After 2 hours seven men suddenly appeared in front of them floating in front of them wearing black hooded cloaks.

Eco stopped and flapped his wings and stared at them but said nothing.

Lily was startled because they all looked like evil angels and was afraid a god had sent them to capture her.

"H-who are you?" she stammered nervously.

They had no chance if there were so many of them. She noticed that Eco did not feel threatened by them.

“Miss, we need to talk to you. If you resist, we will kill you on the spot.” one of the men said in a cold voice.

William and Celestia looked at them curiously when they heard him.

They followed them and flew towards a large forest. Lily knew that since Eco didn't resist or react it meant he didn't see them as a threat.

"Do they wish us harm?" she whispered to him.

"No, I can't feel any hostility from them." he answered.

After a minute they landed in a flat grassy area surrounded by small springs.

The men looked at Lily and took off their hoods and she saw all their faces.

They were godly handsome men, and she was sure they were gods. Their faces radiated something divine, and she noticed they all had a small black star under their right eye.

Had they come to save her and send her home?

"Are you here to send me home?" she asked hopefully.

When the men heard her, they were surprised because they thought she had sneaked in here illegally.

"Yes, but we thought you were the illegal we were supposed to catch." replied a man with black hair.

When Lily heard the word capture it suddenly dawned on her that they had come to capture her.

"I want to go home. I don't know how I ended up here.” she said honestly.

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"Excuse me but who are you?" William asked curiously.

"We are beings called angels who serve the gods." replied a man with red hair.

Lily was suddenly reminded of Eco and asked, "Do you know Eco?"

"Who the fuck is Eco?" exclaimed a man with brown hair.

Lily wondered if there were many gods and how many altogether. If that was the case, it was normal not to know all the names of all the gods.

“Say goodbye while we set up the portal.” said the man with the black hair.

They all took out a small black orb and began placing them in a circle on the ground.

Lily looked at William and sighed because he had helped her even though they were strangers. He hugged her and kissed her. Lily looked at Pegasus and the hatchling who looked at her with sad eyes. She gave it to William, whom she trusted. She hugged Celestia goodbye and told them to take care of each other.

She looked at the men and asked hopefully, “Can I bring them with me?”

They shook their heads and one answered, "No unfortunately."

"I will come back and bring you to my world." she comforted, looking at William and Celestia.

“Thank you for the time we had together, my lady.” Celestia said, smiling but with mournful eyes.

Lily suddenly heard a vroom sound behind her and turned to see a large round dark portal in front of her. It was black as a hole and there was a mist around it. She looked at the men who were looking at her waiting for her to step into the portal.

"Thanks." she said smiling at them.

She walked towards the portal but as she moved her right foot into it there was a sudden vroom sound, and she was thrown back by a strong invisible force. She landed in William's lap, who had caught her fall hitting a tree.

"Weird. I don’t understand." The red-haired man said looking at the portal.

He stuck his finger into it and pulled it back, but it didn't throw him away.

"We can use it, but she can't." he said, starting to wonder.

Suddenly they heard a buzzing sound and saw red vertical lines appear that looked like lightning in the portal.

Lily was startled and relieved that William had grabbed her. She looked at the portal and at the men.

"What happened? Why isn't it working?” she asked, confused.

"That's what we're finding out." one of the men replied.

They stood in a circle and began to discuss, occasionally glancing at Lily.

Suddenly they heard a deep man's voice say, “What are you fools doing. Have you not sent the person home yet?”

An old man suddenly appeared with white hair and a white beard, and he had golden eyes.

“Master Grimwald. We’ve run into a problem.” explained the man with the black hair.

Grimwald walked over to them and looked at the portal and at the twenty orbs lying in a circle on the ground. He went around and touched them all but didn't notice anything unusual about them.

They worked as they should so why waste the time?

He went to the portal and saw it had red lightning and put his hand in and pulled it back.

"There's nothing wrong, so what the hell are you wasting your time on?" he asked irritably.

“She was rejected. It threw her back.” replied the man with the black hair.

Grimwald walked around the portal and studied it closely and suddenly they heard a buzzing sound again and then the sound of broken stone. One by one the black orbs broke, and the portal disappeared when the last orb was broken.

Grimwald was surprised and looked at Lily who had stood up and walked towards them. He knew there was only one way to send her home if the portal didn't work.

“Kill her!” commanded him.