Established Pinnacle: The Enigma

"A bit tyrannical, but I will give you a point for at least being a gentle tyrant. Tiara is my name." Tiara introduced herself as she shook the large hand of the third prince. '...Rough.' She thought.

"...???"

The third Prince lightly shook her hand, and pulled back, even though the feeling it brought to him, was quite heavenly. While at the same time, he stared at her in perplexity.

Tyranny?

He then stared at Albert, wondering where had he made a mistake. But Albert kept quiet, and did not say a single word ever since Tiara made her presence clear.

"Can we, now meet Lady Chelsea Goldyhat?" Instead, he inquired as such towards Tiara, mentioning the alias that Cheryl once used... As they was still unaware of her true name.

"...Yes. Please follow after me, good sirs." Tiara said, as she put away the cloth she used to clean the table, then leaving through the back door. "Let us meet up at the highest layer above the skies." She added, her figure vanishing into the back rooms.

"...Is it me, Albert, or is that young lady a bit too terrifying." The third prince sighed as he thought to himself. But Albert did not respond, as he only calculated how much power the young lady before him had.

'If it was under normal circumstances, we would win if we fought her. But... she would be able to defeat the both of us by herself since we are within her home ground. Easily at that.' He thought in dread.

The third prince saw through his heavy expression and knew what he was thinking about. But he had no worries himself. 'For I will never find myself fighting the servants or children of the woman I love.' He thought.

"Let us depart, Albert." He said, standing up and leaving the inn. Albert also stood up and left after leaving behind a small Divine crystal on the table as payment for their meal.

"Thank you for your time, masters."

"Thank you for your time, masters."

The young maids and bartenders within the inn bowed as they said in synchronization at their departing figures. "Thank you for having us." The third prince responded with a smile and left.

Afterwards, he flew towards the skies, and Albert followed after. 'Since everyone here can fly, it should not be against the law to do so for us too, right?' He thought, and indeed, nobody gave them a problem as they flew higher.

In fact, they didn't even receive any attention whatsoever from those below. 'They have the power, yet have no strict laws and rules against their power. Is it lack in management skills, or are those above... more than powerful enough to gain control of the situation were it to go overboard?' He thought in intrigue.

Even the Gods from above that he knew, had rules they followed. By now, they passed over the first layer of the sky, seeing everything below as tiny objects. But being Gods, they could still see clearly regardless of the height they stood at.

"Greeting, my lords."

"Greeting, my lords."

And when they passed by the first layer, they were greeted by a group of six heavenly beauties in beautiful chinese dresses that held their figures perfectly well, giving out a holy vibe full of sultriness.

"Greetings, great ladies above." The third prince didn't act as much as a prince, as he gave back the respect the heavenly beauties gave him, surprising them quite a bit. Especially as their charm was rebounded back to them.

"Please, follow us." But even then, they didn't lose composure and led the duo through the second sky, and the third sky. The journey being silent, and mind calming.

And as they passed through the fourth sky, a group of cultivators patrolling the region would send out their inner senses to scout them. But after realizing the heavenly beauties, they would retract them.

It was the same on the fifth and sixth skies. In which case, the next sky, had cultivators stronger than the preceding skies. In fact, by the fifth sky, even Albert felt presences that could easily stand alongside him in power.

'This place... really is a world created by a Goddess. The only question now is, what level of power is this Goddess? Above the Transcendental beings that descended, or at the same level as them?' Albert inquired, reigning his power even more.

Even the third prince felt the threat, and retracted his power even more, just to appear even more harmless. And that decision, saved him less stress, as by the seventh sky, he felt presence at the same level of power as him.

A God.

'This..!!' He marveled in awe and wonder as a powerful burst of light and Holy power approached them from the east at terrifying speed beyond light itself.

The six heavenly beauties paused, and respectfully bowed towards the approaching mass of light. The duo exchanged gazes at this, and bowed after them as well. 'Lady Chelsea?' The third prince thought, his heart almost skipping a beat.

But Albert was a bit calmer, just surprised at the fact that he could sense the presence of a true Seraph. An angel at the level of Gods. 'Does this Realm have affiliations with the Aurum Empire and its backings?' He frowned alongside his thoughts.

"Halt, children of the Great Dao Mother. What business do your visitors have at going above the sixth sky, to meet the Great Dao Mother?" The burst of light finally arrived, and an ethereal voice of majesty and power, drifted towards the group.

"Light of Day, Glory of Heaven, Guardians of Samsara, our peak master has called for these two humble guests. They are guests of our Great Mother. Please, allow us entry in respect to her wishes." The lead heavenly beauty said, and the Seraphim paused to think.

After a brief moment of silence, golden light fell over the group and instantly retreated back to it without causing any damage. "I see. You speak of no lies, Successor of the Heavenly Peak, and these guests pose no threat to us, let alone our master. You shall pass. I will alert the Higher ups to let you traverse in peace in respect to master's wishes."

The Seraph responded as such, and retreated afterwards. "Thank you, our Light of Day, I thank you for your favor." The heavenly beauties bowed, as they bid farewell to the Seraph. Their tone full of respect and reverence.

But just as they were internally celebrating meeting a Light of Day, Seraphs under the command of Cheryl herself, the duo were having the opposite feelings at the moment!!

'Light of Day? No, more importantly, the Seraph called lady Chelsea their master? A master of Seraphs? What in the...' The third prince thought, his face colored with shock.

From the past years, they've learned of the hierarchy above in the Upper Realms. They knew that even as a Minor Outer being, they were very much weak. As above that, were Major Outer beings, High Outer beings, Transcendent Outer beings, Elder Outer beings, and Cosmological Outer beings.

And amongst Cosmological Outer beings, were a variant called as "Lords". Examples were God Lords, Fiend Lords, Abyssal Lords, Evil Lords and many other variants of such beings stronger than their variant Cosmological Outer beings.

And to be considered as such a being, one had to rule over all previously mentioned levels of power, including their variant of Cosmological Outer beings. Having authority over them to a great extent. And Holy Lords, were one of them.

'Is lady Chelsea a Holy Lord above all Seraphim? Otherwise, how could the proud Seraph that won't even respect Gods nor fear Devils, call her their master?' Albert thought, his heart skipping a beat in fright.

Even the third prince had such thoughts. 'Then she is not only just Transcendent, she is well above that, and almost Supreme!! No wonder her beauty eclipses all. No wonder she could create this world, and all these people.' He thought.

And amidst their thoughts, they flew through the eighth and ninth skies, finding even more powerful holy presences everywhere. The numbers exceeding over a hundred of them.

That alone... almost proved their thoughts of Cheryl's realm of power, and also explained how obscenely powerful and miraculous she had been so far.

"We are hear, my lords. Please take this path ahead." The six heavenly beauties said as they split apart, three to the left, three to the right, and they bowed while respectfully forming a path for the duo to take.

"...Thank you."

"...."

The duo had no other words than those, as they followed the path presented by the heavenly beauties. The clouds here were endless and gold in color, giving off the feeling of Great Fortune.

There were also many clouds above these ones, having buildings of varying sizes and styles, creating a picturesque scenery of paradise. And to add a cherry on top, each cloud island, had a golden waterfall dripping down onto the golden clouds and creating golden rivers.

Beautiful.

Amazing.

Was the duos impression of this place apparently above the Nine skies of this Realm. A place also considered as the Great Skies of Sansara, below the Final Skies and the No Skies.

Along the way, they met Tiara, who was still wearing the same maid outfit as before. "You're finally here, gentlemen. How was your travel? Did my disciples treat you well?" She asked, her gentle smile still omnipresent on her face.

"...Yes, lady Tiara. We've enjoyed ourselves throughout the tour of this great Realm. The young ladies themselves were spectacular with their guidance." The third prince responded, Albert nodding briefly in agreement.

"I am glad to hear of that, gentlemen. This way now, we are finally about to meet our Great Mother." She said, waving her hand and creating a portal of endless golden brilliance.

She then presented the portal to them, "After you, my lords." And taking on a respectful tone and posture, that made the duo doubt her previous casual, albeit formal attitude.

But alongside that doubt, was nervousness. Her taking on a respectful posture, was not for them, but for the person behind this portal. And the only one worthy of that was...

'The Great Mother of this Realm herself, lady Chelsea.' The two men thought, entering the portal afterwards. The third Prince first, and Albert after. Tiara being the last one to enter.