Remuel and Arlesk returned to the castle of Luventrion and invited the king along with Bethany to make a report.
"So first things first, the nobles were arrested, and the [People of Earth] were annihilated." Remuel began the explanation of his battle against the [People of Earth] but before he continued to explain about the subjects, he sent a gaze towards Arlesk to contact Serkyrio. He quickly complied and patched an emergency meeting through their phones.
"Serkyrio, Draxus, good to have both of you for this meeting. We will discuss about Remuel's findings in the facility." Arlesk greeted Serkyrio and Draxus who was in the call as Remuel prepared magic to produce a hologram to display them on the screen. "So, what happened there?" Serkyrio quickly pushed the questioning to make sure Remuel answers without leaving any details forgotten. As such, they were able to attain so much information regarding dangerous kinds of magic.
"That, manipulation of string... Remuel, can you bring them to the [Rehabilitation Laboratory]? I'll study them while thinking of a way to seal them down." In truth, they can actually rely on Serkyrio to use [Ewiges Siegel] from the Amethyst Gem, but those are meant to seal extreme levels of concept magic only, such as Draxus losing control of [Moonlit Memory], Remuel releasing [Crimson World] and [Deal with the Devil] multiple times in quick succession, or Arlesk after using the [Corrosive Constellation] ability. The seals they required were only needed to prevent the users from activating the magic for a long period of time while gradually loosening the strength of the seal. Aside from that, Draxus intends to study the capabilities of string manipulation as he needs to learn more concepts for him to get through more situations.
"Of course I can, but do it in moderation, it will be bad if they end up causing mayhem because of you." Draxus nodded at Remuel's reply, they both had serious expressions which created an atmosphere where Draxus could make another breakthrough.
"Now, aside from that, I encountered two enemies, that are highly capable to push me into a corner. As far as I remember, the coordination between the two attackers were much more significant than your average tag team fighters. Not only that, but my [Amalgam of Destiny] got stolen once. Which means that my enemies are not something to be underestimated." Draxus widened his eyes while Serkyrio narrowed them in interest. "Do you have any hints against them?" Serkyrio tried to probe in further, but Remuel shook his head to signify it. "Whenever I try to use [Amalgam of Secrets] to reveal their identity, the artifact disappears from my hands, I believe the skill was called [Soul of Greed]?" None of them were able to identify the ability immediately. The king of Luventrion and Bethany were simply listening to the conversation, but they felt a bad premonition as they heard that Remuel got cornered. Which meant that there are enemies that can even defeat an archon such as him. "This may be speculation, but he may have connections to Magna Ensarkóno who is an apostle. Cronus will have a different set referencing the titans, but the other may be referencing the seven deadly sins." Serkyrio nodded at Remuel's conjecture and made his final thoughts. "Alright, bring a few subjects that had caught your interest Remuel. We'll examine and rehabilitate them if they're still alive. Arlesk, you may return to the castle anytime, but you need to make your preparations. Lastly, Draxus..." As Draxus was called out, he brought out the portal gun from his [Interdimensional Storage]. "Portal gun's completed, prepared a copy for each one of us as well. Force gun is about 80% completion in repairs." The other two archons and the emperor smiled as their expectations were completely swept down. "You sure do work fast Drax, when will it be done?" "Two hours including a copy for each of us." Their exchange made Remuel smile as he will finally finish up the rest of the puzzles in the dungeon. "Aight, I'll be there within an hour."
They quickly ended the meeting on a good note without leaving any context behind. Even if they have a new set of enemies to face, with the breakthrough of Draxus, and the incoming reward for Remuel, they would be able to make new countermeasures for new enemies.
An hour later, Remuel went to pick up the two new gadgets Draxus had finished repairing, which they spent no time to waste. They gave it a test which was very satisfactory for Remuel. When he returned to the castle of Luventrion, he asked Bethany of Arlesk's whereabouts.
"Ah, he said that he wishes to see the capital, so his Majesty had the First Princess give him a tour." Remuel's expression cramped up when he immediately knew the intention of the king. "Shrewd guy, but I hope Arlesk also gets another one. Speaking of which, how old is the first princess?" Remuel turned his gaze to Bethany and asked out of curiosity. "I believe the two of you are the same age. Since she's a year older than I am." The smile Remuel had slightly turned ominous as he prepared to greet Arlesk in some weird way. "Well anyways, we should get some rest first, we'll finally clear the dungeon." Bethany smiled and nodded to Remuel's conviction to finish it within tomorrow.
Back out on the far lands, two men soaked in blood appeared in the hall where the [Amalgamation of all Evil] sits. "Is there something you wish to speak about, Lord Greed, and Lord Envy?" Magna Ensarkóno looked down at his two subjects in surprise as they were both covered in blood. "We have battled against Remuel Baphomet, and to our surprise, we managed to corner him." Magna smiled before the lord of Envy continued the explanation. "But after he used a skill named [Crimson World], we were utterly cornered, thus needed to escape." Magna closed his eyes as the explanation for their retreat had finished. "Well that's fine." Shocked gazes gather towards Magna as he let out a calm voice instead of lashing out. "I fought that man in [Nightmare Fantasia], and he is the [God of Equivalence]. But, there's something else you'd like to say right?" The two lords nodded and the lord of greed started speaking. "We have collected enough information regarding the entire continent. And they aren't aware about us launching an attack from the seas, thus we can immediately begin the first invasion." From the far lands, it takes about a month to reach the central continent by the sea, regardless of which direction it comes from. So Magna quickly approved their move and quickly make preparations for an invasion. But a sudden visitor appeared.
"Magna, our Lord has summoned us to his domain." A young man, carrying a Zweihander and a Dirk as his weapons, appeared right behind the throne, speaking to Magna as if he was on equal footing.
"Ah Cronus, so you have received my letter... Very well, let us go to his abode." The two instantly disappeared from the room and they arrived in a static and distorted realm. They instantly knelt down out of respect for their god.
"You've come, what would you like to speak about? Magna Ensarkóno?" A distorted voice came from the distorted throne which was occupied by a figure that nobody can understand. "Remuel Baphomet Phoenix, has reawakened as the [God of Equivalence]. Thus, I would like permission to proceed to phase two." A short distorted snort came from the throne as the static changed its sitting position. "Even if you've already began the preparations for it? Then very well, entertain me." Even if nobody can see through the static, it felt like the God of Dominion was smiling behind it.