Chapter 189 – Nosferatu (16)
Vassago.
The Great Demon of the Third Stone. Scarlett bit her lip. Perhaps because of the strong chewing, blood dripped from her bright red lips.
There was not much information about Vassago.
It was only that he was one of the four great demons with power comparable to that of the demon lord.
In the stories of the ‘Blue Rose Garden’ in Scarlett’s head and the ‘Blue Lily Garden’ that Luna had told her about, from Agares who was ranked 2nd to Marvas who was ranked 5th, they didn’t even appear.
The reason is the demon king’s purge.
With that single line, the great demons comparable to the demon king could not even appear, and the end was to leave only that one line of setting.
Vassago, who was like that, gazed at Scarlett with indifferent eyes.
Jureuk. Feeling cold sweat running down her face, Scarlett also responded by looking at her.
The confrontation did not last long.
Cheolreuk—! Holding the open book in one hand, the great demon—Vassago muttered in a gloomy voice.
“You can’t defeat me as you are now.”
One declaration.
It wasn’t just out of confidence, but as if affirming that it was indeed so, the environment inside the barrier, which had been created in favor of Scarlett and the party, fluctuated.
As Maggie took over the space in an instant, Scarlett raised the corner of her mouth.
“Whoever wants to.”
At the same time, the deep darkness in contrast to the ominous demons began to push away the demons that eroded the space and ate moths.
“Hmm.”
“Good.”
Vassago let out a brief exclamation. Scarlett took her command and Daisy leaped forward, carrying 〈 For Luna 〉 without hesitation.
“Hmm.”
Vassago glanced at Daisy, who was quickly rushing toward him, then looked back at Scarlett.
At the attitude of ignoring it as if it had no value, Daisy raised a tear in her aura.
Hwareuk-! The aura that bloomed like a flower subtly shone the blade. Of course, this alone will not be enough. Daisy was furious, but not arrogant.
And, she had a strong ally.
〈For the most glorious battle—!〉
Eileen’s chanting is over. Daisy’s body came alive. The burning aura grew bigger and sharper.
At the same time, Aileen prepared another magic at the same time with 〈 Shadowless Spear 〉.
In order not to leave any obstacles in the path of Daisy swinging her sword, she removes Vassago’s demonic energy as much as possible.
Eileen, who can cast dozens of simple spells at once, poured all her concentration into casting magic.
“…」
Vassago’s eyes turned to Eileen. And the swordsman did not miss that moment.
Taat-! The aura-covered swordsman swung at Vassago.
Immediately after the fight, a surprise attack took advantage of the careless gap. There would be no chance of a better attack in a better environment than this, thought Daisy.
So,
If I give even the slightest scratch to this arrogant demon who treats me completely as nothing—
─Taang!
“… !”
Daisy’s eyes widened. Eileen poured all her strength and, no, the Magi that she had kicked off her sword strike as if it had never happened.
“Kuu… !”
Eileen, biting her lip in anger, quickly wrapped the wind around Daisy’s body. Apart from her own magic being useless and humiliating her, she was now in combat.
“Good job!”
At the same time as Daisy was pulled back by Eileen’s magic, her Scarlett shouted, and the darkness moved. The ominous demonic energy was pushed away, and the shadows rolled over, gnawing at Vassago’s darkness and Scarlet’s darkness.
Dot and dot.
Line and line.
Cotton and cotton.
Starting from a single point, it is endlessly just ‘darkness’, heterogeneous as if black paint had fallen on a colorful painting.
“Indeed.”
Bar accident, seeing that ‘darkness’, nodded his head.
It was fundamentally different from the darkness that Vassago possessed.
It could be said that they are similar in that they are destructive, and in terms of the infinite power of destruction that is not harsh.
“Is it the same as that of Baal…? .」
Demon King, Baal.
When compared simply in terms of pure military force, why is Baal, who is not much different from Vassago, who is the third stone, and is the only true king who reigns over ten thousand horses?
The most essential difference that separates it right away.
“Then, I will show you.”
Right after the battle started, Vassago was simply emitting demonic energy. The Archdemon, who had been silently watching what Eileen, Daisy, and Scarlett were doing, turned his gaze to the book in his hand.
A bizarre monster that sends chills down the spines of Daisy and Eileen, who are close to masters, just by unfolding it.
“—!”
Loud sound. Whether it was Scarlett or someone else, ‘Darkness’ fell upon Vassago with a cry filled with death.
An attack that could not have avoided a fatal wound if Sitri, the 12th-ranked great demon, had been there.
However, Vassago remained silent.
Immovable, without even the slightest movement.
It was an attitude that he was confident that the “Darkness” That was attacking him would not even hurt him in the slightest.
Damn—! From the spherical demonic energy that wrapped around Vassago, the form of a ‘hand’ came out.
Then, grab onto the insubstantial ‘darkness’, crush it, wrap it in your hands, and crush it.
Something that happened in an instant.
“… Quit!”
After falling back with Eileen’s help, Daisy, who saw an opportunity and tried to ambush again, stopped with a click on her tongue.
Eileen watches the situation while calming the magical power in her body, and Adela watches the battlefield from behind her with uneasy eyes.
‘… If only I could use my blessing properly.’
Adela bit her lip, her shoulders shaking at her own helplessness. It is the blessing of the saintess. No matter how good Eileen’s buffs were, they couldn’t compare to the blessings of Adela, who had awakened as a true saint.
“Tsk!”
Only Scarlett, who was the only one who expected that her attack would not do enough damage to Vassago, lightly clicked her tongue and frowned, saying that she knew that would happen.
Red eyes shining softly.
The [Clairvoyant] Saw through the ‘hand’ that had just grabbed hold of his own ‘darkness’ and tore it apart.
At the last moment, a sense of incongruity, as if ‘darkness’ was slightly out of one’s control.
No.
To the extent that it feels out of her control, as if it has been ‘guided’,
Scarlett hardened her expression.
‘This.’
A strange, grotesque power.
Even at the level of scarlet, if the principle is unknown power,
‘Warrant…’
Scarlett knew the power that made it possible.
When someone who reached 〈 Grand 〉 gained the power to intervene in the Gearco Law.
The direction of the ‘intervention’ obtained by the transcendent was called ‘authority’.
The four demons who are considered to be somewhat equal to the demon king and Baal. Agares, Vassago, Gamigin, Marvas…
Just as Baal has the ‘power’ suitable for being a demon king, they each have their own authority and reign as demons equal to Baal.
Vassago’s Power is 〈 leader 〉.
If we compare the many choices, the process and the result, to climbing a ladder, Vassago’s power is the power to lead the ladder in the desired direction.
The power to create the future you want.
It is not very different from future foreknowledge.
“… It’s a damn tricky power.”
Scarlett, who had gained insight into what Vassago’s authority was with her [Clairvoyance], Laughed wildly.
As the battle went into a lull for a while, both Scarlett and Vassago took away the power that was distorting the surroundings with just the appearance they radiated.
“…」
Vassago’s eyes turned to Eileen. She seemed to be preparing something, but she was——to be honest, she was a woman who could be crushed to death like an insect. The talent she has is great, but she doesn’t even pay attention to it right now.
So, the only thing the Archdemon chose to talk to was the true ancestor in front of him, who was the only one who deserved to speak with himself at this place.
The very same Jinzo was also talking to Bar Sago, perhaps to gain her time.
It was entertainment. The Archdemon decided to spend some time.
“A guy with powers no different from seeing the future for real, ask me about the future? I don’t think there’s any other deception like this.”
“Indeed, it is. Those eyes that see through what my authority is, having only observed this much result… Indeed, if he resembles the king this much, it is safe to say that it is his fate.”
While she has the power to lead the result to the desired future, she tells Scarlett, “You see. Am I destined to die today?」 Vassago coolly acknowledged that saying such a thing was a deception.
‘Is this why I couldn’t see anything when I looked into the future?’
It is useless to peek into the future with “Clairvoyance”.
Clearly, [Clairsight] Is a power that is comparable to Authority, but if it is a real ‘Authority’, its color will fade.
In that sense, in the battle between the eyes to see the future and the ability to create the desired future, in the end, the stronger side wins.
Even with her clairvoyance, Scarlett could not see the future of Vassago.
And what Vassago added.
Fate.
The milestone of fate that connects the demon king, Baal, and Scarlett.
An inevitability that has been passed on from the beginning that even Vassago, who has the power to pull the thread of fate and create the desired result, cannot help.
Scarlett couldn’t help but wonder that word.
Isn’t the demon lord’s nemesis none other than Iris?
Wasn’t she just taking her place?
It was Iris who was chosen by none other than the goddess herself and lowered the holy sword. If Scarlett really was the true archenemy of the demon lord, shouldn’t she have received the Holy Sword, not Iris?
A series of doubts grew in Scarlett’s mind.
“This is dangerous for me too.”
At that time, Vassago muttered. His blue eyes burned even more blue, and his indifferent, contemplative attitude changed in an instant.
“Step back!”
Adela’s call.
Perhaps there is no one who can follow Adela in sensing the danger here. In addition, thanks to her standing one step away from the battlefield, she felt her mood change faster than anyone else.
At the same time as Adela’s cry, Daisy, who moved reflexively, grabbed Eileen by the back and stood in front of Scarlett.
“Stand back!”
The only avant-garde here.
Eileen and Scarlett stood side by side, and Daisy looked ahead.
Scarlett decided to think about her own destiny or the inevitability of fate first.
“You are the enemy. Look again. Is this Vassago destined to die here?”
“Me too, I don’t know!”
As if waiting for the party to regroup, the bar accident he was watching turned over the pages of the book in his hand.
Flutter-! A fast-paced bookshelf.
〈 Milestone of the Blind Dead〉
A Noble Phantasm that weaves Vassago’s authority and materializes it into reality.
“Mmm.”
After pondering for a while, the Great Devil calmly opened his mouth.
“First, let’s be a little serious.”
With my daughter-!
The soft ringing sound of bells. A bell held in the other hand, not the hand holding the book. With Vassago shaking it, the atmosphere changed completely.
Phase II.
Inrush.
