"Mother…" Sara murmured, sitting on the ground with Lyrianna's head resting on her lap. She waited calmly for her stubborn mother to wake up... But it had been almost an hour since her Guardian Angel appeared, and she hadn't woken up, constantly having small spasms and tremors.
"Calm down, she should wake up soon." Voralith said, placing a hand on her shoulder. Though she didn't interact much with Dante's girls, she understood what was going on in Sara's mind, who was very worried.
"Yes! Eldrax knows that Sara's mommy will be fine!" Eldrax said, trying to support Sara. After all, they had become good friends, and Sara always tried to teach Eldrax the right things… "Thank you… but… it's hard not to worry," Sara said, trying to stay calm.
The mere thought of losing her mother hovering in her mind was already making her feel awful. Unfortunately, Sara has a very strong personality trait… Caring much more than she should. Even when she fell in love with Dante in her teenage years, she cared so much that it almost created a curse… Or so she thought.
Maybe it was just another one of her intrusive thoughts trying to find a reason to love him… But the point now wasn't about that, but about what was going on in her head.
While Sara was enjoying her "newlywed" life, her mother was alone in this enormous palace, dealing with nothing but worries about a people who never idolized her as they should. She was feeling extremely guilty. She had abandoned her mother, the person who had been by her side not just as a mother, but as her best friend, her supporter, her everything… just to follow a love…
The guilt… was starting to hurt too much in her chest, a guilt so genuine that seeing her in this state made her unable to do anything, not even cry, because if she fell apart, it would be much worse. So now… Sara was holding everything in her chest, holding so many things that if she collapsed… she didn't even know if she could return to being herself…
"You should rest a bit first. She'll be fine, and if she doesn't wake up, we'll try to revive her with magic; Morgana should be able to help." Voralith's hand didn't leave her shoulder for a second. It was really surprising for Sara to know that this woman was supporting her… However…
"Yes, it's better for you to rest, it seems he's arriving." This time, the voice was from that woman who had been standing there for a long time, saying nothing, who seemed to have left. She was sitting with her legs and arms crossed, looking quite nervous… Despite not showing anything…
"And you… why are you still here, Lilith?" Vex, who had also been silent in the presence of this woman, wanted to understand why a Demon Goddess was there. Something that, well… Dante hadn't told them about.
"I'm here just like you. Did that damn man at least tell you about the contract he made? Damn it, I should have known he would be so brazen." She was really frustrated, knowing that Dante hadn't cared enough to tell his wives about her existence... This was making her furious.
"You still haven't answered my question..." Vex murmured as if she could demand something, and Lilith looked at her seriously with those demonic eyes. "You have no right to question your mother about my matters, child." Lilith said, her gaze beginning to penetrate Vex's soul, but the demoness... well, she didn't care.
"Another temperamental one, hey Voralith!" Vex shouted, catching the woman's attention and pointing at Lilith, "Take this bitch into your team! She's as temperamental as Valentina and Morgana, you guys fit together!" she said, and Voralith's gaze fell on Vex... well, not exactly on Vex...
KBOOOMMM!
Vex was sent flying for several kilometers after receiving a slap on the butt from Lilith. "RESPECT YOUR MOTHER!" The shout followed, and Vex prepared, letting her claws out and her tail as a weapon. She had landed well, just skidding across the ground...
"Mother? You're just a whore who screwed Lucifer." Vex said with a confident smile. "Unlike me, who is a succubus for one man only, you're a well-used whore!" Vex shouted, generating an echo in Lilith's head.
The veins on Lilith's head, already marking her face, grew even larger... "Should we stop that?" Sara murmured, trying not to think too much about her mother at this moment... "Let them kill each other; it's less competition." Voralith said nonchalantly... "Competition?" Sara questioned.
"I'm entering the game; the fewer women, the more time I'll spend with him." Voralith said, somewhat embarrassed, but still maintaining her serious demeanor.
Meanwhile, Vex was ready to attack Lilith. The question was... who would strike first?
"She's not strong," Vex thought, feeling the aura around Lilith. Despite the strength she used... well, better to ignore that... The fact was that the strength Lilith used was nothing, and Vex couldn't even feel her true power...
"What's the matter, child? Afraid of getting beaten by your mother? There's plenty more where that came from…" Lilith said, her eyes burning red, ready to attack Vex at the first move she made. Despite... well…
In a brief falter of her gaze, Vex felt her body tremble under Lilith's stare, as if she were reading Vex completely… and well… "You're the daughter of the whore of Lust... How funny, Dante killed your mommy just now…" Lilith said, trying to provoke her.
Vex's eyes wavered again, but what could she do about it? Lilith was playing completely dirty, and well, she was a Demon; it was her nature… but Vex…
"She's going to explode…" Voralith murmured, and Sara agreed… "If she does that… we should probably leave…" Sara commented, knowing how Vex was…
Vex was explosive when irritated. She usually always had a wide and lively smile, being an expert at being insufferable with the girls, always making jokes and doing things to irritate them, like talking about embarrassing stuff. But it was rare to see her truly angry.
Unlike now, where just breathing seemed to make her explode with rage… Her body was trembling, and Voralith pulled Eldrax close to her, as if to protect her from something that was coming…
In an unexpected move by the women... Vex just sighed loudly, stepping out of her battle stance and retracting her tail and sharp claws.
Lilith didn't understand the sudden change, but seconds later, Vex opened her mouth, looking at Lilith from afar.
"You pity me." She said, leaving the entire place silent, but did she stop? Of course not. "You're just an unloved creature seeking whatever it takes to feel slightly good about yourself, but it's just a stupid facade." Vex paused briefly and stared into her eyes, feeling nothing with a dead, emotionless look… She only felt disgust.
"You must have made a contract to get married and have a happy life or something; it's typical of empty people who have nowhere to go," she said, shrugging while keeping her eyes on her.
"Your life is meaningless, and being an Empress is nothing more than boredom, so you offered yourself as a reward, as if the Great Lilith, the Demon Goddess expelled for being envious, were a great prize for my Husband," she said, continuing.
"Now you're frustrated because you thought that man, let's be honest, you don't even love him, doesn't give you your due value, as if you were worth anything… You're just pathetic." Vex smiled at her, closing her eyes.
The atmosphere grew much worse than if it had been a simple brutal fight... When emotions are involved, many things can happen, and Lilith's reaction… wasn't the best. She looked at that smile and… she just clenched her fist in silence, digging her nails into her skin, letting her blood drip.
"You…" Lilith's face darkened, covered by her silvery white hair. When she moved, Vex prepared herself, seeing her hand rise, but… she placed her arm over her face… seemingly to wipe something away…
"You are…" Vex murmured when she saw the Goddess lift her head, crystalline tears falling. Her eyes were slightly swollen and red, slightly blurred… and she fell to the ground, her legs giving out…
"You crossed the line." Dante's voice whispered in Vex's ear, "When dealing with someone you don't know, you have to listen more and speak less. You don't know her to attack her like that." Dante appeared beside her, stroking her head.
For some reason… Vex felt bad about it… "I know how you think, but please, have more empathy for new people, especially those who are here for me, okay?" Dante asked, and Vex lowered her head, "S-sorry…" she murmured, and Dante just smiled.
"No apologies, just do better next time, okay? You'll have time to apologize to her later." He said, and Vex nodded, watching him disappear from her side and reappear in front of the crying woman as Morgana appeared next to Vex…
"I admire your courage, but think better… If Lilith didn't care for Dante even a little, she would have erased you from existence. She didn't do it only because you're important to him."