Blessing from the Father of Darkness

'I did it... I finally beat the Imps' Samael thought whilst he kneels on the ground.

Although he died countless numbers of times in this hellish plane as he was stuck in a loop, fighting against the Imps over and over again, it has finally come to an end and he can bathe himself in the wind of triumph.

[The anti-host can now fully access the basic features of the Anti-System!]

[In order to open the general interface, the anti-host can simply think 'Anti-System']

Samael needs quite a bit of time before he can finally regain his composure and read these notifications that hover in front of his vision, 'General interface...? What does that mean?' he thought in confusion.

Knowing that it was useless to think about it, he decided to summon it as per the instruction.

'Anti-System!'

Expecting a grandeur thing such as a spell or a skill that he can use, Samael instead witnesses the purple holographic box in front of his vision disappear and be replaced by five options that he can choose from.

[Status Window]

[Shop]

[Anti-Shop]

[Quest]

[Skill(s) & Spell(s)]

Out of the five options, he can understand everything but the status window option.

Since he doesn't know what this status window option means, he decided to use his finger to tap on the status window option. But instead of pressing on this option, his index finger went through it.

"Hmm...? Why can't I touch it?" Samael mutters to himself with a frown.

[Using the anti-host mind to choose is the only way to interact with the interface]

Upon reading this Samael then follow the Anti-System's instruction and use his mind to choose the status window option. And true enough, the interface changed once again into a new set of sights that makes Samael's eyes brighten up in curiosity.

[Status Window]

Name: Samael Varius Molantar

Race: Lesser Being

Level: 1 (0/100)

Anti-Level: 1 (0/100)

Insanity: 50%

Strength: 50

Agility: 35

Endurance: 100

Intelligence: 150

Attributable Stats: -

Skill Points: -

"Hmm... I don't know what most of this information meant. But strength, agility, and endurance should be my physical power whilst intelligence is my magical power" Samael mutters to himself, but then he realizes that his intelligence is quite high. "How is my intelligence that high when I can't even use a single elemental spell..."

Samael then studied the status window thoroughly and realized that he missed one thing.

Right below his name, there's a race section, and it stated that he's a Lesser Being. Although he knows that there are numerous races in the world, he doesn't know what Lesser Being referred to, "Did I turn into a Demon...?" he gasped a cold breath.

It was not clear what kind of thing he was, but if he's really a Demon then that's ironic.

Even though he did everything up to this point just to survive, he doesn't know what to feel knowing that he had turned into a Demon. "I'm sorry Father, but I need to do anything to survive. Mother doesn't want me to die before I bring justice to them"

Just as he thought of that, other characters appear in front of him.

[Blessing from the Father of Darkness hasn't been fully absorbed yet. Does the anti-host want to commence absorption of the blessing? It would only take a moment, and the process required the anti-host to be awake despite the pain that will be produced]

'Father of Darkness? Is that the entity from earlier? Sigh... so many questions'

Since there's nothing else in this hellish plane aside from him and the lava with the Imps' corpses turning into ash and disappearing, he decided to accept this blessing right now before he can get out.

Although the Anti-System stated that it would be painful, he doesn't hesitate at all.

'Yes, absorb the blessing right now' Samael replied inside his head, there was a mix of curiosity and amazement in his eyes. On the side, he was curious as to what he would gain from the blessing, and the other side is his amazement at this Anti-System.

It's linked to his body and can also measure his own power, something more than just magic.

Not only that, this Anti-System should have the same purpose as the System.

From the bard that he heard this fairytale from, the System should give an immense power that could change the world through Good. So it's logical to think that the Anti-System is the opposite of it, giving power to the anti-host for doing evil.

Upon thinking this, Samael's mind pauses for a moment. 'Evil deeds...?' he thought.

'Will I really be able to do Evil? I- I don't think I'm ready. I don't think Go-'

Samael was about to think God out of habit but he suddenly feels a painful wave of current hitting his mind, this forces him to grab his head out of pain and frown for a moment. 'R-Right... I can't say that anymore, I'm a Demon' He smiled wryly.

But he then shakes his head quickly, trying to disperse the doubt inside his mind.

"I've already come this way, there's no going back now. At least I can do evil to evil people, yes... that's going to be the right thing to do" Samael reassures himself, but this makes him start to become amazed by this Anti-System inside of him.

The more he pondered the Anti-System, the more astonished he became.

Only a power of unimaginable magnitude could have conjured such a thing, leading him to believe that what the Father of Darkness said to him is really true. He and his opposite force must truly be actual Gods foreseeing the whole entire world.

[The process of absorbing the blessing is starting...]

[It's advised for the anti-host to grit your teeth before the pain drowns the senses]

Upon scanning the Anti-System's messages, Samael had barely enough time to clench his teeth as the Anti-System instructed before a sudden, excruciating pain spread through his body like an unforgiving tidal wave. In a matter of a moment, it had enveloped him entirely.

"Rrrghhh...!" Samael gritted his teeth so hard that they started to make a bony sound.

Although his pain tolerance has definitely reached a higher degree due to the Imps' torturing and killing him countless times earlier, the pain he's feeling right now is still able to surpass his pain tolerance and inflict an even greater pain.

Something that surpasses his imagination, it feels like his entire body is transforming.

It was too overwhelming that Samael curled his body and put the top of his head against the rough ground that feels warm close to hot. But the heat doesn't phase him at all as his senses were overwhelmed completely.

The pain reaches its peak when the bones inside his body moved and his muscles clenched.

Samael's eyes turn bloodshot as he tries to resist the pain, but it was too much, his body can't handle it by gritting alone. Eventually, his scream of anguish escapes his mouth and envelops the entire place with nothing but his voice.

It keeps on going for almost five minutes, but that five minutes feel like an eternity.

Compared to the twelve hours of prayer that his father lead them every single night before the new year, and all other notable celebration days, it felt like those hours of praying is faster than this painful process that lasted only five minutes straight.

At the end of the process, Samael is lying on the ground with blood around him.

Facing the common sight of the ceiling once again, he coughs a couple of times feeling absolutely drained from going through that process. Even a couple of times during the process, he almost lost consciousness but a jolt of electricity woke him up every single time.

It almost feels like he was forbidden to pass out and suffer the pain that way which is easier.

'Why is it required for me to be awake...' Samael thought, sprawling on the ground.

[The Blessing from the Father of Darkness is very potent and would cause immense changes to the anti-host body. If the anti-host passed out, there's a possibility of the anti-host self-exploding.]

Upon reading this, Samael can only smile wryly. 'Oh...'

[Congratulation on fully absorbing the Blessing from the Father of Darkness! The anti-host has evolved from a Lesser Being into a Greater Being!]

[Strength stat has been increased by 200 points!]

[Agility stat has been increased by 100 points!]

[Endurance stat has been increased by 250 points!]

[Intelligence has been increased by 150 points!]

[Unique Skill - Devourer of Good has been learned]

[Entity of the Night skill has been learned]

[Pain Tolerance level 3 skill has been learned]

[Unique Skill - Gate of the Unholy has been learned]

[Unique Skill - Walker of the Underworld has been learned]

[Unique Skill - Divinity Protection has been learned]

[Infernal Swipe skill has been learned]

[Demonic Energy skill has been learned]

Samael's vision was drowned in a sea of purple boxes that keeps on appearing, he was still exhausted, and yet these purple boxes makes him dizzy so he decided to close his eyes for a bit to collect himself.

In a moment, he eventually opens his eyes and tries to stand up albeit stumblingly.

Reading the notifications from the Anti-System, he decided to open his status window once again to see the changes. Although he can feel clearly the new power coursing inside of him, he wanted to check the status window.

[Status Window]

Name: Samael Varius Molantar

Race: Greater Being

Level: 1 (0/100)

Anti-Level: 1 (0/100)

Insanity: 50% (50%)

Strength: 250

Agility: 135

Endurance: 350

Intelligence: 300

Attributable Stats: -

Skill Points: -

Looking at his status window he can clearly tell that his physical power and magical power have increased tremendously, it's more than double than before. 'No wonder I feel very strong despite feeling exhausted, I become two times stronger already...' Samael thought.

If he had this power from the start, he would probably be able to take on 3 Imps at once.

But his physical and magical strength is not the only thing he gained from absorbing the blessing, he also gets five new skills. Samael was about to check them out, but he decided to get out of this place first.

'Anti-System, how do I get out of this place?' Samael asked.

[Opening the exit from the Ruin of the Underworld...]

Immediately after the notification, Samael heard something and quickly looks up. At the ceiling, he can see there's a red portal opening and he can see the night sky through it which makes him excited.

Samael is already sick of this hot and cramped plane, he needs fresh air more than anything.

Just as he was about to try and climb his way to the red portal, "Hmmm...?" Samael caught sight of countless embers appearing all over the place, the same flame embers that the Imps spawned.

Upon seeing this, he was confused as he thought the Imps are no more.

Although he was confused as to what these flame embers are doing, that confusion quickly turned into a frown when he realizes that there were not only 12 flame embers. Instead, there are easily 4 to 5 times the amount.

Growl!

Growl!

Soon enough, the flame embers turned into Imps and this made Samael's face pale.

"I-I need to get out of here!"