Chapter 28

"....why didn't i sense the attack?" Dusa said to myself as she look down and see Aphrodite's trident penetrated through her body. ".... hahahaha! You didn't sense me coming right?" Aphrodite smiled and said to Dusa as stand near Soul. "How...did...you?" Dusa struggle to talk, and then fall to the ground with the trident still stabbed through Soul's stomach. "...She was so fast! Ahhh.... this hurts a lot." Soul shouted in pain and then try to pull out the trident from her stomach using her right hand. ".... don't... don't pull in out." Dusa struggles to talk. 

"... why wouldn't i?" Soul ask her. "...if you do that, you will....bleed out faster, and die." Dusa replied her as blood drip down from their mouth. "...we will die if we don't do anything!" Soul shouted to her, and try to remove the trident from her stomach but the pain generating from it made her to stop. "... hahahaha! You will that impossible to remove mortal!" Aphrodite said to soul as she watches out she try desperately to remove the trident from her stomach. "...i will try!" She said, as more blood drips down from her mouth.

"...you will try?" Aphrodite ask and laugh even more. "... you are on going to die any moment from now, and i will make sure your souls never get reincarnated." Aphrodite boldly said to them. "...you will never unite with my son again, and that's a promise mortal." Aphrodite said as she walk closer to her. "....and as for you Dusa! You know your beloved Zadre is going to be reincarnated, i will also make sure that when he gets reincarnated, he will die from the moment he is born... hahahaha!" Aphrodite said to Dusa while laughing.

"...you will not get away with this sister! I will stop you." Dusa said and then try to attack Aphrodite with her chains, but the stab wound didn't give her the might to do anything. "...you think you can defect with your spirit weapon, when my trident is stab through your stomach?" Aphrodite ask her. "...i am sorry to tell you this sister, but you are going to die a slow and painful death just like the last time." Aphrodite said to her while staring at her bleeding wounds. 

".... hahahaha! You think you can get away with this?..... ATTACK!" Dusa commanded, and her magical tiger jumped on the back of Aphrodite and began to bite her with all it's might. "...get of me you beast!" Aphrodite shouted as she tries to grab the tiger, but it only bites her hands, and breath out fire on Aphrodite body. 

".... AHH! Get off me!" Aphrodite shouted and then summon her trident from soul's stomach to her hands. 

"AHHHHH!" Soul shouted as the trident pulls out her stomach with force, and blood began to spill out. "... hold still... mortal!" Dusa said to her, and slowly began to use her magic to heal soul's stomach wounds. ".... AHH!" Blood splash out from soul's mouths as Dusa slowly heal her. ".... The bleeding is not stopping." Soul shouted. "... it's your moral body...looks like my healing magic isn't working as it...." Dusa's tiger's loud roar interrupted her from completing what she was about to say. 

"...come here you beast!" Aphrodite shouted as she grab the neck of the tiger and smash it on the ground. "...you dare attack me?" Aphrodite shouted as she raise her trident up to stab the tiger. "....NO!" Dusa shouted, and then Aphrodite stab her trident into the tiger. 

"..you think by conjuring up a magical beast you will be able to defect me?" Aphrodite said after killing the tiger. "... hahahaha! You are even trying to heal the mortals body..huh?" Aphrodite said as she walk towards Dusa with minor wounds from the tiger's bite all over her body.

"...Now time to die!" Aphrodite with blood rushing down in some part of her body said as she raise the trident up above Soul's head. "...any last word sister?" Aphrodite ask Dusa. 

"...why... are...you doing this?" Soul and Dusa struggle ask her. ".. isn't it obvious?" Aphrodite ask her, and lift soul's head up by holding her hair. "...i am sick with power. I am the most powerful goddess in the all universe, and i can kill whoever i want to, when i want to." Aphrodite said to her. "...then...go and kill Hades." Soul said to her. "... don't worry, i will do that too. But let him kill off all the gods in Olympus first, so when he is weak. I will kill him." Aphrodite revealed with a big smile on her face. 

"...you...are insane, and you are no longer my sister." Dusa said to her. "...of course i am not your sister! I am the evil which is lock up in her." Aphrodite said, and laugh out loud. "...no wonder you did those evil things, you were consume by your own evil." Dusa said to her as she secretly grab her chains in Soul's hand.

"...evil is more powerful than good, and that's why i was able to take over the most powerful goddess body with little effort. The evil locked inside her will always grew stronger anytime she is using he powers. I when that mortal challenged her, the evil grew stronger and i was able to completely take over her body." The evil in Aphrodite revealed to them. 

"...now if i kill both of you. The evil inside will strong even stronger!" 

"So are you ready to die?" Aphrodite ask them as she points the trident on soul's neck while still holding her hair. "Yes! But first!" Dusa shouted and then slice the hand Aphrodite was using to hold Soul's hair off.

"Ahhh!" Aphrodite shouted in pain. "...you will pay for that!" She yelled as her hand regenerate immediately, and she then raised her trident to kill Dusa who was fell to the cloudy ground.

".... Goodbye!' Aphrodite shouted and then stab Dusa with the trident, but strangely the sharp edges of the trident didn't penetrate into her body. ".... what's this? What magic are you using?" Aphrodite said as she pulls in the trident with all her strength, but it was just stuck close to Dusa's neck.

"What's going on?" Soul ask Dusa. "... I don't know?" Dusa replied her while wondering what type of magic will hold a goddess weapon strongly in mid air.

"... what type of spell did you use witch? Fine! If i can't kill you with this trident. Then i will kill you with Aphrodite's elements." The evil in Aphrodite said as it controlled her into conjuring her elements, and converting them into thousands of blades which all surrounded Dusa.

"DIE!" Aphrodite shouted and dropped all the blades all at Soul, but a white light suddenly came out from the sky at that moment.

"STOP!" A voice said from the sky and all the blades burst into tiny pieces before it could penetrate into Soul's body. "...what is that?" Aphrodite said and then look up, but all she could see was bright light. 

"What is that?" Soul ask Dusa. "...i think is my mother, she came to help me." Dusa said and try to get up from the ground.

"..Who are you! Show yourself so that i can kill you." The evil in Aphrodite boldly said as Aphrodite points to the sky.

"...you have consume my daughter for long! It's time you leave." The mother of fate said for the sky. "I said show yourself!" The evil shouted at her and summon the trident into Aphrodite's hands. 

"....You can't stay in their for long! With this test, i hope Aphrodite will have the strength to get rid of you forever!" The mother of fate said, and the light from her presence began to increase. 

"... what's this?" The evil voice said as the light slowly moves towards Aphrodite. "...stay back! Stay back!" Aphrodite shouted and began to blast the light, but it only absorbed all her attacks. "...no! I wouldn't be taken like this!" The evil shouted as the light closes in on Aphrodite, and she immediately vanished into it. 

"...what just happened? Where did it take her to?" Soul ask as the light head towards them. "...mother what's going on?" Dusa shouted at the sky. "Pass the test! You have a strong heart!" The mother of fate said. "...what test?!" Dusa furiously ask, but the light have already closed in on Soul's body.

"... no am not going until you tell me what the test is about?!" Dusa shouted furiously, then the pains from Soul's stomach wound began to hurt. 

"AHHHHH!" Dusa and Soul shouted and hold the stomach wounds. "... Please Tell me!" Dusa softly said, and then the light swallowed them too.

IN SOUL'S AND DUSA'S TEST.....

"Where...where am i?" Soul ask ask herself as she opens her eyes and the first thing she saw was her two palms. "wait! I can control her two hands?" Soul ask herself. "... goddess!? goddess are you there?" Soul whisper, but got no reply. 

Dusa was already out of her body. 

"...where is this place?" Soul ask herself as she walk round a open field which looked like a paradise. "...I am dead?" The ask herself and turn back only to see somebody who looked exactly like her. 

The person who looked exactly like her, was also examining her body. 

"...who... who are you?!" Soul shouted, and the person turn to her. "...who are you?" She ask her back. "Wait! Why do your voice sound familiar?" They both ask each other.

"Wait! Are you that mortal?" Dusa ask her as she walk closer. "...are you goddess, Dusa?" Soul ask her. 

"YES!" they both excitedly answered each other.

"Woah! I knew you were my reincarnation, but i never knew that you looked exactly like me." Dusa said to Soul's as she look at her from head to toe. 

"...i feel thesame, goddess!" Soul said. "... You beauty is extraordinary. Now i see why that upper god fell for you." Dusa said, and walk away from her. 

"What is this place?" Dusa asked herself as she gaze at the beautiful view of the paradise. "...the real question is why are we here?" Soul cut in.

"...why are we here?" Dusa ask herself. "...Yes! I remember that the light created by my mother swallowed us up." Dusa said while still staring at the beautiful view.

"...i remember the mother of fate talking about a test!" Soul ask as she walk closer to Dusa. "... what's the test, goddess?" Soul ask her. "...Mortal! If i knew i will try as much as possible to win it so that i can get out of this illusion." Dusa said.

"...what do you mean by illusion?" Soul ask her. "..pick up that flower and smell it." Dusa ask her, and she did exactly what she asked.

"... wait! The flower didn't have any scent on it." Soul who was confused about this. "... that's because this place isn't real! Noting here is." Dusa stated. 

"...non of this is real?" Soul ask herself as she stare at the beautiful scenery. ".....i am really far from home!" Soul said with an heavy heart.

"...so what now?" Soul turn to Dusa and ask. "... I don't know Mortal. Maybe we have to wait i guess." Dusa said. 

"...okay! First of all my name is Soul. You don't have to call me mortal all the time." Soul said to Dusa and she kept quiet for a while.

"..okay! Soul!" She finally speak out.

"...what is the water spring also fake too? Cause i will need to drink some water, I can't remember when last i drank water or eat food." Soul said and she walk towards a little spring.

"... it's not real mortal!" Dusa remembered soul, but she was too thirsty to listen. 

"Finally some water!" Soul said, and dip her hands into the spring but felt nothing. "... what?" Soul was shock that the water wasn't hot or cold. He didn't even gave any temperature.

".. impossible!" She said, and then dip her face into the water but when i face enter into it, she wasn't able to get not even a drop in her mouth.

"DAMNIT!" Soul shouted in frustration after bringing her hand out of the spring, and Dusa began to laugh.

"... what's so funny?" Soul ask her. ".... nothing!" She replied soul and walk towards her. 

"... damnit i really needed to drink something." Soul said. "Wait!" Dusa spoke, and then close her eyes.

"...what are you doing goddess?" Soul asked. "Shut up mortal!" Dusa command, and raise her palms. 

"Now!" Dusa shouted, and her magic vanished a dining table with wines, a water jug, and different fruits all over the table.

"..woah!" Soul shouted in amazement. "...there! Now you have something to eat." Dusa said to Soul as she points to the dining table.

"....thank you! Finally something to eat!" Soul said as she rushes towards the table to get some water. 

"...come on! Ain't you going to eat something?" Soul ask her as she eat some apples. "Well...i guess i will have something to eat." Dusa said and walk to the table.

"...woah! You have to try this apples! They are delicious." Soul said to Dusa. "...Oh! Apples?" Dusa ask as memories of she and Zadre planting a apple tree flies through her mind.

"..i am so sorry i couldn't help him." Soul who noticed Dusa facial expression when she talked about Apples said. "... what what do you mean?" Dusa smiled and ask as she sit down on the chair on the dining table.

"...i know about the apple tree you and Zadre planted in the underworld." Soul said to her. "...I wish i was strong enough, maybe i would have saved Eros or Zadre. I am so useless." Soul added.

"...now i have lost my one and only forever." Soul said and sat down in one of the chairs.

"...you are not unless okay?" Dusa motivated her. "Everybody has their own strength and weaknesses." Dusa added. "...just eat up, you need to rather up strength for the unknown test the mother of fate want us to pass." Dusa said to soul. 

She didn't want Soul to be cry while thinking of Eros because if this happens, she will also cry while thinking of Zadre.

"...Eat up then!" Soul said to Dusa and then continue eating her apple.

"...cheer to whatever then!" Dusa shouted, as she raised up a glass cup fill with red wine. "... cheers!" Soul said while barely raising her glass to the goddess.

"Wait!" Soul suddenly said as she touches her stomach. "The pain! It's gone. I just realised it." Soul excitedly said. "...so mother not only gave me my body back, she also healed this mortal. I wondered what the test she said was about." Dusa thought to herself as she stare at Soul.

"...i am so glad that the pain was gone. goddess Aphrodite really wanted to finish us back then!" Soul said and Dusa stand-up from her chair.

"Aphrodite!? My sister!? Where did she go!?" Dusa ask herself as she remembers how the light swallowed her took. "... I don't think she is in this fake paradise with us" Soul said with confident, and drink some wine.

"...what makes you say that mortal?" Dusa ask her. "....Well if she was here. She will probably try to hurt right now." Soul said.

"....my sister." Dusa wanted to defend Aphrodite, but then remembered how she almost killed her, when she was still in soul's body.

"...you may be right! But if she isn't here, where is she?" Dusa asks, and then sit down back on her chair.

"WHERE ARE YOU SISTER?" Dusa who still cared about her sister despite the things she did to her, asked.