On Hiatus: God's Personal Reasons

Chapter 94: Succubus Holds The Reverse Key On The Necromancer

Lilith suddenly appeared through the magic circle.

Clang clang clang!

Startled, Ko Sa-Deuk dropped the rabbit and the kitchen knife. The rabbit took its chance to escape.

“A-a demon? But how? I haven’t made an offering yet...” Still flustered, Ko Sa-Deuk looked around like a squirrel. At the same time, he sized her up. “Hehe.”

At first glance, her nude body might appear human, but the bat-like wings on her back and the horns on her head made it clear she was anything but.

Lilith glanced at her surroundings. All around her were statues of crowned kings and their legacies. The divine power of this place was quite unusual, albeit still incomparable to her mother’s. Is this a shrine that worships a Low-tier God? Her guess was half-right. They were at a shrine that worshiped Jumong, the founder of Goguryeo.

“Did I just summon a familiar without a sacrifice? Kuku, how incredible I am!”

Lilith glared at the haughty Ko Sa-Deuk. The child was as skinny as a dog and barely reached her waist in height. At the same time, he’d summoned her without a gate. For his praiseworthy feat, Lilith decided to make him the first offering on Earth.

She’d raise him to the appropriate level that her mother required. Then, she’d harvest his soul. Lilith smiled brightly like a flower.

“I’m Lilith, the last daughter of my Great Mother, Seductive Nights.”

Lilith stared straight at Ko Sa-Deuk’s round eyes with her charming eyes. She could make any man acquiesce with just a glance.

“Tell me, Child. What is it that you desire? In exchange for your soul, I shall grant you anything you desire. Kuku, if you wish, I can even give you this body.”

Then, she cupped her luscious breasts, flaunting them to Ko Sa-Deuk.

“What do you think? Don’t you want to touch them?”

Slap!

Suddenly, something slapped her across the cheek.

“Huh?” Lilith’s eyes grew wide in shock. Then, she noticed that Ko Sa-Deuk was tightly clutching a small, yellow talisman. Did he just use that to slap her? It hurts!

“Hmph! Such a vain little demoness. Do you take me as a gullible oaf? How dare you!”

“S-shallow? Me?”

Then, Ko Sa-Deuk puffed up his chest. “I’m the eldest grandson and descendant of the Great Jumong, the founder of the great Goguryeo! Magic won’t work on me!”

“N-no way.”

But according to her Great Mother, Seductive Nights, no man should be able to resist her charm! And yet, this boy was looking at Lilith with disgust.

With a wounded pride, Lilith said, “Think again, Little One. I can grant any of your wishes! Don’t you feel anything when you look at me?”

“I don’t want anything from a demon!”

“W-wait. Then why did you perform the summoning ritual?”

“I had nothing better to do.” With an anguished look, Ko Sa-Deuk swung his black spear, which was larger than him. “To think that I managed to summon a familiar from a half-assed magic circle... My own talent terrifies me sometimes! Kukuku. Aren’t I a prodigy? I have the best divine skills in the family. Anyway, we’re done here, Shallow Demoness. So, get lost. Ahem!”

Having said his piece, Ko Sa-Deuk scurried out of the shrine.

Left all alone, Lilith felt conflicted. Forget about making him a sacrifice—should she just kill the child now?

In the end, her pride and competitiveness triumphed. Maybe her charm didn’t work on Ko Sa-Deuk because he was still young. A child wasn’t a man, after all. Thus, Lilith waited patiently until the child became a teenager.

「Heroes do not die!」

Ko Sa-Deuk, who’d returned from school, tossed a bag at Lilith. She was lazing around in the shrine, playing video games.

“I got it on the way home. Eat up.”

Lilith’s eyes widened in delight. “Wheee! I love rice cakes!”

In her opinion, rice cakes were the best, especially the long ones, cooked in hot and spicy sauce! She couldn’t get enough of them! It was such a shame that after Earth got destroyed by the God of Destroyer, it’d cease to exist...

“Munch munch! Are you still not going to tell me your wish, Boy?” Lilith asked as she scarfed down the rice cakes.

Ko Sa-Deuk frowned while fishing out a book from his bag. “Hmph. I don’t want anything from a demon.”

Flutter—

It was a book about how to master Bitcoins.

“Is it wealth that you seek? All you have to do is ask and I’ll make you richer than a mansour.”

Ko Sa-Deuk clicked his tongue in disapproval. “See?! You still have a long way to go! A wish only has meaning if it's fulfilled by my own power, not someone else's!

“Hm...” Lilith flashed her seductive eyes at him, unleashing the power of a mare without warning.

“How about that? Still don't feel anything?”

“Hmph! Still as shallow as ever! Like I said, your spells are useless! You’re just asking to be slapped by the talisman!”

Lilith tilted her head as Ko Sa-Deuk raised his voice. Besides gaining weight, he looked mostly the same as when she first met him. He could even be called handsome if it weren’t for his terrible fashion sense. He’d always wear a black long coat.

Aren’t kids around his age supposed to be hormonal? Then why isn’t my charm working?

“Is it because he’s still too young? Haa... When will he see me as a woman? Boy, do you want some rice cakes? Here, say ah~ You need to eat more to grow up faster.”

Ko Sa-Deuk sighed as he watched Lilith hand him a mouthful of rice cakes. Her lips were stained bright red by the sauce.

“Tsk. How sloppy. Learn some etiquette, will you?” Ko Sa-Deuk pulled out a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the corners of her mouth.

Being treated like a child enraged Lilith. “Boy, you can act cheeky now, but one day, you’ll be begging me to fulfill your wish!”

Ko Sa-Deuk snorted, laughing at her. “Huh? Ridiculous! You can have my soul if that day ever comes!”

Lilith’s multicolored eyes glowed. “Kuku, no take backs. You’ve made an oath to my master and mother, Seductive Nights. I, as her apostle, bear witness to this.”

“Who cares? Fat chance it's going to happen.” Ko Sa-Deuk continued flipping the pages of the book, ignoring Lilith.

~

Their story continued like a novel. Specifically, a romcom with tropey characters and thrilling plot twists, ending in tragedy.

-For a dying god, her apostle is quite useful! Rejoice, Mare! Your heart shall be the cornerstone of my master’s descent into this world!

The one who said that was the same colossal dragon who’d cursed Sung Mi-Na, Abysm Dragon. At its feet was the dying Lilith, with her heart ripped out.

“Arghhhh! No! No! Lilith!” A bloodied Ko Sa-Deuk crawled toward Lilith with his broken legs.

His prided weapons, the Yaksha soldiers, were smashed and strewn everywhere like garbage.

-Keke, lowly insects.

Abysm Dragon looked down at Ko Sa-Deuk, sneering, then disappeared into the sky.

“Haa! Haa!”

After dragging himself for a while, he finally reached Lilith. By the time he reached her, her body was cold.

Ko Sa-Deuk cried out tears of blood, “Please! Lilith! Let’s make a deal! My wish is...!”

***

I finished watching Lilith’s story through my innate power, Blind Eyes of God.

Tears welled in my eyes. On its own, the story might be mundane and cliche, but it was still Lilith’s life story. I felt a pit in my stomach, as if I’d closed the last page of a book with a sad ending.

Flap flap!

A cute angel flew in front of me. She clasped her hands, giving me a pleading look. Was it because she was my familiar? She didn’t seem to be able to speak, yet I could understand her wishes.

“Alright. I’ll grant your request.”

A fragment of Lilith stood in front of me, so her story hadn’t ended yet. Maybe, I could change that tragic ending? No, I want to change it for her.

As if feeling my emotions, Lilith smiled brightly, her hands still clasped together.

Riiiip!

Then, a part of the space in front of me began ripping apart. Lilith stepped inside, signaling for me to follow. I nodded and followed suit.

Inside was Ko Sa-Deuk’s subspace. Originally, it was filled with his Yaksha soldiers, but now it was empty.

Flying in front of me, Lilith put her hands together and another space manifested, leading to somewhere else. It was a private patient ward. Ko Sa-Deuk could be seen lying on the hospital bed, with a woman asleep on the nearby sofa.

“You guys, stay here for a while,” I said to the angel soldiers who were flying behind me.

I walked carefully into the ward with Lilith.

Ko Sa-Deuk was deadly pale, with an oxygen mask attached to his face. He must be in shock. The sight pricked my conscience. After losing his Yaksha soldiers and his wife, I understood how he felt. Moreover, I was able to experience his past vividly through Lilith, so he no longer felt like a stranger.

Still, I had a question. How did he become so twisted? He wasn’t like this when he was younger. I suddenly felt the importance of self-management.

Flap flap—

Meanwhile, Lilith flew around, looking at Ko Sa-Deuk, full of worry.

Shhh—

I gestured for her to be quiet, and pointed my finger at Ko Sa-Deuk.

Sss—

Alright, let’s get this over with and leave.

“Crushing Forefinger of...”

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Suddenly, Ko Sa-Deuk’s eyes darted open. His eyes were bloodshot, exuding bloodlust like a demon from a movie.

“There you are, Thief! I’ll kill you!”

Swoooosh!

Ko Sa-Deuk reached for me as a torrent of black blades descended like a downpour.

“Huh?!”

Baaaaam!