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"Where is this place?" Alice grips my hand as she looks around confused.
"The earth element kingdom, the king might have finished something that could be a good gift for your sister." with this crystal Shea was able to become demon overlord, it should still be a good boost even though she is already demon overlord.
"What's that?" her head swivels around looking at all the stone men moving around.
"Where the earth elemental king lives with his earth elemental citizens." a stone body rises from the ground Infront of us.
"Hello, again Sir Nova, would you like me to lead you to the king?" I nod as Alice has stars in her eyes hearing the gravelly voice.
"They can talk?!" she whispers excitedly.
"Yes we can talk and hear." the elemental answers, I smile seeing her look spooked.
"Earth elementals are living they are just made of the element of the earth, they also are pretty relaxed as well. kind of like how you would think the fire would be hyper or quick to anger." Alice walks a bit closer to me as we approach the big door leading into the throne room.
The door opens automatically and I see king Moore sitting on a throne, he rises as we enter the room.
"It's good to see you again friend of the earth elementals, I was expecting you soon. I finished extracting the light and dark into a compressed form." a gem that is dark on one side and glows on another appears in his hand, with my demonic energy I grab it from the air and give it to Alice.
"This can be for your sister for her birthday." it's only fitting since she originally gave it to her after the king in the original gave the crystal to her.
"What's it do?" she holds it between her fingers as she squints from the light coming off it.
"It is going to give her a power-up." Excitedly she stashes it in her ring and thanks the king.
"Geral why don't you show this young one around why I talk with Nova for a moment." the elemental that escorted us nods and motions for Alice to follow.
"My name is Alice by the way." I hear the princess introduce herself as she walks away, she looks a bit nervous until I nod at her that it's all good. once the door closes I turn back to Moore.
"So what do you want to talk about?" even with the stone face I can feel amusement come off him.
"I should ask you that Nova, I got the impression you wanted to talk to me. was I wrong in assuming that?" astute for a stone head.
"Yes I did want to talk but it didn't have to be now, oh well let's get it over with. I need you to help me negotiate with the dark elemental king, and the water elemental king as well." seeing him not respond immediately I continue. "I have the origin fragment of the water king and I know where the dark fragment is, I can help them both. I would like them to consider me their friend and open up possible trades for their help on certain matters. but for the fragments themselves, I would like a source piece of all the three dark kings and a favor to not help any demon in the demon world for ten years." after finishing the king contemplates for a moment.
"I haven't come in contact with the other kings since being born this time around and don't know how they will take that deal. I don't see why they wouldn't agree though, you certainly know a lot about the elemental kings from the terminology you use." I smile seeing him pull out a small glowing brown stone. "you can have the earth source if it is of use to you, I can always have more made eventually as time passes, I would like to ask you a favor though." It should have to do with recovering his power from the mask draining him.
"And what would this favor be?"
"If you find any fertile Yuan soil in your travels or hear of it I need some to recover my power and enhance the earth elementals. I can't in good conscience leave the kingdom as it is to seek out the other two kings of dark." the trap of the century, well he doesn't know but still. the soil is in the mountain range that is actually the divine kingdom of Satan a peak false god.
I don't want to sacrifice myself walking into there, there is a good chance he sees something interesting in me and just slaps a slave mark on my very soul. he went about it passively with Chen Rui and he is known to keep his word since he has no reason to lie to weak sheep. but that does not mean he wouldn't make me into a tool for his gain, especially an evil piece if he ever happens to sense one and takes interest in it.
"I have an idea where I can get some but it will be a huge risk, it's in a false god's divine kingdom." if a stone man's jaw could drop his would have.
"A false god? That would be quite a risk if I had to say so, if it was my true form it would be different but..." true, the avatars of the kings that spawn in the mortal realms are not even comparable to the real deal that lives in the elemental realm.
"I might have an idea on that front just give me some time and I also can transport us directly to the water kingdom where the dark king should also be. you wouldn't have to be gone for more than a few hours."
"That sounds like a wonderful idea, cutting the journey time and I won't have to worry about the earth kingdom while I am gone." the door to the throne room opens back up and Alice skips over to my side.
"Are you almost done?" I smile and ruffle her hair.
"Yea we just finished up, I will see you later when I have an update on that item for you." the king nods and mimics Alice as she waves. with a quick spell circle, we are teleported back to the dark moon and I am on to the next item on my list.
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-- Athena POV --
"So two more people moved in while we were out?" Kia asks as we make it back home after checking out a few stores in different estates.
"Yea apparently Isabella and her friend moved in after Nova robbed Obsidian." I wave to Freya as she is sitting on the couch reading a book and drinking some juice.
"I don't feel them here so they must be out." Kia pulses her demonic energy like Nova showed us and after I do the same, I don't feel anyone else here and head for the couch. Kia sits next to her mom and leans her head on her shoulder.
"Hey, baby." Freya snuggles into her daughter and I pull out my book as we wait for our new housemates to return.
"Hey momma, have you seen Isabella or the other newbie?" Freya shakes her head and Kia kicks her feet. "why does he keep snatching girls up to live here if he is only screwing one of them!" I pick the book up and lean into the cushion to hide. the soft cushion didn't cover me enough as I can still see Kia looking at me from the corner of my eye.
"Well, maybe he is just waiting to know you longer." I try to defuse the situation but it has the opposite effect.
"What do you even mean you, purple-haired bimbo, I have known him the same amount of time as you and he is mashing you into the mattress almost every night since your birthday." I put the book up on the side of my face to hide from her glare.
"Now now Kia you can't be blaming Athena, you're a succubus. if you want to get laid just walk into his room and jump in the bed with him." Kia blushes and her head whips around to look at her mom.
"Mom! what do you even mean?! that just makes me look desperate." her mom smiles and ignores her comment.
"Let me know how it goes for you so I can try after you, but if you take too long prepare to fall behind I won't wait for you to go ahead for too long." as both our jaws drop Freya smiles and goes back to her book.
Oh boy, it looks like the bed is going to get crowded soon.
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-- Nova POV --
"And you got the necklace from the secret map that was inside of your childhood friend, and your dad had put it there somehow? you had sex and it just appeared and you followed it?" I take the evil tear or whatever it was called and pocket it and plan to give it to Izzy since it was originally for her royal family to utilize. they have some weird customs to hide maps inside the lovers of their children.
"Yes, I ran off to find it as soon as you bought Vasasha away from Joseph. with the funds you gave over to buy him out he is planning to do something big and I don't know what but it seems bad." I nod and remember his obsession with Alice and he probably plans to use the funds to nab her and run off and hide with her.
"Don't worry about it, he has lost all value to his family and us so he will disappear soon, just run the businesses I bought from him for me. you can keep forty percent of the profits and when you get enough funds I will set you up in a town or smaller estate to reestablish your clan. you will begin to immediately train your people for a war that is upcoming as your part of the deal." he quickly nods and I head off to deal with some more loose ends.
With this Joseph is finished.
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-- Catherine POV --
I feel someone enter my room and make no effort to react since I know who it is. soon a body drops onto the bed next to me and leans against the headrest next to me.
I keep my eyes closed and continue to comprehend the nature of my new territory, the arm that wrapped around my shoulder and pulled me doesn't distract me in the slightest. neither does the foot that just snuck under my legs and wormed its way in my own as it tangles around it.
The fluffy hair and point of an ear similar to my own that is rubbing itself into my neck, it begins to tickle but I ignore it as I feel like I am almost about to make some major discovery.
When the hand on my shoulder drops to my side and squishes the flesh on my hip I break concentration. with quick movements, I flip the bastard over and vent my annoyance by biting his ear he likes to rub on my own.
"OW! stop that hurts!" he squirms and tries to escape but I pin him under me and grab a pillow and try to suffocate him but notice the fluffy silver hair and get distracted.
"This looks good." I run my free hand through his hair and he shivers under me, I am made aware of how my body is pressing onto his as he grips my ass.
"Like the eyes too?" he pushes his nose into mine and I stare into his hazel eyes and smile as I feel his lips brush mine, I nod as I press my lips onto his and close my eyes.