The truth lay bare in front of them, the Mistress had told them everything they needed to know for now. The reason the maze was established, the goddess's desperation, and the undead god's last-ditch attempt to save the mother of his child. Leaving parts that she knew would serve no purpose, the Mistress kept smiling–waiting for their leader to decide what they planned to do next.
"Kill me and the Kingdom of Athenia will crumble to bits~" She said, showing no signs of remorse, regret or even fear. Instead, smirking at their helplessness, she leaned back with her chest puffed with arrogance.
"As if Athenia will let that happen!" Squeezing the handles of the dagger, Raven wished to dash forward and just slit her throat clean, but deep down the question ate at him; 'what if what she was telling was the truth?'.
Leaning forward once more, the Mistress chuckled behind sealed lips. Watching the whole party struggling to contain their anger, their fists clenched, their lips ready to cast spells, she enjoyed every moment of it.
"She can try but just like your attempt to peer into Maria's mind failed–" Halting herself, the Mistress covered her mouth with her hand and began to giggle. "And yes, I felt your desperate attempt to do so when you tried. How did that work for you by the way? Not at all is my guess so why would you think this time would be any different?"
"How do you know...about that?" Eyes wide with horror, Raven's mind raced for an answer, and although the Mistress didn't reply, the more he thought of it, the more he grew closer to a singular answer. With a gulp, he shook his head, let the daggers disappear into the dark, and then finally looking into her eyes he asked, hesitantly. "You granted her that wish?"
The demoness nodded, still smirking at the party.
"The poor girl would've died on the streets, what else was I supposed to do?
Besides, watching her struggle was far more chaotic than just letting the cycle of torment continue until she died." Her remarks made the blood of them all boil with rage, but knowing their attempts would be futile and only result in drawing the ire of an enemy they can't possibly beat; they kept their anger sheathed even though it was ready to rain on aggressively like burning oil.
While the mortals struggled to accept the situation, the only other pure demon decided to step forward. Looking down at the Mistress, an unsure look over Asmodia.
With the loss of intimidation, she looked like a defeated wolf scurrying away from the victor's territory. Even so, being outed as a primordial, everyone but Asmodia saw her in a different light. They couldn't defeat her, nor wanted to as of yet, so better way to end the conflict than an agreement that she would stop her torments.
"Don't think we're not gonna watch you." Taking a step closer despite feeling a grip of uncertainty over his entire being, Raven looked the Mistress in the eye as he warned her with his parting words. "This stalemate, it doesn't make you an ally but also not yet an enemy as long as you abide by what you've promised."
Holding her bitter gaze for a while, Raven could feel his fingers still quivering for a slash. However, holding himself back from doing something stupid, he quickly turned around and led the group outdoors.
"By the way..." Staying behind for a while longer while the party left, Asmodia had something else to say to the demoness.
"What?!" She growled, glaring at Asmodia with a scrunched nose.
Smirking at her frustration, the demoness rubbed even more salt to the demon's wounds.
"We have two visitors from Elenaris, they'll be back here tomorrow to check out this place. Keep it open to the public so they can spread more chaos to feed our people down there." Even though the Mistress couldn't stand Asmodia any more, if the girls visiting would lead to more chaos for the demons to exploit, then she had no choice but to agree to her request.
"I'll show them the basics, now fuck off!"
"Ooo~ Such a foul mouth, your mother will be disappointed when I tell meet her tonight, ahaha~"
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Disappearing with those words and an echoing cackle, the devil of seduction had successfully managed to piss off a primordial.