Sitting in the quiet backyard of a Hieron station, beneath the warm light of the morning day, were Xenos and Gaia.
The station's marble walls caught a faint gold tint from the sun, giving the whole place this calm glow. It would've been a perfect romantic moment… if not for the fog.
Because yes, before them sat a figure shrouded in black fog, only a pair of glowing crimson eyes visible through the haze.
Xenos casually pointed at it with his thumb.
"This is Eris."
Gaia blinked a few times, processing that bombshell.
"E-Eris?"
"Yes."
He nodded, absolutely serious.
"The Goddess Herself."
Gaia froze up.
"...what? I... Eris?"
Indeed, it was Eris.
"Really?"
Yes, indeed, it was Eris.
"Yes, really."
The fog moved, and a hand-like form waved at her.
"She's saying hi."
Xenos added while gesturing at Her.
Gaia, meanwhile, remained stiff, her mind blank.
A Goddess sat before her, an actual damned GODDESS.
