"¡H-How is this possible!? I am the great Catritus! The King of the Hippocampus! How can I be losing to someone from the surface in my own realm!?" Catritus screamed in desperation as he charged like a torpedo toward his enemy.
However, the latter ignored Catritus' state to some extent.
"[Water Mine] [Teleportation]" The Demon disappeared after leaving some kind of seal in his place, which became invisible after a second.
Catritus opened his eyes and collided head-on with the aquatic mine, which sent him flying, covered in wounds, against one of the walls of his palace.
"Hm... Decently strong... More than most entities I've encountered." The Archarcheologist appeared at another point in the throne room.
It had been a few days since he decided to dive into the depths of the ocean in search of entities to defeat and devour.
And in fact… Now he was at level 83.
The ocean was an unexplored territory by all surface beings, except for a few exceptions like Dragons, who still didn't bother to go to the ocean other than to swallow some fish or mollusks.
Therefore, it was full of entities with good levels and strength. Among them, the King of the Hippocampi, a muscular man with a horn on his forehead, a sort of horse mane down his back, and two horse legs followed by a fish tail.
He was as strong, or maybe stronger, considering they were in the water, as to easily defeat that paladin he met during his attack on that city where he was defeated.
And as the Archarcheologist had been consuming and devouring soul after soul, or rather, experience after experience, of marine creatures like Krakens, Sirens, Sharks, etc., which, being so ancient or powerful, gave a lot of experience when the Archarcheologist devoured them, it was almost twice as good as simply devouring all the humans in the Holy Kingdom.
And of course, with the disappearance of such powerful predators, there would be a boom of fish and other creatures, and therefore, maritime development and fishing, allowing humans to reproduce and feed themselves, only for the Archarcheologist to return and devour the excess. A wonderful plan.
"[Hellfire Arrow]" He chanted. The red fire arrow manifested in the middle of the water, causing it to boil around it.
If it were just a [Fire Arrow], it would extinguish and have reduced power. However, thanks to it being hellfire, which could only be extinguished by holy means or something similar, the water could do nothing against it, and the arrow shot toward Catritus at great speed.
The Hippocampus, wounded by the [Water Mine], groaned as his stomach was pierced by the arrow, with an element that would be weak against him if he were out of the water... By fire... Added to the demonic, which he had no resistance to, Catritus vomited blood as his insides were quickly boiled.
The Archarcheologist appeared in front of Catritus and grabbed his neck.
The Demiurge's mask broke to form a mouth, and something sucked in.
Catritus didn't have the strength to resist, and something ethereal left his body and entered the Archarcheologist, causing Catritus' body to fall limply.
The Demon hummed cheerfully, after all, after consuming all the armed forces of the Hippocampi and their king, he leveled up 4 times even within the level 80 gap.
He considered where to place the newly gained level and decided on one more in Archdevil.
He left the body there, then thought for a moment, and pointed a finger at it.
"[Create Mid-High Demon: Depths Suffer]" Catritus' body disintegrated as a Demon was summoned.
One of the few aquatic Demons the Archarcheologist bothered to learn for this place.
A mutation between fish and octopus with red and black scales, different serpent eyes, and jaws of some primordial creature that once inhabited the seas, or at least that's what the Supreme Ladies would think, as the Archarcheologist had seen the 'Dunkleos' and killed a few, emerged from a pentagram of fire. The monster was large enough to fill the throne room, so the Archarcheologist used [Teleportation] to avoid being crushed against a wall. It wouldn't kill him, but it would be annoying to take damage from something like that.
"Depths Suffer, go and kill every strong predator you find, and gather all the corpses in one place. By the end of the day, I will come to claim them." He ordered, and his level 70 summoning roared in agreement, quickly using its tentacles and long fish tail to move, destroying the throne room, and disappearing into the ocean abyss.
The Archarcheologist hummed, deciding to go in a different direction than his summoning. He had already eliminated the Hippocampi, Sharkmen, Tritons, Coralmen, and Water Monkeys. What would he encounter now?
…
It was easy to see Black Abyss as someone of kindness, goodness, and capable of forgiving many things. Still, to make a good analogy, the best would be to compare her to the Biblical God himself.
Absolute love and kindness, but whose patience should not be tested, she would do anything and destroy anyone to protect her people and her kingdom.
Black Abyss considered Carne as part of Deorum Regnum itself, only it wasn't officially, but it was under Black Abyss's care within Titania. Because of this, she was very close to going herself to deal with the army that was threatening Carne, but...
"They were all eliminated. Guess by whom." She finished explaining to Dont in front of her, who at first was somewhat nervous for some reason, then somewhat interested, but now was quite surprised, unable to believe what Black Abyss was telling her while raising an eyebrow, waiting for the Paladin to answer her own question... "50 low-level Demons, in one night, killed around 10,219 human soldiers. Among them was Prince Barbro of Re-Estize, heir to the crown." The Angel exclaimed with slightly exaggerated gesticulation, but that enhanced the impact of the already incredible news.
"... Umu... The Imps of the Demonic Circus Trumpet did that...? I mean... I understand that the average soldier of Re-Estize is low-level... And that the Imps are small and agile, as well as sneaky... But... In one night?... That speaks very poorly of Re-Estize, to be honest..." Dont scratched her head while thinking about it with a sigh, somewhat disappointed in Re-Estize's forces and curious about the Imps.
"Well... Kind of. According to reports from my summons around Carne, the Imps attacked at night, and... Each time they killed, it became easier, as they grew stronger. They leveled up, and as they saw, even evolved." Black Abyss said, playing with a pen between her fingers.
Dont blinked, blinked again.
"... They leveled up...?" Dont couldn't believe it, it was evident from her incredulous face. "H-How much did they level up?"
Black Abyss leaned back in her chair, somewhat pensive.
"Well... I didn't know that Summons could level up... And they didn't in Yggdrasil, but... According to reports, the strongest of them reaches or exceeds level 50... While the rest are around levels between 30-40 or a bit higher... Though I didn't go to check for myself, so it might vary a bit." She said, looking somewhat curious at Dont, as it was an important discovery.
"... That's... Quite impressive... How did they level up? Just by killing like with any Yggdrasil MOB? My summons don't level up by killing, not even the permanent ones. Alicia didn't level up after killing so many monsters with you, right?" Dont raised an eyebrow, really interested, intrigued, even excited by the idea.
"Well... Either Player's NPCs and summons don't have such a capacity but item summons do, or... It just wasn't enough... Keep in mind that those Imps killed more than 10,000 soldiers being below level 10, it's an impressive number in itself, along with Alicia, we still wouldn't reach 100 monsters..." The Paladin explained, somewhat intrigued... If she sent Alicia to kill more things, could she really level up...?
"Well... The requirement to level up scales higher the higher the level... And Alicia is level 75... Although I calculate that the monsters you were killing were higher level than any of those humans... Hm... Could it be that they really can level up just by killing? Or do they need to fulfill some requirement? Use some skill? Did the Imps do anything after, before, or during their slaughter?" Dont asked, weighing the possibilities.
Even if she and all the level 100 NPCs went and killed the Dark Dragon Lord in the Mountains, Dont had checked to see if they gained any kind of experience. But no.
"Well, according to the Spirits of Belen I have there, they saw the Imps... Sucking the soul out of the humans... Literally." She said with a more doubtful expression at the word, but that was what happened.
"Umu? Wait, so.. With [Drain Soul]? The level 1 inherent skill of every Demon? That only heals HP, MP, or Stamina when used on 'corpses' and gives you a bit of extra 'Experience' in the form of 5%?" Dont blinked, seeing some sense in that last part... But it was such a useless skill for high levels... Even in the lower levels, it was vague for leveling up, as it gave you an extra less than 10% of the experience any creature gave you. Sure, if it was used on the World Eater, a level 1 could go up to level 50 instantly, but...
Devouring 5% of the experience a human between levels 5 and 20 would give... It could barely raise you about 10 or 15 levels max even if you were level 1... Did the skill become different and now suck 100% of the experience in the New World?
"Considering the numbers, in itself, it can partly explain a few levels... But in itself, it's possible that [Drain Soul] can, well... Literally suck someone's soul now, if we consider what ancient texts about the soul say, it's the source where a person's knowledge and skills reside, so... Possibly now it sucks all of a person's experience being that now it's... Well... Literal..." The Paladin theorized with a hand on her chin, with a little smoke coming out of her ears imaginatively.
"... That... Opens up a whole range of possibilities... Could the maids level up? At least the Demon ones... And Mimosa, Juliana, Manjar de Pan, Lord Magister... Do we 'feed' all the prisoners to them?" Dont raised a very curious eyebrow. "And what about other races? Like the Undead? Alicia has [Sacrifice], which is more or less the same as [Drain Soul] but generally better. And the Angels have [Bless Soul], which blesses a soul to go to Heaven, and 'Heaven' compensates more or less the same way as [Drain Soul]..." Dont murmured, understanding that they had overlooked a vast amount of experience-gaining possibilities.
She still doubted if they themselves, as level 100s, could level up, but if the Demonic and Fallen Maids, if Maria and Sir Geral, if Alicia and Manuelita... Reached level 100... Titania's power would literally skyrocket to immense scales.
"It's not something we can ignore... The possibilities are very beneficial if true. We should try it with a maid, though taking one out of Titania or Deorum Regnum doesn't appeal to me... They're very fragile..." Black Abyss said, almost worried at the thought, very protective of Titania's maids, something Dont understood and shared.
"We have prisoners thanks to the humans we took from the Kingdom of Re-Estize during the Komodo attack... We can simply grab one, chain him, weaken him if necessary, and let, I don't know, Valefor suck one to see how it goes."
Black Abyss opened her inventory and took out an apple, taking a bite while looking at Dont. Eating sometimes helped her think for some reason. Then she nodded, raised a hand, and spoke.
"Eyesight, open a [Gate] to Titania." She ordered while looking up, at which the [Gate] opened at the door itself.
Black Abyss stood up and looked at Dont.
"Do you want one?" She wondered why she was looking at her so much...
"S-Sure~" Dont stammered, blushing slightly and somewhat nervously, as if she wasn't talking about the apple for a moment.
The Paladin smiled and took another apple from her inventory, handing it to Dont with a broad smile, who took it almost nervously when her hand touched Black Abyss's.
"Shall we go then~?" She asked kindly towards the Demon Queen.
"U-Umu~" Dont blinked while looking to the side, just following Black Abyss in silence while holding her other arm, finally taking a bite of the apple.
Fortunately, Dont could distract herself with the fact that the apple was one of those cultivated in Titania, for even with such an important possible discovery, she couldn't stop thinking about her white star...
…
The Archarchaeologist hummed as he devoured the last of the 'Fishmen' he could afford to consume.
Fortunately for him, there were many, so he spent his time devouring them due to their lack of many strong warriors.
He gained a couple more levels from the sheer number he had consumed. It was impressive.
Though it was more curious that there were Fishmen at this depth. After all, the Archarchaeologist decided to go deeper into the ocean to see if he could find stronger entities.
In fact, he encountered several stronger Krakens than before, though not strong enough to bother him. With the tribe of 'Anglerfish' and the Deep Ones, the Deep Serpent Men, the 'Abyssal Octopi', and other tribes of Demi-humans and Heteromorphs, he gained a lot of valuable experience.
After all, the deeper he went, the more hostile the environment, and the less affected they were by humans and other surface dwellers.
He even encountered a level 70 Kraken that gave him some trouble for a moment, as he was starting to run out of Mana. But thanks to the trick of using [Drain Soul] on low-level corpses to restore his Mana, he was able to defeat the Kraken and gain another level.
The Demiurge hummed as he continued to use [Fly] to move through the depths without needing to swim.
He didn't need to breathe thanks to his race as a Demiurge and Archdemon, so he had no problems with that, and the pressure, even for someone specialized in magic, was nothing to him.
Therefore, he found a good experience farm, as Her Majesty referred to it according to what he knew.
And as a high-ranking Demon, the abyssal darkness of the depths didn't bother him at all, he could see comfortably in the dark without the need for light. And thanks to his active [Hell Omen], no weak fish dared to try and bother him.
"... However, I'm running out of entities to devour around here..." The Archarchaeologist murmured to himself as he stroked his chin.
He could simply go to another place, and surely there were plenty of colonies like these throughout the vast ocean, but he looked at what had been catching his attention for some time. The 'Temple' that the Deep Ones had wanted to use as a hiding place, where their 'Mother Hydra' slept.
In fact, the temple was strange, but massive. He was sure that the temple alone was the size of a large fortress city.
"Hm... This 'Mother Hydra'... I wonder how strong she is..." With those words, the Archarchaeologist headed towards the temple.
…
In the corridors of Titania, the two Supremes walked side by side.
"I hope this works. It would be great to make them stronger~" Black Abyss murmured as they approached the dungeon door.
"Indeed. Having 50 level 1 entities customized to the smallest detail, like the beauty mark on the inner thigh that Papitomirey boasted about putting on Phenex… It's… Worrying… They could literally die from anything. Reviving them with Titania's gold isn't too costly, but it's still a loss, both emotional and material." Dont sighed as she rambled on about it.
"Certainly… I wouldn't know how angry I might get if one of them died…" She said with a drop of sweat on her forehead. "Though, in fact, I also have a beauty mark on my inner thigh. I didn't even know until I saw it… It must have been a click that slipped while I was making the avatar." She said as a curious fact.
"..." Dont froze for a second, then blushed before coughing into her fist, using the cough to quickly and unintelligibly express her opinion on the matter. "Ejem, I'd love to see it, ejem."
"Eh… I don't know… It's very high up, you know… Very close to the private, it would embarrass me…" She said, actually embarrassed.
"Umu…" Dont said nothing more about it, even more embarrassed by the fact that Black Abyss had heard her, and just kept walking. "Ejem, right. [Message], Eyesight, send a message to… Bael, and open a [Gate] for her to come to our location. Also tell Bachelory to come."
Upon receiving confirmation from the adorable Eyesight, Dont closed the message as they continued on their way, with the Demon ignoring the screams and cries in the dungeons, and Black Abyss only slightly frowning, more annoyed by the noise than by the fate of these people. They were pagans, after all, she didn't care about their punishments.
They were welcomed by Carmellitian.
"Welcome~ My Ladies~ It is a great pleasure to receive you again~ Both at the same time, in fact~ My subordinates informed me that you were here, so I decided to give you a proper welcoming~" The Alraune said with a deep bow and an adorational tone filled with respect. The few prisoners who could see the scene squirmed in terror at seeing their greatest nightmare bowing before these two Goddesses… If these women were her ladies… They didn't even want to be part of their attention…
"We appreciate the gesture, Carmellitian~" Black Abyss said with a smile, approaching and patting the Alraune on the head.
"Ah~ It fills me with happiness, my lady, Lady Black Abyss~" The little plant, ejem, Alraune let out with a broad and almost disturbing smile, but Dont simply saw it as cute.
After all, the Demon Queen was the one who spent the most time with Carmellitian between her and Black Abyss. Being the 'evil' one, she took care of coming to these shady places over the Angel.
"Tell me, Carmellitian. Who is the strongest human you have here?" The Angel asked while still patting the little plant.
"Of course, my lady~ Jeje~ It's the former Captain of the Sunlight Scripture~ He no longer reacts to any stimuli unless we apply mental restoration, so don't worry about him squirming~ He won't~" Carmellitian gave a bright smile to the Paladin, while letting out a charming rose scent, despite the horrible words coming from her mouth.
"I-I see… Very good job then~..." She smiled at the Alraune, with a drop of sweat falling from her forehead.
"T-Thank you for your compliment, my lady~ I-I'll remember it forever~" Carmellitian said with emotion, though she got a little lost when Black Abyss stopped patting her, looking back, seeing the [Gate] opening.
The oldest of all the maids, Bael, stepped out of the portal, followed by Bachelory, who was followed by two more maids.
The four gave deep bows to the duo of Supreme Ladies.
"Salutations, oh, my Ladies. I have answered thy summons, attended by the requested Bael, and in the company of thy two chosen handmaids of the day." Bachelory said with his usual grace and elegance as he straightened up.
"It is an honor to serve you, Lady Black Abyss, Lady Dont." The two maids, twins, Halphas and Malphas, both with long black hair tied in a ponytail, wore maid outfits mixed with rather lascivious BDSM suits, being the only two maids with 'weapons' in the whole set, these being two leather whips, complementing the perversion and dominatrix set given by the sick 4V3RS0Y777 and the pervert XxXKillerManXxX, with pointed ears, a beauty mark on the right jaw, and a black tail with a heart-shaped tip peeking out from under their skirts.
The only difference between the two twins was their eyes and skin color. Halphas had fair skin and blue eyes, and Malphas had dark skin and red eyes.
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In front of both Supremes, Bael curtsied slightly lifting the edges of her skirt.
"I have come as ordered, Supremes. State your wishes, and this servant will fulfill them." She said with her modest and beautiful voice.
The twins stepped forward and positioned themselves behind each respective Supreme, happy to serve them today.
"First of all~ Carmellitian~ Take us to the Captain of the Sunlight Scripture~" Black Abyss directed the smiling Alraune.
"Of course, my lady~" The plant smiled and began to lead them through the corridors filled with prisoners and… Shady things that Black Abyss preferred not to look at. Dont, on the other hand, didn't look around because she was already so familiar with the dungeons that she didn't care. It didn't take long to reach the cage where the man was held.
The blonde man, once dressed in high-quality clothes for this world's standards, was now naked, pinned against an X-shaped platform, his limbs nailed to each end with spikes, while his once proud, confident, and terrified gaze was now lost and empty.
"We have already extracted every drop of information from him, my lady~ So his death would not be a loss for Titania in any sense~" Carmellitian explained with a smile, indifferent to the man's condition.
"Umu, good. Bael, suck him." Dont said without thinking, receiving looks from everyone present except Nigun.
From incredibly surprised and shocked looks from the maids, Bachelory, and even Carmellitian, to a completely neutral one from Black Abyss.
"... She means [Drain Soul]..." The Paladin explained, putting a hand on her face.
"Ejem. Yes, that." Dont scratched the back of her neck, somewhat embarrassed by how she said it and the attention she garnered. She was so distracted by Black Abyss that… She said something she actually wanted to do to the Angel… Er, no, n-not that…
The Demon Queen's attempt to hit her own forehead against one of the walls to dispel the thought and embarrassment was interrupted by the elder maid.
"Ah, ejem. Of course, my ladies." Bael came out of her shock with understanding and rectitude, approaching Nigun before opening her mouth in front of the man's face.
Bael's mouth opened a bit more than usual, while something ethereal came out of Nigun and entered the demonic maid… Causing Nigun to become inert and lifeless.
"Umu… Did something happen to your system, Bael? … Did you level up?" Dont asked very curiously.
"... Yes, my lady. I have leveled up to level 19." Bael said without showing a bit of hesitation or change in her attitude.
Both the Angel and the Demon of Titania remained silent for a moment before looking at each other, and then back at Bael. And they smiled broadly.
"¡Si~! {Yes~!}" Black Abyss said excitedly, closing her fist in a gesture of victory.
Dont chuckled at the Paladin's excitement and returned another smile to the surprised Bael at Black Abyss's reaction, placing a hand on the maid's head.
"Congratulations, Bael~ You are the first in all of Titania to level up~ Outside of the Fairies, of course~" Dont chuckled while petting Bael's head, leaving her in shock…
"Really~ You made us very happy, Bael~" Black Abyss said, placing her hand on the same maid's head as well.
The maid could only blink, completely frozen by the heap of praise and compliments from her Ladies.
Halphas and Malphas could only watch with joy and a bit of envy at their elder sister, while Carmellitian used a handkerchief to dry her tears like rose essence, and Bachelory showed no reaction, but that was because he was the Prime Minister and had no face under the mask. Still, he gave a nod to Bael, in joyful recognition of the maid.
In fact, Titania could become incredibly strong now. And all thanks to the little Imps in Carne.
Dont didn't feel any particular interest in that place, especially after that Kalos had discovered her as a Demon, but now, she was willing to reward them greatly.
She would discuss it with Black Abyss and, in the process, earn points with the Angel~
…
"[Implosion] [Implosion]." The Archiarcheologist chanted, targeting the temple's 'guardians.'
These particularly strong Deep Ones were not seen in the other Deep Ones' tribes. Still, they were no match for the Demiurge, who easily dispatched them with just one spell each.
The enormous Deep Ones were compressed by the spell, becoming a mess of liquefied flesh and organs that the Demiurge ignored while absorbing the experience through [Enhanced Drain Soul].
However, there was still a long way to level 91. After all, those were the last two guardians, and he had already consumed several dozen of them, allowing him to reach level 90.
"Hm… They said they wouldn't let me enter the Hall of the Mother Hydra … Well, let's go there then." The Demiurge shrugged and used a [Force Pulse] to open the gigantic, heavy door made of sea stone.
The door opened, revealing a vast, dark room made luxurious by all the treasures it held. From raw minerals and shimmering scales to gold and treasures that seemed to have come from shipwrecks.
And sleeping atop such a lake of gold was something enormous and lengthy.
With blue, thick scales, it was a large serpentine body with several thin fins that transitioned from blue to dark pink at the tips. The monstrous being, easily larger than a castle even when coiled upon itself, had several spiny fins along its neck, a larger fin at the tip of its tail, and fin-like ears and whiskers on its huge Dragon-eel-like head.
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The Archaeologist wasn't a Dragon expert, but he knew that this creature here was a Leviathan.
"... So this is the 'Mother Hydra'... It's not a Hydra at all..." He complained, somewhat disappointed that he had prepared acid and fire attacks to deal with a Hydra.
However, it being a Leviathan put him in a complicated position. A Hydra, depending on its specialization, could have some advantages in water as an amphibious creature. However, a Leviathan was purely aquatic, thus having a complete advantage in the water.
Yet, of course, there was always the possibility that the creature was much weaker than it appeared. After all, everything in this world was weak, much weaker than even the average monster in Her Majesty's world.
He considered his options and cast several buffs on himself just in case.
Once he finished preparing, he aimed at the Leviathan.
"[Nuclear Hell]"
And the Temple of the Mother Hydra exploded.
…
"Already told you, it's just a beauty mark, and it's in a very... Private place... Why do you want to see it so much?" Black Abyss asked with a sweat drop falling from her forehead.
"You know~ Curiosity~" Dont replied in a soft tone, a slight blush on her face. On the inside, Dont silently prayed to the Devil and Komodo to regain control of her body and avoid this painful internal embarrassment.
"Well, you're quite curious... And you know what happened to the cat for that..." Black Abyss sighed, sitting in front of Dont's desk, which they had arrived at moments ago.
"But I'm not a cat, am I~?" Dont chuckled softly while standing in front of Black Abyss, hands on her hips.
"Well... You could be one and not know it, kitty~" The Paladin said with a playful smile, chuckling as Dont froze and her blush grew.
"O-Oi!" Dont blushed furiously and took a step back, caught off guard by her own teasing. "D-Don't call me that..." The Demon muttered, looking away.
Black Abyss glanced curiously at Dont for a moment, then smiled broadly, quite excited and amused by such a cute reaction.
"Eh~? But you look so cute when I say it~ Would you grant me the privilege of calling you kitty all the time~?" She teased again, poking Dont's arm with her finger.
"G-Guh..." Dont just looked away, lips trembling, blushing like a tomato.
"That doesn't seem like someone with -500 karma~ It suits you, actually~" Black Abyss said, amused and smiling, sitting opposite the Queen of Titania. How cute~
"W-Wah..." The Demon covered her face, completely embarrassed, turning around, trembling slightly from sheer shame. However, the Demon Queen within Dont took the reins and calmed her down to an appropriate level.
"Fufu~" Black Abyss chuckled softly, settling into her seat, waiting for Dont to calm down.
"E-Ejem. Anyway..." Dont cleared her throat, now with only a slight blush, before kneeling in front of Black Abyss, grabbing the Angel's legs. "Este será tu castigo por llamarme así… {This is going to be your punishment for calling me that…}" She murmured with a frown towards the paladin.
"H-Hey! Are you trying to open my legs!?" The Paladin exclaimed as embarrassment invaded her again. It was quite an embarrassing situation for both sides, so much so that even a writer could tire of writing so many times 'embarrassment'.
"Yep~ Now you're going to show me that beauty mark~" Dont said with a mischievous and teasing look, forcing the legs to open while using her body transformation ability to make a tail start to lift Black Abyss's skirt so that it doesn't obstruct.
Black Abyss grabbed the tail, stopping it with her superior strength, making the Demon grimace slightly in pain and dissatisfaction as she looked at the Paladin. Black Abyss looked at Dont with a raised eyebrow and somewhat nervous. "Do you really want to see that much...?"
"Yep~" Dont said with a wide and again mischievous smile, without hesitation, leaning on one leg and looking at Black Abyss while tilting her head. She really seemed like a kitten now...
The Paladin sighed, lowering her legs a bit due to her superior strength, and then lifting her skirt herself.
"H-Hmp." She muttered, looking at Dont with a frown and somewhat red, as she saw that the Angel wore black lingerie even.
"Uh~ Isn't my little Angel very lascivious despite pretending to be pure~?" Dont joked while looking at the black lingerie, which really contrasted incredibly with Black Abyss's normally white appearance and equally pale skin. "Isn't this the 'Black Abyss'? Fufu"
"... That's the 'White Flower,' and the clothes I wear have nothing to do with my purity..." Black Abyss explained, somewhat annoyed and embarrassed, then pointing with her finger to her inner thigh. "There's the beauty mark... Happy?"
"Mm~ Bien, bien~ {Nice, nice~}" Dont nodded in approval, examining the beauty mark carefully with a smile. Before reaching out her hand and touching it.
"... W-Who do you think you are t-to touch there...?" The Angel asked with a slight growl.
"Mm~ Depends on who saves me from this~ Your queen~? Your friend~? Mm~" Dont chuckled, getting excited herself about this. "Perhaps are you nervous, Blacky~?" She teased.
"I d-don't usually have my legs open... Now get off... You've s-seen what you wanted..." She said in a softer voice, but still embarrassed and wanting to intimidate.
"Does it bother you if I do this~?" Dont said with a mischievous smile, raising an eyebrow... And went from pressing the beauty mark with a finger to pressing her finger on the crotch, only being stopped from advancing by the piece of black cloth.
Black Abyss grabbed Dont's hand and pulled her towards her, making her lean in and stand face to face, grabbing her cheeks.
"What are you trying to do...?" She asked quite nervously, but seriously, with her lips very close to Dont's.
The Demon fell completely silent, just breathing on the Angel's face while looking her directly in the eyes, having lost all her teasing for a somewhat agitated and surprised state... The Demon Queen sighed inside, and let the team that were the 'Demon of Komodo' and Dont itself do whatever they wanted.
Only that the more impulsive and violent aspect of the Queen of Titania was the one who was attentive to this.
And Dont pounced on Black Abyss, crashing her lips against hers with wide open, wide-eyed eyes, as if she couldn't believe what she was doing.
The cherry flavor that the Angel had was exquisite and addictive, but her pleasure of tasting it was cut when she pushed her away with a push. Dont didn't fall backwards just for the incredible balance that had her, and because Black Abyss was grabbing the shoulders.
"H-Hey! What's wrong with you!?" The Paladin asked, completely confused and... Shocked by what the Demon had done. She looked concerned, unsettled... Why would Dont...?
"I love you..." Dont blurted out, lost in her words. The Paladin's eyes widened at these words, staring at the bewildered Demon Queen, before she covered her mouth and began to blush intensely, wanting to retreat, only stopped by the grip of the now shocked Black Abyss. "A-ah, er... N-No, I-I mean... Am..." She tried to explain, to excuse herself, but the words were already out there.
The Paladin remained silent for long seconds, staring at her... Friend... Friend...
"You… Really...?" The Angel asked with intense curiosity and disbelief, looking at Dont as confused as she was curious.
"I-I..." Dont hesitated, looking away. Her heart, as dark as the most putrid and unholy substance, pounded black blood at a thousand beats per second, while Dont blushed again, resembling the rose in her head. "C-Could... B-Be..." She finally stammered, embarrassed, looking away, unsure of what to do. What to say. What to look at. What to feel. What to expect...
Black Abyss took Dont's cheeks in her hands and made her look at her. The Demon Queen looked back at her, very doubtful and uneasy, nervous and fearful.
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"Is this one of your jokes...? Or are you serious? Say it again." The Angel looked at Dont more seriously while practically ordering her, although not aggressively, not imposingly, not intimidating her to say it... She was calm now, quiet... Reflective... Fortunately for Dont's embarrassment, this also calmed her a bit.
Dont remained silent for a moment, her lip trembling, eyes welling up with tears. The Demon Queen inside her was tempted to take control and calm her, but the Devil held her back, letting Dont handle this herself.
"I-I... I t-think… T-That… I-I love you..." She said, embarrassed, looking vulnerable... Very vulnerable... It was like when Dont wanted and begged for Black Abyss's forgiveness... When she was scared of losing everything... And the Demon Queen didn't like feeling weak. And Black Abyss knew it.
"What you were about to do that time..." Incredulously, she mentioned when she caught her with those... Women. She underscored it, practically driving a painful crystal of past regret into the Demon's heart.
"I-I shouldn't have even thought of doing it..." She tried to explain, fearful that the Paladin might think otherwise. "I-I… R-Regret trying... S-So much... M-More than anything..." She said, almost tearfully. "That…" The Demon Queen swallowed. "I-I just want to do it... With y-you..." She closed her eyes in embarrassment as she said it, opening them slightly to look at the Angel's face.
Still, her heart raced when Black Abyss smiled as she always did, approached her, and once again tasted the cherry flavor of the Angel, receiving a warm kiss from her.
Those seconds seemed eternal, enjoying them like nothing before, relieving pain, fears, and sorrows. But still, the addictive taste left her, looking at Black Abyss somewhat confused and longing for more in a dizzying mess, while the Demon Queen inside Dont frowned at the pink haze beginning to appear in the demonic wasteland.
The Angel got up from the chair, caressing the Demon's face.
"Are you... A virgin?" The Paladin asked Dont, who blushed even more.
"... I-... Y-Yes... I-I've never... Done it... O-On Earth... I-I didn't have good relationships... And I didn't trust my partners enough... A-And here... Well... I was about to ruin it... T-To lose my virginity w-with that... T-The one who bothered you... But... I t-thought of you before doing it and... I c-couldn't..." She admitted nervously, looking embarrassed as she explained that situation in more detail.
Black Abyss looked at her for a moment, and she noticed that it wasn't an excuse or a lie, it was her feelings, it was the truth...
So, swallowing and finally summoning some emotional courage in her life, the Paladin spoke with a slight stutter.
"C-Come to my room tonight... C-Consider that you've had my first kiss for now..." She exclaimed, even redder and more embarrassed.
Dont opened and closed her mouth like a fish out of water, before sighing indecisively and resignedly, just nodding silently, with intense blush.
The Queen of Titania looked aside, and simply used the G.O.D.S. medal to disappear.
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"[Hellfire Wall]!" The Archdemonologist shouted with a touch of... Well, desperation, he had to admit.
"YOU IGNORANT BRAT! [WATER SUPERCUT]!" The Leviathan roared, with several scales charred and remnants of infernal fire still on its body, as a high-pressure water slash headed towards the Demon.
The slash was blocked by the red wall of fire that formed in front of the Archdemonologist, thwarting the attack, only for a tail swipe from the Leviathan to send the Demiurge flying against one of the few large debris left from the Temple.
After all, the infernal spell with literally nuclear power had destroyed the temple and filled the ocean floor with dull red flames.
It even opened a fissure of underwater magma that balanced the temperature advantageously for the Archdemonologist due to the ice and water attacks the furious Leviathan was launching...
That was half an hour ago...
And the Archdemonologist, apart from his initial attack, which was with great force… Was barely able to defend himself.
"Tch... Seems I underestimated the potential of this world..." He complained, while the strange debuff that the Leviathan had inflicted on him, something about [Wild Magic: Depths Embrace], caused the Archdemonologist to start drown, though he was immune to it, and started to felt the pressure much stronger, to the point of starting to damage him if he didn't protect himself against it.
This was causing the Archdemonologist to lose decisively as he had to spend mana to stay safe from such debuffs... And yet, he was sure he would have lost anyway.
"... Seems I chose my battles poorly..." He clicked his tongue. "[Teleportation]" He chanted, appearing behind the Leviathan to avoid a high-pressure water jet that came out of the sea monster's mouth.
"COWARD PLAYER! COME IF YOU'RE SO BRAVE TO COME AND DESTROY MY DOMAIN!" The Leviathan roared furiously. Although the Archdemonologist wasn't sure why that serpentine monster called him a 'Player,' or what it was supposed to mean, he ignored it. "[DELTA POINT]!" He chanted, and the Archdemonologist felt in danger.
"[Belphegor Protection]!" A green aura surrounded the Demiurge, but he felt the pressure around him increase enormously, dragging him to a point where there was a void for a moment, breaking his protection but saving him from damage. "... That was close..." He growled. He was running out of mana... And he didn't think he had dealt much damage to the Leviathan... He was at a great disadvantage unless he took the monster to a desert, a place he neither knew nor had registered...
Although he could try his luck with forced teleportation, sending the monster to a human settlement far from the water, and using lots of fire spells before using one of his unused super-tier spells, [Fallen Down], or [Death Sun].
But considering that this creature had taken more than 50% of his HP, and the monster was still in good shape... He decided not to risk it.
"... [Null Space] [Hidden Destiny] [Greater Teleportation]" Using a series of spells so that the Leviathan couldn't follow him, the Archdemonologist made the smartest move for now.
Escape.
Thanks to the teleportation spell, he appeared again very close to the surface, where he had defeated the Hippocampus King, Catritus.
He groaned in pain as he looked at his arm, or rather, the stump that had been his arm before one of those [Water Supercuts] severed it.
Although looking down, he could also see, amidst the black blood flowing from his wounds along with his entrails through the stomach opening, the almost literal ocean of corpses of Krakens, lesser Leviathans, Giant Sea Serpents, and other types of powerful monsters floating or lying against the debris of the Hippocampus kingdom.
In fact... These were the results of just half an hour of Deep Suffering's hunting...
He checked his connection with the summoning, and noticed it was dying... Surely, it had fought relentlessly against all these creatures for the entire hour...
He gave a mental order, causing the monster to change course and return to where the Archdemonologist was.
"... [Demon Pulse]" He chanted, pointing at himself, causing demonic energy to crash against himself and heal several of his wounds. "[Summoner Mid-High Demon: Heathen Victim]" He chanted, summoning the Level 65 Demon, sacrificing one of the bodies of the slain monsters.
The healing demon appeared and immediately began casting healing spells on his summoner.
The Archdemonologist breathed somewhat relieved and grabbed one of the tentacles of the dead Krakens while ignoring the furious roar that resonated even from this distance from the depths...
"[Enhanced Drain Soul]"
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Name: Bael
Creators: Hanzel, Ghøst, Black Abyss•White Flower
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