Demon Lord's Reincarnation

On the other side of the door of pure energy, it was already nearing an hour. As Silika continued to hold the door open, she noticed something was happening to Lisa's soul. It was returning back to the state before it entered the door.

'What's happening? Is this because of Valdel's soul interacting with Lisa's soul? Tsk, I knew that there would be some risks, but I wasn't expecting something like this.' Ren who had recovered a bit noticed Silika was looking rather unsettled.

"Is there something wrong?" When Silika heard Ren's question she started explaining what was happening.

"So that guy messed up again." Ren sighed as he approached the door.

"What are you doing Ren?"

"What else, I'm saving my friend." Ren placed his hand on the door made of pure energy. He felt the energy flowing through him trying to rip up his body and even his soul. Yet the moment the energy touched his soul, a powerful force started repelling it back. It was at that moment someone spoke from within Ren's soul.

"What do you think you're doing?"

A deep powerful voice echoed within the dimension of the dead. It was an ancient and majestic voice. It was so overwhelming that the moment Silika, Tsukiyomi, and Lara heard this voice they unconsciously wanted to kneel, in fear of offending the unknown entity.

On the other hand, Ren smirked, he knew who exactly this person was. The strongest among the incarnations of the Strongest Mortal Soul. The person that could tear the body of an Ancient God like it was made of clay. The heroic figure that saved the mortals from the Gods, and created the Reincarnation System to fight back. The person who was the origin of many legends. This was none other than, the original incarnation of the Strongest Mortal Soul.

"I knew you would step in, once our soul was in harm's way."

"I'll ask you again, what are you doing?" This time the original's voice was accompanied with killing intent. The three ladies present were powerful figures in the past and were one of the few that stands at the top of the food chain. They were legends that could defeat old Gods. Yet they could not help but shiver in fear, in the face of the original incarnation's presence. It was as if they were nothing more than ants that could be stomped at any moment.

Ren was the only one who was not affected by the killing intent, he even smiled that vicious smile of his as he responded.

"I want to save my friends, and you're the only one that could help me do it. So are you going to help or not? Well, if you don't then I would just continue to forcefully open this door until I can get in."

Hearing Ren's stance the original couldn't help but sigh. He knew that Ren was not bluffing, as he was a part of him. Back when he was young he too had this kind of disposition. Ren and all the other incarnations were him back when he was still pure and had not known defeat or loss.

Yet now he had witnessed countless deaths, countless losses, and yet he continued onward.

"I understand how you feel, but are you really willing to die in such a way? To die not in battle but by suicide, is that truly what you want?"

"If it was me a few years ago, then I would not have done this. But now, I believe they are worth it for me to accept death in such a manner. So please I ask of you help me save them, help me save my friends."

"You do understand that reincarnation is not a bad thing. It is something I set up hoping to finally end the ORIGIN. It is the chance I gave to others. The idea was the more one reincarnates the stronger the soul becomes, thus the stronger one's mana will become... Unfortunately, our reincarnation is different, and instead of growing stronger over time, it fluctuates more wildly and is unpredictable, the next incarnation could be stronger than the last but it could also be weaker."

"I don't need this history lesson, all I want is for you to come and help me save my friends. I do not give a f*ck if they get stronger in the next life, I want them to get stronger now and stay with me!"

Ren spoke what was in his heart and it shook the original. This too was his hope and his dream. It was one of the few dreams that the original can never forget. Ren then continued to persuade the original.

"I'm sure you understand what I'm feeling right now, even without me saying so. Also, aren't we the one who defies fate itself! How can we be expected to beat the ORIGIN, if we can't even do something as simple as saving my friends?!"

"..." The original did not respond.

"The Strongest Mortal Soul, the literal incarnation of victory and power. The one who defies fate and laughs at destiny's designs. The hero that sacrificed his everything for battle." Silika suddenly spoke as she was still in a state of fear and was kneeling. When Ren heard this, the smile on his face grew wider as he spoke more boldly at the original incarnation.

"Did you hear that?! That's what the people think of us, that's what those in the know fear and hope from us. So are you really going to stand by and do nothing?"

"Hmmm, hehe, fine then I will help you this time. The next time if it's not related to the ORIGIN, I will not make a move even if you try to die. Also, you are not allowed to use that artifact Alphonso gave you, that's something we need for our battle with the ORIGIN."

"Alright, I promise not to use it until then, so now help me save my friends."

"Oh right before we go through with this, I need to warn you that the only way for me to help you is if I lend you my power. In your current state, your body will only be able to withstand my power for about twenty seconds. More than that and you will become a disabled person for the rest of your life and nothing will be able to heal you, and even our very soul might be damaged again. Even if you successfully save them before the twenty seconds is up, your body will still have been crushed by my power and you'll be in unimaginable pain for a few weeks. Even then are you still willing to save your friends?"

"Is there really a need to ask?" Ren confidently spoke.

"I guess there really wasn't a need to do so. We truly are such a foolish being." After saying those words, the original lent Ren a bit of his power, enough power to open the door made of pure energy and enter with his physical body. Ren did not have time to revel in the joy of obtaining such incredible power and forcefully opened the door.

Silika knew that there was no time and quickly set the coordinates to Lisa's dream. Once that was done Ren went through the door to save his friends.