Chapter 78 - Rebirth

Only silence permeated the atmosphere as Aegis just looked into space. Large bags had formed around her eyes as every time she tried to sleep, the flashing images of those dreaded hours where her innocence was stolen kept her awake.

Aegis' broken state started to disappoint Urusla a bit.

"Awwwww! I should have waited until now to break you… I may have joined in to make it more fun…" she tried to tease to get the slightest reaction but still nothing.

"Hmph!" Urusla pouted before gently grabbing Aegis' chin, forcing eye contact, "I miss your screams. Come on… shed a tear for mommy."

Seeing that there was still no reaction, Urusla decided to get on with the matter at hand. She turned her sights to the crystal bladed dagger, ready to apply all the knowledge she acquired ever since she came out of suspension.

During her time infiltrating Tenshu, she had managed to get first hand experience in how the residents used dragon force to manipulate the objects around them, much like pieces of technology. In essence, Urusla deduced that the dagger was just like those objects, only needing a touch of dragon force to activate it.

With that thought in mind, Urusla raised her palm at Aegis. The scarib attribute Absorb was activated and the girl's dragon mark glowed green, raw dragon force flowed out of Aegis and into Urusla in a strong wave of energy.

Aegis was like a zombie as she still stared into the abyss as her body was drained of energy.

"Haaaaaaa…" Releasing a sigh of satisfaction, Urusla relished the feeling of taking someone else's energy.

With the energy coursing through her body, Urusla now had full control over the dragon force until the energy laws placed on this world reasserted themselves, ending this boost in power.

The dragon force was promptly directed to the dagger. The see through blade soon lit up in varying lights according to each dragon force element. The aura radiating from the dagger was rather heavenly aside from the dark energy that came from it in the form of angry whispers.

"The time is now, my daughter!" Urusla shouted as she grabbed Aegis' head, "Fulfil your destiny!"

As soon as those words were said, Urusla plunged the dagger into Aegis' chest, piercing her scarib!

Immediately after, as if a new zeal on life came over her, Aegis gasped! The remained of her soul felt itself being rapidly overtaken by something dark but powerful, cracks of light appeared on her skin as she screamed.

Even though the pain in her spiritual being was excruciating, Aegis offered no resistance whatsoever. She welcomed this bizarre way of dying with open arms.

Tai watched with an expression opposite to Urusla's joy as this scene went on. The advisor felt as if he was taking part in bringing a supreme being back to life!

The intensity of the energy used in this ritual was on a catastrophic scale. So much so that it even affected the weather, a swirl of dark clouds formed above the dungeon as thunderous lightning and raging winds startled the demons living in the kingdom.

Time flew by as the dagger soon produced some cracks of it's own. Aegis' one eye which proved her humanity was soon changed to match her evil demon eye. Kotsukuo's soul quickly took over this body, finishing off the transformation with two long horns.

"Finally! My father is here!" Urusla shouted in joy as Aegis' head flopped down.

*Clank!~*

The dagger, which had it's blade reduced to dust fell with only it's handle remaining. Tai and Urusla watched with baited breaths as Aegis… lifted her head slowly.

But… Aegis was long gone. The chains that bound the body shattered from a powerful pull, bare feet made contact with the ground as Kotsukuo examined his new body.

"Urusla… you did well." The Demon King said, his voice having an ominous reverb.

Kotsukuo scowled at his feminine form. He quickly shed his clothes, uncaring of the erotic air of the previous owner's body. The bright white cracks remained, along with a bigger one situated in his chest where the dagger had brought him back to life.

"This must do until I gain clothing. Armor!"

With flexed arms, Kotsukuo activated an attribute he himself came up with! Similarly to 'Weaponise', countless plates of jade formed on his body, creating a suit of armor only a true king would wear to battle.

Spiked shoulder plates, heavy chest and leg armaments and even a helmet which had the design of a crown, Kotsukuo looked triumphant in his return.

With such a powerful being to which they were truly loyal to standing before them in pure glory, Tai and Urusla saw it as only respectful to go on their knees in a reverent bow.

"Welcome home, Demon Lord Kotsukuo."