*/!\ Some of this chapter content might hurt the sensibilities of some peoples, or look blasphemous.
If you can't accept any fiction describing a perception of God that you may not share, don't read this chapter.*
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Seeing the perplexed look on the three friends faces, the older Valkyrie clarified "Your new form altered your past, making you the only ones remembering what USED to be your past."
"Debora, lacking any family young enough to become her new parents is now an orphan." Explained Samantha.
"Maxine's parents have very stereotypical vision of how boys and girls should act. In her previous past, her father tortured ‘him’ for being transgender, her mother doing nothing, seeing her ‘son’ as a monster. But Maxine never was the princessy type, am I wrong?" Pursued Freyja.
Said girl shook her head. "While I always felt like I should have been born a girl, when dreaming of my adult life, I always saw me as a mechanic of one kind of another. A mechanic WOMAN, of course."
"And so, just like they hated you for being transgender, they will hate you for being a tomboy, sill unable to accept you for yourself." Sadly claimed the senior Valkyrie.
"And then, there is Lou. Between her 3-in-1 nature and being an ex-demoness, she can only pass the newly adopted dog of some family, condemning her into living her everyday life in her wolf-form," Finished Sam. "Normally, you should all know both your ‘true’ and ‘new’ past, but we don't want any of your to have something bad as your new past. So, we have suspended the rewriting of your past… for now. We can't suspend it infinitely, but we can CHANGE how it is rewritten."
"What's the catch?" Asked Maxine
"I don't know if it's a ‘catch’ so to speak, but…" Hesitated Freyja "Debora and you would become our adoptive daughters, to Samuel and me. Lou would still be seen as a dog, but would be our family's one, giving her the possibility to stay in her Magical Girl form at home, being in a family that know the truth about her."
"But before you accept," interjected Samantha "there is one thing Freyja didn't say, not wanting me to know, that you need to be aware of. Unlike the other kind of Magical Girls, Valkyries' powers don't only grow each time she defeat a demon. They still grow into adulthood, which ALSO increase their bodies' ability to store magic. An adult Valkyrie is so powerful, all they can do is recruit more Magical Girls, because using any of her powers could destroy our universe." Then, looking at her wife, she added "Yes honey, I know. But don't worry, I understand why Valkyries want this to stay secret and won't reveal it to anyone. I just don't want to pretend I don't know the truth around ‘family’."
Freyja let her husband go out of the vast tent, knowing he would accept the girls decision, regardless of what it would be.
"Are Valkyries really that powerful?" Asked Debora.
"A fully grown Valkyrie is so powerful that even God, the only being more powerful than us, can't end our lives. But this may be because of his powers nature. God is a CREATOR after all, that's why Magical Girls need to be, to do what God can't: Freeing the world of its numerous incarnations of evil, starting with the ones we call demons." Then, with a profound sadness, Freyja added "I wish the prophecy was true, because the way things currently are, demons are going to destroy the world countless more times before we can rid it of them."
"What do you mean? How could the world can be destroyed and still be there?!?" Wanted to know Maxine.
"Lou know this one!" Claimed the former demoness, raising her hand, shaking it excitedly, like an impatient kid wanting his teacher to ask HER, RIGHT NOW, thinking it will help playtime come sooner. When the other simply looked at her, surprised, she said it anyway. "God really love world he created, so each time demons destroy world, God remake it. But God is artist, so remade world only very similar to previous ones."
At this Freyja could only nod. "That's right. But can't you stop the ‘cave girl’ speech, please? It's annoying!"
"Lou only Magical Wolf CUB, sorry. Need to grow more before back better speak…" She answered looking like a sad puppy, letting herself fall on her rump.
"Awe, don't worry Lou, we don't love you less for it." Reassured Max, petting the wolf-girl head until Debora tackle hugged the former demoness.
All that affection gave Lou back her happiness, her wiggling tail proving it.