"Damn it! Ishtar, put your back into it!" Gungnir was gritting his teeth. The door was now halfway pulled out of the magic circle but their seals kept breaking before they could even get near it.
"Fuck you Gungnir! I am doing much more than you at the moment while all you need to do is cast a fucking seal!" Ishtar was pissed. This bastard kept blaming her for being weak but she was not only protecting all of the Destiny City people but Destiny City itself, and keeping a connection to the Astral Domain so that she can keep her island afloat! And this bastard who has nothing better to do but scratch his balls every day is yelling at her!
"Then fucking do something! Are you not more powerful than Ea!? If this door opens, we are all fucked!" Gungnir was running out of divine energy; he would be as weak as Loki if things did not get settled soon.
Loki couldn't take it anymore as she yelled out. "Both of you stop arguing! We need to work together, not against one another!"
""Shut the fuck up!"" Both Ishtar and Gungnir roared at the same time, making Loki quickly lower her head. She decided that if hell was going to break loose, she would push these two in first so she could get away.
"It seems things are not going well?" Blake appeared next to Nanaya and Ishtar. Nanaya looked as if she was about to pass out due to exhausting her divine energy.
"Blake, I hate to admit it, but this door might not get sealed. Our seals can't even reach it." Ishtar replied honestly.
Blake sighed. He knew this might be the case. He had been keeping an eye on things and no matter how many seals were sent out they were being destroyed. Looked at the Gate that was now seventy five percent out and sighed once more.
"Alright, we will call it now. We do not want to be around once those doors open. Our safety comes first. We will shore up defenses at Destiny City. It seems we will need to take to the skies." Blake had been wanting to do this for a while now and now it seems this was the only option. Luckily he had already had things prepared a long time ago to do this, but it was only until things were settled with the other races.
"The skies?" Nanaya asked curisoually.
"You will see. Anyway, we are all pulling back. I will be teleporting every living thing here to Destiny City." Blake grinned. He had a perfect spot inside Destiny City that would make the reglios all turn to ash. Since he planned to retreat, he could get rid of the remaining reglios in one fell swoop.
"What? Why would you…." Gungnir was going to ask why he would take every living thing but before he could get an answer, Blake already waved his hand. Gungnir's vision blurred, and before he knew it, he was standing on top of a big pile of ash. "What!?"
"Mmm, worked perfectly. Tens of thousands of reglios wiped out in an instant." Blake was quite proud of himself. But he was feeling slightly woozy. "Lillia, I leave clean up to you. I am about to faint."
"Got it. We will being preparations now. We will take off in two hours' time, so rest for now." Lillia kissed Blake's cheek before running off to put things in motion. This was followed up by the rest of his wives.
Blake smiled and picked up Nanaya who was also on the verge of collapsing. "I will put her to bed as well. We will need everyone in top shape here soon."
Nanaya was too tired to even say anything. She curled up in Blake's arms and closed her eyes. He had only taken three steps before she was sound asleep. Ishtar saw her daughter being carried like the princess that she was and pursed her lips. "Why couldn't I fake being weak!?"
"Sister Ishtar, don't get jealous of your own daughter." Noa teased as she flew up into the air and looked around. "Let's just hope we can get in the air before too much happens."
In another area deep in a forest cave that was made from the roots of many large trees, two figures sat next to a young boy sleeping peacefully on the floor. "I wonder what the world is like now…." Iseles whispered as she leaned up against Trien.
"The outside world no longer matters to us. We have created ourselves new lives down here away from those who wished to kill us. I care about nothing else but you and our child's safety." Trien replied. He had long stopped caring about the mortal world. He just wanted to live out his days with the girl he loved.
"You mean children." Iseles smiled as she rubbed her belly.
Trien couldn't help but smile. He leaned down and kissed Iseles on the lips. He couldn't wait for their next child to be born. But he still couldn't shake the feeling that something bad was about to happen. Much worse than the reglios or the drakani. Ever since he heard the sounds of those bells, he just couldn't shake this feeling. That was why he had sealed off the entrance to their home, with only the ventilation systems that he had set up in place, which were all hidden quite well.
It was at this moment the ground began to shake. Trien pulled Iseles and his son, who was woken up, into his arms and held them tightly. Luckily he had sealed the walls and ceilings quite well with earth magic. With how violently the ground was shaking, the cave would have long collapsed. But even so, he put up a barrier around them and held his family close. He had no idea what was going on, but he hoped he would be left alone to live out his days below the surface, away from everyone.
A large stone gate stood about thirty feet high that gave off an evil aura. The large stone doors that were carved with depictions of souls being eaten slowly began to part. A large red hand with black sharp claws could be seen gripping the edge of the door. "Hmmm? Now isn't this a fancy place!"
