Dylan arrived at the empyrean cloud palace with the soldiers and he went straight to the throne hall where the emperor was being guarded by Jimmy and some other soldiers. When he got there he knelt at the foot of the stairs which elevated the throne and kowtowed to the emperor before speaking "father, the demon realm won't be posing any threats on the heaven realm for now, I have threatened to kill the demon lord's daughter and send her head to him if they ever impose war on us again" he said "I was able to successfully pull this trick because the demon lord sent his daughter instead of showing up himself" he explained further "that's good, I'll need you to find a way to keep the demon realm at bay and to make sure they don't pose any threat on any of the realms" the emperor said "yes, father" he replied "I shall take my leave now" he added and the emperor simply nodded, he then kowtowed one last time before walking out of the throne hall.
"Jimmy, I'd like you to send spies to the demon realm to watch over the demon lord and his daughter and make sure you report to me every time you get any information from them" Dylan said to his guardian knight as he was walking back to his chambers "yes, your highness" the knight who was walking one step behind his prince replied "and by spies, I mean competent spies" Dylan added firmly "understood, your highness" Jimmy replied and continued walking behind his liege silently. "Go and get the spies ready and send them to the demon realm as soon as possible" Dylan said to Jimmy when they got to his bedchamber "yes, your highness" he replied and disappeared out of the place "I must spend some good time with that demon princess" Dylan said to himself smiling after Jimmy left.
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When Stephanie arrived at the demon realm, she went straight to the demon lord's bedchamber where he was waiting anxiously for her return "Stephanie dear, you're back. I hope you're not hurt anywhere" Lewis stood up when he saw his daughter and went to check her body for any sign of wound or anything "I'm fine father" she said and he stopped breathing a sigh of relief "how was the war, did you kill the heavenly emperor's son?" Lewis asked his daughter "no I didn't, because of that jerk we had to retreat" she said "I swear when I get that pretty boy prince, I wouldn't spare him" she added boiling with anger "it is okay my dear, come sit" Lewis said pulling his daughter towards his bed so she could sit
"Father, I'd like to go to the mortal realm and figure out their major weaknesses" Stephanie said as she sat down beside her father "then I'll use whatever I get to attack them as bait to defeat the heavenly emperor and his pretty boy son" she added "are you sure my dear" Lewis asked her "please don't ask me not to do it father" she pleaded "I'm not asking you not to do it, I'm only asking if your plan would work out well" Lewis said and stood up "I'm always by your side whatever step you take in defeating the heavenly emperor and avenging your brother" he added with clenched fists "thank you father, I'll go take a rest now so I can move in a short while" Stephanie said and stood up to meet him then kissed him on the cheek before leaving to her bedchamber.
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In his bedchamber, Riley was busy thinking about what Sarah said 'why would Maya give me a petal of her true form if it is sacred to her type' he thought looking at the petal which was still with him and an image of Maya's smiling face with her cute dimples appeared in his mind and he chuckled 'why do I seem close to this woman I've only met once' 'why did I engage in a conversation with her and even told her my name'. After a while, he shook his head trying to get rid of all the whys building up in his head and laid back on his bed facing the ceiling then closed his eyes but instantly shot them opened when he saw her face again "Maya" he whispered to himself and sighed
After a while of staring at the ceiling, he picked up his sheathed sword and hung it on his waist, picked up a few things and went out to meet Sarah where she was tending to her flowers. "Mother, I'm leaving for the mortal realm" he said when he got to her "why, is anything wrong" Sarah asked him "nothing, I just want to free my mind" he replied her "okay then, take care of yourself okay" she said to him adjusting his clothes "okay mother, bye" he said and kissed her cheek before teleporting from there. "That son of mine, I wonder what's bothering him this time. He never tells me any of his problems" Sarah said to herself after he left and continued tending to her flowers.
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"I got here first so I'll take the bigger portion of whatever you get from Chief Diana" Maya said laughing loudly when she got to the sacred floral lake "you naughty cheater, you started running before stating the terms" Ava said as she also reached there, breathing heavily. "I still got here first, so I'll be getting the bigger portion" Maya replied still smiling broadly "why do you only think of playing and eating" Ava asked her friend shaking her head "it's because that's what makes me happy" she replied as she was taking off her shoes ready to dip her feet in the lake which was peacefully flowing with a calm rhythm, the lake emitted bright amber lights under the rays of the sun.
"What are you planning to do" Ava asked when she saw Maya taking off her shoes "put my legs in the lake and splash the water of course" she replied "have you forgotten that the Queen has ordered that no one dip their legs in the lake again and anyone who does so would be severely punished by Chief Diana" Ava said "they're not going to know about it unless you're planning on telling them" she replied and was about to dip her legs in the lake when Ava pulled her to her own side with magic but didn't let go "what's wrong with you, why don't you ever think straight" Ava asked pissed off by her friend "let go of me Ava" Maya said trying to free herself from Ava's grip.
After struggling for some time, she used magic to push herself away from Ava's hold and was moving towards the lake again but Ava attacked her playfully by shooting magic balls at her to distract her attention and it worked. Maya turned back to face Ava and also started to shoot rays of light at her. Ava smiled to herself and continued to dodge Maya's attacks while also attacking, Maya shot a binding spell at Ava and she lifted herself off the ground then started gliding while still attacking. Maya also lifted herself off the ground and they both continued attacking each other while gliding in the air. After a while, they both laid on the ground facing the sky that had pinkish hues, smiling. "Why do you always find a way to distract me from doing what I want" Maya asked Ava still facing the sky "I do so because you only do dumb things and it's good for neither of us" Ava replied her and she just scoffed
"Maya, Ava, your attention is needed at Chief Diana's residence" they heard a voice call out to them and they looked at each other before standing up, they saw a messenger from the Chief's residence and Ava spoke up "what happened, why are we needed" she said "come there and you'll both know" the messenger said and teleported back to where she came from. "I hope you have not landed us in trouble again" Ava said glaring at Maya but she only pouted which made Ava shake her head and they teleported to the chief's residence.