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The Empress Luna

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"I guess I had revealed too much," Lilith whispered as she placed a hand over in her mouth, feigning shock.

Caressing her face, the High Priestess continued as she mockingly sympathized with her temporary paralysis, "I don't think you would do anything much when you are basically our captive."

Luna still had some tricks up to her sleeve because she knew that she had somehow figured them out.

"I might surprise you, Lilith, when you weren't aware of my powers," Luna stated as she bluffed her way to intimidate Lilith more, giving her some reason to fear her. "I always like to be underestimated until shit blows upon my enemy's faces, but that's on you."

"You probably wondered why you hadn't possessed my body yet despite your sacrifice--whether Ravin and Luxen had participated in them or not." Luna shrugged and gave Lilith a sarcastic grin. "I wish you luck on your mission to make yourself miserable."

Luna had wondered what had taken the High Priestess long to respond to that.

Lilith had gone silent, probably wondering what kept her from possessing Luna's body in the Vampire Realm.

She pondered on the thought, and she had liked to think that it was divine intervention—someone who didn't want the dark forces of Hell to win.

The goddesses she had served in the past had saved her despite the strong potency of the unicorn's blood.

Lilith had been so damn proud of herself earlier, but her giddiness had now been replaced with a pinched expression. "You are still under my control, girl."

"Anyway, the way you have to talk back at me, an Archdemon Princess, really got under my skin…" Changing the topic, the High Priestess's annoyance had morphed into a smirk similar to hers before Lilith trailed off, "I am very much tempted to gauge your eyes with my claws as I have planned earlier…"

Lilith's long, red, sharp claws from her left hand contracted, and Luna had held her breath in fear.

Her heartbeat had raced that it almost exploded when she felt Lilith's talons digging into her closed eyelids. "Perhaps, I could do that later if my blood brothers aren't watching me."

As if all Lilith's anger and horror had dissolved after recalling the hard slap she had inflicted on her, Lilith had reminded her of her threats again, "I think the slap I gave you earlier wasn't hard enough to rattle your brain."

Closing her eyes shut as Luna bit back a whimper, the High Priestess' sharp claws had scratched Luna before she dug them on the left part of her face so deep as if she was going to skin her alive.

Luna had anticipated the pain that came along with Lilith's warning, but she wasn't that prepared for the agony as she thought.

Luna hunched over and clenched her fists when one specific nail had pierced her tear ducts, but she could do nothing except endure it until her two husbands came to rescue her.

As Lilith moved on top of her and wrestled her on the snow-covered ground, Lilith had kept her pinned when she didn't even need to because she was half-paralyzed on her soul portal.

What can Luna do aside from accepting the blows and slaps the High Priestess had wreaked on her face?

She had let her safety from this psychotic High Priestess up to fate, and indeed, it didn't disappoint.

She heard the loud screech that made her glance up, and she saw a creature with the body, tail, and back legs of a lion and the head and the wings and talons of an eagle from afar.

The more it descended to their direction, the more it became clear to her how it looked.

It was eerily close to a griffin with a sharp beak and slanted blue eyes except for the fact that its large body was covered in flames like a phoenix.

Luna saw both of her husbands riding on the griffin's back, and they jumped from the flaming beasts and landed safely on the ground.

"Lilith." The Archdemon of Gluttony had bellowed as he lifted Lilith off her like she didn't even weigh a ton. "What gave you the right to hurt my wife?"

Speaking of the devils—literally—the Archdemons had made an explosive entrance as Luna could only hear the sound of a series of shuffles, thumps, and the loud hisses from the High Priestess.

At the same time, she was dragged away by either Ravin and Luxen.

The Archdemon of Envy had shrieked at the top of her lungs, akin to a woman being raped.

With just one look from the Archdemon of Gluttony, the immobility spell Lilith had placed all over the soul portal had been lifted, and she could finally move her arms and legs.

Alarmed, Luna had wiped the blood out of her face as her skin sealed shut—which was painfully slower than it used to.

Now that she was free, she couldn't wait but seek her revenge on the Archdemon of Envy before she ruined Luna's life.

There was a rising tension in her body as her body stiffened, preparing for a fight—if needed.

She had witnessed Luxen yanking Lilith's bare leg as he hauled her like a ragdoll in the snow farther away from hurting Luna again.

Lilith had thrashed about like a demon had possessed her as she pounded Luxen's muscular body with her fists, throwing tantrums because her blood brothers had tried to stop her.

The Archdemon of Lust had held both of Lilith's wrists and body-slammed her to the ground.

As Luna's eyes widened in shock, Ravin approached her and wrapped his powerful arms around her body.

Her whole being stiffened at the contact, but she couldn't deny that the Archdemon had made her feel somewhat safe.

How ironic that Ravin could make her feel like that despite what happened the last time they were together!

Cradling her head, Ravin stroked her hair and murmured with concern, "Are you alright, amare?"

"Stay away from me." Luna recoiled at Ravin's touch and pushed him away. "Please."