Chapter 18: We Are the Same
"Bah...... If you're not my enemy, who is my enemy?" Although Onis explained that he was not Lopez's enemy, Lopez, who had become full of hatred for demons because of what was happening at home, obviously had no way to calm down when he saw demons. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Besides, Lopez also believed in his eyes, he was sure that what he saw was the demon's energy, even though this demon might have infiltrated the academy and become an honorary commissioner!
Grabbing Lopez in his hand, Onis watched him dance in his hands trying to break free, and said with a smile, "Calm down, boy, I'm your elder! Also, do you think you can really break free from my hands? Everything you've done is in vain." ”
Yes, it was really in vain, although it was said before that the recovered Lopez believed that he would definitely be able to beat the weak-looking old man in front of him. But this old man is not an ordinary old man, his restraint on Lopez does not rely on his own strength, but on the magical power he masters. This kind of magical power, although not strong, is not something that a child like Lopez can resist!
In this way, Onis grabbed Lopez and watched Lopez struggle in his hands, and smiled happily, well, there should be some mockery in it. And he didn't say a word in the middle of this, knowing that in the end, Lopez, who was already tired, stopped himself.
"Well, are you tired, just listen to me when you're tired. When Mr. Onis saw Lopez stop, he immediately brought Lopez to himself. Caught off guard, Lopez punched Onis in the face. If he can succeed, maybe Lopez can put on a wonderful comeback. However, there don't seem to be so many ifs in this world, and when Lopez's fist reached Onis's face, the fist was blocked by a purple halo and couldn't move.
Onis gently lowered Lopez's hand, then put Lopez on the ground, restrained him with magic, and said, "As you can see, I have demonic power in my body.... But!" Onis's words startled Lopez, who was gritting his teeth. "But I'm not a demon, I'm a human with the power of evil!"
"What! This is impossible, how can humans master the power of demons?" Lopez, who was bound in place, exclaimed in surprise, in his understanding, as long as humans touch the power of demons, they will be immediately corrupted, and it is impossible for them to survive, only a priest or knight who has mastered the power of the Holy Light can be healed under the protection of the Holy Light. Even a mysterious and powerful mage can't do this, and if they are contaminated with demonic powers, they must find a powerful priest to heal them, or they will be corrupted. But the old man in front of him, although he has the power of demons in his body, he looks so weak and does not look like a demon. Instead, he looks like an old man living on the streets. In short, just a human being, from the physical characteristics of the shadow of the devil, this is enough to prove what he said.
Lopez took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down first. After calming down, Lopez asked, "So how did you master this energy?"
Finally asking the crucial question, Onis smiled with relief and explained, "Why did other humans die of injuries when they came into contact with the demon's power, but why did I survive and master it?"
Onis picked up the book again, turned the first page of the book, pointed to the illustration on it, and said, "This is it." ”
The illustration depicts an altar with a strong demonic style, but the altar is full of humans, and there is not a single demon. In the middle of the altar is a baby lying flat on the floor, and there is an adult standing next to the baby, pouring something resembling blood over the baby's head. It can be seen that this is supposed to be a ritual, and there seems to be a lot of text underneath the picture to describe it in detail.
"See this baby?" Onis, pointing to the baby in the center of the altar in the painting. "This baby is the key to this ritual, which is a ritual to gain great power by sacrificing a baby with special talents to a demon. Unfortunately, however, there are very few people who can gain strength during this ritual. But whether or not the power is gained, there are almost no cases of the sacrificed baby surviving, but once the baby survives.... Hehe... There is no one in this world who knows what such a baby will be like if he survives. ”
Hearing this, Lopez's eyes widened, and he pointed at Onis and said, "Is it possible! That's you!"
"Oh, yes, is your IQ on the line? Onis was surprised that Lopez was able to understand so quickly, and he thought it would take him a long time to understand it.
"That's right, I'm the one who survived. As far as I know, I am the only one who has survived for thousands of years. The people who sacrificed me were my parents, who were not able to gain great power and had died, while I was adopted by the Church." Onis seemed to be caught up in the memories.
"And what happened after that, and how did you become an honorary commissioner?" Lopez stuck his head out, as if he was more concerned about what was going on than Onis. Perhaps, this is due to the curiosity of children.
"After that, I tried to learn the power of the Light, and I wanted to become a priest... But it's a pity that the Holy Light doesn't know what's going on, and it always rejects me, and I can't cultivate at all. So, I gave up. Speaking of this, Onis also sighed, and it could be seen that he was still very sorry for not being able to cultivate the Holy Light.
"Luckily, though, I met a great mage. When he saw me, I told him about myself, and he saw pity for me and taught me the power of magic. After I finished my studies, I studied the power of demons with him and finally found a way to master them with a good chance of mastering it! I was so excited, and so was my teacher, because if we succeeded, we would have the power to wipe out the demons and their army of dead apostles. ”
"And then?" Lopez urged.
"And then... And then there was no then. It is impossible for a human body to receive demonic powers. When the crimson energy poured into our bodies, he was melted in an instant, and there was not even a bit of dross left, and it just disappeared. As he spoke, Onis laughed miserably, and then continued, "But alas, I couldn't go with him. I... survived. ”
The old man in front of the meeting actually shed tears, and Lopez couldn't say anything....
"But!" Old Mr. Onis looked up suddenly, startling Lopez with such a gesture. "Today, I found another one... People just like me!"
"Who? like you?" Lopez had a bad feeling.
Onis's bloodshot eyes widened, staring at Lopez's eyes and slowly speaking, "That's right... That person, that's you....." and turned his head and walked back, shouting, "We're the same!hahahahahaha!"
"It's the same... "Lopez seemed to understand what he meant.
"That's right, you see, people who have gone through sacrifices have such a sign on their arms! This is the sign of the devil!" Ornis lifted his robe, only to see that there was a mysterious symbol on it that was exactly the same as Lopez.
Lopez swallowed and muttered, "What the hell is going on?..."