Combat Maid Harem

Lawrend's figure emanated a confident aura. He smiled at her and took a step forward.

"Really? Then, I shall make you my servant for all eternity."n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

The Goddess shook her head, and a solemn expression covered her face. She took a step forward, and a ripple spread through the whole empty space.

The surroundings lit up and became visible.

As it turned out, this place was inside the core of the Human World. Flames ruptured all around them, and an intense white light blinded the vision.

A constricting feeling wrapped around Lawrend's soul. He struggled to breathe as the soul contract started taking effect. However, Lawrend didn't resist. He allowed the soul contract to turn him into her servant.

Beings at the level of Sub-God couldn't be controlled through normal means.

A large part of the Goddess' soul separated from her chest and melted into his chest. The thick and heavy soul of the Goddess froze his thoughts and took control of his mind.

"You see now. This is the power of the soul of a Goddess like me. It is trivial to control you. From now on, you shall do as I say for eternity."

Her words echoed through his mind and extended deep into the very depths of his existence.

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Like a dream within a dream, Lawrend opened his eyes and saw the Human World burning in flames. Phoenixes flew through the skies and wreaked havoc. Dragons that had never been seen before walked the lands and spewed out flames.

The chaotic world was unlike anything Lawrend had seen before. The Phoenixes and Dragons were at the level of Heaven Mages, and a few were Divine Mages.

Beneath this chaos was a human city covered with a dome of mana that isolated it from the rest of the world. Its construction emanated intense power and repelled the strongest flames from the legendary beasts.

At this moment, a woman stood at the tallest spire in the city. She watched the scary beasts roaming outside with a solemn gaze.

"That's… the Goddess!" Lawrend exclaimed.

This was the first time he had seen the Goddess like this. She didn't have her godly aura but one of a Divine Mage.

"This is her past…"

Shock covered Lawrend's face as he watched the scene unfold.

After a while, the woman flew up. A blue flame covered her right hand, and she swiped it at the dome of mana above her. An opening was cut open on the barrier, and she flew out.

The beasts immediately detected her aura, and their eyes flickered with an intense desire. The two closest ones were at the Heaven Mage level and were phoenixes. A fiery storm roared toward her with a flap of their wings.

"Pests…"

The Goddess muttered. Her eyes reflected fury and disinterest.

Blue flames extended from her back, forming two gigantic blue wings—like a phoenix's but different.

"She doesn't have the Phoenix bloodline!" Lawrend exclaimed in realization.

Ember could use phoenix wings because she had the phoenix bloodline. However, the Goddess didn't have any phoenix bloodline.

"This world will be in the hands of humans!"

The Goddess disappeared and reappeared above one of the Heaven Mage phoenixes, slashing at its neck. Its form quickly vanished and turned into flames. Glowing embers gathered from the flames and started the process of resurrection.

"I give up this disgusting magic of mine! I want to protect my world and make humans rule forever and ever!" the Goddess shouted.

A powerful will erupted with her at the center. It spread throughout the whole world and echoed into the depths of the universe.

A blurry, gray shadow appeared in the sky above her. It looked down at her and gave Lawrend a quick glance.

"What kind of god are you going to be?"

The voice seemed to come from both a woman and a man. It was more accurate to say that the voice was an amalgamation of many voices.

"A god that will protect this world and make humans rule forever!"

Her Will reached the gray and blurry figure. It stared at her meaningfully, and a door opened. Its white light blinded her and caused the phoenixes and dragons that wanted to attack her to pause.

"There are millions of races across the universe. Humans are nothing special."

"Even so, I want to protect my race! Ever since I was born, this world has been ravaged by dragons and phoenixes. This world has no god. I want to be the god that protects it!"

Once she finished talking, the white light behind the door vanished. She saw the whole infinite universe behind it and took a step forward.

When she came out again, she lacked the powerful aura she used to have. She appeared like a mortal.

"You will forever be bound to this world."

As the Creator's last words vanished into an echo, the Goddess stared at the surrounding beasts with an empty expression. She took a deep breath and bowed to the stars.

"I understand now."

The Goddess spoke in a quiet voice. She turned her head and looked at Lawrend.

"Young man, if my future has lost its way, tell her that humans have fought their way through the Darkness and Fire Era."

At the level of a Sub-God, it was possible to become self-aware despite being memories. The Goddess here was the past of the current Goddess. Despite being separated by a long time, she seemed to know what was happening in the future.

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Lawrend regained his vision and saw the Goddess standing before him. She was awfully close, and he could smell her flowery scent, which lingered in his nose.

"You have taken my soul well. Your foundations are perfect. If it weren't for your misplaced priorities, you would have become a God as well," the Goddess spoke as she examined his facial features.

A confident and teasing smile was left on her face.

"I will never regret saving Veronica. I would do it time and time again across all the possibilities."