Chapter 240: Yuki
Yuki
Yuki sat quietly in the carriage, her gaze fixed on the shifting scenery outside as the vehicle rocked gently along the path toward the Butterfly Mansion. Though she remained silent, her mind was anything but.
She was still trying to process everything that had happened since her life had taken a drastic turn. Once, she had been the Spider-Demon Mother, bound by fear and servitude to Rui, a Lower Moon.
Her existence had been a cycle of torment and survival, living under the oppressive thumb of a family that wasn't truly her own.
But now? Everything had changed.
Yuki glanced briefly at Alex, her new lord, sitting across from her. He seemed impossibly calm, his dark, commanding aura filling the space effortlessly. She didn't understand him, not fully. When he had first appeared, she'd thought him another demon—one perhaps even more powerful than Muzanette herself. But he wasn't. Alex was something totally different.
A vampire, he called himself. Yuki didn't know what that truly meant, but she knew it wasn't the same as being a demon. The moment Alex had turned her into what she was now, she could feel it—her body was no longer held together by Muzanette's cells. It was something else entirely, something stronger, purer, and far more terrifying.
Her memories drifted back to the moment Alex had made her confront Rui. It had felt like a test, like some side quest meant to measure her worth in this new form. She remembered Rui's rage and his disbelief at seeing her free from Muzanette's control. He'd lashed out, calling her a traitor, a failure.
But she had stood her ground. For the first time, she had felt no fear. Her new powers were overwhelming, and she had defeated Rui with ease. The memory still left her stunned. Rui, a lower moon, was crushed by her hands.