"...Amiya, are you okay?" Hana approaches me, seeing me sitting on the floor slightly nauseous from the boat trip, as it's moving so much and it's making me sick.
"I'm fine...just nauseous from the boat's movement," I say as Hana shakes her head and walks away with no real interest in me.
'The war has started...I didn't want to have to be a part of this...' We're all at the highest level, we've received a lot of training, and we're ready, but in the end, no one fully prepared our minds for the horrors of war.
Some are even excited, and we've been divided into 3 boats, but I honestly can't feel good about this, a war is a place where only deaths happen.
'I feel like we're walking towards a terrible destiny' The stars feel uncomfortable, and this discomfort is reflected in me.
"Haaa..." I can't even detransform anymore, my body is stuck in the fully transformed girl form, it's already at 100%.
Corruption = 68%
Stellar corruption = 68%
Permanent magical girl = 100%
'Why do the stars seem so bothered?' About two months ago, my connection to the stars seems to have increased, and now I can feel their strong discomfort.
It's as if they're trying to warn me that something is not right, and as the boats sail, the feeling gets worse, as if I'm heading to a place too dangerous for me.
'Should I run away?' I could, with my current power, escape this boat and disappear somewhere, I didn't want to have to participate in this war, but if I run away, I might have problems for being a deserter.
I don't even have anywhere to go anyway, I guess for now I'll just provide basic support and help in the fight against the demon king, but without fighting normal demons.
At least this way I can avoid having to kill people and I can at least say that I helped against the demon king, which is the duty of a hero.
'But the looks...I hope no one asks...' As I became more corrupted, my magical girl uniforms became ridiculous and suggestive, their colors became darker, and the clothes tighter and shorter.
What I really hate, because it attracts looks, now I can barely make a quick movement without the skirt showing my panties while the chest area practically shows 70% of my chest.
'We'll still be on the boats for another week...' My nausea worsens when the boat gives a strong jolt, I couldn't even bring Ash and Arael to help me, they stayed at Pandora's mansion waiting for me to come back.
'I just hope the stars are worried without reason...' I can only wish that this bad feeling is not something serious.
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"Hey, Elena, how long until we reach the border?" Kaelith asks me excitedly as she puts a white mask on her face, a relic to hide her appearance as Pandora requested.
"We'll reach the border in a week, maybe a little faster, but since we have to transport this large number of soldiers, it will still take a while," I tell her, and she lets out a bored sigh.
"Tsk, Tsk, Tsk" She clicks her tongue and quickly leaves, while I manage the troops, but soon I see someone I didn't expect coming towards me from among the soldiers.
A strong man with a large sword on his back, he has black hair and dark blue eyes, with an incubus tail and horns, his muscular physique and elegant black clothing exude strength and precision, while he has a big smile on his face.
"Raya Valeheart..." I murmur his name, he's my older brother, someone I didn't expect to see again during the war.
"I see you've achieved success, sister," He says, opening his arms for a hug, I look around to make sure no one is watching, and I give him a hug with a smile.
"What are you doing here, brother? I thought you'd be at mom's house," I say, excited that he's come here, he's the only brother who still kept in touch even after I was expelled.
"Ah, you know how it is, right? That old traditional woman isn't really my thing, mom is still full of those stupid family rules, and as long as she follows those ancient rules, I really don't want to be in that house," He says something that would be practically a crime within our family, but I agree with him.
"I understand, I was expelled for those rules...well, it's great to see you," I say as he nods his head.
"I came to help, I heard you were leading this part of the army, and I came as fast as I could, although I wish I could have seen the demon king, the first time I saw her was in that broadcast where she bit her tongue."
"I was in a bar at that time two years ago, it was fun, who would have thought that little cute girl who gets nervous and bites her tongue during a speech would become such a magnificent ruler, huh?" He speaks in an amused tone.
"Yes, hahaha, she really grew up a lot...how's mom doing?" I ask, still feeling homesick.
"Ah...well, she's doing fine, honestly, she'll die alone if she keeps being so rigid with the rules, I hope the next family leader doesn't follow this ridiculous custom so strictly," He says, now with anger.
This makes me look at my body, the parts that were cut off because I was not suitable when I was expelled from the family.
"Haaa...I understand," I say, and my brother gives me a sad look.
"Your wings...is there really no way to get them back?" He asks, and I shake my head.
"No, not even Lilith, who is a saint, could do it, the ritual is really...strong," It's not a pleasant memory to recall.
"Let's change the subject, shall we? I think that's in the past, and I know mom will continue to be the same without changing, because that's exactly the kind of person she is," He quickly agrees when I ask.
"You're right, let's talk about what's important, what do you think about the war? Do you think you'll do well leading? Not trying to insult you, but you're quite...weak, and I heard you're going straight to the front lines," His tone is filled with concern as I think about what to say.
"Well, I think it'll be fine, and if I die, I can revive once more, and I have strong companions to help me," I say, trying not to worry him.
"Anyway, Raya, you've become more handsome, haven't you? How's your relationship with that girl?" I ask, looking at his body, he's definitely become much more handsome since the last time we saw each other.
"Ah...we broke up, she left me after she caught me flirting with another girl, I guess in the end we weren't meant for each other," He speaks as if he expected it.
"Well, you're an incubus, most people probably don't take it well to see you flirting with girls all the time," It's not really a "betrayal" in the standard sense, my brother really liked that girl.
But he's still an incubus, a demon connected to lust, and he can't help but try to flirt with girls, even if it's just basic flirting.
"Ahhh...I know, maybe I should kidnap a girl to marry me? Mom won't stop asking me to find someone soon, seriously, that old woman is so overprotective of the lineage," Raya speaks, and I laugh.
"Hahaha, I can imagine how it is, I bet she's tried to set you up with someone, right?"
"Yes! She's always trying to make me be with someone, you know she even offered our older sister? Seriously, as if I'd want to be with any of our stuck-up older sisters, I'd rather die than be with them, they're so competitive and brutal," He sighs, as if tired of this family mess.
"Hey, Raya, take it easy on her, I know mom isn't perfect, but she's just looking for a successor, our sisters will be better off when the competition is over..." Even though this competition has been going on for millennia.
"Looking for a successor? Elena, it seems more like that old woman is trying to indoctrinate a successor, she wants our sisters to follow these idiotic traditions, and she's succeeding, it's almost like seeing a copy of our mother when we look at the older sisters."
When he says this, I think of Pandora, Pandora has never forgotten that idea of making a "mother-daughter bowl," she's still got this idea of fucking my mother while fucking me to reconnect us.
"Well, I guess mom will change in a maximum of a few years," I say with a smile, mom must be frustrated since she no longer has a husband and is a succubus queen.
"Now, Raya, if you're going to help, go back to the army and wait for orders, I can't waste any more time being distracted," I say to him sternly.
"Okay, okay, general, then please lead with glory, I'll be glad to hear about your conquests in this war," Raya waves his hand as he starts to leave.
"Thank you for the talk, brother," I express my gratitude, this has helped me to calm down.
"You're welcome, sister, you can always count on me to talk whenever you need it, and be sure that I'll protect you on the battlefield if necessary."