[IC] A New World of Gods Chapter 2, The Rise of new Civilizations

[OtomostheCrazy]

@Banana

Claire stirred, but she did not wake up. Moving would worsen the pain of her wound. Although Alex's energy did help her heal, it wasn't enough to wake her up so soon. Injuries like hers wouldn't heal that easily. It only served to speed up the process in the slightest of ways.

Yuki looked down towards the ground. Everything was supposed to be looking up since the incident 30 years ago. But now their races had been attacked, and clones had arrived to best them. Everything was going wrong, and the only one that she knew was doing well was Xoxi, and even then, her clone was still at large.

Yuki felt horrible. The echoes of pain still haunted her mind, and the thought of the situation was simply making things worse. It was damaging her morale.

The new goddess...

The new goddess was happy that Ixox liked the kiss, but she was also annoyed by the arrival and disappearance of a certain skeletal shadow. The goddess still had the memories of her two predecessors, and those most recent memories put the thing in a very bad light.

It wasn't really scaring her at the moment, as she didn't really know him personally...or she did, she didn't really have any reason to care about a guy that was just appearing here and there. She was more interested in playing around in her body and doing whatever popped up in her mind.

Still, the skeleton was getting on her nerves, so she might just have to do something about it. Eh. Leave it for a moment. She just had to break herself in!

She took a moment, and crafted a bunch of instruments out of her light and darkness. She began dancing to nothing, but when she reached the instruments, she began going at a fast pace. Using the winds to move from here and there instantaneously, she was able to play each instrument simultaneously.



It was as if she had her own band of clones. One of them even going up to Ixox and pulling her into a dance out of pure cheerfulness and joy.

This guy doesn't know much about Miriam...

In the Umbran darkness, Miriam replied to the opponent.

"We'll see what happens..."

A harsh clanking could be heard soon afterwards. Soon after that, a spark lit up the cave for a second. It was followed by several more sparks and the sound of an electric saw.



(NOTE: the figure is not Miriam. I just wanted to show off the weapon)

Miriam's weapon was whirling and ready to tear through anything to get to the blood. The light of the sparks revealed the crazed smile and look in her eyes. The fun had just begun.

[Gardevoiran]

@OtomostheCrazy
(Realm of Shadows)
"Um... if I may interrupt?"

The hologram shadow had come into an actual shadow state, much like Krieg and Sans, and walked over to the small group of goddesses.

"Although I wasn't personally there for the recent fight, it seems like you all made it out alive and well. Alive, anyway. You guys seem like you have the ability to take down the oppressors and save your homes. Take my creator for example. She was so tremendously weak while fighting her clone but she took them down and stayed relatively the same the entire fight. The only true threat is you and your sister's clones, mainly because of what just happened they merged together I feel like. It'd be a lot harder to fight them now, unless you had something of equal or greater value."

Xoxi was surprised at this new information. The Plague Doctor shadow was right on this front, and they had far more potential as a group then they did in an one on one fight. This was possible, but help would be greatly needed. To top it off, when she heard merged, she had an idea.

"We didn't even have the genocidal guy with us for the fight, and then there's also Miriam who we could try and find. Wait... merged...? Could I merge with Ixox, Yuki?"

Alex sat down and hugged Claire's body while she laid there. He was trying to give her all the energy he could so she could wake up and help the fight on their side. Alex eventually fell asleep while doing this, a faint song playing as he slept. A slower version of Memory played.

(Sans and Ixox)
Sans appeared next to the fusion, and sneakily summoned a laser skull.

"dunk."

The skull blasted the fusion from above, but Sans purposely stopped the blast from landing just a few inches away. It was too early to actually hurt the fusion, so he rather vanished after stopping the blast from connecting. He faded into the shadows as this happened.

Ixox was taken aback by this, and tackled Clariko out of the way, unfortunately stopping the song. When she realized the blast wasn't going to hurt the fusion, she stood and awkwardly smiled.

"S-sorry, it looked like you were going to get blasted..."

(Tlevran)
"I guess I'll make it a fight you remember for eternity!"

His free hand glowed red with the genocidal fuel, and illuminated his face. His beaming red eyes were full of the fuel, and his face had the expression that gave the feeling of never giving up. The genocide god charged at Miriam with unknowable speed, and attempted a heavy slash with the cleaver. His second hand clenched as Miriam's heart rate slowed to about half of what it was normally.

[OtomostheCrazy]

@Banana

Yuki stared at Xoxi for a few moments. What she was asking brought about a number of thoughts on what would happen. Contrary to what others may think, the merging of two deities -or demigoddesses in this case- was easy. All that would be needed was for one to show a sign of severe physical weakness, or otherwise a willingness to fuse with someone else. Of course, there were conditions to determine who could fuse with who, but that wasn't really a problem, considering that Ixox was a clone of Xoxi. However, there was also another problem.

Yuki rubbed the back of her neck and shifted her gaze to the ground for a moment.

"Uh...I mean...Yes, but...Well..."

Yuki's uncertain eyes returned their full attention to Xoxi's

"Xoxi, there's a difference between what you want to do, and what Claire and I have as a contingency plan. Between us, it would be more like we're both prepared to lose ourselves and become an all new individual. From what I can understand, if you fuse with your clone, it'd be a forced one. That means you'd have an internal struggle with her while the new form goes on a rampage. It's highly dangerous if you fuse with her, as there'd be a chance that she overpowers you and basically locks you away forever as she revels in a new form and power boost. Same thing would go for you as well. Unless you plan on trying to convince her to work with you or something."

The new goddess...

Clariko was somewhat disappointed that she missed her chance to hold Ixox down, but decided to let it go. After all, she figured that using 'Blast' as a pun wouldn't get her in the mood. It didn't help that the skeleton thing was still bothering them. At this rate, she'd never find a chance to see what her body had in store for more intimate interactions with the demigoddess.

She had to find a way to get rid of that skeleton.

"Hm...

She thought and thought on it, and then remembered something...well, not so much 'remembered' as 'found something in someone else's memory.'

"Hey, Ixox...Does that skeleton seem familiar to you? I swear that my predecessors have seen him before, but I can't quite put my finger on it.

Oh what fun it is...

Miriam smiled as she felt her heart begin to slow. Her opponent had a few tricks up his sleeve. Unfortunately for him, she was a bit more experienced than that. The slowing of...whatever it was that counted as her 'heart', worked a bit in her favor. It slowed her pace, and let her understand the situation better within a moment.

Despite the delayed movement, the Goddess of Blood forced herself through. She jumped up and landed on the blunt side of the cleaver. She activated the Whirligig Saw, and let it rev up quickly. The sparks from its usage began flying all around as she pushed the spinning blades closer to her opponent.

[Gardevoiran]

@OtomostheCrazy
(Realm of Shadows)
Xoxi looked at the ground. She was afraid something like this would happen, because then if Ixox took control... well... the clones would win the fight, but if Xoxi took control... they might just have a chance at winning. There were a bunch of small gaps in the plan but it would work wonders if pulled off. When Xoxi finally spoke, Yuki probably wouldn't be glad to hear it.

"It's our only chance at success... but if it would work, you'd need to knock me out cold for a while... the shadows should stay around, as should the realm, but if things go bad, and I lose the struggle... promise me you'll keep Alex safe, and win this fight."

Xoxi was going to attempt the merging, and began to open a shadow portal to the fusion, and prepare for a fight that would win this for good.

(Ixox and Sans)
"I have one of those running around, but he's too naive and kind, unlike Krieg... I envy my original's skeleton because of it. He's tough, but my original's skeleton is much tougher, as you may somewhat know."

A portal was opened behind Ixox, but nothing came through it. Nothing could enter through the portal and go to where it was coming from, but it did give a indigo glow.

Sans revealed himself behind the portal, still unseen by the other goddesses. He figured that whoever was coming through would need help.

(Tlevran)
The Genocide God proceeded to blood-port over the other god's head, and he slammed his heel into her neck. Hopefully that would do something to her. Tlevran proceeded to then pin her to the ground and attempted to slam his forehead into her, activating Berserk while doing it, to try for insane amounts of damage.

"I AM TLEVRAN, LORD OF GENOCIDE! FEAR MY HEAD!"

[OtomostheCrazy]

@Banana

"Xoxi! Wait, you can't just jump over there, you don't know if she's alone!"

When the portal was opened, Yuki wanted to tell Xoxi to wait and think it over, but she was overcome by the power of what was beyond it. She could feel Clariko beyond the portal, and was afraid that she'd walk through for her and Claire. It didn't help that she heard music begin to play.

So much to do...

"Oh would you mind if I see it? I think I have an ide-"

Suddenly, a portal opened up behind Ixox. Clariko braced herself for anything that came from it, but nothing happened. It was just open. Perhaps the one who summoned it was hesitating. In any case, it gave them a chance to see who was there. Of course, entering random portals that appeared out of nowhere was not the smartest idea, so Clariko decided to send in some scouts. She did a short, improvised dance, and sent thirteen lights, infused with certain elements and music, through the portal. They formed themselves into humanoid structures and walked forward. Some toward the skeleton, and others towards Xoxi.

Blood...

The mist rushed past Tlevran just as he brought his head down. Though it smashed into the ground, it hadn't hit Miriam at all. Her body had gone with the mist, out of his grasp. She returned with a wild smile and her blade-bow in its bow form. She held the bow in front of her with her free hand behind it as if she had already let loose the arrow. She transformed the bow into its twin blade state, and charged at Tlevran again, a crazed look in her eyes. She began swinging at him with a flurry of slashes and cleaves.

The mist followed close behind, dispersing and separating to surround the fighters. Every now and then, it'd release the arrows that Miriam had shot and held within the mist, focusing on attacking Tlevran.

[Gardevoiran]

@OtomostheCrazy
(Realm if Shadows: Goodbye.)
The shadows around hastily took care of the scouts that entered the portal, while Xoxi turned back to Yuki.

"It doesn't matter if she's alone or not. I need to merge... goodbye, Yuki."

Xoxi's voice waivered as she said goodbye, and entered through the portal, while Sans exited through it. The shadows around the portal closed it as the Plague Doctor went to Yuki and hugged her.

"They're not coming through. It'll be okay, right now we should probably tend to Claire's wounds."

Alex slept softly next to Claire, him hugging her softly as he slept. He was better off sleeping right now anyway, it seemed...

(Ixox and Xoxi: Together)
Music
"Hee hee! It seems like you wanted a second round, babe why don't you show this punk wh-"

Ixox's voice was cut off as Xoxi gripped her skull, a purple aurora surrounding her hand. The air felt solemn and filled with dread, as a silver glow began to cross between the skull and arm. Ixox tried to run to Clariko's arms, but Xoxi would not let her move a muscle. These two were going to merge together whether Ixox liked it or not.

"Ixox, let this HAPPEN."

The two goddesses fused within one another as their figures both turned white. The fusion stood slightly taller than Xoxi was before, and it at the time of fusing smelled of apples. The fusion quit glowing and stared at Clariko, twitching very often. The new fusion had a mixture of green and purple hair, and still had no eye like the original. The hands of the new one had the appearance of being torn cloth, and for a very interesting twist, the fusion wore a dress, something neither the clone or the original had ever owned. The fusion immediately lashed at Clariko from the fit of rage between who would have dominance over the body.

(Tlevran: Red Streak)
Tlevran stood and rubbed his head, recovering from the headbutt, and saw that arrows were flying at him. He attempted to dodge as many as he could, but it was futile as he was hit with some. He saw the fighting goddess rush towards him as he came up with an idea. His eyes started to drip blood as his own heartbeat exerted, making him really hyper and fast. He dodged Miriam's charge and countered with an elbow to the back, attempting a follow up sweep of the legs. This was a tough fight.

[OtomostheCrazy]

@Banana

In all honesty, Clariko had to admit that the fused form of Xoxi and Ixox was a mixture of beautiful, cute, and hot. She'd be staring at her with wide, unblinking eyes, and a bluching face, if she wasn't being attacked by them. Though the realm they were in was still in its freshly created form, being a void with a bit of ground to stand on, having a raging she-beast storm through everything was still not a very appealing thought.

Clariko used her nimbleness to dodge the new fusion's assault, but also allowed her thoughts to wander to why her counterparts had allowed their companion to force a fusion. They knew very well the dangers of of such an action. Not only that, Clariko was worried for Ixox. A forced fusion resulted in two personalities to clash with each other for control, rather than allowing themselves to combine and create a new life. All while the body reacted to the stress by lashing out.

She had to think on what to do. She couldn't lose Ixox. Not when she had just been healed...

Meanwhile...

The elbow to the back, followed by the leg sweep basically forced miriam to face plant onto the ground...Well, not so much ONTO the ground, as INTO it. Her head was buried in the floor, but she didn't mind much. After all, this battle was getting more and more entertaining as it escalated.

She pushed herself out of the ground and jumped away. This time, she conjured up some arrows for her to aim and release personally, Her shots were faster and stronger than the ones her mist had released. The ones that missed pierced right through the rock pile that trapped them inside the cave. She was getting more into it, so she decided to kick it up a notch.

[Gardevoiran]

@OtomostheCrazy
(Clash of Shadows)
Music
The fusion ravaged the small patch of land, until it stopped moving and stared at Clariko. It's missing eye flashed a vivid shade of violet, as 4 blackened figures, each tinted with a different color, rose from the ground, each one taking the appearance of a teenage hero, all equipped with different weapons. A hammer, a sword, a rifle, and a pair of needles, to be precise. Each of the heroes charged Clariko at once, not letting up. The new fusion screamed as the figures charged.

"THIS HURTS LIKE SH- YOU GET YOUR GREEN ASS BACK HERE!"

Well then.

(Tlevran: Moves like Neo)
Tlevran smiled as he moved around the arrows, dodging them by near blurs. He was moving so fast that he appeared as a red blur to the opponent. A bright red circle appeared to the right of Tlevran's body, as bright red cleavers were flung at Miriam. One to her knee, one to her shoulder, and one to her side. The arrows were being dodged faster than Miriam could even shoot them at Tlevran, he truly was giving her a fight she wouldn't forget.

[OtomostheCrazy]

@Banana

As she evaded the assault from the tinted teenage shadows, Clariko smiled. Ixox's fused body certainly was strong. If she won the internal struggle, then the two of them may be able to do so much more than Clariko had initially thought. In any case, Clariko still had the problem of the new enemies to deal with, so she decided to play a bit of the game with them. In a moment, her own music overtook the stage.



Clariko began to dance, parrying or evaded the attacks of the shadows, but also countering with her own twilight clones, appearing and fighting alongside her with every successful dodge. They summoned varying weapons from daggers to rifles, and began to fight the children back. Clariko was also dancing for something else too. She was building up for something big.

Meanwhile...

Miriam used the bladebow to parry the cleavers, bouncing them into the stone walls of the cave. She stood where she was, smiling a wide smile. The fight was fun, and her opponent was entertaining, but she detected something. a clash between powerful forces. It was strong, and it caught her attention. She hated ending games, but this was something she just had to see.

"Let's finish this up. I feel another strong force somewhere, and it feels new. I want to see how it fights..."

Miriam's voice was not the same as before. Now it was her true voice. Not one of a girl, but that of a woman. The mist surrounded her body once more, but this time it didn't move her anywhere. It lingered as a thick cloud of mist for a moment, and then dispersed. In place of the little girl and an intricate bladebow, was a woman with a sheathed sword. She had a small grin. This blade is Rakuyo. the first sword she made, forged from the blood of the many and the few. A sword now even containing the stardust blood of an interdimensional deity.

"I hope no one will be mad at me. After all, using this might leave a crater where this mountain is."

She placed her hand on the hilt, and gripped it tightly.

[Gardevoiran]

@OtomostheCrazy
(A Familiar Face)
In My Way
The shadow quartet was dispelled, as the new merged shadow goddess gripped her skull, shrieking in intense pain. Xoxi figured a forced fusion would hurt, but not like this. After the shrieks were finished, a very scary new shadow was formed. One that struck fear into the heart of Clariko...

A shadow of Yuki was standing there, armed to the teeth and ready to fight.

The shadow goddess screamed again as her outfit began to change, becoming more wispier and thievish. A set of large blue wings escaped from the back of the shadow goddess, as it stared into Clariko's eyes.

"KNOCK ME OUT! HURRY! BEFORE SH-DON'T YOU FUCKING START THIS SHIT."

Yuki stood in front of the shadow goddess, and spread her arms out for defense.

(Tlevran: Smite)
Before Miriam could even finish the last sentence, Tlevran struck with the opening he was given. A very hefty amount of power was applied to the strike, and a knee was following it, which headed directly for the chin.

"Never leave yourself open."

[OtomostheCrazy]

@Banana

Clariko was somewhat surprised, and a little flattered that a shadow of herself (or half of her other self anyway) was created, but felt it as no larger threat than the shadow teens. After all, the shadow couldn't possibly have the same knowledge to tap into the energy. Only true goddesses of dance would know how to. An imitation would only have the skill. Said skill was still a big problem, however. With all those weapons, the shadow Yuki wmay be slightly hindered, but she has many styles to use her arsenal to its fullest potential.

She didn't know what to do. Her Ixox was in trouble, possibly peril, and this shadow would most likely hold her off for too long. No matter what she thought up, the shadow would probably delay her in some way or another. She was a goddess, goddammit! There had to be something she could do!...Then a memory struck her in response. She is a goddess. She was a deity of grand power. She had to act as one. She took a deep breath, and let it out calmly. From her mouth, music started...



She danced with swift and powerful moves, crushing the ground beneath her. The rocks and boulders flew into the air as she continued her dance. After a moment, she slid her feet across what was left, strong enough to light her feet on fire. She quickly went down onto the ground. She began to do flares, manipulating the winds to become stronger and create a twister. The fire went into the twister, and became a pillar of intense, dancing flames. The winds picked up the broken boulders and rocks, and flung them to the shadow. Though they missed their target, the burning rocks reformed into elementals to keep it busy.

Clariko quickly made her way to Ixox/Xoxi. She placed her hands over the fusion's ears and held fast as she let out calming, soothing music from her palms to lull her into unconsciousness.

Meanwhile...

Yuki felt a change. It was both good and bad, relieving and worrisome. But above all else, it was a chance. She felt Clariko was weakened. Using her power to such a scale so soon after birth, it meant that she was vulnerable. All they needed was to take the chance.

Though weakened, Yuki still had the energy in her to dance. She had the winds carry a whisper to Xoxi.

"Now's your chance...the fusion of Clarice and my clone is weakened...Strike her, and she may fall unconscious..."

With Miriam...

"Same can be said to you."

Miriam's Rakuyo was at Tlevran's neck. The power emanating from its unsheathed blade was intense as it threatened to bring down the entire cavern in its sleeping state. The star dusted weapon was her most powerful one. To prove her point, she had mist surround them. If he knew anything about her by now, then he'd know that she could strike him down from anywhere in this moment...but she didn't. She chuckled and stepped back. Miriam lifted her weapon up in front of her eyes, looking at it fondly.

"The blood of Celestial beings stains this blade. A deity I had killed gave this to me before I ended its life. I don't want to use it in a mere sparring match."

Miriam sheathed the blade, and smiled.

"With that last move, I lost. It was fun, anyway."

When the mist dispersed, they would find themselves in the islands where her Slimilili resided for the festival. They all cheered for the return of their creator.

"Now, what is it that you want to talk about?"

[Gardevoiran]

@OtomostheCrazy
(Strikeback)
Upon hearing the whispers coming from the winds, the fusion's eyes lit up with excitement and determination. As Clariko sung a song that would lull the shadow fusion to sleep, Xoxi's consciousness started to prevail, a sharp violet light emanated from the dress as it grew to full length, ending at the ground, and looking very wispy. The fusion jabbed Clariko directly in the stomach, a large purple spike emerging from her wrist as it impaled the sister-fusion in front of her. The shadow backpedaled and sharply punched Clariko directly in the cheek, knocking a large amount of teeth out of her mouth. A violet mouse emerged from the shadow fusion's back, as a portal opened and sucked the fusion through. Only a few words escaped the newly formed shadow goddess' mouth, as the portal closed.

"Requiescat in pace, madre stronzo. (Rest in peace, motherfucker.)"

(Realm of Shadows: Reunited)
The shadow goddess entered through the portal, and immediately stared at Yuki. A smile was formed as the goddess collapsed to her knees.

"Mi sei mancata. (I missed you)"

The goddess fell onto her face and slept. Meanwhile several new shadows appeared in the realm, another Krieg, tinted the color green, and a tall lanky skeleton. The skeleton ran over to Yuki and held a bone in it's hand.

"I'M GONNA GET YOU HUMAN!"

(Tlevran: Festival)
"...I wanted to talk about these... clones... but it seems like you killed yours... so... I need help killing mine."

A blood red cape formed around Tlevran, along with a very pompous cane.

"But... I guess we can talk later, huh?

(Purge: Dammit.)
The Purge appeared in the realm, looking down at Clariko, and saw she had teeth missing.

"Did I uh... did I miss something...?"

[OtomostheCrazy]

@Banana

"Huh? What are you doing here? I thought you were just a video game character." said Yuki.

She was slightly confused by the presence of the skeleton from one of her favorite games from a while ago, and looked at him with curious eyes. He brought up some nice memories of her and Claire, and miriam all playing the game. They had to tie Miriam down so she didn't try to break the computer after...It's probably best left unknown. In any case, she couldn't help but smile a bit.

"Would you be so kind as to tell me your name?"

With Clariko...

Clariko was not dead. It'd take a lot more than a hit and a magic blade to kill her. Of course, with all the reckless uses of her powers and newfound existence, she was out cold. Still, her powers got to work, unconsciously fixing her up by repairing the wound and placing teeth back to where they were supposed to be. For now, the new realm was barren, but it would serve the basic needs of its creator, crafting simple land and constructs to allow Clariko to rest.

For now, though...Clariko wasn't getting up, despite the presence of Purge...

Meanwhile...

"Depends, how bad are things, and how desperate are you to off your clone?"

Miriam swiped the cane from Tlevran's hand and tossed it up into the air.

"By the way, I wouldn't go flashing anything like that thing at Slimilili festivals. It makes the younger ones want to-"

In a flash, several small blobs of different colored slimilili appeared on the cave, completely enveloping it. As the item dissolved, they began to mix together. By the time they came down, Whoever the children were was now one full grown Slimilili individual...That began freaking out.

"Oops, forgot about the spring-eaters. Well, I'm gonna have to break them back up later."

[Gardevoiran]

@OtomostheCrazy
(Skeleton Brothers)
"paps stop."
"EH? OH! BROTHER! MAN IS IT GOOD TO SEE YOU!"
"same to you, bro. lemme explain stuff to yuki, she's chill by the way."
"OK BROTHER, I TRUST YOU."
"in one form or another, we're all based on xoxi's favorite things, namely video games. me and paps are from the same game, and both the kriegs are from their same game. the plague doctor is from a different game than all of us, and it seems ixox didn't make one before the fuse. woulda been pretty strong though, i think. anyway, there's the fusion, maybe you should help her recover...?"

It was true, the new fusion laid there in the realm of shadows. It was breathing, but hardly moving at all. A few words escaped her mouth as she tried to stand.

"Nngh... fuck that off... we need a name, I guess..."

She needed time to recover, most definitely.

(Purge: Not helping.)
The Purge stood over Clariko with a puzzled expression. She was alive, yes, but she was just trashed by a goddess who was basically half her total power. That'd probably be a good motivator for victory against the originals. However, they couldn't do anything sitting down being dumbasses, so the Purge went over and kicked Clariko's body a few times, trying to wake her up.

*kick* "Wake up. We need to get a plan together." *kick*

(Tlevran)
Tlevran didn't really care that the cane was eaten. It was expendable, anyway.

"Somewhat desperate. I gain powers from dead things, but he has opposite powers, so he gains power off life. It's kinda annoying and I was going to kill him before you intervened... I mean I still do need help, but right now I think that Yuki's group may need more. She and her demigod girlfriend might've gotten trashed in the fight, as well as Claire."

[OtomostheCrazy]

@Banana

"What's wrong with your normal name?" asked Yuki. "I mean, technically you're still Xoxi, since you're forcing control over the other half of the fusion."

Truth be told, Yuki was unsure about how this fusion works out. To her understanding, Fusions like that didn't really work all that well. Then again, she had never seen someone go through with it before and still have a working mind and sanity...or anyone go through with it, for that manner. She knew the process well enough for her and her sister's contingency plan, but this was something she didn't think about.

Meanwhile...

Clariko wasn't quite fond of the kicking. It was rude and bothersome. She needed rest and time to think up an idea to get her plot for revenge started. Unfortunately, some "Hero" god wanted to piss her off.

She woke up and grumbled, before glaring at Purge. While she sat up, her constructs continued repairing her body, and restoring her energy.

Meanwhile...

"Aw, really? How come they always do things without me? I want in to these things! I swear, it's like every time I take my eyes off them, they run into things that I'd want to fight."

A Slimilili came up to the Goddess with what looked to be a rod with a large round orb at the end. Miriam took the item, and inspected it. It was a specialty weapon that was made for nourishment. This one seemed have gotten jammed somewhere. Miriam tinkered with it a bit to get it working again. When it was done, spikes jutted out of the orb, and looked to be electrified. The youth gladly took the weapon back, and started consuming it.

After smiling a bit, Miriam looked back at Tlevran.

"Alright, look. I sent my mist to check up on things in their realms, and they're not there. I'd notice if they were in this plane of existence, but they're not here. At all. I'm also not allowed to send my mist into other realms without permission from the owner of those realms, because the other deities banned me from it after a few incidents where...Uh...look, it doesn't matter. Point is, I need locations, clues, or names, before I can help anyone."

[Gardevoiran]

@OtomostheCrazy
(Realm of Shadows)
"Now would be a good time to tell you that I... er... Xoxi... made a few... compromises with Ixox when they were fusing, and Xoxi intends to honor that... one of those was a new name... maybe Xoxiki or something like that shit... I don't fucking know right now I have the worst headache."

The fusion did make a few compromises with the halves, and although there were two Yukis and two Claires running around, even if they were fused, they would need this side to have an even fight. Even if they were outmanned, Clariko could only lose but so many teeth, and judging by how bad Claire and Yuki were hurt in Yuki's realm... they need to crack down on the group. That being said, as the fusion stood up, shaking slightly, a blue shadow seeping under Claire's limp body. The lifeless body started glowing, attempting to raise up and be healed.

"Wake up Claire, we have much to discuss."

(Purge)
"Good, you're up. Now I see you lost your waifu to the good guys, and right now things look bleak, but I have an idea, one that would help us. Remember those bandits that Ixox recruited...?"

(Tlevran: Name Game)
Tlevran stood for a minute, twiddling his cleaver, thinking. He had to think about where the demigod would go, and he had to remember stuff about her before she left. She had a thing for Yuki, she didn't like people bringing up her dad in a conversation, and she claimed she was the world's best thief... wait a minute... that's pretty damn helpful.

"Yuki's lover was named Xoxi Slevryn, and she claimed to be the world's best thief! I dunno how any of that helps but that's all I know, sorry there isn't more information to give you."

[OtomostheCrazy]

@Banana

"Please be more gentle. Claire is still recovering. I'm not sure if she'll even wake up yet."

What Yuki said was true. Claire was still asleep. Her body seemed fine, but there was still a bit of healing left to be done on a more personal level. Still, she stirred. Her eyes refused to open even the tiniest bit, but her ears decided to continue listening...

Meanwhile...

Clariko was a bit surprised. She had forgotten about those bandits after a while. She wondered if they were doing well in their battle. She looked back at Purge with an inquisitive look in his fired.

Meanwhile...

Miriam thought about it. She knew a bit about some world-reknowned, hotshot thief living up to their name, and sticking around long enough to boast about it. She never really cared much for names, and she expected Thieves not to be any type of fighter she'd be interested in dealing with, so she didn't quite think on it much. Of course, she did get occasional messages from Yuki, telling all about her newest relationship, but the Blood Goddess didn't quite care much for that either. Mainly because it would go into great amounts of detail about that person. It wasn't exactly something Miriam wanted to read.

Miriam gave a small sigh.

"Hm...I suppose I can have the mist search for her. Never met her in person, though. Is she fully mortal? Because if so, then Yuki is playing a dangerous game with grief."

[Gardevoiran]

@OtomostheCrazy
(Realm of Shadows)
"I'm trying to be as gentle as possible, but she needs to wake before Clariko gets a foothold on power. Once that happens the sexy motherfucker probably would destroy us then, considering my m... did I say sexy motherfucker...?"

The fusion stumbled, facepalming and slapping herself. Feelings towards Clariko would have to be put aside for the better of this group, and unfortunately Ixox still had given those feelings. All the fusion really cared about at the moment was stopping Clariko and keeping the other clones off the Earth, hopefully the other originals fixed that.

"Hey... um... can we think of a name for me now... while Claire wakes up...?"

(Purge)
"Since you fused... do you think you could imbue the bandits with power even if they weren't made by you? Either way, we can probably fix em up and give them strength, maybe even convince Miriam to join our fight with some tricks...?"

The Purge was a devious man, it seemed.

(Tlevran: Chasing Shadows)
"I did some exploring and I stumbled on a house near that big city full of the red lizardy people... it had her name on papers inside it... maybe that'll provide some answers?"

Tlevran didn't expect for it to actually provide any answers, rather just so he could figure out what was going on in regards to the two lovebirds and their current location.

[OtomostheCrazy]

@Banana

"Hm..."

Yuki was unsure of what to name her. There wasn't much of a way to rename a person using two names that were essentially just the same thing, only flipped. It was a somewhat difficult task, despite appearing to be simple.

"How about Xix? It's simple, and it's a slight combination of both names."

Meanwhile...

Clariko thought about it. She did think that the Bandits were good distractions and servants. They'd also be useful for mortal affairs in the future, granted they manage to survive long enough. This brought about another thought. Would they survive another increase in their power? It'd be dangerous for their mortal bodies. Hell, one of them was even slightly mutated, with ragged, unfinished wings ripping themselves out of his back. Still...It'd help if it worked.

"Hm...That's not a bad idea...in fact. Let's try adding onto it."

Clariko stretched her body as it finished up its healing process. She adjusted her jaw to check if her teeth were firmly back in place, and then turned back to Purge.

"If we're lucky enough, there might be some of those creatures that your counterpart created still alive. If they are, maybe you can...'purify' them, and bring them onto our own side. Maybe even upgrade them."

Meanwhile...

Miriam sighed. She hated the idea of such mundane work. Being a deity that presided over games, work such as that was like a tomato to her face before she even attempted to tell a bad joke. Still, with things the way she hears they are, she guessed that she had no choice.

"Fine. Just let me know when you're ready, and we'll head on over there."

[Gardevoiran]

@OtomostheCrazy
(Realm of Shadows)
"That's a better name than I could come up with. Xix it is."

Xix picked up a sleeping Alex, and put him beside Yuki. She then lifted Claire's body and stood it. When it slumped down a face of sorrow washed over Xix's face, as she grabbed Claire and leaned her against a wall. A smirk appeared on her face as a large purple spike appeared on her arm.

"Don't panic, this'll help us out in the long run."

Xix sucker-punched Claire in the gut, the blade going all the way through, and the hole where Claire was shot through glowed a mixture of green and purple. Hopefully it will wake her up now.

"Also, that's some revenge for San Fransisco."

(Purge: The Bandits)
A golden light appeared over to the side, as 4 bandits and 3 Abominations fell out. The 4 bandits consisted of Cherry, Resin, Alias, and the only remaining Mirifakino Exile. The Abominations were thankfully unconscious, it would be easier to upgrade them while they were unconscious.

"Found 'em."

Purge turned to the group of bandits and smirked at them. A sky blue hat appeared on his head as he spoke.

"Bandits, I'm sorry to say, but you're under new management since the purple-demigod... Clariko what was her name again? Bah, whatever, since she fused with Ixox. I'm the new boss, and me and Clariko have plans for you guys... but first, Inkling."

Purge turned towards the Inkling as the hat finished forming.

"I dub you interim leader for when I'm absent. Take the exile and lay out the bodies of the Abominations."

(Tlevran)
"I'm ready whenever. I do know something else about her that may lift your spirits."

Tlevran walked up close to Miriam and whispered in her ear...

"She's fucking crazy."