Saint of Arias 3

-I... well, I mean... Why?-

-Well... I need your help... but, but to be able to do it, you need to be my husband-

Katrina's face was getting redder, her mind was spinning as she tried to say the words correctly, but that didn't make it any better, her embarrassment grew exponentially with each word that crossed her mind.

Lucas looked at Katrina for a few seconds before finally responding.

-Talk to Lilith- Lucas responded when considering her request.

However, the moment Katrina heard those words, her reddened face suddenly turned pale. Lucas is well aware of the reason behind that change. Lilith, that woman with midnight hair and blood-colored eyes, is not someone normal even among demons, behind that mask of a understandable and slightly obsessive woman, there is a woman who would not hesitate to kill and dismember thousands for giving Lucas a single glance and Katrina is aware of that fact.

-Are you aware of what you are telling me? - Katrina asks, stunned.

-Yes- Lucas stated.

After considering Katrina's request, Lucas came to the conclusion that Lilith should accept her request, for that same reason, he did not reject Katrina immediately and told her to talk to Lilith.

-I understand…- Katrina responded dejectedly.

Suddenly Lucas felt several presences that began to approach his location.

-If you're going to talk to Lilith, let's go now – Lucas said before starting to move.

Rene who was in his arms and was listening to his conversation, he internally thought that that woman called Lilith was someone charming.

Katrina saw Lucas' figure walking away, she decided to follow him and talk to that grim reaper in the form of a woman.

***

The moment Lucas, Rene and Katrina arrived at the apartment, there is no need to think too much to know what happened after that moment.

Lucas was embedded in the wall, while Rene who was in Katrina's arms looked at such a scene with shocked eyes.

When Lucas placed a single foot on the floor of the apartment, Lilith received him with a powerful blow to the face, sending him flying and pinning him against the wall.

-You smell like a bitch- Lilith said growling.

-It's good to see you, although it wasn't long, I missed you - Lucas responded.

He didn't try to defend himself, nor did he try to get out of the wall, instead he just looked at Lilith with warm eyes, he found the angry expressions she showed him adorable.

-Oh?! Do you think that saying that will make me less angry? - Lilith said, pouting and looking away.

-Eeh? But if I missed you too much, spending a long time without Lilith is shocking - Lucas stated

-Stupid...- Lilith said, looking away at Rene and Katrina.

The moment he looked at Katrina, something began to bother Lilith, but after a few seconds she shifted her gaze from her to Rene.

-Is she the saint you mentioned?- Lilith asks.

-Yes, they call her Saint of Arias but she still doesn't know why- Lucas turned his gaze from her to Rene.

Lilith coldly analyzed her from head to toe

He wanted to check what kind of woman she was, but he came to only one conclusion.

-You have a lot of things repressed in your head- Lilith stated before turning around and walking towards Lucas.

-Eh?...- Rene didn't understand what Lilith was referring to.

Lilith noticed her confusion but decided to ignore it, thinking that it was not the time yet, she thought that Rene was nothing more than a blank canvas that could still be painted with any color and shape.

She did not feel that Rene was a potential danger to Lucas like Anastasia and Aisha are, she is perfectly aware of Anastasia's masochistic tendencies and Aisha's constant advances, but she does not intervene directly since those women are useful and as long as she can control and maintain them Away from Lucas there should be no problem, although her impulses to monopolize him are still strong, she tries to repress herself for the common good.

-Are you planning to fill this house with women?- Lilith asks.

-Well... I'm sure it shouldn't be more than 7.... probably- Lucas said, looking away.

Of course that gesture would not go unnoticed by Lilith.

-In the room we will talk better- Lilith said smiling as she took Lucas out of the wall.

The moment Lucas was unstuck from the wall, he shook the dirt off his clothes before hugging Lilith from behind.

Katrina who was watching such a scene internally was beginning to regret coming.

-Let me go, and go with the Saint, Aqua should have prepared some things or right and Anastasia was in Rome, so she should be on her way to Greece - Lilith said without turning her gaze towards Lucas

She was staring at Katrina, she was sure there was a reason for her sudden appearance and even more so when Lucas didn't say a single word about it.

Lucas who felt the change around Lilith, nodded.

Rene, who until now had been silent, looking at Lilith carefully, was called by Lucas.

-Rene, follow me- Lucas approached Rene and urged her to follow him

-Y—Yes – Rene stammered slightly nervous for Lilith, she felt that her gaze was sharp and threatened to take her life from her at any moment.

Lucas and Rene left the room, leaving Lilith and Katrina alone in the place.

The tension between the two could easily be felt, Lilith stared at Katrina for a few moments before speaking.

-What do you want?- Lilith asked.

The moment Katrina heard those words, a shiver ran through her entire body. Until 10 years ago, Katrina and Lilith had similar strength, but 10 years later everything had changed. Lilith's strength had grown exponentially due to Lucas' constant motivation 

Katrina was aware of that and for the same reason it is even more difficult to say the words she had in mind

-Well... what happens is...-

***

Lucas and Rene were sitting opposite each other, Rene had changed clothes into a red Vintage dress.

They were in the living room of Lilith's apartment, it was a spacious place that did not have an extravagant decoration, there were a couple of elegant furniture, a couple of paintings and the room itself was painted gray, there was a light bulb in the center that illuminated the room

Silence reigned between the two, Aqua had gone to her room after helping Rene change.

Lucas was the first to break into silence

-Ask me whatever you want- Lucas said, trying to speak as kindly as possible.

Rene, upon hearing her words, began to organize her thoughts trying to formulate a question.

-Well... Why did you save me from that?- Rene asks, looking straight into Lucas's eyes.

-As I said a short time ago, you are a pillar so that this world can sustain itself-

-What do you mean by that?- Rene is confused and does not understand Lucas' words.

-Each world has pillars that maintain its balance, there are 7 pillars and you are one of those pillars- Lucas stated

-Pillars? Are you saying that there are 7 other people who maintain the balance... - Rene is stunned trying to process the incoming information

-Yes, but there is a problem, the Vatican, he wants to monopolize them and honestly it will be no different than being won- Lucas said, frowning.

-I understand... but... Why help me? I understand that apparently I am a pillar, but that does not fully explain your reasons, it is a very… unreal reason – Rene lowers his gaze

-I know, but... before I saw a world that lost its pillars, have you seen those fiction movies, where the sky splits like glass and things from another world begin to invade? –

-Yes- Rene states

-That would happen if the pillars of this world were lost, beings from another world would invade this place- Lucas said, remembering his brief tour of Greenwood.

10 years ago when he was escaping from hell with Lilith and Aisha, they ended up falling into Greenwood as a consequence. In that same world they met Anastasia and saw how that world began to be invaded by beings called Kage, humanoid robots that seek to conquer everything in their path. Lucas knows firsthand how strong they are. In that confrontation, although he was weak, he received an almost unilateral beating. He could barely defend himself from the attacks, not to mention that devastating attack that eradicated everything in its path.

A shiver ran through Rene's body when he imagined such a scene.

-That would be bad- Rene mutters.

-It's too bad, 10 years ago if it weren't for Lilith and the others, I probably wouldn't have survived intact like I did-

Although Lucas ended up with serious injuries in that fight, they were not life-threatening and he was able to fully recover after some rest.

His regenerative capacity was enough to deal with the damage, all of this was possible thanks to the constant beatings he received from Luna during the year they were training.

Luna did not train him on a whim or some personal reason, Lucas was too weak for everything that would come in the future, if he had continued as he was, he would have simply died in a matter of days, even if he had been protected by Lilith that would not have changed anything. In the end Lucas would end up being murdered

-You? Being so strong? -Rene was amazed by the words she was spoken, by the person she considered her savior.

-I am not as strong as you think, maybe I am strong, but that is among the weak, if I had to fight someone of Archduke Rank I would have a very bad time-

In the ten years that she was training almost daily, she was able to gain little more than one rank in strength; if she used the assimilation of her with Aqua, she would barely be able to hold a fight with someone of Archduke Rank.

-I mean, I'm weak among the strong- Lucas said regretfully.

The higher the Rank, the greater the difference in power, that is, Lucas 10 years ago was at the Rank of Marquis and could reach the Rank of Duke using his assimilation, if the current Lucas faced against the Lucas of the past, El Lucas from the past would undoubtedly die

Rene looks at Lucas in silence, she is organizing all the information in her head but she ended up realizing that there are more important things that she has not asked.

-What are you?-

-I'm a human, who ended up becoming a Demon,-Lucas said, feeling proud of what he had become.

Rene's eyes widened and she became visibly nervous.

-That means…-

-Let me say that even if it is a demon, not all of them are undoubtedly evil, that is an invention of the church to maintain control over humans,- Lucas clarified. -If it were evil, I would not have even tried to save you.-

-Well...-Rene was skeptical of Lucas's words and she looked at him visibly with doubts.

-Okay, doubt me, but you're forced to follow my orders, otherwise you'll probably end up dying and that's something I don't want- Lucas said, sighing in annoyance.

It bothered her that she doubted him, when he was the one who saved her.

-Well...- Rene tried to answer, but she knew Lucas was right.

-Although I am not going to force you, I will give you a choice, at least you have the right to that freedom-

If she forced her to do everything Lucas wanted, it would be no different than handing her over to the Vatican.

-…-

Rene looked at Lucas in silence.

Suddenly Lucas felt a large amount of energy coming from the underground floor, without hesitation he sent large amounts of energy to cover the room and prevent unnecessary destruction, he could imagine what kind of scene is unfolding under his feet.

-So, my life...- Rene murmurs, imagining her life in the future.

-Whether you want it or not, it's going to change-

Although for Rene her days were monotonous there was still some fun in them, even though she was alone she could still enjoy it slightly, but now that is a luxury that she could never enjoy again.

-So… I will be part of your Harem? - Rene asked.

-What?- Lucas gasped, stunned.

He did not expect this type of response from Rene, he had intentions of treating Rene as a guest and helping her so that she is as good as possible, however all thoughts ceased in her mind with a single question.

-I mean..., that woman with orange hair, the woman with black hair, you also mentioned a girl named Anastasia... it doesn't seem like you have normal relations with them- Rene concluded, narrowing her eyes as she looked at Lucas

-Plus there is that girl with light blue hair-

-Stop, none of that is real, if I had to say my only relationship for now is with Lilith- Lucas stated.

-For now?- Rene tilted his head.

Although she wasn't completely sure, her thoughts were inclined to think that Lucas had a Harem and she simply didn't accept it. When she looked around, it didn't seem like another man other than Lucas lived in that apartment and if she considered what happened when he was beaten by Lilith, he came to the conclusion that Lucas was strong, and if he added that Lucas is a demon, he could not come to any other reasoning, probably all the women in that house were part of Lucas's Harem, with the exception of the girl who was probably be his daughter, plus her hair being light blue, there must be one more woman, Rene came to the conclusion at the end of his train of thought.

-No, seriously, stop, you don't have to be part of my Harem, or anything like that- Lucas said shaking his head.

-That means that if there is one-

-No, stop- Lucas was starting to get upset.

-It makes sense, to be able to enter the Harem, you must have authorization from the wife, mainly, it is probably the woman called Lilith... - Rene said muttering, immersed in her thoughts.

-Haaa, think what you want- Lucas said, giving up.

In the worst case scenario he would have to protect Rene from Lilith.

I definitely can't meet normal women.

Although Lucas thought that, he was happy and satisfied with everything around him, he loved Lilithoraba and Aqua as if she were his real daughter and he appreciated the people close to him.

But the 10 years of peace would soon be over.