Celestial Scandal IX Celestial Love I

Before then happily hugging both her and the still sleeping Yume.

"I-I love Mai! Mai's the bestest! I-I want to mar-marry Mai, Mommy, an-and Vivian! I-I want to marry big sisters!"

Mili excitedly exclaimed surprising Mai causing her heart to then adorably melt before then immediately bursting moments later.

"So precious! It seems you remembered all those bedtime stories you used to love so much! Compared to The Celestial Palace the shrine's nothing more but a glorified shack.. so many memories!"

Mai helplessly reminisced surprising Mili causing him to then adorably pout.

"I-I.. I miss it.. an-and I miss the stories! I-I want to stay with Mai forever and ever! I-I want to marry Mai!"

Mili righteously confessed causing Mai to then freeze before then adorably blushing.

Causing her to then playfully shake her head before then immediately nibbling on Mili's ears surprising him.

"N-No nom noms!"

Mili adorably cried causing Mai to then giggle before releasing his adorably little ears.

Surprising him.

"Mili.. if you're still 'this' dedicated many years from now then I'll gladly marry you! But! That's a long way from now and you may meet many other girls in the future, younger girls and not 'ancient' relics like me.."

"I might look young but I'm not.. there will be plenty of actual 'girls' you'll be able to 'relate' a lot more with. And when the time comes you might not even put me in your eyes one da-"

Mai reminded before then ultimatley being cut off by Mili's hand adorably covering her mouth surprising her before then noticing his adorably teary expression surprising her even more.

"I.. I love Mai, I-I'll become a god for Mai an-and Yume! An-And Sera and Lili too! I-I'll marry Mai an-and big sisters! I'll be like bi-big brother! S-So I-I love Mai no matter what! I-I'll always love Mai!"

Mili tearily confessed surprising Mai once more causing her to then blush once more before then pouting causing her to then immediately and frustratingly start nibbling on Mili's ears once more.

"Mili you shouldn't be saying such 'dangerous' things! You're far too young to start taking responsibility for such things! What am I going to do with such a precious Mili?! You're just asking me to eat you up!"

Mai embarrassedly teased causing Mili to then adorably hug both hers and Yume's tails even harder.

'I practically raised Mili! Thankfully I had Vivian and Amber to help out with the occasional Aldra and Selphie dropping by but still! I'm just too attached! What is a poor Demigoddess to do?'

Mai helplessly thought before then returning to her nibbling season causing Mili to then adorably become flushed causing him to then immediately look to Mai's tail.

Before then nibbling on the tip of her majestically fluffy tail surprising her causing her to then adorably shudder before then immediately and adorably ceasing her nibbling.

"Mili that's just playing dirty! For that Ima eat you up for sure! Don't resist! You have to take at least 'some' responsibility! After all an Inari's tail is her trademark and I-I'm still an Inari Demigoddess after all!"

Mai shyly teased surprising Mili causing him to then guilty look down before then adorably remembering something.

"Goddess?"

Mili excitedly asked surprising Mai causing her to then proudly nod causing Mili's eyes to then adorably sparkle with excitement before then excitedly hugging Mai even tighter.

"Ma-Mai's amazing! Mai's the best Goddess! I-I want to be just like Mai!"

Mili excitedly confessed causing Mai to then adorably blush causing her to then playfully kiss Mili's forehead surprising him.

Causing him to then happily place his head on her chest before adorably looking up to her, causing her to happily smile.

"I-I forgive you this time! My precious Mili is such a charmer!"

Mai lovingly confessed causing Yume to then adorably wake up.

Before then immediately and sleepily hugging both causing her to then adorably pout before then falling asleep once more.

Causing both Mili and Mai to then adorably look to each other before then nodding causing both to then follow Yume's example and happily fall asleep themselves.

All the while hiding away from the others Rory had been hanging out with Lady Inari in her room in Lady Inari's Dreamworld watching the young prince through a Divine mirror.

Causing her to then adorably pout all the while causing Inari after noticing this to then remove her Divine Mirror.

Surprising Rory causing Rory to then adorably look to Inari with an adorably surprised expression causing Inari to then adorably shake her head.

"Rory a girl shouldn't be too nosey!"

Inari reminded causing Rory to then immediately pout even more before then hugging Inari.

"I-I know.. bu-but what if Aurel doesn't really love me?! Wha-What if he chooses the bigger sister over me?! I-I want to marry Aurel! I-I want to be his first!"

Rory tearily pouted.

Causing Inari to then adorably shake her head before then wrapping Rory with her infinite yet majestically fluffy tail before then gently wiping away a tear surprising Rory and causing her to then quickly calm down at least to an extent.

"Rory you worry too much! Have some faith! Do you really have so 'little' faith in your 'little' brother?"

Inari reassuringly asked surprising Rory causing her to then guiltily shaking her head.

"I-I left him and he got hurt! Wha-What if he hated me for leaving him before?! What if.. what if he doesn't love me anymore?! I don't want Aurel to leave me.. I-I don't want to lose my Aurel.."

Rory tearily confessed causing Inari to then gently shake her head before then flicking Rory's forehead surprising her.

"Rory! It's clear Aurel loves you.. If anything he's probably having the same thoughts that you're having now! How would you reassure him then? How could you when you yourself doubt you could?"

"You're allowing what 'could be' to interfere with what is! Those thoughts will get you nowhere.."

"Trust Aurel and trust yourself! Don't let your negative thoughts cloud your reality! You're stronger than that! I believe in you and what's more.. I have faith in you! You wanted to get stronger to protect your little brother so get stronger!"

"You're the biggest sister! The strongest sister! Don't let anyone else tell you otherwise even if it's yourself.. just remember you're never alone!"

Inari reassured causing Rory to then freeze causing her to then tearily nod.

"I-I don't want to lose Aurel.. I-I can't lose Aurel! I need to be stronger for him! I.. I won't make him regret loving me! I-I'm his big sister! It's my job to protect him and make him happy!"

"I-I won't make him regret calling me his big sister! Mil-Mili, Stella, an-and Elisabet too! I won't fail him o-or them! I'll be the best big sister!"

Rory righteously proclaimed causing Inari to then proudly nod.

"That's the Rory I know! So precious yet so bold! I'm so proud of you! They won't know what hit them! Speaking of hitting.. how's Elfinia's training going for you?!"

"I heard from Selphie that you've even gotten the handle on Elfinia's 'legendary' fighting style but mainly the hand-to-hand combat 'aspect' I hear?"

Inari curiously asked surprising Rory causing her to then adorably blush causing Inari after noticing this to then playfully pout.

"You're quite the prodigy! She even told me that she even took it a step further to show off her unique Starlight Silver Dragon Form! Speaking of which.. up for a 'small' sparring match?"

"I wanted to teach you too.. but you never asked! And instead decided you'd run off to train with Elfinia.. that really hurt my feelings you know"

Inari gently teased surprising Rory causing her to then immediately hug Inari with an adorably guilty expression.

"I-I'm so sorry Inari! Plea-Please teach me too! I-I need to get even stronger If I'm going to protect Aurel.. an-and the others!"

Rory adorably asked causing Inari to then playfully giggle.

"I was just teasing you but if you insist! Oh and if you ever need anyone to train with when you're awake.."

"You can always ask Emilia, Selphie, or your mommy, or even her mommy! But if I had to choose.. my safest and easiest bet would be Noel!"

Inari playfully estimated surprising Rory.

"Big sister Noel?"

Rory surprisingly asked causing Inari to then adorably poke Rory's cheeks.

"Of course! You don't think she slacked in that regard, did you? She might 'seem' to have a lot of free time on her hands but.. in reality, she earned every second of it!"

"She was personally trained by Kethryllia, Emilia, and even Aldra and Selphie! Not to mention the occasional Silas and his antics!"

"In all honesty, she still uses Silas as a scapegoat quite a bit! She's also so secretive! Oh and like you, she already knows how to transform!"

"The only difference between you two is that she's already gotten to the point that aerial and hand-to-hand combat is second nature to her! Don't ask me how I know all of this! I've just had 'lots' of free time over the years!"

Inari gently giggled surprising Rory even more causing her eyes to then adorably sparkle much like the young prince's would have causing Inari to then playfully smile.

"And from what I heard she's been training quite 'rigorously' since that 'little' spat with The Dark Elf Empire, I can't say anymore because I hate being nosey! But just know she takes after Silas in some regard.."

"A wolf in sheep's clothing and all that? She'd probably hop on the chance to train you too!"

"But knowing her 'busy' schedule it might range to twice a week or every other day if you decide to invite Aurel and Stella.. despite what you might think she hates to choose favorites"

"Especially when it involves you three, and it doesn't help the fact that you two already have similar mindsets and goals in mind.. If anything you two would make quite the duo!"

Inari curiously remembered causing Rory to then immediately and excitedly nod causing Inari to then excitedly smile before then helplessly remembering something.

"Right where were we? Right! I can't believe I forgot the entire point of this talk! Let's train!"

Inari quickly remembered causing Rory to then excitedly nod before then finally getting up and leaving Inari's palace.

All the while Silas soon appeared at one of the anomalies the ambassadors had previously mentioned with several members of Amelia's Royal Guard.

Numbering to six who had accompanied Silas while the rest were investigating separate anomalies.

All of which she had sent earlier to investigate after hearing about such strange occurrences and disappearances.

Amelia's Royal Guard looked Similar to The Imperial Elfin Guard with a similar choice of weapons however much like The Celestial Praetorian Guard everything was an abyssal black and red.

Each of the Royal Guards with Silas could still be considered rookies so their strength could only still be considered Mid-High Level Legendary Battlemages.

Causing Silas to then smile before then noticing something causing him to then signal everyone to then halt and remain silent.

"If anything were to happen immediately use your teleportation crystals.. don't even think about fighting unless it's absolutely necessa-"

Silas seriously warned before then being cut off by a spatial blade.

Surprising him causing him to then curiously stop time before then closely observing it before then noticing it was still, in fact, moving causing him to then immediately frown before then shaking his head.

After suppressing the spatial blade Silas had soon unstopped time before then noticing a small shadowy figure causing his heart to then immediately drop after putting two to two together before then glaring at it.