As the master of two Primordial Demons, Rin wasn't so much summoning gods as he was opening a channel for the two to descend into the Campione Universe.
Currently, the avatars of the two Demon Gods were blocked outside the Immortal Realm. Only people in the material world, using rituals, could guide them.
"As for the miko and believers..."
"They're all our own people, so there's no need to worry about those parts."
While Rin spoke casually, Hinata was left speechless. Diablo chuckled, "Indeed. Since Master has already shed blood, what more could we ask for?"
"Rather, to be able to use the Master's fresh blood as the medium for descent, I feel immensely honored."
Diablo was still the same, a pure Rin fanatic.
Testarossa was a bit more reserved, but she had already begun envisioning how she would protect Rin and assist him in becoming a Campione after descending into this world.
"Alright, that's enough."
Inside the Parthenon Temple, Rin stood at the edge of the massive magic circle. While healing his wound with magic, he chanted an ancient and obscure incantation.
The chant sounded like a prayer, yet also like a summons to some unspeakable existence.
"Boom!!!"
At the same time, within the Immortal Realm of the Campione World—
Several figures clashed in the boundless void. Testarossa and Diablo, watching from the Demon Lords Castle, frowned simultaneously.
"How dare they covet Master's fresh blood!"
"Get lost, you worms!!"
Diablo was furious, watching as those towering, god-like figures unleashed earth-shaking power in the Immortal Realm.
Beside him, another indistinct figure, their appearance impossible to make out, also drove off the gods attempting to escape from the void.
Neither of them had expected that, even with Rin's summoning ritual being so crude, there would still be filthy things trying to interfere.
If not for their strength and preparations in advance, they really might have been taken advantage of.
And in that case, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
One must understand, summoning a Heretic God was never as casual as Rin made it seem.
The reason he could use just a magic circle and a bit of blood to open a passage for Diablo and Testarossa to descend.
First, was because they were already his people.
Second, was due to a cheat that Violet had given him, allowing him to bypass many of the complicated rituals.
Of course, this kind of shortcut could only be used once.
If Rin attempted it a second time, it would definitely cause a disturbance in the Immortal Realm and result in the world's will expelling him.
"Boom!"
Inside the temple, Rin felt the air grow increasingly heavy. He walked outside and looked up at the cloudy night sky.
Terrifying magicules spread across the city.
Most ordinary people remained unaware, thinking it was just a sudden weather change and that a storm was coming.
However, only those sorcerers with magicules could understand what was really happening.
"This, this level of magic power..."
"A Heretic God?"
"A Heretic God has descended upon Athens!!"
Almost simultaneously, every sorcerer in Athens showed expressions of horror, then desperately rushed toward the outskirts of the city.
Not only that, they also reported the situation to their respective organizations.
Soon, all of Europe was aware of the massive disturbance occurring in Athens, Greece.
However—
What followed greatly deviated from everyone's expectations.
The anticipated natural disaster, the destruction of the city by a Heretic God, never occurred.
The thick, dark clouds and the terrifying, world-ending magicules arrived quickly and disappeared just as fast.
When no one knew what had happened, Rin had already returned to his hotel in Athens with Diablo and Testarossa.
"Master!"
Inside the hotel, Rin had changed into white pajamas and was sitting in a lounge chair, looking at the two before him.
Diablo was still wearing his black butler's uniform.
Although he had suppressed his magicules, the inhuman aura around him clearly marked him as a Heretic God.
Diablo knelt on one knee, respectfully saluting Rin and asking, "Is your body alright?"
"I lost quite a bit of life force."
Compared to when he was at the Parthenon summoning the Heretic Gods, Rin now looked completely exhausted, both physically and mentally.
How could there be no price for summoning Heretic Gods, especially in such a simplified way?
Rin's price was simple.
His life and soul.
Yes, life and soul.
Even though it was just the life and soul of this projection, which amounted to some soul energy, for the projection, it was everything.
Like offering one's soul to a devil, Rin had sacrificed everything in this body to bring down the two Heretic Gods.
"Although I did my best to return your life force, Master..."
"Still, during the summoning, a portion—973 units—was lost."
Testarossa, a breathtaking beauty with white hair and red eyes, dressed in a white gown, stood behind Rin, gently massaging his shoulders to help him relax.
Diablo and Testarossa were both Rin's own people.
Even if Rin had sacrificed his soul to summon them, they would still cancel the price.
However, it was the first time, after all.
This projection of Rin still lost some of its life force.
Converted into lifespan, it was around ten years.
"To be able to summon you two, the value of this body has been fulfilled."
Rin didn't care about this projection body. As long as he didn't make any fundamental mistakes, even if this body was gone, he could reenter with a second or third.
So, Rin wasn't concerned about the small cost.
But Testarossa and Diablo felt deeply guilty for having harmed him.
Even if it was just a projection or a clone, as Primordial Demons completely devoted to Rin, they still felt heartache.
"Alright."
Rin smiled. "Now, tell me about the new powers you've obtained from this world."
"Yes!"
The first to speak was Diablo. "In this world, I descended under the name of Satan."
(To be continued.)
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