Combat Maid Harem

"Master…"

She let go of all barriers in her consciousness and allowed her emotions to take control of her. She leaned forward and embraced Lawrend.

Her heart beat rapidly, and an extremely blissful feeling permeated her being. She wanted to be one with him now and forever.

Lawrend was happy with her reaction and rubbed her back. He was glad she accepted it, or he would have wasted it.

"Once you reach enlightenment, I'm sure that you can become a Sub-God."

Upon saying those words, Lawrend let go of her. She reluctantly flew back to the other maids.

When he confirmed that she was safe, Lawrend closed his eyes. A shackle seemed to be lifted from his shoulder.

A power that exceeded mana extended to every corner of his body. It replaced the spot taken by the Golden Divine Lightning.

There were still seven divine magics contained in Lawrend's soul. They had been the reason he was able to reach his current stage, but they were also his current shackles.

"Aleshia."

Lawrend waved his finger again, and Aleshia flew forward.

Her long and black hair flowed like ink in the air. When she stopped before him, she bowed since she already had a faint idea of what would happen next.

"This is one of the hardest divine magic for me to develop. I hope that you can further your abilities in a way similar to Elena's."

Without sufficient warning, Lawrend took out a knife and stabbed his chest. Blood splattered out and quickly turned as dark as the abyss. Its creepy appearance caused everyone watching to feel the hairs on their body stand on end.

The dark liquid coalesced into a dark ball that was impossible to see in the dark. Its lack of reflection of light made it seem unnatural. It contained the power to bring about real darkness in the world.

It turned into another medicinal pill without making a huge scene.

However, even though it had been peaceful, no one dared underestimate it. This power of darkness had the inherent quality of concealment.

Others may not have seen it, but Aleshia could sense the intense bubbling of darkness. They wanted to appear into existence, but Lawrend prevented them. Otherwise, this whole area would have disappeared.

"Master, this might kill me if I took it like Sister Elena…" Aleshia muttered, shaking in fear.

She knew her limits. Elena was an anomaly because, after her evolution, she was already a divine beast—a Divine Slime, so to speak.

"You will have three days to absorb it slowly."

Lawrend waved his hand, and the medicinal pill of darkness changed shape into a pure, black dress. It was so black that the frills were impossible to see, giving it an eerie appearance.

"Thank you, Master!"

Aleshia followed Elena's example and kneeled on the ground. She prostrated and made sure he saw her showing her gratitude.

Lawrend walked forward and held her shoulders before pulling her up. He made her look into his eyes, and he shook his head.

"No. Thank YOU! You started everything. I would have never escaped that life if it weren't for you."

Lawrend meant the life he had in the mansion. If she hadn't jumped up that windowsill that night, then his life would have been mediocre.

"Master…"

His words touched Aleshia's heart to the very depths. Her legs grew weak, and she embraced him.

"Show me what you can do," Lawrend whispered into her ear.]

"Yes!"

Aleshia nodded her head and returned back to the others.

Her eyes were fixed on him, and she noticed the difference in his aura. Something about him attracted her more than could be explained with love.

"Ember."

Lawrend nodded at his distant relative. She had an excellent and pure bloodline of the Ignis family. She could turn into a phoenix on demand and control the Divine Fire.

If it weren't for her, he might have needed to strengthen his bloodline to achieve the Divine Fire Magic.

Her body stopped in front of him. She prostrated on the spot, showing to him that she perfectly understood what he would do.

"How was it?" Lawrend enigmatically asked.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

"Huh?"

Ember was taken aback by the strange question with no context. She raised her head and looked at him.

"What did it feel to be conquered by me?" Lawrend asked as he smirked.

"..."

Ember's mouth opened and closed, but the words couldn't come out. She felt embarrassed and elated at the same time, and her emotions became a chaotic mess.

"Here."

Lawrend transformed into a phoenix in a split second. The intense heat radiated by the Divine Fire on his body scorched the air and burnt space itself.

He opened his right palm, and the flames swished into a tornado with his palm at the center. As the Divine Fire moved through the air, it left scorch marks in the world itself.

Once again, the eye of the Spirit World appeared. A crack formed in the sky, and it watched the unfolding event.

After ten seconds, the Divine Fire on Lawrend's body vanished. He had completely lost everything related to it, including his Ignis bloodline. He put them all in a small medicinal pill of divine fire.

Flames erupted on its surface like a miniature sun.

"Take it. Let it burn and kill you."

Lawrend nodded at her. He held the pill in between his two fingers and slowly put it inside of her mouth.

The Divine Fire erupted into the sky and enveloped Ember's body as well as Lawrend's.

When it subsided, only Lawrend was left. Burning embers floated in the air and scattered with the flow of the wind.

Everyone was left speechless at the scene. They wondered if Lawrend had actually killed Ember.

Only his other maids were confident that Ember would survive. After all, they had once seen her revive from the ashes.

She was a true phoenix that could revive from the ashes. Thus, they eagerly waited for her revival.