"A beautiful betrayal, Nastya. To be honest, I really, really love your betrayal."
The Spider Queen's avatar had the lower body of a purple spider with eight long legs and the upper body of an incomparably beautiful Drow woman. Her skin was pitch-black; only the silver threads on her body and her cascading silver hair gave off a sheen.
Once one of the most beautiful goddesses in the multiverse, Lolth remained as lovely as she had been when she was still Araushnee. Yet her features and expressions made it difficult to think of her as "beautiful." Her lips were extremely thin and bloodless. The whites dominated her eyes, her pupils contracted to tiny dots, and her expression carried a disturbing disharmony.
Simply put, Lolth's expressions were not ones a normal person could make. No matter how vicious or malicious her words were, her lips always wore a smile, while darkness gathered between her brows like a raging storm.
"Gulp... gulp..."
Nastya swallowed hard, her body trembling.
This goddess had once been her faith, the deity who had given her everything. She was the source of her despair, the nightmare she feared most in the depths of her soul, and the culprit she hated most.
This day had finally come. She would face Lolth.
"Nastya, don't be afraid," Aaron said softly. "I'm here."
"Yes... I'm not afraid. I have nothing left to fear. I'm not afraid of a fight. With you beside me, I'm not afraid of anyone." Nastya nodded emphatically.
"What a shame, what a shame, what a shame, what a shame~" Lolth swayed her head. "I was planning to appoint you as the new Spider Matriarch, you know? Nastya, my dear Nastya, won't you reconsider? I can guarantee that if you agree to return to my side, I'll not