The Dark Rebirth of Pandora: Revenge of the Abyss-Chapter 223: Lilith...

’Damned demon king, damned demon king, damned demon king.’ I walk through the palace of Delphina-sama, thinking about how much the demon king ruined our lives. Delphina-sama hates when people break her things.

It could be something as small as a simple utensil if it’s hers, that’s already reason enough to kill. But this damn monster destroyed a bunch of her things all at once, leaving Delphina-sama seething with rage.

But Delphina-sama would never do anything to the demon king, so she’s taking out her anger on us, the servants. She’s become even more tyrannical than usual. Before, she’d only kill those who made obvious mistakes.

For example, doing something wrong in front of her, or breaking some little thing. But now, she’s killing servants from a distance for mistakes she didn’t even see even some of the veterans are being killed.

After all, it’s impossible to never make any mistakes. I have to be absurdly careful just to not be the next one. Right now, I’m waiting in front of the main hall.

My colleague next to me is also really nervous, because Delphina-sama made it clear that after dealing with the demon king, she’s coming to see us for a task. Soon, I see Delphina-sama approaching.

I bow in silence, then I hear a thud and see blood spreading on the floor. The servant next to me has been killed, and I know the reason her posture was about 3 centimeters off.

This shows how Delphina-sama’s tyranny has increased. Normally, she wouldn’t have cared about that, but now that she’s irritated, she’s having a slight perfectionism crisis. It means that if it’s not perfect, she’ll destroy it.

"Let’s go," she says in a cold tone that sends shivers down my body. No matter how much I revere and adore her, it’s impossible not to be afraid. Anything can bring about my end, even the slightest sound of footsteps.

And the nervousness only makes it worse, since being nervous drastically increases the chance of making a mistake.

I follow Delphina-sama as ordered, while she walks through the palace corridors, some of which are being reconstructed. Of course, as we pass, Delphina-sama kills a few more servants for minor things.

She just kills them and moves on, as if it’s nothing. Eventually, we end up in the palace prison, in another area, arriving at a cell with 4 imprisoned women.

They are the demon saints, although I only know three of them Lilith, Nix, and Kaos. The other one is new, probably a replacement after the demon saint lost a head and gained a new one, like a hydra.

Not that it matters their condition is pretty bad. They’re chained to the wall, with spears, tridents, knives, and swords pierced into their bodies. Delphina-sama tortured them personally for destroying some cities and devouring their inhabitants.

And she’s only alive because she’s the demon king’s possession, so Delphina-sama just tortured her instead of killing her.

"Servant, release her, clean her, and then send her to the surface," Delphina-sama orders. I quickly go to the 4 girls to remove the chains and weapons from their bodies.

"..." After removing all the weapons, Delphina-sama disappears with the weapons, showing that she only came to personally retrieve the weapons instead of asking a servant to bring them to her.

"Are you alright?" I ask as I finish releasing the chains from the 4 girls. They all look very similar, and I only know their names, so I don’t know who’s who.

"Y-Yeah..." Their condition is terrible. They’re clearly very strong, but can’t even move properly. They’ve been tortured for a good while, and only after that did Delphina-sama go to "punish" the demon king.

"The demon king will be here until tomorrow, according to Delphina-sama, but I don’t know any more than that. And you should leave soon Delphina-sama isn’t happy, and staying here will only cause more problems for you," I try to be gentle.

She might try to stay and wait, but if she does, Delphina-sama will come back to torture her, because she also broke something of Delphina-sama’s, and Delphina-sama isn’t the type to let things slide.

I start dragging the 4 of them with me. It may not be very comfortable, but the thing is, I can’t carry them all at once, and I can’t carry them separately, so all I can do is drag them to the nearest bathroom.

Arriving at the bathroom, I throw the 4 of them into the large bathtub, which is almost a small pool.

"You’re quite gentle..." The tallest one says with a bit of sarcasm.

"I’m sorry, I’m nervous..." Normally, I wouldn’t be so cold as to just throw a wounded person into the bathtub, but I’m nervous. Delphina-sama knows everything, and I fear losing my life over a small mistake.

"It’s okay, hahaha, your goddess is quite severe," she says in a somewhat playful tone, while the other 3 remain silent, none of them seeming very comfortable with the situation.

"..." I don’t say anything. I may have problems if I agree with that statement, although in my view, severe is an understatement she’s extremely tyrannical, and it’s because of the demon king’s fault, since her normal tyranny is less.

"Girl, you’re really pretty," the tallest one says, staring at my body. But although she calls me "pretty," her gaze at me is like I’m a piece of meat. I think she needs to eat to recover.

"You can bite me," I don’t mind giving a piece of myself for her to eat. The tallest one looks at me in surprise, while another, the shortest one, approaches and actually bites my arm.

"..."

’My mana...’ I automatically feel tired. She’s really draining my mana quickly, and she doesn’t seem satisfied, but she stops before I pass out.

"I’m Lilith, thanks for the help. I’m really in bad shape after being tortured. Those weapons do you know what they’re made of?"

"..." I don’t say anything. This is a secret of the mermaids, and if I tell, I can be killed. Anyway, Delphina-sama has already told me not to share the recipe.

"All I can say is that it’s a metal that seals magic." Lilith looks somewhat shocked, which makes sense. Magic is the foundation of everything in the universe, so something that can directly seal magic is almost an anomaly.

After all, I’m not just talking about containing magic, but sealing it and those are two different things. Lilith has a look like she understands.

"Mermaids are really scary. A metal capable of breaking the advantage of most races is undoubtedly a great find."

"Not really..." There aren’t many weapons made with this metal, and anyway, the monopoly on this ore is completely Delphina-sama’s. Only a few possess weapons made of this ore.

"Are you afraid of your goddess?" I don’t respond when she asks again, just start soaping up the body of one of the 4 girls, who closes her eyes and starts to fall asleep during the bath.

"She’s really a unique one, don’t you think?" Lilith continues to try to make conversation, even though I’m not sure why.

"Do you want something from me?" I ask her.

"You’re afraid of her. You think Delphina is terrifying. You fear not being able to return to your siblings, but you fear more that your siblings will be called to work here too."

"Although you consider your job an honor, you still fear for your life and want to see your siblings at least one more time."

"...How do you know that?" She read me like an open book, getting everything right.

"Mermaids give parts of their bodies to nourish the younger ones. You offered me your body as food, showing that you have siblings. Whenever I mention your goddess, your body trembles and your gaze wavers."

"And finally, when you offered a piece of your body, you were looking at the youngest of my heads, which shows that you miss your siblings. I didn’t know any of this, I just deduced it to pass the time."

"So I say that you are a gentle person, but you are very stressed by your work."

’She discovered so much...with so little...am I really that predictable?’ This is kind of amazing.

"You’re very good at this," I compliment her as I start bathing another one, who timidly accepts.

"Yes, it was a hobby of the past. I have a lot of time, so I like to observe different types of people and their lives. I believe that someone’s body is like a book full of stories," Lilith says while starting to wash herself without caring that I’m watching her naked body.

"Hmm...I see."

"You know, you shouldn’t be afraid of your goddess. That will only make you die sooner."

"...I know..." I know that well, but it’s not like I can just get rid of the fear.

"You can go. I’ll finish bathing alone and leave alone too. Thank you for the help and for sharing your story."

When she says that, I sense something bad, so I decide to accept the idea.

I just drop everything and practically run out of the bathroom, opening the door in a hurry. When I turn to close the door, I see the 4 of them staring at me hungrily. I slam the door as a reflex and start running.

Being careful not to make any noise or bump into anything or anyone, I can only sigh in relief I almost got devoured. I should have been more careful, after all, wounded monsters usually hunt for food.

Lilith is probably very hungry, extremely hungry. At least she let me escape. I just hope she finishes the bath and leaves soon, so I don’t have any more problems.

And I hope with all my heart that Delphina-sama’s anger subsides and she calms down a bit.