Chapter 37-Homecoming

Two more years went up quickly and the ten years deadline, was finally up.

Linley's group did not return to the eleventh floor again after being surrounded by over hundred thousand Abyssal Blade Demons. They are very dejected after not getting a single divine spark, but still thankful to return alive.

James and company are staying in the eleventh floor and are waiting for the exit outside to show-up.

"Rumble…"

The entire Necropolis of the Gods began to shake. A tunnel appeared out of nowhere, then Beirut show-up. "Ten years are up. Everyone now can leave the Necropolis of the Gods."

"Lord Beirut." James and company greeted Beirut as they step towards the exit.

Beirut looked at James and company leaving and said to himself. "They are the only Saints who treat the Necropolis of the Gods as a training ground to experience life and death battles. No wonder, they are promoted to a Deity quickly. Unlike those disappointing Saints, who only knows how to meditate and waste time."

Outside the Necropolis of the Gods, as soon as James and company came out. They saw Dylin, High Priest, War God O'Brien, Cesar, and Ernst.

"Son/Ernst Little darling." James and Sarah cried out.

"Young master." Douglas and Roger greeted.

"Master." Nadia shouted happily.

They all tun towards Ernst in excitement.

Ernst welcomes them with open arms. "Congratulations, You are all promoted to a Deity now."

Hearing this, all the Saints who survives inside the Necropolis of the Gods, even Dylin, High Priest, War God O'Brien and Cesar are all stunned.

Five Deities? When does promoting to Deity, becomes so easy?

McKenzie immediately move towards James and company. He happily congratulated them. "Congratulation to the five of you for promoting to a Deity."

"Thank you, McKenzie. If you tag along with us, you might be promoted to a Deity as well." James said.

"That's right. I already said, you were wasting time meditating in the fifth floor with those guys. Look at them, until now, they are still Saints." Nadia disdainfully said.

Out of nowhere, a green-hair youth, with a big smile on his face, approaches James and company. "Hahaha. Congratulation to the five of you for promoting to a Deity on your own. When I sensed you passed me from the third floor, I know you will be promoted to a Deity."

"Tarosse enough." Beirut sigh and smiles at Tarosse antics.

"Everyone, this is Tarosse. Many of you already met him. He is the guardian of the third floor, the sleeping divine beast Ba-serpent."

Many Saints look at Tarosse with respect, but in their heart they are angry because, he killed many of them.

"Lord Douglas, how did you guys deal with hundreds of thousand Abyssal Blade Demons on the eleventh floor?" McKenzie curiously asked.

The other Saint who enters the eleventh floor also perk up their ears to listen.

Douglas is very excited to tell their adventure in the eleventh floor. "When we enter the eleventh floor, they led us in a trap by sending a special aura of divine sparks in the valley. We are curious, so went to the valley. When we landed, we heard loud laughter coming from them. At that time, I thought we will die there. We were surrounded by over a million Abyssal Blade Demons. We escaped by digging a tunnel underground while we fight them. At first, it was very hard to fight so many opponents at once, but we still manage to escape. Every day, we will fight them and escape when we are exhausted. We fought them for less than six years using this method. I'm truly thankful for those Abyssal Blade Demons. Because of them, four of us manage to breakthrough the Deity-level."

"One year before I promoted to Deity, the Abyssal Blade Demons already surrender to us. They promised to be my sparring partner as long as we don't kill them all. After I promoted to Deity, big brother James orders the Abyssal Blade Demons to fight you guys. As long as they did not kill you, they can do everything."

"If the Abyssal Blade Demons really want to kill all of you, why did they let you escape easily? My big brother gives you guys a chance to experience life and death battle without dying, but you did not cherish it. You guys did not have the courage to face them." Douglas finish his story with mocking tone.

After hearing Douglas story, the Saints felt ashamed of there cowardice and blame themselves. A hundred thousand free sparring partners without worrying of dying? Where can they find such a good place in the Yulan continent? They missed such a good opportunity to have a breakthrough.

Beirut hearing Douglas narration have a very disappointing look towards the remaining Saints, especially Fain and Desri's groups. "Everyone, prepare to head-out and return to Yulan continent."

"Yes, Lord Beirut." All experts said in unison.

"Drip…drip…drip…"

The waves of the sea suddenly split apart, and the black-robe Beirut was the first to fly out from the bottom of the sea. Behind him was Tarosse, Dylin, High Priest, War God O'Brien, Cesar, Ernst, Nadia, Sarah, James, Roger and Douglas, the ten Demigods and one full God. Behind them were the lucky survivors of the Necropolis of the Gods, the remaining Saints.

"Whew!" After arriving at the surface of the water, everyone who enters the Necropolis of the Gods, takes a deep breath and absorbs fresh air.

"Returning alive is really wonderful." Some Saints said in a low voice.

"Lord Beirut, I can only escort you here." Tarosse said.

Beirut warns Tarosse about his rules then look at the people from behind him. "Let's go."

The experts follows Beirut towards the Yulan continent. After flying for sometime, they finally arrived.

"We're at the Yulan continent now. Everyone, go back to your places." Beirut said and he vanishes.

"Let's head home. I already inform the Blackshadow Castle to prepare a feast for your safe return. I know you miss delicious foods and wine. Your families miss you, and they hadn't seen you for the past ten years." Ernst said calmly.

"Hahaha. Let's hurry. I want to eat delicious foods and wine. I miss my daughter." James said after laughing.

Flying past the Burning Desert, traversing the Rhine Empire and Rohault Empire, they now finally arrive at the territory of the Dawson Kingdom.

"Ten years, the Dawson Kingdom improved so much." Flying at high speed and staring the rich cities below their territory, James, and company had a hint of pride in their heart.

An ancient, luxurious, yet simple castle appeared within their vision.

The eaves of the castle were covered by snow. Many guards were patrolling on the surroundings. This was the legendary 'Blackshadow Castle' of the Dawson Kingdom. Many families live in the castle including servants family. Ernst, James, Sarah, Douglas, Roger, and Nadia flew down towards the back garden of the Blackshadow Castle.

Six streaks of lights shot down from the skies, while many overbearing auras suddenly spread out, enveloping the entire castle.

Feeling the familiar auras, the people of the Blackshadow Castle immediately rejoiced. "Lord James, Lord Sarah, Lord Douglas, and Lord Roger are finally back. Quickly re-heat the foods and prepare more wines." Steward Greg and Andrea hurriedly orders the servants.

Anna, Jenne, Zassler, Rebecca and Leena went hurried to the back garden. The magical beast companions who stays at Mt. Blackraven also return to the Blackshadow Castle.

King Yale of the Dawson Kingdom was also notified and immediately went to the Blackshadow Castle with his family.

"Father, mother. I miss you." Anna rushes and hugs his parents.

"Milord's, welcome back." Steward Greg and Andrea greeted the newly arrive Demigods.

"Father,…"

"Husband,…"

Douglas and Roger were also greeted by their families.

"Milord's, welcome back." Zassler, Rebecca and Leena also greeted. They are happy for their safe return.

Noticing there is a beautiful red-hair lady accompanied by her parents, Anna curiously ask. "Mother, who is this beautiful lady?"

Before Sarah could answer, Nadia's loud voice echoed throughout the back garden. "Anna, you little brat. Did you not recognize me?"

"Are you Nadia? How come you changed into a beautiful lady?" Anna felt unbelievable, so she wants to confirm.

Anna's question made James and company laughs.

"Hahaha. Anna, it was really hard to believe this beautiful girl is Nadia. But she is really Nadia, because she already promoted to a Deity, that's why she can transform into a human." Sarah explains.

"What? Nadia is already a Deity?" Everyone was surprise.

This time Ernst also joins in the discussion. "Not only Nadia becomes a Deity. Father, mother, Uncle Douglas, and Uncle Roger are all promoted to Deity."

"What? All of them are Deities now?" Surprised question by Zassler.

"Yes, they are all promoted while training inside the Necropolis of the Gods." Ernst added.

"So, we now had six Deities in Blackshadow Castle?" Steward Greg murmured then cheered. "That's great."

At night, the Blackshadow Castle becomes boisterous as they celebrated the return and promotion of James, Sarah, Douglas, Roger, and Nadia.

"Cheers everyone." King Yale lifted his wine cup and toast to everyone. With Ernst guidance, he is now 9th rank Arch Magus.

"Cheers..."

Everyone inside the Blackshadow Castle are joyful, especially the children.

The celebration lasted for three days. For three days they eat delicious foods, drink wine and chat. They told their adventures while inside the Necropolis of the Gods making the hearts of the listeners excited and afraid.

One month after returning from the Necropolis of the Gods, James and company's life return to normal. They are either accompanying their families or busy giving pointers in the Ernst Institute.

With the promotion of James and company to a Deity, the citizens of the kingdom were joyful and feels much safer compare to the other empires. The most happiest are the students and teachers of the Ernst Institute. With the five Demigods as part-time teachers, the quality of teaching becomes the highest in the continent.

The top in the ranking tournaments were also luckily guided by the four Demigods during their spare time.

Military officers and talented soldiers were also guided by Douglas during his visit in the army. As the former Grand Marshall of the kingdom, Douglas wants their soldiers to be powerful.

When the news spread, that there are now six Demigods in Dawson Kingdom, the nearby kingdom and empires become nervous as they were afraid that the forces of Dawson Kingdom will attack their territories. Thankfully, they received notification from Dawson Kingdom, that they are not interested in expanding their territories.

Yulan calendar, 10034. April 6.

At the back garden of the Blackshadow Castles, Ernst, his parents, Nadia, Douglas, and Roger with Saints like Anna, Jenne, Steward Greg, Andrea, Zassler, Rebecca, Leena and their magical beast companions are eating foods and drinking wine while having a meeting.

Suddenly, War God O'Brien voice rang out on the six Demigods ears. "Come to the War God Mountain in the afternoon. The High Priest and I decided to declare war on the continent. We will split the continent equally among ourselves while eliminating the forces without Deity backing them. Dylin and Cesar will attend, and various Saints."

Ernst listened well to War God O'Brien's invitation while, he sends message to his fellow Demigods of Blackshadow Castle asking them about their decision. James and company sends him as message to answer in their behalf, they will support him on whatever his decision is. So, he immediately replied to War God O'Brien. "Thank you for inviting us. You can divide the continent as you wish. We are not interested in additional territories, but let me warn you, don't include our territory in this war."

"I understand." War God O'Brien replied casually and cut off his divine sense.