System's POV

Chapter 1328: Aftermath Of The War [Part 1]

Two months had passed since Thirteen’s return to Pangea.

During that time, he supervised the return of the Cygni citizens to their homeland.

But the homes of some of them were now part of the Jinn territory, so they decided to stay in Sirius. Since they were alright not going back home, Thirteen enticed some of them to migrate to the Rigel Continent.

He and the three Earth Dragons had already agreed to set half of the continent as the Wanderers’ territory. In return, their territory would no longer be challenged by armies of Pangea.

Thirteen had also forcibly closed the portal that the Earth Dragons protected. This meant that their Master would have to find another way to cross over to Pangea if they truly wanted to.

After witnessing Thirteen’s and Cranky’s might, the three Earth Dragons no longer feared the potential retribution from their former Master.

Even if their Master were to reach the rank of a Peak Majin King, they knew that Cranky was more than enough to deal with this threat.

The Dvalinn Federation also rejoiced after hearing this news from Zion.

Although they could only rebuild half of the continent, there was more than enough land for everyone to live on.

When Rigel fell, the majority of the people had migrated to the other continents. Only those who believed that they could one day drive the Jinns out continued fighting.

And now, their decades of sacrifice had finally borne fruit.

As for Antares?

Thirteen didn’t find any urgency in bringing the Wanderers to that land.

However, just in case he changed his mind, he had asked Kamrusepa, King Valtheron, and Queen Xeres to cede some lands on the southern parts of Antares. That way, humans would have space to build their new homes.

Thanks to the lands and resources they had recently gained from the world of Artem, the Jinns were more than happy to accept Thirteen’s proposal.

They no longer dared to defy him and even wanted to form closer connections, hugging his leg if possible.

The Naga Patriarch and the Wolfkin Shaman, Rhovan, had also become Thirteen’s disciples in practicing Rune Magic.

After witnessing the strength of his formations, they had begged Thirteen to teach them. The young man agreed since he needed slaves—errr, helpers for the upcoming battle in Solterra.

Thirteen was almost exhausted every day. When he wasn’t dealing with the Jinns and the construction projects in Rigel, he was with his lovers, who also drained him of his strength.

As for Stella, she suddenly found herself staying with the Leventis Family. When she came over, Thirteen’s mother, Alessia, said that she shouldn’t just wander off on her own.

Because of this, she became Rhia’s and Remi’s playmate.

Since Stella was already used to having many little brothers and sisters, she got along with the two right away and even helped train them everyday.

As for Thirteen helping her regain what she had lost, the teenage boy still didn’t know how that could be done.

However, the young lady only said that it was best that they wait for the right time and that he shouldn’t try to force himself to help her.

Maple, Cinnamon, and Stella had helped him a lot, so Thirteen wanted to repay them as much as possible.

But since Stella herself had told him it might not be time yet, he decided to busy himself with other things.

He wasn’t in a hurry to go to Solterra just yet, deliberately waiting for the Winter’s Solstice to arrive.

Laplace Demon had visited him and mentioned that Thirteen should just use this opportunity to spend time with his family before he was sent back to Solterra.

Another month passed, and Thirteen celebrated his birthday with his loved ones.

He was now seventeen years old and was considered an “adult” in Pangea.

Since children matured early due to their dangerous environment, it was not surprising for them to marry at this age.

When Alessia brought up marriage, all of Thirteen’s lovers gave her their undivided attention.

However, the teenage boy said that it was too early for them to get married.

“Please wait until we have finished dealing with the problem in Solterra,” Thirteen said. “After that, we can get married.”

To be perfectly honest, Thirteen still hadn’t gotten over his traumatic experience with Kate and their unborn child.

He didn’t want his lovers to experience that tragedy, so he didn’t plan on letting them get pregnant anytime soon.

Thirteen even went as far as to ask Metatron for an enchanted bracelet that prevented his seed from bringing forth a child to the world.

The decision wasn’t about convenience. It was for peace of mind.

After what happened to Kate and the child they lost, the thought of risking another life terrified him.

Until he was certain that his world was safe… until Solterra was no longer a looming danger, he refused to let any of his lovers carry such a burden.

Princess Xynalia might be the only one who truly understood Thirteen’s seemingly odd cautiousness.

She had witnessed Kate’s suffering and Thirteen’s vengeance.

Both of them had become very precious to her, so she supported Thirteen’s decision to avoid pregnancy.

Thirteen also did something that surprised Queen Miriamele.

He had brought his family to Artem, allowing the Queen to meet Rhia.

Rhia, who now lived a different life and could no longer remember her past, suddenly teared up the moment Queen Miriamele hugged her.

The youngest member of Thirteen’s family cried her heart out, making Alessia tear up as well.

Gerald hugged his wife and patted her back, telling her that everything would be fine.

Rhia was now part of their family, but they also knew that Queen Miriamele was originally her mother.

This reunion was something that Queen Miriamele had dreamed about for so many ‌years.

And now that her dreams had become a reality, she hugged her precious daughter, who could no longer remember her, and cried happy tears.

They stayed in Artem for one more month, allowing Rhia and Queen Miriamele to spend time together.

They played, sang songs, bathed, and slept together.

For the Queen, those were blissful times.

But everything had an end.

Seeing how sad and reluctant she looked to part with Rhia, Thirteen gave her a ring that would let her open a portal connecting Artem and Pangea, specifically leading her directly to the Leventis Family’s residence.

This made Queen Miriamele incredibly happy, so she didn’t hesitate to ditch her husband, Erasmus, and spent another month at the Leventis Residence.

Erasmus wanted to complain to Thirteen, but seeing how happy the Queen was, he decided to just focus on the things that he needed to prepare to help Thirteen.

Metatron also gave the teenage boy regular updates, and after compiling the information that was given to him, Thirteen now understood why things were starting to heat up in Solterra.

One of the Celestials was about to become a Demigod.

The moment this happened, the balance of power between the Seven Celestials and the Seven Fiends would be broken.

Thirteen had expected that something troublesome would be waiting for him in Solterra, but he didn’t expect that this trouble would be something like this.