“Ahhhhh!” I let out a scream as my soul started to buckle in her miasmic grip.
“Master!”
“No!”
The girls all let out cries, and Calypso’s humor returned after the harem’s brief period of defiance.
“Master.”
My Slave Communication was still open with all of the girls. I usually left it open. Even over my screaming, I could hear Lydia’s whisper like it was right in my ear.
“You are my strength.”
As she said this, her body started to morph. Soon, she had taken on a slightly more feline appearance. This was her feral state which enhanced her power! With a tiger-like roar, she leaped up and kicked the dungeon barrier that separated us from the party down below. The hit this time was enough that the entire room seemed to shudder. At this point, several Bandits tried to attack Lydia from behind while she was distracted.
“Who said you could get involved!” A dark, malevolent voice filled the room.
Black hands suddenly rose from the ground and grabbed the Bandits. They let out shrieks as they were pulled away. Some were tossed, while others were broken right away. The source of the mysterious hands was none other than Shao. Her eyes now glowed red, and she also had miasma roiling around her body. She had entered her Demon Lord Status.
Terra pulled out something from her inventory, and I realized it was three golems she had built. They took on a defensive posture behind her while she jumped up and also smashed into the barrier. It shook once again.
“Master, watch the strength that you gave us.” Miki’s voice echoed in my head.
She held up her hands, and suddenly, half the Bandits that were attacking her went slack, and then turned and attacked their own!
“I want a powerful state too!” Celeste declared, and as she said this, her body exploded once again with the wind.
The force was so powerful, the other girls had to duck. The Bandits were all slammed into the walls with enough force to kill most of them. The barrier that contained them in the arena suddenly made a cracking sound. When the wind settled, Celeste’s body was gone! Rather, in her place was the shapely outline of a person. They could only be seen as a distortion of wind. It was like a deadly tornado floating around in the shape of a beautiful woman.
“Ah! I didn’t know I could do that!” Her voice was just as surprised as everyone else.
As a Sylph, she was a fairy of wind. After watching the other girls gain strength through transformation, she had wanted a similar ability. She could throw off her mortal body of mana for a time, and become the embodiment of wind itself.
All of the girls were now going all out, and now, no matter how many Bandits came, they died. It was no longer a tense battle, but a one-sided slaughter!
“Don’t think any of this matters!” Calypso shouted, her expression turning ugly. “You will all be my slaves shortly. As for your abilities, they will exhaust with time.”
As she said this, Lydia and Terra continue to wail on the barrier, and more and more cracks formed. Worry started to fill Calypso’s face. Her composure broke for an instant, and then her eyes fell on me. It was clear what she was thinking. As long as I was defeated, then so were they.
“Who cares how strong they are or who gave them that strength? They will still fall with you!”
“They are all being strong… for me.” My voice came out much clearer now. “I have been acting foolish. Since they can be strong for me, then I must be strong for them!”
My eyes snapped open. The battle had begun!