Nekro, the God of Fire and the Guardian of the Under World. He had a resemblance to the other Gods as expected, but his vermilion-spiky hair set him apart distinctly. He also donned a suit of armor, and a pendant with a green jewel at its center hung around his neck, adding another unique touch to his appearance.

Klaus, Arthur, X, and Lance all glanced ahead as Nekro turned his attention to them. Immediately, Jhin and Xhin dropped to their knees as they positioned themselves at the side of the demigods.

"The demigods have arrived, Your Majesty," Jhin announced, his eyes closed and his head facing the ground beneath him alongside his sister. A second elapsed before he then continued.

"The son of Flage, the God of Hunting, X Woods. The son of Sol, the God of Light, Klaus Walker. And the sons of Siege, the God of War, Lance Knight, and Arthur Knight."

Jhin's announcement had a weight attached to it as the demigods immediately felt the importance of the situation. The gesture felt extremely formal, which made sense to Klaus. If not for parental connections, the weight of being in the face of a real god had so much meaning that he had become so used to it over the months that had passed.

After the announcement from Jhin, Nekro's full attention was on the demigods. Gradually, he got up from the throne he was seated on as he walked closer to his guests. The silence lasted the entire duration that the God walked closer, making the aura of the situation more tense. And as Nekro finally arrived ahead of the demigods, he spoke.

"Welcome, nephews."

Immediately Nekro's words flew out of his mouth, and every demigod present dropped to their knees within a second. Klaus' eyes widened upon noticing the sudden action by his body. He could not explain the feeling, but it was clear that Nekro's presence was not any less than the other Gods. This also made sense to Klaus considering that Nekro was ranked as a second-generation God according to Halo's declaration the week prior.

As Nekro realized the force implied by his statement on the demigods, he immediately softened his presence, allowing them to regain control of their bodies.

"Apologies," Nekro said, growing a warm smile. "It seems I am still very unfamiliar with mitigating my presence."

The demigods gradually got up on their feet as Nekro walked closer and placed his palms on the opposite shoulders of Klaus and X, with Arthur and Lance between the two demigods, before strengthening his smile.

"I am so glad to finally meet you all," Nekro said, his pupil-less eyes glancing at all of them, giving more intimidation than his actions.

Nekro's presence felt very warm to Klaus, and the kindness in his voice was undeniable. This came as a surprise to Klaus, considering he had not expected such hospitality from the God of Under World.

Nekro's words felt so warm as he continued to welcome the demigods, maintaining his smile at them. This made Klaus realize that though he had not been in Under World for long, the realm had already proven him completely wrong for all the expectations he had before arriving. He slightly dissed all the knowledge he had consumed from television over the years before returning his attention to the deity ahead of him.

After a few more seconds of greeting, Nekro suddenly changed his expression as he softened his smile before continuing with the demigods.

"Apologies, nephews," Nekro stated. "It would seem that this is all the time I could muster for this meeting."

Nekro's statement brought confusion to the demigods before he continued to explain.

"My duties require my consistent presence," Nekro explained. "But I wanted to make sure that I could make time to see you all, which is why it took longer to prepare for your arrival."

This explanation made sense to Klaus and the other demigods. Nekro just wanted to make sure that he was able to meet with them, and although his presence was seemingly going to be short, his words explained the effort he had made to make it even possible.

"I hope you all can understand," Nekro then continued, his expression remaining dim as he glanced at the demigods.

Klaus and the others then nodded in understanding, realizing that Nekro's presence was urgent and he needed to be somewhere else. Noticing this action, Nekro returned his smile before he continued.

"I do hope that we will meet again soon in the near future, nephews. And I am glad to see that you are doing well now."

Klaus felt like Nekro's final statement was individually directed to one of them, but he decided not to over-analyze the situation. Nekro then turned his attention to Jhin and Xhin before continuing.

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"Be sure to give my nephews a tour around the facility," Nekro said to the demon twins.

"Yes, my lord," Jhin responded, with him and his sister remaining in their knelt state.

After everything, Nekro proceeded to grow his massive wings before completely vanishing from their sight in an instant.

A few seconds after Nekro's departure elapsed before Jhin and Xhin arose from their bowing state. Jhin then immediately turned around and walked towards the door, passing the demigods without saying anything. Xhin then gradually walked towards the door before turning to the demigods and telling them to follow her and her brother.

The demigods followed the demon twins around the facility and Xhin began to explain what exactly the facility was.

"This facility is the most important location in all of Under World," Xhin began. "It is because this is where we operate to protect and maintain souls."

"Souls?" Lance asked.

"You may all already know this..." Xhin started. "...but other than being the Guardian of Under World and the God of Fire, Lord Nekro is also the God of Death and Souls."

"That explains his name," Klaus whispered to himself.

Despite whispering, Xhin seemed to have heard Klaus' statement, causing her to turn her attention to him instinctively. With this, the two unintentionally locked eyes with each other.

Noticing that Klaus' bright yellow eyes were staring back at her, Xhin's expression immediately changed as she instantly turned her face away in slight embarrassment. But before she could refocus on where she was going, she accidentally tripped on herself, causing her to fall forward.

However, before Xhin could fall to the ground ahead of her, her falling motion suddenly stopped as she came in contact with a certain solid object that appeared ahead of her. Everything happened so fast for her so she took a moment to understand what had happened. As she stared forward to look at what had broken her fall, Xhin was met once again with Klaus, who stood ahead of her and held her in place.

Once again, Xhin locked eyes with Klaus who stared back at her in concern after noticing that she had tripped. Upon realizing what was happening initially, Klaus used his speed to get ahead of Xhin to stop her from falling to the ground and getting hurt.

"You okay?" Klaus asked Xhin as he continued to stare at her and hold her in place, with Xhin having her body slightly leaned forward onto his.

Xhin remained silent as she stared back at Klaus, visibly unable to return a response to his question. This caused Klaus to realize that Xhin's gaze on him was not one of thankfulness for assisting her, but rather something more. The realization returned a dimmer expression on Klaus' face as it immediately reminded him of the existence of Dominion-over-Creation in him, which was what was causing the demon girl to be speechless.

This caused Klaus to let out a sigh before removing himself from Xhin's body as well as his gaze from hers as he moved to the side. He then stretched out his left hand at Xhin, revealing what appeared to be a pen as he handed it to her.

Xhin managed to snap back to reality after realizing that this was her pen and that it had probably fallen from her pocket after she had tripped. Her awe after witnessing the sheer speed at which Klaus had moved also began to soften as she began to recall the presence of his divine genetics.

"T-Thank you," Xhin managed to word out as she stretched her hand out to recover her pen from Klaus' hand.

"Just keep moving," Klaus then stated after a frustrated sigh as he returned the pen and moved to the other demigods as they walked closer to the two.

"R-Right, haha" Xhin responded as she awkwardly smiled at Klaus before turning her attention forward.

Jhin, upon realizing what was happening, had a distasteful expression, but it did not seem like he cared too much, especially considering his expression had been the same since the demigods arrived.

"Uhh... a-as I was saying..." Xhin then finally continued after the situation. "Here at the facility, we are tasked to guard and protect that which Lord Nekro owns. And one of them is the Gate of Hollow Point."

As Xhin concluded her statement, she led the demigods into a strange room behind her brother. The group walked into the room as they witnessed a few demons roaming around the room. But at the center of the room was a massive gate that towered over everything and was concealed behind a translucent barrier. The demigods stared in awe at the towering gate, completely bewildered and unaware of its divine nature.

"This..." Xhin began after a few seconds elapsed, "is the Gate of Hollow Point."