Reborn As A Ghost: Time To Build My Undead Army!

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"Okay, how do I eat the Sin of Arachne?"

["Eh?! You're already… Do you even know the consequences of carrying it?"]

"I think I can handle it. I will simply modify it with my abilities."

["Can you even do that?"]

"It's worth a try."

["…"]

"…"

["You're insane…"]

"You too!"

The two of us couldn't stop laughing after that. It seemed we really were quite similar in some ways… Though, thanks to the Unique Skills I've possessed, such as Yog-Sothoth, which can destroy anything.

Maybe as long as I can extract Sloth out of Arachne and keep it still somewhere… Maybe I could destroy it, devour it, or suppress it.

And Curses and Stigmas? I doubt they would have much of an effect on me, I can devour Curses, deconstruct them, and destroy them.

Above all, even if I get as sleepy as she is, I still won't need to sleep because I lack a physical body, and even if I have to sleep, I can simply divide my mind, create Alter Egos using my other Body Skills, and more.

Pretty much, I am made to carry these burdens, and I won't let anybody else carry them.

["Okay, your confidence is quite contagious…"]

Hel answered after a while, and then sent another message right after.

["There is a way to do what you want, a special forbidden ritual… But once you do it, it will pretty much declare I have no intentions to go along my father's whims, and that could put me in danger…"]

"Would your father go to the extent of harming you?"

["I-I don't know. He has never been like that before, he has always been such a gentle and good father, but… I know he has a dark side, a wicked mind within him, one so relentless that… I am not sure if he would prioritize loving his own daughter above his other plans."]

"…Then what should we do?"

["It's not like I'll die. Even in the worst-case scenario, within my territory, I can go toe-to-toe with him and even Odin… That's it, only within my territory, Helheim. I can also close the open gates, so he'll have to forcefully invade me."]

"This is more dangerous than I thought, but if you're willing to… We'll make sure to grow strong enough to help you." I said. "Hel, I want to change this world. I won't let this endless cycle of destruction continue."

["Heh, we think the same…"]

"You know what I have planned on doing right? I'll blast that Saintess, eat her divinity and whatever else she summons, stop the warlocks, kill the vampire in the other city, find my brother and then we're going on war against the Empire of Light, no questions asked." I said. "And it will be within the span of a year… It's all going down from here, so it can't get any worse, I believe…"

The carriage was already getting closer to the Salt Crystal caves, there were on adventurers in sight. This place used to be quite popular, but due to all the things happening in the city, nobody comes here to risk their lives anymore.

["I know what you have planned… Whenever you go against the Empire, Odin and the other Gods will not stay still. The Heroes and Saints they've been raising will most likely fight back with everything they had, and they might attempt to descend through Divine Spirits again too… I guess you need as much power as you can."]

"I'll free that girl from her curse and give her a life she deserves, as a normal girl. And I'll get the power of Sloth, two birds with one stone. Now tell me the ritual."

["Okay. I get it… You're really a unique person, Maria… I won't tell you the ritual directly, but it is in here."]

[The [Divine Ruler of Helheim and Goddess of Death] has sent you a gift.]

[You received the [Forbidden Grimoire of the Seven Demonic Sins: Goetia (??? Grade)]

[The Grimoire has been stored within your inventory.]

["Don't read that while being outside, even less right below the heavens, the gods will immediately know you have it… Keep it a secret and read it inside of your shadows, you can do that, right?"]

"I am checking it right now as you speak."

I opened the book inside of my shadows, materializing a second body there in a split of a second, the book looked ancient and divine, with a red color and finely decorated with bones and the skin of demonic beings.

It had several jewels on top of it, and the word "Goetia" in the front. Merely opening a single page sent a wave of powerful demonic energy that tried to corrupt my mind.

Ding!

[You have been exposed to the Ancient Forbidden Gospels of Goetia!]

[Your mind is taking constant damage!]

[You have resisted it.]

[You have resisted it.]

[You have resisted it.]

[You have resisted it.]

[…]

"Not enough, it is a bit annoying though…"

Reading the book alone made it feel like not only my mind, but my soul were being slowly eroded by a black mass… but that didn't worked perfectly, and my regeneration was much faster, so both cancelled each other out.

[The [Erosion Resistance: Lv7] Skill has reached Level 8!]

[Your mind is taking constant damage!]

[You have resisted it.]

[You have resisted it.]

Not working, sorry.

[The [Erosion Resistance: Lv8] Skill has reached Level 9!]

[Your mind is taking constant damage!]

[You have resisted it.]

Nope!

[The [Erosion Resistance: Lv9] Skill has reached Level 10!]

[The power of the Demonic Death Fruit you've consumed has enhanced one of your Skills.]

[The [Erosion Resistance: Lv10] Skill has evolved into [Erosion Absorption: Lv--] Skill!]

[Your mind is taking constant damage!]

[You have absorbed the damage.]

[Your HP and MP are being restored as the Erosion Effect is being absorbed…]

Oh yes.

Who could had thought this was a thing?

Absorbing the power of Erosion, a strange Element that is a combination of Chaos, Mind, Abyss, Death, and Curse Elements.

[Gazing upon the pages of Goetia no longer affects you, the forbidden knowledge written within this ancient gospel, by the Old Wizards that once understood the laws of the world, is yours to learn.]

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