One fine morning, the birds are chirping, songs fill the air before the Abyssal Sanctum. Moving deep in the dungeon past the adventurers fighting monsters, monsters hunting, down to 128th floor. A village of sorts is here, there're huts scattered around the place and farms flourishing. An Azurite, normal human height with brown skin and blue eyes walks out of his hut. He stretches to get the sleep off him the heads to the farm, which is right below the hanging platforms of the 128th floor. The big hole at the bottom of the 128th floor has been made into a farm with terracing and many farming strategies.
A crack spreads through the space right before the throne of Paxius, the final boss now looking human. Everyone gathers around the crack as only 1 Azurian is seen towering over all the Azurites. Lyra, the Azurian looks at the crack with joy. "Could it be!"
The crack spreads and the space falls off, lights can be seen coming from the darkness in the holes then suddenly 2 Azurians jump out. They roll midair and land making poses forming a V, 2 more Azurians land on their shoulders making a bird pose, and 1 more stand beside the Azurian on the right bowing to the crack. They both shout, "YOUR SIBLINGS, THE AZURIANS HAVE ARRIVED!"
The Azurites cheer filling the room with vibrations. A xeno jumps out and bows like the last Azurian facing the crack, 2 Xenos jump out walking midair proclaiming. "YOUR SIBLINGS, THE XENOS HAVE ARRIVED!" 2 Xenos appear before all the posers with a gallant look and smoke bomb effects with light effects. *BOOOM*.
The Azurites keep cheering as some are in tears of joy. Then the posers all look at the Azurites maintaining their poses, "AND NOW. YOUR PRINCESS, NYTRI HAS ARRIVED!" The Azurites blow up cheers and chants Nytri's name, "NYTRI! NYTRI! NYTRI! NYTRI! NYTRI!" Nytri slowly walks out blushing, she smiles at them as the cheer intensifies even more. "NYTRI! NYTRI! NYTRI! NYTRI!"
The chant's of Nytri's name spreads through the dungeon reaching the ears of some unsavory fellows. They grin and vanish to report to 'that guy'.
Back to the dramatic entrance, Paxius walks up to Nytri and hugs her. Nytri blushes even more and shivers a little in his arms, Paxius ruffles her hair speaking. "You finally returned huh. Good to have you back, you little brat." He has a bright smile on his face.
"Yeah," Nytri smiles brightly, "It's good to be back." She feels a little sad when she remembers her family and friends also in the realm of monsters. But now is a time for celebration.
The dungeon is bustling with excitement, the inhabitants were getting ready for the upcoming festival. Paxius has ensured that everything is in order, and Asurites are helping to set up the decorations. The Xenos observed the preparations with curiosity but did not participate in the festivities.
As the night fell, the dungeon is transformed into a colorful and lively place. There are food stalls, games, and performances scattered throughout the platforms. Nytri and her clones are strolling around, enjoying the festivities.
One of the food stalls caught Nytri's attention, and she goes over to check it out. The vendor is selling skewers of grilled meat, and the aroma makes Nytri's mouth water. "That smells delicious."
The vendor grins. "It's my secret recipe, want to try it?"
Nytri nodded eagerly, and the vendor hands her a skewer. She takes a bite and savors the juicy meat. "This is amazing," she says grinning.
After a while, she moves on to a game stall, where a group of people are playing a ring toss game. Nytri watch as they throw rings at a pole with several hooks. The goal was to land the rings on the hooks and win prizes.
"Want to give it a try?" one of the people ask her.
Nytri picked up a ring and aimed carefully. She tossed the ring and missed the first time due to using to much strength. The second time, definitely won a prize.
The festival continued late into the night, with performances by dancers, and musicians. Nytri watched in amazement, enjoying the vibrant displays of talent and skill.
The air is filled with the sounds of music and laughter as they feasted on roasted meats and sweet cakes. The Xenos also watched from Nexusphere, curious about the revelries but saw no need to join in themselves. They had their own party in the Nexusphere since most of them still haven't made bodies to interact outside.
Nytri wanders through the crowd, she hears a group of Azurians talking excitedly about a dance competition that was about to start. She couldn't help but be curious and decided to watch. As she made her way to the spectators' floor, she saw that the competition was fierce. Azurians and Azurites dancing in a heated competition.
After a while, Nytri walks to the 129th floor. She walks inside observing the place, memories of her time mastering runes resurface. She smiles seeing her memories move before her eyes marking on the walls and floor.
"You use to lose focus of what's around you every time." Paxius walks into the 129th floor speaking, "Scrambling along the walls. It was fun watching you work."
Nytri smiles, "It was a long time ago."
"Indeed," Paxiu says, "You were a lot smaller. Now a teenager." He walks beside Nytri and pats her head, "I'm glad you returned." His vision falls on Nytri's neck and sees scales of some sort slowly vanishing, he smiles warmly at her.
Nytri chuckles, "It's good to be back."
"So," Paxius speaks, "I gave you the shrine to the divine realm for you to become a god. Yet you went way beyond that." He rests his arm on Nytri's shoulder.
"Well," Nytri smiles, "You did always say I'd surpass you. So I took that personally." She grins, they walk back to the party on the 28th floor.
Paxius sighs warmly, "That you did."