Gate Guardian - Song of the Frozen Soul

PHASE 63 - RISE OF THE LUNAR WARRIOR GODDESS

I was about to slot-in the last book on my arms when suddenly, I felt a soft and warm sensation on my buttocks.

“Kyah!” I shrieked. It was Rikkun’s hand!

“I-I’m sorry,” Rikkun said. He’s moving the desk so that I won’t bump myself to it, and his hands accidentally swiped my butt. Now he’s blushing, and steam is about to come out from his nose. “I-I didn’t intend to do that.”

“I-It’s fine,” I said with an innocent blushing smile. I covered my mouth with the cloth of my shrine maiden sleeve as I shyly made a humble request. “D-Do it again please~”

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We’re now at the bell tower of the shrine. Normally, Asumi-nee can be found in the lowest part of the tower, but we ended up climbing all to the top.

When we reached the peak, the evening bell rings. The wind blew so hard that leaves started to rain upwards. The gigantic blue moon glares, which gave an eerie atmosphere to everything around us.

There in front of the bell stood a beautiful brown-haired shrine maiden on her unusual long blue kimono. Her brown eyes stared at us with affection, and her smile gave us a little speck of hope.

“Asumi-nee…”

For some reason, her aura is different. It’s not the same wacky leader we always had in the shrine. I can’t sense any evil intent on her, but her eyes are like those of a cobra; vicious and ready to kill.

“Alaric. Tiara. You should have read the bad news about the Legionmaster. Helena’s power is enormous, and now that she has seven God Cores, nobody can stop her.”

Asumi-nee lent out her right hand, and a golden ball of light materialized. It’s a Quintessence-

No…

It’s a Goddess Core. I can sense a strong power originating from it. I can feel its warmth, which is a similar sensation like that of a mother caressing her child.

“I have a <Clairvoyance>. I can see everything in the far future, every day, every minute, every second. I can memorize all the details of each and every timeline’s butterfly effect, and I have only found one course of action to beat the rampaging sword princess.”

Asumi-nee slowly put the golden Goddess Core to her chest, and her body was engulfed with yellow light.

“<Goddess Core: Haliya Ascension>!!!”

Asumi-nee’s body revealed her divine form; a perfect beauty behind a golden dragon mask. Her brown hair is now mixed with silver moonlight threads, and her kimono shredded, revealing her shiny skin. Her arms and legs are covered with glowing white tattoos of ancient scriptures.

She levitated up high. Her silhouette can be seen at the center of the full moon, making a human-shaped lunar eclipse. Her golden dragon mask shined with incomprehensible colors which added to her beauty.

“Normally, the Kozukata Shrine won’t intervene, but this is a dire situation. I shall help you on your quest on defeating the sword princess.” Asumi-nee, or more properly, Haliya, said in a motherlike voice.

Rikkun and I glanced at each other with smiles on our faces. Then we looked up to the Moon Warrior Goddess and gave our thanks.

“Asumi-nee! Thanks for giving us aid!”

“Right! Your powers as the head shrine maiden and a goddess will help us a lot.” Rikkun said.

“But there is one condition.” The moon goddess immediately cut our hopes like soft cheese. “I shall see to it that you are ready. I will give you my aid if you two managed to defeat me in a full-force battle.”

The Philippine Moon Warrior Goddess materialized her ultimate weapon on hand; a halberd that has a moonlight crescent-shaped blade. She swung it around her body like an expert martial artist.

“Rikkun.” I looked at my love.

“Yeah, let’s do this!”

I held my heart with the hand I’m equipping the platinum ring with. My chest immediately glowed as Rikkun swiped his ring finger, opening a small Gate. Then, the blonde prince drew the crystallization of my love for seven million timelines; the <Heart of Light>. The platinum shine of its blade and the glass-like diamond edge reflected the elegance of the moon’s light.

But something is telling us that it would take more than that to defeat Lord Haliya. We confirmed it when she started to mutter a mind-blowing thing.

“I have traveled through numerous parallel multiverses, but I have never seen a <Heavenly Blade> that beautiful... Tiara Hikari and Alaric Eisenhower… Even if destinies are forged for you not to love each other, you shall never falter! Fight for your love and never surrender!”