The Sekirei’s Covenant

"Why… why did you save me…?"

Clutching Sora's lifeless body tightly, the girl's tears flowed uncontrollably. Liliana didn't understand why Sora saved her, even at the cost of his own life.

They had no special relationship. She was not his knight, nor was he the demon king she served. So why was he so kind to her…?

The image of him smiling and telling her to escape quickly echoed in her mind. Her heart ached unbearably, as if she had lost something precious, making her want to cry out loud!

"He should have been killed already, but this unease still cannot be ignored."

Looking down at the godslayer held by the witch, lifeless, Perseus, riding the white-winged Pegasus in the sky, frowned and muttered to himself.

To be safe, Perseus decided to shoot another arrow!

"You've already won. Do you really need to desecrate the corpse? Perseus!"

Sensing Perseus's action in the sky, Liliana, who had been in a daze, snapped back to reality. She placed Sora on the ground, picked up her beloved sword, the Il Maestro, and held it before her. Her eyes were filled with furious hatred as she stared at Perseus.

It was him. He was the one who killed Sora. She would definitely avenge him! Absolutely!

She had never felt so angry before. In the past, she would instinctively respect gods and demon kings. But now, she feared nothing. Even gods, she would kill!

"Witch, although I admire your loyalty and courage…"

Perseus clearly felt the endless anger and hatred radiating from the girl, but he only gave a meaningless smile and continued his action.

No matter how angry an ant is, would it attract the attention of an elephant?

Drawing his bowstring to the limit, just as Perseus was about to shoot another arrow at the godslayer below, suddenly—

Clang!!!

A cold arc descended from the sky. Ignoring the arrow, Perseus quickly raised his bow to block it. Although he avoided a fatal blow, a long bloodstain appeared on his shoulder.

"Hmph, the mighty goddess Athena, isn't this a bit too underhanded?"

Anyone would be upset if stabbed in the back. With a hint of anger, Perseus coldly said to Athena, who wielded the scythe of death.

"The Steel God who slays serpents, he is my prey and will not be given to anyone else."

Meeting Perseus's gaze, Athena said expressionlessly.

"So, this godslayer is still alive after all?"

Showing no surprise, Perseus became even more certain of his perception from Athena's words.

Hearing Perseus's words in the sky, Liliana on the ground changed expression, feeling both endless doubt and great excitement.

"For gods and demon kings who also possess solar powers, isn't resurrection a simple matter?"

"Your mission ends here, Perseus. Although you seem relaxed, suppressing the godslayer's power and strength must have cost you a lot, right?"

Athena twirled her scythe, a cold and bloodthirsty smile curling on her lips, but she showed no intention of attacking.

In front of these Steel Gods who slay serpents, her own powers were also restrained. Unless absolutely necessary, Athena did not want to fight.

"Hahaha… interesting, interesting! Since you've said it so clearly, I'll stop."

"But I won't just hand over the godslayer to you. When I recover, I will come back!"

Though fearless, Perseus was not reckless. As Athena said, his current condition was not good. Fighting her now would be disadvantageous.

Perseus decisively rode his Pegasus and flew away.

Watching Perseus leave, Liliana breathed a small sigh of relief. Knowing Sora could be revived, she had no mood to care about anything else and just wanted to leave this place of trouble with him.

But the girl also knew her thoughts were naive. Looking at Athena in the sky, whose gaze was fixed on Sora, Liliana's eyes flashed with determination as she stood motionless in front of Sora.

"Goddess Athena, if you want to harm Sora, you'll have to step over my dead body first!"

Facing the legendary goddess alone, Liliana was extremely nervous and uneasy. But at this moment, she would not run away!

"Oh… another girl's heart captured by this guy?"

"Witch, do you think you can stop me?"

Athena's cold expression vanished as she suddenly appeared before Liliana, wearing a playful, half-smiling look.

"I…"

Suddenly at a loss for words, Liliana swallowed hard. The gap between them was too great; she simply could not stop her!

Ignoring Liliana, who was intimidated by her aura, Athena floated down beside Sora and bent over—

"Kusanagi Sora, I have said before that one day I will reclaim my freedom and return all the shame you brought upon me back to you."

A fair, delicate hand gently stroked Sora's cheek as Athena murmured to herself.

"As long as I want, I could kill you completely right now, but—"

The fair hand moved to Sora's neck. A cold gleam flashed in the goddess's eyes, but she did not actually strike.

"That would be far too boring!"

Withdrawing her hand, Athena's figure floated up again.

"Witch, tell Kusanagi Sora that my revenge is not over yet. I will come back for him."

Only these words echoed continuously in the air before Athena's figure disappeared into the night sky.

"Phew… saved…"

Those terrifying gods had finally left. Liliana, as if all her strength had drained away, collapsed onto the ground.

Though her emotions were still unsettled, she felt her strength returning bit by bit. Hastily, Liliana got up and helped Sora, who was on the ground, onto her back.

For some reason, a faint blush appeared on the girl's face, but she did not linger. Using flying magic, she took Sora toward her residence…

…

The Netherworld, the boundary between life and undeath—

"Heh heh, you damn liar Sora, serves you right for bullying me before! Serves you right!"

In a vast white space, a purple-haired girl with twin tails waved her small fists and muttered to herself. There was nothing in front of her, so if anyone saw this, they would surely think the girl was crazy.

"That Perseus guy is still so annoying. If it weren't for his power just barely restraining that big liar, he wouldn't be so arrogant!"

"You damn liar, you deserve to be called a flirt! You deserve to take arrows for others! You—"

Kicking her little feet, the girl pouted and muttered with a hint of grievance and bitterness.

"Hey… Pandora, are you jealous?"

Suddenly, a voice sounded unexpectedly by the girl's ear.

"Yeah, I am jealous—"

She was about to answer, but when Pandora suddenly remembered something, she was shocked and quickly turned her head.

She saw, without knowing when, a mischievous smiling face appeared before her eyes.

"What are you doing here… ugh—"

Before she could finish asking, Pandora was stunned to find herself being kissed by the other!

At first, she struggled, but with her limited strength, it was futile. As time passed, Pandora's body gradually weakened, a flushed, intoxicated look appeared on her face, and she instinctively began to cooperate. Her eyes glazed over, and she could only let the other bully her.

"Yo, my lovely Pandora, we meet again!"

After an unknown amount of time, when Sora had tasted enough of Pandora's sweetness, he finally let her go, pinching the girl's soft, tender cheeks with a wicked smile…