"I have yet to-"


    "Absolutely not." Dina stood and walked over to her, staring at her with an obviously disturbed expression. "No, don''t ever ask that of me again, not like that." She shook her head and then stormed off leaving Ikaris shocked.


    "Dina I-"


    "Let her be." Sol pushed the back of her head. "Why would you ask her something like that?" He raised a brow, and she stared at him with the same expression.


    "Did I say something wrong?" Ikaris asked, and Sol smiled at her, standing and resting his hand on her head. "She did not even listen to me."


    "Unfortunately, that''s not something I can exin given my disposition in the whole subject, you should think it over." He kissed her forehead and walked down the staircase as well meeting A at the bottom and her new shadow waiting for him. "Yes?"


    "Master Vestic, there is something troubling me about your decision, I seek your council." A stared up at him expectantly, and he stared at her for several silent seconds and then looked at the girl behind her.


    "I won''t change my mind, everyone dies." Sol went to the meat of the issue rather than start a back and forth conversation.


    "Just like this child-" A gestured to Sri, but flinched and stood between her and Sol when his eyes locked on to her. "J-just like her, there are innumerable innocent civilians that have nothing at all to do with the demon-gods, Z prime itself is a world apart from them!"


    "A world full of demons; but let''s say I did show mercy, even after all I''ve endured, evalen after everything I have been through because of their kind, Sri, how do you suspect the Zn people will respond to me destroying Hāl?"


    "Z has been through hundreds of thousands of years of wars, nuclear holocausts happen every few thousand years, in the demise of their precious Hāl the Zn empire would wage a suicide war against you and use every means necessary to get even, Lord Sir." She replied, and A looked around at her appalled at how calmly she had reacted before his question.


    "Do you believe there is any chance of them trying to attack this vige once they know what happened?" Sol asked again.


    "If word of your existence gets out you and all the other gods here will be targeted without fail, Lord Sir." She replied again, leaving A speechless.


    "One of the reasons I like you is because despite everything you''ve endured you still have a pure heart, A, but don''t for a second think that they''re worth saving, if you stand up for them you will die by their own hands, even this girl you saved, if she ever finds a reason to kill you she will, it''s in their blood, even if she''s a good kid she is still a demon, their very existence is evil itself, they were born from evils beyond your imagination and it resides deep within each and every one of them."


    "Sri...?" A turned to her taking her shoulders and shaking her. "Would you?" She asked.


    "Mdy, I am a demon, if I find a reason that you deserve to die, I will personally challenge you to a fight to the death." She replied causing A''s mouth to hang open as her shock caused her to freeze.


    "You can''t be serious, I could kill you without moving a finger-"


    "I am aware, I will try my best to not find a reason to want to kill you mdy, you are my benefactor." Sri smiled at her.


    "That settles that." Sol said no more on the matter and just walked pass her, resting his hand on her shoulder and tapping it. "Be careful, A."


    .


    "Would you truly?" A asked Sri again in Sol''s absence.


    "Yes Mdy, I am grateful for you saving my life, and I hold no animosity toward Lord Sir for killing my n, rather it is peaceful here with the gods who do not war with and abuse each other." She smiled again, taking A''s hand and pulling her along.


    "Come, we have to teach the gods how toplete the tasks of those they are recing, but first you and I have to go to town and buy more food, otherwise we will be out within a week-"


    Sri stopped when A pulled her hand away, but upon turning she was greeted with a hug, it was her first hug, she was too shocked to speak.


    "What is this?"


    "I realisedst night that there''s no mention of hugs on your culture, this is what a hug is." A held her tightly, dragging her fingers through the girl''s hair and holding her face against her breasts.


    "It is nice..." Sri stood awkwardly.


    "You''re supposed to hug me back." A replied. "I refuse to see the evil in such a sweet child, you are not, do you understand?" She smiled when Sri''s arms slowly held her.


    "Mdy, you are shaking."


    "I hate being touched, the only one who touches me and causes no difort is Master Vestic." A admitted.


    "Then, why would you h.. hug me?"


    "Because, I see good in you, and I am willing to go against his beliefs and prove him wrong."


    "But you said you love him."


    "More than anything else." A released her and rubbed her eyes. "But it is one-sided -"


    "Then why would you not try to find another mate?" Sri began walking again. "There must have been many suitors where youe from."


    "I chose to be his attendant when I was given the choice, as I said before, I do not like being touched by others, but as you have seen, he isfortable touching me and his touch causes no difort, rather it is quite pleasant.


    "Then, I will not ask again." Sri stopped before arge storage shed and took out a ring full of keys. "You said you were interested in the car yesterday, so today I will teach you how to drive."


    "There''s cars too?" Dina came to a halt over their heads andnded, staring awestruck at the modern vehicle in the shed. "Holy shit, does it have an rm?"


    "Yes."


    "Electric or Gas?"


    "Electric, but it can also use gas on low energy."


    "Whoa," Dina stepped into the shade of the shed and pressed her palm against the truck before her. "This is so cool, I haven''t even thought about cars in a few months and now... I''m staring at at alien car... Wait, does it fly?" She snapped looking around at Sri.


    "Do you not hate me?" Sro stared at her confused. "I was told that you spent thest two weeks trapped in a royal cell being abused by demons-"


    "Abused?" Dina scoffed. "Nobody could even touch me or Ikaris, I''m super strong you hear." She puffed up her chest and crackled her knuckles, but she did go quiet afterward and sober up. "But yeah, I absolutely despise demons, my friends...


    my brothers were killed by demons and I haven''t hand a single night of peaceful sleep since that day." She mentioned Han and Bruce, and upon doing so A released a deep sigh and shook her head.


    "However, if Sol is leaving you alone then I''m not going to harm you either."


    "You call him by name?" Sri seemed shocked at this, even Ikaris seemed to revere him more than this girl, and she was his wife.


    "He''s my friend, what else am I supposed to call him?" Dina retorted, kicking the truck and causing the rm to go off with a smile while she covered her ears never imagining she could ever miss the annoying sounds of vehicle rms.


    "Also!" She yelled over the rm before Sri disabled it. "Also... A is my teacher, she is also my close friend, I absolutely refuse to leave her in your presence knowing that she has dropped her guard and is being stubborn, so I''ming along."


    "Others will see and be suspicious of your appearances, there are only demons in the town.


    "Meh." Dina waved her hand and her appearance shimmered, and A did the same changing their appearances to resemble hers.


    "Ah, magic." The demon stared in awe, but her surprise onlysted a few seconds before she walked pass Dina and opened the door. "I already have the funds, we should make haste."


    ***


    [Master Vestic there is a gathering of demon-gods approaching Z-Prime]


    The system alerted him, but he was already staring at the in the sky when she said it.


    "I can sense them, Sitri is doing a good job of spreading the word," He flew off into the air and went sailing toward a random point on the horizon.


    [You praise that being?]


    "She''s my messenger pigeon with a knife at her neck, her time just like everyone else''s wille." Sol looked up again. "How are they travelling that fast?"


    [Strange vehicles called hover pods] She replied in voice. "The estimated distance is closed through copsing space and travelling through the ripples it creates]


    "Interesting."


    [Their estimated arrival is within the next ten minutes]


    "Good." Sol took off like a bolt of lightning leaving the sound of thunder across the skies as the gods all went into hiding and Ikaris stood on the porch with her mana suppressed.


    "Let theme."