Han enjoyed walking through one of the gardens inside of the Stronghold. Seeing all the various birds and animals inside a near paradise, his mood had never been better. He had created a large hill with a gently rising slope on one side, with a massive oak tree at the top.
Sitting down, he enjoyed the sight around him with a lush forest on one side and a grassy prairie on the other. Between the was a pristine river that was forked by the hill. Graceful bridges connected each side. With the elegant movements like water, his two demon slaves laid on either side of him.
Upon leaving the containment unit for their transformation, they looked enhanced in their beauty. Due to the way they were connected to one another, his power had made it, so they became like one being. With their thoughts becoming nearly joined and their mannerisms mirroring one another, he had named the first Dorei and the second Noye. One of their abilities was to shapeshift, becoming anything they needed to be. Their mannerisms reminded him of the beautiful ninjas that stayed close to the last boss in a tv show. Even their outfits were similar to what many fanboys would think of as being sexy ninjas.
Standing to his side was the former queen of the Elven Kingdom. With how close the elves were to the elements of nature, how appearance became a mixture of nature. Depending on her emotional state, her body would phase between various elements. Currently, her body and clothes gave off the appearance of the forest, her long hair like wavy vines that moved in the wind. Her ears were like soft leaves that mimicked her former elvish ears. More than her former self, she gave off a feeling of permanence and maturity. In his garden, she didn't bother with the need of the visual appearance of clothes, allowing him to enjoy the view of her body.
Sensing his eyes on her body, she turned to face him and slowly went on her knees. Positioning herself so that she was laying on her side, she was able to lounge on his legs. Han enjoyed the way that her breasts brushed up against his legs.
"So you were saying?" he reached out and touched her hair. As his hand came closer, she unconsciously shifted it to appear closer to her hair.
Feeling his fingers running through her hair, Elis, the name he called her by, tried to act calm as she talked, but the slowly spreading red on her face ruined such efforts. "Master, the Overflow has been going on for a time much longer than normal. By now the monsters should have dispersed to wherever they go to at the end of the Overflow. I think that something is going on to keep them from moving on."
"Hmm...," He thought to himself, as he considered Elis's words. "Dorei, what do you know about this?" He asked, who seemed content just to lay her head on his shoulder.
"We are only aware of Dominaster using the Overflow to finish off the elves and Master's city. Though the demons are connected with the Overflow, we do not have direct control of the Varg and release them to prevent them from being completed released all at once, Master." She answered.
"How about the gods?" Han asked them.
"We do not know for they only communicated with Dominaster. We were considered too insignificant to deserve an audience with them." Noye said, with no emotions as if she were just stating a fact of life.
Turning his head to place his face into Noye's hair, Han said, "it seems that we may need to have a chat with your former leader. What do you guys think of an adventure?"
"We only desire to be by our Master's side, as his loyal slaves." Noye on his right voiced, as Dorei moved to begin kissing his neck as she sighed and moaned in pleasure.
"I will also accompany you, Master," Elis stated as she smiled when he looked at her as he lay his head on Noye's head.
"Leaving you behind is not something that came across my mind," He smiled at her as he placed his index finger beneath her chin, gently tilting her head up and watching her smile broaden in joy. "Prepare everyone. I want to make sure that my intent is clearly understood." Han ordered, with malice in his voice.
"As you wish, Master," Helania's voice was heard as she stepped forward from behind the tree.
"It appears that my little rest will need to be placed on hold, my beautiful ruler and my lovely slaves," Han sighed as he stood. Aside from a slight sigh from Elis, the twins had merely risen in tandem with him. As if it was the most natural thing, they stood slightly behind and on either side of him, as he walked. Elis took a position on his right side on the other side of the twin.
He enjoyed the way the slope gently led to the bottom and lead to the bridge leading into the forest. At the top of the bridge's arch, an elaborate looking door appeared and opened to reveal a pink haired maid. She walked through the doorway and bowed to Han. Going through the doorway, he was led to his throne room. Waiting for him were his creations, aside from Minatoria who seemed to live on her floor. Seeing all of them kneeling in front of his throne made him realize how the number of creations was increasing. Though he never intended for him to have so many, his heart was set at ease to see so many who felt only love for him. Having a seat on his throne, he leaned onto one of the armrests.
"From what I have been told, the Overflow has been going on for quite a long time. If things stay the same, the Overflow could continue for several months. I do not know if that is the case, but it is still an image that is not good for those in places other than our own, both Felicitas and the Elven Kingdom." He paused to let his word sink in. "I have a feeling that things are being artificially prolonged to make things difficult for us, though we do not have any worries from such a minor things." Glancing over to Selestra, he asked, "how do you imagine we should proceed?"
Without lifting up her head, Selestra answered, "Master, I believe that ending the current Overflow is something that would benefit all, though it may not be an issue for us."
His eyes moved over to Ha-Yoon, she said, "though there is no need for you, My Master, to lift a finger to help anyone, I also agree with Selestra. Just as with the Elven Kingdom, I see an opportunity to show others the power of Felicitas."
"Brittany, what do you think of this idea?" He quietly asked her.
"Master, you have only to say the word, and I will go out and eliminate the Overflow myself. I will tear them apart and rain blood in your glory. There is no need for you to dirty your divine hands." Brittany said with conviction and fervor.
Han chuckled at Brittany's word. "My beautiful Brittany, your conviction does bring me comfort." As if thinking to himself, he said, "I do like the idea of going to that demon's location and having him share his thoughts on the matter." Without any further thoughts on the matter, Han stood and walked towards the doorway to the throne room. Behind him, his other creations followed after him.
The door upon opening led him to the desert outside of Felicitas, in a spot where the Overflow was not present. Though the Overflow had a mindblowing number of monsters that composed it, they were not everywhere and only appeared to look endless in front of cities which they tended to target.
Out on the desert, Han casually looked around and stated, "rise." All around them, the desert seemed to shake with enough power to level a modern city on Earth. In front of him, a large amount of sand began to rise as if a mountain was forming. Oceans of sand cascaded down off the growing mound.
From inside of the mountain, there was feathered looking hair poking out from beneath the sand. No longer able to contain what was inside, a peak of a head emerged. This head was followed by a second and third head. Each head was scaled with a massive snout, and when the beast opened its mouths, the lower part split apart to expose rows upon rows of teeth. An ear-shattering roar was blasted out of the center head's mouth, and fire shot out. The other two were nearly as loud, with the one on the left spouting out large ice crystals and looking as if a blizzard was pouring out, and the one on the right released lightning. Two enormous arms exploded out of the sand and came crashing down on top of the desert. Like a creature pulling itself out of an ocean, the rest of the monstrosity could be seen. When half of its body was pulled out, four large wings appeared and blocked out the sky. All of them were covered in its shadow in an instant. The back half finally was seen and a long tail seemed to be endlessly pulled out of the ground.
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Once the creature was out of the desert, it shook its body and sand seemed to rain down to the ground. When it felt free of any loose debris, it turned its body to orient itself to Han. Lowering all three of its heads, the dragon seemed to be introducing itself to Han.
"From now on, you will be called Omegan," Han said. As he walked towards Omegan, it moved one of its arms and presented its hand to Han. Once Han and the twins were comfortably placed, it raised its hand to the top of the middle head. When it stopped, Han and the twins walked on top of its head which seemed like it could fit a small city.
"Where is Dominaster holed up," Han asked Dorei.
"He is located to the north, near the Empire, in the main temple," she answered.
Without needing a command, Omegan began moving its wings and creating a sandstorm. Slowly, Omegan rose into the air and made its way to the north.
Han turned his head and watched each of his creations make their preparation to follow him. Those who were unable to fly made use of Ha-Yoon's Reapers that could fly. Since the time that Ha-Yoon had her creatures, there was a more extensive selection to choose from. There were a dozen different ones that could fly into the air. Some of them looked like miniature dragons, though closer to insects than giant lizards.
Helania's body began to expand, and she transformed into her dragon form, which was larger than Selestra's pet dragon. Faster than Omegan, she shot into the air and glided next to it. Selestra's dragon, which usually hung out on her shoulder, grew to its standard size and followed after them. Queen used one of her skeletal dragons as her transport.
Seeing the number of dragons that were behind Omegan, Han wondered what those in cities would think of the wing of dragons flying above them. From what Han was told, dragons were rarely seen and stayed in isolated locations to tend to their own matter. Beneath them, the ground was devoid of any light as they passed over forests and farmland. They saw plenty of the Varg as they moved in large monstrous groups. Some of the Varg would occasionally look up at them, especially the large looking ones.
"Destroy," Han commanded.
The two other heads of Omegan directed their mouths at the Varg and a mixture of subzero temperatures and the heat that could rival a star tore through the Varg.
Looking behind him, he watched as Helania spat out black orbs that ground anything it hit into dust. The way they seemed to distort the air around them and phase in and out of the space around them was mesmerizing, and he enjoyed hearing the monsters scream in agony, at least he assumed they were screaming in pain.
There was no real attempt to destroy the Varg, as they just glided over them. It was closer to how he used to step on a line of ants when he was walking to school. He noticed that both Queen and Ha-Yoon had summoned their own respective forces and seemed to compete over who could tear through the Varg faster. It was interesting to watch the dead versus a species designed to kill. He was impressed with both of their powers.
People often referred to the Overflow as being similar to death, but he imagined that such a word would be reserved for him as they flew and left behind a gaping path of destruction and decay. Both Queen and Ha-Yoon had creatures that flooded a path full of toxic poison, where it hovered and failed to dissipate. It would be likely that such a cloud would only dissipate after a week.
"Master, we approach," Dorei and Noye spoke in unison. They both had a finger pointing at where the temple was located, which appeared to be carved into the face of a cliff, looking like one of those statues in Asia.
There was an ancient looking city in front of the temple, with people in robes walking back and forth. When he was looking down, he could see a group of robed priests looking individuals, who were dragging along a struggling individual.
Seeing such a thing wasn't unusual in this type of world, but something about the image seemed to annoy him to no end. Stepping forward, he appeared behind the priests, who were chanting in a foreign language. The person they were dragging was a woman. When she spotted him, she called out, "please! Help me!"
"I am going to assume that you are taking her to someplace she does not wish to go?" He said to the priests.
Hearing his voice, they all stopped and turned towards him. Each one of them was old looking, the kind you imagine when you think about creepy old men their flesh hanging from their face with wrinkles all over.
One of the priests spoke, "do not interfere with the ritual of our Lord, who has set in motion the cleansing!"
"Is he talking about the Overflow?" Han asked.
"He is, Master," Dorei answered.
Han tried to fight it back, covering his mouth with one of his hands. After hearing such a ridiculously cliche things, Han burst out laughing. "Do you guys honestly believe that the Overflow is a cleansing?! What is it even cleansing?" He asked the priest, who was looking at him as if he was mad.
"The Overflow is our Lords way to keep the pure alive and punish those who stray from the gods' teachings!" Another Priest yelled out. "To laugh at such a blessed gift is proof that the Overflow is necessary!"
Once he was able to calm himself down, and only had to deal with the occasional giggle, Han shook his head as if giving up. "It is not like I ever planned on changing how you all think, but at least with this woman, I will not allow you to do anything. She is under my protection." The pressure he exerted frightened the priest, and they were at a loss as to how they should proceed.
"There is no need to be so confused. End them." He cheerfully said. On either side of him, Dorei and Noye propelled themselves forward and used their sharpened fingers like mini swords to slice the priests apart. Han felt like he was watching one of those late night infomercials, where the chef would demonstrate how quickly his product could cut through anything.
All that was left was the slave girl, who stared in awe at him. "Can you take her back to Felicitas?" He asked as a door emerged with a maid stepping out. The maid simply bowed, and several more maids stepped out to help out the woman. Han wondered if this is where the term Spirited Away came from where normal people were whisked away by the gods to the spirit realm. To some people, Felicitas may appear like the spirit realm, with how little it mimics the world around it. It made him think about something, as he walked over the corpses. As if he wasn't there, the blood and human matter didn't stick to his shoes.
Behind Omegan landed on the ground, causing a slight earthquake. His creations landed behind him and followed as he headed towards the main temple.
As he walked into the temple, he appreciated how ancient it looked and gave him a feeling that it had existed since the very beginning. "I do have to admit that you guys are more artistic compared to me," Han mentioned, thinking about how his Stronghold could use a more artistic hand.
"Master, you did a wonderful job with the Stronghold. I treasure how it looks." Helania spoke up after Han voiced his thoughts.
He laughed and said, "I do believe that all of you are slightly biased in your thinking, but I do appreciate the thought."
The occasional priest they ran into was taken care of by his creations. With how creative they were being, Han imagined that they were having a competition.
"Anacolis, that was mine!" He could hear Brittany yelling in anger.
A sultry laugh was heard and Anacolis responding with, "I do apologize, my hand slipped I meant only to target the other one."
"Everyone, do not be disruptive to our Master," Helania said, playing her part as the mother figure.
The hallway they were walking through winded around, like a maze, but Dorei and Noye guided him to the central chamber where Dominaster usually stayed, conducting his business and managing the other demons.
Near the end of the hallway was a large doorway. Without any decor, Han kicked the door opened and caused both sides to fall off their hinges nearly. Now they were loosely hanging on. The room was very large with several fireplaces on either side, giving off a very evil vibe. "I am getting the feeling you want to say, 'I am evil,' with all these fireplaces," Han laughed when a figure at the front of the room quickly turned to face him after hearing the crashing noise.
"What are you doing here?!" Dominaster shouted, panic written all over his face.
Hearing Dominaster's reactions, Han dramatically paused and wondered out loud, "wait... you did not send the Overflow to my city as an invitation? I only thought that because they seemed to be sticking around and not looking like they will be leaving anytime soon." He started off sounding jovial, until near the end when his voice went flat without any humor in it.
"That is not possible! You should have been wiped out by them!" Dominaster began to slowly back away from Han.
Continuing to walk into the room, Han commented, "As I said, you demons seemed to be really talented at interior decorating! The furniture really matches with the evil fireplaces. Do you guys hire someone to arrange this place?"
"Enough with this nonsense!" Dominaster created a fireball and hurled it at Han. The furniture decorating the room was burned to a cinder from the heat of the attack.
Before it reached Han, the fireball was quickly absorbed by a beautiful fire goddess.
"Thank you, but that was not really necessary, Elis," Han complimented the burning goddess.
"To allow such a minor thing to reach you would only stain my honor, Master," Elis stated, as the flames dispersed and she returned to her forest form.
"Who are you?! You can not be one of the gods, they promised to not interfere in my matters!" Dominaster looked confused as he looked at Elis.
Elis shifted into a being that seemed to be the wind shaped into a woman. Lifting one of her hands, she began laughing, "you think that I am one of the gods? Compared to the power my Master wields, they are not even worth my time."
"I find it amusing how these creatures lack such imaginations, considering where they originated from," Anacolis voiced her contempt.
"While I do enjoy these bonding moments, I think we should move to the heart of the matter." Han clapped his hands together. "Helania, my love, would you restrain our host?"
Helania raised one of her arms and opened her hand, to create a black ball that seemed to make the room grow darker and distort the space around them. With a certain finality, it slowly descended and began to press Dominaster into the floor. By the tone of his screams of pain, Helania was not exerting much effort into the ball, lest she destroys him.
"Release me!" Dominaster screamed at Han, between his cries of anguish. His contorted face, along with the tears running down his face, only helped to demonstrate how much pain he was feeling.
Han slowly walked towards the screaming Dominaster. He hummed a light tune as each step brought him closer to the tortured soul. When he was standing almost in front of him, Han squated and gave him a broad smile. "So what were you planning all this time, and what will it take for you to stop?"