Finis Chaldea

[Bloodedge]

Ereshkigal and Elysia had no more use of Ishtar. They would proceed to dress themselves, or rather, each other while leaving Sukuna to his ultimate work. So then, how exactly would he be approaching this? Well according to Elysia, he should make sure it hurt. Easily done. "Since you asked, I'll make it a thousand times more painful," he said. Apparently, Sukuna had become willing enough to answer requests by the death goddesses.

Onto Ishtar, she continued attempting to call the death goddesses by an old name she'd been made incapable of finishing without injury. At her current rate of decay, she would have done best erring on the side of caution. Sukuna figured it wouldn't be long until she actually bit her tongue off, but he wouldn't leave her alive for very long anyway. That is... he didn't intend to. Desperation and rage reached previously unseen heights, and Ishtar spoke of possessing her own demon. Oh? Demons didn't work that way. "Shut up. If you actually had one, his mana would have made you strong enough to fight back. You don't─" Oh. That name, he knew it. Malleus was a name attributed to the one other creature Sukuna would call repugnant. Who could have guessed he was connected to this one? Amused as Sukuna had been this entire day, his expression turned notably sour the moment he heard that single name.

By Ishtar's command, the 'demon' Malleus tore through a previously-unseen barrier surrounding the area. A sickly green flame jettisoned its way to Ishtar's side, bursting upon landing into the form of a man. Glowing green eyes with slit pupils came into being first, followed by curved black horns and dark, slick, green-tinted hair. This male wore the visage of a scholar, a mage even, with a hood bearing holes for his horns. This Malleus as he was called, first saw Ishtar and scoffed. Then... he saw a scowling Demon Lord just ahead. "What... in the absolute hell is going on here? Mortal, have you been messing with my experiments?" he asked as if short on patience.

[Apollymi]

Upon hearing the request of Elysia to cause Ishtar extra pain, Sukuna offered to make it a thousand times worse. What an exciting prospect. "This one earned a trip to paradise," she said happily giving Ereshkigal a high five. Again, Ereshkigal wasn't necessarily a sadist, but Ishtar managed to bring the most hateful parts of her personality to the forefront. Ah, speaking of doing that she'd called the goddesses and tried to use their original name. She was quite certain that this one was going to lose a tongue, "It's going to fall off..." Ereshkigal said shaking her head from left to right. That moment would be left and they'd go back to getting dressed. Both of them had their clothing adjusted by the other until they were both pleased by how they looked.

Ah, but Ishtar claimed to have her own demon. And upon using the name Malleus A man with black hair and green slit pupils showed up. He had horns and was surrounded by green flames. That was interesting. More interesting than that, was what this man had to say upon his entrance. Did he just show up and call Ishtar a mortal? Was she so used to taking abuse she just allowed it everyone or anyone? That attitude was just as haughty as Ishtar's. The eyes of both of these goddesses widened and Ishtar misinterpreted the entirety of this situation. From the looks on Kur's faces to the words originally spoken by Sukuna! "I was summoned here. But... Yeah! Look who's talking now! You aren't so high and mighty anymore are you? All of you will suffer now. I am the only one who can be chosen. You'll see! I bet he'll be able to break her! If you managed all you did with Ku- " a bite to her tongue had it nearly severed from her jaw. "Weeee. fixsh it. I'm hurt!" that was her first command to this demon she was bound to. Of course she couldn't read this room, but now Ereshkigal and Elysia were wondering if the this 'demon' as he was being called was really as dumb as Ishtar was herself.

[Bloodedge]

Malleus had appeared near Ishtar as she sported a form he couldn't even recognize, hovering just ahead of his top experiment who appeared to be in an unstable state. Apparently, she was summoned here. How? That didn't make sense, as one who could draw out Ishtar could not have reached his... oh. Another glance in the presumed experiment's direction, and that scowl made perfect sense... but no, that couldn't be, could it?

Ishtar began to gloat. It seemed she thought this half-assed attempt at making a demon was something that could thwart Sukuna, or even save Ishtar herself. She even thought that same halfling could break Ereshkigal/Elysia, as if anyone but Sukuna himself could manage that. Yet again, she attempted to use the wrong name, only to nearly lose her tongue. Sukuna supposed he wouldn't be having fun with this after all. "I'm sick of your shit. Ladek vensh sif!" he chanted. Sukuna's Cursed Speech in this instance held an intensity that could function against a Source. By the time he opened his mouth though, Malleus had come to understand what was going on here. Sukuna's words were likely to be heard, but the effect would be skipped as Malleus ported Ishtar away in an instant. He'd be dealing with her cursed self at a later time. "Sukuna the Obscene. Isn't your time long past?"

What a ridiculous question. This little pretender could only even think of calling himself a demon because Sukuna was sealed beforehand. Shouldn't he be bending the knee already, while speaking with the one who gifted him? "Malleus the Cunt. Where are my fingers?" an impatient Sukuna asked. To that, Malleus held a gentle hand to his own chest, wearing a mocking expression upon his face. "Mind yourself, decrepit little demon. Four are here, just as four are in your current body. I am sure we can all count," said Malleus, who went on to inspect the forms of both remaining women. "Oh? You've made one of them into a Demon God? It seems you've done part of my job for me. I may want one of these. One chance. I exercise my authority as a Great Spirit and a Demon Lord. I will take one of these, you other two may continue living as you are, and you Sukuna, can even keep the four fingers you currently have. Shall we agree on these simple terms?"

[Apollymi]

At the point where Ishtar started to gloat it seemed that Sukuna reached his maximum level of discontent. He uttered words in a way which made both Ereskigal and Elysia look wide eyed with excitement. They were curious what kind of way Ishtar would kill herself given her already rough and mangled state. Ah but then she disappeared. Ishtar herself was rather surprised to find herself in the floor of a room in Dis, writhing as she was given an order to kill herself. 'How could he actually want me dead? What did that bitch do to him?' these were her only questions. This 'demon' that came to her rescue at least had the good sense to know when things weren't going his way. Ah, too bad... Ishtar had escaped. Oh well, she'd make sure that one received more torture of a different sort and she very well wouldn't be uttering her former name at all so that was good.

Now then what wasn't good. Apparently the man that the two forms of death had been bound to, was known as Sukuna the Obscene. That was a strange name but if his nature was obscene acts it made sense of how he approached her in the first place. She wasn't necessarily against his nature at all and as such this didn't bother her. Ah, but this one called Malleus seemed to be just the wrong side of appreciable as a person. He made Sukuna a strange offer, wanting to take one of the goddesses off his hands in exchange for leaving Sukuna be with the other one. Both girls reacted the same way without prior thought. "Eww..." they said at the same time. "He reminds me of Enki," said Ereshkigal. "Yeah. Well we didn't have high hopes or anything. He is connected to Ishtar," said Elysia. Ah, that was interesting. Neither of these women seemed to fear being handed over to the other man. But they also saw themselves as belonging to Sukuna and knew they were simply two sides of the same coin. There was no one without the other. But as they stood here they had more questions, like why was there a 'Great Spirit' here who was trying to make a deal? That went directly against what a young 'Kur' had been told by her mother about the Great Spirits.

[Bloodedge]

Sukuna's gaze was burning and piercing all at once, all aimed at the one who called himself a Great Spirit and Demon Lord. It had to be an interesting feeling, to possess the traits of two great species and be unwanted by both of them. No matter; Sukuna was not here to console a bastard, nor was he here to do anything about the situation. He wanted his missing fingers, and Malleus had four on his person right now. "So you've got four..."

Mathematically, Malleus had a point. Sukuna had four fingers, and he had four fingers while originally being a Spirit, great though he was not. Realistically though, that math held no weight whatsoever. Realistically, Malleus still didn't hold a candle to Sukuna no matter how much of the demon's power he possessed. "I just finished telling that meat-bag you answered the call of: those two are like my personal sluts now. Actually, if you tried one of them, you might fall in and drown. We'll never find out for sure though. You won't make it long enough," Sukuna declared.

Malleus wasted no further time. This old demon would discover the truth via direct example. Those sickly green flames spread around Malleus' body. Surprisingly, they disappeared immediately. One male was surprised by this, and it was not Sukuna. Malleus' eyes widened, and then... there was an arm hooked around his neck. "What is─" Malleus tried to speak, but that arm tightened around his throat. Large breasts were squeezed against his back, and blonde hair was draped over his shoulder, just in view. The goddess who suffered a destroyed Source earlier had been reanimated by Sukuna, at least physically. Her body was officially Sukuna's puppet, empowered by his Curse Energy and apparently more powerful than Malleus as a result. Sukuna even forced a bit of flexibility into the goddess' body, making it contort until her legs wrapped around Malleus' arms to pin them. Sukuna would then step closer. "So here's the real deal," he said, slowly pushing one hand into Malleus' chest. Much to his satisfaction, the alleged spirit/demon winced, gurgled and screamed. This was not a spiritual insertion, after all; Sukuna was truly stabbing a hole into the other male's chest slowly with his hand. "I'm taking these back. Then I'll figure out what I'm doing about you getting in my way." That was as much of a deal as Sukuna would offer, given as he casually plucked a single finger from within the other male's torso. He tossed the first into his own mouth as if it were a snack, then went digging for the second. Ah, he had something to say to Ereshkigal and Elysia as well. "Finger?" he asked as if offering.

[Apollymi]

For a little while it seemed like there was some kind of standoff taking place. All the while both Ereshkigal and Elysia watched and listened for Sukuna's reply to the supposed offered deal. Of course, he said no. But it wasn't just a no. It was a no that involved a certain amount of ownership. They belonged to him, as much as such a thing could apply and he wouldn't be turning them over. Didn't that create some kind of warm fuzzy feeling within the chests of both these individuals. To be chosen twice in a single day, and to have it reinforced that was just the best wasn't it? Even if the words he chose to use were a bit abrasive, the meaning of them was still the same. Bascially, Sukuna had told the man he couldn't be replaced. Ah, but it wasn't all.

In the same moment they both got to see a new curse in action. Watching as this spirit tried and failed at whatever he was doing only to end up, arms pinned to his sides being strangled. Sukuna reanimated the corpse of the fallen goddess, which Sukuna used to pin this Spirit/Demon hybrid and then he commenced to reclaiming what belonged to him. "That really was a lot like Enki," Ereshkigal said remembering the day her brother had approached her like he was in charge and then gotten himself dragged into the underworld. "Yeah, that was a pretty interesting curse though..." said Elysia as she watched on with a similar amount of interest. It was a sight to see, Sukuna ingesting his fingers gaining more of his power as he did so. He'd also basically pushed a hole into this creatures chest. It really did seem like he wasn't much of anything at all. Having successfully dressed each other, Ereshkigal and Elysia held hands seeming to find comfort in doing so. He even offered them one which got two startling different reactions. "No thank you," said Ereshkigal. But Elysia's face became one of the slightest hints of sadism. "She means we'll just take the mana afterwards~" she said with a grin. "Why are we like this?!" was the exclamation of Ereshkigal which only caused laughter. Once again this scene seemed to be one of mild amusement instead of a life or death situation.

[Bloodedge]

Malleus would have tried speech, but all that came from him was a gurgled mess of noises while Sukuna searched his soul for the next finger. Luckily for Malleus, there was pause taken. Ingesting that first finger had an unusual effect. He felt... a little out of sorts. With the lack of a hand actively moving around in his torso, Malleus became a bit smug. "What's wrong, Sukuna? Did you think you could reclaim those fingers after they've blended with the power of a Spirit? I will control you," he gloated. True enough, it seemed Malleus' essence was making its way into Sukuna's body at a rapid pace. So... this was what Spirits were capable of? There was all the potential for the Demon Lord of Obscenity to be overtaken by this energy. It possessed a strong sense of self, as if it consciously rejected the idea of being less than his power as a Destroyer.

... He'd have been worried if Malleus had the power of a Spirit.

Instead, Sukuna laughed. This was no cause for concern; he could even take time to converse with the... twins? Twins. "Suit yourselves. These have a little spice added. It's not too bad, I guess," he quipped. The fact that he'd yet to be possessed was upsetting to Malleus, who went about freeing himself from the dead goddess' clutches. Her body snapped in multiple places across multiple limbs, falling to Malleus' rear as his hands clasped together. "It seems the Void has made you stronger No matter. Let's see how you fare in my Domain." As Malleus spoke, a great darkness spread from him. Said darkness appeared all-encompassing until it formed a barrier around Malleus, Sukuna and the goddesses. "Welcome to the Bane of Mortality," he stated. Within this barrier of his, there was an ancient-looking castle surrounding the group, and numerous chandeliers sporting that trademark green flame of Malleus. The atmosphere of this place was sickening, and caused aging of all physical bodies. Even so, Sukuna remained motionless and unbothered. "This will be the end for at least two of you. None can escape the Domain of a Spirit. Mine in particular is infallible."

"So... this is how those things are made, huh," Sukuna mused as apathetically as ever. There was no decay or anything of the sort occurring on his end. In fact, he was at the height of relaxation, stretching before bringing his hands together in a similar fashion to Malleus... yet quite different. His middle and ring fingers were extended and held parallel, while his fore and pinky fingers curled in toward his palms. Sukuna appeared to be working on something, but... what exactly was it?

[Apollymi]

Malleus was a self-assured individual. He was quite certain he'd be able to gain control of Sukuna. But as Ereshkigal and Elysia watched onwards they realized something important. There was quite a bit of power missing from an exchange like this, it didn't even remind them of their earlier sexual terror at the hands of Sukuna. Perhaps they were still under the effects of Sukuna's mana and thus desensitized to the severity of this situation? Well, no... that couldn't be Sukuna was still laughing even when it was mentioned that Malleus intended to try and control him. Ah, there was nothing to worry about.

What was more, Sukuna implied that that the fingers that had come out of Malleus were just a bit spicy instead of being anything else. It was a joke he made to the pair. And it would be met by one of the twins who had a habit of speaking up to say outrageous things, "I assure you, there is only one kind of spice we like... and it's not whatever that is~" these were Elysia's words in the moment and it left Ereshkigal red in the face. "Can we not flirt right now?" she asked of herself. "As if there's a better time~" This was apparently par for the course, as far as their conversation type was concerned. But serious moments became more serious by the moment.

Malleus fought off the corpse that was the former fertility goddess. Ah and then the domain of a Spirit was shown. How intense. Both Ereshkigal and Elysia looked around at it with wide eyes. It was quite the gloomy looking place fitting with their general tolerance of things, but it was also rather lacking in a way they couldn't really figure out. Perhaps the name of it gave them a strange idea but didn't quite meet up to the idea that they were used to. "Bane of Mortality..." these were the words of Ereshkigal but Elysia seemed to be giving it a bit of thought. Ah the power here was supposed to be decaying what was within. It was claimed by this man that only two people would survive? Hm, should they play along with it? They were giving it consideration at least. Elysia was more than happy to pretend allowing her natural glow to dim a bit in the green lights here, as a conscious effort.

[Bloodedge]

The one called Elysia mentioned a specific preference for things considered spicy. Oh, was that what it tasted like? He hadn't even been wondering, but it sounded like she was making a direct reference to his mana. "Then you can have that now if you want it. I'm not too busy," Sukuna said ever so casually. Indeed, he thought little enough of Malleus to offer himself up to both goddesses while... technically in the middle of a fight. "Actually. Either way, both of you, come over here."

With his offer, Sukuna gestured with his head toward either side of himself. He'd ideally have one goddess to his left, and the other to his right while completing whatever technique he was working on. He'd give enough time for them to take whatever position they intended, and then... "Got it. Domain Expansion: Malevolent Shrine!" the demon chanted. Sukuna was not to create a separate space within a barrier, as most Spirit Domains were. Like an artist drawing on air instead of a canvas, he directly manifested his would-be Domain onto reality. A sea of still, dark water appeared in place of a floor beneath them all. Where Sukuna and presumably the twin goddesses stood, the main feature of his Domain appeared as a Buddhist shrine that had been disfigured to enshrine a demon such as Sukuna himself. The shrine had horns on the roof, skulls hanging at each of the corners of the roof, mouths coming out of each side of it, and was surrounded with bull-shaped skulls. The shrine's opening seemed to be a massive, open mouth, beyond which Sukuna would be seen sitting atop a long Chrysanthemum throne. There was plenty of room upon said throne for both Ereshkigal and Elysia to be seated, or even stretched out to either side if they saw fit.

As a consequence to Sukuna's Domain Expansion technique, Malleus' own Domain was shredded to bits. How?! Sukuna was no Spirit; he could not make use of a Domain. Moreover, this was not a conventional Domain at all. "What the hell is this?! You make a farce, cancel my Domain, and have the nerve to call this a Domain? Domains are meant to be inescapable; I could just walk out of this on a whim!"

Malleus was right. Domains were expected to have barriers to enable a certain-hit technique within. Malleus obviously didn't notice the true power of Sukuna's technique. This Domain of his stretched far and wide. By not constructing a barrier, Sukuna was able to make a more personal decision. "I made a Binding Vow. This thing here is about 200 meters long. Run if you want~"

[Apollymi]

Sukuna and Elysia were content to flirt and embarrass the hell out of Ereskigal in the process. The admission by Sukuna that he could afford to split his attention and feed them at this point was an interesting bit of news to Elysia. All the while Ereshkigal managed only to bury her face in her hands. "I'm pretty sure we're still full... but that is great information to have~" said Elysia. "You're doing this on purpose..." Ereshkigal said the full weight of her face bright red in the interim. She was content enough in this situation that she was experiencing embarrassment instead of direct concern about her life. Ereshkigal managed to look mortified as they held hands and moved to either side of him, continuing to hold hands behind his back as Ereshkigal ended up on his left-hand side, and Elysia ended up on his right.

After joining him, Sukuna went on to do something he called a domain expansion. Ah. That was interesting, the little space around them had been shredded replaced by a japanese style buddhist shrine complete with a Chrysanthemum throne big enough for the three of them to share in the most relaxed way possible. It looked so cool and so much better than the one that had been erected around them before. "Woah! Sweet!" both Ereshkigal and Elysia seemed to be quite enthused by what they were seeing. "Look at the bones!" Ereshkigal maintained a childish level of excitement in the moment. Elysia could only smile given the amount of pure joy currently located in the other death goddess. They both sat down soon enough but it was all while looking around. The differences between them became obvious in the moment as one of them sat straight legs crossed at the ankles seemingly in review of this entire place even with her eyes wide. As opposed to the dark and regal mistress, the one dressed in light white clothing with her hair in a low ponytail, seemed apt to lounge about. Her body was relaxed and leaning against the still nude Sukuna seemingly content as she continued to hold her sisters hand behind his back. Both of them appeared to be rather relaxed given the situation.

[Bloodedge]

200 meters?! Impossible! No Domain could be so extensive. On the other hand, he did construct it without a barrier. Truly, this could only be called a divine technique. What was Malleus to do if there was no bluff on Sukuna's part? Surely there was a bluff, right? No... no, he was far too relaxed; Malleus could see the signs of feigning. Sukuna was merely sitting there on his throne, nude, a goddess on either side of him. He was even spewing flirtatious vulgarities to them while locked in combat with Malleus himself!

"Full? You both look empty to me," Sukuna said to Elysia. Both were in comfortable positions, but that little refusal was worth commenting on. "That's a pity. I thought it would leave a bigger impression if you were both sucking away while I kill this pretender," he mused. Alas, if it was not to be, he'd deal with Malleus regardless. Speaking of Malleus, he'd made a decision to escape. A cloak of green flame encompassed him, spreading outward to obscure him from sight. While he was unseen, he'd escape to the rear. Except... he wouldn't. Sukuna had already raised a casual hand, and with a flick of two fingers, Malleus suffered an immediate severing of both legs. He'd fall over immediately, and be actively attempting to crawl away when he became visible again.

[Apollymi]

Sukuna was very relaxed and Malleus had decided that the jig was up so to speak. Both Ereshkigal and Elysia seemed to think this tactical retreat as a reasonable course of action and at the very least proved to be more competent than Ishtar, not that it was a huge feat to accomplish. He still gave Ereshkigal an unnerved feeling much like Enki in that last full millennia he'd been alive. It seemed that Sukuna thought both the women at his side looked empty, meanwhile both the young women were positively brimming with energy at this point.

"I am sure if we were currently one right now, we'd have to make something to avoid exploding," she said with a bright smile. As for his stance on using this as a method of showing off against the man known as Malleus Ereshkigal could only shrug. "Really? Seems like a bit of a waste against someone who seems to have been either over confident or bluffing, or... yes?" These were Ereshkigal's words on the matter all the while it seemed that Sukuna was more than able to remove Malleus' legs from his body and leave him trying to crawl away. "Aren't Great Spirits supposed to be... for lack of a better term, great?" this was the question of Elysia. She wasn't even intending to tease in this moment she just had a genuine bit of confusion recoiling the stories of their childhood with the truth of this being before them. Just the same both of these goddesses believed that someone should die today, she'd only avoided completely capturing the soul of Ishtar thinking she'd die, and this man had technically come between Ishtar and the comeuppance that she deserved.

[Bloodedge]

"Waste it, or explode. It doesn't really matter which," Sukuna said casually. Here on his throne in this new domain, the demon could feel Malleus no matter how much he tried to run or hide. When the halfling was no longer shrouded under guise of green flame, Sukuna gazed out unto his severed legs and crawling upper body. As for the potential waste of his efforts involving Ereshkigal and Elysia, he saw things no such way. If there was one thing those of Sukuna's ilk enjoyed no matter what, it was an unnecessary flex. "You think he's not worth it? I think that's all the more reason. I've got a thing for stomping out the little ones who talk the most shit," he proclaimed.

Malleus was not allowed to even crawl away. Sukuna beckoned toward himself, effectively dragging the other male via telekinesis to the shrine's base. Malleus still had a hole in his chest. He wasn't reeling from the chopping of his legs; it would have been disappointing if he had been. Elysia was right about Great Spirits. They were meant to be... great. "The great ones are supposed to be as strong as it gets. This one was one of their offspring before he cut himself in half. After that, he was out raping people even before I was born. I guess that makes him my second dad?" What a hilarious thought. In a way, Malleus was the first to showcase obscenity, before it all coalesced into Sukuna upon his birth. "I guess you could say me being born stole from him, then he stole from me. That's how cycles go, isn't it? Ashes to ashes," he contemplated. All the while, he was calling out to the second finger Malleus possessed, plucking it telekinetically from the pretender's body and dragging it through air into his own mouth. Another pulse of power occurred; each one was shaking reality more and more. Within the space of Sukuna's domain, the blood of Malleus was being integrated into the atmosphere. Sukuna and the others were sheltered by the shrine, but just outside was a rain shower of blood. Such was a sign of a massacre within the demon's domain; even Malleus could feel death looming overhead.

[Apollymi]

Waste or explode? Ereshkigal and Elysia had been doing both throughout the day. It was why this building had been covered in white before now. Ereshkigal didn't waste, and instead exploded into a beautiful fashion. At the same time, Elysia had taken much into herself, even seeming to cause more to fall into the depths of her body before it began to be expelled outward in just an overflow of mana and a drug induced state. "Hm, I'm pretty sure we do a bit of both most of the time," Ereshkigal said casually. Soon after though, Sukuna was explaining that he believed in thoroughly crushing those weaker than himself and found it most amusing. "Obscenity is definitely sounding like something that fits you... I mean, I get it. I guess..." she said thinking back to her past actions and finding at least a couple of them counted as these major flexes that Sukuna spoke of.

Malleus had been trying to crawl away, but he'd been beckoned back. Even the loss of this legs hadn't truly shaken him, which was like good for maintaining his ego. Even so, Sukuna was basically just dragging around a dish full of snacks for his own consumption. He gave the death goddesses context for their understanding. The great spirits were great, and this green fellow as an offspring of the original who had been raping people long before even Sukuna was born. "No wonder he reminds us of Enki," this was all Elysia had to say about it. Apparently these two people had been taking from each other on and off over the course of time. That was an interesting thing to have happen but it seemed that this cycles victor was a bit clearer than it might have been in past cycles. This made Ereshkigal wonder if both of these individuals needed to exist to balance out the world. She could see the potential uses of one like Sukuna in the world, but the words about what happened to this 'great spirit' over time made her question his methods. Elysia while she heard out the explanation found herself absently tracing those tattoos on Sukuna's arms with her free hand. Actually, Ereshkigal was doing something similar with the markings on his thighs, both goddesses were obviously very comfortable in the moment.

[Bloodedge]

"Oh? Good. If it's not too much, it's not enough," Sukuna insisted. It was fully his intention to go well beyond what Ereshkigal, and now Elysia, could physically handle. He got quite a jolly from seeing the goddess overstimulated and overflowing; she could expect many repeats of their previous session in future. She found 'obscenity' to be a fitting theme for him. She was very right about that, though even she had not yet seen the limits of his connection to the concept. "You'll get it more later. I'll run both of you ragged before the night's over."

First and foremost, Sukuna had to recover himself. Two of four fingers had been taken from Malleus, and he was already pulling the first from his soul. Whoever this 'Enki' person Ereshkigal spoke of was, the mention of his similarity to this individual left Sukuna with no intention of meeting them. One more finger flew into Sukuna's mouth as his primary eyes shifted toward Ereshkigal's hand, and his secondary pair looked toward Elysia's. Their casual tracing of seals on his body was something of interest. What was she gaining from that motion? "What's with that?" he asked the pair. Maybe there was some sort of power they were making contact with? If it was anything else, it was probably beyond Sukuna's understanding.

[Apollymi]

According to Sukuna if what was going on was not too much, it wasn't enough. Ereshkigal could at least say she understood he meant those words. Given her first interaction with him, she was quite sure he didn't know the meaning of moderation. That was fine with her though, truth be told he was probably more prone to overindulgence in certain senses. "That's extreme. But I guess it isn't really a problem," these were Ereshkigal's words on the matter. Of course, Elysia wouldn't immediately speak, she found it too fun to watch her other self dance around subjects like she was rather antsy about the entirety of the situation. And what was this... he planned to run them both ragged before the end of the night. "Don't threaten us with a good time~" Elysia was prone to saying whatever she felt like. That much was obvious, even more so than the little snarky replies Ereshkigal said a time or two just because she'd been overwhelmed or they'd slipped out of her consciousness.

Another finger was being digested by Sukuna and each one seemed to confer to him a greater amount of the power he was apparently supposed to have already. All the while both Ereshkigal and Elysia were absently tracing those seals across his body. They weren't actually receiving any power from them, and it wasn't entirely a nervous gesture either. When he rather suddenly returned his eyes to both of them, Ereshkigal gained conscious knowledge of what she was doing and almost stopped. At the very least her face reddened immensely and it was only a gentle firmness applied to the hand behind Sukuna's back by Elysia which allowed her to continue. All the while Elysia continued as if nothing had been done in the first place. "A couple of things. We're comfortable and still a bit... buzzed, yeah I'll call it that," she started which made Ereshkigal looked more horrified than ever. "And we didn't get the chance to take them all in before so we're doing it now," she finished her explanation. An absent-minded habit made her comfortingly stroke this man, her heightened senses seemed to make it a reasonable thing to do. She wasn't trying to take anything from it, but she probably could in tiny increments and maybe she would later. "Is that weird?" Ereshkigal asked. He was so close it almost seemed wrong not to touch him, it was also now comforting and grounding to do so. And Elysia wasn't actually wrong she was just kind of interested in all the markings along his body for various reasons.

[Bloodedge]

Sukuna was a demon of his word. He'd spoken this truth earlier in his interaction with Ereshkigal, formerly Kur, but perhaps she needed reminding. If she did, she'd learn all over again how frank he was by the time this day ended. Even now, he was thinking the pair needed better understanding of his deviant nature. Ereshkigal would especially fall victim, considering an earlier exchange between her and Elysia. "That wasn't a threat," was all he said.

Sukuna's gaze was split between both women, but the one on Ereshkigal was a bit more... piercing, so to speak. Elysia claimed their fingers were moving along his skin as a thing of comfort and something they'd missed out on earlier. Ereshkigal however, seemed almost ready to stop her movements for a moment. She'd have been better off not doing things like that; she only made herself a target with those reactions. It was she who asked if their behavior presently was weird. Upon ingesting the penultimate finger kept in Malleus' body, Sukuna shifted the whole of his scrutiny to the black-clad goddess. "How should I know? It makes me think you're overdue for having your ass stuffed. Is that weird?" he retorted. If his reaction to it was strange, then the act itself was surely unusual. It wasn't as if he was anything but raring to go at any given moment, though, so perhaps his perception was a bit off. Either way, the moment Malleus was finally ended would be the beginning of something truly great, if one were to ask Sukuna about the near future.

[Apollymi]

According to Sukuna what he'd said to this duo wasn't a threat. Elysia had some memory of the man claiming to be a demon of his word. Ah, well that was just something to look forward to wasn't it? "Well that sounds promising doesn't it?~" she mused looking over to Ereshkigal and giving her raised brows as if to hint at something. There was nothing in Ereshkigal's mind which would allow her to interpret that look. This pair of people were going to be the end of her sanity. And given that this other woman was half herself, she was still left to question why her internal self was like this. Had she just absorbed too much unnecessary filth from her time ruling the underworld, had it polluted her ideals? She supposed time would tell.

Ereshkigal had been ready to stop their movements before her other self started to explain them. It was her nature to stop doing things which were pointed out to her that made her feel like she was being singled out for some reason. This was only made worse by the piercing gaze that was turned upon her. She'd begun almost squirming as her fingers traced the lines on his thighs, and she'd definitely averted her gaze for the time being. She wasn't sure why this man made her so very uncomfortable in random instances, but she was sure she'd done nothing to deserve this amount of torture in her life. Still as this man ate his own fingers from the body of a halfling while chatting casually with what were essentially his two wives, the more prim of the pair wondered if she was odd for her chosen activity. And what did he have to say to that? He didn't know, it made him think she'd been too long without anal probing? Ereshkigal's face gained red by the second starting from her neck and going up to her ears. She immediately turned her face away and those slight tracing motions had become almost feverish. "It.... is... well... why? That's such an extreme reaction!" there she managed to get out the entire sentence but not without gaining the hue of a tomato. Poor Ereshkigal, she'd basically become an object of mental torture by virtue of some of the most simple methods known to all of creation.

[Bloodedge]

"It should," he assured after Elysia spoke up. Given what he'd seen of her, he expected nothing short of willingness. Ereshkigal however, had consistently been one to withdraw from her baser instincts, even to the point of questioning herself for what she enjoyed. Sukuna could have fun with both─ even a different type of fun with each individually. However, he rather enjoyed having both active at once for how they interacted with each other.

If he had to choose just one to torment, Sukuna would choose Ereshkigal every time. She shrank under his scrutiny. The movements of her finger became an erratic mess as she stammered through something resembling a reply. She turned her face away, and one hand of Sukuna's was there to meet the cheek farthest from him, all to turn her head fully in his direction while he stared brazenly. "Don't run from me, little girl. I'll show you extreme, and you'll never know what normal is again." This, too, was far from a threat by Sukuna. He'd flip the goddess inside-out and leave her wondering what sort of world she was in by the time he finished... if he finished.

Speaking of finishing, there was only a single finger left to pull from Malleus. Sukuna felt a great deal of resistance from the pretender, though not enough to hinder him at all. One more finger emerged from Malleus' chest and flew into the true demon's mouth. In that moment, Sukuna officially became twice as strong as he'd been hours before. No... there was a bit more in him now than even that. He was brimming with power that almost compared to how he was in his first incarnation. "Hehehehaha! I feel great! I haven't been this strong in such a long time!" he exclaimed. From that moment, Sukuna didn't even move to shred Malleus' body to ribbons; it seemed to simply happen at a glance. Malleus' arms, half of his head, and most of his torso went missing instantly. Ah, but what was this? Something was odd. When Sukuna looked at this individual, there was no Source present─ only a Core. With what remained of his head, Malleus saw the realization in Sukuna's face and grinned widely. "... Cowardly little shit."

[Apollymi]

Sukuna was such a self-assured individual compared to Ereshkigal she was quite certain nothing truly shook him at all. Here and now, Elysia seemed to be quite smitten with the idea of continuing. As much as she loved her other self, she also enjoyed tormenting her. It was far too easy to do even by her own standards. She understood that at his nature Sukuna was pretty predatory so he'd also likely enjoy the constant bit of chase that was allowable by the innocence of Ereshkigal. All the while he could also enjoy her blunter inner thoughts in the form of Elysia.

Soon enough such a predilection would be making itself known, as Sukuna's words managed to cause a stark change in the outward showing of Ereshkigal's personality. For all the trouble she'd gone through of separating herself from the intensity of this demon's gaze, he soon had a hand to the side of her face, turning her head and forcing her to face him. He brazenly stared into her reddened visage while she summoned all the courage she had to look him in the eye. He ordered her not to run from him and made the claim that he'd show her extreme and she'd not know what normal was again. "Well... that's... it's..." that stammer was something which seemed to happen around this man more often in the last few hours than it had happened at any other point in the last few centuries. "It's not like I planned to run or understand normal anyway!" she exclaimed. This was true, all discomfort Ereshkigal felt under the scrutiny of Sukuna never really made her want to run from him properly. She simply didn't know how to fully handle her emotional state around him all the time and he took issues with her coping mechanisms. This only made Elysia laugh that sinister little laugh of hers. "Ufufufufu~ That one took a while to get out~ It makes me wonder if I should translate~" she mentioned. Ah, that one was a bit of an instigator too wasn't she?

Ah, the fun between these two goddesses and their resident demon was something which could be cut short. Sukuna ingested the last of the fingers present within the body of Malleus and his body was shredded by the power alone. It was practically wafting off him, only to leave Sukuna to discover that the true form of Malleus was never present to begin with. "Well that sucks... but... congratulations~" Both Ereshkigal and Elysia mentioned. It had to be nice to come back into power you used to know. "Do you want to keep being called Sukuna?" Ereshkigal asked, knowing it was possible for him to rename himself as he'd only just spawned in this world properly.

[Bloodedge]

Once he forced Ereshkigal to face him directly, he saw the only thing that rivaled the active blood shower in redness. At this rate, her face would burst open. Ereshkigal returned to her stammering ways, following up with an eventual outburst. She didn't plan to run, and she didn't plan to understand 'normal'? She'd done it to herself again. "So you agree. You're gonna be fucked brainless, and I'll keep going until your head is screwed back on properly. She'll help." At the end of his speech, Sukuna gestured toward Elysia. There was one more thing happening at the same time, though. A tongue had emerged from the hand holding Ereshkigal's face, slithering its way toward her mouth to insert itself. Another from his free hand decided to focus its attention on Elysia's side from below. That one had alluded to translating from the other, so she was to receive his gaze next. "She's always embarrassed by the stuff in her own head when you say it. Go ahead."

That bastard mashup of creatures called Malleus ran away from confrontation long before he'd even been seen. Sukuna was a fool; he failed to realize that body had appeared without a Source to destroy. To call oneself a Spirit, one couldn't show that sort of cowardice. Other Destroyers would rather destroy themselves and everything around before being taken out. Malleus... simply ran to safety. Luckily for him, Sukuna had no need to locate him immediately. There were two women at his side; his purpose for incarnating had been fulfilled. He'd even recovered more power than he cared to collect on this first trip. So then, what of his name? He could keep it, he could change it... or... "Ryomen," he said after a brief silence. The thought had crossed his mind earlier upon hearing another's name and title. Why shouldn't he get in on that extra stuff? "Ryomen Sukuna, King of Curses!" And so, his name was solidified. A lovely little homage to his previous incarnation and all actions taken then was made, and... well, who wouldn't want to be king of something? He'd have a go at that, since Ereshkigal and Elysia were both essentially 'queen' as part of the names.

[Apollymi]

Ereshkigal's face would be almost constantly blushed by embarrassment whenever Sukuna decided to pay attention to her like he was now. After all, she wasn't ever sure how to react to the things he said and she was always still questioning everything including herself. Here and now, her words had been taken as some sort of agreement and Sukuna had decided to twist those words around a bit. "Wait that..." she didn't get to finish as a tongue from his hand found its way into her mouth. Here and now she had to fight off the invader so she would. But the hand in her lap seemed to be ruffling her skirt while the other previously exploring his tattoos seemed to settle gently gripping his thigh. The natural inclinations of Ereshkigal seemed to have much more to say about her than the words she'd messed up on the way out. "Of course I'll help. And yes, but that is just because she has a brain filter... something that seems wholly unnecessary when she's talking to you~" said Elysia. From her perspective as a shared aspect of Ereshkigal she knew the other lass to be a bit emotional and incapable of properly expressing it. So then what did that strange sentence she uttered actually mean? She'd think over how best to explain it while a tongue began its exploration of her own body, which brought heat to her face as well, since she could enjoy without the inbuilt embarrassment. "What Eresh actually meant was, when you act all aggressive like that it makes her weak-kneed and horny and aside from her basic instinct to panic she'd actually really enjoy taking some dick all afternoon~" she said with an appreciable amount of confidence. "Why would you tell him that?!" Eresh was nearly panicked she was sure her face had exploded all she could feel in her face was heat. "It also goes without saying, I'd like some too. I'm technically still a virgin here~" she mused seeming to find that to be one of the more interesting parts of her life since her birth.

Both of these women would be with Sukuna and that would be fine. Here and now he was deciding upon his name and just like his original one, he seemed content to take his name in the stylings of the Japanese. Last name then first name and then title. He was Ryomen Sukuna, King of Curses. That was a nice healthy name and title. Equivalent enough to these two for it to make sense for him to be connected to them and them to be connected to him. Aside from the fact that he'd chosen them, they'd also chosen him, it was a pretty fair moment, Ereshkigal's constant embarrassment aside. Whatever was going on with Malleus could indeed wait, he had two very beautiful young queens to torment and entertain.

[Bloodedge]

'Wait that' was all Ereshkigal managed to say before her mouth was invaded by the long tongue of Sukuna's hand. What a shame. She could have surely gotten a bit more out, but it seemed she was content to fend off that foreign tongue. In doing so, her body reacted in a most natural fashion. No longer did she trace her finger along his thigh. Instead, she gripped the thigh itself, bringing Sukuna's attention down in time to see her other hand grasping at her skirt. Oh... how interesting. The words of Elysia rang true indeed. His aggression was currently having a very obvious effect on the shyer of two death goddesses that seemed to be exactly what Elysia described. "Looks like it," he agreed.

Ereshkigal herself didn't argue directly, but she did wonder why her 'twin' outed her so blatantly. Since she had the gall to present such an outburst, she could do something else. That tongue forced its way back into her speaking mouth immediately, thrashing about within as if it had no purpose other than invading all available space. Meanwhile, the tongue making its way up Elysia's side slithered under her clothing on its way up to her bosom. Those tongues didn't appear to have a limit of extension, as it would eventually find and tease Elysia's nipple under that white fabric. "Virgin? Ah, right. I only took your ass and mouth, huh? I wonder which hole I'll be taking first between you two..."

Deciding it was time to move on, Sukuna glanced forward. Out ahead of the shrine, there opened a black, swirling portal leading nowhere but the Void itself. He was done in the material world for a day. Having so much that could be done between himself and two versions of the death goddess, he thought it best to do so at home. "Either way, let's get the little girls a look at the Void... and me a look at what both of you can really take. Who's first?"