American Horror Story, Starting from Falls Town

Chapter 478 The Throne of Satan
Roy and his two companions immediately looked around for the person who had spoken, but they couldn't find anyone.

The audience hall was completely empty, devoid of any other living creatures or furniture, except for the enormous golden throne and the magnificent scepter.

"Strange, what was that talking just now?"

Elresa looked around in surprise.

Roy became more alert; this situation of only hearing their voices but not seeing them was very strange.

After all, Roy and Alma have very strong perception abilities, and the only one they probably couldn't find under their perception is Belial, the King of Sloth.

"How rude! I'm talking to you! Why don't you answer me?"

The sharp voice appeared again, but Roy and Alma still couldn't sense each other's presence.

The two looked at each other, and finally Roy couldn't help but ask.

"Why don't you show yourself and talk to us? I don't even know where you are!"

The shrill voice sighed.

"Young people these days have worse eyesight than an old man like me. I can't even see them standing right here in bright sunlight!"

Bright and shiny?
Roy rubbed his eyes but still couldn't see anyone. Alma, however, seemed to have noticed something.

However, the mysterious person's voice sounded very high-pitched, like the voice of a goblin in a game or animation, and didn't sound like an old man's voice at all.

"Roy, the sound is coming from that scepter!"

"A scepter?"

Alma reminded Roy to focus his attention on the magnificent scepter beside the golden throne.

"Yes, it's me!"

Roy realized that this magnificent scepter was no ordinary object; it seemed to possess a very high level of intelligence.

Roy also possesses items with self-awareness, not to mention the newly acquired Magic Mirror. In fact, both the Leviathan Axe and the Leviathan Armor have a slight sense of self-awareness, but the consciousness of these two pieces of equipment is relatively simple, similar to that of a dog.

The simple idea of ​​just eating perfectly matches the characteristics of these two pieces of equipment.

The Magic Mirror is the exact opposite of the Leviathan Axe and Leviathan Armor. Its consciousness is quite complex, similar to a high-level AI with a programmed personality. It will answer your questions.

However, the Magic Mirror doesn't actively create topics for conversation, which is why Roy believes it's just an advanced AI, not a truly independent soul.

The magnificent scepter before us is different; it can speak and greet people.

It's as if a soul is sealed inside the scepter?
Roy instantly became alert. He remembered the cursed daggers and the M629. He had sealed evil spirits within those three weapons, which actually possessed independent souls.

However, these three weapons don't seem to be able to speak either.

"I'm talking to you! Answer me! Look in my eyes!"

Before they knew it, the three of them had arrived in front of the magnificent scepter. Roy and Alma were both lost in thought, so they did not accept the scepter.

Only Elaresa didn't think much of it, but the little succubus was very surprised by the magnificent scepter's words. She stared at the magnificent scepter blankly.

Which one counts as your eyes?

These words stunned the magnificent scepter, which indeed had no symbol of eyes on it, only a few large gemstones.

The problem is that these gems have no visual function at all, and their distribution is completely irregular.

"Uh, never mind that! Anyway, you should all look at me when I'm speaking, it's a matter of etiquette!"

Roy and Alma exchanged a glance.

"This gentleman, um, Mr. Scepter, shouldn't you introduce yourself before we begin our formal conversation?"

"That makes sense! Let you start!"

The magnificent scepter was quite cunning, making Roy and the others introduce themselves first.

“My name is Roy Black, her name is Elareza, and this is Alma.”

Roy introduced the three men by name, and with each name he uttered, the gems on his magnificent scepter emitted a soft glow.

"Roy Black, that name sounds familiar. Let me see, a Nephilim, a pure succubus, a succubus with a human soul—what a strange combination! Strange that your identities don't match the records?"

"Familiar? What does 'recorded' mean?"

Roy quickly picked up on certain keywords, and the magnificent scepter seemed to realize that it had said the wrong thing and quickly changed the subject.

"You misheard, that wasn't recorded! Ahem, let me introduce myself. I am the Lord of the Nine Hells, the ruler of the Dark Abyss, the embodiment of fear and sin, God's eternal enemy, and the scepter of Satan!"

The initial praise was very impressive, but the last sentence was rather laughable.

The naturally innocent Elureza couldn't help but burst into laughter, clutching her stomach.

"Hahaha... I thought you were something else, but it turns out you're just a scepter!"

The little succubus's mockery enraged the magnificent scepter.

"This is no ordinary scepter; it is Satan's scepter!"

Elareza was still laughing, and smiles are contagious, causing Alma to also show signs of trying not to laugh.

This made the magnificent scepter even more dissatisfied, but Roy still remembered what the other party had just said.

"Mr. Scepter, what did you mean by saying that I don't match the records?"

"Huh? Really? I think you must have misheard, young man."

The magnificent scepter immediately began to feign ignorance, speaking as if it were the truth, but Elareza mercilessly exposed his deception.

"You're lying! All three of us heard what you said!"

Although her figure is even hotter and sexier than anime characters, Elareza's personality remains that of a pure and innocent child. She says what she thinks without beating around the bush or flattering.

Like the child in "The Emperor's New Clothes" who spoke the truth, he directly exposed the magnificent scepter, leaving the guy in an awkward position.

"Fine! You win. I can indeed see your life records. Is that alright now?"

With a "what's the use" attitude, the magnificent scepter bluntly revealed the truth, but its words only made Roy more curious.

"So what do you mean by saying my records are inconsistent?"

"Roy Black, born in Falls, America, Texas, according to the records I've seen, you should have been killed by a woman named Jennifer Morgan on Halloween 2000! Elureza, daughter of Asmodeus, your records show you should still be adrift in space at that time! And you, Alma, the records show your soul should have been wandering in the Bay Area of ​​America at that time, not inhabiting a succubus's body!"

"The fates of all of you have undergone tremendous changes, which is clearly abnormal!"

Roy never expected that the magnificent scepter could see the fate of the three of them. This was much more powerful than Elise's Eye of God. However, the Eye of God could not see Roy's situation, nor did it know the original nature of their fate.

If it's that fast, it seems the Magnificent Scepter is of a higher level than Uriel's.

"Mr. Scepter, can you see our future?"

The magnificent scepter shook.

"No, I can only see the predetermined fate of the past, not the future."

That's impressive! Roy examined the magnificent scepter and began to consider how to steal it.

"Wait! Why are you looking at me like that? You're not thinking of taking me away, are you?"

"Hmm? You figured it out?"

"Your greed is overflowing, of course I can see it! Don't be delusional! I am Satan's scepter, only Satan can wield me!"

"is it?"

Roy darted forward and grasped the magnificent scepter in his hand.

"It doesn't seem that difficult!"

"How could this be? This is impossible! Leviathan and Belial both tried to take me before, but neither of them succeeded. How could you, a Nephilim, possibly take me, the noble one!"

The magnificent scepter struggled fiercely, but unfortunately, its strength was certainly no match for Roy's grasp.

"Quiet! You're saying Leviathan and Belial were here too?"

“Yes, Belial has come several times, always asking me about the same person. Not long ago, she even wanted to ask me where that person is now. I can only see the predetermined fate; how could I know that person's exact location? Wait, it seems like Belial was asking about the name Roy Black!”

Roy was startled, not expecting that Belial had actually come to the Dark Abyss to look for him.

"When was that?"

"Who knows? There is no specific time in the Dark Abyss. It is still a chaotic and primordial world where many rules have not yet been established."

However, the words about the magnificent scepter reminded Roy of his purpose in coming to the Tower of Babel: not to steal a scepter containing a talking bullet information database, but to leave the Dark Abyss.

"Mr. Scepter, what we really want is to leave this place and go to the next level of hell. Do you have a way to help me?"

Upon hearing this, the magnificent scepter was somewhat surprised.

"Oh? So you weren't here to challenge Satan's throne?"

"Challenging Satan's Throne?"

"The Tower of Babel is the path to becoming king. To become Satan, the king of hell, one must enter the abyss of darkness, find the Tower of Babel, complete the trials beforehand to prove one's qualifications, and only then will one have the opportunity to challenge Satan's throne."

Roy raised an eyebrow.

"So now I also have the opportunity to challenge Satan's throne?"

“Yes, those who pass the first three tests are qualified to challenge Satan’s throne. Young man, I think you are qualified. You are the first person to be able to hold me in your hands! Before you, neither Leviathan nor Belial had ever lifted me up!”

"So what are the benefits of becoming Satan?"

These words caused the magnificent scepter's brain to freeze somewhat, if it ever did.

"What are you saying? This is the throne of the King of Hell! Once you become Satan, you will be the master of the dark abyss, able to reshape this world at will, and even rule over the seven demon kings of Hell!"

"So what? Does becoming Satan mean you can't leave Hell and are stuck here forever?"

The magnificent scepter remained silent for a moment.

"The King of Hell can't leave Hell, of course, but now that he's already the King of Hell, why should he leave? Isn't it good here?"

Before Roy could even speak, Elareza looked at the magnificent scepter with a sympathetic expression.

"You clearly haven't seen the outside world. This godforsaken place is driving me crazy with boredom. What's so great about it?"

Elresa's natural words repeatedly damaged the magnificent scepter, causing it to completely break through its defenses and reach a critical temperature.

"Shut up! So what if I haven't left here? I haven't even left this room! What's the big deal? But I'm still happy! Really, really! Waaah..."

As she spoke, the magnificent scepter suddenly began to cry. Although no tears were shed, tiny golden beads started to fall from the scepter.

Roy had no choice but to offer words of comfort to the magnificent scepter.

"Well, actually, the outside of the Tower of Babel is not as good as this room. At least there is light here, while the Dark Abyss only has endless darkness and ashes!"

Upon hearing this, the scepter's crying stopped.

"Really? Is it like this outside the Dark Abyss too?"

At this moment, the magnificent scepter is like a frog sitting in a well, trying to judge the outside world with its own understanding.

Then, the outspoken Elreza delivered a fatal blow to the magnificent scepter on the spot.

"No, the outside world is much more interesting than the Dark Abyss. Even the upper levels of hell are more interesting than the Dark Abyss."

The magnificent scepter wept even more bitterly.

"Ten thousand years! I've been trapped in this godforsaken place for ten thousand years! Why is this happening? I want a vacation! I want to go on a trip!"

The wailing of the magnificent scepter resembled a pitiful ox or horse that worked like 007 all year round. Roy thought about how this guy had been standing guard here for billions of years, and it was really quite miserable.

Roy glared at Elureza, knowing that things would get complicated if the magnificent scepter became agitated and refused to cooperate.

The little succubus stuck out her tongue, realizing she had gotten herself into trouble.

Roy carefully put down the ornate scepter, trying to comfort the other person.

"Mr. Scepter, if you tell us how to leave this world, perhaps I can take you out to see the outside world?"

"No! Only Satan can let me out; otherwise, I'll have to stay in this room forever and wait for Satan to be born!"

Roy scratched his head.

"Then can you tell me how to leave this world?"

The wailing from the magnificent scepter ceased.

"Leaving this place is actually quite simple. As long as you possess any one of the powers of Hell, you can freely travel through the different levels of Hell. Alternatively, if your strength surpasses the constraints of the rules of the Dark Abyss, you can also leave this world."

This is easier said than done.

If Roy had that ability, he would have flown away long ago; why would he go through all this trouble to find the Tower of Babel?

As for the power over hell... Roy originally had the power of lust, but he gave it to Elizabeth.

"Is there no other way?"

The magnificent scepter swayed.

"It seems you don't have the strength. In that case, you can only challenge the Satan Throne. If you become Satan, you can leave the Dark Abyss, but you will never be able to leave the Nine Hells."

This is a paradox: becoming Satan is the only way to escape the abyss of darkness, but becoming Satan doesn't mean you can escape hell.

The only way is to make someone else Satan and then send Roy out.

The question is, who will become that Satan?

(Continuing with Alma/Adela, the actress is Rachel Cook)

(End of this chapter)