Recap of Chapter 26
Losty and his Sugar Mommies entered the Tower of Crimson Desire, meeting the terrifying Overlords of Lust. At the Midnight Banquet, he was forced into a trial — to make his women's moans eclipse the divine chorus of the Overlords themselves. With the Sinful Crown amplifying Clara, Selene, and Aurora, their screams shattered the gods' harmony, winning him the first Ascension Key Fragment. The banquet ended in silence, the Overlords shaken, and an older, hidden presence stirred within the tower's depths.
The Shaken Thrones
The banquet hall remained cloaked in an impossible silence. Even the glowing crimson veins across the obsidian pillars seemed to dim, as if the tower itself struggled to breathe after what had occurred.
The Overlords sat frozen upon their thrones. Their eyes—some glowing, some shadowed, some serpentine—were all locked on Losty.
Clara trembled in his lap, her cheeks streaked with sweat, her lips still parted from the screams that had shaken eternity. Selene leaned against him, her robe half-open, chest rising and falling in harsh gasps. Aurora sprawled across the table, laughing hoarsely, her crimson hair matted against her damp skin.
The Sinful Crown pulsed above them, mocking the Overlords with its crimson glow.
Veloria, the Whispering Temptress, finally spoke. Her voice, normally dripping with honey, cracked at the edges."No mortal has ever… no being has ever done this. Not even us. You—" She pointed a trembling finger at Losty. "You should not exist."
Dravos slammed his chains into the ground, sending cracks through the obsidian floor. His face twisted in fury and lust."He does not deserve that crown! Strip it from him! Tear his women apart until they whimper like the slaves they are!"
Nerida, the Serpent Queen, hissed, her forked tongue flicking. "Careful, Dravos. Did you not feel it? Their voices weren't just screams. They carried venom. To crush them now might poison even us."
Orion, the Phantom of Desire, whispered from the shadows, his thousand voices overlapping."He has shifted the balance. The chorus of mortals should never surpass the chorus of gods. If he can make them scream louder than us… what else can he make them do?"
Eris, the Mistress of Ecstasy, still trembled, her childish form curling against her throne. Her lips curved in a sick smile. "He made me shiver. He made me… want. I want him. I need him. Don't kill him. Not yet."
Lysandra, the Crimson Duchess, sipped from her goblet, her gown of screaming faces writhing with each movement. Her voice was calm, cruel."Kill? No. That would be too merciful. Mortals are to be broken. And yet, breaking him might break us instead. So what then?"
Kael, the Pierced Godling, shifted, each ring on his body moaning in stolen voices. "We test him again. Harder. Deeper. If he survives, he climbs. If he fails, his screams feed us forever."
The Overlords turned their gazes back to Losty.
He didn't flinch. He sat back in the chair, one arm around Clara, the other pulling Selene closer, while Aurora curled against his leg. His smirk was razor-sharp."You've already lost once. Do you really want to lose again?"
The audacity made even the tower groan.
The System Awakens
The system flared before the Overlords could answer, crimson text filling the hall:
[Reward Claimed: Ascension Key Fragment (1/3).][Bonus Granted: Crown Resonance.][Effect: The Sinful Crown now links directly to the Ascension Path. All moans, cries, and climaxes amplify your rise.][Desire Points Gained: +20,000.]
Clara gasped, staring at the glowing text. "Twenty thousand? Losty… the system's never rewarded anyone like this."
Selene licked her lips, her eyes glinting with hunger. "It's because we didn't just survive. We devoured their power."
Aurora tilted her head back, laughing wildly. "Ha! And it tasted so good."
The Overlords stiffened. For the first time in centuries, they were watching their prey evolve while they watched.
Veloria's smile returned, sharp and dangerous. "Very well, mortal. You wear your crown, you sip your rewards. But the banquet was only the beginning. Now, we will see how deep your screams go."
The system pulsed again.
[New Trial Announced: The Crimson Labyrinth.][Objective: Endure the trials of temptation and torment within the labyrinth of the tower.][Time Limit: Until dawn.][Reward: Ascension Key Fragment (2/3).][Penalty: Eternal Enslavement of All Partners.]
The women stiffened, their hands clutching him tightly.
Clara whispered, fear trembling in her voice. "Losty… if we fail, we become their slaves forever."
Selene snarled. "Then we don't fail."
Aurora grinned, biting his ear until he hissed. "Besides… I like a challenge."
Losty rose from his chair, the Sinful Crown burning brighter, his women clinging to him like firebrands."Fine. Show me your labyrinth. By dawn, you'll be the ones screaming."
The Descent into the Crimson Labyrinth
The banquet hall split open. Crimson walls of flesh and obsidian unfolded, stretching into a twisting maze that pulsed like a living creature. Moans echoed faintly from the walls, each one clawing at the women's minds, each one testing their resolve.
The system's voice followed them inside.
[Crimson Labyrinth Initiated.][Temptation Layer: Activated.]
The walls shimmered, revealing illusions.
Clara saw her childhood—loneliness, rejection, abandonment—until a phantom lover appeared, offering her comfort in exchange for surrender.
Selene saw her old life as a dominatrix, every client begging to be her master instead, promising power if she betrayed Losty.
Aurora saw herself ruling alone, a queen without chains, without rivals, without Losty, drenched in eternal worship.
Each of them faltered. Each of them gasped, their moans turning into cries as the illusions clawed at their desires.
Losty grabbed Clara's face, kissed her until her phantom shattered."You don't need their comfort. You have me."
He dragged Selene against him, biting her lip until she moaned and the illusion broke."You'll never bow to anyone but me."
He slammed Aurora onto the wall, making her scream his name, and the vision dissolved into ash."You're already my queen. And you're not ruling alone."
The Sinful Crown pulsed, brighter than before.
[Temptation Layer Cleared.][Reward: +10,000 Desire Points.]
The labyrinth trembled, shifting deeper.
The Torment Layer
The walls closed in, chains of fire erupting from the ground, latching onto the women's wrists and ankles. Their cries echoed through the corridors as phantom hands dragged across their skin, pulling screams from them.
Dravos's laughter boomed through the labyrinth."Let them cry! Let them break! Mortals cannot endure torment like ours!"
Losty's eyes burned. He wrapped his arms around Clara, kissing away her tears until her cries turned into moans. He pressed Selene against the chains, making her gasp and snarl until the fire melted. He lifted Aurora into his arms, thrusting her screams back into power.
Their cries weren't torment anymore. They were pleasure. Defiance.
The Sinful Crown roared with their voices.
[Torment Layer Cleared.][Reward: +15,000 Desire Points.]
The labyrinth screamed as it crumbled, giving way to the final chamber.
The Final Chamber
At its heart lay a throne of bones and flesh, glowing with crimson fire. The Ascension Key Fragment hovered above it, pulsing like a beating heart.
The Overlords' voices echoed from all directions.
"Take it, if you dare."
Losty strode forward, his women clinging to him, their moans echoing like hymns. He reached out, and the system screamed:
[Ascension Key Fragment Claimed (2/3).][Crown Resonance Enhanced.][New Ability: Overlord's Echo — Your women's screams reverberate with divine force, silencing enemy powers.]
The labyrinth collapsed around them. The Overlords' thrones reappeared, their faces unreadable.
Veloria leaned forward, eyes blazing."You've survived two trials. You've claimed two fragments. One more, and you'll stand as our equal."
Lysandra's cruel smirk widened. "But don't mistake survival for victory. The third trial will be your undoing."
Losty pulled Clara, Selene, and Aurora against him, his smirk unshakable."Funny. That's what Adrian said, too."
The Overlords hissed, snarled, laughed — but beneath it all was something new. Fear.
And deep within the tower, the hidden presence stirred again, whispering a single word into Losty's mind:
"Ascend."