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Chapter 2 - Chapter 1:The arrival of the Goddess of the end

{The Imaginary plane}

"What is fate?" A gentle yet near emotionless voice speaks as a figure of pure white light with a bare outline of a woman asks into the starry void around them.

" It is the predetermined path that all creatures and beings walk on till their final breath. It is the guiding force of creation and what drives existence forward….and yet you changed it….You ripped the predetermined fate of this world and forced the final ending to be one of your design. Tell me, Diana Kaslana…What drove you to defy fate?" The void answers back, though the words seem to come from all around the starry plane. The figure reacts with a response more emotional than before, yet still dulled. "Kiana…" Diana's words seem to still the void, as something else gazes with interest at this figure that resonates with them and their very existence. "Then if you had the chance, would you change fate again, Diana?" Diana seems to ponder this before they speak, gaining more emotion as they answer with finality. 

"Yes…..Always." As if to show approval, the void itself seems to brighten as a single being gazes at the figure of Diana, and with that single glance, the universe itself trembles as fate and destiny shift, causing a certain slave of destiny to gaze into an unseen realm with shock and whisper. "The script has changed…..A new variable has risen from finality."

Back in that strange realm, the once blank outline of Diana regains color and form, yet their appearance has changed. As with the final recreation of a physical form, the throne of finality welcomes a new bearer. Wearing a starry-like cape and a dress made of pure starlight, Diana opens her eyes to reveal their once-blue color now ethereal purple, with violet diamonds in their centers. Their long white hair floats freely behind them, slowly dissipating into stardust and scattering through the void. 

"Then ye who tread fate's path yet reject its final ending guide this world's story to the end you envision. And prove whether your will can change the outcome of finality's outcome." As those words echo, Diana vanishes from the starry void, and all goes still once more. 

{Somewhere in the unknown space}

A flash of light illuminates the once dark void as a woman appears, her appearance resembling that of a divine goddess. Diana opens her eyes and looks at the space around her as the knowledge of this universe floods her mind.

 "So this is the world that needs a new ending? Ah, I see so this world is also on the verge of destruction, yet you believed that as one who defied fate, I can change its outcome? Well, since you gave me this form and identity, Terminus, I shall gladly alter the so-called scripted end you witnessed." Diana speaks to nobody, at least to anyone who would pass, yet only those who are attuned to fate would be able to feel the presence of finality surrounding the space. Smiling gently, she shrinks her body to a more human size and gazes at a distant star with interest and genuine surprise. "Ah, it's Mr.Welt….he ended up here as well? Perhaps I should give him a hello. It was he who helped me escape being incinerated by Otto when I was deemed a failed product." Saying that Diana turns into a streak of pure light and zooms through space, crossing countless light-years in mere moments to meet an old friend. As the streak of light races across space, countless planets on its journey witness the brightest shooting star pass by and, wishing on it, watch it vanish just as quickly.

Unaware of the many witnesses of her travel, Diana zooms through space as she finally stops just before a green planet with a train floating above its orbit. "A train? It reminds me of that divine key from the world serpent organization. Hmmm, how strange yet not unexpected."  Diana thinks silently, unaware of the panic her presence is causing on the express as a sprinting pom-pom alerts a seated Himeko and Welt about an emmantor level being approaching the express and that it's one of the highest recorded energy readings since Akivili's disappearance.

 "Wah Passenger Himeko, Passenger Welt! Pom-Pom just detected a large imaginary energy reading near the express, and it's fast approaching us! There's never been one this large since Master Akivili vanished!" Pom-Pom's words cause both Himeko and Welt to stand up and grow serious since they have never seen their conductor this scared or nervous in years. Himeko tries to calm down the nervous and frantic conductor as Welt heads to the train's viewing port as if to look for any threats, his hand on his cane tense and tight. Then he widens his eyes as he witnesses a bright light heading towards the express, and when it stops, a face he never expected to see, even if slightly different from his memory, yet all the same, causes him to whisper one word with clear shock. "Diana?" 

Himeko, after finally calming down, Pom-Pom looks at Welt when hearing his words. "Welt….Whose Diana?" Himeko asks as she walks towards her fellow nameless, only for him to look back at her and, with a relieved yet sheepish smile, says.

 "It's an old student of mine….I think she's the one who triggered that reading by the way, Himeko." Himeko looks at the now clear figure approaching from the void of space before sighing and going to tell Pom-Pom to get ready to welcome a guest and an old friend of Welt. Diana, still unaware of the panic she caused a poor conductor sees Welts' reaction and shock and teleports to him, opening a void gate and leaping through to reappear at his side with a graceful step. Smiling, she looks at her old teacher and mentor with a bright grin. "Mr.Welt, it's been a long time." Welt looks at his former student and the shocking look she now sports with a resigned yet questioning look. "And how and why do you look like that, Ms.Diana, and how can you be here when last I saw you were on earth in our dimension?" Welt asks as Diana catches up with him, telling him what happened on the moon, cutting out certain parts like why her appearance changed and what she did before arriving at the express and its latest stop.

"And well after arriving here and sensing you, I decided to come find you after all, you're the only person here I know after all." Welt looks touched at that before Himeko approaches, and Diana freezes for a brief moment before smiling and introducing herself as an old student of Welt. Keeping her face neutral, she apologizes for scaring anyone and reins in her aura as she looks at a still shaken and intimidated Pom-Pom.

"Well, now that's settled, would you like some coffee?" Diana suddenly gets a feeling of doom, and well as she now is a manifestation of finality and its Emmantor, her intuition causes her to politely decline as a worried looking welt now looks more calm and even sighs at the averted crisis. "Let's wait till Dan Heng and March 7th get back before anything else is discussed, ok? Then, if you'd like, maybe you could join us on our journey, Ms.Diana. The nameless welcome all people aboard." Diana gets flashes of the many futures that will happen depending on what she chooses, and with a grin, accepts Himeko's invitation, causing a ripple that sends a certain cat into a frenzy as they now have to rewrite their script all over again.

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