Zarxys, the god of death.

　The black (black) pyramid on the border of the land of Apophis and the land of Gypsir.
　Between its heart (Eve).
　I feel a presence and turn around.
　There is a man kneeling and bowing.
　The man has gray hair and a pale face.
　A huge black armor and a black cloak make the man's body look even bigger.
　He is the vampire king (vampire lord) Baig under his command.
　This man has been entrusted with all military matters.

"General Baig? What's going on?

My Lord. My Lord, the princess has returned.

"Zafarada? Let me through here.

　I have orders not to let anyone pass unless they have permission.
　That doesn't change, even if it's my daughter.
　Baig follows the law.

'Ha.'

　Baig orders the ghost (Spectre) behind him.
　After a while, a woman in a red robe comes in.
　She is the daughter of the goddess Zafarada.

I'm back. We're back, Father Zarxys.

　My daughter returns and lies flat on her face in front of me.
　Behind her, seven vampire knights (vampire knights) under her daughter's command are lying flat in the same way.
　All of them are good-looking males who are all former humans.

'You're back, Zafarada. By the looks of it, you've missed capturing Ishtia.

　I was going to sacrifice Ishtia, the god race, but I guess I couldn't take her well.
　Zafarada is the most powerful of the more than a hundred children of Zarxis.
　As a special skill, it can block the enemy's ability to sense you.
　In other words, it's easy to succeed in a surprise attack.
　But it failed.
　And what's the meaning of this when the snake prince, Dahark, was there, too?
　No matter how much Ishtia is called a sword dancer (sword dancer), she should be able to win if she can take on Dahak, Zafarada, and the giants of the earth (Gigates).

''I'm sorry. Father. In fact, Ishtia (color blur) had a brave man of light attached to her.

What? A brave man of light? That brave man of light that Raina keeps?

　Rage, known as the Brave Man of Light, is a brave child of the goddess Raina of Elyos.
　I've heard that his power is equal to that of the gods.

'Yes, I'm the brave son of that naughty little shit goddess Raina. Father. I am that goddess who looks down on others just because she is a little more beautiful than you ....... Hmmmm.

　He's smiling, but his eyes aren't smiling.

'And besides! I'm jealous you have such a beautiful man! Key！！！！！ Why aren't you people more beautiful than the heroes of light? That's what I'm going to do! Here's what I'm going to do!

　As Zafarada says this, he slashes the face of the vampire knight (Vampire Knight) behind him with his long claws.
　The vampire knight (vampire knight) can be heard screaming.
　The skin is ripped off his clean face, exposing the flesh beneath it.
　Well, he's a vampire (vampire) with a high regenerative capacity, so he'll be back to normal soon.
　However, we have to stop this for good or else we won't be able to proceed.

Your Highness. That's about it, please. We are in the presence of the Lord.

　Baig stops Zafarada as he sees it.

'Hahaha.... Oh, I'm sorry. Father.

　Zafarada finally settles down after slashing and chopping the faces of three vampire knights (vampire knights).
　Zafarada is strong, but like Zand, she has a personality problem.
　It's troublesome, even for my daughter.

''Good. But the brave men of light are here. I was not informed of this by the admirers of Deirdre.

It's just a bunch of lowlifes. It seems that it was an oversight.

'Well ....... But why are they here? No way, Ishtia brought you here to get this black (black) pyramid back!

　This pyramid was taken from Harses, the son of Ishtia.
　He then completed the pyramid under construction and named it the Black (Black) Pyramid.
　Perhaps Ishtia borrowed the brave man of light from Raina for her son.

'I cannot return this Black (Black) Pyramid now!

　The ability of the black (black) pyramid that I built based on the blueprints of Heivos is tremendous.
　If used well, it will bring back the original power of this Zarxis.
　Even though he is from the abominable Elyos, Heybos is truly a genius. I would let him live if he were a slave.
　At first I was not interested in this pyramid.
　But that changed when Halseth began building a new pyramid to counter Apophis, and an angry Dahak took it away from him.
　It occurred to me that by using the pyramid, a powerful magical device, I could regenerate this Zarxys' body.
　That's why I can't return it.

''What do you want to do? Father?

Zafarada. Contact Deirdre. Have her send reinforcements to you, just in case.

Yes, Father.

　Zafarada leaves the room.

"General Baig. Expedite the ceremony. Bring the sacrifices to me.

'My Lord. The ritual is not yet ready.

That's okay. If the Black Pyramid is lost, you will never get your power back. We will proceed with the ritual, however imperfectly.

I see. My Lord.

　After saying this, Baig bows his head and leaves the room.
　In the other room are the sacrifices that he ordered Zafarada and the ghosts (specters) to abduct.
　Many of them were abducted from the Gypsies, including the Sphinx, a high-ranking life form.
　By sucking out the souls (bars), the source of magic, from the sacrifices, the bodies are regenerated.
　Normally, a small amount of sacrifice can only slow down the disintegration of the body, but it should be possible if it is amplified to the extreme with the black (black) pyramid, which is a powerful magic pathway device.

''And now, it's finally time to use this: ......

　He takes a book out of his vestments.

　The Book of the Dead.

　A powerful grimoire made of paper from the skin of an angel on an ancient dragon and spelled with its blood to spell out the sacred script.
　It is a unique treasure that took hundreds of years to perfect and is unique in the world.
　When he opened the book, the sacred letters written in blood glowed red.

''O Book of the Dead! Gather the souls of the Tributes to the Dark Hearse (Sarcophagus)! Increase the magic of the Black Pyramid! Regenerate the body! Now is the time! It's time for this Zarxys to return!