358 Morpheuss Life-Attribute Dungeon Conquest 4/?: Uroboros (1/2)
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As Kireina slept, her dreams were interrupted by the familiar presence of a certain demi-god…
”Kireina, it is me, Morpheus. I thank you wholeheartedly for finding my lost children”
”Morpheus? It's fine… You didn't have to thank me in person… doesn't it cost Divine Energy that you lack?”
”Indeed, it cost. But it does not matter, I had to thank you for what you've done… I've seen it through my children Sofelaia and Sofarpia, who you rescued my lost child, the Kelpie”
”I didn't rescue them exactly; they were just living in here”
”No, no… You see… I've been looking over them for centuries, but their population has been diminished largely through the years, if you had completely ignored this place, they would have kept living in isolation, slowly decreasing in population until they had all gone extinct. I'm grateful for what you've done, even if it was an accident. Please, take good care of them, Kireina”
”Well, alright... I'm glad, I guess… Let me ask you something, where is Arielle now?”
Morpheus's voice suddenly became lower, and he sounded to have become nostalgic, recalling the past.
”Arielle… She was one of my wives… Her crimson hair was always shining brightly, and her blue eyes were enchanting… I do remember her very well. And where is she now? I do not know… She never managed to ascend into godhood alongside me, so she died at the old age of three hundred years, she had a fulfilling life and her lost certainly made me saddened… her soul had probably been reincarnated in another merfolk most probably… I respected her decision of wanting to die as a mortal, and she still lives inside my heart and in our children”
”So she never became a god?”
”Indeed… such cases are common within our partners, as we had several lovers to spread our races widely, the more subspecies there was, the higher chances they had to survive and diversify, most of my sibling's partners and lovers had perished as well… we are gods and we live eternally, so we had grown to accept such things when we fall in love with mortals, several of my other beloved wives had died as well, but they always remain within my heart…”
Morpheus sentimental words certainly hit Kireina's heart… as she was a mortal as well and probably would ascend to godhood… but what would happen with her wives?
What if they don't want to become gods?
Should she forcefully make them do so?
Or should she respect their decision… and one day see them die?
”I see…”
”Kireina, I sense that you have some empathy with my words… your lovers, you have many, just as I used to do as well… take care of them, and make each day a precious day for them, make each day and night memorable as well”
”I understand that you're trying to cheer me up, but there is no need, Morpheus”
”There are more?”
”Indeed, in the next twenty floors, there are my Dragon Centaur Children and my Desert Cat Children, the Sphinx. I do not know their exact whereabouts… but with the special skills that you possess, you may be able to find them quite easily… if they dare to attack you, please, spare them. I promise you that I will assist however I can in the future if you fulfill this one last task of me, I'm rather embarrassed by being such a selfish god, asking a mortal to do one task after another… but please”
Kireina released an honest chuckle.
”You sound desperate, demi-god Morpheus. Don't worry about that, with the twins being my wives now, they would never let me lay a hand in them anyways, and it is not within my intention to make them suffer or saddened, that's is all”
”Thanks, Kireina, thanks to you very much… Now, I shall le-”
”Wait, I got some info for you and your siblings”
”Huh? What is it?”
”Agatheina and Levana had betrayed the Demon Gods of Thanatos, and after a series of incidents, they are my allies… and yours as well, tell that to all of your siblings so they don't try anything funny. Also, try to speak with Levana, she is a shy girl, but she is honestly a good person”
”W-WHAT?!”
Certainly, Morpheus and none of the other Beastmen Demi-Gods knew about such information, neither that their lost sister, Levana, was even alive.
”T-This! I can't believe this… But if you say so, Kireina… it's true! Agatheina, that lecherous woman had joined hands with you and even had submitted to you? T-This is… and Levana! Our lost sister, she is alive?! Why hasn't she contacted us for so long?! We had been always worried about her!”
”So that's how it is… She said that you guys were assholes, but I guess that she has some responsibility on it as well, how could you guys even talk to her if she suddenly stopped even contacting you all? Such a shy girl”
”As she said such things?! Agh, this really fills my heart with both joy and depression… such strange emotions. A-Anyways, I will go and tell my siblings, thanks a lot, Kireina”
”Yeah, yeah, take care”
Kireina who had already been completely accustomed to being contacted by gods in her slept casually said her goodbyes to Morpheus… However, at the moment she was about to go back to her sleep, she sensed a strange presence… and it wasn't that of a god.
Kireina consciousness glanced at the nothingness of her dreamscape, and saw two… four… no, six eyes, red shot eyes, glancing at her.
”Who are you?” she asked, bravely.
The presence only glanced at her and did not say anything… only growling.
”Grooowl…”
”Hm?”
The growls felt alien to Kireina, but at the same time, familiar.
”Groowl…”
”W-What is this?���
”Groooowl…”
As the presence kept growling, large black scaled hands appeared, with giant charcoal black claws and countless eyes and mouths.
”Groowl…”
Aside from the arms, there was a large demonic head, with giant horns, six red eyes, and countless other features, scales, spikes, flesh, armor, blood vessels…
”Groowl…”
And then a large tail, with the tip of the head of a dark dragon, resembling Athos, appeared, expanding its body into countless tails of all shapes and sizes.
”Groowl…”
Then, Kireina realized what was this ominous yet familiar and seemingly inoffensive presence.
”You are… those Abyss Demon Skills?”
”Groowl… Groowl?”
Since Kireina had fused hundreds of skills, certain skills had suddenly gained consciousness of their own, first were her armors, who she suppressed with her Aura, and now, these 'parts' of the Abyss Demon, the Head, the Arms, and the Tail.
Then, as Kireina finally understood who they were, they became happy, very happy.
”Groowl!”
”Graaw!”
”Screech!”
Like countless growls, screeches, and other ominous sounds resonated within Kireina's dreamscape, the Abyss Demon parts began to speak.
”Master…”
”Our Master…”
”Please… find the rest…”
”The rest?” asked Kireina.
”Create them…”
”The rest…”
”The others… our siblings… the others… legs”
”Legs?” asked Kireina, once again.
”Torso”
”Legs…”
”Wings!”
”You want more of you?”
”A heart…”
”No, there is a heart”
”Soul…”
”I am your soul, idiots”
”Soul… You?”