My Fate System - Chapter 164

The descent of a divine being was not a simple matter, and it was far from easy for the being itself. Celestia was a higher dimension than Earth, but the gods still tried to make themselves known. This was another testimony of how powerful a person’s desire was.

There was a common trait among powerful people: their thirst for power. These characters were not strong or favored because they were born this way.

This world was fair. Those who strived for strength shall be rewarded. Those who desire power will grow far greater than those without ambitions.

We are the masters of our bodies, and they obey us. This made them the one thing that would never betray us. However, what if a person worshiped another and revered them instead of having desires himself?

This was the reason that Earth was necessary for the gods. The people fed the gods with more people, and only those who survived until the end deserve the throne.

Lilith could feel her body become lighter as her desire burned intensely. The technique her race developed, Limit Break, also came to play to amplify her stats.

A new world appeared in front of her, and she could see nothing but the arm with its celestial strings and divinity. This was her chance to grow stronger than anyone.

Her knees bent slightly, and her foot stood on her toes. Then, Lilith bolted forward, leaving a trail of destruction behind her. The nobles screamed as the unknown burst of energy took them by surprise.

No one could stop her as she appeared on the edge of the pond. Lilith crouched again before bolting toward the sky, straight toward the arm of a god. The world turned into an afterimage in her view, and there was only one target in front of her.

“Who… dares…!” the divine presence intensified as power exploded from the arm. Vyxas clenched his hand into a fist before he struck toward her.

‘A foolish god,’ Lilith smirked because she could tell that the world was rejecting Vyxas by the second. The gods cannot descend just yet, not easily.

His power grew weaker the more he tried to summon it, and it was the perfect chance to strike down a god. A silver dagger appeared in her hand, the treasure her father gave her.

“A god-slaying weapon…” there was apprehension in the voice coming from Celestia. “You are not a normal human… it seems a demigod somehow knew about my plan… what a troublesome ant you are.”

The words were arrogant, but Vyxas had the right to be. This tyrant was a powerful god who ascended Celestia by killing a god himself.

However, Lilith had one more trick up her sleeve. Her eyes shone violet as she turned into a streak of light, reaching Vyxas in an instant. Her weapon slashed the arm apart as a wrathful shriek arrived from the sky.

“Arrogant ant!”

A thousand arms exploded from Vyxas’s body, striking Lilith, who was mid-air. The divinity forced her out of her current form and made her soar like a broken kite.

“Bastard,” her face was overtaken by rage, and her fangs grew longer. The dagger danced in her hand as another materialized, a mirror of the first. Lilith held both weapons in reverse as the thousands of arms attacked her.

Every arm gave birth to another, carrying the same ivory skin brimming with divinity. As the arms surrounded her from every direction, Lilith closed her eyes.

“Moon Dance, Royal Stance,” her eyes snapped open as the heavenly strings responded to her Celestial Art. The daggers exploded with light as Lilith brought them down, appeared tens of meters ahead.

The arms trying to take her down were all ripped to peace, turning into divine energy scattering into the air. A shriek came from the gate as a crushing presence pushed Lilith toward the ground and into the pond.

BOOM!

Her landing threw all the water out of the pond, and Lilith stood in a crater. Then, as she was about to attack again, someone started coughing a distance away from her.

‘This is… the princess?’ Lilith turned toward the person thrown to the edge of the pond by the impact. It was none other than the foolish princess of peace, who was supposed to be the sacrifice.

A god could only partially descend because of the offering made in its name. This was a contract between the worshipers and the god, and both needed to give things of equal value.

The Kingdom of Fera decided to throw away their temporary peace in exchange for Vyxas’ blessings. However, the offering has yet to be completed, and Vyxas was not tied to this world.

‘This cannot do,’ Lilith realized that she couldn’t let him run away before she stole his divinity. ‘I need to bind him to this world.’

As a result of her current train of thought, her target changed. Lilith walked toward the princess, who was on the ground, and pulled her hair backward.

“I will remember your sacrifice, so be proud of yourself,” grinned Lilith as she brought her dagger to Maria’s neck. A wind current appeared beside her before Lucas stabbed her with his rapier.

“Let go!”

The weapon met her skin, and Lilith did not feel like she needed to do anything. The blade broke apart in front of his desperate eyes as he realized the difference in their power. A smirk appeared on her face as she held the princess closer.

“Do you love her?” she asked, a twisted smile playing on her lips. “Stab yourself, and I will let her go.”

“You are lying!” Lucas took several steps backward, his eyes darting everywhere for a way to save his friend. “Let her go, or you will make an enemy of the kingdom.”

“I will give you three seconds,” she pressed her dagger against the princess’ neck, who opened her eyes and looked at Lucas. “Stab your heart, or she will die.”

Lucas looked at the princess and then looked behind her into the darkness. However, no one came to his rescue as the bestial warriors kept the others at bay.

“Three,” she began counting down.

“How do I know that you are telling the truth?” Lucas tried to calm down, but Lilith did not make any efforts to reassure him.

“Two,” she grinned as blood spilled out of the princess’ face. Lucas took a step forward as he gritted his teeth.

“I will do anything, so please, let her go,” he started begging, but Lilith was not satisfied. The dagger was now tainted with blood from the princess.

“One,” she grinned. “Bid your lover farewell!”

A fountain of blood appeared to cover Lilith’s face as her eyes were filled with sick satisfaction. Lucas stood in front of her with his abdomen bleeding and his eyes glaring at her with hatred.

“I did… what you asked…” muttered Lucas as he coughed up blood, his face growing increasingly paler. “Please… let her… go…” he said before falling to his knees.

“Oh my,” she looked down on him as she tilted her head. “You can live even with your heart drowning itself. Are you truly a young man? Now I regret wasting such a talent.”

“Lucas… no…” the princess started crying in her hands, and Lilith was disgusted by the sentiment they shared. This bond could not be true but a figment of their imagination.

“The world does not need useless things,” she said as her dagger slashed the princess’ throat, decapitating her. The head hung by her beautiful hair as her body fell to the ground, bleeding its last. “This is your offering, Vyxas. You can even get an extra one.”

Lilith strode forward with the head in her hand, dragging it through the dirt. The arms in the sky were silent as they regenerated because the offering had been made.

“Ahaha,” a laugh appeared from behind her, and Lilith turned with a frown. There was no way to mistake this annoying voice even if she turned deaf. “You truly thought that you succeeded, slut.”

A figure began forming a distance away from her beside the princess’s body. A pair of giant wings covered the empty bond as Lilith gritted her teeth.

“What are you doing here, vermin?” her rage was boiling through her words. “This is not a place for lesser lives.”

“Then why are you here?” smiled the Fairy Queen before turning toward the corpse on the ground. “It seems you still think that you are holding to the offering.”

“What are you…” Lilith looked down and saw the head turn into countless rays of light, slipping through her hands. “It was one of your illusions?”

“Everything is an illusion,” smiled the Fairy Queen. “Well, of course, except for the pain that you are going to feel when I’m done.”

“Where is she?” asked Lilith as she looked around. “So, this was all your doing? I knew that his sacrifice was fake,” she smiled in triumph.

“Ah,” the Fairy Queen looked at Lucas’ corpse drowning in his blood. “I am afraid that he truly died for his love.”