Chapter 109. The Deal and the Bald Sorceress
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Nolan studied the symbols and phonetics that Black Sky had scrawled across the tablet. Despite being fragmented, the demon known as "Beast" had once been worshipped by the Hand as a god—and as such, was used to granting dark powers and arcane techniques to his followers.
"This is everything I know," Beast said through Black Sky's restrained body.
"Physical augmentation... berserker rage... mental control... dimensional summoning..."
"That's it?" Nolan frowned. "Weak."
Only the last item caught his interest.
Summoning a Hell Dimension.
That had value specifically, as a consistent, controllable source of demonic energy. If he could access the dimension without needing Beast, then his army of demonic constructs would be sustained independently.
"That's all I can offer for now," Beast said reluctantly. "I'm just a fragment a projection of my true self. If you want deeper magic, I can teach you the ritual to contact my true body."
'If my real self were here, you'd already be dead' he thought bitterly.
"Write it down," Nolan said flatly.