An invisible blade had run through my heart the moment I opened my eyes, followed by blood gushing from my lips as tears slipped down my cheeks.
"Eroma Snow?" A beautiful voice, I couldn't be bothered to look at, uttered.
"Leave me," I snapped, hearing my voice crack as the coppery taste of blood spilled from my mouth.
There was a long silence, followed by god knows how long, as I looked up at the void of stars glistering in the Abyss. Floating aimlessly through chaos, as laws and stars converged and shattered, congealing into galaxies, life and death refected themselves through my eyes, stirring the deepest corner of my soul.
"Eroma?" Lilith suddenly said, startling me as I turned my head to watch her healthy glow and the life building in her tummy.
"My God, you look like shit," She jeered, looking around, "it's beautiful, isn't it? The Chaos, that is.
"Only from the point of view as an observer."
"Not true. Have you ever seen a comet? Such a beautiful thing that'll cleave anything in twain: planets and moons, there aren't any distinctions for it. Only a constant, and that it's beautiful."
"Your point?" I asked, sliding my gaze back to the brewing chaos unfolding before my eyes.
"No point, eroma. But Arsene was a bit chaotic when he was woken from his torment. So I connected his eyes to mine and saw and heard everything." She explained, pulling me towards her as her hands passed through my hair, " Eroma, how you like to have a chance? I'd initially wish for you to be taken under by an Angel; I'd even thought of heading to Heaven. I've been seeing Arkanos and Ty do it for almost half a cycle now, alongside an emerald-headed lass. I know those bitches are plotting against me. But I digress; I'm here to give you a single chance."
Lilith had gathered my attention, " You know I can tell if anyone lies, right?"
She smiled and looked out at the Abyss, " I know. But how would you like revenge?"
I trembled, shaking in my boots. "I'd originally wanted Elsa to tell you this, but she said you'll not want her to see you like this?" She pulled out a handkerchief and wiped away the tears and snot with a kind smile, "Honestly, I'd agree with her. You look like shit."
More tears spilled from my eyes, and I clenched my teeth so as not to let out a whimper." She—"
"Hush now, let me finish," she said.
Nodding as I felt a warmth in my chest, Lilith continued, "There is a General under my command, known as End. Too much of an edgy name for me, but I'd like you to learn from him. He'd be your new Master."
"What about Arsene and—"
"Fuck Arsene, myself included." She coldly snapped, "your family Eroma, real family, despite your pervy nature; I do like you as an elder brother," Lilith leaned close to me, looking deep into my eyes." You want power?"
I nodded.
"Say it."
My throat became dry, " I want power."
"Good," She said and pushed me away.
Startled by her sudden action, my divinity tried to flair to life to give me some leverage, when all of a sudden, I noticed that nothing seemed to work no matter what I tried.
"End," Lilith calmly said; as the void rippled, shattering like broken glass, I saw pieces of the chaos trickle over my flesh like crystalline glass, reflecting the complexity of the universe in each shard.
Stepping out of the void stood a tall, lean man with a solemn expression; his chest was bare to the world with a strange rune covering where his heart should be. He wasn't particularly handsome, but there was a charisma in him that made me stiff. He crossed his arm, scanned me, and turned his attention to Lilith.
"Master, his eyes seem interesting."
"It's the Eyes of Truth," Lilith explained, " You like it?"
"I do, but we need to toughen him out. His body is too weak, as is his soul, and it will seem the Myriad Heavens Law is suppressing his eyes." End uttered like a soldier with his arms poised behind his back and his eyes glued to me. His scarlet hair was tied in a ponytail giving him a noble bearing that only seemed to add to his magnificent charisma.
"Will you accept him," She asked.
"If it's you asking, yes. But overall, this child doesn't fit any of the qualifications I would have if I needed a disciple.
"Yeah, do insult me; you know I'm right here?"
"I can see that," End responded blankly, gardening a giggle from his Master.
"Don't be mean, End. He's a Snow, so he's family, and you've nothing to do, right?'
"I was thinking of Killing the other Lilith. I didn't like her having the same name as our queen, so we planned to kill her. She is a pawn, after all, right?"
Lilith looked a little shaken as tears swelled in her eyes, " you'd do that for me?"
"Of course!" End righteously said. "Screw, that cunt fucking twat that dares to share the name of our queen. By the time we storm, wherever the fuck she is will cut her head from her body and present it to you."
"..."
Nope! Nope! I don't want to work with him!
"Sorry, but wouldn't that cause unnecessary problems?" I couldn't help but say.
"And?" End coldly uttered, "it's my job to protect the honor of my queen; we can't have a whore, a concubine whose greatest accomplishment is finding her way into Lucifer's bed to hold my queen's name." He turned to Lilith and fell to one knee, " we have seven generals, ready to deploy, and an Army of Men and Women who'd give their life to you, my queen. All we need is your command."
"Lilith, um, shouldn't you at least tell Arsene? This could get messy."
"Nope, when my babies are born, how will they feel when they learn that there's some whore that has my name? She needs to go; we'll send Lucifer a gift basket with her lower half to play with. You've my permission, and I'll tell Arsene to permit you to leave." she said, nodding without a second thought.
"You think it'll be that easy? Arsene is not easily fooled.'
"I'll do it in bed; he'll definitely say yes,"
I paused and sighed, " Yeah, he will. "
"Yup, I'll even cook for him; tricking Sene while Mama gets some is the best. Question. do you know how to make chips out of bones?"
This bitch is crazy!