Orion approaches the giant formation.

His power surged from within as the void element reacted to realm shifting.

As the giant peak of matter pierced the sky, Amelia and Nia stopped using their magic.

It was at that moment that the latter realized that her wings had separated.

"Heh? What?"

She looked over her shoulder and touched them.

"You have four wings..."

Seeing her friend's change, Amelia was in disbelief. Even now, they were evolving into something far stronger.

Just as they were getting confused, the surrounding space began to shift.

Alternating black and white particles, glistening and shimmering as they slowly traveled the air, caught the two's attention.

They turned to look at Orion.

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Whispering what sounded like an incantation, his back was the reason for those particles.

Dropping his shoulders, he closed his eyes.

The entire space around him began to warp strangely, in a wavy pattern. Then, as the effect settled, it appeared to pulse lightly.

Emitting a faint light as it traveled out of Orion, the pulsing continued regularly until he opened his eyes.

For a split second, the void magic raptured through his body like a surging wave, enveloping the entire realm.

Threads of void magic, growing into larger sizes than tree trunks, bathed the entire realm as its time flowed in slower.

A second became a minute, turning perspectives upside-down.

"Expand."

Orion's single word echoed inside Horizon when the threads made contact with each wall, corner, inch, and part of the plane.

With Orion as the center of this massive spell, Horizon answered his order.

The ceiling cracked as the peak of the mountain pushed even further.

Past the fake sky, a real one appeared. The realm breached through reality and its secluded space, merging the boundaries of two worlds.

Horizon was still in its isolated place between worlds, but it borrowed the sky of Triazils as if it were its own.

It was also independent of the continent. Overall, it was a reflection of another world.

The starry white sky was no more, indefinitely stretching upward. Heat from the true sun caressed his face as he continued his process to expand his creation.

Orion, the creator of a world, broke the walls holding the siren sea.

Behind it, a larger, almost infinite expanse of water rapidly curved. The real horizon was shorter, which proved that his plan was actually working.

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The wall in front of him, which was the southern one, vanished, revealing the remaining part of the sea.

Instead of being a flat area, Horizon became a large sphere where life could flourish.

He had plans to create smaller islands with Amelia and bring life to those places with Titania.

Horizon ended its changes when the two other walls at the east and west disintegrated.

His small world, Horizon, became a piece of land in the center of a never-ending sea, similar to the now-destroyed fairy realm.

The power of a Remnant to create a world was in his hands, and he made sure to meticulously fabricate it.

As the sky became higher, the peak of the mountain, which breached the three-kilometer high mark, continued to expand to the side.

The lone peak began to form other, smaller peaks around it. A new landmark in the realm formed, later obtaining the name of Mount Agathe, from May later that day.

It would take a few years for the entire realm to thrive in wildlife. Seas needed to be slowly populated, plants needed to encroached rapidly, and animals had to be spread evenly.

With Senia and the sirens ruling over the sea, this part would be in their hands.

The arachnea and fairies were now free to roam the world and spread without worry.

This mountain was created with the idea of helping the griffon live near it. Since he noticed it around the peak of Cephaïd's southern mountain, he supposed that they would normally live at high altitude.

Void magic suddenly began to retract into Orion, slowly pulling the threads back to their origin.

When the last sparkly thread was absorbed back, time returned to its initial state.

Amelia and Nia, who were around Orion, were in a state of shock as their world changed in real time in front of them.

To those outside of his magic range, time had basically stopped. The man they loved was truly breaking all barriers between him and common sense.

Despite this, they never worried. What he did was in no way different from his usual safe.

As the pulsing around Orion subsided and the void particles stopped erupting from his back, they returned to normal.

A wild gust of wind carrying the smell of salt went past them.

"Wind..."

This wind was different from usual. It felt more real than ever.

Just like Orion, they felt the rays of the sun caress their cheeks gently.

Clouds that appeared more real than ever slowly continued toward the north until the eyes could see.

"Incredible..."

Amelia and Nia were at a loss for words.

"I have to agree."

Placing his arms on his hips, Orion smiled at the tall mountain in the distance.

The warping of space distanced them from the development of this rocky formation, and land stretched further away after the walls were brought down.

It was majestic, a representation of these three's hard work.

With a satisfied and genuine smile, Orion turned around and walked up to them.

"Good work. You've done well."

He placed his hands on their heads and patted them.

"It was incredible, Amelia. I had no idea you perfected all of your elements."

With a nod, she smiled and breathed a sigh of relief as their ordeal was finally done.

"And Nia, congratulations on evolving are in order."

"Hehe~"

"Let's go home and rest. I bet Titania would like to hear about this event."

He opened a portal directly in front of his house to avoid wasting any more energy.

...

A few hours later, in their house.

"Orion is just on another plane of existence at this point."

"I don't think I'll even be able to win against him, and I'm the Remnant of Strength..."

"There is no way."

The family was relaxing in the living room with Orion, while his head was on Amelia's thighs.

"Who knows?"

Orion glanced at her with a glint of curiosity in his eyes.

"I didn't mean this to test it!"

They all laughed as Deveralna furiously shook her hands in denial.

"I'm joking."

He sighed as Amelia caressed his bangs. She leaned forward and smiled, staring inside his eyes.

"What's on your mind?"

Something was starting to weigh on his shoulders, something that they all noticed but never asked until now.

Since his return, they all avoided bringing up anything that would cause any discomfort, but after months of doing nothing but slowly putting his roots back into Horizon, it was the breaking point.

"It's..."

He hesitated. Looking into her light pink pearl eyes, Orion felt the need to speak.

Turning his head to look at everyone, one by one, he looked at them.

"..."

For a few minutes, he stayed entirely still, staring at the ceiling.

'Orion isn't someone who keeps mundane matters hidden.'

'It might be something very heavy...'

His partners all looked at each other, exchanging gazes that hid meanings.

When Orion leaned forward and sat next to Amelia, they felt a rush coursing through their body.

What was he about to say?

"How confident are you in beating me in a fight?"

Silence.

"A-Are you serious?"

Senia asked with the most anxious expression ever.

"I am."

Even Amelia looked confused. Karteira, who usually enjoyed a good fight, felt something off about his way of asking.

"Explain further. We won't understand if you don't lay it on us."

May crossed her arms, expecting him to describe his thoughts.

"Answer me first. This is more important than you think."

"Depending on your answer, this will lead to a different conclusion."

The seriousness on his face put them all in a strange mood. They felt anxious, confused, and most of all, frustrated.

"Individually..."

Mia, who had already considered everyone's strengths and shortcomings, frowned.

"We won't hold a candle to you. No matter how many times we try, we'll never beat you at your best."

Orion nodded. He was about to give his conclusion, before Deveralna spoke first.

"If we're to fight you all together, I bet we've got a fair chance."

"Me too?"

Tetra pointed at herself with absolute disbelief.

"..."

They looked at her with obvious expressions.

'Of course...'

Scratching the back of her head, she smiled dryly and leaned back on the couch, silent.

"Olivia."

Orion turned to the youngest of the group for her opinion.

"Hmm..."

She pondered seriously.

"Looking at it from our side, even with all of us together, we probably have 80% of winning. If I were to bring Marie, Eden, and Alice, it'll likely go up to 95%."

Surprised, Orion lifted his eyebrows.

"Just three humans managed to bring the percentage to near perfection? That is surprising."

"Don't underestimate my maids. They protected Noctelagia all these years by themselves. They have the experience and wits to survive and thrive on carnage."

Shrugging it off, she knew he wasn't meaning anything by this remark.

"That changes everything."

Placing his hand on his chin, Orion reflected on the odds.

"95%... In other words..."

The next sentence broke everyone's focus.

"I wonder what fighting me in my unleashed form would lower the rate."

Their faces dropped.

"W-What do you mean by that?"

Karteira stood up, her hands clenched into fists.

But Orion was only preparing to explain.