Devil Slave (Satan system)

Chapter 1088: Athena’s Dinner

"Do we? Then Why can you command the Rune mark that holds us? A feat only the Primordial demons should be capable of."

Athena was surprised by those words. After all, she did not remember being able to command anything. Besides, she barely knew anything about runes marks. After all she had not been as fortunate as Lenny to get Lessons from a hell beast that was once the pet of the morningstar.

"I do not understand what you mean, I only..." she suddenly paused. Her mind working fast. And then she opened her mouth to speak. However, blood rushed out. She wiped her mouth. And then this time around, she focused with her mind, calling the Huge Eye out by a name...its name.

Just now, she had tried to use her tongue to call the name, but it was not a name the human throat was made to pronounce.

On saying it, the Huge Eye moved back a little, "How do You know My true name?"

"What do you mean? You just told me!" Athena responded in confusion. After all, she was talking with it and the name suddenly appeared in her head.

What Athena did not know was that as they were talking, Golden-reddish runes had began to appear on her body.

And soon, it was all the way to her eyes.

She turned at the Others, also calling their names one after the other, as if possessed by some ancient spirit.

"It seems the sound of our voice, has enriched your growth even further, now, you are able to know our true names even without our consent. But from the look of things, you are still very green. Unable to control the power that you wield. Even now, I can see it. If you continue with us, You will die!"

Athena looked at her hands. Indeed, she could feel incredible power well up from within her. It was as if her cells were drunk on this foreign power and enjoyed the meal a little too much. However, as sweet as it was, she knew that she could potentially drown in it.

Athena was not aware that her genes had been created with the purpose of subduing Hell beasts. For that to happen, she was gifted their nature. However, it was more of the evolutionary standard of a prey.

It was like how an Eagle had talons and wings so that hunting rodents would be much easier.

They had been created to be in a constant state of adaption depending on the prey. This was the reason why she had abnormally sharp senses.

So sharp that she did not even need eyes in a place like Hell.

As the huge eye looked at her, it could not help but be a bit worried. After all, it suddenly felt like it was a rodent before a baby eagle.

Now, a Baby Eagle might not be dangerous now, but what of in the future. Even now, As it watched, it could see Athena’s genes rewriting their code, using the information it was extracting from the pressure that these Primordial creatures gave, using her human code as the foundation of the change.

If Cuban had been able to live in other to see this, he might have wept in joy. After all, it was popular knowledge that the human genome was the key to the salvation of all species. It was the only one, by which was made in the likeness of the One Above All.

The Huge Eye suddenly sighed, "We will talk again. When you have more control over your will to consume."

On saying this, a blast of aura rushed from it, enveloping Athena, in a huge force. She coughed up some more blood and then she fell on the ground, fainting instantly.

She was like a computer that had just had its motherboard overloaded with information.

"We will help you with what you want, but remember to come back for us." A whiff of red energy, like a thread proceeded from the Huge eye and then into her head. "The younglings we gift you are stubborn, but we believe you can handle yourself well. You are welcome!!!" The Eye spoke one more time before retreating.

All the eyes retreated.

Athena did not wake up until a while later.

In truth, it was already a couple of days. The smell of something sweet woke her up as her body hungered for food.

The moment she rushed to her feet, she jumped on the sweet smelling source of food.

However, just when she was about to land on it, she discovered it was the Hell beast baby.

Immediately, she flipped in the air, avoiding landing on its body.

However, her hunger was a deep strong one.

The Hell beast baby had been sleeping beside her, most likely out of care or worry. As sentimental as that knowledge was, she was not sure how long she could hold back this hunger that threatened to want to tear out from within her body.

However, focusing her mind, she was able to tame it. Only now that she discovered that her fingers had elongated like the claws of a wild animal and her entire bone structure had taken another step on the path of evolution.

She felt heavier, and yet lighter at the same time. It was indeed a weird feeling.

Athena did not know that her feeding on the Hell beast feaces had opened this door. A normal person would have died, but she did not. Her body had already began its change since then.

After which she fed on the hell beast after being trapped in its body for so long. And then facing the first Hell beasts, she had fed on the presence they commanded, feeding off their aura.

These had once been creatures of Heaven itself, created even before the rest of the world. Although their foundation had been corrupted by sin, just exposure to their power alone should have been the blessing of a mortal man.

It was even more so to her, a being created in a twisted manner.

Just then, the Hell Beats baby woke up, and then it sighted her. immediately, it approached her. However, she took another step back, "don’t come closer, unless you want to be dinner. Cause right now, you be looking a little bit delicious."

As if understanding her words, it did not come any closer. However, it made sounds in the air, turning in a certain direction, and then walking there.

Athena could tell that it wanted her to follow it, and so she did.

She observed the place. The Primordial Hell beasts were no where. The land emptied. However, she followed the Hell beast baby, through the ruins of this place.

There were no devils here, only the audible suffering of souls that had become a part of the wall, and floors. It was like how one could not possible build a home of brick without cement. These souls were used as an essential crafting equipment.

"Where are you taking me to?" she asked, but still followed as she observed the place. The first thing she noticed was that the runes on the walls, she should suddenly read them and extract meaning from them.

It was a weird thing. These walls here had runes all over them. And in her head, they formed meaning. "Hell suffers those who suffers and then rebirths back to them, their own suffering."

Those were the words on the Huge doors ahead. she proceeded in, and then she saw them. Hell Beasts. There was a lot of them of humongous sizes. littered around the place.

For Athena, it was as if she had entered a buffet. Everything smelt good.

On entering this place, some Hell beasts turned to her, while some others continued about their business. They were of different sizes and shapes and some flew in the air, while some others rested in net beds made of water, it the middle of the air.

One look and she could tell that this was like a nest for child delivery.

At such a time, she heard a loud roar. A hell beast turned in her direction. This Hell beast had three inverted eyes on its body.

It faced her with obvious malice.

"Oh, it would seem like you want to challenge me! Not bad! Besides, I was going to go look for you anyway. I can tell that you are the one in charge here. A Rank six hell beast. Not bad! you will be very delicious." She took a stand for a battle.

Athena had become really strong, but her power had a flex to it. If she was facing a Great Devil, she would have turned and ran away.

However, even though a great Devil will run from an Hell beast of such a rank, she wouldn’t. The reason was because, now she could properly feel it.

She was the bane of this creatures. What she saw before her at the moment was not a threat. No, it was dinner.