When Isabella woke up, she had no idea where she was.She found herself lying in a cell. "Where...are we?" Isabella said."I don't know..." Cassandra said."I remember being pulled into the mansion, but after that, everything went dark..." Isabella said."At least we aren't in our underwear like that time you were at the Iratus Estate..." Cassandra said nervously."Look, that was partially your fault, you know? If you hadn't told Tyranus about our trip to his office, we wouldn't have been caught!" Isabella said."H-hey...I feel terrible about that, okay!? And Tyranus already planned to attack you, regardless. Please forgive me for that, sister...""Alright... You're forgiven. Besides, it's all in the past. That was over thirteen years ago, anyway.""Yaay! Isabella is merciful just like my darling Mizik!" "Please stop fawning over him...""I can't help it! He's all I can think about! I was in the pit for so long and the only thing that kept me sane was the thought of seeing him again
As Akari and I walked, we began to see more and more regular servants cleaning the mansion.Akari seemed to be scared of them because she said they were secretly undead cloaked in illusions.Apparently, she had been attacked multiple times by illusions from her past. The one of me was by far the most aggressive, however.I took comfort in knowing Akari might have been secretly terrified of me. I didn't think I was cruel, I just despised her deceptive behavior.Right now, she seemed perfectly normal. I found myself beginning to trust her.Eventually, I saw Leiso walking towards us."Here we go again..." I said.I raised my shotgun and prepared to fire."Relax," she said. "I come in peace. I just want to talk.""I know you aren't really Leiso," I said."Obviously. This is an illusion. I chose this form because it brings you comfort. I have a question for you, though... Mizik, was it?" The fake Leiso said."Are you the one in charge here?""I am a manifestation of his power containing hi
We continued onward as we remained on the first floor.Akari hadn't really done much since I began using undead to keep the enemies at bay.I even began summoning my own in the short breaks we took... Because Akari demanded we stop occasionally for her own sanity.The magic in Delvandal's atmosphere was dense and as a result, I had more mp than usual. This world was truly a breath of fresh air from Ignitus' suffocating and desolate enviornment.Also, some of the undead I summoned were apparently very powerful variants.I summoned high level death knights, ravenous flesh golems, and frost shades.I even found a spell to summon a skeletal dragon. There wasn't enough room for it to fit here, however. And lastly, a spell to summon a lich under my control.Unfortunately, nearby undead found it difficult to decide who to listen to when the lich was present. I had to dispose of it as a result.It was a shame... That lich was really strong...Regardless, I summoned about thirty skeletal sorc
After descending several more floors and fighting through a literal army of undead, I could feel something incredibly powerful nearby.The tunnels we were currently walking through had a dark red aesthetic to them.The lanterns on the walls had an eerie glow in the dim light.Eventually Akari and I, along with my small-but-potent army of undead, approached a set of massive double doors.I could feel a vast amount of magic behind them...Akari also looked somewhat afraid. The compass was leading us straight to these very doors.Somewhere on the other side, Isabella was being held... And the lich, Nevarius, was likely there as well.I prepared myself for battle and kicked the doors as hard as I could.They flew open and I walked straight into the massive room.What I saw was quite astonishing.The room was enormous. There were strange carvings all along the walls everywhere.I could see lights shining from the walls, ceiling, and floor to keep the room lit perfectly.There was a set of
I was so angry at the moment that I could swallow the world. The pain was so great...Isabella had betrayed me. Here this bastard was trying to kill me, and she protects him.By Iris...I'll avenge you, Isabella...[She is still aware of herself. I detect no abnormalities from Bravery. But if she stands opposed...she is a false wielder.]Fine! I'll ask!"Are you still in there, Isabella?" I asked.She nodded.Which means..."CASSANDRA! I ORDER YOU TO EXECUTE ALDARIL RIGHT THIS INSTANT!!!" I shouted.Isabella's expression changed from stern readiness to confusion and worry as her eyes changed."Sister! How dare you suppress me while Mizik is in danger! And now he has given me an order that I must obey!"Bravery turned dark as the shield and armor disappeared. She stored it and now held a black dagger in her hand.She turned to Aldaril as he remained where he was."H-hold on...what is this? You're betraying me!?" He said."Betraying? No. I am only loyal to Mizik. Isabella might want to
We reappeared in front of the main entrance of the mansion.Once the shadows sank under our feet and disappeared, we began walking towards the front gates.It was already morning. We had been down there for the entire night...The groundskeepers and gardeners were all celebrating as well.I guess it meant that they were truly free.As we walked away, we saw the fog over the forest fade and when we turned, we saw the mansion in its true state.It really was a mansion...just that it looked hundreds of years old.It was falling apart everywhere and didn't look like it would even be safe to stand next to it."Huh...that's interesting..." I said.At the same time, the illusions covering the gardeners dispersed. They looked to be rotten husks and skeletons.Their bodies crumbled to dust and their souls were released.Lastly, I saw a burst of magic from the center top of the mansion and a lich flew up holding a lantern.With a wave of his lantern, a maw of gigantic gnashing teeth shot from o
When we finally awoke, Cassandra immediately began having separation issues...She didn't want to go back and didn't want me to get up."It's not fair! Why do you get him all to yourself!?" Cassandra said."Because I saw him first! And I married him!" Isabella said."Not fair!!! You were the firstborn...the person who would be Queen! I had nothing! Why can't you just share him...?" Cassandra asked."Because I want him to myself! I refuse to share because I don't want Mizik to divide his love for me! Besides...I have more self-respect than that.""Why can't you just be happy with some of his love!? It's more precious than all the gold in the world! You're so greedy!" Cassandra said angrily."Please stop fighting so early in the morning, you two... I would like to get moving soon..." I said."Of course, darling!" Cassandra said as she lovingly held onto my arm.Ugh...I feel like I've made some mistakes... I hope Isabella will forgive me for being so nice to her... I tried my best to re
Akari immediately leaped back as the blast grazed her and I saw her tails appear in a burst of blue light.Cassandra had already reached Akari and several of her clones tried to attack from multiple angles.But Akari was quicker than that.She came towards me and held her hands up."W-WAIT! I CAN EXPLAIN!" She shouted."Yeah...this should be good. Cassandra, hold for a moment," I said.She stopped and I used telepathy."Prepare a trap. Make sure she doesn't escape.""Yes!"I saw Cassandra mouth something in silence and wave her dagger.Several shadows spread out from her feet and the surrounding air began to shimmer.I could tell she was conjuring several illusions.I had no plans to spare Akari. Not again. I wanted to give Cassandra a chance to execute her."W-well...u-umm... I was...uh...""Go on," I said.At the same time I was charging a spell. Several spears of fire to skewer her from below"Oh! I wanted to make sure you were still alive! It's cold out here, so I had to...umm...c