Chapter 409 Sin Card: Night Demon (Two in One)
As Aiwass chanted, the space around him fell into complete silence in an instant.
Just like the gorgeous colors of oil paints painted in the space, the "contrast" of Aiwass's entire body suddenly began to rise sharply, and the whole person became bright and prominent.
The next moment, bright red appeared on Aiwass's right neck, left chest, and abdomen.
It wasn't the dark red of blood...it was more like ketchup, or liquid fire.
In an instant, Aiwass's entire being suddenly shattered, and the style and color of the painting returned to normal. And the sound also returned.
His entire body was now covered in shallow cracks, almost cracked. The ethereal, ethereal aura of the Twin Mirrors emanated from the wounds. The cracks were all drenched in white light.
Those three wounds are three doors.
Like three moons with different phases, they emit clear moonlight as they rotate.
The dark and cold aura belonging to the Fallen Angel seeped in from beneath Aiwass, constantly intertwining with the moonlight and filling the illusory outline of the purple card.
The black and purple auras intertwined together, constantly modulating, concentrating, and gathering.
Aiwass called the Night Demon's name softly: "Night Demon...Vignes, my little crow.
"I call upon your name now, and brand you with jealousy.
"From now on, my life is your life, my fate is your fate...
"—Obey me, Phantom Demon of the Way of Transcendence!"
Aiwass's voice in the form of Moon Child was soft and hoarse, like a whisper in the night.
Then, Aiwass and the Night Demon froze simultaneously. The surroundings became quiet once again, gradually darkening, with only Aiwass and the Night Demon's colors becoming clear and vivid. Like jewels reflected in the moonlight beneath the inky black sky.
Aiwass's pupils were a similar scarlet to Night Demon's. The moment their gazes met, a black, illusory chain emerged from Aiwass's heart and pierced Night Demon's body.
That was a chain constructed by Aiwass's "soul" and "fate".
It wasn't something strong. Quite the opposite... it was an extremely fragile chain that needed to be carefully protected.
If the Night Demon struggled hard, just breaking the chain would be enough to injure Aiwass severely in an instant.
But she did not resist at all. Instead, she stood there motionless, allowing Aiwass to connect with her soul and resonate with her.
In an instant, Aiwas's eyes went dark and he fell into the deep void of space.
When Aiwas opened his eyes again, he saw himself on the familiar yet unfamiliar streets of the empire.
But the person standing on the street was not Bayard, whom Aiwass knew, but a black-haired girl who was even younger than Yulia.
A young girl walked alone in the rain. Her wet eyes were clear and soft, shivering like an abandoned puppy. She wore a thin, delicate white dress and a wide-brimmed straw hat. She held the hat with both hands, but her long hair was still wet from the rain.
When people coming and going saw Bayard, they would go around him.
She walked forward in confusion, those much taller than her like two human walls, blocking out the entire world in the misty rain. And the street seemed endless, no matter how far she walked, there was no end. The figures on both sides seemed to stretch to the ends of the world, and no matter how she looked up, she could not see the edge.
The only sound in the whole world was the sound of rain, and no one spoke to her.
The girl walked on, and before she knew it, she had transformed into a stern-faced, elegant young lady. The rain was still pouring down outside, and the streets on both sides had subtly changed.
She was wearing a long skirt, with a servant holding an umbrella behind her. She was still walking among the crowd, and the crowd still made way for her to form two walls on both sides.
But as she walked down the street, no one responded to her.
She continued walking until she stopped and transformed into the Moon Child with scarlet pupils. The servants behind her disappeared. She placed her slender white fingers on her lips, remaining silent.
At some point, the rain around them had turned into a bloody rain. The streets, once densely packed with people, gradually dwindled, and the shops on both sides of the street became dilapidated.
At this moment, a shadow suddenly rushed out from behind her, grabbed her and walked forward.
The shadow, like herself, was tainted by the shadow, two-thirds reduced to a pitch-black outline. Only one eye remained on her once-fair face. The other eye had become a dangerous red light, gleaming within the dark shadow.
That's another me!
She stumbled forward, following the fast-paced shadows, but a rare smile appeared on her face.
She was happily chatting with him... but the shadow kept moving faster and faster, and she gradually couldn't keep up. Then she smiled and gave up, letting go of his hand.
When Shadow suddenly felt her hand lighten and turned around, she had already turned into a pool of blood, melting in the blood rain.
The two human walls had completely vanished without a trace. The world had become so peaceful.
The blood rain fell on the ground, and the Shadow Demon kept looking back, bathing in the blood rain alone.
The streets were deserted, and the once prosperous streets were reduced to ruins after the war.
Pure smoke, like black dry ice, emanated from her body, and two lines of blood slid down her face. It was unclear whether they were tears or rain.
At this moment, she rubbed her eyes, looked up at the sunless and moonless night sky, and covered her eyes with her hands.
She opened her mouth, but in the end nothing came out.
Because there is no need.
There was no one around her. No one cared about her existence.
What is even more tragic than rage is that even rage turns into nothingness.
At this moment, someone suddenly patted her shoulder.
The Shadow Fiend turned around half warily and half expectantly, and saw the white-robed priest holding a black umbrella.
The hem of Aiwass's robe was soaked with blood, like waves, and the shadow cast by the umbrella only revealed half of his chin.
You can see the corners of his mouth slightly raised. He lowered his head and chuckled, his mouth moving slightly as he said something, and moved his umbrella forward a little.
——That’s a very small point.
Without getting wet in the rain, he gave up a small amount of space.
When Shadow Demon turned around, she quickly began to change back to her previous appearance.
Shadow Demon, Moon Child, Miss, Little Girl...
Finally, she turned into the shivering girl in the white dress again, turned around and hugged Aiwass.
Aiwass did not reach out to hug her, but just lowered his eyes, compassionate and gentle.
"Vignes, my little crow."
For the first time, Aiwass's voice was clearly heard from that bloody night.
The next moment, it was as if the red curtain was drawn again.
The whole world was submerged in a sea of blood.
When Aiwass woke up again, he found himself in a maze of mirrors.
He was surrounded by countless broken mirrors, each containing a fragment of Vignes, or Bayard, from different periods of time.
All of them looked at Aiwass, smiling with varying degrees of sincerity.
Aiwass raised his hand.
Not stretched forward, but raised high.
A huge, horizontal black magic circle instantly appeared from the ground and rose rapidly upwards.
Under the reflection of the magic circle, the virtual images in the mirrors disappeared instantly.
The magic circle flew quickly into the sky, and a crow pattern appeared in the sky.
A dark circular mark was imprinted on the circle in the middle, covering the crow.
In an instant, the magic circle began to collapse from the outermost circle.
It shrank in circles, and finally only the black ring in the middle, about one person tall, remained.
The crow pattern inside fluttered its wings slightly, raised its head and let out a silent but excited cry.
Aiwass opened his eyes again and found that the Night Demon had disappeared without a trace.
The crow circle was reduced to a palm's diameter and appeared in front of Aiwass, level with the ground.
Two brand new tarot cards were also slowly printed out from the void, one above and one below, appearing on the upper and lower sides of the circle.
A pitch-black electric light connected the two cards, as if some kind of magnetic force was pulling them closer together.
The original [Lovers] card shows a naked man and woman coming together under the guidance of an angel, with two trees behind them symbolizing fertility and taboo.
The newly born Lovers card depicts an Emperor and Empress approaching like puppets, manipulated by a wizard in a white robe. The card's faces resemble mirror images, both similar and opposite. Countless overlapping doors open around them, and behind them, a path of light shimmers.
The Devil card originally depicted a red-skinned, horned demon sitting on a throne. It gazed upon its chained, controlled slaves with a cruel smile. Those slaves had already sprouted the demonic symbols of horns and tails.
The newly born Devil card is simply a three-eyed white goat standing on a giant phallus, its coiled horns like two DNA strands pointing to the sky.
Finally, as the two cards gradually formed and became clear, they slowly moved closer to the center.
The moment the two cards were closely combined together, it suddenly burst into a brilliant light.
It turned into a thin card like black crystal.
The card had a blood-red outline of a crow.
Cold, cruel and mysterious.
It spun and soon stopped obediently in front of Aiwass.
Aiwass stretched out his right hand, tapped the card lightly, and wrote his name.
Its properties also immediately became apparent.
[Major Sin: Night Demon (Lover, Demon)]
Level 50
[Transcendence, Dark Attribute]
The sixth energy level, the upper phantom demon.
A truly destructive force—a powerful ally in defeating the Fallen Angels!
Aiwass took a deep breath, suppressed his excitement, and checked the attributes of this card.
The Sin Card cannot be "burned" to restore the number of uses, but both sides can be used once a day.
Generally speaking, the upright position is close to the effect of the spell; while the reversed position is to summon the original body.
As expected, the positive effect of this card is exactly the spell effect—
[Upright Summoning: Nightmare Mirror]
[Required: Dark 5]
【Instant, contactless, effective immediately】
[Effect: Summon the power of the Night Demon to corrode the target mirror, generating a mirror image of itself; the mirror image can cast spells and has its own mana pool, but cannot make sounds, move, use items, or deal any damage; the mirror image lasts for one minute. When it shatters on its own or is shattered by others, it will cause Shadow/Foul/Curse type damage to the surrounding area or to the shatterer. The damage can be switched automatically, and the default damage type is the target's lowest resistance.]
[Reversed Summoning: Night Demon]
[Required: Dark 5]
【Maintenance: Dark 5*Daily】
Action, Summon
[Effect: Summons the Beast of Jealousy, Night Demon, to fight for you. The Night Demon is considered a summoned creature. When not in combat, the Beast of Jealousy, Night Demon can transform into a Night Crow and enter a follower state. Only one Sin Beast can exist at a time.]
Like other mortal sin cards, its mana cost is also an unchangeable five points.
The reversed effect is a normal summon, just like calling a little butterfly.
As for the effect of the correct position… Aiwass took a quick look and found it quite interesting.
If Aiwass understood correctly, this skill meant that a self-casting totem could be created.
Although it cannot "cause harm", it can be treated!
It can heal and buff. It can also draw cards with Aiwass, which is equivalent to a two-way operation... However, the mirror image cannot cause damage and will shatter if touched.
But it doesn't matter even if it breaks at the slightest touch - because if someone attacks it and it breaks, then even if that enemy is far away from the mirror image, they will still be counterattacked!
If you don't interrupt, you will stand still and help others recover health, dispel or add status; if you interrupt, it will cause a powerful adaptive counterattack!
And looking at that "independent mana pool", it seems that mirror casting can also do without the mana of Aiwass himself!
Actively trigger it, or you can directly detonate it to cause area damage!
"...This is a PVP skill."
Aiwass opened his eyes wide and sighed with satisfaction.
Unlike the reusable Flame Butterfly provided by the Little Butterfly, it tends to have extreme bursts.
Its only drawback is probably that the image cannot be moved.
And if used well... for example, with the control release and invisibility of "Shadow Cloak", it might even be possible to mislead the enemy, making them think you've used instant teleportation. This way, it can absorb the damage and die in your place...
Anyway, the effect of this spell is an "instant" "non-action" spell. In other words, Aiwass only needs to think about it to make it work, without having to point his finger at a mirror.
I just have to let the little butterfly down a little.
Aiwass couldn't let the traveling forms of Flame Butterfly and Night Crow follow him at the same time... He could only let one of the traveling forms of the big beast follow him.
Compared with the little butterfly, the Night Demon, whose combat power has already been formed, is more suitable to follow.
Not to mention, Aiwass now lacks Shadow Fiend, the ever-present supervisor. Butterfly lacks vigilance, but Night Crow can make up for it.
Before summoning the Night Raven, Aiwass took out his Book of Law and put this card in.
The count of [Book of Law of Aiwass] immediately jumped up two levels and reached (7/21).
The number of times Aiwas can use the "burn card" has also increased from once a day to twice a day.
At this moment, the Book of Law suddenly changed.
It suddenly burst into a gorgeous light, and the extraordinary characteristics that originally said "Unlock after logging in seven Phantom Magic Cards" suddenly appeared.
[Extraordinary Feature: At the cost of placing a registered Phantom Card that is not on cooldown on cooldown, the effect of a Sin Card with the same attributes is enhanced.]
This is……
"Great Sin Enhancement!"
Aiwass opened his eyes wide with surprise.
——It is worthy of being my own book of law, every entry is truly top-notch!
Update completed!
I've finally finished writing the ritual. I feel like I'll have to take a day off tomorrow. My body can't take it any longer. I need to get back to my normal routine...
(End of this chapter)
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