"YOU LOST THEM?!"
A thunderous voice rang through the skies of Celestia. Eores, the God of Ordinance stared down angrily at the small fragile girl who trembled in his presence.
"I-I-I-"
" Iatra specifically placed you to guard over that renegade God and his followers?! WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU LOST THEM?!"
The fragile girl tightly gripped onto the papers she held to her chest as she desperatly looked up at the tall figure in front of him. She looked to be on the verge of tears until Asobi interrupted.
"Hey hey big fellow! Cool it with the drill sergeant gettup. We just have to find where they are. In a small place like Tyr how hard could that be,eh?"
Eores scoffed at the young God who made light of the situation.
"You understand what this could mean right?! That foul, God of Calamity, could have him in his grasp. That's another God he would have forced into his ranks! How many are we going to let him take before we retaliate?!"
"Whoa! That's a leap and a half there big daddy! How about we investigate what happened first then we can see where we stand, okay? Now Edona, where and when was the last time you saw him?"
Asobi pulled out a small notebook as though he was an investigator and carefully stared at her for a response. His demeanor was still of someone who was playing around but at least he had calmed the situation down a bit.
"H-he was ummm in the fallen human kingdom,Ostiz, u-uhm. They disappeared three days ago I-"
"FIVE DAYS AGO?!" barked Eores moving towards the fragile girl in a threating pose.
"Eeek!" Edona squealed in return as she shrunk down behind Asobi.
"Shush shush, three days ago, Kami and all his team members, correct?"
"E-except the girl they call, Himari. She's still in the Ducuria Kingdom. Ev-everyone else though is off the radar. I- I can't locate them anywhere in Tyr..."
"SEE!? It was that accursed Yot-"
"Did you check for any signs of increased Divine energy in the Abyss?" Asobi continued his questioning without taking Eores in mind.
"Y-yes, but there was no signs of his presence there. I-it's more likely that he vanished altogether."
Asobi squinted his eyes putting his 'thinking face' on. This was strange indeed.
Had Kami been taken by the Abyss, Celestia would have received information on a higher power level reading from there. The possibility of the God of Calamity having something to do with this was high but it would seem that he wasn't where they think he was. A thought appeared into his head as he raised his finger with a solution.
"You said it was the Ostiz Kingdom,correct?"
Edona nodded her head in fear while she gazed at the large God behind Asobi who looked ready to attack her.
"The Gateways, of course!"
"Nonsense!" growled Eores. "The gateways have been broken forever, fixing them would be impossible for mortals no matter how much power they gather."
"Exactly! It wasn't the mortals, it was more than likely some off Yotsu's little helpers! I can imagine how much power it would take to fuel those, ha ha! Bet they even used a large amount of Divine power."
"Why are you laughing? If what you say is true then they could be anywhere at any time!"
The Gateways he referred to where powerful magic glyphs that had been established across Tyr. They were essentially incredibly powerful teleportation devices. Not only would they teleport you to a different place entirely, but it was possible to completely teleport you to a different time. It was made by the Ancient Gods that existed before any of them ever did. The true purpose of the device was lost with time as well as how to properly use it. If the God of Calamity did have something to do with this, it would be impossible to tell when and where Kami would appear. Asobi very much doubted Yotsune figured out how to use the device correctly either so it was more than likely a way to keep Kami out of Tyr for a while. It was probably activated with very little idea of how to use. How much time would he be gone, that was the question.
"I think it's safe to say that it won't be long until we see them again. If it was activated with the intent to keep Kami out of the loop, I doubt they mustered enough power to throw him too far ahead in time."
The God of Luck, who had been quietly listening to the situation from a distance finally stepped up and spoke.
"I blessed a human within the ranks of that God's party, tell me, was a girl with my blessing in there by the name of Miyuki Kawamoto.
Eora looked through her papers vigorously for her name. She didn't want to upset another God and unleash a wrath of words onto herself.
"Y-yes there was, Miyuki Kawamoto, s-self dubbed Thief."
His Jell-O like body wiggled around as he moaned.
"Th-that is very unfortunate then. I had such high hopes for her! She never even got to use her blessing properly."
"Hold on there pudding! They are not dead just lost in time, for now. All we can do is wait. Eores, report the news to Iatra if you would big fellow."
Eores grunted at the small child but did as he was told. If he stayed here he would only exploded in rage for the stupidity caused by the Goddess of Regulation. It might have been a trap by the enemy but it was her job to make sure stuff like this wouldn't happen.
"Pudding, me and glasses over here are going to have a word so would ya mind?"
"S-stop calling me by such terms boy or I shall curse you with ba-"
"We've been over this already Lucky, some other time okay?"
Lucky groaned as well but slowly backed off. Avoiding confrontation with another God was probably smart, but he wouldn't mind taking Asobi down a few pegs. For now though, they had to work on solving this crisis.
Edona glasses fell onto the ground as she quickly made her way onto the ground to look for them.
"I-I sh-should really get those f-fixed up or something..."
Asobi crouched and picked her glasses off the ground offering them back to her.
Edona smiled weakly and grabbed them from his hand as she glanced around the area for any signs of other Gods.
"Wh-what now?"
Asobi bit on his tongue in a playful manner as he shrugged.
"I don't know you tell me glasses."
She bit her lip at the thought of what to do next. It would be possible to determined when and where Kami would be appearing next if she could go down and check the magical glyphs out. She might even be able to bring him back if she could figure out the mechanic behind it. However, this would not be easy. A God from Celestia stepping into the realm of Tyr and attempting to use her strength directly might cause the thrones to activate, causing a war between the Abyss and Celestia. There was a way none the less.
"I-I want to go down to the mortal realm, Tyr, I might be able to help bring him back from speeding up the process."
Asobi put the first serious face in a long time. He looked at her with great concern and placed his hand on her shoulder.
"You sure about that glasses, I can't in good conscious let you go while you have Iatra's will behind you. It could start a war. That means you're going to have to go rogue and if the Abyss finds out a God from Celestia's ranks is now a free meal they'll try to take a bite.Not to mention Celestia won't have it's mastermind working from behind the curtains."
"I-I finished everything and am up-to-date! At this point Celestia can keep operating without me for the next month or so."
"Eh, you plan to be gone so long glasses? I thought you were just going to go check it out!"
"N-no I'm just trying to explain-"
"You sure you're not just doing this because of your nostalgia for that mortal from another Universe? He died a long time ago didn't he?"
Edona bit her lip as a strong pain spread through her chest to every end of her body. She lowered her gaze and stood silently at the memories flashing of the past.
Asobi quickly glanced at her and realized what he had said.
"Woops, sorry about that glasses, that was a bit rude of me, okie dokie then! You sure about this?"
She nodded her head weakly and spoke under her breath.
"I can take care of myself..."
"Okay! You do what needs to be done and I'll cover for you! I... have no idea what you do around here but I can probably manage it. I'll let Iatra know you're on vacation!"
"Th-that's not why-"
Asobi stuck his tongue out as a glow of energy exited a surprised Edona's body.
A notification appeared in front of her eyes reading;
[Ties have been broken, you are no longer in an alliance with Celestia]
"Catch you later glasses, say hi to Kami for me and do tell him I'm sorry for not bringing him up recently, Iatra will be talking to him soon!"
Those were the last words she heard before her vision went completely blank for a second before she found herself standing next to a large platform.
Edona adjusted her glasses and excitedly stared at it.
"I can do this."