A Serpent's Tale-Chapter 371: Astral Dungeon?: Demonic Overflow

(MEANWHILE)

(Hell, Circle of Lust)

(Asmodeus POV)

I paced back and for the in my throne room as I awaited Loki’s response. I was even more annoyed because someone had tried to steal the ring I gave to my daughter.

In that moment, I reached out with my very soul, which burned with the flames of wrath. At this rate, I’m going to become the deity of TWO sins. Not ideal, but whatever.

Originally, I had planned to get help her bind the ring to her once she was older and awakened her bloodline. But I was forced back to Hell before I could. And now, out of nowhere, some unruly BASTARD dares to try and forcefully take the ring and bind it for themselves.

That was why I was so worried right now. I had no idea what had happened to her, nor why someone was trying to bind the ring or why they had it.

Then, out of nowhere, I felt her.

My daughter. I felt her presence.

’But that’s impossible unless...’ 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

I immediately teleported to the location where I felt her presence and was relieved to only find that it was a crack in space.

"Phew." I wiped my head, glad that the worst hadn’t happened when I then realised something.

’Wait a minute... What?"

My head snapped back to the crack in space. In hell...

"Huh?"

I was befuddled. How can there be a crack in hell that tore through the dimensional barrier? And more importantly, ’Why the fuck can I sense Traytora through it?’

That was when Lucifer appeared just off to the side, likely for very similar reasons.

And he looked just as confused.

"This... IS your daughter, correct?" He doubled checked, to which I did confirm with a nod.

"...The fuck?"

"RIGHT?"

"What in all the seven circles are we supposed to do here? Also, Fucking how?"

Those were two very good questions, and now that I had managed to get through my stupor, I finally used my connection to see what exactly was wrong with my daughter and why she was doing this. And also see how if that was possible.

Mere seconds after my eyes snapped open and I raised my hands above my head in anger. "OH HELL FUCKING NO!"

Before Lucifer could stop me or even ask what I was doing, I smashed my fists down up the crack, creating a huge tear in the fabric of my domain. And I was a little surprised at how easily it broke. None of my concern though, as it was on the other end.

"AS-"

"DENIZENS OF MY REALM! HEAR MY CALL AND BRING DEATH AND DEASTRUCTION UPON THIS PUNY REALM FOR DARING TO COMMIT SUCH HEINOUS ACTS AGAINST MY KIN AND MYSELF!!! GO FORTH AND LET YOUR SINFUL DESIRES BE UNLEASHED IN FULL SWING!!!"

The moment I finished my decree, hundreds of thousands of demons began rushing over, stopping at the edge of the giant tear before jumping in without care.

The higher ranked demons made it here first so they could satiate their desires, with the lesser ones following behind them slowly for an opportunity to grow stronger.

"ASMODEUS!" Lucifer yelled in fury.

I knew what he was going to ask, so I simply turned to him. And at first, I was going to explain it vocally, but then decided to do it telepathically instead because it would be faster.

Upon hearing that not only was my daughter grievously injured, but the fact that some random nobody tried to bind the ring HE forged for me, which I then gifted to my daughter, his face turned dark.

And then he called his demons to come forth and pillage.

He is the Sin of Pride after all. This was an afront to his name after all.

(MEANWHILE)

(Traytora POV)

Great beings with immense and terrifying power started to fall from the cracks in the sky, and thanks to me and whatever I did to get them here, they didn’t seem as hindered as I was when I woke up.

Slowly they fell to the surface of this realm, and lesser demons followed suit. Some of them even came out of the cracks within my [Spatial Domain], and upon seeing me, kneeling in servitude. From what I could gather, they were considered middle class demons.

I was about to tell them to get that man for me since I was busy holding my domain together as well as pouring my mana into these cracks, when all of a sudden, the rate of demons appearing suddenly doubled out of nowhere.

Some of them came in here also through the initial cracks, and I could immediately tell that they were from the Pride ring. These one’s felt like higher class demons.

They looked around for a second, and seeing the Lust demons kneeling to me, bowed lightly to me also in response. That action was not surprising in the slightest. Even the other Lust demons were unbothered. I think.

What was surprising was the fact that they were even here in the first place. That was the confusing part.

One of the Lust demons then spoke up with reverence, "Your highness, you need not expend your mana so exhaustingly like that anymore. Our lords will keep the rift open. No need to strain yourself."

"Yes, he’s right, our lords will keep the rift open, so feel free to relax yourself. Also, could you maybe let us out of here?" One of the Pride demons added with his smooth yet imposing voice.

I took a deep breath and stopped pouring my power into the cracks. But not rescinding my Domain, which I was currently disallowing anyone from exiting.

"Uhm..." The Pride demon was about to say something when he was shut down by a Lust demon.

"Silence! This is our princess! You would do well to not provoke her now. She is the reason we’re even able to be here, and you wouldn’t want to face her father in her stead, would you?"

After that, the Pride demon stayed quiet and backed off, deciding to patiently wait for me to lower my Domain.

And I was going to, but first, "I want what’s mine."

Upon saying that, an aura that I’d never felt before erupted from my body, and I could tell that it was connected to my father.

All the demons around me shuddered the moment they felt it, and the bastard I had initially trapped in here was snivelling against the barrier, trying to claw away at it with one hand and a stump.

When he turned back and saw me looming over him, he let out a shrill shriek and passed out.

I reached down and grabbed his throat tightly and began choking him, which woke him up immediately.

"Give. Them. BACK!" I yelled with an unbridled fury as my claws dug into his neck and burning is with an incandescent burning rage that would never heal.

I saw the terror in his erratic and shaking eyes as he tried to peel my hand off of him to no avail. He then relented and presented a severed hand to me with my father’s ring on it.

I of course burned the hand to ashes and used my magic to put it back in its rightful place on my left ring finger.

But there were still two more that I wanted back, so I pressed him for them and he gave me a pouch. The inside of which was much bigger than one would think, meaning it was enchanted with [Space] magic to have a larger inside.

And inside were my other rings, which I instantly put back on my fingers. And at last, I finally was able to quell my crazed mind and emotions, letting the barrier fall as I dropped the bastard man to the floor.