The masculine form of Erasa had probably long suppressed her feminine consciousness. Before attaining this djinn form, she was easily influenced.
Wamy reached out to Erasa and healed her wounds. A sincere smile lit up Erasa's face, touched by Wamy's kindness. She thanked him, and together they returned to Earth. Erasa wore Wamy's jacket, concealing her modesty, while Wamy walked beside her like a divine advisor.
Erasa resurrected all those who had perished during her crises and healed the survivors. The harmful influence of Arlongue was permanently erased from Erasa, leaving only benevolence in her manner of expression.
After all this, Erasa turned to Wamy and declared:
Erasa: "I will stay in my world from now on and will no longer attack the Gods. I make this promise, and if I lie, I will be disintegrated by my own authority!"
Erasa was about to seal this pact, but Wamy stopped her with a gesture.
Wamy: "No need, I trust you, Erasa."
He turned, ready to leave. Erasa, a bit surprised, asked him:
Erasa: "You're leaving already? Don't you want to celebrate with us?"
Erasa's subjects, relieved and proud to regain their normalcy, saw Wamy as an ally. Despite all these emotions, they didn't know if Erasa had always been Wamy's ally, but that seemed secondary to them.
Wamy replied, with a slight smile:
Wamy: "Not this time, maybe next time!"
Erasa felt a pang of sadness and disappointment but accepted his decision. Wamy flew away, returning to the realm of the gods.
Erasa stared for a long time in the direction where Wamy had disappeared. Suddenly, a portal opened behind her, revealing Nehemi, Zémira, Jérôme, and her parents. They found Erasa, almost naked, simply covered by Wamy's jacket, gazing at the sky.
Jérôme and Nehemi rushed over, panicked:
Jérôme/Nehemi: "Lord Erasa, what are you doing like this? Get dressed, for heaven's sake!"
Erasa looked at them without reacting, lost in thought. She wondered what would have happened if Wamy had faced them all at once, then closed her eyes and murmured:
Erasa: "Certainly the same crushing defeat…"
Jérôme: "What defeat, my lord?"
Erasa: "Sorry, I'm a bit elsewhere… I'm going to take a shower and get dressed."
Nehemi: "But… why not just use your powers to clean and dress yourself?"
Erasa: "Not this time. I prefer to do things the old-fashioned way… Will you tell me about your mission later?"
Jérôme/Nehemi: "Alright!"
Erasa entered her bathroom, still deep in thought.
Erasa (thinking): "Why am I suddenly so sad? Is it because Arlongue is silenced, or because I lost? No, it's much more complicated…"
A voice then echoed in her head:
~I will explain to you~
Before she could react, a hand appeared from nowhere and pulled her into an indescribable space, beyond all consciousness. The influence of this place made her shiver, then she collapsed to the ground.
A huge silhouette, emerging from the mist, approached. A being about 2.6 meters tall presented himself to her:
~I am so happy to finally see you before me~
Erasa had never felt such fear. The world she was in could annihilate her at the slightest mistake, and the being before her was even more terrifying.
Erasa: "Who… who are you? Please, don't hurt me, I'll do anything you want, just don't hurt me!"
~Erasa… do not fear. I am Lucifer… The one and only. I am also your father, and you are my beloved daughter.~
Erasa (surprised): "What? Really?"
Lucifer: "Hmm…"
He reached out, and instantly, Erasa stopped trembling, her fear evaporating as if by magic.
Lucifer: "I created you in Lilith's womb. Unlike other demons, you are my child. I asked so much of Lilith so that you would come to me one day, as soon as possible."
Erasa stood up, troubled.
Erasa: "I thought our father didn't favor us… I don't understand anymore."
Lucifer: "No, that's Azazel who acts that way. I am the most powerful of the Original Gods, the first son of God, the one who knows everything about him. After God, it's me, the absolute being, but alas, poorly regarded by all."
Erasa: "So, you're my father? Am I your only daughter? Why did you create me?"
Lucifer: "For a specific reason: I wanted to understand compassion."
Erasa: "But why are you so harsh with other creatures and creators?"
Lucifer: "Ah… even my own daughter doesn't know her father, what a disappointment!"
Erasa: "Where do you actually come from?"
Lucifer: "A long time ago, I led humans to sin by making them eat the forbidden fruit, in a way. As punishment, God punished me severely. Being struck by God is an unimaginable pain: the whip he used on my back made me cry for a thousand centuries. There were six of us accomplices, all sent to hell. That hell was created in a single blow by God's whip, a fire whose temperature exceeds all notions of heat, capable of consuming the soul, body, spirit, and even history and the chōshinku without difficulty."
Erasa: "Wait, Azazel? Who is that?"
Lucifer: "Azazel is the one you thought was your father until now. He is the fourth of those called devils, but his actions have always been attributed to me from the beginning."
[Devils are beings who rule in hell.]
Erasa: "Father, are there several devils?"
Lucifer: "Yes, six in all. I am the first. Then come Abaddon, Apollyon the second, Beelzebub the third-these three are the absolute devils. Then Azazel, fourth, Lilith fifth, and Samael sixth. Those are the others, the weaker ones."
Erasa: "I understand. Father, who is Mü Thanatos?"
Lucifer: "Mü Thanatos is my little sister, an Original Goddess, the only one, the fifth daughter of God. She was removed from us for a strange reason… anyway. She looks a lot like you, you know?"
[The Original Gods are mostly children of the Absolute God.]
Erasa: "Yes, that's what everyone says."
Lucifer approached and hugged her. Erasa gently pulled away and closed her eyes.
Erasa: "Father, where are we?"
Lucifer: "We are behind the third Suargaloka."
Erasa: "Why don't you come live in my kingdom, then?"
Lucifer burst out laughing.
Lucifer: "Because I am ashamed, and I fear God. I am the only one he can strike with his own hands, and I am also the only one to know that pain. Azazel and the others have specific goals, like Azazel's revenge after seeing his first child killed by God, which deeply affected him. As for Lilith, she now supervises them."
Erasa: "Is Azazel married to Lilith?"
Lucifer: "Not really. Azazel fathered gigantic children with humans, which God did not appreciate. Lilith is Adam's wife, but she was cast out because of her bad behavior and became the wife of Samael, the absolute prince of demons. Azazel defeated Samael in combat and took Lilith as the mother of his children. As for me, I used Lilith as a vessel to keep you until I could finally see you. Lilith did so much so we could be reunited."
Erasa: "Uh… Father, where is Samael?"
Lucifer: "After his defeat, Samael lost his body. He now lives only with his true body in the neutral kingdom of Vishnu."
Erasa hugged Lucifer and said:
Erasa: "Father, I feel so good with you, I never want to leave you for a second."
Lucifer looked at her tenderly.
Lucifer: "Poor little girl, you can be proud. I will always be there for you, from now on."
Erasa smiled, hugging him again, then thought of Wamy.
Erasa: "Oh, Father, who was this Wamy?"
Lucifer: "Wamy is a divine advisor, a black angel, the one who serves your aunt Mü Thanatos. He logically lives in the world of the gods, with the secondary gods."
Erasa: "So I lost to a demon king level?"
Lucifer nodded.
Lucifer: "Yes, that's right."
Erasa's gaze suddenly became empty.
Erasa: "Father, I want to become stronger. Can you help me?"
Lucifer: "Of course. You will have to earn this power through suffering, tears, and pain. I will be that suffering, those tears, and that pain. I will become all your obstacles to help you grow. But I am proud that you only faced Wamy. If it had been someone else, they would have shown no mercy and would have killed you at the first opportunity."
Erasa: "The world I live in is too dangerous. Even in my own kingdom, I am not safe. But it doesn't matter. Now, I'll sleep a bit before seeing my subjects."
Erasa snuggled against Lucifer.
Lucifer: "Very well, so be it."