Marvel Magic Event Book

Mephisto's expression changed instantly after he felt the power of the silver key, and his face was visibly distorted.

It's hard to say what else could make a devil king lose his temper after all these years, but the Silver Key is certainly one of them. "The Old One!" Mephisto's eyes widened, "Shuma-Gorath! [Note 1] Did he recruit you? Didn't the Ancient One tell you about the dangers of beholders?"

"No." The mystic mage shook the silver key in his hand.Salomon gained a lot from his initial exploration of this thing. In his imagination, the silver key will become one of his plug-in specialties. He can find ways to draw out the power of the silver key to perform certain specialties that he has never possessed. Spells - such as "Sakura Spell" that can control the age of the subject, and "Shadow Grasp Spell" that can control shadows.If his vision worked, he would be able to add those metamagic feats to his spells as long as he had the key hanging around his neck. "This is the key to witnessing the ultimate abyss of the universe, the door to the center of Chaos. So, Mephisto, your price is too low. If I'm going to sit on the throne, I'm going to do it myself. Fuck you Marduk, he is not worthy of the title of Satan."

"I don't mind providing a little help." Mephisto seemed to have regained his composure, and he started to evaluate again, "I know your legion is very powerful, but not every demon pillar will be willing to help you, even if You are their former master as well.”

"We can make a memorandum." Salomon put the silver key back on his chest. "You know, my value is constantly rising, and it is impossible for you to buy it at a low price. What's more, I have no intention to trade right now.”

"Then, I can only hope that we can cooperate happily in the future." Mephisto conjured up a hat and put it on his head, bowed slightly to Salomon and then disappeared into the laboratory.After Mephisto left, the stagnant air slowly returned to its original temperature, and the lamp, which seemed to have been covered with a layer of blue plastic film, began to emit a bright white light again.Salomon breathed a long sigh of relief - it was too difficult to pretend to be King Solomon. When Mephisto called him this name, he could only go along with it.Although the old devil is just a powerless incarnation in the human world, who knows whether the body of hell will suddenly transfer its power. Salomon cannot rudely refuse Mephisto, otherwise once the devil sets aside the table and stops talking, he will It cannot be stopped, nor can it last until Kamal Taj's support arrives.

But he couldn't agree to the devil's deal. He kept the words of the Supreme Mage in mind. When he thought he was better than the devil and was proud of it, he fell into the devil's trap.Salomon had no choice but to throw out the silver key to disguise the situation as a seller's market. He was telling Mephisto that his future does not necessarily have to be to sit on the Seventh Throne, although he really wanted to. Do this, but the price of the old devil is no longer suitable.

This tactful rejection allows both parties to have room for cooperation in the future, and Mephisto will not feel insulted, because they have reached a consensus: the one sitting on the seventh throne must not be the madman Marduk, if Satan One person must sit on the throne, and that person will be Salomon Damonet.

Salomon quickly packed up the things on the table, put on the hanging ring, opened the portal and returned to Karma Taj.Mephisto came to him for such a big thing, he had to inform the Supreme Mage, and Mephisto also mentioned a word - "Old Dominator".This is a word that the Supreme Mage has never told him, but the Old Ones actually exist in this universe, because Mephisto knows it, and the Eternal God must also know it.Salomon couldn't help but suspect that the Supreme Mage's purpose in letting him go to Salem might not be that simple, and the Eternal God's purpose might not be that simple either.

Not long after the Mystic Mage left, Mephisto walked out of the shadows in the corner again.He is a devil, and anyone who believes in him is an out-and-out fool.Although he failed to achieve his goal this time, there is nothing wrong with contacting the future Lord of the Seventh Throne in advance. His trip is not just the idea of ​​a devil, but the will of many hell lords, Lucifer, Beelzebub and other hell lords have long been unable to stand Marduk. Now that most of his goals have been accomplished, Salomon Damonet will descend to the throne of Satan.

Next, he had to deal with his troubled son.

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"Teacher, do you actually know about Yog-Sothoth?" As usual, the conversation between Salomon and the Supreme Mage is top secret. No one except Salomon and the Supreme Mage himself can know the content of the conversation.Salomon put the silver key on the table and pushed it in front of the Supreme Mage, "You have never mentioned the news about the beholder Shuma-Gorath. I want to know why the Eternal God sent me to Salem in the first place."

"The beholder Shuma-Gorath is a member of the Old Ones. I know this very well." The Supreme Mage said slowly. She picked up the silver key and looked at it carefully. "It is an extremely powerful extradimensional demon. It survives In multiple dimensions. In fact, it is far more dangerous than Dormammu in the dark dimension and Sithorn, the god of black magic. If we resist Dormammu, we can gain the power from the city of Sephiroth [Note 2 ], and Sithorn cannot interfere with reality on his own, he is being sealed. Only the beholder Shuma-Gorath, we don’t know when it will appear. It was born in chaos, and another universe invaded very early To resist this multiverse requires power from another world."

"Is that why the Eternal God asked me to go to Salem to face Nyarlathotep?"

"Because you have countless connections with the One who unites all things, when you face Nyarlathotep, Yog-Sothoth will definitely help you." The Supreme Mage no longer looked into Salomon's eyes. , "You are the best candidate to contact the god of another universe, appointed by the Eternal God to banish Shuma-Gorath from the multiverse."

"Well." Salomon curled his lips, "It feels bad to be plotted against."

"I'm very sorry……"

"This has nothing to do with you, teacher." Salomon shook his head. "To put it bluntly, it is the will of this universe that allows me to fight against the beholder Shuma-Gorath, isn't it? I am a member of Karma Taj. This is what I should do. But the first step is to inform me of the risks."

"In addition to you, Strange will be the one who will fight against the beholder Shuma-Gorath in the future." The Supreme Mage sighed, "You still have time to prepare. I think you have to prepare before you face the ultimate gate of the universe. You should be able to fight against Shuma-Gorath, the beholder. It will be the most terrifying enemy you face, and Dormammu is nothing compared to it. From now on, you will start to delve into the dark arts. It's not just the black magic from the dark dimension, but the black magic from another universe - only then can you defeat the immortal demon."

"Even at the cost of my sanity?"

"Yes."

[Note 1] First appeared in "Marvel Premiere #1972.11" in 5, and the real first appearance was Robert E. Howard's short story "The Curse of the Golden Skull".Shuma-Gorath is the super powerful demon who killed the Ancient One and Doctor Strange. Its setting basically refers to the Cthulhu mythology system. It is known as a member of the Great Old Ones.

[Note 2] Oshtur hopes to create two different camps - the righteous avengers of Asura and the peace guardians of Seraphim, and work together to build the city of Sephiroth as a way to prevent dark dimension creatures from invading lower realms. Line of defense.