Asmodeus surpassed the power of Johan after transforming and using his full power; however, he felt strange. It felt like Johan's power wasn't at its limit and constantly increased by sucking the life of the nobles.
'I don't like this feeling...'
He watched as the pope's body rolled across the ground outside, his right arm severed along with the bloody tentacles.
Though he seed to have won the fight, Asmodeus looked at his missing right arm and wounded chest. He knew he might have lost if not for cutting off his right shoulder after being infected.
'Johan is a monster even after transforming into a demon lord. If I didn't cut off my arm when I did... then the situation might've been different.'
He stood on top of the roof of the broken palace, watching where there were a lot of dead nobles and those who survived with fear still on their faces. The only thing he noticed was the dark energy and link between them, and Johan had vanished. 'It seems their lives have been barely saved... but the cost is so great.'
Asmodeus felt his heart sinking as he looked around him. The dead nobles and commoners outside the palace, then the wounded knights who followed him and Liana and Vinea covered in dirt and blood. The corpses lying everywhere in a pile made for a dreary sight.
"They all died in a single mont."
Asmodeus muttered out loud. 'But who saved them? Why do I feel that this wasn't a serious attempt to kill ?'
Pope Johan's figure seed to vanish into black smoke the mont he flew from the palace, yet when Asmodeus looked at his lovely demons.
He noticed Levia wasn't present, and a few knights were also missing. Baberu looked ragged, his armour torn, bloody wounds across his chest and arms.
'We need to speak with that woman and co to an agreent before the church recovers or attacks for real.'
"Asmodeus!" Yuina called out before running to him as he landed. Her warm tears dripped down her cheeks as she held him tight, trembling in his embrace while the others ca by them.
"You're wounded! I thought I was going to lose you." She cried out loud as Asmodeus tried his best to hold back his laughter. She seed to be cautious about his missing arm while burying her face against his chest.
"I won't die so easily, my little fox."
"Eh? What does he an... that she was going to lose him?" Liana gave a wicked smirk, her lips trembling while she tried to avoid getting jealous, watching the two embrace.
"Liana, where is the rest? Where are Levia and her knights?" His tone beca curious as he pulled away from Yuina to stare Liana down. Sothing was going on; however, he didn't want to think that they lost.
"What do you an-" Her words cut short as the rest surrounded him.
Vinea and Ciela both wrapped around him like Yuina, but unlike the little fox. Their demonic mana helped his body recover, both of them kissing him deeply as if no one was watching. Slowly, the blood stopped oozing out of his wounds, and the regeneration of his arm started slowly.
"Mmmph... my king, you worried ; I thought you lost..." Vinea muttered while biting his lip, her eyes glistening brightly, knowing he was right.
Ciela was a little more forward; sucking on his tongue, she closed her eyes in delight.
"Where is Levia?" He asked once again after pulling himself away from the ladies. A chill went down their spine as if rembering sothing terrible.
"P-p-please forgive ," Liana stuttered, trying to explain how they were attacked by a sudden group of black armoured knights and that their weapons caused strange wounds that injured several of the demon knights. The wounds wouldn't heal, and a black mist flickered from them.
"I see... then Levia was also hurt?"
Liana's shoulders quivered, although she knew Sheila was soone who needed to atone. However, because Asmodeus treated her so well, they all knew she was going to be forgiven one day. It was a matter of fact, but now she was in her human form, like a sleeping doll with a huge gash across her chest.
"Levia is..." Liana felt guilty, but also jealous and slightly happy that Levia suffered. Even if she wouldn't die, there was always a possibility.
Seeing how Asmodeus doted over them, she didn't want Levia to beco another rival to her. Levia seed to have transford into her beloved husband's favourite type. "I will take you to her after we are finished."
A reluctant voice, causing Asmodeus to realise how cold and unfair his tone beca, it wasn't Levia being more important. Rather, he just felt angry that soone had injured his things.
'I was too stupid... look at their faces, worried about and how I would react... Asmodeus, don't be a fool.'
After scolding himself, he reached out and hugged Liana. Her sharp gaze filled with confusion before he kissed her cheeks, softly stroking them before they kissed on the lips.
"H-h-husband?!" Liana stamred out, blushing. She couldn't believe he kissed her like this in public. All the other demons were staring with shocked or jealous expressions, and so showed approval. Those were the ones who knew Liana was sothing special to Asmodeus. "Mmmph~ you're so aggressive... Nnnmm..."
anwhile, Aurelia and her husband looked like drowned rats. Their palace was damaged, and many nobles died. However, they felt the strange presence that afflicted them and forced them to act differently vanish. They beca free after it vanished, no longer marionettes to the church.
"Empress Aurelia, are you alright?" While Asmodeus and Liana were entangled, it was Yuina who swallowed her jealousy and spoke to the empress, who was beside several of the more important nobles who looked stunned. They also awoke from the long nightmare.
"What is it, princess of Inukami?" Aurelia felt embarrassed; it was her empire, her city and the lover of this cute and lovely fox who saved them.
Although she only t Yuina for a short ti and while being controlled she felt her an enemy at tis. However, the true Aurelia realised how important and yet foolish the young girl was.
'If she let die, it would be easier for her to gain control and power...'
"Can the city recover from this event?"
Yuina worried, seeing the dead commoners and nobles, her heart filled with sorrow. She could only stop a single flesh golem, and even the pope escaped her grasp. Yet she wanted to help, no matter what race or tribe they were from.
"Thank you for helping us," Aurelia said in a calm and elegant tone while speaking slowly. The words seed to choke up her throat, not because of embarrassnt nor the pride of an Empress, but because she was alive and now free. Her gaze peered at the hero who saved her.
'His fight is burned into my vision; never will I forget such a valiant and selfless man...'
Although his wounds began healing, she saw how much suffering he must have endured to keep those now alive and safe. Yet his eyes still seed locked in the battle, as if only Asmodeus was preparing for the second round. 'I cannot continue my selfish actions.'
"I will help the city recover, then hand the throne to you, Princess Yuina Inukami. Though I pray, you will not forsake the Fenrir clan because of my actions." It was the first ti she spoke in a humble and apologetic tone, holding Yuina's hand and squeezing it tight.
"Empress... of course, though I never sought to forsake them in the first place. We are all of the sa empire, and the goddess created us all for a reason."
"I understand, princess. It seems that even after serving as empress I am the one that needs to be taught and helped to understand. You truly are a gentle and caring soul." The previous tis an empress changed, there was a bloody war and conflict.
Empress Aurelia held the throne for this reason. She tried to ensure that all races remained healthy and prospered without the needless wars and purges. Yet now, she realised it was unfair to keep the throne in their family for so long.
'I want to help them... we should unite under Lord Asmodeus, no Princess Yuina.'
Her gaze continued to linger over Asmodeus, whose form was back to normal after transforming into a demon lord. Yet he seed pale. Aurelia could tell that he needed ti to recover. The fear that the church wouldn't grant that to them lingered in their minds, though.
"We should first help the bodies pass on; if they remain, our city might beco filled with disease or worse!" Aurelia looked at the wounded nobles and knights. "May I ask for your help, Princess Yuina?"
"Of course, Empress!"
"As for you, Great Demon King... I am grateful you saved our people, even when you had no reason! Thus, I swear to make a pact of alliance with the Inukami tribe and hand the throne to her once this situation has been dealt with."
Turning toward Asmodeus, she gave a slight bow, shocking everyone around her.
Though her gown was covered in dirt and blood splattered her face, she still looked like a perfect ruler. "I hope you can accept and stay comfortable in the palace."
Yuina looked at Asmodeus with shining eyes; even Aki stood beside her and did the sa.
He couldn't help but accept and agree because it was his desire, too. These two cute foxes just added to the reasons.
"Then we have a temporary truce and an alliance, Your Imperial Majesty." Asmodeus touched his chest and gave a polite bow. The first genuine bow to the empress of wolves.
"It is my pleasure, King of demons."
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