She wasn't certain how the passage of time within the abyss worked compared to that of Earthland? How many days had passed since her death? Weeks? Maybe months? Would Priscilla be looking for her? So many thoughts plagued her mind during moments of peace. Even as she was seated on the majestic throne and looked like she was relaxed, her mind was wandering toward thoughts and concerns for the future. She had noticed her appearance had changed slightly from her previous self after she had absorbed the Demon King, and idly wondered what the meaning behind that change was.
"I can answer that~" Lilith chimed softly as she manifested as the ethereal image at her side. "Your disguised form represents the human form you want to be seen as. In your case I guess you wanted to be seen as a beautiful and fearless ruler who guides her people with a fair yet ruthless hand?"
Esperia wasn't sure what to think about that, and whether it had been a compliment or a tease. But the fact remained she felt far more powerful than before. She raised a armored hand toward her face, quietly trailing her finger along the crown that decorated her head.
"Do you mean I always wanted to be a ruler? While I thought about the desire to guide people in the past, I didn't perceive it as wanting to rule over them." Yet Lilith grinned softly. "Is it that wrong? To rule over people, means to guide them."
Esperia closed her eyes. "But then what is a ruler? What is a king meant to be?" The demon hummed softly. "Isn't that something you should ask yourself?"
Esperia pondered deeply about these words. What... was to her the embodiment of a real ruler?
"A king... must be greedier than any other." A king, one who would seek to obtain whatever his heart desired, no matter what it might be. "He must laugh more loudly and rage for much longer. They should embody the extremities of all things good and evil." Someone who could truly follow their heart, unrestrained, unfettered in their emotions. "That is why their retainers envy his very existence... and adore him as well." Whether human or demon, to her it didn't matter. If they wanted to be her retainers, then she would grant it to them... "It is why the flames of aspiration, their endless desire to become just as the king is, can burn within their people."
Lilith turned her gaze at Esperia, fascinated by the words spoken. "Is that-" Esperia finished Lilith's sentence with a firm determination. "The type of ruler I will be: LET IT BE KNOWN TO ALL DENIZEN WITHIN THE ABYSS, I: Lilith; The Demon Queen will lead Demonkin to a new future!"
To the demons that had previously been enthralled by her magic something changed, as if they felt their very obscura being altered, twisted by the very influence their queen had upon their minds and souls.
It wouldn't be right to say she was still just 'Esperia', if anything she had grown, grown stronger, bolder, and ascended into a true demon queen. Soft clapping resounded through the air as the succubi from before smiled brightly at her. "I'm so glad to see you again among us Queen Lilith!" To which a masculine voice followed behind the succubus. "And I prepared a suitable gift for your coronation as queen~"
The Demon called Guzlock stepped forward, holding in his hands a small box that he presented to her. Esperia quietly opened the box and peered inside it. "You outdone yourself Guzlock, I will prepare a suitable gift for your services, and if anything remains from Ulquirr's corpse, you can claim it as yours." Esperia could feel the sheer demonic essence radiating from the ring, the ring which would soon forge her a path home to Earthland. But then... what would she do once she returned home?
Rising from her seat she donned the ring and approached the staircase leading into the lower levels of the castle. She was determined to try out the ring as soon as possible. Rushing footsteps soon led the Demon Queen to the large chamber where the inactive gateway had been located. Quietly she stepped inside, a hand resting on the hand that adorned the magical ring and with a moment of hesitation she placed it on the orb on top of the pedestal, waiting to see what would happen. For a moment it seemed that silence would follow, but then a soft crimson glow came from the orb as she could feel energy being channeled from the ring toward the portal, slowly preparing to unleash the gateway which would allow her to return home to Earthland.
WC: 800
total WC: 1680/1500