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Within the skies of the island where Chaos resided, it seemed that the clouds were just as dark as every day. However, many of the aerial monsters that crossed the skies would stumble across a large city being built up around that old and abandoned castle.

Not only that, but the city harbored powerful monsters inside, and the strangest part was that there were of all types, races, and sizes all working together in seeming harmony.

Although most of them were hunting monsters inside the dungeons for nourishment, all of them were still working hard in a variety of other things aside from that. There was recently a large influx of Alchemists, Crafters, Blacksmiths, and even Chefs, as the society slowly expanded, such jobs were more required than just people that could go hunt monsters.

There were even Architects being born now, and the large city within the gigantic and reinforced walls with several layers of ores couldn't be blossoming more.

A large chunk of this enclosed area was also being used as a garden of sorts, or as a farm, as there were many types of plants growing here and being harvested daily, all of such plants were of course not normal, as they feed on souls and miasma and grew incredibly quickly due to that.

It was a lugubrious garden that didn't have many bright colors and whose plants all looked poisonous and honestly quite terrifying.

However, they all served a purpose, although most of them were good to eat and gave the people of this nameless "Kingdom" some taste to their daily food.

Today, after Chaos finished reading dozens of Necromancy Books over 20 times each, he decided to walk outside of the library with Abyss and both went to have some food in the dining room, where they were greeted by many.

"Ah, my lord! You took a long time there, have you read enough?" asked Belphegor.

"Indeed, I learned a lot of insightful knowledge, so all of this wasted at all. Also, Abyss and I love each other," said Chaos.

"I see! So- Eeeeh?!"

"EEEEH?!"

Most of the people all around Chaos and Abyss were a bit surprised, Chaos who was always so calm, stoic, and emotionless spoke about something quite romantic!

"Y-You do?" asked Belphegor.

"Yeah," said Chaos casually.

"M-My lord confessed his feelings to me and did the same!" said Abyss.

"Oho! How wonderful! I am so happy, my lord! You are growing so fast! I can't help but cry out of happiness! Ah, my tears made of flames are falling over the ground…" cried Belphegor.

"A-Abyss won over us…" sighed Dura.

"Us?" asked Natalia.

"Well, it's pretty obvious you also like our lord, right?" asked Dura.

"A-Ah! W-What are you talking about? I am only devoted to my lord!" said Natalia, getting as red as a tomato.

"Eeeh? Is that sooo?" asked Dura while smiling smugly.

"A-Abyss-sama is a worthy lover of my lord. I have nothing to say about it… (But I wat love too!)" said Lilith.

"What's a love?" asked Boxxy, its appearance resembling a young person. It wasn't clear if it was a girl or a boy, but these were the powers of a shapeshifter creature without defied gender.

"I don't know… Perhaps something that you can eat," said Yuki, the Frost Wendigo who had evolved into a pretty beast-kin-like girl.

"Love is like flames, passionate, burning, blazing, and it fuels you with energy! It fuels you with purpose! It is beautiful as it burns! But ultimately… the flames of passion and love slowly begin to fade away… That's what love is," said Ifrit.

"Eh?"

Boxxy and Yuki didn't understand a thing.

Erebus rushed towards his papa, as he had come back from his training. Chaos immediately noticed that his presence had changed.

"Erebus…" he said.

"Papa, look! I am stronger now!"

Erebus, who still looked like a mini-Chaos, was overflowing with powerful dark energies, of a lightly divine nature… this meant only one thing! He had reached Pseudo Demi Deity Realm!

"Outstanding work. I see that you've devoured many things as well," said Chaos.

"I have! I ate dragons! Lots and lots of dragons!" said Erebus, licking his little and beautiful lips.

"Uwah, Erebus!"

Abyss quickly hugged and carried Erebus with her arms, as Erebus hugged her back.

"Abyss!"

Erebus cutely cuddled with Abyss, as Chaos seemed happy.

"Isn't this like… a family?" wondered Abyss.

"Is it?" asked Chaos.

"Indeed…! I-I could be the wife and… my lord can be the husband… Mama and papa… w-while Erebus is our child…" said Abyss.

"Oh, that's right… I guess it could be the case. It might seem to be like that for the most part, I think," said Chaos.

"Y-You think so too, my lord?! I am so happy!" said Abyss.

Chaos was served an assortment of delicious preparations, this time it also included dragon meat and wyrm meat, it seems that the boss dragons of the Boundless Abyss Dungeon had begun to respawn!

As Chaos devoured his meal, he decided to Fuse Skills, which he had not forgotten about. Well, he did in the middle of reading and learning from books.

Due to this, ad very sadly so, he ended missing two days of skill fusion… It made Chaos feel a bit depressed, but the good food and the nice people with him, alongside the fun atmosphere, relieved his saddened heart, as he decided to fuse now before anything else.

Meanwhile, within the Lugubrious Gardens, Jack and the Scarecrows continued to bless the plants and assess the plantations, with the aid of the Lizardman Shaman and the Elder Treant, things seemed to be going quite fine.

However, Jack suddenly felt a strange disturbance in the skies, as he glanced up into the skies, and felt something… within the dark and gray clouds, there was a large figure, shining with bright white and yellow light, something enormous, resembling a spaceship, was approaching!

"What is that?!" asked Jack, as he rushed back to the castle to alert Chaos.

Meanwhile, within the spaceship of the Heralds of Light, Loid and his Paladins were preparing to finally descend in the territory of their detested enemy, and finally, slay Chaos once and for all!

"Hmph, we are here at long last, abomination. Might your struggle to live be entertaining!"

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