Page 54 of Dark Souls Academy: The Sacrifice

Good question. Kain is Gluttony and I have both Pride and Envy,Trigger said, stepping closer to me.

“To my knowledge, no. Wrath’s research indicated that the power loss would shift to the strongest Demon in Hell. Meaning, when Greed dies. The most powerful Greed Demon will become the next Sin.”

“So, if you and I died, someone as weak as Tila would become the Sin?” I asked. He knew how weak Tila was from her time spent in Lucifer’s house.

I needed to know. There was no point in killing most of the seven sins to just screw everyone over.

“If we were the only strong Sex Demons, yes. It would be the beginning of an extinction Sin because the magic would die out. Then, I’m not sure what would happen because Hell uses each Sin to power itself.” His words were not comforting.

It hadn’t flashed red, and the magic still work because after I asked a question the hum of energy was still there.

That meant Hell could die. The Realm had a mind of its own, so it didn’t surprise me too much, but that fact was still scary. It was a good thing we weren’t killing him because I’d probably become the next Sin, and I didn’t think I could feed off souls. Especially after watching Lust do it.

“Okay, one last question. Do you know how to or anything about removing the block on Lucifer’s sons magic?” My mates gasped. Did they really think I wasn’t going to ask?

Lust shrugged. “Not really. I do know that it won’t be easy. The longer magic like that holds onto you, the harder it is to remove it. They’ve had it most of their lives, so expect for it to be bad.” Kain stiffened. He didn’t like the sound of that. No one did. I was really hoping he had more for us about it.

“Do you know the spell?”

“No.”

No flashes of red, so I dropped the subject.

After the guys said they didn’t have any other questions which was good because I could feel the power drain from it suddenly. We probably would have maybe gotten one more questions from him.

Kain gave Lust the soul, and to my horror, Lust opened the glass as if it was a soda. He took a drink like it was one too. The pained cries that filled the room from the soul turned my stomach.

Even after all the torturing I’ve done, damned souls were still the worse wails around. The cries dug deep into your skin like a tick and sucked the goodness right out of you.

I didn’t stick around to watch him finish. Kain and Trigger stayed behind to get the glass container from him. I went to the room to throw up.

So,after all that, here we were, standing outside of the assembly room with our metaphorical dicks in our hands ready to get them chopped off. I could already hear the cries of pain and cheering. The weight of it all was heavy on my shoulders. I couldn’t sit back and let Lucifer run things, but this could end with me chained at the Devil’s mercy, and it was freaking me out.

“You got this Ivy. Don’t let fear hold you back.” Bones’ words, as well as my mates’ presence had my shoulders relaxing slightly as I took a deep breath.

He was right. I was a fucking powerful Succubus. A Queen. These assholes came to my school.

“Respect power,” I whispered to myself.

I had the power here. I was number one in the academy. This place was mine. I nodded and took one step, then another, toward the double doors. The souls that lived in the buildings never came to the gym, so I wouldn’t be able to rely on them either. Dex gripped my left hand, probably worried I would teleport him to the dungeons again to save him. Not this time. We were going in together.

This is going to be bad. No matter what, you three aren’t doing anything sexual this time.I directed my awareness at the brothers through the bond, so they knew I was talking about them.You’re mine, and it won’t happen again.

Flashes of Kain being forced to fuck Tila in front of everyone, the dead look in his eyes, and the way he had to use his shadows to even perform hit me like a bolder to the head. The fear as they saw their childhood tormentor while Lucifer reveled in the hint of anxiety they desperately tried to hide. I couldn’t do it again. Nope. They weren’t going to be involved in whatever fucking mind game Lucifer wanted to play.

Be careful. This is going to be a very delicate situation. Whatever you do, don’t challenge him. Make him bend to the rules. Power above all else. You have the power.

I was grateful for Trigger’s words because challenging him sounded good right now. And that would just get me captured because he had amulets that deflected my demon’s power.

I stepped forward and into the room, using my air magic to push the doors open for dramatic effect. They slammed against the walls, getting people’s attention. Several of the students stopped to look, but plenty of the top twenty didn’t. They followed Lucifer’s lead.

The stage was in the same spot in the middle of the gym as the Bloodbath announcement. This time it appeared like an enormous, dark cave. Even the air felt damp like one.

As my eyes ran over the council, the memory of the first time I had met the Dark Counsil hit me.

At the edgesof the room, shadows and souls silently screamed, reaching for us to help them. I put all my acting skills up to the plate and lifted my chin.

The only furniture in the room were the large chairs arranged in a horizontal line, on which sat seven people. One woman. Six men.

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