As she walked over to one of the metal cabinets behind Ethel, the room was completely silent. Dead silent.

"L-Long time no see," I faked a smile, and as the woman turned towards me, she pulled out a file and tossed it towards me.

I caught it with one hand and looked at her with a puzzled expression, but as she gestured for me to open it, I, of course, did.

Inside, there was a paper with a job offer that seemed almost too attractive.

"I apologize for eavesdropping… but if you want power, then there you go. I'll give it to you and the money to speak for yourself… of course, only if you accept the offer,"

I glanced up at Lucy, who slowly approached me, and noticed just how much baggier her clothes were today, as if she was hiding something.

"She is pregnant," Ethel announced, and my eyes practically lit up as I walked over to her and placed my ear against her stomach region.

"I'm so happy for you," I smiled before glancing up at her. "I will accept the offer. But only under one condition, I will have to be the child's godmother,"

She laughed as if she thought I was joking, but I wasn't at all since I knew this could be a good chance to gain even more power.

I am well aware this is selfish of me… but if it is for power, then I will use anything I can get.

A month later, the baby had died in her stomach, completely shattering the hopes and dreams of Lucy and Mia, especially Mia, who continuously blamed herself for being the root cause of the baby didn't live.

It is impossible for two women to have a baby, so she conjured up some concoction that allowed her to produce what was needed for a zygote to be formed… and well, I guess there were some errors in the process as the baby had died.

The baby, who was expected to be a boy, died mercilessly in her stomach, forcing her to have surgery that would take it out.

This didn't stop her from working and such after the surgery was done, but the air was extremely heavy, even a few months later when most people had begun to forget about the potential life that had been taken from them.

I began to work with Lucy, creating a small lab that would allow me to run experiments on what I was not only interested in but also what Lucy dreamed of achieving: harnessing the power of these foreign portals that invade our planet.

But soon, it wasn't long before word came out that a new baby was created, and this time we held a baby shower where almost all of the leaders from Tolf came and celebrated the cheery and beautiful occasion.

It was fun to speak with all of my sisters after a long time, but also their partners and especially Clio's husband, who was a fun guy to be around.

The party lasted an entire week before we finally split up and were forced to go back to our work, but I feel that the baby shower is what really made Lucy happy again and made her forget about her previous child.

This time, it was a baby girl, but I didn't ask to be the godmother because I felt I had cursed the child with my own words… and knew I didn't want Lucy to be depressed again.

So, I kept my distance from her all the way until she gave birth, and it was a huge success, with the baby soon growing into a young child only a few weeks later.

"*sigh*... We have no results to show for our work, and I don't want Lucy to be disappointed again the next time she comes over… we need something or somebody that will be willing to go in there," I announced to my team.

But, just like I thought, nobody dared to speak up, especially after our last accident, which caused one of our scientists to die from a strange illness produced by traveling across dimensions at a rapid pace.

"If nobody will go, then I will go," I muttered since we needed results quickly, but the only way possible would be to use a human.

Our robotics are far from completion and have barely managed to cross the threshold between our dimension and theirs, meaning we'll need a few more years before we can fully capture everything without risking a life.

"W-Why don't you just explain it to her highness? I'm sure she will understand,"

"Maybe she will, but I don't feel safe at all doing that. If I have nothing to show, she will put me and you all out of business… so please watch your tone around her,"

Everybody let out a long sigh, but it didn't matter what they thought because I still went down there and put on our newly designed suit.

We had placed the emergency button on our arm in order to access it quicker than on our chest, so I was ready to go.

"Remember, if there is time, pull me out of there. I'm only taking a few photos, and then I'm getting out," I gave my team a thumbs up before adjusting the camera on my shoulder and then taking in a deep breath.

It slowly slipped from my lips as I calmed myself down, preparing myself or this test of willpower and fear.

The groaning of the portal in front of me made it seem like the thing itself was trying to talk me out of it, but I was already dead set on proceeding with this mission.

If I wanted to achieve power and especially results, I needed to show some bravery and step up to acquire these juicy results.

"OKAY, I'M GOING IN! ARE ALL THE SYSTEMS READY!?" And after some solid confirmation, I began the countdown. "THREE! TWO! ONE!"

Tup Tup Tup Tup Tup Tup… VWOOP

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