AfterDuo

Chapter 14

Sans was worried about Katie and the same with almost everyone else was as well. Tomala, even when worried went on a walk to Alaric's house. She made it and tapped on the door that somehow was fixed.

Alaric heard the door open through his dreams, and his eyes snapped open. He looked around, and saw only Tokali. But he could hear their footsteps down the hall. Then Alaric sensed who it was, and he relaxed. He closed his eyes, maybe he could fool her into thinking he was still asleep.

Tomala wondered if Alaric was awake and wandered into the kitchen. Since no one was there she wandered into the living room and sat there on the couch, feeling tired until she was pulled off the couch and onto the ground. She shifted forms to her smaller True form and felt a rope around her neck, yelping in pain as it burned on contact. She turned back and leapt away, facing a woman with bright red hair and flaring almost purple eyes that was holding the rope. "Amelia, Knight of The Order of Scales..." The goddess of war hissed quietly as the woman smirked.

Alaric heard the crashing noise and groaned. Tomala must have broken something. But as he extended a searching part of his mind, he realised someone else was here. He leapt out of bed, wearing only his pajama pants and ran through the hallway.

"What the hell are you doing, Amelia?!" He shouted at his old comrade.

"I was sent to help you, didn't notice this in your house? You are getting rusty." Amelia said and yanked on the rope that held Tomala, making the goddess whimper in pain as her ears flattened. She looked to Alaric for help with child like eyes. The female godslayer noticed and jerked the rope forcing the goddess of war forward and flat on the ground with a cry. Tokali jumped up and switched forms as well, hopping over and glaring at Amelia and the human stared with wide eyes.

"What do you mean rusty?" Alaric asked, scratching his chin, "I have an open door policy with her. Also, unhand her, or I will have to amputate your limbs." The tone was casual, almost banterous. Still, he clearly wanted to free the goddess.

Amelia looked at Alaric with a curious look, like she couldn't believe what she was hearing. "What, you trying to tame a goddess? Or two. Which ones are they. And you know the third?" She asked as she pulled the rope off Tomala, the goddess of War jumped up and scuffed around to end up behind Alaric like a scared puppy.

"Who said anything about a third? I only know of Tomala here and the unstable one. Also taming might be a bit of a harsh word to use, don't you think?" Alaric lied. He knew that Amelia was always a bit of a fanatic, but still she needed to not fight Tomala. He like this place, and it would flush Tokali out of hiding.

"You seemed worried about something. Headquarters told me there is three. You have two with you here, so you haven't found the third. I have to take a guess the one I had roped was Tokali, the crying bitch of a goddess." Amelia said and Tokali growled softly and took a step forward, and this made the female godslayer smirk. "Or that was a weak Tomala and Tokali is next to you." She said with a smirk.

"What does HQ want? I was clear that I would follow orders and I would recruit Spencer James to the order if possible. Why would HQ send you here?" Alaric asked, magically changing his clothes to a suit with a red tie.

Amelia looked at Alaric, a smirk on her face. "They didn't tell you? They want this third Goddess dead, they fear this one might end up becoming a second Amogaru." she said and Izanagi appeared with a letter in his mouth, it having the Order of Scales seal.

"That seems like a logical plan, if a bit heartless. Sounds like the kind of plan that Beirland would come up with. How is your hubby doing anyway?" Alaric shot back. Amelia flushed in anger. "Sorry, too soon?" He asked as he silently told the others to wait. He mentally prepared for a possible duel.