#huedekaiser

Imagine it's a relatively peaceful day at the Summoner's place. Which is strange. It's never peaceful. Intrigued by the unnatural quietness, the Summoner investigates. There are plenty of Units gathered in the main courtyard, mostly the humans or...pseudo-humans, you could say for the cat-girls and such. "Come to think of it, I wonder where the minor gods are..." they wonder aloud. As if on cue, they spot Tilith and Maxwell peering from behind a bush nervously, as if watching out for someone. "Is she here?" the Summoner could hear as they walk closer to the pair. "I do not think so...""What're you two doing?" The two units nearly jump. "Ch-Child!" Maxwell scolds. "You would fare well to NOT do that!""O-Oh... It's just you..." Tilith sighs. "You two look like there's a threat in the estate...""Th-There is, to us, at least..." the usually plucky goddess whispers. "Summoner, you know of the God Eater, right?""God Eater...?" they echo. Tilith groans. "How do you not know?! She eats gods! It's right in the title!""Why haven't you notified me?!" A god eater in the premises? Definitely a threat... Definitely something to be aware of... Definitely-- "Wait... You mean God Eater Lira?""Yes, that one!" Maxwell hisses, motioning for them to be quiet. "She... She doesn't eat gods like you two... You know that, right?""Haven't you heard of the rumors?" Tilith asks in disbelief. "Humans record her 'as being like a god eater, having buried countless gods!'"Zebra and Mare pop up from behind a nearby building. "We'd rather not risk anything," the former says. "You can't always trust humans... Even I can say that..." the Summoner says. "Still! We're not taking any chances! Even if you say that, she still looks pretty menacing... So we're all hiding from her until we know it's safe..."The Summoner pauses. "You all...?"They feel something tap their shoulder, and their gaze travels up a vine to a tree above, where Nalmika, Phee, Uda, and Luther are hiding, clutching to branches. The former makes a hushing gesture before she makes the branches close, hiding them. "Ah... I see..." They slowly nod before bluntly saying, "You're all acting like children.""It'd be wise of you to not insult us like that..." Maxwell grumbles dangerously. "Ah, Summoner!" they hear. Lo and behold, it's Lira of all units. Convenient. She waves and starts to walk over. "Hide!" Tilith squeaks, before diving back into a bush with Maxwell. The Summoner rolls their eyes, before greeting Lira with a smile. "Hey Lira. Need something?""Ah, yes. I was wondering if I may speak with Lancia? I don't know where she is.""What do you need her for?" They could already feel the fear from the gods. "Ah, I have a request for something for her to cook... You see, my mother had this really nice recipe--"At that moment, the four hiding in the tree above, along with a cackling Zellha, fall out. Zebra and Mare take it as a sign to get the heck out of there, and promptly teleport away. (There's not much of an explanation as to why they didn't do so before.)"Sh-She blew our cover!" Nalmika squeaks. "Hahahaha! You're all wusses!" Zellha exclaims."Gyaaaah!! The God Eater! She's right there!" Luther screams. "Scatter!" With Uda's word, all of them except for Zellha flee the scene, leaving behind a very confused Lira. "W-What was that all about?" she asks the Summoner. "Ah... Um..." They sheepishly laugh. "Just... Ignore them. They're dumb sometimes."Zellha, uninterested in the conversation, instead floats over to where Tilith and Maxwell are hiding. "Hey! What're you two doing? Scared too?""Child, you really should not have done that...""... Is that the Creator and the Goddess?" Lira asks with a small wave. "Yeah... Lira, I'm very sorry to ask of this, but could you explain to them that you don't eat gods?""H-Huh? I don't quite understand... But yes, I don't eat gods..."Tilith squints accusingly at her. "Can we trust her word?""Yes, you can." Lira nods and holds her right hand over her heart, and raises her left hand up. "On my word.""..." The two goddesses exchange glances. "Okay... I'm sorry for all that," Tilith apologizes. "As am I..." Maxwell reluctantly mutters before quickly leaving. The Summoner sighs. "Okay... Good... Now to tell the rest of those clueless gods... Later. Alright, let's go find Lancia." They motion for Lira and Tilith to follow. The latter floats nervously near the former, clearing her throat. "S-So, this recipe of your mother's...""Hm? Oh, yes! It's a really nice fish dish I'd like to see if Lancia could copy...""That sounds good!"The Summoner rolls their eyes as Zellha floats by. "Yeesh, everyone here is way too easy to get all touchy-feely with... So weird...""Yeah yeah, I know... There's not much to say about it on my end though..."~Mod Chu

Imagine Zephyr finally works up the nerve to ask Serin for his duck friend back. He craves the companionship again. He decides to talk to Serin at lunchtime. The former Guardian casually walks up to the Battle Maidens' table, and clears his throat. Despite the calm on his face, he's actually a little nervous for some reason. Serin looks away from her friends, who were laughing at some joke Bayley had been relaying. "Ah, hello Zephyr," the Gun Goddess greets with a smile."Hello, Serin. Battle Maidens." He bows his head lightly. "What brings you here?" Her toy duck friends pop out on her shoulders. On her head is Zephyr's duck. "Save me," it quacks in his head. Oh, how he had missed his friend. His sweet, aquatic friend- sorry. "I... I was wondering if..." "You betrayed me," the malicious-looking duck quacks. "U-Um...""You don't even want me back, do you? I cannot believe I called you my friend."Uncharacteristically, Zephyr gets down on his knees. "I'M SORRY!! I REALLY WANT YOU BACK PLEASE COME BACK!!""What?!" Serin gasps. The Battle Maidens gasp in surprise. "You two were together?!" Bayley shouts first. "What's going on?!" Vanilla demands. "HEY!!" Douglas literally slides in on his feet, right between Zephyr and Serin, with his Gatling gun at the ready. "What're you bothering Miss Serin for?!""W-Wait!" Zephyr holds up his hands in surrender. "I-It's not what it looks like!""Don't make her uncomfortable! Serin, are you okay?!""U-Um, Douglas, I-"Zephyr steps a little closer and points to his duck on Serin's head. "I just wanted-""DON'T HURT HER!!" The Holy Gunner slams his gun into Zephyr's torso, knocking him back a few feet. "Hey! Douglas!" The Gun Goddess gets on her feet and pinches hard on the Holy Gunner's ear, then roughly pulls him in. "O-OW!!""You don't just attack every guy who gets within three feet of me!" she snaps. "Honestly! You're sweet and all for being protective, but at the same time you can be such a pain!""I-I'm sorry, dear!""Don't 'dear' me!" She calms down a little, then gestures to Zephyr. "Don't say sorry to me, hun. Say sorry to him."Douglas sighs and turns to the former Guardian, reluctantly offering a hand, all with a regretful look on his face. "Hey... Sorry..."Zephyr had been watching in interest with legs crossed. He snaps back into reality and takes the hand. He stands back up with a friendly nod (can nods be friendly?) "It's fine.""So, Zephyr," Serin speaks up with a smile, "you needed something?"His duck appears on her head, drawn googly-eyes staring right at him. "Take me back..." it squeaks."Soon, my friend..." he whispers in response."What was that?""A-Ah, nothing." He awkwardly scratches the back of his head. "I was just wondering...if I may...have that duck... Or even just watch over him from time to time!"The Battle Maiden smiles, tilting her head a little and taking the duck off her head. "Ah, I see. You miss him, eh? He misses you too."Douglas looks at both of them oddly. "Eh?... You talkin' about her duck?...""Wait, you understand him too?!" Zephyr nearly exclaims. "Oh, and here I thought I was going insane!""Well, yes, of course," Serin chuckles. "This li'l guy really does miss you, so I suppose you can keep him." She tenderly hands over the rubber duck into Zephyr's open palms. His eyes seem to sparkle as he looks down at his friend. "Hey there, old friend..." he whispers. He grins under his scarf (which is quite a rare occurrence.)"You never told me the ducks talked," Douglas muses."Ah, they're rather quiet." "I really missed you~" Zephyr coos. "Hmph. So... You sure you don't see anything in this guy?" Douglas asks. Serin lightly chuckles and kisses him on the cheek. "Believe me, darling, I love you, and only you. But I'd like you to stop being so overprotective of me all the time, okay?""O-Okay." The gunman's face is red. Fennia elbows Bayley, and the two giggle at the couple. "I'll be more...calm about it.""Thank you, sweety. And don't worry, I've got my own gun to ward off any unwanted suitors." She snaps her fingers, and Vesqa materializes in her hands, earning a grin from Douglas. "Ah, that's my girl! C'mon, you wanna go to target practice after lunch?""Of course! In fact, I'm ready now!"The two gunners run out of the cafeteria together, leaving the Battle Maidens staring at the Dark Warlord fawning over his rubber duck friend. But I mean at least they're happy, right? No harm done~~Mod Chu