Chapter 295: That's a Secret..... Lilith Sis
On the sofa, Asher Eli, Scarlett, Scylla, Lilith, and Adriana sat, their collective gaze fixated on a particular figure.
The room was filled with an uncomfortable silence... Not knowing what kind of expression the individual had.
An uncomfortable quiet lingered, broken only by Scarlett\'s voice as she dared to break the oppressive silence, her gaze scrutinizing Lilith\'s every feature.
"Yes, this is the same woman who saved my life years ago," Scarlett whispered, her words carrying the weight of history.
Lilith, however, remained silent, her focus torn away by a more pressing matter — her husband seated casually on another woman\'s lap.
"GGGRRRRR\' A low, guttural growl escaped Lilith as she gritted her teeth in a fit of jealousy and envy. He never favoured her lap; it was always her who sought solace on his.
This was truly infuriating.
Undeterred by Lilith\'s simmering rage, Scarlett enveloped her brother in a tight embrace, compelling him to lean back against her chest.
\'Crack, Crack\'
The sound of cracking barriers reverberated through the room, an unspoken acknowledgement of the unseen force at play. Everyone understood the origin without a single word exchanged.
\'Sigh\' Eli sighed a deep, resonant sound that carried his weariness. He desired an end to the nonsensical tension, aggravated by Lilith\'s interruption during their intimate moment. Scarlett\'s unsettling yellow slit eyes required his proximity to calm her frayed emotions.
Eli\'s gaze shifted to Adriana, her face flushed and ears twitching in embarrassment. Lilith\'s teleportation not only transported them to Eli\'s bedroom but also thrust Adriana into a scene of passion, leaving her bewildered and shocked.... She was truly beyond shocked to see them fucking like raw animals without care.
"Well, Vampire Queen? Husband~" Scarlett\'s question shattered the silence, her eyes fixed on the woman recognized as the world\'s Strongest.
"....." Eli glanced at Scarlett as he knew what she was asking but Eli hesitated whether to say this without the other party\'s consent.
"???" Scarlett frowned seeing him not answering but upon seeing Vampire Queen\'s evasive expression prompted a laugh, and looked at Eli with pride and happiness.
"My brother is the best!" she exclaimed, holding him tightly, her pride palpable.
"She is your sister...ah?" Lilith who had been silent for a long time finally spoke.... though her words almost destroyed the barriers if Adriana vigilantly invoked another one.
"Yes," Eli said, a small smile playing on his lips.
Seeing him smiling at her, Lilith\'s jealousy seemed to abate, if only momentarily.
Scarlett was momentarily captivated by Lilith\'s expression, but before she could respond, Eli redirected the conversation.
"You two know each other, right? Why don\'t you tell me how you guys met up?" Eli suggested, attempting to steer the focus away from the brewing tension.
Scarlett and Lilith exchanged glances....
"Well, it happ--"
"I\'m sorry, darling, but I don\'t remember some insignificant things," Lilith interrupted Scarlett with an innocent voice, unapologetic in her dismissal of trivial details.
It wasn\'t an act; Lilith genuinely didn\'t care about remembering what she deemed worthless.
Scarlett\'s lips twitched in response to Lilith\'s dismissal, but she continued her tale,
"Hmm... I think it was around the time when we separated. I was training in the Fiend Forgotten Land....
The room seemed to hush as Scarlett delved into her past, transporting everyone to a moment lost in time.
/
\'Shh\'
\'Shh\'
\'Shh\'
\'Drip, Drip\'
"I-I will-ha-ha- kill you!!!" A fiery-red teenage girl\'s battle cry echoed through the air as she hurled herself toward a black-haired figure, a hybrid of human and wolf.
"ROAR!!"
The red-haired girl unleashed a torrent of fire upon the monster, her sword thrusting with determination.
"AAHHHH!!"
Yet, her efforts proved futile; either due to her lack of experience or the creature\'s cunning, none of her attacks found a vulnerable spot.
Crashing to the ground, she clutched her stomach, the monster\'s claws deeply embedded. Immobilized, she gazed at the approaching menace and whispered, "....Little Ash."
She never anticipated her luck of facing a 9-Star Heart Rank Monster. If she had known death awaited, she might have at least had sex with her little brother.... or at least taught him everything about a woman\'s body.
She desired to get stronger to protect her only brother who lost everything. Though she was his sole reason for living, she yearned for him to come and rescue her..... like any other maiden in love.
A fairy tale.
However, unlike other love-struck maidens who might passively await rescue, she knew, as a big sister of two, that she had to be strong. She clenched her fist, determination etched across her face.
"fffffhhh"
Yellow flames flickered from her mouth.
If death was inevitable, she vowed to take this creature with her.
Just as she prepared to unleash her final attack,
"CHUKKKK!!"
"H-Huh?" The red-haired girl was taken aback as she saw the monster flattened like paste. With a bewildered expression, she scanned around for her saviour.
"!!!" Her eyes widened as they fell upon a golden-haired woman with sky-blue eyes, veiled. The red-haired girl felt a shiver of fear.
It wasn\'t the woman\'s appearance that terrified her, but the overwhelming amount of dark mana pouring from her, corroding everything in its vicinity.
The red-haired girl desired to flee, yet her breath grew suffocating. Though not omniscient, she knew of tales circulating in the Dawn Kingdom about women responsible for the Great War and the world\'s destruction.
The woman had the appearance of Golden hair and sky-blue eyes with..... Dark mana exuded around her body.
Not a simple Dark Mana that Vampire Queen has.... It was a distinct entity.... A Dark miasma that was capable of instilling fear and changing them into fiends with a single glance.
The Ruler of the Dark Element, Lilith.
\'F-Fuck, Fuck, Fuck!!!\' Trembling, the red-haired girl attempted to move her body. She never thought those legends were true, \'It-Its worse than m-monster..\'.
"..P-Ple---" The red-haired girl was about to plead when, memories of a boy flooded her mind, a boy whose true nature had made her tremble in fear the first time she witnessed it.
The red-haired girl was truly terrified, recalling the moment she had glimpsed her love\'s true, twisted nature..... She, a regular girl, had been frightened to the point of avoiding him, even peeing herself. However, over time, she came to accept the twisted facets of her love. She saw the beauty within the darkness and desired him to love her just as \'that.\'
Having experienced the depth of her feelings for someone with a complex nature, she felt compelled to express gratitude to the person who had just saved her life.
Gathering her courage, the red-haired girl, with lips still trembling, managed to utter, "T-Thank you!!"
The golden-haired woman stared at her before disappearing into the forest.
"..." Witnessing her saviour vanish into the trees, the red-haired girl released a sigh of relief, and then, with newfound enthusiasm,
"M-MY NAME IS SCARLETT. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!"
/
"And that\'s how I got interested in Lilith, The god of Fallen, and researched about her to become powerful, just like her, so that I could protect you from any monster," Scarlett confessed, wearing a mix of awkwardness and nostalgia on her face.
However, for Lilith, doubt clouded her mind, \'Hmm? Me? When did I do that? It\'s true that I\'ve sneaked out of the castle without alerting Adriana many times when boredom struck, but... Did I really save someone?" As she pondered, a warm and gentle gaze fell upon her.
Eli looked at Lilith with gratitude and gentleness...
\'AAHHH! D-Don\'t, Darling! Please don\'t look at me like that!!!
Not with those \'I Love You for eternity\' eyes!!
aarrhhh..... Come on, Lilith! Try to remember anything about that snotty brat!!!\' Lilith screamed inwardly.
Scarlett\'s eyes eventually returned to her original ruby-red colour, and Eli, seeing this, smiled, kissing her cheeks before moving towards Adriana.
As he approached Adriana, her body flinched. She wanted to escape, but Lilith\'s stern gaze rooted her in place.
To tell the truth, though he was angry at her and yet, he missed her scent and lips....
Just as Eli was about to kiss the frightened vampire,
"ASHER ELI!!! COME OUT NOW!!!"
Everyone was startled. Eli ceased his actions and headed towards the front door.
\'Thud.\'
Opening the door, Eli was met with the sight of a furious white-haired old man.
"Hmm? What is it, Rock?"
"Huh? What do you mean by \'What is it\'? Don\'t you have a duel today?" Rock asked annoyance etched across his face.
"OH!" Eli\'s mouth formed a perfect \'O\' as he realized, \'Shit! I totally forgot about that! Dealing with wives.... I surely forget everything\'.
"Give me a second," Eli slammed the door.
\'BOOM\'
Rock\'s lips twitched, and he was about to leave when,
\'Thud\'
"Oh! By the way, do you really have to shout??" Eli asked with a frown. There was a calling bell just a few inches away from the doorknob, after all.
"Damn Brat! Your entire house has been covered with invisible walls; I can\'t even come near to--"
\'BOOM\'
Before Rock could finish, Eli slammed the door again.
Taken aback, Rock sighed in weariness, understanding that Eli was angry, not for shouting at the door, but for not informing him directly about the duel or ignoring his calls.
\'Youngsters these days never know what kind of old man like me is going through\' Rock muttered wisely before leaving to inform the Headmaster that Asher Eli didn\'t run away.
Inside the house,
"Scylla!"
"I-aamm-ssorryyyyy," Scylla winced as Eli gently pulled at her cheeks, a mix of tension and regret in her eyes.
"Shouldn\'t it be a maid\'s duty to inform if the master forgets something?" Eli inquired, feigning anger, but there was a playful twinkle in his eyes.
Scylla had been tense since Scarlett and Lilith saw each other, and Eli wasn\'t sure why. One guess was her potential involvement in leaking information to Scarlett. As he saw her calm down, Eli playfully kissed her cheeks, prompting a glare from Scylla as she rubbed her sore cheeks, a mixture of annoyance and affection in her expression, \'Bastard!\'.
"Who put up the barrier?" Eli asked genuine curiosity in his voice.
Scarlett, raising her hand with a cheeky smile, remarked before Eli could question further, "I didn\'t want us to get interrupted by others, and yet... she easily entered without breaking my barrier" A mischievous glint danced in Scarlett\'s eyes, and Eli responded with a light chop to her head.
\'Chop\'
"Ouch"
Eli gave Scarlett\'s head a light, affectionate chop before heading to his room to change, leaving Scarlett to rub her head with a mixture of amusement and mild discomfort.
Scarlett turned to Lilith and Adriana, her smile revealing both confidence and a hint of vulnerability, "My name is Scarlett M. Let\'s become good sisters...
Sister Lilith and Sister Adriana"
Both Adriana and Lilith were taken aback by Scarlett\'s straightforwardness, glancing at Scylla, who simply shrugged as if she also had no other choice. The atmosphere was charged with a mix of surprise, uncertainty, and subtle curiosity.
Scarlett smiled at their expressions, a blend of warmth and genuine friendliness in her eyes. To be truthful, Adriana and Lilith expected at least some respect, considering their titles of Vampire Queen and God.
However, for Scarlett, it meant nothing once they became her husband\'s wife.
Yes, if they were just strangers, Scarlett would willingly kneel down in front of their mighty presence. But they were not strangers, and furthermore, if she acted subservient, they might perceive her as beneath them... a notion Scarlett vehemently rejected.
In essence, Scarlett yearned for equality, regardless of one\'s stature. For her brother\'s sake, she desired everyone to be on equal footing.
And the other ladies seemed to appreciate her attitude.
"Hmph, I\'ll let you go this time...." Lilith grumbled, but there was a tinge of curiosity in her tone, "...but you\'ve got to tell me what kind of method you used last night?" she asked with a small red hue colouring her cheeks.
Hearing that, Scarlett responded with a teasing smile, "~That\'s a secret~, Lilith Sis"
"..." Veins popped on Lilith\'s forehead, \'Yeah, maybe I haven\'t calmed down yet\'.
Adriana wasn\'t sure how to react to her, she was a great and revered Vampire Queen and now there was a little girl who was so many years younger than her.... Calling her \'Sister\'.
It was a little awkward for Adriana and what\'s more? Scarlett wearing a ring on her ring finger. Then it must be only mean.....
\'...\' Adriana felt she lost again to someone.