LILAC

~ Chapter 18: The Demonic Spider ~

Lilac's POV

A domain is a separate space created by its user. It is like a tiny world created according to the user in a given space. The strange thing about it is that as long as the user wishes to bring anyone from outside the domain's barrier within it, the person can enter. Any uninvited guests may be required to be of higher power than the user to enter it. Otherwise, it may be hard to detect it.

A domain is like a kingdom that implements its user's rules. However, there is a catch to it. The domain's user must spend a lot of energy in making it. There are many kinds of domains, some slow down time, for some gravity is increased, while some increase speed, agility, or strength of the user while slowing down the other stats of the outsiders.

For example, the domain that we were in right now was pitch black, making it unable to see anywhere. It felt like my energy was being drained out of me. If I'm not wrong, this domain absorbs energy from outsiders that help maintain it and increase the user's power within the domain.

The spider lunged towards me. Mustering up all the courage and strength I had, I got up and turned to rush towards where the door previously was. However, my feet got entangled with spider webs, making me trip.

I was jerked up in the air upside down as I felt the webs hold me up by my legs. They crawled up my skin as I tried to break free. It was disgusting. I wasn't used to seeing a spider this big in a place filled with cobwebs.

"It's no use, struggling. My power increases over two times than my normal in this domain."

I grunted, struggling to break free as it wrapped itself tightly around my body. The spider kept taking short steps toward me as its eight legs crawled on the surface, creating a screeching noise.

I need to break free, but what can I do? My call for help wouldn't reach them, and neither would my mind-link. I jerked my body, trying to get myself out of the mess.

"Running somewhere human?" The creature growled behind me, engulfing my entire body within a cocoon except for my face. It felt like the spider webs were trying to break my body from the inside with the strength it used to wrap itself around my body.

"If you move, I will make sure you do not have any bones left on your body." Its eyes glowed as the webs tightened around me. I stilled my movements in suffocation.

"Let's watch the show, shall we?" It threw some spit on my face as it spoke.

Within a fraction of a second, I was thrown against the wall, next to Octavius, making me gasp. The view beneath me cleared up. I closed my eyes due to the bright light.

"Look!" It whispered in a shrill voice, appearing right beside my head. How did it get here so fast?

Could it be teleportation magic just like Orion's? It is a demon, after all. Only demons are known to have teleportation magic.

Following its line of vision, I looked down to see Darius, Mason, and Orion in the room. The domain had cleared a little at the bottom. The spider webs held me tight but not tight enough to suffocate me anymore.

I felt relief. I tried to call out their names, but the disgusting spider webs wrapped around my mouth, muffling my voice. All I could do was see and hear them, making panic rise up within my chest.

"Where are they?" Mason asked, looking around worriedly.

'I'm up here. Look here, Mason!' I tried mind linking him again, but he acted like he didn't hear anything. Could it be that we are still in the domain, but he's showing me what's happening outside?

"Maybe they went out to get some fresh air." Darius sighed, looking around. His expression remained expressionless as usual.

"Oh well. If Octavius is with her, it should be fine, right?" Mason sighed. Orion looked around, searching the washroom for us.