Riza and Lust were walking several yards away from Edward and Mii. Black Hayate was between the four wandering back and forth and every which way. Mii had her arms around Edward helping him to walk. Edward was grumbling under his breath. What Edward was saying was unintelligible to Mii who only found the situation somewhat amusing. Riza and Lust were talking to each other but Mii and Edward couldn't hear what was being said.

"So," said Mii as the four walked passed a rather sinister-looking tree. "I'm the first god you ever met"

"Entirely depends on how you define a god" replied Edward after a short pause. "in my line of work, I've met some weird sights and people that might be described as a god"

"And, of course, you didn't believe in a god" said Mii.

"I'm a scientist" said Edward. "I don't have time to believe in such...nonsense"
After he said this, Edward looked a little sheepish at Mii.

Mii smiled widely. "I'm the real deal, Eddie. I'm a goddess of fertility"

"So," said Edward clearing his throat. "You're a goddess in charge of making plants grow and stuff?"

"I am sex incarnate" said Mii. "I make the infertile, fertile. The milk from my breasts can make plants grow. I can destroy a virgin's ambition to stay a virgin. I can make men and women into my willing slaves"

"Slaves?" asked Edward.

"I know that is a loaded word with you mortals" said Mii. "but it isn't like the slavery that you know. I can make it so that you actually enjoy being my slave, to do everything I say without question or hesitation"

Edward muttered something noncommittal under his breath that made Mii laugh.

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Riza glanced behind her as Mii laughed. Lust also glanced behind her shoulder.

"Why aren't you helping Edward to walk?" asked Riza after a lengthy pause.

"That Mii called dibs" replied Lust.

Black Hayate came to walk besides the two homunculi. Lust smiled at the dog as it softly growled at her. "That dog sure likes you, Gluttony"

Riza was about to retort but said nothing. The two walked in silence for several long minutes.

"You accepted on who you are now" said Lust.

"I accepted that a while ago" replied Riza. "it was after I ate that Captain Elliott. I just couldn't help but to eat him. And I enjoyed every minute of it. I actually enjoy eating people now. It seems the more people I eat, the more my humanity slips away"

"Humanity" said Lust putting a sneer in her voice. "humans are foolish little things"

Riza said nothing. Black Hayate ran a little ahead of the two homunculi. Riza's vision briefly turned Black Hayate into a hotdog. Riza drooled at the sight before her. Insnict took over as Riza began to sneak her way towards Black Hayate. Riza made it three steps before she shook her head vigorously.

"Black Hayate sure looks delicious" whispered Lust into Riza's ear.

"Be quiet!" snapped Riza. Lust laughed.

Riza walked on with Lust besides her. Riza started up a mantra in her head to avoid seeing everything in sight as food. The hunger backed off considerably as Riza kept repeating the short mantra.

"Considering on the relationship that the old Lust and Gluttony had," said Lust slowly. "I'm surprised that you ate me earlier"

"Considering that we're a new Lust and Gluttony," said Riza. "it isn't that surprising...unless you're talking about the time when..."

Lust stopped short and placed a hand on Riza to stop her. Riza caught a whiff in the air.

"Someone's coming this way" whispered Lust to Riza. Meanwhile, Mii and Edward had caught up with Lust and Riza.

"What's up?" asked Edward.

"Someone's coming this way" said Riza in a subdued voice. Riza took a sniff. "actually, there's two coming this way. One smells just like a..."

"LOOK OUT!" yelled a feminine voice off to the side. A girl wearing all green suddenly came into view. She was in the act of flying through the air. The girl had a frog-like face with a long tongue sticking out of her mouth. There came the sounds of trees being uprooted almost immediately behind the frog girl.

The frog girl landed right in front of Mii and Edward. She looked wildly around. The frog girl was totally out of breath.

"I saw you at that cafe" said Mii as she recognized Froppy.

Before anyone could say more, a hulking beast crushed through the trees and came into view. The beast looked like a monstrous bird with two huge wings and had four arms. The beast didn't pause as it was headed straight for Froppy. Froppy jumped a good twenty feet away.

"What is--" was all that Mii could get out before she was knocked to the ground by the beast along with Edward. The beast paused to look at the four assembled there.

"Which one of you is the strongest one?" asked the beast in a raspy voice.

"What are you?" asked Lust.

The beast turned to gaze at Lust and then at Riza. The beast then looked at Mii and Edward.

"Which one of you is the strongest one?" repeated the beast.

"That's up for debate" said Riza dryly.

The beast turned to Riza and charged at her. Riza had time only for bracing herself as the beast rammed into her. For long minutes, the beast and Riza struggled.

Lust's fingers became spears as she sliced at the beast. Lust was able to carve some meat from the body of the beast. The beast didn't even seem to notice that Lust had attacked.

The frog girl landed besides Edward and Mii. "It has a regeneration quirk"

"What is a quirk?" asked Edward blinking at Froppy.

Riza tossed the beast into a tree which broke right in half. The beast charged at Riza once again. It rammed Riza so hard that Riza was sent flying a good thirty feet away. Riza crashed into several trees knocking them down.

The beast then charged at Lust. Lust sliced at the inhuman beast with her claw-like fingers. As fast as Lust opened up the beast in her attacks, the beast healed itself just as fast.

"Could really need your help here, Gluttony" said Lust as she was able to slice off one of the beast's hands.

Riza rammed the beast on the side, sending it crashing through several trees. Riza reached out a hand and sent her shadow to wrap itself around the beast. Tighter and tighter the shadow wrapped itself around the beast until it couldn't move anymore.

Riza walked slowly towards the trapped beast in her shadow. The shadow had eyes and teeth all around itself. As Riza walked towards the trapped beast, a vertical slit opened on Riza's stomach. The slit grew wider and wider until it became a mouth. In the middle of the mouth was a vertical eye. The beast struggled in the coil of shadow but it was in vain. Riza released the beast from the shadow and then sent out a wave from the mouth in her stomach. The beast and the trees behind it vanished without a trace.

"Rabbit!" croaked Froppy. "remind me never to get on her bad side"

Riza turned back to the others. The mouth on her stomach was closing. Red sparks was everywhere as the mouth on the stomach closed up.

"Thanks" said Froppy. "that thing was transported with me from that cafe"

"We keep meeting people from that cafe" said Edward.


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