Sitting in the cafeteria, Madison was eating some food while glancing at the rest of the party.
"So can you lot fill me in on whatâs been happening recently?" Madison asked as Shiro nodded her head.
"Of course, but Iâm sure thereâs something else that weâre curious about first. How did you reach tier 6 directly and why did it take so long for you to evolve?" Shiro asked as the party nodded their heads.
"Hm... well while I was in the crystal, I was actually in a different space. I met the old god that Iâm a descendant of and he was helping me master my power as well as help me refine my energy to reach tier 6." Madison shrugged while eating another mouthful of food.
"So you met the Demon God Markon huh? Did he tell you anything important about the new age?" Shiro asked curiously.
"Not really. All he said was that since Iâve allied myself with you, itâs best that I prepare myself for grave dangers. He didnât explain what the dangers were since he wanted me to master my energy first but he mentioned that it was something to do with demons." Madison replied.
"Ah right, I might have pissed off 60+ Demon Gods but thatâs not important for now. Itâs not like theyâre arriving immediately so we can set them aside." Shiro nodded nonchalantly as Madison dropped her fork.
"Anyways, I think you were able to reach tier 6 so quickly is because Markon must have shared some of his power with you. While itâs only a little, I definitely sense some Divine Energy in your body thatâs constantly helping you refine your energy. From now on, even if you donât do anything, youâll get stronger. Iâm not sure what your lifespan is right now but itâs far surpassed what could be considered the limit. While you might not be ageless like a god, I can say that youâll live for a long f*cking time." Shiro grinned and gave her a thumbs up.
"Madi, even though youâre the one who wanted to be the most normal out of all of us, youâre actually the closest one to reaching Shiroâs standard since youâve got Divine Energy in you now." Lyrica laughed as Madison wanted to cry.
However, her chances of being normal were long obliterated since she finally found out the reason for awakening her bloodline.
That was because the moment she met Shiro, her bloodline that belonged to a god reacted to her dormant Divine Energy! She was doomed the moment she met Shiro!
Even if they didnât become friends, she would have become abnormal sooner or later.
Thinking back to this, Madison felt like crying again.
âGoodbye, normality. It was fun knowing you, even if it was all just an illusion!â
"So is there anything else that I need to know? Iâm sure it is less shocking than the fact that she pretty much pissed off an entire pantheon of gods." Madison asked while resting her chin on the table.
"Should I summarise everything related to gods first so that we can get it out of the way?" Shiro asked as Madison nodded.
"Letâs see, in terms of enemies, you already know about the 60+ Demon Gods. However, I have also pissed off two light goddesses, a light god, Zeus, Poseidon and maybe a few others from the Greek pantheon. In terms of Allies, I have close ties with Hadesâ since my bloodline is that of reapers that work under him. I also have the five primordial gods backing me up along with the being before them, Chaos. Youâll see them during the second half of the new age when the gods descend. Gaia is nice, sheâs a battle junkie like me but she doesnât have much combat power so weâll be using mechs for her. Nyx is nice too. Some of the oldies sound strict and mean but just think of them as tsundereâs and itâll be fine. Hmm what else... ah right. Iâve become a proper Demi God now and Lisandra will be able to use Divine Energy once she finishes her upgrade to tier 6." Shiro explained as Madison was trying her best not to react to the things that she had just said so nonchalantly even though they were completely insane.
[Gaia wishes to express her agreement]
[Chronos, Ouranos and Tartarus are raising their eyebrows at your statement of calling them oldies.]
[Nyx is laughing at the three godâs expressions while restraining Gaia so that she may not propose using the system message.]
Reading the three notifications, Shiroâs smile twitched as she showed a hologram of the messages to the party.
"See? Theyâre not as majestic as you might imagine." Shiro shrugged.
Seeing this, Madison decided to focus on her meal while listening to everything.
Looking at the city, she didnât think that something like this was actually possible but that wasnât her main focus.
"Uhhggg.... I actually missed your birthday." Madison sighed.
"Itâs fine thereâs always a party next year you know?" Shiro chuckled as Madison nodded.
"I know but hais, stupid crystal actually sealed me up for so long. Plus, Markon was so happy to see his great great repeated many times granddaughter. We settled for just calling me grand daughter and me calling him gramps but I have to say, my impression of gods from now on is pretty much shattered. I thought gramps was an exception but it seems like all the gods arenât so different. At least the ones you know." Madison shrugged as Shiro nodded.
"True. With how the system is, Iâd say that Gods are just very powerful people that lived for a long time. There hasnât been a true biblical god that is all powerful and all knowing. Though I guess the system fits that premise a little doesnât it?" Shiro smiled however she knew that it couldnât be called the biblical god either.
After all, her future self removed it from this world!
She still had her concerns about it since she didnât know what caused her to remove the system.
Plus, Lisandra was still ânormalâ right now. Her wings were still white and it was nothing like the black wings she had in the future.
âMaybe Lisandra was the cause? If I was to think of it as a fallen angel, something might have happened that forced her to fall hence why I got rid of the system. If the system isnât around, sheâll keep her sense of self since falling was something caused by the system.â Shiro thought to herself.
{Take it easy for now Shiro. While there are many mysteries around the system, the benefits it brings canât be denied. Since it hasnât acted up for now, we should let it be but keep an eye on it.} Nimue reminded as Shiro nodded her head.
âDonât worry I know. Setting that aside, howâs Estrella doing?â Shiro asked.
{Her aura is increasing but itâs slow. Itâs similar to what happened with Madison but itâs being stretched out. At this rate, sheâll reach tier 6 after the new age starts.}
âHmm... that delays things a bit but thatâs fine. We donât need to get the gateway constructed immediately. Since our territory is limited to just this city, I can stay here and monitor everything. Even if they invade, Iâll send them out. But once we have more cities, the gateway will be needed.â
"I know that Madisonâs just woken up but do you want to make a move on getting the Demons into the city now?" Nan Tian asked.
Thinking about it, Shiro glanced at Madison.
"What do you think? Since youâre their ruler now, itâs up to you. Plus, you also need to set up your anchor donât you?" Shiro smiled as Madison nodded her head.
"Yeah Iâll help you move everyone to this city. As for my anchor, gramps helped me make it and compress it down to this jewel. Right now it has no benefits but the moment I want to set it down, he said that I can just push my energy through it and itâll expand. He did say that I should make a contract with you first before putting it down since weâre allies. Itâll make the process easier because the system apparently recognises us as enemies if we set the anchor next to one another and changing that is a pain." Madison shrugged as Shiro nodded her head.
"Sure, weâll work on the contract once we get everyone to the city. The demons might take some more convincing so we should start immediately." Shiro smiled as they discussed their plans for a little longer before setting course for the Demon Continent again.