Book 5: Chapter 8: A Demon’s Pain

Book 5: Chapter 8: A Demon’s Pain

Scarlet

The next few days end up being rather awkward, since Aria keeps asking me to join her when Blue takes her out. And their interactions arent exactly what Id say normal. Considering that they arent really saying anything.

In the end, Im just kind of left spending the couple-hour-long outings each time training my Blood Manipulation. One of the very few skills that I can train without actually fighting something, considering how its not necessarily a 100% combat based skill.

Even if its very useful in combat.

Amelia even joins in on a couple of our outings, my biological mother seemingly rather happy that her brother is getting his emotions back. Albeit with some conflicting feelings about what hes done while he was missing them.

Especially the time he almost killed me. She doesnt seem to want to let that go, even if he didnt have his emotions then.

Which, as a result, makes things even more awkward.

And I thought your family gatherings on your fathers side was awkward Tar mutters, making me nod my head as I walk through the falling snow on Mount Everest not long after my most recent dinner outing with them.

If it werent for Aria asking, I would never go to things like that. Its just too awkward and is honestly a bit of a waste of time considering that I could be fighting instead.

And here I thought you were growing more normal after reaching Class V, Tar says with a sigh. A pity.

Rude.

Although, I will admit, the Sin of Pride doesnt seem to affect me as much as it did before reaching Class V.The debut release of this chapter happened at Ñøv€l-B1n.

You dont need to say anything, she states, purposefully not looking directly at the two so that her Sin wont act up.

They failed and even lost one of their number. I was already prepared for that to happen, but to lose another Noble while were still saving up reality energy for The Reapers passage

Lily sighs before glancing in the direction of the sky, where a large bubble of blood can be seen blocking out the moon and any celestial objects as the planet itself slowly moves away from the void invasion. Then she turns her gaze towards the central continent, to the massive pillar of blood shooting up into the sky that she can see even from where shes standing on the South-Western continent.

Several seconds pass in silence before she turns back to look at the Gate, wishing that she could pass through it herself and simply drag the Princess to Tartarus. But the Gate cant handle her right now. It doesnt have the reality energy.

And even if it did have the reality energy, they need to save it for The Reaper to pass through.

Now that Scarlet is a Noble herself, as a Princess as well, she has authority over any other Noble demon so long as she has her crest out. So none of the demon Nobles can harm her or even capture her to bring her back. Because if they send too many Nobles or too high a level Nobles, then the Princess will just escape herself or as a last resort use her crest. But if they send too few or too weak Nobles then shell just kill them, making their situation even worse.

If it werent for that White Knight

Lily feels her eyes spark with a pink flame as her anger and the memory of the womans appearance the time she saw her with Leonidas, not to mention Leonidass appearance, sparks her Sin of Lust for a moment, only for Lily to dig her claws into her own palms to snap herself out of it. Then she takes a deep breath and lets it out.

Damnit.

The succubus takes another deep breath before glancing at the illusion showing the image of the two Nobles, still purposefully not looking directly at either of them as she says, Theres only one thing we can do at this point. She turns to face the Gate again. Tell her about whats happening.

Understood, Duchess Rose! both of the Nobles declare before the illusion vanishes.

Ill just have to hope that Her Highness decides to come back on her own.