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[188] The Devil Sacred Gears; Vessel of a Demon

    [188] The Devil Sacred Gears; Vessel of a Demon


    <span style="font-weight:400">Chapter 188: The Devil Sacred Gears; Vessel of a Demon


    <span style="font-weight:400">—


    <span style="font-weight:400">Rumors were fast to spread, more so since devils from so many different ns were gathered when the Belphegor scouts reported their sightings.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Whoa, he did all that himself?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I just thought the other rumors were exaggerated…”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“The ck Dragon Mountain Range didn’t fall even after its original leader passed, even the Satans, old and young, let it be...”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Kyah~ not only is he handsome, but he’s so powerful too! Should I have gone and hit on him even though…..”


    <span style="font-weight:400">The devils interpreted the situation very differently from one another, although most were just thankful that this person didn’t have a bad rtionship with the devils. If he were an enemy, wouldn’t all of them have died when he opened a portal to this ce, bypassing the teleportation magic barriers?


    <span style="font-weight:400">Even Lady Belphegor didn’t have the same flirtatious expression she hadst night. When she allowed him to visit the mountains, she expected it to be some long-term expedition. He certainly hadn’te looking like a warrior, after all, he had dressed as if he were on a date. She expected him to scout the ce and then leave to returnter with a bigger force, where the fight would continue for a few days or weeks.


    <span style="font-weight:400">But he made <b>the ck Dragons'' </b><span style="font-weight:400">race extinct in a single night…


    <span style="font-weight:400">Natural to say, his name spread like wildfire once again. Against Thor, the spectators were Shinto Gods; they didn’t reveal much information other than the result. Even in Vedas, only the result spread through the world, little about the actual battle leaked to the outsiders.


    <span style="font-weight:400">However, the devils at the birthday party had to make sure the report was correct with their own two eyes. So, they visited the ce to check on their own, and all they found was as the scouts had reported. Nothing but scorched earth.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“....”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“....”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“....”


    <span style="font-weight:400">All doubts and even praises died as the air grew eerily cold. If not for the DM he left to Rias before returning to Earth, they’d have thought he perished here too.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Genshirou Saji, though, was having a hard time. His left forearm was hurting like crazy, and it didn’t feel like physical pain. “Ugh…”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Huh?” Akeno blinked, turning to her side to find Saji falling to his knees. “Hey, what happened? What’s going on?!”


    <span style="font-weight:400">She crouched beside him, grabbing his shoulders, and themotion caught the other people''s attention. Rias and Belphegor turned to the scene, and everyone in the area took a step back.


    <span style="font-weight:400">– <b><i>Bang</i></b><span style="font-weight:400">!!


    <span style="font-weight:400">A ck-purple mist exploded out of Saji’s arm and Akeno was sent flying backward as a result. Koneko rushed to catch her immediately. The mist cleared, and a dark purple jewel appeared in Saji’s hand, his body also gained many ck snake-like marks. The orb exploded, softly this time, and the essence merged into him. Saji shouted, screaming, his veins popping, as a new voice emerged.


    <b>“HOW DARE HE!” </b><span style="font-weight:400">The voice of an Ancient Dragon growled out of his arm. <b>“How dare he kill my kin! THAT ARROGANT CHILD!”</b>


    <span style="font-weight:400">Vritra, the ck Dragon King, was killed and sealed inside a Sacred Gear. It just so happened that Saji was the one who had that Gear; and through Saji, he witnessed his kingdom’s demise.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Saji Genshirou passed out, while his peerage shouted in worry.


    <span style="font-weight:400">****


    <i><span style="font-weight:400">How useless.</i>


    <span style="font-weight:400">She hadn''t felt this useless even during her Rating Game against Riser.


    <span style="font-weight:400">A member of her peerage passed out from his Sacred Gear’s overstimtion, and she couldn''t even console him. Because the reason behind this all was someone she had fallen for.


    <span style="font-weight:400">At this rate, there will certainlye a time when these two will sh.


    <span style="font-weight:400">How was she supposed to keep Saji alive if such a thing really happened?


    <span style="font-weight:400">Rias realized she depended on Aqua a lot, but did he… really think of her as closely as she thought of him? She felt bad for thinking this since recently he''s been more affectionate towards her, but still.


    <span style="font-weight:400">If he were to be an enemy for some reason, what would she do?


    <span style="font-weight:400">She was a member of his sect, and she was aware that she wasn''t even the 2nd strongest after him. If her senses were urate, there were at least five more people stronger than her in the sect.


    <span style="font-weight:400">That was one reason why she wasn''t included in this expedition n of his. She wasn''t sure what the expedition was about, but she knew he was training the members of the sect to prepare for it. Yet, he barely trained her or her peerage, except for Akeno, Koneko, and Kiba sometimes. Kiba’s sword techniques have improved a lot after he was shown a few tricks. But it wasn''t as intense of a training that he gave to the other members.


    <span style="font-weight:400">So one way or another, Rias realized she needed a lot of power. Either to save her own peerage for an undesirable enemy, any enemy at all actually, or to at least be helpful to Aqua in whatever he wants her to be in.


    <span style="font-weight:400">That was why she was here, on her own, while she sent her peerage home. In the gloomy office in a grand room, mostly empty except for books. This was an ind floating in the sky, and Rias sat behind a table, before a Satan.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Rias sighed. “So it can’t be done, Ajuka?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“No, Rias. A King Piece can make you stronger, indeed, but it has its dangers.” Ajuka Beelzebub gently shook his head and said.


    <span style="font-weight:400">A King Piece. The strongest of Evil Pieces.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Rias learned about the King Piece from Roygun Belphegor, who, while drunk, had revealed that her Satan-ss strength came from it. When sober, sheter begged Rias to keep that a secret.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Rias agreed. But at the same time, she had an idea in her head.


    <span style="font-weight:400">The Devil Peerage system used the chess pieces to work; the Evil Pieces. Akeno, for example, had the Queen Piece inside her. That gave her a power boost, an incredible power boost. Likewise, other members of a peerage would have the Rook Piece, the Bishop Piece, and even Pawn.


    <span style="font-weight:400">However, the Devil Kings of the Peerages didn’t have a King Piece. It''s not that King Pieces existed, they certainly did since Lady Belphegor used one, but it was tricky. Just like the other Evil Pieces, the King Pieces were created by Ajuka in the past and possessed great danger toward the user just as much power as it gave out. So after a meeting among the four satans, its usage was banned and information about it was also restricted.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Few were supposed to know about its existence.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Where did you learn about this, Rias?” Ajuka’s voice wasn''t really cold, but it sent a chill down her spine. He was curious about who gave her this idea.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“...Somewhere.” Rias denied revealing anything. As promised, she didn’t want Roygun to get into trouble because of her. It might backfire, but she''s not going to go back on a promise.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Ajuka shook his head, his expression was as t as always. He also had dark circles under his eye, and as an immortal devil, that was a sign that he’d been skipping sleep for months. “Oh well. I would have interrogated you if you were anyone else, Rias, but I suppose I''ll just pass this information to your brother.” He said, and Rias’ face grew red. Was she going to get scolded for this? “Anyway, I can’t give it to you. Don''t bother to beg Sirzechs about it, he''ll be even more against it knowing the danger it can pose to you.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">In short, Ajuka was firm in his rejection. There''s nothing that''d convince him.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Rias sighed and took her leave. It was pointless to continue this talk, after all.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I won''t see you out, sorry. I''ll have to return to theb and get busy now.” Ajuka said as she left.


    <span style="font-weight:400">…..


    <span style="font-weight:400">As Rias walked through the winding corridors of the mansion, making her way toward the exit, a familiar, unsettling sensation tugged at her soul.


    <span style="font-weight:400">It wasn’t the first time she’d felt it. On previous visits to Ajuka''sb mansion, she’d sensed that same odd call, like a whisper at the edge of her consciousness.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Once, she had decided to investigate,ing in front of a door, only to be stopped and harshly reprimanded by the Satans.


    <span style="font-weight:400">But today, something felt different. The call was stronger, more insistent as if something within the depths of the facility was reaching out to her.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Ajuka must have returned to hisb by now…” Hesitating at first, she cast a stealth spell around herself, her form shimmering into near invisibility. With cautious steps, she followed the pull, her heart pounding in her chest.


    <span style="font-weight:400">The corridors grew darker and morebyrinthine as she ventured deeper.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Eventually, she found herself standing before a massive door, the same one she hade in front of as a child. Its surface was inscribed with ancient runes and powerful locking spells.


    <span style="font-weight:400">From what she remembered, the door could only be opened by Ajuka or Sirzechs’ Mana, along with the other intricate spells ced upon it. Ajuka had said to Sirzechs, that, “No need to yell at her, it''s not as if anyone other than us can open it.” And since the greatest Devil Mage said that, it must have been true. But something about the locking spells seemed off as if they needed maintenance or had been neglected.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Maybe Ajuka’s been too busy,” Rias murmured to herself, examining the spells closely. He did look quite sleep-deprived, maybe he forgot?


    <span style="font-weight:400">Taking a deep breath, Rias raised her hand at the lock. She didn''t know if she should do this, but… her curiosity will kill her otherwise. Maybe this ce had secret weapons that''d help her be stronger, who knows? So she began to dismantle the spells one by one.


    <span style="font-weight:400">The process was painstaking and slow, but her determination fueled her efforts. And since Ajuka didn’te to stop her, it really meant that he was too busy. With a final flick of her wrist, thest spell unraveled, and the door creaked open.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Aha!” She grinned, as a dark ballroom expanded before her. She gulped.


    <span style="font-weight:400">After ast moment of hesitation, she took a step. Darkness greeted her as she stepped inside the grand hall. The air was thick with dust and a sense of ancient power. She had to walk for minutes for the empty surroundings to change. Atst, she came to stop in front of what felt like a throne room.


    <span style="font-weight:400">On either side of her walk stood ten statues, their stony gazes watching her with silent judgment. It was not human statues, nor devils, it was demon statues. They felt… monstrous even to her. Rias was still a devil, in the end, she realized these were not mere statues. She felt their presence, but they weren’t the source of the call.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“How odd- ah…” she paused when her blue eyes locked ahead.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Ahead of her, a grand staircase led up to a throne. Standing beneath the staircase was another statue, but even that wasn’t what was calling to her. No, the call came from the statue seated on the throne itself, exuding an aura of arrogance and power.


    <span style="font-weight:400">The other statues felt eerie, sure, but they weren''t openly letting out any aura. However, this figure on the throne was regal, with a horn so majestic it resembled a crown.


    <span style="font-weight:400">She remembered now…


    <span style="font-weight:400">It was just treated as a legend at this point rather than a real story, but she recognized these statues.


    <span style="font-weight:400">…Malebranche, the Evil ws, the twelve living weapons. Demonic Weapons made by Devils.


    <span style="font-weight:400">That must mean that it was Mcoda, the leader, on the throne. Out of the twelve Evil ws, he was the only one ordered never to be unsealed.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Yet…


    <span style="font-weight:400">Rias felt as if she was in a trance, her feet moving forward of their own ord. Her eyes clouded. The closer she got, the stronger the pull became. She stopped at the base of the throne, looking up at the statue. Its eyes seemed to bore into her soul, and she could almost hear its voice whispering to her.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Why… are you calling me?” she whispered, her voice trembling.


    <span style="font-weight:400">The statue remained silent, but the call grew louder, more insistent.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Rias felt a strange connection to the figure as if it was waiting for her, calling her to awaken something within herself.


    <span style="font-weight:400">They <i><span style="font-weight:400">were</i><span style="font-weight:400"> weapons wielded by the original Four Satans, maybe this thing wanted her to use it?


    <span style="font-weight:400">Driven by a mix of curiosity and an inexplicable urge, Rias reached out, her fingers brushing against the cold stone of the statue’s hand. Just as she made contact, a surge of power coursed through her, and her vision went ck.


    <span style="font-weight:400">In the darkness, she heard a voice from the statue, demonic and resonant. “Oh-ho, look who''s here?” an amused voice asked.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Rias tried to speak, but no words came out. The voice continued, echoing in her mind. “Come, my vessel.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">And the world went nk.


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