My Servant System

Chapter 1139: Chapter 1138: Rocking The City



"So you turned her into a Fiend and what..? Stole her away from her family? Or were you indirectly responsible for the fall of her Queendom or whatever?"

Cali just chuckled and nodded, the Arch Fiend not bothering at all to elaborate as she concealed the various books and papers from me and continued to walk me down the street, back towards the entrance of the city that we were meant to meet at after Leone leveled the outskirts.

I could feel that Jahi was in the midst of a fight right now, the bond between us transmitting her emotions rather clearly to me; the thrill and lust for a good battle were seeping through our bond, but besides that there wasn't much being sent to me.

Our bond was good at letting me know the broad emotions she felt at a random time, but the specifics were lost to me since she was the Master and I was the Slave; it was just how this worked for us, and it did irritate me a little that I couldn't constantly keep track of what she was doing and feeling...

Though it didn't matter that much at all, so I just accepted that she was fine as of right now and instead asked "Cali, why exactly do we want Oliviana alive? You say it's because she's some close 'friend' of yours, but is that really it?"

"Yes, Katherine... sometimes the answer is the simplest one available. I like Oliviana, I want to keep Oliviana happy and alive. Do I really care about Mariam? No, not really, but unless Oliviana wants her dead, she stays alive too."

Sighing, I continued to walk beside her as we moved through the city like ghosts, her shroud preventing everyone else from seeing us and giving her the freedom to groan loudly as she added "Do I really need to explain this Katherine? I want her alive, and I like her! Simple as that!"

"Fine, fine... I just have to admit that I can barely understand you at the best of times, and right now... is not one of those best times. You never really struck me as someone who had 'friends', especially not since you talk about Ka'Hondi like both a friend and an enemy."

"That's because the old bastard is both of those things! Anyways, that's besides the point; like I've said, a vast majority of these Fiends need to go, but that doesn't mean ALL of them need to go. No, what I want is to start fresh with some more worthy and naturally selected Fiends."

"And what's to stop them from becoming what they are today? How do you keep the ego of an all powerful, untouchable and otherwise egotistical amalgamation of the World's energy from getting too big of an ego? How is that even possible? And how do you know you don't have an ego that needs to be checked?"

The Arch Fiend just sighed again and rubbed at her temples, only to glare at the snakes that hissed at her triumphantly before eventually saying "I know I have an ego, Katherine, and I can keep it in check; how do you think this conversation is happening? Or how do you think you can stand right here, with MY power being generously gifted to you?"

I just rolled my eyes at that and fell silent, though we both paused when the already bright sky became even more illuminated as a gigantic explosion rocked the outskirts, the shockwave rippling through the ground and causing everything to shake.

The people around us began to scream and group together in the open as they stared up at the giant mushroom cloud that was currently brighter than the sun, and many of them were knocked onto their butt as the shockwave smashed against them again as a second smaller explosion hit another part of the city.

Perhaps not the greatest solution ever by the Sultana since it was terrifying her citizens, but at the same time the display of raw destructive power was really convincing and most likely made the smaller, weaker citizens feel that their place was pretty comfortable.

No need to try and upset the order of this country with a display like that, right?

"I guess I could use this... Liken me to the Sultana for a moment, and these citizens are all the other Fiends. You can even use the Death Jackals as the other Arch Fiends, if you wish. What does this display of power accomplish? Not only for this city, but for the rest of them as well?"

"That's simple; it's a means to keep them in control and remind them who's on top. If you flex your power and get everyone to bow to your might, you can guide them and order them around as you please."

Humming, Cali looked around at the citizens and waved her arms as she said "Now think darker. If I was the Sultana and these people were... actually expendable, and I didn't need to worry about their wellbeing at all, what could I have done? There are cancers hidden amongst them, cancers that are rapidly spreading and consuming everything in their path."

"Level the city, burn it down and send a message to the rest?"

"Yup~! You see, the only city that I care about is the Capital; my city. The rest of these cities have some good apples and some rotten apples, but to save most of them... I just indiscriminately remove the apples en masse. I can see some of the good apples, and I want to keep them. Oliviana, that old bastard, the prick trapped beneath the Empress' Palace... there are others here and there, but otherwise..."

She trailed off and took a deep breath as another explosion impacted the city, and I shook my head as the various booms made the air vibrate intensely, making my ears ring and my bones rattle in an unpleasant way.

"You're being too damn cryptic and simplistic about this... I know for sure I can't believe this is just to remove some 'bad apples' from the tree; you're not giving me the entire answer, and honestly... this is going nowhere.

So fine, keep the secret. Instead, let me ask you this; the Lust Mana that you use, how different is it compared to Oliviana's? Is it similar to how the Wind Mana I have is more aggressive and offensively oriented compared to other people? Or is yours just different?"

"You want to know if Oliviana can use her Lust Mana the same way I can? With enough practice... maybe. The core of our magic is similar, but the research and practice I've put into my magic is what sets us apart. I have a finesse that no one else has come close to matching... and I have the will to do it."

Cali said nothing about my first inquiry, and I just accepted that she wanted to move on just as much as I did, so when we exited the city and walked out of the rumbling, quaking city, and I could only sigh when I heard someone rushing to join us.

Mariam and Oliviana rejoined us far faster than I had thought, though the Caninekin futanari was glancing back at the city with shock and a large helping of scared awe as she asked "Is the Sultana insane?!"

All of her lust and bravado was gone as she watched another explosion erupt into the sky, and I smiled coldly at her as I remained quiet, not wanting to deal with the woman at all even though I had been the one to put myself in that position.

"Well, Caligo, if you wanted to guarantee that we would join you... what a way to do so, hm? I must admit, seeing someone so confidently bombarding their own city while they still occupy it is rather... fascinating."

"I would argue it's effective since there were quite a few Fiends hiding around inside those walls... thankfully a few of them were heavily wounded and they all fled. It makes tracking them easier; I tire of the desert, I really do."

That made me turn back towards the Arch Fiend as surprise coursed through my veins, and she completely ignored me as she beckoned for Oliviana to sit on her shoulder as she resumed walking, leaving Mariam with me.

Thankfully the other Caninekin was completely silent the whole way back to the camp, and I made sure to remain either on her side or behind her lest I feel a need to rip her eyes out for even so much as staring at me...

It had been an oddly unproductive visit for me, and I felt irritated at the way I had once again been taken completely by surprise and bested by this random person, meaning I really needed to get stronger faster... and it wasn't something just some upgraded gear could make better.