Vile Evil Hides Under The Veil

This demon statue had glowing red eyes.

The statue also had giant wings sprouting from its back as if it could fly at any moment. As if it had claimed the entire sky as its domain.

There were a bunch of smaller demon statues that sort of looked like him. He was surrounded by them as if he were their head.

The large demon statue was extremely intimidating. It radiated a strong sense of fear, hunger, and reverence. But for some reason, Eren felt an extreme familiarity with the presence it was radiating.

He also started understanding what the whispers were trying to say to him subconsciously. They were telling him the name of the entity the statue represented.

Being a Demon Prince, this entity had proved his mettle against so many of the demons and rose above them. He had traveled to different worlds and made a name for himself. He had many names and several titles. All of them spoke volumes about his domain and his achievements.

Eren closed his eyes and started listening to the demonic whispers he had been hearing for so long. He started understanding what they were saying to him bit by bit.

Prince of Decay.

Prince of the Weather.

King of Gluttony.

Lord of the Flies.

Lord of the Flyers.

The Rotting One.

Eren started hearing the titles of the winged demonic statues one by one. He also started hearing the names the Demon Prince had earned through his countless demon soul fragments. His subconscious mind also processed that there was a familiar name on that list.

The statue's red eyes kept growing as Eren was busy understanding demonic language. A threatening pulse of demonic energy was released from the statue at the epicenter. The runes of the Pentastar array lit up and the demon whispers started getting louder.

Eren finally understood what he needed to do to gain the Sin Series Mark from this statue. He had to say the name of the Demon Prince while standing in front of the demonic altar to summon a fragment of its consciousness here.

Each snake-head of the Seven-headed Snake statue found in Purgatory represented the Seven Planes of Sins. When the butcher received the Sin of Wrath and Sin of Lust markings from the Seven-headed Snake statue, the wills of the Seven Planes of Sins judged him.

However, Eren instinctively came to know that this was not the case this time. This time, it was the current ruler of one of the Seven Planes of Sin. It would be up to him to determine whether or not he deserves the Mark related to his domain.

Eren started smiling when he understood who this particular demon statue belonged to. He opened his eyes and looked at the statue's red eyes before speaking its true demonic name.

"Beelzebub!"

Crack. Crack. Crack.

The stone surface of the demonic statue started cracking when Eren spoke the Demon Prince's name. The runic symbols inside the Pentastar array lit up and a strong demonic surge of energy was released in the surroundings. Suddenly, it affected the very fabric of space and caused the mountain Eren had climbed earlier to shake violently.

Rumble.

Beelzebub's statue came alive.

He flapped his demonic wings and released a low grunt. The stone statue no longer had the same rigidity to it. It rotated its head around and started looking for the subject who had summoned him.

At this point, the stone statue was a temporary vessel for the Lord of the Flyers.

"Raaaawr! XXXXXXXX!

XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX"

Beelzebub started speaking in a demonic language when he first looked at Eren. It seemed that he was angry at something or someone. And he also looked a bit disoriented as if he had just woken up from a long sleep and rudely awakened.

However, Beelzebub stopped what he was saying abruptly when he saw the subject smiling at him. He narrowed his eyes at Eren and felt his presence very carefully. He also understood the need to speak the world's language he was summoned to.

"You...."

Beelzebub managed to express a mix of shock and disbelief even with his literal stone face. He narrowed his eyes at Eren and confirmed his identity as well as his bloodline before expressing his joy.

"MY LIEGE... YOU ARE ALIVE!"

Beelzebub's voice was like a blackboard scratched with a fork. It was loud, menacing, and demonic to the core. However, for some reason, it didn't hurt Eren at all.

Eren raised his eyebrows when Beelzebub called him weirdly. He thought he was speaking to someone he already knew. So he asked for confirmation.

"Hmm? Are you not Argo?"

The Pentastar array lit up once again when Eren spoke the name of his demon beast. It sent the consciousness of Beelzebub back to where it came from and summoned the consciousness of the butcher's demon beast almost immediately.

"Wha... wha... Where the fuck am I?"

Hm? Who the fuck... has the galls to disturb this prince when he is eating?"

This time, the voice sounded familiar to Eren. It was the voice of a disgruntled Argo.

"Stop eating all the time. My city's rations will dry up before you even burp. You'll remain the fat bird forever at this rate."

Argo looked down after following the source of the voice only to find Eren staring at him. He was first confused by seeing Eren. After all, he was in the city of White Raven. And Eren was supposed to be in the capital city. But then he noticed how small Eren looked. He then started observing his body as well as his surroundings.

"Hol up.

Is this what I think it is?"

Argo scratched his forehead with one of his demonic hands and looked at Eren once again. He used his other hand to reach for Eren before lifting him in his grip.

Eren soon found himself standing over the statue's open palm as it got nearer to its face. Only when Argo felt Eren up close did he come to terms with what had happened.

Argo looked at Eren questioningly before asking in a voice coated in suspicion and trepidation.

"Yo boss!

You're not out here to claim my domain, are you?"