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Chapter 417: Dark Demon’s Blood Sacrifice
Dark sucked in a deep breath.
His thoughts had always revolved around "recreating history"—the idea of "changing history" had never even crossed his mind
Since history was something that had already happened, even if the recreated history was altered in the ritual, it couldn't really change the preexisting fate.
But the emergence of [The Great Prophecy] made him realize that this was not impossible to do.
Once it was confirmed that Ophelia Bullard used [The Great Prophecy], if one were to backtrace through the current result that [the demon king was killed], it could be inferred that what she changed should be the history of [the demon king not being killed].
And then, to further deduce based on this, the past instance of [the demon king not being killed] that was most closely related to the people on site was undoubtedly the one closest to the present.
The [demon king] was not killed, but was sealed.
In that battle, [The Brave One] Bright Gawd died heroically.
After that battle, [Valkyrie] Alvette Saint Demon was consecrated.
[Sun Warrior] Sunna Montierfalli, [Holy Maiden Joan of Arc], and many other heroes also participated in that final battle.
No matter how ignorant Dark was, it was impossible for him to be unaware of that final battle in which Alvette personally participated.
Once this conjecture was formed, upon looking back at the participants on site, one would discover that the most crucial characters were all present!
Playing the part of the [demon king]: Ophelia Bullard.
Playing the part of [the Brave One]: White Gawd.
Playing the part of [Valkyrie]: Dark Demon.
……
There wasn’t even any need to look at the other actors—just these three main actors alone couldn't be more closely related to the counterparts they played in that period of history.
Apart from them, there were probably no other candidates more suitable for the roles.
"What Ophelia Bullard tried to change was the ending where [the Brave One] sacrificed himself and the [demon king] was not killed."
"And the final outcome she orchestrated is the [Valkyrie] killing the [demon king]!"
"Although it’s just a play in a ritual, relying on the power of [The Great Prophecy], she might really be able to distort reality."
"No, rather than that, if it wasn't possible, she wouldn’t have completed this ritual at the cost of her life."
Dark's gaze turned frightfully grim.
On the surface, Ophelia Bullard had no reason to do this.
But upon probing deeper, one would find that her motive was actually very clear.
Because the death of the demon king was not a good thing.
The demon king of this generation was extremely difficult to deal with.
He possessed a huge number of secret vessels. Once killed, he could be reborn in any one of them.
In short, his death could help him escape the seal!
……
Based on the fact that Ophelia Bullard had been embraced and demonized, her mind was bound to have been encroached by the demon king’s control to a certain extent.
Even if she relied on the power of the Blood Race to keep her rationality and managed to avoid domination due to the demon king being sealed, the core of "loyalty" had already taken root.
The contradiction and struggle of her rationality telling her not to submit to the demon king despite her very core forcing her to do so made her finally choose to help the demon king escape through self-sacrifice.
While "being loyal to the end", she simultaneously freed herself.
Once the demon king escaped from his seal, she would have to bear the complete domination of the demon king.
At that time, the rationality she had painstakingly maintained would probably crumble down.
Therefore, she had to die.
……
She used the most decisive method to completely free herself of the demon king’s control.
Being in her position, she tried her best to achieve "both ends".
……
Dark soon figured out that his deduction was most likely to be true.
Tightly gripping [The Great Prophecy], he heaved out the dreary breath in his mouth.
Perhaps because he knew from the start that the demon king's escape was inevitable, he didn't have much thoughts about Ophelia Bullard's actions.
Even if Ophelia Bullard did not do this, the demon king would definitely escape in other ways.
Whether he was rescued by the heretic cult, or by the remnants of the demon race, or by a traitor who appeared in the holy church, it wouldn't make much difference.
Essentially, he observed this matter from the perspective of an outsider.
Now, he just felt it was rather sad that a hero from the same generation as his mother ultimately met this kind of end.
"Is there still any possibility to save her?"
Looking down at White, whose sorrow grew heavy in reverse to his weakening sobs, Dark racked his brain faster than ever before.
……
"Demon, what are you thinking about?" Seeing Dark lost in his thoughts, Ryan Hex asked in concern.
But Dark didn’t intend on telling Ryan Hex about his deduction.
Ryan Hex was not a qualified magister. In terms of magic theory knowledge, he was probably not even as good as him, a first year, so there was no need to communicate with him.
Brushing Ryan Hex aside, after turning his back and walking around nearby, Dark’s eyes ultimately still landed on the jar floating above the magic circle.
"For now, let's put aside the impact of [The Great Prophecy] on reality and just focus on the ritual."
"Ophelia Bullard died while in the identity of the [demon king], and the role she played is a [demon king] who has a large number of vessels and can be reborn in any of those vessels upon dying!"
"And Vlad the Vampire is one of the vessels of that [demon king]."
Dark suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
The ritual had yet to end, and nothing had come to a conclusion.
The question now was, how to let Ophelia Bullard be reborn in the vessel that was Vlad the Vampire?
Dark lowered his head and thought hard.
He greatly lacked knowledge in this area, so it was impossible for him to fine-tune the direction of the ritual like Ophelia Bullard did.
In this situation, all he could think of was to follow the original direction of the ritual and include Ophelia Bullard in the crafting of the magic card [Vlad the Vampire].
However, the crafting of [Vlad the Vampire] did not initiate.
On top of that, was it really possible to craft Ophelia Bullard into a magical spirit?
Just on the face of it alone, this was undoubtedly a taboo among taboos.
Even ignoring the taboo, could Ophelia Bullard really endure being crafted into a magical spirit?
Under normal circumstances, she would lose her sense of self in the process of being crafted into a magical spirit.
Unless...
"Magical Scribe!"
[Magical Scribe], who had been floating beside him, immediately flew into his hands.
Dark picked up [Magical Scribe] and quickly flipped through it.
After crafting [Magical Scribe], he had used the ability of [John's Pen] to record a lot of information in the grimoire.
It contained a lot of early education subjects, as well as all the contents of the book 《Blood Sacrifice》, which was the main body of [Magical Scribe].
The so-called 《Blood Sacrifice》 method was the use of animal blood, monster blood, human blood—all kinds of blood as fuel to be converted into powerful energy through Blood Magic, which could then be used to cast spells, do summons... and even forge weapons.
It was originally a type of Blood Magic, but when applied to magic technology, it could undoubtedly be used as a high-end means of extracting materials.
The only problem was that 《Blood Sacrifice》 was essentially a taboo.
Because when the blood sacrifice method was used on a living being, their soul would generally be sacrificed together. The blood energy extracted through this method was evil and filthy.
But what Dark wanted was precisely this effect.
[Blood and Corpse, Who Would Emerge at the End?]
The opening line of 《Blood Sacrifice》 was clear enough to lay bare the nature of this book.
After turning [Magical Scribe] to the relevant page and quickly skimming through it, Dark suddenly raised his head and stared closely at the blood magic circle under the glass jar.
"It’s the same, it’s the exact same magic circle!"
Although the outer circle of the blood magic circle in front of him had a more complex circuit, the inner magic circle was exactly the same as one of the magic circles recorded in the book.
Dark realized that he had found the right solution.
"White!"
……
Dark's sudden call made White raise his head amidst his grieving. His eyes were red, and tear tracks were running all over his cheeks.
Dark quickly said, "I have an alternative way to save your mother's life. Are you willing to take the risk?"
This extremely abrupt proposition left White Gawd completely nonplussed.
He dazedly asked, "Really?"
Dark solemnly nodded. "Really."
White promptly snapped back to his senses.
Although he really couldn't fathom why Dark would want to revive Ophelia Bullard after killing her, he couldn't spare much thought at this time.
He quickly wiped his tears and hurriedly asked, "What do I have to do?"
Dark pointed at the blood magic circle under the glass jar and instructed, "First, move Ophelia Bullard's body over here..."
In this world, a living being was made up of three parts: soul, body and consciousness.
According to Professor Cazer, both the soul and the body were carriers of consciousness.
Death referred to the extinction of consciousness.
Bury the body in soil, and it would decompose in soil.
Bury the remains of the soul in the wind, and it would dissipate in the wind.
Only the death of consciousness (mind) could be called a real death.
Ophelia Bullard's "death" took place in the ritual. Under the protection of the ritual, her soul and consciousness did not disappear.
"I’ll use the blood sacrifice method to extract Ophelia Bullard's soul through her blood. Using this as a catalyst, I'll guide the direction of the ritual towards [the resurrection of the demon king] and try to reactivate the crafting process that has originally been set up."
"If everything goes well, Vlad the Vampire's soul and consciousness should be wiped out by Ophelia Bullard, just like how the demon king will completely replace the original soul and consciousness of the vessel he’s reborn in."
"After the successful crafting, Ophelia Bullard's soul and consciousness will be temporarily stored in the magic card."
"Of course, in order to protect her soul and consciousness from being worn away, I’ll add some necessary things during the crafting process."
"After that, we need to preserve Ophelia Bullard's body."
"As long as the soul, consciousness and body are all there, there’ll be a chance for a complete resurrection."
Dark rapidly explained as he went into action. At last, he asked, "Do you understand?"
White Gawd dully shook his head.
After falling silent for a moment, Dark turned to look at Bastemon. "Do you understand?"
Bastemon charmingly smiled, "A little."
"That's good." Dark nodded. "You don't have much time left, we must complete the steps of the blood sacrifice before Fusion wears off. Follow my instructions."
Bastemon gave a faint nod.
Dark then said to White, "Put down the body and then keep some distance away."
White carefully placed Ophelia Bullard's body in the center of the blood magic circle before reluctantly retreating.
The liquid flowing in the magic circle exuded a blood-like red light.
Ophelia Bullard's body lay flat in the center of the magic circle. Illuminated by the red light, her skin, which had turned pale due to her transformation into a vampire, looked even more translucent.
Dark bent down, reached under the back of her head to lift her hair from her nape, and then gathered it and put it over her chest.
The mountains that were still towering even when lying down were covered by the long blood-red hair.
As Dark raised his head, he took a glance at Ophelia Bullard's face. The face that had lost its color was delicate and exquisite, with a kind of pallid beauty.
He drew in a sharp breath. "Bastemon, let's get to it!"
……
Following Dark's command, Bastemon came to the edge of the blood magic circle.
Under her control, the wound on Ophelia Bullard's chest had long completely stopped bleeding, but the bloody wound still looked terrifying.
Reaching out her finger to tear a small cut in the wound, Bastemon then injected her magic energy to make Ophelia Bullard's blood start circulating again.
The gradually flowing blood drove the heart to resume its beating. A stream of blood was then drawn out from the small cut, flowing into the blood magic circle under Bastemon's control.
Holding [Magical Scribe] in his hands, Dark explained the method of procedure for the magic circle in detail.
With full focus, Bastemon perfectly followed his instructions and controlled the blood to merge into the circuit of the blood magic circle.
As the circuit of the magic circle gradually shone brighter, a faint mournful chanting suddenly emanated.
Dark's expression relaxed as he breathed a sigh of relief.
Sure enough, the circuit on the outer circle of this magic circle was indeed set up for the purpose of initiating blood sacrifice.
Now that the magic circle was successfully activated, the outer circuit began to automatically chant the Magic Charm.
The blood sacrifice process had finally gotten on track.
Next, they would have to rely on Bastemon's control of blood energy to forcibly add "Ophelia Bullard" to the list of materials for the blood sacrifice.
As long as Bastemon was there, this wouldn't be a challenge!
But as for whether the crafting could succeed, it required the assistance of more key factors, with the most important being the fine-tuning of the direction of the ritual.
Only the advancement of the ritual could guarantee the final success of the crafting.
At this step, there wasn’t much Dark could do. He could only pin his hopes on the natural advancement of the ritual, or for Professor Medea to improvise accordingly.
……
Inside the enormous hall, the blond boy held the grimoire and directed his magical spirit to act swiftly.
The others looked at his back as though they were looking at a distinguished Grand Magister.
……
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