Chapter 73 - Broken

Looking past the dried tears and blisters, a strong look of determination could be seen on Aegis' face.

In between the continuous beatings and curses, she was busy thinking. That was all she could do in fact, think, and with that continuous thinking came an idea.

The end goal of Urusla was to transfer Kotsukuo's soul to her body, and by the looks of it, she was the only one compatible with the whole process. So the basis of her epiphany was if she was no longer alive, all Urusla's plans of domination would go straight through the window.

She thought hard about it everyday, after all, it was a very drastic decision to make. But after realizing that her mind was drifting further and further away from the line of sanity, she found her resolve due to the fact that she may not last much longer, exactly as Urusla wanted.

"Father…" she muttered, her seemingly endless reserve of tears issuing forth another flood, "I wish we could have spent more time together."

The memories of her eighteen years spent in this world came rushing back to her, the joyous times she spent in Tenshu Castle and the wondrous life she led. As these memories filled her conscious, a faint smile could be seen forming.

"Goodbye,"

With that final word, she let her head hang down as she opened her mouth widely. Since her transformation to a full fledged demon, her teeth became sharper although not noticeably.

Her tears refused to stop as she put out her tongue, ready to take her life the only way she could: biting her tongue. Aegis squinted her eyes tightly as the moment came.

*Chomp!~*

She bit almost half her tongue clean off, the pink piece of flesh dyed blood red fell to the ground. A deadly wave of pain washed over her entire body but she couldn't even scream, she smiled as blood continue to pour from her, overflowing out her mouth.

But, an unexpected change occurred. Her left eye automatically changed to it's demon form!

She spat out another mouthful of blood but to her dismay, no more blood filled her mouth. Her body immediately began to shiver uncontrollably as her mind went into a frenzy.

"N- No! It can't be!" Aegis screamed, shaking her head from side to side.

"Again!"

*Chomp!~*

By now her breathing was deathly erratic and her heart was beating at a speed it could be heard clearly. But the same result came, the tongue completely healed at a devastating rate.

"Please!"

*Chomp!~*

The entirety of her lower face was now soaked in blood.

"Let me die!"

*Chomp!~*

She tried desperately to grab death's hand but to no avail. Before death took her away due to blood loss, a completely new tongue would have already grown in, trapping her in this endless cycle until her soul was snuffed out.

Looking with teary eyes at the four pieces of blooded flesh lying in a puddle of blood, Aegis lost all hope. It was truly surprising that her spirit still stood even after this.

Little did she know that exactly what was needed to push her over the edge was standing right outside the dungeon entrance.

"Oh my!" The eerily cheery voice of Urusla echoed throughout as she and Tai entered.

With giddy steps, she quickly walked over to Aegis who seemed like a dead log. Cupping her chin in her hands, Urusla stared at her with a wide, sinister smile.

"Did my little baby try to kill herself? You should know that it takes a lot more than that to kill us demons," She teased, laughing at the end of her comment.

But when she took proper notice to the blood covering her daughter's face, a new expression came over her.

"You know I can't let all this delicious blood go to waste."

Then, like a crazed cannibal, Urusla slurped all the blood clean off Aegis' chin, licking her lips and rubbing her belly as if she had just tasted something exquisite.

Urusla was known by all demons for acts like this, she was one of the few cannibalistic demons that existed. She would usually devour other demons after she had either raped or killed them.

"Mmmm. You're delicious," with a small stream of blood running down her cheek, she relished the taste, "It's sad that I can't have a little more but you see-"

Urusla was interrupted by Aegis' faint voice.

"Just kill me already. Then you can have all you can eat."

She was genuinely surprised by such a statement but only laughed hysterically. This caused Aegis to gnash her teeth, giving her a terrifying look due to her left eye.

"I wish I could gobble you up but I can't do that," Urusla spoke once more after calming down, "I'm getting a bit restless by how strong your spirit is so it's time I took some drastic measures. Oh boyyyyyyyyys!!"

Aegis tilted her head slightly to see about six strongly built male demons enter the dungeon. They were bare except the loincloth that covered their groin areas.

Anyone in this situation would instantly understand what was about to take place. Instantly, life returned to Aegis' sullen face, but for the worst reasons possible.

"P-please no!" She pleaded desperately as the demons drew closer, "Anything but that!"

But her cries fell on deaf ears, uncaring ears rather. The sound of Urusla's laughter slowly got lower as she left.

Aegis' screams were cut short as one of the demons held her mouth, while the rest crowded her before removing their loincloths. As the demons expressions were laced with lust, her's was filled with despair and crippling fear.

***

An unknown amount of time passed, and in the dungeon, only Aegis remained.

Her clothes were torn in obscene areas while scratches and cuts covered her entire body, which was soaked in sexual fluids mixed in with her own tears.

If one saw her in the aftermath of that unspeakable act, the only thing they would see was the shadow of a once young bustling girl, who's eyes held nothing.

Only completely devoid of life.