Introduction to the course of affairs

"Yes, master is right, I did reject my physical form, but it saved me! It's all about my background, my father, the Ancient God of Destruction, had a demonic heart, and my mother came from my father's race, but she was not fallen and had a Heart of Holiness. I, as their child, was supposed to have both, but this goes against the laws of Heaven, I could not exist, the world itself rejected my essence. And to save at least my soul, my father created this artifact and made me the Spirit of the Artifact, isolating me from the Will of Heaven, otherwise even my soul could not exist. " - explained Kate.

"But was there no other way? I managed to unite two "hearts"! " - objected Warren.

"What?!"-It was the girl's turn to be surprised, and then Warren told her story.

"Yes, you really managed to defy the Heavens, I don't even know how you survived, but the problem is that I was a baby, there was no question of any understanding of the principles of my two 'hearts', I was dying, and my father did the only thing he could. But two "hearts" with opposite principles still affect my personality, making me either extremely vicious, which you could see earlier, or incredibly righteous. But whatever it is, I've come to terms with it, and I'm glad that I can still live, even in this form."-Kate told her story.

"Okay..."-Warren said pointedly, sighing, he felt sorry for this girl, who also became his woman, and, returning to this moment, Warren asked- " Why didn't you object to me when I... ahem... well, you get it."

"There are several reasons for this. The first reason, as I said, is that I have a demonic heart, even though I am only a spirit, but it still affects me. Secondly, I liked the master at first sight. And the third reason, the books I've read say that a servant must not resist the master's will."- the third reason, named by Kate, left Warren speechless.

"But you're not a servant..."-That's the only thing Warren could manage, with an awkward smile.

"Really? I am the Spirit of the Artifact, you are the master of the artifact, I don't think my position is particularly different from your servant. Besides, all the time I've been here, I've wanted to experience what's written in the books I've read. I don't have to stay an old maid for millions of years."-The girl said, and Warren thought about it, there was something in Kate's argument. Then he noticed the two details she had mentioned.

"Millions more years? How long, if it's not a secret, have you been here? "- he asked about the first detail he thought about.

"Master, you know it's not polite to ask a girl her age..."-Kate said with a hint of humor.

"Okay, if you don't want to, then we won't talk about it. Then tell me about something else, did you mention that you read some books?"-Warren asked, moving on to the second problem.

"Yes, and what else can I do in this place, in the cultivation of the soul, I have long reached my limit, so it remains to read and take care of the garden."- said the girl.

"What did you read here?"-the guy asked the next question.

"My father has collected an extensive library in the pagoda, from simple novels and short stories to books on alchemy and medicine, he did not give up hope of finding a way for me to regain my corporeality, and of course there are a lot of different techniques and information for cultivators, but this is for his heir."- said the girl.

"How many books are there?"- the guy asked.

"Well... more than a few million, I think." - the girl estimated.

"Khe-khe... H-how much?!"-Warren was stunned.

"I'm not sure exactly, but definitely more than five million."-she replied in a thoughtful tone.

"And where are they stored?"

"Well, we're inside a spatial artifact, so why can't the pagoda itself be the same spatial artifact?"- said Kate, smiling.

"Really, why?"- the guy thought, and then turned to Kate- " So, now I have become the owner of this place, what does it even have?"

"Well, the garden is a garden of rare alchemical ingredients, the pagoda also contains manuals and other treasures, at the moment you can only enter the first two floors of the pagoda, and in the garden you can only move within the radius of the two circles into which it is divided. Such restrictions were laid down by the father. " - this beautiful Spirit of the Artifact told him.

"Okay… Are there any ingredients for a craftsman here?"-the guy with the burning eyes asked, although he had some basic knowledge of alchemy, but in his previous life, he was more focused on the craftsman's skill, and was even one of the most famous masters in this difficult matter.

"Father wasn't very interested in this craft, but there must be some ingredients in the pagoda, and as far as I know, some alchemical plants can be used in this business."- the girl replied, cooling his ardor a little, but he quickly gathered himself and thought- " Anything is better than nothing."

"Well then, let's go to the pagoda!"-he said and was about to head down the path to the pagoda, but suddenly remembered something important and then turned to Kate-"I will be able to come back here?"

"Master wants to leave me?"-she asked upset voice, she was extremely sad that the only thing over the years of a man with whom she talked, going to leave.

"No, I just need to go back to the ruins of that temple for a while, they are waiting for me there." - the guy explained and the girl felt relieved.

"Phew! I knew that the master would not leave me! Answering the master, yes, you are free to leave and return to the Garden of Denied Sanctity, you have already become the owner of this place and the artifact has merged with your soul!"

"The artifact merged with the soul? So in addition to the good skills of the craftsman, the old man also had a good understanding of the soul, because without this, even I in the past could not create an artifact that would merge with the soul!"-the guy thought, already branding Lucifer an old man.

"Okay, can I bring other people here?"- he asked the girl, thinking of Nila and Eli.

"Yes, you can control the artifact with your mind, leaving it and returning, as well as letting other people in."-Kate replied.

"Okay, I'll be back soon!" - he said and tried to leave the artifact, he immediately succeeded and he found himself in the round hall where he passed the tests, looking around, he realized that nothing had changed, but without Lucifer, the place seemed abandoned. Warren sighed heavily and headed for the gate he had come from.

When he reached the gate, he pushed it open with both hands, and the gate gave way, and he was sucked in as he had been when he entered. When the process was over, he found himself in that long corridor and immediately saw two worried beauties with tears in their eyes, he rushed to them and put his arms around them, a beauty in each hand, and said- " I missed you!"

But he didn't hear an answer, only sobs, the girls in his arms looked at him strangely - " What?

Eli managed to pull herself together and said, stifling a sob- " You mean you missed us? You were only gone for a few minutes!"

"Ah! And why did you cry?"-the guy realized that, probably, the time inside ran differently, because it seemed to him that he spent a lot of time inside.

"B-but something sucked you in, and then, then the vibrations of that evil energy disappeared and we were able to get to the gate, and it wouldn't open, w-we thought something had happened to you!"-Nila said, sobbing.