The party went on and soon they had reached the number of guest they expected. Shady closed the gates. The emissary had come once again but considering the knights were not with him, Shady stole his new king's order and burnt it again. Who cared about it anyways?

The gate closed, the party could really start. First, a magic barrier was now recovering the entire Mansion. Second, the meal was going to be served. Everyone was enjoying himself until the dessert. As it was being served by the waiters and waitresses, Tempest talked to him.

Tempest: You did it, right?

Chef ???: Yes, Sir.

Tempest: Good.

It did not take long for people to become euphoric and the party began in earnest. Everyone was acting as if drunk, dancing to the rythms like madmen. Ladies and gents were often leaving for the guest rooms and coming back much later completely drained but grinning broadly. Especillay the beggar. He was mainly staying in the guest rooms to be honest.

Everyone was letting himself go. As it was happening, Shen was watching over the events. Tempest was having the greatest of fun dancing with everyone and roaring madly. Everyone was having fun like mad. Atem, on the other hand, was flirting silently and lovingly with a woman magician. The one he was supposed to deal with...

'Shen: What did he do this time? ... Whatever.'

As Shen turned around, he was met with the expected cloaked figure. The only guest that had remained hiddden and was partaking in the activities. Even the little princess was dancing merrily with all kinds of guests, men and women. Though, of course, he made sure that she would not go further than that. His morals forbid him...The drugging was bad enough.

Shen: So, shall we dance? I believe a room would put us more at ease?

He led the cloaked figure into a room with no one else and erected some sound blocking barriers. Then he went to sit in a sofa and gestured for the cloaked one to do the same. It did. Then, after a short silence, an exasperated Shen asked:

Shen: Do I need to keep waiting?

At that moment, a melodious chuckle that could make any beings heart palpitate was head from the cloaked figure. She took of the hood and revealed her face. A female. Of a very unique race. She had green eyes with sakura petals in perpetual motions inside them. She had green wavy long hair with miniature roses growing here and there adding beauty to it and dispersing an exquisite scent all around. Her facial features were heavenly with a small arched nose and pulpous lips.

Shen: Well, well, well, how unexpected of you to be here. What brings the Titan, Seed guardian, to my humble Mansion?

???: I need your help. Again.

Shen: ...You seem to have lost most of your powers. What happened?

???: Your friends took far too much of the Seed. I had to sacrifice myself to keep this world from crumbling. And then, I even had to break a certain seal...I only have this much left in me.

Shen: I suspected that it could be you. You have my thanks. But I won't help.

???: You do not even know what I will ask...or do you?

Shen: You want me to finish it, right?

???: And much more.

Shen: I don't want to. I have a vengeance to accomplish first.

???: That can wait a few centuries. They won't die, you won't die... This world needs you right now.

Shen: I don't want to. I need to slaughter them. I can't wait. Even less after seeing you in such a state.

???: ...I missed you so much, Shen.

Shen: I missed you too, Lera.

They kissed. They went further than that. And then even a little further. And some more. It was only deep into the night that they took a break and spoke while still in each other's embrace.

Shen: So they did take the Seed...How much of it?

Lera: Everything but the minimum requried to give them some time. They left enough juice for a single century before departing. Fortunately, they were unable to kill or seal me... Only you had such a power.

Shen: It pains me to see you so weak. I will avenge you, my love.

Lera: You don't need to. I would rather that you remained here. With me. Grow this world alongside me. Once again.

Shen: *sigh* I can't. I still have things to do.

Lera: Becoming a God? We both know that you can't.

Shen: There is still a way.

Lera: There is none.

Shen: If only I could get to the underworld...There has to be a way.

Lera: What makes you believe so strongly that the underworld even exist? For someone so smart, you have the childiest beliefs sometimes. And even if it did, then what?

Shen: I could get them back.

Lera: It would still be broken. Patching it would not change the reality. You can't become a God. But you are one as much as one could be already. Immortal and lonely like they are.

Shen: But I don't have their ability.

Lera: You could. In time. Creating a world is hard, even for them. Try to grow this one first and learn.

Shen: ...I can't ever be a real God without that. I need to find the underworld.

Lera: *sigh*

She began to gently carress his body and kiss him. They had been apart for so many years... He thought she would hate him and she thought the same. They were both wrong.

Lera: Stop with this fake quest of yours. You don't need to give a sense to your eternity...your life.

Shen: I need to. Otherwise, what I am?

Lera: Wouldn't being my husband be enough to content you? You know that I can give you what you really want. What you have searched for so long.

Shen: ...Eternal love is nothing but a chimera, Lera. If I stayed with you, we would only end up hurting one another. Time works like that.

Lera: And because of that, we shouldn't even try?

Shen: ...