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Soul Fire Plains, a complex terrain formed by broken and cracked rocky highlands connected to mountains.
It lies in the deepest reaches of Lolth's realm, the abode of the goddess herself and the site of the legendary randomly moving city.
Through the arcane flames and acid mist that constantly spewed into the sky from the cracks in the surrounding rocks, one could see an incomparably huge net beneath a thin layer of green mist, just covering the eternal abyss that looked like a huge mouth.
This giant spider web, which is as big as a continent, is covered with countless eyes emitting terrifying glow.
There are billions of spiders and other arachnid creatures, including abyssal widows, waxmelts, nerubians, spider hunters, spider drow, and many more.
They continue to crawl, repair and weave new webs, turning this place into the most spectacular, majestic and awe-inspiring spider kingdom.
At this moment, Rose's city is located in the center of the spider web.
Architecturally, it was a city of pure chaos, looking like a gigantic, ferocious spider perched on equally gigantic limbs, crawling along an even larger web.
There is no doubt that this city is a real behemoth, comparable to the sum of hundreds of Menzoberranzan cities added together, full of the unique chaotic style and unique aesthetics of the dark elves.
Anyone who has visited a drow city will immediately notice many similarities.
Inside the city, there were buildings covered with cobwebs piled on top of each other, without any order, reason, or unified planning, which brought the characteristics of the chaotic camp to the extreme.
Only Rose's pyramid-shaped temple seemed extremely dazzling, as if declaring her undisputed dominance over this place.
The temple is perched high on the top of the city, looking like a lighthouse flashing violet light. A huge black spider statue stands on the top of the temple, representing the Spider Queen looking down on her own kingdom.
Transformed evil spirits stalk the city's sidewalks, spider webs, and roads like a tangled mass of insects in a beehive.
Those shining souls that have not yet been transformed and obtained eternal flesh are flying around the city quickly, like frustrated fireflies.
Billions of spiders stalk and prowl on the threads of an endless web that encircles the city.
Some live in burrows and tunnels in the web's webs, while others hop lightly across its surface.
They all feed on each other, and only the strongest survive the longest.
It is these spiders that constantly drag the city along in a slow and aimless movement on the giant web of the eternal abyss.
"Phew - I finally got here before the chosen one arrived."
The super Yug'groth - Inthrathis stood on the top of the mountain, looking down at the spectacular Eternal Abyss, spider webs and moving cities below, and he let out a long sigh.
Ever since he was caught by Velen, the god of conspiracy, he had to take on the task of intercepting and killing all the "Yor'thae" coming out of the Soul Pass.
If possible, he didn't want to get involved in the conspiracies and feuds between gods.
But there was no way! Because this damn god had grabbed his heart and left something inside that could kill him at any time.
So Inthrasith had to take risks, and for this he brought an army of Yug'groths to deal with any unexpected situations that might occur at any time.
For example, the spider goddess Rose awakens from her silence and sets off a spider demon frenzy that is enough to destroy everything.
"Order the army to prepare for battle! When the drow priestesses emerge from Reaper's Pass, we will ambush them with magic.
At that point they will be completely exposed, and our attacks will force them down.
That way we can finish them off right here."
Inthrasis gave orders to his officers without even turning his head.
Soon, amid the roars of the officers, countless Yug'groths with the ability to fly flapped their wings and flew over the winding and undulating mountains. Finally, with the legion as the core, they landed on a slope less than 200 meters away from the Soul Reaper Pass and waited for battle.
Soldiers carried broadswords that shone with magical light, while officers used more powerful magical axes.
In front of this kind of weapon, unless it is armor with an enchantment level of +4 or above, it basically makes little difference whether you wear it or not.
After all, the Yugoloths are also major participants in the bloody battle, and they are also mercenaries. They will work for whoever offers the highest price and have a wealth of means to deal with demons and devils.
The bloody war is hailed as the cruelest, most dangerous and longest-lasting bloody war in the universe. Even the gods cannot guarantee that they can escape unscathed after participating in it.
So their weapons, equipment and training levels are almost at the same level.
Especially enchanted weapons, which can cause a certain degree of damage to secondary lords or even lords.
This means that the +5 adamantium armor that the Dark Elves are so proud of is absolutely impossible to be invulnerable to swords and guns.
What's more, the Yogroth is a natural spellcaster and is born with many spell-like abilities.
A legion against a few people, unless every opponent is a legendary spellcaster, they will not stand a chance at all.
The only thing to worry about is that this place is too close to Rose's city. The densely packed spiders and spider-like creatures on the huge spider web are enough to make one's scalp tingle.
Anyone with a bit of trypophobia will faint after watching this.
Inslathis was very sure that the few people he had were not enough to feed the spiders, so he planned to end the battle quickly from the beginning.
Soon, two figures appeared one after another near the exit of the Soul-Snatching Pass that looked like a spider's mouth.
"You passed the trial too?"
Quincel Banrui narrowed his eyes and stared at the "lowly woman" who came out at almost the same time as him, with a terrifying murderous look flashing in his eyes.
How could she, who had always been proud and conceited, be willing to share the glorious title of "Rose's Chosen One" with another person? So she subconsciously clenched the snake-head whip in her hand.
"It seems that both of us have passed the test of the Soul Reaper, Your Excellency the Headmaster."
Danifi bowed gracefully, and there was no longer any fear in her eyes.
Because she had seen herself clearly in the trial just now, and also understood her faith in Rose, so she was no longer afraid of anyone, even if the other party was the head of the Spider Seminary in Menzoberranzan.
After all, from the moment she passed the test, she had already carried the name of "Yor'thae".
As for the rest, the goddess will make the choice herself.
This means that Danify is now equal to Quincel in identity and status.
Quincel obviously realized this, and suddenly pursed his lips to reveal a slightly mocking expression and said sarcastically: "Do you think you have a chance to compete with me? Is there a chance that you will be chosen by the Queen of Gods?"
"Until the answer is revealed in the end, everything is possible, isn't it? After all, our goddess is well versed in chaos, and she hates anything that has a predetermined outcome.
So even though you are better than me and more qualified to bear this honor, I am not completely without a chance.
What's more, we now need to unite to deal with a huge trouble, a legion of yugoloths."
After saying that, Danify narrowed her eyes and looked into the distance, staring at the enemy who was not hiding at all.
There are literally hundreds of them just as far as the eye can see.
And she hadn't seen the commander of this army yet.
"Humph! Maybe this is the final test. As long as we defeat them, we can see the goddess."
There was a hint of impatience in Quincel's tone.
Danifee asked in confusion: "Why haven't these yugoloths come up yet?"
"Stupid! Because they'll bunch up on this trail."
Quincel rolled his eyes in annoyance.
You have to know that this road leading to Soul Reaper Pass can only accommodate two people walking side by side, and the cliffs on both sides are hundreds of meters high. Even if a flying unit comes, it will be stuck inside, not to mention a large army of Yug'groth demons.
That's why she wasn't nervous at all.
In this harsh geographical environment, numbers do not provide any advantage at all, but instead may become a refueling tactic that is used up bit by bit.
No commander with any sense would allow his soldiers to fight in such treacherous terrain.
Therefore, the only way for these Yug'groths was to use large-scale spells to knock the two people down from above, forcing them to engage in a fierce battle with them in the relatively open area at the foot of the mountain.
The most important thing is that they have earned the title of "Yor'thae" and therefore cannot go back.
Because Rose hated failure, and she hated cowardice even more.
Just as the two were thinking about countermeasures in silence, a faint light suddenly refracted from a distance.
Following the guidance of this faint light, Quincel and Quincel saw a scene that they would never forget.
A spider web of incredibly huge size somehow spans across this eternal abyss and nothingness.
Even if the city of Menzoberranzan and the surrounding Underdark were added together, they would be nothing more than a tiny speck of dust in front of this giant net.
On the giant web, the city belonging to the goddess is moving at a very slow speed. Countless souls and spiders are mixed together and wandering up and down the clearly layered city.
"It's Rose's children..." Danifee exclaimed in obsession.
"These yugoloths must die! For their presence here is a blasphemy! Summon all you can, priest. For this is the fight of the Chosen."
Quincel solemnly extended an invitation to his competitors.
"As you wish."
Danifee responded without thinking.
Then the two of them began to sing poems in praise of Rose loudly.
In just a few seconds, their prayers echoed in the dark sky.
Then the Spider Goddess responded to them.
An ancient, mysterious, and evil name instantly appeared in Quincel's mind.
She repeated the name without even a second's hesitation, not even paying attention to the summoning circle beneath her feet.
Boom boom!
Accompanied by deafening thunder, a huge crack appeared in the sky, and then a huge shadow filled the entire crack. The sound of flapping wings filled the ears and was terrifying.
How... How is this possible?! Danify's eyes widened in shock, totally unable to believe what she was seeing.
Because this is not something that can be summoned by normal summoning magic, it is the most powerful demon in the Abyss - the Krurich Demon.
According to records in some books, if the Balrog, who stands at the top of the food chain in the Abyss, also has nightmares, it can only be the Krurich.
Only the most powerful lords can gain the loyalty of the Krurich demons and command the army's operations alone as generals.
This terrifying demon is nearly ten meters tall, with a broad, muscular body covered with dark skin, just like a corpse that has died from extreme cold.
Behind its back, its terrifying blood-red bat-like wings opened slightly, and its four arms kept bending and twitching as if trying to crush and destroy the living enemy.
His face resembled a cross between a mule and a roaring orc, and was covered in thorn barbs on his face, neck, and shoulders.
Its most obvious feature is a bloody mouth full of blunt, strong molars on its abdomen, and a huge tongue full of barbs and acidic saliva.
Near the twisted stomach there are huge willow-leaf-shaped sickle-like sharp claws. Once caught, the creature will be immediately bitten and swallowed by the big mouth in the abdomen.
As the top demon, he began to exude an extremely evil and terrifying aura just by appearing, making people want to turn around and run away.
Needless to say, the Krurich Demon possesses a very strong aura of fear, and almost no creature can gain any advantage in close combat with it.
There is no doubt that anyone with a little common sense can see that this is an unconventional summoning, or it can be called a cross-level summoning.
Because under normal circumstances, the two Rose priestesses should not be able to summon such a powerful demon with the divine spells they used.
In particular, the Krurich Demon is extremely rare even in the Abyss, and it cannot be summoned just by wanting to.
Zuo Si, who was determined to become a Pokémon master in Faerun, had always wanted to get a Krurich, but he had never been able to summon it successfully. He had intervened in bloody battles several times but had never seen this kind of demon. This shows how rare they are.
trembling!
fear!
despair!
The various strong negative emotions that struck his soul almost caused the summoner Quensel to collapse, and he held onto the wall and vomited continuously.
"You should not have summoned me, naive priestess." The Krurich demon declared in the Abyssal language.
Quincel wiped the corner of his mouth and remained unmoved, lowering his head as if considering how to phrase his words.
After a few seconds, she raised her head and made a straightforward offer: "Ten thousand souls! Just provide a simple service once, and I can give you ten thousand souls."
"Hahahaha! Ten thousand souls are nothing to me."
The Krurich Demon's upper and lower mouths opened at the same time and let out a burst of unbridled laughter.
Unlike the violent and irritable Balor, he has obviously already stepped half a foot into the ranks of the secondary abyss lords, and it can even be said that he is already one of them, so he will not easily resort to violence.
After all, in the "Demon Chronicles" compiled by Igvirf, its challenge level has reached the same level as the Doomsday Beast.
"Then please state your conditions."
Quincel proceeded cautiously with his explorations.
She was obviously very aware that she was walking on a tightrope. If she stumbled, the other party would tear her into pieces immediately without her even having time to react.
There is no doubt that her action shocked both the devil and Danifee.
Because neither of them believed that Quincel was so crazy as to allow the most powerful abyss demon to set any price.
After a brief moment of astonishment, the Krurich Demon showed an interested expression, and the big mouth on its abdomen stopped its meaningless mumbling. It stretched out its fat tongue to lick its lips, and responded with a smile: "I have to admit that your desperate gamble touched me.
Tell me what service you need and I'll take it into consideration.
As for the reward...
Perhaps I will ask for other corporate rewards like this when I see fit.”
"make a deal!"
Quincel agreed without hesitation.
From her determined eyes, it can be seen that the temptation to become Rose's chosen one has surpassed everything, and even made her, who has always been rational and cold, become a little crazy and willing to do anything at all costs.
After getting the answer he wanted, the Krurich smiled with satisfaction, then flapped his wings and flew high into the sky, flying towards the location of the Yugoloths.
When he flew a little further away, Quincel immediately collapsed to the ground, panting and sweating profusely.
Almost at the same time, Danife completed her summoning spell, held high the holy emblem of the Spider Queen and knelt down.
Just when she thought her summoning had failed and nothing had happened, the surrounding mountains that were as tall as Titans suddenly began to boil and make noises.
In a flash!
Millions, tens of millions, billions of spiders swarmed out of every crevice, every pit, and every cave.
The sound of their long legs and the tapping of their pincers was as rapid as a storm.
Danifee opened her mouth to say something, but the noise the spider made drowned it out.
These spiders swarmed uncontrollably towards the yugoloth army that was ready for battle at the foot of the mountain, like an avalanche, huge waves and flood.
Any words used to describe the scene before our eyes are pale and powerless.
Boom!!! As the Krurich fell from the sky with the giant ax in his hand, an unlucky Yugroth officer was chopped in an instant, with blood and flesh splattering everywhere.
The roar he uttered struck fear into the hearts of low-level yugoloth soldiers.
If it were a mortal army, they would have collapsed long ago after encountering this level of demonic attack.
Because a powerful aura of fear alone is enough to make weak-willed mortals turn around and flee.
But the Yug'groths were frequent visitors to bloody battles after all, and after a brief panic they quickly reorganized themselves and began to try to surround and kill this powerful abyss demon.
After all, the weapons in their hands can hurt each other.
The most important thing they learned from the bloody battle was that if there were enough ants, they could really bite an elephant to death.
"Rush forward and surround him! Don't give him any space or chance to cast spells!"
The super Yugoloth Inthrathis shouted combat orders to his men.
Although the power of the Krurich Demon is far greater than that of the Balor Demon, it is not particularly outrageous. Several Balor Demons can still fight back if they join forces.
So in his opinion, with the number and quality of the troops under his command, killing the enemy should not be a problem as long as he paid a small price.
However, Inslathis obviously forgot one premise, that is, he had to be the one with more people.
But in this country full of spiders, Rose is the master of everything.
After a while, he saw a swarm of spiders pouring in.
"No!!!!!!"
The Super Yugoroth Golem screamed desperately like crazy, with a look of fear on its face.
Because he knew very well that there was no other person except the Spider Queen who could mobilize so many spiders.
Unfortunately, it's too late.
Although these spiders were not much harder for them to kill than ordinary wild beasts, they could often kill one with just one sword.
But the problem was that there were too many of them! Even using large-scale lethal spells to bombard them couldn't slow down the spiders' attack speed at all.
In just a few minutes, hundreds of Yugoloths were knocked down, drowned, and eventually became food in the spiders' mouths.
The two chosen ones of Rose, whom Inthrassis wanted to kill, were now standing on the mountain unharmed and watching all this happen.
"It seems that the road to the temple has been opened. Can we learn more about it in advance?"
Seeing that the threat from the yugoloths no longer existed, Quensel once again turned his attention to his competitors.
In fact, at the beginning, she did not take the prisoner Danify seriously, and even regarded her as a bait to deal with Helist.
But who would have thought that such an insignificant and lowly person could actually pass the goddess' test and walk out of the Soul-Snatching Pass alive.
Although Quincel had no idea what the other woman had seen or experienced in the vision, he was certain that this woman was no longer the same as before.
"Here? Not in Lolth's temple?"
Danify pursed her lips into a playful smile and raised the mace in her hand.
"That's not necessary! Because losers are not qualified to enter the temple! And I am enough as the chosen one!"
Before he finished speaking!
Quincel brandished the snake-head whip and launched an attack.
Snap! With the loud sound of the whip hitting the armor, Danify's arm was instantly torn apart, and the deadly poison immediately entered the blood through the wound.
This is the most terrifying thing about the snake-head whip weapon.
Because each snake head is alive and will bite its target and inject different types of toxins like a real snake.
Some merely paralyze the nerves, but others can kill in just a few seconds.
Feeling a sharp pain in her arm, followed by numbness and itching, Danifee quickly determined that this was a paralyzing toxin rather than a lethal one, and decisively activated a magic item to infuse herself with divine power to resist the toxin.
moment!
The numbness and itching disappeared.
Moreover, after being attacked, Danife did not retreat but advanced instead. She endured the pain and swung the mace over the bottom of the shield, hitting it hard in the lower abdomen.
Bang! After a muffled sound, Quincel almost stopped breathing, his dark face even turned a terrifying purple, and he lost his balance and stumbled back.
Chance!
Danifee keenly seized this fleeting opportunity to attack, and rushed forward at lightning speed, intending to deal with the Spider Academy President whom she had previously been far behind, and officially confirm her identity as the only Chosen One of Rose.
But before she could launch an attack, she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her right chest, and the sword that pierced through her chest sprayed blood all over Quincel's body and face.
Danifee's pupils dilated uncontrollably, and she moved her eyes in disbelief along the blade that pierced her chest, all the way to the arm that held the sword.
It was Helist Moran! The sacrifice that should have been killed by her actually gave her a fatal blow from behind.
"Goodbye, my servant."
Heliste leaned close to the other person's ear, licked the blood on her cheek, and whispered softly.
At this moment, her eyes revealed the extreme pleasure and enjoyment brought by revenge.
Quincel Banrui quickly stepped back and kept a safe distance, watching in amazement what was happening before his eyes.
Because Hester Moran ignored her completely and only stared at Danifay from beginning to end.
And if this betrayer is counted, there are now three chosen ones of Rose.
Such a strange situation made Quensel Banrui feel a little confused, and he didn't understand what the evil goddess he served was thinking.
"Moran... Master..."
Danifee groaned in pain and looked so weak that she might die at any time.
Because no one would feel good if a bloody hole was stabbed in the lung.
But even so, her eyes still revealed a tenderness that was totally inconsistent with her painful expression as she looked up at the other person, showing her bloody teeth and trying her best to force a smile.
"Don't ever call me master again."
There was a tone of coldness and cruelty in Heliste's voice, like the coldest time of winter.
But Danife didn't seem to feel the coldness that kept her at a distance. Instead, she raised her hand tremblingly and wanted to touch the other person's face. She murmured in a very low voice: "I... I'm sorry..."
As the last word came out of her mouth, Helist, who was very cold in the last second, was stunned at first, and then tears burst out in the next second, as if she had returned directly to the good times when the two of them were close and shared ambitions and secrets together.
Although in the eyes of the outside world all dark elves are evil, cruel, bloodthirsty monsters, in fact they are also human beings, and have the emotions and desires that normal people should have.
It's just that the distorted and sick society and values make them regard this normal emotion as weakness and hide it carefully.
In fact, if you observe carefully, you will find that many of the evil drow actually have someone who is extremely important to them.
Viconia had it, and so did Drizzt's brother Dinin.
For Helist, this person is Danifay in front of her.
They once had a close relationship. They were master and servant, partners, and lovers.
Once upon a time, Hellister hoped to lead Danifee to the faith of Eilistraee, the Dark Maiden, but ultimately failed.
Even she herself has now abandoned the kind goddess and returned to Rose's service.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but sigh slightly: "Sorry? No, things shouldn't have been like this."
"Yes, I know."
Danifee nodded with difficulty, blood dripping from the tip of the sword, and she struggled to stretch out her blood-stained hand.
She could feel that the sword did not pierce her heart, but deviated a little bit.
Heliste subconsciously wanted to reach out her hand and hug the other person just like she did back then, but she stopped abruptly in the end.
"I missed you, Master Moran."
Danifay's voice began to become weaker and weaker, as if she might take her last breath at any time.
The sweet memories of the past turned into strong emotions, which made Helist unable to continue to be cold. Instead, she reached out and held the hand of this former servant.
"I miss you too..."
Before she could finish her words, Danife suddenly jumped up like a cunning spider, stretched out her other arm, grabbed her other shoulder and pulled her into her arms.
Puff! The sharp sword that had penetrated through her chest instantly pierced into Helist's chest.
The extremely sharp and tough edge first pierced through the chain mail, then the skin and flesh.
Helist could even feel the friction caused by the tip of the sword passing through her ribs, as well as the severe pain.
Through Danifee's shoulder, she saw the joyful laughter on Quensel Banre's face.
Because this woman effortlessly eliminated the two biggest competitors and reaped the fruits of victory alone.
"I don't owe you anything!"
Danifee said breathlessly.
Heliste tried to struggle painfully, but was unable to break free and ultimately fell back into the other's arms.
She rested her head on her enemy's shoulder in a very ambiguous and strange posture, just as she had done before.
"I hate you!"
Heliste used the last of her strength to utter three words.
"I know. I know everything."
Danify stroked the other's silver-white hair with her bloody hands, leaving pungent blood stains on it.
But Heliste obviously didn't want to continue to relive this feeling of love and hate, and she pushed the former away with force, and lay on the ground with her sun side facing the sky, bleeding profusely.
Kunsel Banre walked over from a distance like a winner, raised his chin slightly and announced: "The game is over! This is the final outcome! I am the chosen one of the goddess, and you are just pathetic losers."
Just as she raised her whip to deal the final blow to the two competitors, on the strange rooftops of the moving city in the distance, the double doors of the Spider Queen's Temple burst open, and violet light poured out of the temple like a huge wave.
In a flash!
It was as if time had stopped throughout the kingdom.
Whether it was the summoned Krurich Demon, the Super Yugoroth Demon that was fighting against it, as well as his legion and the spider ocean, they all fell into stagnation, maintaining their current posture motionlessly.
The two injured people quickly got up from the ground and began to pray to Rose, and their injuries were healed through divine magic.
However, it was obvious that Quincel had no time to care about them at the moment. He was concentrating on staring at the temple and the evil power overflowing from the inside of the temple.
"Yor'thae."
That familiar yet unfamiliar word once again struck the hearts of the three drow priestesses like a heavy hammer.
The next second...
A strong wind blew the three people directly to the entrance of the temple.
When the strong wind died down, they were already standing on the stone road at the entrance of the temple.
As soon as you step into the temple, eight huge spider forms at the highest point come into view.
You don't need to ask to know that they are the eight incarnations of Rose.
No dark elf priestess could remain calm when witnessing such a scene.
So Heliste, Danifay and Quincel all bowed their heads humbly at the same time.
"Come in, Yor'thae."
The Spider Queen's voice once again echoed in everyone's mind.
Although they were extremely frightened and uneasy, the three of them continued to move forward as instructed by the goddess until they arrived at the feet of the eight giant incarnations.
At this moment, as a former traitor, Heliste's entire body was soaked in sweat.
Will Rose choose her? This thought made her excited, scared, and even a little bit repulsive.
"Only one of you will leave my temple alive."
Rose announced the final rules of the selection in a voice full of evil humor.
The three priestesses present subconsciously looked at the other two.
Judging from their reactions, they were obviously not surprised.
Because Rose was not a kind god, she even ordered that every family must sacrifice their third boy to her from the moment he was born.
So right now it's just basic operation, nothing to be surprised about.
But just as the three of them were anxiously waiting for the fate to be decided, an incarnation of Rose suddenly jumped down from the altar, rushed towards Danifee and bit her, pierced her body with her fangs, and then decomposed her bit by bit and sucked out her body fluids.
When all the flesh, blood and bones were swallowed, the equipment on the body fell to the ground one by one.
Danifee was the first to be eliminated? Hurricane waves surged in Heliste's heart, and even the hand holding the sword was shaking uncontrollably.
Just when she thought she would be the next to be Devoured, the other seven incarnations let out hungry screams and then rushed up all at once.
She didn't dare to look at the tragic ending she was about to face and instinctively closed her eyes.
But after a long time, there was no pain in my body, only a creepy tearing sound.
Perhaps driven by curiosity, or perhaps to witness it all, Helist finally forced herself to open her eyes, and saw that Rose's seven incarnations were tearing and devouring the eighth incarnation that had just eaten Danifee.
The two wax-melting monsters hurried forward and dragged the already dying eighth incarnation to the altar for cutting.
Dark liquid oozed from the cracks in the spider's body and flowed to the floor, mixing with Danifee's blood.
Neither Heliste nor Danifay could comprehend what was happening.
Sudden!
The entire temple fell silent, and then the hair, shells, flesh, and blood on the ground began to flow.
Accompanied by waves of tearing and reorganization sounds, the powerful divine power tore the new form out of the eighth spider incarnation.
Although her lower body was still a spider, her upper body had transformed into a beautiful, elegant, and sacred drow woman.
Danifay Yantir...
Yor'thae...
The Eighth Face of the Deep Pit...
It turns out that this is exactly what Rose wanted to do. She was undergoing a transformation through this trial in order to gain more powerful strength to refine and integrate the faith of the entire dark elf race.
Quincel raised his head and stared at the goddess, trying desperately to control the anger, resentment, jealousy, despair and shame in his heart.
She couldn't believe that Rose had finally chosen a homeless prisoner of war as her chosen one instead of herself.
"Why? Why not me? You made me the head of Spider House, just to be a clown in the end?"
Quincel boldly questioned Rose.
She even felt that her performance in the whole incident was terrible!
Because there were countless times when she almost eradicated this danger, but ultimately missed the mark due to her arrogance and hubris.
"You search for reasons, trying to find a reason why you failed. But you see, chaos needs no reason, no purpose. Its existence is the reason, and that is enough."
Rose smiled and slowly gave the answer.
"So that's it! So this is the essence of chaos..."
Quensel, who had been listening with his head down, suddenly realized something. He raised his head again, stared into the eyes that were exactly the same as Danify's, and said, "Please kill me. I will not ask for my life."
“No, my child.
Remember what I just said?
Only one of you will leave this temple alive.
Now Danifee has become a part of me, or rather, she is me now, and it is impossible for her to leave.
And you are the one who is allowed to leave alive.
Let's go, Headmaster of the Spider House.
Return to Menzoberranzan and continue to preach my faith in this city, telling you what you have seen and heard here."
The corners of Rose's mouth curved upwards in a graceful arc, and she reached out her hand to gently stroke Quincel's long hair. She was obviously enjoying this extreme chaos of being invisible and unpredictable.
But the next second, she put on another face and looked at Heliste.
The latter's heart twitched violently, and he quickly knelt on the ground and begged, "I'm sorry, Goddess. Please forgive my sentence and give me another chance to make amends."
"No! You have strayed from me for too long, so I will not forgive you."
Rose refused outright.
Then she whispered in her ear in a voice that sounded like Danifay: "Goodbye, Master Moran. Soon, you will not be yourself."
In a flash!
Rose's incarnations rushed forward and injected the poison with divine power into Helist's body.
However, the poison did not kill her, but instead turned her into a state of neither enormous life nor death. She was gradually wrapped in spider silk to form an cocoon.
"This is the punishment for your betrayal! You will become my daughter of repentance and serve me forever. I will bring disaster upon the pagans who follow my daughter, son, and ex-husband.
Pain will surround you forever, hatred will fill you with power, and guilt will torture you at all times.
But you can never stop the butcher knife in your hand.
This is your way of penance, your eternal penance..."
Rose's eyes flashed with malice, and she made the final judgment on Helist in a tone that sounded like an aria.
(End of this chapter)