"Huh?"
I had given two options for Rubina to choose. She definitely would not choose the first choice. But she seemed baffled when she heard the other option.
"You heard it right. I will force you to reveal all the things that you have known."
"Do you really think you could just force me to tell you everything?" Rubina sneered. "As if you could."
"I could, and I surely would."
"What?!"
With a snap of my fingers, Rubina suddenly felt something unusual within her body. She had been profusely jolting on her seat like someone who had parasitic worms wiggling in their ass.
Her wings were violently flapping, which caused gales to brush our hair. She showed a face of defiance as she was fighting an unknown force that was invading her systems.
"Nnn! What the hell did you do to my body, you bastard?!"
"You are quite resilient." I praised. "As expected of someone who had been chosen by a legendary article."
"Grrr!"
The Nightmare was actually trying to resist the force of the Kin Command that was dominating her.
Since I could properly see things as tiny as water vapors with the Microscopic Eye of the God's Eye blessing, I applied the Fragmentization extra skill to my saliva droplets in the air and secretly invaded Rubina's respiratory system.
Once infected, I used Organic Domination to slowly modify the body of Rubina and dominate her via Kin Command. It seemed to work more easily with Elise but did not go the same way with Rubina.
The possible reason for its ineffectiveness was her unbendable will. Back then, Elise was around Level 600 but was dominated by Level 500 Uriel with a little difficulty, even though Elise was greatly weakened.
I had greater Levels than Rubina in the first place, and she was greatly weakened to the ground, but she still managed to resist the Kin Command. But before everything, Rubina had such a strong will that she was recognized by a legendary weapon itself.
From there, I could conclude that the differences in power were not enough to coerce an individual. The willpower of the individual must be considered as well. That was why Rubina was able to fight back against the Kin Command.
Kin Command was not the only ability in my sleeves that I could use for dominance. Kin Command was primarily used to overwhelm the weaker members of the race. But it was not powerful enough to subjugate a willfully genetically modified one.
"You give me no choice. If that was not enough, I have to use a more effective and potent way then."
Rendering the Kin Command inefficient, I directed one of my hidden abilities at a target for the first time. The ultimate will bending ability had been cast against a sentient being for the first time.
"..."
All of a sudden, the violent behavior of Rubina had lost its intensity and she became calm. She was not struggling anymore and seemed to be silently hanging her head down.
"What happened to her, Raphael?" Mother asked. "She was so violent and hostile earlier, but she seemed to be very docile now."
"Indeed, Raphael. What did you really do to her?" Asked Mom. "And what did you do to her earlier?"
"You have nothing to worry about, mothers. I am just trying to push myself over her."
After our brief conversation, we focused our attention on Rubina, who was still slouching on her seat with her binds after I performed my skill upon her.
"Hey, Rubina. Are you still there?"
"..."
Confirming the effectiveness of my ability, I tried to ask Rubina. As if responding to me, she slowly raised her head and directed her red gaze at mine. Earlier, her eyes were burning with rage, but now they were void of any hostility.
"Hello?"
"... Hello too, Master."
With just that short response, I confirmed that the skill had taken effect on Rubina.
"Huh? What just happened, Raphael? Why had she a sudden chance of heart?"
"Do not worry, Mother. She had been brought to my knees."
"Oh my? Raphael had still been hiding some of his skills, huh?"
"He he."
What I actually did to bring Rubina under my thumb was cast her an ability that was way more powerful than the Kin Command. That was it, the Lust of the Ultra Skill: Overlord of Sins.
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[Lust]
Active: Allows the user to fully take control of the target, regardless of their willpower. The mind and the heart of the target will completely bend.
Passive: The user gains immunity to mental attacks and being magically manipulated or controlled.
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Lust was an ability that completely dominated my target; not only could it be used at once, but at multiple targets as well.
Unlike the Kin Command, which forcefully took control of the mind, Lust could covertly influence the entire psychology of the target. It was so powerful that it could completely alter the beliefs and volition of the targets.
If one was affected by Lust, the target would immediately submit to me unconditionally, no matter how much loyalty they had to the people around them; they could even betray their own family.
In simple terms, Lust would enter and hijack the soul of the target and then entirely overwrite their utmost loyalty to me. Of course, I could also order them to act like nothing happened and remain hostile toward me to avoid any suspicions.
The passive effect of the Lust was useful as well. I am now immune to mental assaults such as charm, low level illusions, dominance abilities, and more.
By the way, I could just use the Mental Dive to read her memories, but I did not do it since I might see some disturbing scenes.
"Okay, Rubina." I knew it was unnecessary since the dominion of the Lust was absolute, but I still asked. "How can you be sure that you have complete allegiance to me?"
"Of course, Master, I am very loyal to you and you alone. I can do whatever you would like to ask or request of me. Whether they are questions, orders, or even services~." Rubina said the later seductively.
"No, thank you. But, well, I think there is no need for binds."
"Thank you, Master."
"Are you really sure it is okay to free her?"
"Of course, Mother." I responded and stood up. "I can guarantee her submission to me." Then she walked toward Rubina.
Now that Rubina had completely fallen into my knees via Lust, I saw no problem with giving her a short breather, so I one by one removed her restraints. Then I went back to my seat once I had untied her.
"Ah, finally, I will be able to move more comfortably."
After being freed, Rubina stood up and stretched out her body, warming up her stiff body parts. I only removed the chains and the ropes, so she still had the collar that weakened her.
As she stretched, she had been doing some posts, possibly to seduce me. Mom and Mother had been glaring at me, subtly telling me not to look. Rubina then sat back on her seat and crossed her legs.
"Well then, Rubina." I rested my arms on the table once again and asked. "We will be throwing some questions at you, and I wanted you to answer them thoroughly."
"As you command, Master..."
Afterwards, we began questioning Rubina and slowly getting to know the truth.
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"Hey, Raphael. Are you still baffled by what Rubina has revealed to us?"
"Somewhat, Mom." I let out a sigh before I continued. "I almost could not believe that there was an unfathomable darkness that was lurking under the shadows of the world."
"Me too, Raphael. Her context was from seventeen years ago, but we cannot be sure if her claims are still credible until now."
"You have a point, Mother."
Right now, we are on the balcony of the mansion on the 60th Floor, seeking some space to think. A few hours had passed since the resurrection of Rubina, and we were here to rest ourselves.
Only me, Mom, and Mother were on the balcony, resting our arms on the railings as we gazed at the pleasant plain. I had told the others not to disturb us for a while.
Meanwhile, Czarina and Inari had been guarding Rubina. Not that they had to since Rubina was still under my control, they just had to show my parents that Rubina had been tightly guarded.
"But Rubina herself was a surprise as well." I commented. "Imagine giving birth to children who had been completely evolved at birth and had inherited some of her abilities. She was doing the same as you, but on a larger scale."
"Yeah," Mother nodded. "Your Mom and I only conceived two, yet they are giving much results. If what Rubina said was true, having that many powerful offspring would be catastrophic."
Along with the information that Rubina had disclosed to us was some information about herself, which even gave us chills.
Throughout her life, as a holder of the Monarch of the Night, Rubina had been a breeding tool for someone and had given birth to many children, which would be trained to become additional forces.
From what she said, her lastborn, who was a male, was born ten years before she died and should be around twenty-seven years old today. Other than him, there were much stronger people scattered around the world.
"How should we react on this matter, Raphael?" Mom turned her attention from the view to me.
"I don't know yet, Mom. Spilling the tea to other nations in one fell swoop might bring chaos around the continent." I then turned around and leaned over the railing. "Well, let's discuss it later. How about I show you the village above?"
"That is a good idea, son." Mother complied. "Tackling this matter any further would just give us anxiety, so it would be great to relax ourselves for a while."
"Well, I see no problem with it, so let's go now."
"Very well, mothers."
Once we settled the matter for another time, we went inside first to remind the others before going to the surface.
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