Chapter 23: -20- Free at the speed of light
Nisi was thrilled.
From the day he became a Transcendent, he had never imagined that he would experience a day like today...
Fallen as he was now, he still had the chance to enslave a deity!
Moreover, such a pleasant sight to see, merely looking at her every day would uplift one's mood, such a beautiful deity!
The thought that a deity, so high above, would be defiled by him, and unwillingly pout her lips to provide him with knee pillows, comb his fur, feed him dried fish, and warm his bed...
Nisi felt his brain beginning to tremble, his entire body, excited, couldn't stop!
That sense of stepping on the strong, watching them rage helplessly against him, was indeed a delightful pleasure for a cat!
He had almost already planned how he would force her into various shameful acts once he had successfully enslaved her!
And the advantages of enslaving a deity did not stop there.
As long as he signed the Servant's Oath, a contract that targets the very essence, and sealed her power, she would never escape from the palm of his hand in this lifetime!
And he, would not only have a noble and beautiful Attendant but also a powerful enforcer!
Nisi was already envisioning his wonderful and dreamy new life after signing the contract!
"Hehe, when I return to the Church Hospital with Her, Lawuer's expression will certainly be priceless!"
Imagining the old priest's stunned look, Neo became more and more excited and agitated.
His body radiated light, and his proud and unrestrained voice echoed through the night sky:
"Meow—!"
"O great and arrogant Evil God, Your Majesty! Please remember, all arrogance... comes with a painful price!"
"Hehehe… If there's anyone to blame, blame Yourself for choosing such a frail vessel for Your descent to this world!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Nisi waved his paw, and a phantom silver halo connected him and Charlotte together.
This was the most crucial step that followed.
He was to sign the most stringent master-servant contract with this Evil God at the level of soul essence!
The holy radiance flourished, enveloping Nisi.
Nisi felt his soul instantly drawn and whooshed toward the sealed Evil God.
He was dumbfounded.
Wait a meow!
Why was it his soul being drawn?!
Before Nisi had time to figure out what had happened, he was baffled for a second before being transported into a vast and mysterious spiritual world.
He found himself inside an imposing, mysterious black castle surrounded by a crimson mist.
And in the main hall of the castle, on a series of steps, a majestic and enigmatic Blood Throne caught his eye.
On the throne, the crimson glow slowly coalesced and gradually transformed into a beautiful blonde girl with blood-red eyes.
She was dressed in a black gold-studded gothic gown, crossing her legs, one hand propping her head, the other flipping through a thick, blood-red tome.
An ancient and immense aura spread around her, as if from time immemorial.
She chuckled lightly, like spring blossoming instantaneously, and her magnificent, deep crimson eyes sent a teasing look:
"Nisi, your contract... I have received it."
Her voice was ethereal and melodious.
However, to Nisi's ears, it sounded like a demon's whisper.
By this time, he finally realized a horrifying truth that chilled him to the bone...
Shit!
The divine contract he cast... was fucking reversed!
When exactly?
When had he been corrupted?!
Nisi was taken aback.
Confusion, shock, incomprehension, bewilderment...
A torrent of thoughts swirled through his mind.
"No... no! I'm not signing the contract! Meow!"
Nisi yowled, trying to escape from this illusory spiritual world.
However, he soon realized that he had completely lost control over his conscious mind.
The contract ceremony... had already begun.
"Meow—!"
Under Nisi's desperate gaze, one silver chain after another condensed around him, forming into a mysterious thorny rose mark, and then directly struck into his soul!
"Boom—!"
The dazzling light of Divine Arts dissipated, and Nisi returned to reality.
It was groggy, feeling as if some shackles had been added to its soul amidst the obscurity.
The deep moonlight remained beautiful.
Yet, the Black Cat felt as if the whole world had lost its color.
Charlotte still stood inside the Order Cage, looking at it with a smirk that wasn't quite a smile.
Looking at those sapphire-like pretty eyes, Nisi shivered coldly.
It swallowed a gulp of saliva and struggled to produce a smile,
"Ahem... Your Majesty..."
"I just remembered that the cat bowl at home hasn't been washed yet..."
"Uh, please enjoy the moonlight at your leisure; Nisi has some matters to attend to and must leave first!"
"Goodbye then!"
With that, it turned and bolted.
"Stop."
A clear and cold command echoed through the night breeze.
Across Nisi's forehead, the thorny rose emblem flashed by, and the cat abruptly halted, coming to a stiff standstill.
It wasn't that it wanted to stop.
But its body damn well stopped on its own!
"Sit down."
The second command came.
At the sound of a "thump", Black Cat Nisi, as if seized by an irresistible force clutching at its fate's throat, plopped down onto the ground, its chubby cat face uglier than a cry.
"Roll over."
The third command followed...
Nisi's eyes widened in disbelief.
"Meow! A cat may be killed, but not humiliated!"
It said angrily.
And then... obediently lay down on the ground and began to comically roll over.
Nisi was close to tears.
Clearly, Charlotte had no intention of letting it go.
"Not bad, now do a backflip."
Her voice was much more playful and teasing.
Nisi: …
It glared at the girl, eyes nearly bursting into flames.
Yet its chubby body moved involuntarily, leaping up...
Then with a "splat"—
It fell straight to the ground.
Silence...
"Quack quack quack..."
In the distance, a few crows cackled merrily, seemingly laughing at Nisi who fell facedown.
In the cool night breeze, Charlotte sighed lightly:
"You need to lose weight."
Nisi: …
Just then, clear hoofbeats approached from afar, with several strong presences swiftly moving toward the courtyard.
Charlotte's gaze sharpened.
Her chilly eyes swept across the messy courtyard, her gaze finally meeting the eyes of Black Cat Nisi.
Observing the bloodstains and the grisly corpses scattered around, Nisi's eyes flickered and it suddenly smiled:
"Heh, seems like the Demon Hunting Institute's folks have arrived."
"Too bad... your secret, after all, cannot remain hidden!"
With that, it once again took on a schadenfreude expression.
Charlotte also smiled.
Looking at Nisi's laughter.
That beautiful charming smile, in the eyes of Nisi, seemed like a devil cloaked in an angel's guise.
The next moment, her expression turned cold, casting a slight glance at the Black Cat:
"Clean this up, understand?"
The Holy Emblem on its forehead flickered slightly, and the smile on Black Cat's face froze.