Momonga was sweating internally while he stroked Lady Phenix's lady-parts.
The woman was lying on her back and looked like she'd doze off at any second from the combination of the touch and the warm bed where she lied, yet she could speak normally as Momonga had been chatting about the affairs of Phenix house after finishing up with the bath, and after the group had relocated themselves to the bedroom.
Rossweisse and most of the other girls were already fast asleep, and Rias had left some time ago to have a snack.
Momonga had tucked Kuroka and Koneko to the bed as it looked like the duo were having trouble walking, and he had turned to address Xenovia and Irina… And saw that Xenovia had crawled into the bed and looked like she'd fall asleep soon but was valiantly resisting sleep, while Irina had passed out almost instantly after landing on the oversized bed. However, in the end, Xenovia dozed off as well while Momonga had stroked her head.
That left Momonga to murmur quietly to Lady Phenix and Ravel, the two being the only ones who were still awake, with Ravel hugging herself to Momonga's flank and Lady Phenix lying on her back beside him, with Momonga's forearm resting on her belly and his hand stuck between her legs- A pose that the woman had struck deliberately as Momonga had initially put his arm to his side but Lady Phenix had lifted it on top of her body.
The slightly teasing look that the woman gave him reminded Momonga of Akeno, and it caused an embarrassing memory to resurface.
'It was really embarrassing when I slipped and fell in the bath when I was having sex with Akeno… I'm glad Akeno didn't seem too turned off. She looked like she was drowning so I panicked and gave her air when I should have probably just pulled out and then lifted her to the surface- But sheesh! It'd have been really embarrassing if I had to get one of the Angels here to resurrect Akeno due to accidentally drowning her in the bath…' Momonga suppressed the embarrassing memory with herculean effort, and instead focused on gauging the experience flow that had come from the girls during the intimate acts. Moreover, it looked like Akeno was already sleeping peacefully and was sleep-groping Irina while doing so, making Momonga glad that Akeno hadn't been traumatized by the event.
It wasn't much but every bit helped, all the while Momonga kept an eye out on whether or not he could actually increase the 'levels' of the people he had sex with. 'Each time I, umu, did the deed I noticed that the health of my partner went up since I cast a silent [Detect Life] before and after doing the dirty… I'm not sure what's with that, but it looks like they're growing a tiny bit stronger each time? I should probably find time to have a lot of… umu, actually, that's really lewd…'
Momonga blushed a bit as he realized what he was planning, and suddenly the suggestion of a harem manager made a lot more sense as it'd help him coordinate the leveling of the girls, so to speak, and allow Momonga to focus on other efforts because he was fairly sure he'd lost his sense of right and wrong if he started to consciously minmax such things.
'Right, umu, that being said… The harem manager needs to be good at organizing things so having them be chosen by 'who gets pregnant first' feels really random and inconsistent…' Momonga sweated internally as he realized that he had rigged the game by inaction once again. 'However, I can work with that… U-umu, although I might open myself for accusations of favoritism if I just have a lot of sex with whoever I think would be best for the role… Should I just say that I've chosen a different method of picking the harem manager? Although Kuroka would probably take that as a sign of weakness, the same is the case for Ravel and her mother…'
"Anyway, let's talk about your proposition. You said that you had experience as a harem manager, correct?" Momonga looked at Lady Phenix who had closed her eyes and looked like she was enjoying Momonga's touch.
"Hm… Yes, I performed that role for some three hundred years. Would you like to hear specifics, love?" Lady Phenix murmured, then seemed to bite her tongue at the end and coughed slightly. "M-my apologies, would you like to hear specifics, my lord?"
"Ahem, umu, yes. For instance, how many people were in the harem?" Momonga wasn't sure what he was supposed to think about Lady Phenix's initial way of referring to him. 'U-umu, 'love'? T-that's… Um… W-well, she's part of my harem, I guess, sorta, so…'
"There were, at the height of the harem, a total of twenty-two people. Of them there were seven devils, two nekomata, one vampire, one-"
'Right, um, looks like Riser Phenix took after his father, I guess…' Momonga sweated a bit as he contrasted the numbers he heard to what he had heard from Yubelluna and Xuelan about Riser. "I see, and were they happy with the arrangement? I don't mean just the person who was the man in the harem, but the girls too."
"I heard no complaints, my lord. Ah, ahem… At least from the owner of the harem. A-about the complaints from the girls in the harem…" Lady Phenix twitched a bit as Momonga pulled his fingers out of her in order to stroke her inner thigh, and it looked like she was weighing each of her words very carefully. "Ah… Although, now that I think of it, the three humans had some objections regarding the fate of the bastards that resulted, as well as their presence in the harem in the first place… This, of course, took place before the civil war so the societal circumstances were somewhat different… The trio were removed after some time as they stopped being able to fulfill their duties."
"Were the girls in the harem kidnapped into the harem?" Momonga spotted the clues in Lady Phenix's speech, causing the woman to freeze a bit. 'It sounds like some of the girls were kidnapped into the harem and then executed once their value ended… That's not exactly what I'd like, though… Not to mention that if I aim to have strong people around me I should probably try my best to ensure they don't turn on me the moment I show the slightest weakness, which is usual when one leads just with fear…'
"Some, my lord. Would you like it if similar cases took place in your harem?" Lady Phenix seemed to take the question the wrong way and Momonga hurriedly corrected her.
"Not at all. In fact I find it distasteful." Momonga waved her off. And then realized that the woman must have drawn some even more messed-up conclusion as a result since she had a somewhat terrified expression for the fraction of a second before she managed to get herself together. 'Haa… She knows about the whole Supreme Being thing, so she must have conjured up an even worse scenario when I said I didn't like kidnapping… Haa… I'm fairly sure that if I elect either Ravel or her mother as the harem manager then it'll turn into something straight out of a horror novel or something from the seedier-than-normal clone-human brothels of neo-Japan… Sheesh, those places still give me the creeps…'
¨'However Lady Phenix's experience is something that could be valuable… If only I could get her to figure out what I'd like to become of my harem- That they'd be loyal to me and if possible, also happy… umu, that's embarrassing to think about… As long as they don't use that happiness against me, anyway.' Momonga was embarrassed internally as the whole idea of him having a harem was still quite strange to him, and made him realize just how far he had drifted from his original mindset that he had been in when he had initially transitioned to the ero-world. '...Peroroncino would have really liked this place… Haa… S-sheesh, I haven't actually thought back to Ainz Ooal Gown for a long time now… Am I starting to drift off as well? The guys stopped logging on gradually as well… I wonder if they started to drift off like I am now, until they eventually stopped logging on? Will I just stop thinking about them at one point as well? Forget what we did together in YGGDRASIL?'
"...And, as the bastards were strays, they were dealt with. Naturally as the situation is different now, any child you might sire with your harem would be granted the right to exist. Assuming this is your desire, my lov- lord." Lady Phenix finished her speech in the background, making Momonga realize that he had fallen into daydreaming once again. However he had managed to pay some attention, at the very least. "And, assuming that I was selected to govern my lord's harem…"
"I see. In that case I'll have to specify the exact steps I expect once I choose the manager. Moreover, kidnapping people into my harem won't be tolerated." Momonga replied as if he was speaking to a business partner out of instinct, and realized too late that such a way of speaking probably wouldn't work for the Phenix duo as Ravel had paled quite a bit and Lady Phenix's body had frozen still in terror, even if Ravel had mostly just been observing from the side while Momonga spoke and Lady Phenix answered. 'What is this now… Haa… I'm already starting to miss speaking with Rossweisse, at least she was clear in what she spoke about and didn't seek for hidden meanings in meaningless words…'
"But we'll take care of that when it's time. Everything is still on the table as of now." Momonga waved his hand, hoping that the dismissal would resolve the issue and it seemingly did, at least if Ravel's sigh of relief and Lady Phenix's slight relaxation was anything to go by.
Momonga decided that he should probably move to another subject, and luckily there was an easy one to transition to. Namely his hand which had been stroking Lady Phenix's inner thigh for some time now.
"Perhaps my lady would wish to compete… again?" Momonga hoped that the distraction would work and it seemed to do so as the woman's smile widened slightly and she opened her arms.
Momonga got the hint and moved to face the woman… And noticed that her breasts looked somehow larger than before. 'Hold on… They're nearly as big as Yasaka's… And- u-umu, is that milk?'
Indeed, it looked as if the woman was actually lactating. '...U-umu… Actually, I wonder what that would taste like…'
He hesitated for a moment on whether or not he should ask for permission, but roughly a second of pondering later realized that he should not ask, considering who the breasts belonged to. Or rather, who the owner of the breasts believed her breasts belonged to.
Momonga put his hands on Lady Phenix's hips, leaned in, and promptly sucked on one of her breasts. '...Oh. It's pretty tasty. Sweet, even, and with a rich taste... I wonder if I could turn this into a product, it would probably sell like hot cakes…'
"P-please don't tease me for long… I want to be pregnant again…" The lady whimpered as Momonga wondered internally about the market viability of 'phenix breast milk' in a similar sense to how 'phenix tears' were marketed as healing products.
However, the interruption allowed Momonga to realize what he had been thinking about.
'U-umu, did I just… T-this isn't good, I just…' Momonga realized where his train of thought had gone and felt incredibly worried that his moral spectrum had twisted to a point of no return. 'Right, I should do something to ground myself… Hm, I wanted to experiment with those potions Serafall made for me, and to build resistance to their effects- This should be a good time to do so.'
Momonga pulled himself off the blonde woman's breasts and reached for his inventory, and procured a bottle that had eerie-feeling liquid. 'It somehow feels lewd to even look at… Right, bottoms up.'
He drank the entire bottle and put the empty container back to his Inventory. 'Hm. I had tried the potion once before, but at the time it tasted kind of fruity… Now it's a bit salty. I wonder if the super-mana potion matures over time-eeeee?!'
Momonga felt quite hot all of a sudden, and he looked down to see that his meat rod was practically pulsating with huge veins criss-crossing it like if it was preparing for a devastating charge.
"Oh- oh my?" Lady Phenix's eyes widened and Ravel smirked faintly beside her as the blonde girl had snuck beside her mother.
However Momon didn't hear the woman's words, as he realized that the potion had already caught him unaware, and the sight of the supple flesh had driven his reason almost entirely out of his mind. 'G-ghuh, s-so… T-the effects… The undead are supposed to be immune to… mental manipulation-! That this potion can affect me even through that… T-this is a dangerous item! I need to… I need to dilute it a bit… before I can use it properly… But that defeats the whole point… Or did Serafall set a trap?!'
Momonga felt paranoia, but realized that he had to ride the horny juice out before he could confront Serafall about the potions- Or at least that was what Momonga used to convince himself before he was lost in warm pleasure, and thrust down to cause the woman under him to arch her back from the sudden and deep penetration.
'Haa… It feels good…'
The woman let out an obscene moan and opened her legs wide to allow Momonga better entry… And Momonga lost his reason entirely.
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Venelana Gremory walked forward like a prisoner heading for her execution.
She had woken up in the middle of the night into cold sweat as her overworked mind had realized something terrifying, something that had caused her entire body to convulse in horror and dawning realization that she had possibly damned the rest of her family in her foolishness-
Namely, she remembered the advice her fellow captive had told her- 'The Supreme Being does not come asking, but rather expects those around him to throw themselves at him…'
'In other words, since I had prepared myself mentally and physically for him to barge in like a brute and rape me in my bed… Oh no.' The noblewoman's steps hastened a bit, causing her dress to billow a bit as she had hurriedly thrown a nightgown on herself after getting out of bed and practically bolting out of her assigned quarters.
Naturally, she had been instantly flanked by one of the Supreme Being's 'maids', or rather one of his guards, assassins and executioners clad in maid's clothes. However, the maid made no motions to stop Venelana, although that was as expected since while the Lady of Gremory House was a captive in all but name, she was also a guest and even though she didn't expect she'd be able to just walk out whenever she pleased, she hadn't been physically blocked from moving around too much so far.
Venelana was vaguely aware of the layout of the castle-manor and used the tag she had placed on Rias to navigate towards the location that filled her with dread- The Supreme Being's quarters.
It was obvious that Rias would spend the night in the monster's arms, or merely in his bed if she was lucky and managed to avoid having her body defiled for the night, so Venelana let the tag guide her… Until she came in front of a double-door leading to what was obviously a noble's quarters.
Unlike Gremory's extravagant hall-like rooms and quarters decorated with gold filigree and marble, the door was relatively unassuming even if it was clearly of strong construction, much like most of Phenix construction that was boring at least on devil nobility scale of extravagance. Granted, a rank-and-file devil or a human-turned devil would still likely find it excessively extravagant… And Venelana realized that she had subconsciously allowed her concentration to lax and make her think of useless things to try to prolong the time she had before she'd be defiled by the same monster who had her husband and son put to sword.
However, if Venelana hesitated then Rias would pay for it, not to mention that the Supreme Being's vengeance would likely spill over to destroy the rest of Gremory House… And perhaps the house of Bael as well, if the monster decided to not only strike at Gremory but also at Venelana's ancestral house.
'...I hope Misla is spared of this… haa, who am I kidding, she will not be spared either…' Venelana spared a thought at the devil woman who was likely still in the infirmary of the castle-manor, struck down by Sleeping Sickness, and who strictly speaking wasn't Venelana's sister of blood as Misla had been married to Bael family- But Venelana considered her one nonetheless, and she had been quite distraught when she had heard the news of Misla's Sleeping Sickness.
Venelana shook her head clear of stray thoughts, placed her hand on the door leading to the Supreme Being's quarters… And withdrew her hand as she heard footsteps from behind her.
Venelana turned around and narrowed her eyes.
"Oh my? I feel like I've seen this scene before…" A feminine voice greeted Venelana's suspicious look as she saw that Yasaka was approaching the Supreme Being's quarters, clad in a comfortable-looking soft kimono that left a huge boob window and carrying a hand-fan. Moreover, there were four people following her, from the looks of them either guards or consorts based on the fact that each of them was a kitsune geisha, and each clearly armed to the teeth with concealed weapons.
The maid that had been accompanying Venelana narrowed her eyes slightly at the group of geisha, making Venelana realize that there might be some rivalry between Yasaka's guard 'maids' and the Supreme Being's 'guard' maids. However, she couldn't use the information as Yasaka moved on to tapped her own arm with a hand-fan she pulled from somewhere. "My, Venelana Gremory, correct? It's been a while. It seems you've taken a more direct approach than back at the meeting between the devil houses… I remember that you were quite distraught when Momon-san didn't accept your offer of your entire house's army to his cause. I wonder, what are you doing here, skulking in front of my dear husband's quarters?"
Venelana realized that the Supreme Being had latched his claws on Yasaka already to absurdly high degree, making her despair internally as a part of her was hoping that if the balance of power changed against Momon, the devils could bribe or buy the youkai to their side- But if Yasaka had tied herself to Momon via marriage, it would be hard to do so without also deposing Yasaka from her position. Which in turn would be quite difficult as even though Youkai were only barely held together as a singular faction due to ancient rivalries and myriad of clans, Venelana remembered that Yasaka was fairly well liked, had been blessed by Shinto Gods personally to lead the Youkai faction, and had gained a considerable popularity boost from saving her people from imminent doom that had struck the human world.
Venalana sighed as she realized just how outmatched she was- How outmatched all of the devils were, even more so now that the Maous had either disappeared, died, or in the case of Serafall, turned into the Supreme Being's obedient toys
"My, such a heavy sigh. Perhaps you're not happy to see me, Venelana-san?" Yasaka had a vein throbbing on her forehead after Venelana's sigh. "Regardless, I must ask you to leave unless you have affairs of the Gremory House that require immediate input from my husband. Which I suspect you do not have, judging from the state of your apparel… I wonder, if you were perhaps planning on sneaking into my husband's bed so soon after your own husband's unfortunate demise?"
Venelana bit her lip to not lash out at the kitsune woman's insinuations as it was clear that Yasaka was so wrapped up around the Supreme Being's fingers that she could not see what was going in front of her- That Venelana had no choice but to do what she had been about to do
Yet, at the same time, she realized that it was also possible- or rather, certain- that the Supreme Being had planned disgracing Venelana so, since the maid that had been following Venelana must have informed the Supreme Being of her approach, which in turn he had turned her submission into a humiliating drama by inviting Yasaka at the same time.
"...Yes, I am offering my body to the Supreme Being as tribute." Venelana told Yasaka out of spite, causing the woman to roll her eyes while fanning herself with the hand-fan.
"So you've become insane- Or perhaps this is your true nature. Of course, allegations like yours would require heavy proof- And I fear that your testimony is… suspect… considering your circumstances. My, I might even suspect you're trying to drive me against Momon in order to stake your own claim- Your little 'performance' at the meeting of the devil houses was not subtle.." Yasaka seemed to discard Venelana entirely, making Venelana bite her lip harder in order to scream in anger and frustration.
It was clear to her that Yasaka was in the know of Momon's true nature as well from her outright dismissal and lack of shock, yet the dismissal was so overblown that it was a clear message to Venelana- That Yasaka didn't consider Venelana worth her time much less her attention, other than to mock and poke fun at.
Venelana bit back a biting comment about Yasaka whoring herself and her child to the Supreme Being for political reasons, as she knew she'd most definitely pay for such words, not to mention that it was more than simple to turn those words around- It was clear that Yasaka was favored over Venelana in the Supreme Being's eyes. Not that she expected otherwise, considering Venelana's hatred and rejection.
However, the fact the Supreme Being had invited Yasaka to spite Venelana told Venelana something important: That even though Yasaka had blown her off, she still held some value to the Supreme Being, if he went as far as to use the blonde kitsune to torment Venelana.
After all, the monster could have simply ignored Venelana, but chose to instead pay attention to her. Which, in turn, told Venelana that even if her lot was not a happy one, her fate was not yet decided… Or at least so she hoped.
In other words, as Yasaka moved past Venelana to open the door to the Supreme Being's quarters, Venelana followed her.
Yasaka paused to send a hostile glare to Venelana.
"My presence is expected by Momon-sama." Venelana replied curtly, causing Yasaka's eyebrow to twitch.
However, it was clear that the youkai woman was set on the other foot by the answer, as she couldn't outright blow Venelana off without also disrespecting the Supreme Being's wishes, as Venelana guessed.
"...Hmhp…" Yasaka turned away and walked off, with Venelana following in her shadow into the grand living room, which was a bit too generic and small for Venelana's tastes- Although she realized that property-gauging was once again distracting her from her tasks, mostly due to her stressed-out mind trying to find any source of relief it could.
The maid that had followed Venelana had been joined by another mostly identical maid who had seemingly been inside the quarters and was receiving the guests, and Yasaka's kitsune escort seemed to hang back but stayed within sight of Yasaka.
The group got a few steps in and a door opened at the end of the living room, and Rias wobbled out in a sleepy manner while carrying a plate with a drink and some sandwiches.
Moreover, she was utterly naked, which didn't surprise Venelana as Rias had preferred to sleep naked as long as she could remember, and the red-headed daughter of Gremory House clearly didn't let her nakedness bother her considering how relaxed she acted in front of Yasaka and the kitsune group. "Whooo… yawn… whas's the ruskhus… ruckus… hooaahh…"
The red-haired girl looked like she fell asleep while talking, and snapped back awake after letting a sleepy snore. "H-ho… Mom? Yasaka-sama?"
"Rias… Are you feeling alright? Is Momon-sama present?" Venelana bit her lip as she felt increasingly worried about the situation and her rational mind warned her to back off, saying that something was about to go wrong, but she knew that she couldn't indulge the rational side of her brain- The Supreme Being had already made his degree, and Venelana could do little than dance like a puppet with it's strings intact.
"Oh… Yeah, he is… He's asleep though, I think… Probably…" Rias yawned as she wobbled to a table and put her snacks on it. "I felt like eating something because it turns out ice-cream isn't very good food for fueling physical interactions in the long run… I wonder if Akeno would want something too, but she was out cold before I could ask her… Oh- Right, um…"
The girl seemed to wake up a bit more and realized that Yasaka was present, or rather remembered that Yasaka was the leader of Shinto faction and just casually chatting while she was present might sound rude. "Yasaka-sama, can I ask why are you here?"
"I came to see my husband, hm? Ah, of course. Rias Gremory- Or rather, Rias Phenix. Come to think of it, we haven't interacted much even though we are married to the same man." Yasaka took a seat on the opposite table to Rias, making Rias squirm a bit even if she put on official air.
Venalana pondered the situation for a split second before she took a seat beside Rias, wondering what the Supreme Being's torment of the hour was- Venelana didn't believe for a second that the monster was 'just sleeping', but rather, had sent Rias out deliberately to fulfill some sort of nefarious goal.
Venelana ignored the fact her body was starting to feel more than slightly intrigued by the attention the Supreme Being showed her, if indirectly, even if her rational side had only utter hate and loathing towards the monster. '...Such cunning and power, and the monster possessing those shows interest in me… However, I won't lose. I won't forget you, Zeoticus, Sirzechs… I'll protect Rias, I swear this…'
"I guess… Indeed, hm. I find it somewhat interesting that Momon doesn't seem to be in the habit of informing his harem or his wives when he adds to them." Rias sighed, making Yasaka lift her eyebrow and motion for the girl to continue while she motioned with her other hand for the kitsune bodyguards to move to the kitchen from where Rias had emerged, likely ordering them to produce something light to sample for the whole group.
The maids of the Supreme Being merely stood to the side with their faces stuck to their perpetual aloof expressions, but clearly kept a close eye on the group while one departed to follow the kitsune geisha's to the kitchen.
"Momon-san seems to retire to bed early, hm?" Yasaka lifted her eyebrow at Rias and changed the subject to something more time-appropriate as Rias seemed to struggle to follow up with her statement regarding Momon's harem and multitude of wives after Yasaka's nonchalant reaction. "Well, I suppose it's important to get a good night's sleep, although I suspect he would need little of it. I recall that you devils barely required sleep?"
"It's well past midnight, though?" Rias noted. "And indeed, we don't require all that much sleep but it's been a long day… Moreover, we had a, ahem, um… A competition of sorts which proved somewhat tiring."
"Oh my?" Yasaka seemed to let out an intriguing sound, although to Venelana it was clear that the woman was merely pretending to be interested of Rias's affairs.
"We had a… competition regarding who becomes Momon's harem manager. Since it had grown in size we figured that one should be nominated…" Rias explained nonchalantly and with matter-of-fact tone, making Venelana a bit proud that Rias had managed to get her head back in the game even though she had been clearly about to fall back to sleep some time ago. "The winner of the competition hasn't been decided yet, and the competition continues until that happens."
"Oh? What is the competition about?" Venelana asked as she spotted an opportunity. 'If I manage to land myself in the position of harem manager it'd hopefully result in less torment towards me, Rias and Gremory House, assuming I'll be able to fulfill the monster's demands… But I'll endure, if it means Rias is safe… Moreover if I managed to get chosen, I could influence Momon's harem to eventually free Rias- Or at least minimize the times she is violated by that monster… But what if he tires of her and orders her to be killed?! I think Caitlin's daughter, Ravel, must have displeased Him in some manner because I heard she was 'captured' and tortured in a gorey manner… He would most certainly kill Rias if he tires of her!'
'I have to win this competition…' Venelana realized her 'chance', or rather the chance that was laid for her- But she couldn't be sure if the Supreme Being had intended her to take it, or if she was merely played with.
"Ahem, it was a pregnancy competition. The first to be preggo wins." Rias slipped to less couth accent for a moment, likely the result of her living in Human World for a long time. "So we've been having non-stop babymaking sex for a few hours now."
Venelana's train of thoughts froze.
"I see… Well, considering Momon, and the True God's teachings, I suppose that is only expected." Yasaka nodded lightly while the group of kitsune geisha's returned from the kitchen with trays of tea and snacks, caught Rias's speech at full force, and blushed furiously.
"Yes… Ahem, that being said, I hope everything is alright in Shinto? I'm sad that I never got to see Kyoto, as I believe I heard news that it was destroyed some time ago, but I'll look forwards to seeing your new home be built in the Underworld" Rias changed subjects, making Venelana thumb up internally at Rias while she reached for a cup of tea to calm her nerves and occupy her hands while she schemed.
"We're managing. There have been a few hitches, but so far we've been well received… Or, if I'm more honest, we've largely not had many eyes on us. The civil war between the houses loyal to Maous and those loyal to Momon has drawn all of the attention, allowing us to set up without much trouble. Or perhaps it'd be better to say a 'civil clean-up' considering how it's going." Yasaka mused idly while sipping tea. "That being said, I've had a long day as well, administering the settlement and seeing to the construction effort. Haa~ I suppose Momon-kun isn't available?"
"You're looking forward to being pampered, hm?" Rias sighed, forsaking formality as requested, and reached for the hot drinks as well. "Just be warned, his bed is pretty full today. Moreover, I feel like the sight could be… traumatic, even if the maids did their best to clean up afterwards."
Venelana almost dropped the cup of tea she had lifted to her lips while her body almost froze out of terror. Almost, since she managed to get a grip on herself before she'd succumb to the base urge. 'What does she mean? Blood and organs? D-did Momon kill someone? Gore-sex? It'd fit what I know of the Supreme Being, and the True God's cult… W-what is he forcing his harem to do… Or is the position of 'harem manager' more like 'harem recruiter', meaning that he needs a constant influx of new girls because he keeps breaking and killing them-! Rias-!'
Yasaka let out a content sigh after downing her cup of tea and having a few snacks. "Haa, I feel as if I've been reborn~"
The geisha-guards looked a bit awkward and Yasaka seemed to notice, and she glanced at the snacks which seemed different from normal Shinto-style food. "Hm, I wonder who cooked these?"
"That would be Akeno, she always prepares a bunch of stuff just in case it is needed, so it's easy to just grab them from the kitchen and heat them up…" Rias seemed to relax as Yasaka acted a bit less formally as well. "She's excellent cook. That talent was quite useful when I was studying in the Human World, seeing that the local cafeteria food was… unappealing but I had to keep up the air of being one of the students so I couldn't just skip the lunches, and having a good snack afterwards did wonders to cleanse the palette."
"Hm, I wonder if it's usual for high-ranking Devil families to send their scions into human schools?" Yasaka lifted her eyebrow a bit. "I had registered you as administrator of Kuoh's devil-leased areas, but I did not realize you had used the spare time to attend school…"
"Well, it was a bit of a balancing act but Kuoh Academy had been purpose-built as a sort of scouting ground for potential Peerage members for devils. I hear it was kept secret, but since the whole situation is history now…" Rias noted and waved her hand a bit.
"Oh, I was aware of that school and its purpose. I thought, however, that it was below the illustrious Gremory House to pick their Peerage members from what was effectively a slave market, only that the slaves didn't know they were used as one until they were sold." Yasaka lifted her eyebrow a bit at Rias who blushed, half in embarrassment and half in anger.
"That was not the case for my Peerage, as I scouted and found mine, basing my decisions on power, determination and capability-" Rias had a angry blush on her face and a determined expression, making Venelana proud to see her daughter standing by her decisions even against someone who far outranked her, at least superficially in faction-social strata, as Venelana knew that the only thing that really mattered anymore was their rank in the Supreme Being's eyes.
"Oh, do not consider my words a slander. Moreover, if you say that it was like that, then so it was." Yasaka waved her hand a bit. "I was merely trying to see what sort of person you are- After all, and like I said, we are both married to the same man. Call me curious as to what kind of person you are… Moreover, I have children from my previous marriage, so this situation might be a bit confusing to her and I would like to see if I can entrust her to your presence. I take her education quite seriously, and I'd strongly prefer that she didn't grow up warped."
"Yeah, about that… I heard Kunou-chan refer to Momon as 'daddy', and so forth…" Rias narrowed her eyes, causing Yasaka to take a turn on the defensive.
"Hm." Venelana let out a thoughtful sound as she listened to the two talk while she pondered the chance to become Momon's harem manager… Although, the method caused the woman to feel more than a bit squeamish.
A small moan came from somewhere, interrupting Venelana's train of thoughts while Rias covered her face with her fingers, as if exasperated.
"It appears Momon didn't bother to come and meet the guests… And judging from that voice, Ravel saw something she wanted and went for it." Rias sighed. "Well, I suppose I feel a bit foolish for trying my hardest to not make noises so I wouldn't wake anyone up… Actually, does Momon even know you two are here? Hey, 'One', go and tell Momon that Yasaka and mom are here?"
"Master has been informed, Rias-sama. Although we have not received specific orders regarding Yasaka-sama's and Venelana-sama's visit." One of the numbered maids replied instantly, making Rias sigh. And then she sighed even more as a sing-song voice came from the direction of the bed-chambers.
"Cock- cock~cock! Ah- Th-this cock is making me feel so good~ amazing~ darling's c-cock… Iyaah- M-my pussy feels so good~ Breed me~ I can't think- I can't think of anything but darling's amazing cock~"
'C-Caitlin?' Venelana felt cold sweat run down her back as she recognized the voice of the fellow lady of the house, and dreaded what could have happened to her to be letting out such obscene voices.
"Well, I suppose Momon has other things in his mind." Yasaka seemed to have a small pissed-off tick as well as Rias. "On one hand I admire his ability to not be swayed from his project, but I feel as if his hospitality is lacking…"
"Well, to be honest, you did just hop over out of the blue…" Rias pointed out as she seemed to shift to defensive for Momon's reputation after Yasaka's words. "Besides, did you actually want a royal greeting upon arrival, when you came unannounced at the dead of night dressed like you are about to jump someone? I feel as if you wanted to just come over and be pampered, Yasaka-sama… Not to mention, Kunou-chan is not here, so I suppose you came for something other than a bit of tea and some small-talk?"
"Haa, you are correct… I suppose I was a bit arrogant to think that I'd be able to ambush him alone, considering his habits and reputation." Yasaka conceded. "Regardless, I feel like some cultural exchange would not go amiss- After all, such is the way of the 'True God', correct?"
"Yeah, I guess. But… Mom?" Rias turned to look at Venelana who forced herself out of her thoughts of doom and gloom. "I'm glad to see you, but why are you here? It's pretty late. Did something happen? And, um, about your clothes…"
"Haa, Rias… I hoped you would not be here to see this, but I am here to submit my body to Momon." Venelana did not want to tell Rias what was happening, but she knew that if she pulled the wool over the girl's eyes then the Supreme Being would rip it off in the most painful manner, likely by forcing Rias to watch as the monster mounted her mother and forced her to a orgasm in front of her daughter's eyes while her body lost strength and turned to the Supreme Being's mindless sex-toy…
…And Venelana realized the vocabulary she used in her thoughts had started to become lewd, and promptly felt horrified that the mental manipulation that the Supreme Being was claimed to be capable of was starting to affect her mind. 'H-how long before it corrupts me entirely, and I start making those same obscene sounds as the others?! Zeoticus- Please, I'm sorry… If I never allowed Riser to be married to Rias, maybe, if… Perhaps all of this could have been avoided, perhaps Momon would not have targeted us so…'
The memory of her late husband allowed Venelana to draw strength to her limbs as she had started to feel lethargic once she realized her very thoughts were being manipulated, all the while Rias had her mouth open and she was staring at Venelana with a expression on her face that was a mixture of worry, resignation and exasperation.
"Right, urgh… Did Momon put you up to this?" Rias covered her face and let out a groan. "I swear, Momon, what the heck… How long before he seduces, I don't know, Gabriel or Kunou-chan?!"
"While I appreciate your concern, you need not worry about Kunou. I doubt Momon holds such intentions for her- And if he did, I would not allow him to touch her in such a manner. Like I said, I do not intend to allow Kunou to grow twisted." Yasaka lifted her eyebrow at Rias, although she looked a bit approving that Rias was worried for Yasaka's child.
Naturally, Venelana realized the opportunity in Yasaka's words- Namely that Yasaka would 'protect' Kunou from Momon. Or rather, the kitsune held such delusions that she could protect her child from the Supreme Being's conquest if he desired to break her as well. 'If I can get Momon to violate Kunou, then Yasaka would turn against him… However, a failure would mean my end, and I need to time it so that it'll actually benefit me… Moreover, using a child like that… I'm not sure I could do that, except if Rias was in danger… I'm sorry, Yasaka-sama, but I value my child more than yours.'
'Then again, I heard that He took Kunou as his child, so it might be difficult to convince Momon- Dangerous, even… Nonetheless Yasaka is a fool if she thinks that monster has any consideration for anyone, other than to break them in a way that provides Him with the most amount of amusement, so I doubt Yasaka's protests would be anything more than a bit of fun for him…' Venelana thought bitterly.
"Mom? Was Momon behind what you said just now?" Rias repeated, making Venelana worried that she had gone overboard with the flat-out announcement.
'If I say 'yes' and Rias goes out to confront Momon, she will most certainly fall out of his favor and suffer… But if I say 'no'...' Venelana realized that she had no real choice but to degrade herself in her daughter's eyes- And she knew that her moment of absolute hatred of Grayfia over her betrayal of Sirzechs had cost Venelana more than she realized, as the Supreme Being had latched onto the hatred with practiced ease and turned it against her to gradually isolate and alienate Venelana from her family and close ones. "No, Momon did not order me to do so. But rather, I contracted my body to Momon out of my free will."
'And none of that was a lie, even if it isn't the full story… Phah, the monster…' Venelana tried to reign her thoughts under control as she knew that the Supreme Being would likely be listening to her thoughts to some degree, which meant that she had to be somewhat careful in the exact manner of her thinking. However, since her bitterness hadn't cost her life so far, she figured out that her bitterness was amusing to the monster. '...And that I have to call such a creature my lord and that he keeps his eyes on me and my body… It's exciting- disgusting!'
Venelana bit her lip in anger as she realized her thoughts had slipped and her devil blood had influenced her thoughts- Or perhaps, she realized, it was the stockholm syndrome starting to take hold. 'Haa… I'm such a pathetic creature… First I fell to despair, then to hatred, and now to loathing… And with each step of the way, the Supreme Being was there to turn my weakness into a weapon against me…'
She deliberately allowed herself to slip into her thoughts in order to not look at Rias's expression which was extremely conflicted. 'Rias will hate me forever for making a show of letting go of Zeoticus's memory so easily…'
"Right, uh, alright. Yeah. Sure." Rias finally seemed to compute the situation and let out a long sigh while flopping against the sofa's back-rest. "Yeah, that's definitely up there. Top, eh, like, ten 'Momon moments' so far?"
Venelana tilted her head a bit at Rias. "Rias? What are you saying?"
"My honorable, virtuous and kind mom doing a full tilt out of the blue and going 'yeah so my husband died so I'm just going to go and seduce my daughter's husband' is definitely a Momon-moment." Rias pointed her finger at Venelana, making her afraid that Rias had snapped or figured out what Venelana was doing- And the next sentence cemented the fact. "I had wondered when the next one would come. But don't worry, at this point I'm fully resistant to Momon-moments- I'll get you out of that contract with Momon, just give me a second and I'll have a talk with him. He'll understand if I say that I'm going to get pissed if he mind-breaks my mom like he did for Ravel."
Venelana lunged for Rias and grabbed her hand as she was about to stand up. "Wait! Do not do that! I- Momon didn't order me to do this! I'm doing this for… For political reasons!"
Rias froze a bit. "What? Wait- What about dad? Momon said he'd resurrect him as soon as he finds something to resurrect-"
"That's… I've…" Venelana realized that she had stumbled into a trap in her haste, making her certain that the Supreme Being had caught her slip and did something to Rias's head to make her act strangely just now- And in doing so, forcing Venelana's hand. "I… Zeoticus and I…"
"Mom?"
"I've decided that I'd… I'd forsake Zeoticus, and align myself fully with Momon: As both the Lady of Gremory House and Momon's mistress, until a child between you and Momon can come of age and take over Gremory House." Venelana's chest felt tight as she spoke, as if her heart was about to burst from the suffering she felt from saying such things, and she realized that her suffering must have been what made her such an enjoyable subject for the Supreme Being to torment. "That way… That way Gremory House will find its place in Momon's new world order, and will hopefully raise even as high as on par with Phenix House. Zeoticus can't do that for me, or for Gremory House… So I must leave him behind."
"M-mom?" Rias's face turned pale as she looked at Venelana with wavering eyes. "What… But dad… Y-you…"
"I'm sorry. That's how it's going to be." Venelana put a hint of finality into her voice and kept a resolute expression, even if her soul curled up into a ball and cried her heart out due to what she was saying. "Please respect my decision." 'Rias, I'm so, so, so sorry… Zeoticus, please forgive me… I have to do this, I… I have to do this to save our daughter…'
"Mom- I- dad, but we- I thought-" Rias was clearly hurt. "But Momon can- You don't have to- I…"
"We are devil nobility. Our life, our existence, and our worth, is all tied to who we are, who we marry, and whose blood we carry in our veins, and all of that feeds to one singular point- How powerful- or weak- we are. Even if Momon's methods are different from those of the Maous, the end result hasn't changed." Venelana explained, using a harsh tone to deliberately drive Rias away- Even if it hurt both of them now, it'd be better for Rias to think that way than try to confront Momon and suffer like Venelana did. "I loved Zeoticus… But the situation, as all things, change. And that sort of thing is no longer benefitting the House of Gremory, so I must adapt- Your would-be marriage to Riser Phenix was much the same, so you know how I feel, and know that my feelings are unneeded in the equation. I must do this- For Gremory Hous-"
"I forbid it."
Venelana paused as Rias sent a glare at her while crossing her arms. "Rias, it-"
"Momon and I had a deal. I get to vet whoever enters his harem. I've not objected much so far, except for the idiot triumvirate who were rejected, but I'll put my feet down here. I'll have a talk with him- And I'll get you something with berries and chocolate to eat until you come back to your senses, mom." Rias sent even harsher glare at her while tapping her feet against the floor, radiating determination and finality… Which was impressive, considering that she was still completely naked. "Dad is dead, but Momon can bring him back- He just needs to find Beelzebub-sama or Asmodeus-sama, hit them until he finds out where they put dad's ashes, and then resurrect him. And you do not need to bend yourself to a loop to get yourself into Momon's bed to ensure House of Gremory's survival- Momon is pragmatic and perverted, but he isn't cruel like that."
'Oh… Oh no…' Venelana felt a cold wave down her spine as she saw the worst-case scenario unfold before her eyes, and realized that the Supreme Being had likely predicted it and driven her towards it- After all, he would have known how Venelana tried to protect Rias, and supplied Rias with the perfect weapons to unbind all those protections and torment Venelana with it at the same time, all the while Rias thought she was protecting Venelana in turn.
Her heart felt warm from the concern Rias showed her, and felt hope in that Rias wouldn't merely submit to injustice she saw in front of her… But at the same time Venelana had been honest in her speech when she referred to the devil's power- Namely, that the Supreme Being controlled the strings, and could pluck them at his leisure. And if Rias overstepped…
"Well, that is quite touching." Yasaka commented from the side as she had covered the lower half of her face with her hand-fan. "I believe that my presence is unneeded in this sort of conversation, so excuse me."
The woman stood up and waved for her kitsune guard to stay. "I'll go and say hi to Momon. You four- Do make yourselves useful in the meanwhile. I believe Rias-chan asked for something with berries and chocolate for Venelana-san?"
"Yasaka-sama-!" Rias seemed to realize that the spat between Venelana and Yasaka would have appeared very unprofessional, but Yasaka waved her hand while moving towards the bedroom without looking back, and the four kitsune geisha bowed to Yasaka and then moved once again towards the kitchen.
"Do not worry about it, I find it a good thing that you protect your mother… Even if she doesn't seem to want you to. If I might be so bold to say, it feels as if Venelana-san seems to be uncharacteristically honest in her words just now, at least on the scale of the usual devil nobility of the Pillar Houses." Yasaka noted before Rias could speak. "My, I even heard from Venelana-san that Momon-kun asked her to come here, but I feel as it that was a lie~"
Yasaka disappeared into the bedroom, leaving the air quite heavy in her wake as her words descended on the room like smog.
"Mom?"
"...He is a monster. And I have no choice but to submit to him." Venelana whispered to Rias. "I'm sorry. It's the only way I can save you. The only way I can help you."
"Mom, what is this now?" Rias seemed frustrated with Venelana. At least, that was until she seemed to get an idea. "Right, I got it. It's Ravel and her mother, right? Ravel had some insane theories about Momon-kun being the Supreme Being, and she told them to her mother, who then started to spread all sorts of rumors… I tried to put a stop to them but it's so outlandish that I didn't pay much attention to it because it's not like people would believe something like that."
'...No, this isn't' good…!' Venelana froze, and she realized that she had to change her approach- She had to explain everything, and hope that Rias would choose fear and caution instead of charging at Momon with blind and misplaced courage, and be tormented for eternity. "I…"
"I mean, I've seen the Supreme Being, I'm pretty sure of it… When Ravel got captured by the Supreme Being, I fell to some sort of strange ink during our rescue attempt and I saw all sorts of mad things… But one of them struck out. It was way too real- It was the Supreme Being, trying to reach out to me and grab me." Rias explained further with a certain expression on her face and she reached to grab Venelana's hands to hold them gently. "But Momon was there, holding my hand, so nothing happened. And…"
Venelana felt as if her bones had turned to ice as she listened to Rias's words and realized something horrifying.
She realized that she couldn't make Rias see the truth- To turn her brazen courage to fear in order to have her avoid coming into conflict with the monster tormenting Venelana.
Indeed- it was clear:
Rias was madly in love.
And Venelana could only despair.
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Yasaka paused as she contemplated the sight in front of her.
'...Um…'
Momon was currently mounting a white-haired woman who was making a lewd face, while the scene was, as Rias had put it, quite traumatizing with bodies all around.
Momon let out a satisfied groan as he thrust one more time into the woman who let out a whimper in turn, and a huge load of white stuff discharged into her body while causing her to convulse.
"S-shushuki-shamaa~ I- Ish too intenshe~" The woman mumbled to a ravenous kiss that Momon reached to give her, before she was pumped again with feral, animalistic lust that caused her body to quake like pudding.
Yasaka tilted her head as she racked her brains, and finally realized that the woman was one of Momon's advisors, from what the kitsune guard that she had sent to assist-slash-spy on Momon had told her. 'Rossweisse, right?'
"Iyaahn!" Rossweisse tried to crawl away but was caught, pulled back, and a meat rod was inserted into her rear. "Is- Ish w-wrong hole! I- It's too bigh! I'm going to break! My butt is going to break! I won't be able to walk anymore! Shusu- Momon-shamaaa!"
"Hm…" Yasaka wondered what had happened for Momon to be acting so feral… Before she caught a slight hint of tantric energy wafting in the air. 'Concentrated life-lust essence? I've not heard of such a thing being used in such a high concentration before… I feel as if I'd go into heat at any moment if I actually tasted it. Did someone spike Momon's drink?'
'Then again, from what Rias told me just now… Such a thing might be part of the night's plans for him.' Yasaka finally came to a conclusion at the same time as Rossweisse came so hard that she lost consciousness and she was put to the side, leaking white stuff from all holes like an overturned yogurt can. "Greetings, Momon- hm?"
The man had practically disappeared from the bed as soon as he had heard Yasaka's voice… and she realized that the man had somehow ended up behind her as he tied his arms around her body and caused her kimono, woven from quite high-quality materials from Shinto, to disintegrate with a single touch. 'Hey! I liked that kimo- mh~'
The man kissed Yasaka in a hungry, bestial manner as soon as she turned her head to address the man who was behind her, and caused her thinking to turn quite muted as she realized that Momon's breath practically radiated absurdly highly concentrated tantric energy. 'Mh! Hn… mnh~ Ah, I suppose it'd only be fitting if Momon can somehow generate that sort of energy out of thin air, considering what his cult does~ Haa~ kissing him feels so good~'
Yasaka realized that she had been pushed-slash-walked towards the bed during the kiss, and realized that she had been knocked over someone's body on the bed. "Oho?"
The kitsune looked down at Lady Phenix, as she was lying on top of her with the two's breasts squishing together. However, before Yasaka could think more on it, Momon had buried his face in Yasaka's rear and was eating her out like a dessert. "Hyahn! Momon- I- Oooh!"
Yasaka's words came to a premature halt as her mouth made a 'o'-shape, her body arched like a bow and her eyesight became crooked, as the tantric energy wafting against her lower parts was definitely having an effect, and the fact the man seemed to be quite the expert on pleasuring girls was not helping Yasaka's attempt to stay clear-headed.
She felt as if her head was about to blank out and resisted the urge... But failed as Momon dug in and ate Yasaka's pussy out from behind like it was a full-course meal, causing her to clench her thighs around his head with all her might, which was luckily not enough to pop his head even if her body tried it's hardest to do so out of the force of her orgasm.
"H-ho~ oho~ M-Momon- you're... too assertive-" Yasaka tried to protest, but it was useless as Lady Phenix reached to tie her arms around Yasaka's waist and hug her against her chest, causing pair's the huge breasts to let a squishing sounds alongside a squirt of milk coming from both women's breasts. "W-wai- Aih- Hya!"
Yasaka's tongue poked out of her mouth as Momon climbed on top of her and mounted her, inserting his meat into her lower lips, and began to hammer her in a way that reached all the right places- Which, when combined with her aggressively rising lust-haze from the tantric energy, did little to help her rational mind stay in control. 'I- I should probably tell the geisha to not- n-not e-enter or- mwah- Momon's kisses are so good… N-not good, if the geisha enter then they will be violated for sure, it doesn't look like Momon thinks much- It's like he's become a beast- I don't dislike how assertive he is, but it need to tell him to mind the maids- Hoo... It feels so good, though… Ahn!'
Yasaka tried to turn around but Momon began to grope her breasts from behind and milked them a bit, causing squirts of milk to cover the barely conscious noblewoman below her… Before a blonde girl woke up from the pile of fucked-silly girls and latched onto Yasaka's breasts before starting to suck hungrily. 'That- R-Ravel, right? She's… Ah, Momon's wife as well… Hn… hn… ahn… g-getting milked… breastfeeding… I… I had almost forgotten the feeling…'
A pulsing feeling came from inside Yasaka's body and she realized that the brutal meat that had claimed her body was about to discharge… Before it did so, causing a jet of sticky stuff to plaster her womb with the force of a pressure washer and caused Yasaka's head to short out from the surge of hot, immodest pleasure. The fact the blonde girl was sucking her breasts hungrily further compounded on the pleasure, making Yasaka's fox-tails to fling open and twitch around while she pushed the blonde girl's head deeper into her breasts, nearly suffocating the Phenix girl with Yasaka's breasts and and milk.
"Haa… haa… ah… s-so good…" Yasaka felt quite full as her body lost strength and she flopped against Lady Phenix who let out a sleepy moan as the two well-endowed mothers squished on top of one another… And Yasaka was flipped around so that the back of her head was nested between Lady Phenix's breasts and she was facing Momon.
Momon looked like his inhibitions and rational mind had been tossed off, and looked at Yasaka with naked want and lust… And Yasaka accepted all of it, opening her legs wide and reaching down to spread her lower lips while both Ravel and Lady Phenix started to fondle and milk Yasaka's breasts from behind, causing her to feel even hotter as her body went to outright heat.
The two blonde fondlers were quickly engulfed by Yasaka's fluffy tails, fondling their bodies in turn as Yasaka's thinking clouded. 'Breed… breed… Kunou could use a sister to play with… Or a few sisters… A whole litter…'
"Come… Husband." Yasaka purred while she thrust her hips up a bit, and Momon indulged her immediately.
And in a few moments Yasaka stopped thinking altogether.
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Katarea Leviathan was currently in a state of bewilderment.
She looked down at a cup of tea in front of her.
She looked at her side where the damnable undead sat in perfect calm. The same undead that had annoyed her for so long, cost her the ancient manor she had used as a home alongside all of its servants, and had caused more than a bit of gray hair for Katarea.
She looked at her other side, where a massive faceless war-angel was squatting in a seemingly awkward yet perfectly relaxed manner, and was holding a bucket-sized teacup that looked almost quaintly small in its armored grip.
The damned Undead General was holding his teacup in much the same pose, even if his cup was normal-sized.
Moreover, neither of the two drank, considering that neither could do so.
Katarea looked at the cup of tea in front of her, again.
'...Alright, something fishy is going on.' Katarea took the cup and drank a long sip while looking around her.
Her last memory was of trying to assassinate Serafall during the ambush on the Three Factions, and that the Overlord General had interrupted her… And then she woke up in some sort of concert hall or such that looked like it had been turned into a church of some sort.
Moreover, even though the concert hall was empty except for the trio squatting around a table arranged at the theather's stage, Katarea smelled a faint, ammonia-like smell from the room that reminded her of something… Before she scrunched her nose at the smell as she realized what it was. 'Semen? What? In a place like this? And with this strong scent? Bah, whatever. It's only fitting that the humans (barbarians) who squat at places like these can't refrain from their basic urges… Animals…'
However the sudden scene shift and the appearance of the angel caused Katarea to be more on guard than normal, not to mention that the Overlord General seemed to be… warmer towards Katarea than normal, making her creeped out. 'It's almost as if he considers me a 'comrade' or something foolish like that… I am the True Leviathan, and undead like him are but servants!'
"It appears that the faithful have had their faith rekindled by the 'successful' defense." The angel spoke, making the undead nod in turn. "I thank you for allowing them this mock-victory, and I thank you for allowing your pawns to die without talking mine with them."
"The [Undead Army] seemed to have worked to draw the attention of the local cultists- and I thank you in turn for allowing me to cover up my mistake of allowing my fellow servant of the Supreme Being die." The undead creature bowed his head slightly. "Her role in the Supreme Being's plan can still continue."
"It was my honor to assist you, fellow servant." The angel nodded its teardrop-like 'head'. "Regardless, it would be best if you two departed soon- The Faithful will soon return, reinvigorated by their victory and bolded by their faith, and your presence would spark conflict.'
"Indeed. Moreover, I believe that I have some things to take care of- Follow me, fellow servant." The Overlord General motioned for Katarea to follow while standing up.
Katarea opened her mouth for a sharp retort to tell the undead to know its place, but held herself back with some effort as the situation had put her on guard. '...It feels as if the undead think of me as a servant of some sort- I need to get in touch with the Khaos Brigade and figure out what happened after the whole ambush on the Three Factions…'
The duo exited the theater hall through the back entrance… And Katarea paused.
She looked straight up.
'...Wait, why does the sun have tentacles?'