Ares stepped out of the shower, whistling to himself as he dusted off his hands. He dried himself off and left the room to go look for his clothes. In the bedroom he found Bellona sitting on the bed, swinging her legs back and forth aimlessly. Ares had been gone a while so, upon learning he'd returned, she must have wanted to see him... Well, now she was getting quite the eyeful. There was a 'lot' of him on display right. Her eyes, on reflex, darted down to his junk. In true Bellona fashion, she blushed but didn't try and hide her shame. Ares couldn't tell if she was extremely bashful or not at all. Either way she seemed to enjoy peeking at him downstairs every now and then as he walked over and gave her a kiss on the lips. "It's your first time seeing one? Don't worry, it doesn't bite. It's more of battering ram if anything."

"Hmph, idiot... Big idiot... I can see why Enyo won't stop gushing about it."

"Over it too. She's in the bathroom if you're looking for her but she probably won't be able to move for a while." Up until Ares finished getting dressed Bellona kept peeking at his manhood. The conversation she had earlier during the Conclave about wanting to put it in her mouth was playing on repeat in her head right about now. It didn't help that Ares intentionally covered it last. Hey, if she wanted to stare, he had no reason not to let her. It was kind of cute, like a monkey watching a magic trick. Still, he wasn't going to stand here forever, he still had to read the letter from the F.O before handing it over to Mako. The idiot was probably going to go back to the pagoda after the matches for today had finished and challenge the Ares clone... As Ares pulled up his boxers, he could have sworn he heard Bellona mumble 'aww' which got a small laugh out of him. He lowered his boxers again and this time she mumbled 'yay' instead. "You know you can look at it whenever you want, right? It's just as much yours as it is Enyo's or even mine at this point."

Bellona shrugged. "Yeah, I know. I'm starting to get more used to the lewd side of things 'cos I know I'm going to have to in this household. Enyo won't let me escape it... Anyway, on a related note, I've decided to start sleeping in here as well... You don't have to keep your clothes on or be quiet with Enyo on my account..."

Ares raised an eyebrow. "I'm impressed. Did something happen while I was at the pagoda?"

"Just Enyo things."

"In other words, yes. Well good for you. I'm happy to have you in the room. Hey, after I come back from my little trip, you wanna practice some magic in the back garden? You can double my explosions!"

"Oooh! Sounds good to me! I've been wanting to do that for ages now, felt like you'd forgotten about it... I know I know, you were busy! I ain't complaining, just being honest. I'm looking forward to it so don't bail out on me."

"You can count on it. Even if Enyo somehow resuscitated herself and demanded more of me, you have my word our magic meeting takes precedence!"

"Resuscitate?... The hell did you do to her?"

"Exactly what she wanted me to do to her. Sorry to bother you with this but could you go and check on her? She might have trouble walking but I know that won't stop her begging for more if I go back in there."

"... She's probably just going to gun for me instead... Fine but I want another kiss. Tongue this time too. No slacking."

"That, I can do." Ares did as was demanded of him, told Bellona he loved her, and left the room. Before he opened the letter his first port of call was to get dinner started. The people in this household had gone for far too long without one of his meals! He prepped everything, double checked everything was in order, and left the house.

Meanwhile, Bellona had just entered the bathroom. The shower curtains were slightly pulled to the side and Bellona could faintly see Enyo's beautiful and bountiful flesh in a pile at the bottom of the tub. She was lying on her back with her legs spread eagle and her head in la la land. She was breathing erratically with a dumb smile on her face as she spasmed from time to time like a dead frog while she leaked all sorts of liquids from her nether region. Bellona thought back and remembered the member responsible for this... "Yeah, I kinda get it..." What she didn't know was just how deadly Ares' tool was when empowered by annihilation enhancement. That thing was seriously no joke and could run a marathon and a half if need be. Enyo had found that out the hard way... Hard with a capital 'H'.

Bellona had to admit the sight before her was somewhat captivating. So much so she was emboldened to help her sister in a more intimate manner. She was pushing herself further and further recently and this time was no exception. She grabbed a few pieces of toilet paper and bent down next to her sister, wiping away the stains on her groin without leaving any spot dirty. Enyo groaned in response as she was still a bit sensitive down there. Bellona eventually finished up and threw the papers into the toilet. After, she leaned over Enyo and picked her up, draping her sister's nude body over her shoulder by utilising her inhuman gorilla strength. Bellona brought Enyo into the bedroom and chucked the limp whore onto the bed before raising her leg and stepping on Enyo's abs. She put more and more pressure until Enyo awakened with a start and took in her surroundings. Unsurprisingly, she was aroused again on the spot but Bellona wasn't going to play that game with her right now. "I want deets. Tell me everything he did to you otherwise I won't let you up." Bellona's foot was anchored on top of Enyo and, evidently, she meant business.

Enyo smirked. "Why? Are you just jealous or do you want go and satisfy yourself after thinking about it?"

"... Neither..."

"Here's a little secret, I've learnt the memory share art. If you be a good girl, call me mistress, and be honest with me, I'll do one better than tell you the deets. I'll show you them."

"... Tsk. Fine. I'm jealous and I want to go play with myself... Mistress..." Bellona raised her foot so Enyo could get up. Her sister rose to her feet, pushed up against Bellona, and whispered 'good girl' into her ear before transferring the memories via a complete unnecessary kiss. Bellona gulped as the memories played out from Enyo's perspective in vivid detail. She couldn't control her urges anymore and didn't even go back to her own room, she just rushed into the bathroom here, shut the door, and put up a Noise Cancellation barrier... What she didn't know, however, was that Enyo was the barrier master around here. If there was a barrier somewhere she didn't want there to be one, she would simply remove it. Bellona was none the wiser about Enyo, on the other side of the door, listening to her private session very intently with a wicked grin on her face and a finger or two on her button.

While the sister's mutual masturbation session was underway, Ares was on his way back to the pagoda. He opened the letter as he left the sect and read it as he Voidwalked through the sky. He could have also used annihilation enhancement to fly but chose not. He hadn't been able to copy Veteran's flight with normal pressure but his annihilation version enabled it; that was something he was aware of thanks to his final match with Veteran in which he used flight, and his incredible speed, to cut off Veteran's escape multiple times. It would have cost him less mana to use pressure instead of Voidwalk but it also would have attracted more attention, attention he didn't care for right now as he was reading the letter and that was more important! The contents of the letter were as follows...

'Dear Fundamental champions of the destruction and creation pillars,

My name is Underwood and I am currently the head of the Fundamental Organisation. Our primary goal is to enable the fundamental champions to save our world and end the threat Xhilihx poses for good. Aside from that, we also endeavour to bring about peace when and where we can throughout this dimension. We would like you to work alongside us to better this world. We will grant you resources within our power and aid you however we can in exchange for your co-operation. We would like to send you to help those in need based on your abilities and talents and reward you appropriately. The other four fundamentals are already working together with us to help various domains that were once struggling, strive. Countless issues across the world have been solved by our join operations and we want nothing more than to include you two in our plans. Though we are unable to assist you right now, due to the barrier surrounding you, we want to let you know that regardless of whether you join the F.O or not we are always on your side and willing to lend a hand. The fundamental champions are our future and we have a great deal of respect for you all. When the day comes that we all may meet together face to face, I hope we can come to an agreement on how we can work together for the sake of the greater good. Transmit and us have our differences but I know they are professional when it counts so I'm sure this message will reach you safely and I thank you for your time. All we ask is that you do not betray our hope and trust in you. We can discuss terms and salaries at another date in person. Should you have any questions for us, please feel free to make a list and ask away when we finally meet. I want there to be nothing but honesty and understanding between us so the F.O can prosper and, in turn, allow those we help to prosper too. There are many issues out there that only you can solve and that is why this organisation was founded. When the white pillar's fundamental champion saved my people I knew what needed to be done. I knew that you all had gifts that could save others just like me. So here's to hoping all of our goals can be met by partnering up and supporting one another as necessary.

Yours sincerely,

Underwood.'

Ares dangled the letter loosely in front of him to see if anything was hiding in it... BORING! He was already going to work with these muppets and he already knew everything that was written in the letter. This thing was basically just a recap! Well maybe Mako might not know some of the stuff in here... Still, it had been mostly pointless for Ares. He did now know the leader of the F.O, and had gotten some crumbs of information about his motivation for all this, but nothing else he couldn't already have guessed. Long story short, it would be like a close knit guild for the fundamentals. They would be given specialised tasks, complete them, be rewarded, and do it all again. Simple. This Underwood guy must be really nervy about recruiting the fundamental champions to not only send Golgo but also a letter... A real bleeding heart he must be if he was going to such lengths to help others. Ares wasn't sure a guy like him had it in him to run an organisation like the F.O but he was probably surrounded by other, incredibly talented, people so that wasn't a concern. Also, Kaleido mentioned it briefly but the amount of resources they have must be truly staggering. An organisation that was destined to save the world? Ares didn't know where their funding came from but it probably had something to do with the realm of the Gods and maybe even some of the Gods themselves. Ares had only just gotten his first cultivation resource but if he joined up they would be practically shoved into his face! Really, unless Ares was overloaded and completely busy with problems, there was no reason not to join. Being sent to far off places and solving various issues could lead to all sorts of discoveries. If the issues plaguing people were so specific only the fundamental champions could get involved then the opportunities and potential rewards would be highly specific to them too. He could help people, improve his cultivation, and discover all sorts of unusual treasures. Win, win, win! Plus these people would help with the Candy situation, and maybe the currently AWOL Ignizz situation too, so repaying them down the line was only natural. And then there were the other fundamental champions... Whoever they were. There was no harm in getting to know them and becoming co-workers. Even if friendly relations were impossible for whatever reason they were the strongest of the strong so transactional relations wouldn't be a bad idea either. All in all, standard stuff. Now he just had to give the letter to Mako.

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Elsewhere, many many domains away from Sheryashka, somewhere in the realm of Gods...

A spiky haired teen with a flowing white robe was sitting atop a floating rock. He kissed his teeth and ruffled his hair as he yelled in frustration at the current state of the boardgame in front of him. His fingers, once they were done fixing his hair, started tapping the table repeatedly until he was finally ready to make a move. Unfortunately, however, Go was not his strong point so, the second he finished his turn, all hell broke loose on the board and he found himself in a losing position the very next turn.

"Larsh, no matter how many times we play you never seem to get any better. Maybe Go isn't your forte?" A man in his forties, who was seated opposite the 'teen', deployed the smuggest voice known to man in order to berate the 'chicken' opposite him. Now Larsh, in reality, was a phoenix! An incredibly notable one too! So if he heard this stupid 'lizard' call him a chicken there would have been a bare-knuckle brawl kicking off right about now.

"Maybe you should Go fuck yourself, Dago!" Larsh spat at Dago but the spit didn't make it very far before the man/dragon breathed fire out from his mouth and incinerated it. He dusted off his black-scaled suit before crossing his legs atop his seat... A tombstone with the name 'Dominus' written on it. "Also, when the hell is it my turn to sit on that bastard's grave?!"

"When you either finally win a match of Go or magically transform into a better race, idiot chicken."

SLAM

Larsh flipped the table by banging his fist against the corner of it and stood up while wagging his other fist at the man opposite him. "The fuck'd you call me you old-ass crusty-looking, glorified-gecko sonofabitch!"

Dago, more annoyed at the flipped table than any of the insults hurled his way, also stood up ready for a fight. This wasn't the first time he'd tangoed with this moron and it wouldn't be the last! The two animals were about to revert to their original forms when Larsh suddenly stopped moving for a brief moment. Dago could have taken advantage of this moment but seeing Larsh react like this was strange so he waited to see what the fool was doing.

"FUCK!" Larsh kicked the fallen table, sat grumpily back on his rock, and threw a golden piece of stardust at Dago.

Dago caught the stardust, gave it a once over, and raised his eyebrow. He only recalled making one bet with Larsh for this specific amount of stardust... And that could only mean one thing... He glanced down at the tombstone beneath him and sighed... "The mutt is back?"

"The mutt is back... Though it's a bit complicated."

"Oh? How so?"

"I think that bastard is stuck inside someone."

"That's certainly odd. Who? And better yet, how do you know all of this anyway? What was that brief pause about?"

"Jesus! One question at a time!... Where was I... Oh, yeah, the kid he's in seems to be one of those fundamental freaks. He was climbing the pagoda... Holy shit, did he beat it?! Or was it the other one... Look, the two fundamental champions inside the barrier were playing around in the pagoda. One of them 'recognised' me and told me Dominus sends his regards. His pressure resistance was basically just the same as Dominus' so, yeah, you know. His soul is probably in there somewhere. Anyway, my conscience just returned... So one of them must have beaten Veteran? Damn... That's crazy. Those fundamental freaks just don't stop impressing, do they?"

"You only say that because the white pillar can make you its bitch whenever it chooses. A 'light' phoenix going up against the white pillar? Pfft, that'll be the day. Anyway, as for Dominus being back, it's really not that surprising is it? It's not like we ever really had any hope of getting rid of the mongrel. We should be happy we even had this much of a break from him. Still, it makes me wonder just how special the fundamental champion he's attached to is going to be. A champion is one thing, a champion with pressure mastery higher than Veteran... That's a scary thought."

"Hahahaha, hey, dragon dumbass, I just had an idea!"

"The irony of you calling me a dumbass is not lost on me but go ahead." Dago, over the course of however many thousands of years, had gotten extremely good at ignoring the feather brained idiot's insults. They were present in basically every sentence so he had to be at least somewhat immune otherwise he would be driven crazy. Dago still 'preferred' Larsh to Dominus though, it wasn't even a contest. There was a reason he was sitting on the guy's grave. It wasn't a fake either, he'd stolen it specifically for this purpose. Only a few people cared about the tombstone and they all basically stopped caring as soon as they knew who had it. It was just the 'troublesome trio' being annoying again.

"Well you know how we promised Dominus' wife we would tell her if we heard anything about him?"

"Which wife? I lose track what with how many there are."

"The first one, obviously! One of the few ones he actually cared about! The weapon pillar God's daughter!"

"Ah yes, her. What about her?"

"Well we keep our promise first and foremost. She, and her old man, will skin us alive if they find out we knew something and said nothing. It'll come back to bite us in the ass big time at some point. But how about we also tell EVERYONE else? She never asked us not to! Maybe one of his old 'friends' will go hunt him down and kill him again? Maybe for good this time too? We don't know what'll happen to him now that his soul is stuck inside another guy!"

"... I don't know how to feel about this. Under normal circumstances I would have suggested something similar but I really don't know if we should. Yes I want Dominus dead but should we really throw some uninvolved kid under the bus for own amusement?"

"Yes?"

"No you idiot. Use that pea brain of yours and think again! He's a FUNDAMENTAL CHAMPION! If word gets out that we tried to actively hamper a fundamental champion do you have any idea what that would do to our reputations? Also we, like everyone else, do still need this world to be saved lest we die alongside it."

"Ah come on, don't be such a spoil sport! The kid Dominus is in is a revenant! The kid ain't going nowhere no matter how many times he dies but maybe Dominus' soul will crack eventually? The kid can handle a setback or two but can Dominus in that state? It's untested waters we're in right now! Also, if I just leak Dominus' return to some guys who can't control their mouths, will I really be the one blamed? If those cretins betrayed the trust I 'definitely' had for them wouldn't it just be their problem after and not ours? Also, let's be real, the champions have so much support being shoved up their asses the chances of one of them going kaput is low. We're just messing around with an old friend, right? No harm no foul?"

Dago narrowed his eyes at Larsh. His ideas had a tendency to be unfeasible and stupid but maybe this one would go better? Killing Dominus was always fun... Ah screw it! "Then let's get to it! Do you have anyone in mind to 'inform' about Dominus or should I do the honours?"

"No worries old man, I got this." Larsh pointed a finger straight up and shot a flare into the sky. A second or two later and a tired looking woman with a white robe appeared, scratching her head and yawning. She looked like a teen as well but was likely many thousands of years old by now. "Nora! I've got some information I want you disseminate!"

"... Do I have to?"

"Yes!"

"Fine... Oh, by the way, speaking of information, have you heard about the new alliances? I probably should have told you earlier but the news just broke so I was waiting for it all to die down and for everything to be confirmed first. There might still be more but, now that I'm here, I might as well tell you what's been spread so far..."

"Alliance? Between who?"

"Caribou Coronos, Veteran, Terros, The F.O, and Transmit have all expressed their support, or are going to, for Ares, the destruction pillar. Apparently he started learning about pressure and beat Veteran not even four days later after achieving 100% enhancement and even telekinesis."

""What the fuck?!"" Dago and Larsh were wearing stupid looks on their face. Beating the pagoda was one thing, an outstanding accomplishment in and of itself, but everything else that had been listed was equally as ridiculous! 100% enhancement? Telekinesis!? And that backing... Whoo boy, that was some serious firepower he had on his side! "Tsk, this complicates things. Spreading the Dominus rumour might actually put us in some serious trouble if people like that are going to bat for the kid..." Larsh clicked his tongue again.

"Dominus is back?!" Nora gained a bit of pep upon hearing this.

"Why are you so excited? Gonna go and spread your legs for him again?"

"Yeah, maybe? He's handsome and talented? What's not to like."

"Where do I even start with a stupid question like that?!... My own damn secretary... Whatever. Go and tell the world Dominus is also in an alliance with this Ares kid. You don't need to mention anything else... And I guess throw my name in as well to make sure they don't think it's some kind of prank. Oi, Dago, you join in as well! We need to make sure they all believe it otherwise no one will go and hassle him!"

"I thought we were remaining low key about our involvement?"

"Nah, this might actually work out better. We can pretend we don't know Dominus' whereabouts, just that we know he's involved with the kid in some way. We still direct people towards Ares but it's not our fault whatever happens after. They'll go to him to ask about Dominus, that's our fault, but them realising he's inside the kid will have zilch to do with us! It's up to the kid and how he handles the pressure we put on him."

Nora snorted at the antics of the phoenix and the dragon. "You two are as despicable as ever."

"Yeah yeah, don't get upset because we're being mean to Dominus again. Seriously, if you care so much, why don;t you just marry the guy already? You can become his, what? 200th wife? How many is he on now? I've lost count. You aren't anything more than a trophy to him anyway. Whatever, this conversation is pointless, just go and spread word about the troublesome trio's support. I'll pay you later."

Nora flipped the bird the bird and left. Dago and Larsh were left to contemplate the matters that had been brought up until, eventually, they put it to the back of their minds and started playing another game of Go. Not before making another bet though, this one about whether or not Dominus would be able to return to his former glory or not. Being stuck inside the fundamental champion didn't seem like a small issue and whether he would even be able to get out was up for debate. Larsh bet he wouldn't but Dago knew better than to count the annoying mutt out, so he bet he would. Who was right? Well that remained to be seen. Either way, it looked like Dominus would continue to be stuck inside Ares for a long while. And as for the rumours they were spreading about Dominus... Well they all turned out be useless as someone else was also intent on spreading the same rumour. Actually, his rumours were a little more in depth than anyone else's as Dingo had a source on the scene!