After Mephisto felt the power of the silver key, his expression instantly changed, and his face became visibly distorted.
It's hard to say what else can make a devil king lose his temper after endless years, but the silver key is definitely one of them. "Old Dominator!" Mephisto's eyes widened, "Shuma
-Gorath! [Note 1] Did He recruit you? Didn’t the Ancient One tell you about the dangers of beholders?"
"No." The mystic mage shook the silver key in his hand. Salomon gained a lot from his initial exploration of this thing. In his imagination, the silver key would become one of his plug-in specialties, and he could find ways to elicit it.
He can use the power of the silver key to cast certain special spells that he has never possessed before - such as the "Sakura Spell" that can control the age of the subject, and the "Shadow Grasp Spell" that can control shadows. If his idea is successful, then as long as he has the power around his neck,
By hanging this key, you can add those metamagic feats to your spells. "This is the key to witness the ultimate abyss of the universe, the door to the center of chaos. So, Mephisto, your price is too low.
Now, if I were to sit on the throne, I would do it myself. Damn Marduk, he doesn’t deserve the title of Satan.”
"I don't mind providing a little help." Mephisto seemed to have regained his composure, and he started to evaluate again, "I know your legion is very powerful, but not every demon pillar will be willing to help you, even if
You are their former master as well."
"We can make a memorandum." Salomon put the silver key back on his chest. "You know, my value is constantly rising, and it is impossible for you to buy it at a low price. What's more,
I have no intention to trade yet."
"Then, I can only hope that we can cooperate happily in the future." Mephisto conjured up a hat and put it on his head, bowed slightly to Salomon and then disappeared into the laboratory. In Mephisto
After Tuo left, the stagnant air slowly returned to its original temperature, and the lamp, which seemed to have been covered with a layer of blue plastic film, also emitted a bright white light again. Salomon let out a long sigh of relief——
It was too difficult to pretend to be King Solomon. When Mephisto called him this name, he could only go along with it. Although the old devil was just a powerless incarnation in the world, who knows what hell
Will Salomon's body suddenly transfer his power? Salomon cannot rudely refuse Mephisto, otherwise once the devil turns the table and stops talking, he will not be able to stop him, nor will he be able to sustain him until Kama Taj's support arrives.
But he couldn't agree to the devil's deal. He kept the words of the Supreme Mage in mind. When he thought he was better than the devil and was proud of it, he fell into the devil's trap. Salomon had no choice but to throw
Using the silver key as a certificate to disguise the situation as a seller's market, he is telling Mephisto that his future does not necessarily have to be to sit on the Seventh Throne. Although he really wants to do this, the old devil's price has already
It's no longer appropriate.
This tactful rejection allows both parties to still have room for cooperation in the future, and Mephisto will not feel insulted, because they have reached a consensus: the person sitting on the seventh throne must not be the madman Marduk. If Satan
One person must sit on the throne, and that person will be Salomon Damonet.
Salomon quickly packed up the things on the table, put on the hanging ring, opened the portal and returned to Karma Taj. For such a big thing as Mephisto coming to him, the Supreme Mage must be informed, and Mephisto also mentioned
He came up with a word - "Old Dominator". This word was something that the Supreme Mage had never told him, but the Old Dominator actually existed in this universe, because Mephisto knew it, and the Eternal God must also know it.
Salomon couldn't help but suspect that the Supreme Mage's purpose in letting him go to Salem might not be that simple, and the Eternal God's purpose might not be that simple either.
Not long after the Mystic Mage left, Mephisto walked out of the shadows in the corner again. He was a devil, and anyone who believed in him would be an out-and-out fool. Although this time he didn't
To achieve his goal, there is nothing wrong with contacting the future Lord of the Seventh Throne in advance. His trip is not just the idea of a devil, but the will of many hell lords, Lucifer, Beelzebub, etc.
By the time the Lord of Hell could no longer stand Marduk, and now that most of his goals had been accomplished, Salomon Damonet would descend to the throne of Satan.
Next, he had to deal with the matter of his troubled son.
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"Teacher, do you actually know about Yog-Sothoth?" As usual, the conversation between Salomon and the Supreme Mage is top secret. No one except Salomon and the Supreme Mage himself can know the content of the conversation. Salomon
Put the silver key on the table and push it in front of the Supreme Mage, "You have never mentioned the news about the beholder Shuma-Gorath. I want to know why the Eternal God sent me to Salem in the first place."
"The beholder Shuma-Gorath is a member of the Old Ones. I know this very well." The Supreme Mage said slowly. She picked up the silver key and looked at it carefully. "It is an extremely powerful extradimensional demon. It survives
In multiple dimensions. In fact, it is far more dangerous than Dormammu in the dark dimension and Sithorn, the god of black magic. If we resist Dormammu, we can gain the power from the city of Sephiroth [Note 2
], and Sithorn cannot interfere with reality on his own, he is being sealed. Only the beholder Shuma-Gorath, we don’t know when it will appear. It was born in chaos, and another universe invaded long ago
This multiverse has come to an end, and resisting it requires power from another world."
"That's why the Eternal God asked me to go to Salem to face Nyarlathotep?"
"Because you have countless connections with the One who unites all things, when you face Nyarlathotep, Yog-Sothoth will definitely help you." The Supreme Mage no longer looked into Salomon's eyes.
, "You are the best candidate to contact the god of another universe. You are appointed by the Eternal God to expel Shuma-Gorath in the multiverse."
"Well." Salomon curled his lips, "It feels bad to be plotted against."
"I'm sorry..."
"This has nothing to do with you, teacher." Salomon shook his head, "To put it bluntly, it is the will of this universe that allows me to fight against the beholder Shuma-Gorath, isn't it? I am a member of Karma Taj.
This is what I should do. But the first step is to inform me of the risks involved."
"In addition to you, Strange is the one who will fight against the beholder Shuma-Gorath in the future." The Supreme Mage sighed, "You still have time to prepare. I think you have to prepare before you face the ultimate gate of the universe.
You should be able to fight against Shuma-Gorath, the beholder. It will be the most terrifying enemy you face, and Dormammu is nothing compared to it. From now on, you will start to delve into black magic.
It's not just the black magic from the dark dimension, but the black magic from another universe - only then can you defeat the immortal demon."
"Even at the cost of my sanity?"
"Yes."
[Note 1] First appeared in "Marvel Premiere #5" in 1972.11. The real first appearance was Robert E. Howard's short story "The Curse of the Golden Skull". Shuma-Gorath, the beholder who killed the Ancient One and Doctor Strange.
The super-powerful demon, whose setting basically refers to the Cthulhu mythology system, is known as a member of the Great Old Ones.
[Note 2] Oshtur hopes to create two different camps - the righteous avengers of Asura and the peace guardians of Seraphim, and work together to build the city of Sephiroth as a way to prevent creatures from dark dimensions from invading lower realms.