Serena Snape: Love of Magic - chapter 83

Author's Notes: Chapter edited and corrected by Scott Fellman.

Grayfia Pov.

After leaving Lady Prince's mansion, the three of us teleported to the room where we had been watching the Rating Game before Sirzechs and Lord Beelzebub got involved.

"Opinions?" Sirzechs asked as soon as we arrived.

"She's hiding a lot of things." Lord Beelzebub said simply. Sirzechs snorted in amusement.

"Of course. It's normal. Even if she had told us everything we wanted to know, if I hadn't given her the option, she would definitely resent us." Sirzechs said, Lord Beelzebub nodded.

"Still, I did discover a few things. Her magic is more refined than I expected," Lord Beelzebub said. "She doesn't need to use circles to perform her magic, even something as complicated as that spatial magic she used on the box." Sirzechs hummed as he lifted the box in his hands.

"I must say I was tempted to ask her to make me more samples, this is also lightening the whole weight of what's inside," Sirzechs said.

"Oh?" Lord Beelzebub approached and took the box, looking at it closely. "Fascinating. They may be two different types of magic, but it was still very well thought out."

"Did you discover anything else about his powers?" Sirzechs asked curiously. Lord Beelzebub shook his head.

"Not really. I tried using some subtle magic to scan her, but everything kept failing as expected, so it was useless. I'm also somewhat confused about the jewelry she wears," Lord Beelzebub admitted. Sirzechs raised an eyebrow in his direction.

"Confused? Did she have something special?" Sirzechs asked. Lord Beelzebub nodded.

"Not so much special as unusual. Most of them were made of pure metals, copper, tin, gold, iron, zinc, but there were also some alloys, such as brass, bronze, pewter, and steel." Sirzechs blinked in confusion.

"I don't understand. Why are they unusual?" Sirzechs asked directly. Lord Beelzebub sighed.

"If they were simply aesthetic jewelry or for showing off, they wouldn't be made of those metals. For example, the gold piercings and rings she had were pure gold. Which is completely useless as jewelry, too weak, too malleable. She definitely used magic to make them hold their shape. But again, she continued using other completely pure metals, with few aesthetic ones. Not to mention they were uncoordinated with each other."

"Since when do you know about fashion?" Sirzechs asked in surprise, Lord Beelzebub rolled his eyes.

"I don't really, but I know enough to realize that it wasn't purely aesthetic; she had a reason for wearing that kind of jewelry. At first I thought it was for her alchemical-based magic. After all, it would be easier to use if they were completely pure metals. I thought she might have some extra tattoos under her clothes that she wanted to hide, as it would be the only explanation as to why a Succubus would cover her body so much." Lord Beelzebub said, frowning.

"But it turns out that her living clothes are simply possessive of their owner's body." Sirzechs said amusedly, Lord Beelzebub sighed.

"Yes, that." Lord Beelzebub relented. "So there's something else going on there, but I have no idea. And then there are those artificial people, 2B and A2. First, as I said, they have the same presence as the blue giant her queen used, so it's pretty obvious that Lady Prince is responsible for their creation as well. Only she gave it to her queen so she could use it." Lord Beelzebub said simply, Sirzechs nodded.

"With Miss Black's ability to carry thousands of familiars within her body? Yes, I can see that. It's a good tactic to try to strengthen what is practically her queen's army, which, therefore, is her army." Sirzechs said with a nod.

"Definitely, and we don't know where the limit of what she can create is. 2B and A2 were definitely at the level of a middle-class devil, that's if I don't add any surprises. Using a philosopher's stone as a life source, quite clever," Lord Beelzebub said amusedly.

"Right, you mentioned that." Sirzechs hummed. "I've been researching that human alchemy stuff, but wasn't the Philosopher's Stone something that could be used to transmute lead into gold and the elixir of life? I didn't know they really existed." Sirzechs asked. Lord Beelzebub laughed in amusement.

"That's the funny thing, they don't exist, at least not as such." Lord Beelzebub said with a smile. "In theory, it's exactly what you mentioned; in practice, they did exist, and they were created by me," Lord Beelzebub said amusedly. Sirzechs's and my eyes widened.

"What?" Sirzechs asked foolishly. Lord Beelzebub nodded.

"At the time, I was experimenting with creating the Evil Pieces, the Philosopher's Stones? It was my failed attempts that somehow ended up in the human world. I simply didn't bother looking for them and left them there because they wouldn't cause any trouble. At the time, I wasn't using the crystals I use now, so they were practically useless," Lord Beelzebub said amusingly. "Even so, humans did find some uses for those stones."

"Wait, and Lady Prince somehow managed to get one of those failed attempts?" Sirzechs asked in surprise, Lord Beelzebub shook his head.

"That's the most impressive thing; she somehow made her own Philosopher's Stones, and they're better than those failed attempts of mine," Lord Beelzebub said with a smile. "If you hadn't stopped me, I definitely would have insisted on bringing one of those stones back to study," Lord Beelzebub confessed. Sirzechs whistled in amazement.

"Truly impressive." Sirzechs said, and Lord Beelzebub nodded.

"Those philosopher's stones are constantly creating an 'elixir of life' that keeps 2B and A2's bodies alive, and then somehow created or attached an existing soul to the body completely subservient to it."

"Could she create an army?" Sirzechs asked seriously, Lord Beelzebub sneered.

"Lady Prince already has an army in Miss Black, both with her familiars and spears, she doesn't need another. But, hypothetically speaking? Yes, she could. I'm very curious about how her innate ability works along with her tail as well. She reminds me a lot of Lilith." Lord Beelzebub said seriously, feeling a chill.

"The Mother of Devils?" Sirzechs asked incredulously, Lord Beelzebub nodded.

"Lilith is described as the first succubus and often revered as a sex goddess by humans. You know how strongly human' beliefs can influence powerful beings, with many gods as proof. She was also capable of giving life asexually, and we don't know exactly how. The Book of Lucifer was used to perform such an action, but there is no writing that mentions exactly how that is achieved. For that reason, it was necessary to create the Evil Pieces in the first place." Lord Beelzebub said simply.

"So what? Do you think Lady Prince is some kind of reincarnation or heir of Lilith? Some direct descendant like the Lucifers?" Sirzechs asked incredulously, Lord Beelzebub shrugged.

"Honestly? No, not at all, none of them, it's almost impossible," Lord Beelzebub said simply. "It's simply a possibility, a very low one certainly, but it is." He added. Sirzechs sighed tiredly.

"Let's put that aside until there's more evidence; it won't ever be mentioned again at any point," Sirzechs said seriously. "Now, let's move on to the others." Sirzechs changed the subject.

"The Black sisters and Mr. Malfoy were definitely noble in their manners, while Miss Sinclair definitely wasn't. She doesn't like sitting still or all the formalities; she was squirming the whole time she was standing." I said quickly, the two of them nodding.

"Mr. Malfoy likes politics and all the intricacies that go with it, and he was definitely the one who taught her about manners and etiquette. According to the tests, she mostly used formalities appropriate for a man; the only reason those points weren't deducted was because Lady Prince is sexually attracted to women and took the 'male role,'" Sirzechs hummed.

"There isn't much to say about the others either. Miss Black, the younger sister, never spoke, so I can't say if there's anything special about her or if it was just part of the deal with her queen. Miss Sinclair, too, was completely nervous in our presence, so she didn't show anything." Ajuka said simply, Sirzechs nodded.

"I expected as much." Sirzechs sighed. "I guess we'll just have to wait and see. At least we learned more about Lady Prince."

"She likes potions." I said dryly, making Sirzechs laugh.

"I almost thought she'd jump out and attack me when I mentioned cooking," Sirzechs chuckled.

"Creator's pride," Lord Beelzebub said with a smile. "Something I truly identify with, and have many reasons to do so. The potions she showed us, if they really do what she said they do, then they're truly impressive," Lord Beelzebub said in surprise.

"Even cures for boils?" Sirzechs asked amusedly, Lord Beelzebub shrugged.

"She's a woman, and she's still a succubus. She must have some vanity about her appearance," I said immediately, both men looked at me amusedly.

"Are you interested in it Grayfia-chan?" Sirzechs asked with a smile.

"In fact, the eye-opening and stamina potions would be too useful for you to continue doing your paperwork all night, Lucifer-sama." I said dryly. Sirzechs took a step back as if he had been hit.

"Grayfia-chan?! You're not going to force me to work all hours, are you? No?!" Sirzechs asked desperately. I simply didn't respond and looked away. "Grayfia-chan!?" A small smile appeared at the corners of my lips.

"As fun as it is to watch Sirzechs beg, I really want to try one of them right now." Lord Beelzebub said with an amused smile, Sirzechs pouted. Lord Beelzebub reached inside the box without hesitation. After rummaging around inside the box for a few seconds, he took out one of the potions.

"Polyjuice Potion, it really is interesting." Lord Beelzebub said as he looked at the potion. He quickly used a magic circle and created a small test tube. Carefully, he placed a bit of the potion inside the flask. The potion almost looked like mud as he dragged it into the small tube.

Lord Beelzebub put the vial with the remaining potion back into the box, put the box aside, approached Sirzechs, and without hesitation, pulled out one of his hairs.

"Oh," Sirzechs pouted, Lord Beelzebub ignored him and dropped the hair into the test tube. The potion began to react rapidly, first bubbling before turning crimson red.

"Interesting." Lord Beelzebub said before bringing the test tube to his mouth and gulping down the entire potion in one gulp. Both Sirzechs and I stared at Lord Beelzebub. For a few seconds, nothing happened until Lord Beelzebub's body grew several inches, his hair also began to grow, rapidly turning crimson, his eyes changed shape and color, and finally, all of Lord Beelzebub's facial features changed. The transformation lasted less than a minute, and the result was an exact copy of Sirzechs.

Lord Beelzebub began to remove his upper body clothing. When his torso was completely bare, he began to stare at his body, or Sirzechs's body now. Sirzechs approached his copy and began to stare at Lord Beelzebub, completely fascinated.

"I admit it, this is impressive. he copied every detail, every scar, things that definitely shouldn't be public knowledge." Sirzechs said in fascination as he looked at Lord Beelzebub's scars. There were small and large scars that were normally hidden under his clothes.

"In fact, I perfectly replicate your body," Lord Beelzebub hummed distractedly before stopping, "and even your voice." Lord Beelzebub cleared his throat.

"It's terrifying; if someone knew how to act like the other person, they could basically replace them at any time." Sirzechs said simply.

"Let's see, correct height, the musculature is also identicle, I definitely feel physically stronger than with my own body." Lord Beelzebub said as he clenched and closed his hand "and finally, power of destruction." Sirzechs immediately looked at Lord Beelzebub in disbelief.

"You don't really think you can replicate the clan traits, do you?" Sirzechs asked quickly, Lord Beelzebub wrinkled his nose.

"We shall see. The transformation is indeed precise and perfect to a terrifying degree. I would still need to run DNA tests and the like to see how accurate it is. Clan traits are hereditary; it's not unreasonable to think that a transformation as precise as this one could replicate them." Lord Beelzebub said seriously.

Lord Beelzebub raised his hand as he pointed toward one of the walls, and we held our breath. Lord Beelzebub frowned before sighing, a mixture of disappointment and relief.

"I don't have the power of destruction," Lord Beelzebub said simply. That made Sirzechs and me sigh in relief. Just thinking that someone could replicate the hereditary powers of the Pillars with a potion, even if it was temporary, would drive all the Pillar Demons crazy.

"That's good." Sirzechs said as he looked at Lord Beelzebub. "How long will the transformation last? It's really weird looking at myself like this," Sirzechs asked with a grimace.

"One hour, one drink, is what Lady Prince said," Lord Beelzebub said simply. "That said, I need to run some tests while the transformation lasts," he added before looking at the box of potions.

"Take it, you're the best choice to perform the tests on them." Sirzechs said simply, Lord Beelzebub practically grabbed them like an eager child.

"See you Sirzechs, Grayfia." Lord Beelzebub said, still in Sirzechs form before disappearing.

"So-" Sirzechs began as he looked at me and took out the small vial containing the potion named Felix Felicis. "-Any ideas on how to use this and the rest of the potions to help Rias?" Sirzechs asked with a smile.

"Some," I said with a smile. We had a long talk ahead of us to help Rias.