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Chapter 43: Shingo's Will, Lilim's Heart (2 of 2)
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An insult. This was the last straw that broke the camel's back. And what truly shattered what little self-control Lilith had.
In fact, it was hilarious how this mistake would be one that her half-brother would come to regret. Kuroi had always been a bit of a 'cocky asshole' as her father tended to address him whenever he thought she wasn't around as a little toddler. But the words stuck to her, always feeling it was a proper slight, but perhaps one that went too little with what her disgusting half-brother truly was.
As he broke through the close ranks of the ceremonial column, trying to attain her power and calling her a 'unworthy slut', Lilim felt the dam shattered as the one monster responsible for hurting the most precious being in her lfie stood before her.
His smile was brief, especially since his corporeal appearance was disrupted by a blade cutting his arms in a single sweeping strike. Lilim had no clue on how to use a sword, but the one she suddenly held, bathed in purple demonic fire, and held by a far stronger arm was not a normal sword - it was something she willed into existence.
Many and many times she got told by her tutors that the power of her Father went beyond mere seduction. If all Kamadeva could do was just charming women to his bed, then he would have lost his seat of power as one of the Noble Demons centuries ago.
No, what makes an Elder Incubus powerful was a matter of natural adaptation that went into pure magic - her power was morphed through her sheer willpower. And as it fully bursted out of her restrictions, she was completely engulfed by it, her form adapting and her body maturing: a prime adult form emerged, one with a pretty outfit which was regal and yet revealing as befitting of a true Succubus Queen.
It was right as her magic erupted and while Kuroi recoiled at the sight of being disarmed so easily and being pushed away at the same time, that Lilim unconsciously tapped into a prime power unique to a Succubus Queen: she could read the mind of a 'lesser target'. It was an ability her father had brought up as a 'tool' that had been useful in preserving power and keeping away the 'bad weed' from taking over. And as this was unleashed onto Kuroi, her mind flared in pure frothing rage as she noticed his lecherous thoughts of wanting to defile her while taunting her for losing her beloved.
If before she had been furious, something deep inside Lilim snapped as she roared in challenge. At the same time, Kuroi shuddered, cowing before her outrage while morphing to his 'strongest form'. As a Royal Incubus born from another demon mother that Lilim had no clue of which species was from, Kuroi wasn't going to feel any real damage if his body was hurt.
No, the true damage was to be delivered to his core or soul. It was how he managed to gain such prominence and avoid assassinations... all the while setting himself up for Kamadeva's true heiress, for Lilim's power burned through the barrier of material and not.
Her sword arched, her bigger and more menacing wings snapped and flapped as she darted to intercept Kuroi. Any chaos around them forgotten as she pursued the defensive bitch.
Once a smug prick, now a craven cunt that couldn't bring himself to look at her crying face. A vengeful woman was before him, one that he couldn't break like the ones he claimed to have 'tamed'. And even as some of his underlings jumped to help, they were all cut and burned by Lilim's intense ferocity. It was a refreshing sight to see baddies exterminated, something she knew Shingo would praise her for, and as she landed back and tried to yank down the flying bastard, she spotted a cheeky thought in his mind: he wanted to leave.
A cruel smirk appeared on her deranged face, a snap of finger caused a barrier to appear right around them, covering and blocking the throne room off the rest of the palace. No way out for Kuroi, the bastard terrified the moment he realized he was stuck with Lilim. And Lilim was quite the happiest monster around as she stalked the running Incubus.
"Come come, Big Brother. Time to get some proper pegging~!"
She cackled at his fearful screaming, even some of his staunchest supporters faltered and preferred to fight the regular loyalist rather than aid their lord. They were all so unaware of how dead they were. But there was no issue in that. After all...
Lilim was there to teach them the wonders of slaughter~.
Fighting the hag-maxxing Succubus in front of us was by far the most challenging situation ever. As much as it pained me to admit it, I needed damn Kuroto to be a good fodder for I was getting my ass kicked if I didn't get some support against-
Ereshkigal
LV.90
HP: 287090/300000
THIS! Why is it always some bullshit of this kind suddenly coming by and threatening to kill me? Actually, how come we weren't doing any damage to the bitch? Well, turns out that not only is she tanky, but she is also able to spam shields that were making it difficult for us to deal some real pain.
"Dodge dammit!" I snapped at Kuroto, but the boy could only grunt in annoyance as the pressure he was being put on was not letting him get the chance to verbally reply.
Admittedly, I didn't fault him- even at his current pace, he was throwing his all against Ereshkigal. With limited results. If I had been at full power, I could have done more than play support, but in this rather unpleasant delay, I couldn't do much damage in breaking the shields that she used to tank most of the damage, with the only serious DPS in this fight being Kuroto and... he was struggling. The more I looked at the two clash, the more I knew I had to find a way to tilt the battle on our side: because Kuroto was losing, and he was losing badly.
The three of us were stuck in a rather confusing dance, between Kuroto and I throwing hands at a mostly chill succubus, while various demons either loyal to Lilim or to Ereshkigal jumped in to turn the tide, only for them to be merked the moment they stepped too close to that intense inferno. I thought that a final boss would have been Kuroi, but holy crap was Ereshkigal conquering that tile without breaking a sweat.
To make things worse, she had started to attack me with some magic I wasn't liking at all.
Malus: Demonification is active!
Demonification
Level: 27/100
Effect:
Your human body is being demonified. At current stage, lose 27 HP per second. At maximum stage, lose skill(s) (Human Being - 11YO Child) and (Moon Dynasty - False), obtain skill(s) (Demon Being - 11YO Child) and (Tainted Moon Dynasty - False)!
This was stinking bad.
One thing was running damage control, another being put on a timer to win, die, or become a demon. While the latter option sounded 'coolish', there is also the fact it puts me at odds with my sister and her friends. And I didn't intend to do anything to push onto that direction unless strictly necessary. That being said, any chance to 'have a say in the matter' proved to be futile. Kuroto got slapped around a lot, eventually got hurled against some walls and put out of commission.
Ereshkigal didn't waste anytime in rushing at me, her smile turning predatorial as she swept me off the ground slapped the moon sword away for a moment and then drowned me in pure demonic energy that tore through my Moon Knight's armor, paralyzing me through sheer pain and magical might.
DING! has been worsened!
DING! has been worsened!
DING! has been worsened!
DING! has been worsened!
DING! has been worsened!
The notifications kept on stacking up, a river of bad news that was followed by stronger pangs of pain that were spreading fast as my HP was draining at an insane rate. I struggled, trying to break free of while Ereshkigal smiled and studied me.
"You know, boy, I have been looking for you so long after noticing you have something unusual- primordial energy, deep inside. Of course, not of the kind that your human body can easily attain but... fear not, you will be a nice addition to my collection and, surely, be a better minion than my silly little nephew," Ereshkigal hummed, her teeth flashing bright as she doubled the dose of demonic energy, enjoying the sight of me writhing in pain and waiting for my fall.
I couldn't move, I couldn't see anything as tears made my sight blurry. I gasped for air, but found none as my mind slowly lost its sanity over the agony ripping through my entire frame.
"GAAAAH!"
I felt my thoughts regressing to genuine terror, not only for myself but the others. What about Lilim? What about Mika? What about Momo? What about the others? And... And...
What about my sister?
As I thought of this last thing, memories of Usagi being Usagi flaring through at the thought, I felt my brain suddenly go blank as...I was no longer in my body.
I was no longer on the verge of either dying or being corrupted, I was no longer on the verge of losing so badly because of this bullshit situation. No, this was- this was worse. I felt the tears, not mine, swelling and pouring. I wasn't in charge of the body I was witnessing a most horrible humanoid trying to claw its way towards me. It was covered in shadows- no, it was made by a legion of shadows all struggling to keep in a single frame. All roaring in pain and desire, and anger and willpower.
LET US BE BORN!
And the lone sob of the true owner of this body, the one now holding both ofherhands towards the monstrosity, was the other noise beyond the cacophony of inhuman cries approaching.
I am sorry. I truly am.
A moment, it all took a moment as I heard something snap and crack. It was like a sturdy thing being shattered, something thatshould notshatter but it was at the will of the body's owner. A crystal. And through the broken shards something new was reforged. Something more familiar that was soon standing in front of me as it emitted a pure bright light that cut through the monster before me.
The Silver Crystal. But then, if this was how the Silver Crystal came to be... did it mean that...
This was Serenity?
Once again, darkness claimed me, but the bright crystal light that I saw shining and devouring the chaotic behemoth soon split in multiple shards and then rebuilt themselves in a different shape. No longer the Silver Crystal, but something more alluring and powerful but ill-suited to face Chaos. True power, born by balance rather than Order alone.
DING! Due to several requirements being met, a new skill has been unlocked! (Cosmos Seed - Moon) has been unlocked!
(Cosmos Seed - Moon) - A Fraction of the Omnipotent Cosmos Crystal, bestowed to you through the lingering influence of the 'Original User'. Unlock DP (Divine Points) - Current Level: 20/20 - Regeneration = 1 DP per week;
DING! Due to several requirements being met, a new skill has been unlocked! (Cosmos - Reality Warp) has been unlocked!
(Cosmos - Reality Warp) - The finest extent of the powers exerted by the Cosmos Seed: the user is able to warp reality within the limits of reality itself and within the means of equivalent exchange - Cost: 10 DP;
I woke up with the sound of fingers snapping - my fingers. I heard the noise and I found my eyes opening to see Ereshkigal going through surprise, confusion, and then horror as I snapped out of her chokehold and used my 'secret power' against her.
I willed the demonic energy she tried to use to corrupt me back at her, covering her in darkness before changing her form to a best suited one at the moment. Death could not be claimed by this power, I quickly realized, but sealing her in a safe pendant was the best choice I got. I picked the pendant for the time being, spared a look at Kuroto as I noticed he was still alive but unconscious and... I looked at the barrier and at my DP.
I had indeed one last use for Reality Warp for a long time, and I used it on the only thing left as a hurdle between me and Lilim - the barrier. A snap of fingers, and the barrier vanished, collapsing on itself and allowing me to get to the throne room. And as the last DP got exhausted, I felt the weight of tiredness comeback. Same for the harsh reminder that I was done for any fight for the time being.
HP: 290/14550
BP: 0/250
SP: 44/7450
MP: 0/300
DP: 0/20
I am not fighting anything with how close I was to dying. And I felt so fatigued I doubt I could min-max for survival. I just had to get to Lilim. I had to see if she won that fight or- or if she needed help to snap out of whatever situation got to her mind. I remembered Ereshkigal mentioning she used my 'death' as a trigger to have the girl snap, and I worried I was about to find a very berserk Lilim by the throne room. I still bravely went on. I was in no condition to do anything else but that.
I pushed forward, determination pouring through as I slumped my way through the last staircase to the massive room. I was stunned to find how the once-revered room had been turned in a widespread battlefield.
Combat had been expected, but the extent of the attack had been so thorough through the entire room that it almost felt like two large armies had clashed rather than the two smaller forces that had brawled about. I may have missed the Quest 'failed' as Kuroi was nowhere to be found. Instead, I saw several Incubi and Succubi rallying by Lilim as she stood over a large crater with some charred flesh and other substances wriggling in a disgusting manner.
A glance at her prime form was indeed something jarring compared to how I remember her to be. Even worse, my Observe provided a very worrying realization:
Lilim, Awoken
LV.?
HP: ?/?
The power of those Elder Demons sure was something far worse than what I had faced. I slumped forward, my approach noticed at once by Lilim who seemed tense for any new threat. She glanced at me, eyes widening and... I barely saw her fly for me.
I just yelped as I got lifted upward and several feet off the ground. Her eyes were wide and puffy, she had cried and she couldn't believe what she was seeing, her lips twitching in clear upset between the hope 'I was alive' or if this was a sick trick to hurt her. But I knew one thing she would instantly recognize.
"You... you look sad." I hummed, my words mirroring the first ones I uttered to her. I had the same smile, and she paused at my voice, almost mesmerized before her mind seemed to truly track down what I just did. Her body went stiff, tears were soon back, and I had my face planted on her now-massive rack as she sobbed over my dirty and bloodied hair.
Lilim's cries echoed all around, but it wasn't pain that willed them, but relief and happiness.
After all, we both saved each other and... now it was time to make sense of what should be done next.
AN
Hmm, Serenity has more secrets than she is willing to give, and I admit that I am twisting some unexplained lore about Sailor Moon to weave a curious backstory for the Princess' mom. She isn't just the Moon, she was something else, she was... the original Sailor Cosmos.
Also, this ends the 'Lilim Arc', with next time being smut for Lilim both in her regular and Awoken form. And Lilim learns her body has a funny feature when it comes to dicks entering her. Worry not, it will make things spicier for them both.