System's POV

Chapter 1504: I Am Never Alone! [Part 1]

More days passed inside Pandora’s Box.

Thirteen spent his time bonding with Stella and Fate, deepening their relationships in more ways than one.

This was especially true for Fate. After Thirteen helped her cast away all forms of resistance, she melted and let herself go. She became a very sweet, passionate, and loving lady.

Her changes had been so drastic, surprising even Stella. Little did she know that her feelings for Thirteen, both in her current and past life, had also affected the Goddess’ heart.

As the two ladies now shared the same body, her feelings for Thirteen had also been transmitted to Fate.

This only made her fall harder for the young man, who had also transformed into the perfect lover after winning her heart, filling her heart and body with his love.

On the 19th day, the three of them didn’t do anything else aside from holding each other, calming their hearts in preparation for the final battle.

They laid on the bed, staring at the crack in the sky. Soon, it would bring about horrors to their realm. So horrifying that even the Infernal Army would look like small-time bullies.

"It’s almost time," Fate said softly. "Are you ready?"

"Yes," Thirteen replied.

For the first time in the many days they had spent inside Pandora’s Box, they finally dressed up. Hygiene hadn’t been a problem inside the domain, for there was a convenient auto-clean function.

Thirteen and Stella both dressed into their combat suits. The impending battle required them.

"Hey... Thirteen," Stella said with a serious expression on her face. "After this battle ends, let’s have a grand wedding. You will marry me, Erica, Shana, Sherry, Princess Xynalia, Princess Aracelle, and Tiona."

"How about me?" Fate asked. "Am I going to be tossed aside after you have your way with me?"

"Of course, I will marry you too, silly girl," Thirteen replied before pressing his lips over the pouting Goddess’s lips, calming her down.

After the kiss ended, Thirteen pulled back and hugged Stella one more time. He hugged her tighter, ensuring that he wasn’t dreaming.

Stella hugged him too, and they stayed that way for a few minutes before reluctantly pulling apart.

"Let’s go," Thirteen said as he reached out to hold her hand.

"Together," Stella replied.

"Forever," Fate declared.

After saying those words, the three of them left Pandora’s Box and returned to the real world.

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Outside of Pandora’s Box...

A loud cracking sound reverberated in the sky, making everyone’s faces turn pale.

The sky completely shattered, its broken pieces falling like glass, revealing a different universe on the other side.

Monsters that could be called abominations appeared on the other side. They started to claw at the space in front of them, as if trying to break through the transparent layer separating the two worlds.

For now, that transparent barrier was still holding them back. But there was no telling how long it would last.

They were like insects trying to break free from their cocoon, breaking their way out to a new world.

That was when everyone saw a radiant flash of light appear in the sky.

When they all looked in that direction, they saw a young man, beside him a young lady hugging him tightly.

"H-He’s alive..." Erica teared up immediately.

She had seen her lover get stabbed. She had seen him disperse into nothingness.

It had broken her, like she had been the one who got stabbed by a sword.

Now, Zion was in front of her. And she couldn’t breathe again.

She wasn’t the only one who despaired when they saw Thirteen die.

Sherry, Shana, Princess Aracelle, and Princess Xynalia were all heartbroken. But the one affected the most was Tiona.

Unlike the other girls, she had a special bond with Thirteen, for he was her Master.

When she felt that bond disappear, she understood then and there that her master had truly died.

She stood blankly in place for a few minutes, as if she had lost her soul. When her shock faded, she fell to her knees and cried her heart out.

And now, that connection had been re-established, making her weep once more. Finally, she regained what she had lost.

While cheers rose from the side of the Wanderers, Deus Ex Machina appeared a few meters away from his no-good son and glared in his direction.

Stella was hugging him, with her back facing the System God. She also had her eyes closed, unmoving.

This made the System God think Thirteen had knocked Fate unconscious. He had seen his son die for real, but seeing him return made him feel conflicted.

Even so, there were more important matters right now, so Deus Ex Machina set aside his grudge with Thirteen and talked to him.

"Hand her over to me, now," Deus Ex Machina said calmly. "We need her to re-establish the laws of the universe and prevent these creatures from crossing over."

"No," Thirteen replied, hugging the lady in his arms tighter. "She belongs to me now."

"You bastard! What did you do to Fate?!"

"Oh, nothing much. I just stabbed her many times until she couldn’t take it anymore."

The young lady’s eyes remained closed, but her temples twitched a bit. A red tint had also appeared on her face.

Thirteen’s words could easily be misunderstood!

Well, it was the truth, but that didn’t make it any less embarrassing for her!

Thinking that his no-good son had really done something bad to the Goddess of Fate, the System God finally exploded in anger.

"Why can’t you understand?!" Deux Ex Machina roared. "You are a System! You are a part of the System! Why are you trying to reinvent the wheel?! You just have to do your job and move according to the purpose of your birth!"

Thirteen looked at his father calmly. If one were to look closely, you could even see a hint of pity in the way he looked at his father.

The innuendo had been so obvious. With his age, his old man should’ve figured it out. Talking to thousands-year-old virgins was such a pain!

"Listen, punk!" Deus Ex Machina pointed at his no-good son in anger. "Even if it’s thousands, millions, billions, and trillions of calculation, the end result is the same! You don’t have the ability to fight whatever is about to cross over from that side of the universe!

"Come to me! I’ll do my best to work things out with Fate! We can still fix this! We can still save the universe together! Don’t let your petty act of vengeance get in the way of the bigger picture! Do you want to turn everyone in this world into cannon fodders?!"

"Pops, it’s you who don’t understand," Thirteen replied as his hand moved to caress Fate’s back. He even kissed the young lady’s head, still looking at his father, taunting him.

Truth be told, he wanted to squeeze her soft backside as well to make his no-good father angrier. But he was certain that doing such a thing in front of the countless people looking in their direction, both Stella and Fate would bite his neck in retaliation and fight him to the death.

To prevent angering his two sweet lovers, he continued to talk to his father, who had no idea that he and Fate were already joined in the hips.