In the Campione World, many gods have more than one alias.
For example, Athena is both Metis, the Goddess of Wisdom, and Medusa, the Gorgon. She can even be connected to Gaia, the Earth Mother.
In short, mythology in the Campione World emphasizes diversity.
It links beliefs from different periods and regions. Things like where the god originated, how they were first portrayed, which religion they belonged to, how their doctrines were written, and so on.
Similarly, the two gods that Diablo and Testarossa replaced this time also had similar circumstances.
"The one we fought in the Immortal Realm just now must have been the true form of the alias we replaced."
Diablo said, "Satan is the Lord of Hell and also Lucifer, once the Morning Star Angel, who later became the God of Fallen Angels."
These overlapping mythologies allowed Diablo to gain a large amount of Ultimate Skill all at once.
The divinity of the Lord of Hell. The divinity of the Fallen Angel.
Converted into Ultimate Skill, it could at least condense an Ultimate Skill on par with the seven deadly sins. There was even some left over.
Unfortunately, this Ultimate Skill couldn't be taken back directly.
Otherwise, Rin could repeatedly usurp and continuously steal the authorities of gods in the Immortal Realm.
"So..."
Diablo said seriously, "Does Master want to try and kill me?"
To obtain this power from Diablo, it had to be plundered. Only through the rules of the usurpation cycle could the Ultimate Skill be transferred away without drawing attention.
Yes, plundering meant killing.
There were many ways to do it.
Testarossa could eliminate Diablo and take the authority of Satan and Lucifer.
Or he could die at Rin's hands, helping him become a Campione.
As for Diablo himself...
He could use the identities of Satan and Lucifer to hunt other Heretic Gods and obtain Ultimate Skills that way.
In short, the only option that wouldn't work was keeping the power with Diablo himself.
He couldn't obtain this usurped power for his own use.
"No rush..."
Rin wouldn't play any emotional drama over something like this.
Testarossa and Diablo were just their avatars. Even if they died, it wouldn't affect their main bodies.
Moreover, to obtain as many Ultimate Skills as possible, the two of them would eventually have to die by Rin's hand.
Only then could the divinity of Satan and the divinity of Lilith be brought back to the Cardinal Universe.
"Testarossa, how about you?"
Rin asked, "In this world, Lilith isn't just Lilith, right?"
"Yes."
Testarossa replied, "The god I replaced is this world's Lilith."
"But aside from Lilith, she is also the Creator Goddess in Hebrew mythology, possessing the true name of God and the authority to command God."
According to Testarossa, Lilith in the Campione World wasn't merely Adam's wife from biblical mythology.
In the earliest Hebrew myths, it wasn't the monotheistic belief seen today.
Instead, there were two deities—Adam, symbolizing the male, and Lilith, symbolizing the female.
That's also why there is a myth where Lilith and Adam argued over who should be on top and who on the bottom.
In the Campione World, the original rulers of mythology were mostly goddesses.
Goddesses symbolized dragons and snakes.
This happens to align with the myth of Satan as the seven-headed, ten-horned red dragon.
Later in mythology, Lilith's status was lowered to that of a succubus, from the Creator Goddess originally equal to God.
Likewise, the red dragon representing evil was also cast down.
"In other words, in addition to being the Goddess of Lust and the Vampire Goddess, I also possess part of Satan's authority."
Yes, the Satan that was originally meant for Diablo.
His symbolism had been divided in two.
The portion representing the Lord of Hell went to Diablo.
The portion representing dragons and serpents went to Testarossa.
In terms of Ultimate Skill quantity, the two were roughly equal. Together, they could form three Ultimate Skills equivalent to the seven deadly sins.
Without exaggeration, this was already a huge harvest.
"Master, do you want to harvest our power now?"
Testarossa and Diablo had no objection to being slain by Rin immediately.
After all, it was all for Rin's benefit.
They had no problem being used as tools by Rin. On the contrary, to them, it was an honor as demons.
As for how Rin would use this immense amount of Ultimate Skill after obtaining it... unsurprisingly, Rin would still bestow these new Ultimate Skills on his subordinates.
In short, the power would end up back with his people, just with an added step of God Slaying.
"No."
Rin refused their offer. "I need your power. Even if it's a sacrifice, it's not time yet."
Rather than calling it slaying and plundering, Rin preferred to call it a sacrifice.
Just like in Yu-Gi-Oh, where monsters are tributed, sent to the graveyard, destroyed, or banished, the Duel Spirits never complain.
His Little Black and Little White were much more obedient and thoughtful than any Duel Spirit.
"As you command, Master."
"Just call me Rin."
Rin smiled and gave instructions to the two. "In this world, Testarossa, you're my personal maid. Diablo, you're my butler."
"Yes!"
Clearly, both of them were very satisfied with their assigned roles.
"Cough."
Testarossa coughed, signaling Diablo to go to the adjacent room. "I've got this. You can leave."
"..."
Diablo's dark eyes widened slightly, looking at Testarossa with some disbelief.
How could he not see through her little scheme?
But he had no choice.
After all, when he descended into this world, he took a male form, not a female one.
So envious... Diablo also really wanted to go on vacation and travel with Rin.
For example, enjoying a sauna, soaking in hot springs, and getting massages and foot rubs.
That kind of joyful bonding between bros.
If he could experience it once, Diablo felt he'd wake up laughing in his sleep.
"Well..."
Rin patted Diablo's shoulder and said, "This is Greece, not Japan."
He didn't mind getting a massage with his bro.
But Athens probably doesn't have those kinds of services, right?
(To be continued.)
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