Sanctuary City, Heaven.
Post the announcement and visuals of a union like none other by all the kings of the human, demon and god realm, the three groups had gathered, only slightly covertly, in front of the grandest dungeon of the God Realm.
On one side were Bael, Lucifuge, and… Barbados.
"Why are you here?"
"Sniff… do you not… not want me to? That's so rude…"
"That's not what I said—"
"She's the strongest after us," Bael said. "She can also make the dead live again, so all is good there."
I crossed my hands and nodded.
"I am good, right? Why don't you praise me then, come on. All of you praise me."
She's crazy too. I let Bael praise Barbatos and turned to the other side.
We had Yvas, Vrede, and the annoying guy who was at the door.
"Now why are you here?" I asked.
"It's Girighet."
"Don't care didn't ask."
"Oh, you little!"
"Just kidding. I am guessing he's the strongest too on your side?"
Yvas and Vrede shook their head.
"He can heal us all. And is fairly disposable, all is good there."
"Perfect."
"HEY!"
Girighet had some opinions, but he could shove those.
I then looked at my side.
"Luka and Albert, you guys already know them. They are strong, and are the people who do know what the future held before, so all is good there."
Then all three groups turned to the last group. The one representing humans.
There we had a young and dashing blondie in green robes and a genteel smile. He was talking to old man Agares while talking about how he had crashed in.
That was the greatest mage on the Human Realm and the principal of the Academy, Lushan von Bergus.
Next to him was a familiar face and a fairy princess. Still in his old cloak as always and a relaxed air about him. Kaiser, the god of adventurers.
And lastly, stood a woman with short brown hair and a choker tied around her neck. She held a cigarette in a hand studded with rings while donning a short tight blouse and skirt. The smoke of the cigarette sizzled and my confusion rose with it.
"Who even are you?"
"Dude's the rudest to me, do you see this? I am so pissed I am gonna need a cigarette."
"You're smoking one."
"Oh, cool. Thanks, you a real g."
She pushed her fist out, I bumped it, albeit with some hesitance, and she nodded and looked away.
"She's my girlfriend, Eugy," Kai said.
"What!? For reals!?"
Kai grinned while the girl kicked him in the shin.
"You wish. This punk wishes. I only date death. And cool guys."
"Alright," Kai grinned, holding his leg up. "She wishes to be my girlfriend."
"Little shit."
She kicked him again, and this time Kai dodged.
She kicked again, he dodged again.
This is why Kai and I hit it off, huh?
"Ah, young love. I remember frolicking about like this too."
"Oh shut up, principal. You only got the balls to ask her out THIS year."
I had already told Lushan the moment I returned and he had agreed to go along, but Kai had just returned to the central parts and finding him was slightly tougher.
As soon as the spirits informed me of his location, I had teleported straight to him and informed him as well of everything that had gone down in heaven and hell.
Kai listened to it all and suggested himself that he join this raid. And so we had three representative groups, the strongest of each species from each realm.
"Tsk," Lushan clicked his tongue. "Regardless. That is the third Mythril ranked adventurer, Cosmos. She can control space like no one else and is strong enough to flatten multiple mountains, she's also very punk so all is good there."
I clapped my hands together and smile widely.
Alright! Then all is good everywhere!
I looked over to the side, in front of us towering in the sky was the enormous hall that made up the Sanctuary. A single building that changed forms each and every time it was stepped into.
With the greatest group that our world would probably ever witness, we had decided to move in.
The sanctuary was just the enormous building in itself, but with every floor that was cleared, the insides would change making for a location mystic as it was new.
The old man, Framtida, neared me then and placed a hand on my shoulders.
"Eugene Hall…"
"What is it?"
"I don't believe I need to say this, but still," he leaned closer toward my ears and whispered. "Don't hesitate."
"Save your words, old man, you look like you only have a handful of them left."
The old man laughed out loud at me and pushed me forward.
"Alright, all of you, while I may not be the strongest here."
Not for long.
"I am the most responsible and smartest—"
11 people's voice merged into a single giant "No." Which I promptly ignored.
"Let's move in."
With my command, the groups followed.
This was the gathering that would dive in and attack straight into the outer gods. In more ways than one, we were going to decide not just ours but the entire world's fate, right now.
"I'll open it for you," Yvas said. He was the one who had taken part in all the raids the god made on the dungeon for the last three thousand years and was the biggest contributor in bringing the world to the final level of Sanctuary.
He took in a deep breath and placed his hand on the door.
With a single nudge, he pushed it open—
"The one I believe in the most…" Yvas spoke, as if chanting a prayer. "Is myself."
—And in the blink of an eye, the Sanctuary swallowed us all.
The next time I opened my eyes, I was standing in the middle of an enormous hall. Deeply intricate pillars were all around the place where haze filled every direction.
Instead of a floor below was just a puddle of water.
And far ahead in the center of all the pillars.
Stood a completely white being.
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