Pov Yara (High Priestess of Life):
I was sitting in the town square, this is the place that has received the most renovations in this city, there was once a statue, a fountain, a tree, a garden and a lot of other things, but now it's a mixture of all of these.
It has a beautiful big tree in the center with benches around it and lake gardens behind the benches along with waterways a little in front of the benches that run through the gardens into small pools in the middle of the gardens.
"This place is very nice, don't you think?" (I)
"Yes, but how can you act so carefree when this is happening!?" (Lorraine)
I look in the direction Lorraine pointed, that's where the Communal Temple Zenos is using to evolve is.
Since a few hours ago it was emanating waves of Aura and Authority in all directions, as if that wasn't shocking enough, it also started sending waves of Holy Power in all directions.
Since all this energy comes from Zenos, it's all being absorbed by the Dungeon with ease as it spreads throughout the Dungeon.
I noticed that most of those energies are being sucked into two spots where two of Zenos's Familiars should be, but that wasn't surprising.
What was absurd was the image in the sky now, it wasn't the sky of this Dungeon, it was an image created mainly above the Communal Temple of a starry sky with a big Creature in the middle of the stars, it wasn't very visible, but its presence was monumental.
"Zenos is going far..." (I)
"His Territory has already surpassed the level of an Area Territory, it's already at the beginning levels of a Border Territory, not to mention that in the middle of the stars." (Lorraine)
"What did you expect from the Evolution of a Child of the Blood Goddess?" (I)
"I still remember that Natasha girl evolving from her Territory while in the middle of a War, it was really hard to keep her alive when her body was being ripped to pieces every few seconds." (I)
"Be glad he isn't making a massacre like Caitlyn did, poor girl, I was called to try to help those unlucky enough to survive the terrifying Territory she created in the midst of Evolution itself..." (I)
As one gets older, memories come back to mind at the strangest of times, Zenos is doing something outrageous, but at least he conforms to his ever outrageous family.
"You know he's too young, how is he creating... wait, the Dungeon!?" (Lorraine)
"Exactly, that's a huge Advantage that only a Dungeon Master has, the Dungeon itself is a shortcut to mastering the use of Authority and Territory." (I)
This whole place belongs to him, technically speaking we are out of the world, this whole place belongs to Zenos, he can mix his Aura with the surroundings without resistance and he doesn't need to take control of an area to set up a Territory, this whole place is his to begin with, so he can move faster than others with it.
"The only thing I'm surprised about is the Ascension he's going through, I didn't expect him to wake up so quickly." (I)
"He's not the only one, I can feel his sisters outside the city, their power levels are rising more and more, I also feel many entering Evolution right now as we speak." (Lorraine)
"Zenos does a lot of Awakening Ceremonies, he has his advantages when it comes to increasing potential, but the disadvantages are being limited by their master." (I)
"Look..." (Lorraine)
"..." (I)
I look up at the sky again, an eclipse has formed between the stars and the Star Covered Area has increased.
It looks like Zenos is steadily entering the Border Territory level.
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Pov Lorraine (Fairy Empress):
I was sizing up the next White Elf Queen when I felt the burst of energy near the World Tree, that's when I saw the absurd amount of miasma being expelled from the Dungeon and a slight amount of Holy Power.
I entered, I could have invaded the Dungeon directly, but without knowing what exactly was happening I entered the normal way, and that's when I arrived where the city is.
I spent time talking with High Priestess of Life who takes everything lightly as usual, so after parting ways with her I went to see things for myself.
Found the Fairy my mother has been eyeing, she seems to have potential, she's in the midst of Evolution with an army of Fairies protecting where she stands.
In addition to being evolving, I can also feel her absorbing Zenos' power to transmit into her Faerie Cradle, I can feel a Faerie Gate connecting with the Faerie World.
But she herself doesn't seem to have a strong connection to the Fairy World.
"(I see... I remember my mother saying something about her and Zenos...)" (I)
Her connection is with Zenos, this is preventing her from completing the Fairy Gate, maybe I can help.
I reach out and a thread of my energy contacts her Cradle of Faerie before opening a needle-sized passageway to Faerie.
"(With a passage open temporarily she will be able to augment that passage with her own power and make it permanent.)" (I)
"Thank you, ma'am."
I turn around and see a Fairy with golden horns, I can feel her Light, Dark, and Thunder Elements, a Fairy with three pure elements is rare, and she will become strong.
"Who are you little Fairy?" (I)
"I am one of Mother Layla's daughters, Master Zenos gave me life during one of his Evolutions through the Cradle's memories."
The Cradle of Fairies is almost something alive, it can store the memory of all the Fairies who choose to live in its territory, and it also allows these Fairies to have access to these memories.
"Do you have a name?" (I)
"I still haven't made my first contract."
"Layla could..." (I)
"None of us want names like that, we want to be like her, we want to get our names from our first contract."
"You don't seem to be looking, why are you thanking me?" (I)
"I am the strongest after Mother Layla, I take care of others when she is with master Zenos."
"Looks like Layla got a good daughter." (I)
I spent some more time talking to the little Fairy, and she told me more about Layla and this place, after that I went back and passed the Cradle of Spirits, but it seemed that the Dragon Spirit was doing well on its own.
As I was leaving, I noticed the Infant Spirits and Fairies being born in the two Cradles with Zenos' Aura as the catalyst.
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Pov Zenos:
I don't know what was happening, I felt my whole body burning for an indeterminate amount of time, everything around me was darkness and endless stars.
But at some point my eyes open and I stand up stretching my hand, it took me a few seconds to notice that I was still in the Communal Temple, I looked around and there was no one else around.
I looked around realizing something else, the statues were gone, the statues of the various Gods had disappeared and only the statue of Goddess Selene was still in its place.
"Something is wrong..." (I)
I try to look at my hand and it's the same as before, even my scales are the same and I can still feel something burning inside me, but that feeling seems far away.
"The pool of blood... isn't there either..." (I)
I looked to a place a little further away, it was where the pool of my blood was with the 5 girls still waiting to wake up there.
I get up and walk over to the Goddess statue, I could feel that many things weren't right.
"Thank you for having me once again, Goddess..." (I)
"You should listen to your sisters and call me Mom." (Goddess Selene)
"What gave me away? Was it the other statues? Was it the pool? Maybe it was the lack of your companions around you?" (Goddess Selene)
"All those things, but mostly the fact that in all my evolutions I've run into you and it hasn't happened yet." (I)
The Goddess statue gains color and moves as she returns to normal to sit on the altar where the statue was enshrined.
"Why try to trick me like that?" (I)
"Your mother likes to mess people up."
When I looked back there was a boy eating a meat skewer, he was dressed in simple leather clothes and looked to be around 15 years old by appearance.
His glossy black hair shows a level of care an ordinary person wouldn't, and his golden eyes are piercing as if he's facing the teeth of a colossal beast.
"I just wanted to put him in a comfortable place, I thought a picture of the Temple he built for us would be a good place." (Goddess Selene)
"Now just say what you have to say, don't try to keep your other appointment waiting, Akatosh." (Goddess Selene)
"That wretched kid can call me as many times as he wants, it won't help, what he did that day pisses me off to this day!" (Akatosh)
"That's why you sent her? You want to make him die?" (Goddess Selene)
"Don't make me dream, we both know she won't interfere." (Akatosh)
"..." (I)
I didn't understand what was going on, but it felt like I was in the presence of two Gods who are talking about something I don't understand, but I still don't know why I'm here or why they're here with me.
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