Hey, Anise, you guys can handle it right?

Of course, we may have easily lost to the knights, but these guys are a lot weaker.

Sure, kill them, but spare a couple.

Sure!

What, some stupid demons think they can take us on? Do you not know who we are? One of the bandit shouts.

You dare insult my lord?!

A demon’s lord? I bet you're all equally pathetic.

My lord, can we start now?

Sure.

Xania watches as Anise, Sliver, Davie and Graunter start attacking the humans as they try fighting back but get beaten easily as they bring back a total of 10 humans who are nearly dead as Xania heals them all and sees Anise bringing back another guy, recognising him as the one who was insulting them.

My lord, can I keep and torture him?

Whatever I supposed. Xania says while healing him too and materialising rope around the bandits.

Hey Anise come here, stop beating that guy.

Sure. Anise throws the guy towards a tree as he crashes into it and dies immediately.

Anise, teach me your magic to seduce people.

Huh, why do you wanna learn it?

It seems useful.

But you can't learn it, it's part of the succubus race, it's not acquirable.

Fine, just show me then.

Fine, but you can't learn it even if you tried.

Anise starts using her magic and Xania observes closely and mimics the spell easily.

Lord! How did you do that? Even if you use the same magic you can't do it.

Isn't it simple? I just have to change my mana into mana similar to yours and it'll work.

But changing mana takes a lot more mana from you doesn't it?!

Yea, but I have a lot.

Lord, your so strong you know?

I wouldn't say that I'm strong. Xania says while making all the bandits' heads explode.

Lord… when you're killing people you're oddly scary since you're smiling so innocently while doing so.

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Wanna become stronger, all of you? Xania asks, making them all pay attention fully.

How? Anise asks, followed by Davie, the death knight.

I can't get any stronger, it's part of being a death knight.

I can't use magic either, Graunter the giant admits.

I can only get stronger overtime. Sliver, the Naga adds on.

What about becoming my familiar?

But won't that share a percentage of your strength? That would weaken you too much.

It won't, the familiar spell can't share enough of my mana so it'll hit a limit, and I can share my physical strength too since that'll also hit a limit.

Lord, how strong are you physically?

Not sure, never tried before, but do you want to be my familiars or not?

But lord, in the past the demon lords only gave their strength to those they trusted the most, and you've only known us for 2 days.

Yes, but you guys are the ones who helped me out, and the strength decrease won't be noticeable, I just need to go get stronger anyways.

How?

By training non-stop obviously, it's how my mana and strength is so high, is it not the same for you guys?

It's the same, but your just too talented my lord.

Indeed, the succubus is right. The knight says.

So everybody come here, starting with you Anise.

Anise goes closer excitedly as she feels Xania using magic on her along with an invisible contract which is being forced upon her, but she accepts it into her body and feels a massive surge of mana in her body, making her as strong as a demon lord of the past.

My lord… how strong are you?

I'm not strong, just talented.

Anyways my lord, you should be careful about doing this.

Why?

If you do this then the world tree will take higher precautions against you and choose more heroes.

So what?

Huh?

If I get you guys to the strongest I can, then we can easily get more demons to join us faster, increasing our strength.

Anyways, sliver, come here next.

As sliver, the Naga slowly slithers over, Xania uses a contract on her but Sliver feels no different.

Demon lord, I feel no different?

I know, that's because I'm going to do this.

Xania raises her hand at Sliver as she uses time magic to forcibly age Sliver while injecting her with non-harmful mana as Sliver starts growing in size and strength.

Ok done, also don't worry about your life span, I replaced your lost life span with mine, which was also why I made the familiar contrast with you.

But won't that be bad for you? Sliver asks, worried about Xania.

No, look at me, do you see any visible changes on me?

No?

That's because I have an infinite or almost infinite lifespan.

How do you know?

I tried killing myself in the abyss with time magic but it didn't work.

As Xania says that, she feels everybodies mood go down again.

Guys, it's in the past.

It was 2 days ago lord.

It's still In the past.

Miss Xania, that's still not okay you know? Davien speaks up.

Stop it, Davien come here, you next.

As Davien goes up, he notices her looking confused.

Davien, how do I make you stronger? I don't think mana or strength would work.

You have to provide an offering and infuse it into my body with mana, but I do not need you to strengthen me.

It's okay, I can easily do so.

Xania uses the familiar contract on him to be able to more easily infuse her offering into him.

Everybody, close your eyes.

Why?

Just do it.

Xania waits for everybody to close their eyes before ripping her own arm off and using it as an offering, healing her arm back before anybody opens their eyes.

I'm open.

As Davien opens his eyes, he feels himself much stronger than just a moment ago and Xania's dress stained with blood.

Miss Xania, did you hurt yourself to provide an offering?

Upon hearing that, Anise notices the blood stains too before tackling Xaina to the ground.

Lord!! What did you do?

Nothing.

Don't say nothing, your dress is completely stained with blood!

Oh yea… forgot that blood would be a problem, fine okay I ripped an arm off, now get off of me.

Not till you agree not to do so again!

Don't worry, it didn't even hurt, I used magic to prevent myself from feeling pain.

I don't care, not till you agree! Anise sits on Xania's stomach as Xania watches despite being able to easily push her off.

Fine fine, I promise.

You better keep it.

As Anise gets off Xania, Xania starts making a contract with the giant, giving him a massive increase in physical strength.

My lord, are you sure you are okay? You just gave a lot to us.

Of Course I'm okay, let's get going now to the cursed swamp alright?

Of course.