Desaray looked up at the floating island that was about to make landfall with nervousness and expectation. But she knew it was best to take a deep breath before getting her hopes up too much.

She flapped her wings and rose up into the sky. She bit her lip as she made her way higher and higher. When she reached the edge where the rocky underside turned to land, she was stunned as she looked at the four figures standing there. Her eyes locked with the one-armed man with horns on his head. Tears of ice began to fall as she looked at him. The images of her past were welling up inside her. The man who raised her since she was young was standing before her, and she could not go anywhere near him for fear of freezing him to death. “Dad….”

Her voice was low, but the wind seemed to carry it into the man's ears. He looked at the dragon girl in the air, and his eyes turned red. “Desa… My little girl…”

“That’s Desa!?” Becky was shocked. The young woman in front of her had changed so much. She could feel a kind of pressure from the young woman. But seeing her eyes filled with warmth and love as she looked at her father, Becky knew for sure that she was her best friend. Her lips curled up into a big smile as she yelled out: “Desa!”

“Becky!” Desaray shouted back. But she was startled when Becky suddenly flew towards her. “Wait! Becky, don’t get too…”

“Wha!? Ahhh!!!!!!!” Becky fell towards the ground and splashed into the water below. Luckily, they were still somewhat offshore. She had gotten too close to Desaray, and her wings frosted over, causing her to fall.

“Sorry! You can’t get too close unless you have ice resistance!” Desaray yelled. She wanted to go forward so badly and hug her father, but she couldn’t.  Biting her lip, she waved her hand and created a staircase made of ice that led to the ground. Ricky did not even need to think and walked right down them. Yu and Mike quickly followed behind.

The top of the ice broke as the floating island continued on its path, but the rest of the stairs stayed intact as the three made it to the ground. By then, Becky had already swum back to shore with a sour look on her face.

“Sorry, Becky!” Desaray felt bad. She should have warned them right away. She had to stand twenty feet away just in case.

“It’s fine. You did not expect me to suddenly fly towards you, but what is going on?” Becky was very confused. “No wait… I should first say, I am glad you are alive.”

“You have no idea how happy I am to see you are all safe….” Desaray paused as she looked at her father’s arm. “Dad… Your arm?”

“We were locked in a tower of trials and spent a long time in there leveling and fighting strong monsters. I was careless on the last boss when I got my arm burnt off. If not for Yu’s quick thinking of slicing it off and Becky’s healing, I would have lost more than just an arm.” Ricky did not tell the full truth since he did not want Desaray to blame the others. He had lost it protecting them.

“I see…” Desaray felt her father was not completely being truthful but she did not wish to ruin this moment. “Maybe, Regal, and make a replacement for you when we get to the kingdom.”

“Kingdom?” Ricky and the others all looked at Desaray in confusion.

“Mmm… The Holy Kingdom of Serenity. I umm… became a goddess…. And started my own kingdom…” Desaray lowered her head and blushed. She was not fully a goddess, but she was getting close. She was no longer a mortal. Her race said she was an ice dragon goddess, but as of now, she was only a transcendent.

“What the hell!? We were fighting monsters for months and you start your own kingdom!?” Becky cried out. But she had to admit it must have been hard for Desaray since she was all alone.

“It started as a small camp with a few people from the other world. Then, more people came, and more came. After a while, we had many races all gathered in one spot. They all looked up to me as their savior and talked me into forming a new kingdom. My system is also different from others as well.” Desaray began to explain her system in how she had to gain followers. All four of them couldn’t help but be surprised by this.

“So you have to work extra hard to do anything. But you seem really powerful. What level are you at now?” Ricky asked as he sat down. He could feel Desaray’s cold aura and could feel the chill running down his spine, but he still sat as close as he could so he could be near his beloved daughter.

“I am level 105. I have control over a few dungeons, one of which is very good to level in once you reach level 30. We are actually undergoing power leveling for all citizens of Serenity in order to get ready for the war with the demon queens.” Desaray explained her words, causing the four, who had no idea what was happening to the world, to freeze.

Becky was the first to react. “Did… did you just say demon queens!?”