Reborn As A Ghost: Time To Build My Undead Army!

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"Don't think that matters to me, fool!"

The Original Nightmare Curse extended his body, dividing it into thousands of giant Nightmare Demon monstrosities, born from his own form through the powers he stole from the Nightmare Demon Queen's Authority of "Fear of Maternity," which allowed him to create offspring of immense power, though crazed and lacking any intelligence.

These were technically more monsters than Nightmare Demons, but that was more than enough for the Original Nightmare Curse. He hated the Nightmare Demons for having failed him too many times and decided to create even better, mindless, yet just as strong, if not stronger, versions of them!

"GO!"

He sent his army of thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, up to millions of Aberrant Nightmare Demons, endlessly born from his shadows, aiming to overwhelm Maria and her group. Maria didn't hesitate to unleash her Nightmare Authority of Death, combining it with her Shadow Realm to create an upgraded version of her Necromancy, manifesting a Nightmare Realm of Death. From it, all her Undead emerged, even more evolved than before, stepping forward by the hundreds of thousands at a time.

"You think you're the only one with an army?! I've been raising this Undead Army this entire time for moments like these! Nobody will ever overwhelm me again!"

Maria recalled her past and all the times she lost against fate, how she was so weak and overwhelmed by everything, unable to change her destiny. But now she was not only strong herself but also had a powerful, loyal army at her command, which she had been building for this moment.

To not only affirm her own freedom but also help those in this world reclaim theirs!

C L A A S H!

C L A A S H!

C L A A S H!

As both armies clashed, weapons and claws tearing into one another monstrously, Maria looked into the cracks formed by the Original Nightmare Curse and quickly divided her body into two halves.

"I'll need you guys to do me a favor and go to the surface! Please stop that bastard while I take care of his other half in here."

"Wait, what?!" Emily asked. "But…!"

"Wait, we can't do that! You need our help!" Sofia complained.

"Maria?" Alma asked.

"Don't worry, I'll go with you! I can be in various places at once after all," Maria said. "Go help the island and the people there, all of the students, the teachers… the friends we made. I don't want them to die in vain!"

"But do we also have to go?!" Partner complained.

"Maria! Will you be alright on your own?!" Emeraldine asked.

"Mamaaaaa!" Nyx complained. "I want to fight by your side!"

"Very well, if that's what you want, then leave it to us! We'll defeat that monster's other half!" Jonathan nodded confidently.

"…" Arachne seemed really sad.

"I'll be fine, just go!" Maria said, sending everyone to the surface, remaining here with her army, the Nightmare Demons, and her Spirits.

"Looks like you made an important decision there, but are you sure it was the right one?" Tyr asked. "Even if you go there with a Phantom Body… I doubt it'll be strong enough to help them that much."

"I know, but I also trust in their strength," Maria said with a nod. "Especially those girls."

"The allies you've made in this world?" Tyr asked. "They do possess incredible potential but… they will still be facing a terrifying foe. Just half of that thing is enough to even corner you."

"Agh, god damn it, Tyr, stop being so annoying," Maria said angrily. "I'll evolve soon enough, and Lucifer is also about to finish his evolution. We simply have to hold back this thing until then. So please, help out, will you? You're the terrifying Evil God, right?"

"Hmph…" Tyr's form manifested fully, his fragments unifying into his Chaotic Humanoid Body as the power of chaos overflowed through him, a power not born from him but that emerged upon being betrayed and divided into fragments sealed within Yggdrasil. These were the terrifying Evil God Fragments that had been used as weapons by many of Maria's greatest foes. "Very well."

His power rose immediately as he gained the powers of Nightmares that Maria shared with him, growing larger, more muscular, and powerful, with a short beard and sharp crimson eyes, carrying a massive sword and a hammer made of his own chaotic energies materialized into hard black steel.

At the same time, Maria's other Spirits, Root, Amethyst, Obsidian, and Medusa, transformed into their Nightmare forms once more, becoming utterly gigantic and overwhelmingly more powerful than in their smaller, usual spirit forms, which were only good for assisting. Nightmare Power seemed to both twist and amplify the power of just about anything it touched.

While this happened, Legion was also there, constantly clashing against the Original Nightmare Curse's army. Flames erupted everywhere as the deity of the nightmare dimension glared at the scene in anger.

"To think she sent all of those bastards to the surface and she's facing me alone! Just how confident can this stupid woman be?! I'll show her that I am also a worthy Outer God! I WON'T LOSE!"

As the Original Nightmare Curse raged with frustration, he prepared to attack, rapidly amassing more Nightmare Demons to counter her Undead Army. However, it seemed they had reached a stalemate.

"It seems your little army isn't going to get you anywhere!" Maria said as her body began to transform. "And unfortunately for you, I have yet to show you everything I can do!"

"Hmph! Likewise."

The Original Nightmare Curse rapidly transformed, his endless darkness concentrating into a compact, humanoid form, becoming a tall, faceless man made of shadows and twisting, chaotic nightmare. This form was just for appearance, compacting his power into a smaller form to release it in an even more concentrated state, manifesting hundreds of Nightmare Demons and transforming them into Nightmare Demon Weapons, similar to what Maria could do.

"PERISH!"

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