The things Damien learned from Lynn were as such.
Firstly, both of his parents were unequivocally Gods from the Heavenly World.
Secondly, their stories were anything but simple, filled with twists and turns he had to uncover.
And thirdly, no matter their states or positions, they did everything they could to make his journey to power stable.
When it came to actual information, what Lynn could provide was negligible, because what she knew was only what Claire wanted Damien to know.
His mother was evidently urging him to chase his origins and form opinions on his own.
Like always, his parents fully supported his right to freedom.
Damien and Lynn sat in their same positions many minutes after the conversation ended.
For Damien, this time was used to sort out his thoughts.
His existence made much more sense now.
The egregious talent he had for space came from his father, but Damien's body was unique in more ways than just that.
The Void was able to change his structure so he could accept new affinities, but the fact that he was able to do so naturally and without enduring the extreme pain of evolution indicated that he already had a vague qualification to practice them.
The son of a God and a mortal could only amount to so much.
But Damien's blood was inherited not only from two Gods, but two very powerful ones.
There was much on his shoulders, much he could only learn by ascending and encountering Void Palace, but his mind was clear.
'Rather than being unsettled, this information is somewhat calming. I don't know what state my parents are in now, but if mother has the ability to protect herself, I can rest assured.'
Lynn might've called their relationship a cooperation, but she couldn't hide the slight light of reverence in her eyes.
The true face of Claire Watson couldn't be some small character.
Huu…
Damien let out a breath of impure air and looked at Lynn.
"Alright, it's settled. Thank you for your help."
He stood up and prepared to leave. He still had many places to visit, and he had to assure Rose that he was fine.
However—
"Wait."
Lynn stopped him, standing up as well.
"When your mother left, her final gift for me was individuality. She cut out connection and I have now become a human being of my own," she started.
Damien nodded, now understanding the feeling he'd been getting from her since they met, and listened, curious of her point.
Lynn stared into his eyes in utmost seriousness.
"I cannot repay my gratitude for her guidance even if I put my own life on the line, therefore, I've come to a decision."
Damien wasn't the only one lost in thought for those several minutes prior.
Lynn also had something she needed to consider.
And after interacting with Damien for a bit, she firmed her will.
"I will follow you."
"Hm?"
Damien's eyes widened in surprise.
"I will follow you. The facilities of Avalon will be yours to command from this point forth."
Lynn reiterated and specified, giving him no room for doubt.
"And…"
She hesitated for a second.
"…I want to move our facilities to 'that place.'"
"That place?"
"She said you would understand."
He did.
"That place" could only be the Sanctuary.
Even considering everything, it was surprising that his mother knew about it, but Damien was past the point of being surprised by now.
What was important was that with her pushing and Lynn's own determination, Avalon was to become his property.
Damien furrowed his brows.
This decision wasn't hard to make, but the plan he was originally going to carry out with his remaining year of peace…maybe that wasn't the proper route.
'If I do it this way instead…'
He nodded in satisfaction.
"Okay," he said, putting his hand out.
"Lynn Carter, I look forward to our cooperation."
"As do I."
Lynn smiled and shook his hand.
At this time, Damien didn't know.
He didn't know that Lynn Carter was the key to the Sanctuary's growth.
***
That day, Avalon disappeared from the starry sky.
An uproar broke out on the Cloud Plane, from which the floating continent was visible, and quickly spread through the Human Domain.
Along with it came another rumor.
Heaven's Wrath, the young genius now remembered as Damien Void, was the cause of this disappearance.
Though, this was yet to be confirmed.
Because his presence had yet to be spotted in the Human Domain at all!
Damien took Lynn into the Sanctuary easily and returned to Apeiron once he was finished.
He wasn't nearly done doing insane things in the sector, but first, he was going to finish up his personal visits.
Naturally, his first stop was the Adelaire Empire.
He landed in the fields of green he knew so well and relished in the atmosphere once more now that the short yet terrible attack on his heart was over.
'Should I visit Archdale first or head straight to Aurora?'
His old friend Vormec who crafted weapons for him and even his women for a low price was someone he wanted to see again after so long, but…
'Rose was definitely worried when she left. Let's do that first.'
He stepped forward, ready to teleport to the palace when—
"Damien!"
The voice of a woman came from behind.
Damien's expression fell. He turned around robotically and found exactly what he was hoping not to see.
Alea, the obsessive Beast Empress, was charging at him with her arms out, prepped to embrace him with or without his approval!
Bang!
However, she was stopped by an invisible wall.
Or rather, she was stopped by a woman's interference.
Zara surfaced from Damien's shadow in her human form, her arm out and her mana disallowing the Beast Empress from coming any closer.
"He doesn't want you. Give up already," she said coldly.
"Give up? Me? Who are you to say such a thing?" Alea replied, using her own mana to counter Zara's and stand up straight.
The two wolf women stared off at each other, their gazes clashing while Damien watched from the side.
Standing together, they were actually quite appealing. On one side was Zara's darkness, her black hair and golden eyes, while on the other side was Alea's light, her features platinum-silver.
They were direct opposites who complimented each other like yin and yang, down to their very personalities!
Damien grinned, an idea forming in his mind.
"Zara, entertain her. I'll reward you properly if you can distract her until I finish up here," he said through mental transmission.
Zara raised her brow indiscernibly, still facing off with her opposite.
"What kind of reward?" She sent back.
"What do you want?"
"I haven't thought of anything. Promise me a favor of any kind in the future and I'll listen."
"Any kind? No restrictions?"
"Except for the basic ones."
Damien smiled.
"You're the best. Thanks in advance."
"Don't mention it. I've wanted to fight her since we first saw each other back then. This is a good opportunity."
Damien glanced at Alea, who hadn't given up on getting past Zara's defense.
Their battle was already in the process of starting.
"Well, just be careful. Don't hurt the world too much."
"You can fix it, no?"
"Yeah, but that's effort."
"Hehe, then put in some effort."
Damien rolled his eyes and stopped responding.
If he said anymore, he would definitely lose face!
Right now, the best course of action was escape.
And that was exactly what he did!
