"As soon as beauty is known by the world as beautiful, it becomes ugly.

As soon as virtue is being known as something good, it becomes evil.

Therefore being and non-being give birth to each other.

Difficult and easy accomplish each other.

Long and short form each other.

High and low distinguish each other.

Sound and tone harmonize each other

Before and after follow each other as a sequence.

Realizing this, the saint performs effortlessly according to the natural Way without personal desire, and practices the wordless teaching through one’s deeds.

The saint inspires the vitality of all lives, without holding back.

He nurtures all beings with no wish to take possession of.

He devotes all his energy but has no intention to hold on to the merit.

When success is achieved, he seeks no recognition.

Because he does not claim for the credit, hence shall not lose it." - Tao Te Ching Chapter 2

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[Erebus City Church 11:15 PM]

Jay: "Well...M-Madame MamMon?

How do you feel?"

Not only proving her physical strength, the DæMon now proves her mental strength.

MamMon DæMon(eyes closed): "That’s it? That’s what the two of you have been losing your sanity over?"

Jay is completely flabbergasted as she opens her eyes with a raised eyebrow snicker and a shrug.

MamMon DæMon: *shrugs* "Eh, I’ve been through worse.

It’s a bit interesting as well.

While my eyes were closed, I watched you transfer it to me with my nye-omnipotence.

The cloud that alien eye uses looks very similar to the thousands of forms of Seiõr my husband absorbed in Roronora City."

The same disturbing mental imagery that had cursed Jay for the past few weeks, has been easily brushed off by the almost 1,000 year old woman.

Jay: "H-How?"

MamMon DæMon: "What?"

Jay: "How are you so okay with knowing how that feels?"

MamMon moves a small strain of golden hair out of her face while nonchalantly telling him.

MamMon DæMon: "Sweetheart, when you’ve been forced to kill the only people you consider friends in order to live, like I have.

When you’ve had to compile plans to kill your mothers, like I have.

And when you’ve caused cities to vaporize right before their citizens melting eyes like I have, being merely raped once doesn’t give me any peace of mind or serve any justice to my own sins."

The young man still on his ass, can only crawl back in astonishment.

Jay: "Who are you really?"

With a downward side eye, the woman is curious to his simple question that he should already know.

MamMon DæMon: "Hm?"

Jay: "You said your birth was unnatural, which would lead anyone to believe your evil, but if your existence growing up really was as morally degrading as you say it is, you’re supposed to be an unjust person and want revenge on the world.

Not helping others."

MamMon DæMon: "Don’t get the wrong idea. I am not a human being, nor am I a Hell spawn taking advantage of the pettiness between two clans if women birthing life unnaturally.

I am merely a Child of Seiõr."

Jay: "...’Child of Seiõr’?"

MamMon claps twice before throwing her hood back over her head, with only the iconic Valkyrie cowlick sticking out.

MamMon DæMon: "Come now dear Boy, get to your feet and close your eyes. I shall bring you back home to the lovely couple and your new estate."

Confused, Jay gets back up to his feet.

Jay: "Uh, do you have a car or something? The closest mountain entrance is Mount Nona.

Wait what time is it?

Damn it the only mountain with an accessible entrance at this time is Morta."

In the middle of his panicked realization, the all powerful woman laughs at him.

MamMon DæMon: "Ototototo!

Dear Boy, you haven’t learned anything within these past ten minutes, have you?

Why don’t you have a look over there?"

She points to the pulpit at the front of the church and Jay looks, over but to his complete amazement, MamMon DæMon is standing there as well.

He looks back to where MamMon just was and she is gone, but when he looks over to the stage where the pastor speaks, the DæMon has once again disappeared.

MamMon DæMon: "Now if you will please, close your eyes."

Now, suddenly behind him, MamMon’s hand with gold and green pantied nails grabs his shoulder. It makes him jump and try to turn around, but as displayed before, her pure wrist strength keeps his torso locked in place. Only the slow, uneasy turning freedom of his neck allows him to side glance the woman behind him.

Jay: "You know, I really want to trust you, Madame MamMon, especially after you’ve taken a huge burden off of my mind, but do you really have to keep doing these unsettling tactics to get your point across?"

MamMon DæMon: "Hey, you’re the one who is only giving me a respectable response after I do these sort of ’unsettling tactics’.

Maybe if you just shut up and did what you’re told once in a while, you’d realize not everyone is out to get you.

Alright, are you going to close your eyes or am I going to make you close them?"

Jay takes a deep breath and closes his eyes.

Jay: "Okay, I-I trust you, Madame MamMon."

MamMon DæMon: "Thanks, kid.

It’s been a pleasure.

If you commit any more noble acts and strip someone’s life shattering memories, just know I am available to absorb them.

I hate that ’leave it up to God’ shit.

Makes me cringe."

Jay can feel the strong but soft grip be released from his shoulder and in what can be considered a mere blink of an eye...

MamMon DæMon: "We’re here. You can open them."

Jay: "What!? No w-"

As soon as he opens his heterospecies optical sensors, he is in one of the entrance elevators to the inner districts to the Sister Mountains.

Jay: "...Way.

How did we-"

He turns around and the woman who is more advanced in the Old Norse magic than he realized, is also gone.

Intercom Voice: "Welcome back!

It is a pleasure to all of surviving humanity knowing you have come back home safely!

Please know, you will have to check back in on arrival.

If you have not received citizenship yet, then ’Welcome to the Sister Mountains’ and please let the attendant at the window-..."

Jay: "Wait a second, the only mountain with a working lift is-"

*DING!*

The elevator double doors slide open and standing outside is Nephilim and the extremely timid Eden.

Nephilim: "Oh, Jason! What a surprise to see you here."

...

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...

[Outside Sanpaku’s Cafeteria]

Scylia and Zoram are following Daisuki past a sign that says ’Cafeteria’.

Zoram: "Are you sure Princess Rebekah will be okay in that room?"

Scylia: "Because so many new girls have come around lately, Master Daisuki feels it’s better to turn the conjoined Captain’s Rooms, into the girl’s bedroom.

We’ll head back as soon as we can."

They walk a bit further and from the other side of the doorway, the muffled sounds of aggressive eating can be heard.

Daisuki: "I left them in here. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Saku, Katsu, and Shelly were both hungry after their long night..."

He opens the door before finishing his sentence and stops in disbelief at the amount of empty plates piled next to the three still dirty soldiers returning from battle, especially next to Shelly.

Daisuki: "I’m gunna have to clean all those before the other three wives wake up!

You haven’t experienced their wraith from a sink full of dishes like I have."

On each side of the annoyed but still eating Saku is angry Itsuka pressing herself against him to his left, an angry Laban pressing herself against him to his right, and now Xaaydagaay’s chin on top of his head, her body pressing up against his back.

And finally, at his feet, Friend happy to have his Master back.

Laban: "How about you and the fish go take a shower?

Since you both smell like the ocean."

Itsuka: "Oh, did you dump you kid off to Zoram the very first chance you got?

Hm, interesting."

Xaaydagaay: "*click* *whiiuuuuuu* *click* *click* *eii-iii-k*"

On the other side of the table, Shelly and Katsu can only sit and watch while they both devour they’re final plate of food.

Zoram and Scylia immediately take one glance at Xaaydagaay and notice her odd black with white spotted hair, as well as her matching black and white orca tail.

Scylia: "Who is she?"

Zoram: "Is that...?"

Daisuki: "Uh-Um no one.

She totally had clothes on before she came here though. We didn’t find her without clothes on if that’s what the two of you were thinking."

Uninterested in the stammering man’s defense, the two women creep up closer to the table.

They eventually get so close, Katsu, Shelly, and the girls surrounding Saku get distracted, looking over.

Xaaydagaay looks over and the two women notice her "moon-colored" eye.

Scylia: "Hun, were did you come from?"

From underneath the pile of females, Saku’s annoyed voice can be heard.

Saku: "She doesn’t speak human language."

Xaaydagaay: "*click* *click* *whiiuuuuuu* *prrr*?"