Valerie's Story

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Valerie ran her hands across of the walls as she walked down the corridor. She was on her way outside. She was tired of being inside the tower with her siblings. They were always fighting and hated being around one another and it gave the titan a headache. Her mind was off in another world as she moved farther down the corridor. Her ax was trailing behind her as she dragged it along side her. Valerie took it whenever she was by herself. She could always be in danger and she didn't trust the other Titans at all. The weapon was a safety precaution. Just then a loud bell rang throughout the tower. A meeting was being called forth. A sigh escaped the Titan of Matter's lips and she turned on her heels to head back toward the throne room.

Inside the throne room was separate thrones that were for each God. The chairs represented the Gods certain specialty. Sora, Orsus, and Miriami claimed their chairs. Her eyes found the God of Earth's chair and smiled. It was surrounded by rocks and the chair was made of natural materials. Without greeting her fellow Titans, she took slow steps toward it and a twisted smile fell on her face. The sound of her ax scrapping the ground was all she could hear. The closer she got to it, the rocks crumbled and broke apart. They fell to the ground in a scattered mess around the chair. Valerie couldn't wait to do that to Attlas, it was what she dreamed about.

The Titan sat on the throne of the God of Earth and kept a firm grip on the ax. Her multicolored eyes searched around the room and she smiled at each of her siblings that were present in the room. Her body started to relax in the chair. "Did you call a family reunion Sora?" Valerie asked.

Raidon


Raidon sighed as he laid in bed, the goddess of light's old bed to be exact. He had taken out all of her possessions and threw them in one of the storage rooms in the tower and redecorated it with his own possessions. He smiled, at this point the goddess would probably hate this if she could see it as he dimmed down the lights and got rid of many of the colors. He stood up and put on his jacket and equipped his swords. Grabbing a vase he had taken from somewhere in the tower he placed it on a small pedestal. "I really hope this was hers." he said to himself. He then took out his blue sword and charged it with electricity until it was crackling with power. He then shot all of the energy at the vase, blowing it to pieces. He was slowly getting rid of things that might have been hers as he wanted her presence gone from the tower, he wanted no challenge to where he was now.

Then the bell rang. Raidon sighed again, but this time it wasn't a good sigh. It meant that all of the titans had to meet up in the throne room, and usually not for to good of a reason. He just hope that there was no big arguments at this meeting, though that was a low chance, especially if it was something about the gods. He put his sword back in it's hilt and opened the door. He began to walk towards the meeting room. He liked the tower, you could see pretty much everything from it and it had plenty of room. He looked around as he walked the hall, still quite amazed by the tower, though not half as much as he had been the first time he entered it.

He threw open the throne room doors and saw most of his siblings here already. Sora sat on the wind god's throne and by the look of it, and partially by what Valerie said, Sora had called the meeting. Orsus was once again standing in back, as he still refused to sit on his rival's throne. Then there was Miriami who sat on the gloomy throne of the god of darkness and Valerie who sat on the rock throne of the god of earth. He gave a smile to Miriami and Valerie as they were the titans he liked and trusted the most. He then made his way to the goddess of light's throne. It looked to be made of crystal which reflected multi-colored light, every color of the rainbow floating around in it. He sat and leaned back in the comfortable throne. "Well, I really hope there is a good reason for this meeting being called."

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Orsus actually paused for a moment as Sora spoke, "Frost got out, I don't know how, I just know that one minute she was here the next she jumped from the Tower. Due to the weakened state she was in I'd say we have at best a few days to find her before something or someone else does." He allowed those words sink in. Amazingly, it was one of the rare moments where the anger actually subsided, even if it was only for a moment. It was only a brief moment as Sora spoke again, "Obviously Orsus can't go, Raidon or Mirami would be preferable to find her because you're probably the only ones capable of bringing her back alive." Then the anger was back, and his fists slowly clenched until his knuckles were white, though the bandages kept them hidden.

She finally finished off by offering them a chance to think of another plan, before deciding to excuse herself from the room. By now, his teeth were grinding rather loudly as he tried in vain to keep from snapping. It was futile as he began once Sora was finally out of the room, "There is no chance that you will leave me behind if you go after Frost! I will not be left out of this!" At this point he walked forwards, stopping next to Frost's throne. "An opportunity to hunt down a runaway goddess?! I will not be denied that chance, especially with it being Frost." He hadn't realized it, but he had grabbed hold of the arm of the throne, it too beginning to crack some under the pressure of his grip, a pressure that was only increasing as he vented.

He stood there, looking at his siblings around the throne room. His fingers were digging into the arm by now, as Orsus had abandoned any real attempt to keep himself under control. "And I dare any of you to try and keep me from going!" He was hardly thinking his words over, by this point there was no filter as that was the last thing on his mind. However, as much as Sora may claim she was not responsible for Frost escaping he found it difficult to believe considering she was one of the primary torturers of the goddess. The fact that he believed she was trying to dodge the responsibility infuriated him. It was compounded by Sora of all people telling him that he could not go after Frost either. Nobody,especially Sora, was going to tell him otherwise, not after he had been waiting for a chance to finally face this goddess. The piece of the throne he had been gripping finally snapped free, Orsus still looking at his other siblings. He had no words left to say, as he couldn't possibly form any. By now he was simply trying to keep himself from simply unsheathing his sword to really emphasize his threat.

It was awhile before two more Titans entered the Throne Room. The two titans being Valerie and Raidon both who Miri were more close with than the rest of the Titans. "Did you call a family reunion Sora?" Miri could have laughed at the sarcastic remark but now wasn't the time. It was very serious and Miri didn't want to look like she wasn't taking this meeting seriously. When Raidon smiled at her, she too smiled back to acknowledging his presence and to be a little friendly. "Well, I really hope there is a good reason for this meeting being called." That's what the rest of the Titans were probably thinking at the moment but Raidon was the only one to speak the thoughts out loud. Miri shifted in her seat, crossing one leg over the other. "I think we're all sure this has to do with our prisoner Frost. I guess the real question is, what happened." Miri knew she made a valid point and crossed her arms waiting for someone to tell her that her theory was wrong. Of course that didn't come, instead something else did. That something was a pissed off Sora.

The sound of her fist making contact with the wooden table vibrated in the room. "Shut up!" There could have been veins popping out of Sora's neck at the moment to emphasize that she didn't like the fact that they were talking. What a childish behavior and if it wasn't for the meeting, Miri would have called her out on it. "Yes you're all bothered by the fact that I gathered you here, but it's very important." Miri let that statement sink in. If Sora said something was important then it must be important. It's not everyday you here that word come out of her mouth. "Frost got out, I don't know how, I just know that one minute she was here the next she jumped from the Tower. Due to the weakened state she was in I'd say we have at best a few days to find her before something or someone else does." Miri abruptly sat up in her chair with wide alarmed eyes. This couldn't bee happening. They were sure to lock her in tight before leaving her in the cell. Something must have happened. Miri looked down and concentrated, thinking on how she could have escaped.

"Obviously Orsus can't go, Raidon or Miriami would be preferable to find her because you're probably the only ones capable of bringing her back alive." Miri looked up and smirked ever so slightly. "Watch what you say around Orsus, Sora. There are just some things he doesn't tolerate." Though the idea of sending her or Raidon out was smart, Orsus would definitely object to it and would do it in a fit of rage. They didn't need that at the moment, and it's Sora's fault for bringing it on. Miri looked over at Orsus who was surrounded in a hue of a bright red, which was ever slightly growing, something that only Miri could see. They were going to be in for a lot of trouble. "Well if you need me I'll either be in my room or the kitchen," Oh you can trust that your assistance won't be needed in the time being. With that Sora walked out of the room, leaving only 4 titans in the Throne Room. Miri braced herself for what Orsus was going to say. And let's just be realy honest for a second. It wasn't going to be pretty.

Miri watched as Orsus stormed up to Frost's throne, anger radiating from him in bright red tentacles. "There is no chance that you will leave me behind if you go after Frost! I will not be left out of this!" Miri put her hand to her face and sighed. She decided to let him rant before speaking up. That way they could avoid trouble from anyone else. "An opportunity to hunt down a runaway goddess?! I will not be denied that chance, especially with it being Frost." Miri couldn't deny the fact that he was right in some ways. Frost was his opposing Goddess and he has every right to go after her. But like Sora said, that wouldn't be good seeing as Orsus would kill her on sight. "And I dare any of you to try and keep me from going!" This was Miri's cue to stand up and speak which she did. "You make valid points Orsus. Who better to go after her than you." Miri made a wide gesture towards the door. "However, we can't trust you enough to make sure you won't rip her to pieces before we bring her back here. Why do you think we forbid you from going to her cell?"

Miri put her hand on her sword and unsheathed it and went into a fighting position. "I am sorry Orsus, but I forbid you from leaving this Tower in the hunt of the Goddess Frost. If you take another step towards the door, I will have to attack you." Miri smiled slightly. If he made a run for it, it was going to be one hell of a fight.

Raidon


Raidon only looked slight startled when Sora yelled for them to shut up. Wow, she must really be irritated. he thought to himself. he listened intently as Sora told them what happened. He smirked at the news that Frost escaped, not really worried about it as it was easily solvable. Sora really messed up this time, I'd hate to be her right now. Oh well, as long as Orsus doesn't kill her in his rage. He glanced at Orsus and saw him grinding his teeth and clenching his fists. Well, at least he hasn't started raging yet. He thought about everything Sora had said and agreed, him or Miriami should go, but then of course they could both go. Though the goddess was injured, she was still a goddess and shouldn't be to easily underestimated. But it seemed his thought about Orsus not raging came to early as he began to speak, not yet at the point where he would start attacking them yet though. "Calm down Orsus, we don't need any more infighting."
Orsus didn't seem to calm down at all though, in fact he was getting angrier and challenged anybody to try and stop him. Raidon stood up shortly after Miriami and drew his own swords. Crackles of blue electricity occasionally flickered along Raidon's swords and body. He then smiled and looked calmly at Orsus "I have to agree with Miriami on this one, of course it'd normally be your right to go after Frost, but you would definitely kill her and if you try to leave I will help Miriami stop you. Now of course you do have the most physical strength of us, but I don't think even you could take down two titans. Now how about you just stay here and calm down, maybe take some of the gods' old possessions and smash them to vent your anger. Me and Miriami are two of the oldest titans and Frost is an inexperienced young goddess, we can take her down and bring her in without much trouble."

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"You make valid points Orsus. Who better to go after her than you." Miri made a wide gesture towards the door. "However, we can't trust you enough to make sure you won't rip her to pieces before we bring her back here. Why do you think we forbid you from going to her cell?"

Miri put her hand on her sword and unsheathed it and went into a fighting position. "I am sorry Orsus, but I forbid you from leaving this Tower in the hunt of the Goddess Frost. If you take another step towards the door, I will have to attack you." Miri smiled slightly. Orsus didn't hesitate with his own sword, pulling it from his back the moment Miri did the same. It was more of a reflex, and at this point he had not adopted a stance of his own.

His eyes turned to Raidon who stood up a moment after Miri did, drawing his own swords. "I have to agree with Miriami on this one, of course it'd normally be your right to go after Frost, but you would definitely kill her and if you try to leave I will help Miriami stop you. Now of course you do have the most physical strength of us, but I don't think even you could take down two titans. Now how about you just stay here and calm down, maybe take some of the gods' old possessions and smash them to vent your anger. Me and Miriami are two of the oldest titans and Frost is an inexperienced young goddess, we can take her down and bring her in without much trouble." The only reason none of Orsus' teeth had chipped by this point, despite the fact of how clenched his jaw was, was simply because of his Titan anatomy. His right hand was gripping the handle of his sword just as tightly as he watched them.

Surprisingly, coherent thoughts had actually begun to return to him as he watched them. He could feel the rage subsiding a little bit, enough for him to focus if only a little. As much as being denied this chance still angered him, he really thought that it was mostly Sora who was causing this. In truth, despite the frustration he always felt, it was only Sora who really drove him to this level of anger. Just her voice was enough to cause his blood to boil. Now that she was gone though, his temper had settled down some.

He kept looking between Miri and Raidon, arms shaking a little from the tension in the muscles. His other siblings, for some unknown reason, never had the same effect on him as Sora did. Even though they were telling him "no", he still did not feel the same spike of rage that he had when Sora had said it. Still, here they were though calling him out. It's not that he was much of a prideful individual, but it still stung all the same knowing it was just his anger that had him shouting the threat he had said. With that shame came anger though, and he could slowly feel it boiling over again.

He finally just snapped, letting out something of a feral roar as he grabbed the handle of his sword with both hands, dragging the tip of the blade across the ground. It dug a small rut into the floor as he brought it up and smashed it through the bottom of the table, breaking it down the center before he spun on his feet, turning and swinging the large sword straight at Frost's throne. The sword came down at an angle, smashing through the throne and shattered the part it hit before smashing down into the floor, rending through it and leaving a large gash in it before it finally came to a stop. Orsus was wide-eyed and breathing heavily, not moving save for the breaths. He could finally feel the anger really beginning to fade, or at least back to it's more tolerable levels.

Slowly he began to relax a little, letting go of the sword with his left hand as he stood up, taking a somewhat shaky and deep breath before letting it out. "Fine." he said, it sounding close to a growl as he said it. "Fine...." he repeated. Slowly he lifted his sword and replaced it on his back, not looking at them. "Try not to fuck up." Now that his mind had settled down, he began to think to himself somewhat, realizing that though they could stop him now, there was nothing keeping him here once they left. That was when he'd get his chance to pursue Frost.

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Sora seemed to have a carefree attitude about the fact that Frost has escaped. Personally Valerie didn't care since that wasn't her person to deal with. It is was Attlas that had gotten lose, she would have sent an ax into Sora's head. But that isn't what is happening. Just as predicted, Orsus got angry. It was pretty amusing to see him look like this, especially when it wasn't directed toward her. She didn't even flinch when his fist connected with the armrest of the throne. A small smirk came to her face and her eyes started to twinkle, the different colors in her eyes shined brighter. Orsus really wanted to search for Frost, but that was a horrid idea and everyone knew that. He would kill her the moment he laid eyes on her. That is what any of them if they saw there opposing Gods.

"You make valid points Orsus. Who better to go after her than you." Miri made a wide gesture towards the door. "However, we can't trust you enough to make sure you won't rip her to pieces before we bring her back here. Why do you think we forbid you from going to her cell? "I am sorry Orsus, but I forbid you from leaving this Tower in the hunt of the Goddess Frost. If you take another step towards the door, I will have to attack you." The Titan of Matter sat up more in her chair and watched her. Miriami was ready to fight and Orsus wasn't far behind. Ooh. A challenge. Valerie thought, excitement written on her face. "I have to agree with Miriami on this one, of course it'd normally be your right to go after Frost, but you would definitely kill her and if you try to leave I will help Miriami stop you. Now of course you do have the most physical strength of us, but I don't think even you could take down two titans. Now how about you just stay here and calm down, maybe take some of the gods' old possessions and smash them to vent your anger. Me and Miriami are two of the oldest titans and Frost is an inexperienced young goddess, we can take her down and bring her in without much trouble." The smirk on her face turned into a frown. Not my Raidon. she thought. Raidon was her favorite, if Orsus injured him she wouldn't hesitate to join the fight.

The numbers and odds against The Titan of Rage was high which would make for a interesting fight, but it seemed that he had come to his senses. After letting out his anger on Frost's throne he agreed to allowing the two eldest Titan's to go after his opposed God. Finally Valerie stood off up and walked away from the God of earth's throne, dragging the ax behind her, a loud scrapping sound followed. She stopped near her siblings. "Be careful. I actually like you too and I would prefer you come back the way you left" the Titan said simply.

When Orsus drew his own sword, Miri smiled widely. Thus a fight shall begun. "Calm down Orsus, we don't need any more infighting." However it was interrupted when Raidon himself pulled out his two deadly weapons and took stand with Miri. Miri huffed, straightened herself and put the hand that held the sword on her hip. "Fighting is his thing. It's like telling humans not to breath. It's a natural thing." "I have to agree with Miriami on this one, of course it'd normally be your right to go after Frost, but you would definitely kill her and if you try to leave I will help Miriami stop you. Now of course you do have the most physical strength of us, but I don't think even you could take down two titans. Now how about you just stay here and calm down, maybe take some of the gods' old possessions and smash them to vent your anger. Me and Miriami are two of the oldest titans and Frost is an inexperienced young goddess, we can take her down and bring her in without much trouble." Miri made an 'O' with her mouth. So there was going to be a fight after all?

The thought of Orsus destroying the left over possessions almost made Miri laugh. Almost. There barely was anything left to destroy. They basically found anything that was a possession of the gods and just smashed, burned, and ripped them to pieces. Finding another one is more rare than finding water in a desert. Except the Thrones. They were the places they sat so smashing them would be out of the question. A fatal roar snapped Miri from her thoughts and she watched as Orsus dragged his sword behind him, creating a trench in the tiled floor. Miri shook her head. Here we go with the wrecking. Bringing his sword up he smashed it against the wooden table that appeared to be strong but fell at the mercy of Orsus. It was now cracked down the middle, small pieces flying everywhere. Then he went for the throne. Frost throne to be exact. Frost throne was basically history and there was no chance someone was gong to sit there unless they wanted to be poked by the shards of ice that scattered around and on the chair. "Are you done yet because I really want to go."

The bright red that surrounded Orsus like a blanket dimmed a little and looked a lot more pale. He was back to his normal rage and not the 'lets go berserk' one. "Fine." He started to relax and that meant no fighting. But secretly, Miri was looking forward to it. She was tired of practicing on targets that didn't move. She wanted an actual person. Of course she didn't voice these thoughts aloud. "Fine...." Miri sheathed her sword again. She would take it back out when the time came. "Try not to fuck up." Miri nodded and faked salute. But before she and Raidon were going to leave, she needed to think for a second. Miri's mind back tracked to the time when Frost escape. Sora probably have left Frost cell after a little of torture on Orsus orders. Did she leave something behind? There must have been something the broke her out. Maybe a pin fell out of Sora's hair enabling Frost to pick the lock. Miri shook her head. Something like that would be stupid and somewhat on a human level. These locks were different. "Be careful. I actually like you too and I would prefer you come back the way you left" Miri looked up at Valerie as she walked away dragging her ax with her until she exited the room.

Miri sighed an stepped down from her throne and fast walked towards the door. "Let's go Raidon, the sooner we get to her, the better." Miri stopped and turned around and looked at Orsus. "Behave." She pointed a stern finger at him before letting out a giggle and continuing to walk out finally exiting the throne room. She continued to fast pace to the entrance of the tower. If you haven't guessed it yet, Miri didn't plan on jumping off, like what Frost did. But instead, Miri went towards the elevator within the tower. Weird because it can take you almost anywhere in the world. Raidon and Miri both made it to the elevator and Miri walked over and went in pushing the E button that meant Earth. She looked down and the back at Raidon. "Let's over the plan. The plan is to track, find, and bring back Frost. No distractions. We find her, bring her back done and done." Miri paused for a second before putting on a smile which is actually rare for her even though she's the Titan of Emotions. "I call dibs on attacking Frost first." It was that childish behavior that Miri usually hide from her siblings. Only Valerie and Raidon know of this side.

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Valerie has grown bored. Her favorite siblings were busy trying to retrieve the lost Goddess, Sora was else were in the tower, and Orsus was gone as well. The scraping noise from her ax running across the ground was the only thing that she could hear. Her mind wandered to the sibling she never hears from: Galahad. She honestly avoids any kind of contact with him. Despite her not having a fear for much of anything, she fears him and she thinks that he is out to get her. It could be simple paranoia or the truth. Valerie will never know because she doesn't get close enough to find out.

The Titan has been wandering the halls with her ax tailing behind her since Raidon and Miriami left. Her room wasn't very fun to be in and she didn't like walking around outside. A sigh escaped her lips as she stopped in front of The God of Earth's room -now her room- and she walked inside. It had been completely destroyed. Anything in the room that slightly reminded her of that horrid God was pulled apart and tossed out. The only thing that she left was a collection of rocks. They varied in size and sat on a nightstand near the bed. Valerie liked messing with them and she would imagine fights between her and her opposed. A slight smile appeared on her face and the bedroom door slammed shut, engulfing her in darkness.

Her ax made a loud thud as she released the handle, allowing it to fall to the ground. Making her way through the darkness she stumbled onto the bed and made herself comfortable. Valerie pulled the blanket over top of her and rested her head on the pillow. When Raidon gets back I will bother him and make up for my boredom she thought to herself. She lifted a handed and messed with the rocks on the nightstand. The titan's hand balled into a fist and she could hear the rock crumbling, when she opened back up she could hear it reforming. I can't wait to meet my opposed she said with a sadistic smile on her face.

"I do believe it is my choice. She's a patient under my protection. Thus my choice, is a firm no." Miri laughed. Yes, she laughed. It was loud and boomed through out the peaceful forest. Her laugh lasted a second or two before it died down to a giggle until it completely stop. "If I cared about your opinion I would have never been here, did you even think of that?" She said an amused smile placed on her face. Humans. He then puled out a hammer that seemed to grow into a size that Miri has seen in many battles and wars. She cocked her head to the side and raised a curious eyebrow. "Careful now. A weapon like that needs to be used properly." The titan said raising a stern finger mockingly. "You'll have to fight through me first. To get her." Miri wanted to laugh again but actually held it together this time. "Some brave words from a human. I hate to say that your threat means nothing to me. If I wanted you dead, you would have been. I don't have to 'go through' anybody. Besides I like your spirit." She said. Miri put her swords back in her hilt.

When a girl came running back in, It was then that Miri realized she had taken Frost away. Miri started forward but Raidon but a arm across her chest to prevent her from moving onward. "I want to see where she's going with this, we can get Frost after we deal with this, if worst comes to worst I can just dash past them anyway." Raidon had made another valid point. Miri willed her body not to chase after the runaway goddess. "Unlike them, I'm not suicidal Miri frowned a little. She was hoping for a fight from the monster."Do as you will. But did you really deteriorate that much in the Underworld? For there to be two of you-- were Titans so weak to be unable to capture a mostly defenseless Goddess on their own?" Miri scoffed. Weak. Hardly. If only the monster just knew how strong they could be. "Big mouthed and brave not bad, would you rather me have sent the rook? You must know which one I am? Why not just go with your instinct and run before the storm breaks out?" Miri sighed and crossed her arms. They were doing an awful amount of talking but there was no action.

Miri tuned out for the rest of the conversation believe it or not. It was only when Raidon whispered in her ear that she tuned back in. "Hey Miri? I have a plan to get you through them to chase after Frost. I can't tell you right now I just need to know if you agree or not." Miri smirked slightly. A plan. "I'm in for whatever you have planned." She whispered right back not keeping the excitement from her voice. When Miri turned to look back at the group. The brave boy (Attlas) was running away leaving the monster, Miri and Raidon. Miri rolled her eyes. "Change of plans. I'm going after the boy. You come with." And with that Miri ran and attempted to get to the boy on time but he still made it before her. When Miri reached the place, it was more in a camp site look. She saw the girl who took Frost (Esme), Frost, and...Miri's eyes widened in horror. Orsus. Standing back she watched as the girl got the upper hand on Orsus. Miri studied the battle and watched as his blade made contact with her skin but left no cut. In an instant Miri understood.

She was literally feeding off of Orsus rage which was making her stronger. A behavior Miri has seen before from a specific God. Obviously Orsus hadn't caught on because he was in a rage fit. No stopping him. Miri focused on the girl and mentally pulled the aura from her body a slightly painful process. This was suppose to make her a emotionless soul. Dimming the fire that was raging within her. This would make her more vulnerable. Miri pulled out her sword and ran up to the girl jumping on her back and reaching over to slash across the girl's stomach. Thankfully it made the cut but of course it wasn't deep. Staying on the girl's back she whispered in the girl's ear. "Ever heard of putting out the fire?" Miri jumped off her back and landed on the ground, both feet planted to the floor. Miri being one of the fast thinking Titans had already put everything together. "This isn't a normal battle anymore. This is Gods versus Titans." Miri said getting into a fighting position.

"This is war."