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After hanging up the call with a subordinate who was letting me know about a trap laid at the meeting location for the three empires I can only shake my head. Teris is so screwed it isn't even funny, once he sets the Bloodfall orb up I will just chuck it into my inventory.

Then his connection to Lord Midnight sun will break or maybe Midnight sun will be stuck inside of Teris?

"You ok?" Zola asks and I nod before stepping up to her and setting a teleportation circle to the earth kingdom. I need the earth king before we meet the water king even if he is still absorbing the fertile soil from before. Though I do hope he finished, if not with me and Zola he has nothing to fear.

"Yea let's get a move on so I can rip off some elemental kings." With all of the map fragment pieces being gathered, I can use them to negotiate with the dark king as well. Though I will have to delay his exploration as I can't beat the fragment of a false god who has his origin fragment.

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"King Moore, my friend!" We were swiftly brought before the earth king by his subordinates and when he sees me he stands from the throne.

"Hello, friend Nova." He looks at Zola before giving a gesture that I learned is for powerhouses when meeting another powerhouse, I honestly have never used it and I don't know if that's just me being rude. "Well met, may I ask what you have come by with your friend for, friend Nova?"

"We want to talk to the water king and I thought it better if you were there, I will be teleporting us close and I have a ship that can tank just about anything that is thrown at it. So you will be safe and one teleport from returning here to your people. I request you accompany us so I have an easier time meeting the water king and befriending him. I have his crown of wave and want to trade for an element source piece of water." I think I have told him most of this before but it's nice to reaffirm stuff.

"I would rather not leave my people without protection in case someone shows up, once the fertile soil is finished upgrading the earth kingdom I will feel comfortable leaving." I am momentarily disappointed before I remember my army of Lamp spirits.

"What about these girls stay and guard the earth kingdom for you?" two hundred demon emperor Lamp spirits appear in a circle and look around with confusion. "They will defend this place and will also contact me to teleport us back if someone does come attack." He seems to scan the girls before giving a nod.

"That will work friend Nova, let's be off so I can return sooner." What a shut-in.

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"The harpies and mermaids are in that direction, the thunder snake archipelago is in that direction, and the suspected location of earth elementals is that way. This is one of the closest areas I can teleport to but my ship is fast and can get us there in record time." Zola gives me a look with a raised brow.

"It was going pretty slow while you were enjoying Isabella's company." She lands on the deck of the ship and walks up to the bar and starts serving herself a mixed drink. Damn, I know she already knew its full capabilities but I should have just kept my mouth shut.

Moore's stone face shows no emotion but I can a general vibe he is amused with the little show and I feel a bit embarrassed. One of my only male friends and Zola chooses to take a dig at me Infront of him.

"Be careful friend Nova, I have seen many males rub their mates wrong and suffer their wraith." I shake my head and begin to explain the situation but feel Zola's glare and swallow it down.

"Your right, it is better to just admit my wrong and let things go." Pass through the storm and reap the benefits once I make it through. A Busty purple-haired hottie who wears glasses is worth it... surely.

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"Those are water elementals!" King Moore spreads his power out and the huge waves die down and become flat water. Soon water starts running up the side of the ship and onto the deck before men made of water are standing in front of the earth King Moore.

"Greeting Earth king, we weren't expecting you to show up today. We have sent word to Water Elemental King Lambost. We apologize for almost attacking the vessel you are traveling on." He waves and the power disappears.

"No problem, my friend's ship wouldn't have sunk from that level attack." He says in a proud tone that brings a look of 'suspicion' from the water men.

"As you say, Earth King, we will lead you to the water palace if you would part from these people." Moore steps forward and quite literally puts his foot down.

"Friend Nova has the respect and friendship of the Earth elementals as he saved my life and that of my people. Without him, it might have been another thousand or more years before an earth king arrived before you and the water king." The 'suspicion' turns to 'respect' as the water elementals give a short bow.

"Apologies friend of earth elementals, allow us to guide you to the water palace." I nod and they swim right off the deck.

"That went well." Zola comments as she sips her drink and I steal a sip when she lets go of the straw.

"It did." I smack my lips admiring the 'flavor' and she groans as the ship starts following the water elementals who are quite literally a wave moving Infront of us.

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"Introducing, Water Elemental King Lambost!" The water elementals make a show of their king sitting on his throne.

"Hello, earth king, what is your name this time?" They do a sign to each other and give nods of respect.

"Moore, it's nice to meet you Water king Lambost." The water king stands up.

"It's good to see you as well earth king Moore, now that the three kings are found we can begin to prepare for the element war." He turns to me and Zola and takes a calculative look before turning back to the earth king. "You have made good friends from what I can see, congratulations. But why bring them here with you?" I don't waste any time and speak for myself.

"I wish to befriend the water elementals like I have with the earth elementals and also trade something with you for a water source piece." He crosses his arms on his chest and looks over at Zola.

"For the Fairy dragon correct? Though she has something different about her from normal fairy dragons I can't quite tell what it is right now." His voice sounds skeptical but I won't give him time to find out I cut Zola off from being their god's future vessel.

Zola is 'mine' and I won't let some goddess take over her body, so I need them to not find out until it's too late and I have all six source pieces.

"I will trade this for the source piece." He thinks she is still a candidate for his goddess and will likely accept my trade no matter what it was as long as it had some value just so he can help his god.

"Crown of wave!" His voice is thick with excitement and he instantly pulls out a glowing blue drop of water from his body. "Deal let's make this trade and you will be a friend of the water elementals from this day forward for your help. We have been looking for the crown of wave for a long time after it was stolen. This will help greatly in the elemental war!" Zola takes the drop after I flick it in her direction.

"Thank you Water king Lambost, I wish to speak with the dark king since I can help him recover his own origin fragment." The room goes silent and the celebrating stops.

"Is that true friend Nova?" I pull out the map that needs dragon essence to work and show it to him.

"This map leads to a treasury that has both the light and dark elemental king's origin fragment." I store it and continue. "I will help him for the same deal as you, friendship and source piece. Also, he can't help Emperor Raizen breakthrough in that crucible of darkness his kingdom is in, preferably kicking them out but I don't mind so long as he doesn't actively help anyone from that empire. For the duration of ten years." I add the ten years so it doesn't look like I am being heavy-handed and it won't matter in ten years because I will be dead from Abyss or a God. Almost No room in-between with the events that are to come, Godhood or death.

"He isn't here now as he is currently scouring the dead sea for his origin fragment. But since you have a map that will lead him there the next time he comes to repair his flying ship I will let him know." I pull out a summing slip and hand it to him.

"Rip this and I will appear, it won't be instant because I may be busy but I will come." He rubs his fingers on the slip while he nods.

"Good, I would again like to thank you for this friend, Nova. You have done the water kingdom and me a great service and even brought the earth king to reunite with us. You are a true friend to the Dark kings!" I will hopefully be a true friend to the light kings as well.

"Since you two need to talk I will get out of your way, Moore take this and rip it when you need me to take you back home." The water king seems confused but Moore nods and waves.

"See you later friend Nova." I nod and grab Zola before teleporting us to my lab, I want to study two source pieces together.

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Teleporting back to her lab after leaving to get Moore and taking him home I also sent the Lamp spirits back and am waiting to get an update on the elemental sources.

"Any news?" I ask and she shakes her head with a sigh while setting it down.

"I can't immediately from the six kingdom without the six sources, I can start working on elements without a source but it could take thousands of years." I flop onto my couch and kick my feet up.

"That blows." She nods in agreement. "Let's work on ancient runes then instead of wasting time, dark king won't be back anytime soon according to Lambost."

"What about the kings in the human world?" light will trade for his origin fragment and I can get winds source from him as Chen Rui did. There was a fire source in the angel's temple with the baby phoenix egg.

"Well, there is one place that might have something..." With shadow cloak, I could rip them off easily, maybe even try to steal the boots of Izzy's family as well. I won't even look in the direction of the giant orb of creation made from the pages of creation. That thing can create a new consciousness inside your own mind and make you into a baby or something equally terrifying.

"What is it?" She asks curiously.

"How do you feel about becoming a mom?" A cute phoenix baby will stir up some motherly affection in the girls, could be fun.