As everyone had already seen, Bechard had not succeeded. Still, she had gotten what she wished for. Her personality had been completely devoured. Though this only treated the symptoms rather than the root cause—after all, Bechard's main body remained where it was—over time, those things would inevitably give rise to a new will. Although that newly born will would no longer be the previous Bechard, fate would continue all the same.
In truth, this devouring had been more of a suicidal experiment by Bechard. Its chances of success had been absurdly low from the very beginning. After all, the Demogorgon sealed within that crystal had been in a complete state! He was far stronger than an old skeleton like Bechard, who could only cling to life, so failure was hardly surprising.
Worse still, Bechard's attempt at devouring him had finally awakened Demogorgon from his slumber!
The instant Demogorgon awoke, the vicious Demon Prince launched a counterattack against Solam. He wanted to seize control of Solam and turn him into his puppet, into a tool for his resurrection.
For one moment, Demogorgon had nearly succeeded. The power of a Demon Prince was no joke! Unfortunately, he had encountered Solam. When Demogorgon's corruptive power invaded Solam's soul, Solam's soul, tainted by eternity, instinctively struck back at once and shattered Demogorgon's power. But Demogorgon clearly was not about to give up so easily. He continued launching attacks, while Solam could only retaliate under pressure.
Thus, Demogorgon and Solam began a three-day struggle for control of the body. Otherwise, Solam would not have gone and sat in a grave for three days out of boredom—and it had even been someone else's grave, though Solam had been quite envious of how impressive that guy's tomb was.
During those three days of conflict, Demogorgon could do