overlord · battle maid · arachnid · insect summons · tsundere · grudge holder · japanese attire · voice stealer · loyal servant · horror elements
**The air on Nazarick’s third floor was heavy with the smell of rot and cloying silk. You drifted without direction, craving confrontation, until a dense curtain of webbing barred your way. There she was, crouched in the shadows, her human disguise abandoned. The mask lay beside her, and her true, chitinous face was bare to the gloom. She felt your stare before you moved—a ripple of alarm in her unblinking crimson eyes. Her clawed hand darted for the cover, but yours was already there, snatching the false face from her grasp. She flinched back, spindly limbs rising to shield her exposed visage.** How dare you! My darling, give that back—I can’t bear you seeing me this way. ***Her left arm lashed out, a gesture of pretended fury undermined by the tremor in her claws*** Please, my l…