Devilman: The Rebirth

by Nanto99

Akira had lost everything: his friends, his home, the love of his life and at the end his own life. But what happens when fate decides to give him a second chance at life? Now, reborn in a similar yet completely different world, watch as Akira meets new friends, old enemies from the past and discovers his new place in this world. Watch the rebirth of Devilman.

22. Chapter 22

Chapter 22: A Bloody Omen

The next morning was just like all other busy days in the streets of the capital of Japan.

Countless people were going to their intended destination, either to shop or to buy food. The streets were full of lively and cheerful people all going in their own separate ways, either alone or with friends or a mate.

(OST: "Wandering" = Devil Lady Soundtrack = /captado/devilman-lady-ost-wandering )

Among those people there were also Akira and Jun, happily walking together on the sidewalk, the latter holding Akira with her right arm wrapped around the half-devil's left arm while in her other arm, she carried her usual bag. Given that today was Jun's day off at work, the two thought that since it was a beautiful day, they would go out for a walk and maybe even go shopping later.

After a while, Akira took a look at his girlfriend, who today wore a blue jacket with a light grey sweater underneath, a grey gown and a brown collant as well as brown mid high heeled shoes. He smiled happily at how beautiful she looked. No matter what types of clothes she was wearing she always managed to look as beautiful as ever.

Noticing the way Akira was staring at her, Jun asked "Ehmm, Akira? What's in your mind?" in an inquisitive and curious tone, pulling Akira out of his trance. With a slight blush he replied cheerfully "Oh, nothing. It's just that you look so beautiful today. Somehow, no matter what you wear you always manage to look as gorgeous as ever."

A blush formed on Jun's cheeks upon hearing her boyfriend's compliment. She still hadn't gotten used to someone complimenting her in such a casual and cheerful way. In spite of being a very succesful supermodel and being renowned for her beauty, she was still as shy as she was during her teenage years. Nevertheless, she smiled joyfully at Akira before replying "Awwww, thank you darling. Though you really could use some new clothes. I mean, how long have you been wearing that shirt? Two months?" in a teasing, happy tone.

Taken aback and with an awkward smile and tone, Akira replied "Well….. you kinda have to favor economy over elegance when your clothes often get shredded to ribbons….." while sheepishly closing his eyes and putting his right hand on the back of his head, earning a cute chuckle from Jun.

"Though i guess that's not an issue for you, given your job and salary." continued casually Akira, earning a teasing smile from Jun who playfully replied "Well, you really should find yourself a better paying job then." in fact being a supermodel was a very high paying job what with an average pay of more than 550000 yen per year for normal Models. Supermodels could get even higher salaries.

With a sigh, Akira replied "Yeah, i know. Not that i'm complaining though." before his playful smile returned on his lips and he continued "You know, maybe i should become a model myself! Bet all the agencies in Tokyo will be smitten by the handsome devil that i am!" letting his cockiness and hubris get the better of him, while raising his right fist up.

Jun sweat-dropped at her boyfriend's boasting yet at the same time she coudn't help but admire how confidently and nonchalantly he carried himself. Deep down, she wished she would be like that. However from what Akira told her, he used to be a lot like her before he became a Devilman.

Nevertheless, she replied in an awkward and joking tone "Yeah…. Not sure if you would like all the outfits you would have to wear though…." while smiling nervously at her boyfriend who smiled back and replied sheepishly "Yeaaahhhhh, and i don't think i would like to show off my legs too much…." before letting out a happy laugh that was soon shared by Jun. One of the many reasons why she loved Akira so much was because he really was a cheerful and kind young man at heart in spite of his true nature.

The two lovers then continued their walk, remaining silent for several minutes before a thought popped up in Jun's mind. A very important one. She then broke the silence and called out "Akira." earning her boyfriend's attention. Turning towards her, he asked "What is it?"

"I'm worried about one thing." she began, earning a surprised and worried look on Akira's face before she continued "As humans we can be a normal couple just like everybody else." while putting a hand on her chest. She then turned towards him, her brown eyes meeting Akira's black eyes before asking "But we are not just humans. We are Devilmen. I wonder…. How we can make this work…." her voice becoming worried and anxious.

They both stopped walking and Akira asked "What do you mean?" in a serious tone while putting his right arm on Jun's back. The beautiful young woman then replied "Well, for one we can't show ourselves for what we truly are in front of everyone. But most importantly, what if it becomes something we can't control? What if we end up hurting those we care about because of it? What if we end up hurting each other?" her voice filling with fear and dismay at the thought of what would happen if their primal, demonic sides would just break out and if they would give into them.

Akira could only watch in sadness as Jun's self-doubt issues surfaced again. She was afraid of what would happen if both of them would give in to their inner demons and of what their relationship would spiral into if their primal, animalistic instincts would fully take over.

But all of that didn't matter to Akira. He was confident that as long as they would be together, things will turn out okay. So he grabbed Jun's right hand with his own, taking her by surprise before saying "Jun…. Don't be afraid. As i already told you, we are the same. We are Devilmen. We may no longer be 100% human, but our heart is still that of a human." in a soothing tone, causing Jun's lips to part away slightly in surprise.

"Akira….." she hesitantly called out, her heart beginning to beat faster, before her boyfriend continued "Never forget what we really are, Jun. It doesn't matter how much we have changed, in the end we are still human. Our human hearts will show us the way, even in the most difficult of times. And i promise you: as long as we are together, as long as our bond stays strong, we will make it through." he declared, his voice as gentle and as soothing as that of a caring father.

Overcome by happiness, by her affection and her love towards Akira, Jun hugged him deeply. That was the main reason why she had fallen in love with Akira: because just like Kazumi, he saw Jun for what she truly was, a human being. No matter how much different she had become, it didn't matter to him. He loved her the way she was. And that was exactly what had given Jun the strength to move on, to heal. Being with him brought her so much warmth, so much happiness and joy. He was her strength, her reason to live, her humanity, the one that he had brought back after it died with Kazumi.

She then removed her head from Akira's chest before her eyes met his own again while still holding him by his arms. She then spoke passionately "Akira….. Thank you. You have no idea of how much it warmed my heart to know that. And i feel the same. Whenever i'm with you, i feel at peace, i feel warmth." her angelic voice filled with so much happiness and affection that it warmed Akira's heart as well. She then put her right hand on Akira's cheek, caressing it before concluding "I feel human again."

She then pulled Akira into a loving and passionate kiss, expressing her love towards the young man who restored her humanity once again. The two lovers held each other and remained locked together for a few moments before Jun pulled herself out of the kiss and hug.

(Soundtrack Ends)

Then with a playful smile, she spoke "Gonna be honest though, you really need some new clothes." in an equally playful tone, causing Akira to flinch backwards slightly in shock and embarrassment while a blush formed on his cheeks.

"Y-you think?" he asked ashamed, for the first time ever being called out by his girlfriend who giggled cutely at his reaction before adding "Yeah. And that shirt kinda stinks too." causing Akira to sweat-drop. He was so taken aback by what Jun said that he coudn't even speak. One moment she was doubting herself, the other she was acting all confident and beaming. After all, spending time and getting engaged with someone as laid-back and cheerful as him went out a long way, he guessed.

He was pulled out of his thoughts by Jun declaring "Come on tough guy, let's get you something new to wear." while taking his hand in hers and beginning to walk again. Akira with a smile nodded and they then headed towards the first store they could find.

After spending a good half an hour in the store, trying all sorts of stuff, Akira decided to buy a yellow shirt with red outlines, among other stuff. He thought that he might just get something more vibrant given how he usually wore black or dark blue shirts.

He then exited the shop and watched from the outside as Jun happily payed for all the clothes they had bought. A smile formed on his lips as he watched his girlfriend's cheerfulness. He was overjoyed to see how far she had come ever since he met her. She was so broken, so empty the first time his eyes landed on her. Now, after spending time with her, after dating her, after saving her from Sirene and revealing his true nature to her and finally confessing his love for her and comforting her for what happened in the past, she had healed. Her happiness had returned. Her humanity had returned. And Akira will never anyone hurt her again. He will be the one to protect her this time, after what she did to protect those she cared about.

He was pulled out of his thoughts by the sounds of multiple shocked gasps. Turning his head on the right, he spotted a crowd of dozens and dozens of people both human and beast, gathered around a traffic light, all staring at it with shock and dread. What was really weird was that the traffic itself had stopped and there was a yellow vehicle with a mounted hydraulic ladder, parked next to the traffic light in the process of raising the ladder up towards the light.

"Mmmm…. What's all the ruckus about, i wonder?" asked Akira to himself in perplexity. Letting his curiousity get the better of him he walked towards the crowd. But nothing could prepare him for what he what he was about to witness.

For as soon as he arrived at the crowd and his gaze landed on the top of the traffic light, his eyes widened in shock and horror.

(OST: Yu Yu Hakusho Chapter Black Saga Ost = watch?v=FvbOwDpYr1k )

"WHAT THE?!" was all he could exclaim in utter shock and disbelief, his arms falling out of his pockets. Stacked on top of the traffic light there were two corpses, drenched in blood, one of a human woman laying on its belly and the other of a male frilled lizard-like beast laying on its back. Both corpses's limbs were hanging downwards and blood was still dripping from them. Most disturbingly the two corpses had a wedding ring in each other's ring finger of the left hand, meaning that those corpses were in fact a married couple.

Then one of the many people among the crowd, a middle aged man spoke in horror while pointing on the right "L-look…. There's something written on that wall….."

At the man's words, Akira, much like the rest of the crowd turned his head on the right and like all those people, he could only gasp even more in horror and disbelief upon spotting a script on the wall of a building on the right, written in blood which read:

"HUMANITY, WE HAVE COME BACK FOR YOU.

TRAITORS WILL NOT GO UNPUNISHED."

To his horror, Akira quickly realised that it was all done on purpose. This was not a coincidental murder, it was an act of terrorism. It was a message, a bloody omen, a harbringer of an impeding calamity which would soon struck the city and possibly the rest of the world.

"Who…. Who could have done such a cruel thing…..?" he muttered to himself, his mouth still agape at the atrocity he was witnessing. What kind of depraved monster could have been behind this? He knew for a fact that this was not the work of the demons. Those monsters would have just revealed themselves in front of the entire world before announcing their attack, just like Zennon did before the first attack on humanity commence. Others such as Jinmen would have acted as nothing more than serial killers, preying on humans and dissappearing quietly before emerging again after a period of slumber to feed again.

No, Akira was sure that the demons were not behind this. It just wasn't their modus operandi. Whoever was behind this atrocity had a very specific goal in mind: to send a message, to instill fear in the population. But then what did those words "TRAITORS WILL NOT GO UNPUNISHED." mean? Was there perhaps a group of rogue Beasts who sought the genocide of humanity, much like the demons on Akira's world? Or was this the work of a human terrorist group who did not agree with the coexistence of humans and beasts?

Right then, as Akira was coming up with all sorts of explanations for this crime, by a sick twist of fate, he got his answer. For as soon as the sound of a bag hitting the ground from behind reached his ears, he turned around and his eyes widened even more and began to shake even more in shock.

"J-Jun?" was all he could manage. In front of him the woman he loved just stood there, eyes and mouth wide open in shock and fright, her entire body paralised in horror, her bag having fallen out of her now still arm.

"N…. No… It…. It can't be…." weakly uttered Jun, her legs beginning to tremble due to what she was seeing. At that moment she thought that it all was a nightmare. She had witnessed the exact same atrocity once while she was taking a taxi. Only this time both a human and a beast had been murdered. Truly it coudn't possibly be happening… Truly….. He coudn't possibly have returned…..

Upon noticing her legs beginning to give away due to the emotional breakdown she was having, Akira quickly rushed towards her and caught his girlfriend in his arms mere moments before her knees hit the ground.

"I…. i watched him die… i watched him die…" feebly let out Jun, her eyes staring blankly traumatized by what she had seen and by all the painful memories coming back. Of everything that monster took away from her….. of what it put her beloved Kazumi through… before that fateful day…

At that moment she began to allucinate. The words that monster said to her the first time she met him, the same night Kazumi's parents were murdered came back:

"You sure are one shameless woman. She is only a girl…"

She recalled, her gaze becoming blank.

Akira gasped in shock as soon as it dawned on him that Jun knew who was behind this. Why else would she have reacted like this towards an atrocity any other criminal or monster would have commited?

With a dead serious and grim look on his face, he put in hands on his girlfriend's shoulders before calling out "Jun." his voice equally as serious, causing her eyes to meet Akira's own, snapping her back to reality and surprising her completely due to how stern and serious they were, before he asked "Who did this?" his voice completely devoid of any of his usual laid-back attitude.

He had a strong feeling that whoever was behind this will not stay quiet for long. And he also had a very strong feeling that the one behind this atrocity also had a grudge with Jun. He will have to be fully prepared when this will happen. He promised her after all: that this time he'll be the one to protect her. And if he'll have to give away his life to do that, so be it.

At the same time, on the other side of a crowd, stood another individual, a tall beautiful woman with orange hair, blue eyes, wearing a purple dress with a red on it and a black straw hat, that hid her face. Set's consort, who just happened to be on the walk in those streets, waiting for her lord's new ally to give the signal to act.

After having seen the two corpses and the script written in blood on the wall of the building on the left of it, the woman, after letting out a dark chuckle spoke "Hehehe….. So the brat has finally decided to start his game again….. How interesting." to herself with glee and interest. She had to admit it: that Satoru boy was a very cunning and manipulative, not to mention sadistic individual. She woudn't mind working with him, given how his... "persuative ways"…. were very similar to her own. But unfortunately she answered to no one but him. Her master, her consort, the one demon who ever managed to win her heart, despite never returning the feelings she had for him.

Speaking of which, the woman lifted her head up and on the roof of the same building that had the script of blood on its lowest level, Set stood, hands in his pockets, his head covered by his hood, his face faintly visible. But even from dozens of meters from the ground, the woman could clearly see a smile on her lord's face. He remained like that for a few moments before being engulfed in a purple aura and dissappearing.

A malicious, lustful smile formed on the woman's lips before she spoke "The time has come. All i have to do now, is find some suitable servants for my lord…." in an equally sadistic voice. She then lowered her hat in order to hide her face before turning around and setting off to do what she did best: "Recruiting new servants".

The woman waited until night fell before making her move. Soon the woman made her way to the Asakusa District, a district of the city renowned for being home to many Yakuza gangs. In other words, it was the perfect hunting ground, with many alleys to hide from and strike from.

It didn't take her too long to find a gang of over 20 thugs hidden within one of the many alleys, armed with guns, knives, clubs and even katanas. Some of them were resting their backs against the walls, others were crouching down and four of them stood around the leader of this group smoking along with him and discussing over business.

"So, has Shishiwakamaru payed yet?" asked the leader of the gang, a well built, tattoed man in his thirties that wore a yellow coat an an eyepatch over his left eye crouching down, to his four most trusted men.

"Nah… old man's getting flaky on us." replied one of them, a younger man, while taking a smoke out of his cigarette, discussing about a shop owner who asked for their protection, like many others but that had failed to pay them as he would every month.

With a scowl, the gang leader replied "Well….you ain't gonna ask for protection without payin'." in an irritated tone before turning to another one of the four men on his left and continuing "Hitsugaya, take two of the boys and get down there. Remind him of the terms of our agreement." in a devious and commanding tone, ordering him to send a message.

But as his colleague nodded with a smirk and before he could depart with the other two thugs, an alluring humming filled every single one of the thugs's ears interrupting what they were doing. Soon all their eyes landed on the tall, ethereal, orange haired beauty, who seductively walked towards them.

"So…" she began with a seductive, sultry tone, while walking seductively towards them, hips swaying back and forth "This is where the scum of the city comes to hang out, heh?" earning a few annoyed glares from some of the more collected members of the group, while the more "persuadable ones" stared at intrigue at the beauty who had "magically" appeared in front of them, with one of those thugs even whistling flirtatiously at her due to how beautiful she looked.

"Hey. You lost, lady? This is a Yakuza owned alley. Now beat it!" declared one of the four thugs around the leader of the group, annoyed at the sharp tongue of the beautiful woman.

"My my…. Such impatience and impulsiveness. You men are all the same." replied with an alluring smile and tone the woman, narrowing her blue eyes towards the leader and the four thugs who surrounded him. This earned a sneaky smile from all of the thugs and they all began to chuckle deviously at this woman's seemingly foolish confidence who just appeared in front of them.

Then the leader stood up and with him all of the other thugs got on their feet and began to surround her. With a devious smile, he spoke "See, i think you're missing the point sweetheart. You think you can come here, calls us scum on our own turf and expect to leave unscathed?" while walking towards her, katana in his left hand resting on his shoulder.

The woman simply watched with an blank expression as the taller man stopped in front of her, just a meter before her and with a smirk continued "That or you really are one batshit insane gal who just wants to enjoy a good-ol gang-bang." with an unhinged and depraved tone, while all of his men chuckled darkly in anticipation of what was about to happen.

A predatory smile formed back on the woman's lips before she replied "Oh, don't worry. I have found exactly what i was looking for." while taking off her hat and coat and tossing them aside, causing the leader of the gang's smile to widen even more before he put his other hand on the woman's right shoulder before he asked inquisitively, smile still present on his lips "And what's that?"

But that would turn out to be his greatest and final mistake.

For as soon as the woman lifted her left arm and declared "Servants for my lord!" it suddenly morphed into black torned vines which extended and impaled the large man through the stomach. The man could only spit blood, and the rest of the gang could only watch in shock and horror as the man was lifted off the ground like a feather by the woman's arm, before she tossed him away towards his four most trusted men, hitting them and sending them to the floor.

"W-W-WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU?!" was all one of the four thugs, closest to the leader could exclaim in terror, still on the ground.

(Ost: "Akatsuki No Chikai" = Yu Yu Hakusho soundtrack = watch?v=caO3IDNZnlQ )

The woman's blue eyes turned crimson before she proudly declared her name "I am the demoness Lilith, your soon-to-be mistress! From now on you shall all serve me and my lord!" while to all the thugs's horror the her entire body began to change. It doubled in size, tearing apart all of the woman's clothes, the skin turned into a pale creamy color and her arms split in two at the elbows, essentially becoming four, each ending with two fingers, while several long needle-like petals sprouted in the space in between the newly formed four arms. Her breasts split apart, turning into mouths with a pair of red eyes on top of them, a black root like crest formed around her neck and shoulders. Numerous green thick vines sprouted from her lower body, butt and groin, which she used to rest on the ground much like an octopus. Finally her orange hair straightened upwards before turning essentially into an enclosed flower with numerous red vein-like sepals that adorned it, with several of them hanging downwards towards at her cheeks's sides while her eyelashes turned light purple.

The thugs could only take several steps back in terror and fear, watching as the woman transformed into a monster in front of their own eyes. They then realised that the woman had tricked them completely. They thought that they had cornered them when in fact it was her who lured them into a trap.

Either way, they were not going down without a fight. So after the leader, still clutching his wound in the abdomen on the ground, ordered "KILL THAT BEAST!" the ones with the melee weapons charged towards the creature while the ones with guns opened fire towards her.

But it was useless.

For Lilith with a maniacal laugh , turned her orange "flower" in dark pink color before it opened up, turning into spiked tentacles, exposing several pollen-like structures on the top of her head, while her face twisted itself becoming more monstrous in shape, her mouth widening up and filling itself with sharp teeth, while she closed her crimson eyes and her dark pink eyelashes opened up, revealing a second pair of larger red eyes with a very small dot-like yellow pupil.

She then declared "YOUR BODIES SHALL BE SACRIFICED TO US!" her voice now deeper and more monstrous before proceeding to extend her spiked head flower tentacles in all directions with a speed that greatly surpassed even the few bullets that the thugs were able to shoot at her which only struck her lower body and caused little damage. In return her tentacles impaled each and every single one of the thugs, some piercing the thugs's throats, others their chests and abdomens, injecting her lethal toxins in their bodies.

As soon as Lilith retracted her flower tentacles outside of all the thugs's bodies, the leader of the gang, still on the ground, could only gasp and watch in utter horror as all of his men began to transform into grey, hulking humanoid monstrosities that had human-like faces on their abdomen, two pairs of recurved spikes on their backs, sharp claws on their four fingered hands while their eyes and noses dissappeared from their once normal human heads. Some of them had their heads rounding themselves up and left them with only a wide, toothy mouth. Others's head turned into a pink fower with green anther filaments. Finally as a third variant of the same design, others had their once human heads turn into ant-like heads with dark green mandibles, red compounded eyes with a third human-like eye in the middle of those eyes and a pair or large black pincers.

"Oh…. God…" weakly muttered the once smug leader of the gang, now so overcome by fear and terror that he even pissed himself in his pants.

Satisfied by all the servants that she had just aquired, Lilith's body changed again, this time, her hair flower closing back up, along with her second pair of eyes, returning back to its orange color, while her arms fused back together and became black in color much like her collar and shoulder crest, which extended downwards towards her breasts, covering them up after the eyes and the mouths dissappeared from them. Finally her green thick vines retracted back into her body as her legs fused together at the knees and a long green serpentine vine-like tail sprouted from them, essentially giving her a naga-like appearance. In fact this was the form she preferred the most to take.

With a predatory, suggestive smile, she slithered towards the leader of the gang, before wrapping her tail around him, lifting the 5.8 foot tall man off the ground.

Smiling even more and looking at the trembling man's eyes with her own crimson ones, Lilith spoke soothingly "Do not be afraid, human. Surrender yourself to the pleasure and the warmth. Give yourself to your desires…" in a disturbingly soothing tone, calming the man down, while caressing his left cheek with her left hand which, weirdly enough started to secrete a bit of pollen.

For some strange reason the man's eyes no longer saw the demoness Lilith, but a beautiful naked blonde woman with long hair in front of him. His lips twisted themselves from trembling into an ecstatic smile, before the woman kissed him.

But it was all an illusion.

In reality, it was Lilith, using her illusionary powers to lure the weak minded man in a false sense of security before she morphed her tongue into a tentacle much like the ones from her "hair" and stabbed the man through the mouth, causing him to spasm as the tongue speared through his mouth and the back of his head, injecting her toxins.

After retracting from the kiss and letting the man go, Lilith chuckled darkly and spoke "Fufufu…. You men are so easy to manipulate. You are no fun at all." and watched in satisfaction as the burly man transformed into yet another of her minions.

(Soundtrack Ends)

After letting out a roar to signify the completion of its transformation, the once human creature bowed in front of his new mistress and spoke "Mistress Lilith….. We live to serve you….." while all the other converted demons bowed towards the femme fatale. The once leader of the gang then continued "Please…. Give us your orders…. And your will shall be done." Of course, these demons were completely unaware that what they were doing was not of their own will but of Lilith, who had planted her toxins inside their bodies, forever enslaving them under her will.

With a smile Lilith came towards the bowing demon, put one of her hands under his chin with her left hand and spoke soothingly "Rise, my child. You are now free of your frail human weakness." her voice becoming as soothing as that of a caring mother comforting her child.

Letting him go and watching as he now stood up proudly, Lilith gazed on all the newly converted demons who surrounded her before declaring "You have all been blessed. Blessed with the honor of serving under i, Lilith, consort of the Demon Hero Atun! From now own you shall all fight together, bleed together and emerge victorious together for our cause! For the glory of Demonkind! FOR LORD ATUN!" while raising one of her arms upwards earning a hail from every single one of her minions, ecstatic at the prospect of serving under their new masters.

"Now go. Head over to Lord Atun's location and wait there. I will join you later." commanded Lilith to her minions, while showing an image of a huge mansion hidden within the woods outside the city in her minions's minds due to her psychic powers. With another glorious hail all of her servants sprouted a pair of purple bat-like wings from her back and took off to the dark night skies, heading for their master's base of operations.

Now alone in the alley, Lilith took a few moments to look back on everything that happened before and ever since her rebirth in this world. From the moment she first met her lord, millions of years ago, how she fought at his side ever since, how she did everything she possibly could have in order to have him return the feelings she had developed towards him in all those countless eons, to no avail. Deep down Lilith wished that her lord didn't bear such a deep grudge towards Amon given how they used to be comrades back in the day. She thought that such a path would have only led him towards nothing but emptiness. But by his pride, he had to prove that he was the strongest. He had to avenge all the brave warriors that perished by that traitor's hand.

"My lord…." she hesitantly called out in worry and dismay while putting her black hands on her chest, near her heart, which was now beating faster. In spite of her reputation as a femme fatale that she had earned in countless eons among her kind, in spite of how she could so easily lure in humans and male lesser demons with her charms and seduction, not to mention her mind powers, her heart belonged only to him. To the one who rescued her so many eons ago, during the age of the dinosaurs for seemingly no apparent reason other than for her own usefulness to him. To the one who gave the one and only purpose in her entire existence: to follow someone to believe in.

"Atun…. I am doing this for you….. I just hope….. that one day…. You will return the love i have towards you…" mused Lilith to herself in sadness but at the same time hope, while closing her eyes. For countless eons she had waited for such a moment to arrive. But if her beloved Atun had to first settle his grudge towards his eternal rival, Amon… so be it. She will be at his side to the end. She will carry his will to the end even if one day it will require her to give away her life for him. None shall ever separate her from the only demon who managed to conquer her heart.

Her resolve strengthtened, Lilith reopened her eyes and after being engulfed by a dark purple light, dissappeared, resuming her quest to find more servants for her lord.