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And of course I forgot to give Lucifina's name... I already fixed it, but if you notice and plot hole or something, please give me a sign. I will try to fix it to the best of my ability.

Also, I will most likely spend some time writing next chapter. I am stuck writing some scenes and I will be most likely busy for at least few weeks. That's why, do not expect an update for at least a month and a half.

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The courier took one last look at the village, smiled, put on his headgear, turned around and entered the forest in front of him. Just like the last time, the courier felt truly at ease as he strolled through the thick woods. The air was cool, light breeze blowing on his checks, the temperature just high enough not to cause displeasure, but not hot enough to warm anyone, making the courier miss scorching heat of Mojave Wasteland.

Still, he could deal with that, and every now and then he could see dark elves hiding between the trees, watching him from the shadows as he made his way towards his destination. It was good to be back on track and the courier felt only at home, when he could travel. He wasn't the type to just settle down and live the life as a leader or doing some menial job.

Although that was only part of the truth, one the courier was able to admit to himself. The other part... well, some things are meant to be forgotten. The courier shook his head and focused on the road in front of him. Stop courier, you have been there before, you don't want to think about this again. Let's just get to Luficina for now.

After a couple of hours following the road, the courier finally managed to reach the outskirts of the forest, light shining through the canopy. He smiled slightly, before he increased his pace a little and found himself staring at huge plains with many patches of trees among it. The courier had no real comparison, but if he had to put it into words, then he would say it looked similar to one of the pre-war postcards he found during his travel, one that had name Yellowstone on it. The sun was shining, just above courier's head, which meant it was around noon, if you used the same time pattern as the one in his world. However, he wasn't sure if the same rules applied in this dimension, so the sun could set in a matter of hour or two.

That said, after walking a couple of hours, starting from Enrika it seemed like the time pattern was very similar, which was a good thing for once. The courier preferred travelling during the day, as it made it easier to find new locations and notice an ambush. During the night though, it was much easier to actually avoid the ambush, instead of just noticing it. Shaking his head once more, he focused his attention on the road.

He looked around and noticed a sign planted on the crossroads of the dirt road, he was currently standing at. He walked up to the sign, squinted his eyes and read, "Illias Village thirty two kilometres north road, Iliasburg one hundred twenty kilometres north road, Happiness Village fifty kilometres east from Iliasburg... Huh, those are quite big distances, but nothing crazy. I wonder, how well are the roads defended? How many outposts are there every few kilometres? We shall see."

With new bits of information on his hand, the courier began his trek towards the Ilias village. As he made his way towards it, he suddenly felt the earth rumble and then the ground in front of him burst open, revealing a monster. It had a body of a worm and an upper half of female attached to it.

The courier felt nauseous just looking at her, her body covered in slime and a lascivious smile that sent shudders down his spine. He had seen a lot of things in his life, but this? This was simply disgusting. He groaned internally and activated the necklace, before he put his right hand in his coat and muttered, "Just great..."

"Oh? A traveller? Can you let me wring some semen from you?" The monster asked.

"You have to be kidding me... So, this is what the monsters act like in this world, huh?" The courier muttered to himself, turned on the necklace for now and pulled out one of his favourite weapons, super-heated saturnite katana.

It was a custom made sword made by him using an alloy he found in Big Mountain Research Facility. The sword itself could cut through almost anything and had incredible durability. It resembled a katana from top to bottom with some minor details, including silver gleam of the alloy and a heat radiating inside the blade itself. It gave the blade a resemblance similar to that of hot iron, which was being melted.

"Sorry, but I think I would rather stab myself with my sword than than let you even touch me," The courier declared and entered combat stance. His feet spread apart, ready to move, sword held in two hands, his attention set on his enemy.

"Then I will just force you!" The monster shouted and attacked.

The courier simply waited for his opponent to come closer, before he rushed forward and cut the monster from top to bottom, splitting it in half, it's pieces flying by the courier. The courier then smirked, swung his sword down with his right hand, sending droplets of blood on the grass and then hid it back in his duster. After that, he turned around and looted the monster's body gaining some blood sausages out it.

Once he was done, he deactivated the necklace and set out once more towards Illias Village, this time without any monsters attacking him out of the blue. As he moved forward, his thoughts were focused on the monster that attacked him and how the rest of the world looked like. If this monster wanted to rape me to get my semen, then most likely other monsters will act in similar way. Of course, there is a possibility of her being the only one, but I doubt it. Hmm... Wait a second, I do remember reading something about it back in Enrika!

It was true, at one point during his learning session he came across a term known as a critical ecstasy. It was a specific term describing the heavily weakened state of a man when forced to ejaculate by a monster. Whenever the man orgasms, although he feels pleasured, he suddenly becomes frail and loses the ability to fight back against the monster.

The courier shuddered as he thought about the consequences. The monster could do anything to a man, once that state was reached. At the same time, he couldn't help but smirk a little. While, basically all the men in this world would suffer the same fate, he was an exception. Even in his world, he doubted that anyone would let a monster do whatever they wanted. Live or die instincts were fairly strong back in his world, which meant, that this 'Critical Ecstasy' would not be nearly as effective, not to mention as far as he was aware, he shouldn't be affected in this first place, since he was from a different world to begin with. In that case, pleasure attacks would be pretty much useless against him. Thanks to his spine, he could block out anything his body sent him, allowing him to fully focus on battle without such distractions as a pain or pleasure, but at the same time, it allowed him to receive informations about any damage that he received.

With his confidence renewed, the man increased his pace and in a matter of hour, he arrived at the entrance of the village. It was a very rural town, even compared to his own world. Majority of the houses were made out of wood, their roofs covered in straw. They had simple design, a few windows and a single entrance. Two buildings stood out among their wooden counterparts, the first one was bigger than most, had red tiles on the roof instead of straw and was made out of stone. The second one was a huge church, made out of white marble located at the end of the village. It was at least three stories high, had stone pillars at the entrance, two sets of stairs and many windows. It looked very wealthy compared to the rest of the village, which didn't go unnoticed.

The courier had to admit, despite not being a very religious person, that it was very impressive. Shaking his head once more, he began walking through the town gaining attention of all the inhabitants, who whispered behind him and pointed fingers at him. It annoyed him, but he paid it no attention. Well, I guess now I know how supermutants and ghouls feel like, when people go against them. Now what he needed to do was to find Lucifina's house. Then as he was waling by, he noticed a guard in a steel armour, wielding a spear, standing in front of the temple.

He walked up to the man and asked, "Excuse me, sir, I have got a question for you."

The man eyed the courier, before he smirked and said his voice dripping with sarcasm, "Oh, really? And what if I say, that I really don't care about an outsider like you?"

The courier then sighed and muttered, "I wanted to solve it peacefully..." He then, grabbed the man by the armour and growled, his terrifying presence kicking in, "Listen you asshole, you can either tell me where Lucifina lives or I will cut of your balls and shove them down your throat."

"H...Her house is right there! Please don't hurt me!" The guard stuttered, before the courier snorted and threw him to the ground and made his way to the Lucifina's house.

The house was pretty much identical to the rest of the houses, located in the village. The only exception was a small set of wings painted in the middle of the door. He was about to knock, when suddenly the door swung open and a young boy rushed outside only to bounce off the courier's legs.

"Ouch…," The boy muttered before he turned towards the courier and his eyes spread wide open. The boy was small, barely reaching to his waist, blue eyes and a purple hair being his most distinctive features.

"Sorry for that, are you all right?" The courier asked and stretched his hand towards the boy. The boy looked surprised for a second, before he took courier's hand and let himself be pulled up.

The boy looked worried for a second, before he asked, "Who are you? Do you want to hurt my mom too?"

The courier eyes spread wide open, his fist clenching. He then sighed and calmed himself down, before he said, "No, I am not here to hurt you or your mother. I need to talk Lucifina, it is important."

The boy's eyes spread wide open before he asked, "How do you know mommy's name?"

"I have been sent by someone she knows. In any event, is there anything wrong, you seem to be in awful rush for whatever reason?" The courier questioned, his gaze focused on the boy.

"That's… Momma is sick! Can you help her?" The boy asked, his eyes filled with hope.

"I can," The courier said with confidence. Hearing the boy smiled happily, grabbed courier's hand and lead his inside the house.

It was fairly small, with kitchen serving as a dining room at the same time. There were three more rooms, two of them being separate bedrooms, with the last being a bathroom. Inside one of the bedrooms, he could see a night stand, a cupboard and a wardrobe made completely out of wood. The first bedroom had it's door opened and inside the courier could see a bed, in which a very beautiful woman laid, wearing a white leather nightgown. She had blue eyes, gentle smile, delicate features and a blonde hair, the same colour as Micaela. If one looked closely though, he could see exhaustion evident in her eyes. However, when her gaze laid on the courier, she frowned just very slightly, her eyes hardening.

The courier held his hands in the air, before he said, "I am not here to hurt you... or your son for that matter, Micaela sent me."

Her eyes spread wide open, before she turned towards the boy and said, "Luka, please go to your room, I need to talk to this man." The boy nodded, before he rushed to the other bedroom and closed the door behind him. After that, Lucifina gestured to the courier to come in, which he promptly did and closed the door behind him. "Is that true, did Micaela really send you?"

The courier then pulled out the necklace from his pocket and pressed in the middle. An invisible wave was sent before everything was back to normal. "That's correct," The courier answered.

She looked closely at the piece of jewellery, turned towards the courier and said, "I see, that necklace definitely proves it. Very few beings are capable of creating such a thing, and I highly doubt Ilias sent you here, not when she is trying to kill me."

"Wait a second, what do you mean she is trying to kill you?" The courier questioned, his eyes narrowed.

"First of all, can you please show you face, I want to be certain," Lucifina asked, and the courier complied. She judged the courier for a few seconds, before she smiled faintly. "You are pretty handsome, you know?" She said and chuckled.

"Thanks for the compliment, I guess? Now then, how is Ilias trying to kill?" The courier asked and smiled a little.

Lucifina then winced, coughed violently and grabbed her chest for a few seconds, before she turned towards the courier, looking a little bit weaker. "Does it explain anything?"

"I see, she sent some sort of disease to kill you, right? Is there no cure for it? Or is there a different problem?" The courier asked as he begun sorting through all the stuff he had. There were a couple of things he could use to heal a disease, but he wanted to know more first.

"It is… curable, but that's not a problem. People in Ilias Village do not see me or my family in favourable light. They refused to sell us herbs… and without them I will die," Lucifina explained, her eyes filled with sadness.

"I see, you know in that case I can heal you, myself," The courier said and smiled.

However, Luficina did not seem exuberant about it, she sighed and said, "If only, it were that simple. Even if, you heal me, that's not going to stop Ilias. She won't stop until I am dead," Lucifina explained and smiled bitterly.

"...I see, that definitely is a problem. Hmm… I think I might have a solution to that," The courier said and Lucifina gave him a questioning gaze, gesturing him to continue. "Well, since Ilias watches us, we need to make it so, she believes that you are dead. I will heal you using some of the herbs of mine, then I will put you in state similar to death or coma. Your body will slow down and everybody will believe that you died. Once that happens, I will break in to the funeral home, save you and then carry you to Enrika, where Micaela will keep you safe from Ilias gaze."

Lucifina's eyes spread wide open, before she opened and closed her mouth in a rapid succession. She then put her hand on her chin and began contemplating the idea, while biting her lip. She stayed that way for a few seconds, before she turned towards the courier and said, "That… could work. But… at the same time, are you certain you can make this work?"

"I wouldn't have proposed this, unless I knew exactly what I was doing. I am a skilled doctor, chemist and thief, Lucifina. I can make this work, I promise," The courier said and waited for the response, Lucifina's gaze filled with doubt.

"…I know you are right, but I do not want to leave Luka behind with those people," She admitted, a bit of scowl evident on her face.

"I know how you feel, you want him to be safe and you do not want to risk losing him. He is your son, you love him and I can understand that," The courier said, earning a surprised look from Lucifina. "However, do you honestly think that Luka will be happy, if you die just like that? I give you a chance, Lucifina. I give you a chance to turn a funeral, into a reunion, it's up to you to decide upon the choice."

For a few seconds, the woman was silent, before she smiled and chuckled, a bit of warmth coming back into her eyes. "I have to admit, you know your way with the words, don't you? Very well, I accept, please help me."

Hearing this, the courier smiled himself, before he pulled out a clay bottle with a small cork on top of it and a small leather sack, closed by a bit of rope. The man handed over the bottle to the woman and said, "The thing you currently hold in your hands is known as bitter drink. It heals injuries and helps people recover from diseases and other things like that. The downside is, that you need to take it all in one go otherwise your stomach won't handle it."

"I see… what about the second thing, you are holding?" Lucifina asked, her attention focused on the leather sack in courier's hand.

"This one is known as a healing poultice, it's far more superior than the bitter drink, but it causes huge pain to the user, reducing his or her agility. That's why I want you to drink bitter drink first. That way, we will reinforce your body, before we use the more potent medicine," The courier explained. He then put the poultice on the bed, before he pulled out a few different drugs from his coat and a several tools specifiably designed for brewing potions, drugs and others. He then poured some of the exotic ingredients from his world and brewed a drug that would put Lucifina in coma for several hours, while being watched closely by the woman. It took him a minute or so, before he was done and he held a blue liquid in a vial, before he used syringe and put it inside the tool.

"So, shall we begin?" Lucifina asked, determined to make this through. The courier nodded, before the woman calmed herself down and drunk the bitter drink in one go. Her eyes shot wide open, but she held her ground and set away an empty bottle, while coughing.

They were about to continue, when suddenly Luka barged in and run up to his mother, fear evident in his eyes. "Momma, are you all right?"

"I am fine, Luka. It's just a bit of cough, don't worry, this man will help me, I am sure of it. However..., if anything goes wrong, I want you to promise me something. I want you to promise, that you will not hold a grudge against those, who inflicted any pain on us. If you do it, I am sure, you will become a fine hero," Lucifina said, her voice soft calming the boy down.

"I promise… I promise, momma," Luka said, his voice cracking up a little, his eyes getting watery.

"Then, I am happy. Now, please I need to leave us alone for a few more minutes, then we will talk, okay?" Lucifina asked, before Luka hugged his mother and left the room. When the courier turned his gaze towards the woman, he could see a single tear dropping down her cheek. He sighed, but walked up to her and wiped it off using a handkerchief.

"I know that it hurts, but I need you to stay strong, just for a few moments. Now, you need to put the Healing Poultice on your skin, so it can do it's job. I recommend an area around the belly," The courier said and turned back, giving a bit of privacy to the woman. He could hear the clothing shifting around and even wet splashes of the poultice, but he kept his gaze firmly on the doors, until Lucifina told him to turn around.

"It seems like, the medicine is doing it's job," The courier said and watched as some of the colours returned to Lucifina's face, her eyes shining a bit brighter.

"I agree, now comes the last part," She said and the courier nodded.

He then injected the drug into her vein, before he hid the rest of the stuff, put on his headgear, put his hand on the woman's hand and said, "It will be all right, I promise."

She gave him one last smile, before she laid down softly on her bed and closed her eyes. The courier checked the pulse then and her heart rate, making sure, she was still fine, put on a sad face, turned off the necklace and opened the door. Outside, he noticed Luka preparing a dinner, when suddenly the boy turned towards him and then towards his mother. His eyes spread wide open and he dropped his fork to the ground, it's sound resonating across the house.

The courier then walked past him and muttered weakly, "I am sorry, kid..."

He then opened the door and left the house, just in time to hear Luka's scream inside. He bit his lip before he walked up to the same guard and ordered, "Lucifina died, inform the priest."

The guards eyes spread wide open, before he nodded frantically and ran to the temple, leaving the courier behind. The man then made his way outside the village and leaned on the nearest tree. He watched as villagers gathered around the house, before the guards alongside the priest came and entered the building. For a few seconds, it was silent before the priest left, the rest of the guards following him. One of them caring a package in the shape of a human, covered in white sheet. The courier then watched, using his bionic eyes, as the group entered the temple and closed the door behind them. Seeing this, he activated the necklace once more, entered trance state and waited for the sun to set down.

The trance state allowed him to basically to turn off most his higher cognitive functions, leaving him just aware enough to notice anyone trying to sneak up on him. It took a few more hours, but finally the night came and the courier sprung to action.

He turned invisible, using his stealth nanobots and began to make his way inside the temple. He had to avoid some patrols of guards, walking in groups, until he finally reached the temple and jumped in through one of the windows. The darkness was pretty potent inside, barely lit up by several torches embedded in stone walls, so he had to activate his bionic eyes as well, which let him see in a complete darkness. The floor was made out of stone, the roof held by thick logs and several stone pillars supporting it. There were several statues of Ilias covering the area, with the biggest one at the back of the temple. All of them showed the figure, her big feather wings tucked behind and a smile that promised pure happiness. For someone as evil as her, she certainly does have a beautiful smile... Just like any other tyrant, I have met so far.

Shaking his head, the courier began exploring the temple looking for Lucifina, until he came across two guards, who were having a conversation in front of a pair of wooden doors. It got his attention, so he sneaked close to them and listened in to their conversation.

"You, know what, Jim. As much as I didn't really care, about her, she sure had a nice body," The first guard said and gestured to the room behind them.

"I know right, Earl? I wished I could put my hands on that pussy of her, but… eh, I guess, I won't," The second guard answered.

"Really? Don't you at least want to look at her and maybe do something, while she is still fresh?" Earl asked and grinned like crazy.

"I admit, I am curious, but I am worried about the priest," Jim admitted and shook his head.

"Oh come on, let's have some fun with her, before the captain shows up to "inspect" the corpse. There won't be another chance like this!" Earl said and waited for the response.

The other guard was about to answer, when suddenly a noise was heard across the room. It sounded like a small stone hit the floor and bounced off a few times, gaining attention of both guards. "...What was that?" Jim asked, gripping his spear a bit tighter.

"Let's check it out, hopefully, it's some stupid thief or something. Unless… Martha came around to have some with fun me!" Earl answered and grinned, before making his towards the sound, his companion following him. … I think I might have lost some brain cells… God, and I thought my world was fucked up royally. I really wish I could just punch those guys with a powerfist, but I need to get Lucifina out of here first.

He walked up to the door and gently slipped inside. He was inside an empty room, with a single coffin inside. The coffin was still open, and inside, the courier could see Lucifina, her expression peaceful. He gently pulled her up, put her against the wall and put several pieces of junks, which weighted exactly the same as the woman inside the coffin. He then closed the wooden container and made sure, it couldn't be opened unless they destroyed the coffin itself.

With his work done, he gently picked up the woman and left the room, his stealth field active. It took a bit of manoeuvring, but after a few minutes he was outside the village, Lucifina kept firmly in his hands. He then turned off his stealth field and began making his way towards Enrika. The courier kept a slow pace, making sure not to hurt his companion by an accident.

As he walked towards Enrika, he couldn't help but marvel at a woman held in his arms. She was one of the most beautiful things he had ever seen in his entire life, not a single flaw evident on her face. Even her body would make most of the woman in his world jealous, with her ample breasts and a perfect figure.

He knew it was wrong to think like this, but he couldn't help it. Back in his world, he was too busy with things like a second battle of hover dam, governing the Strip and butchering squads of legionary assassins. Here though, it was a different world, one that did now know about Courier Six. That said, the courier's mind was stronger than his body's hormones and he banished the thoughts from his mind. Not to mention, Lucifina already had a husband and a child.

That was part of the reason, the second part was courier's fear of falling in love. He was afraid that it would all turn out to be fake and he preferred not to fall in love, than fall in love and have his heart broken. He was already a broken man as it was, love could only make it worse as far as the courier was concerned. He didn't want to risk that, he didn't want to cross that one boundary, no matter what happened.

It took a few hours longer to reach Enrika and the sun begun to rise, it's rays shining on Lucifina's face. She stirred a little, before her eyes opened and turned towards the courier. For a few seconds, she watched his face silently, before she muttered, "So, it worked, huh…?"

The courier nodded and answered, "Yes, yes it did. I am sorry that I wasn't able to avoid lying to Luka and the way it turned out."

"It's all right, you saved my life and I am certain that he will grew to be a fine hero, just like his father," Lucifina said and smiled. The courier could only return the smile himself, when he looked at her face of pure happiness.

It didn't matter, how many people he helped, or how many times he saved someone's life. No matter how many times he saw it, it was always beautiful. It was a proof that even he was capable of doing something right. He continued on his way, still keeping a firm grip on Lucifina, while making sure he did not touch any sensitive parts by an accident.

An hour or so later, the duo finally arrived at the entrance of the Enrika, a few elves keeping watch. They gave them a glance, but didn't greet them or in any way signal, that something changed, which was good. That way Ilias would have less reasons to believe Lucifina was still alive and well. He carried the woman, towards Micaela house, which door stood open, a figure standing inside. Lucifina turned her head towards the figure, a small smile on her face. Micaela returned the smile and invited the duo inside, before she lead them to a second floor, where several bedrooms were located. The bedrooms themselves, were well designed. There was a single bed, a chair, a cupboard and a wardrobe inside each of them. There was also a big window, through which light poured, making them seem much more homely.

Micaela gestured towards one of the beds, before she asked, "So, how did it go, courier?"

"Pretty well, I will tell you more, but for now, let's focus on your sister," The courier answered, put the woman in bed, covered her in sheet and leaned against the wall. He watched as Micaela, sat at the edge of the bed, her hand squeezing Lucifna's hand.

"It's been so long, sister," Micaela muttered, a small smile on her face.

"Too long in fact, it is good to see too," Lucifina answered and returned the smile. She then turned towards the courier and said, "It's all thanks to you, you have my gratitude."

The courier smiled under his breath, waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "Don't mention it. That said, would you like to know all the details that occurred during my journey?"

The duo turned towards him and nodded. Seeing this courier began reciting his journey, "It went pretty well for the most part. I had to kill a monster on my way to Ilias village, lie to Luka and came just back in the nick of time so that two perverted guards didn't rape Lucifina, when she was unconscious."

At the piece of information, their eyes spread wide open, before Micaela's gaze hardened, pure steel in her voice, unlike anything he had heard before, "I take it, that they didn't succeed, am I correct?"

"Yes, you are. I was able to rescue you, Lucifina, before they managed to put their dirty hands on you. I also wanted to beat them to a bloody pulp, but at the same time I did not want to cause any commotion, so I had to let it go," Courier explained and waited for the response. He could see relief in both of woman's eyes their eyes exchanging glances between them. He then pushed himself off and said, "Now, I hope you don't mind, but I have got a few questions of my own, that I would like to know the answer to."

"And what would you like to know, courier?" Micaela asked, her gaze focused on the man.

"A few things really, but first of all, who or maybe what are you?" Courier asked, earning a surprised look from Micaela. "I have met many people and I am ninety five percent certain that neither of you are human."

The duo looked in the silence, before Lucifina asked, "And what gives you that impression?"

"Well, I can tell that both of you are vastly more powerful than I am and you could wipe floor with me, if you wanted too. And where I come from I am known as one of the deadliest people in the entire wasteland. So the fact that each of you can just beat me like this is ridiculous. Second of all, your eyes, I know the look in your eyes. Those are the eyes of beings that lived long life and experienced a lot of hardships. Last, but not least, I really doubt a human could just govern a monster village like this," The courier explained and waited for the response.

Then Lucifina chuckled, her eyes regaining a bit more of their life. "You are very perceptive, mister courier. I have to admit, I did not expect that. But, what makes you believe that we will share our secrets with you?"

"Well, few things really. First of all, I have managed to succeed and brought you back here safely, Lucifina," Courier said and showed them one finger. "Two, I have proven my value, so having an employee as reliable as me would be beneficial. I am far more useful to you alive than dead." A second finger, appeared. "Last but not least, I do not expect you to tell me your darkest secrets or who exactly are you, but I want to know more about this world and how to survive in it."

The two looked between each other, before Miceala sighed and nodded, her attention focused on the man. "Very well, I will tell you about this world, but I want you to swear for your life that you will never reveal our identity to anyone, unless we allow you to. If you break your word, I will kill you myself."

The courier nodded, knelt, put his right hand on his chest and swore, "I swear that I will never reveal your identity to anyone else, unless you allow me to do so. You have my word for it."

The duo looked closely, but they couldn't notice a sign of deception, so they relaxed. Seeing this, Lucifina smiled and asked, "You meant it, didn't you?"

"I am not the best guy in the world, but I keep my promises no matter what," The courier confirmed and stood up, his voice confident.

"Very well, it all started many millennia ago," Micaela began her tale.

The courier listened to the story, every now and then writing down a detail to his pipboy, that he deemed important, including Ilias, Alice the first, Great Monster wars, Alice the eight, Heinrich, Six Ancestors, Slaughter of Remina and Promenstein. He didn't ask any questions and let them finish the story. The picture the duo in front of him drew, made him question his sanity and everything he used to believe in. Monsters that fed on human semen, pure idiocy of the humans and their flaws, magic, the way monsters treated humans and many other things. The things were so dumb, he considered nuking this whole planet back into stoneage, at one point, before he scrapped it almost immediately.

"That's… a lot to take in," Courier answered as he tried to wrap his head around it. He sighed, his voice tired, "And the worst part is that this is either all truth or one of the most well crafted lies I have ever come across, which I doubt. Now out of all those things I have heard, one thing bothers me… What is the point of all this?"

"What do you mean, courier?" Lucifina asked, not sure what he was getting it.

"I mean, from what I can understand, Ilias can not kill all the monsters, since it would unseal all the ancestors and Alice the first. That's why she kept Dark Alice alive, in order to control the amount of Dark energy in the world, since she cannot control it herself. Which means that she can't kill all the monsters, unless… She could somehow gain control over dark energy, herself," Courier explained and then it hit him.

He glanced towards two seraphim in front of him and they had sour expression of their own, with a tinge of surprise added to the mix. Micaela shook her head, turned towards the courier and said, "If what you say is true…, then we have got a major problem."

"You don't say? So, now what? I mean sure, we have got an idea of what she can do, but we don't know if this is correct, and if it is, when will it happen or how to stop it?" Courier countered and sighed.

"That's… true," Micaela agreed and lost herself in thoughts.

However, before any of them could come with a plan of some description, Lucifina spoke up gaining their attention, "As much as I would love to worry about our crazy creator, there is something almost as important. We need to do something about Luka."

"Luka, your son? What about him?" Courier asked, his eyes narrowed.

"As you well know, he is half-angel, half-human. And in a couple of years his powers will fully manifest, which is something we have to avoid," Lucifina explained gaining surprised look from the courier.

"What do you mean, it will manifest? Does it have any side effects or something?" Courier questioned, his mind racing as he tried to remember missing something during the tale.

"Do you remember, what happened to Heinrich?" Micaela asked, gaining a gasp from the courier who pushed himself off the wall.

"Oh… I see, holy power will corrode his body and then kill him, if not sealed," Courier recalled and cursed himself. That was a problem, especially since Luka had no way of sealing his powers on his own. Not to mention, an angel of one of the first seraphim was bound to attract monsters.

"Exactly, luckily for us, we have got special rings that can seal our powers, like the ones on our hands," Micaela confirmed and gestured to two small rings, made of silver with a single ruby on them. Then she snipped another one from her attire, put it on Lucifina's hand, took the one that was already there and gave it to the courier, who began examining it. "You need to give this to Luka, otherwise Ilias might get suspicious."

"Hmm… we don't want that, do we? Okay, I will move out as soon as I can and get it to Luka, that way his angel powers will remain hidden. Then I'd better move out sooner rather than later," The courier said and was about to move, when suddenly Lucifina spoke.

"That's not everything. Who is going to raise him now that he thinks that I am dead?" Lucifina asked, her gaze gaining some of the steel her sister exhibited not too long ago.

"That's… a good question," Courier answered, not sure how to respond.

"Why don't you raise him?" Micaela asked.

"Me?! Oh no, I refuse to do that. I have got one charisma and I would only scar him more mentally. Besides, I doubt he would be happy being taught by a man, who couldn't help his mother," Courier explained and crossed his arms.

"I see what you mean, courier, but please, there isn't anyone else I can ask. I know it's a lot to ask for, but please help him. I ask this as a mother," Lucifina pleaded her eyes fixed on the courier, tears gathering in the corners.

"I... am truly sorry, but I cannot devote myself to raising a boy for ten years, even if you ask me to, not when the whole world is in danger. I will deliver the ring to Luka, but for now I am afraid Ilias is much more important," Courier denied with pained voice, gaining a sigh from Lucifina.

"I see... I can understand that, but...," She begun before she stopped, shook her head and sighed. "You are right, I shouldn't have asked for that. I am sorry."

"Don't apologize, if the circumstances were a bit different I would have helped you. However, we cannot afford to waste time in our current situation. In any event, we have got a few major problems. We are outnumbered, we cannot just train an army and protect every single city or settlement on our own. We need allies, resources, weapons, armour all that stuff. But even then, nobody is going to believe us, especially any humans that believe Ilias is a not evil," Courier declared, gaining a bit of scowl on Micaela's face. He then sighed and brought the last point, he wanted to address, "You may not like what I am about to say, but we need monster's help."

He expected to see surprise, maybe a bit of shock, but it was way too much. Both of the seraphim could only nod, their features grim. Micaela turned towards the courier and said, "You are right, I am not exuberant about it, but... we need all the help we can get. That said, if either of us leave this village, Ilias will get suspicious. That's why we need you to go to the Hellgondo and find help. It won't be easy, since the last Monster Lord died a few years ago and I am not sure, if other monsters will look in favourable light at you. Still, there is a monster, known as Tamamo, who helped govern the monster race for a few hundred years, she might help you. Be careful though, I am not certain, but I believe she might be one of the six ancestors, so it would be a good idea to stay on her good side."

"Wait, sister, what about the necklace?" Lucifina asked, gaining their attention. "I mean, it will run of out power soon, right?"

"That would be correct. The problem is I can only charge it for twelve hours in one go, so you should keep it's usage low," Lucifina explained and gestured the courier to hand it over.

"Wait a second, Miceala. I want to try something first,"Courier said, pulled out the necklace, a fission battery and some wiring. He then began fiddling with those items, until the battery was firmly attached to the necklace. A wave of energy was sent in every direction in twenty meter radius, gaining shocked expressions from both of the seraphim. He then twiddled with it a bit more, until the wave of energy was reduced ten times, the way it should be, before he turned it off. He smiled at the results, but sweat dropped when both of the females have him hard looks, their eyes suspicious. "Uhhh... well, um, I suppose that you want some sort of explanation, don't you?"

"It is as you say. May I ask, what exactly did you do and how did you do it?" Micaela asked, her gaze firm.

The courier sighed and grabbed his temple. "It's... complicated, so I will keep it as brief as I can. Basically, what I have done is connected a battery, which is basically a container with energy to your necklace. Does it satisfy you?"

"Not exactly, that said, how long can it support the necklace?" Micaela asked, curiosity evident in her eyes.

"I am not certain, but judging by the power it produces and it's usage, I think that it might hold for at least... ten years," Courier guessed, gaining shocked expressions from both of the seraphim.

"That's... amazing, where did you get something like this?" Lucifina asked, her eyes set on the courier.

"I am from different world, where I come from these things are fairly common. However, as much as I would love to explain everything to you, I think that getting Luka his rings is more important," Courier countered.

"I think Luka can wait a few hours longer, Courier, would it be possible to use that batteries of yours to power up much bigger necklace, the one that covers entire village?" Micaela asked, her voice dripping with curiosity.

"Well, I guess so. So, where is it? I will do the same for it, I just need to know about it's location," Courier asked, realizing what the seraphim was getting at.

"It's down in the basement, here, come with me," Micaela answered and led the courier down, to the basement.

It was pretty simple in design, with stone walls, a few unlit torches and three pairs of doors for different rooms. She opened the first door on her right and led the courier inside. There in the middle of the room, on the stone pedestal laid the same type of necklace he had, albeit at least three times bigger. He didn't waste time, pulled out some scrap metal, three fission batteries, some scrap electronics and got down to work. It took him a few minutes, but soon it was done and the necklace shone for a second, before it faded out. The courier then checked how much power was needed to keep it running, before he nodded in contemplation and turned towards the woman.

"That should do it, It seems like it will be able to power up your necklace for at least ten years as well, so you can relax a little," The courier said and stretched a little.

"Thank you, now, let's go back," She said and smiled a little, before the duo returned to Lucifina.

"So, is it done? How is it working?" The other seraphim asked.

"It's working just fine, it will last for quite a while, so you don't have to worry about it anytime soon. Now then, I will be leaving, or is there something else?" Courier asked.

Both of the females in front of him, exchanged glances, before Micaela turned towards him and said, "Not really, you are right. For now, we need to get other things set up, so it would be counterproductive to keep you here. Take care, courier."

"Take care and be careful," Lucifina added and smiled slightly.

"I will, now then, first I will deliver the ring to Luka, then I will think about the rest. If you don't mind, I'd better start moving sooner rather than later, take care, Micaela, take care, Lucifina," Courier said and left the woman behind him, their eyes focused. It was time to finally start preparing for Ilias and he couldn't help but feel excited at the prospect of fighting a god. Well, then, Ilias, let's see, what are you capable of?

Chapter End