The Gods

Mary forbids the group from touching anything in the room as the group enters the house. They are however allowed to sit down.

According to the standing of the group, Shea's sister, Xiu was the group's leader. So when they enter the house only the sisters were sitting down.

"What is this chair? It is surprisingly comfortable, completely different from the chairs we were sitting back in our home world." Shea's sister said.

"Hehe, I know right? And also, watch this." Shea said while reaching for the remote. When Shea grabbed hold of the remote control, she grinned.

"Don't get frightened." Shea then proceeded to press the red button on the remote.

After Shea pressed the remote, the television then proceeds to turn on. Which surprised the group of people inside the house.

"Is that a moving painting?!?!" Xiu, Shea's sister exclaimed.

"Hehehehe" Shea started giggling after seeing the surprised reaction of her sister.

Mary, who was in the kitchen, saw everything that Shea did just on the corner.

'Look at you, giggling at their reactions. Whilst I was scared for my life because you suddenly tried to slice the tv in half. Thankfully, I managed to grab a hold of her before she went and destroy my life'

Unlike others, Mary play's on a console. So when Shea tried to slice the tv in half, Mary's life flashed before his eyes.

'That was a frightening time. Anyways, I should grab some water and go.'

Mary entered the room where the people were a foot close to the television watching it play.

"Ahem," Mary cuffed.

Noticing Mary, the owner of the house. All of the group members disbanded and proceeded to be in their guard spots.

"Oh... Oh my, we are sorry." Xiu said as she sat on the couch.

"That is quite alright. And here I have some water to quench your thirst, everyone has traveled so far to here after all." Said Mary as he puts a jug of water on the little table in the middle.

Xiu, who noticed this just glared at the jug.

"Thank you for the kindness. However, we won't be here for long."

"Why so?" Mary asked

"I am afraid we are still getting chased by a few demons. So as fast as we should, we would be taking 'Qi'er' here with us as we go."

Shea who heard what her sister said was suddenly saddened

"I am okay with that," Mary said. "On one condition, I won't let you girls go unless you answer some questions."

"Sure, why not?" said Xiu as she cross her leg and lift her chin.

"First and foremost. What makes you say that my house has something to do with me meeting Shea?"

"Do you... Believe in Gods?" asked Xiu

"What's that have to do with my question."?

"You see... Gods are a mystery to me. Back in my world, there are immortals who are being close enough to the power of Gods. They can carve mountains, control the weather, and worse, they can even destroy worlds."

"Again, what does that have to do with my question."

"The immortals contain weird powers that could change the outcome of the world depending on their decision. Yet, they dare not call themselves Gods. Our immortal ancestor once told me that; there is always a being with higher authority than anyone, so make sure not to get into their business... When I went into this world, I immediately felt a certain power. A power stronger than those that the immortals in our world have, a power of those with higher authority. Finally being able to feel the power of a higher authority, I followed it, and I ended up in this very house that I am sitting on.

"I see." Said Mary as he sighs

'I'm gonna ask Dalia about this later.' Although the Gods is a beings with a higher power, they seem to make mistakes like what happened to Dalia.

"So I'm curious. Do you happen to know a God?" Xiu leaned forward as if pressuring Mary to answer.

Mary saw what Xiu was trying to do, so he immediately denied the question.

"Of course not, how could I, a human, know any Gods? It's probably a coincidence. In fact, I should be the one asking a question don't I?"

"A coincidence huh? I see, we never really know what the Gods are thinking. So, carry on with your next question." Xiu sighed and fell back to the sofa behind her.

"Next question, how will you reach the riff when it's on the air really high?"

"Riff? Oh! You mean the crack. Unlike Shea, I am already a master in qi manipulation. I can simply fly into the air no worries." Xiu answered as if bragging.

"I see. For my last question... Can I come with you?" Mary said with a sparkle in his eyes.

"Eh? Are you coming with us? Let's see... If we have enough space on a flying sword then I guess you could come. Why do you want to come with us?" Xiu asked while suspicious

"Nothing much just sightseeing," Mary answered while whispering indicating that he was lying.

"Then I guess it's fine. We will have to help you return home though as the area where the crack is, contains highly dangerous monsters."

"Then I will be in your care by then," Mary said as he bows down.

'Let's go! I can finally regain my mana!!! Hopefully, their world contains very pure Mana, or else I won't be full'

"Do you mind if we stay here for a bit?" Xiu asked.

"I thought that you all were being chased?"

"We are, but seeing how this land is covered with a detection spell. I don't think I have to worry." Xiu said with a smile.

"Very well then, feel free. I might need to leave for now I have some business to do in my room"

"Mary, where are you going?" asked Shea.

"In my room. I might need to pack some clothes you know. Just stay with your sister, it's been a while since you guys saw each other." Mary said with a reassuring smile

"Oh, ok"

'Truthfully, I need to confront Dalia about this power in my house Xiu said. I can't really tell her that I'm meeting a God.'

When I entered the room, I first made sure that the entire room is covered with magic so the people outside can detect it. And, my usual chant the room lit up.

"Stupid Goddess I am here to see you!"

...

"You got some guts returning here." A ball of light said in front of Mary.

"Oh please, I found a solution right? So you can't really blame me." Mary said with his tongue out and one eye close, his fist was bumping his head like saying teehee.

The ball of light then slowly transformed into a figure of a well-figured woman.

"That is true. However, I still won't forgive you for tricking me." said the Goddess full of anger.

"Forget about it already. Plus, I'm just here to talk to you about the divine presence that is somehow in my house."

"What about it? It's not like it's there for a reason."

"What do you mean? I went back to earth to be free from the presence and reach of Gods, and now you're telling me that my house has a divine presence all of a sudden with no reason whatsoever? Seems to me that the Gods forgot about the contract I made with them." Mary said in an irritated manner.

Hearing Mary's irritation, Dalia was confused. She looked at Mary for a second and then realized something.

"Could it be that you forgot...? There is no way that you would forget about something so important right???" Dalia was confused even more "Do you even remember all the time you went in here... The God's Realm?"

"What are you talking about? All I remember being here is the moment I was forced to be transported to another world and when I returned. I never went back to this place other than the time I met Shea." Mary was confused by the goddess's sudden confusion.

"What I'm talking about was before you returned to Earth!" Dalia got even angrier. "Do you really not remember anything that happened here in God's realm? All of the--"

Before Dalia could finish what she was saying, her mouth was suddenly forced to close. Next to her, the space erupted into shockwaves, and a figure of a woman suddenly appeared.

Dalia, whose mouth was shut, used her power to open her mouth again.

"Tyche, you b*tch"

"Now now, a goddess shouldn't be prone to their emotions. You must've forgotten the time you got your emotions into you." The woman said.

The woman who appeared was Dalia's senior. A goddess who has more power than her and has more responsibility than her. Her name is Tyche.

"I am sorry Mr. Mary, Dalia seemed to have caused you trouble," Tyche said as she bows down

"Please, do not worry about it, and also please do not bow to me you are a Goddess after all."

"That's not what you said when you met me," Dalia said to which she was then hit by a killer glare from Mary.

"I maybe am a goddess but you still possess a larger prowess than me," Tyche said

"Pardon?" Mary was confused about what the Goddess said. 'What does she mean I possess more power than her...'

"Please heed no mind to what I say. And, about the question that you asked. The reason why your house has a divine presence is because we are watching over you... and also to make it easier for you to fix the mess that Dalia caused you." Tyche said with a smile.

Without the divine presence in the house of Mary, it would be indeed harder to fix the riffs and cracks that occurred. Mary would need to scramble all across the globe to find those that traveled to the riffs, and worse he might have to use the permission that he gained and all of his remaining mana.

"I see... Thank you for the answer. See Dalia, It's that easy to answer a question right? There's no need to scramble about what I remember or not remember." said Mary as he looks down on Dalia.

"Don't listen to her words Mary, she's tricking you..." Dalia whispered to Mary

"Right..." Mary looked at the girl that Dalia said was tricking him. Tyche who saw Mary look smiled at him innocently.

No matter how Mary looks at her, she seems innocent to Mary every time.

"I don't care what you say I'm going home," Mary said as he chants something "Guide me back to the realm of the captives, and return me to where I was before."

The place lit up and harsh winds covered the surroundings. After it all stopped, what was left in God's realm was two goddesses.

"Dalia..."

"What?!" Dalia replied annoyed at Tyche.

"You are now a Goddess. Emotions should be gone from you forever, it can only bring the balance of the entire universe into shreds. Listen here... You are responsible for the universe for eternity, each and every god has a role to make sure the balance remains. Emotions are something that will hurt you as more time passes, so let it go"

"No need to tell me twice," Dalia replied annoyed.

...

"Do you still regret it?" Tyche said while looking at Dalia.

"Tch." Dalia got even more annoyed.

"You have made it through the river of life and become a divine being that oversees the entirety of the never-ending universe. It's time to let the past go."

"I get it already, just go!"

"I know you can never forget him, but remember he is dead. Because of that, you gained the courage to eat the fruit of life and became a God."

"..."

"You even gained a new name! In all honesty, the name 'Eve' does not suit you. Isn't that right, Dalia?"

"..... yes"

"Fantastic! Now then, it is better to help the current Mary than to consider his past so never talk about it again so let's help him fix 'YOUR' mistake." Tyche said joyfully