The Possessed Evil Woman Wreaks Havoc - Chapter 36

At that moment.

Lilith sharply turned around, sensing an unfamiliar presence behind her.

Amon also sensed the presence at the same time.

With a powerful beat of wings, a familiar figure appeared before the two.

“Gabriel. What brings you to the Demon Realm without permission?”

It was none other than Gabriel, the leader of the angels.

His cold, statue-like face turned from Lilith to Amon, and then finally to Bella.

As soon as Gabriel saw Bella, a murderous gleam appeared in his eyes.

“I heard rumors that the new owner of the power had appeared—I didn’t think it was true.”

Expecting an attack, Amon instinctively took a defensive stance.

However, Gabriel did not attack Amon. His target was Bella, who was in Lilith’s arms.

If Lilith hadn’t taken the blow for her, Bella would have died on the spot.

“You—you, what do you think you’re doing? How dare you attack a demon under my protection, in front of me, the Demon Lord?”

Lilith, who always maintained a nonchalant demeanor, was visibly furious. It was the first time Amon had seen her so angry.

And it wasn’t just Lilith who was angry.

Bella, who felt killing intent for the first time in her life, initially panted in fear. Then, as if her anger overcame her fear, she began to mumble.

“Ugh. I’ll kill him. I’ll kill that bastard!”

“…She’s speaking.”

Amon didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. Bella, who had been a slow learner, had finally spoken—but why did her first words have to be so fitting for a demon?

For a demon, such words were a good sign. It was certainly a good thing. Yet, strangely, Amon felt a heavy weight in his heart. At the same time, rage against Gabriel, who had created this situation, began to swell.

Why had Gabriel suddenly invaded the Demon Realm and aimed his killing intent at Bella?

“Do you think doing this will bring Uriel back? Ha. You’ve lived too long and gone senile.”

Lilith seemed to understand why Gabriel had attacked out of nowhere. Amon was curious about the reason, but it wasn’t the right time to ask Lilith, so he swallowed his questions.

“Amon. Take Bella away.”

Lilith glared at Gabriel with an expression that promised death. It seemed she was ready to tear off Gabriel’s wings at any moment.

Though she wanted to stay and tear off at least one of Gabriel’s wings, Amon made his decision after seeing Bella, who was still in pain. Bella was too young to handle the intense energy emanating from those two.

Amon took Bella and hurriedly left the area. Behind him, he could feel the fierce clash of magic and divine power.

***

“Lady Bella. Please wake up. We’ve arrived at the temple.”

I slowly blinked my eyes at the voice in my ear.

It had been evening when I fell asleep, but now it was morning.

I had dreamed of something that had happened a very long time ago. The event that led me to despise the name Gabriel.

Even now, just thinking of what that hypocritical angel had done to me made my teeth grind.

If there was one thing I was grateful to Gabriel for, it was that my growth had accelerated dramatically after that day. At the pace I had been growing before, it would have taken me about two hundred years to reach maturity, but I managed it in just one hundred years.

“Lady Bella? Are you alright?”

The crown prince called out to me again, seeing me sitting in a daze.

Finally snapping out of my thoughts, I looked around.

We are in front of the temple.

“What should I tell the temple about the summoning of the divine beast? If you wish, I can turn the carriage around. You could rest well for the night and come back tomorrow.”

I glanced at the crown prince. Somehow, it felt like he was serving me more diligently than before—was it just my imagination?

“I’ll do it right now.”

“…Then I’ll inform them as such.”

Though my physical condition was terrible, I didn’t feel like postponing this.

The crown prince led me through a back door to a room. This was likely the secluded room where it was officially announced that I was praying. When we entered, there was a woman with a similar build to Isabella inside.

As soon as she saw the crown prince, she gave a brief nod and left the room. She must have been keeping the room in my place to avoid suspicion from the priests.

“No one has been allowed near here except during meal times. I informed the temple to leave meals at the door.”

“Didn’t the temple find that suspicious?”

“…Well, they seemed to accept it when I said that the lady was deeply devoted in prayer to the celestial god and should not be disturbed.”

“Not bad. You show promise as an excellent subordinate.”

“…I’ll take that as a compliment. Now, I’ll take my leave. Ah, if you ring that bell, the priests will come to you.”

After the crown prince left the room, I rang the bell.

Shortly after, the door opened, and the high priest entered.

The high priest flinched when he saw my face. “My lady, your face—it’s worsened quite a bit in just a few days.”

Instinctively, I touched my face. Well, considering the ordeal I went through in the forest yesterday, it would be strange if I looked fine.

I quickly came up with an excuse. “I guess my skin has become a bit rough from fervently praying to the celestial god.”

“Oh!”

The high priest looked at me as if seeing me anew.

Of course, it was a lie.

Lying is a fundamental skill for a demon, so the high priest’s impressed expression didn’t prick my conscience at all.

I decided to push it further. As I stood up, I deliberately wobbled.

“Ah, it seems my leg muscles have weakened from kneeling in prayer for days,” I muttered to myself, but loud enough for the high priest to hear.

The high priest blinked and carefully chose his words. “Indeed, it seems the noble blood cannot be hidden. Lady Bella’s ancestor, Saint Daphne, was also a truly devout person.”

I gave him a gentle smile.

‘How much do they intend to distort history?’

Internally, I clicked my tongue.

“They gave so little divine power yet expected so much. Honestly, believing in the celestial god wasn’t very cost-effective. Bella, should I convert to the demon god’s side instead?”

Daphne used to blaspheme so boldly that even I was sometimes shocked.

The high priest led me to the underground chapel. On the way, he explained how the summoning would proceed.

“Saint Daphne was a very secretive person. She disposed of most of her belongings before her death. As a result, the temple has very few of her relics.”

Among the few relics, they found a parchment with a summoning circle drawn on it.

“We believe this is the summoning circle for the divine beast. However, despite countless efforts, we’ve never succeeded in summoning it… Perhaps only a true saint can activate the summoning circle. At least, that is what the temple believes.”

I blinked at the high priest’s words.

He spoke only of the summoning circle, never mentioning the need for an item belonging to the target.

At the very least, they would need something like a feather from the beast’s tail…

‘Is that why they failed every time?’

It wasn’t surprising. In truth, few people truly understood summoning.

‘Summoning was a magic that had been popular in ancient times.’

Moreover, it was possible that this wasn’t even a summoning circle for the divine beast.

Before I knew it, we had arrived at the underground chapel.

Before opening the door, the high priest spoke to me, “My lady. Even if you fail, there’s no need to worry. As a servant of the divine, I have personally witnessed your devotion. Anyone can make mistakes. I will be sure to convey this to the others at the temple.”

I put on a grateful expression.

A demon’s devotion, recognized by the high priest. This was the first time I’d committed blasphemy on such a grand scale.

The high priest gave me a warm smile and then opened the door. Inside the chapel, many priests were preparing for the summoning of the divine beast. I inwardly clicked my tongue at the distinct divine power emanating from them.

I checked the magic circle drawn on my wrist before entering the temple. As long as no one touched my body, they wouldn’t be able to sense the magic—but one could never be too careful.

“High Priest, you’re here. The ritual preparations are almost complete.”

One of the priests approached the high priest and spoke in a brisk voice.

I moved closer to take a detailed look at the summoning circle drawn on the chapel floor.

Surprisingly, it was a real summoning circle.

The reason there was little known information about summoning was that summoning circles were written in the divine language.

In this era, those who attempted to use summoning magic could only clumsily copy ancient summoning circles.

Since they couldn’t use the divine language, they had no way of knowing who the target of the summoning was. Naturally, the difficulty of summoning increased dramatically.

[Nigel.]

That was the name of the summoning target written in the summoning circle.

Nigel… who was that again?

The name sounded familiar, and I hesitated, feeling like I could recall if I thought a bit harder…

Ah.

Then it came to me.

‘Nigel was Fluffy’s real name, wasn’t it?’

In that case, this truly was the summoning circle for the divine beast. They simply hadn’t succeeded because they didn’t know the proper method.

As I realized this, I glanced at the high priest.

Perhaps sensing my gaze, the high priest looked back at me with a gentle smile.

For some reason, that smile made my whole body shiver. It was clearly a kind smile… so why did it make me feel so uncomfortable?

Before I knew it, the preparations for the ritual were complete.

The priests closed their eyes and began praying toward the summoning circle, and divine power started to gather within it. Once I judged that there was enough divine power collected, I quietly released my demonic energy.

After confirming that no one was looking, I subtly let the demonic energy flow into the summoning circle.

As the demonic energy spread, the divine power infused in the summoning circle turned black.

The once pure divine power quickly transformed into dark and ominous magic.

Now, before the priests noticed, I needed to open a portal and drain the magic.

After a brief hesitation, I shouted internally.

[Bring me the Sunset Beast.]

To establish a connection to Blackie’s exact location, I had to use its true name—the name it was most widely known by.

No matter how much I called it Blackie, for some reason in the Demon Realm, Blackie was known as the Sunset Beast.

The name came from the rumor that everywhere Blackie went, the sky turned red like the setting sun.

Of course, a rumor was just a rumor. Though Blackie did play a bit roughly at times, that was all there was to it.

…Though, there were times when the ground turned so red that it seemed like blood rained down instead of normal rain. But then again, that’s just how demonic beasts are, aren’t they?