System's POV

Chapter 1503: If You Succeed Then I’ll Give You What You Want

Thirteen sat on the couch, gently patting the young lady’s back as she slumped on him.

Fate had straddled his lap. Her arms loosely wrapped around his neck, and her head rested on his shoulder.

The two were still joined, basking from the afterglow of their lovemaking.

Neither of them had ever imagined that they would end up like this.

Just a few days ago, they were practically at each other’s throats, trying to kill each other. But now, things had taken a different turn.

Thirteen had always wanted to stab the Goddess’s heart with a sword. While he had succeeded, he didn’t expect it would be... a different kind of sword.

His hands continued to gently pat the Goddess’ back, helping her calm down.

When suddenly, rows of texts appeared behind her.

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[You have achieved an unprecedented Feat!]

[You gained the Title: The One Who Conquered Fate!]

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Thirteen casually swatted the message away. There was only one System in the universe who would dare send him that kind of system message.

It was none other than Sixty-Nine, the only one System Thirteen treated as a close friend.

He had no idea how his friend managed to find out what had happened. It should’ve been impossible for anyone to see what was happening inside Pandora’s box.

Then again, Sixty-Nine had this very weird power to sense these kinds of things, especially when it came to the people or systems close to him.

Fortunately, Thirteen’s unique friend probably got the message, so he no longer disturbed his rest.

When Fate finally regained her composure, she pulled back and looked at Thirteen in the eyes.

"You won, Thirteen," Fate said calmly. "You managed to defeat me. But at what cost? The universe will be destroyed soon."

"It won’t be destroyed," Thirteen replied, facing her gaze. "I won’t let it be destroyed."

He then reached out to pull her closer to him, planting a kiss on her cheek and holding her tightly.

Just like what the Goddess had said, he managed to defeat her. He trapped her inside Pandora’s Box and forced her to use her divinity to revive him.

Fate was left with no choice. If Thirteen remained dead, she wouldn’t be able to escape her prison, which would lead to the destruction of the universe.

And now that he had also conquered her from the inside out, Fate no longer wished to fight him anymore.

"I wish I had your confidence," Fate said, resting her head on his shoulder once more. "The [????] is not a threat even Gods can handle so easily."

"That’s because your hands are tied," Thirteen replied. "Times like this, it is the mortals who actually do the heavy lifting."

The young man then glanced outside of Pandora’s Box. The battle between both sides had come to a halt because there were certain individuals that appeared in the battlefield, forcing the Infernals and the Wanderers to take a step back.

A baby slime wearing a pirate hat, perched on the mast of her pirate ship, looked at the Infernals as if daring them to come closer.

A gigantic monster that looked like Cthulhu was beside her flying pirate ship, ready to attack at her order.

There was also an old man seated on the back of an eight-legged horse, holding a silver spear in his hand. It was none other than Stella’s grandfather, James, whom the Supreme Commander of the Infernals feared for some reason.

When James and Eiko appeared, telling the Infernals and the Wanderers to stop fighting, Sun Wukong joined them and forcibly stopped the war by slamming his giant staff on the ground, creating an explosion that blasted both sides away from each other.

James had noticed the crack in space and told the Supreme Commander of the Infernals about it.

After confirming the accuracy of his words, Azhuriel understood they were facing a very serious threat at the moment.

Since everyone had stopped fighting, Thirteen felt no rush and remained inside Pandora’s Box. There were still twenty days before the crack grew big enough for those waiting on the other side to pass through.

While twenty days had passed inside Pandora’s Box, in the outside world, it had only been twenty minutes.

Fate had also ironically... resigned herself to her fate, no longer caring of what would happen after they left Pandora’s Box.

For some reason, she felt safe, warm, and protected in Thirteen’s embrace. She had been a maiden just a few days ago. But after tasting the forbidden fruit, she finally found her own heaven by the side of her nemesis.

It felt very strange.

And yet... she didn’t feel any discomfort in being with him.

Thirteen had also accepted the fact that the Goddess he hated had merged with Stella’s body. Since he couldn’t possibly hurt his lover, he had no choice but to accept that she and Fate would be sharing the same body for at least five years.

Five years might be a short time for Gods, but for mortals, it was a decent amount of time.

"Do we really stand a chance?" Fate whispered softly in his ears.

"How about we make a bet?" Thirteen replied. "If I drive them away, you and Stella will both give birth to my child."

The Goddess blushed after hearing Thirteen’s words. She then bit his neck, punishing him for being shameless.

But after biting him, she kissed the place she had bitten and sucked on it a bit, leaving a mark.

Stella had done similar things, which she said was her way of marking Thirteen.

Since they shared the same body, Fate decided to also mark her nemesis. It was only fair. Anyway, he already marked her several times in the place where life was supposed to begin.

Now that Thirteen had asked her to make a bet with him, she felt that she wouldn’t mind giving birth to his child if he really drove the [????] away.

Since she wasn’t giving a reply, Thirteen kissed her cheek again before whispering in her ear.

"So, do we have a deal?" Thirteen asked.

"Yes," Fate replied. "If you succeed, I’ll give you what you want."

"Good." Thirteen smiled. "We still have twenty days, so I’ll work hard for nineteen days."

"... Are you serious?" Fate didn’t know if she should laugh or cry. Even someone like him should have limits!

Thirteen seemed like he could really do it for several more days even after doing it so many times already.

It was then when she remembered that she had practically remodeled his Soul Core using the divine weapon, Soul Eraser and remolded his body using her divinity.

This meant that Thirteen now possessed an extremely strong body that housed his Soul Core.

"Are you regretting it?" Thirteen asked.

He didn’t need the power to read minds because he could tell by looking at Fate’s expression.

"I don’t regret it," Fate replied. "Because if I don’t do anything, this realm will fall apart."

"Then will you also work hard for nineteen days?"

"Un..."

The Goddess nodded shyly, giving him affirmation that she would also do her best.

And so, Fate no longer hesitated to cup Thirteen’s face and kiss him deeply. Since he had promised to repel the [????], she would honor her part of their deal.

"But are you sure?" Fate asked. "We should ask Stella if she wants it as well."

"I’m not in a hurry," Thirteen replied. "We have many years ahead of us after all."

"For some reason, your words are starting to sound credible." Fate smiled faintly.

She had no choice but to believe him. Thirteen had fought beings stronger than him despite the disparity in rank, and he had succeeded every time.

Even when he was at a great disadvantage, he still succeeded to trap her inside Pandora’s Box, proving he wouldn’t hesitate to risk his life to achieve his goal.

After kissing each other, as if making up for the times they tried to kill each other, the two of them indulged at each other’s warmth for the umpteenth time.

Since there were still a few days remaining, they decided to spend time bonding with each other.

They were once enemies.

Now they were lovers.

If this wasn’t what you would call a twist of fate, then nothing would surprise anyone anymore.

Thirteen was already looking forward to his father’s reaction once he discovered that Fate and him had hooked up.

He was even tempted to tell the no-good System God that he would soon have a grandchild, and he should prepare a big gift if he wanted to be invited to his wedding with Stella and Fate.

Now that Fate was on his side, Thirteen no longer feared anything.

Since he could wield destiny in his own hands, even the [????] would have no choice but to go back home or risk fighting the System of Cannon Fodders, who just gained another reason for driving away the unwanted visitors that would get in the way of his happiness.