“The Demon King who has received the grace of the Demon God has descended.”
A man with red eyes, black hair, and magnificent horns glared at the black sky with a blizzard swirling around him.
That sky is none other than the sky of the Eternal Snow Mountains, and the identity of the man is Mephisto, the being who leads the fallen demon tribe.
Mephisto is from the Bellator family, a noble family with deep roots and one of the most prominent families in the Demon Race.
For a long time, we have been trying to unite the demons who have been scattered and wandering throughout the Iskandar Perennial Snow Mountains.
That is why his most desired project is to establish the Demon King, the supreme ruler of the Demon Tribe.
It has been passed down through the family and I have been pouring my heart and soul into it ever since.
“The prophecy has come true.”
And Mephistopheles finally heard the revelation after a long time of effort.
It was a revelation that a Demon King who would receive the grace of the Demon God and restore the glory of the Demon Tribe would soon be born.
At this very moment, Mephistopheles Bellator, the leader of the current demon tribe who had been longing for the Demon King, felt that his lord had begun to descend.
‘The Demon King’s Vessel...?’
Got sucked in.
When I started hearing unknown voices little by little,
Mina was completely absorbed in it as if she was possessed by something.
At the same time, the words of a mysterious voice stuck in her head,
The words, “The Demon King’s Vessel,” resonated with her mind and heart.
‘I remember... I’ve heard that before...’
It was a memory I had forgotten, because it was something I had heard a long time ago.
Hwarrrr...!!! Paaaa...!!! Hwarrrr...!!!!
The flames rose.
A remote Mohican village in the rugged Enclema Desert Valley is burning.
Not only that, but the buildings made of the desert rock characteristic of the Mohican tribe were also trampled and collapsed.
The last remaining Mohican sanctuary,
The one who destroyed that precious place like this is none other than
“-Koo ...
It was a dragon.
-Paaaa ...
A black dragon with a purple tint that flickers from time to time,
A black dragon, said to be created when one absorbs a lot of magic, has appeared in Enclema.
The black dragon, roughly 1.5 times larger than Drake, spread its magnificent wings and repeatedly breathed out flames like the flames of hell.
“-Kkaaaah!”
“-Eu ...
From here and there in the Mohican village, which was burning endlessly due to the Black Dragon's rampage, the desperate screams of the few remaining Mohicans erupted.
The Mohicans, a cursed tribe who were shunned and ostracized even among the Barbarian tribes because they had the blood of the Demons mixed in.
However, their very existence was threatened by the Black Dragon, a dragon imbued with magic.
‘My house is on fire...’
It was a desperate and miserable scene.
There was a girl who was taking in that hellish scene with her sad eyes,
It was Mina, the Bavarian girl from her childhood.
As usual, Mina headed to a nearby oasis early in the morning to fetch water.
Then, he noticed black smoke rising from the Mohican village and ran towards it.
The appearance of the dragon and its rampage that I witnessed like that,
Mina jumped into the fire to save her family and friends without even having time to think about what was happening.
However, the flames that the black dragon spewed were on a different level from ordinary flames.
The Black Dragon's flames, which instantly melt the body of a living being when hit directly,
Mina was greeted by her family and friends who were burning in the flames.
Eventually, Mina was so shocked that she ran away from the scene, and soon collapsed after feeling dizzy due to the reduced oxygen supply to her head.
In that state, she looked at the burning village.
-Ku ...
At that moment, a tremendous landing sound and vibrations hit Mina, who was lying on the ground.
“Kurrrr...!”
It was a black dragon.
The black dragon that turned the Mohican village into hell and burned all its people appeared before Mina, a barbarian girl who was watching miserably as her nest disappeared.
‘Sir... Madam... I’ll follow you soon...’
Mina had a premonition of death.
Because the Black Dragon has no reason to keep itself alive.
Mina also no longer felt a reason to live.
Mina's family, who joined her in the last Mohican village, are not of the same blood.
As far as her memory goes, Mina was already alone and raised by other Mohican tribesmen.
Still, she didn't care.
Because the uncle, the aunt, and their children accepted Mina into their fold without hesitation.
I'm so grateful for that. Mina also did her best at an early age, despite her young age.
All their efforts were in vain in the face of an overwhelming disaster that was beyond their control.
So Mina began to accept her death obediently.
[Hoo... I was wondering what on earth had brought me here, but now my question has been answered.]
But the black dragon seemed to have no intention of killing the little girl who was dying before him.
He looked at Mina and muttered to himself, as if some great inner question he had been holding onto had been answered.
“.....”
Although the Black Dragon's actions were unexpected, the Barbarian girl Mina did not show any particular surprise or reaction.
No, she can't afford that.
To her, the black dragon
[The Demon King's vessel was here. The Demon King's vessel, revealed after a thousand years...!]
Mentioned the Demon King's vessel.
‘The Demon King’s Vessel...?’
It was something that even Mina, whose consciousness was fading, could slightly focus on.
[Kekekekeke... Even a transcendent being like me is ultimately subject to the vast laws of causality... But I don't feel bad about it. Isn't it meaningful in its own way that the Demon King, blessed by the Demon God, is able to descend after a thousand years?]
Ssrrrr...!
The dragon wrapped its long tail around Mina as if embracing her.
It is expressing intimacy.
[Engrave deep in your heart that all of these trials are ultimately for the purpose of becoming the Demon King... And, Demon King's vessel, I will also give you a gift...]
Bamã ¡ã ¡ã ¡ã ¡Sudden!
The black dragon brought its huge head towards Mina, who was looking at it with hazy eyes, and its eyes flashed as if it was about to unfold something.
Passs ...
Then, Mina's body was surrounded by a dark purple energy barrier,
Goooo,,,!
The energy barrier was sucked into Mina's body like a whirlwind.
[Girl... wherever you are, however you grow, when the time comes for the flower of the demon to bloom, the demon will find you by following the mark engraved now...]
Mark, the Black Dragon, told Mina, the vessel of the Demon King, that he had put chains on her, from which she could never escape her fate.
[It's a fate too difficult to bear, so forget it for a while and live on... But in the end, it's something you can't avoid, so in the end, you'll have to go your own way...]
-Paaaa ...
The black dragon spread its huge wings.
‘I remembered... It wasn’t Drake, it was Dragon... He called me the Demon King’s vessel...’
The goddess's sentence was broken by Antoine.
The final brake on the descent of the Demon God who received the Demon God's grace has been released.
Then, 20 years ago, the Black Dragon, a dragon imbued with magic, saved the dying girl Mina, and the flower of the demon god engraved inside her manifested, and the demon god who resided in a transcendental dimension found the vessel of the Demon King named Mina.
In other words, the person who whispered in Mina's head was Masin.
So the sentence of the drinker was expressed and the drinker linked it.
Mina, who had entered a pure white mental space as if she had become addicted, recalled the memories of the moment when she had been given her fate.
‘I summoned... the disaster that destroyed the last remaining Mohican tribe...’
The emblem of the demon engraved by the black dragon saved Mina from death.
Not only that, but the memories of that moment of confusion were sealed and distorted.
It is to protect the vessel of the drinker until it grows sufficiently.
It would be difficult for Mina to bear the fact that her beloved family, friends, and neighbors were killed by the disaster she had brought upon herself.
The distortion caused Mina to believe that Drake had appeared and destroyed the last Mohican village.
[Yes... That chaos, that is the very nourishment that can make one a Demon King... Sufficient nutrients are accumulating in the Demon God's vessel and blossoming...]
But now it's different.
Mina, now an adult and grown up, is not weak enough to be crushed to death by the powerful salt.
After wandering the continent for over ten years, Mina's vitality has become as tenacious as a whale's sinews.
As the ancient demon priestess Anastasia said, Magi is an energy based on negative mind and spirit.
The memories of that day, upon waking up again, had no reason to remain sealed any longer.
In order for a Demon King to be created who has received the grace of the Demon God.
Even if she starts working in earnest, Mina will not commit suicide.
‘Because of me... the people around me...’
Boooo...! Boooo...! Boooo...!
Mina's body began to rise upwards with the whisper of the demon.
Bamã ¡ã ¡ã ¡ã ¡Sudden!
And then Mina's eyes opened wide, emitting an intense purple light.
-Choooo ...
A huge pillar of purple light enveloped Mina as if it were imprisoning her.
It is the pillar of light that Jeanne and Margaret saw.
WHEE ...
It wasn't just a simple pillar of light. It contained an energy of unimaginable magnitude.
The energy sucked space like a black hole and scorched the surroundings.
[After a thousand years... the Demon King, blessed by the Demon God, is possessed... That vessel is Mina, you will become the Demon King...]
The advent of the Demon King has begun.
Paaaa ...
Mina's clothes disappeared like smoke.
Suu ...
The copper-colored skin of the Barbarian is clearly visible within it,
The skin changed to resemble that of a pale demon.
And that's not all.
Ggggg...! Ggggg...! Ggggg...!
A huge red horn sprouted from Mina's head.
Swoosh...! Swoosh! Swoosh...!
And the tail,
A large, dark purple tail made of segments grew freely between Mina's buttocks and waist.
Bamã ¡ã ¡ã ¡ã ¡Sudden!
Mina, who had become the gentle demon lord, opened her eyes with a red light full of magic.
Stop!!
At that moment, there was a man who was overcome by an inexplicable sense of foreboding and stopped.
‘What is this feeling...!’
It was Eugene Schneider, who was hurrying on his way to meet Jeanne and Mina.