68: Nelia in danger

Nelia had been chasing Liz frantically until they reach the very bottom of the dungeon. No monster got in their way. They eventually reached what seemed as an empty large room.

"[Dark Bullet]!"

From her fingertips, Nelia fired magical dark bullets with great precision, aiming for the dimensionals that were carrying Liz. They imediately fell on the ground.

Dark Bullet wasn't a spell strong enough to kill them. Yet they fell on the ground. Normally Nelia would be on her guard, but right now her mind was a mess. She wasn't thinking straight because of the weird events pilled up together. So she imediately rushed over to Liz.

"Liz, are you alright? Don't worry. I'm here now."

“Nelia...”

Nelia helped Liz to get up. She then hugged Nelia, seemingly terrified. Then a second later, she drove a dagger into Nelia’s back.

“Guaah! L-Liz? Wh-Why?”

“.....”

Nelia’s mouth twisted into a pained grimace as she looked at her friend. Liz’s eyes were devoid of their usual warmth. She looked expressionlessly at Nelia, as if she were an unthinking doll.

It was then that Nelia finally realized. This wasn't truly her friend. She realized Yurishia was right. This was all a trap. Unfortunately, that realization had come too late. Liz pinned

Nelia to the ground, twisted her arms behind her back, and shackled her with some sort of anti-magic cuffs.

“Ahahahaha. I guess even you couldn’t predict she’d stab you, huh? Yeah, see, that’s why I waited until the last minute. So I can see your face.”

From the shadows, Azamar appeared laughing like a maniac.

“What is the meaning of this… Azamar!?” 

"Still haven't figured it out? I was the one who disabled the barrier. I did it all for you. Nelia, I love you. That commoner bitch doesn't deserve to keep you. You should be with me! I might have acted mean, but I did it all in the name of love. Can't you see? You're my princess. You need to be with me."

"Have you gone crazy?"

"Yes! I'm totally crazy over you. Once we will be together, nobody will stand in our way."

"Don't fuck with… Gah!?"

Nelia forced herself to move, however Liz once again stabbed her.

"Haha, does it hurt? Don't worry. I don't want to make you suffer. The dimensionals promised to let me use the same advanced necromancy magic they used on that puppet over there. Apparently if it's done within 10 seconds of your death, your soul won't be lost. You will be bind to me. You will love me. You'll move how I want and say what I want. You'll only have eyes for me!"

Azamar pulled a short sword and approached Nelia.

"Don't worry. This will only hurt for just a bit. I'll make you feel good after."

Azamar buried his face into Nelia’s chest while plunging the sword in between her breasts. There was madness in his eyes. 

Nelia's screams soon stopped.

“Hehehehe, Finally! I finally did it! I knew it! Hehehe, Hey Murglais, hurry up and bring her back. You promised you would.” 

From the shadows, Murglais was watching but did not take a step closer. Because he felt a presence.

"Oi! You gone deaf? Hurry up and…"

"What the fuck do you think you're doing?"

Time seemed to stand still. Azamar lifted his face. Even Murglais was frozen in place. Yurishia had finally reached them. Her killing intent was so great it was almost palpable. She looked like a creature that spawned from hell itself. Her expression was so terrifying that everyone’s blood ran cold. It felt as though she had all of their hearts in her hand, and a snap of her finger would kill all of them.

In the next second she vanished and appeared right in front of Nelia. She moved faster than eyes could follow, and Azamar was sent flying and smashed right into the wall. Yurishia had held back a little to avoid hurting Nelia any further, which was the only reason he hadn’t died instantly.

“Gah... Cough... Ngh.” Half-buried in the wall, Azamar spasmed and coughed out a lungful of blood. His internal organs had been pulverized, and most of the bones in his upper body shattered, but he still lived.

As for Liz, she was blown to bits. For a split second Yurishia thought she heard the words 'thank you' coming from Liz, but she didn't dwell on it.

"[Cure All]!"

Nelia's wounds healed in an instant. She then bent, placed her hand on Nelia's chest and started giving her light electric shocks to jump start her heart again.

Please don't die. Nelia I won't allow you to die! Come back to me. Wake up!

"I order you… don't die!!"

With those words combined with the shocks, her heart involuntary started beating again. Soon Nelia had a pulse again. She started breathing. And slightly opened her eyes.

"Lady… Yurishia? I… Sorry…"

"Don't speak Nelia. You barely cheated death. Don't worry. I'm here now."

In a split second I teleported with Nelia out of there and back to our house. And then I jumped back in the dungeon. Anger was my blood right now. It's a different anger than the one I had when I faced Volmund. I'm pissed to the max right now. This guy… is dead.

Why am I afraid? Why is my body shaking? I am an S class dimensional monster. My power exceeds hers. Yet why… am I scared?

"Do you honestly think you stand a chance against me? You interfered with our plans long enough. This city shall be sacrificed and we shall correct this world."

I slowly walked towards him. Each of my footsteps was so heavy that the ground cracked. If you fuck with me, don't expect you will come out alive. Murglais was a humanoid monster around the same height as me. His built was similar to a body builder. He had only 3 fingers on his hands and toes with razor sharp claws, a long tail and razor sharp spikes on his back. His face had no mouth. It was weird for him to able to speak without one. He only had one giant yellow eye like a cyclops. He snapped his fingers and the 2 B class dimensionals leaped back to life and stabbed their mantis like hands into my back.

“Ahaha, you shouldn’t have let your guard down~ If you let your anger control you, you’ll—” 

But his voice stopped. That was because I was still moving. In my current state… something like this won't phase me.

"Burn to ashes."

A torrent of crimson flames erupted from my wounds and engulfed the dimensionals. The heat was so great that only their ashes remained. Needless to say the wounds healed in an instant. 

"You tried taking my Nelia away… for that… you can't be forgiven."

I don't know if it's love I feel for Nelia… for any of my slaves. But they are… important in my life. For them… I would burn the world if needed.