Chapter 8: The Greed Queen's Offer of Eternity and Chains
Previously on My Goddess Harem Is Trying to Kill Me (And I Love It): Kairo and his divine harem survived four brutal rounds of the Demon Queen Asmodrella's Sin-Tournament, narrowly escaping a permanent soul-bond with his demonic ex. But deeper temptations await in the Greed Tier—where what you desire most becomes your prison.
> [Harem Count: 5]
[Sin Tiers Cleared: 4/7]
[Next Tier: Greed]
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1. Enter the Greed Palace
The arena melted into gold. Literally.
We stood on endless plains of treasure—mountains of coins, relics, divine weapons, and lost memories sealed in crystal.
Seraphina whispered, "This is blasphemy."
Lilix: "It's temptation incarnate."
Me: "It's... kinda awesome."
From the golden mist emerged our next foe:
Queen Avarosia, the Greed Incarnate.
Hair of platinum. Robes stitched with screaming souls. A gaze like diamonds slicing flesh.
Avarosia: "You have what I want, Lustborn."
Me: "My soul?"
Avarosia: "Your heart."
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2. A Deal in Chains
She snapped her fingers. Reality bent.
We were in her palace—a living vault. My harem vanished.
I stood alone.
Avarosia circled me. "I offer you eternity. Power. Obedience. And a throne of your own."
"Price?"
"Your choices. Your lovers. Your freedom."
The System beeped:
> [System Alert: Greed Temptation Trial Triggered] [Win Condition: Refuse the Offer without Regret] [Loss Condition: Hesitate]
I laughed. "That's it?"
She smiled. "Even gods hesitate, Kairo."
Then kissed me.
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3. Greed's Illusion
I woke up... in a golden future.
A kingdom of my own. A thousand concubines. Power beyond mortal comprehension.
Seraphina was Queen Consort. Elyria was my Oracle. Lilix, my Assassin Commander. Rhyssara... my obedient shadow.
But none of them smiled. None of them loved.
It was perfect—and completely wrong.
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4. Resistance Within
A voice pierced the illusion:
Rhyssara's.
"I would never kneel. Not like this. Break it, Kairo."
She appeared, glowing with divine flame.
One by one, the real harem broke through, shattering the fantasy.
Elyria: "You're not ours if you're not you."
Seraphina: "Reject the crown. Choose the chaos."
Lilix: "Choose us."
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5. The Greed Duel
Avarosia roared.
"Fools! You could've had everything!"
She conjured an army of greed-forged monsters.
We fought.
Me with twin blades made of sacrificed possibilities.
Lilix dodging golden tendrils. Seraphina unleashing Judgement Bolts. Elyria kissing my wounds mid-battle to heal me. Rhyssara turning Avarosia's wealth into dust.
It ended with me plunging a blade into the throne of gold itself.
Avarosia screamed as the vault collapsed.
> [Greed Tier Cleared – True Desire Confirmed: Love > Power]
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6. Aftermath in Ashes
The golden arena crumbled.
I held them all.
"We're five-for-seven now."
Elyria: "Two more to go."
Lilix: "You're not faltering. That's scary."
Rhyssara: "He will. The final sin is Lust."
Seraphina: "And the next… is Pride."
We turned.
A mirror shimmered in the distance.
In it stood a version of me.
Crowned. Alone. Smiling.
> [Next: Chapter 9 – Pridefall: Crown Me or Kill Me] [Bonus Unlocked: Lustcore Overdrive – Temporary Access to Forbidden Memory Tier 1]