Zareth sat in his temple, feasting on a platter of roasted meat and sipping on a goblet of wine as he listened to Belzorath's report. The god of war has been waiting for news of Azurites and Nytri's return, and now that he has gotten it, he is eager to take action.
"So, she's back in the dungeon?" Zareth asked, his eyes lighting up with anticipation.
"Yes, my lord," Belzorath replied, his tone grave. "Chants of her name was heard from the lower floors of the Abyssal Sanctum just a few days ago."
Zareth asked, "What are Azurites" he pauses his feast watching Belzorath.
Belzorath replied, "They are dungeon dwellers, my lord."
Zareth stroked his chin thoughtfully, considering his options. "Excellent. We must capture her before she has a chance to slip away again."
"But my lord," Belzorath interrupted, "she is not alone. The Azurites will surely protect her, and we do not know what other powers she may have at her disposal."
Zareth waved a dismissive hand. "She's just a little girl, no matter what tricks she has she can't fight back. As for these Azurites…..savages living in the dungeon are no problem of mine, I'll kill them all if they get in my way."
Belzorath bows his head respectfully. "As you wish, my lord. How do you plan to proceed?"
Zareth grinned, his eyes gleaming with malice. "Gather my divine sealing artefact. We will storm the Abyssal Sanctum and take Nytri by force. And make sure to bring plenty of chains this time."
Belzorath nodded obediently. "Of course, my lord. And what of the other gods? They will not stand by while we attack one of their champions."
Zareth waved his hand dismissively. "Let them come. I am the god of war, Belzorath. I will crush anyone who stands in my way." An ominous aura permeates from him.
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Meanwhile, in another part of the divine realm, Nalassa, the female goblin god, approached Agreth with a report of Nytri's return. Agreth is chained under the pantheon in the divine realm and unable to move.
"Nalassa, you say Nytri has returned?" Agreth asked, his voice raspy. "Did you say she has always been in the dungeon?"
"Yes, my lord," Nalassa replied, bowing low. "Belzorath reported chants of her name in the Abyssal Sanctum. I believe they finally found her living in the dungeon."
Agreth thoughtfully said. "Zareth will surely make a move to capture her. We must be prepared."
Nalassa nodded in agreement. "I have already begun gathering an army to set a trap for him when he comes."
Agreth smiled wryly. "You are always thinking ahead, Nalassa. But be cautious. Zareth is not to be underestimated."
Nalassa bowed her head respectfully. "Yes, my lord. We will be ready for whatever he brings."
As they spoke, a misunderstanding is unfolding. Nalassa had been observing Lyra instead, who had been left behind in the dungeon, thinking she was Nytri. Agreth was the only one amongst them to see Nytri and he described her as a human in the dungeon but when Nalassa went to find her, Lyra was the only human in the dungeon and at demi-god rank.
The stage was set for a fierce battle between the gods of war and the defenders of Nytri. Who would emerge victorious, and at what cost? Only time would tell.
...….
Meanwhile, Nytri is in the dungeon with Lyra beside her. Lyra is an Azurian and definitely bigger than Nytri. Before Nytri and Lyra are the Azurites, the Azurians were already going about their businesses inside and outside the dungeon.
Nytri rubs her chin looking at the Azurites, "So a drop of blood from an Azurian did this?......This is illogical."
"Really?" Lyra smiles wryly, "You did do a lot of illogical stunts yourself, I guess it's in the genes."
Nytri stares at Lyra with a blank look, "Ri~ght, oh well, it's all good."
Paxius walks over, "So, why did you gather us here?"
"Ummm," Nytri folds her arms tapping her toes looking at the roof, "I get the feeling trouble is coming. My intuition, I guess. Anyway, I'm gonna force boost your levels up past Lord rank at least."
Lyra is shocked, "Wait, you can do that?!"
"Yeah," Nytri shrugs, "I just pump crystallized energy into your bodies while manipulating your body to forcefully grow. You have my blood, so it'll be a lot easy compared to Soul evolution."
Paxius looks at her with a confused look, "Soul Evolution?"
"it's just evolution," Nytri speaks, "Increasing SoP and adding skills. The SoP will be up to you to increase which should be easy because of my blood….You guy have really gotten it cushy." Nytri raises a hand to the roof, a beam shoots out to the ceiling creating a big dome over them. The dome has beautiful blue lights in it making it look like the night sky with stars.
Paxius watch the display in amazement, "Is this your domain expansion skill? It's beautiful."
Nytri tilts her head, "You know Domain Expansion is for weaklings, right?" They all freeze looking at Nytri and she explains, "Domain Expansion is just spreading your EP around a place. The domain is just a huge ball of energy, I can control raw anti-nergy. You're basically trapping yourself for me if you use it on my blood. Besides, Domain Expansion can't fix the broken law of a Calamity, it comes with the rank."
Paxius looks at her confused, Lyra looks into the Nexusphere and finds proof speaking. "She's right, even the complete from of Domain Expansion won't do. Also, Crown's world is unusable after level 200, that's the highest form of Domain Expansion. Level 200 upwards makes a lot of skills useless, all movement up skills are gone except enhancement skills. Even buffs don't work unless you do it manually with your own energy."
"Remind me to read more into that." Paxius says.
Nytri chuckles, "Here, this is my power." Nytri claps her hands as darkness and sound ceases in the dome, Nytri spreads her hands from the clap. A purple crystal forms in between her hands, she expands it to reach a meter. "This crystal is my EP from my body, also all of my power although just a tiny bit."
The purple crystal falls on the ground as a bright light covers the dome, everyone covers their eyes except Nytri. The light dims and every looks around them, the Azurites have gold veins circuits all across their bodies.
An Azurite appraises himself. He's shocked, "You've got to be kidding me?! My level rose by 100!" Not only him, all the Azurites gained such increase in levels.
Nytri smiles brightly as her thoughts, "Great! No one exploded from energy overload. Even 1% of my EP is this impressive. 320,0002,000 EP might have been much, the rest increased their skill proficiencies so that's a good thing too. Huh?"
Paxius stares at Nytri and she avoids eye contact, Paxius sighs. "At least this wasn't a disaster."
"Oh please," Nytri shrugs, "How often do I make disasters." She remembers all the experiments that blew up in her face, she shakes her head. "Since I grew up."