*Content warning: This chapter contains forceful intercourse, so proceed with caution.*
The day begins anew. Although the incident a few days ago still haunts the minds of all in Elysium, the city has gotten back to its normalcy. Well, at least outside the trust that people have in the fingers.
The public apology that Lud put out to the people made some people question the trust that they previously had with the king. The public opinion, although divided, mostly centers around the fact that their king has allowed the outside to affect the steadfast ways of Elysium to change for the worse.
Lud tries to alleviate these concerns with new policies that were suggested by the ministers, but still, the public opinion of Faust Ilumnos is slowly turning towards critique.
Nevertheless, Lud continues to do his best to better the lives of Elysium's people, although the looming threat of the swarm has become an apparent concern for the people. No one knows where these rumors began, but the attacks that have happened outside the capital in the name of the swarm have brought people's concerns up.
Nevertheless, Lud has received reports of people missing for work more often than not. The cause of which is not yet certain, but the ninth battalion has reported people becoming sexual deviants for unknown reasons.
The surveillance system has brought one place that needed investigating, and Tear wanted to go see personally what it was about.
Tear sees people coming and going from one building in the capital Portalule in the kingdom of Artisstonis.
Ever since the agreement with Tiara that Elysium would assist the Nous empire to find a solution to the corrupted land, the ninth battalion has gotten busy in the lower realm.
Tear has few agents that serve the empire with her to make sure there won't be any political misunderstandings. One of the agents asks Tear "Should we infiltrate the building? It has become abundantly clear that people who come out of that building seem fatigued yet satisfied."
Then another agent says to Tear "According to the documents of the city, this building is not marked as a business. But the coming and going of this building seem to indicate that some sort of deals are happening inside."
Tear says "According to our mole, they seem to be just a building that people hang around in, but once I checked their memories, it became clear that they have been tampered with somehow."
The first agent says "What on earth are they doing there?"
Tear says "I don't know. Let's investigate. Ruth, find an alternative way inside and investigate. Me and Poli will go through the main entrance."
Ruth says "On it." And leaves.
Then Tear says to Poli "Let's go."
When they get to the main entrance, the guard asks them what is their business there. To which Tear quickly looks through the guard's memories and finds that saying "I'm here to experience carnal pleasures" Is the correct way to move forward.
After saying it, the guard lets Tear and Poli pass. Tear tries to read the guard's mind a bit further as they pass him, but all that she sees is him dreaming of dominatrix play with someone who looks eerily familiar to Tear. This weirds out Tear for a moment and promptly stops reading the guard's mind, but then a thought comes to her mind.
"What if this is related to the swarm and some version of me became one of their lackeys. That would explain why someone similar to her appeared in the guard's memory, but then again, he could just be a pervert who fantasizes things with most women. But if he would have met my doppelganger, then wouldn't he have just let me in?"
When the two get inside, they smell a sweet fragrance in the air, which immediately brings alarm bells in Tear's head. Tear deducts that this is some sort of drug meant to make people more accepting of whatever will happen inside the building.
Meanwhile Ruth got to an office where there didn't appear to be any people at the moment. She had to use equipment from Elysium to see in the dark as she went through some paperwork.
Ruth doesn't find anything incriminating at first, but then she finds a paper that says
"Our mistress' parasites do wonders with our clientele. Once they drink the concoction, the eggs inside go to work as soon as they enter the stomach.
I don't know exactly how those parasites do it, but they make the carriers of lesser parasites do the will of the superior parasite. And since it is us who have the superior parasites, we can make people donate lots of money in exchange for breathing the stuff that gets the parasites all worked up and get their libido as high as it can get.
I hope that your section is doing as well as mine since I'm swimming in money at the moment. Money and lots of beautiful ladies.
Just be sure to do as I do and give the drink to our customers as soon as you can. I know that you are more timid than me, but since you took the superior parasite, I believe that you have the conviction to see our mistress' vision to its end.
On the 19th, I'll be attending a party where the king and queen of Artisstonis will attend. Before that party, I will make arrangements to add those tiny suckers to the drinks that most people, especially the king and queen, will drink. Then we'll have our lives set and those losers will answer to us in the end.
I trust that you will do the same in the bar that the members of the dark guild spend time in. Then, we will have made bitches of people inside and outside the law. Just be sure not to mess things up. I won't be covering you if things turn south.
For our mistress.
Bill Rodnilgentti"
Ruth takes a picture of the unsent letter with the device given to her by Elysium's fourth battalion. And with a communication device, she calls Tear and tells her not to drink anything they give there.
Tear almost drank one of the drinks, but the message that Ruth sent her saved her. Poli generally doesn't want to drink anything in front of people, so she avoided it like it was the most natural thing to do.
Tear has managed to make a few discoveries. One is that the person who owns the building is currently not there. Second is that all people near the building are under the influence of something that she blames is thanks to the parasite Ruth mentioned. Three is that they don't gain anything by staying there any longer since the place is basically a glorified sex house.
Tear says that they are leaving and Ruth leaves without issue. Tear and Poli on the other hand are stopped by another guard who says "You don't seem to be one of our customers. What is your business here really?"
To which Tear says honestly "We just came to see what all the fuss was about and we want to leave now."
The guard says "Unfortunately I can't let you leave since you are acting mighty suspicious."
To this, Tear just binds the guard for a moment and says to Poli "Come. We are leaving."
The guard shouts "Oi! Wait right there! Oi Yuri, we have troublemakers!"
The guard from the outside stops Tear for a moment, but Tear's quick reflexes manage to dodge him and completely bind him like the guard before him.
Then the three convene at a meeting place and think about their next step. Poli suggests "We should inform the king and queen about the plot."
Tear responds "That might be a little early since all we have is a picture of a letter. Even though the picture has a clear signature, that Bill fellow can just claim forgery."
Ruth says "I agree with Poli that we should inform the king and queen about the plot against the crown. Our lady trusts those two, so I don't think that they would take it lightly if we gave them what we have now."
Tear says "Since you two are more familiar with how things work, I'll trust your judgment."
The building gets raided by the kingdom's guards some time after the report was made. Many others like it were done throughout the kingdom.
Due to some political troubles, there were issues dealing with other countries that had the same problem given that some of them had invaded what was now being branded as a cult of Hedonism.
The information that Tear managed to gather from the cult members made her conclude that not only was this cult responsible for making people indulge in sexual urges, but it also made many people overindulge on earthly pleasures, such as food and drinks.
There were also people who have suddenly become rich in a short period of time in all the realms, the source of which was uncertain, but Tifa concluded that it must be connected to the parasites and the cult.
Tifa told Lud "If you want to keep your people safe, you should be more careful of who you let into Elysium. If we just let anyone enter, the cult will surely have its grasp over us. Of course, I'll make sure that no parasites enter your body, but I won't extend this service to others."
Lud said "Thank you Tifa. While I'd hope you'd be more cooperative, the little you give does make me a little glad that you are adjusting to the way things work now. If only you'd be more helpful to people other than me, then I'd be extra grateful, but you work at your own pace."
Tifa scoffs at this for a moment, but can't help but feel a tad uneasy for reasons unknown to her. The feelings that she never had in her previous life bring confusion to her on a daily basis and before joining Elysium, she only knew how to let it out on others, but now it is more complicated than that. The world that once only got some color from Lud now was bursting with radiant colors that Tifa wasn't used to made her uneasy.
Still, only one thing that kept Tifa from bursting out her newfound emotions was the fact that she was with her loved one now. If it wasn't for Lud, she'd be ruining lives across Lutah as Zolotifa, the blood child of Maumar.
Tifa heard a giggle from somewhere, but she couldn't pinpoint where. Then a woman's voice said to her condensendingly "You really need to work with your man a little more."
Tifa said "So someone can penetrate my defenses this easily. I expect nothing less from a colleague of alter Lili."
The woman says "So you already figured out who I work for, huh? Well then… how high up am I in the swarm then?"
Tifa says "I'd say you are at least in talking terms with the big boss himself. Maybe even one of the so called sin carriers even"
The woman says "So that's where you went. Interesting, still I am a bit disappointed by the lack of intimacy between the famous child of Maumar and her chosen man. Then again, you do have lot of things going on in your heads, so I'll give it a pass for now."
Tifa says "So you can read memories as well. Given the fact that Ilil was Lili from another timeline who got picked up by your boss, I'd say you are someone related to Tear from another timeline."
The woman says "So you can deduct that much. I must say, I'm a bit impressed, but that comes from my lack of experience with women, I suppose. Do tell, how did you figure out that I wasn't another timeline's Tear?"
Tifa says "The sound of your voice sounds familiar to Tear, but not close enough to be her. I must say that I was about 80% sure about it. The remaining 20% were in the line of something that happened to her voice. And given that the first one was the sin carrier of envy, I believe that you are the sin carrier of lust given your heritage."
The woman says "Clever. I should probably reevaluate my opinion of you, but you still disappoint me a little. Like how is our king so obsessed with having you? Sure, you are the only bloodchild of Maumar, but our king could easily deal with you if it wasn't for that annoying archon."
Tifa says "Not that I really care, but what is your actual name?" To which the woman responds "Raet is what me and my kin call me."
Tifa says "Reverse spelling of Tear. What, was Ilil also some relative of Lili as well?"
Raet says "No, Ilil is the genuine Lili from a certain timeline. In fact, me, greed and gluttony are not from Elysium. Well, my relation to Elysium is questionable, since my dad is Faust, but that is besides the point. Raet is a title held by the sin carrier of lust."
Tifa says "I heard that your kin eats the head of the person that impregnates them. Is that the fate of some other Lud?"
Raet says "Lud? Oh, you mean Faust. Yes. Millions upon millions of Fausts have met the same fate. I can't even count how many Fausts have given their seed to my predecessors."
Tifa is actually a bit surprised and says "Wait. You mean… You and your kin only breed with Lud's?"
Raet says "Precisely. That is the blessing that our king has given us when we go and destroy timelines. And thanks to that blessing, we also don't need to worry about the downsides of incestual relationships. Ah… All hail the swarm and our king."
Tifa says "I must commend you. You actually are making me feel sick."
Raet says "I'll take that as a compliment."
Tifa asks "So what are you planning, talking to me like this?"
Raet giggles a little and Tifa asks "What's so funny?"
Raet just says "I'm just talking to you as I enjoy my… meal… so to speak."
Tifa realizes what this means and hurries where she senses Lud to be. Once there, she sees Raet on top of Lud as they are doing the deed. Lud has bruises on him, showing a sign of struggle.
Tifa uses her power to stop and control Raet. Raet tries to resist, but she is unable to get free from Tifa's power.
Tifa goes to Lud, who has his rod in full mast, and asks him "Why didn't you call for help?"
Lud says "I… I can speak now? Yes. She did something to me which made me unable to call help using my voice or the telepathic link."
Tifa says "I understand." And looks directly at Raet's golden eyes. Raet can feel a furry coming from Tifa, but strangely, Tifa gives a calm look at her.
Tifa says "How would you choose to die, spawn of the swarm?"
Then another person's voice says "Let me take care of it."
Tifa and Lud look at the source of the voice, and they see a tall masked man in front of them.
Raet says "My lord, they…"
Nemesis says "Enough talk Raet. You have done well to make the child of Maumar so mad that she uses her possession to take over you for the most part."
Nemesis extends his hand to Tifa and says "My great name is Nemesis and I'm the Swarm King. I ask you this, o blood child of Maumar, to join my search for the absolute finale of this world. With your power, I'll…"
Tifa cuts him off and says "No. Go fuck yourself."
Nemesis is a bit taken back, but he keeps talking "I'm sure you want vengeance for the one who brought you so much suffering. I'm sure you harbor deep seeded hatred towards your father. If you lend me your hand, I'll…"
Tifa cuts him off again and says "You deaf or something? I said 'No' and 'Go fuck yourself'. If you don't stop harassing me and my dear, I'll make sure your life will be a living hell."
Nemesis pauses for a moment and eventually starts laughing hysterically. As he laughs, Lud puts in and asks "What's so funny?"
Nemesis then says "You… You really think there is a chance for you to make me regret my choices? You… and what army? Just like Maumar and the archon are unable to kill you, you cannot kill me either. Haah…
Then Raet attacks Nemesis and cuts off the hand that feeds her.
Raet looks terrified after this and says "I… I-I didn't mean to do it my king! That bitch made me…"
Nemesis looks only slightly annoyed and says "Silence cur." Raet doesn't dare to say another word.
Nemesis then proceeds to regrow his right arm that was cut off in an instant and then say "I'll take this as a maybe, blood child of Maumar. I believe that in time, you will see my line of thinking and join me in my hunt for the end. As of this worm…"
Nemesis grabs a hold of Raet with his hand, opens his mouth and starts to close the distance between Raet and his jaws.
Raet pleads for mercy as she says "Please my lord! I'll do anything! I'll be a good girl and never hurt you again! Just please let me live! Please!"
Then Nemesis suddenly stops as he thinks of something. He closes his mouth and looks Raet directly in the eyes as he says "If you say so. A punishment befitting of your crime shall be handed out. A punishment where you become pregnant with my child."
Raet has a worried look as she says "But my king, if you do that then my instincts… they will…"
Nemesis finishes Raet's sentence by saying "Force you to eat my head?" With that, Nemesis gets a sinister smile that comes out as a crack in his mask representing a smile.
Raet realizes what Nemesis is planning and says "No… No, my king! Please just kill me! Just…"
Nemesis says "No. You will bear my child and go through the pregnancy without acting on your instinct."
Raet pleads "No. No! Just kill me instead!"
Nemesis says "Your ancestor, the first sin carrier of lust, was the one that instilled her descendants of the fear of the pain that she was forced to bear. You will face the same kind of pain that your ancestor did as maggots keep eating your cut off limbs as they regenerate."
Raet is crying now and says "I… I don't want to… I'll just…"
Nemesis stops her and says "You aren't permitted to die of course. As the sin carrier, you aren't allowed to quit before I say so. My power will flow in you and keep you alive as long as I need you to as you go through your punishment. Now, go order your kin to cut off your limbs for me and bring your body to the throne room so that we can initiate the punishment."
Nemesis then throws Raet through a portal and Tifa says "Do you think we'll just let you leave after hurting my dear?"
Nemesis says "You can't do anything to stop me. Go on, try it."
As Tifa tries to possess Nemesis, she is unable to make a connection.
Nemesis just comments "I barely felt anything from that, but I hope that you'll consider my proposal in the coming days. Now if you excuse me…"
And so Nemesis leaves through a portal.
Lud collapses after that and Tifa is there to catch him. Tifa gives Lud words of comfort after what was basically a rape. Inside, Tifa hopes that Raet will suffer.
Inside the throne room of the abyss, many arachne have gathered as they watch their matriarch being penetrated forcefully by Nemesis' huge dick. There are signs of bleeding from Raet's uterus as Nemesis uses Raet's limbless body like it was some sort of fleshlight.
As Nemesis rapes Raet casually in front of Raet's people, he says as Raet cries "Listen. If any of you ever lay a hand on me like she did, you'll face the same kind of fate. And if you think you want to become the next sin carrier of lust, then you better prepare to hold your honor high and not even think of giving up easily. Are we understood?"
The arachne are hesitant to answer as they watch and hear their matriarch suffering, but when they hear Nemesis asks again with a more annoyed tone "Are we understood?" The arachne says "Yes your highness! Glory to the Swarm and its king!"
Nemesis then says "Good" and finishes inside Raet. After he is done, he throws the barely alive Raet to the arachne and says "Take her to her cell and make sure the flesh eating maggots get to feed on the stumps that remain on her arms and legs."
The arachne follow Nemesis' command and take Raet away.
Then Nemesis says "I hope that the game you three started hasn't ended just because one of you has to take a break."
A man says to Nemesis "Of course, my sire. I'll make sure that the cult will function as is. This I swear as the king of Cryzalin empire."
Nemesis says "Good. You and her have time until Ill decides to let loose on the chosen timeline."
The man says "As you wish. Glory to the Swarm and its King." And the man promptly leaves.
Nemesis mutters to himself "O blood child of Maumar. How I wish that we will bring the end to this world as we know it. But perhaps… the failure in Raet's part is a blessing in disguise. Maybe… maybe if me and lady Zolotifa make a child of our own… yes… the whole thing could produce a child capable of going against Maumar himself."
Nemesis gives a sinister chuckle and says "I can't wait for you to come to me. My dear lady Zolotifa."