The Goddess Offers Her Hand
Asmodeus felt guilty because of his actions. The departure would be delayed. However, it couldn't be stopped or changed now. Instead of lingering on such thoughts, he remained silent while listening to the sounds coming from inside the cocoon.
"I wonder what you will become..."
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Meanwhile, inside the cocoon, Sheila's mind and body were being picked apart and gouged out piece by piece before slowly merging with the demon blood lingering inside the cocoon. Her soul was forcefully dragged from her old body as the sinister forces twisted and crushed the intangible source of power into a deformed and monstrous shape.
'Where... where am I?'
Sheila felt no pain nor had any idea what was happening around her, as if she was being held in a deep slumber. The surroundings changed back to the kingdom of Grigor's castle, but this time, the sky was dark, with red lightning dancing everywhere. Monsters covered the city below the castle as far as she could see.