Guild Wars

Chapter 1172: Lilith's Situation

Draco merely raised an eyebrow, not surprised at all. He had already witnessed Lilith's conduct within the cultivation world that the Tower of Babylon had created from Eva's memories and knowledge about his mother, as well Lilith's behavior during his birth and thereafter.

She embodied the archetype of the overly possessive mother, a type Draco knew all too well. After all, Loki, that little brat, only dared to behave disrespectful towards him because he knew precisely that his own mother, Zaine, was likewise a crazy mom.

If Draco dared to bully the kid or discipline him, Zaine would immediately teleport over and distract him using that marvelous behind of hers, eventually draining him dry till he forgot what he was ever mad about in the first place.

The conditions for a crazy mom to be born are rough. Firstly, she had to be a supreme beauty. Secondly, she had to love her husband more than she loved herself. Thirdly, the child had to be a boy.

Huh? Suddenly Draco realized something. His mother was of the Dark Angel Inheritance was often called 'Succubus Queen' Lilith because of her allure while Zaine was literally a Succubus Princess. Not only that, the most prominent feature of both women were their backsides, which were said to be renowned from north to south.

Draco's lips twitched, feeling like he had discovered something extremely shocking.

"Your mother's love for you was more than anything I had ever seen. You're my son and I love you as a father should, but Lilith's love for you was... bordering... on scary…" Dante said as his face paled, remembering certain events that were better left unsaid.

Draco glanced over with a placid expression. In the memories Dominic had given him, there had not been much about his specific upbringing, nor had he focused on that aspect when he had turned back time. His uncle had rather focused on just replaying the key events.

"So when you were sealed and sent out, she first rebelled and wanted to come and see you when you were two years old."

Dante lowered his head. "I… held her back and told her to trust in Fyre. I was thinking of sending a secret message to Fyre to have her sneak you back so we could see you, which posed less risk."

"However, somehow, Lingtian managed to send a small troop of his people to skirmish with ours. This made us wonder if he got wind of our plan, so we got spooked and eventually dropped it. Your mother was not happy about this and her longing for you began to worsen, along with her mental state."

"She stopped speaking to me as much and her hair began to whiten. Occasionally she would fall into a deep slumber for days on end while dreaming about you, live a false life where nothing went wrong and you stayed with us."

"Even the best psychics among us could not extricate her, nor could those from the Amaterasu Lineage's side. However, things got even worse as Lilith's immense psychic power began to backlash on her, causing her dreams to sometimes manifest into reality."

Dante hesitated and glanced at his own son. "That is why when you first appeared I did not come out to greet you properly. ... I believed you to be just yet another one of her psychic constructs."

Interrupting, Draco asked sharply. "What made you change your mind?"

Dante sighed. "Lilith's greatest fear is the prospect of you, as an adult, harboring hatred towards us. All of her psychic constructs had always been varying degrees of soft and kind, inquiring about her health and wanting to bask in her love and warmth.

So, when you came, with eyes full of pain and a heart full of questions, I understood that you weren't one of them and had to be the real deal, especially since Lilith is not asleep now."

Dante glanced back at his wife. "She has been slowly getting worse, but it was only after hearing news about you in the world that she became like this. She has completely detached herself from the world after learning that you are safe and successful, to the point where she perpetually lives in her fantasies even while awake."

Draco glanced at Lilith and agreed. He could sense the intense psychic fluctuations from her which clearly surpassed her bloodlines capabilities and was overdrawing from her life, which was why despite being so young in terms of lifespan, she looked so old.

Back then, Draco had once tried to use his 99% bloodline and Dark Angel True Form in Boundless to replicate a mental zone for each of the core members where he diluted Time so he could train them.

Even then, he had felt the strain and had almost burned himself out. Yet Lilith dared to create an entire realm with so many people, including himself, within her mind. She was lucky she did not dilate Time in that zone, otherwise all that would be left of his mother would be a dried-up husk.

Dante gritted his teeth and got up before kneeling before Draco.

"My son! I know I have done nothing to deserve this, but I beg you, please save your mother! I will do anything you ask of me, regardless of what it is!" Dante pleaded as he placed his head on the ground in a shameful posture of kowtowing.

Draco did not stop him, nor did he acknowledge him. He simply sized up Lilith deeply and then snapped his fingers, warping Space to bring Eva and Shuangtian. The two were not surprised to have been brought here.

They had purposefully cut themselves off from Draco so that he could personally resolve this moment without their thoughts or influence guiding him. However, as both were aware of the full story, they knew that it was no longer a matter of killing his parents for their actions, but rather a matter of forgiving and accepting them.

"Restore her for me please." Draco pointed to Lilith casually.

Both Eva and Shuangtian shared a look and nodded. Much like with Gremory, they both employed their powers, but even more delicately and more extensively this time. Rather than wrest her soul, Shuangtian continually infused it with energy and restorative power, while Eva directly healed her brain and restored all the damage Lilith had suffered.

Likewise, she turned back Time for Lilith's body, replenishing all the lost lifeforce due to years maintaining this self-created fantasy. From an old woman on the verge of death, she returned to the mature and sensual beauty just before she plucked out her own eyes.

Finally, Eva gently deconstructed her fantasy realm and brought Lilith's consciousness back solidly into the real world. She also did her mother-in-law a small favor by filling in her memory gaps and letting her distinguish between reality and fantasy.

All of this occurred within a second of Draco asking for their healing, so by the time Dante looked up, all he saw was his wife, his beautiful and sexy wife, shuddering as her eyes regained clarity.

Tears formed in his eyes as he was about to thank Draco, but when he looked at his son, there was a cold smile on his lips.

"W-What's going on? Why am I back to this world?" Lilith asked shakily as she acclimatized to her return.

"Because I asked my wives to bring you back from your fake fantasy world." Draco answered coldly, causing Lilith's pupils to constrict greatly.

She turned her head slowly to regard her the young man, one who could only be her son, sitting casually on the bed opposite while beholding her with a distant look. To the side was Dante, or what should be Dante given the looks, but he looked so beaten up and terrible that Lilith's heart ached.

What had her poor handsome brute suffered to become like this?

Lilith then noticed the two beauties beside Draco, marveling at how impeccable they were, the pinnacle of femininity in two different extremes. She could recognize Eva somewhat from her child-like self that vested in the past but despite searching her memories she was sure that this was her first time meeting Shuangtian.

However, it was easy enough to guess Shuangtian's affiliation due to her bronze skin and her striking likeness to Bingtian, that poor woman. There were also hints of Litian's nature in her features, cementing her guess.

Her gaze then returned to her son, and Lilith couldn't help but feel a surge of joy. Hearing of his recent accomplishments months ago had warmed her heart, knowing that her beloved son had emerged from adversity turning into a soaring dragon!

Even though she played no part in his growth…

Reaching this thought, Lilith's joy turned to sadness. She then opened her mouth to say something, but no words would come out since she herself didn't know what to say. In her fantasy, her son had been raised by her and as such had always only looked at her with love.

Alas, this was the cruel reality. Right now, the son she had always yearned the look in Draco's eyes was one of coldness, disdain and alienation. Lilith perfectly understand the reason for this. She was not like Dante who needed to be told what Draco cared about most now, as woman and a psychic who was used to reading minds and emotions, Lilith was fully aware.

Likewise, she also understood that weaving a long story of cause and effect was useless. No matter what words she could find to explain things, they would all be in vain as the facts remained.

In this situation, there was only one thing to say.

"I'm sorry for failing you. I promise to use the rest of my life to make up for my mistakes, Draco." Lilith apologized sincerely.