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Chapter 263 - 263 THE PLOT

263 THE PLOT

Lusifar's eyes widened in shock. "How do you know about the Godmother?"

"I have my sources," Leo replied cryptically.

"You are not getting any information from me", Lusifar cried.

Leo laughed. "If you want to possess my body, you should at least explain to me, otherwise my body and soul would not accept it."

Lusifar hesitated.

It was true that a victim who doesn't know the truth of their suffering, their mind and soul would be toughened. If they were instead aware of their weakness and hopelessness, they might be discouraged from resisting.

Then he reluctantly explained, "After you ejected me from your body, I was weakened. I wandered to Debauchery City, where I was captured by Dassa in the palace cells. She promised me your body in exchange for my service."

"So, it was all because of you," Leo murmured. "Tell me, what are Dassa's plans?"

"Why should I tell you?" Lusifar sneered.

"Well, you're taking my body, aren't you? Eventually, I'll know everything you know," Leo pointed out.

Lusifar relented, his voice dripping with malice as he revealed, "Dassa plans to sow chaos in the city, inciting the citizens to riot. The Toledo and Deghad families will rise with them, while the armies of the Koresh Empire march on Sodom City. You have no chance. Stop resisting now."

"That's a lot to absorb in one bloody sentence," Leo remarked dryly.

Just then, a brilliant golden light enveloped Leo, radiating warmth and purity. The dark presence of Lusifar and the other demons began to writhe and scream while they were forcibly pulled from Leo's body.

"What is happening?" Lusifar screamed in panic.

The demons Dassa injected into Leo's body reacted violently. Their ethereal forms writhed and screeched, their malevolent essence resisting the pull of the magic circle that Petunia finally cast from her artifact crystal.

But the artifact's power was undeniable.

One by one, the demons were wrenched from Leo's body, their dark energy drawn into the crystal- like smoke sucked into a vacuum.

"That was much easier than I expected. It took me great efforts to expel Lusifar from my body last time which almost killed me", Leo said after the demons were exorcised.

"No…", Lusifar screamed his last breath.

When the last trace of darkness had been captured, Petunia placed the crystal on the table, its surface now pulsating faintly with the trapped demons.

"You were right," she said, her voice steady but tinged with relief. "The bitch did come here to infect you with her fucking demons."

Leo nodded and his expression was thoughtful. "This was expected. The bitch… Dassa… or the bloody Godmother made her move. She finally did."

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Leo spent hours anticipating and theorizing about Godmother's next move. He played out every possible scenario, every twist and turn of strategy, but one possibility stood out above the rest:

Godmother would attempt to control Leo using her demons. Unna and the Shadow minion who was captured by him earlier revealed Godmother's methods.

He knew her modus operandi well.

She was a being of immense power, commanding hundreds of demons within her and she would use them to control and dominate her enemies by demonic possession.

When Dassa asked to see Leo in Court La Mood, he already knew in his mind that this was what she was going to do right away.

"This artifact from the Assassin Workshop worked perfectly," Petunia remarked, glancing at the crystal. "It captured the demons before they could do much to you."

Leo earlier sought the help of the Temple of Assassins against the Temple of Hera and the Godmother. The temple provided him with the Soul Vessel Artifact, a rare and powerful tool designed to capture and contain demons.

Normally, such an artifact requires a team of skilled mages to operate because the amount of mana required to power the artifact was enormous.

But Petunia's unique abilities made her an exception. Her nearly boundless mana reserves, a trait of her sin counters, allowed her to wield the artifact single-handedly.

"I never thought I'd be this useful with magic," Petunia mused, a hint of pride in her voice. "With the right artifacts, I could become a formidable spellcaster."

"Yes," Leo agreed, though his tone carried a note of caution. "Provided you have enough Envy counters left."

Petunia sighed, glancing at the view before her. "Damn. That fucking exorcism drained most of my Envy counters."

Leo stepped closer, his gaze softening. "Let me help you replenish it," he said teasingly, pressing a gentle kiss to her lips.

Then, with a sharp clap of his hands, he summoned several of Court La Mood's most beautiful courtesans. They entered the room, their movements graceful and deliberate, their bodies bared in a naked display meant to provoke Petunia's envy.

Leo's own Lust counters needed replenishment too now that the Dungeon of Lust was no longer at his disposal.

Petunia watched with a mixture of disgust and resignation. "I hate this sin," she muttered, crossing her arms. "You are a bloody shadow minion, why the hell do I feel envy when you fuck these bitches?"

Leo kissed her once more before turning to join the courtesans. "We are in effect the same person. Once we rejoin our separate memories would become mine again."

"You are worse than the demons in the crystal", Petunia scoffed.

"They don't call me a villain for no reason", he replied as he kissed the beautiful women while Petunia watched and farmed for Envy counters while he gained lust. Then he added, "Perhaps, I'm the evil twin."

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[Back in the Deghad Residence]

A colossal apparition of the Goddess Hera materialized above Lord Aseran, her divine presence radiating an overwhelming power that transcended Svad-tier magic.

This was Man-tier magic, a force beyond ordinary comprehension.

With a single, effortless swing of her arm, the apparition shattered the tentacles binding Aseran, freeing him from Petunia's grasp.

"What do we do now? We barely defeated her last time," Petunia asked, her voice tense as she glanced at Leo.

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