My Three Wives Are Beautiful Vampires

Chapter 1097: No hard feelings, itʼs just how our world works.

It hurts... My whole body hurts... I canʼt use my Energy... Iʼm being hunted.

But why? Why am I being hunted?

As I thought about this, my legs wouldnʼt stop. I kept running while my whole body screamed for me to stop.

How ironic. I became a Demon so as not to suffer the defects of the flesh, but thatʼs exactly whatʼs preventing me from running efficiently now.

Space was sealed, and even the Runes didnʼt work. Whoever was hunting me had a Power above Yama himself or even Gods.

Thinking about it like that... I have an idea of which Faction is hunting me. But why? What did I do? I donʼt remember offending anyone in that Faction.

It frustrates me. The way Iʼm being hunted so easily frustrates me! Am I that easy to defeat? They cut off my access to Energy, and that means Iʼve become no better than an ordinary Being? This is annoying. I should have taken countermeasures for an occasion like this. But in my arrogance, I didnʼt think that there was anyone who could tamper with my Energy control. ”Donʼt worry. Even if you had taken countermeasures, it wouldnʼt have worked.” ””My instincts screamed danger. I jumped forward, falling to the ground, and quickly turned my face towards the sky. In the heavens of Yamaʼs Hell, a 5 meter tall woman with long white hair, wearing what seemed to be a Divine Artifact that had the appearance of a noble dress that was easy to move in, stood proud.

The Dragon Empress, Violet Elderblood.

Coughing up blood on the ground, I spoke. ”I was sure that someone from your Faction was hunting me, but to think that was The Empress herself... To what do I owe this honor?ʼ

An amused smile appeared on the womanʼs face, her eyes glowing violet, while the Crown on her head began to spin slightly.

I took a moment to admit that. The Empress was indeed beautiful, but that was my Demonic side speaking. My rational side was focused on the Crown above The Empress.

I recalled the information of the various Deities of The Dragon Nest Pantheon that I had obtained... A Goddess of Order.

The Empress could overlay her own vision of Order onto Reality, which meant... Even if I had taken countermeasures, it wouldnʼt have worked... In order for me to circumvent this Divinity, Iʼd need to have possessed a Higher form of Divinity than her or have a Divinity that directly combats ʼOrderʼ But the opposite of ʼOrderʼ is ʼChaosʼ, and there has only ever been one Being who had this Divinity, and it is no longer alive... Not entirely... Perhaps, if I used the Highest level Divinity of Assassination, or War, I could reject the effects... Or perhaps an even greater Energy. ”I must say, I am surprised by your thoughts. Even in this situation, you are thinking about what you should have done.” The Empress floated towards the ground but didnʼt put her foot down. She stayed floating a few inches off the ground while looking at me with those violet eyes that The Emperor had. That look of hers made me very uncomfortable. It was like she could read my Soul... And by the way she laughed at me when I thought so, I was right. ”... Itʼs just who I am. I canʼt stop.” ”IImm, should I fix it or leave this quirk of yours? Next time, Iʼll know!”

Next time? What did she mean next time? Iʼm not foolish enough to think that Iʼll get out of here alive. Whatever they want from me, they need me dead for them to achieve their goals. ꭆäＮ𝐨ВËṠ ”... Amazing. To deduce so many points with just a little information. You really are a ʼmonster, huh.ʼ

The Empressʼs smile gave me genuine chills. Why is she so happy?

As I was trying to reach my skin to pull out my trump card, I heard. ”I suggest you donʼt do anything”

My body shivered, and I looked back. Upon looking back, I saw a white-haired woman who was a little shorter than the Empressʼs 5 meter height. She was wearing a Divine Raiment that looked like a mix of armor and a dress, which didnʼt hinder easy movement.

Just by looking at her horns, eyes, and presence, I knew that I was in the presence of another Dragon God. ... Actually, I think there is still another one... Even when I was running away, I could ʼfeelʼ a discrepancy in the Energy of the surrounding space, as if something was there, but I didnʼt know what it was.

The Empress-like woman grabbed my arm like I was garbage and lifted me up, my body aching immensely from this abnormal strength, and then she stuck her hand in my stomach and pulled out the dagger I had hidden there. ”I see, Demonic Iron. This would work on regular Gods. But, unfortunately for you, Dragon Gods arenʼt regular old Gods.ʼ The woman erased my dagger from existence with her violet Dragon Fire. Then she stood there, floating inches off the ground, looking at me menacingly. ”As the Empress said, he is truly exceptional.” A woman wearing a completely black leotard appeared. Although her outfit looked like a leotard, I could deduce that it was not like any other but rather some kind of futuristic Technology. ”Right?” The Empress smiled. ”As expected of Scathach. She really has good eyes, fufufu.” ”Nyx...” Now, I understand how I was found so easily. Even with my talent, I would not be able to sense Nyx. ”Of course not, fufufu. Only my Emperor can find me when Iʼm trying to hide. If you could find me, I would be immensely embarrassed.ʼ

Can you stop reading my mind? ”No.”

But, Scathach, huh... From the way theyʼre talking, Iʼm only in this situation because Scathach rated me so highly... I regret meeting that witch in the past. ”Youʼre ungrateful, huh? Didnʼt my Sister help you in the past when you were Human?” The Empress asked. ”Thatʼs true, but thatʼs in the past, and the ones who reminisce about the past are relics, not me!” ”Tufufu, it seems like his selfishness as a Demon is greater now than when he was Iluman. Ileʼs completely lost his Humanity.ʼ Nyx spoke. ”Hmm, that must be why he hasnʼt progressed much. His ʼPositiveʼ side is completely lacking. Heʼs crippled himself, huh?” The Empress assessed. eyes wide.

How could I have missed this? Of course, I wouldnʼt progress any further; I had gotten rid of the Positive half of my Soul! I was so focused on not dying that I crippled my future! ”Oh? He understood. Exceptional indeed. It seems that when it comes to everything involving ʼEnergy, he has an instinctive understanding of it, so long as he has enough knowledge.” Nyx spoke. ”Itʼs like The Emperor with Combat and Dun Scaith with Runes. The three monsters, huh?” The woman who looked like The Empress spoke.

I didnʼt care what they were talking about. I was more focused on the mistake I made in becoming a Demon... Instead of becoming a Demon, I should have become a God! I was too hasty and ended up making the wrong decision.

A Demon, in actuality, was an accumulation of Negative Energy devoid of Positivity, which is unlike a God, who could have both and a Concept to sustain their existence. ”Fu#k!” ”You know, if you knew someone with a Mastery over Souls and Positivity, they could easily return your missing half” The Empress pointed out. ...The Emperor must have gotten his hands on Earthʼs World Tree, and with that Contract, he would have access to an incalculable amount of Positive Energy...

He could fix my problem. ”Your thinking is correct, but unfortunately... Your time is up. The Ritual is complete.” ”Ritual...?”

The Empress just smiled at my question, and in the next moment, she disappeared and reappeared in front of me as she placed her hand on my head. Between the gaps of her fingers, I saw the Crown on The Empressʼs head spin faster and emit a terrifying Power while her eyes shone dangerously. I felt all her Power, and I was paralyzed with fear.

But my rational side did not die. Around us, I could feel a great concentration of Energy. And when I looked to the corner of my vision, I saw a large Runic Circle.

Reading some of the Runes, I broke out in a cold sweat as I understood my destiny. ”Being too talented can be a bad thing, you know?. Your pride and ego grow, and you begin to believe that you donʼt need anyone other than yourself. That was the mistake both Dun Scaith and you made. But unlike you, least she followed the right path for her own personal development. In the end, her curiosity led her to her former student, and you could say that that small action saved her!” ”...Why? Just why are you doing this? I didnʼt do anything to you! ”Exactly. Just like none of the other Beings you ʼneededʼ did anything to you, correct?ʼ ”Ah...” ”Indeed. You just used them because you could, right?” The Empress smiled broadly. ”Thatʼs how our world works. The strong dictate the rules, and the weak must follow! ”You are weak, but you are useful to me. And so, I will use you. Thatʼs all. No hard feelings involved.ʼ ...I guess this is karma... After all, I have done the same thing in the past to many Beings just because I could. ”Rejoice, Merlin. Go in peace knowing you have been useful to the growth of The Empire.ʼ ʼRejoice, Humans! Rejoice in knowing that you have been useful to my growth and understanding.

Instinctively, I remembered the same words I had spoken in the past.

Karma is indeed a bitch. ”You may leave,” Violet spoke.

From the darkness of the grounds, a man stepped out, a man Merlin knew very well. The Blank Clan Assassin gave a small gesture of respect and soon turned into shadows again and disappeared. ”Thank you for letting me witness his last moments. ”Funny you should say that when you were the one who sold him out!”

Yama just shook his head. ʼLady Nyx would have found him even if I hadnʼt said anything” ”That is true! ”But by handing him over, I was able to see his final moments, and I was also able to fulfill one of my teacherʼs little delusions.” ”Delusions?” Hilda asked curiously.

Yama, holding back a shudder from the look Hilda gave him, explained. ʼI often heard him say that if a disciple was responsible for his death, it only meant that the disciple had surpassed him.” ”Since you gave us the information, you were responsible for his death. At least in his final moments, he fulfilled one of his delusions! Violet spoke as she held Merlinʼs Soul in her hand. Even while she spoke, she was already making modifications with her Divinity. She couldnʼt do anything complex like Victor, but she could use her Divinity to alter the reality that Merlinʼs ʼmemoriesʼ were not the correct ʼOrderʼ of his Soul.

By doing so, she would erase his memories but not his instincts and talents. ”... And I was also able to get closer to your Faction: Yama knelt to the ground. ”Oh?” Violet raised an eyebrow. ”Please accept me into The Empire. I can be useful.” ”...You are indeed worthy of the Title of Demon King, so cunning and sly. Though no Demon King would kneel like that.” ”Doing this does indeed hurt my pride. But I would rather swallow my pride to achieve personal development and a greater future than remain static like the old Yama!” The man was completely honest. ”When a Being stops progressing, he is only destined to rot... And I do not want to rot.

Nyx and Hilda remained silent as they observed everything. The same applied to the several hundred other subordinates of The Empire hidden in the shadows. ”A wise decision indeed. Few Beings could be like Victor, who had immense pride and did not lower their heads to a stronger Being, Victor could do this because he was an anomaly, a damn monster, and a paranoid guy who was always seeking strength. Because, since the beginning, he had always been shown that strength in this world was everything.

And so, to never be on the weaker side, he trained, trained, and trained in an insane way that destroyed his body. Of course, his lucky encounters with Beings that helped him on his way were also a significant part of his development.

Few could be like him, while most were like Yama kneeling before them. Even Violet herself was no different from Yama. The fact that she was the one standing proud before the kneeling Yama was simply because she was on the winning side. All because of her Husband and the fact that she had always supported him since the beginning.

That little fact made all the difference. ʼOf course, it helps that Iʼm very good at sex too! She joked to herself, but while her playful and perverted side thought about this, her Empress and Leader side looked at Yama appraisingly. Remaining stoic with her noble demeanor, The Empress floated up a little and raised her palm upwards. ”Very well, I accept your pledge of loyalty!” ”...”Thank you!” ”Donʼt get too excited. Youʼll have to start from the bottom and work your way up the ladder, just like everyone else, but not without a little help, of course. Your contribution today will not be forgotten. The Empire is a meritocracy. The Emperor and I value those who strive to improve The Empire and help in its development, no matter how small.” ”And your contribution today was certainly significant. This section of Hell will be added to our territory. And if you prove yourself competent... Who knows? Maybe youʼll return to rule this place as a subordinate of The Empire, armed with all the resources The Empire can offer! ”I will prove my worth,” Yama spoke seriously. ”Good.” A golden light in the shape of a circle began to form in the palm of her band, and in the next moment, an Imperial seal appeared in Violetʼs hand. ”Take it.” She threw it towards Yama.

Yama raised his hand, catching the seal, and saw that was a golden seal with the carved image of a

Dragon. ”Present this seal to a Representative of The Empire, and they will show you what you must doʼ ”Yes, Empress. ”Letʼs go.” Violet turned around, and at that moment, her body was covered in violet lights before she disappeared. ”Fufufu-, you were lucky, Demon King!

Yama looked at Nyx in search of understanding what she was talking about, but when he turned around, Nyx was no longer there. He looked around and saw that the other woman, who looked like

The Empress, was not there either. Everyone had disappeared, even Merlinʼs Demonic body. ”... What did she mean by lucky?” Yama wondered, but after thinking for a while, he put it aside. There was no point in thinking about it now. He needed to focus on proving his worth! ”What a surprise, I thought you were going to kill him!” Nyx asked when the trio returned home. ”He has potential. Even though heʼs not that old by Godly standards, heʼs strong enough to fight on par with Vlad... Not to mention that he has ʼsomething inside him: Violet said. ”What is this something youʼre talking about?” Nyx asked. ”I donʼt know. Not even Merlin himself knew. But he deduced that it was a manifestation of Yamaʼs own Power. Heʼd used those Powers in his fight with Vlad.” ”Is he a possible traitor?” ”No... His logic is quite cold, though I suppose thatʼs as expected of Merlinʼs disciple. He didnʼt care about his Masterʼs death... Not entirely, at least. The pity and sadness were there but to a lesser extent. Violet explained. ”Selfish to the core, huh?” Hilda spoke. ”IIeʼs a Demon King, even if he is a God.ʼ

Hilda nodded. Demons were quite well known for only caring about themselves. You could say that

Victorʼs Demon Wives were abnormal in that regard for caring so much about him. But maybe that was Victorʼs ʼmagicʼ at play. With his charm, he could even make a stone fall in love. ”So, are you going to start the process now?” Nyx spoke. ”Yes, Iʼll go talk to Jeanne.” Violet nodded as she looked at the Soul in her hand. The Soul was rotten, which was to be expected of the Soul of a Demon who had committed an innumerable amount of

Sins. ”I hope her brother agrees to cleanse this Soul and make it a pure white Soul worthy of our new

Daughter! ”...Wait a sec... Our Daughter?ʼ Hilda raised an eyebrow. ”Oh, I didnʼt tell you?” ”You didnʼt tell me anything. Whatʼs this about a new Daughter?” ”Itʼs exactly as I said. We will reincarnate Merlinʼs Soul into a body that is in one of our clone creation labs right now. Then, when Victor stops impregnating Ariel, he can adjust our new Daughterʼs body to possess the desired specs for a Mage of Merlinʼs caliber.” ”.” Hilda was speechless. ”So, you just hunted him down to use his talents for The Empire?” ”Yes, a new, blank Soul, without a single sin staining its purity, who will become a Daughter and Wife to Victor in the future, all while possessing Merlinʼs ʼmonstrousʼ talents. Plus, with the enhancements of being a Daughter of The Emperor.... Fufufu, this will be fun.” ”... How should I say this? Being Empress is a hard job, huh?” She didnʼt know how to express her feelings about it, so she just accepted it. Her Family was already abnormal enough.

Nyx just shook her head. Every day that she got to know The ʼEmpressʼ more, the more she respected her. ʼItʼs like all the Yandere that was focused on Victor went to the entire Empire as well, and now sheʼs doing everything in her Power to strengthen The Empire while helping Victor... Itʼs scary how efficient a Yandere is! Nyx thought. ”If you need anything from me, let me know... Iʼll go rest for a bit. Nyx yawned. ”If you go to Darlingʼs room now, youʼll have a great chance to ʼrelax, Nyx” Violet laughed.

Nyx stopped walking and said: ”... Iʼll go there, then! Soon, she started walking again. ”I know!” Violet laughed as her eyes shone slightly. She ʼsawʼ the way Nyx would look at the end of her ʼrelaxation. The funny thing was that whenever it came to these things, the future of the event never seemed to be composed of several branching possibilities as it usually did with everything else but rather pointed to a singularity that would definitely occur.

If Nyx went in there, sheʼd emerge completely devastated. It was a canon event.

And they always will be. ʼSometimes this Power is so useful. Violet thought internally. ”Do you want to go too?” Violet asked Hilda. ”I respectfully decline... My insides are still sore!” ”Fufufu, then will you accompany me?” ”I suppose so. I have nothing else to do right now!” Violet left the responsibility of Head Maid to Yuki for now. Hilda could take over at any time if she wanted, but it was not like she would need to. After all, she was one of the Wives now.

But even as a Wife, she wouldnʼt stop being a Maid. After all, she really enjoyed being a Maid; it was like second nature to her now. The same applied to the other Maids who were Victorʼs Wives. Kaguya herself, even though she was the Leader of an entire sector of The Empireʼs Assassins, still found time to be Victorʼs Maid. ʼHmm, maybe I should call the other Maid Sisters to Victorʼs room later?ʼ Hilda blushed as she thought of this and quickly shook her head. ”Fufufufu, your Snow Blood is fully awakening, huh? Doing that with several Maid Sisters, all to please our Husband... What a pervert.” ”But I approve! Come, Hilda! Join me on the dark side! We have cookies.” ”Stop reading my mind!” Hilda growled in embarrassment. ”I didnʼt read it.” Violet smiled. ”I saw it.” ”Ugh.” ”Fufufufu-”