"H-how? How is that possible?" I demanded, anger starting to flood through me.
Eliana looked like she was about to cry. Prince Aberis looked extremely pained as he spoke.
"We hired the highest-level priests we could, but your girls left no traces for us. Their bodies were completely destroyed. A Priest can bring back someone without a body, but only if they have some connection. A piece of hair or clothing. However, your girls always carried everything they own on them, and they and their storage rings were destroyed. The only way we could bring them back is with your slave mark. Unfortunately, you've been unconscious."
I let out a sigh of relief. "You should have said that from the beginning. You were making me worried. Then, let's get the Priest here."
Elena looked over at Aberis tearfully, but his expression didn't change as he stared down with a face filled with regret.
"I'm sorry, but that deadline passed."
I blinked. "Excuse me, what are you talking about? Isn't there like 30 days for a Resurrection to work?"
"In the best circumstances, yes," Prince Aberis sighed, "But they died not simply in a dungeon but as a result of a miasma attack itself. Their souls would have already sustained some damage. Even if they held out until the dungeon dispersed, their timeline would be severely limited."
"How limited? How long has it been?" I didn't realize I was yelling now.
"You were in a coma." He responded. "The attack on the city was five weeks ago."
"You… no…" My entire body shook. "That's… not possible. We… we can still try, right?"
"Deek, we did everything we could. There were others who we couldn't resurrect. A total of ten people died permanently that day. We searched the slave market and sent someone to Chalm to find something to resurrect the girls. We were able to find something of the tigerkin girls. At that point, three weeks had already passed. We decided to use the Priest, but the spell ultimately failed. I'm sorry, the damage to their souls was just too much."
"I'm… so sorry…" Eliana said, openly weeping.
"No," I said.
"Deek… we…"
"No!" I turned, using Heal and Refresh until I forced myself to stand.
With the exception of a sheet loosely hanging in my arms, I was completely naked. Eliana spun away, blushing. However, before they could say any other words, my body suddenly started to glow, causing the two nobility to step back and gasp. Four separate tattoos now glowed on my body. The newest one was right across my back. I immediately reset all of my skills. I had 27 points now. It was enough for a 4th tier spell called Resurrection. The dungeon point spells were always powerful, and a 4th tier resurrection had to be even more powerful still.
Normally, spells were related to how powerful the caster was. So, a Resurrection spell was only as powerful as the Priest casting it. Although there were various circumstances between resurrecting Karr, in the end, Celeste was a very powerful mage and her mana was supplemented with a great deal of fairy powder. I didn't have fairy powder, but I did have the dungeon system. It was all I had.
"Lydia!" I called out. "Resurrection!"
I called, holding out my hand I feeling through my slave mark for the girl who should be by my side. However, after a few moments, nothing happened.
"Resurrection!" I cried out again.
Still, nothing happened.
"Deek…" Eliana was crying, her hand half lifted as if she wanted to comfort me.
"Lydia…" I collapsed to my knees. "I screwed up. I kept thinking… I kept thinking that you wanted freedom. I was convinced that you didn't want to be by my side, that you were only there because you wanted to be polite and show your appreciation… However, I know the truth now. You want me to own you. You want to be my slave. Only in that way, can you be as close to me as you can. It's the only way you know how to show how you feel. So… fine… you're my slave. I accept you. And you will be my slave forever!"
"So… don't think you can quit now. I own you! Your body! Your mind! Your soul! I own every part of you. That means… you definitely… you absolutely… you have to do what I say! I order you… come back to me. I am your Master, and I'm telling you to come back! There is no choice. Follow my command, or forget being my slave! My slaves will always listen, you hear… always! That's the Master I am! Lydia, I order you to come back! Resurrection!"
I held out my hand again. After ten seconds passed, I was just about to drop my hand, when suddenly I felt the spell shift slightly. It was starting to progress. It started out slowly, but it started to pick up, moving faster and faster. The ground began to shake. Eliana gasped and Prince Aberis grabbed her and pulled her back.
"Lydia!"
A light exploded out, so bright that it threatened to blind everyone in the room. The rumbling sound shook the entire palace, causing several people to fear that another demon lord had appeared. When the light suddenly faded, a naked girl was lying in the bed. I stared down at her, feeling a bit of disbelief. Her ears twitched. Her eyes opened.
"M-master!" She leaped at me, my sheet falling down as I was pushed to the ground.
We were both terribly weak, but Lydia was just a tad stronger. She had come back to me. She had come back to me… horny?
"Ah!" Eliana made a noise as she got over the shock of the resurrection and started noticing what was happening on the floor, her face turning red. "Wh-wh-what are they doing?"
Prince Aberis started to wear a lewd face. "Hehe… he really is a man. Doesn't even waste any time."
"Wait… Lydia… stop… I have to resurrect the other girls!"
"Master all to myself? I definitely must take advantage of this time I can have Master to myself!"
"Aren't we still in the room?" Eliana replied in a panic.
"Well, you won't be doing that with him until you two get married."
"Ah! M-m-married, he'll do th-that!" Eliana became overloaded and passed out.
Prince Aberis caught her and then laughed one last time. "You finish up here, we'll give you some privacy."
"Hah! It's in! No… wait, this is definitely not the right time! Lydia! Stop! I'm your Master! It's an order! Wait, don't rock that… ahhhhh!"
Eventually, I got around to resurrecting the other girls. What was it about Resurrection that made them come back horny? It was a very exhausting night.