Goddess's Yuri harem: Chosing the Empress is hard-Chapter 74: What are you?- Part 2

Nana’s blood ran cold.

This wasn’t right. Lady Victoria had sent her a note saying she’d be safe. Lila was supposed to be here. Not... this.

Currently, Lila did not even look human or feel human. Her presence and her magic felt suffocating, making Nana break out into a cold sweat.

Before she could react, the figure moved.

Dark tendrils of energy lashed out, wrapping tightly around her throat and wrists, lifting her off the ground. Nana gasped, struggling as the energy burned into her skin.

"You have served your purpose. Now, be consumed and become a part of Goddess Minerva’a glory."

The figure said flatly.

Pain exploded in Nana’s chest.

She screamed.

The world blurred. Her thoughts shattered.

Something was being pulled out of her—her life, her magic, her very existence.

And then, in an instant, she was gone.

Vanished.

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Auriel’s eyes widened slightly from her hidden vantage point.

She had been just about to make her move, but before she could step in, Nana White had been wiped out.

"That was... unexpected."

She muttered.

She hadn’t particularly cared for Nana’s survival, but seeing the girl disappear like that left a bitter taste in her mouth.

A small part of her regretted not intervening sooner.

But there was no time for sympathy.

Her gaze snapped back to the hooded figure, who now stood alone, the last traces of Nana’s existence fading into nothingness. The dark magic around them pulsed hungrily, satisfied with its latest meal.

Auriel narrowed her eyes.

"Enough of this."

She said, and with a flick of her wrist, divine light surged forward.

The air trembled.

The dark magician barely had time to react before a golden chain of pure divine energy wrapped around their body, pulling them to the ground with a force that cracked the stone beneath them.

A strangled hiss of pain escaped the figure. They writhed against the restraints, but Auriel’s magic was absolute.

She stepped forward, her golden eyes glowing in the darkness.

"I’ll only ask this once. Who are you?"

She said, her voice cold.

The figure let out a hollow, rasping chuckle.

"Foolish goddess..."

A sharp pulse of dark energy erupted from their body, slamming into Auriel’s barrier. It didn’t break through, but the sheer force of it sent a ripple through the air.

Auriel’s expression darkened.

She tightened the restraints, forcing the figure to their knees.

"I am done playing games. Tell me who you are, or I will burn the answers out of you."

The figure merely chuckled again, unfazed.

And then, before Auriel could react—

A second wave of darkness surged out.

A blast of magic that was neither an attack nor a defense.

It was an escape.

The figure dissolved into the shadows, their form unraveling like smoke in the wind.

Auriel’s barrier snapped shut around empty air.

She clicked her tongue in annoyance.

"They got away."

She turned her gaze toward the spot where Nana had disappeared, her expression unreadable.

’What a waste.’

One lead was gone. But she wasn’t about to give up.

The dark magician had revealed themselves tonight.

And Auriel would make sure to hunt them down.

No matter what.

Auriel was prepared to chase after the dark magician. She had already stretched out her divine senses, scanning the area for any lingering traces of their escape. But before she could make her move—

Rumble.

The ground beneath her trembled violently, sending cracks snaking through the stone pavement. Auriel’s golden eyes narrowed as a thick, suffocating wave of dark magic exploded from the direction of the magic tower.

Something’s wrong.

Her attention snapped back toward the tower, where an ominous black mist had begun to rise, curling through the air like a living thing. The magical disturbance was massive—far greater than anything Nana White or that corrupted figure should have been capable of.

The tower’s very foundations groaned under the pressure.

Auriel’s lips curled into a grimace.

’The chase can wait.’

With a single step, she vanished from her spot, teleporting directly into the tower’s entrance hall.

The moment Auriel appeared inside, she immediately understood the gravity of the situation.

Everyone was asleep.

Mages, apprentices, and even the normally resilient Princess Evelyn were already knocked out by Nana and this problem put them at risk.

A sleep curse, powerful enough to incapacitate even the strongest mages in the tower. This wasn’t normal dark magic. It was something much worse.

She had a feeling that this all was done through food.

A flicker of movement caught her attention.

She turned her gaze toward the far end of the hall, where shadows twisted unnaturally. Shapes emerged from the darkness—small, hunched creatures with hollow eyes and wisp-like bodies.

Lesser shadow familiars.

They weren’t attacking.

Yet.

Auriel exhaled through her nose.

"Pests."

She didn’t fear them, but she knew this was only the beginning. If these lesser monsters were left unchecked, they would evolve, becoming far more dangerous. freeweɓnovel-cøm

She couldn’t allow that.

Auriel stepped forward, golden energy crackling at her fingertips.

"I am Goddess Auriel. By my authority, let all filth be cleansed"

She murmured, raising a single hand.

A pulse of holy energy exploded from her body, washing over the tower in a blinding wave of golden light.

The shadow creatures shrieked soundlessly, writhing as their forms disintegrated into harmless wisps of smoke. The dark mist receded, driven back by the sheer force of Auriel’s divine presence.

The oppressive energy that had suffocated the tower lifted.

Magic—pure and untarnished—began to flow again.

And then, silence.

It was done.

Auriel’s shoulders sagged slightly.

The large-scale purification had drained her more than she anticipated. The constant battles, the chase, and now this—she had spent far more divine energy than she would have liked.

But at least the immediate threat had been neutralized.

She turned back to the unconscious mages, ensuring that the spell affecting them had weakened. Sure enough, the purification had disrupted the magic, though they wouldn’t wake up immediately. It would take a few hours at most.

That was fine. She had done her part.

Now, she needed to rest.

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