​BAM!

Jinx slammed her door shut, the sound echoing the turmoil in her mind. She tore off her cloak, then her clothes, and walked straight to the full-length mirror, standing naked and defiant.

​"Show yourself!" she hissed at her reflection.

​Her identical mirror image shimmered into focus—her Shadow Self, a manifestation of latent powers.

​"I'm surprised," the reflection said, her eyes wide with curiosity. "Why do you willingly summon me?"

​"I need an answer to something," Jinx stated, her gaze unwavering.

​"And you have it," Jinx added.

​"OK... What is that? Is it about what happened today?"

​"Oh... You know the cause!" Jinx's eyes widened in realization.

​"Yes," the reflection shrugged. "You guys offended someone you shouldn't have. The one who attacked Eldoria is known as the Great Mother. She goes by the name Lilith. She is a goddess—not some mere weak God."

​"Great Mother?! Why did she attack us?! We haven't offended such a being!" Jinx argued, her voice rising in disbelief.

​"Are you sure about that?" the reflection asked with a sneer, testing Jinx's conviction.

​"You! If you know something, say it!" Jinx snapped.

​"OK. OK..." The Shadow Self relented. "The Wendigos you all have been systematically killing since the very start of your lives are the Great Mother's creations. In a simpler form, they're all her children."

​"...?!!"

Jinx was completely stunned. The reality of their war effort was suddenly flipped on its head.

​"She kept silent all this while," the reflection continued, her voice gaining a mocking cadence:

"Because the Wendigos haven't seen someone that could truly threaten their existence. But God Wolf... he could wipe them out. So they became desperate." She chuckled, a cold, dry sound.

"If I'm right, they sacrificed hundreds of thousands of people to summon her fragment here."

​"A fragment? I thought they summoned her, but it was only her fragment?" Jinx asked, a slight frown crossing her brow, torn between fear and relief.

​"Hey! Don't underestimate her fragment! If that attack was from the main body, Eldoria would instantly turn into a graveyard," the Shadow Self warned, her tone suddenly serious.

"Even this fragment is stronger than everyone in the Lower World."

​"How can we defeat her!?" Jinx pleaded.

​"I don't know," the reflection admitted, her dark eyes clouded with rare gravity.

"The Great Mother is a being that 80% of all the powers in the whole four worlds are scared of. And the remaining 20% can only be located in the Supreme World. You can only defeat her fragment if any of you can bypass the God Rank."

​Jinx stood frozen, the magnitude of the task leaving her completely lost. Bypass the God Rank? It was an impossibility in the current world.

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​[Back to Sunny. 09:36 PM.]

​Sunny walked outside the Castle, his gaze fixed on the northern sky, radiating focused intent. Star followed close behind, her face lined with worry.

​"Where are you going?" she asked, a clear frown on her face.

​"I have a feeling the Ogres are behind this," Sunny said, his voice hard.

"Such strong energy would have alarmed all powerhouses in the Lower Worlds. They'll all be heading there tomorrow. I need to get stronger."

​"But how?!" Star pointed out, exasperated. "You're already at your peak! There's no way you can break through the God Rank in the Lower World, you said so yourself!"

​"I think I can help with that."

​The two looked up as Morgana descended from the sky, her long red hair moving in the wind, landing softly on the ground.

​"Huh? How did you bypass our defenses?" Sunny asked, his guard immediately raising.

​"I am not an enemy, so I easily passed through it," Morgana replied simply.

​'Strange... Why didn't the system alert me then?' Sunny thought, frowning internally. He suppressed the question, focusing on the urgency of the moment.

"OK... How will you help me?"

​Morgana snapped her fingers, and a multifaceted gem appeared before her, floating gently toward Sunny.

​"When you are at your peak strength tomorrow, use it," she instructed, her eyes unwavering. "It will give you the strength of a First Order Powerhouse—a being that can threaten a peak God rank warrior."

Her expression grew intensely serious. "Remember, after using it, you must win the battle in less than ten minutes. Otherwise... you will lose consciousness and die by her hands."

​"Her? You seem to know who attacked us," Star pressed, her eyes narrowing.

​"She is Lilith, the Great Mother. A Goddess from the Supreme World," Morgana revealed, the words shocking the two.

​"If such a person attacked us, we would be dead by now, right?" Nioh asked, walking toward them from the gate, Nicolas and Blood Eye flanking him.

​"That is her fragment," Morgana answered, staring at the three over her shoulder.

​"Thank you," Sunny said, taking the gem and storing it safely in the system storage.

​"She is in the Ogres' Nation..." Morgana added.

​"Are you not helping?" Sunny cut her off, his focus entirely on the imminent confrontation.

​Morgana exhaled softly. "You don't need me. This is your battle." With that said, she vanished as quickly and silently as she had arrived.

​"My King, are we still attacking the Ogres' Nation?" Nioh asked, staring at Sunny, preparing himself for the suicide mission.

​"With such an opponent, we aren't attacking with our people," Sunny declared, his gaze moving to the three loyal commanders.

"I will attack tomorrow. You all must stay back." He clenched his fists, the anger that had been simmering finally boiling over. "That bitch injured Ellen. I will make sure she pays for it."

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​[Ogres' Nation.]

​Lilith stood before the former Ogre King's throne. She wore an expression of mild, almost academic surprise.

​"He stopped my attack?" she muttered, intrigued. "This God Wolf is interesting..."

​She turned to Shadow Eyes and Xanor. "I can't use that full-scale attack anymore; this fragment is too weak for that magnitude. You said he will attack tomorrow, right?"

​"Yes, Great Mother," Shadow Eyes answered instantly, her posture rigid with obedience.

​"Good... Then I will wait for him tomorrow. I can't wait to see such a man." Lilith licked her lips, her crimson eyes lingering on Xanor.

​"Go and keep watch outside," she commanded.

​Xanor simply nodded and walked out of the throne hall, his silence speaking volumes of his submissive loyalty.

​Lilith watched him leave, then turned her full attention to Shadow Eyes.

​"I don't like Men, Shadow, but the God Wolf might be an exception," she purred, taking a slow step that brought her directly in front of the Succubus.

​"Meet me in my bedroom. Show me how good you can please me." Lilith licked her lower lip, and walked away.

​Shadow Eyes, devoid of hesitation, simply nodded and followed silently behind her Goddess.

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