There was no hesitation and as one all of those present signed the contract in their blood and relinquished their soul to the Devil, who took control of the contract and turned all forty into semi-fiends. Semi because they had no access to a Bloodline Armament.

Hal mulled over the contract and the strength he could draw from their souls. Things were starting to look promising.

'Having the Devil as a mother is bound to have some perks right' Grimiore said but Hal simply mind shrugged

'Nothing comes without a price' He said

'What do you mean?'

'Well, think about it. She is the Devil. Which one of her monikers make her seem like a compassionate mother?.

'She never wanted a child, and judging from how I am instinctively able to make my semen unfit to father a child I am sure she could do the same, so I was definitely not a mistake. Then she has me and seals her generals inside me all before going missing. And let's not forget that there must have been a reason for her bloodline being redacted from the Primordial Cosmic Grimiore which must be related to why a curse tribulation now hangs above me like a dark cloud'

'So you're saying they are all connected and having you might have been a failsafe'

'Exactly'

...

Once again there was groundbreaking news in Salmon city. The Holger family had been completely eradicated. Who had done this?

Was it someone with a grudge?

No one knew. All that they knew was that the whole estate had been shrouded with a dome of Astral energy (proof that a rune-master had been involved) for more than an hour and after it was down the estate had been swarmed by the Mayor's men only to find it empty, save for the dead bodies.

Every main member of the Holger family was accounted for among the dead along with the notable members of their raiders all except Kael Holger whose body was the only one to mysteriously disappear. However there was no sight of the assailants.

The slaves that had seemingly escaped the estate were found and asked questions before being let go and they all said the same thing.

"The Devil did it"

When asked if there were others who had survived the massacre they said

"They all joined him. They all joined the devil"

And finally when asked to describe what they had seen, they launched into a tale of how the Devil came and went on a killing spree. Explaining how he wielded a mighty weapon and smote everyone in sight, everyone except those who surrendered to him. As for them, he saw them as not worth his time and let them go.

Now, obviously all of this was bullshit as a result of Hal twisting their reality with Devil energy making them spin wild tales.

But, while Hector Edgar did not believe a single word, the fact remained that there was someone or maybe a group of someones strong enough to not only decimate the Holger family but also capable of twisting the truth so flawlessly in the sight of this slaves.

Of course changing a person's mindset and turning their truth into lies was very difficult for Hal however the slaves had seen nothing and as such, Hal only needed to implant false memories, hence twisting their reality.

Hector had his men confiscate the Estate and keep people out until he held a conference on how to best approach the situation.

...

Meanwhile in Melinda's mansion

Hal took Marla into the chamber with the time warping array. Marla was about 18 and was completely normal in the sense that she had never absorbed Cosmic energy and as such lacked the refinement cultivation brings.

"Don't be scared" Hal told her in a soothing voice and even without pheromones, Marla visibly calmed down and looked upon the face of the man that had branded her fellow servants with a mark and left her apart.

She was quite taken by the face. The scent that came off his skin alone pulled her in and as she watched his lips move, it was all she could do to stop herself from taking them. Not because she did not want to seem over eager but because she did not want to be rejected. Rejection from this perfection-incarnate was something she did not think her maiden heart could take.

Hal could read her emotions like a book and to be honest he did not blame her. His body had been refined so many times thanks to the advancement of his primeval devil bloodline, that even without his pheromones, his body scent alone was enough to ensnare a girl with no cultivation such as her.

"You have a dormant physique and I would like to help you awaken it" Hal told her

"What's a -physique-?" Marla asked in barely a whisper.

According to Grimiore, Marla's physique was most probably an inheritance, an inheritance she knew nothing about. An inheritance that has most probably being with her from infancy. And if that held true, it was understandable that she did not know what it was.

Hal smiled and tapped her forehead, transferring core knowledge he had concerning physiques. Core only, because too much could damage her mind but that was more than enough...

Marla's eyes became enlightened and for the first time in her life a fiery desire to cultivate and master the unknown physique took over her mind and Hal secretly nodded as his eyes bore witness to this.

"Can you awaken it for me?"

"Of course I can. Take off your clothes" Hal said with a straight face

"Is that...necessary?"

"No it is not. I just want to look at your body" Hal said shamelessly and while blushing furiously Marla stood up and took off her clothes baring herself to the perverted Devil before her.

Hal appraised her and his mind was filled with the image of how mouth gapingly beautiful he knew she would become once she began to cultivate.

He stood up and at 1.85 meters he towered over her 1.7 after which he allowed Devil energy to dive into her body and forcefully awaken the physique that lay within...

As soon as he was able to 'JumpStart' the physique so to speak. An illusionary dark lady appeared around Marla, the illusionary lady's eyes were closed and instinctively Marla knew the name of the physique...

"Dark Maelstrom Physique" she mumbled

'A little on the nose' Hal thought

"You are quite far from the awakened level and mastering it without a cultivation base is but a pipe dream, but I can help with that" Hal's smile turned suggestive and before he could blink Marla pounced

Taking his suggestive smile as a go-ahead, she seized his lips and Hal in turn swept her off her feet to lay her on the bed, as he teased her using {Erogenous tough} and causing her to moan as her pussy began to leak juices.

Marla did not know why she was so eager for this but the reason hardly mattered in the face of the pleasure she felt.

Paying extra attention towards areas he could tell excited her, he had her moaning within the minute and orgasming in the next.

Hal then turned her on her stomach and went to rubbing her ass. He handled it like a jewel appraiser handles precious jewels, with delicate but firm hands, and oh how much she loved it as she squirmed her buttocks and was occasionally thrusting it at him.

Hal found her tight area in the back and with the use of his {Erogenous touch} charged tongue he made her moan into the bed and ask for something she would never have expected herself to ask.

"Stick it in" She groaned

*smack*

Hal's hand made contact with her ass before he propped it and his large organ slid into her with ease.

Full!

That was how she felt and...

Tight!

That was what Hal felt as he slid back and forth into her, he felt her tighten around him and he felt incredible.

Marla for her part seemed focussed on moaning and milking the cock that now lay imbedded inside her ass.

*Smack*Smack*Smack*

Hal balls and pelvis smacked into her pussy and ass respectively before he groaned and unloaded inside her.

After which, Hal turned her over and took the second virginity of the night with Marla clamping unto him with both her arms and pussy as the pounding began.