[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son":3,"chapter-reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-525":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Reincarnated As The Villainess's Son",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1366224,1806,"Chapter 525  Demon Shax and Tomb [2]","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-525",525,"\u003Cp>\"Look closely, Zavien.\" Damien spoke softly. \"This is the ritual our messiah taught us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zavien leaned forward slightly, his eyes fixed on the altar below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The slaves remained frozen on their knees, mouths half-open, eyes blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even a breath escaped them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ritual circle pulsed once again and slowly the bodies of the slaves began to float in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bodies rose, as if invisible strings were pulling them upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chains slipped from their wrists and fell to the floor with dull clanks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A captivating bright light bloomed at the top of the chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do not look at the light!\" Ralph's voice echoed and everyone looked down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the slaves didn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They kept staring at the light with smiles brighter than ever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light intensified, turning from bright to blinding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The slaves' smiles widened, stretching unnaturally across their faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tears streamed down their cheeks, but they didn't blink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They looked… happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first slave began to laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was soft at first, weak and breathless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then another joined, and another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, laughter filled the hall in a maniacal tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And without any warning whatsoever….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Each and every one of the slaves in that chamber… Exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood and bones burst everywhere, creating a giant splatter around the light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And from the giant splatter in the chamber and the blooming light came none other than the demon Shax.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive figure rose slowly from the light, its body half-formed, dripping with blood that evaporated before it touched the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jagged horns curved backward from its skull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its skin looked like cracked obsidian, glowing faintly red from within, as if fire lived beneath it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Six burning eyes opened one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon stretched its arms, bones snapping into place as it laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ah…]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[It's been so long—]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words halted at that very moment. He felt someone behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hand grabbed the back of his neck before he could even turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of the great demon's neck twisting echoed within the silent hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With horrible clarity, the nobles saw as an arm plunged through the demon's back and burst out of his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump! Thump!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heart of the demon was beating extremely fast in the hand of the man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly, the demon's body slid down and fell to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver looked at the beating heart in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He let go of it as he smiled. \"Well, that was easy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three enormous pressures rushed toward him in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Oliver was gone before they could even touch him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence swallowed the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three beings, including Ralph, stood where he had been just a split second ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"FIND HIM!!\" Ralph roared. \"I WANT THAT MAN TO BE TORTURED TILL ETERNITY!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nobles quickly scattered to find Oliver, including Damien.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zavien stayed, watching the three figures slowly descending beside the demon's body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The head of the Sinhorn family was a tall man with broad shoulders and a grey beard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was Tachiaya Cad Sinhorn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bellandur head was a woman whose body looked to be in her mid-thirties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was Yukina Cad Bellandur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were the three demigods of the three families that worshipped the Dark Trinity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"W-what should we do now?\" Yukina asked, her voice trembling. \"He was an important part of our plan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tachiaya remained silent, but the tension and concern were clear on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ralph slowly leaned toward the demon's body and touched his neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though it was weak, he could still feel a faint pulse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze then fell on the heart that was still beating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We will continue the ritual.\" Ralph said after a long second of silence. \"He still has some life left in him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"B-but, he will be much weaker—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"WE WILL CONTINUE!\" Ralph yelled as he grabbed the demon's hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He began dragging the demon's body toward the tomb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yukina moved, picking up the heart and walking toward the tomb as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon's body scraped across the stone floor, leaving dark streaks behind as Ralph dragged it closer to the altar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shax's limbs twitched weakly, fingers curling and uncurling like dying insects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The runes reacted immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the demon crossed the outer circle, the symbols flared back to life, glowing brighter than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red light crawled up the walls, pulsing in uneven waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Place the heart at the center,\" Ralph ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yukina hesitated for a split second, staring at the still-beating heart in her hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It thumped irregularly now, slower than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She swallowed and stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heart was placed into a carved hollow atop the tomb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant it touched the stone…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thoom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shockwave rippled through the chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several nobles were thrown back, crashing into the railings of their balconies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zavien grabbed the edge to steady himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heart sank halfway into the stone as if the altar itself was swallowing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it sent a shockwave that healed the demon, bringing it back from the dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shax let out a low, broken sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[—ghh…]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't laughter anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good,\" Ralph said quietly. \"You can still feel.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slammed Shax's hand onto the tomb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The runes exploded with light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thick chains of crimson energy burst out from the altar, wrapping around the demon's arms, legs, and neck, forcing his body upright against the tomb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shax's six eyes fluttered open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, there was no pride in them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You—] his voice cracked inside the chamber, [You dare—]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ralph leaned closer, his face calm, almost reverent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We will finish what we started,\" he said. \"Whether you want to or not.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ralph began chanting this time as the other two demigods joined in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zavien looked at the chained demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…A forced incarnation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shax screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red light poured out of the tomb, swallowing his body inch by inch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon thrashed, chains tightening until cracks spread across his obsidian skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"AHHHHH!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon screamed one last time before his body was swallowed by the tomb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A still silence swallowed the hall once again as Ralph stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly, he walked toward the tomb and gently tapped on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crack appeared on the tomb before it began to widen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crack spread slowly, like glass breaking under pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thin red light leaked out from inside the tomb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zavien felt it in his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…That's a heartbeat,\" he muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tomb split open with a loud grinding sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man stood inside it, his eyes beginning to flicker softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A smile bloomed on Ralph's face as he looked at the man who slowly opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ancestor….\" Ralph said, trying not to startle the man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as time passed, the man's face began to change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A-Adam.\" That was the first word that came out of his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And immediately he sat down, curling into himself like a ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No! No!\" He screamed. \"Leave me alone! Let me go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man trembled violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His arms wrapped around his head as he rocked back and forth, breath coming out in sharp, broken gasps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No… no… don't look at me… don't touch me…\" he cried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red light around the tomb flickered, unstable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ralph froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Ancestor?\" he called again, slower this time. \"You are safe now. The ritual is complete.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man didn't hear him, or maybe he didn't want to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Adam…\" the man whispered again, his voice cracking. \"He's here… he's watching… I can feel him—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ancestor!\" Ralph snapped. \"Adam is dead. He is long gone!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the man's cries stopped as he looked up at Ralph.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man's eyes focused slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The panic didn't vanish, but it dulled, sinking beneath something heavier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Dead?\" he whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ralph stepped closer, careful now. \"Yes. Adam is gone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man stared at his own hands as if seeing them for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…But I can feel him.\" He muttered. \"I can feel… he is weak?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The runes flickered again, reacting to the man's shifting emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yukina whispered urgently, \"Ralph, his mind isn't stable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know,\" Ralph replied without looking away. \"But it doesn't matter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man slowly stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His movements were stiff, unnatural, like a puppet learning how to walk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he raised his head again, one of his eyes glowed faintly red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can kill him.\" He said as a slow smile crept onto his face. \"I can kill Adam!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ancestor of the Hisoka family and the devout follower of Baal let out a hysterical laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man who was hunted down by Adam and Azrael….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>….Zaratul Cad Hisoka was back.\u003C\u002Fp>",1420,"2026-06-05T21:29:27.041Z",1,"novelbin.me","eb97343fbcb528138e4e5cae17043317193ffa8b1cbcc1f9cbd8357fc9809d6f","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-526","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-524",556,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-cover.jpg"]