After seven years had passed since the events and conflicts of the past, everyone had settled down and begun living their own lives. Raimus, who was now 32 years old, was training his daughter Yukari in combat in the garden of their mansion. Yukari had grown up and was now 12 years old. She had become a beautiful, mature, and hardworking girl. She was training with her father in martial arts, while Lina was preparing lunch with Wang. After they finished, Lina called out to the two of them, but they were too focused on their fight.
Raimus said, "Good, little one. You have learned how to fly quite well."
Yukari said, "Dad, focus only on the fight."
Raimus smiled and said, "Well done. That is what matters most."
Yukari charged energy into her fist and launched it toward her father. He blocked it with one hand and said, "You are still weak." He then tapped her on the head and said, "When I was your age, I was fighting beings capable of destroying galaxies and planets. You need to raise your level even more. With your current strength, you will not surpass anyone."
Yukari said, "Dad, you are the one who always makes things difficult. Why don't you let me train with Uncle Wang?"
Raimus said, "Not yet. You are still too young for that. I will teach you the basics. But tell me about Arios's son."
Yukari said, "Isaac? No, Dad. He does not fight. He continues studying."
Raimus said, "Disappointing. What about the others?"
Yukari said, "As for Mila, she secretly trains with her brother Atreus without their parents knowing. From what they told me, they want to become stronger."
Raimus said, "My celestial blood is burning within them, while that idiot Arios does not want to make his children stronger."
Lina called out to the two of them, and they said, "Coming!"
In the dining room, the two were eating quickly. Lina smiled and said, "Slow down, you two. You are going to choke."
Raimus said, "It does not matter. We need to replenish our energy."
Wang smiled and said to Lina, "That is good. His personality has returned to normal."
Lina said, "Yes."
Wang said, "He managed to control the power of destruction earlier than I expected, and that is impressive. I also think the reason for that is family motivation. There has never been a God of Destruction who had a family to spend time with."
Lina said, "I feel sorry for them."
Wang said, "There is no longer a system of Gods of Destruction. That was a dream Arlene had in the past. She wished for the concept of Gods of Destruction to disappear because they were the ones who suffered the most in their worlds."
Lina said, "It has been a long time since we mentioned her."
Wang said, "Yes. Her presence came before her name was even mentioned. And the era we live in now is better. Every world is open to the others. There are no restrictions or systems of destruction and creation based on the wishes of a particular ruler. It truly was the best decision to allow this land to govern itself."
Raimus said, "Yes. In fact, I never liked my job as a God of Destruction. I had to wake up every morning and destroy groups of planets. But now I no longer have to do that. I cannot even remember the last time I actually did it. It has been a very long time."
Lina said, "That is better. I never wanted you to destroy anything."
Raimus said, "I never did it because I wanted to. But tell me, how is your arm? I heard that you sprained it while cleaning."
Lina said, "It is fine. It has healed."
Raimus sighed and said, "I told you not to do anything. Wang can take care of everything. He has strange abilities that can make brooms clean by themselves."
Lina said, "I like working. Since I was young, I have always worked. I was the one managing my father's company despite my young age."
Raimus said, "Even so, I do not want you to get hurt again. Yukari did not sleep at all last night because of what happened."
Lina said, "Aww, my daughter. Were you worried about me?"
Yukari said, "Mom, do what Dad says so this does not happen again. Please. I almost lost my mind yesterday."
Lina said, "As you wish. But tell me, why don't you come with me today to Earth to visit your cousins?"
Yukari became excited and said, "Really?"
Lina said, "Yes. We will go after lunch."
Yukari said, "Good. I will spend some time on Earth."
Raimus said, "I am going to train."
Lina said, "Is that all you ever do, dear?"
Raimus said, "Of course. Arios surpassed me a long time ago, and now I have surpassed him."
Lina said, "My brother loves fighting and training, but he abandoned all of that years ago to focus on his family, while you still think like this."
Raimus said, "Arios is an idiot. Even if there is no danger or anything like that, he should never have abandoned his training. He wasted his chance to reach the top."
Lina said, "Whatever. I am leaving now."
Wang took Lina and Yukari to Earth. Raimus watched them in the sky and said, "Damn."
Raimus said, "I trained for seven entire years just to surpass Arios, and now I have achieved it. My power level has become immense. I have now reached a power equivalent to 50 octillion, and at full power I possess the equivalent of 100 nonillion. With my final transformation, my power reached 25 decillion. I have become an unstoppable force that no one can stop, not even Arios himself. And I can still gain more power without stopping."
On Earth, Lina arrived with Wang and Yukari. They landed in front of Arios's house, where Isola was sitting in the garden with her son Isaac, who was studying.
Isola hugged Lina and said, "It has been months since we last saw each other. Why don't you visit us more often?"
Lina laughed and said, "Forgive me. I am very busy. If I could come every day, I would."
Wang greeted Isola, and she returned his greeting.
Wang said, "I will be leaving, my lady. I will return when you want to go back."
Lina said, "All right."
Wang then left. Everyone walked toward the sitting area. Lina hugged Isaac, who had been studying, and he became extremely embarrassed.
He said, "Auntie, I am not a child."
Lina said, "In my eyes, you are all still little children. Besides, you are only 11 years old. You are still young, Isaac."
Isaac said, "I am a man like my father. I am not a child."
Lina said, "That is wonderful. But where are your siblings?"
Isaac said, "I do not know. They are playing somewhere nearby."
Yukari called out to Isaac, so he left his book and said, "Mom, may I go with Yukari?"
Isola said, "All right. You got excellent marks on your exams, so you can spend the entire day playing."
Isaac became happy and ran with Yukari out of the garden.
Lina said, "He is hardworking. I wish my daughter would study as hard as she fights with her father."
Isola sighed and said, "Ahhh, if only you knew how much trouble I have controlling them. Their father is busy with work, and I spend most of my time stopping them from being reckless. I always focus on one thing: getting them to achieve the best grades. But Atreus and Mila do not perform the way I want them to. They keep making me punish them because their grades are terrible."
Lina said, "Take it easy. They are still children."
Isola said, "I know that, but I want them to show a spirit of competition with their brother Isaac. He is an obedient boy. He listens to everything I say and does whatever I ask without ever arguing with me. He is also the top student in his grade."
Lina said, "He reminds me of Arios when he was young. He entered school and was very hardworking, but over time he felt that school would not benefit him, so he left at a young age."
Isola said, "Why didn't you tell me that before?"
Lina said, "I have told you many times, but it seems you have started forgetting, you old woman."
Isola laughed and said, "But you are older than me, darling."
Lina said, "But I am actually more of an old woman than you. Hahaha."
The two women laughed.
Lina said, "Celestials are lucky. Look at my husband Raimus. He is 32 years old now and still looks 18."
Isola said, "True. Arios has not changed either, despite seven years passing, while I have changed a little."
Isola said, "Could it be that our children will be like their fathers?"
Lina said, "I heard that hybrid Celestials do not experience this because they are not pure. Raimus told me once that the child of a hybrid Celestial inherits more traits from the non-Celestial parent than from the Celestial side itself. That means our children will not inherit the eternal youth of their fathers, but they will inherit a lifespan many times longer than that of ordinary humans."
Isola said, "Don't scare me. Do you mean that I will become old while my children are still young and my husband remains the same?"
Lina said, "Yes. We are still human in the end, and we have a lifespan."
Isola said, "Then after 70 or 100 years, I will no longer be here with Arios."
Lina said, "Yes. That is life. But we should enjoy every moment with them before that happens."
Isola said, "You are right."
Inside, Isaac poured a glass of juice for Yukari.
Yukari said, "Tell me, where are your siblings?"
Isaac looked around and said, "Promise me you will not tell anyone."
Yukari said, "I will not tell anyone."
Isaac said, "They are training in combat."
Yukari said, "What? Where?"
Isaac said, "Behind a mountain near here."
Yukari said, "Why didn't you go with them?"
Isaac said, "I am not allowed to. And Mom does not know about it. If she finds out, she will kill them both."
Yukari said, "I don't know, but you are overreacting. We all love fighting, yet you refuse to do it."
Isaac said, "It is dangerous and bad. I do not want that."
Yukari said, "Suit yourself. I am going there."
Yukari flew away.
Isaac looked at her and said, "Take me with you!"
Yukari said, "Fine, follow me."
Isaac said, "I cannot fly."
Yukari picked him up and flew away with him.
While in the air, she said, "Wow, you are really scared."
He said, "I am afraid of heights. I think I regret this already."
After flying for some time, they reached the area and heard the sound of powerful impacts.
When they arrived, they found Mila training with her younger brother Atreus, who clearly had a strong thirst for battle. The two were clashing while flying between the trees at incredible speed.
After some time, Mila sensed Yukari's energy, so she stopped and looked behind her. She saw Yukari carrying Isaac.
Mila said, "Yukari! When did you get here?"
Yukari said, "About an hour ago."
Mila said, "Strange. My brother came too. Are you going to tell Mom about us or what?"
Isaac said, "No. If she finds out that I am here, she will kill me."
Atreus said, "Brother, you exaggerate and get scared too easily. Let me teach you how to fly instead of letting a girl carry you."
Isaac got down and grabbed Atreus.
He said, "Come on, we're going home. Mom will punish you for dirtying your clothes."
Atreus said, "Let me go. Mom always punishes me anyway. I'll tell her I was playing in the dirt or that I fell from somewhere high. I'll trick her like usual."
Isaac said, "You are a little schemer. You always escape punishment because you are the youngest among us."
Mila said, "Tell us, did you really come here just to make us stop?"
Yukari said, "No. I came to join you."
The two became excited and said, "Great!"
Isaac said, "Don't say that, Yukari. You are better than this."
Yukari sighed, picked up Isaac, placed him on a tree, and said, "Stay here until we finish."
Isaac screamed and clung to the tree trunk, begging her to bring him down, but she refused.
Yukari said, "Who wants to fight me?"
Atreus became excited and said, "Me!"
Yukari said, "All right. Let's go."
The two took their positions and prepared to fight. The moment they counted to three, the battle began.
The two disappeared from sight and began clashing everywhere.
Mila said, "This is amazing. They are so fast."
She flew over and sat beside Isaac, who was clinging to her because he was afraid of falling.
He said, "Get me down from here. I will go home by myself."
Mila rested her head beside his and said, "Look, brother. How beautiful fighting is."
Isaac said, "I cannot see anything at all. They are completely invisible to me."
Mila said, "And that is good. It proves that they are clashing at a speed your mind cannot handle."
Isaac said, "Please get me down, and I will do your homework for a month."
Mila said, "I'll think about it... No. I don't like your offer."
He said, "For two months."
Mila said, "No."
He said, "For an entire year."
Mila smiled and said, "Yes, that sounds good."
She carried him down from the tree and said, "Look. The fight is over."
Indeed, Yukari had blocked Atreus's final attack.
Yukari said, "You have become fast, Atreus. You might have beaten me if you did not rush so much."
He said, "Wow, big sister Yukari! You have increased your strength so much since the last time."
She said, "Because I train every day with my father. That is how far I have come."
Atreus said, "Amazing. I wish Dad would train me, but he is always busy. We only see him when he is tired, during family vacations, or at night."
Yukari said, "My uncle is strange. He puts so much energy into his work while having almost no time to rest."
Mila said, "My turn now."
Yukari said, "All right."
The two girls clashed, sending dust flying through the area. Yukari tried to strike Mila, but Mila dodged the attack and punched her.
Yukari felt the force of the punch and said, "That was powerful!"
She flew toward Mila, and they began clashing again.
Mila threw a punch toward Yukari. Yukari dodged it, but the ground cracked.
Yukari said, "Her strength has become enormous."
Mila said, "And you have become fast enough, but I am going to finish this."
Mila increased her power and flew toward Yukari. Yukari did not realize what was happening until she was struck in the face. The impact sent her flying far away until her energy disappeared from sight.
Yukari said, "That was incredible. I did not even see her speed."
Mila approached her, grabbed her hand, and helped her up.
She said, "Are you okay?"
Yukari said, "Yes. But what was that? Your speed has become much greater."
Mila said, "I have been training alone this entire time."
Yukari said, "Amazing, cousin."
Mila said, "You are amazing too. Your strength has developed since the last time."
Isaac said, "I don't want to interrupt you, but let's go home before someone becomes suspicious."
They said, "All right, all right. Don't cry."
The three carried Isaac and flew back toward the house, while he held onto all of them to make sure he would not fall.
When they reached the house, they landed in the back and slipped in through a window. By then, sunset had arrived.
When they entered, they were shocked to find Isola standing at the door waiting for them.
They all froze.
Isola stood up and said coldly, "Where were you, and why are your clothes torn?"
They looked at each other and did not know what to say.
Isaac said, "We went to buy ice cream, but a dog chased us. Atreus fell into a hole, and we wanted to get him out."
Isola looked somewhat suspicious, but since Isaac was the one who said it, she accepted the explanation.
She said, "Fine. Go change your clothes. Dinner is almost ready."
Then she left.
Yukari said, "Wow, Isaac. You have started hiding things from your mother."
Isaac said, "I wasn't hiding anything. I was just afraid she would punish us. You don't know what happens when Mom gets angry. She becomes terrifying. Even Dad is afraid of her."
Atreus said, "Yes. Mom becomes really scary. If she finds out that we fight or train, she will stop us from doing it."
Yukari said, "I am lucky. My mother lets me train with my father and always allows me to do whatever I want."
Mila said, "You really are lucky. Unlike us, we are restricted by rules and studying."
Isaac said, "Anyway, come on. Change your clothes. I saved you this time, but I won't save you again."
After that, Isola and Lina placed dinner on the table.
Isola said, "Dear Mila, would you call your father so we can know when he will arrive?"
Mila said, "Yes, Mom."
Mila went and called her father. Arios was sitting in his car, driving. He answered the call.
He said, "Hello, sweetheart. Is something wrong?"
Mila said, "Dad, dinner is ready. Where are you?"
Arios said, "I am coming. I am on my way and won't be late."
Mila said, "That's great."
Arios said, "Tell me, little one, do you want anything before I get home?"
Mila said, "No, Dad. Just don't be late."
Arios said, "All right, little one."
Arios ended the call.
After that, one of his assistants called him.
The assistant said, "Should I cancel your meetings tomorrow and the day after? You need some rest."
Arios said, "Yes."
The assistant said, "As you wish, sir."
The call ended.
Fifteen minutes later, Arios arrived home. He opened the gate and drove the car inside.
When he got out, he looked more mature than he had in the past. His features were not as sharp, although his appearance had not changed much.
After entering the house, he felt something jump on him from above.
He discovered that it was Atreus. Arios caught him and said with a smile, "You finally managed to get me, little one."
Atreus laughed and said, "Dad, I want to tell you something later, but don't get angry."
Arios was surprised, but he said to his son, "As you wish, little one. I promise I won't get angry. But I am really hungry."
When they entered, Isola welcomed him in the hallway.
She said, "Dear, it is good to see you home early for once."
Arios said, "I finished work early and canceled tomorrow's meetings."
Isola said, "That was the best decision, dear. But tell me, do you want to shower first or eat dinner?"
Arios said, "I am hungry. I will shower afterward."
Isola said, "As you wish. But guess who is here."
When they entered the dining room, Arios saw Lina.
When Lina saw him, she said, "Brother!"
Arios looked at her and said, "Dear Lina, how wonderful to see you. I haven't seen you in a while."
Lina said, "I always come here, but you are never around."
Arios laughed and said, "Work keeps us busy."
Lina laughed and said, "You are exactly like Dad. He was always like that."
Arios said, "Yes."
Everyone then sat down to eat dinner.
Isola said, "Tell me, Arios, didn't you hear what happened recently?"
Arios said, "What happened?"
Isola said proudly, "Actually, our outstanding son Isaac got the highest grade in his entire class at school."
Arios looked at Isaac, who blushed from embarrassment.
Arios said, "That's wonderful, son. I expected you to do that, and you did."
Atreus said, "Dad, honestly, I only did it because I promised you."
Arios said, "And that proves you are a man. A man keeps his promises."
Arios stared into space for a moment and quietly said, "A man keeps his promises."
Then he looked toward Atreus and Mila and said, "What about you two?"
Mila looked away and said embarrassedly, "Dad, I..."
She paused and said, "Dad, I failed the exam, and I will retake it next week."
Arios said, "Dear Mila, don't you study with your brother Isaac? Doesn't he teach you what to do?"
Mila said, "Actually, Isaac helps me, but I am weak at mathematics."
Arios said, "No problem. You will improve, my daughter. What about you, Atreus?"
Atreus said, "Dad, what I wanted to tell you is that I failed all of my exams."
Arios was shocked.
He thought, "He is seven years old and he failed?"
Then he smiled and said, "No problem. You will..."
Before he could finish, Isola hit his leg.
Arios looked at her in shock.
She was staring at him with cold, burning eyes.
Arios felt afraid and then said to Atreus in a falsely angry voice, "You need to put in more effort. I do not accept these results. If you fail again, I will punish you. I will also take away your allowance and stop you from going out."
Atreus looked shocked and said, "But Dad, I have difficulty with it, and I don't like studying."
Isola looked at him and said, "Atreus, what are you saying? Studying is important. Look at your siblings. Even though Mila failed one subject, she passed the rest. But you failed all of them and did not even tell me. Were you waiting for your father to cover for you?"
Atreus said, "I'm sorry, Mom."
She said, "You will be punished. Show me your report."
Atreus said, "Yes, Mom."
Lina said, "Take it easy. It is all right. He will improve."
Isola said, "I studied him myself, and he was doing well here. I don't know what happens to him when he goes to school."
Lina said, "Dear Atreus, tell me, is there something preventing you from studying?"
Atreus said, "Nothing, Auntie."
Lina said, "All right. No problem. If there is something, tell me whenever you want, little one."
After dinner, Lina and Yukari left with Wang, who had arrived to pick them up.
After everyone said goodbye, Isola closed the door and looked at Atreus.
She said, "Where is the report?"
Atreus went to get it.
When Arios and Isola looked at it, their mouths fell open in shock.
All of his grades were zero.
Isola collapsed onto the floor and said, "All that effort I spent teaching you this year..."
Arios said, "Son, what made you get results like this?"
Atreus said, "Nothing."
Arios sat down and said, "Little one, do you really hate studying?"
Arios then remembered himself when he had left school at a young age, although he had been intelligent at the time.
Isola stood up, her expression changing.
She said, "Atreus, go to your room."
He immediately went upstairs, frightened.
Arios said, "Wait. Are you going to..."
He looked at her and fell silent.
Mila approached her father and hugged him in fear.
Isola said, "Mila, you are grounded. You will not receive your allowance for the rest of the month. As for that stupid little boy, I will show him what punishment means."
Isola went to the stairs, took out a large stick, and headed toward the room. She closed the door behind her and began hitting Atreus. His screams filled the house.
Arios said, "Wow. This is strange. Why are his grades so bad when he is excellent at home?"
Isaac and Mila looked at each other and swallowed nervously.
Suddenly, Arios received a call. He answered it.
It was Atreus's school principal.
The principal said, "Mr. Arios, we would like you to come to the school tomorrow because we need to discuss something."
Arios said, "Do you mean Atreus's grades?"
The principal said, "Yes, sir, and something else."
Arios said, "All right. I will come tomorrow."
Arios stood up and said, "I need to stop her now before the boy suffers serious pain."
He knocked on the bedroom door.
Isola opened it.
Atreus had fallen asleep from the beating.
Arios said, "You went too far."
Isola said, "He deserved it. He needs to understand that we do this for his own good. I only want my children to be perfect and not become failures or have their names associated with failure. All I want is for them to become better than us."
Arios said, "Calm down. I understand. Just give them some time, and they will learn."
Arios took Isola to their room and closed the door.
Everyone went to sleep.
Isola said, "Tell me, I heard your phone ring earlier. Who was calling?"
Arios said, "It was the school principal. He called to tell me about the grades, but I told him I already knew."
Isola said, "We need to understand the problem."
Arios said, "I will go to the school tomorrow and find out what is really happening."
The next morning, Arios went with Atreus to his school, while Isola took Isaac and Mila to their school.
When Arios arrived, he went to the principal's office.
The principal greeted him, shook his hand, and invited him inside.
Arios sat with the principal while Atreus went to his classroom.
The principal said, "Mr. Arios, in truth, I have some complaints about your son."
Arios said, "What are they?"
The principal said, "Your son, sir, does not attend school regularly. Worse, when he does come to school, he runs away during recess and does not return. The teachers also complain about him constantly. In fact, everyone has agreed to call him the little troublemaker."
Arios said, "Strange. At home, he never behaves like that."
The principal said, "Perhaps your son is dealing with something. But, sir, I have tried to be lenient with him every time for your family's sake."
Arios said, "I appreciate that. But as I told you, my son never behaves like this at home. His mother and I always bring him to school, and he never leaves with us when we return home."
Suddenly, one of the teachers came in to complain about Atreus.
The principal said to Arios, "See? Not even half an hour has passed."
Arios sighed and said, "We will see what the problem is."
Arios and the principal went toward Atreus's classroom.
They found him beating a group of students and bullying the classroom teacher simply because the teacher had refused to let him go to the bathroom.
Arios shouted, "Atreus!"
Atreus looked toward his father because he had thought Arios had left after dropping him off.
Arios glared at him, left Atreus with the teacher, and said, "Walk behind me. We are going home. We have a long conversation ahead of us, boy."
Atreus walked after him.
Arios looked at the principal and said coldly, "Do not let anyone know what happened here. Do you understand me?"
The principal became frightened and said, "As you wish, sir. I promise no one will know."
Arios left with his son.
When they got into the car, Arios laughed.
Atreus was confused.
Arios said, "My son became a man from a young age."
Atreus said, "Dad, aren't you going to hit me for what I did?"
Arios said, "Quite the opposite. You proved to me that you are a man. You did not allow any lowlife to look down on you, and you imposed your presence on everyone, exactly as I did in the past."
Atreus said, "Dad, does that mean you liked what I did?"
Arios said, "Yes. And don't worry. Your mother will never know about this."
Atreus became excited.
He said, "Dad, really?"
Arios said, "Yes. Don't worry. I want all of you to become very strong so that no one can ever take advantage of you."
Atreus said, "Dad, I want to confess something to you."
Arios said, "What is it?"
Atreus said, "The truth is, my sister Mila and I have been secretly training in martial arts. We have become strong, like Uncle Raimus and Yukari."
Arios looked at him and smiled mischievously to himself.
He said, "How long have you been training?"
Atreus said, "For a few months. I have even learned how to fly, Dad."
Arios said, "Is that all?"
Atreus said, "Dad, are you angry?"
Arios said, "No. But I learned how to fly when I was younger than you."
Atreus said, "Dad, you can fly too?"
Arios said, "Yes, little one."
Atreus said, "But I have never seen you do anything supernatural like Uncle Raimus, Uncle Wang, and the others."
Arios said, "I can do those things, and I am better than them. But I stopped a long time ago to focus on work and on our future."
Atreus said, "Really? Show me, Dad."
Arios said, "All right. I will show you. Don't worry. Come on. I will park the car somewhere far away and show you how."
He started the car and drove away from the school.
After some time, they arrived at a wide valley.
Both got out.
Arios said, "Wow. I haven't done this in a long time."
He received a call from Isola, but he ended the call, threw the phone into the car, picked up his son, and walked with him through the fields.
When they landed, Atreus said, "Dad, show me."
Arios stood there and thought, "All right. Let's see if I can still do this after such a long time."
Suddenly, his body began to float.
Arios said, "Son, throw something far away, and I will bring it back."
Atreus grabbed a rock and threw it. It flew far away because of the force of his throw.
Atreus did not even blink as Arios instantly retrieved the rock and placed it in front of him.
Atreus said, "Amazing, Dad! You are incredible!"
Arios said, "You will become like this one day."
Then he said, "Show me your speed and strength. Attack me."
Atreus immediately flew toward his father to attack him, but he could not even scratch Arios or move a single hair on his body.
Atreus said, "Impossible. He was soft when he carried me. Am I imagining things?"
Arios looked at him and said, "If you can make me move even one step, I will buy you ice cream."
Atreus became excited and began attacking his father.
He continued punching him without stopping, while Arios did not even raise his hands to block.
Arios said with boredom, "Your attacks are still primitive. I will show you how it is done myself, since you have such a passion for this.