.. and in the middle, Beelzebub sat, devouring the flesh of fallen. – Survivor of the Pyrrhic war.~Daniel FleetingThis wasn't part of the plan.I had...been distracted for a moment. This woman with jet black hair and forest green eyes had reminded me of a past love ... and I had dropped my guard.Had I been aware I would have realized that no woman living in the forest has a teacup made of jade.Green sparks had danced from the cup as soon as Maria had laid hands upon it.The jade must have a glyph. We'll have more income than he did because we still have his stocks and I've invested a lot of the money we got from the bank vault. Then there is the rental income and what I make in the Guard. No, I think that will be plenty for me. Besides, as I get more rank I can pull some extra duty in the Guard from time to time and make more active duty pay that way." Ok, whatever you think, honey." Kathy gave him a quick kiss and skipped for the door. Just before she went out, she said, "I've got to. “What do you mean? Of course I do. I think you look fantastic naked! You’re really, really cute, you’ve got a stunning body from your head to your toes, everything about you just turns me on.”Amy looked happy, “You’re only the second person who’s seen me naked since I realised that this is what I am. Sometimes it’s difficult to be so open about it.”“What do you mean?”Amy explained that she’d known from a young age that she wasn’t a ‘male’ man, that she was always feminine and after a while had. ..."Hahaha, a third realm Core!" For the first time in his life a sense of greed overwhelmed Zax. Furthermore, the third realm Core belonged to an enemy. There were not any compassion or remorse thoughts. Only strong desire!Watching Hagen flying toward the immobile Ginlin, carrying an attack that could topple mountains, Zax felt like it was his time to move."Don't try to stop me, big brother Mes". His voiced echoed from far away by the time he mentioned Mes' name.Mes, in his animalistic form,.