“So… You thought you could get away with it did you?” Black Sister said, as she pointed an accusing finger at the girl who sat directly in front of her. “You thought you could sneak into the Basilicom and do whatever you want, huh?”
Linda’s entire body was shaking with fear. Her eyes were as large as saucers. “N-No! I swear I didn’t sneak into the Basilicom.”
“Oh? And if it wasn’t you then it had to be your accomplice!” Black Sister said, suddenly pointing at Kei, who sat in a chair next to Linda.
Kei closed her eyes and sighed deeply. “First of all. I’m not built to sneak in anyplace. Secondly, I have a business to run. So if you could, please untie me.” Kei said. Both Kei and Linda were sitting side-by-side in a small room located in the Basilicom. Their hands had been lashed together behind their backs.
“Well one of you must have done it!” Black Sister said, as she began pacing the floor. “The only thing I don’t understand is why! Or which one of you actually did it!”
“Can I ask a question?” Kei said.
“Don’t worry. You don’t have to ask permission to admit your guilt!” Black Sister snapped.
Kei shook her head. “I can’t speak for Linda here, but what exactly makes you think that I’m the guilty party?” Asked Kei. “I was merely outside heading home when you kidnapped me.”
“I didn’t kidnap you. I just forced you to come with me.” Said Black Sister. “And I know you’re guilty because the intruder went outside and guess who happened to be outside? You two!”
“This is crazy!” Linda cried.
“I agree.” Kei said, sighing deeply. “I’m sure if you searched a little longer you would have found other people outside too.
“So you admit you had other people helping you.” Black Sister said, eyeing the girl suspiciously. Kei didn’t respond. Instead she turned her eyes towards her feet. “You better be careful Kei! I have ways of making you talk! Have you ever heard of horrifying torture before?”
Kei sighed once more. “Listen. I understand that you want to find the person responsible for breaking into the Basilicom. I would feel the same way, but you can’t just arrest the first people you find and accuse them of doing it. You need evidence.”
“T-That’s right!” Linda said, nodding her head several times.
“You have a point.” Black Sister said. “You know what Kei? You may have BROKEN my view of this wide open. You could almost say you INTRUDED into my thought process. Only someone as SNEAKY as you could do that!”
“Oh brother…” Kei said, sighing once more.
Black Heart opened her mouth to say something else, but the sounds of footsteps slowly approaching the room. “Oh crap! That’s my sister!” Black Sister said, as she began running her fingers through her hair. “When Black Heart comes in here, please look terrified and confess to everything. If you do that my sister might pat me on the head and tell me I did a good job!”
The door to the room opened and Black Heart stepped into the room. “Black Sister. Why did you call me here?” Black Heart asked, before she turned her eyes to Linda and Kei who were bound to the chairs. “I didn’t know you were into this kind of thing.” The goddess said.
“Goddess?” Linda began, her voice was shaking in her throat. “P-Please help us! We didn’t do anything wrong!”
“She’s right.” Said Kei. “Were being falsely accused of breaking into the Basilicom. Your sister has presented no evidence to convict us and she’s threatening to torture us.”
Black Heart sighed deeply. “Black Sister? Is this true?”
“No!” Black Sister said, as she quickly ran behind Linda and Kei. “When the intruder ran from the Basilicom, they had to go outside to escape. Right?”
“Yeah?” Black Heart said.
“Well guess who happened to be outside!” Black Sister said, placing a firm hand on both Kei and Linda’s shoulders. Linda yelped when she felt Black Sister touch her.
Black Heart sighed once more. “Listen Black Sister. I get that you want to help find the intruder, but you can’t arrest them simply because they were outside.”
“Yeah I can…” Said Black Sister, her voice trailed.
“Yes, but you shouldn’t.” Said Black Heart.
“Yeah, but…” Black Sister took a deep breath. “I’m trying really hard to find the culprits. I just want you to be proud of me.”
Black Sister turned on her heels. “Release those two girls now Black Sister.” Black Heart said. “And as far as being proud of you goes. That’s probably something that can never happen. I don’t know why Black Sister, but you always disappoint me.” And with those words, Black Heart made her way out of the room.
“Oh… Okay.” Black Sister said, as she reached down and untied both Kei and Linda. “You two can go now. Sorry for the trouble.”
Black Sister didn’t wait for Kei or Linda to respond. Instead she headed out of the room and closed the door behind her. “Normally I would contact a lawyer and file a formal complaint against the goddesses, but I actually felt bad for her right there.”
“Y-Yeah…” Linda said, hugging herself tightly. “I’m sorry I wasn’t much help there. I was freaking out!”
“I don’t blame you. I admit I was a little worried, but I couldn’t see Black Sister actually torturing us.” Said Kei.
“Why’s that?” Asked Linda.
Kei shook her head. “To be honest. I’m not sure. I feel like I know both Black Heart and Black Sister really well and not just because they’re our goddess and candidate. There’s more to it than that.”
“Yeah?” Said Linda. “Well that’s good.”
“Well we should probably leave.” Said Kei.
“Agreed.” Said Linda, as she followed Kei out of the room. The moment the two girls opened the door, they were surprised to see Black Sister in front of them. Black Sister was sitting on the ground, her knees were pulled up close to her chest and had her arms wrapped tightly around them. Black Sister also had her head leaning against her legs.
“Black Sister?” Said Kei. “Are you alright?” She asked. Linda’s gasped at the sight and started inching away from Kei and the goddess candidate.
“I don’t know.” Black Sister said. “I can’t concentrate on anything anymore. All I think about is making my sister happy and proud. She’s never happy or proud. She can’t focus on her work either! She get’s wrapped up doing one thing and then starts doing something else. I feel like something’s wrong with us!”
Kei took a deep breath. “Maybe you two should just manage things better. Focus on one task at a time.”
“Yeah… Maybe.” Said Black Sister.
“I have an idea.” Said Kei, taking a few steps closer to Black Sister. “Your sister is working on a job right now, correct?” She asked.
“Yeah?” Said Black Sister, looking up at Kei.
“Well. Why don’t you go help her? When she starts to feel distracted, just keep her on point. I’m sure you’ll be able to pull something off that way.” Said Kei.
“Huh… That’s not a bad idea.” Black Sister said, as she slowly got to her feet. “Can I ask you something?”
“Sure.” Said Kei.
“Did you break into the Basilicom?” Black Sister asked. “Cause if you did I could-”
“Focus!” Kei said, in a loud voice. “Go help your sister finish the job she’s currently working on. Stop worrying about the intruder. Go! Now!” Kei ordered.
“Right!” Black Sister said, as she began flying down the hallway as fast as she could.
Kei turned on her heels and noticed Linda was staring at her. A look of bewilderment could be seen on her face. “You just gave the CPU candidate an order and she listened to you.” Said Linda.
“Yeah? I guess she did.” Said Kei.
“Can I work for you?” Linda asked.
“We’ll have to discuss it back at my place. Come along.” Said Kei.
***
“BIG SISTER!” Black Sister cried, as she ran into her sisters office. Black Heart was sitting behind her desk looking down at dozens of quest fliers that sat in front of her. Black Heart wore a look of desperation on her face.
“I’m busy. I have so much work I have to do.” Black Heart said, looking down at the quest fliers.
Black Sister made her way over to Black Heart’s desk and watched as her sister looked at each quest flier intently, before she finally slid one directly in front of her. “Here. An ancient dragon’s wandering around the plains on the outskirts of Lastation. This is the quest I’ll take on.” Said Black Heart, before her eyes fell on a different flier. “No… I’ll take on this one dealing with Spiders.” She said, sliding the first quest flier away.
Black Sister watched as Black Heart slid the quest flier away from her, before she reached across the desk and slid it back. “No. Let’s do this one together.”
“Together?” Said Black Heart. “Fine, but try to do a good job for once.”
“I will.” Black Sister said.
Black Heart and Black Sister made their way to the balcony behind Black Heart’s desk. After activating their wings the girls took off into the air. “Wait… I really should read those other fliers again and…”
“No. Ancient Dragon!” Black Sister said, flying closer to her sister and taking her by the hand.
Black Heart blushed heavily and tried to pull her hand away, but Black Sister refused to let it go. Instead she started flying faster and pulled her sister along with her. The two girls flew out of Lastation and were soon flying over the plains that stretched out in all directions.
The girls continued to fly until they spotted the Ancient Dragon. The creature was incredibly large and it was chasing a herd of Terits and Boss Lizard monsters. “We should slay those other monsters as well.” Said Black Heart.
“No! Ancient Dragon only!” Said Black Sister. The girl started dipping downwards and flew straight at the Ancient Dragon.
“Let go!” Black Heart ordered.
Black Sister hesitated for a moment, but released her grip on her sisters hand. Black Heart flew in front of Black Sister and summoned her sword. “Take this!” Black Heart cried, as she sliced through the Ancient Dragon.
The Ancient Dragon roared as Black Heart’s sword sliced through it’s chest, but it wasn’t enough to kill the monster. The ancient dragon turned on it’s heels and launched it’s tail at the girl. Black Heart held up her sword and took the full impact of the tail, but it was powerful and it sent the girl flying backwards.
“HEY!” Black Sister roared, as she summoned her rifle and started firing it at the Ancient Dragon. Several shots hit the dragon in the back, forcing the creature to turn it’s attention to her.
The ancient dragon opened it’s maw wide and roared in defiance.
Black Sister narrowed her eyes at the creature. “Eat this!” She screamed, as she pulled the trigger on her rifle. The bullets struck the creature several times, which caused it to fall backwards, kicking smoke and dirt into the air.
“Good work Black Sister!” Black Heart cried, as she flew at the ancient dragon’s back and plunged her sword into it. The ancient dragon’s entire body went rigid as it opened it’s maw wide. However, the creature didn’t roar. The creatures maw trembled before it vanished.
Black Heart smiled brightly. “I can’t believe it. We finished a quest!” She said, happily.
“G-Good work?” Black Sister said, her hands were shaking. “Did you say… Good work Black Sister?”
“Huh?” Black Heart said, as her sister flew closer to her. Black Heart gasped when she saw tears streaming down her sisters cheeks. “I… Guess I did.” Black Heart said, quickly looking away from her sister.
“You complimented me. I did good. Good work!” Black Sister said, before she started sobbing uncontrollably.
Black Heart groaned loudly. “Yes… Well I… I should be proud of you and… I am. I am proud.” Black Heart said, before she reached over and patted her sister awkwardly on the head.
“Good job, proud and head pats?” Even more tears began streaming down her cheeks. “I’m a good girl!” Black Sister cried. “I’m a really good girl!”
“Yes, yes.” Black Heart said, sighing deeply. “Anyways. What made you decide to help me today?”
“You remember that Kei girl who probably broke into the Basilicom? Well she told me I should help you to stay focused. It worked too!” Black Sister said.
“Yeah, well I can stay focused just fine.” Said Black Heart. “Now let’s go turn in this quest. S-Since you were such a help to me. A little help, very little. You can turn in the quest. Understand?”
Black Sister smiled brightly. “Right!”
***
Kei wanted to put her experience with Black Sister behind her, but quickly realized that would be impossible. An entire day had passed since she had given Black Sister advice on helping her sister. Now Black Sister was sitting in a chair across from her, she wore a stern look on her face.
“Kei.” Black Sister began.
“Can I help you?” Kei asked, folding her hands together in front of her.
“Even though you’re probably the one who broke into the Basilicom, considering you were outside and all, I’ve decided to overlook it and ask for your advice.” Said Black Sister.
“Putting aside my innocents, what kind of advice?” Asked Kei.
“Well. Helping my sister stay focused worked out for me yesterday. Black Heart said I did a good job, she was proud and patted my head. Now that I have a taste for all that I need more! More advice please!” Black Sister said.
Kei took a deep breath. “Very well…” She said. “For the sake of Lastation and my sanity, I’ll try to help you.”
