episode_0286

“The Demon King, blessed by the Demon God, is descending.”

A man with red eyes, black hair, and magnificent horns stared intently at the black sky where a blizzard was raging.

That sky was none other than the sky of the Millennium Snow Mountain Range, and the man’s identity was Mephisto, the one leading the declining Demon race.

Mephisto is from the Bellator family, a noble family with deep roots considered one of the most prominent within the Demon race.

For a long time, he has been striving to unite the Demon race scattered throughout the Iskandar Millennium Snow Mountain Range.

Therefore, his most cherished project is, of course, establishing the Demon King, the supreme ruler of the Demon race.

It has been passed down as a family endeavor, and he has devoted himself to it until now.

“The prophecy is coming true.”

And after a long period of effort, Mephisto heard a revelation.

It was a revelation that a Demon King, blessed by the Demon God and capable of restoring the glory of the Demon race, would soon be born.

Thus, at this very moment, Mephisto Bellator, the current leader of the Demon race who has been yearning for the Demon King, felt that his lord was beginning to descend.

‘A vessel of the Demon King…?’

She was drawn in.

As an unknown voice began to be heard little by little,

Mina was drawn into it as if possessed.

At the same time, the words of the mysterious voice pierced into her head,

The words “vessel of the Demon King” resonated in her heart and soul.

‘I remember…I’ve heard that before…’

It was a forgotten memory, a phrase she had heard long ago.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…!!! Flaaaaaaaash…!!!Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…!!!!

Flames soared.

The Mohawk tribe’s village, located in a remote area even within the rugged Enklema Desert Valley, was burning.

Furthermore, the buildings made from the Mohawk tribe’s unique desert rocks were also mercilessly trampled and collapsed.

The last remaining haven of the Mohawk tribe,

The one who devastated that precious place was none other than

“—Kreeeeeeeeooooooooot! Wooooaaaaaahhhhhhh!!”

It was a dragon.

—Flaaaaaaaaash!!!

A black dragon with moments of purple light,

A Black Dragon, created when it is saturated with Demonic energy, had appeared in Enklema.

The Black Dragon, approximately 1.5 times larger than a Drake, spread its magnificent wings and repeatedly spewed flames like hellfire.

“—Keeaaaaaaack!”

“—Euaaaaaaack!!”

From all over the Mohawk tribe village, endlessly burning in the Black Dragon’s rampage, the desperate screams of the few remaining Mohawk people erupted.

The cursed Mohawk tribe, avoided and ostracized even among the Barbarian tribes for having Demon blood mixed in,

However, they were now having their existence threatened by the Black Dragon, a dragon infused with Demonic energy.

‘It’s burning, my home…’

It was a desperate and tragic scene.

There was a girl with sorrowful eyes capturing that hellish scene,

It was Mina, a Barbarian girl in her childhood.

Mina had headed to a nearby oasis from early morning, as usual, to fetch water.

While doing so, she discovered black smoke rising from the direction of the Mohawk tribe village and rushed back.

She witnessed the appearance of the dragon and its rampage,

Mina plunged into the flames to save her family and friends without even having time to think about what the situation was.

However, the flames spewed out by the Black Dragon were on a different level than ordinary flames.

The Black Dragon’s flames, which instantly melted the body of a living creature when hit directly,

What greeted Mina were her family and friends burning in those flames.

In the end, Mina received a great shock and fled the scene as if running away, feeling dizzy due to the reduced oxygen supply in her head, and soon collapsed.

In that state, she looked at the burning village.

—Koo Woo Woo Woo Woo Woong!!!

At that moment, a tremendous landing sound and vibration covered Mina, who was lying down.

“Krrreeeeereeeereeeeereek…!”

It was the Black Dragon.

The Black Dragon, which had turned the Mohawk tribe village into a living hell and burned all the people there, appeared before the Barbarian girl Mina, who was lying down and pitifully watching her haven disappear.

‘Uncle…Auntie…I’ll be following you soon too…’

Mina sensed death.

Because there was no reason for the Black Dragon to spare her.

Also, Mina no longer felt any reason to live.

Mina’s family, who she came to be with in the last Mohawk tribe village, were not of the same blood.

As far as she could remember, Mina had always been alone and was raised by other Mohawk tribes.

Nevertheless, she didn’t care.

Her uncle and aunt, and their own children, included Mina in their fold without hesitation.

She was so grateful for that, and she matured early enough to do her best, despite her young age,

But that effort was all in vain in the face of an overwhelming disaster that could not be helped.

Therefore, Mina began to willingly accept her death.

[Ho…I wondered what on earth made me descend here, but that question is now answered.]

However, the Black Dragon did not seem to have any intention of killing the small girl who was dying in front of it.

As if curious, it muttered to itself while looking at Mina, as if a great inner question it had was being resolved.

“…..”

It was an unexpected action from the Black Dragon, but the Barbarian girl Mina did not show any particular surprise or special reaction.

No, she had no energy to do so.

To her, the Black Dragon said,

[The vessel of the Demon King was here. The vessel of the Demon King, which has appeared for the first time in a thousand years…!]

He mentioned the vessel of the Demon King.

‘Vessel of the Demon King…?’

Even for Mina, whose consciousness was fading, it was something that slightly grabbed her attention.

[Kee hee hee hee…Even transcendent beings like me are ultimately destined to flow according to the great law of causality…But I don’t feel bad. An connection that creates the opportunity for the Demon King, blessed by the Demon God, to descend for the first time in a thousand years, isn’t it meaningful in its own way…]

Swooooooooosh…!

The dragon wrapped Mina’s surroundings with its long tail as if hugging her.

It was expressing intimacy.

[Remember deeply in your heart that the countless trials, all of them, are ultimately for becoming the Demon King…And vessel of the Demon King, I will also give you a gift…]

Flaaaaaaaaaaash!

The Black Dragon brought its huge head close to Mina, who was looking at it with hazy eyes, and flashed its eyes as if it was about to unleash something.

Fwoosh, fwoosh, fwoosh…!

Then, a purplish-black energy barrier surrounded Mina’s body,

GoooooooOOOOOooooo,,,!

The energy barrier was sucked into Mina’s body like a whirlwind.

[Girl…Wherever you are, however you grow up, when the flower of the Demon God blooms, the Demon God will find you by following the mark now engraved…]

The mark, the Black Dragon spoke of how he had placed shackles on Mina, the vessel of the Demon King, from which she could never escape her destiny.

[A destiny that is difficult to bear, live forgetting it for a while…But in the end, it is something that cannot be avoided, so you will eventually go your own way…]

—Flaaaaaaaaash!!!

The Black Dragon spread its massive wings.

‘I remembered…It wasn’t a Drake, it was a Dragon…He called me the vessel of the Demon King…’

The seal of the Goddess was broken by Antoine.

The last brake on the descent of the Demon God, blessed by the Demon God, was released.

Then, twenty years ago, the Demonic energy-infused dragon, the Black Dragon, saved the dying girl Mina and the flower of the Demon God, engraved within her, was manifested, so the Demon God, residing in the transcendent dimension, found Mina, the vessel of the Demon King.

In other words, the protagonist of the voice whispering in Mina’s head is none other than the Demon God.

As the seal of the Demon God was manifested and the Demon God linked to her,

Mina, who had entered a pure white mental space as if possessed, remembered the memories of the moment she received her destiny.

‘I summoned it…The disaster that destroyed the last remaining Mohawk tribe…’

The Demon God’s seal, engraved by the Black Dragon, saved Mina, who was dying.

Furthermore, it sealed and distorted the memories in that moment of chaos.

That was to protect the vessel of the Demon King until it had grown sufficiently,

Because it would be difficult for Mina to bear the fact that her beloved family, friends, and neighbors were killed by the disaster she had summoned.

Due to that distortion, Mina came to believe that a Drake had appeared and wiped out the last Mohawk tribe village.

[Yes…That chaos, that is the nourishment for one to become the Demon King…Sufficient nourishment is accumulating and blooming in the vessel of the Demon God…]

But now it is different.

Mina, who has become an adult and grown, is not weak enough to be crushed to death by the powerful aura.

Wandering the continent for over 10 years, Mina’s vitality has become as tough as a whale’s tendon.

As the ancient Demon priestess Anastasia said, Demonic energy is energy based on negative thoughts and minds,

The memories of that day that have been awakened again no longer have any reason to be sealed.

In order for a Demon King blessed by the Demon God to be created.

Even if she starts active operations, Mina will not commit suicide.

‘I…because of me…the people around me…’

Whooooooooom…! Whooooooooom…! Whooooooooom…!

Along with the Demon God’s whisper, Mina’s body began to float upwards.

Flaaaaaaaaaaash!

Then, Mina’s eyes, emitting an intense crimson-purple glow, widened greatly.

—Tsuaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!

A huge crimson-purple pillar of light surrounded Mina, as if confining her.

It was the very pillar of light that Jeanne and Margaret had seen.

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!

It wasn’t just a simple pillar of light. It contained a tremendous amount of energy beyond imagination,

That energy sucked in space like a black hole and devastated the surroundings.

[After a thousand years…The Demon King, blessed by the Demon God, is being chosen…That vessel is Mina, you will become the Demon King…]

The Demon King’s descent had begun.

Flaaaaaaaaaaaaa….!

Mina’s clothes disappeared like smoke.

Swooooooooosh…! Saaaaaaaah…!

The bronze skin of the Barbarian, exposed naked inside,

That skin changed like that of the pale Demon race.

Not only that.

Crack, crack, crack…! Crack, crack…! Crack, crack, crack…!

Huge, reddish horns sprouted from Mina’s head.

Swooooooooosh…! Swoosh! Swoooooooooosh…!

Moreover, a tail,

A large crimson-purple tail made of segments grew unrestrainedly between Mina’s buttocks and waist.

Flaaaaaaaaaaash!

Having become a complete Demon King, Mina opened her eyes, flashing red eyes full of Demonic energy.

Halt!!

At that moment, there was a man who halted, overwhelmed by an unknown sense of déjà vu.

‘What is this feeling…!’

It was Eugene Schneider, who was hurrying to meet Jeanne and Mina’s party.