[Since you wish to side with my enemy, You are now my enemy as well. Sharnoth Nocthys, I, Nux Leander, from the Leander Family, declare war on you and your entire faction.] Nux spoke with a solemn look on his face. At his words, however, Sharnoth just laughed arrogantly. "You make it sound like I was the one who approached you." [Oh, you will.] Nux grinned, his purple eyes stared right into Sharnoth's. "Those are some bold words." [You have no idea what you are up against. And do you know what's even worse? You are doing it for a person who would discard you the moment you are no longer useful.] "Then I just need to make sure I will always be useful, no?" Sharnoth chuckled, and her casual attitude was reflected by Nux almost perfectly. [Indeed, try your best and stay useful.] Nux then looked away, staring at a completely random place right beside Sharnoth's face and, [And Father.] He called out. [You did well. I didn't think you would find such a loyal bitch who would follow your orders to her end. To burn away everything she did her entire life because of her loyalty to a person who would cast her out in minutes— I do not know whether she is just outright foolish or… well, there is no other option, She is foolish.] Nux spoke, looking at Sharnoth again. [And here I thought she wanted to avenge her dead father.] He laughed. And this time, Sharnoth finally reacted, "The only fool here is you, Nux Leander." She started. "You came here for an alliance, despite knowing that I am together with your father. You, who does not even dare to meet me face to face, expect me to abandon the being who has helped me my entire life and choose you. What makes you think any sane being would do that? Or did you just naively believe everything would go your way? Who is the foolish one here?" The Queen questioned. 'She got you there.' Aisha, who was hearing those words, chuckled inwardly. 'Indeed.' Eisheth nodded as well. 'I did say it wasn't a good plan.' Edda was having fun as well. This was the first time Nux was losing in a battle of words, even if it was intentional. Outside, Nux just stared at the woman in front of him and shrugged, [I hope you do not regret your choice, Sharnoth Nocthys.] "I will not, trust me." Sharnoth smiled. However, the moment the connection broke down, Sharnoth noticed something. Shakel, one of her most trusted subordinates, had disappeared. It wasn't just him. Three more Transcendents had disappeared, and it wasn't stopping. A foreign energy was teleporting them away. The Queen narrowed her eyes, then, with a wave of her hand, she took over her World's Will and suddenly, all Transcendent-level beings in her world were forcefully teleported next to her. BOOOOOOOOM Her Aura then burst out, and in an instant, her domain expanded. The reality changed. With a mere thought, the space around her domain was sealed, making it impossible for any being to break through her space barriers. "Heh." Nux, who saw what happened, laughed out loud. The instant the woman activated her domain, she also made sure no outer being could peek inside her domain, making it impossible for him to know what was happening inside. He did, however, witness everything that happened before this. That woman… She was different from Dainar and the other Progenitors of High-Level Worlds he had met. Unlike them, who constantly fought to take control over their worlds, she had complete control over her World's Will. So much that she could even pick any being from her world using her world's influence and bring him or her next to her, just like she did right now. If Tenebris's Progenitor were anything like her, it would have been impossible for him to extract the information he wanted from them. Yes, Sharnoth was in a completely different league compared to those four, and this is when Tenebris's energy as a world was stronger than Khaemorr. "No wonder they do not wish to face her head-on, she is a monster." Nux commented out loud. He was impressed. Honestly, even though he had seen Sharnoth a few times in the memories of the beings he had devoured, he didn't know much about her other than her story that was told to everyone. To every being he devoured, Sharnoth was a godly entity who couldn't be questioned, an entity that would do what she says—a fearsome entity that even the strongest beings in the Universe feared and respected. Yes, she had that level of control over her people. Some even believed she was on the same level as the beings from Supreme Worlds—an absurd statement, but they still believed it nonetheless. "Nux!" Suddenly, Nux heard a shout. He glanced at his wives and saw Vyriana waving her arm at him, "What are you doing!? Bring others! It is my turn now!" Behind her stood Amaya, Aeliana, and Astaria with satisfied looks on their faces. They had all captured the Transcendents Nux had abducted just now, and it was Vyriana's turn now. Yes, the women had turned this into a game. A game where Nux plucked out a Transcendent-level fish from the sea beneath them, and they caught them. And right now, it was Vyriana's turn. Just that… "She gathered all the Transcendents around her and sealed the space inside her domain. I cannot abduct any more Transcendents." Nux spoke as he appeared next to Vyriana. "Huh…?" Vyriana frowned. "She reacted that fast?" "She did." "That is… quite impressive." Aeliana seemed impressed as well. After all, they had seen how Nux played the Eternals before—it had honestly ruined the image of an Eternal in their minds—but to think an Eternal would show such quick resistance. "She is strong, yes. I haven't faced her yet, but I doubt she is any weaker than the Umbrasol Progenitors." "Umbrasol Progenitors…?" Amaya blinked, unable to believe those words. Khaemorr was a comparatively weaker High-Level World; it could only hold one Eternal-level being. Compared to Umbrasol, which was one of the strongest High-Level Worlds to have ever existed, Khaemorr was nothing. The difference in the strength of their leaders should be absurd, but… "Is she really as strong as the Umbrasol Progenitors?" Aeliana seemed surprised as well. "She may even be stronger, I do not know. I haven't seen her fight." "A Progenitor of one of the Supreme Worlds chose her; she won't be weak." Vyriana reasoned. Nux nodded at those words. Their new enemy definitely wasn't weak. "So what do we do now?" Felberta, who appeared together with the rest of the wives to join the discussion, questioned out loud. "Wait, does her domain cover her entire world?" Amaya questioned. "No." Nux shook his head. "It only covers a very small area—the area where all the Transcendents are now gathered." "Then what about the rest of the world?" "I can still influence it." Nux nodded with an evil grin on his face. He obviously knew what his wife wanted him to do. "Let's capture the Primordials then." Amaya spoke up. Nux's grin widened, and he nodded at those words. The plan was simple—Nux was going to use every single advantage he had to corner Sharnoth. He would slowly destroy everything she had built so painstakingly. He would ruin the reputation she held in her subordinates' minds. Instead of an almighty goddess who could do whatever she wanted, Nux was going to turn her into a helpless being who was easy to bully. He was going to ruin her lifelong work and remind her people of the day she lost her title as the Princess and was captured instead. Yes, the Devil was at work. And he was planning to show his worst side to the world. The best way to do it? Attack her people. How long could a leader who cannot even protect her own people maintain her image? It was a question that even a child knew the answer to. With that in mind, Nux's space energy entered the boundaries of Khaemorr, and just as he did with the Transcendents, he started picking off one Primordial after another. Why not pick a larger batch at the same time? Well, he wasn't here to annihilate all her subordinates. That wouldn't do anything. He simply needed to spread fear. He wanted Sharnoth to know what he was doing, and he wanted her to realize how helpless she was. This was how the Devil played the King. Sharnoth, who now sensed a Primordial gone missing, realized what Nux was trying. Slowly, she turned towards Zylarith, and the being just sighed, "You cannot hide this forever." "What if he goes to the Supreme Worlds?" "Did you not hear what he said? He won't say anything. He is prideful—let that be his downfall." With those words, Zylarith slowly disappeared. Sharnoth, on the other hand, waved her hand, and suddenly— An endless amount of sinister, chaotic energy was released from her body. It was the Power of Chaos.