Empress' Evolution

"You, what did you just say?"

"Sir Chief, please, do not be angered by the Priestess, she knows not of our customs as she had been in the wilderness with no family by her side."

Ogre A protected Lilith from being pulverized by Goblin Berserker. However, Lilith stood there with her chin lifted and her hands on her waist. She looked full of pride, and her aura of superiority did not lose out to the Berserker even by a bit.

"I said, fuck yourself, why should I have a child with you?"

"Where are you going?"

"I am leaving this is a waste of my time, hmph, and here I thought I can grant you the blessing of Mawa and the Goddess."

"Wait, what do you mean by blessing?"

Lilith turned her back to them, she was pissed. But, when one looks closely to her eyes, she did not turn back.

"Why do I need to tell you that? I am leaving, now!"

Bang!

A large sword five times the size of Lilith's whole body blocked the exit. The Ogre Berserker who threw the sword stood up and walked up to Lilith. He stopped a few centimetres away from Lilith and looked down upon her.

"I told you to speak. Do you wish to die!?" His anger apparent and his glare sent chills down Lilith's back.

'Did I push him too hard? He's too impatient, such barbaric means.'

"Are you disrespecting the will of Ancestor Mawa and the Goddess Letza?"

"Hmph, I don't care about that lowly Goddess, but I will give you the chance to explain to me about the chance of evolution you speak of."

Lilith smirked and she had her body lose some weight. She jumped high to the air and stood at the sword's pommel. Standing shoulder to shoulder with the Berserker, Lilith stretched her arms to the side and smiled.

"I can lead this tribe of yours to glory and conquer this land. Obey and lower your heads, if you as I say, I will grant you the chance to evolve to a higher form of being!

"I have the ability to bring about the change you so desperately seek, the power you wish to have can be achieved if you will it to be, how about it? Ogre Berserker?"

Hesitation, that is the only emotion a being can have in the face of such a person. Lilith was no mere mortal rather, she was no mere Two Horns. The way she carried herself and the way she spoke with great certainty was enough to make anyone see that her words speak only truth.

But, the leader of the Ogres snorted at her words, saying.

"Lies, do you think such a thing is possible?"

"Oh but I am not lying, what do you wish proof? Anyone who has reached their maxed level, stepped forth, if you are willing to be granted a name, I shall help you evolve to a being that is beyond who you are!"

It was the similar calling of a lunatic Priestess from some cult. However, every single time she spoke with certainty the more her words became believable. It was inevitable that even the Ogre Berserker would be pressure from her words.

He looked around and saw the faces of the other epic-tier warriors and then the LVL 40 Ogre who guided Lilith to the tenth. With a single motion of his chin, the Ogre knew what it is that he needed to do.

"I shall receive the blessing."

Kneeling on a single knee, the LVL 40 Ogre bowed his head to Lilith. She can feel he has no loyalty towards her but he was still respectful and excited. A gentle smile blossomed on Lilith's face, the innate fear and respect they have for her still remains in their bones and souls, thus granting Lilith the chance of becoming someone of a divine being is likely.

"You are the first to receive the name from me, thus I shall listen to the words of Mawa and grant you the name of, Killa. Now, evolve."

[Do you wish to have the Ogre evolve? It will take some of your Spirit...]

A simple dashboard appeared and Lilith pressed Yes. She had done this before, a few LE is nothing to her. But, this is not like before.

Immediately after choosing yes, the red-skinned Ogre's body began to exude a bright golden light. And soon after seeing that, Lilith's eyelids became heavier and lost her strength to continue standing.

[Spirit Energy has been drained, system update ongoing.

Timer: 12:00:00]

'Another update? That Goddess sure like adding things. But, I guess I am too tired to continue with this farce. Well, goodnight.'

She became groggier by the second and soon, she fell from her high position. The reason why she was tired and for the system update was unknown, but Lilith will not complain if she could rest.

Besides, these beings known as Ogres will not kill her so this place is safer than the wilds at least.

'Ugh, my head hurts. This feels more terrible than a hangover. Ah, the update is finished, what are the odds, let's see. Hmm, yep, that Goddess is pretty useless indeed.'

The first comment she had was berating the Goddess in her mind. But no one can blame her after reading the update and the letter attached.

[System update completed:

Spirit LVL has been updated.

Spirit LVL 1

Spirit: Unlike your followers who receives the benefit from the System's ability to trace the lineage they possess, Citizen-type daemons will only benefit from using the spirit of their leader.

Note: Lilith, Goddess here. You almost died because you overused your Spirit, I forgot to inform and update the System, sorry about that. The numbers of daemons dying are simply too many with the war against the different contenders continues to rage.

Also, from now on, you can only use Spirit to evolve lower-tiered daemons, okay? Sorry about this, okay? Don't worry even if you die, I'll give you another life.]

'Well, I survived that's what's important here. She's a Goddess so she must be busy. Wait, if she's a Goddess can she even make a mistake? Don't tell me she's messing with me?'

It was after that realization that another message appeared.

[Note: Pim-pom, you are correct. I am messing with you...]

'Goddammit, and here I am thinking you were better than that! Do you want me to revolt?'

She was angered, but she returned to being calm and returned to reading the letter.

[..don't be too angry now. I did it for your sake, see, if you didn't know the pain of using your Spirit, you'll abuse it so I used this chance to teach you a valuable lesson...]

'Tch, it irritates me to admit that you're actually right.'

[...As a way to apologize, I'll give you a heads up. That island of yours is slowly becoming the eye of the storm. I think a war is unavoidable, try to raise your own power and avoid getting decimated, okay? Humans are also showing interest in that place. They'll appear before you sooner or later.]

Lilith was silent for a few seconds, but without her knowledge, she was already smirking and giggling like a maniac. She runs her fingers through her hair and widened her smile further.

"Then let them come, I'll kill them all."

She calmed herself from the excitement of thinking about human genocide and began observing the room that she was in. Decorated with the bones of god knows what bone of a daemon and some soft fur, Lilith got up.

'Oh, I am naked again.' She said after noticing her kimono was no longer around her body. She clothed herself with mana and was ready to step out of the hut. And just as she stepped out, what she saw was a group of female and male Ogres alike circling her little hut.

In front of the hut was the Berserker sitting like a king with his weapon by his side. The instant Lilith stepped out of the hut, every Ogre in the vicinity not counting the Ogre Berserker got on their knees and punched through the ground with both their fist as if to show their loyalty and respect.

The Berserker had a beaming smile plastered on his face.

"The Ogre Tribe welcomes the Grand Priestess of Ancestor Mawa and the Goddess Letza. May the Priestess guide us to a bountiful future."

"May the Priestess guide us!"

The Ogres followed suit the words of their leader. Lilith watched them and she smiled.

Lilith did not know but the Ogres like any other are beings who respect power and abilities the most. No matter which kind of strength it is, it is respected and revered. The strength to hunt, the ability to weave, the strength to raise an Ogreling, all of it is power and abilities unique to one another.

As they are daemons, the power of evolution is something that ingrained in their blood as sacred. Only those who can evolve are worthy of leading them and worthy of grand respect.

But what about the power to help others evolve? The power to grant power and prestige is a kind of power with endless possibility, that is what Lilith had shown. In short, Lilith's powers and ability is the thing that carries the most prestige.

If this kind of power fell on the hands of the other race, these Ogres would have tried their best to kill that daemon. But, right now, it is different.

In the hearts of the power-loving Ogres, the Priestess Two Horns of the legends is of their blood, the one closest to their ancestor and she is even more special than the legends speaks of. Thus, their respect for this Two Horns before them is overwhelmingly high.

'These guys are unpredictable. But they are useful assets for slaughter.'

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