting tables. It felt better than having 2 angel men stare down her shirt! Both of them took the hint and let them all in.
Upon passing the crowd in the streets. Pailen saw them and felt threatened. He told them all to stop. Missouri asked who the guy was. Avenge told her to keep walking.
“Hey! You do not ignore your superiors!” Nocturnal had her hand on her chain weapon. Colt told her not to kill him. It would complicate matters a great deal more. Missouri faced the angel priest asking his social status. “I'm high nobility, as well as high priest of this city.” Missouri asked if that was it for him?
“Well my father was St. Andrew and my mother was a fox goddess. I led hundreds of arc angels into battle numerous times. I've killed more demons than most arc angels ever will. I am an exalted priestess on a fox planet who worships Christ. I have mastered many kinds of combat as well as diplomacy and...”
“Hey Missouri, everyone is staring at us.” Pailen turned and walked away feeling shame. A little angel boy flew up to them and handed Missouri a flower. “Congratulations boss, you just shamed the biggest prick in the city, bravo.” Nocturnal wanted to know why she didn't kill him. “Because we would have been a bigger pain in the butt, dead.
When they arrived,
in the throne room...
“Your majesty's, we have come to answer your call.” Michael handed Challenger her tiara. This ornament was specially made. Gold shapes of wolves and elk coexisting.
“You are most welcome here. I hope you will honor us by remaining in our palace.” Michael nodded yes, but his main focus was Nocturnal. She had saved his life a couple times and she thought nothing of it. Being a tense situation he tried not to make eye contact. “My love may I...?” Again he nodded yes. A ceremonial knife was given to them. Cutting their palms in a delicate manner.
“I swear my loyalty to you my queen.” The other 3 followed Missouri's example. It was wonderful for Michael to see Challenger's strength now. He told them a party would be held in their honor. “That is most generous your grace.”
“Don't thank me, I'm not the one you report to.”
Part 5
The Dark River
In Michael's,
privet bathing area...
“You know, I'm not sure how to feel about being here.” Challenger told them they would get used to it. “By that you mean we will return to this bath” asked Missouri? Challenger told them it was just a bathing area. Nocturnal was floating in the water. Enjoying the wonders it did for her skin. Challenger swam over to her.
“Can you tell me a little about yourself?” Nocturnal sat up and asked what they already told her? “I don't know anything about you.” Well to simplify it, she was a hunter. “Of what?” Those who hunted them. “Wait you mean you hunt those who hunt you?”
“Something like that. When it was decided that we were to big of a threat. Parties of demons hunted our kind one by one. I hunted the party preying on my friends. The only reason there are now so few of us. Is because there was only me. Anyone who teamed up with me, eventually died. I was fortunate to be one of the first raven Phoenix bearers. You see my mark on my back. I am the definition of precision and stealth.” That was a lot for the queen to take in. She offered to wash Nocturnal's back to break the tension and it did.
2 days later on a moon,
looking for a Valkyrie...
“Welcome to my book store, how can I... Oh hell, hi Missouri. I knew one day you would seek me out. I still don't have it.” She told her friend she wasn't here for their wager. She needed to drop what she was doing and come with her, now. “You're freaking me out Missouri. besides its not like we are being called to battle anymore. Wait... why are you here!?” She needed to drop everything now.
At a classy eatery...
“You're her?” Challenger told Puppet that she was pleased to meet her. “You're kidding me right!?” After she spoke the 5 women prepared for battle sensing danger. People dressed in dark blue cloth walked in. The owner of the eatery told them whatever this was, they needed to leave. One gal took one look at Nocturnal and was jest.
“I'm not fighting her. No way in all the layers of hell!” Nocturnal looked at her with an evil smile. She called her Tay, and reminded her what would happen. If they ever crossed paths again. “Look, I'm not fighting you.” But she was hunting wasn't she?”
“Heaven don't warp her back to the city. It was a pain to get there and we'd like not to go back again so soon.” The aggressors covered their faces with blackout cloth. Before them in their blindness. Their other senses saw paths that would give an advantage.
“What's going on” asked Challenger?”
“Leave them to me. I often run into Dark River pricks in this town” said Puppet. The owner begged them to go outside. Wooden pirate men appeared in the eatery. One for each Dark River warrior. He would pay them to not do this here! Challenger told them to take this outside. The puppets forced them into the street.
What Dark River saw in there path was an aura of mist. Following the mist down to the simplest perfection ensured victory. However when you pay attention to anything else your path is altered. Causing you to be open for an attack. Very few in the entire history had the discipline to follow without fault. Still they were formidable.
The pirates raised their weapons and attacked Dark River. 3 pirates died and all but one Dark River died. Nocturnal took her weapon which was a spiked ball and chain.
“I will kill this man Puppet. I know him, he has killed many of us.” Puppet didn't argue and called off her pirates. The man told Nocturnal this was a grand day. The strongest of the order will be killed off. “I take it you have back up coming?” It was already here. The Valkyries looked on the roof tops. Hundreds of Dark River had them surrounded. “You think you intimidate us with an army?”
“We aren't scared of a few thugs” said Challenger. The leader told her that it was a mistake reviving the order. A mistake she would take to the grave. “Nocturnal hold me.” What? Challenger turned into her dagger form. None of the Valkyrie knew she could do this. She just never thought to explain it. Heaven threw her to Nocturnal.
Part 6
Compassionate
At that moment...
“What am I supposed to with you?” Hold her like she would hold a regular knuckle dagger. Nocturnal slid her fingers into the holder. Gray fire radiated off of her that could be seen from miles away. The enemy calling the shots moved his right foot back a couple inches. He shouted retreat, to his men. This disaster was far to great an unknown. “Your orders master?” Let the others go and capture the leader alive.
Nocturnal vanished in the fire. Seconds later the leader found Challenger against his neck. Missouri offered him to let his men live. As their master said. He told them to leave. The guys daughter on the roof. Told him she wouldn't leave. GO!
Later that day,
on a luxury space ship...
“Okay please explain to us what happened this morning.” Challenger thought she had told them. She was a shape shifter of sorts. She could turn into a dagger and if held, it would greatly increase power in her wielder. “By how much?” 10 fold to 40 fold. There was such a silence in the room. You could hear a cat sneeze a block away.
“I thought I told you all.” When? That night in Michael's privet bath.” Nocturnal asked her if hurt her to change? “No, but if you broke me in half I might die.”
“Hey winged rats! How long are you going to ignore me for?” The Dark River guy was tied to a toilet in the bath room. No one wanted to clean up any waste drops. Challenger asked Puppet to bring him in the day room. Once he was in the room. Challenger told him, she had questions. “What is there to ask?”
“Who are you?” His name was Saul. “Well Saul, why are you still bearing a grudge?” The Valkyrie cause disasters. They are undisciplined and cause travesty. Many of our ancestors experienced great loss from their battles. Both land and kin were destroyed by them. Dark River will not allow them to be reborn. “Why do you call yourselves dark river if this is justice. Why not Noble or Just River?”
“What are you getting and what is the point of this conversation?” Challenger was trying to reach a truce. “The issue still remains present. They will cause unnecessary calamity.” What did he know about battle of immortals. Why just Valkyrie, surely demons, eelkshie, devils and gods. Would be more of a concern. What was really going on here? “My forefather died in service to the arc angels. He was killed in the chaos of a battle of a demon and Valkyrie.”
“What if we paid you compensation?” What did she have in mind? “My god received a massive amount of inheritance. What if I gave you a planet or moon that would never be touched by Valkyrie?” She shouldn't make promise that she couldn't keep. Even a moon for several... “I know you're cutting your bindings. Please don't be stupid.”
“How long would we have to wait to receive this moon?” Only a few days. Until that time he would be their guest. Saul had a moment then, to attack her. He believed she was being truthful. His binding dropped off of him and he handed the tiny blade to Puppet. “It has been a long time since I could call somewhere home.”
A few days later...
“You're kidding me!” Challenger was aboard her vessel trying to calmly explain to Saul. This moon had life on it, it was just small animals. “What is the catch?”
“I may call upon your army to fight in my name. You know, so cities aren't needlessly destroyed.” Saul looked on the enlarge part of the window. A standard feature in most crafts. He looked at a city that looked freshly built. Yet there was not a soul in the city. Explain? “I have a friend who can build a city this size more than 100 fold. You said there were 4 or 5 thousand. I figured this town would be more than enough for you.” Saul looked Missouri in the eye asking for a truce.
“It wasn't my plan to ever do this for my kind's enemy. I will say I'm glad that things worked out. And we can agree to not call on each other in the future.” Saul told her that was more than fair. Also he could get his people here. Now that he knew where it was.
1 more day later,
in a neighbor white city...
“I never thought I would bathe in a bath like this again. If I die tomorrow, I think I can die happy” said Puppet. As she enjoyed the soothing hot water. “We need to thank St. Gail for putting us up.” Challenger sat at the edge of the bath alone. Resting on her elbows, in front towards the curb missing Michael. She felt safe with the Valkyries. However with Michael it was safe on another level. She also wondered about Silver and how he was doing. “Milady, can I wash your back?” That would be nice. Challenger felt as though she had big sisters now. It was a very uplifting feeling of peace she never had.
Section 3
Part 7
Bravery
That night,
in St. Gail's city...
“What in all grace are you doing here” demanded Ruth? Challenger was out on the veranda alone looking at the night sky. Ruth was there with her parents. “Get out!” Challenger said she leave the deck to her. “You misunderstand, get out of the city.
“I agree, we tolerate you in Michael's city because there is no choice. My daughter is to wed St. Gail and you have no business here” said the mom. Challenger told them she would be going. “Back to that wimp mutt you call a god?” Excuse me!? “I don't know what is a bigger embarrassment. The fact that you serve him, or the runt himself.” Challenger snapped at that point. She used a light spell and blinded Susana. Ruth screamed for the guards to arrest her.
“No, guards throw this family out of my city. Never let them pass my gates again. Ruth our engagement is terminated” shouted Gail. The angel girl reached for her concealed weapon. Nocturnal grabbed her arm and undertook her. Challenger looked to the veranda entry and saw Heaven and Missouri. In very lavish dressed. What were they waiting for!?
I will take 20 lashes in the town square topless for that stunt. Believe me you were in no real danger. I just wanted to see if you could defend and attack” said Missouri. Ruth told Nocturnal if she didn't release her she would...
“Girl I will rip your wings off your back.” Challenger told Nocturnal to let her go. Ruth didn't need pity from her. Puppet walked up to her with food in her hand. Telling the girl she had a big mouth. She shouted she high class nobility!
“And I'm a first born princess of a kingdom that still exists. A kingdom from the time of the first war.” Gail told his men to throw them out now! When they were gone Gail who was compassionate. Also fearing Michael's anger. Offered Challenger compensation. A ring was given to her that Gail's father gave to him as an heirloom.
“Actually if you want to make me happy. May I dance with you lord Gail.” He put the ring back on his finger and called the party floor. A song was played as they flew in midair and danced. While they danced, the Valkyries discussed the last captain.
“You think she will still be there, boss?” Missouri told them that Val wasn't going to be as willing to join them as they all were. Val also went by the title War Maiden. The captain that didn't hide from the Ganta. She maid her living as a Northland Earl.
“Let her enjoy herself for a couple more days. She recently discovered her strength. Less than 8 minuets ago. If she does intend to be our leader. We need to break her in slowly” said Avenge. Puppet asked what she was like before this whole thing started? “Showing respect I will leave most details out. In my opinion she is a powder keg weighing a couple metric tons. Lord Michael knows this. That is why he has sheltered her so much. She is a learner as well as other things.” Like what? “She doesn't use king magic but is capable in all kinds. War often visits her trying to school her. Right now she is withdrawn, but could go boom.”
After the party...
“May I have this dance” asked Michael? Challenger was in her pajamas. Michael really traveled to see her. It was a long trip for most. She took his hand and shoulder. “I hear you taught 2 women a lesson.” She said she didn't want to talk about that. She just wanted to be close to him. In a pleasant silence. “As you wish.” Michael held her close that night. She was in bliss the rest of the evening.
When afternoon came...
“Chally, your Valkyrie are waiting for you.” She told him to give her until morning. “Chally as amusing as this is, please wake up.” She opened her eyes and found herself in an awkward position. Missouri told her that she would be outside.
On a planet,
in neutral space...
“Please, I ask for Mercy. I have a family.” Val stood over him and told him that he had stolen to much. For him to be forgiven this time. How did he wish to die? “May the gods surely damn you. I will die killing you.” Certainly. A weapon was thrown to his feet and he was released. But Val killed him before he had a chance to swing his blade.
Part 8
The War Maiden
In neutral space,
on a vessel...
“Why are you all on edge?” Nocturnal told Challenger that Val was essential to the team. They just didn't know how well Val was going to cooperate. “How strong is she?” Missouri told her that Val was close to her skill. As well as slightly more powerful. In fact Val was to be her successor had she fallen in battle. Puppet added that Val loved war. The gal wasn't a war monger, but lived for battle.
On the planet Owden...
“Excuse me” said Colt to a shop keeper. She turned and asked what she could do for her. Do you have anything warm a 11 year old could wear?” Boy or girl? “A girl.” What could she afford? “Coin isn't an issue, my girl would prefer class as well as comfort.” The shop keep took a lavish fur dress out of a drawer. It was made from white fox fur. With winter cloth filling in the gaps. “Coffins?” She would go 20 coffins. “Done.” Colt walked to the bar where Challenger shivered near a fire. “Here you go milady. Why don't you go change in the bathroom.”
The environment was freezing and snow. Also they were in one of the warmer villages. No one thought to pack her warm clothing. Colt took a mug of ale. Then Avenge told her to duck! A dart almost hit her in the back of the neck. Challenger, they all thought!
“Look little angel, this isn't personal. Please don't hold this against me? At least in your last few minutes of life.” A man busted a mug on the guys head. 2 other men got between him and Challenger with guns. Nocturnal got between them.
“We meant her no harm. This villain was trying to murder her, not us.” Missouri grabbed Challenger and held her in her arms.” Puppet saw the red hand pin on their person. They were with Val, Missouri asked why they helped her? “Milady any good man in this area would save a Cherub. Sacred beings, are well... sacred. May I ask why a cherub would come unannounced to our village?”
“Her name is Challenger, and she isn't a cherub, she's...” Everyone took the knee to the girl. “You must be Val's men?” They will take them to her. First though they may get warm near the fire. Challenger asked everyone to rise. The man who had spoke told the others to deal with the assassin. Challenger was literately being carried by Missouri, scared for her life. Puppet asked the mans name? Lath. His position? He was a general in service to Val.
Several dozen miles later...
Knock... “Lath why are you back? I figured... get out” shouted Val when she saw Missouri's face! Missouri asked her to hear her out. “Yeah because it went so well the last time!” Val, if she could just... “Do you remember how many men I lost last round? And that didn't even end in our favor. Lath, why did you bring them here!?” He told his leader, that someone besides them came.
“I do apologize for showing up unannounced. I didn't think you would react like this” pleaded Challenger. Val had a look of fright on her face. She was queen Challenger right. Not only that, but she was an eelkshie to the one that killed Trick? “Yes.” Val took her knee to the angel queen and asked her to go below. The whole party were in ruins. There was no time they were about to be attacked. “By who?” Silenced.
“We'll help you” said Avenge. Val's confusion on them being pronounced dead long ago was short lived. Explosions hit the ground in masses.
“Protect the queen. However many you think you can send my way.” Val ran out into the clearing. Giant trolls, carrying cannons, like humans and automatic rifles. Were marching on their position. “Listen up. Our objective has changed. We can not allow Silenced to claim the ruins. Are you all with me!?” Her army screamed... YES! “Lath, protect the queen you foolishly brought here. If she dies I will have your head.” Lath bowed to her and took Challenger to safety.
Out in the open...
“You've been fighting Silenced all this time on your own” asked Colt? Val was going to ask where they had been all this time. When this was all over. “We'll be glad to tell you.”
“VAL! You have been a thorn in my hip for far to long! You come down here, I challenge you to single combat.”
Part 9
War Paint
In the middle of,
the silenced army...
“You get down here wench and fight me” the demon shouted! With hob goblins at his side. Val walked into the center of the enemy army. She cut her palm and put a red hand print on her face, before the demon lord Betray. Val took 2 one handed axes from her back belt holster. Betray summoned a flame sword and marked her for death.
“Betray, you don't have a chance in hell and I wasn't even trying to use a pun.” Silenced had been irritated by her for the last time. “I wonder when Mistress will learn you are a failure. That way she'll stop reviving you.” Just shut up he screamed as he swung his weapon at her! Val side stepped him and decapitated him. “Once again your leader is dead. I was planning on killing you all, but something came up. If there are anymore idiots who want to die, please step up now!”
“It wouldn't be a full day without my blood touching the ground, would it Valkyrie?” Val turned to the mercenary devil. His name Fuel. The devil of the zebra spider. Val wanted to know how long he intended to plague her? “Until it stops being fun. I have a new strategy I'd like to try. However what unexpected thing came up?” Reinforcements. “Lovely, shall we dance?” He should spin his web. “Love to.”Fuel created knuckle blade from web steel and covered the 2 of them in a large dome. With his 6 arms he tried so hard, to get her back in the web. He had done this trick countless times. His new trick was this.
“You think I would fall for this? I know open ground when I'm near it devil.” Fuel smiled even greater when the webs grabbed her feet. Pulling her into the web funnel. Very soon she couldn't move. Engrossed by poison, she couldn't even talk.
“You disappoint me. It was far to easy to trick you. Now really, reinforcements. You never except help from outsiders.” Before he knew it. Nocturnal's chain went through his back. The blessed metal killed him and the webs filling dissolved.
When she came around...
“Who is..?” Val sat up and saw Challenger holding onto her in her sleep. “No she didn't.” Missouri asked Val to let the girl sleep. She had been healing from the poison all day. She was in need of forced sleep. “I could have actually died if not for the lot of you. I could have sworn I heard the 5 of you destroying the army.”
“Don't die...” Challenger muttered softly in her sleep. Val asked Missouri to help get her off. Missouri performed a switch. Her for Val, because someone needed to be with her.
Outside the room...
“You actually moved my army to a nearby village, Puppet?” She informed her ally that her grace made that happen. “I cant do this again Puppet. We fought for to long and hard. To this day we still fight factions. To protect the Ganta, and you probably brought Dark River with you. I have to say I have enough problems.”
“Dark River disbanded their campaign against us.” What? “The little angel queen in there made it happen.” Val was in shock. Dark River had been against them as long as any other faction. How was this possible? “She bribed them.” With what? “Her god apparently granted her land as part of her salary. She gave them a moon to live on.”
“I was there when it happened. This is not a false statement” said Nocturnal coming from behind. Val spun around telling them she trusted their words, just not the action itself. No god would give up a moon for something that trivial. Both Colt and Avenge walked up behind Nocturnal. Telling her this god would. They fought along side him in a gamblers game. Which was where they had been all this time.
“No is my answer. The order is finished!” Puppet told her they weren't here for commitment. “Then why did you make the trip? I know I'm not that hard to find, but I'm in the middle of nowhere. If you didn't come here to ask me to join. Why did you come!?”
“I wanted to meet you” Challenger said softly. Val turned and took the knee. “Get up, you don't have to do that when its just us. Will the rest of you give us a little while alone?”
Near a heater,
on the deck...
“Why did you smear your blood all over your face?” Different things meant differently to other people. To Val, war paint on the face was the most important thing in battle. “I guess my thing in that regard is trusting who you are fighting with.”
“You saved my life twice in less than an hour between both. I would say I owe you anything you request. The thing is I know you want me back, and I wont do that.” Tell her, wasn't her name short for Valkyrie? “I don't get question as often as you might think, but its not right. My name is short for Valhalla, the heaven for my people. I was once a shield maiden before I swore my life to Eternity's cause.” If she swore a vow, how could she break it? “Because my arc angel master sold me out to save his own skin!”
Section 4
Part 10
The New Plan
“You're telling me you are acting out of a grudge. Not for the sake of honor” asked Challenger with frustration? Val asked her if her god did the same thing, how would she react? “I can imagine if you had as much faith in your master as I do mine. If Silver asked me though, to sacrifice myself for a greater cause. I'd do it. Granted I would cower and hoped to be sold. To where there wouldn't be pain. Because I do fear death. I would still loyally grant his request.”
“Your master is eternally more valuable than mine ever was. Excuse me milady, I need some time to myself. Please don't leave the planet until we talk again.” Val quickly went out of the room and out of the inn. She went to the smithy to strike thee anvil with her fist. Challenger was an angel queen and would still do that. The POS arc angel Gabriel was nothing to this god in comparison. That night Challenger found her marked with war paint. Sitting in the snow, just trying to comprehend this. She threw a blanket over her and sat with her in the snow.
In Hell...
“Report.”
“Well your majesty we failed yet again to kill Val.” She feared they misunderstood, report on the other Valkyrie! “Yes well, it seemed her old partners were there for some reason.” They were useless, stupid, mule crud. Did they realize that Michael's bride was not 200 feet from them!? “No.” Mistress smacked Betray across the face hard enough to crush his skull. Lucky for him he was already dead. It just felt like a root canal all over his body.
“Fuel, you are going to use her to have the Valkyrie surrender. If you fail me again, I will subject you to 1,000,000 tortures. Before I lay eyes on you again” Mistress said grinding her teeth. “Be gone, both of you.” Mistress left her throne room. She entered her torture chamber. Where the poor souls felt her devastating wrath.
Knock...
“Whoever you are, you better have something important to say. Otherwise I will have you strung up like this trash!” Greed entered the room asking permission to kill the girl. He wanted to look forward to torturing his own little angel queen. “No.” Greed backed off apologizing for being to bold. “As much as I love your blood lust Greed, which is met only by Wrath's. I have underestimated that wolf runt far to many times. Betray is expendable, you are not. Besides I have an assassin going after Silver. If Betray fails to capture her. I'll find another way to stop the Valkyrie.” Greed told her that there was something else. “All ears.”
“She could release a caged. A devastating hunter that doesn't even fear yourself.” Mistress asked which one he had in mind? “Liver.” If she was to release one of them. Then Eternity would match her move. “Yes but, I could be tortured for a time for being impulsive.” So be it, she valued her strong 6 sins. Mainly because of things like this.
In the darkest depths of hell...
“Hunter, I have a favor to ask” said Greed. Liver asked the demon if he had a little snack for him? “But of course.” Greed threw a raw liver from a living person to the hunter. Starved rabid dogs ate with better manners. He just ripped into it with his rotten jagged teeth. He was listening. “Liver, Mistress cant know about this. There is a huge thorn in her hip. A thorn that I am willing to endure torture, to silence.”
“I will be set free for a time, yes. I will be able to feast on all the fresh liver I can find?” Greed told him that he wanted this target to suffer. “I'm happy to oblige. Who is my target?”
On Val's planet,
A few days later...
“I regret to tell you all, my answer is no. The Valkyrie may return to being. Thanks to this lovely young woman.” All 6 Valkyrie paused. They felt a shiver down their spines and through their nerves. Something was coming. Challenger asked what was wrong?
“2 scenarios, either what this is. Will becoming for us or her majesty. Colt, Avenge, Heaven get her to a white city!” Challenger shouted what were they talking about? “A monster, one from the old Ganta” Missouri answered. Val told them that they shouldn't be surprised, but she would fight with them. This monster was to powerful to go unchecked. “What in all the gods are you 4 still doing here? Get her somewhere safe!”
Part 11
Taken
Somewhere,
on the planet...
“Don't take this personally, I just want as much liver as possible.” Betray was bound to a tree while Liver ripped out his snack food. The entire faction of Silenced had suffered the same fate. Liver was a bottomless pit, he could always use more munchies. “They're coming my way. Oh what fun this will be.”
Liver stood in a snow covered field. Right out in the open. The Valkyries arrived and he sprung his trap. His body turned to darkness. He multiplied 4 of him and appeared in the spot.
“We cant win this” said Missouri in fear. Puppet asked her orders? “We have one shot at this. You all know what needs to be done!” They poured all of their power into Missouri. She took her bow and created a arrow. With power enough to part the snow and land. The 4 Livers just stood there laughing at the coming attack. Missouri fired her arrow at him. There was power in this shot that it could wipe the Missouri state clean. There were losses yes, but it was necessary. When the dust cleared. One Liver was gone, one was missing an arm. The other 2 were fine. “I will offer myself as a sacrifice willingly. If you let them go.”
“So be it...
That night...
“It's been a long time since I've had beautiful in my company. It fascinates me in a way. You angel or angel warriors know nothing of ugly. Male, female, child, elder or adult. You all are just fare beyond reckoning.” Missouri told him she had a request. “And that would be?” Just kill her before he defiled her. “Oh I'm not just going to defile you. I'm going to torture and defile you. Thus you not screaming would serve me in no way. Now lets begin with the hell fire.”
Off in the distance...
“She is screaming from the pain and agony. We have to do something!” Val told the other 2, there was nothing they could do for her. If they acted on impulse. They would only die as well. “I elect Val as commander” said Nocturnal. Puppet agreed, but Val did not. “Either you grow a back bone Valhalla or I will give my life for Missouri. Puppet felt the same way their commander was top priority.
“Your both are blackmailing me?” Puppet told them she wasn't going to wait for a decision. She took off towards them. Val grabbed her leg screaming that she was needed!
At the moment of attack...
“Well Missouri, I see there is more food coming for you, heh... heh.” Missouri screamed at them to run! Val grabbed Puppet in her arms as Liver appeared right in front of them. “Heh, heh... you ladies will make such fine play things.” Missouri knew she was dead. All she could do was ensure her comrades would survive. She whistled loud and painfully enough. That she could have shattered a pane of glass 2 feet thick. Then she committed the last right of loyalty. Val heard her voice in her head. Missouri told her to watch over them. What she was doing, was a self detention. One that would effect Liver a great deal.
“What is she doing” shouted Nocturnal in tears!? Val kneeled before the blast of eternal energy. Liver knew what to expect. He hightailed it out of harms way ASAP.
As the suns rose...
“Puppet, we need to get going.” She asked Val how dare she. HOW DARE SHE TELL HER THAT! “Puppet since Liver hasn't come back. We must assume that he is after our leader.” Missouri was like a mother to her. She was happier than ever when they saw each other again. Like a child finding out her mother isn't dead. “Nocturnal, find our queen, keep her as safe as you can.” She obeyed and took off into deep space. Sensing the angelic energy coming from Challenger.
A great deal later...
Challenger was in her room stripping and preparing to take a bath. When she was in her underwear, the girl heard noise from the tub. Upon inspection, the water was all muddy. She reached into the muddy water to pull the drain. Then a voice said found you. A hand came out of the mud and pulled her in. The water became clean and clear. Right before Avenge ran in sensing danger.
“Oh unholy beast, where did you take her” Avenge shouted in tears. She had failed to protect her charge.
Part 12
Others
Under a city,
in a big open area...
“Hello... Is anyone there?” Challenger was in her undergarments and blind folded. She felt a hand on her first set of wings. Following that the hand ripped a bunch of feathers off. A guy getting shot in his gonads would have hurt less. “Please don't hurt me.” Then she felt claws on her stomach. Like they were about to rip through to her liver. “I don't want to die, she cried.”
“ENOUGH!” Challenger knew that voice. Even though she had never heard before she knew it was Mistress. Liver spoke that she couldn't be associated here. “It's to late for that Liver. Michael has been informed and is using all his resources to find her. Do not, I repeat do not touch her in that way. I don't need that kind of heat from him. Just administer the poison and we will leave.”
“Please don't hurt me” she cried.
“You should not have attempted to revive the order. You brought this on yourself. I have no apology. In fact I wish I could witness my subject hurting and violating you.” Liver asked why should his fun be cut short? “Liver don't do this to me now.” He decided then that he wasn't going to obedient. “Liver” Mistress growled.
“You know I think you underestimate your subjects a little to much. I can kill Michael and any other stupid winged shi... I want to have fun with and that's what I'm going to do.” Mistress asked him if he wanted to go back into the cage again? “That's where I'm going regardless. After I kill an army of holy meals. You'll see that I will serve you better than any of your demons.” She ordered him to stand down or she would kill him herself. “Ohhh, how scary. When I die I'll be put back in the cage and you will suffer a loss.
“Have you no shame?”
“Fern stay out of this. Its my problem not yours!” Liver turned his back on Mistress to continue his fun. “I swear you will regret this monster!” He laughed saying, those words.
“I want my god. Silver, please come and save me. I want you to hold me like your daughter again. Please, please... PLEASE!” Challenger was hysterical, she didn't want to feel pain. “Silver, please come help me I'm begging you.”
“I have an idea.” Liver cut the chains she was being held with. After he cut her up a bit. “Run little angel, run.” Challenger fell to the ground, to afraid to even crawl away. “Okay you bore me. I'll just have your liver and be done with it.” As he put his claws on her tummy. A deafening screeching sound paralyzed him. This was sound that was normally lethal in its way to take life. Challenger saw a group of women walk up behind a girl her height. This girl ordered her group to get Challenger out of there. A dryad elf ran up and covered her in her jacket. She wanted her god. Would they please take her to her god?
“Lafe, listen to our queen later! Get her to safety now” the girl shouted! Lafe told her that she was safe now. All Challenger could say was she wanted her god. When the group was gone, the little girl walked up to Liver. “You're a tough guy aren't you. Not many would still be alive after this much intense mandrake noise. Liver could feel his life leaving him and he couldn't do a damn thing. The Fern appeared and flooded the whole under city in fire. The girl got out of there in a jump, using a plant spell. Fern told Liver to not let the order come back!
Several days later,
in Michael's stable...
“Ah hmm, your majesty. I am dying of curiosity why you haven't spoken a word to anyone. Since you've been back, except you want to see your god. Why did you summoned me” said Pailen. She asked him to tell her she was worthless. She wanted an honest opinion on how she failed her kind. “Your majesty?” Just say everything that Michael wouldn't let him say before!
“Yes, you screwed up. Yes you brought shame to what you tried to do. Now, you did something worthy of grand respect. No one dared do what you tried to do. Because they feared too. And you can still, make this happen. There are more and more groups arriving to become Valkyries. We haven't turned them away because of our faith in you.” Challenger started to laugh. “Why are you laughing?”
“Because the one angel who treated me the worst. Is offering me council out of pity. When all I wanted was to be scorned.” He didn't treat her badly because of lack of faith. It was because he was jealous of her and what she could do. “I cant catch a break.”