Among the countless lords of the Endless Abyss, few names carried as much allure and danger as the Succubus Queen of the 777th floor. She was the very being the Mist Queen prayed to, and her existence was rooted deep in both terror and temptation.
According to the chronicles preserved in Glory, pieced together through centuries of battles with the Abyss, only three Succubus Queens had ever been recorded in the long history of the Endless Abyss. The first was slain in combat by a Tier 9 Lord of Glory during one of the great wars. The second suffered a different fate she was captured alive and turned into the very first succubus puppet by a Tier 9 Puppet Lord from Glory. Her body became a vessel of charm controlled by another's will, and her legend ended as a trophy of conquest.
The third, however, was different. She is the current master of the 777th floor of the Abyss, and her reign continues unchallenged. She is the one the Mist Queen worships, the one countless Abyssal creatures whisper about, and the one who commands a domain unlike any other in the Abyss.
The 777th floor itself is spoken of as a dreamland for countless male experts across the planes. Within its dark yet enticing borders, rare succubi appear everywhere. To the unprepared, it is a paradise filled with beauty and temptation, but to the wise, it is a trap lined with fangs.
At the heart of this floor is the Succubus Queen herself. Known as one of the top beauties of the entire Abyss, her charm is so strong that even a glance can unsettle the will of a hardened warrior. She is a pinnacle Tier 9 existence, a being whose presence alone can crush resistance. On her floor, even Tier 8 experts are powerless. With a mere wave of her hand or a whisper of her voice, their strength is drained, and their wills broken.
Her power is not only her own. The Succubus Queen is served by five Succubus Sub-Queens. Each of these sub-queens is an advanced form of succubi, far beyond the ordinary. Every one of them holds strength equal to or greater than a Tier 8 powerhouse, making them nearly unrivaled in beauty and power alike. To the Abyss, they are treasures. To the wider universe, they are temptations that drive kings, lords, and cultivators mad.
In the Abyss and even in the primary material worlds, succubi are already coveted as pets and companions by male experts, often ranked above even elves or angels in desirability. But the Succubus Sub-Queens are on another level entirely. They are treated as rarest treasures, coveted to the point of obsession.
One of the old chronicles tells a story that has been retold countless times. During the ancient war between Glory and the Abyss, a mighty powerhouse once offered an entire Grade 8 plane as payment to buy a single Succubus Sub-Queen. Yet the offer was refused. Even such a great price could not buy one of these beings, for their worth was considered higher than a world itself.
This only proved how rare and untouchable the Succubus Sub-Queens were, and by extension, how exalted the Succubus Queen of the 777th floor truly was. For as long as she reigned, the 777th floor remained a realm of seduction, power, and fear. It was a place where temptation was weaponized, where beauty was deadlier than any blade, and where the Queen's will was law.
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After letting these thoughts run through his mind, Kaito shook his head and forced himself back to the present. Dwelling on the history of the Abyss and its rulers was nothing but a waste of energy. What mattered now was the battle before him. The Mist Queen, now fully transformed into a demon, stood in front of him radiating abyssal power. Everything else could wait. For now, he would focus on cutting her down, and whatever came afterward, he would deal with it when the time arrived.
And even though Kaito was frustrated of the mist queen's demonification he was still prepared.
At that moment, the Mist Queen Demon slowly opened her eyes. The shift in her presence was overwhelming, and even her character panel reflected the transformation.
Her rank had leapt from a mere Great Lord Rank to a terrifying Dark Gold Rank monster. Her level stayed the same, but her stats had grown beyond recognition.
[The Mist Queen Demon]
Level: 18
HP: 2,428,000 / 2,428,000
Attack Power: 1,500+
Seeing the Mist Queen Demon open her eyes, Kaito tightened his grip on his Blades and readied himself. But instead of charging at him, the Queen ignored his presence. Her crimson gaze fell upon the kneeling Wraith Royal Guards.
She lifted her staff, and a wave of abyssal energy poured out, engulfing the guards. One by one, their bodies were lifted into the air, arms and legs stretched wide as they howled in pain. Some clutched their heads, others clawed at their own armor, until black cocoons formed around them. Even the guards that had already been slain by Hiroto and the others were enveloped once more, their broken forms sealed inside the writhing shells.
Kaito's eyes narrowed. He knew what was coming, if those guards were allowed to complete their transformation, the battle would spiral out of control. There was no more time to wait.
He roared in his heart and activated the trump card he had saved for this very moment.
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[Skill Activated: Overlord's Rage]
Cooldown: 8 Hours
Duration: 10 Minutes
Effect: Enter a berserk state for 600 seconds, increasing all primary and secondary stats by 60%. Movement speed, attack speed, casting speed, and critical chance each receive an additional 30% boost. While active, skill cooldowns are halved.
Drawback: After 60 seconds, enter a weakened state for 30 minutes. During this period, all stats are reduced by 70%, and movement speed is halved.
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Kaito's aura exploded outward. His muscles tightened, his movements grew sharper, the solistice blade and the Dragon fang hummed with raw power. The throne room shook under the pressure as his body surged with strength far beyond its normal limits.
He wasted no time. His body blurred forward, and arcs of lightning danced across the throne room floor as he advanced straight at the Mist Queen Demon.
She raised her head slowly, her crimson and purple-black eyes blazing with scorn. Abyssal mist curled tighter around her form, and the black wings on her back flared wide.
Kaito lifted his sword overhead, lightning already surging around its edge. His voice was steady as he called out the skill.
"Odin's Wrath."
The first strike came down like a thunderbolt, lightning splitting the air. But the Queen sneered, driving her staff forward. A wave of pure black energy erupted, smashing into the strike. The lightning vanished into sparks that fizzled in the corrupted mist.
The second strike fell, heavier, brighter, tearing through the mist with its brilliance. Again, the Queen drove abyssal power from her staff, a whip of shadow wrapping around the blade's arc and tearing it apart before it landed.
The third strike descended, sharper than the last, its edge humming with destructive energy. The Queen raised both hands this time, and abyssal mist swelled like a shield. The lightning met the shield head-on, but the demonic energy devoured it in a violent burst, scattering the fragments across the throne room.
But the fourth and final strike was different. Lightning condensed to a piercing spear of white-blue light. Kaito roared and brought it down with all the weight of his empowered body. The Queen's staff flared black, but the force of the blow tore through it. Lightning slammed into her chest, shattering her barrier and searing her robes.
–3,248
Her body staggered, and for the first time since her demonification, her health bar dipped.
The Mist Queen Demon howled, her voice shaking the hall. "You loathsome insect! You dare strike me after I have gained power from my Lord? I will tear you apart piece by piece!"