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Chapter 21
Galadriel is not pleased with Sebas at all. She is concerned and right down furious as well. For what Demiurge told her, Sebas is currently in some hiding base of the Eight Fingers wreaking havoc on his own volition for some reason.
She is using all kinds of abilities and scrolls to locate her butler whereabouts without him knowing. Galadriel thought about using [Heimdallr Eye] a world item that would have allowed her to spy on Sebas but quickly scratch that. Since the butler possessed one world item and wouldn't work.
She is further despaired by Demiurge's report on Sebas being accompanied by two humans.
"Do they know who he is? Did Sebas blew his cover? Why are two humans with him?!" Galadriel is feeling anxious at the prospect of him betraying her. She wanted to deny it with all her heart, but the question of why those lesser beings are so important to him came to her mind.
"Why is he acting this way? All because of a human? Who is this human, eh? Why is she so important to him? What did she do to earn Seba's protection?" she felt jealousy for some reason, a sense of greed start building inside her.
"How dare this human take what is mine? Sebas is mine! Like everyone in Nazarick! He belongs to me a no one else! They are all mine!" Galadriel's racial level didn't allow her to share. Demon avarice and greediness are part of her now and it is fueled by a deep feeling of abandonment.
She didn't realize it at the moment, but the demon empress is still hurt and deeply mark by her friend's silence. She pushes it away, of course, never truly accepting that they didn't care about to guild or her to be more specific.
Demons of the highest level can hold grudges forever, and Galadriel is one of them. She is oblivious to it, of course. Her feelings to keep everyone under her control, under her rule, is not only because of her character lore or traits but because she is truly terrified of being left alone by the NPCs of Nazarick.
Fear that can only be brought off as fury, greediness, avarice, and sometimes lust.
"Where is the... human," she asked.
"In the mansion with Solution, my lady," answer Demiurge a little tense, he could almost feel all of his lady's aura. He never has seen her this way. He was just telling her about a plan to test Seba's loyalty and then she just snaps. He is horrified.
There is something dark deep inside his lady soul, but he knew better than asking that to his lady.
Every demon represents a certain trait, gluttony, lust, envy, wrath, and many more. Only the ones at the top can grow and be more than just one, he takes for example Albedo.
Yes, she is a Succubus but a demon nonetheless; she is deeply connected to lust but she can be more of what she is, the love Albedo feels for her lady evolved to adoration and undying loyalty.
That's why she remains a virgin regardless of her nature, a Succubus is mostly nymphomaniac, once a maiden succubus tastes the pleasure of the flesh, she can't go back anymore, making her desperate to find more to feed regardless of her loyalties.
That's why Demiurge feels respect for the overseer. To push down her succubus nature to a ridiculous degree. Only to keep being loyal to her loved one, it's something to be admired.
Of course, he knows that very soon their lady will call for her and once she does, Albedo will forever be bonded to her. He wonders if Albedo could get their lady pregnant.
Demiurge remembers reading somewhere about how it works. Succubi would collect semen from their victims and give it to the Incubi so they could impregnate a female. But only the most powerful Succubi can grow a certain tool to impregnate females. Creating the famous children of Lilith. How does it work, is still a mystery for him.
He would have to go to Ashurbanipal to read about this, although he is pretty sure that Albedo is waiting for the opportunity to do such a thing. He remembers when she was talking to herself, believing she was alone, about how big it was. Demiurge shook his head. He didn't want to think something like that.
"My lady, Pandora's Actor is here," Albedo said.
Stopping Galadriel's mental rants of anger and jealousy to Demiurge possibilities of Albedo impregnating their lady.
"Pandora's Actor, I know you have been busy making the name of the Witch Queen famous in the south. Sorry for disturbing you but we have a problem that requires your ability," Galadriel said devoid of all emotion. Her voice is cold and on edge.
Pandora's Actor perhaps is theatrical or even overdramatic. But he was the only one in the entire tomb who knew about his lady's mental state before being brought to this world. He was perhaps the only one who has seen their lady at her worst, her ramblings, her breakdowns, and sorrows.
He also knew that her lady sometimes didn't know much about what Albedo and Demiurge were talking to about, she would mostly go along with whatever they said, and it was not because of her not being a smart and capable leader but because she didn't truly have any experience leading, until now.
Pandora's Actor is the only one Galadriel spoke about her life and work in the company. About how unfairly she was treated, how many of the higher up would grope her and offer her a better salary if she sleeps with them. Pandora's didn't know what a company was exactly, but the fury he felt after hearing that. Would have made Albedo and Demiurge look like a couple of puppies next to him. He would not allow such a thing to happen again.
Of course, he would never betray her lady's trust. This information about her, these weak spots of her would forever remain hidden inside his heart.
"Ich werde immer zu Ihren Diensten sein, meine Dame (I will always be at your service, my lady)," Pandora's Actor said bowing deeply.
"Good, I believe that Albedo already told you about Sebas' actions and consequences," Pandora's Actor nodded.
"Excellent. When he returns from his little adventurer, you will take my spot and see if he truly betrayed us. Cocytus would remain with this lizard people he is investigating, so Rubedo would be there full armed. She will arrive shortly and a Doppelgänger would take her place in the empire, for now, I want you to see this human and show her the problems she causes to me, then kill her," Galadriel said feeling no emotion of guilt only satisfaction knowing that Sebas would learn about trying to betray her trust by doing something like this.
She is so blinded by rage and many other feelings. That she didn't realize that it was her racial traits talking for her; it was the demon side that was taking control slowly. Keeping everything under her control is how it should be forever. Galadriel didn't notice this, as a demon empress, most of those feelings are crank to eleven when she is experiencing something very strong. Something a demon will never admit having, worry and fear, are a weakness that will transform into something else to appear strong and confident. Demons hate any kind of weakness in their personas.
"Are you sure about this?" everyone looks aghast by Pandora's Actor question.
"Are you questioning our lady?!" yelled Albedo, seething in anger.
"How dare you?!" Demiurge screamed, infuriated, showing his diamond eyes.
Both auras, however, were surprised by another one far more powerful. They fell to their knees as they saw their lady's wrath emanating from her.
"Are you, Pandora's Actor, questioning my will? My orders? Are you, my creation, questioning my motives?" many of the NPCs would be in the floor begging for forgiveness, crying their hearts out to the supreme one. but Pandora's Actor wasn't just anyone.
He was still looking at the supreme one, with that poker face of his, no moving, no flinching in pain like the other two demons, something that brought more anger to Galadriel.
"Now are you refusing to talk?! I AM THE SUPREME ONE AND YOU WILL ANSWER TO ME!" she screamed as her entire body shifted, ready to evolve in one of a monster, but still, Pandora's Actor didn't even seem to be afraid.
"Ich möchte nur nicht, dass du das bereust (I just don't want you to regret this choice, that's all)" Pandora's said in german confusing the demons for a moment since they didn't know what he just said.
"Bedauern? (Regret?)" Galadriel replied, confused by the unusual voice of worry of Pandora's Actor.
"Ich weiß, dass du dich einsam und betrogen fühlst (I know you feel alone and betrayed) aber lass dich nicht kontrollieren (but don't let it control you)" Pandora's Actor whispered, Galadriel is shocked, she didn't know why but she is simple stunned.
"Was meinst du damit? Ich fühle mich nicht so... Niemals fühle ich das nie, (What do you mean? I don't feel like that... never, I never felt that)" Galadriel whispered, a part of her is screaming with fury, trying to suppress any weakness from leaking out in front her servants, but another one, a smaller part of her is trying to plead with her, to listen to him before it's too late.
Demiurge and Albedo were just looking lost. They are trying so hard to understand whatever they are talking about. The sudden calm of their lady worried them.
"Sie haben Angst, dass Sebas Sie verlassen wird, aber wir wissen, dass dies niemals passieren wird (You are afraid of Sebas abandoning you, but we know that will never happen)" Galadriel sat down, looking so lost and ashamed.
"Du verlierst, was von deinem alten Selbst noch übrig ist (You are losing what is left of your old self)" the demon empress is deep in thought, realizing how much she has changed. She reflected on those feelings she had a few minutes ago.
How disgusting she felt. Never in her life, those feelings have appeared before, not once. But now, the thought of someone being taken away from her transformed Galadriel into something else, a being she didn't recognize and didn't like.
"That's not me... those feelings are not mine, I don't want them to be. How much of me, no, how much of Suzuki Satoru is left in this new body? How long would it take for her to disappear and become the demon empress? That jealousy, that feeling of lust. That avarice is not something I would have felt before. How could I demand the life of a young human girl who does not understand what is going on? I would have condemned the life of an innocent person only to fuel my pride," Galadriel didn't like that she truly felt justified for trying to take the girl's life.
"My negative karma is max out, I am evil, there is no doubt about it. I am the evil one in this story and the only thing stopping me from doing whatever I want is the memories of my old self. That girl who lost her mother at a young age because she overworked herself to an early grave, that girl with no father because he rather enjoyed spending his time drinking his sorrows away. That girl who became a youthful woman in a company full of corrupted people who abused her mentally and sexually assaulted because they could. I don't want to be like that, never like that, god knows that I am very shallow to everyone else's feelings now." Demiurge and Albedo comprehended nothing that was going on.
Their lady was with her head down, lost in her mind, and they could only blame a certain area guardian who didn't look away from his lady.
"What did you say to her?!" Albedo yelled walking threateningly to Pandora's Actor, Demiurge panicked for a moment knowing that Albedo was capable to start a fight with another guardian at this moment.
"Nothing that would concern you, Lady Overseer, I am just making sure that our lady is sure of her actions and future self," Pandora's Actor said without the normally over the top dramatic voice.
"How dare you suggest such a thing?! Our lady's foresight is perfect! There is nothing she won't know about the future!" While they could hear Albedo ramblings through the entire hall, Demiurge was thinking about how Pandora's Actor could break into their lady's consciousness.
"Pandora's Actor, you are our lady's creation, you are the only one who knows pretty much everything about her, how much you know about our lady?" Demiurge asked looking directly to Pandora's Actor poker face.
"Ja, my Lord Demiurge, but those things I know or do not know, will never come to light of that I can swear it," Pandora's Actor said.
"I see," Demiurge said, a little disappointed to not be able to learn more about their lady.
"Is something... something bad?" the Doppelgänger saw the succubus mask breaking bit by bit. She looks so scared and worries for her beloved, she almost seems to break down.
"Sorry, meine dame that would be something our lady must say herself if she ever does," Albedo nodded reluctantly.
"Thank you... Pandora's Actor you reminded me of something important, something I shouldn't have forgotten," Galadriel finally spoke smiling softly at them.
"I will always be here for you, meine dame, all of us," Galadriel nodded.
"There is going minor changes, I want to know more about these two humans as well the human girl Sebas rescued. We will offer her a place to live away from the kingdom. We could erase her memories so there would not be a problem. Demiurge you mentioned once that this kingdom could be our starting point, what do you mean?" Galadriel asked.
"This place is perfect to test the power of the witch queen, making her an enemy of this world so we could be prepared for our lady revival, as well to see the capabilities of war in this world," Demiurge explains.
"I see, it's indeed a very big bet, our lady's adventurer persona could be the hero that defeated the Witch Queen," Albedo said with devotion.
"A prelude of what is to come, I like it. We could make the Witch Queen a herald of the sorts, then we could use [Hephaestus and Vulcan Hands] to build a fake tomb and use it as a stage for our lady's welcoming to this world, wunderbar!" Galadriel was confused but just sighed.
"Details first, we need to plan better. We would talk about this later. First, we need to finish this. Albedo, bring Rubedo here fully armed and inform her about what she is going to do. A small test that's all, nothing more. I won't take an innocent life without a good reason, understood?"
"Yes!" Albedo said with happiness in her eyes.
"Good, Pandora's Actor, a moment if you please, in private," Galadriel said making both demons leave, one incredible interested to learn more about his lady and the other one pouting all the way.
"Yes, my lady?" Galadriel stood up from her throne and suddenly hugged Pandora's Actors who seem very surprised.
"Thank you," she said softly. "I almost forgot about myself and I don't want to lose myself again," Pandora's Actor only nodded gently.
"Promise me, that if I ever start losing myself again, if I ever lose track of what Suzuki Satoru's life was. You will be there to remind me of the things I never wanted to be, understand?" Galadriel is feeling incredible relief that she would not lose herself to that demon side of her character, as long Pandora's Actor is here, she is safe.
"I promise, my creator I will always be there," said Pandora's Actor taking the hand of what he would call mother.