30 The Echidna who Summons The Devil
[ Great Jura Forest, Several Kilometres Away from Dwelling of Treants and Dryas ]
She breathed.
She Prayed.
She chanted.
"Let blood and flesh be the essence.
Let chaos and the Deviant Dragon be the foundation
Let the One Who Births All Monsters I, Echidna Tempest, be the ancestor.
Let chaos reign and order crumble,
Let the gates of destiny be sundered.
Let the path of darkness be illuminated.
I hereby declare.
Your body shall serve under me.
My fate shall be your sword.
Submit to the beckoning of the Great Mother.
If you will submit to this will and this reason…Then answer!
An oath shall be sworn here!
I shall attain all virtues of all of Heaven!
I shall have dominion over all evils of all of Hell!
Yet, though serves with thine eyes clouded in chaos
Thou, bound in the cage of madness,
I am she who Culminates this Chaos.
From the Depth of the Cosmos, attended to by three greet words of power,
Come forth from beyond the known universe,
He Who is the Strongest!"
She finished, and she blanched.
"What the hell did you just say Aria?!" Of course it was none other than Aria who spoke such a ominous sounding incantation, as she stood before the summoning circle taught to her by Ramiris.
Yet, said Elemental Queen was really regretting her choice right now, after all, the level of magicules that Aria poured into circle was off the charts!
It was like begging for a calamity like Ivarage to come through!
The culprit herself was confused too, 'I'm pretty sure all I did was pray to great Gacha lords, so then why in the hell did some weird chant I didn't mean to say come out of my mouth?' She tilted her head with a curious expression, eyeing the magic circle that was just glowing.
"Did I fail—nevermind." She squinted her eyes with interest , as she, Elaine, Fenrir, and Ramiris felt a overbearing pressure wash over them.
It was raw, divine, demonic, and most of all; Otherworldly.
In the moment the latter three blinked, an armless white-clothed kid was already in front of Aria, his(?) feet already connecting with her chin.
"Recoilless Kick," he(?) uttered, his(?) voice carrying a weight of absolute certainty.
Aria's head whipped back from the force of the impact, her senses reeling from the sheer intensity of the technique. In that instant, the surrounding environment was rent asunder—the clouds split apart, the ground trembled, and the very fabric of space seemed to bend and contort around the force of the kick.
Three witnesses couldn't believe that a simple, plain-looking kick caused such destruction, though that was only them.
Both, Aria and the kid knew it was possible, and how it worked. To the untrained eye, it appeared as a simple kick, unassuming and plain. But to those who understood its intricacies, the Recoilless Kick was a testament to the mastery of martial prowess—Operating on the principle of focused energy and precision.
Every ounce of the disabled kid's being was channeled into that single point of impact, resulting in a kick that so powerful that it was able to change the whole landscape.
Snapping out of their daze, Elaine and Fenrir were ready to jump the boy(?), but their eyes widened in surprise when they saw that he seemed to be disintegrating.
"You are strong, what is your name?" For the first time, the boy(?) spoke, a grin on his face even in the face of his impending demise.
"Did you have to make it hurt, kid?" Aria nonchalantly cracked her neck, her amber eyes locking onto the kids crimson one's. "Shouldn't you introduce yourself first, 666: Satan? Or do you prefer Archangel Lucifer?" She wiggled her eyebrows with a mischievous smile.
Indeed, the kid before her was the literal Devil, Satan himself, aka Lucifer, One of the Heavenly Realm Gods from the God of High School series—The King of Gods and Master of the First Heavenly Realm.
'This brat needs to be taught a lesson.'
Tilting his(?) head, the Devil considered her words for a moment, before nodding his head, "You can call me Sat—"
"Recoilless Kick." Lucifer could only widen his(?) eyes at seeing the technique copied down to the T, before he could fully comprehend the extent of Aria's power, before he could even utter a word of protest, he(?) died, just like that.
In the blink of an eye, the Devil's head was torn from his(?) body, severed by the sheer force of Aria's retaliation, he(?) couldn't even witness the destruction that surpassed his(?) own.
"Well, that was unexpected, I guess I put too much power into it" she mused, her voice tinged with amusement. "But then again, who needs a Devil when you've got me, right?" She gave a peace sign to the gobsmacked Ramiris and her awed companions.
"As expected of you, Mother!"
"Indeed, only Lady Aria could effortlessly destroy such a foe in one hit." Elaine nodded in agreement with Fenrir, sending a hateful glare at the disintegrating headless body.
"Are you crazy?! You would have destroyed the whole forest if I didn't teleport us to a separate dimension." Ramiris chided, a frustrated look marring her face.
The Echidna smiled wryly, "Sorry, I kinda got carried away when I saw the technique." She really did, it was probably her favourite Martial Arts after all, and seeing it, she couldn't help but copy it.
Which was rather simple for her who had Scholar and Thought Acceleration, especially with the new Extra Skill Archivist. A superior version of her Analytical Appraisal, Chant Annulment and All of Creation, combined using Skill Alchemy, which allows her to analyse things and comprehend them if its a non-concealed phenomena. It also eliminates the need for chanting.
That along with her Body Supremacy that allowed her to have the precision and complete efficiency of her body made everything so effortless.
'Should I eat him…Actually is it even a guy? I'm pretty sure Satan became a girl in the manhwa…Forget it, anyways, what do you think, Scholar?' She decided to ask for the opinion of her supercomputer-like skill.
«Notice. Unique Skill: Scholar has two recommendations.»
'Oh? Continue.'
«Answer. 1.)Individual 'Echidna Tempest' can devour 'Satan', possibly gaining all of its abilities and remaining energy. However, remaining energy is minuscule, precisely 33 times less than current reserves.
2.) Individual 'Echidna Tempest' can start Project: Sins and Virtue ahead of planned date, and create the first member of the Sins; Archangel Lucifer, The Sin of Pride.»
'….You really are a the best skill, Scholar!'
«….»
She has decided, it will be option two!
'Sin of Pride, huh? It's unfortunate that Guy has the Ultimate Skill: Lucifer, but at least this means the Unique Skill: Pride is up for grabs.' Leaving her accelerated thoughts, she focused her attention on Satan, and clenched her teeth.
"Gluttony." The previous head and armless body was devoured by the all-consuming darkness, leaving nothing behind…
"What?" The Echidna's eyes suddenly widened in surprise…
"Is something wrong, Echidna?" The Elemental Queen asked, her eyes narrowing when she witnessed Aria's skill.
"…He's(?) resisting the devouring." She blurted out, surprising them.
"How dare he, he should just let himself be devoured by Lady Aria!"
"For once, I agree with you, long-eared woman." Fenrir said with a sagely nod.
Ramiris ignored the two, stating, "So along with his energy that surpassed Awakened Demon Lords, he also has a strong will."
«Notice. It is recommended to use Thought Domination and Bane of All Things in conjunction.»
Scholar spoke up, realising that Aria's will may not be strong enough to completely devour the Devil.
"Consumption complete." The Mother of All Monsters, burped, storing Satan's soul in her Hoarder sub-space.
«???»
What the fuck is going on? Is what Scholar would have said if it was more humane.
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A/N: Hope you enjoyed the chapter~ I bet you guys didn't expect this summon did you? Well, what can I say, I wanted to make Aria's next creation already.
