A couple hours later, Xania opens her eyes to find herself in a familiar location.

Huh? Where am I… is this….

Xania immediately opens her eyes bigger, fully awake now as she looks around with her heart racing faster and faster.

How the hell am I back here in this place?! Xania starts running around, the familiar feeling of nothingness beneath her feet despite not falling down along with the absence of the sky, ceiling and anything around her as far as her eyes can see.

No no no! There's no way I'm back in this place!

She starts shooting magic around, only to see it flying off endlessly into the distance into a little dot, disappearing eventually due to either the distance or the lack of mana to go further, both of which Xania cannot confirm, nor can she be bothered to do so.

Xania keeps running around at full strength, unable to believe that she somehow got sent back into the abyss while clenching her fist, causing blood to leak out but not scaring her as the abyss stops her from dying, something she learnt while trying to kill herself before.

I'm getting out of here this time, I'm not going to be trapped again!

Xania starts shitting magic in all directions, with some hitting herself but not enough to hurt her till she decides to stop.

As Xania keeps shooting, she starts hearing an oddly distant yet near sound which she makes out to be a voice.

Huh, what's that? Am I finally going crazy after getting stuck here again?

M- -o– m- lo-d my lord! Wake up!

Xania wakes up, sitting upright in cold sweat while panting as she looks to the side and sees Anise with a shield and multiple heavy and small injuries although not fatal.

W-what happened? Xania asks, still panting.

My lord, you suddenly started freaking out in your sleep and shitting magic everywhere.

Are you okay?

Of course my lord, these are only small injuries.

How can you call these small, come let me heal you. Xania raises one hand towards Anise, intending to heal her as she winces in pain and looks down to find herself with multiple injuries, almost as bad as Anise's ones.

My lord, you shouldn't move so hard, let me heal us.

Yours are worse than me, I'll do it.

As Xania tries aiming her hand again, Anise grabs her hand, gently putting it back down.

What are you doing?

My lord, I'm your assistant, it's my job to take care of you and I'm also a lot more used to pain than you are.

As Xania tries to protest, Anise ignores her by gently putting a hand on her mouth to silence her while using the other to heal her despite her own injuries being worse.

As Anise finishes healing Xania, Xania immediately pushes Anise's hand off her and begins to heal Anise back in seconds before lying back down, clearly still shaken but her nightmare.

You could be reading stolen content. Head to Royal Road for the genuine story.

My lord, are you better now?

Yes, thank you Anise.

As Aanie notices Xania still shaking a bit, she lies down beside her, pulling the blankets over them and hugs Xania.

My lord, I know you said not to do this randomly, but you still don't seem completely okay, so just allow it this time?

Just this once.

Xania lets Anise pull her into her hug as she notices most of the room destroyed too as she starts repairing it.

At least my room is pretty isolated from the other rooms so no one else got hurt.

As she repairs it, she uses magic to light a nearby lamp before falling asleep.

As Anise continues to comfort Xania by hugging her, the door slams open, nearly waking Xania up as Devian, Graunter and Sliver all enter.

As they enter, they try shouting, asking for what happened as Anise uses magic to shut them up, putting a finger to her lips, indicating to them to keep quiet as they all leave confused.

The next day.

Xania wakes up, seeing Ansie awake but still hugging her as she tries to sit up with Anise not letting go.

What are you doing? Let me go, I need help to prepare for the feast.

I already told the others to help set it up, and you're not going anywhere until you tell me what happened last night.

I had a nightmare, happy?

That wasn't a normal nightmare, most people don't shoot magic even in a nightmare nor do they keep sleeping even as they shoot themselves with magic.

Fine, I had a nightmare about being in the abyss again, happy now?

My lord, you should talk to someone you know? It's not good to let this keep happening.

Don't worry Anise, this was the first and probably last time this will happen, so let's go?

Sure.

Xania uses magic to change and clean herself as she tries to teleport away with Anise stopping her.

My lord, do you not shower every morning?

Why? Magic works perfectly for cleaning, doesn't it?

Of course, but isn't showering just better?

How should I know? Also we are going to be late soon so let's go.

Fine, but you're gonna shower later for sure.

I'm not going to.

If you don't I'll drag you to the toilet when you're sleeping to wash you.

I'll wake up if you try using that much magic and if you try to drag me.

My lord, I've dragged you while you're sleeping before, you're a pretty heavy sleeper.

I call bull on that.

Just you see.

Xania teleports them both to the feast, clearly not believing Ansie as she sees all the food cooked by her and the triplets along with multiple ridiculously long tables, each with only a specific race along with some weird cannon devices looking things with a table in the center with 8 seats.

Anise, why is there a small round table in the center?

Isn't it obvious? It's for you along with us my lord.

But the seats don't look like they'll even fit Graunter or Sliver.

Anise looks over again to recheck as she looks back at Xania who is averting her gaze away from Xania, clearly somehow having forgotten that Graunter is a giant with Xania being a Naga and having a snake body.

Xania sighs and makes two of the seats disappear and replaces them with a long seat and a big one.

Thank you my lord.

… You're a forgetful person you know?

Oh, I'm aware of that completely.

As Xania hears someone call her from behind, recognising the voice as Devian’s , she looks back and finds Sliver, Graunter, Devian, the two elves, Elvia and Ella along with Dragrove.

Anise, what are Elvia and Ella doing here? Xania whispers softly while waving a bit towards them and going to sit down as Anise guides her to the center seat with Aanie sitting on her right along with Dragrove sitting beside Anise with the two elves sitting on Xania's left, with Ella being closer due to being less comfortable with the three demons who are sitting opposite Xania and beside Dragrove and Elvia.

As Xania eats and happily talks to those at her table with her with Anise constantly trying to feed her while listening to the dwarves and demons surrounding the nearby tables talking happily and loudly to each other.

Anise, what are those weird cannon looking things?

Those are real cannons.

Why?

Just wait, those are for the main event which is coming soon.

Sure.

Anise keeps eating as she suddenly watches Ansie materialise a stage, surprising her.

Anise, you can materialize things too?

Of course my lord, but nowhere as big or quick as you.

My lord, since I helped you last night, please forgive me for this. Anise says not letting Xania respond as she teleports to the top of the stage and uses magic on herself to make herself louder before clearing her throat to gain everyone's attention.

Everybody! The feast is about to end soon, but before it does, let me give you all a small preview of what our demon lord is like!!!

What does she mean? Wait… she wouldn't.

Right?

Anise looks as many ginormous pictures appear in the sky, held up by magic as she looks at them, realising that each is a different photo of her, with most being different sleeping positions, feeding, daydreaming and even some of her using magic to shut Anise up.

Anise… you're gonna regret this.