Chapter 182: Demon Lord Stage 2
The cocoon shattered, a loud crack echoing through the fallen city like bones snapping and flesh torn apart.
Two large hands grasped either side of the broken cocoon before tearing them apart. The demon's powerful arms tensed. Their colour was a beautiful midnight black filled with the most perfect and ideal muscles bulging with veins before destroying the remaining cocoon.
A burst of sticky red and black ooze sprayed around, covering the castle walls, door and garden before it began to melt like hot cheese on a good pizza.
Hot, putrid blood rain hammered down onto the courtyard, mixed with the black impurities ripped and gouged from the depths of Ryuji's body. He stood among the destroyed walls, the former solid door that stopped his progression now gone, eroded and destroyed.
He stood still while his silver hair swayed in the breeze, taking the surroundings in.
Ryuji's changes weren't that significant compared with his form before—rather, the soft, black armour was like a smooth hide covering his arms and legs, with scales now covering his knuckles and feet.
"Haaa....." the moment Ryuji exhaled, a powerful blast of flames burned the entire area ahead of him while he began to crack his bones and stretch his muscles. "It seems I've changed a little more, the useless thought that used to linger now feel much less important..."
Despite speaking about useless thoughts, his desire to see Yumiko and the others was greater than ever. If anything, his passion and affection seemed to have grown, maybe bordering on the obsessive level after this transformation.
"The Demon King of Battle. Blood and Debauchery?"
"Is that my future once reaching the limit of Demon Lord, Serena?" His head leaned to the right, where the ethereal white fox's body stood in silence. Her eyes narrowed at him, no longer red like Yumiko but golden, and her magical aura was completely different. "Also, you are the one that saved her right? Even giving her some of your blood to become the same race as you."
A moment of silence passed before the goddess of darkness looked at him. Her lips slowly curved into a faint smile.
"You finally managed to say goodbye, Ryuji?"
The moment she spoke, Ryuji felt his entire body scream with the desire to take her, push her down and make her his woman.
Despite trying to resist the charm and beauty that came from her voice, his cock couldn't resist the goddess and lifted as if to defy her.
"...I didn't get to say everything, however I did learn things I never understood before."
"Fufu, you were always so cute and acting strong... It seems even after growing so big you are just the same. I am happy that my actions have helped you. As for that girl, Yumiko. Yes, I did it for you. However don't misunderstand you were bound by that star before I even knew she existed.
All I changed was the date she teleported to twenty years in the past and gave her my divine blood."
"Is that so? Then why not give her the powers of the Demon Lord like me? Instead she is my saintess, or is that the influence of your blood and a side effect?"
"Mm, she should only have become the Beast Hero... Though I am happy she became your saintess, that girl suffered quite a lot to meet you and is quite weak when alone. Take care of her, I have grown to see her like a daughter..." Serena's voice seemed to adjust the longer she spoke, thankfully; otherwise, Ryuji might have climaxed without her touching him!
"I see... Thank you, Serena. For everything."
"Hehe, as long as you keep up the good work and help the world defeat that monster and those who plot to use the gods for their own benefits, I will support you."
"Oh? Even the humans?"
"I might have the form of a beast, or demon. However I love all creatures equally, well... almost all. There are exceptions and Grigor's original curse is my fault... I am the one who caused Lumina to fall for a human... because of that you suffered." Serena then lowered her hips and performed a polite bow before she let out a sigh.
"Forgive me, Asmodeus."
"Hmm? Asmodeus, who is that?"
Ryuji opened and closed his hands while forming small spirals of each element on his fingertips. It seemed his magic manipulation and control had improved more than triple his previous abilities. 'I have lost parts of my humanity, though I thought that would mean feeling less... Instead I feel more emotional from my rage and passion, to my libido and concern for those around me...
it feels like it's doubled at least.'
"Ah, I suppose your mother would never have told you about demon culture. A demon has a unique name that they are bestowed on birth by their mothers. Normally, a lot of demons will choose names, but there are seven names forbidden from being chosen: Baal, Lucifer, Beelzebub, Leviathan, Mammon, Belphegor and finally Asmodeus.
Those names are given to selected beings, and are given by oracle when conceived."
"So I was named Asmodeus because of my birth parents?." He couldn't help but smirk as the name sounded powerful.
"No, I mean it is your true name... Where your power and source of desires come from, Asmodeus is the source of all this worlds Lust and Desire, be it battle, bloodshed or sex."
"I see, then is that my true form, a massive monster that is the source of lust?"
"Of course not. Asmodeus is the one who gave birth to all the Demon Kings and Queens. His form was closest to humanity, much like yours, my predecessor seemed to have been the one who named the first Asmodeus and also the one who took his life. I named the second, and since then have watched over you. Though losing a bet to your mother meant I paid more attention than I would like.
Asmodeus, you really have a thing for older women with muscles and big behinds."
"Well, you fit that bill and look good to me. How about it? Wanna be my woman, haha."
"...True, after what you did last time I realised I am in your strike zone."
Ryuji couldn't help but chuckle; it was fun hearing the normally cool and distant goddess speak so naturally, like she was his big sister or a close friend. It also felt good to see her blushing and peeking at his crotch, like some kind of medal of honour.
"You know, I could take you as my wife, and not just for this mission, if you'd like?"
"Don't dream while you are awake, fool. Hmph..."
Ryuji could only grin while cracking his neck before taking out a simple pair of robes to cover his body.
"Now onto the important issue. Can I save them, in this form or is it still not enough?"
Serena's tails wagged left and right. "If you were your previous self, you'd never succeed. Even now it is unlikely you will. However, your potential has unlocked the second stage, and your powers will continue to grow. If you manage to reach the limit of Lord, level fifty before the first disaster then you will survive some events and stop a few."
"Is that so? That is a shame. I was hoping I could save everyone."
"You have a month, and I will do everything I can to help. There is one way you can save them, but it's a long shot and very dangerous. I will never lie to you, my champion and Apostle. Know that you are my first and only Apostle... Unlike Lumina, who deceives many of the church and makes them half-Apostles to create many inferior warriors that are as strong as true heroes."
"Is that so, and that would explain how her people are so strong?" Ryuji clenched his fist, thinking back to the time he almost died to that divine ray and the strength of the crusader and Sheila.
"Forgive me for not explaining; normally, I can speak to you as I sleep, able to access all parts of my memory at any moment in time... because you are now my Apostle, your limits and the seal placed on you as a transferred one is gone. I have applied the same to Yumiko and Erika... To help the others you need to develop intense feelings for them and copulate like you do with the others."
Ryuji felt it amusing to see her face turning red but wondered. "Why sex?"
"BECAUSE YOU'RE ASMODEUS!" To see the goddess shout, then pout and turn away, her tails batting the ground, made Ryuji quite amused. "Do you know how many times I've watched you sleep with women, unable to stop because I swore an oath to your mother?! In the other world, you were worse than a rabbit with over two hundred different women!"
"Two hundred, is that a lot?"
"Yes! Do you not care?!"
"Well, I didn't have many relationships, and most of them were just a hole for a night... so I never wondered if I was doing things right."
"No, you are not doing things right, idiot! Well... at least in this world you seem to be a lot better, don't put momentary pleasure over the deep connection achieved through passionate and loving intercourse!"
"You really sound like a mother... or an older sister haha."
"I am not joking, Asmodeus! Now you have awakened this far... Remember what changes you made to them with a kiss. Now imagine what sex will do to them a stage greater!"
"Really, wow, that is quite amazing. So everyone will become stronger it makes me feel more relieved."
"You missed my point entirely!"
Ryuji's body stepped forward, his feet flickering with a swirl of wind, arriving before Serena in a momentary blink, before his arms wrapped around her shoulders.
A tight embrace, with his face close to hers.
"Thank you for everything. If there was a goddess that I could ever believe in, despite being an atheist... It's you."
[Your confession caused the Goddess of Darkness to become shocked, her heart racing as she felt the honesty and truth making her feel embarrassed. Serena has upgraded your blessing to The Great Blessing from the Goddess of Darkness]
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