Temple of the Demon World (1)
Black smoke billowed in.
It seemed to symbolize darkness and brought back various memories depending on the viewpoint.
The ceiling you look up at just before going to bed, your own secret base you made with a blanket when you were little, your mother’s warm embrace, etc.
Darkness is rest.
I felt an overwhelming urge to throw myself into it and find eternal peace.
The screaming figures that could be seen here and there in the smoke also seemed to be the gestures of acquaintances welcoming him.
Ken, who was happily welcoming the darkness that was slowly approaching him—.
“Hey! Come on!”
“Ouch!”
He couldn’t even properly resist the vicious force that grabbed the back of his neck.
A body that flutters and moves like a paper doll fluttering in the wind.
bang-!
At the same time, a tentacle made of pitch-black smoke sank down to where he had just been.
It looked like just a ball of smoke, but it had some sort of physical force, as it made a loud explosion.
“I think this guy has lost his taste.”
“I guess that guy is the cause?”
A voice mixed with the sound of the wind moving quickly.
Still, Ken was being dragged along helplessly by the force that grabbed him by the nape of his neck.
He frowned slightly at him and turned his head with difficulty to check, and saw that one of Davidson’s heads was running diligently while biting his collar.
“Damn, my head is dizzy···.”
He gritted his teeth as his headache worsened due to the violent shaking of his body.
I couldn’t even control my body properly because I was trying to suppress the physical urge to be embraced by that darkness right away.
“Hey, are you okay?”
“Not at all… Damn, I think I understand now. Is this why you gave me your body? I feel like I have to become one with him right now… Huh!”
The identity of that black fog is the original owner of the body that Ken is occupying.
For now, they are resisting the other party’s claim of ownership with their right of possession that has lasted for over twenty years, but that is only temporary and there is no guarantee as to how long they will be able to hold out.
‘This is difficult.’
Davidson, who had been diligently moving his feet, frowned at Ken’s reaction.
[————!]
Even now, the black fog was chasing them without rest.
It was a huge temple with a ceiling that reached tens of meters high, but the black fog that surged in from behind was approaching like a tidal wave, completely engulfing one side of the large, wide hallway.
Kurururung— BANG!
Of course, it’s not like I didn’t fight.
Even though he had no physical body, the “food spirit” and “power of gluttony” he possessed were powerful abilities that could even devour intangible concepts.
But there were some limitations to utilizing it···.
The act of putting it in your mouth and eating it is essential to use the ability.
‘It’s not that it’s completely ineffective, but it’s just too inefficient.’
The amorphous shape, like smoke, had a large volume but extremely low density.
There is a limit to how much he can eat in one bite.
But that wasn’t real acting, so it was impossible to use tricks like sucking in all the air at once.
‘But the opponent is not that easy to confront by simply increasing its size. Even just making contact with it causes the curse to penetrate the anti-magic power···.’
As this one eats him up, the smoke also sucks his energy away.
But that wasn’t the only problem.
Wasn’t his real target Ken, not himself?
‘You must never give this guy up.’
He had instincts beyond those of a beast, and he could feel it intuitively.
If he allowed that bastard to absorb Ken, something very bad would happen to him.
That was the reason why he was running away instead of confronting him.
“Hey, bro. Do you know anything about why that guy is in a place like this?”
“Huh, well. It looks like Duke Marryong got stabbed in the back of the head. I don’t know the details.”
“Hmph! That doesn’t help at all?”
“···Ugh, I’m sorry. Right now, just controlling my body is my limit. If I lose focus, I’ll fall over in no time.”
I already guessed what that bastard’s identity was.
The decisive culprit who suddenly disappeared and caused the entire demon world to fall into chaos for a long time.
The 15th Demon King, Tanuin, was elected after Leray.
‘The fact that he’s trapped in a place like this… It must have something to do with that apostle who went to see Duke Marryong, right?’
After seeing the prayers carved throughout the temple through “Xenoglossi”, Davidson was able to quickly figure out who this place was dedicated to.
‘You’re really diligent. I didn’t think you’d set up a stronghold like this.’
Now imprisoned in the abyss—a temple that once housed the gods of mankind.
Of course, strictly speaking, it was not the construction of a new temple in the Demon World.
Because all I did was connect the entrance of this space to a part of the demon world.
The pillar door I saw before entering here was the link.
‘That would be possible because of Duke Marryong’s cooperation… but it’s still amazing. And on top of that, he actually got his hands on the Demon King and made him look like that.’
At this point, I was starting to wonder where the demon god who ruled over the demon world was and what he was doing.
Now, unlike those who just do whatever it takes without regard for consequences, as a complete god, there are many things to protect and many regulations to be bound by, so I understand.
“Huh!”
At that moment, Ken, who was hanging there helplessly, swallowed a breath as the black tentacles stretched out again, aiming for them.
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Davidson immediately twisted his body to avoid the attack, and bit it in return to destroy it, but the black fog that dispersed as the smoke tentacles broke had quite a negative effect on the two of them.
Wood crack!
“Ugh—! Shit!”
Ken’s whole body twitches with the sound of his bones twisting, as if he is reaching the limit of suppressing his body.
Davidson, who turned his head and looked at his body, couldn’t help but frown.
The erosion of the terrible curse had caused his smooth fur to become dull and begin to fall out in clumps.
‘This theory won’t work. We need some kind of solution.’
The insubstantial guy didn’t get along with him very well.
Of course, since it was being played in real time, I could endure it if I wanted to, but the problem was that Ken was still looking close to his limit.
A situation where he has to do something before he completely falls apart.
But how are we supposed to deal with the former Demon King, whose very existence has become a lump of curses beyond the level of a spirit?
‘Is it really Hans? If it’s Hans, the immortal king, then it’s possible…’
Of course, there were some elements of anxiety.
The fact that this place is inside the temple of the human god.
No matter how fallen it may be, this space will be special to him.
You can see what’s happening here at a glance.
‘Perhaps they are not simply watching, but scanning each and every one of them with precision analysis.’
In many ways, it didn’t matter much if the current ‘Davidson Mode’, which had its powers restricted and the “Seed of Madness” deeply suppressed, was observed.
However, it was very uncomfortable to reveal Hans’ ability, which could be considered his greatest strength, to Outerica’s greatest rival.
‘Hans’s “Immortal Heart” is also a power derived from the divinity of the one imprisoned in the abyss. Even though we have completely taken over its ownership, we must not give it any room to do so.’
A moment when you can’t help but feel worried in many ways.
Then suddenly, a possibility flashed through his mind.
‘···Wait? A lump of curses?’
The 15th Demon King, Tanuin, lost his body and even his soul was corrupted, becoming the curse itself.
Although the power and status he possessed were still immense, it was clear that his identity had been limited to that of a ‘Demon King-level curse’ rather than a ‘Demon King’.
‘What could this be···.’
My head was spinning as I calculated the various scenarios.
Not only Davidson’s brain, which has three but is not very powerful, but also the other avatars’ vibrant brains are all mobilized.
So the conclusion we reached was…
‘Is this worth doing?’
Highly probable.
The plan was to go ahead.
***
Tanuin was elected as the 15th Demon King after going through all kinds of chaos.
But even after becoming the long-awaited Demon King, he couldn’t just be happy.
Because he knew of the tricks that Duke Krushier, the Dragon Duke and his strongest rival and a strong candidate for the Demon King, had done to eliminate his predecessor, Leray.
Tanuin, who was also a duke at the time, could not have been unaware of the plan, as he had also been involved in it.
However, it was also true that it did not look good to simply eliminate someone who had already admitted defeat and came under his command simply because he was a ‘threat’.
Wouldn’t it be possible for the new Demon King, who had just ascended to the top of the Demon World, to be afraid of his former rival?
So, I was just waiting for an opportunity, trying to come up with an excuse somehow…
Duke Marryong must have sensed the situation as well because he bowed low and came in first.
And while offering a very precious tribute.
“A fragment of God?”
It was a temptation I couldn’t resist.
It’s a piece that fell from God!
Tanuin, who had ascended to the throne of the Demon King and gained quasi-divine status, could see at a glance how great it was.
A divinity that has fallen from a being of equal or greater rank than a demon.
If only he could fully absorb this, it would not be a dream to achieve his long-held ambition.
Since a very long time ago, whenever I looked up at the sky of the Demon World, I held it in my heart—.
I also have that wish to cut the sky.
Of course, he did not attempt absorption without any measures.
Because no matter what anyone says, it was a gift from Duke Marryong, who was the top priority target.
Using his authority as the Demon King, he verified the dangers several times, considered various possibilities, and prepared various countermeasures.
So that if he tries to do anything rash, I can use this opportunity to completely nip it in the bud.
And finally, the moment when he became certain that he, who had achieved quasi-divine status, could easily absorb this masterless divinity.
He immediately took the divine fragment into his body—.
[Kuhaha— Greed has brought disaster, Tanuin!]
An unexpected situation occurred and everything went wrong.
It must have been a deity without an owner, but unfortunately, an apostle serving the owner of the fragment appeared.
“Crushier! Innom!”
Through the prayer of the apostle, the fragments and the unidentified god were connected as one.
Together with Tanuin, who swallowed up the divinity.
He too was a being who ascended to the throne of the Demon King and built up his own divinity, but unfortunately, because he was too greedy, he was swept away by a much more powerful divinity before he could even get used to it.
“Do you think I’ll just take it like this?!”
But he is also a person who has gone through all kinds of chaos to reach the top of the demon world.
The 15th Demon King, Tanuin, did not simply collapse as they wanted.
He tore his own body apart and scattered it throughout the Demon Realm so that they could not gain anything through him, and he also turned his soul into a curse against them so that they could not use it as they pleased.
[···Tanuin. You are no help to me until the very end.]
Even though they caused such a huge disruption at the end, the Apostle and Duke Marryong did not give up easily.
After spending all that precious divine fragments, can you just give up when things go wrong?
While he was working on another plan, he planned to gather as much of the scattered debris as possible and extract the Demon King’s power from there.
To transplant the power of the Demon King into his own body, just like he had done before.
[It doesn’t matter if the Demon King doesn’t acknowledge it! I will ascend to the throne of the Demon King on my own!]
If one possesses the body of a Demon King and actually rules the Demon World and exerts influence.
No matter what anyone says, he was destined to become the Demon King.
Regardless of what the drinker intended!
Hundreds of years passed like that.
As planned, the Demon World was thrown into chaos, and the Demon Dragon Duke was also busy collecting the Demon King’s remains and preparing for the ritual.
Then one day, Duke Marryong heard an interesting story.
About the existence of other world people who ignore the laws of the world.
It wasn’t long before Ken and other Earthlings began being kidnapped to the Demon World.
***
Countless warning messages appeared across my vision.
Hesperon, who was waiting in a metal suit that covered him from head to toe and fully armed with titanium, quickly checked the detailed information.
– Measured energy: 326,711,730
-Risk level: SS
– Energy response corresponding to a Terra-class ship reactor detected. Implement emergency evacuation sequence immediately.
“wow.”
I let out a gasp without realizing it.
Terra-class ships were massive space ships with a length of at least a kilometer.
The culmination of future scientific civilization, capable of space warfare using main guns and barriers, as well as warp travel.
‘A single entity holds such energy?’
It must have already been in a state of ruin, and yet it’s gotten to this point.
Even considering that this was the Demon World, it was an absurd level.
Kurururung— Kwung!
The vibration sound heard from far away is slowly getting closer.
Hesperon, who had been stretching his body here and there with a nervous expression, slowly took a deep breath and finished the final preparations.
With a clanking metallic sound, the titanium part covering his right arm was released and disappeared into thin air.
All that remains now is a bare arm wrapped in a bandage bearing a mysterious pattern.
He looked down at his right hand, which looked weak compared to the rest of his body, which was dressed in a suit.
[————!]
At that moment, an empty cry surged up to where he was.
I glanced up and saw that the three-headed dog and a devil dangling from its mouth were within striking distance.
“Okay, then shall we begin?”
Slurp—
The bandage came loose on its own and rolled up over my shoulder.
The image of a black dragon wrapped around his entire arm, as if it were a tattoo, was clearly visible on his outside.
But it wasn’t any ordinary tattoo.
Hurrruk!
As if to prove it, the dragon that had been moving randomly along the skin burst out with a jet-black flame.
The “Right Arm of Longing” has been sealed away for a long time without being able to perform any significant activities.
The black flame dragon that had been sleeping inside slowly grew in size while its eyes burned.
“Long time no see? Well, then···”
Of course, at his current level, he couldn’t do anything about that ‘Demon King-level curse’.
Since the level is so different, if you hit it properly, it won’t last long and will be absorbed and disappear.
Along with its host, Hesperon.
However, if one more ability is added to it, the situation changes.
“Come eat until you burst.”
It’s a bit strange to say this now.
“Cursed Predator”
Hesperon’s body was immune to all curses.
