Han looked at the goddess, who was standing next to him. It was still amusing to him how she had called him father when she had woken up. "Is there a reason for you to call me father?" He asked her.

Brushing back her blonde hair, Alistria lowered her head and blushed. "The way you spoke to me and the power you possess is nearly identical to that of my fathers, who created this world and all of us." She was silent for a moment, and then shyly up at him. "Does it bother you, for me to call you father?" Alistria asked in a voice underlying with worry and fear of rejection.

"Of course not, my daughter," Han gently said to her and traced a finger along her cheek. "You are already connected to me and should feel the bond we share. It is the same connection that all those who serve me feel, allowing you to know where I am and my general emotions."

Alistria smiled and said, "Yes, Father, I feel you, even if I closed my eyes I would be able to know where you are."

"That is good. Though you should understand that my powers are likely different though they may share some similarities to those who created you." Han explained to her.

With a confused expression on her face, she asked, "what do you mean, Father?"

"At the moment, I am unsure about that myself. I am not from this world and am still trying to learn about it. I am starting to think that I am far stronger than your fathers, considering the difference in strength with my creations and the gods of this world." Han looked up at the tower and wondered what was different about him, compared to everyone else and how this power fits in with everything. He would often find himself staring off into the distance, thinking about what made him so different from everyone else to receive such power that seemed to have no limits.

He glanced over at Alistria, who was looking at him with wonder on her face. "To celebrate the moment I received such a beautiful daughter, I think I should show off some of my abilities." He smiled at her, laying an arm on her shoulder. "What do you know about this tower?" He asked Alistria.

"A long time ago, we were approached by someone who offered us a seed and informed us that it would be able to do what our Fathers had not been able to do, which was controlling the monsters once it was planted into the ground.  This person had said that they were traveling and trying to bring about peace. We were initially suspicious of the person, but there was nothing we could detect that countered what was said." Alistria explained. "After a thousand of years had passed, we were informed that the Tower was soon ready to be unearthed. My brothers and sisters thought it would be a good idea to use the humans to do the work, considering how much energy was required to bring it up. Many remembered how our Fathers had lost most of their powers in creating us, so they were afraid to waste their abilities in fear of the same thing happening to them."

Han nodded his head, after hearing what Alistria had said. "This is something I had sensed when I was healing you. There seems to be a maximum amount of power you have, and once that empties, you would likely either turn into a regular human or perish." Seeing Alistria react from his words, he continued, "I have removed such restrictions on you. You will find that your powers are several times greater than any of your peers. No longer will you be limited to being a goddess of such a small world. Instead, you will be one of my creations. Inside of you was something similar to what I use to alter those who serve me, so I had taken advantage of it." He leaned over to her and kissed her on her head, "I hope you do not mind, my daughter."

Her face became red, and her eyes glanced over to where everyone else was casually standing. It seemed that she was embarrassed by such public display of affection.

"No Father, I am happy that you have done so much for me. Alistria will try her best to make you proud, Father." She said in a quiet voice.

He smiled at seeing how embarrassed she looked. "Now pay attention to what I will be doing now. I think we should show all those who may think to interfere with us that it may not be a wise decision." Grinning, he lifted his other arm and made it look as if it was grasping the tower. The earth below them shuddered as he took hold of the tower. In his hand, he could feel the tower itself and the rocky material it was made out of. Slowly lifting his hand, he saw the tower mimic his hand motion. As the tower raised, the earth began to shake violently. Giant clumps of dirt suddenly jutted out. Even though the structure was massive, as it was being lifted out of the ground everyone could see that the tower was only a small part of it. It was as if there was an entire city that was violently excavated.

"Hooo... That is pretty impressive. It makes me curious as to what the purpose of this city was." Even if his voice sounded curious, there was no desire to find out more. In a matter of moments, the sky was blocked by a floating city that floated in the air. With a simple squeeze of his hand, the entire began to crack and like a Prince Rupert drop having its compressive strength released the tower shattered into billion small pieces.

Watching the pieces of the tower gently fall to the ground, shimmering from the sun, he heard clapping behind him. Guiding Alistria and turning around, he smiled at seeing all of his creations clapping happily in celebration.

"Master, your power is truly one of beauty," Helania walked over to him and bowed her head.

"Congratulations, Master," Dorei and Noye voiced together.

Lifting his arm, he said, "with this act, we have demonstrated that we are the single most potent force in this world. Though I may not have any thoughts of conquering the world, it will at least end such views of meddling in our affairs." Looking at each one of them, he continued, "I think it is about time we visit the emperor and have a talk with the prince," He grinned as he looked over at Ha-Yoon, who looked back at him with love.

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The look of the imperial palace was an impressive one. In front of the golden doorways were large gardens on either side, with fountains of animals and beautiful women. He thought it was amazing how the entire area was a bridge with a massive river flowing underneath them. It would be interesting to see if they had some waterway system, bringing the water from the river to the plants and fountains. Walking on the pathway, which could have two modern tanks side by side, Han took some notes and thought about incorporating some of the design work into his city and future ones. With such a vast desert, it would not be an unreasonable thought to build several more, considering how they were continually getting more people immigrating to the city. Many of the new citizens were from the Academic City, as his servants had their people infiltrate into the area and alert the people.

"There are no guards around the palace," Ha-Yoon voiced her thoughts, reflecting the views going through Han's mind.

"Even at our temples, we had followers who would guard the surrounding area. To see such an important place without anyone is a little unnerving." Dorei stated.

As they continued along the path, the silence was somewhat similar to a horror movie. Han wondered if a monster was going to appear, though such a thing wouldn't be as frightening now as when he was an average human.

Breaking the silence was Helania, "Master, what would you have us do. Should I send the others to scout ahead of us?"

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Han shook his head. "There is nothing that could pose a threat, so having scouts sent out at this point would be pointless."

Reaching the doorway into the palace, everyone could see that the door was slightly opened. With the current situation, where the entire grounds was empty, it was strange to find the door opened. The fact that it wasn't wholly opened gave off the feeling of it was closed as an afterthought.

With his arm still holding Alistria, Han used his other hand to open the door. There was a grinding noise as if the door had force applied to it and was damaged. It was like when he was t-boned by a car running a red light. He remembered the firefighters opening the door, and it made a similar sound.

Fortunately, the torches and mana stones were still active, so they were able to make their way through the palace. Though he tried to pay attention to the white marble and gold decorations, he kept on being distracted by the surrounding area. There were absolutely no signs of why such a prominent location was devoid of people. Even in the Stronghold, Han would see several maids and servants rushing about trying to complete their assigned tasks. Walking around the Stronghold took a while, due to everyone greeting him. With such a structure, they should have run into at least one witness. Before deciding to use his ability, Han wanted to walk through the place and see if he could figure it out. Becoming too dependent on his skills would only hinder him, which was why he tried to hold off on such things.

"Though such a place pales compared to the city you built, Master, I am impressed that humans are able to create such wonderful things," Helania remarked.

"Maybe we should have a river running through the city?" Brittany asked. "I think it looks romantic."

"I also like that and agree," Selestria chimed in.

Han tilted his head in thought. "All of you should design the next city we make, and add in things you think would look nice," he suggested to the girls. "I have never been a very creative person, so it would be nice to see what all of you come up with," Han said in good humor, imagining what the city would look like and thought it might become the lover's capital of the world. Chuckling at the thought, he looked up to see that they reached the throne room.

This time both doors were violently ripped off of their hinges. There was no mistake that this was an attack. All over the walls of the room was blood stains, as if someone had turned on a hose connected to a river of blood and sprayed it all over.

Everyone became silent and on alert at the image of such a horrible scene. Stepping into the throne room, Han was glad that his shoes repelled the blood. The idea of having his boots caked in blood was not something he enjoyed. Watching anime where the main character laughed as they were being covered in blood may look cool, but Han always wondered how annoying it was to wash off all the blood.

What made him stop was the sight in front of him. "What happened here?" He asked prince Eric who was on his knees with blood all over his hands. The prince was just staring off into space, as he was surrounded by bodies.

"That is the imperial family," Ha-Yoon quietly stated, her voice expressing the confusion she was feeling.

Han sharply turned his head at Ha-Yoon. "Are you telling me that those dead bodies are his family members?" He asked, trying to remain calm. Ha-Yoon only nodded her head.

"I knew that you were fucked up in the head, but murdering your own family?!" He shouted at Eric.

Hearing Han shouting at him, Eric slowly turned his head towards Han and said, "they needed to die."

With such an answer, Han placed a hand over his face to try and get some bearing over the whole situation. The entire scenario felt off as if it was some poorly made murder mystery. As they arrived here, Eric just happened to be surrounded by the bodies of his family members and waiting for their appearance. Judging by the amount of blood that was in the throne room, Han understood that it likely matched the number of people that would have been at the palace.

"What would you have us do, Master?" Elis asked him, her voice sounding calm. Seeing the people responsible for giving her people so many nightmares was likely a welcoming sight.

"I honestly do not know. For now, place Eric with the rest of the nobility we are entertaining. Judging by how everything is placed together like a silver platter, I am going to guess that Eric has no idea what happened." Han muttered.

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Han sat on his throne, overlooking an image that made the room look like it was floating through the sky. It had been a month since they had the skirmish with the gods and found Eric covered in blood. With Eric, Han's assessment was correct in that he had no idea what had happened and was convinced that he was the one that killed them. Even now, Eric was inside of a torture cell and laughing about how he had to kill his family. Not wanting to dwell on such a matter, Han thought about what the next step was going to be.

In front of him were all of his creations, who were waiting for him to speak. He had been sitting on his throne for several hours, thinking about things and had finally reached a conclusion. "Considering our progress in things, especially with the creation of the new city. I think we should move on to a new adventure. Though we will return to this world, I think a change of pace would be nice.

"What do you have in mind, Master?" Helania asked him, looking up.

"With how creepy that palace looked, I think I'm up for something similar. I remember watching a variety of films and shows revolving around a creature known as a zombie and consider trying it out would be fun. In my version of Earth the zombie apocalypse would be impossible, so we would need to go to one where such an event is possible." He remarked. Looking at each of his creation, he said, "I will have one of you stay behind and watch over things here."

Minatoria raised her hand. "Master, though that sounds interesting, I feel that it is my duty do guard all that you have created! Though it pains me, I volunteer for such responsibilities!"

"You just want to laze around, like you always do," Aracia commented.

"Your minions will be left with carrying your workload, as usual," Queen agreed.

Hearing such comments made Minatoria sweat, and she glanced over to where Han was sitting.

"I am sure that Minatoria will be a diligent worker and not leave all the work to those beneath her," Han laughed, knowing that she was a lazy individual though she did work hard when it mattered.

"Of course, Master! I will not disappoint you!" Minatoria quickly lowered her head.

"Now that we have that taken care of, I will begin assigning duties each of you will perform in this new world," Han said.

Raising her hand, Selestra asked, "Master, what will you be doing in this new world?"

Han was silent for a moment and then looked up with a smile on his face. "I will be enjoying a common theme for this type of situation."

His creations looked at him with evident confusion on their face. Seeing them look like that cause him to laugh uproariously.

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Agatha sighed from having to listen to her husband yell at the minor lords. With the project to unearth the Tower, Thomas was feeling pressured to complete it as soon as possible. She remembered when he had learned that the demons were defeated at the Elven Kingdom. Though it was unexpected, having the Elves defeated would allow her husband to invade and gather as many nonhuman slaves as possible. The number of slaves from just the Elven Kingdom would nearly double their current workforce. With how the Empire viewed nonhumans, Agatha felt it was rather ironic for Thomas to listen to the demons. Every day, Thomas would shout about how superior humans were and how he would conquer the rest of the continent and purify all the nations. Thomas never seemed to mind the purity of the Elven slave women he would rape on a nearly daily basis which he didn't think she knew about. A part of her lips curled up into a sneer when she thought about him embarrassing her. With effort, she returned to her calm face which didn't betray her inner thoughts.

Looking up, Agatha was happy to see Lady Ash walk into the throne room. As always, the lady looked like a proper example of ladyhood. She seemed to glide across the floor and always maintained proper feminine decorum. Agatha dreamed of being like Lady Ash, and would often walk with her as she toured the gardens above the river. Samantha, her daughter, would often accompany them and try to gain every bit of knowledge from the lady. Glancing over at Samantha, she was proud of having a daughter like her.

When she looked over at Lady Ash, she saw the lady looking back at her with a smile. Receiving the message, Agatha nodded her head and looked over at Samantha. Sensing that her mother was looking at her, Samantha looked and noticed the message being directed at her. Samantha merely closed her eyes for several moments and opened them slowly, to indicated that she received the message.

"What do you mean that the demons were defeated, again?! Are you saying that not only were they defeated at the Elven Kingdom and this tiny city called Felicitas?! That is utter nonsense, and I demand to see the agent responsible for decoding the message!" Thomas fumed. Looking at all the lords and noticing Lady Ash, Thomas shouted, "I want you out of my sight! You are all useless!"

Not wanting to anger him further, the lords all fled the throne room. The only people remaining were her children and Lady Ash.

"I can not believe how incompetent those demons are. Father, just give me command of our armies, and I will go off and defeat both the Elven Empire and this Felicitas!" Eric stated, sounding arrogant as usual. Agatha shuddered at how such an idiot and animal came out of her body.

"Shut your mouth!" Thomas yelled, pointing a finger at Eric. "If you spent more time studying at that Academy instead of having fun with women, you would understand how ridiculous you sound, right now!"

Agatha felt on her eyebrows lift up at how her husband scolded Eric. One of the reasons Eric turned out the way he did was because of how much leeway Thomas gave him. She watched as Eric seemed to tremble in anger at being humiliated in front of his siblings. Seeing him be put in his place or looking angry generated no emotions from Agatha. For a long time, Agatha had decided on who was worth the effort in cultivating and was likely to succeed.

"Lady Ash, thank you for being here today! I am at a loss for what we should do moving forward. The Elven Kingdom having such a close alliance with this small city was not initially concerning, but considering what this Felicitas is able to do I fear that we will be wiped out. My plans for unifying this land will fail before we are able to unearth the Tower completely." Thomas implored the Lady.

Lady Ash was silent, causing Thomas to become anxious. Before he could ask her again, Lady Ash said, "With how much of the Tower is revealed and the influence it can hold, it is unlikely that you can control the Overflow as we have planned. Those who I talked to have said that the gods are becoming impatient with you. On top of all that, you have this situation with the Master of Felicitas."

"What would you have me do, Lady Ash?" Thomas shakily asked, fear in his voice.

"I am going to wipe my hands of this," Lady Ash simply stated.

"What do you mean?" Thomas asked.

Lady Ash sighed in frustration. "I had a lot of hope for you Thomas. You had the ambition and the strength, which was why I had Agatha seduce you." Brightening up a little, she added, "though your children are a failure, I am happy that one of them was a success."

"I do not understand?" Thomas continued.

"This is a goodbye." Lady Ash said and turned her head to smile at Agatha.

Slipping a poisoned tip needle out of her sleeve, she plunged the tip into Thomas's eye. She listened to him scream in pain, grasping at the needle and failing to pull it out from all the pain the poison was causing.

"Mother! What are you doing?!" Her children screamed at her.

"We are just taking out the trash," Samantha calmly stated, standing next to her siblings who were trying understand the situation. Leaning over to Eric, she said, "will you do what I asked you to do, my pet?"

Agatha looked at Eric and enjoyed seeing how the life in his eyes seemed to fade away. He seemed to move like a puppet and pulled out his sword at his side. "You all deserve to die," Eric robotically said, and proceeded to slaughter his siblings other than Samantha. With all that was happening, they were not in the right mindset to use their magic and defend themselves. In the end, their bodies were laying on the ground in a pool of blood.

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The throne room was covered in blood and Eric was left sitting on his knees surrounded by his siblings and father. Though Agatha knew that she should feel something, there were no emotions as she stared at the corpses.

"Congratulations, Mistress. Your wisdom and intelligence are beyond what my mother's and I." Samantha congratulated their Mistress.

Their Mistress looked at the room and sighed. "I did expect more from Thomas, but that is life. In the end, we can only move forward with what we have and try to bring a semblance of meaning into this world."

"Where will we go now?" Agatha asked a part of her looking forward to being reunited with her Mistress and no longer having to pretend to be a wife of such a fool.

"You will see." Lady Ash answered. Lifting up her hand, a doorway appeared in front of them. The door opened and revealed a void. One by one, they walked through the doorway and vanished.

[End of Book 1]