The Absolute: Humanity's Second Chance

Plus, Damien taught them a certain meditation technique that could tone down the emotions of beings. It was a godly technique that he was always using when not around Juliette.

It was a subconscious action for him. And as demigods, everyone easily learned it, and suppressed their emotions.

Another plus, Damien had told them that they would go through a test. And if they succeed, would be able to reach their destination. So they had to bare with whatever they went through.

And they listened.

"Let them in." The pixie prince said. The pixies nodded, and one pixie waved his hand and destroyed the Universal Rules of Space that it sat, and brought everyone within the Pixie Paradise.

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Within an unknown area, the Falsarians had just appeared and then began doing their own bidding. Some trained. Some discussed. And some chattered.

Fou appeared as well, and besides her was Fin. The little girl was holding a large book that could almost rival her in width. She hugged it tightly, and had dead eyes.

She had been memorizing the <Flare Scribble> for who knows how long. And now, she could already read out 1/10 of it even without opening the dammed book.

Those were millions of words already. Let alone when she read out the whole book, and completely memorized it. Would she have a hundred million words within her brain?

Stored as if they were own name?

She dreaded the whole thing itself. But had no choice in this matter. Meanwhile, Fou had a complicated expression.

She missed Flint. But not much. The problem now was that, she was tired. And about to go crazy. But she had no choice in this matter. She had to bare with it.

The only saving grace was the [Serenity] breathing technique that Damien had taught to them. As well as the Spells that she was taught by him as well.

If it weren't for these two, she would be going crazy by now. With nothing to do. She couldn't read the <Flare Scribble> when Fin was still reading it.

"Again? It's getting shorter and shorter. The duration in between every teleportation is narrowing." She thought, and for some reason, could see Unique characters floating around them.

It has been a while she has been seeing them. And by now, they becoming clearer and clearer. As well as more vibrant. Plus, they were increasing in numbers.

She squinted her eyes at one, and could read the letter briefly. 'Space?' She thought, as the characters glowed a white light, and everyone began teleporting away once again.

Meanwhile, she was able to stay behind for a second. The Teleportation might have seemed instantaneous for everyone, but to her, she saw how everyone disappeared one at a time.

The difference between not being even a microsecond. But she saw as they all moved. And with this peculiar vision, she could see a line leading to a different direction.

'Is that... where we are going?' She thought, as she saw a character of "Space" besides her lit up, and took her away as well. She was the last to leave.

And when she reappeared, she found that they were not within a dark place anymore. They were lights everywhere. And fresh air as well.

'Where...' She thought, and finished the sentence out loud, "...are we?" She was shocked at the beauty of this place.

Everyone else had the same thoughts as her, and turned to look around themselves. They were surprised. But more joyful that shocked.

'We are finally out of that hell!!'

'We did it. We did it!!'

'YEEEEEESSS!!!'

'Thank little Damien. We are finally done suffering. Waaa...'

Numerous people fell to their knees and cried tears of joy. Some looked up with smiles of joy and relief. And others hugged each other in joy.

Everyone was happy.

Including Fou as well. "We... We did it. Thankfully, we did it." She sighed in relief, and affectionately brushed Fin's head. Who in return, scowled at her.

But just as they were about to relax, childish voices rang out here and there. Showing shock and panic. Which spread out the more they cried.

"INTRUDERS!! INTRUDERS!!"

"OITSIDERS!! OUTSIDERS!!"

"KYA~KYAAAA!!"

"RUN!! RUUUUUN!!"

"OH NO!!!"

The same experience Damien and Juliette went through as they arrived, the group of Falsarians also went through the same. But more chaotic.

And unlike Damien, they were not aware of the little guy's mischief. Nor did Damien warn them. Fou panicked and hurriedly tried to calm down the situation.

She did not want to seem like an intruder, and be attacked by Damien's friends. Especially the lady called Juliette. That would be a disaster.

"Wa-Wait!! WE ARE NOT INTRUDERS!! WE ARE NOT INTRUDERS!! PLEASE CALM DOWN." She shouted at the panicked pixies, that flew above her like sprites of light.

"KYAAAA!!!"

"THEY CAN SPEAK!!"

"RUN~ RUUUUUN!!!"

"No. FLYYYYY!!!".

Unfortunately for her, the disaster did not lessen one bit. And only became worse. But Fou did not give up. Nor did the Falsarians. They all tried to calm down the situation.

"PLEASE CALM DOWN. WE ARE SENT BY SIR DAMIEN!! PLEASE CALM DOWN. WE ARE FRIENDS!! NOT ENEMIES. FRIENDS!!" She shouted as well.

The occasion continued for a while until the pixies were pink on satisfaction. Their faces were covered with vibrant smiles. And their eyes sparkling.

They finally enjoyed themselves. Damien had given them a bit of trouble. Including Juliette as well. And they were secretly dissatisfied with everything.

But that dissatisfaction was now gone. The pixie prince sighed in joy, and floated towards the now tired and exasperated fou. "Ah, Travellers. How can we help you?"

Fou warily looked at the pixie prince, and thought to herself, 'Are they calm now? Are they calm?' She then hurriedly fixed her thoughts in case something worse took place.

"Y-Yes. We are people sent by sir Damien. He directed us here, and has directed us to lady Juliette. Is there by any chance that she is... here?" She asked, her tone polite.

Despite everything that occurred, she was still calm and polite. After all, they did intrude. And the pixie's reactions were normal. From her perspective.

"Lady Juliette? Whose that?" The pixie prince thought, then a pixie floated and whispered something into its ear. It then nodded in realization.

"Ah, you mean the unfortunate woman?" It said in realization. And Fou was confused. 'Unfortunate?' She thought. Her mind running wild with guesses.

"Yeah, she's busy." It said, then added. "Wait a few more hours. By tomorrow, she should be available for you. If she's still alive." Then whispered the last sentence.

'Excuse me? What do you mean by that?' Fou thought in shock. At this point, she was wondering if this place was even safe at all. But she had no choice.

"...Okay. Thank you, uhm, respected sir is?" She inquired, and the pixie prince replied. "Pixie prince number 72." It unabashedly said.

'I'll call you your majesty.' She thought, then nodded. "Thank you for the help, your majesty. Where should we rest, by any chance?" And asked, as no instructions were given to them.

"You can camp here. We have resources inside that you can trade for." The pixie prince said. Fou was first speechless, and then nodded once again in understanding.

"Thank you once again."

"As you should." The pixie prince nodded, and she hurriedly asked back in shock. "Excuse me?"

The pixie prince also did not hesitate to reply, "I meant you're welcome. You didn't hear me? Are you okay?" And said without any shame.

"..."

Fou kept her mouth silent. She realized that entertaining these guys was just causing nothing but stress within her life.

Hence she separated herself from them, and just took charge of the Falsarians. This included taking care of where they temporarily camped, when they had lunch time, whether everyone was safe, etc.

She did did alongside her family, who were already the managers of the entire village. Flint being outside did not reduce the work load they had whatsoever.

In just an hour or two, everyone was sorted out, and they made camp. The families camped together, the couples as well, and those that preferred solitude, could still be alone.

The area was safe, hence they could distance themselves a bit. Fou also took charge of how they would eat, and what would happen from today onwards.

But she never finalized the plans, for she still had to meet Juliette, and talk to her. And also wait for Damien. This could just be their temporary stop.

Nobody knows.

Meanwhile, back to Juliette.

The hours hence flashed by, and by the grace of the gods, thirty hours were now over. She appeared back within the training room, and could not help but sigh.

Her presence was completely different than before. She was like a different person. Like a spirit goddess. But most importantly. She...