As Nathan began to awaken and as I sent Ariel and Jezebel to him, I too returned more or less fully to the waking world. In doing so I extracted the portion of my mind that was in his dreams to my body, a process which was instantaneous for someone like me; a deity.

In an instant I went from residing within Nathan's dream to once more unifying with the portion of my mind that was within my body. My body was in the woods not far from the community I first stumbled upon in the world of Htrae, Glendale. Sombra was next to me, smiling faintly as she laid in post-orgasmic haze.

The demon's mind was simple, and she was content. She enjoyed the days of relative peace we spent together, and when she was here the urge she had to commit evil acts was easily controlled. She was with me, her master and the god she worshiped, and that was enough for her. Her personal virtue was patience, but from what I saw when I was with her it seemed that her personal virtue could have been humility or even satisfaction.

She was naked, but at the moment her body was hidden from view by a few layers of blankets. We currently resided inside of a small house that I made using magic a few days ago. The house had a kitchen, a bathroom, and a tiny living area which was where she and I were, resting atop a small bed.

I was also naked, and I could still feel the last throes of pleasure running through me. I felt exceptional the instant I returned to my body, and I could see why Sombra was so content. For the last few days she and I had killed entire nights playing with each other and having sex. As two tireless beings who didn't need sleep we'd go at it for hours, constantly exploring each other and writhing together. Even now I wanted go under the blankets that covered us and continue to play with her as I had while I was in Nathan's dreams. Instead I allowed myself to have fun and to tease the demoness.

"Sombra... Come rest your head on my chest." I said, as I opened my arms to the shadowy, shape-shifting demoness. She turned to me and smiled, before slowly and lazily moving towards my open arms. It took her a few seconds of slow, catlike movement before she crossed the distance that separated us and I wrapped my arms around her lithe, nude body. As I did I began to run a single hand through her hair and I kissed her forehead.

Sombra's current human form had long red hair, and it flowed freely at the moment. The hair framed her face and was also long enough that it was able to touch the top of her back. The demoness shivered excitedly at my kiss, and as my hand explored her hair I utilized my powers over pleasure to transmit pleasant sensations to the demoness.

Our bodies were both warm to the touch, though I knew that if I wanted too I could make my skin far more than just warm. For a moment both of us were still, enjoying each other's company even as pleasure kissed and teased the demoness in my arms. A second later I began to kiss her cheeks, and as the demoness gasped, her hands began to slide down my chest. I allowed her to do so for a second so that I could enjoy the current circumstances before I chuckled and stopped her.

"While playing more would be fun... Tragically, it is time that we prepare ourselves." I told her speaking seriously for a moment. She sighed in annoyance, and then began to speak.

"What is it that we are going to prepare to do?" She asked, looking at me curiously.

"We are going to spend one more day here, in this world, and then we are returning to the Heart of Darkness. It is almost time that I become a demon lord. And to do so... I need to kill Agustino, among other things." I revealed casually. She looked at me in shock, her eyes wide and her "heart" beating quite quickly. I chuckled softly.

"So it is true then... You can become a demon lord?" She asked, being one of the few creatures in whom I have confided some of the details about the ways that my powers worked. Many of my closer worshipers had some knowledge of the fact that I was more than a deity, but only a few understood in even the vaguest sense my "More than meets the eye" ability, and Sombra was one such individual.

"It is." I stated, bluntly. Sombra smiled at me, in awe of that news. I sensed her acceptance of it and also her excitement. I pointed at the demoness and in an instant she was clothed, dressed in a casual dress and a coat.

"Whoa." She uttered, as she felt the clothes appear on her skin. I smiled as I looked at the yellow dress and light green coat. It was at that point that the two of us vanished from the tiny house I had built in the woods, my powers instantly whisking us away in a flash of light.

I and my pet were teleported, from the cabin that I had built into one of the rooms of an expensive apartment owned by one of my first acquaintances: Andrea. We were taken to the apartment silently, my powers facilating the travel without any difficulty. I was capable of moving from one dimension to another without difficulty, moving to another place in the same world was as easy as actually walking a short distance for me.

We went from being in a bed to being seated at a small table in the dining area of Andrea's apartment. Andrea herself was awake, and was actually in the food preparation part of the kitchen within line of sight from where I was seated. She hummed to herself as she washed one of her dishes in preparation for her breakfast. She was absent-mindedly humming a simple tone.

Sombra turned around and looked at her. Sombra had never actually seen the human before, since this was a wildly different planet from Torus, and Andrea had had virtually no exposure to magic. I had also largely kept Sombra by my side whenever the shadowy demoness was "loose" in the mortal universe.

I was here to speak with the mortal and establish the terms of our agreement. A few days ago Andrea had indictated her interest in a business proposition I had approached her with that, but she wanted to negotiate the finer details either in person or while in a dream. This was me meeting her conditions.

Andrea continued to work on her dishes, and after a while I sighed and turned my attention towards her television. It was off, but with but a thought I changed that. The thing crackled to life, and I chuckled when Andrea jumped in response to the thing turning on. The t.v. was behind where I was seated, and Andrea turned to look at it, which was when she finally saw me and my pet. I winked at her, and shape-shifted before her very eyes, going from my default human form to that that I had back when she and I first met.

The shapeshifting process was instantaneous and the instant that Andrea fully saw me she saw me in the form she recognized.

"Hello Andrea. I have come to continue the discussion we began, days ago." I told her, chuckling. Sombra also smiled, her eyes wide in the wake of my display of powers. The human, her eyes still wide, nodded at me and I decided to take the initiative.

"You could call me something of an inventor. I have many technologies that I can build instantly." I told her, while demonstrating that by utilizing my powers over creation to instantaneously build a golden watch. The device came into being in my hand and shone brilliantly. I rose it up so that it could be inspected by the woman. Her eyes followed it, still in shock of my powers.

"I've already told you what I want. I want to be the actual head of a business that you are the public face of. All you'll have to do is what you already wanted: be a famous scientist." I told her, speaking the truth. I could have easily lied to the human, but the truth was that we shared goals. For now my goal was to make her famous, and have it happen by having her be a world-class "inventor" who advances this world's technology. I used telekinesis to give her the watch, allowing her a chance to better study it. The object floated into her hand.

"This watch... It's not a trick is it?" She asked, having received evidence of the reality of my powers and their abilities to do more than just alter how she looked. The watch in her hand was a real object, one constructed by the reality altering powers I possessed.

"It's not a trick. It is, however, merely an introduction." I told her, speaking auspiciously.