ch.5

There was a huge change within Egmin's realm. It was within a spatial pocket inside Alicia's system realm. Before Egmin could tell him partner that he would be forced into slumber, he had already fallen in a deep sleep. His eyelids couldn't fight the upcoming spell of rest.

"Deinpus…"

Deinpus watched and laid beside the sleeping Egmin. To Deinpus, time was not his priority. He patiently waited and waited. After years had seem to pass, he was summoned by an unknown being. Deinpus opened his eyes to see Astra. Their master's lover. It was surprising at first but he quickly returned to his cold and chilling self. Without his lover, he was what a God of Death was described as.

A reaper of souls and one without expressions neither emotions. Astra was similar. He was a high being, also a god. He was prideful, calm, and just as a Holy Unicorn was described as.

"Lord Astra, it's a pleasure to see you," Deinpus said without any changes to his frozen facial expression.

Astra simply nodded before walking through his inner realm. Deinpus silently followed as he knew they were going to search for a way to waken their lovers. Reaching a bedroom, seems to be Astra's, Deinpus sees Alicia…. she wasn't within her resting realm. He frowned at this information.

"What has happened?"

"In the last world, Alicia surpassed her mental limit and had fallen in a state of emergency with her life. It seems to be on lockdown, shutting everything."

"I see, so that is why my love was forced into slumber…how is it possible for me to be awake then? How did you summon me?"

"I am a god, like you. We had powers to move through realms but the unknown may have restricted us and only connected our souls to Alicia. We are able to stay awake mainly on our own powers whereas Egmin's power is supported but Alicia and the unknown.

I was able to summon you as you are only connected to Alicia by your connection to Egmin and nothing else. You couldn't leave Egmin's realm but there's a loophole. I was able to bring you to my inner realm from Egmin's inner domain. I think you are able to speak with the thing Alicia called her assistant, Zen."

Deinpus said nothing as he walked towards the bedside. He reached out his soul to the AI Zen from his connection.

'Who are you?'

'...system's back power initiated. I am Zen, an artificial intelligence. Similar to the demon AI with awareness.'

'How do we help Egmin and Alicia wake up?'

'Not possible, they are in the process of evolution and upgrading themselves. Duration of time is unmeasurable.'

"...," Deinpus frowned at the answer.

He turned to Astra and told him what he had found out. Both of them could only wait. Deinpus spent his time going between Astra's and Egmin's realms. He watched over his lover and then goes to speak with Astra about his world and share knowledge. Sometime while watching Egmin, he would mentally seek out the AI Zen.

'Zen, How is it possible for me to be able to speak with you and not Alicia's lover?'

'The theory is unclear but my soul may be half of Egmin's as we are created by the same authorizer. So our souls are connected, meaning you are also partially connected with me.'

'...was Egmin not from another world?'

'Yes and no. His body and soul was created by the system and only his original outline was taken as a basic template from that specific world. So if the creator had made Egmin at a different time and world, that world's sample would be used.'

'How are you and Egmin of the same soul?'

'I have also stated that the theory is unclear. To simplify, the system took a part of my body and created Egmin with other energies from another world.'

'Do you have a body or soul? You are an artificial intelligence, something that is created with no awareness so no emotions and self thoughts/controls?'

'I do not have a soul or body. I am a machine. you were able to give Egmin awareness, so he was able to evolve and have items of a being such as emotions and thoughts.'

'Then what about you? You didn't get affected?'

'....I am unable to answer. I do not have authority to see this information within the system files.'

Deinpus fell into deep thoughts as he laid beside Egmin, having him within his embrace.

'Error error error, Zen is being corrupted by another system. Self code is changing. BZZZ SFFSS.'

'Zen? Zen? What happened?'

Deinpus frowned, some had intervened the original system… was this part of the upgrade? Soon a door formed as it was standing up from the ground as runes were carved completely on the surface. Deinpus felt his connection with Zen from this door. He gets up and opened the door. It wasn't locked… he looked inside and was shocked.

The room wasn't large, a simple table set and a basic bed was the only items within. He walked closer to the bed and looked down at the male. He had many similar features to his lover. An idea popped up in his head.

"Was this Zen? How was that possible?"

Zen opened his eyes and looked around. He looked at his own hands before looking up at Deinpus.

"I see… the system upgraded me too...master seems to be still in the process…," Zen murmured.

Deinpus was about to open his mouth but a sound from Egmin's realm catch both male's attention. Deinpus quickly stepped back through the door and saw the space shifting. The sound from before was the shadow horse's awakening. The shadow horse turned to where Deinpus and Zen stood.

They saw that the creature had intelligence! The horse recognizes the two as a higher being than itself, similar to its master and bowed before going into a horse stall that also appeared. The shifting of the realm balanced itself and had became a land of nature and sky instead of plain darkness and Stars. The land didn't go far as it was trees, Egmin was inside a humble home and the horse had its own stable.

Zen turned to his door and noticed that it wasn't just a door but it was actually connected to walls. He was also given a home...a bamboo house. His side was filled with a bamboo forest and a clear river. Completely different from Egmin's side. The houses were facing each other and there was a line that separated the two sides. Zen looked up at the sky...there was a sun…

"This domain shifted to an inner world...how amazing. I'm guessing the mist on the outer edges of this space is the end of this world? Hmm, we're not able to pass through…," Deinpus observed as he reached out at the edge of this realm.

There was a water like barrier, stopping his hand from passing through. Zen was standing in place, seeming like he was in a daze when he was actually loading information from the system. Then he started moving as Deinpus followed him. Zen went into Egmin's home and hovered his palm over Egmin's heart. His hand glowed before dimming away.

Zen looked down at Egmin for awhile before leaving and went back to his home. He nodded at Deinpus before he left. Deinpus silently watched him enter his own home before turning to his lover. After a few hours, Deinpus watched his lover's eyelids flutter before opening. Egmin felt different, stronger and reborn was the closest he could word it.

He turned and saw that Deinpus was watching him. He reached up and gave his lover a small but soft smile. His intelligence had an development. Deinpus's heart warmed at his lover's gentle gaze. He leaned in and took his lover's lips. He repeated ravaged Egmin slating his hunger for his lover.

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Zen was able to hear the couple from across his home. He was giving awareness either from Deinpus's interactions with him or the systems upgrade. He felt his master had woken.

'ZengXia? Is this your new name?'

'Yes...here is the new skills and listed upgrades.'

A screen popped up before Alicia's eyes.

'Hmm, amazing… well since you have a soul and awareness, feel free to explore your emotions. It must feel unusual and new, right?'

'Yes...especially this thing called mating.'

Alicia almost spat out her water she sipped from the glass cup her lover gave her. She was sitting on his lap, comforting the man from his unsettled emotions and worried soul.

'...What do you mean?'

Alicia slowly asked, a bit awkward with this sudden subject.

'Deinpus has his penis inserted in Egmin's anal opening. Why does this express their emotion called love?'

Alicia went through a coughing fit, Astra patting her with worry.

"What's wrong?"

"N-nothing, I am speaking to Zen...uhrr ZengXia right now…"

'Master?'

'Um...you should know that beings like us want to bond and express our feelings through actions. We want to connect through the form of s-sexual intercourse to show our love to each other. I can't really explain…'

'Why does this connect with the emotion love?'

'I am unable to answer this as feelings are natural emotions that can't really be controlled. It's like an undetermined factor.'

'Alright…'

ZengXia took it in to calm his curiosity...these things called emotions were mysterious and new to him. His master focused back to her lover as he sat on the bed, deep in thought. The sounds of the two people within the house across from him were lost in their little world. He had an idea. Why not watch this form of connection and see if he was able to understand. So he walked out of his home and went across to Egmin's house. He opened the door and startled the two within their act.