53. Easter
53.
"Wait! That's it, at least, tell you why you want to pull me into your world? Originally, I was going to the underworld, but you dragged me away like this, don't you want to give me an explanation?"
"Did you make a mistake?" The succubus, who claimed to be Easter, was about to leave, and his tone was a little impatient because of the "confrontation" in Aroma's words. Even though she didn't appear in front of Aroma's eyes, the bursts of negativity in the air made Aroma feel the pain of her exposed skin as if she had been scratched by a knife.
Although as a race of demons with high intelligence and strength, the succubus clan can also enhance their strength through continuous training like humans, but even if their starting point is much higher than that of humans, there is a limit after all. And the master of this world world that Aroma is facing now, in terms of the power that Aroma feels, I'm afraid it has already exceeded that limit, right?
Perhaps, the so-called "demon king" recorded and described in the papal canons is quite inferior to this one.
"Let go of your useless conspiracy theories, things that I can't do on my own, that require the pretense of other people's strength, are not something humans like you can help with - although I admit that you are strong, but to me, you are not fundamentally different from the little devil here, if I fall to the point where I need to plot your strength...... Hmph, how is that possible?"
Speaking of the most lush, the owner of the voice himself laughed. It seems that I don't really care about things like pretending to be someone else.
"The people who came here have never been invited by me. They all entered on their own after meeting the necessary conditions, although they themselves might not be very willing, but it didn't matter, it was fate to come here, and it was impossible to leave...... Wait, you're human, right?"
"What's the matter, what's the difference?"
"There really are humans here...... Hahaha, how is this possible? I didn't expand the scope of the screening to the present world. Unless it's according to the human belief system of gods and spirits, and treat me as a belief. Let's not talk about how many people believe in an alien like me. I remember that I should have no record of stopping or staying in this world, and there was no way to talk about faith or anything. ”
Aroma felt the air tremble in front of her. Looks like a powerful being. Now in a state of confusion, but from her words, Aroma still understands a lot of things.
This is a being that can be a faith.
A god needs to rely on the power of faith provided by believers to be more powerful than other gods, but those who have faith are not necessarily gods. As the antithesis of the gods, demons can also be trusted by humans. It's just that the reputation of the demon group in the Anthropocene world is really not very good. Even if they can get faith, it is from some demon worshippers in the corners, a drop in the bucket, which comes from the power of faith, which is a little unsightly compared to the amount of power they themselves have.
Because of this, no demon cares much about this...... But if you really want to say it, in fact, the vast majority of demons are also incapable of collecting faith. In people's opinion, only gods need faith, and on the other hand, demons who can receive the power of faith must be able to compete with gods in their own strength - but in fact, given the innate quality of the demon clan, such a demonic powerhouse is theoretically much stronger than a god of the same level.
Of course, this is only "theoretically......
Even in the Demon Realm, in this world where strong people are everywhere, it is impossible to find a strong person of this level. As the ruler class, it is only the class of the demon king, and the combat power of the demon king can already fight with the gods. And the higher existence, the status in the demon world, is almost the same as the status of the gods in the present world. In the Demon Realm, it is also an ethereal existence that makes them yearn for it.
That's the legendary "Demon God" - the reason why it is a legend is because its existence cannot be accurately verified. Whether it is a human being or a "native-born" demon, it is impossible to prove the existence of such a strong person with certainty. In the land of the Demon Realm, there is no trace of these strong men who can subvert the rule of the gods.
But this is only the extent of "unproven", but no one denies the existence of the demon god.
It's like everyone is convinced that there are gods in this world, but how many people have witnessed the power of the gods? Even those who have witnessed the power of the gods, have they really seen the true body of the gods? Almost no one can nod their heads, but no one denies it.
It's the same with the Demon God.
It's just that they are more thorough, let alone humans, and even their nominal people, the demons, have never witnessed traces of such a strong person. However, the great power that permeated the Demon Realm made everyone have to believe that there was an even greater existence beyond the power of their king.
In a sense, the rule of all regions of the demon world is so unstable, and the "contribution" of the demon god is also indispensable - because of their existence, the nominal supreme ruler "Demon King", their status is not supreme, for the demons whose nature is unstable, such an unstable throne is the biggest motivation to motivate them......
For the Demon Realm, there are pros and cons to this.
The disadvantages are obviously easy to see, over the years, countless demon powerhouses have fallen into infighting, and the internal friction of the demon realm powerhouses is quite serious...... The old ones don't go, the new ones don't come, because of this incomparably fierce competition mechanism, the number of strong people who have fallen is huge, but the number of new strong people is also better than before. However, the door of the demon world cannot be opened, and this so-called "benefit" is actually useless.
And the fragrance is now facing a very good possibility. It is an existence that can be called a "demon god".
No one had ever seen a demon god, which would have been a rather incredible thing, after all. As the highest existence in the Demon Realm, there is no reason why even the people of the Demon Realm can't admire its luster, right? But now Fang Xiang understands a little - if the Demon God does not exist in the Demon Realm, but lives in his own World Realm, and the people who come to their World Realm have no possibility of going out, then their existence cannot be verified. It's also normal.
"You...... No, are you a demon god?"
Even if the other party is a demon, in this case. The fragrance also had to show enough respect. Having reached such a realm, the ordinary concept of good and evil can no longer be directly applied to the other party, no matter how terrifying the existence with the title of "demon god" is in people's eyes. Esteemed. It's still necessary.
Besides, Aroma had no intention of angering the other party and then being crushed to ashes by her. Listening to her, she is also the only human being who has come to this otherworldly realm, even if she can't pass on the information she has gotten out, it is very exciting to be able to explore the mystery that has plagued mankind for thousands of years.
As for the aromatic "duty", and faith?
In the current situation, we can only put it aside for the time - besides. This place is very different from the demon world in her cognition, although it is also the same as the big demon who was unfortunate enough to lie down just now. A demon with a tyrannical breath, but that kind of little devil with a black mist doesn't have that annoying aura. If the former is foreign and the latter is the indigenous people here, then it is really worth caring about.
"Demon God? No, I'm not, I guess, I'm still a succubus, right?"
To Aroma's surprise, the other party simply denied her speculation.
"Demons don't need gods, even if they are preceded by special decorations, this existence is superfluous...... What's more, do you really think that you humans often try to summon the 'Demon God Power' when they have nothing to do, and their existence is like mine? Hmph, if it becomes like that, then I will really be bothered......
In the conversation, the other party did not hide his contempt for the title of "demon god".
"As a demon, I have to try to apply the theories of the gods...... Forget it, anyway, you have also come to my world, even if you were a human in the past, there is no practical meaning, it doesn't hurt to tell you. ”
Huh?
Fang Xiang was a little surprised to find that the other party was actually going to reveal some "secrets" to herself, and it was also related to the mysterious existence of the "Demon God...... She hadn't been prepared for that at all, who would have thought that an extremely powerful demon would say this to a human of unknown origin?
Could it be that the other party is actually a chatter, or is it actually a very lonely person?...... Considering that such an idea was a bit rude, Fang Xiang hurriedly suppressed these thoughts.
"The delusional attempt to obtain a power that does not belong to oneself, whether it is for people, demons, or gods, will cause the same result - the amount of power that cannot be controlled freely will burn itself at the end like an overly strong flame. The starting point of demons is higher than that of any other race, and if you use the theories of the gods to gain faith, theoretically, you can become an existence far beyond those guys in the sky. However, all the guys who tried this turned into slimes without exception...... Well, I don't know if that kind of thing can be considered a slime, so let's just be. ”
It's as if I've heard something terrible.
If someone else said this, Aroma would definitely doubt its credibility, but the existence in front of him couldn't help but be Aroma's disbelief.
"That'...... Then why can human beings summon the power of the demon god through magic rituals......"
"Have you ever heard of the most successful of this?"
"Like...... No. ”
However, in terms of the ritual she experienced at the time, it was not a success, but it was just a mistake that allowed Xia, a living sacrifice, to pick up a life. And now, the amount of power left in Xia's body is still tormenting her.
In this way, those who vainly try to obtain the power of the demon god will not succeed, and there will be no good end.
"What they think of as the 'power of the demon god', to put it bluntly, is actually the power that devours the stupid demons who vainly try to become the demon god, and the reason why they can respond to their call is only because, originally, they belong to these demons. You must be strange that you can't control your own strength. It's all scum...... And to the extent that they are at this level, why would they be eaten by their own strength, right?"
This guy ...... Seems to be a bit boring, right? The more you talk, the more you get more energetic - of course. This is undesirable for aroma, even if you can't bring this information out of the air, it's very emotional to listen to it like this. This can be regarded as the top secret in this world, right?
However, the price of these secrets seems to be very small—there is more than one demonic powerhouse of that level. If it weren't for the most self-digging grave, the gathering of these forces would be enough to make the gods in the sky tremble, right? Aroma still feels very lucky.
"The origin of the gods, including the creatures that live in this world, is order, and the opposite is them. The origin of the demons. It's chaos. In the history of this world, there are many gods who originally lived on the earth, but later sublimated to the heavens, and the essence of the process of sublimation from mortals to gods is to cleanse away impurities and go back to the original source, order, as the origin of the most fundamental life in this world. Under the power of sublimation into a god, it will awaken. In the end, it leads the people who become gods to connect with the rules of the worldly realm. This world needs order in order to operate in a stable manner, and God is the ruler of the world world. However, if this set of theories is applied to demons, it will be a great joy......"
The originally quiet female voice suddenly became like the cold wind in autumn and winter, which made people shudder.
"What happens when 'chaos' awakens?"
Aroma swallowed subconsciously. If it is true that the origin of human beings is order and the demons are chaos, as the other party said, then the theory of human beings becoming gods can be deduced to demons......
"Wisdom, reason, personality, self...... These things need to rely on 'order' to exist, and when 'chaos' awakens, these things will be crushed into slag by the infinitely powerful and chaotic vortex in the process of 'sublimation', right?"
"Oh, although it's a human being, but to be able to come here, there are still two brushes~ You're right, even demons need to rely on 'order' to exist, so acting like that is no different from suicide...... By the way, in that case, how did you, who originated as a human being, come to my realm?"
"Huh?"
Aroma found something wrong.
This idle egg hurts...... No, it's a succubus who is so idle that he hits his attention and curiosity on himself, which is very bad! Although the other party explained very happily just now, he still can't hide the fact that he is a human being, and the other party is a demon.
If the other party has any bad intentions, Fang Xiang feels that he doesn't seem to have any room for resistance at all? The demons that have been cut down by Fang Xiang over the years can be piled up, but this kind of record is meaningless in front of the mysterious powerhouse in front of him! The key is that if it's just killing intent, it's okay to say, but the other party is obviously curious about himself...... The curiosity of the devil, this is really not something that anyone can withstand.
"Huh? You...... Where's your heart?"
"This ......" Fang Xiang imagined a variety of answers in her mind, and finally decided to answer honestly and truthfully - in front of such a strong person, it is better not to play tricks, "The heart is the flame of inheritance, and it is given to my disciple." ”
It seemed to be getting worse and worse, and even though the fragrance couldn't see anyone, she could still feel a strong curiosity in the air.
"You humans still have this special means of inheritance? I have the impression that there are only a few people who use the heart as a medium, and they also let themselves be sacrificed...... Wait! What's going on around your neck!"
"Huh?"
Aroma was startled and looked down at her chest, where a small cross was hanging - oops! Aroma immediately realized that something was wrong, as a demon, God knows what kind of thoughts the other party has for the Holy See, but it will not be very welcome. Originally, Aroma, who had already left the Holy See and was undercover, would not have taken out this Holy See's token like this, but just now, Aroma's fighting spirit provoked by that big demon made her excited and took out this cross out of habit......
Is this self-digging grave?
Aroma almost felt the urge to cry - it would be so sad to be killed for such a reason.
The black mist-like little demons around Aroma suddenly became agitated, and they all flew towards the air in front of Aroma, and then gathered together. When these little demons condensed a large cloud of mist, a trace of spatial fluctuation came out of it.
After feeling this slight fluctuation, Fang Xiang immediately understood something, and subconsciously pulled out her weapon.
"Don't be nervous, I have no ill will - if you take my word for it. ”
A quiet female voice came out of the black mist, and then, a slender hand reached out and cleared the black mist around her.
It was a succubus—even though she hadn't seen it before, but the succubus's appearance was hard to mistake anyway, right?
...... Maybe it's a little different.
For example, a cold face, and an airfield with a flat chest...... In this world, there will be a succubus who is not lustful at all, and it is also a flat-chested succubus? Doesn't it mean that succubi are all convex and backward, and are naturally charming stunners?
"I always think you're thinking something rude...... But is this really good? If you really want to count it, I may be your grandfather, and after learning my secret method, don't complain about my figure anymore. ”
"Huh, your ...... Secret Method!?"
Fang Xiang thought that she had heard something wrong, but the succubus in front of her didn't show any joke on her face.
"That's right, that cross, and the secret method hidden in it, was originally left in this world by me. The inscription on that cross, read in the way the succubi are read, is my name, Esther Ink Hemaius. (To be continued......)