Aladdin looked forward. He saw Jasmine, leg over James. They were locked in a tight hug. She had a smirk on her face. She leaned in, their faces inches apart, moving closer and closer.
"No," Aladdin shouted. He jolted awake with a sharp, choked shout. He was sweating, panting. His eyes wide. He felt a pain coming from his stomach. He touched the tender spot. The memory crashed back. He thought of the fight, the defeat by James in that form. He gritted his teeth.
He'd believed her love was real. He had brain washed her. He was going to get her back. He thought he was going to at all costs.
"Aladdin," Hiraki murmured as she rubbed her eyes. She looked up to see Aladdin waking up. Hiraki had bandages all over her body.
"You are finally awake," Hibiki said as she sat on a chair. She casually crossed her leg with bandages over her body.
Aladdin looked up. He saw Hiraki and Hibiki near him. They both were covered in bandages. He thought they both had failed. "You both lost," he remarked as he tried to get up.
"You should rest," Hiraki said as she tried to stop him. She tried reaching out a hand towards him.
Aladdin savagely slapped her hand away. "Do not touch me," he remarked. His voice was filled with fury.
Hiraki stopped. Her hand recoiled from the blow. "Aladdin," she said.
"Don't hit her," Hibiki said as she got up and walked towards Aladdin.
Aladdin's eyes narrowed. His anger spiked. "You are right, I should not hit her," he said. "I should hit you," he added as he lunged up and backhanded Hibiki across the face.
Hibiki staggered from the impact. Her face snapped to the side. She cupped her stinging cheek. "You hit me," she said. She was surprised. She felt hurt.
Aladdin looked at her with contemptuous rage. "I should do worse to you," he hissed as he grabbed her hair. He fisted it tightly in his hand. "You utterly failed me," he added as he shoved her onto the ground.
"Aladdin," Hiraki cried out. "You are hurting us," she said as she tried to get in the way. She stepped between him and the fallen Hibiki.
Aladdin looked at her and immediately slapped her face as well. "You both failed me!" he added. There was anger in his voice. He looked to see Hiraki falling to the ground.
Hiraki and Hibiki were now both on the ground. They both look up at Aladdin with a mixture of pain and fear. "I am going to need to punish you both for failing me," he said in a sinister tone.
At that moment, the door swung open. Aladdin, Hiraki and Hibiki looked towards the door and they saw Drowned. "You all are loud," she remarked as she held her trident. She looked to see the two girls on the floor touching their cheeks. She heard the sound of the slap and that woke her up.
Aladdin scoffed. "You are the one loud," Aladdin said.
"You are such a man, taking your frustration out on them for losing," Drowned commented.
"You also lost to him as well," Aladdin fired back.
Drowned gritted her teeth. Drowned thought that sudden burst of power was not natural. She felt there was more to his power. She had underestimated him. She will not again. "You better watch your mouth," Drowned as she held her trident towards Aladdin.
At that moment, Hiraki and Hibiki got in between them. "We can't let you hurt him," Hibiki said.
"He was beating you," Drowned remarked. She thought why were they defending him.
"A Sekirei can never hurt their Ashikabi," Hirkai replied. She thought it was the rule.
"It is our bond to him," Hibiki added. She would do anything for him.
Aladdin smiled. "They both will die for me," he chuckled. He thought he would do anything for Jasmine.
Drowned thought that was interesting. She thought of a bond. She remembered her bond with Sylvester. She thought about how he was murdered. She was going to do anything to bring him back.
At that moment, the four of them were engulfed in black smoke and they were transported. They looked to see white clouds everywhere on the floor. There was a golden arch. A small staircase and a golden throne. The Goddess said on the golden throne. She had a smile on her face. "My angels," she remarked. "Why are you fighting against each other?" she asked in a sweet voice. She knew the reason and smiled.
"He woke me up," Drowned responded. "And why did you summon us?" she asked.
"This is the Goddess that saved us," Hiraki remarked.
"She is powerful," Hibiki added.
"Get down you both," Aladdin ordered as he bowed in front of the Goddess. Hibiki and Hiraki quickly followed.
At that moment, Yuuki, Tsunoda, Miura and Marcel entered the room. "You are talking to the Goddess," Marcel said. The four of them went to their knees and bowed in front of the Goddess.
"You should give her respect," Aladdin said. He thought the Goddess was key for helping me get to Jasmine. She had shown him the way.
Drowned looked at Yuuki`s hand. It had an arm piece which looked like a weapon. She then looked at the Goddess.
"My Angels should get along," the Goddess declared. Her voice echoed with divine authority. "We are strongest united. If we combine our strength, we will bring forth a new world," she added. "The world where my Angels will reign supreme," she said.
"For the Goddess," Yuuki, Tsunoda, Miura and Marcel all said. They chanted together.
Drowned looked back. She thought she was hiding something.
The Goddess smiled back. She looked at Drowned. "I am glad you are all okay," the Goddess responded. "He is very strong," the Goddess added. She thought they would never beat her lover.
"I will beat him next time," Drowned said. "I know where he lives," she added.
"He has recruited powerful Sekirei similar to Hibaki and Hiraki," the Goddess responded. "They have grown stronger by the day," she added.
"Goddess you have granted me power," Yuuki said. "I, we will do anything for you," she added as she looked at Witchblade on her hand. She thought the Goddess had given it to her.
"We will for you Goddess," Marcel said. He thought the Goddess would show him the way. The way to beat him.
The Goddess smiled. "You all have great power however we are going to need more," the Goddess responded. "Yuuki, Tsunoda, Miura and Marcel, my power is limited right now," she said. At that moment, a hologram appeared in front of them. They saw a large cube with alien hieroglyphs. "This is the All-Spark," she remarked. "An ancient object which allows new life to be created," she explained. "I want you, my Angels, to go and retrieve it with the help of the Transformer," she ordered.
"Yes Goddess," Yuuki, Tsunoda, Miura and Marcel all responded together. They answered without questioning.
"My Angels, be careful, they might be there as well," the Goddess warned.
Drowned and Aladdin looked at the Goddess. "I am going as well," Aladdin said.
"I will go and kill him," Drowned added.
The Goddess smiled. "My Angels you are all capable however, Aladdin , Drowned you must rest and prepare for a future battle," the Goddess remarked.
"I am ready," Aladdin said, however he felt pain in his stomach. Hiraki and Hibiki looked at Aladdin with concern on their faces.
"I am ready," Drowned firmly stated.
"My Angel I know you are but you are going to be needed for a crucial part which has not arrived now," the Goddess said. "Please rest for now," she added.
Drowed gritted her teeth. She thought she allowed her to go before. She could have stopped her but she chose not to. She was planning something. "Fine," Drowned responded as she walked away.
"You too Aladdin, you will be reunited soon," the Goddess added.
Aladdin nodded.
"Now my angels go fourth," the Goddess said.
"For the Goddess," Yuuki, Tsunoda, Miura and Marcel all said. They all had smiles on her face.
The Goddess thought fools.