After dealing with Mammon, the Seven Celestials and the Six Fiends rose from the darkness of the pit and clashed against the Infernals guarding the red portal in the sky.
Concealed by chaos, Rocky headed to the Godfall Castle, where the last gate waited to be opened.
Upon reaching a certain proximity, the Balboa halted and opened its mouth, out of which Thirteen erged.
Without a shred of hesitation, the young man inserted the Key of Pride into the keyhole. He twisted the key, and a resounding click reached his ears.
Finally, the gate had opened.
The doors of Godfall Castle sprung wide, and Rocky approached it with haste. As soon as the Hell Lord Balboa crossed over its threshold, the castle gates shut tightly, temporarily preventing anyone from entering.
Thirteen stared at the vast hallway in front of him. It was easily a hundred ters high and fifty ters wide. Even Giants would be unobstructed walking through this hallway without problems.
But the young man was not surprised, taking into account that this castle had been built by Gods.
Rocky tried to move forward, but its body seed to be stuck and couldn’t leave the spot where it appeared.
"Don’t worry, Rocky," Thirteen replied. "It ans you’re not ant to cross over this hallway. Just wait for here."
Rocky growled sadly but still listened to its Master.
It then lowered its head, allowing Thirteen to get off. After taking just a few steps, all his lovers appeared behind him.
"We’re coming too!" Erica declared as she hurried to the teenage boy’s side without any problem.
Sherry, Shana, Princess Xynalia, Princess Aracelle, and Stella acould also walk through the hallway
Since Tiona was coiled on her Master’s neck and didn’t seem to be restricted like Thirteen, that ant that she could explore this place as well.
"Stay close to ," Thirteen warned his lovers. "This place might be filled with traps, so be on your guard."
The ladies nodded in understanding and took out their weapons.
This was the first ti Thirteen entered Godfall Castle, where Pandora’s Treasury was located.
But regardless of his unfamiliarity with the place, he already knew there would be traps planted all over the place. A final test befitting those who covet the power of Divine Treasures.
Before the main army of the Infernals arrived, Thirteen had already briefed the Celestials and Fiends about what strategy they could use against the enemy.
According to his estimate, he had less than two hours to find Pandora’s Treasury, where powerful artifacts lay. His priority was to find the perfect artifacts to salvage their precarious situation.
Thirteen had always been logical and practical. A forr system like him pragmatically understood his limitations more than anyone else.
He hoped the treasury indeed had sothing suitable for tilting the scales in their favor.
After walking for a few minutes, they finally arrived at a junction where three paths diverged. Now, they only had to choose which path to take.
Thirteen glanced at the left, right, and middle paths but sensed nothing special from all of them.
Ti wasn’t on their side, so he couldn’t choose a path blindly.
Suddenly, Sherry lightly tugged Thirteen’s clothes.
"Sothing is calling out to in that direction," Sherry said, while pointing on the right path. "I don’t know what it is, but it’s telling to go there."
Among Thirteen’s lovers, Sherry was the most soft spoken and rarely took the initiative to do anything. So whenever she did, Thirteen would praise her and shower her with his love. He hoped that she’d keep doing it and eventually take more steps on her own.
"Do any of you sense anything like Sherry?" Thirteen asked his other lovers.
"No." Erica shook her head. "I don’t sense anything."
"I don’t sense anything either," Shana comnted.
Stella, Princess Aracelle, Princess Xynalia, and Tiona also shook their heads.
"Very well," Thirteen reached out to hold Sherry’s hand, and gave it a light squeeze. "We’ll go this way."
After walking for quite so ti, they arrived on top of what seed to be a giant chessboard.
"I have a bad feeling about this," Erica muttered.
"Don’t raise a death flag," Shana comnted.
"Too late..." Princess Xynalia said. "Look over there."
Several chess-pieces at least ten-ters-tall appeared on the other side of the board.
Thirteen suddenly found himself floating at the back of the chess formations, overlooking the battlefield.
All his lovers were also forced to move in their respective positions, taking up the roles of chess pieces on the board.
Tiona beca the Queen, Shana was the bishop, and Princess Aracelle and Princess Xynalia beca the Rooks.
Stella was the King, Erica the Knight, and Sherry the pawn.
The chess pieces were already placed in various positions on the board, which made it look like the ga was already in its middle-stages.
Thirteen gazed at the position of his lovers, and his face turned grim. His side of the board had a very precarious positioning, and if he made a single mistake, one of them would be eliminated from the ga.
He had no idea what would happen if his lovers were to be eliminated, but he wouldn’t allow such a thing to happen.
Suddenly, an emotionless voice from the other side of the board reached everyone’s ears.
"Knight to G4."
The massive Black Knight of the opposing team crashed on their side of the board, making the faces of the ladies turn pale.
This move seed harmless at first glance, but the next ti the black knight moved, Sherry and Princess Aracelle could both be in danger.
Knights were one of the most troubleso pieces in the chessboard. When they attacked, players might be forced to choose between two important pieces, which could spell their defeat in the short term.
Thirteen’s eyes turned cold, and his body oozed with killing intent. Although the voice of the one playing the black chess pieces sounded emotionless, he felt like he was up against the Goddess of Fate itself.
To make matters worse, there was a tir that was flashing on the right side of the chess board, telling the teenage boy that his ti to move a chess piece was running out.
Since the lives of his lovers were on the line, Thirteen raised his concentration to the limit.
"Knight to H3," Thirteen ordered.
A mont later, his own White Knight moved to its designated location, blocking off the path of the enemy’s knight, who wanted to make Thirteen make one of the hardest choices in his life.
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