Chapter 209 FREYA !!! [Hell - Part XV]

- POV Freya -

The two humans my wife and I were fighting were not weak, but from the beginning they had no chance. I had a much higher level than Myles and Leto and Gaya, thanks to her race, had managed to make up for the difference in level. I had never seen her fight before, and even though I had been busy with the Knight I had seen the ferocity of a dragon with my own eyes.

I had also assisted her several times, preventing her from being seriously injured or even fooled when the Paladin pulled out his rings. I had never seen such an object in this world before, but I now knew that the Church was working on magic that could boost abilities. Despite this advantage, Leto was no match for the Mother of Dragons, who had been waiting for this for months.

Ever since Gaya had found her little brother Angel, even though she didn't show it, she had been filled with an immense rage demanding revenge. So I had taken care of Myles while she had taken care of the other one and against all expectations, nothing untoward had happened. Apart from seeing my wife get hit in the shoulder by a gigantic spear of light, I had managed to keep my cool.

Fighting near the one I loved to death had scared me a bit, but on this big ice platform I had created, I could still watch over her. So, in less than an hour, our fights had ended with a crushing victory. Myles was lying on the ground, his arms and legs broken after a dizzying fall that had caused him to crash into the ice with violence.

*You weren't worth it*

The Knight was unconscious but not mortally wounded and that was good news because it had been agreed that we would leave the two leaders alive. However, I didn't want to just leave him in that state so with a smile on my face, I approached his motionless body. Pulling out my black katana once again and with one clean stroke, I sliced both of his legs so that he would have a nice, unbelievable surprise when he woke up.

Myles' blood flowed profusely and began to form a puddle underneath him, but in just a few seconds I froze the ends of his limbs. This human who had ventured into our land with the idea of killing, ravaging, pillaging and kidnapping had gotten what he deserved. Unfortunately for the Knight, Hell was just beginning for him as well as Leto and the prospect of hearing their screams was already giving me the chills.

"My love ?"

Once finished, I turned my head to my right to look at what Gaya was doing before smiling at the scene unfolding before my eyes. My wife was still in her dragon form, gigantic, beautiful and under the rays of the twilight, all I could see was the Queen of my Empire...my Queen. Her wings were folded over something and as Gaya straightened up, I could see what it was.

"It's over..."

My wife's voice then suddenly rang out, as I discovered Leto on the ground, unconscious with two missing arms lying a little further away. Unlike Myles, his limbs had not been cut off cleanly and the flesh looked more like it had been torn off savagely. Shreds of skin hung down, bones were crushed, exploded and the Paladin's stumps had even turned all blue.

"Well...I see you had fun fufu~"

Approaching Gaya while dragging Myles unconscious by the collar of his armor, I found myself a few feet away from her without being able to really see her. She was very tall, even taller than the day I met her, which made it difficult to talk to her. Without even waiting for an answer from her, I quickly went around her body, checking everywhere to make sure my wife didn't have any mortal wounds.

"I'm fine, honey~"

The voice of my dragoness made the platform shake and if it scared the humans, for me, it made my heart beat as always. At those words, she had turned around to face me, not without missing hitting me with her tail without even realizing it. The difference in size was obvious so without even thinking, it was my turn to take my bestial form in order to be at the same height as my wife.

"Gaya, your shoulder...it's still bleeding..."

"Yeah but I don't feel anything, I'll go get treatment after this is over. A little blood won't kill me haha~ I..."

Without even waiting for the rest of her sentence, as if instinctively, I would approach her wound from where blood was still flowing briskly. Without thinking, I began to gently lick the wound as if it would close at any moment. Was it my animal instinct that drove me to act ? I didn't know but I didn't care because all I wanted was to relieve my wife who had fought so valiantly.

"F-Freya..."

As Gaya's blood filled my mouth little by little, I could feel her dragon head sticking against the fur on my neck. She was warm, a little shaky but I could feel the love she had for me from that simple action. Raising my head slightly, I in turn stuck my head gently against her shiny scales. For a few seconds, we stood still, rocked only by each other's breathing.

"We should go...the soldiers of Elysium need their Empress.

"And their Queen"

Reluctantly, we walked away from each other, aware that despite our victory, the war was not yet fully won. Below us, the sound of swords and spells could still be heard and now that we had neutralized Myles and Leto we had to go back. Gaya was right, every second counted. Catching both humans in our mouths, we nodded before moving.

Spreading her big, crimson, majestic wings again, my Queen soared into the blazing sky, sending gusts of wind rustling my fur. Then, when she was already high in the sky, despite the human in her teeth, I could hear Gaya let out a loud roar. As if to announce our victory, she had let the whole forest know that the Empress and Queen had won.

"ROOOAAAAAAAR~!!!"

As if carried by the thrill my wife gave me with every action she took, I couldn't help but drop my prey before doing the same. The moon was not yet in the sky but raising my head, I howled in turn to make my voice heard throughout the forest. I could feel my throat open, my tongue rise in a certain way and my rib cage vibrated with power.

"OOOOOWOOOO~ !!!!"

I had stepped up close to the edge and once my howl was pushed through, without waiting another minute I grabbed Myles in my maw before jumping. Followed by Gaya, I could see below a mass of people instinctively moving aside in anticipation of our powerful landing. On my descent, I had a good view of what had happened below and this simple fact obviously made me anything but happy.

Where the entire Empire army was fighting the humans, hundreds of bodies lay on the ground, which itself had turned blood red. We were living in a war and everything I had seen in my past life had prepared me for this kind of spectacle, but not for what was going through my mind at that moment. For the first time, the corpses of people I had sworn to protect and whom I considered to be my companions, were in front of my eyes.

*So many dead...*

There were more bodies on the side of the Kingdom of Zal than I had imagined, but as in any war, we had also suffered losses. When I had lived as a Yakuza leader, I didn't care who died, how and why, because I had no sympathy for anyone. I had been closed to any emotion and compassion even for my allies was not in my vocabulary.

However, this time it was different because even though I didn't know them all, all the inhabitants of my Empire without exception, were precious beings who had to be preserved. At that moment, hundreds of Lights of Elysium to whom I had sworn protection and happiness had been extinguished for the sake of others. As Gaya and I finally landed on the ground, I didn't show it, but my heart ached.

With a huge thud, the ground shattered and the dust kicked up as my wife and I finally arrived in the middle of the battlefield. Our arrival almost meant the end of the war, but nothing was over yet, and as the seconds ticked by, the anger in me grew. From what I could see, the King wasn't even leading his troops and was hiding behind those who were mostly weaker than him.

"Theophylactus !!!"

Not even waiting for a few seconds or the arrival of my Lieutenants who had done a very good job, I shouted the name of Alayna's father. Everything had gone on too long, not only was he responsible for this hecatomb but he was also acting like the worst of the rulers, warriors and cowards. My voice for the first time since the beginning of the events trembled because I could not contain this immense anger that took me.

Gaya, still in her dragon form at my side, usually the first to stop me when she felt me change, did not say a word. Like me, she had watched in awe the battlefield and all the deaths caused by the ego and the black hearts of humans. The moment my voice had reasoned, all the soldiers of Elysium, no matter where they were, were gathering behind us.

"If you don't come out of hiding, I will come for you myself. Honor your soldiers who died for their beliefs and stand at least once before your army!!!"

The more the seconds passed the more seeing Alayna's father in the distance and silent titillated me because thanks to my height in my animal form, I could see him very clearly. He was trembling in his golden armor and even his pride as a King did not make him obey, paralyzed by fear. The King was looking straight at me and at that moment all I wanted to do was make him suffer and I knew exactly how I was going to do it.

- PING -

[ First activation of the skill: Death Gaze (lvl 1) ]

Without waiting, seeing that Theophylactus supported my look, I activated for the first time the second skill unlocked thanks to my identity. I knew what it was supposed to do but I had no idea what was going to happen, all I wanted was to see him die. Although the death of humans gave me nothing, I wanted the King to live a hundred deaths to make up for his aberrant cowardice.

[ Alert! Host eye adaptation in progress for skill. May take a few hours ]

*Wha...Aaaaargggh !!!*

Suddenly, as a message from the system appeared in the corner of my field of vision and Theophylactus collapsed in the distance, an intense pain gripped my eyes. Closing them automatically, I felt as if a thousand needles dipped in acid were sinking one by one into my eyes. The pain was intense and I never thought I would feel this way when I first activated my new skill.

"Your Highness !!"

"Freya !"

Unwillingly taking my humanoid form, I had just enough time to make clothes out of my ice before I started shaking almost right after. I didn't fall to my knees but the more my eyes changed the more I found myself unable to think despite my great intelligence. The pain was driving me crazy but not forgetting where I was, I stood and held my head high, waving not to worry.

I also had visions of what seemed to be what the King was seeing at that moment in his deep sleep but everything was blurred. Moving my eyelids hurt and I could only keep my eyes closed under my half broken helmet. I couldn't see anything but with my overdeveloped senses it wasn't a problem and I certainly didn't have time to feel sorry for myself.

[ Process still ongoing...5%..6%..10% ]

I could not open my eyes until the process was over and even though the initial unbearable pain was fading I had to hold on. I could smell every scent, hear every sound, smell bodies with mana and could almost see clearly. As I was about to speak, suddenly a voice echoing far beyond the battlefield could be heard.

"FREYA !!!"

My mind was a bit confused and this voice came out of nowhere and told me nothing as its tone was filled with hatred, anger and resentment. Who could be coming at a time like this ? I didn't know and as I felt everyone's eyes turn to the newcomer, I had no idea that the rest of this bloody end of the evening would be full of surprises.

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- POV General -

In the middle of the war, Kalaa had finally arrived at the place where Freya was standing, whom she had sworn to kill for the sake of Shiro and the misfortune of Titania. The former Goddess of Time had black hair and even her eyes of a recognizable violet were tinted with a golden color that prevented to distinguish this color well. For her part, Lucifer did not have red hair, wore a mask and now had her eyes closed, hidding the proof of her Nightshade blood.

So, the two sisters had no way of discovering each other's identity and yet...they were finally about to be reunited.

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FULL STATUS

Names : Freya / Lucifer Nightshade

Age : 0 years old / Mentally : 25 years old

Sex : Female

Course: Ice Demon Wolf of Chaos - Adult

Race : Imperial Demon

Titles :

- Demon Goddess of Primordial Blood and Death (former - until all powers are recovered) - 20%.

- Wrathful Lucifer (7th Sin) - Master of the uniques Sins Demons (to unlock it, please gather the other 6 - 3/6 - (locked)

- Dragon tamer

- Ruthless slayer

Level : 45/70

Exp needed for next level: 0 / 46 000

HP : 163 000 / 170 000 MP : 66 000 / 85 000. BLOOD : 100 / 100

Strength: 560

Defense : 560

Agility : 566

Endurance: 563

Speed : 562

Intelligence: 560

Charisma: 500 (imperial she-wolf)

Attribute points to allocate : 600

Married to : Gaya Nightshade

Daughter : Shiro Nightshade

Twins (son & daughter) : Tyle & Altaïs Nightshade

Little sister : Kira Nightshade (Greedy Fox)

Big sister : Kalaa Nightshade

Empire (menu)

Subordinates: 2239

Humans killed: 153

Souls: 2/3

Elements: Ice / Chaos (Freya) - Blood / Death (Lucifer)

Skills (all):

Attacks :

- 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 7)

Défense :

- Ice demon wall (Lvl 6)

- Demonic Cloak (lvl 5)

- Pain Resistance (lvl 6)

Attack/Defense :

- Domain of the Ice Empress "Frozen Wrath" (lvl 4)

- Death Gaze (lvl 1)

Others :

- Humanoid form

- Demonic form (linked to the title so incomplete) - 20%.

- Ice creation (Lvl 6)

- Detection and control of mana (lvl 5)

- Storage of chaos (Lvl 4)

- Devouring Chaos (Lvl 5)

- Master of Souls (lvl 2)

- Lucifer's Threads of Blood (lvl 3)

- Healing Blood (lvl 3)

- Analysis

- Telepathy

Passives :

- Commander (lvl max)

- Natural Aura of the Ice Empress ]