Hell's Consort

Chapter 699 - The Fall

Newest Chapter for Highest Tier (September 2021)

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Archdemon Empress Luna

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When Luna summoned more evil spirits hiding in the mountains to add to the number of floating phantoms around them, akin to the semi-transparent fabric of black veils, she wasn't surprised when Luxen also summoned his army of ghosts.

With his long arms outstretched, The Archdemon of Lust focused on his summoning spell as he uttered in his deep baritone, "By this demonic power within me, I call you in my presence, terrifying creatures of darkness.? Be my servants and stay in my circle of safety."

It wasn't his demonic Legion from Hell that he had gathered around as she half-expected.

The same 'evil spirits' Luna could summon in this Material Realm to protect herself from Luxen.

It gave her the confirmation that she had, indeed, abruptly taken over Lilith when she caught herself kissing Luxen before Lilith could usher more demons from Hell.

She figured out that was Lilith's plan from the beginning.

Her awful experience during that switch wasn't in vain!

Where was their Demonic Legion?

Where was the Demon King and Queen?

Perhaps, Luna had switched with Lilith's mind too early, and she wasn't able to pull that off!

Thank the goddess if that was the case.

At least, she only had the Archdemon of Lust to look out for aside from Lilith.

She doubted that Ravin and Luxen could add more problems to her plate.

Now, both of them had this unspoken competition to gather trapped souls in this Material Realm that hadn't entered the Spirit World.

These spirits were trapped in the Material Realm because they didn't cross over when they were given a chance to cross the portal to the Spiritual Realm.

Maybe, some of them chose to remain here because of unresolved issues with the living people.

Perhaps, they feared the Light because they didn't know what was on the other side and the unknown future.

Earlier, everything was a mere child's play until black-hearted spirits were involved.

Nevertheless, the bastard was too eager to outclass her swarm of lost souls as he rallied his shadow troops as a shield.

She also realized that both of them were on equal footing in this battle except for the weapons in their hands.

Luna held a dagger in her fist while Luxen swung his sword at her without injuring her, only to intimidate.

She already suspected that Luxen never took her seriously as his opponent just because she was pregnant--what else?—and also, Lilith's Archdemon soul shared a physical vessel with her.

He wasn't stupid enough to destroy his accomplice in conquering the Material Realm.

Luxen might behave as if he cared about her, but he was still a demon--a demon who can feel absolute joy when they torture.

Like vultures, they feast on the toxic emotions they bring out from their victims.

The Archdemon of Lust was only acting out of character to surprise her.

She could hear faraway voices in her ears, speaking of the pain and anger they couldn't articulate, but she knew that they were near.

Most of these trapped souls were vicious rather than loving.

They had turned evil from being exposed too long from their sins and the sins of those they had left behind—watching and waiting for the right time--before they could attach themselves to weak bodies like what Lilith had done to her.

The suffering of this world had locked them inside this prison, which drove their inner desire to imprison others too in this Realm.

The ghostly apparitions surrounding her solidified to the form she wanted--just how she was able to morph the souls of the Demonic Fae her husband had sacrificed for her return after she had eaten them at the Celebration of Ostara.

The ghost might be spectral in the Material Realm, but they were very much real in their existence.

For her, everything can be real as long as her consciousness is present and she is in it.

In here.

Since she could hold them and tell them what to do at her will, they were now capable of moving in this world.

Luna rode the evil spirits she controlled, which had merged into this massive avian spirit with the long wingspans akin to an eagle.

Her winged monster approached as Luxen's group of apparitions merged to secure Luxen while the rest of them attacked her.

Abruptly, she heard the sound of a terrible echo, and the loud noise was akin to the angry booming voice of God before it registered to her that an explosion had seared the air.

Her vision was clouded with nothing but soft grey smoke, and she couldn't see a thing.

Someone had used Fae magic in the eerie quiet of the mountaintops, casting a net of spells around her and Luxen to keep them there.

Where did it come from?

Before she could turn her head to see the culprit, she felt another bright golden orb pass over her head before it exploded above the Archdemon of Lust.

The culprit almost blasted Luxen's head off and killed him.

Luna couldn't hear anything except this constant ringing in her ears before a rush of noise inside her head told her a little too loud,? "Goodbye, Domina. Don't tell your husband about us."

The Archdemon's arm shot out and grabbed the necklace the Vampire King had given her during the wedding night.

It was essential to her, and she didn't want to lose it.

"Luxen!" Coughing the smoke from her lungs, Luna screamed while she blindly tried to grab hold of his collar, "Give that necklace back!"

The Archdemon of Lust never stopped pissing her off with his foolish antics.

Did her necklace offend the devil in any way?

"I will see you when I see you." He drawled.

Luxen had this rapacious wit about him which always drove her to violence.

Another ball of light appeared so fast in their midst, and all of their dark apparitions evaporated into the fog.

She knew the bastard had escaped and vanished for good.

"Luna!" She heard Apollyon's voice as she dropped from the sky from the loss of her phantom bird.

"Apollyon!" Luna screamed back and reached out her arm towards him as she descended to the abyss.