LAILAH #2
"How do you figure?" I inquired, my heart rate picking up as dread filled my body.
Lilith flashed me a bright smile before squatting down before me.
"Well, if you don't, then I'll just kill you all.
If I can't get you to accept me, then I'm sure as hell not going to leave you alive to destroy us. This is the closest we’ve gotten to taking over the world and I'm not going to be locked away for another two thousand years. "
While the Dark Lord was scary and gave me nightmares, Lilith was another level of unhinged, seeing absolutely no value in keeping things alive that didn't serve a purpose.
Being her host was my purpose and if I couldn't do that, then better to be rid of me.
The Dark Lord knew that I was worth more than just her puppet, was there a way that I could use that to my advantage?
His blind love and obsession for Lilith was what drove this whole plot to take over the world in the first place.
Would he listen to me if I told him he needed to lock her up again?
"How much time do I have?" I asked, catching her off guard.
"Oh about fifteen minutes or so... why?"
With a shrug of my shoulders, I leaned back to stare at the ceiling. "Just wrapping my head around not existing anymore."
"Dramatic much? You'll still know everything that's going on, you'll just be unable to do anything about it," Lilith explained.
"As my puppet you're still intact, it's just the body that I destroy that kills them.
For you though, it will be different since that won't happen, instead you'll just sit in the corner of your own mind and watch while I control everything. "
Hearing this made me want to throw up. So not only would I be unable to stop the heinous acts she was going to use my body for, but I would be fully aware of it happening.
"Don't look so glum, once I get enough power, I'll give you back your body. It will be like your reward for helping us win the war."
"What happens to the guys during that time? You know if you kill them, you kill me, so are they going to be puppets as well?" I questioned.
"I'm leaving that up to the Dark Lord, he's in charge of the military, which is where they will be the most useful, of course. Although, I might keep them around to play with. It's been so long since I've had a good fuck and I can already tell your men have some talent."
Yup, I'm going to be ill if she keeps talking about that. Time to change the topic. "So, how is this going to work?"
"It's rather simple really, I just need you to hold Phoebe's hands and allow me to transfer my essence over to you. Since you'll be willing, already have the markings, and been exposed to the serum, it should be easy enough."
"Then what are we waiting on?" I pressed as an idea trickled into my brain.
"How much pain are you in? That can cloud the brain and make this worse for me when I enter your body. One of the downsides to being in a puppet is feeling unnecessary things like pain and other emotions. Mozog went to get drugs that would block those while we complete the process."
"The Mother of All is afraid of a little pain?" I challenged. "That doesn't seem right."
That seemed to do the trick. With strength that I knew Phoebe didn't possess, she picked me up by my throat and slammed me against the concrete wall.
"Don't think you can get out of this by trying to make me kill you, Lailah.
I might not have the same morals you do but you still serve a greater purpose. "
"Well, if I wasn't in pain before, this sure isn't helping," I sassed, now that I'd gotten under her skin. "Seems like you might need to wait for the drugs after all, but I would make sure you give it the full thirty minutes to kick in. Wouldn't want you to be uncomfortable in your new body."
Snarling, she got right up in my face. "Stop talking or I'll rip out your tongue."
"Oh, can you grow it back? Seems like it would be hard to take over the world if you couldn't speak..."
Her hand whipped out and smacked me across the face, making me groan at the pain. "Do you want your life to end so quickly you'll force my hand? Let us not forget I have your lovers here and as long as they don't die, I can do whatever I want."
"So that means they’re in the building then," I commented. "I hope you have some good guards watching them, because when they wake up and I'm not there, they will be out for your blood."
"Not if I control you first, they would never harm their precious Lailah."
"Sounds like maybe you should just get it over with then, the longer you wait the more time it gives them to get to me.
With our Bond they can find me wherever I am, guess you could call it a failsafe for situations like this.
We've already proved that the puppets you have around you aren't strong enough to handle us-- only Mozog is.
" I taunted, seeing the furry in her eyes as I kept pushing her.
Then something shifted as she came to her decision, letting me go so I dropped to my feet, only to crumble to the floor. Lilith dropped to her knees in front of me, cupping my face with both her hands before resting her forehead against mine.
"Once I have you under my control, the war is already lost and there's nothing you can do about it."
With that final statement, she thrust her power into me, making me gasp for air as my heart stopped beating and my lungs no longer drew air. This wasn't at all what she’d described, but I should have known better than to believe the devil in female form.