"Ange and Fae...can't you see...you two are creating a darkness that's even far more dangerous...".

"Please stop with your one-sided crazy ideals..."

"Stop destroying people and life..."

"Stop hurting...Zen...".

Mai fell unto her knees sooner or later. Her broken tears started to leak out relentlessly. Suddenly, someone patted Mai's shoulder with a soothing touch from behind. Mai took notice and turned around. Thereon, she saw Sheena and Cyron. Cyron was wielding his dual daggers, while Sheena was carrying her enchanted wooden magical staff. Mai got up and said,

"Sheena...Cyron?".

Sheena replies with a smile,

"Yes it's us Mai...".

Mai hugged Sheena immediately, such as Mai's brave and hard-sh.e.l.l had melted and she cried all her heart out for the grievous things she had witnessed, as she saw the presence of her good companions once again. Sheena just embraced her dear friend and gave off an endearing smile of an angel. Afterwards, Mai was able to release her pent-up emotions and her tears had dried up. She was glad, since she got reunited with her long-lost friends. Soon enough, the two friends had stopped hugging. Cyron told Mai that Queen Fae was trying to chase and hunt down his wife Sheena for some unknown reason. Mai told them that Queen Fae destroyed the kingdom she was living in. As Sheena and Cyron heard Mai's explanation, the both of them fell into deep silence feeling sorry for Mai. Though, Cyron touched his gla.s.ses and uttered out his words sooner or later,

"I know that this is not the right time but..."

"We should team up with Zen and dark G.o.ddess Ru..."

"I'm sure those two will listen...".

"Then, take out Queen F...".

Suddenly, Cyron and Sheena were struck by a strong magical lightning strike from above, making Cyron to be interrupted in his words. A little while later, the two loving couple fell down unconscious and Mai was there to witness their utter demise. Mai was ridden in shock once again, since she saw her fallen companions. Fae appeared in front of her. Fae was wielding a golden staff embedded with glamorous gemstones. Thereon, Fae knacked out a devilish grin, seeping out at an evil aura.

"Are you convinced now Mai?"

,Fae said. Though, Mai wasn't filled with sorrow, as she heard Fae's malicious voice. Instead, Mai's whole expression was encroached in raging wrath, as she looked at Fae, such as grudge and vengeance were the only things she would desire. Then, Mai says with a deaf-defying aura,

"Fae...".

Thankfully, through some kind of miracle, Sheena and Cyron were still breathing, even though their eyes were shut tight. Though, they just played dead, so that Fae wouldn't destroy them into mere extinction. Cyron was in his surprised thoughts later on,

("Darn...she's this powerful?")

While in Sheena's thoughts, her thoughts were filled with concern,

("Fae...what's gotten into you...").

Meanwhile, in the state of Zeran, he was dreaming again, this time the whole place was slathered in all white. Though, there were falling pure feathers around the area, in which the feeling was truly divine. Afterwards, he saw G.o.ddess Shunya, G.o.ddess Otorine and former G.o.ddess Mai were at the very distance shouting at him, while he was curled-up like a fetus,

"Please get up!"

"Don't give up Zen!".

He wasn't filled with any encouragement yet instead, he was seeped in great fear and cowardice, turning him to get up and run away like a scaredy cat. As he was still running away in an endless loop, Ru appeared in front of him and gave him a beautiful smile of a G.o.ddess. He was surprised and he had stopped on his tracks, although he tried to escape from going to the other side. Suddenly, Ru embraced him, making him to pause for a moment. He was feeling the warmth of his G.o.ddess Ru that soothed his regrets and traumatized self. He was in deep shock, making his words to be sealed. Then, Ru went near his ear and she says with a calming voice,

"Please...don't give up..."

"My Zera...".

The next moment, he woke up from his deep slumber, turning him to notice that he was lying down at Ru's glamorous bed and he says in his thoughts, feeling a bit confused,

("I gues that was a dream...")

("But why all 4 of them?")

("Uh...I'm starting to doubt my own head now...")

("But one thing's for certain...")

("They're all calling for me...")

("And Ru's calling is the strongest...").

He looked at his hand. He wasn't hugging the Ru plush doll anymore for some reason. Though, the Ru plush doll was standing near him, while it was lifting a tray filled with tasty hamburgers, trying to offer him some food. He sat on the bed and took one hamburger. He looked at it first, since he was having puzzling doubts,

("Burgers...I wonder how a plush doll even make these?")

("I can see Ru making these..but her plush doll?")

("Nevermind...").

He had a bite of the regular-looking hamburger. Sooner or later, his mouth was feeling the tender firmness and juicy taste of the burger, such as it was grilled into perfection with the exquisite ingredients used. It seemed the beef that was grilled was one hundred percent pure angus beef. The pickles and tomatoes were still lined up very well, even though he had taken a portion of it already. He also tasted the nice melting saltiness of the high grade cheese that didn't overpower the original taste of the burger. The bun was s.h.i.+ning like a polished sphere and it was heated nicely too. As he was finished with one meal, he craved for more and the doll insisted, so he ate all of the burgers into his heart content. After sometime, the tray was empty, he was stuffed and he felt relieved. A little while later, he used his extraordinary vision and saw that his level was higher than ever before, making him to be dumbfounded in himself,

"Okay...how'd I gain levels?".

He looked at the Ru plush doll, turning him to see the texts,

["Familiar"]

["Master: Ruhime"]

[Lv. 64].

He also noticed that Ru's levels were the same as his. Soon after, he wore a puzzled look, making him to hold his chin and say,

"Don't tell me...it was those artifacts?".

The Ru plush doll nodded. He noticed that their levels weren't inclined with their experience of fighting monsters but, those still helped them in some way that was even more important than just measly numbers. A little while later, he looked at the plush doll once more. He lifted it up. The doll was surprised. He showed his nice smile, as he was looking at it. More than that, he was convinced that Ru was still with him even if they are worlds apart, making him to wear a smile of relief. Not only that, he got his confidence back and his fears were all gone. His mind was relaxed making him to say with a mix of humor in his look, while his hand was feeling his face,

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"You're truly some G.o.ddess, Ru...".

The Ru plush doll or the real Ru herself felt embara.s.sed after she heard his honest and straightforward words. In turn, the doll tilted its plushy head away from his cool looking smile and it held its hands, while it was blus.h.i.+ng in some way or another. Suddenly, a.r.s.eia emerged from the corner of the room, leaning such as a cool b.o.o.balicious babe she was. She was looking at the floor, as she said,

"Had some thoughts of it now?"

"Zen?".

Zeran replied with a surprised look,

"M-mom? Why are you here?".

The Ru plush doll looked happy, as it saw a.r.s.eia. It flapped its stubby arms in glee. a.r.s.eia knacked out a smile and she said, while she was looking at the plush doll, such as she had already noticed it,

"Oh hey there Ru...".

Zeran was surpised in his very mind,

("She noticed it that fast?").

Though, he didn't mind that matter that much, since he was dumbfounded when his own mother came to the world he was currently living in. Thereon, he asks her,

"Why are you here mom?".

a.r.s.eia had stopped leaning. She moved and stood in front of him. Afterwards, she brought out her platinum scythe and said with her cold intimidating eyes, that wasn't filled with any motherly concern, but a judgement from a higher being for some unknown reason,

"I'm here...to...END YOUR...LIFE AND DESPAIR...".

As she aimed the scythe ready to reap her own son's neck. The air became sheer cold and tense. The fleeting b.u.t.terflies were all gone hiding. Zeran's eyes were widely shocked and his face was sweating. As for the Ru plush doll, from its gleeful state it went to a saddened state with its downed head and arms, as it heard a.r.s.eia's unforgiving words. Zeran was shocked and confused even in his thoughts, that questioned the sanity of another being,

("Huh?! End my life?!")

("MOM'S GONE CRAZY!")

("First...Ru's been abducted...")

("Second I saw those villagers being killed...and now...")

("MY OWN MOM IS TRYING TO KILL ME?!")

("WHOEVER SAID THAT THIS STORY WAS A GOOD IDEA?")

("IT'S NOT!?").