AN: Hello my fellow readers, here I am yet again with a new chapter.

  Well, I personally like this chapter more. Addressed a bunch of things on it as well.

  Hope you guys like it.

  The question of the day:

  If you had 20c, how fast could you become a T9 with the catalog? (The rules are very loose so go crazy. Example: Added Potential: Physique Scripture from Emperor Domination, or Added Potential: Divine Core of God King Zeus, etc.)

  Now, here is the chapter:

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  In a radius of a few hundred meters, only a smoking crater made of molten gss remains.

  Eu observed everything with trembling eyes, her heart wanting to burst out of her chest. She managed to get away in time but... she was in shock, paralyzed. Recomposing herself, she checked her Evil Piece, then breathed a sigh of relief; Antares was alive.

  Without a single moment of hesitation, she unfurled her wings and glided toward the middle of the crater, and while her flying skills are honestly extremely poor, she lived in Mondstadt the majority of her life; using a wind glider is like second nature to her.

  The heat emanating from the crater made it a little bit difficult to descend, so she just reached the middle and sheathed her wings again, letting gravity take her. Her eyes focused on a charred silhouette in the middle of everything; Antares.

  She knew she was risking her life by doing this, but there was no way in hell she would let the man she loves die without doing anything.

  Her heels hitting the ground, Eu flinched, expecting to get caught on fire instantly or even for her heels to start melting. But she was pleasantly surprised to find she only felt slight discomfort, akin to being out in the middle of the Sumeru's Desert at noon. Very strong, but bearable for a Cryo user.

  What the spindrift knight hadn't noticed yet, was the glowing consteltion floating behind her head.

  It was the Aphros Delos, the Brilliant Sea-Foam consteltion. An image of a Crown floating in waves of seafoam, forming quite a mesmerizing picture.

  In the future when Eu was made aware of it, she would comment the consteltion looked like a halo, and when you added her shining blue aura and phosphorescent eyes; it made her look like a Goddess coming down to earth to save her beloved. Which was quite an apt description.

  But right now none of this mattered to the lovestruck woman, all that she wanted was to help Antares. But when she arrived before his charred form, she couldn't help but flinch.

  Antares was on a repeated circle of healing and being burned alive, his body would heal to full health before the remaining powers of the Cleaver of Shamash burned it again.

  Quickly picking up the vial of Phoenix Tears she had been given by Antares, she put a drop on the middle of his chest.

  He exhaled instantly, his state of health sustaining for a little bit longer before it was all burned away again.

  Frowning, Eu dropped 3 drops on his chest this time, and once again, he fully recovered instantaneously, before being burned again. But this time, he stayed healed for a few moments more.

  Dripping 7 Drops on him, Eu finally saw a change; Antares stayed recovered enough to talk.

  "I-ce…", a raspy low voice echoed, so low was this voice in fact, that if it wasn't for Eu's newfound consteltion also boosting her enhanced senses as well, she wouldn't have heard it. But that wasn't the case, so she heard it, and instantly understood what Antares wanted.

  Resting her left hand on top of Antares' heart, she started freezing him with her Cryo Aligned Mana. And with her right hand, she kept a steady supply of Phoenix Teardrops.

  Antares body absorbed the cold, like a hot knife that was suddenly plunged into a gcier. His temperature slowly dropped to manageable levels, the drops of Phoenix Tears slowly becoming more and more effective.

  The remaining energy of the Cleaver of Shamash was almost gone.

  Before Eu could continue to administer treatment, Antares recovered enough strength to speak once more; "O-Out… H-Here… Now!... … … A-Ang-gels… C-Com-ming.", he then summoned the contract so Eu could pick it up.

  Having seen Antares using the contract before, Eu knew what to do. Holding firmly into him with her left hand, she sent a pulse of her Demonic Mana through the Gremory Teleportation Circle engraved on it.

  A bright red circle formed under both of them and in a fsh of red light, they were gone.

  ~ Razen Antares Gremory ~ For a long time, Antares wasn't able to feel anything. By all rights and purposes, using the cleaver of Shamash like he did should have killed him. Neither his Body, Heritage, nor ICHOR was developed enough to withstand the weapon, even in its weakest most infinitesimal minuscule ignition.

  For e brief moment he wondered just how strong would be a full-power Cleaver of Shamash. It sounds terrifying just to think about it.

  He shouldn't have used it, but he needed to prove himself to himself, to know he wasn't that trash anymore, that he was truly alive, that his dream wasn't and isn't just a dream. That coupled with the panic and pressure of his first fight made him choose wrong. He could've done so many things, so many solutions, so many what-ifs... But that is useless now, he needs to own up to the consequences of his own actions and move on.

  The Phoenix tears kicked in once again, and his body fully regenerated once more, then the remaining power of the Cleaver burned it all bck. Even willing himself to heal the injuries was not working as well as it should, the usual regeneration was working together with his Parvati's ICHOR to make sure the Power of the Cleaver didn't completely turn him into ashes, but it wasn't enough to fight against the cleaver dreadful fme yet.

  Suddenly, the decision to swallow an entire vial of Phoenix tears before using the Cleaver sounded like the smartest idea he had today, and then he followed with his dumbest, all of that because of petty things like PRIDE.

  With Eu's Cryo Mana, he slowly managed to recover to the point his mental faculties weren't a complete mess. With his Core Goetia now functioning properly enough, he picked the other vial of Phoenix Tears he carried in his Pocket Space and drank it entirely in a single go.

  The relief was instantaneous, with so much 'Healing Energy' in his body, his regeneration could focus on expulsing the Cleaver Residual energy. Which it thankfully succeeded in just a few minutes.

  Finally recovered, Antares opened his eyes, and instantly had his breath stolen away.

  "A Goddess.", he mumbled a little incoherently.

  Eu blushed, but her face quickly turned into a frown; "You pull a stunt like that and this is all you have to say?".

  "Sorry…", Antares sighed, it was not like he was pnning to use the Cleaver in the first pce, he was just saving it to be used like a nuke, a powerful 'fuck everything in that particur direction' st strike, something to have and threaten others with, not use it like this. But then a Six-Winged Stray devil capable of using Light and continuous evolution appeared, completely derailing his pns.

  "I… I was really scared of losing you…", she mumbled with a blush, her halo-like Consteltion making her look even more beautiful than normal.

  The two stayed in silence for a moment, both of them taking deep breath after deep breath, liking it or not, this was an extremely exhausting and frightening venture for both. Antares was honestly holding himself awake by sheer force of will, and a heavy use of Self-Hypnosis.

  The phantom pain of being burned alive assaulted his mind constantly, suppressed only by a combination of his powerful Core Goetia and Stress Defense. The Devil Heir also suspected Eu's more collected demeanor was also thanks to the help provided by said defense.

  "What matters is that everything ended well… and we only lost 3 Phoenix Vials.", Eu looked at Antares with narrowed eyes, the way the Devil dismissed his own well-being as an afterthought worried the Cryo user immensely, but she supposed that was a discussion for another time.

  Feeling the beauty's gaze on him, Antares chuckled awkwardly; "Well, we can't say the rewards for our mission weren't plenty at least.".

  Eu deadpanned; "In what world is 10,000 dolrs a worthy compensation for whatever you just went through?".

  Antares shook his head; "I am not talking about the Contract reward.", he then pointed to a pce behind Eu's head; "You got your consteltion, Eu.".

  "My what!?", she turned towards where Antares pointed, only to find the frozen office door, before she could throw a slew of questions Antares' way, the crimson-haired Devil summoned a mirror and gave it to her.

  Looking at herself in the mirror, Eu almost couldn't believe her eyes. She, of all people, had gotten a consteltion!? But to get a consteltion you must perform a deed worthy of the Gods' attention, something outrageous, impossible, and probably death-defying… Okay, she is starting to understand how she may have gotten it now, just surviving or assisting in killing the Six-Winged Abomination would probably grant it to her. Even if she still feels like she didn't deserve it.

  "Looking at your expression, I can guess a Consteltion is quite a big deal?", in the game Antares pyed so long ago, Consteltions were mostly so the whales would spend more money on banners. But he supposed they held a little bit more significance for the natives. He doesn't exactly remember if it was on a fanfiction or an official comic, but he recalls someone mentioning that the Hero Vanessa ascended to Celestia because she managed to gather her 6 Consteltions… or were they 7? In the game, the limit was Six, but this is real life, so there are bound to be differences.

  "Indeed. To have a consteltion is a Badge of honor of the greatest order, it's like a massive sign shouting to the whole world you are a Great Hero.", expined Eu with great enthusiasm; "All great people have them; Grandmaster Varka, Alice, Chief Alchemist Albedo and the list goes on. I even distinctly remember some rumors saying that the only reason Jean managed to so smoothly become the Acting Grandmaster was due to her having a Consteltion as well.".

  "Okay, I can see a Consteltion is a pretty significant thing. But what kind of benefits does it bring? Outside of the social ones I mean.", Antares continued, hiding the tiredness in his body and voice with heavy use of Self-Hypnosis, and like anyone who uses coffee to stave off sleep, he knew he would crash that much harder ter.

  Eu cupped her chin; "Hmm, the most prominent one is an overall boost to your existence. Get better reflexes and a stronger body, you also become closer to your element and acquire a higher pool of energy to draw from, and plenty more... It literally boosts everything in some way shape or form. But the biggest advantage is the flexibility it grants towards your main element, which in my case is Cryo/Ice.", Eu put her hands on her hips, swaying them happily; "I've even heard some rumors that Electro users with a Consteltion can turn their element into a liquid form.".

  "Okay, that sounds quite impressive actually. And by your own words, if it raises your existence, I suspect this consteltion business may lead you to Godhood by the end of the road.".

  Eu nodded; "Indeed, if the legends are true, the Hero Vanessa managed to gather Seven Consteltions, which allowed her to ascend to Celestia and become a genuine Goddess.", the spindrift knight shook her head; "But that kind of stuff is still very far away, the highest Consteltion I've ever seen was from the Chief Alchemist, and he only had three.".

  "That still sounds quite impressive.", added Antares with a slow nod. Looking down, he was thankfully his clothes regenerated together with his body.

  "It is.", Eu confirmed; "But you mentioned that you also gained something more from this battle, what would it be?".

  Antares gestured to the office around them, and for the first time since she arrived back home, Eu looked at her surroundings.

  Everything in the office was covered in a thin yer of Ice. An Ice that was distinctly not hers.

  "It seemed that due to overstimution-", Antarex coughed on his hand in embarrassment; "Of using such a fire-based weapon, helped my ICHOR dig quite a bit of potential from my Ice powers.".

  "When I was waking up and unaware, it seemed my powers went a little wild...", he scratched the side of his head awkwardly; "Thankfully, my Tempte came with a lot of memories on how to control it. So I was able to quickly go back normal.".

  "But Antares, I am not feeling any mana from this Ice?", Eu added sounding a little intrigued.

  "Oh, that is because the powers originated from my ICHOR are more akin to an Authority, but they do need to use some mana, at least at their current level…".

  Eu sighed, doing her best to hide her worry with a little teasing tone; "You know, I was supposed to be the Ice User between us.".

  Antares ughed; "Don't worry, I am more focused on my element. So I won't steal your shtick.", he then looked at the hour on his Hud; "Now, as pleasant as talking with a beautiful dy is, I am afraid our food is set to arrive at any moment.", he turned and started walking towards the door, but before he could take more than three steps he felt Eu's hand touching his shoulder.

  "Before you go Antares.", Eu started in a tone that beheld the ultimate seriousness; "There is something that I NEED to discuss with you."

  Mid-turn, Antares started speaking; "Sure thing my dear knight, how may I help-", soft lips met his own, an explosion of so MANY sensations taking over his whole being for a moment. Uncertainty, happiness, and worry; blended and were thrown in the backburner of both of their minds.

  His eyes widened briefly in a mix of pleasant surprise and enjoyable confusion. But without a single moment of hesitation, he leaned into it; his arms wrapping around Eu in a tight but comfortable hug, and the Cryo user doing much the same. Thankfully, the clothes provided with his tempte could regenerate together with his body, or he would be butt naked right now.

  Their tongues wrestled and wrapped against each other, they desperately sought each other's mouths, swapping saliva like a group of vain spoilt princesses swap jewels. Their hands roamed their target of affection just wanting to feel more of each other. They wanted to be close, they wanted to feel more from each other.

  Leveraging their supernatural strength, they pressed their bodies against each other, using enough strength that if any of them were to be a normal human, they would've long become a smear of blood.

  Their bodies pressed against each other so desperately and so earnestly, it was like they simply needed and wanted to become one and nothing else in the world mattered.

  Feeling Eu's soft and warm body pressed against his, their kiss getting more heated by the second, Antares member quickly made itself known, he simply could not help it, he had the woman of his dreams in his arms, her tongue inside of his own mouth… if he did not pop a boner, he would not be a man.

  Eu Felt her Beloved firm and broad body pressed against her, his strong and powerful arms wrapping protectively around her, and the hard rock bulge projecting from his pants that constantly pressed against her stomach. She shuddered.

  Her nipples had long since hardened, and her panties were long being flooded by her growing arousal. Without disconnecting her mouth from his, she gripped his hands and repositioned them on her very shapely and supple rear. Feeling his boner that pressed against her that much harder was simply… heavenly.

  The moment he felt Eu gripping his hands, Antares was worried, perhaps he had overstepped his bounds in some way, it was his first make-out session after all. But when Eu directed his hands towards her ass, the crimson-haired devil saw stars.

  Eu's ass is perfection given form; a rge, doughy, and yet wonderfully toned ass that all but bounced free, like the swells of a mountain- jutting out as far as her chest, perhaps even farther, an ass that he could sink his hands into it, just like the most delicious and sweet dough in the universe. Not to mention her waist, her hips… simply perfect.

  Their clothes suddenly started to feel more like an obstacle, a desperate urge to rip them off overcame the duo-

  *Ding-Dong!*

  *Ding-Dong!*

  *Ding-Dong!*

  Separating their mouths from each other, the two observed the trail of saliva that still connected them, briefly mesmerized by such a beautiful scene and moment.

  *Ding-Dong!*

  *Ding-Dong!*

  *Ding-Dong!*

  Closing their eyes, they enjoyed their bodies pressed against each other a bit more, basking in each other's presence and warmth.

  *Ding-Dong!*

  *Ding-Dong!*

  *Ding-Dong!*

  Suppressing a bout of scalding hot anger, the duo adjusted their messed-up clothes and did their best to look presentable. Without sharing a single word, for words were not needed at the moment, they held each other hand and went to the entrance of the mansion to pick up their food that just had arrived.

  *Ding-Dong!*

  *Ding-Dong!*

  *Ding-Dong!*

  "Teleport Service next time?", asked Eu all too casually, as if moments before they weren't swapping saliva with such a thirst for each other they almost destroyed the office.

  Antares nodded; "Definitely.".

  This time they didn't eat in silence, as tired as they both were, they were simply too excited by the improvement in their retionship. They mostly shared a few stories about their home, discovering more about each other with every single tale.

  They freshened up and continued talking and talking with each other, taking every possible break to make out as much as possible. This allowed them to get closer to and know more about each other and truly start their retionship on the right foot.

  By the time night arrived, they slept together like always. Nothing happened besides even more kisses and hugs until sleep cimed them.

  ~ Eu Lawrence ~

  Waking up in the arms of the person you love is something Eu is still getting used to, and hopes she never gets tired of.

  Seeing as Antares was still sleeping, Eu simply stayed still, enjoying being in his embrace even if just for a second more.

  Ever since she got a second chance at life, things feel like a fairy tale to her. She found love; someone who likes, respects, and trusts her, she acquired her first Consteltion and learned magic, of all things.

  In Eu's opinion, things can only get better if they were married… She then froze for a moment; 'Can't the binding be considered a type of marriage? It certainly is way more intimate than any marriage can hope to make two lovers, that is for sure..', thought the girl to herself while snuggling even deeper into Antares embrace.

  Seeing as more than one hour had passed, Eu was starting to get worried, the sun had long risen but Antares showed no signs of waking up.

  Then she remembered the other, more unpleasant, event of yesterday…. Eu grimaced, Antares deserves his rest. But just to be sure…

  After a quick trip to the gym, Eu picked one more Phoenix Tear vial and rushed back towards the master bedroom. Using a couple of drops on Antares.

  She let out a sigh of relief when she saw he had no adverse reaction, besides getting more comfortable. She may have wasted 3 drops of Phoenix tears, but she definitely thought it was worth it to guarantee Antares' health.

  Seeing as her beloved was probably just tired, Eu decided to have breakfast. Feeling a little bit too zy to cook for herself, she ordered breakfast through her phone on the Devilnet. Teleport delivery this time.

  After eating a hearty meal, she was a little unsure of what to do. Then, she remembered how messed up the office had gotten yesterday. Deciding she might as well clean things up, she entered the office with a small skip on her steps, only to freeze at the absolutely spotless state of the office.

  If it wasn't for the completed Extermination Contract on top of Antares' table, Eu might start to suspect yesterday didn't happen.

  "Wait… did the maid squad pass through here while we were sleeping?", the Cryo user shuddered; "That is quite scary...".

  Once again she went to check on Antares, only to see he was still sleeping. Adjusting his covers, she decided to do something productive with her time, so she went to the gym.

  She first started with a few hours of exercise, and following Antares' suggestion, she put a Greatest Hits of the Year pylist on shuffle while she exercised.

  Her first impressions about the music of her new reality were: weird but not bad, she could see why some people would become fans of them, and it was enough to draw her curiosity to continue listening.

  After exercising her body for a few hours, Eu went to the arena for some Magic and Greasword practice. She also wants to test her new limits after the improvements from her Consteltion.

  A few hours of practice ter, and satisfied with her training, Eu decided to stop. Ordering food, she went to take a slow and hot bath.

  Freshened up, and with a full belly Eu looked at the time; 16:12, it was still pretty early. Going back to training would be quite unproductive at the moment, and Antares was still sleeping, she thought about joining him and sleeping herself, but she honestly wasn't feeling very sleepy at the moment.

  With nothing much to do, she decided to explore the mansion, going through the rooms Antares showed her a few days ago. She thought about the gaming room for a moment, but she honestly didn't know how to operate any of those devices.

  There were a few board games or tabletop RPGs she could've pyed, but those were group games and she was alone at the moment.

  Her next stop, the library, was much more promising. Books are something she can understand, she read tons of them at the Kinght's Library. Seeing the rows and more rows of bookshelves filled to the brim with books, Eu smiled confidently.

  Sadly, Eu was met with another failure.

  "Dammit, with how easily I've been talking with Antares I forgot that the only nguage I know is from an entirely different universe.", Eu cursed out loud while narrowing her eyes at the book filled with unknown characters; "Mark my words you silly book, Vengeance will be mine.".

  Seeing as the library was also a bust, Eu was feeling a tad bit dejected. Going to the next room, she entered the Cinema Room.

  Two rows of what looked like extremely comfy sofas, followed by a fluffy carpet and a massive cinema screen.

  At the back there was a small grey door that almost perfectly blended with its surroundings, shrugging her shoulders Eu decided to enter it.

  It was the projector room, but Eu was not seeing any contraption that could project a movie anywhere. Only rows and more rows of shelves filled with small book-like cases. Choosing a random shelf, she picked the first case that got her fancy.

  She obviously couldn't read what was written on it, but a picture of a big and shiny golden ring with some strange engraving caught her eyes, shrugging her shoulders she tried to open it in the same way one would a book and was startled when the strange metallic disk inside basically jumped on her face.

  Shaking the surprise at the event, she observed the disk with inquisitive eyes, wondering what could be it's function. Then an idea finally dawned on her, she could interact with her cellphone with her voice.

  Picking up the fone Amntares brought to her more than four days ago, Eu smiled and unlocked it, holding pressed the middle button on the screen she spoke; "How. Do. I. Watch. A. Movie?".

  She made sure to speak as slowly and clearly as possible, something the cellphone was quick to answer; "There are many ways to watch a movie, including:

  Movie theater: A business that shows movies for public entertainment in auditoriums.Streaming ptforms: Major pyers in the film industry have video-on-demand ptforms, such as subscription-based ptforms like Netflix or Amazon Prime, or sell-through ptforms like iTunes.Google Py Movies & TV: You can buy or rent movies and TV shows on Google Py Movies & TV.Scener: A free Chrome extension that allows you to watch movies online with friends.You can also actively watch a movie by: Watching with a purpose, Paying attention, Taking notes, and Asking questions about what you're seeing.", hearing the cellphone robotic voice Eu frowned, feeling none of it answered her question.

  A little bit frustrated, she pressed her question; "I already have a metal disk thingy, how can I watch a movie?".

  "If you already have a CD, you can put it in a CD/DVD Pyer or any other device capable of reproducing its contents to watch a movie", replied the device in the same robotic tone.

  "Aha! So this disk is called a CD!", a little bit curious Eu asked; "What is a CD?".

  Showing a picture of a very simir disk on her screen, the robotic voice of the device echoed; "A CD is a s a ft, round optical disc that stores and pys digital data, such as music, videos, images, movies, and documents.".

  "Ohh, pretty interesting.", praised Eu while looking a bit impressed at the small disk on her hands. She remembers the massive contraptions those merchants from Fontaine would carry around just to exhibit small and short movies, to think such a small thing could make the tech they were so proud of look completely obsolete.

  But then she remembered that she was talking with a device and asking for instructions on how to use other devices. Shaking her head because there lies madness, Eu refocused on the task at hand.

  "What a DVD pyer looks like? And how do I use it.", this time the cellphone showed a photo of a DVD Pyer, and then a couple of recommended videos on Devil Tube and YouTube, on how to use the DVD Pyer. Without hesitation, she clicked the first video, and putting it in the 6x speed, she quickly watched it.

  She then went around trying to find some device that looked like a DVD pyer, only to find something simir close to the entrance, it was like a whole panel inside the wall, it even had all the buttons and the perfect pce where she should put the CD.

  Shrugging her shoulders, Eu inserted the CD into the opening and was happy to hear that sound started echoing from the next room. She had finally succeeded.

  Skipping in excitement, she jumped onto the movie theater's sofa. Feeling her body sinking into the extremely comfy sofa, Eu looked at the screen and was immediately awed.

  In the future, even after decades of access to other movies and franchises, Eu would always affirm that the Lord of the Rings movies are her favorite movie franchise, ever.

  ~Razen Antares Gremory~

  Waking up without feeling Eu by his side was weird, they may have slept just a few times together, but it was more than enough for Antares to miss her.

  Looking at the time and date on his HUD, Antares eyes almost popped out of his sockets.

  He had slept for two entire days and it was already Friday 10 a.m., so he lost a great chunk of his morning as well.

  Groaning, he checked if there were any messages or e-mails for him, but besides one message from his brother to not forget their get-together on Saturday at 4 p.m., there was nothing else.

  A little relieved he had some free time, Antares got up and went to take a bath. During his bath, he made a few arrangements using his HUD.

  He commissioned an all-bck bulletproof suit and started searching for somewhere he could get armor made for him. And while the type of armor he can buy is not that useful, he is not buying armor for its defensive capabilities, but more for an aesthetic purpose, an intimidation tactic if you will.

  He soon found what he was searching for and smiled, talking over messages with the owner he soon sent a picture and described it in as much detail as possible how he wanted his armor to look like.

  It is a pn that he was not expecting to work that well, but just imagining the look on the face of that pest made Razen smile.

  "Damn… I have to tell Eu about the marriage agreement.", the Devil Heir winced, his betrothal was a sore subject to him. And much like Rias in the OG Timeline, he wants to break it up. He hates that woman with a passion.

  Using a little bit of extra time to meditate under the calming waters of the shower, Razen was quick to notice his first Goetia was almost ready, a few hours, perhaps one day max, and it would be good to go. He had many pns for it and simply could not wait, having a second Goetia was going to be like going from an i9 processor with just 1 core, to one with 2. More than 'doubling' his processing ability.

  He already had in mind which subset of his Core Element he would assign to this newborn Goetia.

  Antares also took his time to revise his battle against the Six-Winged abomination. There are many other things he could've done, many improvements he could make on his strategies and fight, mainly not using a suicidal move of all things. It was humbling in a way, but expected as well, this was literally his first serious fight, the fact he didn't die like a chump was a miracle in itself, he got really close, but pulled through by some miracle in the end.

  One of the things that pained him to not use was his Elementalization, as an owner of the Corporeal Transcendence Engineering Heritage Perk, he could technically turn his whole body into his element. As a being made entirely of Force, he had a way higher chance of resisting the aftereffects of using the Cleaver of Shamash.

  Razen winced, just thinking of the dammed weapon made him remember the pain of being burned alive. Scowling, he scolded himself, he only felt that pain because he was dumb and needed to revise his battle strategies. It was his fault.

  Exiting the bathroom, he looked at his body in the mirror; "At least it wasn't all THAT bad, huh.", like a cultivator that just survived a Fire Tribution, his body was refined alive by the fires of the Cleaver of Shamash.

  His muscles got more defined, his blood circution increased immensely, his bones got harder and denser, and the list goes on. This fire refinement alone gave him months of regur body training, and much more. It almost makes him want to use the cleaver of Shamash as a body training method, but he doesn't want Eu to kill him, nor does he want to kill himself. There are plenty of other ways of achieving the same result with way less risks. He was lucky to survive the first time after all.

  Besides, he needs to have a certain accumution of nutrients, mana, and training before refining his body again, and just one use of the Cleaver burned through 17 years of accumution… so no using the Cleaver for refinement again any time soon.

  Walking towards the kitchen Antares ate a veritable feast, Like a Shounen protagonist kilos and more kilos of mana-rich food were inhaled by him.

  After brushing his teeth and putting on some gym clothes, he descended toward the gym. Where he found Eu running on the treadmill, but Instead of interrupting her, Antares was content to simply wait and admire the view.

  Then his gaze descended towards her feet, and he couldn't help but notice that even right now, Eu was wearing high heels. The fuck?

  While he was mentally questioning Eu's choice of footwear, the Spindrift Knigth had finished her exercise and finally noticed Antares standing close by.

  "Antares!", she immediately jumped into his arms, her lips instantly meeting his. A long and much-needed makeout session ter, the two were sitting in the gym's kitchen and were talking with each other.

  "...and that is the gist of my Marriage Contract.", expined Antares while hiding his grimace. He didn't go over every detail as that would need way more time, but a summary of the situation was good enough for now.

  "It's standard as far as marriage contracts go.", Eu nodded; "So what is the problem?".

  A little speechless, Antares looked a Eu with new eyes; "You do not mind me getting another woman?".

  Eu raised her eyebrow; "No? Why would I?", she then took a sip of her water; "Would you treat me badly because of her? Neglect me?".

  He clenched his fists as if the very idea repulsed him immensely; "Of course not!", Razen shook his head "But that isn't the point.", Razen took a deep breath to hold back his rage; "I don't want to marry her!.".

  "Ohhhh.", Eu nodded in understanding; "That makes more sense. And here I was thinking I would get a new sister… pity, but it can't be helped.".

  Antares felt speechless once more; "You are taking this harem thing a little too well…".

  "Hmm, it's normal, no?", she tilted her head curiously; "My Father had 13 wives and was in the process of marrying the 14th one the st time I saw him. You also told me your father has quite the massive harem as well, so what's the problem?".

  "I expected more resistance, you know? My brother has just one wife and I thought…", Antares stopped, unsure of how to proceed.

  "Yeah, it is indeed strange that someone of your brother's stature would only have one wife, but I believe it's just a matter of his preference.", the Cryo user added with a pensive expression; "And you, do you want a harem?".

  "Well, I won't be searching for it.", the crimson-haired devil shrugged; "But if it happens, and you are not opposed to it, then sure.".

  "Good.", Eu nodded and blushed; "I take it we are lovers then?".

  Blushing, Antares scratched his head; "Yeah… and you know how the bond works, we are much much much more intimate than that. Heck, even a ritual marriage cannot compare. Perhaps only through buying a Shroud we could become even closer.".

  Eu covered her face by drinking water, trying to hide her blush at his admission. She was perfectly aware of the catalog and the bond and didn't mind its effects one bit.

  Drinking a gss of water to clear his throat, Antares looked at the Gym; "Hmm, let's train for a bit and then go to the mall.".

  "To the mall?", asked Eu curiously; "Why?".

  "To get you a fancy dress for the get-together with my family on Saturday of course.".

  "Oh, I had almost forgotten that.", Eu nodded in appreciation; "So light training before a night date?".

  "Yup, I already made reservations on a skilled Tailor that I know.", expined Antares while getting up; "So we should stop training by 5.".

  "The tailor works at night? On a mall?", Eu asked. "It's a Devil one.", Antares replied while walking towards the treadmill.

  While running on the treadmill, Antares decided to continue his talk with Eu; "Eu, you are way more experienced with this combat stuff than I am.", admitted the Devil Heir; "Did you see anything especially cking on our battle?"

  Using the treadmill right at his side, Eu hummed in thought; "... you need a big finisher move. A type of Ultimate type of attack that doesn't rebound to you.".

  Antares nodded; "The Force element is quite strong, but it is incredibly simple at the start.", expined the devil enthusiastically; "... Much like Ice. It's 'easy' to make constructs; Swords, spears, balls, bullets, arrows, walls, etc… But its more complicated applications takes time.".

  "Not to mention I was thinking of increasing my variety.", he continued with the same enthusiasm; "Maybe add a few spells from other schools and elements to my repertoire-".

  "I think you shouldn't do that.", Eu interrupted in a serious tone; "Not yet at least. You are already spreading yourself thin Antares, if you start learning spells from other schools and elements as well… you will become a jack of all trades-".

  "Master of none.", he completed with a serious look; "That makes sense. My priority should be developing my Element as much as possible at the moment, so I will focus on that. Perhaps only adding a few spells here and there when I see the need.", he then smirked teasingly at Eu; "Doesn't mean you can't learn it, Eu. So I will be buying the tomes nonetheless.".

  "Indeed, I do have plenty of things to learn as well.", Eu agreed with a soft smile of her own; "Learning Teleport, Hypnosis, and Contracts should take priority.".

  "Wholeheartedly agree.", supported Antares firmly; "I should also teach you Self-Hypnosis, is way too useful to pass up.".

  "Thanks… ", Eu's face brightened in happiness, before morphing into one of realization; "Oh, I almost forgot. I need to learn how to read and write.", the blue-haired girl said feeling a little shameful.

  Antares stopped and spped his forehead; "I completely forgot about it.", then he looked at Eu with an awkward smile; "Sorry about that. But If I am not mistaken, you should be able to learn that at school, they have extra csses for foreigners or students who want to learn different nguages.".

  "That's a relief.", Eu stopped the treadmill; "Excuse me, now I need to train my legs.".

  "Hey Eu, before you go…", started Antares a little unsure of how to say it; "How can you wear high heels even during training?".

  Eu smirked at the inoffensive question; "Well, high heels on Teyvat are a symbol of power, status, and mainly competence for warrior women.", she then cupped her chin, trying to search for the best words to expin it; "Sort of screaming to the world: 'I am so good I could kick your ass even while wearing high heels', we train since birth to be able to do it. It is not easy, principally at the start, but by now I don't feel any difference between high heels and normal shoes.".

  "That's quite impressive.", praised Antares while stopping his treadmill as well.

  "Stopping your exercise so early?", asked Eu curiously; "Why?".

  "Well, I reasoned that if I don't go with Sutr training, I will take ages to see results. So I was just using the treadmill for some warmup.", expined the crimson-haired devil while walking towards the arena; "Right now I will mostly focus on my magic. After Saturday I will go back to Surtr training.".

  "That's reasonable, it also gives your body a little bit of breathing room after recovering from your wounds.", Eu added approvingly; "I already did my Magic training not too long ago, I will be focusing on my physical training now.".

  "Sure thing. I will be at the arena then.", Antares smiled and scratched his right arm; "Lunch break at 2?"

  "Sounds good to me.".

  Antares walked to the arena's entrance and put his hand on the door, it was then that he remembered something of summary importance, something he needed to tell his lover asap; "Oh before I forget. I know this may sound awkward and all, but as my lover, you definitely should know this.", he started awkwardly; "My marriage contract explicitly forbids I have intercourse unti-".

  It was an instant shift, the previously calm and serene gym turned colder, its temperature dropping below the freezing threshold, frost started to cover the differently magic-reinforced apparel, and a consteltion of a Crown floating on waves of seafoam shone in a bright yet very menacing light.

  "The bitch dies then.", a frigid voice echoed, the sheer rage and spite contained in those four simple words almost surprising Antares.

  "You can't kill a member of a Pilr family Eu.", Antares replied with a regretful sigh; "But as soon as I see her again I am breaking the Marriage Contract.", then he gritted his teeth in anger as well; "Whatever it takes.".

  "The harlot will suffer then?", asked Eu in a more calm voice, her aura steadily decreasing.

  Antares smiled evilly; "Oh, she definitely will.".

  The rest of the day went as usual, they trained, ate, and went to buy their formal attire for the party on Saturday.

  Saturday followed the same pattern as the previous day, until 1 p.m., when they freshened up and started preparing for their trip toward the underworld.

  Antares put on a suit that would make John Wick nod his head in approval. The suit was fully bck, sharp, and elegant, with only the undershirt being of a crimson color. Looking at his appearance in the mirror, he nodded, the suit was a good fit for him.

  Walking towards his office, he sat on the presidential chair behind the desk and calmly waited for Eu while reading a paper about the formation of stars on his HUD.

  The moment Eu walked through the office doors, Antares' world simply stopped.

  "Beautiful…", he mumbled almost on reflex; "You are absolutely breathtaking Eu.".

  "Thank you.", she smiled elegantly, her noble training shining through; "This dress is simply magnificent.".

  Antares had to agree, the dress was of an all-bck color, and it covered almost her whole torso until a little under her knees, it barely showed any cleavage, but that in no way diminished Eu's beauty. Her sleeves were covered by a thin and ornate fabric, and her neck had a thin and very eborately woven choker, as a final touch a veil covered the lower part of her shoulders until it reached her elbows.

  Its ornaments were gorgeous; an ornate bck rose made of thin fabric circled by a pearl colr and some small flowers followed by a thin and long piece of fabric, Her vision had been transformed into a shoulder ornament that was holding up her upper veil, and her head carried a bck and frilly hair ornament.

  In terms of makeup, she barely used any, her natural beauty, coupled with her Devil nature and the Body-Tune-Up, made sure her beauty was outstanding to the point that most makeup diminished it.

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  [colpse]"And you said it's bullet and ssh-proof as well?", asked the blue-haired beauty in wonder.

  "Stain-proof, tear-proof, and wrinkle-proof as well.", he added almost absentminded.

  Eu's eyes sparkled in wonder, but before she could ask any more questions, she had her lips stolen, Razen's warm and powerful arms wrapping around her torso.

  After a brief makeout session, the duo separated.

  "Sorry, you were so beautiful I could not contain myself.", fakely apologized Antares a little embarrassed.

  Hiding her blush, Eu shook her head indicating there was no problem, she thoughtfully enjoyed these bouts of sudden affection from her lover. And looking at her dress, which was impeccable; "Wrinkle-proof indeed…", she mumbled.

  Looking at the time on his HUD, he saw it was already 2:49 P.M., and knowing they needed to get Eu's papers done before they entered the underworld, Antares decided to go a little bit early.

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  AN: Well, I think this one turned out better than the previous one, I at least liked writing it and editing it more that's for sure.

  Well, there is a lot of stuff packed in this chapter; Consequences: Well, some of you figured it out but there wasn't any mystery Razen would survive the Cleaver, I mean, the most dangerous part was the first explosion, but if he survived that, his own Innate Regeneration, Heritage, Tempte, ICHOR and all put together with plenty of Phoenix Tears added to the mix all but guarantee he would survive as long as he draws breath and has enough "resources" to regenerate from. It was a dumb move still.

  But well, the consequences didn't need to be just physical. The mind is way harder to heal after all...

  About the consteltions; was mostly something I came up with to help Eu get more powerful. Fun Fact: Albedo's consteltions are due to: Him Being a Super Homunculus, mastering the Art of Khemia, and becoming a Master Alchemist.

  Romance finally started for good, nothing too crazy, just some passionate kisses and hugs.

  About the Harem thingy, if it wasn't obvious already by the tags and universe Razen is in, this will be a Harem. Won't go too crazy with it, but won't go the Leecifer route and spend over 300k words developing one or two romances either.

  Do be aware that I have zero experience with romance, so, yeah... I will try my best, that is the only thing I can promise.

  The answer: I would go with Added Potential: Cosmo (Saint Seiya) + 9th Sense (Saint Seiya) and immediately become a God with the raw stats on par with Athena and Hades. Perhaps add a Divinity(A++) and Six-Eyes for control.