The quickly fading time beneath the blissful dusk, a few souls desiring to free another from their shackles. Each coordinating, tackling their challenge to bring about a brighter tomorrow. In the southern section, Valor and Fernandez standing in front a stronghold.

Its electrical gates, deadly obstacles barring the way. Massive hammers slamming down, axes swaying back and forth. Gators waiting in the watery pits, flamethrowers shooting out.

"Hey bud, why do we always draw the short end of the stick?" Valor's hands to his chest in unrest.

Fernandez hiding behind his friend, howling into the night. Everyone deciding on a direction, those two getting an incredibly dangerous parkour experience.

"This will likely be hell, but let's get this over with..." The god covering his face in dismay.

Two friends proceeding onward together, narrowly evading the hammers, slipping around the axes. Desperately running along the gators, soon diving through the flamethrowers. The duo shortly inside, sighing in relief.

"Bud! Your tail is on fire!" Valor's alarm.

The iguana looking back, an idea coming to his mind. The deity watching the creature walk over to a corner, soon slapping his tail against a lamp.

Spreading the flames, the lamp bursting everywhere. Shortly lashing the area, setting fire to the place. The soon sounding alarm, water spraying down, putting out the fiery disaster.

"Ah, good thinking." The god walking up to his friend.

"What the hell did you two do here?!" a man running in with backup.

The two companions looking at the many nearing them, firearms aiming at the deity and animal. Humans developing their weaponry, combatting even higher problems. The enemies shortly firing at the duo, missing every shot around Valor and Fernandez.

"Your plot armor still active bud?" the god looking to his friend.

The iguana pulling up a floating menu, positioning his hand on his chin. All the while, explosives missing the two there. Fernandez shortly finding the luck stat, verifying it. His attention soon to his companion, nodding his confirmation.

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"Ah, I wonder why this never kicks in when we really need it to. I guess we can just walk through, come on." Valor heading onward.

Enemies unable to hit or touch them, an unreal situation to the members. Watching the two casually making their way through, eventually deactivating the system.

Valor soon walking out of the burning building, the iguana sitting down watching the flames lash away at the structure. The animal eating popcorn, taking in the scene.

"You think this is a bit too much?" Valor's eyes to his companion.

The animal thinking for a bit, shortly shrugging at his friend. Law enforcement storming the building, extracting survivors. Some going away with them, the Royal Order leading others to the hospital.

"You always run from this Ava!" Dabria chasing after the goddess.

"C--can't we talk about this later?" Desdemona backing up by Valor in unease.

"No! It is always later, and look how many years passed! Don't you think it is time we move a step forward again?" her hands on her waist, frowning at her partner.

"You two okay...?" Valor looking to them, his hand on his chin.

"Oh, Valor. Perfect time, do you need help with anything?" Ava smiling at him, her hand on her waist.

"The building is on fire, and cops are everywhere. He does not need help." Dabria stepping in front of her wife, raising her chest a bit.

"Lively it is over here." Isa walking in, gripping her arms.

"I agree, I guess this means we all have some time to spare. Around ten minutes left before the main raid, we should take this on the road." Elina smiling.

Purely flowing souls, their presence with one another in the cold night. Snow bathing the land, illuminating it in its white bliss. Fernandez looking at the many people from the mob loyally waiting in place, his confusion at them.

"What happened there? Why are they here?" Valor folding his arms.

"Good question." Isa's hand behind her head.

"You remember when I said. As Ava's memories return, her true nature shows, right...? They swore their loyalty to her." Dabria's hand on her cheek, a sigh leaving her.

"You make it sound like I was some kind of monster. I simply made them an offer they could not refuse." Ava's pleasant smile, gripping her arms.

"This absolute terror I feel..." The god's pale expression.

"Anything you command we will fulfill my lady!" the former members loud voices in fear.

"I think I am glad I was not there to witness what happened..." The demon's hand on her waist.

"Yeah, I kinda feel bad for them..." Elina's finger on her chin.

A goddess instilling fear into her enemies, forcing them underneath her command. Shaking them in terror beneath her horrifying influence, the former members desperately following her. Ava soon walking up behind Dabria, wrapping her arms around them.

"Don't think you can pull this and make me forget, but don't let go." Dabria pouting a bit at her partner.

"Okay...we will talk about it for real..." The goddess conceding.

"Good!" Dabria's excitement, her hands to her chest.