The temporary nest of the griffon was built further away behind the portal hub. Inside a wide forest area, out of anyone's sight, it could rest without being bothered.

By now, almost everyone had left the exhausted creature alone, leaving only Titania behind.

'This is incredible.'

Carefully, she caressed the beast's beak. For an unknown reason, this creature spoke to her.

Not in a literal sense, but more in what it represented.

This griffon was the last of its species, but still possessed the hope of future generations inside its belly.

The flow of life was still moving calmly through the griffon, and the beating hearts of its children echoed in her ears.

'I will monitor this closely. Even if it is against the order of the world, I want to protect the lives in front of me.'

'That is why you gave me this power, is it not?'

Thinking about the almighty power that gave her the Remnant power to control 'Life' and 'Death' to some extent, Titania focused on what she had to do.

Suddenly, a low rumble shook the entire realm.

'...'

A frown appeared on her face as she turned toward the south instinctively.

'I should pull the roots closer to the Tree of Life. I have a feeling Orion's doing something again.'

With a strained smile, she looked at the beast.

"There is never a boring day in here."

...

"Agh!"

"More!"

"But that's what I'm doing?!"

Amelia and Nia were arguing as they were creating a nightmarish amount of energy around them.

Orion watched them, checking the tablet from time to time.

Giving instructions to them, he clicked on it to read at the same time.

"We can't simply create rocks and pile them upward. This won't do."

"What we need to do is rip the ground open and pull the energy of the realm, which will take the shape you two desire as it is pulled out."

Nia glanced over her shoulder.

"Huh? What does that even mean?!"

"If you think of a rocky mountain while you do your thing, a rocky mountain it will turn into. If you want snowy peaks, you'll get snowy peaks."

Both Amelia and Nia exclaimed audibly.

"Oh!"

"That simple?"

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"Yes. I'm the one who's going to mold the mountain while also supporting you two at the same time."

Looking away from the tablet, his body vanished into a bubble of black ink. Sirius also underwent some changes, just like his master.

After a few seconds, the bubbles popped, and the two emerged as the Abyssal Sovereign power flew through their veins.

Procyon's mood suddenly dropped as she remembered her defeat at the paws of this incredible wolf. Sirius sat down next to her proudly right after.

"Alright. Get ready."

Two of Orion's eight black-ink wings, the ones at the bottom, stretched weirdly. They arched toward his partners and pierced their backs.

"Ahn!"

Amelia let out a sensual moan as a tremendous amount of energy ran through her body, rapidly merging with the magic flowing through her veins.

"What the fuck?"

Nia, who felt it to a relatively lesser extent, stared at Amelia with a stunned expression.

"I'm sensitive, alright?"

"Huh-uh?"

Still confused, Nia kept her gaze planted on her. If only she had retracted her gaze, she would have avoided the next remark.

"Wait until he takes you at night. You'll understand."

Her ears suddenly turned red at the thought of Orion spending the night with her.

"Focus."

Orion finally decided to intervene, knowing that this conversation would lead to Nia losing her focus entirely.

"R-Right!"

Still embarrassed, Nia looked forward. It took a few minutes for her to let the matter go, but Orion was patient.

He had a lot of energy to share with them and didn't mind expending more than necessary to keep them away from danger.

His wings attached to them and acting like the roots of a tree, he fed them the magic necessary for the extremely challenging task of pulling out a mountain out of the ground of Horizon.

"When you feel like trying, go for it. But you have to do it together. One of you alone won't be able to do so."

They nodded in agreement.

When the energies between them entered their threshold, they began the process.

"Let's do this quickly!"

Amelia began to move first. The first part was to open the ground for the energy to go through.

Lifting her arm in the air, she condensed some of her energy into a blast that traveled in an arc forward.

It crashed on the ground, ripping it apart.

When the dust settled, Nia and Amelia aimed their hands forward and sent a beam of pure energy, similar to Elliott's energy signature.

This was different from magic, which was inherently natural compared to the elements that were brought alive by the elementals.

"J-Jeez!"

Nia's arms began to tremble before the very first blob of energy moved upward. Amelia appeared to struggle just as much, but she hid it well.

"That's why I'm here."

Suddenly, they felt the tension leave their bodies. It felt like intense exhaustion, and the weight of boulders on their backs disappeared, replaced by the warm feeling of expectations.

Pumping energy into them with a serious face, Orion watched their backs intently.

Glancing back for an instant, they smiled.

They looked at each other before nodding.

'What's a mountain in the grand scheme of things?'

'For Orion, I'll blast a mountain away!'

Looking at the deep opening in front of them, they gave everything they had to pull out the energy out of the ground.

Slowly, very slowly, from the depths of the opening, something emerged.

After ten minutes of intense work, the first peak of Horizon's mountain emerged as a white matter.

But then, as the first ten meters were brought out, everything stopped moving.

"I... can't!"

"Me... neither!"

It wasn't a problem of power. The realm was resisting with everything it had.

Creating mountains meant recreating Horizon from another side. The sky had to widen, and the matter had to stabilize.

Even if Orion desired this change, they had to give more than their 100% if they wanted to succeed.

"This... little...!"

"Why won't you... move!"

Amelia was starting to lose her patience. She was trying to lift her arm upward to facilitate the process, but it wasn't budging.

"I can't!"

"It's not... possible!"

Nia was about to give up.

Seeing them struggle so much, Orion was about to cancel the project for their sake.

"No!"

"I'm also... just as strong... as sis!"

The fairy wings behind Nia's back suddenly opened wide and vibrated furiously. At first glance, her two wings appeared as though they were four.

'Wait...'

Squinting his eyes while activating 'Calm Analysis', Orion noticed that Nia's wings were actually starting to separate into a new pair.

A fierce expression appeared on Nia's face as she began to sweat profusely. Very slowly, she began to lift the rest of the mountain by herself.

"You want some rocks?! I'll pull them out. Just wait!"

Letting her emotions run wild, she began to curse at Horizon itself.

More and more energy exploded out of her, increasing exponentially as her second pair of wings took form.

With her free hand, she created a few steps of metal that she began to climb. The further she climbed them, the taller the mountain grew.

But in exchange, the toll on her mind greatly increased, too.

Seeing that the petite fairy was giving her all while she wasn't, Amelia felt wronged.

"What are you doing...? Trying to act cool all alone...?"

Gritting her teeth, Amelia felt the rivalry in her core activate.

Each one of the other eight women was her friend, but at the same time, they were all competing for Orion in some way.

Her need to push herself further grew as her friends and rivals did the same.

"Ceres!"

A blast of energy covered Amelia entirely. An 'Elemental Mastery' only a few managed to see was finally revealed to Orion.

The earth 'Elemental Mastery', Amelia's last of her five original elements, began to change her body.

Amelia's hair turned a light dark, while a metallic crown with prickly spikes floated over her head.

Her clothes were replaced by a tight outfit with shorts and thigh-high boots, leaving only a sliver of skin appearing.

Ceres, the carbon fiber scimitar, formed in her right hand, ready for action.

A suit of carbon fiber on her body, Amelia reappeared, thoroughly changed.

While still gritting her teeth, she threw Ceres forward.

The blade spun rapidly as it traveled forward, only to get stuck into the spike of energy.

"Heya!"

Lifting her arm in one fell swoop, Ceres followed suit. At the same time, the energy continued to grow upward.

"MORE!/MORE!"

Together, the two wielders of earth magic pushed the energy higher and higher, until the peak pierced the ceiling of Horizon.

*CRACK*

A wide crack formed over their heads, which confused them. Exhausted, they stayed still to catch their breath.

"Good work."

"Are we done?"

Orion shook his head.

"Have you heard of a mountain just a few kilometers tall?"

He chuckled.

"Ah... You're right."

As Amelia and Nia's shoulders dropped, he snapped his fingers.

At that very instant, the sense of perception in the surrounding area became distorted.

"Leave the rest to me."

Placing the tablet in Amelia's hands, Orion stepped forward, releasing his demonic form.