RISE OF EROS

After a night of passionate sex, Andrew met up with Castor and Vala before they left. While Castor is the second most powerful fighting force at Andrew's disposal, he isn't worried about letting him go.

His safety was guaranteed within the Heavenly Palace and when he needed to go out, Oliver was always the one to accompany him, so sending Castor and Vala on a mission was not problematic for him.

In fact, he was more worried that something would happen to them in Calci since Castor was moderately recognized in the city and there was still that strange organization that had chased Castor's gang before.

According to what they knew, that organization was no longer in Calci, because they found what they were looking for, but Andrew couldn't stop worrying about his friend and girlfriend, but as he had said, if he stayed in the safe zone always, he will never get better.

The goodbyes were not long or emotional. Andrew just reminded them to put their safety first and to check in with him regularly. Some Shadow agents would accompany them so that it would be easier to gather information.

While they were preparing to leave, on the distant lost continent, 5 figures covered in dark cloaks slipped in unnoticed. Although it's not like there is security in this place, no one saw a ship sailing towards that place.

The 5 figures moved quickly and stealthily. It was obvious that they knew the territory and in a short time they had reached the area where the lake with the blood of the fallen god who had created the abysmal was. Explore stories at empire

However, the scene here was very different from what it was before. The lake could not be seen anywhere and a thick fog covered the entire place. The 5 figures were surprised when they saw the panorama because this was not how they remembered it.

Despite that, they did not turn back and entered the fog. The 5 hooded men had only walked a few meters and could no longer locate themselves. The fog was so thick that even when they were close, they could hardly see where their companions were.

Noticing this, they immediately understood that this fog was not natural and wanted to get out immediately, but the more they wanted to get out, the more lost they became. Soon anxiety began to take over them.

The organization they had before had been lost, because not finding the way made them panic. Some even shouted curses into the air complaining about the fog, not knowing that it would only harm them.

The dragon race elder who had put up this barrier was not far from the place. This old man knew that the abysmals or some of the residents of the new continent would come to investigate because this lake was special.

All the races in this world were selfish and always looking for benefits, so, although the lake was dangerous, as it could kill you or turn you into an abysmal, there was no shortage of those who believed they could take advantage of these waters to gain power.

For this reason, the old dragon remained in place, to prevent unscrupulous and self-centered people from coming and creating a crisis. From the sky, the old man could clearly see how the 5 figures were running like ants in a hot cauldron within the fog.

He did not have to try very hard to discover that the 5 figures were not abysmal, but human. Among all races, humans are the most greedy, so the old man was not surprised to see that the first to come were humans.

The old man sighed in disappointment and disappeared from his position, appearing near one of them. Without even announcing himself, the old man gave a casual blow and the human's head exploded like a watermelon in a microwave.

His companions did not even notice that he had died. The old man repeated this 3 more times and now only one of them was left alive. This was their leader and the old man had left him last because he wanted to ask him some questions.

Unlike the others, this time the old man appeared in front of the hooded man, and upon seeing him, he immediately put himself on guard. "Who are you? "What are you doing here?" asked the old dragon.

The man did not respond, as this was a secret mission and it was better to die than let information escape. Unfortunately, for him, he was facing one of the strongest powers in this world.

The old man released his power without reserve and in seconds the hooded man was on his knees, begging for his life. These men were not weak, but in front of the dragon elder, they were mere ants.

Due to the coercion of the old man's force, the man confessed everything. It turns out that these men were from the kingdom of Vacilea, the island closest to the lost continent and where the first abysmal appeared.

Just as the old man had thought, the king of that country was convinced that he could investigate the lake and gain strength from it. Although he knew that this lake was the one that had produced abysmals, as an egocentric model of his race he believed that this was only because those who entered the lake were weak.

"Humans are always the most self-centered and greedy, no matter the era," the old dragon said sadly and tore off the last man's head. What surprised him was that after killing this man, he felt other presences approaching.

This made him frown because he did not expect so many to come. "I guess they didn't take the kids' warnings, what a shame," the old man muttered and disappeared again.

By the kids, he meant the demigods who had fought against the fused abysmal of the previous war. Although none of them were really kids because all of them were very old. However, in the sight of this ancient dragon, they were no different from children.

This time, the old dragon did not bother to play, nor ask, but instead, he quickly eliminated them. There were not only humans, but elves, dwarves, and even barbarians among the different groups.

The most surprising thing is that the abysmals who should have been the most interested in the lake, since it was the source of their power, were the only ones who did not appear. "I guess they're smarter," the old man mused after killing everyone.

The rulers who had sent their agents to the lost continent did not learn of the deaths of their men until much later when they could not contact them.

In fact, they did not know that they had been killed, they only suspected that they had died, because after so long without contact they simply assumed the worst-case scenario.

Because of this, no one sent agents to investigate again. Although they had no proof, they had sensed that someone protected this place and those who knew that a dragon had participated in the last battle assumed that it was he who protected the place.

The dragons had the same or greater reputation than the abysmal in the continent, so no one wanted to get on their bad side, so they gave up their attempts to take over the lake of the abysmals.

Andrew, unaware of this, continued with his activities. Despite all the uncertainties and eyes that watched them, there was a feeling of peace, because although many looked at them, few faced them, so for the moment there was tranquility.

The Star Palace had only been open for business a few weeks and Andrew was already planning his next move. In the office of the Palace of Cannaris, he met with all of his confidants and wives to discuss which country they would travel to to expand.

Although Andrew wanted to expand further west of the Star City, he knew that undertaking a journey from that place was dangerous, so he preferred to go towards Tampilla, the allied country of the Cannaris empire.

It was nearby, its economy was stable and there were no riots, so it was the ideal destination. If there was a problem with going to this place it was the fact that they had to pass the black forest.

This forest was called that, due to its size and how dense it is. The trees are abundant and are so tall that they block the sun in most of the territory, hence the name black, since it always seemed to be at night there.

Furthermore, this forest was not inhabited. Countless wild beasts and dangerous plants lived there, but the most worrying thing was the Amazons. The Amazons are a race that was said to have been born from the union of the forest elves and the barbarians.

The similarities were there. They have robust and powerful bodies like barbarians, but they like to live in the forest like elves. This theory had already been disproved since the children born from the union of these races were not few and an Amazon had never been born from this union.

Like all race unions, there was always a dominant. For this reason, no matter how interracial the union was, the children would always be of one of the two races. For example, between a barbarian and an elf, an elf or a barbarian would always be born, never a mix.

Although this race is called Amazons, that did not mean that they were all women, but rather that, in their tribes, women were the rulers, so that is why they adopted that name.

The point is that they are a warlike race and unmatched in the forest. Not even the forest elves were a match for them and that was worrying. Although there were routes that were safe in the forest, it was still a concern when traveling.

Despite all these conditions, Andrew decided to make the trip, since the kingdom of Tampilla was the best destination to expand at this time. Furthermore, deep down, Andrew wanted to meet the Amazons, since different races meant getting closer to unlocking his divine seals.

In short, Andrew wanted to try his luck with the Amazons, which meant he could get another special partner on this trip.