Rias was genuinely curious about why Souna had sought her out. While they weren't exactly enemies, merely rivals, their relationship at scho
Rias was genuinely curious about why Souna had sought her out. While they weren't exactly enemies, merely rivals, their relationship at school was quite tense.
They barely interacted; even when they met, they would only exchange cold glances before hurrying away, rarely speaking to each other.
After all, one represented Lucifer, and the other, Leviathan, both among the Four Great Satan Rulers.
Both were their families' top heirs, practically guaranteed to become future Satan Rulers.
Their cold war stemmed from their competition to become the strongest devil among their peers.
Despite their rivalry, Rias would still help Souna in crucial moments, such as when facing external enemies like angels or fallen angels.
And now, although she didn't know what had happened, seeing Souna's serious expression, Rias didn't ask further questions, choosing to trust her and follow along.
Soon, Souna brought Rias to her house.
Just as Rias was about to ask what had happened, she involuntarily shivered.
What's going on…? Why is the temperature suddenly…
Rias paused. It was summer, yet the moment she reached Souna's house, she felt a shiver run down her spine.
She was a devil; this attire wouldn't bother her even in a blizzard, let alone cause her to feel cold or shiver.
"Wh… what is going on? What is in this house?!"
Rias was speechless in surprise, while Souna offered a wry smile.
"I don't know exactly what he is.
For now, it seems to be a human—a human possessing a powerful divine artifact."
Souna explained, and Rias showed a keen interest.
"Oh, a human with a powerful divine artifact? Then why haven't you made him your familiar yet? Why did you call me here? Aren't you afraid I'll steal him?"
Rias said, and Souna could only offer another wry smile.
"If only I could successfully make him my familiar. But something went wrong during the transformation, and now it's failed."
"Failed? You called me even though it failed? It seems you intend to give this familiar to me? You're surprisingly generous?"
Rias looked incredulous.
A strong familiar meant a significant boost in one's own power. The stronger the familiar, the better the results in future ranking games, earning greater respect among devils.
Although Souna and Rias were powerful, related to the Four Great Satan Rulers, and top heirs to their families, this didn't guarantee them the title of the next Four Great Satan Rulers.
Hell was a world where strength was everything. Without strength, you were nothing.
The Four Great Satan Rulers, at the pinnacle of the devil world, were naturally the strongest.
"No… it wasn't a typical failure. I don't know what happened, so I called you. I set up the reincarnation magic circle and inserted the pawn pieces into his body. You know I only have three pawn pieces left."
Souna sighed. If she had just a few more pawn pieces, perhaps the outcome would have been different.
"So, because there weren't enough pieces, and the human being reincarnated and the divine artifact within him were too powerful, the reincarnation failed?"
"Exactly… but you know, if the reincarnation fails, the devil pieces should reappear from the reincarnate's body. But my devil pieces didn't reappear, and the magic circle hasn't disappeared. It's as if the reincarnation is still ongoing, but inexplicably stuck."
"There's such a thing?!"
Rias had never heard of anything so interesting.
Curiosity evident on her face, she entered the room with Souna.
Inside, Rias felt the cold intensify. The entire room was filled with crystal-clear ice spikes, a chilling sight.
"Th… this is terrifying power.
Could this divine artifact be the legendary Divine Destroyer?"
The highest-ranking divine artifacts are Divine Destroyers, capable of annihilating gods and Satan Rulers.
Divine Destroyers typically possess two or more abilities.
However, aside from a few well-known Divine Destroyers and their abilities, Rias knew little about others.
At least, she'd never heard of a Divine Destroyer with powerful ice powers.
"Even if it's not a Divine Destroyer, it's probably close. When I left, the room was only slightly cold."
Looking at the frost covering the entire room, Souna gasped.
It was fortunate she'd sealed the house with magic; otherwise, they'd be looking at a frozen street.
"Regardless, let's stop the source of this cold air first."
Rias said, and Souna nodded.
The two girls used magic to carve a path through the hard ice.
After a short while, having created a tunnel, the two girls reached the source of the cold air—a man seemingly asleep.
"As expected… the reincarnation ritual hasn't been interrupted. Why is this happening?"
Looking at the magic circle spinning beneath the man's body, Rias's brow furrowed deeply.
Like Souna, she'd never encountered such a strange situation and didn't know how to handle it.
"What should we do now? I don't think I can hold on much longer. If this cold air spreads at this rate, the consequences will be unimaginable!"
Seeing Rias remain silent, Souna grew agitated.
Thinking of the terrible consequences, she unconsciously clenched her fists.
Did she have to ask her sister for help?
"Wait, Souna, you said this reincarnation ritual isn't over, right?"
"Ye… yes. What about it?"
"Do you remember what the teacher who taught us the reincarnation ritual said to do in this situation?"
"I remember… it means the target is extremely powerful and requires multiple devil pieces. But if there aren't enough devil pieces, the reincarnation should be forcibly stopped."
"But the reincarnation hasn't stopped, which means…"
Rias said, and Souna, seeming to guess what she was about to do, widened her eyes.
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