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

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Why was Maria referring to the Goddess of Water as the most golden spooned woman in the entire world of Yggdrasil? Well, it was quite simple. She was someone born from a Ranker that ascended into a God inside of Yggdrasil, naturally. Despite her parents having perhaps humbler origins, she was born a Ranker and a Goddess, given everything from the get-go.

Her similarities to Emilia were many, and perhaps this was the reason why she was so overprotective of the annoying cocky little Saintess. Emilia used her [Divine Descent] Skill in the very last moment, allowing the Goddess to turn into an Ethereal form and descend into her body, temporarily fusing with her and turning her into an Avatar of herself.

Within the Laws of this world set by Yggdrasil herself, Gods were not allowed to descend physically without many penalties. This was something the Rankers that usurped the throne of the original gods had to accept to gain the Authority of Gods of a World they conquered, giving them immense authority over everything else.

However, naturally, there were many loopholes such as these! Saints and Heroes were modeled and cultivated by the Gods, as they imbued part of their souls and divinities into their bodies from a young age, turning them into perfect vessels for their descents.

Maria was well aware Hel was doing something similar with her, but their relationship was much more of equals than of master and servant, completely different to the relationship between Oceania and Emilia, where it was rather obvious that the goddess saw the Saintess as nothing but a little doll that she didn't want to break.

"Saintess of Death… If you wanted me to finish you off so badly, here I am…" The Goddess of Water fiercely roared, pointing her trident at Maria. But to her surprise, the ghost wasn't scared.

She was brimming with happiness! In fact, this was what she wanted this whole time she fought Emilia! The truth was, she could have killed her much sooner. But was purposely delaying her death, making her suffer, so she would be forced to bring a goddess into her body.

"Hahaha! You're so hilarious, love." Maria smiled, her powerful skills activating one after another in quick succession.

Her Mind expanded as a Domain; her Shadow Realm fused into her body. Her many Body Skills activated at once. A mass of poison, insects, snakes, black thunder, death, phantasmal hands, moonlight, void, shadows, and even frost gathered within her, and then combined into a Titaness.

Maria's stats skyrocketed as her appearance changed, becoming a dark yet beautiful Titaness of Moonlight, with an armor of divine black thunder and demonic insects, poison and shadows composed her very being, and her aura of death only became even stronger.

"Do you truly believe I am afraid of you?"

"Tch… You might have been given the power to somehow evolve into a Titan, the original gods of this world! But that means NOTHING! You have even yet to develop a Divine Ember, have you?! Hahahaha!"

Oceania mocked Maria as she flew towards her, resembling a blur of azure light. Her Divinity erupted, transforming her very surroundings. Maria found herself trapped within a Divinity Domain where she could only see water, drowning her deeper and deeper.

SPLAAASH!

"Drown to death, into the deepest parts of the sea!"

Oceania's trident attempted to pierce Maria's chest, the Goddess swiftly aiming towards the ghost's soul and her Origin. She knew that as long as she could shatter that, Maria would die for real and nothing of her would remain behind.

The Goddess smiled as she saw Maria struggle, the seas encompassing her Titanic body. Her two weapons unable to reach the much smaller avatar of the Goddess of Water. This was it! This was her time to shine!

"I'll slay another of you filthy Titans, just like father once did! I'll free this world of you horribly and ugly barbarians! Gyahahaha!" The spoiled goddess couldn't stop laughing.

CLAAASH!

Her trident pierced Maria's chest, managing to even pierce Hecate's clothing armor with ease and reaching Maria's deepest soul. Azure Divine Light erupted, spreading through all of Maria's soul at once, burning through it all!

"Die! Die! DIE!"

The "angelic" goddess couldn't stop laughing and screaming, telling Maria to die like the dog she thought she was. But darkness kept creeping out of Maria's wound, slowly spiraling around the trident…

And then forming a wide, black hole.

"[Ultimate Skill: Yog-Sothoth]"

TRUUUM!

A wave of void and chaos encompassed Oceania's arms and her trident. In a split of a second, the void within Maria consumed it all, as she constantly absorbed the goddess Divine Energy and Mana, while devouring her arms, pieces of her soul, and her Divine Weapon all at once!

CRUUUNCH!

"Gryyyaaagggh! YOU MONSTER! LET ME GOOOO!"

The Goddess cocky face distorted in utter horror as Maria started to embrace her in a deadly hug. Her gigantic six muscular arms belonging to her titaness form grabbed her tightly without letting her go as the two fell deeper into the Domain of Oceans.

"Delicious, I've never tasted such a tender and tasty meal before." Maria felt overflowing with divine power. One of her hands suddenly materialized a giant trident, the same one that Oceania was wielding, but corrupted, it was black, overflowing with Chaos and Void.

"My Divine Relic! W-What did you do to my Trident?!" Oceania screamed, exerting her Divine Force and managing to cut through Maria's bulky arms, swimming away. "Give it back!!! [Divine Familiar Summon: Oceanic Whale King]!"

The Goddess roared, her Domain still keeping Maria slightly restrained, as she summoned a titanic whale out of nowhere, its gigantic azure-colored eyes glaring down at her.

"Oh, a pet?" Maria wondered. "How cute!"

"SHUT UP! Kill her, Bluey!" The Goddess ordered.

"GROOOOHHHH!"

The Divine Oceanic Whale King, a Divine Beast that surpassed SS Rank rushed towards Maria, opening its massive, gaping maws. Maria felt a powerful suction force activate, attempting to absorb her very soul and everything else.

Yet…

"I've got a pet myself too."

TRUUUM!

In front of Oceania and her pet, a titanic black star materialized out of nowhere.

"Void Star!"

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