Countless head-sized chunks of lava scattered in all directions. A cloud of poison swept a gigantic spider out of the volcano. Amid an angry rebuke, Xielisi's enormous spider form flashed with brilliant light, and she transformed into the beautiful young girl whose looks had Donkey utterly obsessed. Holding a long whip, Xielisi blazed with dazzling firelight as she pointed at Najita and her group and shrieked harshly.
"Who dares kill my followers on the territory of the great Xielisi? You damned... damned—"
Xielisi's expression suddenly turned incomparably strange. Her mouth fell open in shock, revealing two rows of gleaming white teeth. Staring wide-eyed at Najita's group before her, she began to tremble uncontrollably. The ground shook slowly as a huge man clad in heavy armor swayed his body lazily and walked toward Xielisi one step at a time.
"Hey, Xielisi! Long time no see. It's really been many years!" The heavily armored man muttered in a deep, muffled voice. "I still remember the first time I saw you—you had only just hatched from your egg! Mm, what an adorable Phantom Crystal Sky Spider you were. Your crystal-clear body, and that frail little cry of yours... both captivated me deeply!"
"I also remember that my master and your master were lovers! That's why I've always firmly believed that you belonged to me! Naturally, you belong to me! Though we aren't the same kind of creature, what does that matter? We can both assume human form—the perfect, supreme form, the finest body!"
"We can both become human. The barrier between us—that barrier of not being the same kind of creature—no longer exists. So you should belong to me even more! All these years, I have missed you deeply. I have longed for your tender, beautiful body, your fragile, enchanting voice!"
"Enough!" Xielisi