("Wow...so many drastic changes this b*tch had made to my former throne...")

("And...Na.s.sus is still there...")

("But I have a CHANCE with these spheres with me...").

Queen Fae was waiting for his arrival somehow, since she was grinning with grave interest, as she saw Zeran entered her palace. She got up from her throne and greets him in the most grandeous way possible with her arms stretched wide, to prove her dominion,

"Welcome my dear Lord Zen..."

"Or should I say...DEMON LORD!".

As he heard her superficial compliment, he says in his thoughts,

("Demon lord huh...cool t.i.tle...")

("Great, I'm the villain now...Really amazing!").

A little while later, he replies to her with great defiance,

"Thanks for the compliment b*tch Fae..."

"But soon I'll have your head offered to my dear dark G.o.ddess Ru...".

"Oh harsh words Demon Lord Zen..."

"But why don't we negotiate first?".

,she responded. There was a sudden silence in the air, as she let out those words. He also noticed that her vile smile was over the top, as she was waiting for his answer in great demand, turning Zeran to hold his chin and to be very disturbed in his convuluded thoughts,

("Again...what is up with these women with dealings and negotiations?")

("Oh well...I'll just listen to this b*tch on whatever she has to say...").

Soon enough, he nodded and responded with an unsure look,

"Okay...".

Queen Fae knacked out a demonic grin that was so utterly terrifying in respect, proving she caught him in her trap. Though, Zeran just wanted to hear what she had in mind but, he'll just disregard it afterwards. Queen Fae sat at her throne again and said in a loud voice,

"First...I'll let you see YOUR G.o.ddess Ruhime from time to time..."

"But you'll have to be my servant...and follow all of my orders..."

"Second, you shall help me conquer all of the nations around this world and OTHER worlds!"

"So what do you say?".

Then, she brought out her arms wide and wore a proud a smile, depicting she was even praising herself for being so generous at him. Though, Zeran just gulped and he thought that his former second wife Queen Fae had gone nuts over her crazy ambitions. Zeran tried to utter out his words but, Na.s.sus interrupts him,

"I think that won't be necessary...lady Fae...".

Queen Fae, looked at Na.s.sus and asks with an unsure look on her face,

"What do you—".

In a split second, Na.s.sus cut-off her head with lightning speed that was even faster than the speed of light, ending her statements fast. The head of the vile queen had gone flying and dropped to the ground with a shocked face of a dead woman. The body of the recent dead Fae fell to the ground and shown the clean red innards of her sliced neck, that made Zeran to have a memory that he can't ever remove. His eyes had noticed that Na.s.sus was wielding a bloodied longsword, proving he was the one who did the treacherous act of desecration. As it seemed, Zeran felt very tense and he was surprised even in his thoughts,

("Did I just see Na.s.sus behead her?").

Even the air became frozen in fear, as Na.s.sus did a horrible act of silencing his companion and recent lover. Soon enough, Zeran shouts at Na.s.sus,

"Oi! Na.s.sus! Tell me, why you did you do that?!"

"You're her ally aren't you?".

Na.s.sus replies,

"Hmph...Ally?"

"She's just a puppet to the G.o.ddess Angehime and she's the SCAR of that G.o.dDESS I WANTED TO SAVE from that demonic G.o.d..."

"Yet...this puppet went too far...".

Na.s.sus looked at her dead corpse that was devoid of a head. He clenched his fists in deep anger mixed with a cold stare in his look. Then, he kicked her body with powerful force, flinging her corpse to the edge and leaving out a great crack on the wall. The atmosphere was more or less clad in chaotic intensity frozen in the stagnant winds, as Na.s.sus's true intentions were shown. Thereon, Zeran recalled Na.s.sus's statements,

"So Fae was just a puppet to the light G.o.ddess?".

Na.s.sus responds with a stone cold look,

"Most likely..."

"But you should not worry Zeran...for I won't be having a duel with you..."

"Since you've also helped me accomplish my reason for coming here...".

It seemed Na.s.sus complimented Zeran indirectly. Na.s.sus sheathed his long sword. Sooner or later, Zeran sighed and looked down, while his palm was holding his forehead with a stressed look on his face. Thereupon, he says,

"It's Mai...isn't it?".

As Na.s.sus heard Zeran's prediction, Na.s.sus cracked out proud smile of an esteemed hero, although he looked-like more of a villain due to the situation they were in. Soon, Na.s.sus responds in a very composed way,

"Yes..."

"With that settled...why don't we have a deal then?".

Zeran replies with great emphasis, trying to taunt Na.s.sus,

"Tsk...deal with the DEVIL?!".

Na.s.sus compliments him,

"If that's how you see it...then yes..."

"I'll let you pa.s.s here and save your dark G.o.ddess Ruhime..."

"If only you let me take Mai, one of my enslaved G.o.ddesses...".

As Na.s.sus showed the pathway with his finger, pointing westward in which there was an iron door to the west that screamed of terror in it's appearance. Zeran didn't mind the scary door, since he had a feeling Ru was in there. Though, he had sudden thoughts about giving Mai to Na.s.sus in exchange for Ru, as he closed his eyes for a few moments,

("This guy...is truly dangerous...")

("So forget Mai and move on to Ru was it?")

("While I don't have any love for Mai, I'm still concerned to her as an ally and companion...")

("Although it's a nice offer, in order to save Ru...without taking any dangerous risks...").

The air was becoming more and more tense with a mix of sheering coldness, since the two heroes were having a dark deal of exchanging women, even worse, they were G.o.ddesses. A little while later, Zeran sighed and he was convinced of his decision. Soon, he opened his eyes and said with a haughty smile,

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"Alright...I'll take on your offer...".

Na.s.sus held his hands behind and knacked out a confident smile once again, since Zeran took his generous offer and didn't force his way through. Though, Zeran has his own reasons in doing so. Then, Na.s.sus says,

"Glad we had an understanding Zeran...".

Afterwards, Na.s.sus walked down the aisle and he was heading towards the entrance Zeran had emerged. Thereon, Zeran let Na.s.sus through, although as Na.s.sus was near Zeran, Zeran patted Na.s.sus's shoulder and said with a serious look on his face,

"Take care of Mai for me...".

Na.s.sus stopped for a moment but, he didn't bat an eye and he just says,

"You already know how I take care one of my women...Zeran...".

"Tch..."

,Zeran expressed. The next moment, Na.s.sus shoved-off Zeran's patting hand, since he doesn't like being in close contact to his eternal rival. Na.s.sus continued to tread along the aisle and he left the place through the entrance where Mai was resting for a long time for some reason. Zeran was feeling kinda sorry for Mai in his thoughts,

("Sorry Mai but, this is the only way I can save Ru...").

As for Zeran, he went to the iron door and opened it. He trudged through the abyssal hallways that wasn't illuminating any light, such as it was an endless path of void. On the flipside, it wasn't a labyrinth but, it was only a one way route and he was feeling that he was getting near to his captive dark G.o.ddess Ru. His heart was racing faster and faster, since he's about to see his ever beloved G.o.ddess once again after all the struggles he faced so far.

Meanwhile, in the case of Na.s.sus, he was now at the outer castle grounds where the huge crater was still bore on the ground. He noticed that Mai was resting like a slumbering maiden on the ground and her crossbow was lying further away. As he noticed Mai, he masked a horrifying smile, such as his face was an eager villian to see her once again. Thereon he was in his thoughts,

("Who knew that, Zeran was that wise now...")

("I must be cautious of him...").

Na.s.sus started to walk near her. Mai heard the footsteps that was getting near her. She opened her eyes but, her eyes was still blurry in sight, making her to say presumptions with a smile of relief on her face,

"Zen?".

Na.s.sus knelt down to her and replies,

"No, It's not but, it's me...your Na.s.sus...".

Mai couldn't believe upon what she had heard but, since she heard the familiar cold voice of Na.s.sus, she felt nervous up to her spine. Soon, her vision became clear and saw the face of the terrifying Na.s.sus near to her face. Thereon, she was convinced that Na.s.sus came to take her away and bring her back to his h.e.l.lish paradise once again. Though, she was also disturbed in her thoughts,

("HOW?! HAS ANGE BEEN HIDING SOMETHING FROM ME?!")

("HOW DID HE GET HERE?!")

("WHY DIDN'T I SENSE HIS PRESENCE?!")

("NO WONDER EVERYTHING HAS BEEN SMOOTH SAILING FOR THEM!").

Na.s.sus reached out his comforting hand but, it made Mai to be alarmed and got up as quickly as she could. Sadly, even though she stood up, she was shaking in fear, turning her to be frozen on the ground. Na.s.sus had stopped kneeling and exhaled himself. Then, he took a look at Mai. Mai's eyes were widened in fear, such as her valkyrie sh.e.l.l was broken and revealed the true scarred princess. She tried to get away by taking little footsteps. Na.s.sus just held his hands at the back, waiting for the right moment. Suddenly, Mai tried to run away like a scaredy cat yet, Na.s.sus grabbed and restrained both of her hands in a split second. The only thing Mai could do was to squirm in fear for her dear life. The next moment, Na.s.sus brought her beautiful face lying on the ground and his body was lying down on Mai's back, proving an offensive attempt to her sacred sanctuary, while he was holding her tight, such as he was ready to start the b.l.o.o.d.y G.o.ddess harvest once again. Mai was still squirming and tears started to fall upon her cheeks begging for mercy, since she's about to feel the buried scar from before. Na.s.sus went near her ear, he cracked out a delighted smile of a demon and says,

"Let us begin the G.o.ddess Harvest again...shall we?"

"G.o.ddess Mai?".

Mai shouted with all her heart as she heard those words again,

"N-NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!".

Over the distance, Zeran overheard Mai's pitiful scream. Her scream wasn't any G.o.ddess or a majestic being but, just a terrified maiden. He had stopped in his tracks for mere moments and he looked down with a guilty look on his face, while he was in his thoughts,

("Mai...I'm sorry...")

("And goodbye...").

After sometime, he continued walking and he felt that he was getting warmer, as he noticed the rusty iron door at a short distance. He opened the huge iron door. As he entered the dungeon-looking place, he saw the pitifully chained and grievously shackled Ru. Her body was battered and wounded by lots of whip las.h.i.+ngs. He felt kinda sorry for Ru for what she had gone through but, he wore a sign of immense relief as he noticed that she was still breathing. He left out a tear mixed in sadness and happiness, as he was getting near his G.o.ddess, trying to feel her touch. Soon, he let out his voice filled with great amount of hopefulness,

"Ru?".

Ru's downed face noticed him. Soon, she looked at him and said with a very weak voice, as if she had lost lots of energy due to the tortures she had gone through,

"Ze...ra?"

Zeran replies with a smile,

"Yes it's me Ze—".

Though, Ru interrupts him,

"Time to DIE...Zera...".

Suddenly, dark chaotic energies surged out from Ru, encroaching the whole place in malicious miasma that would scare the lights of any mere human. Not only that, the atmosphere was thick and heavy that seemed the death's door was open to crush everything into extinction. He noticed that Ru was wearing a smile but, her smile was depicting the face of a demonic menace, yearning for mindless destruction with her razor fangs bared on the prowl. It's as if Ru was another person entirely and her usual teasing self was gone, replaced by a monstrous being. Her foxy tail was visible but, it was amplifying her predator look even more. Soon, dark tentacles seethed in abyssal flames had bursted out from Ru's back as if they were demonic wings, in which they were her crystallized dark energies manifested into the form of dark tentacles. . A little while later, Zeran gulped. He felt very nervous and sorrowful for what had become of Ru.