Family heirloom, then turned into a demon girl

Chapter 64 Mission: 10-1 The Devil's True Appearance
What kind of existence is the so-called devil?

They are cunning, evil, and full of power. They can fulfill all the wishes of the summoner, but they always want to drag the other party into hell.

However, "all glory to the Lord." In a monotheistic worldview, God is the creator of all things, and all power originates from Him. Therefore, demons, these evil and cunning enemies of God, naturally originate from Him.

Why would God create His enemies? This question is not difficult to answer. Demons are not God's enemies; they are His servants. They were tainted with evil and fell from Heaven, living a miserable life in Hell.

All demons are fallen angels.

Mephistopheles attacked Fulful, dug out its heart, and swallowed it whole. This happened right in front of Aguo and the Chaldeans.

"What... is this?"

What was happening before them was beyond their comprehension. Fulful, the thirty-fourth demon, whose form was a burning stag and whose hoarse voice never spoke the truth—was it a part of Mephistopheles?

As if he had heard everyone's thoughts, Mephistopheles wiped the blood from the corner of his lips, chuckled and said, "Did I trick you, Lamer?"

Of course, it wasn't Fulfull, and Fulfull had never existed in this singularity. But how could this be possible? If a demon impersonated another demon, wouldn't its original true name disappear?
"Then there is only one explanation." Holmes clenched his pipe and spoke the only truth after eliminating all other impossibilities: "Mephistopheles is not a demon at all."

All demons are fallen angels.

However, among them, Mephistopheles in the Faust legend appears particularly different.

It has a nondescript true name, a name that seems to be a generic term for all demons. It signs a contract with Faust, fulfilling his countless wishes in an attempt to obtain his soul, but with the strange condition that it can only receive the price when Faust is satisfied. The effort and reward are completely unequal.

In Goethe's epic poem, as a demon, it can even enter and exit heaven freely, talk with God and make bets - all fallen angels were banished to hell after committing crimes, how could they be allowed to return to heaven?
Therefore, Mephistopheles is not a demon, and this is not its real name, but a nickname used when it appears in the form of a demon. The real Mephistopheles is something between an angel and a demon, a more mysterious existence.

"Correct solution."

Mephistopheles smiled. "I didn't expect you'd find out. Even that saint saw through my true nature, yet he was still fooled. But heroic spirits like them don't have very good brains anyway."

"In Jewish scriptures, there is indeed a being who is both a demon and an angel."

Holmes slowly revealed Mephistopheles' true nature: "Because his fall was due to God's negligence, he was able to retain his identity as the 'Angel of Trial' even after his fall into demonic form. He possesses both good and evil, acting as both a judge who accuses the wicked of their crimes and a destroyer who tempts the good to fall."

“This angel, also known as the ‘Blind God’, was responsible for taking away the souls of the dead and distinguishing between good and evil.

"That's right, 'the blind god'—one without light in his eyes, one who doesn't love light! This is the origin of the name Mephistopheles!

"Your true name is - the Angel of Death, 'Samael'!"

Faced with this brilliant reasoning, Mephistopheles could not help but tuck his cane under his arm and applaud.

This is indeed the truth. It is also the only truth that can explain why Mephistopheles can have a peaceful conversation with God and make a bet with the intention of tempting people to fall.

This is the only explanation for how a demon could emerge unscathed from Georgos's Noble Phantasm, which exorcises evil. However, this is untrue. The Mephistopheles of the Faustian legend is not the real Mephistopheles. That Heroic Spirit, who appeared in an earlier singularity, is a homunculus created by the magician Faustian.

Mephistopheles once told Nero, "This name was given by the book," and it proved true. It had always been Samael, but as an angel unable to be summoned by the Holy Grail, it borrowed the name of Mephistopheles from the story of Faust and appeared here. The Mephistopheles that stood here now was a fusion of the phantom "Mephistopheles" and the angel "Samael."

Because Mephisto's identity was originally a false one, he was able to use his identity as a "liar" to create a false Noble Phantasm and another identity. He gave most of his power to the false identity of Fulful in order to deceive the creator of the singularity.

It lived up to its name, deceiving not only Chaldea and Nero, but also the Demon Pillars. It deceived everyone in this singularity.

But it was too late. Holmes had already left the mystery. Ritsuka and his companions could no longer learn the truth. Whatever Samael's true purpose was, no one could stop him.

"Purpose?" Hearing Mash's question, Mephistopheles laughed, like a homeroom teacher looking at a worthless student: "Didn't the saint say that a long time ago?"

It's a trial.

Now that it has been summoned here, it will initiate a trial for everyone.

“I keep adding weights to both ends of the scale to make it balance.”

Only when the forces of good and evil are equal enough and the fighting is fierce enough can the trial be established.

"That saint did a good job, but if you want to break through my trials, you can't just rely on piety."

Mephistopheles wants to see more than just sacrifice, more than just determination.

"If I cannot see the brilliance of the 'brightest thing in the soul,' I will devour everything."

By then, not only Ritsuka, but the souls of all people and heroic spirits in this singularity will be taken into its possession.

Mephistopheles also believed that he had added enough weight to create such sparks when the two sides collided.

Looking at the bewildered Izumo Okuni, it shrugged and said, "I'm not talking about you. I don't expect a little girl like you to be able to overcome my trials.

"The so-called trial..."

It turned around and waved its hand, causing all the demons to turn around and face the coast.

There, there was a figure driving a carriage, galloping towards them.

"It's for the heroes to complete!"

The heroic spirit roared loudly and crushed into the army of demons.

(End of this chapter)