I advanced to the center of the arena that people had formed. I looked around, and I spotted a group of succubus on the other side of the arena.
They were also focused on Luminous and the overwhelming lust she was emanating constantly, but contrary to me, they were content with simply taking a little bit of it, their stomachs incapable of taking more.
I could also sense Wendy, Sherry, and Shiro taking some of it for a snack later. 'But I don't want to wait. I want to eat all of it in one go like it will be my last meal.'
My joy at finding someone with so much emotion activated my unique skill to the max in an instant. My level of strength augmented by 50 percent, and my regeneration went into overdrive.
I had never activated my skill to the max. Even during my first fight against Ashley, the boost was only around 40 percent. But now I wasn't even fighting, and my level of joy was already at the max.
I shivered in anticipation of the fight. I could finally savor a real meal, after 4 years of just eating weakling emotion, not even able to give me a good fight.
But I won't have that problem here, because even with my strength boosted, Luminous was stronger, so our fight won't end too soon.
"I see you are eager to fight. Well now, my daughter, I suggest you go all out from the start. After all, Lilith is by far the strongest being I created. After you, of course." Now that gave me a stop. Twilight Valentine, the one who was only interested in his experiment, had a trace of genuine affection for his 'daughter.' That surprised me. I didn't expect him to develop that kind of sentiment.
"Shut up. It is for me to judge if she is worth me using all my power." All the people around us widened their eyes, and some of them even started emanating their bloodlust toward Luminous.
Practically all the people here respect Valentine, even if he himself wouldn't care less if they all dropped dead in front of him. That probably has to do with the fact that he is their creator and has named many of those that are present here.
Valentine didn't seem to care about his daughter's disrespect, and neither did I, as I just smiled and said, "Ohh, you think I am not powerful enough for you to really try?" Luminous looked at me from head to toe and then said.
"I admit you are the strongest here, apart from Valentine, but I am still stronger than you," she said. Well, that's a problem. She doesn't look past the apparent strength a person gave.
"Well, we will see, but how about a bet? to spice up the fight and make it less boring for you." Luminous seemed interested by the idea.
"A bet? What kind of bet?"
"A simple one. The one who loses will do one thing for the victor no matter what, except die, of course." From the look on her face, she is already considering her wish. Like she already won.
'I would need to humble her. I don't want my new favorite meal to stupidly die due to overconfidence.'
"Very well, if you insist, I will accept. But be warm. If I win, you will serve me for the rest of your life in whatever way I see fit." As she said that, I could sense her lust toward me intensify, something incredible considering the already massive amounts she already had.
I shivered and considered losing my purpose just to be at her side all the time and enjoy her lust for the rest of my life, but decided against it. After all, if I did it, I would no longer be free, and I bet there are other interesting meals out there that are waiting for me in the world, and I could always visit Luminous if I wanted.
"Very well, then it is set. Now enough talk, and let's fight." For the first time in years I totally liberated the full power of my aura, unleashing it all. I could feel Valentine create a barrier around us to protect the spectators from the effects of my overwhelming strength and the mind control effects of my emotion aura.
Valentine announced the start of the fight, but neither of us moved yet, like we dared each other to do the first move. After half a minute of looking each other in the eye, I decided to start the mea - I mean the fight.
I launched myself with my sword drawn in my hand. I launched a series of slashes that she countered with a sword she created with her blood.
She managed to parry most of my attacks, but I was superior in technique, so I left her with some cuts on her arms that healed in a matter of seconds.
'Okay, she has good regeneration, and for her first fight, she isn't half bad. But she is not good at managing her magic. She is wasting too much on every move for nothing. But I can't blame her. She is bad at it compared to me. For everyone else it would be extremely good, especially for someone who had just been born.'
It's something I realized during my time training here. I am exceptionally good at controlling my power. To the point where everyone else seems to be shit at it in comparison. The only one who is on my level is Valentine, but he has like ten thousand years of experience, so it's normal.
My musing is interrupted by Luminous. Who decided to stop defending and start an offensive. Wings like the ones of a vampire sprout from her back. She flies away from me and starts to bombard me with blood spears.
I decide to stay on the ground and taunt her by dodging her attack without moving from my spot. A little flexing never killed anyone.
She doesn't seem to appreciate it and tries to charm me, but it has no effect on me. I start laughing. Trying to use a mental attack on a succubus is like trying to burn a fire elemental. Even with how much stronger she is, she would barely succeed if she used it on a succubi. So there is no way she will succeed against me.
I decide to show her what a real mental attack looks like. I cast an illusion on her imbued with the effect of Joy to bypass all her defenses and trap her in an illusion where she will see what she wants the most.
She immediately stops attacking and just rests floating in the air. I could finish the fight now, but I am having too much fun, and I haven't finished my meal. So I use spatial transfer, a technique I learned during my training, and kick Luminous to the ground while revealing my wings and tail that I normally hide and fly above her. Our position being reversed.
Luminous shake of the illusion, seeming to have taken some damage from my kick. She looks at me and seems to be embarrassed? That's weird. Her cheeks have a light flush, and she is avoiding my gaze.
Maybe it's due to the illusion? I don't exactly know what it showed her after all. She takes a battle position and releases all her aura, finally taking me seriously.
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POV: Luminous
I look at all the people around me. They are all looking at me curiously, certainly asking themselves who I am. My 'father' took me here just after naming me. He said there is someone here capable of fighting on par with me.
But I doubt that it's true. When I look at the people around, there is no one who registers as a threat. The strongest one here seems to be a man with crimson hair with two horns on his head, but even him, I doubt that he will be my match.
I hear some people gasp and turn my head to see what's happening, and I see people make way for a group of people. There is a white-haired girl who seems even younger than me in appearance. Her gaze is constantly shifting between the ground and me.
There's also a pink-haired girl and a blue-haired one seeming to have an argument between each other. I also see a woman around 20 years old with a serious expression on her face.
My gaze lands on the last person of this group, and I am immediately stunned. I may have just been born, but I know that the woman in front of me is one of the most beautiful women in the world.
I don't let my expression show my emotion, but inside my lust is awakened like never before. I don't know why, but even when I was still in my capsule, I always felt lust.
Lust for power, for people for everything beautiful in this world. I don't know why that is, but one thing is sure. I want the woman in front of me. I want her like I never wanted anything in my short life.
Valentine says something, but the only thing that I hear is her name, Lilith. I look at her as she approaches me, licking her lips and looking at me like I am a fine piece of meat.
I shiver a little, and apparently no one notices. I continue to look at her body, her long white legs that seem to have been sculted by an artist, her hips that sway gently when she walk, her breasts that are pressed against her dress letting me see their perfect shape, her rosy lips that seem to invite me to kiss them and never let go, her eyes as black as night with purple pupils making me incapable of looking away, like an abyss I cannot escape from, and her hair the same color as her eyes that sways gently when she moves.
'I want her. I want to make her mine by any means possible. To have her at my side until the end of time.'
My thoughts are stopped when she stops some distance away from me. I hear Valentine praising me and suggesting I go all out against her. My response leaves my mouth before I realize. "Shut up. It is for me to judge if she is worth me using all my power."
'Why did I say that!? Now she would think I am someone arrogant that doesn't see her as my equal.' I mean, I am stronger than her, but the difference is not that large. I will probably need to take her seriously.
She responds to me, and I am stunned by her beautiful voice. "Ohh, you think I am not powerful enough for you to really try?" She doesn't seem to have been offended by what I said. Good. I take a moment to regain my composure…again. And look at her body once again while pretending I am assessing her strength.
"I admit you are the strongest here, apart from Valentine, but I am still stronger than you." It's the truth. All I just said is true. But why did I say it with so much arrogance!?
I need to calm down. That's what I think when I hear her response. "Well, we will see, but how about a bet? to spice up the fight and make it less boring for you." I am immediately interested. If I win the bet, I can maybe make her pass time with me and learn to know her better.
So I ask her what kind of bet it'll be. "A bet? What kind of bet?"
Her response is like music to my hear. "A simple one, the one who loses will do one thing for the victor no matter what, except die, of course." I internally squeal, 'YES!!!' I think 'it's even better! If I win, I can make her stay with me for the rest of our lives!'
"Very well, if you insist, I will accept. But be warm. If I win, you will serve me for the rest of your life in whatever way I see fit."
'Why do I need to say everything like I am some kind of queen!? Damnit!' But I powered through the shame at the prospect of making her mine.
"Very well, then it is set. Now enough talk, and let's fight." After saying that, she unleashed her magic and aura. I didn't think she could get more beautiful, but her aura gave her an almost ethereal presence.
I rested like that for half a minute just admiring her beauty's, when she suddenly charged at me with a sword in hand. I barely had time to create a sword and defend myself. She managed to cut me, but my regeneration healed my wound instantly.
I regained my composure and remembered that I need to win the bet. I flew away from her and started to launch dozens of blood spears at her, but to my surprise she didn't even move from her spot to dodge.
I felt insulted, so I decided to use charm to finish that fight and claim my prize, but it didn't have any effect, and next thing I know, I am no longer in the middle of a fight but in a bed with my limbs attached by rope and my body only covered by a transparent nightdress.
"So Luminous, tell me, have you been a ~good girl~?" I heard the voice of the one that I was battling a moment ago and looked in front of me to see her. Totally naked, her gaze filled with desire.
My mouth moved without my consent as I burned in my mind the beautiful sights in front of me. "Yes! I have been a good girl, so please reward me, Mistress Lilith!" I felt embarrassed by what I said but immediately refocused on the beautiful sights in front of me and her sultry voice.
"~Such a needy girl you are~. But well, if you have been a good girl, I guess you deserve a ~reward~." I looked with anticipation as she approached the bed and started to crawl on toward me, approaching slowly and sensually, her breasts swaying in rhythm with her movement like a hypnotic pendulum. As she advanced, she never broke eye contact with me.
When she reached me, she sat on top of me, her face centimeters apart from mine, her body pressed against mine. And just when she was going to kiss my lips. I felt a sudden shock, and the next thing I knew, I was on the ground.
I look around to see what's happening and see Lilith in the air where I was before. The realization that I was under an illusion makes me blush in embarrassment, and looking at Lilith definitely doesn't help, especially since from that angle I can see below her dress her black laced panty.
But as I get up, I realize that she could have easily just won now. I may be stronger than her in terms of power, but she surpasses me in every other way.
'I can't lose, not now. If I lose, I will let pass the perfect opportunity to make her mine. I won't let it happen! I will win and make her totally mine, body and soul!'
Unique skills : lust acquired
I heard a voice say something in my head and a new ability being engraved on my soul, but I didn't care. The only thing I wanted now was to win.
I let my aura loose, creating a bigger crater than the one that I made when I impacted the ground, and charged my adversary with renewed vigor.