Yamato stared past Lucy into the eyes of the self declared deity, which despite looking so much like Yuki's could not be more opposite. Yuki's eyes only ever looked at him with silliness, cuteness, love, lust and devotion. The Deity's eyes however only looked at him with hatred and disgust, emotions Yamato was sure Yuki was unable to feel towards him. He stepped past Lucy and turned back to her for a moment.
"It's alright, Lucy. You were trying to safe me when you tried pushing me of that cliff, were you not? Though that might have been a bad idea since I could not fly using magic, so I would have been in trouble either way. You couldn't have prevented this. Don't feel guilty about it."
"I…"
"Do me a favor and don't take anything I say now too literally."
He now turned back to the deity, which stood in the short green grass barefooted, her golden halo shimmering with a warmth unlike anything else.
"I wanna make one thing clear… I only ever acted out of self defense. There has not been a single instance in my life in which I have done anything unjust to anyone that was not about to do the same or worse to me."
"That's the boldest lie I ever heard."
"It's the boldest truth you ever heard. But what do I expect… From a pathetic mindless creature such as yourself."
"…"
"Yes, you heard right. You are an embarrassment, a pathetic existence, hiding behind godlike power and status, craving for attention and expecting servitude and submission. That is what gods are. What your god is. What you are."
"You dare…"
"The circumstances alone under which we meet today, are proof enough. Was it not your plan that Lucy functions as your spy, and feeds me that pill, after which I would be unable to use magic and at your mercy?"
"Did she tell you that?"
"There was no need. It is quite obvious. You must be really sacred of me if these are the precautions you take to meet me. Don't you find that to be pathetic, considering the power difference? Or maybe… If I didn't know any better… Assuming you do as your inferior god says, I'd say your god is terrified of me. What do you make of that?"
"You are a nuisance. You pride yourself in the belief of you understanding everything, when you can't even understand that basics of human emotions well enough to experience them. You are nothing but a narcissist with boundless delusions of grandeur and self importance, who is also obsessed with control to the point where the simplest interactions need to be part of your design. That, I find pathetic."
"Funny you say that… That sounds exactly like that almighty god of yours."
"May god show mercy to your soul, may god forgive you in even the most unforgivable acts of defiance, may he set you back on the right path…
May he allow me to act in his name, to rid the world of all your evil influences… So that light might reach again what is coverd in darkness by your shadow…"
With that she drew a sword, a hilt made out of pure gold and the straight blade consisted og an to Yamato unknown material that he could only describe as pure white, which she charged at him with. Her eyes full of determination and faith in what she believed to be right.
Meanwhile, in the upper stratosphere, roughly aware of what happened at the ground hummed a cold yet loving voice.
"Hmhmhm~
Master, may you guide my mind in my time of need, may you motivate and make me succeed, crush the rivals in my path, help me protect you now and forever, may you show me love, approval and appreciation, so I can punish those who refuse to see your absolute truth…
May you help me overcome all needs that do not involve you, so my prayers, however small, be directed at you alone. May my love be focused, channeled into a beacon of peace and security, so you can see the full extent of my devotion."
With her hands pressed together against her chest and wearing a bright smile, Yuki summoned a total of 909.368 attack spells all at once, focusing on a single point, where each would have the power to rid a small town of all life. Pure silence filled the world, as time had stopped moving. Only a single sound spread across the world filling the emptiness of sound, which was the impact of the beam of light which cut the planet in half, right in front of Yamato's feet. Where the deity had been just a moment ago, was now a hole spreading through the entire planet. It was however not just a single hole, there were now two entirely separate slices of the planet. Two half spheres, which where only not crashing into each other because the time stop prevented them from doing so.
Before Yamato could even look down into the bottomless abyss created by Yuki, which he was just about to do, his face got crushed by Yuki's chest, who was jumping and clinging to his head, which threw him to the gound where she sat on his chest.
"Badum~!"
"Ugh… I thought that seemed like you…"
"You mean that awesome perfectly timed attack which saved you? Yes, that was I, the one and only!"
"How did you even get here?"
"Well… That's a not that long story so I will explain in a dramatic voice over to enhance your listening experience~!"
"Alright…"
"I was had beaten class 2! Just made it through the night, shivering in tears as I was still apart from my beloved you… When suddenly…! I realized someone froze time!! Which of course does not affect me~"
"…"
She seemed to have made a pause for praise, so she received one head pet, which was very effective!
"After I was freed of the burden that was everyone else's awareness, I immediately began my search for you, suspecting you might be in danger! Which was when I noticed teleportation magic, which I then tracked back to here. So I scouted from the sky, but had to keep my distance to keep the element of surprise! Then I did some preparations after I realized it was an angel that stopped time, which meant I could do whatever I wanted since all damage done to an area affected by an angelic time stop will be repaired once the time stop is over! Thus, I made a prayer just for this moment for no reason but my own satisfaction! Then I shot my very cinematic attack once I noticed she was attacking you! Cuz now it's self defense!"
"I see… And why are your halo and wings out?"
"Because in case that angel was pretty, you get to see how much prettier I am! And the more divine I look, well, the better you can compare my superior beauty to their inferior mediocre appearance."
"Ah… So everything gets repaired you say? That's convenient."
"Yes it is! It's because it is only meant to help intervene with the wrong doing of evil people, and since in conflicts such as these a lot of irreparable damage is done to the environment, this safety feature has been added for quite some time now."
"That seems reasonable…"
"Anyway… I couldn't help but notice we are being watched!"
"Oh, that's right…"
Their attention turned over to Lucy, who had been standing there the entire time and witnessed everything. Unable to give a fitting reaction to what played down in front of her, she just remained silent and confused.
"So… New girl, I saw you off during our fight against class 2… I will have to assume you are the one responsible for the injury I am noticing here on my beloved Yamato."
"T-that was a misunderstanding! I'm truly sorry for my behavior, and hope he can forgive me eventually… However I would understand if he would not…"
"A misunderstanding… Forgiveness… I hope you are joking… This is unforgivable! You need to-"
Before she could finish her serious threat she fell off Yamato onto the ground as he stood up and straightened his clothes.
"She is right, Yuki. It was a misunderstanding that is now taken care of. You said everything turns back to normal once the time stop is lifted, right? Why hasn't it been lifted yet?"
"So mean… I haven't even been able to do some gentle caressing and wound tending! But as you pointed out… Yes, it is indeed not deactivated yet. Which implies the person responsible for it would still be alive."
As she straightened her hair and uniform, the ground began shaking as a light shone over the edge of the of the crack in the ground. The deity which just a moment ago was hit directly by the full force of Yuki's attack had now appeared holding the priest up with her hand, he seemed to have fallen down while not being bit directly. She sat him down on the ground of the opposite half of the crack, before facing Yamato, Yuki and Lucy again.
"Sister…"
"You know her?"
"Oh, yeah… But don't worry. She is the inferior sister~"
She gave him a wink and peace sign, before turning to her sister.
"Hello, Natsumi. It's been a while, hasn't it?"
"Greeting your dear sister with such hostility, really… This human truly is a sickness by which you were infected to the point where only drastic measures can get through to you…"
"Ahaha, what are you talking about? Sickness? What a pejorative term… Unforgivable… Haha… Yes, it would only be right for me to punish such blasphemous acts… Dearest sister, I'm left with no choice… But to kill you."
"Don't be silly, I'm here to safe you-"
In the blink of an eye, Yuki had disappeared and with her Natsumi, leaving behind only the shockwave of them breaking the sound barrier. Meanwhile Yamato and Lucy were left on the ground facing the priest, who seemed to have finished a prayer and now spoke over to them.
"Now I will fulfill my destiny, guided by my god who sent an angel to show me the way… You are enemies of the church, and I will make sure no soul can ever be soiled by your deeds!"
Yamato was utterly disgusted by the idea of devotion so strong not directed to himself, leaving only one option while he waited for Yuki to finish dealing with her sister.
"Lucy, will you help me with this one?"
"Y-you ask me…? Even though I have been lying to you from the beginning?"
"You cannot betray someone's trust if you never had it. But I'm offering it to you now, will you accept it?"
"…I will make this right. I promise!"