Dante observed with wide eyes, unable to look away. The power emanating from Lilith was terrifying. The red light grew brighter and brighter until, suddenly, an explosion of energy swept through the room, throwing everyone back.
When the dust settled, they saw Lyrianna lying on the ground, motionless. "Sara..." Dante began, but Sara was already moving, running to her mother's side. "Mom? Mom, can you hear me?"
There was an agonizing moment of silence before Lyrianna opened her eyes, now glowing with a red light. She looked at Sara, a bit disoriented and confused, putting her hand on her head, searching for orientation while her eyes began to adjust to the place. It was as if... she was seeing the world in a different way. The first thing she did...
"Damn, it hurts like hell, fucking demon bastard, hope he's dead, damn it," she spewed a string of curses that made everyone raise their eyebrows... Especially Dante... "Is she always like this? I thought she was more... cultured? I mean, she is an empress..." Dante murmured next to Sara, who just looked at him as if to say, "She's much worse..."
"Hey, daughter, what happened? Besides that, what the hell is this? Why are there so many women here?" Lyrianna said while she seemed to be... returning to normal. "Damn, my head hurts," she complained.
"Are you... feeling okay, mom?" Sara asked worriedly. Despite knowing that at least her personality remained the same, it was a big relief for her. After all, she didn't want to lose her foul-mouthed mother, even though she didn't agree much with her swearing. But still, she was her mother... "Okay is subjective, my head feels like it's going to explode.
That damn demon kept poking around in my mind, damn it, old Bho! I remembered things I didn't even know existed!" Lyrianna said as she tried to get up but stumbled to the side.
"Whoa, whoa, take it easy, Empress," Dante said, supporting her so she wouldn't fall back. Dante knew the sensation she was feeling, the drastic change in body... adjusting quickly was a challenge.
"M-Mom... we need to tell you something..." Sara said hesitantly. After all... how do you tell someone they've turned into a demon? Sara wanted to know too, but as Dante was supporting Lyrianna to help her stand, she thought of leaving it to him. But...
"Damn it, what's this on my butt?" Lyrianna said as she started to stand, her back to Dante, unintentionally pushing her butt towards him and noticing the small tail resembling a black whip with a heart at the tip. "What the...?" she questioned, but at the same time, "What a sight..." Dante couldn't help but comment, making Lyrianna realize what she was doing, showing her butt to him like that.
Of course, she was clothed, but her outfit was very tight... "W-w-what are you looking at?!" she screamed, turning around, completely embarrassed.
"Just checking on your appearance, I didn't think you'd look so beautiful as a succubus," Dante said, revealing to her that she was now... a succubus. "Succubus?" she asked, bewildered, looking at Dante, Sara, and now... Lilith. "Hello," Lilith said, waving. "I did a good job, don't you think, dear?
Look, she's completely fine and even hotter than before. Don't I deserve a reward?" she asked Dante directly, but he just ignored her and turned back to Lyrianna.
"We had to do this to you. You were dying... it was our only option at the moment, and well... Sara couldn't live without you," Dante said, taking the lead again. He could see that Sara couldn't talk to Lyrianna out of guilt. Despite knowing it wasn't her fault, the decision to turn her mother into a demon against her will weighed heavily on her.
Now, she could only think about how her decision had forever changed her mother just because of her selfishness. Perhaps, but...
"Thank God…" Lyrianna murmured, then, "Ouch!" She cried out in pain. "Demons can't pray, be careful what you say," Lilith warned. Perhaps she should... "Thank God," Dante repeated, but nothing happened to him. "Stop playing around, you're not a demon," Lilith said.
"Damn…" Lyrianna cursed again as she recovered from the shock of pain, looking directly at Sara. "Was it your decision?" She asked, and Sara nodded silently. "What a relief," Lyrianna said with a happy smile that initially scared Sara. "B-but... You're a demon now... forever..." she said, upset.
She didn't want this for her mother, but... she was only focusing on what she wanted, once again, being a bit selfish and not seeing clearly what was in front of her.
"And does it matter?" she questioned, making Sara look at her. "I raised you, I know very well what's going through your head, so stop with that abandoned puppy face, I'm happy to still be alive," Lyrianna said. "Even though I'm feeling some very different sensations when I look at that man over there," Lyrianna said, pointing at Dante, who raised his arms in surrender.
"I didn't do anything, mother-in-law," he defended himself, though he also felt a sensation coming from her.
"Of course… you did nothing…" Lyrianna said, not as Sara's mother, but as an Empress, in a more serious tone. "Now..." She turned to Sara, who was still trying to understand what was happening. She walked calmly over to the girl who was completely out of it.
"I thank you for wanting me to stay in your life, my beautiful daughter," she said, giving Sara a tight hug, which… "M-mom, y-you're suffocating me," Sara said with difficulty. Lyrianna forgot her body had changed. "Sorry, daughter!" she said quickly, easing the hug as Sara reciprocated. "I was so afraid of losing you…" Sara murmured.
"I was even more afraid… I wanted to see you grow more… become a great woman… but it seems I was wrong… You're already a great woman," Lyrianna said as small tears fell from her face. "Don't make me cry, mom…" Sara said, but she was already crying.
In the distance… "It looks like a scene from famous plays," Morgana commented as Dante watched the scene. "Does she realize she's taller and has a sculptural body?" Dante wondered, an intrusive thought that caught the attention of Lilith, Morgana, Voralith, Eldrax, and Vex, who were also watching.
"Eldrax thinks Dante is getting very perverted," Eldrax said, drawing attention to her. "He wants to make an Oyakodon now, I'm sure of it," Vex commented, and then...
Lilith, Morgana, and Voralith said in unison, "Yes, it's true..." confirming what they all were thinking. "Seriously, do you all think so little of me, dear ones?" he questioned, and again, "Yes." The four said, except Eldrax, who was thinking… "What is Oyakodon?" This question made them all look at Eldrax.
"Well… let's say it's when a man marries mother and daughter," Vex said, trying to be less blunt. But… "And when father and daughter marry?" she asked. Of course, they all realized she was referring to herself and Dante. Well…
"That must never happen, it's forbidden," Voralith intervened to get these crazy ideas out of her head. "Eldrax thinks that's good then, after all, Eldrax is not Dante's daughter, so I can marry him, right?" Eldrax said, making her move in front of all of them. She was attacking!! She wanted her place too!
"Damn little dragon…" Vex murmured. Voralith looked at Eldrax almost questioning, "Why now?" but Eldrax turned to Dante, waiting for an answer, and then… "When you grow up," he said without ignoring her.
Well… he couldn't really, after all, he had already made a promise… "Eldrax understands… Dante likes tall women with big breasts…" Eldrax said, making the tall, big-breasted women look at each other, namely Vex, Voralith, and Morgana. "Where did you get that? I love all the women I love; the body never mattered," Dante said firmly.
"Eldrax disagrees. Dante only had Snu-Snu with Valentina! And she's tall with huge breasts!" she countered, leaving Dante without an escape. "Where did you learn that? Snu-Snu? A dance?
What is that?" Dante tried to confuse her, but he made a mistake... he only saw her appearance.
"Eldrax is not stupid. Eldrax knows very well what species mating is! Eldrax studies every day to be a great woman for Dante! Just because I speak in the third person doesn't mean I don't know things! I just like being cute!" she said, completely breaking Dante and all the others who thought she was just stupid. "Ah~ This is tiring me.
Come on, propose to me already! I want a husband! I want to be loved too! I'm tired of seeing those displays of love for them and nothing for me!" Eldrax said, completely breaking everyone there, especially Dante, who looked at Voralith, who only shrugged. She saw that he wanted answers, and she simply said,
"She has been studying this world since you left her alone. Besides, it was about time she evolved a bit. It seems she is absorbing the few memories passed down by her lineage… She is now, in human age terms, an adult." She finished the explanation, and Dante's face looked like it was melting. "Another one..." he murmured. Of course, it wasn't bad, but... well...
we know that Dante isn't currently the best harem manager.