Devouring Monarch: Rebirth of the Profane Phoenix - Chapter 460

Chapter 460: The Mouse Escapes

Asura stood atop the black walls of Arachneas with a look of curiosity and amusement. He felt overjoyed that the relief forces would arrive at the capital today, or rather, three of his lovers who snuck along with them. As he waited, his eyes drifted down to the small army waiting just beyond the range of the wall’s trebuchets.

‘It seems they will soon arrive.’

While Asura was lost in thought, a flicker appeared from his shadow as the beautiful Lucia stepped out, her hair like obsidian and eyes like the midnight sky fluttering with delicate long lashes. Her skin, pale as porcelain, was an artwork created of pure beauty. As she spoke, her voice carried a melodic quality, soft yet powerful.

“It appears the orcs have spotted the relief force, my lord. Are you that excited to see Lady Xavida and Mu Xue again?”

Normal people wouldn’t notice the slight change in her tone, but Asura did. He looked at his lover, who rarely showed her jealousy or negative feelings and wrapped the lovely woman in his arms, tightly.

“I am happy to see them because they are my women, and I care for them just as I care for you. You know this, Lucia.” As he said so, his lips connected with her soft, red lips. A soft, squishy sensation as her sweet taste spread through his mouth. After a moment, the two separated as Lucia’s pale cheeks flushed pale red.

‘Haa~ Asura’s kisses make me feel so wonderful..’

After a moment, the two went back to looking down at the army below them. It was not a large army. Roughly 5,000 soldiers were waiting at the bottom of the hill where the capital of Arachneas was built. “Asura…”

“Are you still jealous, Lucia? If you want something from me, just take it. You are no different from them.” He said, his tone slightly amused as Lucia’s face turned even redder. “I-I am not jealous. I just think it would be nice for you to be with me for a while.”

“Then next time, I will make sure to, my dear Lucia,” Asura said softly, his hand stroking the beautiful woman’s cheek as they stared down at the small army.

As the relief forces slowly came into sight, the army at the bottom of the hill began to move. They spread apart and began sounding the welcoming horn, with the gates opening to reveal the vast amount of arachne soldiers standing in a line to welcome them all.

Asura and Lucia watched the relief force march into the city, and Asura quickly found who he was looking for. Xavida and Mu Xue rode in front of the rest of the force on horses, their faces slightly dirty from their travels but otherwise unharmed.

‘Despite the dirt, they both shine so brightly.’ Asura thought to himself. After a few moments, the two beautiful women looked up at him, and he saw their faces light up with a smile as they rode forward with their forces. Asura let out a soft chuckle, and as he turned to look at Lucia, he saw a slight pout, but she soon returned to his shadow.

‘Let’s go welcome those lovely women.’

His body then stepped off the wall, elegantly expanding his wings as he floated to the ground below. As he landed on the ground, his wings retracted into his body, and he walked toward the two women who had already hopped off their horses and were rushing towards him.

Xavida’s lovely pink and silver hair, along with her shimmering eyes, became a blur as she used an acceleration spell and leapt into Asura’s arms while wrapping herself around him. “Darling, I missed you so much!”

As she did this, Mu Xue was only a second behind as she grabbed onto him, as well, her beautiful ice-blue eyes glimmering with happiness. “Asura, you look even more handsome… What did you do in the past month?!”

Asura held both of the beautiful women, his hands stroking their hair and back. He felt a wonderful sensation course through his body, like a warm drink in the winter. ‘They are here… I didn’t realise how much I missed these two. I should make sure to make it up to them…’

He looked down at the two and smiled. “You both look prettier than ever, and I missed you both, my adorable Xavida and my lovely Mu Xue.” The next moment, he lifted both women into the air with his arms, using their momentum to spin around, a lovely dragon in his left, a beautiful ice demoness in his right, both of them trying to hold back their tears of joy.

“Asura~ it felt so long, even with my sister, I couldn’t stop missing you.” Mu Xue’s polite voice quivered as she buried her face in his chest.

“Darling, did you miss me? Look at how mature and pretty I am now, hehe~ make sure to kiss me.”

“Welcome to Arachneas, the capital of the monster kingdom. Your rooms are already prepared, so come. I will escort you both.” He whispered while carrying the two women who kissed his cheeks and nuzzled him.

Behind him, the rest of the soldiers slowly marched behind them, all looking at the strange scene of this new city, filled with beautiful women fused with spiders. Some were surprised, others were afraid, and others found the strange women quite interesting.

The arachne looked at them all, and most of them seemed to become wolves, their beautiful eyes watching the males like hawks as if they were trying to pinpoint the best men to make their spouse.

‘Oh… I forgot to make sure the knights knew about the women here. Haha, this should be quite amusing.’

As Asura thought this, a few knights had already been pulled into dark corners and small alleyways, some going willingly and others being pulled in by force.

Asura didn’t know this, but he had just created an event known in later years as the Arachne Festival, where the queen would reward her warriors by summoning unmarried mages and knights from the kingdom of Silvara. Then, for the next two weeks, the knights would be courted fiercely by the arachne warriors.

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After Asura carried Mu Xue and Xavida into the palace, the two women finally calmed down enough for Asura to walk on his own without them latched to him.

“Did anything exciting happen? I know your sister was busy and all, but surely the both of you had to do something while we were away,” Asura asked, curious.

“Ohh~ that bastard was trying to do something bad, so we chased him here. Though I think he managed to escape to the empire!” Xavida’s body and face became mature and more captivating than before, with a sharp nose, thick, tempting lips, narrow eyes and beautiful lashes that flickered when she tried to appeal to Asura. “Are you mad that we lost him, darling?”

‘It’s become harder to deny this evil dragon…’ Asura thought while stroking her soft hair with his lips curling into a smile. “How could I ever get angry with my dear Xavida and lovely Mu Xue?”

“Really?!” She said, her voice becoming childish as she smiled and wrapped her arms around him once again. The next moment, she cleared her throat and tried sounding mature. “Thank you for believing in us, darling.” She said, trying to make her voice deeper, which made her sound a lot more seductive and appealing and a bit like a seductress.

“You should stick to your original voice… Or I might just drag you to bed right now!” He whispered before gently squeezing her in his arms, causing the pretty dragon to blush and push him away, her pink scales turning darker with her embarrassment.

Mu Xue watched this with a soft giggle, “It seems that you haven’t changed—such a lustful husband..” Her icy blue eyes sparkled as she looked at Asura with love and adoration.

“You two were quite naughty, weren’t you? Chasing the enemy all the way to the empire? Did you at least leave them a gift?”

This time, it was Mu Yue, the sister of Mu Xue, who was rather quiet and spoke. Maybe because of her embarrassment or just because she wanted to speak with Asura—after all, the last time they met was when they kissed passionately.

“Um~ Prince Asura, we didn’t cause any damage to his body, but when thinking of his financial power was hit hard.” She spoke in her usual polite voice. Afterwards, Asura saw a beautiful smile on her lips as she looked up at him, her face filled with more confidence than she had on that day.

‘Mu Yue is more fiery than Xue’er, yet when they are both so quiet, it’s hard to tell the difference.’

Asura looked at the beauty, and a mischievous smile appeared on his face. ‘No, their eyes are different… It seems Mu Xue has been teaching her sister to use her true bloodline since her eyes are now deep red, like rubies.’ He thought to himself, wondering what they had been up to.

“Ohh~? Then tell me, what did you do? I’m very interested.” He said while holding Mu Xue’s hand and pulling her closer, his arms wrapping around the two women he cared about the most. While enjoying the slight changes on Mu Yue’s face, her eyes avoiding his as he let Xavida and Xue’er relieve their loneliness and desire for skinship.

“Because he was in a rush, we managed to take more than eighty percent of his total fortune.” Mu Xue spoke in her ear as she pressed her soft, icy cheek onto Asura’s body.

‘Wow… They did all of that while we were fighting a war?’

“It looks like you three worked very hard. How should I reward you all?”

“Hmmm~ Darling, I want to spend an entire day in your room, hehe~ okay?” Xavida’s simple request made Mu Yue spit out her tea while looking at the dragoness with a bright red face.

“Oh my~ that sounds like such a good idea, Xavi. I want that too, husband—please spend the entire day tomorrow with me and Xavi, doing everything we ask.” Mu Xue whispered in his ear, her lips tracing his cheek. Asura couldn’t help but smile.

“Hah~ How can I refuse you both? Fine, I’ll make sure to do whatever you ask for a full day. But what about the lovely little Miss Yue?”

Mu Yue’s eyes were like saucers as she heard everything. ‘Entire day? What does my sister mean…?’ After hearing his question, her face became even redder. “Ah~ You don’t have to do that… It is more important that my sister and you are together, after all.” She tried to act humble, her mind a complete mess as she didn’t dare look into his eyes.

‘Did this cute woman misunderstand I was asking if she wanted the same?! Hahaha!’

Suddenly, the room became cool; ice fluttered around Mu Xue as her pupils turned dull while looking at her sister, “Mu Yue, what do you mean by that reaction?!” The room became cold as a winter storm, which caused Asura and Xavida to laugh loudly because they understood her jealousy best.

“S-Sister… what do you mean?!”

Mu Yue looked confused, her mouth opening and closing, before Mu Xue pointed at her with a scowl.

“I won’t let you sleep with my husband!”