Inside the carriage Nyx stared at her own hand. Her hand occasionally flickering, almost make her body transparent. The strangeness of being half ghost still unsettled her. She couldn't quite grasp how it worked. If she were half elf or half dwarf, it would be easier to understand—her parents would likely be a human and an elf, or some something like that. But half ghost? What did that even mean? Was she half-dead or something? Nyx wasn't sure.

What she sure was she somehow transmigrated into the world of game. Before she wake up in this world, she was enjoying a long nice sleep after finished playing the strategy role-playing game called 'Demoness Monarch of the Eternal Night' on her Steam Deck.

Now, she found herself trapped in the role of the game's villainess—Nyx Graveshade. She had become the leader of a group known as the Knights of the Silver Blade, tasked with protecting the lands from demonic forces.

On the surface, it didn't sound so bad—a leader of knights, protecting the people. It was akin to being a police officer. However, things will never be that simple.

This world setting is a little different than what she remember from the game. It seemed that hundreds of years ago, the demons race had sought to conquer the world, sparking wars across the continent in their belief of superiority. However, humans had discovered a way to defend themselves using ancient magic, effectively neutralizing the demons. In the process, most demons were massacred, leaving behind only a small remnant that was banished to the fringes of the continents.

The Knights of the Silver Blade were formed to ensure the demons didn't regroup and resume their activities. Over the centuries, the demon population dwindled, and they became marginalized by the other races, suffering harsh treatment. This was especially true for members of the Knights of the Silver Blade, who could easily kill demons without consequence.

Some argued that the demons deserved their mistreatment. After all it was the price they had to pay for their grand crimes. However, Nyx couldn't shake off her unease.

Particularly because she knew what would happen next.

In the game 'Demoness Monarch of the Eternal Night', players assumed the role of Lilith Bloodmoon, a demon girl. The story began with her being a part of small group—the last remnants of the demon race. Living peacefully with her grandmother deep within the crooked forest, inside small demons village. But Lilith's life was shattered when a power-hungry group of knights attacked the demon village, slaughtering everyone except her.

Fueled by rage, Lilith awakened her true power—an inheritance from the demon queen herself. She possessed the ability to summon monsters from the remains of the deceased. Monsters created from bones and essence of the night, creating nightmare creatures who would do whatever she asked.

Consumed by anger and a burning desire for revenge, she vowed to make everyone pay, even if it meant destroying everything in her path.

And that's exactly what happened at the end of the game. Lilith end up killing every living being and turn them into nightmare bone monsters. A dark and empty ending. And it was a fate this world would experience if Nyx didn't stop her.

Fortunately, Nyx was an antagonist of the game, make her far more powerful compared to early Lilith who had just awakened her power. That's why she was in a hurry to immediately confront her. Unlike later on, the odds still tilted in her favor.

"Do you really need to go yourself, leader?" a girl who sit in front of her said. "If you asked us, we could deal with any demons that bother you easily."

Nyx smiled. The naivety of the girl made Nyx a little bit relaxed.

"Don't be too sure of yourself," Nyx said.

"Right, I'm sorry, leader," the girl said a little embarrassed.

"It's fine. I know we haven't had any trouble for years," Nyx said. "So naturally, everyone is starting to get arrogant. But things are going to be different now."

Lissa Windrider, the girl, swallowed hard, her throat tightening with unease. This was the first time she saw Nyx act like this. Someone who stronger than anyone she knows. Obviously that's make her worried.

Not long after They reached the crooked forest. Its gnarled branches reaching out like skeletal fingers.

"Alright, follow me," Nyx said, "and be careful."

"Come on, leader," laughed one of her subordinates. "There's nothing to worry about."

Nyx didn't reply but gestured to her left. Her subordinates turned their attention to the direction she indicated, their breath catching in their throats. A macabre scene unfolded before them, a bunch of knight's armor scattered across the forest floor, the metallic plates tainted with blood.

"What... what happened to them?" one of them stammered, his voice laced with fear.

"Soon you would see it yourself," Nyx replied. With a swift motion, she unsealed her sword, its silver blade gleaming in the fading sunlight. "Now follow me and be alert."

This time, her subordinates took her order seriously. Their hands trembled as they unsheathed their swords, the metallic ring echoing through the desolate air. They immediately fell into formation, their eyes scanning the surroundings for any signs of danger.

As they approached the remains of the demon village, Nyx's heart pounded in her chest. Amidst the rubble, Nyx caught a glimpse of a silhouette emerging from one of the dilapidated buildings.

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"Ah, a follow-up group?" the girl said. "That was quicker than I expected."

Nyx stared at the girl. Her eyes were as dark as the night. Her curly black hair fell to her shoulders. There was a horn on her head. That was the player character, Lilith Bloodmoon.

Nyx gulped as Lilith extended her hand to them. A bunch of black monsters with bones jumping out around them. One of them attacked Nyx, who immediately cut it with her sword, making it fall to the ground. The dog-like creature got up, and the cut on its black body fixed itself as if it had never been hurt in the first place.

"It didn't work...?" Lissa said in disbelief.

"Calm down and listen carefully," Nyx said. "Unless we cut all the bones on their bodies, they will keep regenerating."

Lilith's intense gaze bore into Nyx. "How do you know that? Who are you?"

Nyx ignored Lilith's question and continued attacked the creatures, swinging her sword several times to cut the bones from the monsters' bodies. Lisa and all her subordinates followed her movements and attacked other monsters.

As Nyx said, the moment all the bones were cut, the creatures lost their energy and broke down into piles of darkness and bones.

Before long, all the creatures were killed.

Lilith stood there, looking disappointed. "Do you know how much effort I need to create them? How annoying."

"Shut up, demon!" the subordinates of Nyx exclaimed. "Leader, let's attack her together!"

"No, back down. Let me talk to her first," Nyx said, walking toward the girl.

"Talk to me? That's new," Lilith said with a hint of mockery. "I thought you guys were the type to kill first and ask questions later."

Nyx didn't particularly get offended by that because it was true to some extent.

Nyx sighed. "Look, I knew there was no reason for you to act friendly toward me, Lilith, but please, just hear me out for a bit."

Lilith startled. "How... Did you know my name?" The demon girl was clearly shocked. She wasn't particulary famous or Anything, especially among other race. "Who are you? Something was off about you..."

Nyx smiled. "Well, would you listen to me then? My name is Nyx Graveshade."

"Nyx...?" Lilith still puzzled.

"My name might not have meant anything to you, but I knew stuff," Nyx continued.

Lilith couldn't argue with that. She could see clearly that this girl was different. At the very least, she was more knowledgeable about this situation than anyone. Maybe even more than herself. That made Lilith uneasy.

"Please give it up," Nyx said. "I knew what you were planning to do, and I knew why you did this, but continuing on this path was meaningless. You wouldn't gain anything from it."

Nyx tried to be as sincere as possible, but Lilith just laughed.

"What exactly do you know?" Lilith snorted. "You surprised me for a moment, but if that's all you can say, I'm done with it," Lilith said, starting to look pissed.

"No," Nyx said. "Believe me, I knew more than you think. About you and what you felt. About what would happen if you continued like this."

"My feeling?" Anger boiled in Lilith's chest. "As if you could understand...!"

Their eyes met. Lilith's expression softened. For some reason, she didn't feel like Nyx was lying, but why? Even though she was sure they had never met before.

"I know you wouldn't want to hear this from me," Nyx said, "but extending your revenge won't make things better."

Those words felt like a stab in Lilith's chest. So Nyx really knew? Impossible!

"Shut up!" Lilith said, gritting her teeth.

"The people who hurt you directly, you already killed them all, right? You already got your revenge," Nyx said. "Did that make you happy? No, right?"

"Shut up!" Lilith screamed.

"I'm sorry for all the bad things that happened to you," Nyx continued. "But you can stop now. There's no need to escalate this more."

"Shut up!" Lilith yelled. "This isn't enough! This all happened because we were treated unfairly!"

"You're right," Nyx said. "Hatred toward demons after so many generations later was unfair. But as I said before, even if you extended your revenge to all of us, you won't get anything."

Lilith bit her lip. She had known. She had known it, but... The pain in her chest, the loss of everything—it was overwhelming. There was nothing else she could do.

"I don't want this either, but it's too late!" Lilith yelled as she swing her hand quickly to the side. Unknown to Nyx, Lilith was actually preparing some trap.

A huge creature suddenly fell from the top, as big as a bus and shaped like a giant spider. The ground quaked beneath the weight of its arrival. Its form covered in bones, with more than twelve legs.

"What is that...?" Lissa's voice trembled, barely escaping her quivering lips.

The Night Spider moved with a terrifying swiftness, grabbed several of Nyx's subordinates and mercilessly crushed them to the ground.

"Goodbye," Lilith said as she ran from there.

Nyx contemplated for a second, but she decided to help her subordinate rather than chase Lilith. She slashed at the bone on the spider leg, causing the creature to writhe in pain.

Looking at her leader Nyx, Lissa snapped out of her shock, immediately joining the fray by attacking another leg. She rallied the others to join the fight. They heeded her call, fear replaced by a burning resolve to protect their leader and bring down the nightmarish creature that threatened their existence. The clash of steel against bone echoed through the air as they launched their assault on another leg of the spider creature.

With their combined efforts, the creature struggled under the relentless barrage of attacks. With a final, thunderous crash, the creature succumbed to the relentless assault, its colossal form collapsing to the ground.

However, this was where things started to go from bad to worse.

Nyx discovered that after her confrontation with Lilith, the demon girl began behaving in a completely different manner than in the game. In the game, there were numerous encounters between Lilith and Nyx's group, filled with intense battles and confrontations.

But now, none of that happened. It seemed as though Lilith was purposefully avoiding any direct interaction with Nyx. Perhaps she had come to understand that she was being hunted by a powerful group of knights, and as a result, she became more cautious. Instead of engaging Nyx's group directly, Lilith chose to attack small, unprotected villages, ruthlessly massacring the inhabitants in a single night and transforming their lifeless bodies into her own army of controlled monsters.

Nyx was left frustrated and unable to act swiftly enough to stop Lilith's rampage. Each time she received news of Lilith's attack and rushed to the scene, she arrived only to find the village already decimated. She was always one step behind, constantly witnessing the aftermath of destruction.

To make matters worse, there were no corpses to be found. This meant that Lilith's power and army were growing stronger with each passing day, while Nyx's efforts to thwart her seemed increasingly futile.

"Damn it!" Nyx yelled in frustration as she surveyed yet another ravaged village. Overwhelmed by guilt, she felt a heavy weight on her shoulders. Whether she liked it or not, this was partly her fault.

Regret gnawed at her. Engaging in conversation with Lilith had been a mistake. She should have seized the opportunity to strike her down when she had the chance.

As a player of 'Demoness Monarch of the Eternal Night', Nyx had a soft spot for Lilith. She understood the pain that drove her. That's why Nyx wanted to find a way to stop her without resorting to killing. However, now she realized that such thinking was naive.

Lilith wouldn't simply stop. Nyx had to accept that the deaths of innocent people caused by Lilith were partly her fault. If only she hadn't hesitated...

But that wasn't even the worst part. When Lilith's sudden attacks on small villages ceased for a couple of weeks, Nyx grew suspicious. There was no way Lilith would stop without a reason. Her plan had been successful, so why the sudden halt?

Was Lilith taking a break, or was she plotting something else? Nyx didn't have the answers, and that uncertainty weighed heavily on her, making her feel uneasy.

It was then that Nyx heard about the deteriorating situation in a neighboring kingdom. The Kingdom of Samalanra had launched an all-out attack on the Elf Kingdom. Upon hearing this news, Nyx's instincts kicked in, and she immediately had a foreboding feeling. It didn't take long for her worries to be justified.

As the armies of the Kingdom of Samalanra marched off to war, their defenses were lowered. Seizing the opportunity, Lilith and her monstrous Legion of the Night launched a surprise attack, swiftly capturing the kingdom's main city.

Although Lilith hadn't completely conquered the kingdom yet, and the news of her attack caused the Samalanra armies to quickly retreat, Nyx felt as if she had already failed. The situation had escalated to such an extent that she believed Lilith couldn't be stopped anymore. It was already too big for her to handle.

But when she looked at the map, she noticed that it was different from the game. In fact, now that she thought about it, there was never a kingdom called Samalanra in the game 'Demoness Monarch of the Eternal Night.'

She then noticed familiar kingdom names all over the place, but not from the game she was playing.

"Wait, Evermist?" Nyx said to herself, her mind racing. "Wasn't this a DLC from that first-person shooter game...?"

Soon, she noticed that this world was a mix of several games she knew.

"There was still hope," she murmured to herself.

If things got too big and she couldn't handle it alone, then all she needed to do was ask for help. Nyx hurriedly tried to contact characters from those other games. If she was lucky, someone from those games might have been a transmigrator like her.

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