Family heirloom, then turned into a demon girl

Chapter 69 Mission: 11-3 Trial of Nothingness
However, since the Crystal of Original Sin was called the Crystal of Original Sin, it naturally couldn't be without negative effects. Before it truly took shape and came under Nero's control, the more this crystal grew, the more Nero's mind would be eroded by Original Sin.

If Nero were to be consumed by this original sin, he would degenerate into the same demon of arrogance as Pavoni.

It was precisely to suppress her ever-expanding ego and her arrogance that Nero subconsciously used the words describing Lucifer, who fell due to his arrogance, in her impromptu chant. During this process, Georgos' voice faintly rose from the depths of her heart:

"Pride is excessive self-love. It is loving oneself more than others, to the point of committing violence against them; it is loving oneself more than God, to the point of showing contempt for God."

The ancients said: "Too much is as bad as too little." This is exactly the case. When a certain kind of love exceeds its proper limit, love becomes a sin.

Then Nero swung his sword in the shape of a cross, tearing open space so that the beam from Lamer would fall behind him, and continued to sing: "You have said in your heart: I will ascend to heaven and exalt my throne above the stars of the gods!"

Deep purple demonic flames fell like meteorites, crashing down beside Nero. She stomped on the Black Steps, extinguishing the flames like candles. She transformed the gathering arrogance into a massive crimson orb, which rose above her head and continued to compress. "I will sit on the mount of the assembly, in the uttermost parts of the north; I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, equal to the Most High!"

Then, Nero finally transformed the evil spirits into a blurry giant sword that was almost half the height of the Demon Pillar. He sang the words of judgment for the Demon Pillar and himself with the last line of the hymn.

“Yet you will be brought down to Hades, to the very bottom of the Pit.”

Amidst the roar of the cannon, a giant sword fell from the sky, piercing deep into the Demon Pillar's trunk like cutting butter, tearing the earth in half.

"I can't... understand."

Yet, even at this point, the Demon Pillar still held on. It trembled, its cold, mechanical voice expressing its resentment: "It's just... a human..."

"Yeah, but they're human!"

Not far away, another voice sighed in response to Lamer's question. It laughed, sighed, and said with emotion: "Yet, precisely because of its insignificance, it shows the greatness of resistance; precisely because of its weakness, it shows the value of faith."

That's Mephistopheles.

Nero leaped from the air and landed on the charred earth. His brilliant golden hair draped over his dark blue cloak. He pointed the sword in his hand at the demon: "What are you doing here?"

With the awakening of her new power, she can now finally use the Yama Blade alone without activating her demon transformation.

"Just to give you a heads up."

Mephisto stood beside the Demon Pillar, smiled, stretched out his hand and snapped his fingers.

"Snapped."

"What reminder—"

Before he could finish his words, Nero's voice changed.

At the instant the fingers snapped, the stars shifted, the bright moon set over the sea, and in the distant eastern sky, a deep, ultramarine hue suddenly emerged.

"You..." With his last breath, Lamer uttered a shocked voice: "When?"

"just now."

A smug look appeared on Mephisto's annoying face. "After I have recovered all my strength."

It said, "Since the first phase of preparations can't stop you, then I can only continue to raise the stakes here, right? Come on, come on! Only when the actors' lives hang on a thread can the story be tense and exciting!"

Before he knew it, Mephisto had expanded the area of ​​his imaginary Noble Phantasm, once again bringing Nero, Ritsuka, and the others into the realm of illusion. With that snap of his fingers, the Noble Phantasm was completely dispelled, and time within the singularity quickly returned to normal.

Now, there may only be more than ten minutes left before the sun rises.

"You devil!" Nero was about to strike—though that wouldn't help the situation, at least it would help her get her mind flowing. However, Mephistopheles pinned her to the spot with a single move.

"It's not your turn yet." Mephistopheles chuckled and gently waved his staff. Countless spirits emerged from all directions, forming a transparent door frame that trapped Nero inside.

"So, please take a break. Before the next scene arrives, let's see if you can pass this test—

"This body is Mephisto, the devil who came for you."

The next moment, Nero disappeared through the door like a bubble, and Mephistopheles walked past the dying Lamer and walked lightly towards the warships on the distant coast.

"and many more--"

Lamer called out to it, "What on earth are you?"

"I am the spirit of eternal denial." Mephistopheles tilted his head slightly, adjusting his hat. "I was born from nothingness, I spread nothingness, and I hate nothingness."

Then its figure disappeared from the spot, and Lamer's figure gradually dissipated, turning into a point of light and blending into the air.

Hernan watched the Demon Pillar vanish, secretly cheering in her heart. She also felt a little more respect for Nero, who had almost single-handedly defeated the Demon Pillar. However, she soon noticed the unusual movement in the east and immediately realized what Mephistopheles had done.

"What the hell!"

She left Beatrice on the boat and ran over there. However, as soon as she ran out of the cabin, she saw the figure in a black tuxedo sitting at the bow.

"Mephisto?!"

Hernan immediately raised his rifle and aimed it at the other party.

"Don't get excited."

Mephistopheles didn't seem to believe she dared to shoot. He knocked on the deck with his cane calmly and said, "I'm here to help you."

"Help us?" Hernan felt like he was hearing a joke.

However, Mephistopheles' voice was full of sincerity: "Indeed. Don't you want to know what to do to prevent Pavone from breaking out of her cocoon?"

"Can you stop the sun from rising?"

The Sphinx had already revealed the true nature of this imaginary Noble Phantasm. Even if it allowed the night to continue in its illusion, at the moment the sun rose in reality, Pavone would still break the illusion and grow into a complete beast.

However, Mephistopheles smiled mysteriously: "It's not me, it's you who can."

"I?"

Hearing this, Hernan thought it was ridiculous at first, but she soon remembered something and looked at the ring in her hand.

"That's right." Mephistopheles crossed his legs and stretched out his hand towards Hernan: "Make a wish to me - as long as you do this, you can use this ring to borrow the power of the sun god.

"With this power, it shouldn't be difficult to temporarily stop the sun from rising, right?"

Hernan was silent.

After a moment, she slowly asked:
"So, what's the price?"

(End of this chapter)