587
Chapter 587
The eyes of Lilith, who was shackled to the bed, glowed with a pale platinum color that suddenly changed to crimson red as she gently smiled at Zeke, who had taken her hand.
KUDDDDDK!
The chains transformed into snakes that wrapped around Lilith's arms and legs. The snakes slithered up Zeke's wrist, coiling around his neck and entire body.
Lilith gazed at the frozen Zeke with seductive eyes.
"Guide of Fair Pain, you're too naive to contain the Arrogant Savior's soul. There's a saying in the demon realm to be most wary of children and the elderly - it seems you didn't know that."
Lilith's body began to change as she rose from the bed. In an instant, she transformed from a fragile girl into an alluring woman.
Still holding Zeke's hand, Lilith looked down at him with a smile.
"Have a dream. A deep and serious dream. Meanwhile, I'll take what should be mine."
WOOOOONG!
Strong waves emanated from where their hands met. The chains that bound Lilith's hands and feet shook violently.
CHARRRRRK!
As the chains trembled, Lilith's small body began to shake as well.
Zeke's eyes changed and his lips moved as if to speak something, but without making a sound, he closed his eyes and froze in place as his consciousness faded.
Lilith approached Zeke who was sitting in the chair, lowered herself, and slowly opened her mouth.
Then, the soul's energy flowed out of Zeke's mouth and into Lilith's.
The power contained in the Arrogant Savior's soul, as well as the divinity that Zeke had accumulated as a constellation, was being transferred directly to Lilith.
"Haaah..."
Lilith let out an exclamation while holding such high-quality energy in her mouth.
'To think a human would possess such power. This is beyond imagination.'
This level of power would be more than enough to break the seal binding her.
At that moment, Butler Shamos, who was watching this from the side, trembled.
He glared at Lilith, who was sucking in Zeke's energy, with an expression as if he might shed tears of blood.
Seeing this, Lilith mocked Shamos.
Shamos, you look upset. Perhaps you thought this person might become your new master and set you free.
Shamos bit his lips tightly and slowly bowed his head as he spoke.
"My glorious master is only you, Lady Lilith."
Lilith was an incarnation of the Arrogant Savior and a being who received a share of his soul to gain divinity.
When the Arrogant Savior ascended to the physical realm and Babel fell, his subordinates who couldn't transfer their allegiance had three paths to choose.
One of the options was to die gloriously like the Skeleton Commander Asmodius.
Another was to become a subordinate of another great demon, like the Clear Green Wish.
The final option was to rely on Lilith, who shared the divinity of the Arrogant Savior.
Although Lilith was far below the rank of a constellation, the Arrogant Savior's subordinates who couldn't bring themselves to die or serve under another demon had no choice but to bow their heads to her to survive and plan for the future.
But Lilith was far from easygoing.
Her constellation name was Twisted Seduction's Corruption, obtained when she gained divinity, showing how much she enjoyed sinister schemes.
Even as Babel was falling, Lilith formed an unfair covenant with the Arrogant Savior's subordinates to subjugate their souls to herself, and this relationship continued until now.
Shamos clenched his fist as he watched Zeke having his soul's power stolen by Lilith.
He had briefly hoped that someone who became a Grand Duke in a human body and gained recognition from other Grand Dukes might be able to break their situation of being trapped here, neither dead nor alive, captured by Lilith.
But Lilith was a being who possessed the powerful authority of seduction that could tempt even great demons.
That's why even the Arrogant Savior fell for her, and later, realizing her danger, confined her to the castle.
When the Arrogant Savior was sealed in the physical realm and Babel fell, she tried to overcome the situation by absorbing his subordinates while confined to the castle, but breaking the Arrogant Savior's power was impossible.
That's when Mephistopheles, the master of Pandemonium, appeared and proposed a contract to her.
It was a contract to guarantee safety by separating this castle into another dimension, including her and her subordinates, in exchange for using it as a meeting place for the Grand Dukes.
Even for Lilith, there was nothing she could do against Mephistopheles, the Master of Unbreakable contracts.
She couldn't allow herself to be destroyed along with the falling Babel, so Lilith had no choice but to accept the proposal.
Thus, the 'Castle Marduk,' which was once like a symbol of Babel, fell to become an isolated prison.
'To think I'd lead the only thread of salvation to the fire pit with my own hands.'
Though Shamos had brought Zeke here due to the covenant with Lilith, he actually wanted to reveal the truth to Zeke right away.
All he could do was fall into frustration and despair as he watched Zeke helplessly losing his divinity to Lilith.
Good, this should be enough for now.
Lilith raised her head and spoke aloud, feeling ecstatic about the immense karma within her body.
"This is amazing power. If I absorb all of this human's soul, I might even be able to become a Demon lord."
She smiled with satisfaction and tried to release Zeke's hand that she was holding.
But something was strange.
Zeke was still gripping her hand tightly.
Lilith frowned and tried to shake off Zeke's hand.
However, it wouldn't separate, as if their hands were stuck together.
Lilith furrowed her brow and twisted her body, trying once again to remove her hand from Zeke's grip.
But then something completely unexpected happened.
WOOOOOONG!
A strong vibration occurred in Lilith's hand that was caught by Zeke, and a seal slowly rose from the back of her hand.
Seeing this, Lilith was shocked nearly to death.
"H-how is this…?!"
A demon's seal could be considered a collection of information that represents their existence.
Being a mark directly connected to the soul, it is never revealed except in crucial moments.
However, Lilith's seal rose on its own, and even the security barriers she had set up in double and triple layers began to unlock automatically.
"No! Stop this right now!"
As the geometric patterns rising from the seal were unlocked, they began transforming into characters containing increasingly important information.
SHHHHHING!
The character strings expanded rapidly, filling the entire room.
Lilith felt completely exposed, as if not wearing a single thread.
She screamed and tried to remove Zeke's hand, but nothing worked.
Amidst the numerous flowing character strings, suddenly a group of characters gathered in front of Zeke.
WOOOONG
The characters aligned themselves in rows and columns, forming complete sentences.
Simultaneously, Zeke, who had his eyes closed, opened them wide.
A message appeared before his eyes.
[Successfully connected to the soul entity of the incomplete divinity Twisted Seduction's Corruption.]
[Completed analysis of the corresponding soul entity.]
[Acquired the right to subjugate and force execution of the corresponding soul entity through the authority of Absolute Reign.]
[Would you like to exercise your acquired rights?]
A cruel smile appeared on Zeke's face as he saw the message.
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RUMBLING!
Nigel, Nabu, and Manna approached Storm Island on a ferry.
As the waves grew stronger, Nabu opened the book he was holding.
"Ah geez, this damn island, seriously!"
Nabu searched for a passage to calm the waves and shouted as if wailing.
"Mmmmm! Here it is! Towering waves crash before me! But their mighty spirit and will shall part the fierce waves, guiding them to a path of tranquility!"
As his words became a word authority and activated, the waves of Storm Island split in half.
As a path opened between them to enter the island, Nigel spoke to Manna who was behind.
"Now!"
Manna formed a barrier while holding her hands in prayer.
A spherical barrier surrounded the entire ferry and began moving forward between the parted waves.
RUMBLING!
Nabu fidgeted nervously, not knowing when the parted waves might crash down again.
"Manna! Faster! Let's go faster!"
Despite Nabu's noisy urging, Manna maintained her composure while moving the boat.
Then something rippled at the end of the parted wave path.
WOOOONG!
A portal opened that would allow them to enter Storm Island.
Nabu shouted upon seeing this.
"Ah! There it is. Let's go through there!"
Just then, the parted waves began moving again.
The place was so full of various energies that even word authority couldn't maintain its effect for long.
Nabu gritted his teeth and shouted toward Storm Island.
"Aaargh! Why are you doing this?! This really isn't faaaaair!"
Watching this from the side, Nigel let out a shallow sigh and drew her sword.
She went to the stern of the boat and focused energy into her sword.
RUMBLING!
Soul energy gathered in her sword.
She then thrust her sword toward the sea.
Explosive energy burst from the sword, propelling the boat forward at tremendous speed.
WHOOOOSH!
The waves collapsed along the path of the advancing boat.
"URRRGH!"
With Nabu's scream, the boat narrowly escaped the collapsing waves and entered the portal.