Chapter 412
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Chapter 412:
"Alright, Roman, I'm where you told me to go, but I don't see anything?" I held my Scroll up with one hand as I whacked away some overgrown vegetation with Mirage.
"Do you see a big scary door?"
"All I see are trees."
"Then you're not in the right place."
"I'm exactly at the coordinates you gave me." I held the Scroll up and spun around so he could see.
"Hey, that's what I was told. But he said to look for a large tree – "
"Oh, that narrows it down!"
" – That's marked by a red dot." Roman ignored me.
Red Dot?
I looked around again and vaguely saw something like that a little further to the side. And the red dot was smaller than my palm and part of it looked chipped away. "Okay, I think I found it."
"Good, now look for the door."
"Roman, there isn't a door anywhere. There's no building in sight, it's literally all forest area."
"He said it was behind the tree and kinda covered."
What the fuck did that mean?
I stomped around to the other side, looking around again only until I accidently stepped on something. Something much harder than tree roots or dirt. A metal 'clang' rang out as I gave it another stomp. It was a small bundle of leaves and organic debris that were clumped together over what looked like a hatch. "I found it."
"See, it wasn't that hard."
"Roman, it's not a door It's a hatch. There's a big fucking difference."
"Technically, a hatch is a type of door." He pointed out.
"You know what? I'm done arguing with you." I sighed, pulling the rusty hatch open, and saw the top of a rusty ladder leading down into a dark abyss.
"Wow, that looks spooky."
"Thank you, Roman. You're free to come help me if you want."
"Yeah, no. I'll buy you a drink when you're done though! Toodles~" He hung up.
Right.
Honestly, even as strong as I am, able to turn a significant chunk of this land into a smoking crater without much effort, I'm not beyond feeling emotions. And that place gave me the creeps from just looking into the darkness.
Like, Giant Spiders from Skyrim, kind of creepy.
And I set everything on fire the last time I was in a cave with Giant Spiders.
And now that I think about it, that sounds like a wonderful idea!
[Hang on, I wanna see what those guys were talking about. Grimm are weird, in an interesting way.]
Fineeee, I kinda wanna see the creepy Grimm too.
And I wanna try to see if I can tap into this Hogyoku thing to see what's going on.
My hand ignited in fire and I tossed a Fireball down the shaft. I heard a strange and eerie sound a moment later, indicating that my instinct was correct and they were literally waiting for me.
"Well, here we go." I took a step forward and dropped inside, slamming onto the floor after a short fall.
I once more called upon Magical Flames and the room lit up under the flames. At the edge of the light, there was a silhouette, somewhat humanoid in shape but also distorted in some aspects. Its head turned completely 90 degrees. Red eyes, a bone-like face, a jaw that opened way too wide, and elongated arms that nearly reached to the ground and a green glow inside of its mouth.
"Jesus fucking Christ!" I didn't even realize what happened until I already had the True Longinus in my hand, and threw it at the thing.
[Bit of an overreaction.]
"Fuck you!" I hissed under my breath. "That was fucking terrifying."
[Oh, don't be a baby.]
"Like you wouldn't fucking burn this place to the ground in my place."
[I choose not to answer.]
"You know what, I think I know someone who'd love to be here right now." I just had the thought as I took my scroll out.
'Wilhelm: Hey, doing anything right now?'
'Scáthach: I am currently unoccupied. Do you require my assistance?'
'Wilhelm: Clearing out scary Grimm. I wouldn't mind company. Don't wanna intrude on you if you're enjoying yourself though.'
'Scáthach: I do not mind, I was about to depart from an acquaintance I had recently made. Elaborate on the Grimm.'
'Wilhelm: Uh, Apathy, Chills, Nightmare, and others.'
"I think the people involved just so happened to be Hollow and Shinigami, that they assumed this was the case. But maybe it just breaks down the boundaries between species in general – or perhaps even a step further than that? That's why I wanted you here to help me test, in case anything went wrong." And her opinion was one I always welcomed.
"Start from the beginning. These Hollows and Shinigami – what are the differences between them?"
"The differences?" I tilted my head, giving it some thought. "I....don't really know. A Hollow I guess is missing its heart or something, they have a mask, and they hunger for souls. But apparently high-level Hollows become much more human-like in both appearance and a sense of self. So at their basic, they really aren't that different in that case...more like just opposites in their make up. One is a Plus, one is a Minus."
So what exactly was the difference? Those Hollows could use that 'Cero' thing, but why couldn't Shinigami do the same? Why couldn't Hollows use Kidō, why did Hollows use a 'different' method of moving? Why could Hollows open that strange portal, but Shinigami had their own method?
The difference between a Hollow and a Shinigami, at the most basic when you cut away aesthetics and outer appearance, well, they had different types of Spiritual Power.
"A Hollow has Hollow 'Energy', a Shinigami as Shinigami 'Energy'" Energy of course being the Spiritual side of the coin. "To break down the boundary is at its most basic, the transference of one energy to another, or blending them. Either one should be the case."
Which sounds simple on paper, but Shinigami and Hollows are different for a reason, physically and spiritually. To 'house' the type of energy required, there needed to be a more 'physical' change to accommodate that, which I assume the Hogyoku would also facilitate in the process?
But in my case....all my different energies exist simultaneously inside of my body.
What was there to change?
Hollow and Shinigami meant nothing to me, but I had other things.
Divinity, I had an Authority and had Divine Power at my fingertips as a Campione.
Magical Energy, was there more that needed to be said? Magical Circuits at my most basic.
Aura, the actualization of my soul, its own little Energy separated from the others.
Reiryoku, my most recent acquisition. A different aspect of my Soul manifested in its own pool of energy.
And lastly, and my smallest, would be my Demonic Energy. It's grown steadily from being nourished through the use of my Sword of Destruction, almost like working a muscle, but it's slow going. Devils are a species that live for thousands and thousands of years, the rate of growth reflects that.
So, I metaphorically reached for the Hogyoku that was sitting inside of my soul, and it responded.
I took my Magical Energy and attempted to test my little theory. The Hogyoku inside of me churned for the first time, responding without any hesitation. My Aura shimmered around me normally, but once I focused, my Magical Energy poured through the small object and something shifted.
My Aura exploded outwards, completely enveloping every corner of the room. My eyes widened and I felt my breathing hitch, the action was unnatural and so abrupt that I nearly lost my breath before I canceled what I was doing and reeled my Aura back in.
"Careful." Scáthach caught me, a gentle hand pressing my chest. "Do not overdo it, slowly."
I settled my breathing and calmed back down. "It was a success though. I think I figured out how to use this thing."
"Yes, your Aura increases significantly for a brief moment." She said gently. "Now, do it again."
I touched upon the Hogyoku again, my Magical Energy transferred, shifted and broke down into Aura, expanding my own reserves outward. I flared it a moment or two and brought it back in, returning it to Magical Energy. Then, I used my Magical Energy to shift into Reiryoku. The Hogyoku once more responded to my call.
My Reiatsu seeped out and enveloped the entire room as well.
Not only that, it was filling up at an alarming rate. I didn't need to cannibalize my Aura any longer, I didn't need to absorb the ambient Reishi from that world to gather my own. This Hogyoku was breaking down the boundaries between my Magical Energy and my Reiryoku, converting one into the other.
Divinity?
May as well give it a try.
I touched on my Hogyoku and my Divinity, expecting a little of the same, except, the Hogyoku did the equivalent of grounding to a halt and refusing to budge.
I guess it's understandable.
Divinity wasn't like my other 'energies' as it existed at a much higher state and the Hogyoku, at the end of the day, wasn't a Divine Object. I wouldn't be able to reach that high in a single step like that.
Now, the only thing left to test was my Demonic Energy.
The Hogyoku responded to both my Magical Energy and the small seed of Demonic Energy I had.
It felt different, though. I felt something swell up in my entire body and it wasn't just my Demonic Energy, my Power of Destruction began to act up, nearly uncontrollably. Like before with my Aura, my Demonic Energy exploded outwards, outside of my initial intent.
My Power of Destruction manifested, crackling to life around my hands and something else was pulled to the surface, like the Hogyoku reached deep inside and unearthed something buried very deep down inside of me.
It was painful and I could feel my teeth gritted at the change that was happening.
The swirling Demonic Energy lasted for a few breaths longer before dissipating ,and my rampant Destruction was rescinded once I regained my wits and forcibly recalled it.
I felt...odd
I looked down at my hands and....why were they more like claws?
Why were my wings out?
Why....was there something protruding from my forehead? I felt them with my hands and...are those horns!?
Wait...
"Do I have a tail!?"
[***]
A/N
Had some discussion about this in Discord and such. So I'll make a little note here. There are no canon depictions of Lilith and Lucifer that I'm aware of, so I was using a more traditional demonic look for them when I picture them. And there is atleast one extra devil family with horns. So what happened? I'll give a more thorough explanation next chapter, but essentially, the Hogyoku traced his bloodline back to the source.
If you want to read 7 chapters ahead or support me, visit my p.a.t.r.e.o.n.c.o.m / astoryforone
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Chapter 412:
"Alright, Roman, I'm where you told me to go, but I don't see anything?" I held my Scroll up with one hand as I whacked away some overgrown vegetation with Mirage.
"Do you see a big scary door?"
"All I see are trees."
"Then you're not in the right place."
"I'm exactly at the coordinates you gave me." I held the Scroll up and spun around so he could see.
"Hey, that's what I was told. But he said to look for a large tree – "
"Oh, that narrows it down!"
" – That's marked by a red dot." Roman ignored me.
Red Dot?
I looked around again and vaguely saw something like that a little further to the side. And the red dot was smaller than my palm and part of it looked chipped away. "Okay, I think I found it."
"Good, now look for the door."
"Roman, there isn't a door anywhere. There's no building in sight, it's literally all forest area."
"He said it was behind the tree and kinda covered."
What the fuck did that mean?
I stomped around to the other side, looking around again only until I accidently stepped on something. Something much harder than tree roots or dirt. A metal 'clang' rang out as I gave it another stomp. It was a small bundle of leaves and organic debris that were clumped together over what looked like a hatch. "I found it."
"See, it wasn't that hard."
"Roman, it's not a door It's a hatch. There's a big fucking difference."
"Technically, a hatch is a type of door." He pointed out.
"You know what? I'm done arguing with you." I sighed, pulling the rusty hatch open, and saw the top of a rusty ladder leading down into a dark abyss.
"Wow, that looks spooky."
"Thank you, Roman. You're free to come help me if you want."
"Yeah, no. I'll buy you a drink when you're done though! Toodles~" He hung up.
Right.
Honestly, even as strong as I am, able to turn a significant chunk of this land into a smoking crater without much effort, I'm not beyond feeling emotions. And that place gave me the creeps from just looking into the darkness.
Like, Giant Spiders from Skyrim, kind of creepy.
And I set everything on fire the last time I was in a cave with Giant Spiders.
And now that I think about it, that sounds like a wonderful idea!
[Hang on, I wanna see what those guys were talking about. Grimm are weird, in an interesting way.]
Fineeee, I kinda wanna see the creepy Grimm too.
And I wanna try to see if I can tap into this Hogyoku thing to see what's going on.
My hand ignited in fire and I tossed a Fireball down the shaft. I heard a strange and eerie sound a moment later, indicating that my instinct was correct and they were literally waiting for me.
"Well, here we go." I took a step forward and dropped inside, slamming onto the floor after a short fall.
I once more called upon Magical Flames and the room lit up under the flames. At the edge of the light, there was a silhouette, somewhat humanoid in shape but also distorted in some aspects. Its head turned completely 90 degrees. Red eyes, a bone-like face, a jaw that opened way too wide, and elongated arms that nearly reached to the ground and a green glow inside of its mouth.
"Jesus fucking Christ!" I didn't even realize what happened until I already had the True Longinus in my hand, and threw it at the thing.
[Bit of an overreaction.]
"Fuck you!" I hissed under my breath. "That was fucking terrifying."
[Oh, don't be a baby.]
"Like you wouldn't fucking burn this place to the ground in my place."
[I choose not to answer.]
"You know what, I think I know someone who'd love to be here right now." I just had the thought as I took my scroll out.
'Wilhelm: Hey, doing anything right now?'
'Scáthach: I am currently unoccupied. Do you require my assistance?'
'Wilhelm: Clearing out scary Grimm. I wouldn't mind company. Don't wanna intrude on you if you're enjoying yourself though.'
'Scáthach: I do not mind, I was about to depart from an acquaintance I had recently made. Elaborate on the Grimm.'
'Wilhelm: Uh, Apathy, Chills, Nightmare, and others.'
"I think the people involved just so happened to be Hollow and Shinigami, that they assumed this was the case. But maybe it just breaks down the boundaries between species in general – or perhaps even a step further than that? That's why I wanted you here to help me test, in case anything went wrong." And her opinion was one I always welcomed.
"Start from the beginning. These Hollows and Shinigami – what are the differences between them?"
"The differences?" I tilted my head, giving it some thought. "I....don't really know. A Hollow I guess is missing its heart or something, they have a mask, and they hunger for souls. But apparently high-level Hollows become much more human-like in both appearance and a sense of self. So at their basic, they really aren't that different in that case...more like just opposites in their make up. One is a Plus, one is a Minus."
So what exactly was the difference? Those Hollows could use that 'Cero' thing, but why couldn't Shinigami do the same? Why couldn't Hollows use Kidō, why did Hollows use a 'different' method of moving? Why could Hollows open that strange portal, but Shinigami had their own method?
The difference between a Hollow and a Shinigami, at the most basic when you cut away aesthetics and outer appearance, well, they had different types of Spiritual Power.
"A Hollow has Hollow 'Energy', a Shinigami as Shinigami 'Energy'" Energy of course being the Spiritual side of the coin. "To break down the boundary is at its most basic, the transference of one energy to another, or blending them. Either one should be the case."
Which sounds simple on paper, but Shinigami and Hollows are different for a reason, physically and spiritually. To 'house' the type of energy required, there needed to be a more 'physical' change to accommodate that, which I assume the Hogyoku would also facilitate in the process?
But in my case....all my different energies exist simultaneously inside of my body.
What was there to change?
Hollow and Shinigami meant nothing to me, but I had other things.
Divinity, I had an Authority and had Divine Power at my fingertips as a Campione.
Magical Energy, was there more that needed to be said? Magical Circuits at my most basic.
Aura, the actualization of my soul, its own little Energy separated from the others.
Reiryoku, my most recent acquisition. A different aspect of my Soul manifested in its own pool of energy.
And lastly, and my smallest, would be my Demonic Energy. It's grown steadily from being nourished through the use of my Sword of Destruction, almost like working a muscle, but it's slow going. Devils are a species that live for thousands and thousands of years, the rate of growth reflects that.
So, I metaphorically reached for the Hogyoku that was sitting inside of my soul, and it responded.
I took my Magical Energy and attempted to test my little theory. The Hogyoku inside of me churned for the first time, responding without any hesitation. My Aura shimmered around me normally, but once I focused, my Magical Energy poured through the small object and something shifted.
My Aura exploded outwards, completely enveloping every corner of the room. My eyes widened and I felt my breathing hitch, the action was unnatural and so abrupt that I nearly lost my breath before I canceled what I was doing and reeled my Aura back in.
"Careful." Scáthach caught me, a gentle hand pressing my chest. "Do not overdo it, slowly."
I settled my breathing and calmed back down. "It was a success though. I think I figured out how to use this thing."
"Yes, your Aura increases significantly for a brief moment." She said gently. "Now, do it again."
I touched upon the Hogyoku again, my Magical Energy transferred, shifted and broke down into Aura, expanding my own reserves outward. I flared it a moment or two and brought it back in, returning it to Magical Energy. Then, I used my Magical Energy to shift into Reiryoku. The Hogyoku once more responded to my call.
My Reiatsu seeped out and enveloped the entire room as well.
Not only that, it was filling up at an alarming rate. I didn't need to cannibalize my Aura any longer, I didn't need to absorb the ambient Reishi from that world to gather my own. This Hogyoku was breaking down the boundaries between my Magical Energy and my Reiryoku, converting one into the other.
Divinity?
May as well give it a try.
I touched on my Hogyoku and my Divinity, expecting a little of the same, except, the Hogyoku did the equivalent of grounding to a halt and refusing to budge.
I guess it's understandable.
Divinity wasn't like my other 'energies' as it existed at a much higher state and the Hogyoku, at the end of the day, wasn't a Divine Object. I wouldn't be able to reach that high in a single step like that.
Now, the only thing left to test was my Demonic Energy.
The Hogyoku responded to both my Magical Energy and the small seed of Demonic Energy I had.
It felt different, though. I felt something swell up in my entire body and it wasn't just my Demonic Energy, my Power of Destruction began to act up, nearly uncontrollably. Like before with my Aura, my Demonic Energy exploded outwards, outside of my initial intent.
My Power of Destruction manifested, crackling to life around my hands and something else was pulled to the surface, like the Hogyoku reached deep inside and unearthed something buried very deep down inside of me.
It was painful and I could feel my teeth gritted at the change that was happening.
The swirling Demonic Energy lasted for a few breaths longer before dissipating ,and my rampant Destruction was rescinded once I regained my wits and forcibly recalled it.
I felt...odd
I looked down at my hands and....why were they more like claws?
Why were my wings out?
Why....was there something protruding from my forehead? I felt them with my hands and...are those horns!?
Wait...
"Do I have a tail!?"
[***]
A/N
Had some discussion about this in Discord and such. So I'll make a little note here. There are no canon depictions of Lilith and Lucifer that I'm aware of, so I was using a more traditional demonic look for them when I picture them. And there is atleast one extra devil family with horns. So what happened? I'll give a more thorough explanation next chapter, but essentially, the Hogyoku traced his bloodline back to the source.
If you want to read 7 chapters ahead or support me, visit my p.a.t.r.e.o.n.c.o.m / astoryforone
Chapter 412:"Alright, Roman, I'm where you told me to go, but I don't see anything?" I held my Scroll up with one hand as I whacked away some overgrown vegetation with Mirage. "Do you see a big scary door?" "All I see are trees." "Then you're not in the right place." "I'm exactly at the coordinates you gave me." I held the Scroll up and spun around so he could see. "Hey, that's what I was told. But he said to look for a large tree " "Oh, that narrows it down!" " That's marked by a red dot." Roman ignored me. Red Dot? I looked around again and vaguely saw something like that a little further to the side. And the red dot was smaller than my palm and part of it looked chipped away. "Okay, I think I found it." "Good, now look for the door." "Roman, there isn't a door anywhere. There's no building in sight, it's literally all forest area." "He said it was behind the tree and kinda covered." What the fuck did that mean? I stomped around to the other side, looking around again only until I accidently stepped on something. Something much harder than tree roots or dirt. A metal 'clang' rang out as I gave it another stomp. It was a small bundle of leaves and organic debris that were clumped together over what looked like a hatch. "I found it." "See, it wasn't that hard." "Roman, it's not a door It's a hatch. There's a big fucking difference." "Technically, a hatch is a type of door." He pointed out. "You know what? I'm done arguing with you." I sighed, pulling the rusty hatch open, and saw the top of a rusty ladder leading down into a dark abyss. "Wow, that looks spooky." "Thank you, Roman. You're free to come help me if you want." "Yeah, no. I'll buy you a drink when you're done though! Toodles~" He hung up. Right. Honestly, even as strong as I am, able to turn a significant chunk of this land into a smoking crater without much effort, I'm not beyond feeling emotions. And that place gave me the creeps from just looking into the darkness. Like, Giant Spiders from Skyrim, kind of creepy. And I set everything on fire the last time I was in a cave with Giant Spiders. And now that I think about it, that sounds like a wonderful idea! Hang on, I wanna see what those guys were talking about. Grimm are weird, in an interesting way. Fineeee, I kinda wanna see the creepy Grimm too. And I wanna try to see if I can tap into this Hogyoku thing to see what's going on. My hand ignited in fire and I tossed a Fireball down the shaft. I heard a strange and eerie sound a moment later, indicating that my instinct was correct and they were literally waiting for me. "Well, here we go." I took a step forward and dropped inside, slamming onto the floor after a short fall. I once more called upon Magical Flames and the room lit up under the flames. At the edge of the light, there was a silhouette, somewhat humanoid in shape but also distorted in some aspects. Its head turned completely 90 degrees. Red eyes, a bone-like face, a jaw that opened way too wide, and elongated arms that nearly reached to the ground and a green glow inside of its mouth. "Jesus fucking Christ!" I didn't even realize what happened until I already had the True Longinus in my hand, and threw it at the thing. Bit of an overreaction. "Fuck you!" I hissed under my breath. "That was fucking terrifying." Oh, don't be a baby. "Like you wouldn't fucking burn this place to the ground in my place." I choose not to answer. "You know what, I think I know someone who'd love to be here right now." I just had the thought as I took my scroll out. 'Wilhelm: Hey, doing anything right now?' 'Scathach: I am currently unoccupied. Do you require my assistance?' 'Wilhelm: Clearing out scary Grimm. I wouldn't mind company. Don't wanna intrude on you if you're enjoying yourself though.' 'Scathach: I do not mind, I was about to depart from an acquaintance I had recently made. Elaborate on the Grimm.' 'Wilhelm: Uh, Apathy, Chills, Nightmare, and others.' "I think the people involved just so happened to be Hollow and Shinigami, that they assumed this was the case. But maybe it just breaks down the boundaries between species in general or perhaps even a step further than that? That's why I wanted you here to help me test, in case anything went wrong." And her opinion was one I always welcomed. "Start from the beginning. These Hollows and Shinigami what are the differences between them?" "The differences?" I tilted my head, giving it some thought. "I....don't really know. A Hollow I guess is missing its heart or something, they have a mask, and they hunger for souls. But apparently high-level Hollows become much more human-like in both appearance and a sense of self. So at their basic, they really aren't that different in that case...more like just opposites in their make up. One is a Plus, one is a Minus." So what exactly was the difference? Those Hollows could use that 'Cero' thing, but why couldn't Shinigami do the same? Why couldn't Hollows use Kido, why did Hollows use a 'different' method of moving? Why could Hollows open that strange portal, but Shinigami had their own method? The difference between a Hollow and a Shinigami, at the most basic when you cut away aesthetics and outer appearance, well, they had different types of Spiritual Power. "A Hollow has Hollow 'Energy', a Shinigami as Shinigami 'Energy'" Energy of course being the Spiritual side of the coin. "To break down the boundary is at its most basic, the transference of one energy to another, or blending them. Either one should be the case." Which sounds simple on paper, but Shinigami and Hollows are different for a reason, physically and spiritually. To 'house' the type of energy required, there needed to be a more 'physical' change to accommodate that, which I assume the Hogyoku would also facilitate in the process? But in my case....all my different energies exist simultaneously inside of my body. What was there to change? Hollow and Shinigami meant nothing to me, but I had other things. Divinity, I had an Authority and had Divine Power at my fingertips as a Campione. Magical Energy, was there more that needed to be said? Magical Circuits at my most basic. Aura, the actualization of my soul, its own little Energy separated from the others. Reiryoku, my most recent acquisition. A different aspect of my Soul manifested in its own pool of energy. And lastly, and my smallest, would be my Demonic Energy. It's grown steadily from being nourished through the use of my Sword of Destruction, almost like working a muscle, but it's slow going. Devils are a species that live for thousands and thousands of years, the rate of growth reflects that. So, I metaphorically reached for the Hogyoku that was sitting inside of my soul, and it responded. I took my Magical Energy and attempted to test my little theory. The Hogyoku inside of me churned for the first time, responding without any hesitation. My Aura shimmered around me normally, but once I focused, my Magical Energy poured through the small object and something shifted. My Aura exploded outwards, completely enveloping every corner of the room. My eyes widened and I felt my breathing hitch, the action was unnatural and so abrupt that I nearly lost my breath before I canceled what I was doing and reeled my Aura back in. "Careful." Scathach caught me, a gentle hand pressing my chest. "Do not overdo it, slowly." I settled my breathing and calmed back down. "It was a success though. I think I figured out how to use this thing." "Yes, your Aura increases significantly for a brief moment." She said gently. "Now, do it again." I touched upon the Hogyoku again, my Magical Energy transferred, shifted and broke down into Aura, expanding my own reserves outward. I flared it a moment or two and brought it back in, returning it to Magical Energy. Then, I used my Magical Energy to shift into Reiryoku. The Hogyoku once more responded to my call. My Reiatsu seeped out and enveloped the entire room as well. Not only that, it was filling up at an alarming rate. I didn't need to cannibalize my Aura any longer, I didn't need to absorb the ambient Reishi from that world to gather my own. This Hogyoku was breaking down the boundaries between my Magical Energy and my Reiryoku, converting one into the other. Divinity? May as well give it a try. I touched on my Hogyoku and my Divinity, expecting a little of the same, except, the Hogyoku did the equivalent of grounding to a halt and refusing to budge. I guess it's understandable. Divinity wasn't like my other 'energies' as it existed at a much higher state and the Hogyoku, at the end of the day, wasn't a Divine Object. I wouldn't be able to reach that high in a single step like that. Now, the only thing left to test was my Demonic Energy. The Hogyoku responded to both my Magical Energy and the small seed of Demonic Energy I had. It felt different, though. I felt something swell up in my entire body and it wasn't just my Demonic Energy, my Power of Destruction began to act up, nearly uncontrollably. Like before with my Aura, my Demonic Energy exploded outwards, outside of my initial intent. My Power of Destruction manifested, crackling to life around my hands and something else was pulled to the surface, like the Hogyoku reached deep inside and unearthed something buried very deep down inside of me. It was painful and I could feel my teeth gritted at the change that was happening. The swirling Demonic Energy lasted for a few breaths longer before dissipating ,and my rampant Destruction was rescinded once I regained my wits and forcibly recalled it. I felt...odd I looked down at my hands and....why were they more like claws? Why were my wings out? Why....was there something protruding from my forehead? I felt them with my hands and...are those horns!? Wait... "Do I have a tail!?" *** A/N Had some discussion about this in Discord and such. So I'll make a little note here. There are no canon depictions of Lilith and Lucifer that I'm aware of, so I was using a more traditional demonic look for them when I picture them. And there is atleast one extra devil family with horns. So what happened? I'll give a more thorough explanation next chapter, but essentially, the Hogyoku traced his bloodline back to the source. If you want to read 7 chapters ahead or support me, visit my p.a.t.r.e.o.n.c.o.m / astoryforone
