38. Liana of the Quintile (II) -- For the Light Brothers of the End of the Dharma Era [9/15]
According to Colossus, his sister Liana. At a very young age, Rattingus awakened the abilities of mutants on his own.
And this girl's potential is so amazing that she wants to make the lord of the Hell's Border, the believer of the Old Gods Belakos, risk being discovered by the big guy, and also infiltrate the present world and take Liana back to her own territory.
But for a demon like Belakos, it doesn't need a loyal subordinate, and there is no loyalty between demons at all, so the reason why it captured Liana is very suspicious.
Merlin had suspected that Liana, like Raven, was cultivated by Belakis as a princess of hell or a demon daughter, but just now Merlin caught a glimpse of Liana's soul, and that strange picture showed that the reason for Liana's kidnapping did not seem to be so simple.
"You... What kind of monster are you? β
Liana, who was choked by Merlin's neck and lifted in the air, struggled with difficulty, trying to mobilize the demonic magic in her body to release a black magic as terrifying as the meteorite spell just now, to help her escape.
But no!
She was full of potential, and after she became a demon, the magic in her body swelled to a terrifying level. But compared to the oppressive magic in Merlin's body, Liana is still a little immature.
After all, she has only just come of age, and whether it is combat experience or magic use, she can't compare to Merlin, a 31-year-old old man who has been born and died countless times.
"I'm just like you."
The four eyes on Merlin's face blinked, and on the hideously distorted face, Merlin showed a strange expression, and he said:
"I'm just a demon."
"You... No! β
Liana could feel that the magic in her body was locked up, and the magic used by the half-demonized Merlin was very strange, it seemed to have a suppressive effect on Liana's power at the level, and when the two came into contact, Liana's magic was completely shattered at the touch of a button.
Merlin ignored Liana's struggles, and he turned his head to look at the demons that Liana had summoned.
He stared at the figures howling in the flames, the wild demons who had been called by Liana with the power of the Hell's Frontier, they were also afraid of something, and they stood there, surrounding Merlin, neither daring to come forward to attack, nor to just retreat.
"Help me!"
Liana screamed, but the demons didn't move.
Wrapped around Merlin, in the dark cloak-like mist, there were looming mist monsters roaring, those were not real physical beings, but the super-level power that originated from the three palaces gave this mist its unique characteristics.
The demons clearly sensed the danger, and they didn't dare to step into the smoke that surrounded Merlin.
"Get out!"
Merlin roared angrily, and the dark smoke rolled up at this moment, like a surging tide, sweeping towards those wild demons in the posture of attacking the city and plundering the land.
The first to run away was a little devil, a little devil with a lot of brains who turned around and jumped on a fighting hellhound, and in its sharp scolding, the hellhound turned and ran out.
Seeing the imp riding the Cerberus fleeing, the hundreds of wild demons summoned by Liana seemed to be defeated, and they scattered in an instant.
"They are afraid of you..."
The magic on Liana's body was completely cut off, and under Merlin's oppression, she was forced to break away from her demonic form and return to her human form little by little.
This made her appear more petite and helpless.
She used the power of the Hell's Frontier to leap again, but Merlin's fingers clasped her neck like pincers, and she wasn't sure she could jump out of the danger zone before Merlin could crush her throat.
What's more, beside Merlin, there is a guy who can see through space jumping.
"Huh"
The escaped Red Devil appeared next to Merlin in a flashing manner, but he didn't dare to get too close to the half-demonized Merlin.
Asazo knew very well that demon walkers like them could easily become disrespected by their relatives after entering the semi-demonization, not to mention that the relationship between him and Merlin had not yet reached the stage of friends, so it was easy for Merlin to pick up the halberd and cut it into two parts.
Never doubt the ability of a half-demon who has inherited the power of the highest rank of the Great Demon, especially a Great Demon like Sannomiya, who will not be surprised if it gives Merlin any ability.
Merlin ignored the fleeing Asazzo, who manipulated the black mist to wrap the exhausted Liana around her body as if she were a puppeteer, but this time the black mist attached to the girl was even larger, making her unable to break free.
"Buzz"
Between the rolling black mist, Merlin broke away from the half-demon state, he returned to his previous gentle appearance, he took out his glasses from his pocket, buckled them to his face, and he glanced back at Colossus, who was half-kneeling there.
This guy had a hard top meteorite fall, and the meteorite summoned by Liana had at least a quarter of its power poured on Coullis, and to be honest, he was still awake, which had surprised Merlin.
It seems that he has always underestimated Colossus, a big man full of philosophical temperament who is not as weak as he thinks when facing a head-on battle.
"Liana..."
Colossus raised his head and looked at Liana, who was standing behind Merlin with a blank face, he coughed a few times, and said to Merlin:
"Mr. Merlin, have you subdued her?"
"Hmm."
Merlin nodded, he looked at Liana, who was standing behind him in a sluggish body, and said to Colossus:
"Your sister's situation is more complicated than I imagined... You may not know that her soul is divided into five parts. And two of them have been filled with strange energy, that kind of power I've seen once, and that's the chaotic power of the 'spirit'. β
"Spirit?"
Colossus didn't seem to have heard of such a thing at all, but the Red Devil was no one to be heard.
Almost immediately after hearing Merlin's words, he vanished into place, and when he reappeared, he was already standing farther away from Liana. He asked a little nervously:
"Can you be sure which spirit it is?"
Merlin glanced at the fleeing fellow, and said:
"This is the border of hell, and the lord of this place, Velasco, is a well-known cultist of evil gods in hell, which one else do you say the spirit in Liana's body can be?"
"The Elder Gods..."
The Red Devil moved his fingers, and the Demon Walker, with a hint of unfeigned pity, glanced at Liana, who was bound in place, and said to Merlin and Colossus:
"Then let's go, this girl is completely hopeless, I don't want to have anything to do with this kind of hellish thing."
Merlin's face was also a little ugly, and his gaze kept wandering between Colossus and Liana, as if he was considering whether to continue to interfere.
"What the hell is going on?"
Listening to the conversation between the Red Devil and Merlin, Colossus stood up weakly and asked a little nervously:
"What the hell happened to my sister? Why are your faces so ugly? Those spirits... What are those spirits? β
"Velasco didn't kidnap your sister to raise a subordinate for himself, Piot."
Merlin sighed, and he whispered:
"It has a more nefarious purpose, it helps Liana develop her potential, teaches her the dark arts, and treats her as its own disciple, just to train her into a perfect 'container'."
"A vessel that can carry the will of an evil god..."
He glanced at Liana, then shook his head:
"Two of her fifth-divided souls are already filled with the power of chaos, and it's only a matter of time before the Elder Evil Gods manifest in her body."
Merlin stepped forward, and he patted the stunned Coulis on the shoulder, and said:
"I'm sorry, but... Now I can't save her. β
"I don't believe it!"
Colossus clenched his fists, he froze for a moment, and then said in a stubborn tone:
"Impossible, I don't believe it! My sister must still be saved, I have to bring her back to the world, the professor, the professor will help her, just like the professor helped me. β
"Your professor is not a god, poor little Piot."
At Merlin's signal, the Red Devil Asazzo began to prepare to return to the human realm, and as he tore through the space, he said to Piot:
"I admit that Professor Charles is very strong on the spiritual plane, but it is absolutely impossible for him to defend against a 'spirit' in the human world that appears as a substance."
"Nor will I allow you to bring back to the human realm a life that has been parasitic with the will of an evil god, Piot, and it will be a complete disaster. I'll find a way to help her, but she has to stay at the borders of Hell now, time doesn't flow here, and she might be able to hold on longer. β
Merlin drew his wand and said to Colossus:
"I'm sorry, but I have to do it now, I can't let you interfere with what's going on. I'll apologize when it's all over. β
βObliviate οΌ (Oblivion Curse)"
The white light shone, and Colosse's stubborn expression became sluggish.
Merlin couldn't bear to peel off all of Colosse's memories of Liana, and with the beating of his wand, those memories were extracted from Colossus's mind, like a cloud of white streamer, wrapped around Merlin's wand.
He put these memories into a crystal bottle, and then looked back at Liana, who was imprisoned in place by puppetry, he looked into Mao Mei's eyes, and said:
"I know you can hear it, and I'm going to let you hear that fact."
"Your mentor, what you are following is a madman who has long since fallen into madness, it has been using you, the illusion it has imposed on your mind has been cracked, if you don't believe it, you can check your soul for yourself..."
"If chaos and madness are a disease, then unfortunately, you are now infected. Liana. Rattingus, I can't risk bringing you back to the human realm, and I can't let the lives of thousands of people be threatened because of you alone. β
Merlin stepped forward, put the crystal bottle containing the memory of Colossus into the pocket of Liana's waist, and said to the poor, ill-fated girl in front of him:
"Sober up early, you can still be saved, and there are still people who can help you. If you still want to save yourself, then tomorrow night at midnight, where we enter the border of hell, I will wait for you... If you choose to give up, then I've never said it. β
"Liana, it's a little later... You're done! β
"Let's go, Merlin!"
The Red Devil held the sluggish Colossus in one hand and shouted to Merlin:
"Belakis will come at any time, it's time for us to go!"
"Take care."
Merlin walked over to the Red Devil, snapping his fingers to untie Liana's body.
The girl did not immediately scream and rush to stop the three from leaving, but instead collapsed weakly on the ground when she learned the truth.
She watched Merlin disappear into the red light, her hands over her head, as if she had been completely crushed by the harsh reality.
Merlin had removed the illusion that Belachos had cast on her mind, and the two-fifths of her soul, which had been tainted by no one to deceive, had been used as a sacrifice to the evil god by a madman who believed in the evil god.
The hypocrite who had been teaching her magic on the borders of hell and teaching her to use her powers, that damn bastard had lied to her, and just now, she had slashed her only loved one in the human realm with her own hands, and watched her loved one have all memories of her being erased.
She's already a real loner.
On the other side of Hell's Frontier, no brother would wait for her rebellious sister to come home.
With a trembling hand, she took out the crystal bottle from her waist that sealed the memories of Colossus, and she knew what Merlin meant by leaving it with her.
If she still has a day to return to normal, then she can use this bottle to restore her brother's memory.
If she can't return to normal, then before she is completely destroyed by the chaos and madness of the ancient gods, in the case of Liana. Before the soul represented by the name Rattingus completely dissipated, the memories of these loved ones could make the last journey of her life no longer so lonely.
"Smack"
After a long time, Liana, who was as sluggish as a statue, slammed her fist on the ground.
She gritted her teeth, reached out and wiped away her cowardly tears, she stood up, and looked at the barren landscape around her with an imposing gaze, the girl seemed to have regained the momentum of the berserker queen before, she looked at the bottle of memory in her hand, and said:
"Velasco! Old bastard... Have you been taking advantage of me? β
"Good, good."
"That way, when I cut off your head, I won't feel guilty anymore."
PSοΌ
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