85 – Motivations!

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PART 1 – The Beginning of the Fall!

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Night fell. Lucius and Kaleria got into the vehicle that came to take them away, without any security, because they would be under the care of a demigoddess; there was no safer place.

The place they went to, with the vehicle flying over the beautiful valley illuminated by the moonlight, was a mansion on the highest peak in this region of the mountains. A mansion for business and entertainment, where many special parties and brutal negotiations took place.

The couple had never been here before, even though they knew of the infamous Verona Mansion, where no children were allowed.

There is even a rumor about a Pirate King who was invited to cease attacks on ships bearing the Verona emblem. He was apparently rude, even suggesting that he take one of Skarla's children to his room.

After the rumors, it is said that he was never seen again and apparently the entire pirate fleet was struck by a disaster coming from the depths.

...

Lucius and Kaleria landed at the entrance, got out of the vehicle, and were not greeted by anyone, but they knew and followed the instructions.

The entrance opened by itself as they approached, the vehicle parking in the designated space, its driver curling up to sleep, as it would be a long wait.

Passing through the door, they found a majestic, richly decorated hall. Trophies of their conquests, the huge stuffed head of the Yeti, legendary weapons and armor of infamous individuals.

But what caught their attention was a pair of sabers and a necklace made of megalodon teeth. The couple understood that the rumors were not lies.

They went deeper, following the obvious lights that indicated the way. They followed a long corridor and saw a door ajar, light shining out, laughter ringing, and when they opened it, they found the couple sitting on the sofa.

Hackel is sitting on Skarla's lap, leaning back against her, laughing as she talks about random things that stopped when the door opened.

“Oh, you're finally here. Come in and make yourselves comfortable,” Skarla said smiling. Lucius and Kaleria nodded, entering and sitting on the sofa in front of them, only a richly carved table between them.

“I heard rumors about this place, I thought they were exaggerated, but I see they're not even close to the truth,” Lucius laughed as Skarla moved her fingers and drinks were served.

Kaleria didn't accept it. She crossed her legs, analyzing Skarla and Hackel, who seemed quite comfortable with each other. Kaleria felt a twinge in her heart when she saw this, then looked at her husband and felt nothing.

“Something bothering you?” Hackel asked, smiling slightly.

“Not about the place, but I think you know what's bothering me. How about we get straight to the point?” Kaleria smiled and her cold gaze shifted from her daughter to Skarla. ”What do you want with the Black Mages who were under the empire's care? Stealing them was very rude of you.”

Skarla laughed. “I didn't steal them, and as far as I know, they didn't have any collars marked ‘Zenirys Empire’. But I admit I picked up a few dogs hungry for attention. They're kind of cute, a little feisty, but loyal when you give them a little respect and attention.”

Kaleria narrowed her eyes. “Loyal, I highly doubt that word exists in the vocabulary of those animals. But we're not here to discuss the loyalty of those things. They know too much, and I want to know if that will harm Zenirys.”

“Or harm you!” Lucius interrupted. ‘I didn't know anything about Black Mages until you said that the Black Mages injuring people in Krugar were ours.’ A slight growl echoed.

Kaleria ignored her husband, showing how insignificant this point was now.

“You haven't changed a bit.“ Hackel said as he stood up. ‘In fact, none of you have changed a bit!’ She laughed.

”What do you mean?” Kaleria frowned.

“You're still the same arrogant narcissist obsessed with power and control. Daddy's still the same cowardly man who doesn't have the guts to talk back or try to assert himself to make her even look at him.” Hackel laughed in pure mockery, Lucius clenched his fists, biting his lips at this truthful statement.

“Were we invited here to be humiliated or to resolve this matter?” Kaleria ignored Hackel, looking directly at Skarla.

Skarla smiled, pointing at Hackel. ”She's the one holding all the cards!”

“And you're the one who controls my spoiled daughter! I've noticed that she has something against me and is probably planning to start some kind of drama about how I raised her and her brothers. I don't have the time or patience for useless things. Say what you want to get this over with!” Kaleria had a cold look on her face, and Hackel shivered, smiling angrily.

“Kaleria... you are probably one of the most intelligent and frightening women I have ever had the displeasure of meeting in my life.” Skarla said calmly. ”But your daughter is several steps above you in that regard. And no, I don't control her, I love your daughter, she loves me, and we respect each other as a couple and as mothers of two incredible children. The relationship we have is one of equals, the strength we hold is irrelevant in our relationship, unlike you two.” Skarla opened her arms, quite relaxed and with a cold stare in the face of Kaleria's intense gaze.

Kaleria looked at Hackel. ”Congratulations, now you have my attention. Tell me, my dear daughter! What do you want?”

Hackel smiled slightly. “I want to put a collar around your neck. I want to destroy the woman known as the Iron Empress, the most feared woman in Seahorse! I want to destroy everything you represent and everything you could represent!” Hackel's gaze was intense, almost crazy.

Lucius blinked, Kaleria frowned. “Your jokes in the past weren't funny, and they still aren't today.” She looked back at Skarla. “Don't you think we've wasted enough time with this charade?”

BANG!

The table was smashed and destroyed, Hackel leaning forward and staring intently into her mother's eyes. “My dear, heartless mother! Don't take what I say as a joke, stupid jokes, or a child's tantrum. I'm talking to you, so don't look away at her or anyone else in this room! This is between us now!"

Kaleria looked at her coldly. ”Are you done? Do you want to do what you did to that table to my face or body? Go ahead, since you seem so angry and out of control. It's disappointing that you have to resort to such barbaric acts to demonstrate the slightest bit of power. But cheer up, neither I nor your father can do anything against you, nor resist you, so if you want to hurt me to make up for the years of discipline, go ahead!” Her tone was cold and mocking.

Hackel laughed. “Are you serious? You believe I'm so angry because you were a terrible mother? That you pushed me to my limits, pushed my brothers and sisters to their limits until they broke and were discarded like trash, and that I could have been just like them?” Hackel shook, laughing and almost crying from laughter.

Hackel's gaze turned to Lucius. “Father, did you know that when she beat me and locked me up, disciplining me, I, and not just me, but my brothers and sisters, all hoped that you would come and rescue us from the clutches of your monstrous wife. Years waiting for you to do something, only to end up being the coward you are, who even now doesn't have the courage to look me in the eye!“

Lucius bit his lip.

”You know that the reason Kalen and Angelo did what they did wasn't because I loved to intimidate them, not entirely. It's because they needed it to survive. They couldn't take it, they were so small and fragile, but they were special and I protected them, so they wouldn't mutilate or break themselves, I gave them something through pleasure. Like parasites or symbionts, we helped each other, we created a relationship that kept us sane to resist and grow in the face of her abuse and torture.”

“But we all had the dream that you would save us. You had always been our safe haven, a radiant and fun light, the only joy that we as children thought our parents should give us. But you never came, and when you did, you ignored us, destroying our dreams and hopes of escaping that torment, or at least reducing it, even if only a little.”

“Even now you won't even look me in the face. You are a disappointment as a man and a father, no surprise that you are nothing more than a puppet for that woman, who uses you and will discard you as soon as she can.” Hackel sneered.

Kaleria listened, ignoring him, and just sighed. ”So, if it's not about my horrible upbringing, or the coward of a man you call your father. What's all this anger about? Don't you think you're too old for a rebellious phase? You already have two children and rule one of the most powerful organizations in the world, and you're still resentful of your mother?"

Hackel laughed, tears streaming down his face as he guffawed. ”Heavens~ I really didn't know what to expect from you, or maybe I did. For many years I had hope, I thought that underneath all that armor, there would be feelings, there would be some kind of living being, but in the end... you feel nothing!” Hackel growled. ‘You destroyed my life, my brothers’ and sisters' lives, now you're destroying your grandchildren's lives, or trying to, and in the end? You don't even feel anything!”

“You are so thirsty for control and power that your life boils down to that. There is no room for love, a shred of trust or kindness in that heart. All you think about is power or how you use people, how you tried with Kamilla, who didn't even pay attention to what you said, or how you are trying to poison Magnus' mind with dreams of being the next emperor.” Hackel shudders as he laughs.

“I really had some hope that there was a mother, but I realize, after talking so much, after opening up a little and saying what I really think, you feel nothing! You mock my suffering, you don't realize what you've done wrong, you probably don't even believe you've done anything wrong, and your face shows it all!” Hackel laughs while Kaleria remains indifferent.

“What do you want?” Kaleria growled. ‘Do you want a hug? Do you want an apology? If that's what you want, know that you won't get it!’ She snorted and soon mocked. ”Actually, you should thank me!”

“Thank you for being a terrible mother?“ Hackel sneered.

”Even though you're a brat thirsty for love and attention, you were still the strongest and most successful child I ever raised. You caused headaches, getting rid of the countless fetuses you scattered in other women's wombs was annoying, but in the end, you wiggled your ass for the right dick and look where you are, achieving in a few years more than I achieved in my entire life, and now, because of your luck in wiggling your ass for the right person, you're swallowing me whole.” There is disdain and frustration in Kaleria's tone, even though her face remains indifferent.

“Luck?” Hackel almost laughed out loud. “So you're diminishing all my efforts and decisions to mere luck? You're diminishing the fact that I abandoned everything you gave me, decided to follow my heart and devote myself to the person I truly love, to be just luck? Do you think you're the only one in this world with a functioning brain?“

”And you believe you achieved everything on your own? Don't kid yourself, Hackel. Everything you've achieved was either luck or what we gave you! Without the sword, you wouldn't have achieved so much. Without the heavy investment of the imperial family, ignoring your transgressions and rebelliousness, you wouldn't be half of what you are today. You'd already be married to some influential noble daughter, or to several of the sluts you fucked daily, and be the political base for your brothers.”

“You were lucky to escape by wiggling your ass at her. So yes, I diminish your incredible achievements as luck. The same goes for all her other wives, Letiphia, Viper, those three savages who were born here, that blue freak, and I forgot the rest. I think the only one of you who can't be considered as such is Grisaliel, but the rest of you were mostly useless, destined to be nobodies in your lives. Only Letiphia and Grisaliel were something, but the rest...“ Kaleria sneered.

”I think that's enough!” Lucius said, raising his voice.

“You've been quiet so far, keep it up!” Kaleria snorted disdainfully at her husband.

Skarla laughed. ‘Luck... you make mistakes, your plans fail, and in the end, you sum it all up by saying that others are luckier than you?’

Kaleria looked at him intensely.

“Luck is also a skill, whether you want to accept it or not. I understand your frustration, you've been using all kinds of potions, magic items, artifacts, and skills to try your hardest to come up with countermeasures against me.” Skarla laughed, pointing at Hackel. “She has 45 Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma, I have over 50 in all of them. All of my wives also have 45 in those attributes, all of them, even the three savages you despise so much.”

“Those are natural attributes. We can all think and plan, we know every move you can make, so we set traps and laugh as we watch you fall into them like a rat! We lead you into error, or we simply go after your mistakes, certain spies, retired agents, evidence you tried so desperately to hide or destroy. We took everything, made copies...” Skarla smiles as she sees Kaleria tremble, losing some of her composure.

"But you know, the one who put the most effort into all this wasn't me, Letiphia, or anyone else, except Hackel. I have no idea what you've done, but Kaleria, you've made yourself the person in this world who knows you best, your own flesh and blood. I believe you always thought that the only person who could destroy you was yourself. You never considered that perhaps that person could come from you?“ Skarla laughed with disdain.

”I honestly don't care about you or Zenirys. In fact, I could have taken Zenirys at any time. I am a demigod who can do whatever she wants in the world. With a few promises and benefits, I could buy Kalen and Angelo, I could buy every one of the Dukes and Duchesses, the Marquises too. We literally have details about your operations, we know who your main agents are, we can kill them, rip out their eyes, legs, and arms, leaving you powerless and devouring the empire you fought so hard to grow and strengthen.”

Skarla looked at Hackel. “Instead of taking the easy way out... she wanted to step on you, she wanted to destroy everything you stand for. She wants to take the long way, wait for you to make the biggest mistake of your life, put her in the palm of our hand, corner her and see what she'll do!” Skarla laughed.

Kaleria trembled as Skarla stood up and walked over to Lucius. “Now I'm going to make you a proposal. The news and evidence of the Black Mages will be spread, along with many more hidden atrocities committed by her, many of which you probably don't even know exist, because we know that she is the one who rules Zenirys, not you!”

“So the proposal I'm going to make is simple. Stay on my side, put all the blame on the real culprit, get yourself out of danger, and hand Kaleria Zenirys over to us, then you can have control over your empire as the true emperor, so when Krugar comes to devour you, you can be written in the history books as the wisest emperor who ended the conspiracies of the mad empress, giving up your power for the prosperity of the people, while you live out the rest of your life as a rich and powerful noble, having any woman you want, without worrying about your image, just living it up until you die!” Skarla held out his hand.

“Or you can refuse and see the whole avalanche of shit fall on the name of Zenirys, see all the nobles turning their backs on you, turning to me, handing over their lands to me and opening the imperial gates for me to parade through until I sit on the throne and use you as a footstool!”

Lucius shuddered.

“Lucius!” Kaleria raised her voice. “Stay seated on that damn couch and don't you dare raise a hand! Just as I put you where you are now, I can take you down!”

Lucius trembled.

“Ignore her, this is just the desperation of someone who knows she's going down, but doesn't want to go down alone. Abandon her, you know she doesn't even care about you, Hackel proved she doesn't care about anyone but herself. Take my hand, then you can prepare yourself for what's coming.” Skarla smiled.

Shaking, Lucius held out his hand.

“LUCIUS ZENIRYS!” Kaleria roared, staring at him intensely. ”Don't you dare turn your back on me now! Not after everything I've done for you, for this nation! I could have chosen any of your brothers who are hundreds of times more capable than you, but I chose you, you useless coward who didn't even have the balls to talk to a woman. I made you the most beloved emperor in the history of Zenirys, I gave you unimaginable power, and now you're betraying me?!”

Lucius stared at her. “You are tarnishing the Zenirys name, it's time to end this!” Growling, he squeezed Skarla's hand.

“YOU USELESS COWARD!” Kaleria roared. “I knew choosing you was the worst decision I ever made, even your retarded brother would have been more useful and given me smarter children than you. A pathetic man to the end!”

Hackel laughed. “Father, thank you for the great deal. You may leave. In your room, you will find the documents you need to prepare for whatever you want, as well as the plans that must be followed. So get ready to be a real emperor for the next five years. Take back control of your life. And don't worry, we won't touch your mother. She'll be back later.”

Lucius stood up, Kaleria sat down on the sofa and, irritated, broke the necklace of jewels and gold around her neck, grabbed the glass with the drink and turned it upside down, took the bottle and, with pure disdain in her tone, she uttered. “Humph! A coward to the end. Handing over the greatest empire on a silver platter like a useless man with no ambition. I should have killed you, it would have been one less problem to deal with.”

With his shoulders slumped, looking so small, Lucius left, receiving the disdainful glances of the three strongest and most influential women on the continent. He didn't even have the courage to turn around and look, he just left, going to his vehicle and returning to where his grandchildren were.

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PART 2 – Pain & Truth!

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Kaleria blushed, drinking the strong alcohol. Until now, she had ignored Hackel, staring at Skarla. “Are you happy? You're finally going to have me, the Iron Empress, yours to do whatever you want! If you wanted to fuck me, all you had to do was ask, you weakling, you would have even asked to watch!”

Skarla laughed. “You still don't understand that it's your daughter who wants to destroy you, not me. Kaleria, I don't care if you live or die. I would never, in my right mind, go to all this trouble just to fuck you. You're not that amazing. But I love my beautiful wife very much, and if she wants to go through all this pain, then I'll go through it with her!”

Kaleria snorted, looking at Hackel. “So, what now?”

“You're not going to fight? You're not going to resist until the last moment?” Hackel smiled.

“What for? If what she said about your attributes is true, I can't do anything, because even with all my efforts, I can't even reach 40, and now... 10 women with intellect far above mine, thinking of ways to destroy me and surround me. I'll just waste time and energy.”

“I could take my own life, since I'm your target. But if I tried now, you would heal me, probably send one of your shadows to watch me and prevent me from committing suicide. In the end, I'm at your mercy.” Kaleria's gaze was cold. ”But tell me, what did I do to deserve all your hatred?”

“I gave you so many hints, but you really don't know?“ Hackel frowned.

”The abortions? You didn't even care when you found out at the time, meaning that having children awakened useless feelings in you?” Kaleria sneered.

Hackel laughed, sitting down. ”You destroyed everything I ever cared about. You killed my children, trampled on my dreams, used me and discarded me, didn't even look at me a second time, even though I was suffering so much, you just ignored me!“

Kaleria was indifferent, nodding her head. ‘I think you're confused.’

”Yeah... you really don't remember.” Hackel laughed, seeing the doubt and confusion on Skarla's face.

“Seven years ago.” Hackel said, ignoring Kaleria. ‘I regained my memories of the future... a future in which you didn't exist!’

The place became deathly silent. Skarla closed her eyes, then looked at her seriously and said, ”Tell me everything!”

Hackel smiled and began to speak. At that moment, Kaleria realized that it wasn't Skarla who had returned. She wasn't destroying her for things she had done in the future. Her enemy had always been her daughter! And until now, she had underestimated her, seeing Skarla as the enemy and despising Hackel... her biggest mistake...

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Hackel Zenirys, Imperial Princess, Futanari, daughter of Lucius Zenirys and Kaleria Zenirys.

She was rebellious, but very intelligent and capable. She was strong and trained to the limit, her goal was to become a Legend, to reach that level, or at least become a Master (Level 15) before the age of 30, which would guarantee her freedom and sufficient authority.

Hackel wanted to be the master of her own destiny, but there was an invisible hand that guided everything in her life, eyes that knew her every move. Her life was never hers, it belonged to Kaleria!

Everyone's life in the empire belonged to Kaleria!

So Hackel did not achieve her goal, she was summoned, probably for her wedding, so in a desperate move she ended up fleeing to Krugar. She needed to breathe and pull herself together.

The war against the demons had recently ended, and the Duchy of Veremor had been practically eradicated by the confrontation with Melitah Lusturus (Legendary Demon). Letiphia Veremor had died, the entire lineage had been technically purged, and Kaleria controlled what remained.

Melitah was killed by the joint efforts of the Radiant Church, who sent Legendary Paladins to support them. They could have come sooner, but Kaleria dragged their presence to the limit, but her real goal was to weaken the Duchy of Veremor. In the end, she destroyed it, and it went according to her plans.

The innocent lives? Her mother didn't care; what mattered were her plans.

So she ended up in the Krugar Mountains, and it was there that she met a wild young woman living in a hidden cave, Skarla!

Hackel and Skarla fought, Hackel won and subjugated her. Liking the wild young woman, she took her after her victory, discovering that she was a futanari.

The two lived together, Hackel didn't notice that her tattoo had lost its effectiveness, perhaps a defect, no one knows for sure, but Skarla became pregnant. Years passed and they lived, raising a large family.

But then war broke out, Zenirys invaded Krugar, devastating everything, killing Makaulu, enslaving the orcs, and in the end, Hackel and Skarla were discovered.

They fought, but Arthur Cervero was too strong, he personally came to get them.

They were imprisoned, and after weeks, Hackel was thrown in front of Lucius and Kaleria. She begged for the lives of her children and Skarla, and Kaleria promised that no harm would come to them.

Hackel believed her, and a lie was spread about her disappearance, that she had been training to become a Legend but had failed. Within a few days, her marriage to a wealthy and influential nobleman was arranged. Hackel persevered; she was doing this for those she loved.

Her husband was disgusting and cruel, he knew the truth and used it to do whatever he wanted with Kaleria Zenirys' daughter. First, Hackel had her penis surgically removed, then she spent months imprisoned, tortured, and used, becoming pregnant by that man, never seeing Skarla or her beloved children again.

But her mother had promised safety for them, so Hackel endured.

Months turned into years. She saw Zenirys flourish and begin to conquer the North. Hackel became cold and distant, not even having the right to raise or care for her children with that man. She had been forbidden to be happy.

At some point, she discovered that it was Kaleria's order. It was her punishment for thwarting her plans, for going against her. Even knowing this, Hackel still persevered. Skarla and her children were fine, and that was all that mattered.

But one day, the truth came out. Hackel was taken to an event in a coliseum. She didn't care, always cold and distant, but for some reason, during the fight, she became interested.

The dark-skinned fighter, covered in scars, deformed, was so familiar. Fighting beasts, being torn apart and resisting. Known as The Berserker of the Mountains, an undefeated champion, a slave for over 10 years.

Then their eyes met. The gladiator took off her helmet, revealing her ugly, mutilated face. She trembled and all she said was: “Children, alive?”

That's when Hackel knew her mother had lied. She became enraged and killed her husband, killed anyone near her, furious, and jumped into the arena, hugging the mutilated gladiator, both confused, wanting to know the truth, so they fought to get out, but Hackel watched Skarla being killed while she was imprisoned. Her mother seemed to have thought of everything.

Hackel was taken to the palace, and when she saw Kaleria, all she did was scream, demanding to know where her children were, roaring that she had promised safety and broken her promise.

She ignored all the physical pain, all she felt was hatred. Kaleria saw everything and just looked at her with indifference, then said, “You never had children. If you did, they were probably discarded, like many of the abortions you committed.”

Hackel fell to his knees, understanding the cruel truth. She looked at her father, her eyes pleading. “Please, father... tell me they're alive. They're your grandchildren. Please... please... I beg you for everything that is most sacred in this world... are my children alive?”

Faced with her doubts, Lucius, the pathetic coward he had always been and would be until the day he died, looked away, ashamed, clenching his fist, and Hackel knew.

She went mad, used all her power, fought, mutilated herself, went crazy, and fell asleep when she was hit.

She spent weeks in prison, not eating or moving. One day she was dragged out, kneeled down, her neck placed on an execution platform. Her crimes were proclaimed before she was executed.

But before she died, she heard something in her ears, the words of her father. “I didn't let them die. Your mother doesn't know, so... die in peace, I'm sorry..."

This brought her relief, the axe fell and she died. But then she woke up, many years in the past, at the age of 29. Around the time when everything went wrong, when the war broke out.

But it wasn't that reality. Here, she met Skarla, who was very different from many years ago. She already had two children, identical to the ones they lost. It wasn't all five, but they were similar to the first two.

Hackel thought he was dreaming. He thought Kaleria was playing tricks on him, but no, it was all true.

She had returned to the past, but from an alternate universe, a term she learned from Skarla, who had come from another world.

She was with the woman she loved. It wasn't the same woman, but the love was real, perhaps even greater than it had been in the past. She was powerful and influential, and her mother had to be careful around her.

It was during this time that Hackel became disconnected from reality, and only his children could bring him back, help him focus on what mattered. Then despair set in, along with an irresistible desire to destroy Kaleria!

Hackel decided that he would make her suffer as much as she had suffered, even more. All the despair, his life that had been destroyed and controlled by her from birth until the day he died. She was driven to the limits of her sanity, conceiving children with a filthy fat man, tortured and raped for years, knowing everything and doing nothing.

The woman he loved, enslaved, turned into entertainment. His children, no one knew if they were alive or dead. Lucius' last words at his execution?

Hackel wanted to hope that what he said was true, but she knows her mother, she understands that her father has no real power, he is useless in the end. There is no way her mother did not personally ensure the death of her children.

So yes. They were probably dead, Lucius just said that so she could leave in peace, or maybe he ensured the lives of her children with that bastard.

In the end, there are no answers. She was executed, returned to the past, but to an alternate world, and received all the memories and feelings from that life. Even if it's not the same life, she decided to do everything she could to get revenge on Kaleria.

......

Kaleria listened to everything with a cold stare, Skarla has her elbows on her thighs, her hands clasped over her mouth as she leans forward, a grim look on her face, motionless like a mountain.

Hackel calmly walked over to Kaleria. “I will use all my creativity to destroy you. You cannot die, in fact, you will not kill yourself, because I know you very well, you yourself are now planning countermeasures. You will endure everything, and I will use that to destroy you and see you break!"

Hackel grabbed Kaleria's face, looking deep into her eyes. ”You will feel the despair I felt. You will pay for all the evil you have done to me.”

“I'm not your mother!“ Kaleria said.

”You are!” Hackel retorted. ”You haven't done what she did yet, but in essence, you are both the same monsters, without a soul or feelings. What sets you apart from her is that you haven't had the opportunity yet, but you certainly would, and we know that!”

Kaleria frowned, looking at her coldly. “I hope you're creative.”

Hackel smiled. “Yes, I will be!” She pushed her, Kaleria snorted, and in the next instant Hackel's fist shot toward her face, sending Kaleria flying through the wall.

Skarla stood motionless, her gaze dark, ignoring everything that was happening.

Hackel walked over to Kaleria with all her limbs twisted and most of her bones and organs broken or shattered. The scariest thing was that Kaleria was still conscious, feeling everything.

“Skarla's martial arts are supreme and have endless options. She was a torturer in her past life, even though it wasn't her main job. She knew endless ways to torture someone to get what she wanted. I'm not as skilled, but I tried it in Dungeons on humanoid monsters and refined my torture skills with martial arts.” Hackel crouched down, took out a brightly glowing potion, and placed it on Kaleria's lips.

Kaleria recovered in an instant, sitting up, gasping with her eyes wide, still feeling all the pain. “I asked Calah, the blue freak, to create an extremely powerful healing potion, but one that prolongs and amplifies all the pain you feel.” Hackel laughed.

“Today is just a taste of what awaits you for the rest of your life!” Hackel grabbed Kaleria's face, squeezing it so hard that it cracked and Kaleria moaned in pain. ‘Don't give up, mother, hold on until the end, until I get bored.’

Footsteps approached, and both women's eyes fell on Skarla. She extended her hand, electricity surging from it. “I'll trap her in her own mind, she'll have no choice but to endure!” Her tone was cold and cruel.

At that moment, ‘Cheol Mu Rin,’ filled with resentment and cruelty, returned. Skarla believed she had killed him long ago, but no, the monster had always been there, just waiting for the right moment to return.

Kaleria, with an empty look, following steps on autopilot, was sent back to Lucius' side. She needed to keep up the facade until her downfall was complete!

Skarla touched Hackel's head and kissed his forehead. “What were our children's names? What were they like? What did they like? When was the first time they said ‘mommy’?”

Skarla bombarded Hackel with questions, tears streaming down her face and a smile on her lips. Hackel began to answer all her questions.

(Author: Kaleria is worse than you thought, right?)