Overlooking the ongoing carnage, Lily couldn't help but frown at the floating screens she was using to observe the camp. While watching Draco slaughter his way through the camp in his madness driven rage was entertaining, at the same time it lacked any kind of refinement or artistic value.

  Then there was this elf girl, while she had very good control over her powerful blood magic, she avoided fighting whenever possible.

  The guards and civilians didn't even try to win the game, instead they formed groups and barricaded themselves in the few solid buildings scattered around the camp.

  Worst of all were the slaves, even though they saw what would happen if they got too close to one of the gates, some still tried to get out, probably driven insane by their time in captivity, others attacked some of the guards, fueled by revenge and hatred, but were quickly cut down. What remaind of the slaves hid either in their cages or in the tents the bandits normally lived in.

  "It seems like the game has reached a stalemate, mistress," Luna said, her face flushed because Lily was still playing with her tail. "You are right, my dear Luna," Lily answered with a smile on her face, seeing Luna flustered was always entertaining and her tail was so soft and fluffy that it was almost addictive, even to someone like Lily, "and I already have an idea how to spice things up a bit." Intrigued, Luna turned on her lap to look at Lily, "What kind of idea?"

  "There are three groups of survivors, one in the school building with most of the children and some of the more experienced guards, one in one of the warehouses consisting of mostly civilians and young, inexperienced guards, and finally the group in the barracks consisting of most of the trained fighters and some of Draco's closest associates."

  "The plan is to wipe them out at the same time, I will send Draco to the barracks, you will take out the civilians in the warehouse, if you are a good girl and make it entertaining I will give you a reward," Lily winked at Luna and smiled mischievously, sending Luna's thoughts spiraling and causing her face to flash bright red.

  Still flustered, Luna noticed that one group was missing, "What about the school, mistress? Are you going to take care of that yourself?"

  "No, while it would be fun to torture all those innocent souls before they turn into art, I have a much better idea. Remember that little elf girl they used as a healer?"(Lily)

  "Yes, she seems to be quite powerful, I wonder how they captured her in the first place and why she didn't kill the guards to escape."(Luna)

  "She was probably sold to those lowlifes when she was very young, probably by parents who couldn't bring themselves to kill their own daughter. Bloodmages are feared by most mortal races and are killed as soon as they are discovered."(Lily)

  "As for why she didn't flee, the chains she was wearing restricted most of her magic, leaving her with just enough magic to heal some wounded bandits, but not enough to fight her way out of the camp, especially with a dragonkin here. While she most likely didn't know what he was, she must have at least sensed that Draco was more than a normal human."(Lily)

  "Now that she is free, it would be interesting to see how far she is willing to go to keep that freedom, don't you think?"(Lily)

  "So you are testing her? To see if she is willing to massacre a school full of innocent children for her own freedom? If she is, she could be a powerful pawn in our little game with the Empire. But what if she is unwilling or even dares to turn against us?"(Luna)

  "Should she decide to turn against us, we will just kill her, we can't let someone with that kind of power run free and possibly become a problem down the road. But I don't think she is stupid enough to seriously turn against us, when you reach a certain level of mastery over your magic, you can, to some extent, sense how much magic someone is able to wield. To her, I most likely, look like something akin to a goddess."(Lily)

  "Not just to her." Luna murmured to herself, a small smile on her face and her fluffy ears flicking contentedly.

  Lily, despite having understood every word, asked Luna, "Hm? Did you say something?" before she put her hand on Luna's head, stroking it and scratching behind her ears, eliciting a soft growl of pleasure from her.

  "N-Nothing..." she stammered, "Anyway, what if she just doesn't accept your offer?"

  "Then she will just have to play the game by the rules like everyone else. Who knows, she may yet surprise us with her choices."(Lily)

  "Mistress... you have that look in your eyes again."(Luna)

  "The same look you had when we first walked into Draco's office, which probably means you know something no one else does, and everything is going to turn into pure chaos."(Luna)

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  "Whatever could you mean my darling Luna," Lily, the picture of innocence, quipped, "I am but a pure, fluffy maiden."

  "Sure, the fluffiest of all maidens." Luna laughed, which made Lily laugh too.

  "You should get going, let's get this show on the road before the night is over."(Lily)

  With a cute and slightly pouty whine, Luna got up from Lily's lap as soon as she stopped patting her.

  "No need to pout," Lily stood up and embraced Luna from behind, whispering in her ear, "just think about what awaits you once you return," before giving her a kiss on the cheek and a wink.

  "I-I should go," before her mind could shut down completely, overwhelmed by happiness, Luna jumped from the platform the throne was on and made her way to the elf girl to deliver her mistress' message.

  As soon as she was done, she would make her way to her own destination.

  Lily sat back down on her throne and thought to herself, 'How can one creature possibly be this cute, teasing her will never get old.'

  POV LUNA

  Walking through the streets, I was presented with a scene of pure delight, body parts and half-burned corpses littered the streets, living creatures reduced to meat puzzles, never to be whole again.

  Tents and buildings were either destroyed or burning, no doubt the work of Draco's mindless rampage. By now, half the camp was either utterly destroyed or on fire.

  It was a magnificent sight, all these useless, disgusting things giving their existence for the pleasure of my beloved Goddess. This world belongs to Mistress Lily and all those who oppose her shall perish, entertaining her while doing so is the least they can do, there is no greater honor for such filth.

  I was just looking at the bisected body of a small child of about 5 years old, the look of horror on the split halves of her face a sight to behold, when I felt someone sneaking up on me. Without even looking, I twisted out of the way of the blade aimed at my back, drew one of my daggers, and cut off the hand holding the sword.

  Taking in the appearance of my assailant, I found myself facing a young boy in guard uniform, probably no more than 15 years old. He immediately began screaming, waving his stump around and spraying blood everywhere. Not wanting the clothes my most generous mistress bestowed upon me to get dirty with the blood of this insect, I grabbed his arm and forced it in the other direction, breaking it in the process. "Shut the fuck up, you annoying worm!" I backhanded him across the face, breaking several of his teeth and probably his jaw, but at least he finally shut up. "Now, what should I do with you?"

  "Let go of me you filthy beast, I don't know how you got all this power, but soon enough you and that whore will be kneeling before the Emperor begging to be allowed to live as his pets." He tried to spit in my face, but I just tilted my head to the side to avoid it.

  "A fanatic, disgusting. You just made the worst possible mistake," my voice grew colder with every word, "I don't care what you say about me, other Beastkin or whoever, but you DARED to insult my glorious mistress and you will be punished for it!"

  As my anger rose, I very briefly felt a heat deep inside me, like a fire within my soul, but before I could get a hold of it, it dissipated again.

  Thinking it was just my imagination, I turned my attention back to the boy in front of me, grabbed him by the throat and lifted him off the ground. Unsheathing the claw on the index finger of my right hand, I stabbed it into his chest, slowly cutting him open until his intestines spilled out, but without killing him outright. Dropping him to the ground, I ripped out his tongue to stop his screams before gouging out his eyes with two of my claws.

  Seeing the eyes stuck on my claws, I became curious and dropped one into my mouth, surprisingly it didn't taste half bad for something that came from such filth. I popped the other eye into my mouth like it was candy, leaving the boy to die a miserable, agonizing death and continued on my way towards the elf girl.

  After wandering around for a while, I came across some fresh corpses, drained of all their blood, which meant the elf was nearby.

  I found her in a nearby tent, she didn't seem to be hurt, but the countless holes and the amount of blood splattered all over her dress told another story.

  She was deeply asleep, it seemed that blood magic, unlike natural healing magic, could only heal the body, not the mind and exhaustion.

  As I knelt beside her to shake her awake, I felt an invisible power take hold of me before a familiar magic washed over me and dispelled the hold. Realizing her control was dispelled, the elf girl jumped to her feet and immediately assumed a defensive stance.

  "What are you? Why is my control not working on you?"(Ellen)

  Although I showed no outward signs of aggression, I was ready to defend myself if she decided to attack me.

  "My name is Luna and my mistress has sent me to you with an offer."(Luna)

  "What kind of offer? And who is this mistress of yours?"(Ellen)

  "My mistress is the one who graced this camp with her presence tonight so that all of you could entertain her."(Luna)

  Sudden recognition flickered across her eyes and her posture visibly relexed, "You are the woman who sat on the lap of this goddess. I apologize for my behavior, my name is Ellen, what could a being of such power want from me?"

  "I commend you for recognizing her greatness, her offer is as follows: She has grown bored with the stalemate this game has reached and offers you your freedom should you prove willing to destroy one of the groups that refuses to play by the rules and kill every single person there."

  "And if I refuse?"(Ellen)

  "Then you will continue to play the game like everyone else, but should you turn hostile, you will be exterminated."(Luna)

  With a deep sigh, she looked me in the eyes, "Ok, I accept, where is this group and who is part of it?"

  "The group is located in the school building, it consists of some experienced guards and most of the children of the camp."(Luna)

  "Wait, you want me to massacre a group that consists of mostly children?"(Ellen)

  "Yes, is that a problem?"(Luna)

  After some thought, her gaze hardened and turned freezing, her voice devoid of emotion, she replied, "No, there is still something I need to do in this life, tell your mistress it will be done."

  "Certainly, a very good choice. Make sure to make it entertaining, my mistress is watching."(Luna)

  She turned around and left the tent, "Believe me, she will not be disappointed." With these words she vanished in a stream of blood.

  Now it was time to take out my target.

  The climax of this long night was near, and it would be bloody.