Even without a divine body, the two-sixths of Spider Queen Lolth might not have needed to fear the Demon Lord—if they had not been burdened by curses.
But now, if the Demon Lord discovered the "Little Spider" meddling within his domain, they could only flee.
"Which one of me were you to hatch?"
Brought into the Spider Nest, Lolth saw a vast number of Abyssal Demon Spiders breeding there. No wonder the Spider Queen had spared her own followers. Without Dark Elves, she could not create Dark Spider followers.
Lolth also spotted a familiar Abyssal Demon Spider. It had once appeared beside her followers.
No wonder the Spider Queen knew her every move, even the name "Little Spider."
"Once I absorb you, you'll know." The Spider Queen did not answer her question. Spinnerets at the tip of her abdomen spewed silk, weaving a birdcage-like prison around Lolth.
"No one enters without my permission."
She spoke to the Abyssal Demon Spiders, then left the Spider Nest amid a dense chorus of rustling.
Demon Volcano.
Snow Mountain Fortress, which had once held back the Demons, had been completely transformed into an active volcano where lava flowed day and night.
Above the boiling magma pool at its center, a solid scarlet Demon's Eye hovered silently. Countless faint red threads streamed from the Demon Wizards beside the Obsidian obelisks surrounding the pool, feeding the Demon's Eye.
The Spider Queen watched the Demon's Eye for a moment. It was still weak, but it grew larger every day. Then she descended toward a pale hall beside the magma pool.
Passing between marble columns that rose like the bones of a rib cage, the Spider Queen surveyed the oversized table built for giants and took a seat in the first row.
She had barely sat down