A headless sailor fires a cannon

—Ackephlus—
FIRE!!!! Gyarrr!!!





The cannonball streaks through the air, toward the temple.





It bounces off the masonry, repelled by Love power.







—Eladea—
Don't worry everyone!

Inside the walls of the temple, Eladea attempts to keep the sheltering girls calm.

—Eladea—
The walls of the temple are reinforced by the Goddess' power!
We'll be safe as long as we're inside!

—Casandra—
What about our houses?

—Eladea—
I think it would be better if we focused on the positive here

Helen, Nix, Yuno and Coral appear at the entrance.

—Helen—
I found Yuno!

—Eladea—
Oh, thank the stars!

Rilly, Zabelle and Eladea comfort the goddess.

—Rilly—
See, Goddess! We told you they'd be fine!

—Eladea—
And now that we've found Yuno, I'm sure Polyta and Jiro will appear in short order as well.

—Zabelle—
And also the lizardgirl...

—Eladea—
...And her, yes.

—Goddess of Love—
I know girls, I know, I am always telling you Love always prevails...
But, oh, they must be so scared, wherever they are, all alone...

—Rilly—
Don't be silly, Goddess! Those guys are TOUGH!
Polyta used to command a whole Love Battalion! And you know nothing could ever get Jiro down!

—Goddess of Love—
But poor Sunny!

—Zabelle—
She's proven pretty well at this point... she fears no god nor no natural law...
Her hubris, unmatched... I'm kind of jealous...

—Goddess of Love—
Oh, this is true...
You're right, girls, you're right. I'm being silly, aren't I?

—Eladea—
Don't be absurd, Goddess. That you care so deeply for your flock... it is one of your most admirable traits.

—Rilly—
And you know what might help you take your mind off all these troubles?
A nice, relaxing, foot bath! Why don't we get some water warmed up...?










Nix is confounded and disgusted by what she's witnessing. Coral and Helen attempt to explain.

What am I looking at?

Why are they coddling her?

Coral
* Aw, come on.
* There's nothing wrong with being nice to someone under so much stress.

Yes there is.

She is weak. She is going to drag everyone down.

Coral
* Definitionally she's not "weak". She's a goddess with incredible power.
* She's just a little... sensitive! That's all.

—Helen—
Also... bad things happen if she gets sad.

Bad things.

—Helen—
Yeah. I mean. Look, we don't want her to be sad because she's the Goddess, and she provides for us, and we love her, and all that...
But also, if she cries... if affects the weather. We get rainstorms, major flooding...

...

Rough seas?
—Helen—
Oh yeah. Absolutely.
You can get why we want to avoid it.

......













YOU.
Nix yells at the Goddess, to the horror of everyone present. The Goddess' eyes widen in shock!

Jiro is DEAD
AND IT IS YOUR FAULT.




































Proteus stands, arms folded, next to one of his monster subjects.

—Proteus—
Look at them. Hiding away.
Fire another barrage, men. I don't think they've learned their...

A few flecks of rain begin to fall...

—Proteus—
...lesson...