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I feel like I just got away with something I shouldn't have.

Kind of like the time I stole five dollars from my mother's wallet and felt so guilty I confessed even when I already ate the ice cream I bought. But this time I feel like it was wrong in a different way, like it just shouldn't have happened.

Oh well, the giant orb of creation is hovering within the containment device I crafted for it using the limit of my knowledge. Ancient runes do the bulk of the work but can't count out the devil's magic as it is foreign and potent. I will put this aside for now as I want to check out the other things I got and I can start with the fire source.

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"Wow, you really did steal a fire source from the human world." Zola adds one more source to her growing collection and I already start scheming to get the others.

"Yep, won't be much longer and I will get the last ones you need and we can see if you form a Kingdom. Once you do it will finally open up the possibility for me to study a devil's kingdom and find out what's stopping me." Some kind of restriction is holding me back and I am ready for it to be lifted, I need to start the climb to False god so I can handle Satan.

"Let me know when you need help, I will be studying the fire source for the next few days. I want to further my fusion magic and the fire source and water source will be good conflicting types to study closely." I snort as she pushes up her glasses and looks impatient to dig into her new research subject.

"Remember the dragon king will come by in a few days after preparing some things in his territory. Paglio told him about his lost daughter and he made it a priority to rush here and only stopped from immediately flying off by Paglio's words of her being fine." She won't end up the same as in canon where she could barely control herself at times because of Satan's mark.

"Yea yea." I head off to meet Catherine and see about hatching a cute little egg.

Time to see what comes out of this bad 'boy' when it gets Black Phoenix and Phenex blood poured on it.

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"You busy?" I announce my arrival with a question and find Catherine drawing on a board.

She looks to be making some plans for a bunker, Olympus is nowhere near big enough to house all of the demon world in an emergency. I told her my idea about space and she thought about replicating Olympus ability to house an 'environment' inside of itself and make a shelter for people. It is quite the idea if I say myself, reminds me of fallout if I am honest.

"Not really but also yes." I shake my head in confusion but summon the egg of flames anyway and her body jolts before she spins on her heels.

Her eyes widen as she looks at the egg and she approaches me after setting down the marker she was using. Her right hand comes up and hovers around the egg before setting it on the egg and looking confused.

"I feel it's alive but it doesn't hold a solid shape, it is like a living flame flickering about randomly." I nod and wrap an arm around her waist and guide her over to a couch and we sit down with the egg in between us.

"Get some blood and let's coat it and see if we can get a cute little chicken." I slice my palm and actively keep it open so it won't heal itself shut.

Seeing Catherine copy me I hold my hand over it and we begin to let our blood drip onto it. Steam rises and the egg starts to glow brighter, it looks to also be expanding slowly.

"That's probably enough." I let the wound close and she follows my example and we watch as the egg balloons and heat radiate off of it.

Soon a crack appears that looks odd on a flame-like egg almost like the flames themselves are splitting and a cry fills the room. Light blinds me and the egg explodes I blink my eyes a few times and then spot the result.

Head swiveling around observing everything around it a small orange and gold chick sees the world for the first time. Its eyes meet Catherine's before its head snaps back toward me and I raise my hand toward it to touch its soft-looking feathers.

A chirp-like sound emits from the chick when I run a finger down its head and back.

"How cute." Catherine says while pursing her lips and pushes a finger into its puffed chest knocking the baby off its tiny weak legs. "Oops." She seeks to remedy her mistake and the baby shakes its head and looks at her with narrowed eyes.

"Be careful or it might hold a grudge against you." I am already on the right track to becoming the favorite parent.

"Hush, I didn't think she would fall over from such a soft touch." Catherine scoops the baby up and it sits within her cupped hand and its body squishes out beneath it as it sits. She kisses her on top of her head and the chirps come out once more.

"What should we name 'her'?" Catherine hums and runs a finger over the baby's back as she narrows her eyes in thought.

"How about Ember?" I purse my lips and slowly nod as it's not a bad name for a being made of flames but won't really fit if she gains a human form like originally.

I will cross that bridge when I get to it, once she gains a human form I will give her a more humanized name to refer to herself as.

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Walking through the house with the new addition to the family nestled into my hair on the tippy top of my head I smile. She seems to actually enjoy the spot and balances well even when I move around quickly, it's like she has an auto-balance skill or something.

Ember enjoys the spot just like in canon and I feel pretty glad about it as I find it quite enjoyable to walk around with my new companion.

I knock on Izzy's room feeling she is inside and hear her footsteps approach the door and it opens. Her eyes instantly rest on Ember and she deadpans before leaning into me and presses her breasts against me. Her hands scoop the baby up who chirps indignantly and even peeks a finger in retaliation.

"Shhh, come here little baby." Izzy steps back away from me and sets the baby the crevice of her breasts and Ember goes slack and smooshes herself down.

"Traitor." A tired chirp is Ember's response as he her slowly lowers and she goes unconscious.

"What's the name?" Izzy turns and walks into her room and I get a good few of her ass in her tight shorts.

"Ember, she hatched not long ago and I was going to make the rounds showing her off but she looks tired already." I pull out the Snow Dallet Flower and hold it up to my nose giving it a quick sniff.

Izzy senses the burst of light elements and turns her head to look over her shoulder as she sits on the edge of her bed. Her brows raise before furrowing and her eyes narrow.

"Is that the Snow Dallet Flower?" I nod, she knew I was going to the temple where it grows.

"I picked one just for you, I left some as well so they can still make a few more humans into blessed humans. They will need all the help they can get to soften up the Abyss for us, we don't want to fight the brunt of it." That is if I don't find a way to reinforce the seal on the Abyss.

She holds the flower between two fingers and looks conflicted at it before it disappears into her storage device.

"Thank you, Nova, I appreciate you picking me a beautiful flower even if I had no medical use for it anymore." She looks up with a smile that could melt the ice caps and even adds to the sweet aesthetic by rubbing her finger over the sleeping Ember.

"No problem." I slide next to her and lean my head on her shoulder.

Now all that is left before grinding away all my free time is to rob the black dragon emperors treasury in the dead sea. I need the light and dark origin fragments to get the last of the sources for Zola and we can study kingdom. Then all the time can be put into raising our power to False god and studying the god rank after that.

Also some side quests like helping Tiffany and robbing Satan but those will come in time, might be a few years if I remember canon right.