I am pretty sure thats exactly what he will do. After all, his whole motivation is to create the strongest, most powerful armaments. And now he has the relic of the Imperial Familiy that proved equal or greater in the hands of the Holy Emperor, as well as the Staff and Grimoir he himself created. He now has the chance to top them all, by using them as materials for the most powerful weapon the world has ever seen (or so he will imagine it). Of course he will follow his desire. I just wonder what will happen once he finishes the spear...

Mind you as well, that the Vampire Kind didn't need Ruppel for himself, he wanted Ruppel to take over the Giant King or something similar. Meaning, that the Vampire King will simply unseal the Giants without the failsafe of Rupppel controlling their leader if it must be. Apparently the vampires are able to do it anyway... The question is, is Ruppel the Key to Destruction or the Key to Salvation - or both? It could very well be possible that he is able to now take control of the Giant King and prevent the invasion, reversing the original plan of the vampires? But as already got mentioned, the novel loves to twist, so what it will be in the end is hard to predict.

Kirum mentioned that the Ruppel Vampire was intended to overtake the body of the Giant King or some such. Ruppel was able to possess his victims after all

Originally. Shortly after he was crowned Holy Emperor, he began seeking his son that was believed to be dead. He had been missing since then, and Kelt had to resume his duties as Emperor, while Allen's original body had to grow up without a father. Thats what was meant here. Not the more recent events.

Because they are talking about the missing piece of the heart that is in Timongs possession

'either is wandering around or extinguished'. Really, Timong? Really? Some person comes to you, asks you about a very specific book and implies he knows what it is. Someone who does not conform to this reality, using divinity to power Necromancy as well as using normally useless Muskets to great effect. Wouldn't, you know, the first thought be 'yeah, thats probably the soul that got deflected that day', especially after he saw said person twitch his eyes at the date he mentioned? I mean, sure, maybe he was too absorbed, but still!

Wait, how could he be certain about that? Especiall the Girl Priestess, he hasn't interacted a long while with her. Thats some sketchy iinclusion from my point of view.

Whats the worst that could happen, right? Wait....

Pot calling the kettle black, kinda. After all, he didn't have much of a break on his vacation either ... ^^

Well, they are the guardians of purgatory. Its not like they are a singular entity. The first one that got summoned consumed a lot of lifeforce and was sacrificed to maintain the warp spell. The other came through that warp gate, and since they have yet to gorge on lifeforce, I dooubt they are as strong as the first one.

Yeah.... That will only make Kelt even more convinced to turn him into the next Emperor, will it not?

Nah, if you think about it, they became necromancer exactly because they feared their own demise. While necromancy here drains your lifeforce, in return, you can also drain the lifeforce of other people to keep eternal youth, just like Morgana the witch did. In fact, I presume that most necromancers are more afraid of death than the ordinary folk :P

Mix of a 'warcry' and a grunt I suppose

Wait, how can a smile spread on a skull without skin?

classic deathflag right here

The greater question is, whetever the skeletons are able to cast spells and form divinity. Though it was written that their breath exuded it, so it may actually be a possibility

I thought he sacrificed one arm to block the attack, not both?

Ah, the misunderstanding turning into reality. I wonder what MC's reactionw ill be :D

Heh, we already know that, after he utilizes the skull, he willl be knocked out. So, imagine that scene, the paladins and archbishop come in, seeing our MC llying on the floor with an omnious skul mask on his head. His brother is on the bed, bloodied due to the fact that his heart literallly exploded. It would seem like the epitome of evilness, as if he assasinated the prince - and then the prince will open his eyes ... and be actually alive

Yeah, no. So, lets imagine he kills them off. What would happen? First of, even if he succeeds in killing the villagers off, he now has no continous supply of food or clothes (or any items basically). He would need to scavenge things. He also couldn't stay anywhere, since if the paladins, who WILL be coming at a certain point, find him, they will kill him for sure. The MCs argument is entirely justified, the pallies would probably strike him down for good. So he would be forced to go deeper into these cursed langs, without a supply of food. Did you read what heppened to the girl after she ate Zombie flesh and got into the pool? That would basically his situations, since his inborn divinity would constantly battel against the putrid flesh he would be forced to consume. He also can't take up residence, being always on the run means that he will get exhausted. It doesn't help that this area is crawling with zombies that want to tear him apart. Going back to human settlements? Well, pallies again. So, on the run in a zombie infested area where he has to keep being vigilant day and night, unable to rest and be forced to scavenge for food and items. How is that peace and quiet? Well, it actually is once he has died, but ... Well, thats not really helpful.