Devouring

“Is this the vessel you found for my reincarnation?” Now, this terrifying Archdemon King is going to lay hands on me!

“Yes, Lord Kilartia, this is the little princess of the Wind Kingdom. She possesses excellent magical potential and the extremely rare Chaotic Magic Body, making her the highest-grade vessel for reincarnation.” The black-robed witch knelt on one knee, her tone exceptionally respectful.

“Excellent, what a beautiful embryo. I never thought I’d have a day when I reincarnate as a girl, interesting, very interesting.” Kilartia let out an ear-splitting, unpleasant laugh, took a step, and walked toward me.

Pervert, don’t come any closer!

Because I was under a spell, I couldn’t speak, and my body was bound, so I could only squirm like a worm, making a final struggle.

“Look into my eyes!” Kilartia suddenly roared.

As if by some supernatural urge, I looked over.
Our eyes met, and Kilartia instantly transformed into a red light that vanished into my right eye.

The scene abruptly shifted.
I arrived in a small cubical space filled with soft white light, currently at the center of this space.

Before me, a black sphere opened its gaping maw, frantically devouring the small points of light surrounding me.

With each gulp, my body felt a sharp pain.

This guy, he’s eating me! Whether I was scared stiff or had my body sealed by the opponent, I couldn’t move at all.

Is this fate’s way of dooming me?

Kilartia devoured at high speed, consuming all the surrounding light points in a short while.

Its greedy gaze, coupled with its rotund body, looked quite comical.

But I couldn’t laugh.

No, if I could cry, I would have probably cried myself to death by now.
My body felt like it had been stabbed a thousand times, in so much pain that I was on the verge of a nervous breakdown.

Damn it, if you’re going to kill me, do it quickly!
This way of killing, like a girl licking ice cream, is really enough!

As if hearing my inner voice, Kilartia opened its gaping maw and lunged at me.
It wouldn’t be long before it devoured me whole.

It’s over.

Closing my eyes, I sighed inwardly.
I never expected that after miraculously transmigrating into a game world after death, I would face a second death in less than an hour.
This ending truly was unexpected.

“What is going on!” Kilartia’s extremely furious voice pulled me back from my despairing sigh.

Kilartia was suspended in mid-air, unmoving.
From its angry expression, it seemed to be sealed by some power.

What exactly happened? Not only was Kilartia puzzled, but I was also very confused.

Is this change good or bad?

Suddenly, an anomaly occurred!

A white orb of light emerged from within me and continuously expanded, instantly becoming several times larger than me, and twice as large as the black sphere.

“How can your body have two souls!” Kilartia shrieked, its round face filled with panic.

How would I know!

Just as I was about to answer it, the white orb of light opened its mouth wide, so wide it seemed to split to the back, and its already massive body seemed to grow even larger.

The next moment, the white orb of light rapidly pounced on the black sphere, ignoring whatever the other was shouting, and swallowed it whole!

Burp.

A satisfied burp sounded, and the white orb of light gradually shrunk, then drifted back here, instantly merging into my body.

“…”

I didn’t know how to react; that invincible Archdemon King seemed to have been eaten by me… no, I really did eat it!

“Reincarnation confirmed. Liv Shadowsong has officially reincarnated as the Shadow Archdemon King.” A cold, emotionless female voice suddenly sounded without warning.

“Who’s there!?” I looked around, but there was no one else in the entire space besides myself.

Could it be the legendary system notification sound?

Without giving me time to think, the space rapidly cracked and collapsed, instantly transforming into darkness.

“I’m back?” Opening my eyes, the black-robed witch was still kneeling on the ground, only now the person she respectfully looked at was me.

“Lord Kilartia?” The witch’s voice held a hint of doubt.

“Hahahaha, this continuously surging power is simply too wonderful!” I ignored her and lay on the ground, laughing wildly.

Now, my entire body was filled with endless power. My cells, my blood, all felt an extremely surging magical energy.
I had actually become the Archdemon King!

I’ve hit the jackpot!

“Could it be… a failure!? No, Lord Kilartia could absolutely not fail. Something must have gone wrong!”

The black-robed witch somehow realized that I wasn’t Kilartia, but nothing could be changed now.

She was incredibly agitated, her fair, jade-like hands quickly spread open, and two dazzling white orbs of light appeared in her palms simultaneously.

In an instant, the entire atmosphere seemed to vibrate; this appeared to be the prelude to activating some terrifying move.

“Come, it’s a good chance to test how strong my power really is.” The ultimate move the black-robed witch was unleashing now seemed as ridiculous to me as a child waving a plastic knife in front of an adult.

So weak, not just generally weak.

Slowly standing up, the ropes binding my body instantly turned to dust.
I casually stretched my limbs, allowing the almost boiling blood to flow.

At the same time, the black-robed witch clasped her hands together, the two orbs of light squeezed against each other, continuously twisting and deforming until they merged into one.
A tiny yet compressed orb of terrifying magical power was finally born.

“Please return to normal, Lord Kilartia!” The black-robed witch shouted, thrusting the orb forward fiercely.

The high-speed incoming orb accurately struck me, and its surging, unmatched power erupted like a volcano.
Blinding white light filled the entire castle.

Boom!

With a loud bang, this ancient castle, seemingly many years old, instantly turned into a pile of rubble, raising thick dust.

“Did it succeed?”

As the aftermath dissipated, when the black-robed witch saw me completely unharmed, not even a speck of dust clinging to me, I imagine her heart was filled with despair at that moment.

“Heheheh, accept your punishment, witch.”

I sneered, pointing my slender finger at the void in front of me.
A colossal black pillar of light instantly rose rapidly from the ground, engulfing the black-robed witch entirely with lightning speed.

No explosion occurred at the scene, not even a sound was made.
It was an attack as silent as sunlight.
Kilartia’s regular attack, area-of-effect magic, the Infernal Pillar.

Any opponent struck by this attack, regardless of their health, would be burned down to a single hit point, and even after regaining health, there would be an additional burning effect for one minute.

Such a shameless and twisted attack was merely a regular one; I was unbelievably strong!

The pillar of flame dissipated, leaving the surroundings bare.
Everything visible had been burned away.
The only thing remaining on the shattered ground was a girl lying there, like a newborn, looking no older than eleven or twelve.

Her fiery red hair was scattered across her chest, her eyes were tightly closed, her eyelashes trembling slightly, and her small, beautiful face revealed an expression of pain.

Woah, this little witch is so cute; I really want to take her home!
As a qualified gentleman, I will certainly educate her well, make her abandon evil and become a good child!

Although, I’m an Archdemon King now.