"Master Genesis?" Came the voice of a young lady. "You shouldn't be sleeping. You have a meeting soon." A young girl in a maid's outfit walked into a dark room. She had long blue hair in pigtails and soft brown eyes. "Master Genesis," she said again.<br/><br/>The girl pulled open the blinds to see that the master wasn't in bed like she'd thought, but sitting on the floor, fiddling with something that looked like a motherboard. "Mary, I've told you haven't I?" the young man said. "Call me Gen. I don't like Genesis."<br/><br/>"Master Genesis," Mary said, "did you stay up all night again?"<br/><br/>"It's miraculous," he said, mostly to himself, "The sheer amount of data something like this can store. It makes me wonder just how much the human brain could be capable of."<br/><br/>"Master Genesis!" Mary said, getting exasperated. "You have a meeting in less than an hour. You have to get ready!"<br/><br/>"I'm dressed aren't I?" Gen said, standing up. "I don't really see the point of this meeting though."<br/><br/>"Master Genesis--"<br/><br/>"Gen," he interrupted.<br/><br/>"Representatives from every top technological company are going to be there," she continued. "It's an honor that your parents are letting you represent the company. Please, you must get ready."<br/><br/>"Only because you asked so nicely, Mary dear," he said, putting on a fresh set of clothes. "I'll be ready, don't you worry."<br/><br/>-------------------<br/><br/>Arietti sat in her flowing blue gown with her bare feet resting in the water of the lake. It was a beautiful morning and she could sense all the cute little animals starting their day. Suddenly she heard a voice from the sky, and a light, translucent woman formed in the air in front of her.<br/><br/>"Will you be coming back soon, Ari?" The floating woman asked. "The alliance we nature deities are forming feels awfully unsteady without water."<br/><br/>"I may come back some day," Ari said in her light smooth voice. "I'm sorry Gwen but I'm just not ready to go back yet. The human world is so peaceful."<br/><br/>"Only for the time being," Gwen said with a sad look on her face. "We can feel that bad things will start happening soon."<br/><br/>Ari frowned, "I know. I'll come back when I'm ready Gwen, I promise. Perhaps you should try to get that plant deity Blue to join. She's still a virgin isn't she?"<br/><br/>"She's finishing her training today I think," Gwen said. "You sure you won't come yet?"<br/><br/>"Not yet, dear Gwen. Someday, I promise."<br/><br/>-------------------------<br/><br/>Black Chaos sat in a tree, chewing on the remains of some poor animal. He'd killed it quickly, so it didn't suffer, but perhaps its spirit was distressed, seeing its body devoured, bones and all.<br/><br/>Black was distressed, because he could feel dark things stirring. Surely if anyone found out he, a monster, still walked the earth, he would be blamed for any misfortunes. He hated that. If he ever found out what was causing the feeling he had, he'd be sure to eliminate it. He didn't want anything threatening the peaceful life he had.