Family heirloom, then turned into a demon girl

Chapter 58 Mission: 08-4 Rheingold
Perseus?
Nero narrowed her eyes slightly. She hadn't expected Kriemhild to recognize this great Greek hero so easily.

However, given his scythe weapon and the invisibility he had just demonstrated, it was easy to deduce the identity of this heroic spirit. Perseus possessed several divinely gifted artifacts: a scythe capable of slaying the undead, flying shoes capable of levitating, a helmet capable of concealing the human form, a leather bag capable of holding demons, and a bronze shield capable of reflecting a person's shadow.

With these treasures, Perseus easily killed the Gorgon Medusa and obtained her head. He then used this head to turn the sea monster Kraken into a stone mountain, rescued Princess Andmeroda, and married her.

As Kriemhild said, Perseus had a smooth life and never encountered any difficulties.

And that's why... hearing her lament her fate made Kriemhild even more furious.

"You've decided to hide? Very good."

Kriemhild sneered and said, “Nero, come and help too.

"I'm going to beat this guy to pieces, crush him, tear him apart, and rip him to pieces until he dies—no, and then do it a hundred times over!"

"Beating him to death is a bit too much."

Nero smoothed the hair by his ears and sighed, "We still have to rely on her to deal with Pavone. But..."

But this Heroic Spirit was indeed irritating. Resisting Pavone was a matter of vital importance to the future of humanity in this world. Trying to escape with such a frivolous excuse as "not wanting to follow fate" was not something a legendary hero would do.

Nero trembled her hand, and a snake-belly sword appeared in her palm: "Pull her out and beat her up. I'm happy to help."

Nero couldn't possibly let Perseus escape like that. Even putting aside the daunting question of humanity's future, Nero needed her help in defeating Pavone if he wanted to return home.

Yet, Perseus's invisibility was truly a divinely gifted treasure. It obliterated not only his silhouette, but also his voice, his scent, and his magical energy. It perfectly fooled not only the three present, but also Chaldea's monitoring equipment.

No wonder they hadn't discovered her until this moment. If it weren't for the Sphinx's guidance, they might never have known there was a heroic spirit hiding in such a remote corner until their death.

This won't do. They've already said they're going to hit someone, but in the end, they can't find them. What's the point?

Kriemhild swung her sword, and a pitch-black flame engulfed her like a tidal wave. Once touched, this flame would never extinguish, just like the undying resentment in her heart.

In fact, if the legend tells the story, Kriemhild, who wasn't summoned as a revenger, shouldn't have harbored such terrible hatred. At the end of her life, she killed her own brother, massacred the Burgundian army, and beheaded Hagen, who had plotted against her lover, completing her revenge.

Yes, her revenge was over...as it should be.

But in another story, that's not the case.

Perseus's presence was nowhere to be seen in the air distorted by the black flames. She must have already flown into the sky using her flying shoes. If this continued, she might actually escape.

"Don't even think about... running away!"

Kriemhild stretched out her left hand, with the back of her hand facing outward, revealing the golden ring on her ring finger, which was worn outside her black gauze glove.

"Fall to the ground and reveal your true form!" Her voice carried a magical power that controlled people's hearts. Then Perseus really appeared in the air, plummeting to the ground, his face horrified.

Nero and Ritsuka were equally horrified. There was only one reason: the golden ring that appeared in Kriemhild's hand, which could control people's hearts, was none other than the "Ring of the Nibelung"!
It was a magic ring forged from Rhine gold, once in the hands of the great hero Siegfried, and later stolen by the King of Burgundy and his jester Hagen. But in that story, there is no character named "Kriemhild."

In that story, the sister of King Gunther of Burgundy was named Gunternune, a pitiful and hateful woman who used magic to deceive Siegfried's love and eventually killed him.

That woman wasn't Kriemhild, and Kriemhild didn't think it was herself. But if that was the case, how did the ring end up in her hand?

Kriemhildr no longer remembered this incident, nor did it matter. The moment the ring appeared, the dark, poisonous fire that had risen within her heart consumed everything. Love, hate, memories, the past—everything fueled this flame. This fire of hatred could not be quenched, nor would it ever be, simply because the ring had told her one thing:

This is fate.

Killing Gunther and Hagen is revenge? Bullshit.

Hagen will die, Gunther will die, and Siegfried will die too. But it's not because anyone killed them, it's simply because it's fate. It's a fate woven by the three goddesses who look down on all living things, a fate that even they themselves cannot escape.

In the end, Kriemhild's life was a failure.

Then, let me continue my revenge, Kriemhild said to herself.

If the loom had spun this fate, she would burn the loom; if the gods had arranged this fate, she would burn Asgard to the ground; if the world was to witness this fate, she would set all of Yggdrasil on fire.

Just use this eternal black flame.

Seeing himself about to fall into the dark sea of ​​fire, Perseus swung out his sickle, trying to hook it onto a tree and pull himself over. Then, Nero, who had been watching for a long time, finally took action.

The nimble serpent sword directly wrapped around the sickle in mid-air. Nero exerted a little force, and Perseus, who was flying in the air, fell towards him.

"Don't run, hero," she said with a smile. Then Nero released the serpentine sword in his hand, and it wrapped around Perseus' body as if alive, binding her tightly and dropping her to the ground.

"Boom!"

Kriemhild turned the blade in her hand and plunged it into the ground with a loud bang. The flames on the blade and the ground dissipated. The woman in a black dress, fists clenched, approached the white-robed Perseus.

"you……"

Before Perseus could finish his words, Kriemhild punched him in the face. He swallowed his words and fell to the ground.

Tied up by Echidna, she rolled on the ground like a white rice weevil.

(End of this chapter)