《Gate keeper》Chapter 16 world information and common sense twisted (Ariana)
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"You idiotic girls." (Rika)
Rika caught the bullet as she glared at Aqua.
"I had to clean your mess. I had to destroy the Remonvia Church. (Kinda like European church that controls the country but Rika had walked in and cleaned up the mess.) So currently the country's in chaos also Aqua this is your little brother that has been looking for you by compromising with the gods in exchange for your whereabouts. He'd kill the gate keepers he's with. Do talk to the idiot." (Rika)
Aqua froze with her sniper rifle which was the .416 Barrett sniper rifle. All the other girls sighed in relief but they did notice Leo was shocked at Aqua froze on the opposite roof. Erika lowered her AE MK III. Tina lowered her caracol pistol. Diana sighed as she her brass knuckle on her left hand and put away her black clawed gloves. They all heard a tongue clicking from Diana from the head set they were wearing.
Weapons of this planet Iris was the same as modern Earth but their country names were different. Their communications and technology was the same too.
"Who are you people." (Leo)
"I can hear your mind little boy don't go abusing your language on me. I'm not a god or goddess but do know I'm above those idiots." (Rika)
"Well I can kinda guess your gate keepers like us." (Isabella)
"I prefer misfits because of our mismatch and our stories. Also were a group of trouble makers that the gods and goddesses couldn't handle." (Rika)
"That's just how she sees it though." (Diana)
"Quick question which one called me stupid in the communication." (Tina)
"But your more impulsive. When we went on assassination missions and they asked us to capture a few targets you shot them first and kill them first before we could act." (Ariana) (remember she's talking through their head sets and they all gathered around Rika after Rika asked Aqua to stop shooting.)
"Tch, no money this was such a boring job from humans." (Diana)
"No think of this as Earth's double with same country amounts and the map is the same but the names are off. Where Europe is supposed to be is Retoria. Now can you stop arguing." (Ariana)
"How'd you even know that." (Erika)
"Duh top secret hacking into satellites. I found the information that they found Earth's casted out rockets to alien but they kept it from the public. You put 1 plus 1 together and you get the rest dummies." (Ariana) (short version humans from earth sent friendly information out to contact aliens but was found by the planet Iris millions of light years away.)
"Is she taunting our intelligence." (Diana)
"Who are you guys talking to." (Jade)
"Oh just a friend sitting at the city center clock tower over looking everything." (Tina)
"If you girls just wanted information you could've just seek me out." (Rika)
Leo tried charging at Rika but Aqua hit him with her sword hilt.
"Do I look stupid to you little brother. If you attack Rika consider me your enemy." (Aqua)
"But my sister was proud, strong, prideful leader that led our kingdom of vampires to it's highest heights. She can't just amount to this and work under this kind of lowlife." (Leo)
All of Aqua's friend held their laughter as they noticed all those stung at Aqua it was actually her dark past catching up to her and when she read Evelyn who wrote down her life stories, the pros and cons. She felt like killing herself from embarrassment, yet her it is her brother brought it to light.
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"I'm not like that Rika." (Aqua)
The girls all burst into laughter as they all heard his praise of his sister and her journey along with her travels. Her years of experience all highlighted by Theodore.
"By the way why did Ariana stop talking." (Rika) (she's too far away to mind read she needs to be in close distance to mind read.)
"No it's just my sister Amy messaging me. She said this planet is a different from Earth. She was reincarnated from Earth after all. The map is the same but there's quite some interesting changes is what she said. Like the place called Antarctica is a jungle instead and called Teramic. This planet is also ruled by women instead of men for the history and it's also organized so much that it's very strange to her. Actually when she messaged me she was laughing her butt off." (Ariana)
"Anything else." (Diana)
"She said she met one of the gods here but they've been modernized and don't really care about us but just asked her a funny question for her. Oh do know that she said she was a neet in her former life on Earth. No idea what she meant but she did say she was a shut in and stayed home a lot also unemployed." (Ariana)
(They all had better hearing than humans so even Jade, Leo and Isabella could hear)
"Well she was laughing her butt off when she was talking though. (Meaning just a moment ago) Something about the Ares here is the goddess of war and victory. And cussing while laughing hard (translation: probably holding her stomach since her sides are hurting so much from the laughter.) Ares on Earth was known as the Greek god of war. She (Amy) did say when she first was reborn into our world she found it strange to be a mix of modern era and ancient times from Earth all meshed into one world it seemed illogical and rather chaotic and dangerous yet adventurous." (Ariana)
"Ugh your going on a rant of her whole conversation aren't you." (Rika)
Rika groaned and held her head as she shook her head. While thinking I should go freaking read the nerd Amy's head to get the full stories from Earth history to compare and the map of this planet called Earth. Though she was having a major headache from all of the explanations and references that Ariana was explaining to the best of her abilities.
"Though sister did answer the question the god asked her. Who's Valkyrie are you. Amy said that she was a forgotten goddess's Valkyrie. Meaning her goddess either died due to loss of faith or because people forgot her. Her case it's the latter one. So she's still a Valkyrie but they just forgot. Plus sister is a half blood demon and a angel. Ares asked her which goddess and sister's answer was simple, not one of this planet but from the world I'm from. The goddess of the moon and blood Melia. Her name means change. Her god parents named her that so she'd be happy but in the end she was slowly forgotten by the very people she cared about. Sister said she got sentimental and asked the goddess of war a few questions." (Ariana)
"Like?" (Rika) (she's asking through Tina's head set and Tina is just sitting there listening.)
"Hm she said that she asked if the place called Europe (she used a map and asked the question directly to the goddess of war instead of using names) was a whole country or not. The response she got was it's called Retoria as a whole. Meaning it's not mini countries all split there like the map she showed me when we came here. By the way where Russia is (where we are not her) it's called Trev. China and those country near it instead is called Venti. Japan is called Devia (trans: devils). Africa is Rain. Canada is Steel, United States is Stars United Nations. (Current location; the forest their gate appeared in is Steel the forest that couldn't be tore down or turned into city resources.) Australia is River Grass. Greenland is Misty Forest. (Though it's a place similar to Earth Australia due to Ares explaining to Amy) This was the explanation my sister gave me after she told me the map of Earth. Mexico is Greyman. (Its wetlands is great for their rice that all countries get. Center of trade since they get all their food here) South America is Silver Light. (It's snowy and glaciers.) I'll send the information over through a hologram and the comparison and the country differences of them.
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(Note this is a world that can be considered Earth's twin but it's female dominated instead. Europe = Retoria, Russia = Trev, China, Mongolia and the rest near it = Venti, Japan = Devia, Africa = Rain, Canada = steel, Australia = River Grass. Greenland = misty forest, Mexico = Greyman, South America = Silver Light.)
When she did so Rika held her head and groaned. They could hear her muttering such a headache from these carefree girls. They stared at the maps that were identical and staring at Rika who just said I don't care anymore about the maps it's too much problems trying to remember so many countries the one here on Iris is more simple.
"What about the oceans." (Rika)
"Sister said she didn't care since they'd probably give her more of a headache." (Ariana)
Aqua, Diana, Erika, Tina and Rika all nodded to those words. Jade who compared the two map just held her head groaning I don't even want to know the idiot who compared the countries like a idiot.
(Do know she used one with the countries and the simplified one of Earth references maps. 2 of them and compared it to the once shown on Iris. Making them see three maps and Ariana even labeled the hologram after using the headset to display the hologram through a mini camera she installed to the head piece.)
"It's called an idiot for remembering all that. Where as we don't even know all the name of the many coexisting worlds and eras within our world. It's too much of a headache. Why the heck does that idiot even remember the map to compare." (Isabella)
Leo and everyone else nodded. This is a troublesome person to do even this. Why the heck does she even carry a map from her previous life over with her as a hobby. They all wanted to retort this to her in person but thought about her personality just explained by Ariana and instead they responded in their heads never to ask her about any advice for world map.
This type was clearly asking for trouble. They all thought this while Ariana just shrugged at their reaction from watching them from her laptop. She had the same reaction when her sister taught those maps to her. So when she explained it to them she felt satisfied to see their pained faces. Because that was the very emotions she felt when she was 12 year old and her older sister Amy was cramming unnecessary information about Earth into her brain. For some reason her sister was unaffected of being a gate keeper and losing her memories of their childhood until now. (Due to her goddess protect since she's also a Valkyrie to a forgotten goddess)
Also her common knowledge of Earth was also her sister's fault. There were some complaints too from her sister so she remembered them all though most of her good memories were mostly gone. (Except the diary written down by Evelyn to the last bit. Note: all Phoenixes and photographic memories so she could also replay the scene she saw or heard in precision into a diary) But thanks to her sister Amy and Evelyn's efforts she remembered most of it. When looking back she couldn't stop laughing at the gods.
She was a legendary thief wanted by the worlds for stealing sacred treasures, artifacts to holy weapons and any items that were considered ancient or rare and special. Ariana stole from gods, goddesses, fairies, centaurs, elves, humans, demons, angels, spirits, fates, dimensions, Phoenixes, dragons, and Demihumans. Practically all existing races except shapeshifters, leviathans, and spellcastors. Spellcastors in their world is a race that had all wizard, witch, warlock, sorcerer, mage and existing magic users all mixed into one bloodline. Even she wasn't stupid to try stealing from them and getting cursed. Rather she's the most wanted in their worlds many blacklist even in the underworld but yet the reason why she got sent to be gate keeper made her laugh.
She found her mother having a affair with one of the so called goddess that's known for her good and clean reputation. The reason why Ariana is laughing so much is because she stole many weapons, items, artifacts, sacred weapons, cursed weapons, cursed items, accessories, and jewelry. She's a thief that stole even paintings that were known to be lost throughout history or objects long lost that could probably make even gods cry at the sight of it.
When she read her diary and remembered all the artifacts and items she listed inside her dimensional pockets they were considered disaster classes within them or sacred in their own right. She also had soul weapons inside their too. Soul weapons weapons with a human form that had memories of their past but don't remember their names. Just bits and pieces of their memories. These soul weapons were dead souls that the smiths found wondering around and couldn't move on so they used them to bind to a weapon that they then created to go along with these souls. These souls have a human and weapon form. Often time you see people using them in human form to fight for them. (This is Ariana reminiscing after re reading her diary) Or in rare cases people use them in weapon form so as not to arm their physical bodies as much. But either way would hurt their mentality.
Soul weapons had 5 types: sacred weapons, holy weapons, cursed weapons, bound weapons, normal weapons. Normal weapons were weaker. Cursed weapons possessed their own will and will drive their owner insane sometimes by possessing them. Bound weapons were tied to you for life until you released them, these come back automatically to you if lost, they reappear in front of you. Holy weapons can kill gods and goddesses. Sacred weapons are considered god class weapons and long lost artifacts throughout time.
Ariana had all of the four types except normal weapons. She wasn't really affected by curse weapons but cursed spells can effect her. Even she wasn't a idiot so she never pissed off a mage. End of story there. (Trans: don't piss them off if you don't want it to come haunting you in the afterlife or your next life either. Better to leave those things alone than have more trouble)
"Dorcihara. The elemental sword wielded by the Azual family's famous Miyabi. The angel that was a S Ranked Soul reaper. She also was the ruler of Netherworld after her father's death. The elemental spirits sealed inside is Slyph the wind spirit, Undine the water spirit, Ifrit the fire spirit, Volt the thunder spirit, Gnome the earth spirit and Rem the spirit who ruled over darkness. These spirits were well known due to the 6th angel and demon war when Miyabi's family had to choose a side. Due to her mother being a royal from the angels. A pure blooded angel that married into the demon family because her love for him. Her tragic story was well known among demons and angels alike." (Ariana)
She had turned off her chat with Diana and the girls so she could reminisce on the history of her and the demons before her.
"This bastard sword...and these elemental spirits that sister said came from the human's strange beliefs forming them. They've been here for a long time. Undine, you can come out now." (Ariana)
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