111 Ragnarok

"I feel like we're forgetting something, Big Sis."

"Nonsense~ I'm pretty sure we're still on the right track~"

Nyx couldn't help but feel a bit suspicious of Ragnarok as they walked around aimlessly throughout the planetarium. She was pretty sure that they were supposed to meet their Champions together, but it had been a long while since they started walking together, and it almost felt like they haven't made a lick of progress despite what felt like almost an hour of walking on a straight line.

But then again, that was probably just Big Brother Astra's design pulling tricks on them again. Also, Ragnarok was the type to wander aimlessly like this sometimes. Maybe she just had the unfortunate timing of joining the older deity in one of her wanderlust streaks. In that case, then Nyx would just have to wait. It wasn't like she was in a hurry anyway.

"Alright. I was just making sure, is all," Nyx smiled back.

"What? Is Little Nyx worried we won't make it to the other side again?" Ragnarok playfully teased.

"That was one time, Big Sis," the Goddess of Chaos whined with an amused smile. "Besides, that was your fault too. You made us late for a general meeting because you wanted to go outside for a bit."

"But it was fun though, right?~"

Nyx laughed at her sister's cheerful innocence. Despite being the literal Goddess of the End, Ragnarok was the purest soul she had ever seen in her long life. Not even that one guy that got God Father to notice him was as pure as the goddess that was currently walking beside her with a radiant smile on her face.

"Yeah, it was," she relented, a resigned smile on her face as she pulled her hood up to hide her blush. "Still can't believe I trusted you enough that we won't be late though."

"But we were late together," Ragnarok wistfully pointed out. "There's a difference, no?~"

"Yeah..."

Absently, Nyx looked up at her elder sister's smiling face. As always, the comforting presence that Ragnarok gave her was something that she treasured. Sure, Big Sis Kali felt like that sometimes when she wasn't outright ignoring her, and Big Brother Astra wasn't really as comforting as he was just chill to be with. No... Ragnarok, while feeling a bit more incompetent than her at times, just exuded a soothing presence wherever she went.

Still, that didn't stop the traitorous part of her mind to think that she was seeing more within fellow goddess's eyes.

"Nyx, can I ask you a question?"

"Oh?" she raised a brow. "What is it?"

"What do you think of our siblings?"

Nyx blinked at such a loaded question. She had her opinions, most of them bad, but she still loved them all the same. After all, she could at least tell that they all cared for her in their own ways... even if it really didn't feel like it most of the time...

"Why do you ask?" she questioned back.

"No reason~" Ragnarok cheerfully deflected. "Although, don't you think that they're always just ignoring you too much?"

The Goddess of Chaos paused in her steps, making the Goddess of the End stop beside her as they both looked at each other straight in the eye. Somehow, there was a gleam of mischief in Ragnarok's eyes that Nyx couldn't help but notice. A gleam that was so uncharacteristic of her elder sister that she didn't even want to believe it was even a thing.

"Don't you just want to show to them that you're more than just the youngest of us all, Little Nyx?~ That you're so much more than everyone gives you credit for?"

Ragnarok's words struck a chord within her. Ignoring the slightest hint of uncharacteristic malice in her favorite sister's tone, Nyx couldn't help but nod along as her own frustrations started to come back out. She loved them all, yes, but she really did have something to prove. Why else was she blatantly breaking the rules in this Game if not to show the rest that she was just as much of a god as they all were? That she wasn't someone to be bullied just because her own Aspect made her who she was today?

Still... she didn't want to say that out loud. "Maybe?" she meekly replied. "It would be nice to be taken a bit more seriously. But really, I just want the bullying to stop..."

A hint of a sob escaped her lips, something that she didn't really want happening as she felt Ragnarok's hand land on her shoulder. It wasn't a common occurrence, but it still felt embarrassing to be babied like this.

"Don't worry, I'm sure things will get better soon," Ragnarok soothed her, her lilting voice making it easy for her than any other. "As your Big Sister, I'll make sure of it."

"T-Thank you, Big Sis," Nyx weakly smiled. "I believe in you."

In truth, she really didn't. There was a reason Ragnarok was considered an airhead by her siblings. She wasn't as chaotic as her, but the Goddess of the End's forgetfulness was even worse than her own, something that even she found was hard for her to work with. She even had a feeling that she might've been bullied before because of it, but without proof, that was only in theory.

"Don't worry. Big Sister Ragnarok is going to make things right."

Despite herself, Nyx continued to nod, not noticing the glint of dark malice tinging Ragnarok's normally comforting and cheery eyes. Not that she cared, however. All that mattered was that she felt truly safe, something that she never felt anywhere else other than in her own Realm or in the lap of the God Father.

"Thank you..." she whispered once again. "Once I win, I'll make sure to keep you in my thoughts."

"I don't doubt that, Little Nyx," Ragnarok chuckled. "I don't doubt that one bit..."

Nyx smiled brightly. She was pretty sure she was forgetting something again, but it was probably nothing. Besides, her Champion was good enough without her help anyway. She could take her time just being with Ragnarok for now.