-- POV Freya --
"Light and...darkness...beyond the door lies the truth."
The young Lynn had spoken these words without regard to those beside her and was walking towards the doors with an admiring look. She could clearly read the inscriptions that adorned them even though no one else but understood their aning. Everyone was silent and at that mont I was sure that this writing, this language, ca from the demons, which explained Lynn's knowledge.
*Mmmh I can't wait to have a little chat with her kufufu~*
[Uh onee-san it won't be an interrogation okay ? So... try to control yourself]
I was still in my demon form, which I could instinctively make disappear at any ti as I could with my humanoid and wolf forms. I watched the young succubus and as I smiled dangerously, she snapped out of her trance-like state before hastily turning towards us. She hadn't realized that in her fascination she had forgotten everything around her.
Turning to the Commanders and Lieutenants, Lynn had a confused and embarrassed look on her face as she realized that they were all watching her with interest. In front of everyone she had uttered a most mysterious phrase and everyone was now asking questions. The young succubus didn't dare say anything more and while I was still staring at her without a word, I walked towards her slowly. When I was a few feet away, Lynn suddenly turned around and faced .
"Y-Your...I..."
Her very light red, almost pink eyes looked into mine and at that mont Lynn froze. Only a few seconds had passed and yet she had gone almost pale and was trembling. Suddenly, without warning, her body began to move on its own and the next mont she was kneeling before as if carried by her instinct. I could not look away from her eyes and the intensity of mine seed to subjugate her.
[Onee-san ?]
I didn't answer as that sa feeling of familiarity awoke in as I looked into her eyes. Unconsciously I had moved closer to her and now had my fingers lifting her chin. I had been intrigued by this sensation but it was actually her demon side resonating slightly with mine. Finally looking up, in front of all my soldiers had also bowed to . As I looked up, the sight made proud and once again I couldn't help but smile.
Once again, that singular excitent, that feeling of being important, of being respected and powerful, ran through , giving the shivers. Why did this shape seem to bring out sides of that I didn't know existed ? I didn't know, but even if I liked this feeling, I had no desire to change, and even less so in front of my subordinates who had also beco like a sort of family to .
*Damn...I still have to get used to it...*
[I...I don't know how you don't literally turn into a demon. What's going through your red mana is far from normal, it's like...a cluster of vices pushing you to do whatever you want. I'm not affected, but I can feel those demonic urges strongly enough to know that...you're really amazing]
Apart from Kira, I had no voice in my head haunting , whispering atrocious ideas, but the effect was not much different. I was as if thirsty for blood within , increasing my impulsiveness, my fighting madness and my desire for domination. It didn't happen all the ti, and though the feeling remained when I was in this form, sotis it intensified.
[Breathe onee-san, you're doing great. Don't let it get to you, and I'm sure it won't be long before you can let go of one of the doors anyway. That should lessen the effects of this form]
My little sister was right and was always there to help and advise even if so truths were hard to hear. She was the one who always kept my head on my shoulders and there were many tis when she had stopped from doing sothing stupid. However, Kira wasn't going to be on my mind for much longer and I had to start accepting that idea which, deep down, scared a little.
Breathing softly, this aggressiveness that was invading cald down slightly, allowing to act more in accordance with my personality. Staring at everyone for several seconds this ti, I straightened up before raising my voice, which began to echo throughout the place. With my soldiers so loyal and brave, I didn't want to drag things out any longer. We had to get through one of those doors and get ho.
"Soldiers ! You must have a lot of questions about what's going on just like I do. Since we descended into these depths we have yet to find answers but sothing tells we are getting close. There will be enemies, no doubt more powerful than those we have faced before, but we will return to our Empire alive ! Even if the sunlight no longer warms our hearts and the moonlight no longer soothes our souls, we will conquer this place I would make mine !"
During our ti here an idea had occurred to . Once this place was completely explored and cleaned up, I wanted to use it as a kind of base. I don't know yet what we could do there and it all depended on what we found and if it was possible but it was in the back of my mind. So it all started with conquering this place and for that I needed the strength of my companions.
At the end of my sentence they had all stood up with their hands over their hearts, their eyes shining with determination as I loved to see them. My satisfaction only grew as I practiced holding back my red aura that was constantly floating around . My soldiers still wouldn't look in the eye, still too intimidated, but it wasn't hard to see that they agreed with .
[I guess it's ti to go]
*Mmmh*
As the Commanders, Lieutenants, and Lynn waited, I turned once more to the two doors. As the young succubus had said, there was light and darkness on one side and no one knew which was the right answer or if there was even a right answer. We stood there, motionless, our heads raised towards those giant structures and we had to make a decision.
"Lynn, you who seem to be able to understand these inscriptions, what door would you take ?"
I hadn't bothered to turn around and ask the question, and the reason I'd turned to her was because her opinion at that mont was more important than anyone else's. When you think about it, the idea of covering the tree with its mana was hers and sothing told that Lynn could be of great help. Waiting patiently for an answer and after a few seconds her trembling voice finally answered.
"I...I have no idea your highness I..."
"Earlier you said 'behind the door lies the truth', what did that an ?"
I didn't want to waste ti and I wanted Lynn to tell clearly if she could help us or not. The young succubus had sensed this eagerness and seed to be thinking as fast as she could to give an answer while trying not to faint, this ti from stress.
*I won't forget to thank her...*
[It's important yes, especially since you seem to scare her to the point of fainting pffhaha~]
Lynn already seed to be very shy at first, protective by nature and quite innocent. She was one of those who feared as much as they respected but I seed to awaken sothing different in her. While I was still waiting, the young succubus' small, soft voice finally rose quietly in the room.
"I...it was simply one of the sentences in the story I told you about. The little girl in the story ends up...standing in front of a mirrored door reflecting her deepest desire. But...it's just an old tale, I...I don't know what it's really useful in this situation...y-your Highness."
"Thank you, Lynn."
We had all heard what she had said, but this ti, unlike her directions to the tree, Lynn had only ntioned one door out of two. As I thought about it, I could already hear the others behind starting to figure out how to choose. The Lieutenants were the loudest and while I remained silent, I could hear their argunts.
"It has to be the door to the light, we're still not going to go through the one ntioning death, are we ?"
"This may be the door to darkness, after all in the second room it was also the answer."
"Yes, but perhaps we should stop thinking about this notion of light and darkness and choose by ignoring it."
I was deep in thought, but what Kurumi had just said brought out of my reflective state instantly. I had been thinking about Lynn's words, especially about the door hiding a deep desire, and the words of Nixia and Naia's Lieutenant had opened up a new avenue for .
- The light will guide you wherever you wish to go, illuminating your steps and accompanying you until your last breath, so that the day may be reborn and your ashes shine in eternal glory.
- You who are not afraid to die locked in death, enter the darkness and embrace your destiny, whether it is good or bad, radiant or evil, living...or mortal -
Rereading the inscriptions several tis in my head, I ignored the words light and darkness and concentrated only on the aning of the rest. The others seed to be doing the sa thing, and gradually one thing beca clear to . I didn't even have ti to point it out before Ralph and Luna were already doing it.
"But, I feel like it's really only about death in one ssage...
...the first one that at first glance seems the most reassuring...
That was exactly what ca to mind and I was more than happy to see two of my Commanders co to the sa conclusion. In the first sentence, it was certainly a question of light, but the notion of death was much more present than in the second, which spoke of darkness. Moreover, the description of the black door, although gloomy and disturbing, was the one my instinct had chosen.
[Onee-san, no one has ever said anything about dying after going through the gates. Given the way this place has worked since we got here, it's quite likely that the choice of doors will influence our future encounters. That said, it's theoretically impossible for one of them to kill you.]
In any case I had to make a decision and dragging it out was not going to work in our favor, ti was passing so quickly and I had decided to go through the black door. My soldiers all looked at without saying a word, seemingly waiting for to make my decision so we could finally face what lay beyond. Taking a deep breath I spoke.
"Those who are willing to go through the right door, raise your hand.."
I was certainly the Empress, but I didn't want to impose my choice on the others, and even in my demon form I managed to keep that side of things. The best scenario would be for everyone to agree, but I was aware that so might choose the door representing the light. To tell the truth, we didn't base our choice on much, just a few theories heightened by my instinct.
[Let's hope we can all finally agree]
*I hope so too...*
My long red hair floated around cradled by my ever dense and vibrant red aura as I waited patiently. The hands began to rise little by little and the first to do so were obviously the Commanders, followed by the Lieutenants. As I watched the scene, I gradually noticed that I had been wrong, as almost no one hesitated before taking their position.
[Pfffhaha~ onee-san, it seems like we had underestimated the faith and unwavering trust they have for you again...]
*Yes...but still, I'm having trouble getting used to it...*
Before stood all my soldiers and not a single one had voted for the door of lights. They all had a determined look in their eyes and as I had said I could feel in their slightly trembling eyes, a sincere and pure trust in . We had known each other for a while now but their loyalty always surprised . In my forr life, such a situation could never have been possible and so shadows of my past life remained.
Shaking my head slightly, I shook off these dark thoughts before being overco by that impulsive feeling once again and turned back to the black door. I was moving forward slowly when suddenly, to my right, my stallion who had been standing back appeared beside to support . However, Inferno seed a bit strange as I could see him wavering as he struggled to keep his eyes from closing.
[What's happening to him ?]
*I don't know, maybe fatigue...*
While talking with Kira, followed by my horse and then my soldiers, I passed a hand without hesitation in the shadow of the door. Unfortunately, I didn't have ti to wonder more about my horse because the next mont, the mana in it started to panic. A violent wind was rising, making us struggle not to fall before we finally entered the door.
What would we discover ? Would this be our last room ? Would there be creatures beyond those we had already faced? Soon, we would know all these answers and especially if we had made the right decision.
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FULL STATUS
Na : Freya / L??????
Age : 0 years old / ntally : 25 years old
Sex : Female
Course : Ice Demon Wolf of Chaos - Adult
Race : Imperial Demon
Unique title (locked): ???? - 10% [ To unlock it, the host must reach 100% ]
Titles : Blessed by Titania, Goddess of endless Chaos and eternal frozen Hell (crossed)
Dragon tar
Ruthless slayer
Empress of the three colors (crossed)
Level : 40/70
Exp needed for next level: 0 / 41 000
HP : 150 000 / 150 000 MP : 75 000 / 75 000 BLOOD : 100 / 100
Strength: 560
Defense : 560
Agility : 566
Endurance: 563
Speed : 562
Intelligence: 560
Charisma: 500 (imperial she-wolf)
Attribute points to allocate : 0
Married to : Gaya
Daughter : Shiro
Empire (nu)
Subordinates: 1239
Humans killed: 153
Souls: 2/3
Elents: Ice / Chaos
Skills (all):
Attack - Demon Claws (Lvl 5)
- Bite of hell (Lvl 6)
- Infernal ice spikes (Lvl 6)
- Fighting techniques (Lvl max)
- Mastery of the katana (lvl max)
- Demonic Empress aura (lvl 6)
Defense - Ice demon wall (Lvl 6)
- Demonic Cloak (lvl 5)
Pain Resistance (lvl 5)
Attack/Defense - Domain of the Ice Empress "frozen wrath" (lvl 2) - (under condition)
Others - Humanoid form
Demonic form (linked to the title so incomplete) - 10%.
- Ice creation (Lvl 6)
- Storage of chaos (Lvl 4)
- Devouring Chaos (Lvl 5)
- Analysis
- Second soul (Lvl max) - unique
- Telepathy
Detection and control of mana (lvl 6)
Master of souls (lvl 1)
Passives - Commander (lvl max)
- Natural Aura of the Ice Empress ]
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