RISE OF EROS

While Gaston and the others would have advised him not to spend such expensive ingredients in other circumstances, at this time it was appropriate, so they didn\'t even demur they went and got the stuff themselves.

Hector used the best of his skills and prepared exquisite dishes and the party lasted until after midnight. Andrew, Gaston, and most of the employees of the Heavenly Palace ended up drunk, as they drank more than they could handle.

Candice, Carolina, and Helena did not drink liquor, for obvious reasons, but they did enjoy the celebration and ate a lot, as they now had a child inside them and had to eat well. now

That night for the first time in several days, the four girls slept next to Andrew, although they did not have any night activity, they just slept, because Andrew was too drunk to do anything and with the pregnant girls, he could not do anything anyway.

Maybe Aki could satisfy him, but with the fertility matrix active they ran the risk of her getting pregnant as well, so they just limited themselves to sleep. The next morning, Andrew woke up at almost noon.

While he had slept more than usual, he had no hangover or discomfort and it was obvious, as his divinity had cleared the liquor from his system while he slept, that only extremely powerful liquor could affect him at present.

It was not that he was not suffering from the ravages of liquor, but that after a night\'s sleep, he would be back to normal. After taking a bath, Andrew left the room and went to the dining room, where everyone was already ready for lunch.

Unlike Andrew, many of the Heavenly Palace employees were still feeling a bit under the weather, but nothing to worry about. Even though the girls were pregnant, none of them stopped their activities.

After all, they didn\'t have to do heavy work, but Carolina and Candice tended to immerse themselves in their jobs, so Andrew had to keep an eye on them, so they wouldn\'t overexert themselves.

In the evening Andrew met with his wives and asked them if they could exert control over the Heavenly Palace and indeed, they could, but it was a little different than how Andrew did it.

Andrew was a god inside the Heavenly Palace. He could sense everything that was going on and take action at any time against whoever was inside the facility, he could even murder, but his wives did not have that power.

They could not see everything that happened, but they could feel if there was any evil intention against him and they could also expel whoever they wanted, but other than that they could not do anything else.

Although diminished, Andrew was calm, for that was enough, so that the girls would be safe. Not even the most powerful expert in the world could touch a hair on their heads in this place; in this way, he could travel safely.

Despite achieving the proposed objective, Andrew did not plan to leave immediately. He decided to stay with his wives for a few more days while Oliver finalized the details for the trip.

Andrew spent the next few days in the company of his wives, supporting them as they adjusted to the pregnancy. You had to know that a pregnant woman always suffers from nausea and other problems, as it is an abnormal state, but the child these girls were carrying was Andrew\'s child, which was even more complex.

These children that would be born would practically be gods, so their pregnancy was much more upsetting than a normal pregnancy, which made Andrew worry, but Fluffy assured him that there was nothing to worry about.

It turns out that only the first stages would be a little stronger than normal, as the divinity of the children would affect their mothers, but after a few days they would adapt and be able to return to normal, so Andrew decided to wait until they were stabilized to travel.

The girls tried to convince him not to worry and leave, but he was stubborn and refused. Oliver and the others also agreed, as the girls\' health came first.

After a week, the girls were back to normal. Miraculously the nausea disappeared and their appetite grew, which surprised everyone, but again Fluffy explained that this was normal.

Since the children they carried inside them were gods, they demanded more nutrients, which is why the girls tended to eat in large quantities. Fluffy also explained that this was because mortal food barely met the needs of the children in gestation, so they had to eat more.

This worried Andrew, as it seemed that the children might be malnourished, but again, Fluffy reassured him that this was not the case, and that relaxed Andrew.

Soon the day of departure had arrived. Oliver had bought several dimensional bags with Dino\'s help and they had stored in them everything they needed for the trip and when night fell, Andrew said goodbye to everyone.

Oliver, Andrew, and Marie were around Aki and when midnight came, Aki activated her ability and a thick black shadow covered them as if a cloak was thrown over them.

Aki could maintain her ability for about 5 minutes, which was difficult for her to get them all out of the city in such a short time, but there it was Oliver who shouldered that responsibility.

Being a powerful expert, he covered everyone with his aura and they left the Heavenly Palace at great speed, without any of the observers outside noticing them.

In a mere 3 minutes, Oliver had already taken them miles away from the city and by the time Aki\'s skill reached its limit, the city could not be seen. Since none of the observers outside the Heavenly Palace dared to extend their aura to check inside the facility, none noticed the disappearance of Andrew and the others.

This was obvious, for if any of them took this action, Castor would immediately be able to locate them and then they would be in trouble. Oliver, Castor, and even Erick to a lesser extent could sense that many people were watching the Heavenly Palace, but they could not identify their exact location and that was because they suppressed their auras.

Since Oliver planned to use non-commercial routes, they didn\'t approach any city and they didn\'t buy a carriage either. Moving on foot was the best option and although Andrew was not a warrior who could endure such journeys, that was before he released the first seal of his divinity.

From the moment Andrew released his first divinity seal, his body grew stronger. With his new abilities and training, he could travel these distances without tiring.

Andrew was currently strong enough to fight on equal terms with Aki, as long as she didn\'t use her "Shadow Mantle" ability, so that explained the improvement Andrew had experienced.

While they were traveling, in Tripia\'s realm, Belenio was informed that the 10 explosive devices they would send to the elves\' forest were finished and immediately gave the order to execute the plan.

Dulma, who was watching everything, could only sigh in resignation. She knew there was no turning back and hoped that Belenio\'s words about having a hidden letter were true, for if they were not, she feared the worst.

Belenio\'s plan to use these devices in important cities of the empire was impossible to achieve, but the elven forest was really easy to reach, especially because they did not plan to go into the elven territory, only to reach the forest.

Andrew and company advanced according to their plan, unaware that they would come across an unexpected situation when they reached the elven forest, but that is a story for another time.

The days passed and everyone focused on following the plans they had laid out. According to how Oliver had planned, Candice accompanied by Castor, Erick, and Vala visited the mansion of the Valoid marquis, to inform them that Andrew had traveled to get supplies for the empire.

Candice\'s visit surprised Donald and his wife Teresa, because, with the estrangement they had had in the last weeks, they did not expect Candice to approach them.

While they were keeping their distance, they were not rude and greeted her as they always had. In Donald\'s office, Candice was facing him and Teresa with her characteristic smile, but Teresa being perceptive, saw something different about her, but could not identify what it was.