The Journey home

The journey back to Orario was a challenge as for one they no longer had transport there was only one dragon that lived the attack.

And someone to transport all the important documents and the heavy and valuable load back to Orario using that dragon went ahead.

That was one of many blessings and curses. The next day for Enki was a blessing. After having one of the best nights of his life with Ryuu and her no longer a virgin, he woke to a pleasant surprise.

-Slurp! -Slurp! -Slurp!

"Mn~ Ah Ryuu?" he looked down and saw the elf taking care of his morning wood, her cheeks red. He patted her head as she used her tongue to lick his shaft and slurped all his pre-cum without delay.

Clutching her head, he grunted and released his morning milk. Ryuu no longer choked and slurped and sucked every drop to the very tip, "ah," she opened her mouth to show him and swallowed it. Hot steam left her gasp.

"Enki, I'm sorry. If I knew how great this was, I wouldn't have been so hesitant," she said between breaths. "I hope you don't hold it against me," she said, stroking his semi-hard erection.

Enki chuckled. sitting up, he cupped her cheek and firmly gripped her ass cheek with a moan, "I'd never hold it against you. You're worth the wait," he cooed into her, ears nipping at her neck.

"Ahn~ W-wait, we have to depart back to Orario." The elf tried to protest, but her body went against her wishes.

What followed was a curse before they departed to Orario, they had to go to the neighbouring villages further out and let them know the situation had been taken care of.

It was a gruelling task that took at least three days. After that, they began their journey back to Orario. What would've been a week's travel with dragon transportation was a month of nothing but marching.

The blessing during that time, however, was whenever they had to stop to make camp for the night. A blessing, as it meant Enki and Ryuu could indulge themselves every night before they got the chance.

They fucked like rabbits in the night, and the morning travelled as if nothing happened.

Lilly, sitting at a campfire with Bell, Hestia and Artemis, said, "Is it me or is Enki spending a lot of time in his tent?"

Of course, she knew the reason she just brought it up to talk with Hestia about it.

"He must be exhausted and is probably snuggling with Ryuu."

Lilly raised her brow. "Must be some intense snuggling, huh," she giggled and Hestia followed behind her.

All but Bell and Artemis, Bell because he didn't quite get it and Artemis who at the mention of it resurfaced the images she'd seen. Her face was flushed red, and she stood up, excusing herself.

"We're just 2 more weeks away from Orario. I can't wait to get in an actual bed," Bell said with a sigh.

"Mn ya! Me too and get my status updated!" Lilly cheered.

Artemis, away from them, leaned to a tree, catching her breath. 'what is wrong with me?' She thought, trying to get a hold of herself.

She tried to get rid of the scene but it only made them flash more in her mind, 'I've changed, this shouldn't be but it is, I can feel it.'

Artemis stayed out a bit later than usual, trying to get a hold of herself. When she returned to the tent, Hestia called to her.

"Hey, Artemis are you alright?" Hestia asked.

Artemis nodded with the best smile she could, "yes I'm just thinking of what to do now."

Hestia took a moment before understanding. She lost her familia and is now free so what should she do? Hestia noticed Artemis was no longer the same. This was something she planned to talk to her about this later. She was worried about her friend.

It was then her head lit up. "Oh, I know you can live with us in the meantime! I'm sure Enki can make an extra room for you!" She squealed with excitement.

At the mention of Enki, Artemis sighed, looking at the thrill on her face as she found it hard to refuse.

...

[Orrario]

It's been a little over two weeks of travelling and now being able to see the city at the end of their sight brought smiles to their faces.

"Oh, my god finally!" Lilly groaned, falling on her back. Enki laughed at the little pallum.

He lifted her, "we're not there yet Lilly."

Hestia, feeling Lilly's exhaustion, smiled, "after all of this, I can't wait to fall into a good sleep, a warm bath before that though."

"Yeah, I think I might even take a slight break from entering the dungeon, hehe," Bell said with a chuckle.

Everyone stopped to turn to him. "The fuck?" Lilly was first. "Are you saying?" Enki added. Bell never, if rarely, said he'd go on a break.

"Well, we came back from a long journey and a tough mission," he said.

"Is something wrong with Bell?" Lily asked Enki.

He shrugged. "I have an idea," Enki said, examining the boy.

Feeling the weird gazes, Bell chuckled, "is it that weird that I also want a break?"

Before Enki could answer though, Hestia jumped in, "then all the more we need to hurry back home!"

"Yeah!" the group shouted enthusiastically. "I can hear my bed calling out to me!" Lilly roared as she walked faster.

Everyone was driven by the thoughts of sleeping early, and so marched to Orario. Once back inside, the group split.

Ryuu, turning to the Hestia familiar bowed, "I'll be returning to the hostess, and thank you very much for your aid." she said with a small smile.

She and Enki shared a small kiss before splitting. After that, Bell and Lilly took Artemis to their church.

That left Enki and Hestia, who went to grab their rewards from Asfi as Hermes vanished out of her sight.

For their contribution, they got quite a sum of money for their aid more than they believed, as it granted them an extra reward for not only taking care of Antares. But also freeing Artemis for saving a god was a big deal after all.

"Ha- ha- Ha- how much did you say?" Hestia shut down when she heard the price for the first time.

Asfi, looking at her sheets and the letter she found left by Hermes, explaining the reason behind the increase, sighed once more.

"Around 100,000,000 Valis, originally it was going to be ten million for your cooperation, but saving the goddess's hand increased your evaluation. How they decided on the price of 100 million for the life of a goddess I don't know. That feels low."

'Holy shit, we're rich!' Enki thought with a grin.

Hestia grabbed onto Enki's arms, shaking. She sniffed and rubbed her eyes. "Hestia," he muttered worriedly first before seeing the smile coming.

"I- *Hick* I'm just so glad." She hugged Enki, the latter was quick to hug back, "thank you, for saving my friend Enki you are the best child any god could ask for."

Asfi smiled at the scene. She waited a moment before speaking. "We'll the money will soon appear in your account check the guild," she said to Enki, "and thank you for everything." She shared a nod and left.

Enki waited until she calmed down. "Ahem, s-sorry I got emotional suddenly. Come on, let's go home and celebrate with our family!" She pumped her fist up, pulling Enki.

Enki smiled softly, letting her pull him home. "Yeah, let's."

...

[Hestia's church]

The doors opened and in came Hestia and Bell, both with excited and happy smiles.

"You're finally here. How did it go!? How much did they pay?" Lilly was first to jump from the couch asking.

Hestia giggled, calming her down as everyone sat down, and she explained it slowly. Artemis's reaction was a controlled, shocking surprise.

Lilly's brain fried for a moment before asking again.

"Holy shit! We're rich! Hahaha!" She got up and hugged Hestia, something she rarely does.

Bell, confused yet happy, asked, "how much is that?"

"Enough that we won't have to worry for a while and can probably get one or two top-tier pieces of equipment, though what we have is already pretty high-end, except mines which got burned in the fight with Antares but whatever," Enki answered nonchalantly.

Artemis got up, clasping Hestia by the hand. "I'm so happy for you, Hestia," she smiled.

"Thank Enki, it's because of him all of this is possible, but wait till we're going to celebrate tonight!"

Artemis turned to Enki, who simply smiled. She felt her face heat, but quickly controlled herself and smiled back.

-Clap!

"Alright, it's pizza time!" Enki smiled. "Just let me take a quick shower and we'll begin the show."

...

One shower later, Enki came back down. He wore an apron that said eat my meat, much to the disapproval of Hestia.

Anyway, he moved to the kitchen and everyone took their seats across from him. He did a live show playing with the dough and making the pizza. At certain parts, he asked what topping to add, and he threw them on it.

Near the end, he twirled the pizza up and snapped his fingers. The fire covered the pizza for a minute as it descended, landing in front of Artemis.

"This resembles a pie?" She said, not sure.

"It's like a thin pie, but it's so good," Lilly said, already drooling.

Enki sliced it up into equal pieces and everyone took a slice. They all waited for Artemis, who albeit nervously followed them.

Thin and crispy meat fielder. That's what the toppings amount to. Hestia went first, taking a huge bite of her slice.

Artemis followed and, with her eyes closed, took a bite. She tasted it and swallowed. Everyone looked at her face for a reaction. It took a moment, but.

'This is good, no great!' Her eyes gleamed as she ate the rest of her slice faster.

"Haha! See amazing, right?"

"Mn It ish!" she talked with her mouth full. She struck her chest to swallow before reaching for another slice. "you can become a real chef. Open a restaurant even."

Lilly spoke up, "Hell no, this is our secret."

"You guys are just making my ego grow," Enki smiled, digging in.

"How do you come up with this?" Artemis asked, licking the tomato off her fingers.

"He just does it incredible," Bell said.

Hestia nodded with a happy squeal. Artemis looked around before forming a small smile. The atmosphere here was warm and inviting. For a moment, it made her forget her worries.

Near the end, Artemis pouted, "ah, it's finished..." she looked at the empty plate.

"Who said it's over?" Enki raised his brow, already working on a second one. The goddess's eyes lit up excitedly. "So what toppings this time? Anything goes, even pineapple."

...

The fun went along smoothly as they ate, played, and enjoyed their time. Artemis even learned to play Jenga, and she was easily beating everyone.

As time got late, everyone slowly cleaned up, showered and went to their room. Of course, before everyone went to sleep, they had their status updated.

It was Enki's turn as he lay down on the couch. Hestia did her thing, and Artemis was at the side watching as no one had an issue with her being there.

"Alright Enki, let's see how you've grown. I won't be surprised if you're ready to level up already," Hestia chuckled at the thought.

There was a pause as she looked at the numbers, "... Hestia everything alright?" Enki asked.

"Holy shit," Hestia freaked out, "holy shit, holy fucking shit! This is! Holy shit! Come see this Artemis!" Hestia shouted to her friend.

Artemis got up and moved over as Hestia copied his status on paper. Artemis's reaction was delayed. Her eyes widened before growing into bewilderment and shock. "Holy, how is this possible?"

"Okay, even you nearly said holy shit. I've got to see this. What's going on?" Enki said, getting up and waiting for Artemis to hand it to him. All the while, Hestia paced back and forth.

"Okay wow my stats are all SSS..." he continued talking, reaching the bottom row. Enki's mind did a double take reading what was written there exactly, "holy, shark-jumping bullshit."

Enki Flamel

Level 2

Strength: SSS-1401

Endurance: SSS-1401

Dexterity: SSS-1401

Agility: SSS-1401

Magic: SSS-1401

Hunter: I

Memory Retention: F

Magic: Torrent - When cast, a water aura will surround the host, increasing abilities by 70% Granting a fast healing factor and access to all water magic.

Skill: Alchemy - The ancient metaphysical science/mystical art of manipulating and altering matter using natural energy with your own hands or a transmutation circle.

Divine Aura - A body forever adapting, a perfect vessel after absorbing remnant divinity. And making it its power. If you exert your will over others, they will suffer in your presence. You are not a god but are not a man, something in between. You are immune to all abnormalities. Your divinity is small and needs time to grow.