“Filthy demon! What gives you the right to set your dirty feet here!”
The renowned Sword Master of the Labyrinthos Empire.
“Your Majesty. Please grant me permission.”
“Granted.”
“Everything shall be according to Your Majesty’s will.”
KWAANG!
His head exploded.
“No one! Shall pass through here!”
The master of the continent’s mightiest magic tower, the Red Tower.
“My lord! Your command.”
“Eradicate them.”
“Yes, my lord.”
ZING!
A single blast of magic disintegrated him.
All the Transcendents the Empire prided themselves on confidently stepped forward, only to be horrifically slaughtered by Lilith’s subordinates.
Lilith, who had transcended mortality and reached the level of a demigod, overwhelmed even the Transcendents who had broken through the barrier known as ‘Master’ with her empowered subordinates.
To the people of the continent, Lilith was truly a Demon King descending into the mortal realm.
After defeating all the Empire’s forces, she entered the capital of the Labyrinthos Empire drenched in blood.
Labyrinthos Empire Capital
Central Imperial Palace of the Emperor
KWAANG!
Lilith’s subordinates smashed the main gate and charged in.
Lilith followed slowly behind.
“Hah. Filthy demon girl! How dare you enter here!”
And waiting for her on the throne was the Emperor of the Labyrinthos Empire.
Despite all the Transcendents of the Empire being defeated, he had not left the palace. Did he have some kind of confidence?
“How surprising. I didn’t expect you to not run away.”
“Run away? Why would I? There is no reason to flee from a filthy demon. Our God is watching over us.”
“God? Are you really believing in that pathetic god of yours, Alburzoa?”
The God of Evil Alburzoa, who caused the Labyrinthos Empire to sacrifice people from other territories, including Lily.
The justification for the sacrifices was that Alburzoa maintained this world and the sun.
Thus, the ridiculous belief that if they did not sacrifice to Alburzoa, the world would be destroyed.
I thought using sacrifices to subdue the territories was just an excuse…
But to think the Emperor seriously held that belief.
“However, your belief seems false. While your entire Empire is devastated and your Transcendents are dying, that so-called god is doing nothing.”
“……Heh heh heh.”
Suddenly, the Emperor wore a sinister smile.
“He did nothing? No, He has been waiting.”
“…Waiting?”
“Waiting for this moment! For the day when you, the best offering, would enter His ‘stomach’!”
GUUUUUUUNG!
Suddenly, a massive hole opened in the ceiling of the Emperor’s chamber.
“A dimensional gate? What the hell…!”
“My master! I deliver the offering You commanded! May You be pleased!”
The hole began to grow larger.
“You!”
WUUUUUUUUNG!
“Khuh!”
Noticing something strange, Lilith shot her magic arrow, tearing apart the Emperor, but the dimensional gate continued to expand, swallowing the entire space.
GUUNG!
The environment morphed.
A pitch-black void.
Lilith found herself standing in the center of it.
“……Hah. I was hit hard. To think Alburzoa’s faith was not a lie.”
KWAZIK!
“But nothing will change. Rather, I shall kill you, the one who caused Lily to die, and atone for my sins.”
-How arrogant. You little one.
In the dark space, massive eyes revealed themselves above.
“…Eyes?”
-You think you can be arrogant just because you have transcended mortality? Even if you are stepping toward achieving divinity, you are still a mere chick. There is a clear gap in levels.
“……Alburzoa.”
-Hu hu hu hu. I am the true god, Alburzoa.
WUNG WUNG WUNG!
Suddenly, the world began to shake.
“You…You…Lily…….”
Numerous dimensional gates opened behind Lilith.
“Die!”
The power of ‘Chaos’ mixed with the magic Lilith had stored for a decisive moment.
The energy of destruction poured forth toward the great eyes.
KWAHAHHA!
-Hahahaha! Quite satisfying. For a chick that has just awakened to divinity, you possess strong power.
Yet, amidst an attack capable of melting everything, Alburzoa’s eyes sustained no damage.
“……This can’t be.”
-You think that I, the overlord of this dimension, would not know of your existence just because you’ve reached the level of a Grand Wizard?
“……What?”
-I have known you since the moment you reached the level of Grand Wizard. I keep my eyes on every being that transcends mortality.
“You knew me?”
-I was skeptical about whether you would achieve divinity. Your foundation was too weak and the dark energy too abundant. Even the power blasted at me earlier contained that strange energy. However, you have started to gain and wield divinity. You have granted divinity to your subordinates and made them stronger. Thus, I have made my decision.
GUUUUUUUNG!
Gigantic hands appeared from thin air.
-I’ll grow you up and then devour you.
KWAANG!
The massive hands were about to crush Lilith.
-I never expected such a prime divine food to appear in the dimension I govern.
Lilith barely managed to shield herself with her shield made of ‘Chaos.’
-There is a bit of a strange energy, but after all, it is still divine.
“Ugh! You! Is that why you’ve been consuming sacrifices all this time, due to divinity?”
-Huh huh. Now that you’re in a position to die, I’ll let you know. Indeed. Generally, divinity is power accumulated through faith. But that alone wasn’t enough. That’s why the Labyrinthos Empire made sacrifices.
How to build divinity, you ask?
-Sacrifices and fear politics allow me to gather divinity even from non-believers. In fact, consuming the despairing sacrifices is quite fun too. Huhahahaha!
“……Lily.”
-Hmmm? Speaking of which, one of the food I consumed remembered you.
“……!”
-That name is Lily…yes. Your name was Erika. That offering was incredibly sweet.
As Lilith, completely exhausted from the power struggle, faced Alburzoa’s mocking tone.
-While trembling, you thought only of me, eh? Such exquisite taste.
“NOOOOOO!”
-Hah. Yes. Continue to stoke that divinity. Bring me more!
PAAAT!
In an instant, Lilith’s figure vanished.
-What…!
Suddenly, she revealed herself in the air.
“You called this place ‘stomach.'”
-NO!
“Offering container. Yes, this was all you. Both your eyes and hands were all devices to deceive my eyes. It was all a ruse to mislead me.”
-NO!
“Die!”
KWAANG!
Lilith placed her hand on the areas where the concentration of divinity was particularly high and unleashed her power.
WUNG!
The gigantic hands and eyes crumbled into dust.
“……Is it done?”
CHARRAACK!
At that moment, black threads poured from all directions, binding Lilith’s body.
-You……. You have done well to pull this off.
WHOOSH!
From the air, smoke gathered and took a humanoid shape.
“Albur…zoa….”
-Because of you, 100 years of divinity has been extinguished! The amount I would gain from devouring you would only be 50 years!
“Ugh….”
-I can’t afford to prolong this any further. I have to eat right away.
And in that moment.
PAAAT!
Brilliant light enveloped the surroundings.
-What is…?
Flowers bloomed wherever the light touched.
“Teardrop. Lily’s most favorite flower.”
-What is this! What have you done! Why is my divinity!
-Erika.
“Lily?”
-I wished for you to be happy, and look how far you’ve come.
“Where are you, Lily!”
-For me…you threw away everything…….
“Lily! I’ll save you!”
-No, Erika. I have already died.
“No, Lily….”
-But you aren’t, right? Most importantly, you have the potential to become a god, don’t you?
The light gathered, forming a massive flower.
A small Lily emerged from the blossom.
-The ones devoured by that demon have given me power. So I can help you. Let’s defeat that evil together.
“Lily….”
CHARRAACK!
A tremendous amount of divinity poured into Lilith alongside the brilliant light.
-You must be happy. My hero.
SHATTER!
Lilith’s essence crumbled into dust, passing the entirety of her power.
-How well! You’ve done just that to my divinity!
KWAANG!
Alburzoa’s avatar leaped into the air, slamming down onto Lilith.
-I shall annihilate you! Turn you into the remains of a soul that cannot even reincarnate!
KUUNG!
“Lily…… You died for me….”
WHAT THE…! With just this level of divinity, how could you possess such power!
“All debts. I will claim them all.”
Just wait just a little longer.
My Teardrop.
My Lily.
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