Beyond the Z-AXIS.
"Do you want your answer now? each one of you is better than her separately, let alone together… you shouldn't doubt your master's feelings" He stated, they had told him during the last passionate evening that they wanted to know who was better, them or Aphrodite. He had the answer from the beginning...
Richter held no desire to impregnate Aphrodite... he didn't desire to have hatchlings with her, just like she desired only raw pleasure. However, every single lady here was a beauty he desired to deposit his seed in.
That was the difference.
"Hmn…" They all nodded, feeling bubbly and expectant after watching Grayfia happily rubbing her belly.
"So what do you request from us, Richter-sama?" Albedo interjected, hugging his other arm.
"Although I don't care about the matters of this world… I'm aware that you do".
They nodded again.
"Gabriel…"
"Yes?" The angel stepped forward with a smile upon being addressed.
"What do you plan to do?"
"Of course, I'll be living with you from now on. My brother knows; I already told him if you were to forgive me… I wouldn't think twice before following you wherever, I plan to uphold that promise, dear~"
Richter smiled warmly in confirmation before addressing the leader of the Nephilims.
"Morrighan, I want you all to go to the Netherworld and speak to Nyx. Tell her to come to our castle tomorrow… we shall talk to her about the terms regarding the rating games that will be held between them and the underworld. I will leave the definitions of those terms to you".
"I understand master, what if ends up transforming into a skirmish?" Morrighan looked at her girls and they all nodded, reaching the same conclusion... knowing the gods' attitudes; if they wanted to be preposterous and reject, they would.
"If that happens you have free reign to kill whoever you wish in my name... and if I see that you can't handle it, I will personally make an appearance" Richter waved his hands dismissively although he believed it wouldn't reach that stage.
"It shall be done as you desire, master!"
The four Nephilims lowered their heads respectfully before disappearing.
"Dear, I have a request" Gabriel spoke after when it was not only Grayfia, Layla and herself.
"What's wrong?"
"It is about my big sister, Azrael... I hope that when the time comes you will allow me to handle her... she's a pitiful being that has no blame for her current destiny... I only hope that now that I have the power... I will be able to do something for her".
"Azrael... I understand, do what you must, Gabriel... the fate of this world will be decided by you all... my plans remain the same, I will take this universe and join it to Helius. When the time comes, Grayfia... I will move the treasury realm in here".
"I see, so you do like this world after all, master~" The three of them giggled with some sort of pride considering this world was their home. It made them happy to know that such a powerful being had come to like it.
"Great Red and Ophis have done an excellent job keeping this universe together... now, what is your plan, Layla?"
"Hunt Aphrodite down".
"..."
"You won't give it a rest, will you?"
"Master, even more than her being your 'pet' she has also plundered all the treasures from the Agares, Barbatos, Belia, Gremory, Lucifer and Phenex... all for the sake of giving you a 'decent' offering".
Richter scratched his head with an awkward smile.
"I won't ask you to give away those treasures as I know how much you like them, but... I can't just ignore her actions as a resident of the underworld..."
"Don't you just want to kill her due to your jealousy?"
"That too... big sister, I hope you understand I'm doing the three of us a favour".
"Are you really okay with this, Richter-sama?"
"There are some things in this world that can't be changed.. such as enmity. Regardless of whether she lives and dies, for me... Aphrodite will forever remain nothing more than a delicate treasure in my right hand, no more... no less... I am unable to love her"
Richter turned around, giving them his back. The three golden beauties looked at one another, silent.
"Then I will be on my way, master... if you need me, please call".
"See you later, Layla".
The Devil Queen disappeared in a golden magic circle, heading towards her own responsibilities and leaving only Gabriel and Grayfia.
The two of them hugged his arms each and snuggled in, enjoying the pacific silence of the dimensional gap.
Grayfia's only responsibility was to please and follow her master's orders. While Gabriel had responsibilities in the heavens which she could bear to put aside during her 'honeymoon'.
"The two of you will come with me. I have decided to take this journey out of the Z-Axis for one reason... Ajuka was right in more than a single sense... with how much Primordial Gold aura is being concentrated in this universe due to your presence... I don't think I will lose my way in the Z-Axis... even if I can't accurately point out Helius' location... I can always come back here, unlike before".
Richter's hand transformed into a claw and he sliced the thin membrane of the Dimensional Gap, an action that would surely attract Great Red's attention.
He then took both Gabriel and Grayfia into the endless void with him before closing up the spatial scar.
"T-This is..."
"The Multiverse Z-Axis..."
Aside from blackness, there was nothing to be seen or felt... it almost felt ridiculous, like in existence.
In this world, there was nothing but complete darkness... nothing but in existence, they couldn't even see each other's bodies or their own bodies, it was closing their eyes only to find out that they had ceased to exist.
Richter's wings resurfaced just like his hybrid body, filled with Golden Scales... they produced an unprecedented shiny light that illuminated this empty vastness. Gabriel's twelve angel golden wings resurfaced as well, just like Grayfia's demon wings. They shone reflecting the light emitted by Richter.
"Master... I understand your concern now. I-I can't even feel the world we were in just now" Grayfia's lips shivered, as if she was feeling unimaginable coldness, but not due to the cold but instead, due to the degree of desolation.
"I told you... this is a spot where even Primordials like me can easily get lost... only those primordials with excellent control over their laws of space can find their way here... Primordials of Space most likely... my knowledge over the space laws was acquired with time and it would only allow me to open a portal towards where Primordial Gold is..." He turned towards a particular direction of the void.
"I can feel the Primordial Gold coming from Helius... like a very small strand in that direction, but it is so fussy that I'm not even sure... the reason may be because it is so far that the intensity decreases over time".
Gabriel and Grayfia listened to his words, but deep inside the fright was taking over... there was nothing in this place, nothing... if Richter wasn't here... they wouldn't even know how to return to the underworld or the Earth, or the dimensional gap... both of them have already tried unfruitfully to open a portal... it was as if the laws of space they knew and 'this' space... were totally different.
"I have brought the two of you here for a reason... I want the two of you to have a friendly spar here... not enough to injure yourselves... but strong enough to emit as much Primordial Gold as possible".
"Eh? do you wish for us to fight using only Primordial Gold? I don't know how to use it yet, dear..."
"No, you can use whatever you desire, but try to fight with all your strength... Grayfia, take this chance to teach Gabriel how to touch upon her power".
"I understand... is this what you tried to do before, master?" She was referring to the time he fought Great Red, trying to use as much of his power as possible to 'widen' the strand of Primordial Gold coming from Helius.
"Yes, something like that..." Richter frowned with crossed arms, that was merely just one of his objectives.
He began emitting his own aura and creating Primordial Gold out of nothingness... it manifested at first as small motes of golden light that increased in size over time, from small rice grain-sized balls to small pebbles... to the size of a rock and so on.
He analysed how slow Primordial Gold was getting to him, realising that it was due to the fact that he wasn't in Helius.
Usually, creating a planet-sized sphere would only take seconds.
Meanwhile, both Gabriel and Grayfia got ready for their spars.
"You don't need to do anything else, Gabriel... Primordial Gold flows through your body passively let's have a normal spar and as we fight, you will realise your new capabilities".
"Yes, sister~"
"Ugh..." Grayfia rolled her eyes; she never imagined that she'd call an Archangel a 'sister'.