“What!? They are already on our shores, but…. I did not detect anything at all!” Lust was confused. She had been doing her best to keep things under her control. She had been trying to keep her eyes on everything, but now….

“This is what happens when you rely too much on your eyes alone. If you use your magic perception, you would have been able to notice the concentration on the shore to the south.” The Demon Queen of Darkness smiled and sat down in her chair sinking into it feeling very calm and relaxed.

“If you knew this, why did you not say anything!? Why did you allow them to build a base!?” Lust did not understand. Why would the Demon Queen of Darkness let things go like this?

“Because it makes things more interesting. The look on their faces when they realized they could not defeat me. When they see that, they are completely overwhelmed and will all die for nothing, that they would be the reason why their homeland was destroyed. I want to see that desperation. I want to see the fear in their eyes as they are all consumed by darkness. Just like the fear I saw when I told you I knew everything about your powers, Lust. You see…. I feed off that fear. I find that fear to be euphoric. 

“The feeling of seeing others fear makes me feel happy. That is why when I consume this word in darkness, I will not kill everyone. If I did that, it would not leave me any fun. The lives of the desperate. How they struggle. How they yearn for me to let them go, but they can only struggle to survive while I sit and watch from the sidelines.” The Demon Queen of Darkness reached over, pulled Death into her lap, and hugged her waist. “So Lust…. Behave like little Death here. Or else, you too will be one of those people running away, always looking over her shoulder, wondering when I will consume them with darkness.” 

Lust gulped a mouthful of saliva. She realized that she was truly no match for the Demon Queen of Darkness. She did not wish to die. She also did not wish to be controlled like this. But between life where she could still live as she pleased and a life where she would be always running in fear, she would always choose the latter. “I will follow all your orders….”

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“Hmmm… I do not sense them anymore….” Cinder frowned as they all appeared in a forest covered in darkness.

“It’s fine. I know where they are. Desa, I also have some information on the Demon Queen of Lust and the others.” Juna began explaining what she had seen and heard. She was not sure what to make of it all, but she knew that the Demon Queen of Darkness now had full control of the other two demon queens.

“I see… we can use what we know about the Demon Queen of Lust to block her abilities. If the Demon Queen of Darkness can obscure the Demon Queen of Lust’s powers by shielding her eyes in darkness, I can do the same by just covering mine in ice. It never dawned on me that she used her eyes to control people. I though it was some kind of aura.” Desaray found this bit of information very good.

“As did everyone else. Those who know about the old demon queens have heard that the Demon Queen of Lust used some kind of strange power to control others, but no one knew it was just her eyes. And if they did know, they were probably dead or now under her control anyway.” Juna explained. 

“Then it’s good you were able to find this information out. Your ability to make your roots so small that they barely use any mana is insane.” Desaray was very impressed with Juna’s abilities. 

“Hehe, I worked hard.” Juna was all smiles from being praised by her Goddess.

“Now that they are all gathered together, should we hold off on meeting them?” Oinktera cut in.

“Yeah, it was different when they were alone, but now….” Desaray did not wish to try to face all three demon queens at once. It would not be an easy fight if they did.

“Desa, I might not know much about fighting in wars, but if the two demon queens that have the massive armies are not close to their armies, is this not a chance to try to fight with them? Even if we only took out the Demon Queen of Lust and retreated?” Becky was not sure, but she felt this might be a golden opportunity. 

“Hmm… you may be right. But do you think you, Juna, and Oinktera can hold back the Demon Queen of Darkness? Cinder can face off with the Demon Queen of Death, but the Demon Queen of Darkness might make a move. If she fills the place in darkness, my ability to even get close to the Demon Queen of Lust will be completely reduced.”  Desaray was very wary of the Demon Queen of Darkness. Her powers were not something to laugh at. They were the real deal, and she was truly the most powerful enemy that Desaray had gone up against.

“What if I surround you in an aura of light?”