Chapter 109: Etrigan

I immediately noticed that modern Britain is not the same as Hermione's world when Zatanna and I went there.

Of course, I would have liked to delve into technologies from the planet Krypton, but I didn't want to leave Zatanna alone with a possible demonic threat.

This could be Darkseid's attempts to lay the groundwork for invasion... or Trigon... or someone else. 

There were many possibilities, and I positioned myself as a defender of this world.

I had to fulfill certain duties... that I myself had placed on my shoulders. 

It would be foolish to ignore a possible threat. 

However, I understand that there are other Archmages capable of solving the problem, like Nabu. 

They often intervene when everything reaches such a dangerous situation that it threatens the world with destruction.

After getting to Britain, Zatanna used a few spells to sense any demonic energy but found nothing.

I suggested that she fly with me to Cornwall, where the ancient castle of Tintagel is located. 

We could have teleported straight there, but Zatanna still accepted my plan.

"It was... impressive." 

She couldn't hide her smile but didn't want to admit that she enjoyed such a Superman-style flight. 

She doesn't often fly herself because teleporting is usually much easier.

"Does it seem to me, or is something fishy here?" 

I asked her. 

There were three people standing at the castle, and one emitted quite a lot of magic from what I distinctly felt in him.

There was also a demonic part... it was Merlin. 

I've read about him in books and know that he's half demon, the son of Archduke Belial, and a mortal witch from Ur.

However, he behaved strangely as if he were under hypnosis... and he was teleported straight to Hell as soon as he touched the cow parsley.

"Did I see everything correctly?" 

Zatanna asked with a focused expression. 

After these words, a girl who stood behind the remaining man who fell to the ground with an inhuman scream that drew our attention... and demonic gas began to emanate from his body while a demon appeared nearby... a strong demon.

"Ha-ha, freedom at last! That old fool fell for such a trick!" 

The demon laughed and regained his freedom. 

He stood two meters tall and had a pale yellowish skin tone with what looked like fish fins instead of ears.

"I hate demons..." 

Zatanna muttered quietly. 

"Su dnuora reirrab a etaerc!" 

She exclaimed, raising her hands and creating a powerful barrier around him.

"Sorceress? Descendant of Zatara, isn't it?" 

He recognized her by her appearance or perhaps by the scent of magic. 

"Girl, you better not anger me... I'm already on edge, just got out of hell."

"Don't... don't listen to him!" 

The girl exclaimed who had been silent until now, and looked at the demon with horror. 

She pointed at him with a stone that quickly dimmed. 

It was probably the Philosopher's Stone.

"This is Etrigan, and he's a demon!"

"Well, well, well, are you not lying?" 

Etrigan smirked at her words. 

"Oh, poor Jason..." 

Etrigan's gaze fell on the guy who had been imprisoned within him. 

I could tell at first glance that he wasn't ordinary and had been living for over a century since he had held the Book of Belial in his hands.

Jason's gaze was clouded as if he didn't understand where he was.

"Etrigan? I've heard of him... My dad met him, and he used to appear occasionally during big battles." 

Zatanna recalled but didn't let her guard down for a moment.

"This guy's been walking the earth since at least the tenth century," 

I said this while looking at Jason Blood while remembering Thoth's book and listening to what Cortana found about him.

He had a lot of personalities he'd assumed since the nineteenth century where with an eighty percent probability that it could be him. 

However, the book mentioned that a great mage bound Etrigan's soul to the soul of a mortal and used it as a prison so he couldn't break free.

"I suggest you go to hell on your own." 

I told him.

"I suggest you shut your mouth, mortal. I am Etrigan, prince of Hell, and I have finally gained my freedom!" 

He exclaimed while striking the barrier with cracks, and Zatanna's face grimaced slightly.

"Then let's proceed with the 'Kick the demon's butt' plan," 

I said, and my eyes lit up with a bright light. 

At the same time, my light energy flashed inside the barrier, causing him to howl in pain.

"Arch, you bastards!" 

A vast amount of demonic power flared up in the barrier. Etrigan broke through it with anger and immediately headed towards us with Zatanna.

I wasn't idle either. 

I rushed towards him and punched him right in the chest breaking bones and damaging internal organs. 

The force of the blow also cracked the earth, and the ancient castle finally crumbled.

"Yawa og!" 

Zatanna shouted, and the demon roared as he began to be pulled back to hell.

Still, Zatanna was a strong and skilled sorceress.

She greatly improved her skills throughout our acquaintance.

"Not this time!" 

Etrigan exclaimed, and his hands literally burst into Hellfire.

"Are you really the prince of hell or just his servant?" 

I asked while catching his hand. 

I could tell he possessed considerable physical strength and could probably take on Superman. 

The Hellfire immediately tried to burn my hand at his will, but I erased it using alchemy.

I then slammed him in the abdomen while sending him flying, but I immediately pulled him back with my Will, and white beams of light energy erupted from my eyes.

"Argh!" 

Etrigan erupted with even more magical energy to defend himself against the beams.

However, they still burned through his chest... yet he was still alive and slowly regenerating. 

He managed to teleport a couple of meters to the side for a moment.

He released a beam of pure magical energy at me, a rather powerful attack called the "Eldritch Blast." 

The beam hit me and exploded, but Zatanna protected herself for a moment with a barrier that appeared, and I didn't suffer any damage.

"Perhaps... we can come to an agreement?" 

Etrigan asked us.

"You can negotiate in hell, who knows what to expect from you," 

Zatanna said, a bit pale, and again applied the banishment spell to make him feel uncomfortable. 

He stomped his foot, and the earth opened up to swallow me, but I stomped back, and it swallowed him in the end.

"Yawa og!" 

Zatanna shouted again, and I put my hand on her shoulder to add my magic to hers and also exerted my Will on the demon so he began to be sucked into hell. 

Finally, I pierced his chest with my sword while bringing him to the surface to be sealed within a crystalline prison.

"Argh, I won't forget you..." 

He wanted to start threatening like a typical villain, but Zatanna uttered the spell again, and he was banished to hell. 

He didn't even die immediately from my sword, but he was probably weakened after being sealed... 

He would have been a formidable opponent at full strength for Zatanna and everyone else.

"That was quite an honor even briefly." 

I sheathed my sword into the spatial ring and looked at her.

"I spent a lot of energy... lucky that he didn't regenerate." 

She also noticed that the demon didn't have his full strength.

After saying that, she turned her head towards the ruined castle and saw the Phantom Stranger hovering.

"You dealt with the threat, but it may lead to greater tragedy." 

He said this while landing next to us.

"Any of our actions can lead to tragedy in one way or another." 

Zatanna replied.

"That's why we need to be prepared... Recently, aliens flew to us. Why didn't you intervene? You could have saved innocents, Judas Iscariot." 

I asked this... Mage. 

He is one of the "Trinity of Sin" from comics, and something similar was mentioned in books too. 

A long time ago, he betrayed his friend Jesus of Nazareth for thirty silver coins. 

After death, he found himself not in Heaven or Hell but in a room with the Council of Wizards or the Circle of Eternity, where the Seven Deadly Sins are sealed and where Shazam draws his power from... 

In general, he was sentenced and cursed to walk the earth until the moment of redemption. 

Those silver coins for which he betrayed his friend forever hang around his neck as a chain with his cloak. 

However, he wears the cloak of his friend Jesus as if continuing to punish himself.

"I was elsewhere and dealing with no less important matters. This moment was supposed to be key for the hero of Metropolis, for him to realize the burden he carries, but... you, anomaly, intervened. You weren't in any predictions before, but you carry the blood of many. However, you are not dark because Light and Darkness live harmoniously within you... Who are you?" 

The Phantom Stranger's curiosity could indeed be heard in his voice.

"Anthony Luthor." 

I introduced myself by my name, but I understand he expected a different answer.

"..." 

He continued to look at me.

"Am I bothering you?" 

Zatanna asked while placing her hands on her hips. 

"I need to rest after such a 'heated' encounter."

"Then let's go somewhere... and erase their memory with that,"

Zatanna's gaze fell on Jason and the girl on the sidelines. 

Jason still hadn't fully recovered because his memory returned as when Etrigan left... of the horrible deeds he had committed in his body, but there were also good deeds that were quite strange. 

However, Etrigan had still caused a fair amount of evil, so... he was a questionable demon. 

However, he served as a good motivation for Zatanna to grow above herself.

Zatanna didn't completely erase their memory, but she did significantly erase Jason's, as he was clearly not himself and just remembered everything that happened in the past. 

It became clear from his memory that Merlin had imprisoned the demon in him and ensured that he didn't escape... 

This eventually worked out until today, and Merlin himself went to Hell as did Etrigan himself.

Hermione Granger: I became Professor Dumbledore's personal student! 

Erina Nakiri: Congratulations. 

Rias Gremory: What privileges do you have now? 

Hermione Granger: ...I don't know yet. But now the headmaster will teach me his spells! 

Rias Gremory: Are you still not considering becoming a demon?

Shinoa Hiiragi: Oh, this succubus is again trying to persuade everyone in the chat to become a devil. 

Rias Gremory: Hey! I'm not persuading anyone! I'm just asking! 

Hermione Granger: Rias, I'm fine as a human for now. But... maybe later I'll think about it. It would be foolish not to notice all the possible perks... Tony is even a Seraphim. Moreover, aren't angels and demons sworn enemies for you guys? 

Rias Gremory: It was so in the past, and now the situation is still tense, but it is not like it was a couple of centuries ago. The current Satans are watching over it because they don't want another war. 

Winter Schnee: You're lucky with your leaders. 

Rias Gremory: Yes! My brother often said that nobody wants another war and it's better to organize peace... but he's not here now. However, what is supposed to happen soon in my world is that some want this war. 

Anthony (Administrator): You're perfectly capable of dealing with all these problems with your power. 

Rias Gremory: That's true, but... I want my peers to become stronger along with me. So I'm thinking of getting something from the Dimensional Store to strengthen them. Maybe some talent? It's just that everything is so expensive... 

Anthony (Administrator): Rias, I can send you some artifacts and weapons suitable for them if you want, or I can modify Evil Pieces. I don't think it will be a problem for me. 

Shinoa Hiragi: The Administrator-kun is attacking again... 

Rias Gremory: You can modify Evil Pieces?! That's... oh, well... you're smart, Tony-kun. 

Anthony (Administrator): I've already bought Evil Pieces through the Chat to understand how they work, and it won't be difficult for me to turn them into something that can enhance your peer's current abilities by a factor of two. 

Rias Gremory: Thank you! Thank you! I'll... thank you... when you're in my world. 

Shinoa Hiragi: Can you feel it? It's the smell of upcoming sex...

Hermione Granger: Shinoa... you're unbearable. 

Shinoa Hiragi: The Administrator-kun says I'm beautiful.

After sending Etrigan to hell, I started modifying the Evil Pieces which took me a few days. 

After that, I sent them to Rias, and they thanked me very much through the chat for a long time. 

However, I didn't find it particularly difficult, and it was even interesting to some extent especially to help them become stronger.

It turned out that a member of the Green Lantern Corps made an emergency landing on a spaceship when I was in Hermione's world on Earth. 

It was probably Abin Sur.

After this emergency landing, Hal Jordan disappeared, covered in green light, and soared into the sky... satellites detected this.

This spaceship crashed in the California desert and was found by the government... but the body itself was no longer there as it disappeared after the ring chose another bearer."

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