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Ian sounded a little like a demon-devouring Devil Master, born from consuming demons, with the remnants of his enemies' souls as his spoils.

Actually... that wasn't entirely wrong!

As everyone knew, great demons were immortal. Again and again, they could revive from the memories of their birth.

For example, if an incomparably horrific war that bled two nations dry gave birth to a war demon that reached the Fourth Energy Level, then until every living being in this world had completely forgotten that war, the war demon's existence would not fade away.

Of course, it would not be the same war demon. The previous one would die, but another would continue to condense, inheriting some of its predecessor's traits.

Even if Death Knell had merely piled up enough souls and, through a fortunate coincidence, broken through to the Fourth Energy Level, it was still a Fourth Energy Level entity. It possessed a certain degree of immortality.

But that raised a question.

What was Death Knell's origin memory?

Ian was not entirely sure, but from what he had seen before, it was likely the memory of his hometown being destroyed.

And that memory... by now, perhaps only Death Knell himself could still remember it.

After all, everyone in his hometown was already dead, and he himself had become a fusion demon. Other people of the Blazing Flame Lands might remember the grander war between the Empire and the Blazing Flame Lands, but no one would specifically remember the destruction of one small town.

So Death Knell had truly died completely because his memories had been lost.

What lay before Ian was his final remnant.

``` Great Demon Soul · Death Knell

Fourth Energy Level · Special Individual · Core · Edible

A great demon soul formed from the gathered power of