The Burning Embrace of the Fallen Angel

About an hour. The skirmish between my subordinates and Gremory’s forces finally ended in our victory. Whenever Ryun, who was disrupting the rear, grew tired, I would jump back into the fray and cause chaos. It took some time because I had to be careful about the possibility of our own rear being ambushed, but we succeeded in slaughtering all two hundred of the enemy troops.

"Hey. You got something to say?" I poked Gremory’s cheek with the tip of my iron sword as I sat on top of her. Harsus had pinned her arms down, I was sitting on her chest, and Lime had stuffed her own slime-fluid into Gremory’s mouth to gag her. Even though she was just a clone, Gremory had been captured by me once again.

"Master, she has something in her mouth, so how could she possibly speak?"

"...That’s true. I got carried away since she’s a mage. Lime."

Lime removed the fluid from Gremory’s mouth. Even so, she kept her hand gripped over Gremory’s jaw, ready to shove the fluid back in the moment she tried to chant a spell.

"...Hmph, do you really think you’ve won?"

Gremory refused to admit defeat until the very end. I could sympathize with her; I wouldn't admit it either if I were in her shoes. We hadn't caught her main body, we hadn't killed the enemy ace, and even the tentacle monster was still alive. We had killed most of the enemy troops, but the three main pillars of their power remained.

"Gremory, do you really think you haven't lost yet?"

"Obviously. Well, if you want to ravage a clone, go ahead and do it to your heart's content. Do you think I'd break just because of that? Do you have any idea how much hardship I went through to climb up to this position!"

Gremory’s shrill scream was laced with both confidence and fury. Of course, I had no interest in how Gremory had grown. I immediately reached down and tore off her underwear.

Riiip!

Her black panties were torn wide open, revealing her dark-stained crotch. It was so discolored from overuse that I felt reluctant to even touch it. 'It really looks unappealing.' Even the folds of her skin were so shriveled that it felt like I’d be dipping into a pot of overcooked ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠stew if I put myself inside. I pushed my fingers in and spread her apart; the opening was, with a bit of exaggeration, longer than my pinky finger.

"Ryun. You shouldn't be a picky eater, right?"

"I think there are times when it's good to be picky about your food."

"No. Who told you that you could leave food on your plate?"

So, I had to finish my leftovers and clean the plate. Even if it was just a clone, I had to taste it since I’d gone through the trouble of subduing her. 'But this is a bit much.' The battle wasn't over yet. My subordinates weren't strong enough for me to relax, and the enemy wasn't weak.

"Hey, Gremory. Where is your main body? Answer me. Don't drag this out, let's keep it simple."

"......Move. Then I'll guide you myself."

Gremory’s face was overflowing with confidence. She didn't seem like she would resist, and the clone volunteered to be our guide. I ordered my subordinates to release the clone.

"...Hmph. You’re not bad."

"How long do you think you can keep up that composure? Will you be able to stay that relaxed in bed, too?"

"Is all you have in that head of yours eating and fucking?"

"Yep. It feels weird doing it with a clone, so I’m planning to do it with the main body right away."

I draped my arm around Gremory’s shoulder and kneaded her breasts. At least since the clone had lost in the group battle, she was compliant even while being harassed by me.

"Hnnng, this humiliation, it ends here. The subordinates behind you, I'll have them all turned over to the camels instead...!"

"On the contrary, if I win, you’re the one who gets turned over to my subordinates. But I’ll have a taste first."

If the logic of survival of the fittest was the primary rule of this world, then we were insulting each other according to the laws of the world and the logic of the demons. Still, since we couldn't just walk in silence, I lifted Gremory up from behind to soothe my impatience.

"Hmph! I'm prepared for you to rub against me like last time, but—ahhh?!"

"Your moans are cute, you know? Hehehe."

I shoved the love gel I’d gifted her—Lime’s fluid—into Gremory’s hole. I grabbed the hair of Gremory, who was trembling and hanging her head, and whispered into her ear.

"Is your main body trembling right now? Are you itching because it feels so good?"

"You, you dog...! Hmph, it's useless! Do you think I'm some kind of idiot like you...?!"

Gremory twisted her lips and bit down on them. I took that opportunity to push aside the front of her robe and take off my pants.

"I’ve already cut off all the sensations connecting to my main body...!"

"Aww. Then it’s no fun. Lead the way."

I put my pants back on. If the sensation isn't transmitted to the main body, where’s the fun in tormenting her? What’s the point of just thrusting into her?

"......You're not doing it?"

Gremory gulped as she looked at my crotch. But rather than wanting to fuck her, I had a burning desire to end this war immediately.

"Just lead the way."

"......Tch."

The Gremory clone clicked her tongue and led us to where her main body was located. I worried internally that she might be leading us into a trap, but unexpectedly, Gremory passed through the corridor and led my subordinates into the room where the tentacle monster was. Either she preferred a fair fight, or she was strong enough to be confident of victory against our slightly exhausted army. Either way, I would win by any means necessary.

Soon, we arrived at the tentacle monster’s room, where Gremory’s main body was waiting.

"Whoa."

Gremory’s main body was riding the tentacle monster. To be precise, her lower body was being consumed by the center of the tentacle monster that had fallen to the floor. Like an arachne, her lower half was that of a monster, while her upper half was that of a woman.

"Hehehe, hehehe!"

Gremory’s main body looked down at me and sneered. The clone dispersed into mana and seeped into the main body, and I raised my iron sword.

"That’s disgustingly huge. Did you merge with it?"

"Hahaha! You bastards are dead meat now!"

Gremory cackled and mocked us. The tentacle monster beneath Gremory extended its tentacles in all directions, wrapping them around the bodies of the women it had captured. The number of tentacles reached a staggering twelve.

"Ah, what a disgustingly annoying gimmick."

It looked like a monster that could only be properly damaged or killed if all the tentacles were removed. Using captured women as an energy source—what a depraved act.

"......."

Then, one of the elves with a vacant expression looked at me and her eyes lit up. It seemed she had seen Ryun behind me. She whispered softly to me and Ryun.

Kill me.

"Ryun."

"...Yes!"

Ryun raised her bow with a determined look. I turned the arrow aimed at Gremory toward the elf.

"Master? What are you doing right now...?"

"Usually, this means they want you to kill them. They’re saying they don’t want to be humiliated any further."

"Maybe she’s asking us to kill that thing!"

Ryun and I disagreed. The captured elf opened her mouth wide and dropped her head again. Me.

"Did she just say 'me' a moment ago? Are you sure?"

"......If that is what she desires, I will do it."

Thump, thump-thump!

Gremory manipulated the tentacle monster’s tentacles, waiting for us to enter. That massive body was clearly too large to fit through the corridor.

"I wonder if that thing can separate?"

"...It looks like the tentacles are embedded inside her body?"

Meari used her keen eye to observe the fusion between Gremory and the tentacle monster. As she said, the tentacle monster was swallowing Gremory’s lower half up to below her pubic bone, undulating as it did so. It seemed Gremory had sacrificed her lower half to gain control over the tentacle monster.

"Ohoho! Are you trying to make me separate? In your dreams! Your fate is to have your dick broken by these tentacles! Surrender quietly!"

"Agh, damn. I was worried for nothing."

Given the current situation, the most dangerous moment had been when our forces ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠clashed earlier. What would have happened if Gremory had formed a phalanx with the camel monsters and bombarded us with magic from a distance?

"Meari, do you know what the usual weakness of a tentacle monster is?"

"Fire?"

"Exactly. Fire. We need to set the whole thing ablaze."

"But how? We don't have any fire-attribute monsters, and the only thing our army has is my Fireball spell."

As Meari said, we would need a flamethrower to exploit the tentacle monster’s weakness. But our army consisted entirely of warriors who used swords and bows, except for Meari.

"That Fireball of yours, can you set anything on fire with it?"

"...Father, surely you don't mean?"

"Yeah."

I blocked my subordinates from entering together, then stepped forward and nodded at Meari. Meari shook her head vehemently, refusing my order.

"No! I can't do that!"

"Do it."

"Father!"

"This is the only way to win. Meari, I don't want to see you and everyone else being humiliated by that monster's tentacles."

That much was the truth. My defeat would be synonymous with all my subordinates being impregnated by tentacles, and I had to work harder to prevent such a worst-case scenario. Only I could defeat that monster.

I had to kill her. The battle with Luna had become a benchmark for me, and at level 80, it was a fight I could handle. I had to handle it.

"Meari!"

"......I'm sorry!"

Meari fired a fire arrow toward the front. The first shot grazed my cheek, and all the subsequent attacks flew past me, aimed at Gremory’s body.

"Hmph!"

Gremory moved her tentacles and swatted away the fire arrows. Her face was full of composure, but that composure was slowly being replaced by shock and bewilderment.

Whoosh, whoosh.

"Hey, do you smell something burning?"

I wiped my pinky finger with my hand. My whole body was heating up, and my vision was dyed red. Through Berserk, my body temperature rose as if I were on fire.

"You crazy pig! You’re the one burning!"

"Oink!"

I dashed forward. Behind me, Ryun and the hunters raised their bows. They were smart enough to aim their arrows at the women placed against the walls.

"Th-this!"

Gremory hurriedly waved her arms and extended several tentacles toward ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠me. But I could feel her hesitation.

Whoosh, whoosh!

My entire body, heated by Berserk, was now burning hot. I closed my mouth entirely because the hot air stabbing at my lungs every time I breathed was unbearable. My lips dried out rapidly, and I kicked off the ground and leaped into the air.

"Kya, kyaaaaaa!!"

Gremory screamed. I was just planning to fly high into the sky and dive toward Gremory. With my whole body set on fire. The flames from Meari’s fire arrows had grazed my robe and engulfed my entire body, and I had chosen to charge in directly because I felt a simple fireball wouldn't be enough. And that choice was spot on.

"O-oh, don't come! Don't come while you're burning!"

"Gremory——!!"

I shouted toward the front as if venting the rage inside me. The moment I took a short breath, my entire nasal cavity felt like it was on fire.

"Accept my burning heart—-!!"

"You really are burning, you crazy pig!"

"Guaaaaaaaaah!!"

I ran with all my ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠might, kicked off the ground, and leaped.

"Get lost!"

Gremory swung her tentacles at me. It was a move to swat me out of the air, and I caught the tentacles flying from both sides as if tucking them between my arms and armpits.

"Guaaaaaaah!!"

It hurt like hell. It felt like my armpits were being torn apart. But it was less painful than being burned. I squeezed out every ounce of strength I had, even more than when I was with Ryun, and pulled the two taut tentacles.

"Gre-mo-ry—!!"

Using the tentacles as handles, I jumped toward Gremory in mid-air. Gremory twisted her body left and right to avoid me, but she couldn't pull her lower half out of the tentacle monster, nor could she stop me.

Squelch.

I landed on the tentacle monster’s body. Then, I knelt on both knees and opened my arms toward Gremory.

"Accept my burning heart, Gremory!"

"Kyaaaaaaaaah!!"

I hugged Gremory tightly, robe and all, while I was on fire. Gremory’s bare skin and hair caught fire, and as she thrashed about, the tentacle monster began to rampage.

"Let go, let go, please let go—!!"

"You want a fire injection? Got it!"

I sat down and wrapped my legs around Gremory’s waist so she couldn't escape.

"Shall we play with fire? A hot night, *cough*."

The ashes of Gremory’s burning hair filled my mouth with a dry, bitter taste. I spat out the ashes that had entered my mouth and hugged Gremory’s back.

"Let’s have a hot night together today."

"Aaaaaaaaah!!"

Gremory’s screams filled the entire chamber.