Tabula Rasa

Lucifer stared at the beautiful black headband as he could almost physically feel the magic emanating from the gorgeous emerald embedded at its V-shaped front. (See the cover photo for reference)

He reached out and gently grabbed hold of the diadem, slowly taking out of his master's outstretched hand as he felt a link establish between himself and the gorgeous artifact. His eyes widened as the connection established itself, his head snapped towards his master with a confused and slightly panicked look in his crimson eyes.

Salazar upon seeing his apprentice´s panicked confusion swiftly clarified "It's a blood-bound artifact, meaning that you are the only one who may wield it and that it will respond to your wishes much more intimately than any common artifact out there."

Lucifer's face eased as his panic lowered, a thoughtful look replacing it "and what does this blood-bound Artifact of mine do?"

"Anything you wish my apprentice, a one-of-a-kind item that has soaked in the rich ambient magic of three interconnecting leylines for years, forged by a dwarven master smith with a material I myself created as my Magnum Opus, its purpose a simple but unimaginably complex." Salazar smiled mysteriously as he saw his apprentice hang on to his every word

"I have named it Tabula Rasa, meaning blank sheet. as the item you hold is extremely receptible to runic engravings and enchantments, but what truly differentiates it from any other artifact is its ability to infinitely create and stack dimensional layers, letting you store thousands of different enchants and wards onto the diadem and switch between them." Salazar´s mouth curved downwards as he saw the blank stare he received from his apprentice, truly demonstrating the Chinese saying of being a frog stuck in a well.

"Meaning you now have an Artifact that can instantly cast previously engraved wards, instantly making wherever you wish into one of the most warded places in the world, effectively saving you months and potentially years off the warding process. It allows you to carve an enchant and use the diadem to imprint it instantly onto your desired item, making even a stick stronger than a steel sword in an instant if you so desire." a wide smile spread across Salazar´s face as he saw his apprentice´s eyes light up in understanding, satisfied that his apprentice now understood the potential in his Magnus Opus.

"This means you are now holding the potentially greatest wardstone, enchanting table, and magical artifact, as its actual power depends completely on your own prowess in warding and enchant, it can be a useless decorative headpiece, or an Artifact reaching the apex of magical items"

Lucifer nodded in appreciation as his eyes continued taking in the artifact in his hands with a new appreciation glinting in his crimson eyes. His thoughts running through the unintended benefit this truly gave him with his complete knowledge of Demonic runes, giving him perhaps the best tool available for him to exploit.

He carefully brought the diadem up to his hairline, putting it on as he felt the warm metal glide through his hair, holding the ivory mane away from his face and exposing his full face for the first time since his transmigration. the only visible part of the diadem was the small V-shaped crown with the emerald embedded into it resting snugly against the top of his forehead.

Salazar looked on in emotion as he saw Lucifer equipping Tabula Rasa for the first time, his eyes turned watery as the image of Lucifer overlapped with the sweet image of his sister's vibrant face.

He allowed himself to take in the emotion for a bit before occluding the distraction away so he could properly instruct his student, who was now looking at him in slight confusion, his countenance turning serious as he saw his teacher's somber expression.

"You are no ordinary wizard Lucifer, and that is both a good and bad thing" He took a deep breath as he continued

"You break the mold that many wizards and witches are used to, which will inevitably attract attention from unsavory sources.

So it is essential that we not only delay that attention until you are ready to face them from the high ground.

But also to avoid you alienating some of the more ignorant or cautious people in this school due to your more exotic traits."

Lucifer nodded in acceptance as he would rather not have to deal with unnecessary drama or potentially life-threatening situations due to his more demonic physical features. his eyes glinted as he saw Salazar nod towards the diadem as he continued,

"And that is why I have granted you one final gift, try connecting to the diadem with your mind, just like you would when entering your mindscape" Salazar calmly instructed

Lucifer closed his eyes, following the older wizard's instructions. As he felt the familiar dissociation of leaving his physical body behind, but as he entered his innerworld he gasped at the new addition to the endless void.

An emerald sun was now stationed not far away from his demonic core, its vibrant viridian flames being fuelled by his nearby demonic core.

He neared the Viridian sun as he could feel an almost instinctual knowledge of how the sun before him represented the diadem, allowing him to fully comprehend that the diadem had become a part of him.

He grinned as he sent an extra pulse of demonic power into the viridian sun, feeling an endless expanse of layers making up its body, all empty except one.

His curiosity thoroughly intrigued at what must be Salazars last gift, he reached out to the filled layer bringing it to the forefront of the sun as he watched the flames take the shape of hundreds of unfamiliar runes, his curiosity got ahead of him as he locked and fuelled the runic pattern with his demonic power.

His eyes snapped open as he immediately started searching for the effect of the enchantment, he still had access to his demonic might after a quick flex of his demonic power and body, so no limits there.

After minutes of not being able to tell the effect, he finally gave up and looked over at the smirking Salazar for the answers.

All he got was Salazar summoning a full body mirror in front of him, showing him that his draconic horns were gone, and his previously crimson eyes had taken on a deep amber coloring.

"Don't worry about the changes being permanent as you can quickly remove them by deactivating the runic layer on Tabula Rasa." Salzar walked up to his apprentice, staring up into his eyes as he folded his hands behind his back as he smirked mysteriously

"Not only does this enchantment hideaway your more menacing features, but it also dampens the darkness of your aura. you now more resemble an Elven prince than a Devil from a muggle fairytale"

Lucifer looked in the mirror as he observed the accuracy of his master's statement, he truly looked like an elven prince with his towering height, his ethereal face, pointed ears, golden eyes. Tabula Rasa completing the image as it looked like an elegant little crown, its design easily being able to pass as an elven design.

"What happened to me causing people to call me Demon Lord out of respect?" he inquired as his now amber eyes pierced into Salazar.

Salazar smirked as he revealed the beginnings of the plan he had been crafting over the past week, "But you will continue to address yourself as Demon Lord, but looking the way you do now will place a positive connotation on it for many, letting you have more time to cultivate that potential of yours and making a debut of your true form with your power at the peak"

He started exiting the room as he made one last statement to his disciple "Remember that your looks will be the first thing people take in to judge you, with this form you will be perceived as a fantastical prince and given due respect.

Instead of being perceived as a great evil and repeating the Godric incident"

Lucifer was left alone deep in thought in the chamber, a beautiful soft smile spread on his pink lips as he started to appreciate the new form he had received.

"Oh this will be fun"