When Ryan walks into the house he greeted by no one in the living room. The whole house appeared to be empty. He walks into his old room and grabs a fresh pair of clothes from his dresser. Alex stands in the kitchen admiring the mysterious mouthwatering scent of what was being cooked in the oven. She then migrants curiously around the house and starts admiring the place.

When Ryan comes down the stairs, he motions Alex to follow him outside to the back yard. When Ryan walks out the backdoor all the girls see him and quickly rush over to him.

Zephyr runs up to him and gives him a super tight hug and grabs a kiss from him.

“I missed you so much!” Zephyr cries out in joy while Ryan throws his arms around her and rubs her back.

Kannell then grabs Zephyr and peels her off of him. She then takes a hold of Ryan and starts dragging him inside the house.

“I’m still mad at you. But a Hot bath might make me not kill you” Kannell barks out aggressively.

Ryan smiles at her and cups his hand over hers as a show of guilt as she forcefully leads him to the bathroom.

When they walk inside the bathroom Kannell smiles at him and let’s go of him. She then sends him an innocent smile. Then randomly out of nowhere punches him as hard as she could in the face. This knocks him backwards into the cold water they just prepared earlier. Ryan gasps as the cold-water response takes over his body and looks at Kannell confused.

“Consider this the first stage of me forgiving you. Now Tick Tock asshole I want a hot bath before dinner” Kannell shouts as she slams the door behind her.

Ryan still in the water puts his hand on his stinging cheek and with his other hand starts heating up the water with the other. He then closes his eyes and listens to the background. He can hear the rest of the girls walking inside the house and chatting about their day with Alex.

Citra then enters the bathroom in her blonde human form with a dry pair of clothes for Ryan and smiles at him as she places them down on the next to Ryan on the dry-stone slab.

“She’s been waiting to do that to you all day” Citra giggles. She then runs her hands through Ryan’s hair and walks out.

After Ryan heats up the bath he walks out and announces, “the bath is ready girls”.

He then heard all the occupied chairs in the room make a sliding noise and heard everyone move in toward the bathroom. He sees Misty and Zara stay back and walk toward the kitchen.

The girls start removing their clothes on the way inside the bathroom and immediately hop in. Alex who was going with the flow started taking off her clothes and Zephyr sends her an uncomfortable glare. Zephyr grabs Ryan’s arms and escorts him into the bath. Once they were both in Zephyr sits on Ryan’s Lap and leans back and forces him to hold her. Alex then gets in and sits on the far side of the bath away from the other girls. Alex then notices one of Greena’s robes hung on the wall beside her.

“So, what did you all do since we last spoke?” Kannell asked while reaching over the stone bath wall and pouring herself a bottle of wine.

“We walked a ton of miles, fought a yeti, killed an evil spirit and her guardians to recover a sword, encountered covert Palmlandian soldiers trekking through Faterra, brought down Kyoto the dragon, and we defended Edough from a Palmlandian invasion; in which Ryan almost corrupted himself to death” Alex says while dunking her head underwater.

“Wait what happened?” Zephyr asks out of concern

“I… over did it with that ultimate spell of mine. Arcadia came to my aid and healed me” Ryan responded.

Zephyr rolls her eyes and turns around on his lap. “Did you fuck Arcadia afterword?” Zephyr replied with a jealous quip.

“Umm, no?” Ryan shot back in disbelief. “Zephyr don’t start this please” Ryan says.

“Don’t get snappy with Zephyr PAL. We can’t forget the damage that bitch caused by fucking you” Kannell shot back in anger.

“Okay, Look I’m sorry for what I did. I thought you all would welcome me back with a little less hostile environment than this. Look I get it, I lied. I got Joseph killed. It’s not like I don’t feel bad about it. I miss Noodle. He was a great guy. It’s not like I don’t feel bad about what I caused you know?” Ryan says with a heavy heart.

“It’s not just about that Ryan. You have been lying to me about a lot of things. I wish you told me your mother was Bunnell earlier. I didn’t want to find out about it the way I did from Lilith” Zephyr says in a scolding tone.

“Again dear. I’m sorry” Ryan says while hugging her tightly.

“I said this once and I’ll say it again Ryan. No one in my kingdom likes me because of how much of an outcast I am. All they see is an ugly demi human who doesn’t deserve to be the next heir to the throne. It’s not fair what your mother did to me. I lost out on a lot because of my curse. Your lucky I love you and I’m willing to forgive you. But my hate for her will never go away” Zephyr says with anger while she slips off his lap and onto the submerged stone bench everyone was sitting on.

“Speaking of Lilith honey. We encountered her again. But check this out. Ponce was with her” Ryan said with a dead serious tone.

Liz and Citra who were staying silent and relaxing quickly turns their attention to him.

“You dealt with that issue, right?” Liz and Citra simultaneously say with extreme concern.

“Yes, we did. But this raises another concern for us. You all said Lilith always comes back no matter how many times she’s defeated. But Ponce came back with her on this random encounter. This means that not only her, but any person that’s killed and knocked out of this world can somehow come back” Ryan says while putting his arm around Zephyr.

“Hang on. You girls think these reappearances has something to do with that rift we saw inside Mt. Ouija?” Kannell asked.

“I think so. But we shouldn’t rule that out” Citra says.

“Wait what happened?” Ryan inquired.

“We just came back from Cheetoecchi. We slaughtered a heavy presence of Succubi inside a volcano. The encounter cut our vacation short. But we did see a few Succubi walk through that rift which resided down there. I wonder if that’s how Lilith was able to re-enter this World with Ponce” Citra says while standing up and grabbing a towel.

“Maybe? But when we saw them, they were really low level. Also, before we engaged them it appeared like they were heading south. This tells me they may have spawned from further up north. Maybe like from Deland.” Alex suggests.

“Hang on. You don’t think the “Rupture” may be linked to their reappearances, do you?” Kannell inquires to the group of girls.

“The what?” Ryan asked in confusion.

“The “Rupture” is a small window-sized dimensional tear located in the middle of nowhere in Deland. It’s deemed inactive and serves as a hot tourist spot for the nation. They call it the “eternal portal to nowhere”. You can literally walk through it and it doesn’t do anything. The reason for its existence is unknown. It’s one of the few biggest mysteries on this world; right underneath the Wyozonia Void” Alex explains.

“Never see it” Ryan says.

“I’ll show it to you if we ever go there” Alex says.

Everyone then hears a knock at the front door.

“Ryan, can you do us a favor and get that?” Zephyr asks.

“Sure thing dear” Ryan replies as he grabs a towel. He then gets out of the bath and walks out the door.

Zephyr then glares at Alex some more.

“You know he’s mine right?” Zephyr announces to her with a threatening jealous tone.

“I’m aware” Alex replies while crossing her arms.

“Don’t even think about fucking him. I don’t care about your reputation. I will destroy you” Zephyr said in a threating tone.

“Oh don’t worry. He’s not into me. I already got pushed away after we got lost in the moment and I kissed him. As it turns out I’m too young for him” Alex said with innocent tone.

“YOU DID WHAT!” Zephyr screams as she lunges toward her

At the front door Ryan had his towel wrapped around waist. He opens the door and sees Dark Master Oz standing before him.

“This is a surprise” Ryan says.

“I’m not going to be here for long. Hey I heard from a little birdy you were just in Jerkville today and thought I should pay you a visit. I heard about your little “victory” over in Edough. I also heard you abused that spell” Dark Master Oz said with disappointment.

“Yes, Unfortunately I did.” Ryan said with guilt. “Arcadia saved me though. I feel bad for not listening to you. I honestly didn’t think I would go mad with power and almost die from that spell. It’s really scary to think what would have happened If I casted it two more times” Ryan admitted.

“You would have bleed out and surely have died son” Dark Master Oz said with concern while he crossed his arms. “Well you are not dead, so I hope you learned something” He says.

“I sure did. All this power is not to be used all at once. I need to only use this spell when I absolutely need to” Ryan replies.

“Well not necessarily. You can use it every once in a while. Like maybe twice a week with a small break in between. Your body will now naturally heal the damage caused from the effects the spell inflicts upon yourself now you pushed yourself past the breaking point” Dark master Oz said as he looks across the road at a shadow, he just saw move

“Wait huh?” Ryan replies in confusion

“Look by pushing yourself past the breaking point and surviving, you unlocked a very special perk. Your body will now recover on its own from corruption effects. This is great when Arcadia isn’t around. But it’s no excuse for not using your other spells” He says with caution while looking up at a tree and spotting two huge bats flying around. “Well I must be going before the sun fully goes down. But before I leave. Can you get Liz to come out here and talk to me?” He requests in a friendly manner.

“Sure thing I will go get her” Ryan says as he walks to the bathroom. As he nears the door, he hears commotion in the bathroom. When he opens it up, he sees Zephyr holding Alex underwater and the girls trying to free her.

Ryan naturally comes rushing to Alex’s rescue but when he gets too close Zephyr switch’s targets and let’s go of her and grabs Ryan by the hair. She then pulls him into the water and drags him under. Alex comes to the surface a little excited and turned on and decides to grab Zephyrs arms. She over-powers her and gets a hold of her.

“You fucking kissed her!!!” Zephyr screams in rage while trying to break free from Alex’s hold as Ryan surfaces and coughs heavily from inhaling water.

“Wait, you fucking told her? Hang on No I didn’t Zephyr! SHE KISSED ME. But the matter was a huge mistake and misunderstanding on her part” Ryan shouted while coughing.

“Good It better be a mistake on her part!” Zephyr shouts with anger.

“Let me go Bitch!” Zephyr screams at Alex.

“Oh alright” Alex says calmly. She then lets her go and gets out of the bath.

Zephyr who was fuming then gets back into the water with her fists curled up.

“Hey Liz, Dark Master Oz is at the front door. He wants to speak to you privately” Ryan says in a hurry with the intention on getting out of the bathroom and away from any body of water Zephyr could use as a weapon toward him.

Liz rolls her eyes and grabs a towel and dries off quickly. She then throws on a dress and walks outside.

“Zephyr, I get the fact your defensive toward him. I get why you are doing it. Look Ryan and I are questing partners and I really want to keep working with him. Look I know I made a mistake. How about you and I just get dressed and go for a walk. Listen to my side of the story first before you paint me as an enemy” Alex says calmly while getting dressed.

Zephyr doesn’t say a word and throws on a dress and grabs Alex’s hand and drags her angrily outside to the backyard.

Once outside Zephyr drags her to the lake that was glowing red from the sunset and shoves her down to the ground.

“Explain yourself” Zephyr expresses in anger

“Look yes I kissed him. I wanted comfort from a stressful day. He’s from the same world as me and we get along so great. I got lost in the moment and messed up. I totally understand he is yours” Alex says with a regret.

Zephyr then sits down right in front of her.

“He’s already cheated on me once. I already jealous of you from the last time we met. I don’t want him and I to fall apart. I don’t want to lose him at all. I know I’m overreacting, but I’ve had to fight for everything my whole life. He was one of those things” Zephyr admits in an emotional state.

“I just found my girlfriend cheating on me last night. Ryan came to my rescues when she started emotionally abusing me. Ryan stood up for me right then and there. He helped turn a heartbreaking night into something fun the next day. Look to be honest he’s amazing, but he can be an asshole at times. Look just let me complete this quest with him and I will be out of your hair” Alex says with a convincing confident smile.

“I’m trying to work on being a better person. Did you all do anything else?” Zephyr asks directly.

“Look I’ll be one hundred percent honest. We haven’t had sex. But we have cuddled quite a few times” Alex admits.

Zephyr’s eyes light up again with anger and she grabs a stick and snaps it in anger.

“That…That stops now. You hear me?” Zephyr screams while getting in Alex’s face.

“Yes Ma’am. I’ll stop him doing that” Alex replies with sincerity.

“You… you are sleeping outside. I don’t want you in our house tonight You can eat dinner with us inside I since I have more questions about your adventures but after this night is over you are camping outside you hear?” Zephyr says firmly as she marches back inside.

“Alright. I guess that is a fair punishment for me kissing him” Alex says while she gets up off the ground and follows her inside.

As the girls re-enter the home Liz just finished having her private conversation with Dark Master Oz. She reenters the house through the front door and Misty and Zara proceed to take their bath. Everyone then sits at the dinner table and Zephyr starts pressing Ryan and Alex for some questions about their Quest.

Ryan and Alex catch up everyone on what they did and what they went through. Liz who took interest in the part of the story where Faterra refused to inform Ala-Ash of the invasion since Yulee implemented a “Me First” Intell Requirement on all juicy intelligence in her territory’s; writes down the events on a piece of paper.

“You know Me, and Lake already got the thank you letter in the mail from the town of Edough. We are supposed to have a Sit-down meeting with the national council on Mriya’s actions. We are all highly considering war with Palmlandia. Hell, Yulee is offering to come and testify on her own behalf at the meeting next week. So You know it’s getting serous” Liz warns.

“The attack could have been thwarted if Yulee allowed us to give that that intell to Ala-Ash officials. I just really hate her policy. Everything is just changing in Faterra ever since Mriya kicked her out of Palmlandia. Alex says while cutting herself a slice of roasted duck.

“So lets change this subject. How long until you come back home Ryan?” Zephyr asked him with an attention seeking tone.

“This next quest might take us a month I’ve been doing the math, and no matter how we look at it Its going to be one hell of a grind” Ryan said.

“A month? How so dude?” Alex replied shocked.

Ryan smiles and grabs the feather pen and a sheet of paper from Beside Liz and starts writing down numbers

“We need to collect Sixty-Thousand Demonic sheep hearts” Ryan said while jotting down the number.

“Sixty-Thousand Sheep hearts won’t be collected all in one day. If each sheep has two hearts, and we Set a goal of five hundred sheep kills between us a day, combined that will be one-thousand sheep a day. Or TWO-THOUSAND hearts a day combined. If you divide Sixty-Thousand by Two-thousand that gives you thirty days of Quota grinding.” Ryan explained while circling down the number “30” at the bottom of the math problem.

“That makes no sense with what he said. He said it wouldn’t take THAT LONG between the both of us” Alex argues.

“Well ya, that’s if we set up an unrealistic goal of a thousand sheep kills a day between us. That would make two grand sheep killed in a day and four thousand hearts collected. Which if you divide sixty-grand by four thousand that’s fifteen days. Sure that would be a lot quicker but we need to take in consideration of how long it will take to hunt down and find those sheep. Then harvest their hearts. At the same time, we need to think about how we are going to store and transport them” Ryan corrects her.

“Oh damn, your right. I’m sorry I wasn’t thinking that through” Alex admits.

“In theory as we kill more and more sheep our harvesting techniques and speed should improve. We may set a higher quota in the future but until we will cross that bridge lets have the completion time estimated at a month from now” Ryan says with confidence.

Zephyr looks around the dinner table and grabs Ryan’s hand. She then leads him upstairs.

“Well, It’s getting late girls. We’re headed to bed” Zephyr acknowledges while giving Alex a serious look.

Alex finishes her plate and picks up Ryan’s bag and pulls out the magical tent. She then heads out to the backyard.

“Where is-” Ryan says while being interrupted.

“She’s camping out on the lake tonight” Zephyr said while placing her index fingers over his lips and silencing him. She then leads him upstairs to their room.

They both lay down in their bed and Zephyr takes off her dress. She tried to undress Ryan, but he puts up his little familiar “Wall”. This angers Zephyr.

“What the hell! I’m horny!” Zephyr cries in anger.

“Zephyr. Just stop. Not yet. Look after this quest is over I may have sex with you. Look I need all my strength for tomorrow. I miss cuddling with you. Not only that, but You also know what I miss more then cuddling?” Ryan asks while grabbing her arm.

Zephyr looks up at him in disappointment.

“I miss your affection” He replies to her while kissing her passionately on the lips.

“Why do you turn me on and torture me like this? Why do you not want to have sex with me? Why would you rather do it with Arcadia?” Zephyr pleads with him while placing her face deep into his chest.

“Don’t bring up that mistake with Arcadia. I’m still sorry for that” Ryan replies while rolling onto his side.

“Look For one, I’m sore from all this walking. Two I’m still weak from over doing that spell. And Three my mom might be watching” Ryan said sarcastically.

“Oh Really huh?” Zephyr said excitedly with high pitch sexy tone to her voice.

Zephyr then shoots the ceiling the bird and smiles at Ryan. She goes grabs his hands and goes down on him.

His mother who was in her respawn room watching at the time, balls her fist up in anger and disgust at Zephyr and closes up the view screen.

Even though Ryan who hasn’t masturbated in about a month, he decides to just let Zephyr do her thing to him. He secretly wanted sex right now but still couldn’t get him self in the right mindset to do it with her. He decided to just finger her and kiss her all over and get her off that way. Zephyr who secretly hated this outcome decided in her mind to just wait until next time they meet to have Real sex. This was the first day they were seeing each other after he left the house after he cheated on her. Maybe the next time they had a full night together would be the day she would finally have sex and lose her virginity. This was what she kept telling herself all through the night.