Her Answer
-----
Maria knew there was something wrong with Arachne, her new evolution wasn't just that, it brought to her a powerful, demonic instinct, that she had tried to suppress this entire time.
That very same instinct that made the undead escape from her and even made the cultivators almost die out of horror, the same presence that made Wu Lieng be reminded of the Calamity that destroyed his home, the Three-Headed Golden Dragon.
It was simply an Aura, but it suppressed everything so much, that only a few could manage to cancel its effects by overlapping them with their own divine auras.
Maria knew that if Arachne continued developing this deadly power, it would only bring her demise, or everyone else's demise.
"Arachne…"
She held her adoptive daughter's hand gently, as she appeared by her side.
Her crimson eyes looked at Arachne's eight eyes, they looked about to cry.
"Tell me what you really want."
"I…"