Salvos

Chapter 556: The World Of His Mind Part One

556. The World Of His Mind Part One

I stared at Belphegor as his words echoed in my head. The Primordial Demon didnt move. His finger was jabbed my way, pointing accusingly at me. I stared back into his eyes his empty eyes. The iridescent colors from earlier were gone, replaced with the hollow pits I had seen when I first met him.

My mind reeled. I took in what he said. My father did this? By that, did he mean Sal? Was Belphegor talking about the Devil?

But how? How did he know that my dad was the Devil? I never mentioned that to Belphegor even once. I had made sure to keep my mouth shut about my dad when the [Basilisk] nearly murdered me just for saying the Devil King around it.

I shook my head. How Belphegor knew about my dad didnt matter he didnt elaborate, and I wasnt going to ask him about that. I was more concerned about what the Primordial Demon was saying that Sal did.

What do you mean by that?

I asked as I took a step forward. I steadied myself even as the ground rumbled beneath me.

What do you mean that the Devil caused the end of the world?

It sounded ridiculous the Kobolds had told me that it was the Worldwalkers who led to the corruption of our reality. A long time ago, the Nexeus was a hub for them to congregate, and their presence tore holes through space which could never recover right?

But none of the Kobolds I had spoken to were around during that time. They didnt experience what they spoke of. They told me stories based on what their parents told them.

Meanwhile, Belphegor was a Primordial. That didnt mean he was old. But it meant he had been around for a while. And supposedly, he had been around back when my dad was still the Devil King maybe he was even alive before my dad was born!

I didnt know. I just knew that Belphegor was old. And he had been down here fighting off the corruption for a long time. So if anyone knew what caused the corruption to surface, it would have been him. However, I just couldnt believe it.

What did my dad do? How did he cause this? Last I checked, he doesnt even leave his little space in between the planes often!

I waved vaguely towards the wall of corruption, then crossed my arms. Belphegor shook his head as a rift continued to form above him, before being wreathed in flakes of the corruption. He just sighed.

The Devil you know today is nothing like the Devil King of the past. He was rash. He was a reckless fool. Somewhat naive, too. But most of all he was proud.

I frowned, and Belphegor closed his eyes. A bitter smile spread across his face as he began to explain.

Memories. All Belphegor had left were memories. Each and every passing moment he roamed the ruins of the once great kingdom that had once been his home, he was reminded of the past. He thought of what could have been.

But he knew of what is, and he wept. He didnt want to remember. He tried to forget. However, he was so often lost in his memories, he saw ghosts. Shadows that stalked the corner of his eyes. When he turned to face them, they would vanish. Taken by time.

However, for the first time in eons, Belphegor encountered someone. He met a real person. At first, he had thought she was fake. He tried to dismiss her existence. That was until she touched him.

And he realized she was real.

So he peered into her he saw her Status with his [Gods Eye], and he was taken aback. For a moment. Not because of her levels. He wasnt surprised by her levels in the slightest. They werent anything special. But what he saw was her Title.

Her name was Salvos, and she was The Devils Daughter.

Salvos asked, taking a step forward. She prodded Belphegor, but her presence barely even registered to him at this moment. The past consumed him. An ethereal city began to form around him the broken rubble took shape to what once was.

At first, it was the image of a small civilization. There were only a few hundred Demons living there, hiding in the caverns away from the destruction above. But then, their city grew. They began to tunnel downwards as they multiplied, taking in Demons from all across the Netherworld.

The memory moved around Belphegor like a blur. A smile slipped onto his lips, and he spoke wistfully.

Your father told me of his dreams he spoke of creating peace for our people. He told us that we would no longer have to fear simply living.

Belphegor thought it was an utterly ridiculous idea when he first heard about it. But he saw Samuels dreams being fulfilled. And at that point, he had no other choice. He had to believe in this vision.

Salvos furrowed her brows as she placed a hand on her chin.

That sounds like what Regnorex is doing? Huh.

Regnorex?

Belphegor blinked. For a moment, he broke out of his stupor by the unfamiliar name. But he shook his head.

I do not know who this Regnorex is, but I have heard others tout such a foolish idea, and I rejected it plenty of times before. No Samuels grand plans did not end there. There was more to it. There was

Turning around, Belphegor raised his head to face the ceiling. It cracked and crumbled. But the falling rocks didnt crash down into him. Instead, the stone disintegrated into flakes of corruption.

Salvos took a step forward, even as the earth continued to break.

What do you mean? What makes my dad different?

Samuel

Belphegor started. His eyes fluttered open and close for a moment, before he began to see the visions of the city around him change. It was no longer a city. Everything began to shift and warp, the stone replaced by a glass-like surface. The Demons replaced by

The Devil King wanted to create an ark.

An ark?

Salvos cocked her head as she listened. Belphegors eyes flickered, glimmering with a divinity as he stared up into the forming Corrupted Hellspace.

A brand new plane in the Nexeus one that existed outside of the Netherworld. The promise Samuel made me it was beyond anything I have ever heard before

Belphegor trailed off. He recalled the offer he had been given on the day he met Samuel. It sounded so ridiculous, but it was a nice dream. And that was why he had taken the deal. Because if it could come true, it would have changed everything.

Salvos narrowed her eyes.

What is it? What did my dad offer you?

Belphegor took in a deep breath. He stared back at the end of the world the consequence of their failure. And he sighed.

Samuel said we could all become gods.