Or, why don’t you find another savior?

The Magic King obviously intended to overwhelm Shiomi with magic. As Shiomi got closer, the complexity and intensity of his techniques became increasingly stronger, gradually exceeding Shiomi's speed of attacking while performing rune magic.

Even though he specially adopted the ingenuity of Aozaki Touko and used runes to create runes to catch up with the high-speed divine words of the Magic King, he still could not reach the speed at which the other party completed the magic ritual.

So this stab was unexpectedly blocked and could not move forward even a single step.

"Although I'm not the Hero King, I have collected a lot of treasures along the way."

The surging pure magic power spread and sent Shiomi flying. He raised his hand and a huge hand axe like a mountain appeared.

Axe of Marduk.

If its true name is not released and it is just a pure physical attack, the mere fact that it is the sacred tool of the god of war Marduk would move even the stern Magician King.

Then use all your strength to defend against this attack.

The burden of releasing his real name was too great, and Shiomi could not guarantee that this attack would kill the Magic King.

Therefore, before having to resort to aggressive tactics, try to adopt more conservative tactics.

"They are the ones who have stolen the title of Magic King Solomon, burned the history of the planet, and slaughtered the enemies of us humans. I will use the spear given by the great god Odin as a proof to peel off their false faces and reveal their inner truth."

Shiomi declared calmly.

"Turning into a meteor, piercing through the disguise, 『Great God's Declaration』 (Gungnir)!"

Listen to Shiomi's voice and free Mana.

The Spear of God flew through the air towards the Magic King's body.

The Magic King expressionlessly raised one hand, preparing to cast another defensive spell to resist the "Great God's Declaration". The defense that was difficult to break through for more than 90% of Heroic Spirits was broken by Gungnir like a glass work of art.

The heart was pierced, and Marduk's axe smashed down and cut off one of the arms.

The Magic King took a few steps back, sat on the broken throne, and lowered his head.

“…Ha, haha…hahahahahahahaha!”

From low to high, the laughter echoed throughout the temple.

The laughter that seemed to have no end suddenly stopped at a certain moment.

"Since you want to die so much, as a token of appreciation for your strength, I will grant you the honor of paying homage to my real body!"

Chapter 5: Demon King Goetia

As the Magic King declared this, the sky suddenly darkened.

The ground beneath his feet tore apart, and the body of the Demon Pillar snaked out, covering the original throne and submerging the body of the Magic King and the throne together.

"Show yourself and bless. This is the beast of disaster, one of the evils of mankind."

The air in the center of the Temple of Time suddenly became heavy, and a bone-chilling chill swept through Xijian's body.

As was consistent with what Chaldea had observed before, the presence of Beast was present here.

The man who calls himself Magic King Solomon is actually Beast.

"I am the person who exists as the Magic King Solomon. I am the Magic King's clone, the organization created by the Magic King, and the first familiar created to lay the foundation for you magicians. I rule the country together with Solomon. The origin curse that was abandoned due to Solomon's death entrenched in Solomon's remains and obtained the 'summoning method' of the flesh inside."

The demon pillar covering the throne retreated, and the being standing on the throne revealed a posture that was neither human nor inhuman.

It has a golden body and on its chest there are eyes that are the same as the Demon Pillar’s, wriggling.

"I will abandon the name of Magic King. There is no need to pretend. I have no name, but if you want to call me, then call me this. The existence that has reached wisdom, the existence that is desired for this, the existence that turns you into food, embarks on a journey to the extreme, and creates new stars. The existence that controls the 72 curses and burns all history. That is, the Human Principle Incineration Type - Demon King, Goetia."

"...Goetia?" Xijian raised his hand.

"Yes, it is the general term for the magic used by King Solomon." Romani's voice came from the communicator, "Trismegistus made a prediction and classification. Spiritual base structure type: Anti-human. Spiritual base output value is second-class planetary level, it is Beast I!"

"Beast I...the Beast who is one level higher than my mother." Shiomi put down her hand.

"...Is it okay, Shiomi?" Romani asked in a low voice, "If not--"

"I told you, Romani!" Shiomi raised her voice, "The Beasts are just things in front of us, and our real enemy is the one behind them!"

Romani was speechless for a moment: "Are you really sure?"

"Whether it's true or not will be revealed soon, and I'm going to show all my cards." Shiomi said half-declaration, half-information.

"I understand... Just fight with all your might! Chaldea will fully support you!"

As soon as his voice fell, Xiomi rushed towards the Demon King Goetia without hesitation.

Although he seems to be unarmed, Goetia, as Beast I, has extraordinary physical abilities. With a wave of his hand, he can create a wind blade of the grand mage level.

"Even after seeing my figure, you still want to resist? Why do you want to give up becoming a healthy and intelligent body? Why do you want to continue fighting for humanity?"

Goetia grabbed Gungnir from Shiomi's hand as if he were grabbing a branch.

"That's what I want to ask, as King Solomon's familiar, why do you want to go the opposite path to him?" Shiomi was secretly shocked, amazed at the enormous power of Goetia.

"As the guardian spirit of that man, I have been in tune with his soul and witnessed countless sorrows and pains. Enough is enough. There is no need to watch any more. On this planet, even God has no ending other than 'destruction'. We are no longer interested in the future of mankind. We must create a flawless world from scratch—"

While Goetia was venting his anger and dissatisfaction, Shiomi freed his hand to grasp the red spear and stabbed Goetia's arm without hesitation.

Even though he looks indestructible, he can still be pierced through by the cursed red spear.

However, Goetia seemed indifferent, without even a distorted expression or sound caused by pain.

"God can only destroy? You're quite a liar, Goetia!"

The two guns acted as a medium, triggering an explosion of magical power. Goetia's body burst open, blood was flowing everywhere, but his lower body was still stable.

He looked at Shiomi who had distanced himself from him again, without saying a word.

"..."

"'Since you have asked for this, you have not asked for anything for yourselves, nor for the annihilation of the king whom you hate, but only for wrath to be given to you so that you may hear the case.'" Xijian suddenly recited a certain passage.

The Demon King, who had always been confident of victory and was full of fun before things started, finally underwent a subtle change.

"Are you qualified to repeat the Lord's decree?" Goetia was obviously angry.

“‘I will grant you your request and give you wisdom and understanding and strength. There will be no one like you, not even your king.’”

Shiomi paced slowly, and the huge ritual was gradually completed behind him.

Thinking of the magic created by Solomon, the ancestor of magic, he launched a mythical challenge with the original runes discovered by the great god Odin.

"As expected, people like you can only die. You are so stupid that you are beyond redemption, but you have the good fortune to overcome death. I will bury you with my own hands."

Goetia raised his hand coldly.

The injuries from the previous moment had recovered in the blink of an eye, and Zhu Qiang's curse seemed to have never touched his body.

As a Beast, it is not surprising that he has this level of recovery ability.

The center of the temple was damaged, torn, and destroyed by the changes in phenomena caused by two completely different magical bases.

Water and fire, wind and earth.

Or it could be a purely offensive magic constructed purely from True Aether that crushes the enemy with physical force.

No one can do anything to the other.

Goetia knew that if she wanted to kill this man with just magic warfare, it would take up even more extremely precious time.

And he doesn't have that much time to waste here.

The last few minutes of calculation required to activate the "Light Band Convergence Ring" have passed.

"Shiomi, confirm that the third Noble Phantasm is being deployed!" Romani reminded hurriedly.

He didn't know the extent of Shiomi's power. Once the treasure was activated, the body would be completely evaporated by the heat. Shiomi's life power could never catch up with this kind of regeneration.

"You really can't hold your temper, Demon King Gaetia?"

After the battle of their respective techniques ended, Shiomi fell to the ground.

"I've given you more than one chance. It's too late to repent now."

"No, it's better to say that I'm waiting for the time when you can use this power. If you don't bother to use it on me, I'll have a headache instead."

Shiomi stuck the two different guns in his hands into the ground, then slowly took out something and held it between his fingers.

"The beast of disaster used the body of the Magic King as its nest and usurped all of his possessions. It was able to accomplish such a feat, and even Solomon himself would be impressed by it."

"That is... what is that thing you are holding!?"

When Goetia saw clearly what was in Shiomi's hand, he felt unprecedented uneasiness.

Chapter 6: Solomon's Ring

"You've spread out so many demon pillars, passed down to many magic families, and set off history in every era, but you don't even know about this? Didn't Solomon's clairvoyance tell you?"

Xiomi held the ring, calmly put it on the middle finger of her left hand, and asked slowly.

"Or...your Lord has not told you?"

The enormous power requires a corresponding body to be wielded. He occupied Solomon's body, obtained nine of the Ten Commandments, and used his own power to create a tenth that was close to the real thing.

The Seat of Almighty already belongs to Goetia.

"Before Magic King Solomon died, he was worried that the magic he created would become something harmful to humanity in the future." Shiomi moved the hand with the ring on it, "So for this reason, when he returned the Ten Rings, he sent the last one to the future, hoping to use it to put an end to the 'harm' that might arise."

"Impossible! That man is only good at talking. How could he consider such a thing for the sake of mankind? And how could that ring fall into the hands of someone like you?"

The activation of the third treasure was imminent, but Goetia realized that this brief gap would become his only weakness.

Then, Goetia suddenly came to his senses and regained his composure.

"No, that's not right. The Ten Commandments were given by the Lord. Without listening to the Lord's revelation and without the Lord's permission, even you cannot use this ring."

"Mage King Solomon hopes that whoever obtains this ring will use it for the right purpose. Even if you don't have God's permission and are just a human, you are still qualified as long as you obtain it. In this regard, there is no difference between you and me, Goetia."

Shiomi slowly stretched out her ring-wearing hand and grasped the figure of Goetia in the distance in her palm.

"The time has come to hand over what you have usurped. The Almighty Seat is not yours."

As Romani said, this last ring does have the power to control the other nine rings.

However, according to the original idea, this ring should be used by the person himself.

Shiomi could not agree with such an outcome, so she asked Romani to give it to her instead.

Lian Xijian himself didn't know why he did this.

Is it because of sympathy for the man who has no freedom?

still--

"How could it be as you wish?"

When the nine rings left her body and flew towards Shiomi, Goetia reached out to stop them.

The third treasure can be activated at any time to completely destroy Shiomi.

But now Goetia has an additional task, he plans to recover the last ring given to mankind by the incompetent king.

The throne of the Almighty shall belong to Him.

The favor of the Lord should also belong to him.

This is the revelation gained by occupying the body of the Magic King.

As a magic formula that has gained the will, Goetia's only dream was to hear the Lord's revelation.

The Demon King Goetia is the one who will bring a new future to this planet.

The nine rings were suspended in the air, being fought over by two completely different wills.

"The Ten Commandments are the embodiment of God's power. Even if you have accomplished a feat far beyond that of the gods, in the end, you are just a magus." Xi Jian was quite confident. "The difference between you and me is whether you have power or not."

"Damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it!"

Just as Shiomi said, the nine rings were controlled by Shiomi who had gained power, and under the guidance of the tenth ring, they slowly moved away from Goetia.

It can't be taken back no matter what.

It cannot be allowed, how can it be allowed?

"Come on, Ten Commandments! Gather in my hands and, together with my power, crush the Demon King's plot!"