Vile Evil Hides Under The Veil

Inside the Soul Seed Insertion Array Formation.

A triangular-shaped arrangement encompassed a central supplementary Array Eye, holding an immense quantity of pulsating Mana Essence, radiating raw energy that influenced the surrounding spatial fabric.

Assuming control of the Array Eye, Eren lightened Alephee's load upon his appearance within the Array Formation. As she observed Eren, she spoke up.

Eren divided the Array Eye that housed Reen's vessel into two parts. One section held Reen's body, still levitating engulfed in divine flames, while the other section enclosed a levitating cloud-headed saber.

This pre-designed weapon crafted by Eren using Grandmaster Baelin's Smithy had reached Hex artifact standards, lacking only a soul. Eren specifically fashioned it to accommodate Samael's soul fragment once he obtained it.

The cloud-headed saber matched the size of a broadsword, featuring a blade as wide as a buster sword. Meticulously crafted and infused with Wrath Mana, it exuded an enticing yet sinister aura. Its dark, light-absorbing blade emanated an air of shadow and enigma.

The hilt was a blend of intricate obsidian metalwork and subtle, enigmatic runic etchings, illustrating demonic symbols associated with the Sin of Wrath. At its pommel sat a deep, obsidian-hued gem encapsulating the essence of the night sky—the very crystal Eren had used to confine Samael's soul fragment.

The saber seemed capable of slicing through adversaries and even damaging the spatial fabric itself with remarkable efficiency. Despite its appearance of weightiness, the butcher had verified its maneuverability in the past as soon as it was made.

He wielded the weapon while tapping into the Berserker Class. And he had to say that the results were promising. And this was when the artifact did not even have an artifact spirit to amplify Eren's attacks. Eren could not even imagine how powerful the weapon would become after Samael's soul fragment was added into the equation.

In Eren's hands, the weapon moved with the fluidity and swiftness of a feather, resembling the graceful dance of the wind. In essence, it was well-suited to serve as a suitable container for the Prince of Wrath, given Eren's treatment and preparation.

It had to be noted that the appearance of this weapon bore some resemblance to Elijah's broadsword. Just like Elijah's, Eren's broadsword had a black hue adorned with red runic patterns, which he had carefully crafted to support Wrath Mana.

The pommel and hilt design of Elijah's sword found its similarity in Eren's pseudo-Hex Artifact, albeit presented in a different format.

The disparity between Eren's and Elijah's swords lay in Eren's sword having a slightly curved blade towards the end. Another distinction was Elijah's sword bearing a divine inclination while Eren's sword was intended to house a soul fragment of the Demon Prince of Wrath, Samael.

Eren enjoyed wielding dual weapons. However, he eventually realized that the potential of his Berserker Class could only be fully harnessed by wielding a Cloud Head Sabre. Failing to find an existing weapon that suited his needs, he decided to create one for himself.

This was when Eren thought of taking inspiration from his father's sword and his swordsmanship.

The butcher had initially planned for Samael's soul fragment to serve as his slumbering Artifact Spirit from the moment he had planted Sansara Sage's space-element rune on Demonmir. Nevertheless, after becoming a demi-god, he made alterations to his previous plan.

Originally, Eren had intended to fashion a Hex Artifact from Demonmir's soul fragment. However, upon achieving divinity, Eren's perspective expanded, reaching new heights in his goals.

His new aim was to craft an Elder Seed Artifact using Samael's soul. Recognizing that the destruction he had caused to fulfill Anfang World Will's promise was the opportune moment to create Elder Seed Artifacts, he decided to capitalize on the timing by crafting not just one, but two Elder Seed Artifacts.

Before attaining divinity, Eren harbored many doubts about creating a single Elder Seed Artifact to save Reen. However, the butcher discarded all his uncertainties. He recognized that only a composed and resolute mind, free of doubts, would enable him to wield immortal magic.

***

"Do you think she will attack us now that we don't have the protection of the Birdcage Barrier anymore?"

Alephee asked while looking in Eliza's direction. She knew what Eren had done to Eliza. She just wasn't sure something like that would be enough to stop the Witch of the Enderflames.

"It should be fine for the time being. It's not like I don't have ways to deal with her even if she attacks. Layla looks terrified so I'm betting she would do everything in her power to stop Eliza or make her rethink her strategy. She would also try to do some potion-related patchwork to her soul.

Um… even if that old hag decides to play her tricks on us now, we have fiends who could at least slow her down. Osha and Altair are also nearby.

So I don't think we should be worried about her. But at the same time, we can't slack off at this point and finish this fast."

Eren replied while raising his hands. He started operating on the Array Eye with speed and efficiency, indicating that he had done this work thousands of times before.

"How will we get the Spiritual Force required to… you know…" Alephee asked another question to Eren. She trusted Eren's judgment on Eliza. However, she was still unclear about how Eren would be able to craft an Elder Seed Artifact using a crazy amount of Spiritual Force, which he was in no possession of at the time.

"We'll get there when we get there."

Eren replied in a calm manner, prompting Alephee to focus on her task as well. She could tell that Eren had some kind of epiphany at the time of the deification process. So she stopped speaking and started helping Eren with a newfound vigor.

The process was restarted once again. However, this time, the incorporation of runic circles created by Eren was many times more than before.

Eren started making use of his enhanced Spiritual Force obtained by his deification to elevate the standard of his artifact creation.

This time, the artifaction creation process reached the same stage where Eren had experienced failure in his previous attempt.