Chapter 122 Queen.
"King Paimon, she's loyal to Lucifer just like Lilith," Amaryllis said as she looked at the woman kneeling on the ground in a white dress with a gold crown that was bolted to her head. "She's not one of the Kings that Barbatos served," Amaryllis added as she bent her knees to touch Paimon's long white hair.
"Why is it that everyone loyal to him is mostly women?" Elena asked with her arms crossed as she sat on the throne.
"He led a rebellion against his own creator, and that should be enough to tell how amazing he was. He brought dozens of angels to his side, and even though they lost, they followed him because they knew he had something that other being didn't have. Even until now, some of them stay loyal to him," Amaryllis answered as she read Paimon's memories as she tried to corrupt her to become her puppet.
Elena hummed as she looked at Mykel.
"So he's similar to my dad, and perhaps that's why so many women followed these two," Elena said. "Maybe that's why he chose you, Dad. He could see himself inside you, and he's trying to scheme something with your existence," Elena pointed out as she kept staring at Mykel.
"What's done is done. We don't know if he used me so I can go against The Lord, but even if it is, I'm doing it my own way without his help. I'm going to be the dog who bites the one who feeds me," Mykel said with a serious expression as he kept watching Amaryllis try to corrupt Paimon.
Paimon couldn't resist because of Mykel's [Arcana Judgement] skill that made her vulnerable. Both Elena and Amaryllis weren't affected by his skill because Amaryllis owned the skill, and Elena was just Elena. Mykel thought that it was nice to have them both beside him.
"Rise," Amaryllis said as she slowly stood up.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Mykel deactivated his skill, and Paimon was slowly getting up the moment she had the strength to stand. She looked at Amaryllis and then she slowly bowed her head down at her, showing her loyalty and inferiority to Amaryllis.
All the demons were about to attack the three of them, but then Paimon raised her hand and stopped them from moving. They obeyed her order and stayed down without questioning her decision. It was a sight to see that Amaryllis could easily own and rule two hundred legions of demons.
"Your wish is my command, master," Paimon said in her soft and soothing voice.
"Before that, I want to give you what you have lost," Amaryllis said as she touched Paimon's left shoulder.
White feathered wings were spreading slowly behind Paimon's back, and she was touched by those wings. She was in disbelief as she touched how soft her right wing was, and it put a big smile on her face. All the demons were shocked and joyful when they saw the wings that had been taken away from her.
"Master, please," Paimon said as she slowly walked back and then pointed her left hand at the throne.
Amaryllis hesitated because she didn't think she should do it, but when she looked at Mykel and Elena they both tilted their heads on toward the throne. She felt something that she had never felt before, a feeling of happiness.
She walked toward the throne and sat on it, and then Paimon went down to her knee right in front of her. All the demons did the same and bowed their heads down to her as if she had become their new ruler.
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"That suits you very well," Mykel said with a smile. "But this won't be enough for you. You have to gain more of them until all hell and everyone in it bow their heads down to you," Mykel continued.
"But I'm not supposed to do that. I don't deserve this, and you should be the one who deserves it," Amaryllis said as she felt uncomfortable because of nervousness about taking that role.
"What are you talking about? You're smiling right now and you're happy about it. You deserve whatever you want to have because that's what being alive with freedom should be," Elena said as she rested her head on Mykel's right shoulder. "Be free, because Mykel wants you to," Elena smiled happily at Amaryllis.
Amaryllis still didn't want to believe it, but when she looked at Mykel, he nodded his head and agreed with what Elena had just said. She was overwhelmed and overjoyed when she looked at Paimon and the demons that bowed their heads to them.
"Thank you, Mykel," Amaryllis said as she looked at Mykel with admiration. "I won't forget this moment," Amaryllis added with a huge smile on her face.
A legion was composed of five thousand demons, and since Paimon owned and commanded two hundred legions, Amaryllis had a million demons under her command. That was more than enough to conquer the whole of America's continents, and that was exactly what they were planning to do.
Amaryllis ordered Paimon to send half of her army to Earth through the gap that was opened in Limbo world. Paimon didn't question her decision and immediately sent five hundred thousand demons to Earth.
"Any information related to Luciel, Beldathiel, and Anathiel?" Elena asked.
"Nothing. Paimon is a loyal follower of Lucifer, and she won't know what he doesn't tell her. You can say she was blindly following him, so she didn't know much about the current situation," Amaryllis answered. "The journey is still long, we will ask every single one of the Kings," Amaryllis said.
After that, the three of them left and went to another kingdom and corrupted another king to their side.
Another King of Hell bowed his head to Amaryllis, and this time it was Balam that led forty legions, a demon with three heads. One head was the head of a bull, the second of a man, and the third of a ram. He had flaming eyes and the tail of a serpent. He carried a hawk in his fist and rode a strong bear with three heads.
Balam was one of the Kings of Hell that Barbatos served, and when Amaryllis read his memories, she was surprised. The objects also existed on the second layer, and she knew where all the objects' locations were. She then asked Jeanne and the others to retrieve it for her by putting them on the mini-map.
Amaryllis also found Anathiel's location, and she was indeed on the second layer. Mykel and Elena went there themselves to take her back as Amaryllis stayed behind to ask questions to Balam. She was interested in the experiment and wanted to know the details from him since he knew quite a lot.
The news had spread and everyone knew what was going on, and they were surprised that Amaryllis had overruled the two kingdoms. She possessed one and a half million powerful demons, and soon she would get more that would make her the true Queen of Hell.
After they got their objectives, they all gathered inside Balam's castle, and they saw Amaryllis speaking with Balam with excitement. She was always cheerful and anything would interest her whenever she knew something new. She was enjoying her life to the fullest, and somehow it made them all jealous and happy at the same time.
"Anathiel!" All the Demon Princesses were happy to see her.
Mykel had no idea why Anathiel became loved by all the Demon Princesses, but a hundred years of living would be the reason why. He watched all the sisters who surrounded her, worried about her, and asked her how badly she was treated.
After Jeanne told Mykel what had happened to Anathiel when he was gone, he was surprised that Anathiel had become the one and only Demon Queen. Luciel was the one who suggested that because Anathiel was the brightest, smartest, and most disciplined. Beldathiel was exactly the same, but her [Sloth] skill made her the laziest being in the novel world.
"She possessed a skill called Queen's Aura?" Mykel asked Jeanne as he looked at Anathiel.
"Yes, it's similar to the Brisingamen artifact that Freyja has, but it's stronger than that. As long as she was around them, all the Demon Princesses became invincible because she folded their power by a hundred times," Jeanne answered. "But that's if they stayed around her. If not, they won't get the aura. It was Elena who nurtured that skill for her," Jeanne continued.
"Is that so? I guess I should fix that and make it even better," Mykel said as he looked at Amaryllis still talking with Balam.
"This is more than I thought," Amaryllis said as she walked toward Mykel. "I might need some assistance to handle all this knowledge and information that I have gathered," Amaryllis pointed out as she looked at Mykel.
"What do you need help with?" Mykel asked with his eyebrows raised.
"I can't ask you to handle this. I know that your hands are already full, so I'm going to ask someone to help me with this. You can just wait and I'll give you all the information that will be revealed after," Amaryllis said.
"And who do you have in mind?" Mykel asked.
"Anathiel would be the perfect assistant for me. I might need her to stay here with me," Amaryllis answered. "Rest assured that I'll protect her with everything I got, and I'll leave a clone here with her to rule this place, so I can still serve you as my Owner," Amaryllis added.
"Alright, do as you please. I'm counting on you," Mykel said as he gently stroked Amaryllis' head.
Amaryllis was shocked, but it felt comfortable, relaxing, and safe to have Mykel's hand on her head.