3rd Pov
The cardinal world is a complex structure that could also be called Veldanava's domain.
Is it the central reality that diverges from any other worlds, the laws that dictate the cardinal world are special.
And such, closing the path to the central world is a difficult to almost impossible task...a massive amount of authority is needed, and thus also a position that allows such action.
But in this situation, Manas : Lucia basically sacrificed her existence in exchange for sealing that path temporally.
Her unique constitution as both a manas and angelic being allowed this...all this for the sole goal of keeping a certain warrior away.
Furthermore, Dawn's circumstances were unknown for everyone beside Kyuri...and even the fox had no clear idea as to how to reopen that path.
It is a confirmed fact that this war will begin without the strongest knight of Ruberios.
But before the beginning of the final battle, a lot of preparation was done...mainly on Ruberios's side.
Within the wall of the holy sanctuary, two women were clashing swords at a breathtaking speed.
On the winning side, Chloe Aubert...who had recently re-awakened and was almost back to her optimal state, while Mirai represented the losing side.
It seems even after returning to her true self, she was still outperformed in terms of swordsmanship.
But the gap was minuscule, to the point where even Luminous who stood as the audience couldn't gasp who would be the potential winner.
Luminous : (I feel like I'm being left out...this is really strange, it seems like those true heroes simply possess no limit...)
Certainly, the queen of nightmare's own progression has been far slower than the rest of her entourage.
Sure enough, the true heroes currently dwelling around the world were all special in their own way...Chloe a two egg bearer, Mirai a Manas wielder, Dawn has his own circumstance.
Luminous : Alala, I guess I have to be carried around in the incoming confrontation...
She sighed, laying herself back onto her chair...as a loud explosion occurred in the small arena the two heroes sparred in.
A veil of dust flew up filled the battlefield before revealing the victor...
Chloe : This makes it 3-1 for me.
Mirai : Ugh...
The dust settled down, Chloe could be seen holding her sword...the tip pointed right at Mirai's neck who had her own blade disarmed.
Mirai : Is this a difference in experience ? I don't feel like i lack any power...yet-
Chloe : You could say it's experience, honestly i'm winning this because the pattern of your attack is just way too familiar to me.
Mirai : Pattern ?
Chloe : They remind me of him but yours are quite...oh should i call that ? A bit lacking ?
Shealting her sword, Chloe retreated...ever since the war preparation meeting had ended a few days ago.
Mirai volunteered herself as Chloe's sparring partner, they fought every day until now and showed her increasing progress.
Chloe : I can see how you are related to Dawn, honestly it was quite the shock when I first met you.
Mirai : What does this have to do with my sword play ?
Chloe : Hehe, you sure are cute...quite the sore loser aren't you.
Chuckling, Chloe gently patted the pouting girl's head...sure enough, the time hero had found this kind of companionship with the daughter of a friend.
She felt just like an aunt teaching her nephew.
Chloe : Don't sweat it too much, we haven't used our skill, I can tell from my experience that you are used to fighting opponents who are fairly weaker than you.
Mirai : Well...i guess so...
Chloe : There are 2 types of experience, one who came with time and the other with quality...i'm used to fighting powerful opponents whose strength equal or exceed mine..
The explanation was simple, Chloe is a hero who accumulated experience from both standards...while she didn't know Mirai's story.
She could tell from her own experience that Mirai wasn't used to fighting more experienced enemies.
Mirai : Experience, I see...
Chloe : I already said it but don't take this spar too seriously, we were fighting fairly without the use of our skills.
Mirai : But you haven't even seen my skill...
Chloe : That's right but my guts tell me that you possess a very scary power.
Mirai looked down at her hand, she too felt a sort of connection with Chloe...it was both their Manas resonating with each other's presence.
Earlier this week, she felt a similar sensation when she crossed paths with Rimuru...though at the moment, only Mirai knew about the other Manas's existence.
Mirai : I should be honored by the legendary hero Chronoa's praise.
Chloe : Don't make it sound like it's a big deal, anyway let's end it here for today....
Mirai : Sure, besides I already have something planned to do.
Chloe : Is that so ? Honestly, I just want to leave for Tempest but knowing I would leave a big opening for Ruberios...
Mirai : The sky is slowly opening, it's hard to guess when they will start the invasion.
Chloe nodded two times, it was really annoying how limited their movements were...everyone was strategically positioned around the world to limit the causality.
And the angels seemed to be deliberately waiting, the sky was full of crack...a single push would shatter the barrier separating the main world and the heaven.
Moving away from their position now is too dangerous, even if they can travel instantly...among the enemies, there are beings that use that single instant to cause massive damage.
Chloe : By the way, we haven't heard much from the left demon lord...
Mirai : Well, Milim is still fighting Dagruel...
As she spoke, the ground shook again...it has become a common shake as the information had already circulated around the world.
Dagruel and Milim Nava, those two catastrophic beings were still engaging in a fight...it has lasted almost a week now.
Luminous : Indeed, it seems we all underestimated Dagruel's power, to think he would contain Milim for this long.
The queen of nightmare approached after the dust fully settled down, she looked around briefly...this small arena was crumbling from just a few spar.
Luminous : As for the other demon lord, Leon Cromwell seemed to have returned to Eldorado, from what we concluded he has lost a major part of his military for some reason, we can consider him out.
Chloe : Leon...ahh, I should pay him a visit after everything ends.
Luminous : He decided to side with Guy, not like he had any choice since Rimuru seems to have a bad history with him.
Chloe : Haha...
She let out a nervous dry laugh, Leon was still the one who took care of her when she was younger.
Even if their ideology isn't in accord and that Leon did things morally wrong for her sake, Chloe didn't intend to simply abandon him.
Chloe : Speaking of Guy, I heard what happened...you are incredible Mirai ! To defeat the first demon lord.
Mirai : Meh, I managed to pull that off because he left his guard open, he didn't know about me too so it's hardly fair to call it a victory.
Chloe : Nevertheless, this proves that you possess enough raw power to kill his material body.
Mirai merely shrugged her shoulders, simple words weren't enough to deceive her...Guy is on the same level as Chloe and Velzard.
And just now, in a matter of raw skill...Mirai lost, this means if it was a fight under fair condition, she might have lost against Guy.
Mirai : Anyway, I need to leave for Tempest...
Chloe : Oh ? I didn't ask but what is your role concretely ?
Luminous : I'm curious as well...since you didn't specifically take a position on the map.
Mirai let out a sad smile, she looked up at the irregular ceiling...they were still underground, but her eyes seemed to be able to see right through it.
Mirai : Don't you find it weird ? That father didn't come back yet ?
Chloe : That's...
Mirai : I had a brief conversation with Kyuri a few days ago...she told me that somehow, they managed to lock him away into another world.
Her words brought a sense of unease to the two other women, still it made little sense since Ivarage had managed to come back but not Dawn.
Luminous : So he is stuck there...but how can Kyuri-chan know that ?
Mirai : I myself don't know but...somehow, their soul corridor still functions and they are able to communicate.
Chloe : So...have you found a solution ?
Mirai : Not exactly, but from what father concluded...you could say someone locked the door that leading the cardinal world to the other worlds.
It was easier to imagine two rooms separated by a door...someone had the key and purposely closed it even knowing the repercussions it will have on the reincarnation cycle.
Luminous : I see...no wonder the mortal's soul has been quite agitated.
As someone with the ability to rule of life and death, Luminous is naturally sensible to the concept of souls.
Even if she couldn't see it properly, she can naturally tell that something is wrong with the cycle of death and life.
Once someone dies, his soul will leave to join the cycle of reincarnation...this is the natural phenomenon that all living beings go through.
Albeit with some exception, this flawless process is automatically managed but now that the path to the other worlds is sealed.
The souls have been stacking around...unable to continue the natural course of their existence.
Luminous : This is bad, I don't really care about these people but those souls will be destroyed once the war starts.
Mirai : This isn't something we can manage...for now, i have to find the one who holds the key.
Chloe : And re-open the path...mmh, but shouldn't Dawn be capable of coming back on his own ?
Luminous : Now that you mention it, his power revolves around fate...there is little that he cannot do.
Even if the nature of his power were vastly unknown, those from his close circle knew that it is about Fate manipulation.
Mirai couldn't help but sigh before dropping her shoulder.
Mirai : It's more complicated than that...
Luminous : How so ?
Mirai : You can categorize Fate in multiple categories...the minor and greater destiny, no matter how powerful you are there are things that just cannot be changed.
You just have to look at the greater picture and from another perspective...let's say someone manages to break his own fate, then what if his destiny was to beat fate ?
You can win thousands of battles but at the end, what matters the most is the war in itself.
What Mirai describes as greater fate is the very direction of the world...Dawn himself is in the end destined to control fate and do what he has to do.
Perhaps, the only being truly unbound by the concept is Ivarage...
Mirai : Right now, using his reality altering spell would be too dangerous with Ivarage around and...even if he wanted, closing the cardinal world is a matter of higher authority.
The one responsible has most likely a high control over the world system itself, if not control then insight...someone who received part of Veldanava's authority.
Chloe : Someone like that is on the enemy side, mmh...
Luminous : We should inform the other about that.
Mirai : No need, do you seriously believe that closing the entirety of the cardinal world where being like True dragon resides comes with no after effect ?
It is a normal bet, if you want a certain result you have at least to sacrifice a component of equal value.
Mirai simply knew that, coming back to fate...when they change fate at a fundamental degree, repercussions come in.
If they changed the moment of their birth from a single milli-second, then millions of people might never come to exist.
A chain of reaction that can lead to the most critical situation, being the most aware of the consequence, Mirai had deduced that a price is needed.
Chloe : This is logic, but we can't be 100 % sure...
Mirai : That's right, so you'll have to trust me on that one.
Her fist tightened, there was no time to lose now.
Mirai : The eastern empire is still a threat so i plan to help Velgrynd, going back there alone is too dangerous.
Luminous : I see, but you should rest too...humans need sleep for a brighter tomorrow you know.
Mirai : Thank you for the concern but I'm fine.
Smiling weakly, even Chloe showed a troubled expression...while they didn't need sleep, it was part of their human nature to rest for mental exhaustion.
Mirai hasn't gone to her room the entire time ever since her awakening, not a single one has she sat down and closed her eyes.
Mirai : (Beside...everytime I close my eyes I am haunted by those nightmarish visions...)
Another price comes with changing the fate of the world over and over...that Mirai remembers each of them, even if it's not in detail.
She can see her loved one die over and over, she can feel the bitter taste of betrayal, hatred and loneliness.
At some point, she just couldn't sleep anymore.
Mirai : I'll have all the time in the world after winning this war.
Traveling across the world, the mystical nine tailed silver fox that is Kyuri crossed the entire planet, leaving only a silver trail behind her passage.
Narrowing her eyes, her body glowed bright before charging forward...unleashing a mysterious power.
The space ahead of her broke down temporally as she traveled to another dimension.
The cardinal world is a complex structure...it is called world and accordingly represents the planet where the most potent race, the True dragon resides.
But in reality, the cardinal world regrouped much more than a single planet...the heaven of the angel, the underworld of the demon, the spiritual place of the spirit.
All are attached to the cardinal world...and among those countless dimensions, the forgotten dimension left unsupervised after the call for war.
The spooky palace where the world destroyer dragon's main body is sealed.
Kyuri : This place sure brings back nostalgia.
Landing right in front of the gigantic body of Ivarage, covered in a thick layer of barrier...chain earnestly struck its body fully immobilizing her.
Kyuri : I know you can hear me, this is the only place you can rest in after those injuries.
Forcing her voice to reach out with magicule, a lone crystalline figure appeared right in front of the destroyer dragon.
In all her grace, Varja...incarnation of the most dangerous being in existence made her appearance.
Most of her injuries were now healed...but such recovery could only have been possible because she stayed beside her main body.
Varja : You...who are you ?
Kyuri : I am just a mere cryptid, however I have to say you are much weaker than I thought you would be.
Varja : Quite the sharp tongue, for a mere lesser lifeform...
Releasing an even sharper mass of energy directed right at the silver fox, Varja intended to cut down this insolence but was surprised as her attack didn't reach its target.
Surprisingly enough Kyuri was fast enough to jump aside...avoiding the harm.
Varja : My first question isn't adequate, what are you ?
Kyuri : Now now, I'm merely a pet fox...I came here not for conflict but rather to make a deal.
Varja : A deal ?
Kyuri : Yes, a simple deal that will benefit both of us.
Varja took a second before descending, her figure floated down as all motion seemed to have been frozen in this dark red dimension.
This fox was almost jesting with her and this was starting to get to her.
Varja : You aren't a cryptid...no, you are ?
Kyuri : My identity doesn't matter much honestly but for your own curiosity, I am a cryptid...just a bit special.
Varja : Your essence is similar to my own essence...
Kyuri : Fufu, let's put this aside for now.
Raising her paw, she let out a cute squeal before switching her expression to a more serious one.
Kyuri : Let us work together, help me get my master back to this world.
Varja : What ?
Kyuri : You should know it since you are part of the reason as to why he is currently blocked outside the cardinal world.
Varja : Are you serious ? Why would you even believe that the reason would help you solve the problem ?
The fox purred, she closed her eyes for an instant before shaking her head.
Kyuri : You want to fight a powerful opponent, right ?
Varja : ...
Kyuri : You don't really care about the outcome of the ongoing conflict, all you want is blasting yourself in a grand fight.
Varja : You seem to know me well...
Kyuri : More than you think.
Closing her eyes again, this time Kyuri decided to reveal more of herself...her body glowed bright snow, transfiguring into a humanoid form.
Long silver hair broke out of the light before falling down the petite newly formed body of the silver fox.
A pair of blue eyes that seemed to be dying out, feline pupils menacingly formed at the center of the iris.
A cocky grin traveled across her face, as in a swift motion she caressed her own cheek.
Varja : This appearance...
Kyuri : Won't you greet your future self ? My dear worst version.
Varja : Future ? Wait...don't tell me !
Varja is the materialization of a part of Ivarage's power...the appearance and body of the girl named Varja meant that.
The name was given to Ivarage as a whole but at the end, Varja had always assumed this weakened version of herself since her main body is sealed since the birth of her consciousness.
10 %, this is the approximate amount of power Varja possesses of Ivarage...she can borrow more of its power but never a 100 %.
Ivarage is a being unaffected by date and time...since she was mindless, she never knew but during Chloe's time loop or Dawn's [Fate Paradox].
It has always been the same Ivarage...waiting for itself to gain consciousness.
And now...Varja is in the learning phase of life, like a newborn child trying to experience new things.
Kyuri is by extension the Varja of the future who has found her own way...though it's more complicated than just being her future self.
Indeed, Kyuri is from a further more advanced timeline but...she and Varja only share the identity, Varja's future won't follow Kyuri's past.
Varja : How can this be...
Kyuri : I am just like you, though I just possess a single percent of our main body...
Varja : So insignificant...
Kyuri : That's right...in the faraway future, I will be born as a nameless fox...
A paradox, the future Kyuri was speaking of is actually the past...but the source she was born from is from the future.
As a being unaffected by time, Ivarage's power can be lost through the cycle of time...a singular percent of its future power was born in the faraway past.
Just like Varja, Kyuri is an individual of her own...learning emotion from nothing.
But the path they took is different...when Kyuri met Origin, she was already on a calm path...because Ivarage in the future...
Kyuri : Will never be unsealed and escape this prison...
Varja : This is impossible...i just have to wait a bit more and i'll be free !
Kyuri : That's what you think, but my very existence speaks otherwise...
Kyuri's nature isn't as destructive and maniac as Varja, because in the incoming future...Ivarage's very own essence will grow tame.
Since it now has a consciousness, even if it can only be manifested by separating a fraction of its power...Ivarage grew curious about the peace.
Leading to Kyuri's birth and purpose...she wanted to understand why humans craved peace, what is a human exactly ?
Kyuri : You will lose this war and never achieve the only thirst you ever developed.
Varja : So you are saying my only hope would be to bring back that hero ?
Kyuri : For that, i don't know...i had lived so long as Kyuri a simple fox that i won't even be able to reintegrate our main body.
Varja : This is absurd, do you really expect me to believe that I will lose ?
Kyuri : Believe ? There is no need to believe when it already happened, anyway aren't you frustrated by not being able to conclude your earlier flight ?
This forced Varja to grow quiet, it was true...when she was forced to escape at the climax of their duel...
She felt frustrated and angry, wanting to ravage everything on sight...she had held back since it was part of her « master » plan...
Varja : I don't like the way you speak...
Kyuri : Glad we came to an understanding, I will take the lead so just don't get in my way.
Kyuri's goal wasn't really to get Varja help but rather she wanted to make sure the world destroyer's incarnation wouldn't get involved.
At least until Dawn would be back...Kyuri isn't confident enough to defeat Varja anyway.
Kyuri : It's a deal, I shall take my leave now, oh almighty world destroyer.
Varja : You will be the first one I shred after I kill that hero...
Standing on a terrace somewhere high in the holy church, Mirai mindlessly stared at the sky...a sole thought appeared in her mind « Chaos ».
Mirai : It's about time we talked...you all.
Breaking off her trance, she turned around as the atmosphere drastically shifted down.
Behind her stood all the remaining Genesis knights, they weren't just soldiers but family to Mirai...but at the moment, none of this warmth was present.
Instead, doubt and hesitation proceeded to be shown...
Mirai : Let's make it simpler, I'll answer one question for each one of you...
She avoided their gaze, being naturally aware of the reason that led them to doubt her...Mirai didn't want to extend this meeting for too long.
There was a short and tense silence that followed her words...which ended after the first knight took a step forward.
Eleonor : You guys are way too nervous for this, anyway I'll take the lead if none of you want to start.
All the attention went to her, Eleonor approached quietly before halting right before Mirai...
Eleonor : Look at me in the eyes and tell me...can we-no can i trust you ?
Eleonor Pov
Shock...this is the only emotion i felt when i learned about the beautiful lady that suddenly appeared replacing my friend.
She wasn't anyone but a hero of her own, offspring of another hero I was too familiar with...
I believe her, Dawn probably predicted part of this outcome...this is why he asked me to support her.
Flora doesn't care much, Shu is too young to realize the situation...the only problem is Lucas...
He was close to that traitor Horizon, when i announced his betrayal...Lucas is the first one to burst out of anger.
My question will simply serve as a diffuser...to dismiss the current tension and avoid an internal conflict now.
Mirai : I...you might not recognize me as such but I would like to still consider myself your friend.
What ? I-i didn't expect an honest answer...i wanted to help her integrate the group by mixing a wave of lie and truth.
But she answered honestly, a friend..I don't know where Yuu is...or perhaps is she Yuu ? No, they are clearly different people...
Eleonor : Friend...i see, i might be pushing it but can i ask another question ?
Mirai : Sure...
Eleonor : What happened to Yuu-chan ?
Mirai : ...
Depending on the answer, this question will undoubtedly have the opposite effect of what I originally intended to do.
Mirai : Yuu...is gone...
My heart sank at the motion of her lips, I kept it quiet swallowing all my growing emotion...waiting for her to continue.
Mirai : She was always a sort of alter ego I created to melt into the mass...a reflection of myself but I think at the very end of her life...she had become a person of her own...
Eleonor : Are you saying you killed her ?
Mirai : In a way yes...i cursed her with the gift of existence and ultimately i am the one who executed her.
I clenched my fist, bit my lips hard while closing my eyes...I saw what she was trying to do, blaming herself so I could vent all my frustration on her.
I took a big breath, stabilizing my mental state...
Eleonor : I see...
I bowed lightly and quietly walked back to where I was originally standing.
I was grateful to have long hair now, because they allowed me to hide my current expression...I'm not mad, because I know she did it on purpose to taunt me.
But I'll need some more time to process all this...
Flora : Everything will be alright.
I didn't realize that Flora would go next, as she walked past me...her reassuring words tickled my ears, she was always among the most mature of our deranged group.
Flora Pov
I don't have much to say...honestly, I could tell from the moment I saw her that she was related to boss.
I had pledged loyalty to him and by his extension I would naturally follow his daughter...now that I think both of them have been working me to the bones...
Flora : You pulled quite the trick on Eleonor...are you trying to split our group apart ?
Mirai : Is that your question ?
Flora : So you are playing it like that...no, i wanted to ask something else.
I crossed my arm before raising my right hand over my chin, finger traced across my lips slowly.
Flora : What is your plan going forward ? As knights and pawns, we naturally serve our master to accomplish their every whim and desire, but now it comes to this...it feels like we were abandoned.
Until the end, I intend to follow the order...even if it's a drag, I will repay the kindness that welcomed me in this world with due price.
My loyalty is the only thing I had to offer to my boss...but lately, I realized that beside minor tasks he hasn't directly commanded us.
Mirai : My plan...is to win this war, the same for my father...this is our only wish.
Flora : That much is a must, what i'm asking is what are you trying to personally achieve...i don't know about your situation but you deceived everyone for a century, boss too...
Mirai : This will take too long to explain...
Flora : Then tell me, how will you use us ?
I side eyed behind me, my question must have triggered Lucas's nerves a lot...this guy is already done too far.
Honestly, during our time in Tempest, he was close to useless...he is way too emotionally unstable to work with any of us.
Mirai : Use...mmh, the only order I could give at the moment is for you all to protect Ruberios.
Flora : Is that all ?
Mirai : Yes...i personally don't know why father went to such lengths to form the genesis knight, to save all of you...but in the end he did and i shall respect his legacy.
We were never a needed military, Dawn Arceid...he is a true hero, an army on his own, sure enough we could gather intels and all these minor things.
But does that even matter when your boss possesses such overwhelming power ? I had realized this only recently.
What is the purpose of our group...when we can barely even help our leader...
Looking at the bigger picture, only then I realized that instead of forming a group to help him weave the painting of the future.
What if from the moment we joined him...that his work was already under development, he didn't need our strength but rather our presence.
For what ? I don't know but he wouldn't go that far for something without sense.
Flora : You make it sound like he is going to di-
Mirai : He won't...
I flinched at the sudden aggravated tone, frankly I can't imagine a reality where the boss loses or dies.
But the way she just reacted tells me otherwise...she is fighting for our survival, huh...
Flora : Thank you for answering.
I bowed and returned beside Eleonor, eyeing at the other two...this group had become a lot quieter since Horizon is no more and Shizu « left » us.
She seems to have found her place in Tempest so I'm glad for her.
Shu : I want to go next...
Flora : Oh ? You have a question too ?
Shu : W-well yes but it's not the same as the two previous ones...
3rd Pov
Stepping forward, Shu is still a kid so he didn't walk much before raising his voice for everyone to hear.
Shu : Kyuri-san left with the device i created...but i still don't know what it is for, i wonder if you knew ?
Mirai : Device ?
Shu : Yes...from what I understood, it helps to partially control the same power as a leader...
Mirai : (A device to control fate ? No, this isn't possible at the same scale as our power...what is this about ?) When did he ask you ?
Shu : Oh...just after we developed the dimension pocket and ring.
Mirai : I see, unfortunately I don't know much more...Kyuri is a mystery of her own, her moves are based on external factors I cannot predict.
Suddenly, Mirai froze...she just realized that she couldn't, Kyuri ? That existence, why was she never warry of such an ambiguous existence...
Mirai : (I feel like I'm missing something important...)
Shu : Is that so...then I don't have any other questions, thank you.
As he walked back, the place grew quieter than ever...one last question from the last individual, the one question that everyone was waiting for.
Lucas : How can I trust your words ?
Eleonor : Lucas ! You-
Lucas : Shut up, I didn't interrupt you so don't be a bitch now.
His aggressive tone left no room for argument, his steps heavily inflated with annoyance...he dangerously approached Mirai before trying to grab her collar.
Lucas : Convenient for you, right...Horizon betrayed us, then our leader went missing, all this happening right before his miraculous daughter arrived.
His arm stretched high up, before descending aggressively...as he aimed for the lady's neck, his hand was slapped away.
Lucas : I can't trust you for so many reason, who know maybe you are just an impost-
A loud thud echoed through the space...
Mirai : Trust, mmh...who said I ever tried to earn your trust ?
All : !!!
Danger...the entire church of Ruberios was suddenly drowned into an infernal spiral of bloodlust.
A heavy atmosphere surrounding each and every mind, making those too weak willed go crazy...this was the worst timing for Mirai to lose control.
But there was simply something about Lucas's words that made her snap...the way he phrased his sentence was akin to doubting the legitimacy of Mirai's blood.
Perhaps the only thing that could trigger her wrath at this point...this bond is the last thing she possesses that connects to her true self after all.
Mirai : I heard you had more muscle than brain but this is worse than I expected.
Her eyes lit up critically, the graceful appearance of a war maiden was replaced by a demonic figure unicolored dark.
The knights who were standing right in front of her were forced to their knees, with the youngest fainting.
Lucas, who is not only the closest to the source of this abyss but also the main target collapsed, he gasped trying to inhale even a bit of air.
But the oppressing bloodlust made his body shrink instinctively, he couldn't move nor think straight...
Mirai : The concept of Trust can only be used when both parties make an effort in understanding the other, you aren't capable of that and I'm not trying to do that.
The tension slowly decreasing, the flow of bloodlust became irregular before breaking down along the glow within the heroine's eyes.
As the air became breathable again, Mirai stood perfectly still...the only difference between now and a second ago is the position of her guest.
Mirai : We won't get along and that's fine with me, but don't you ever show that face and question things you can't handle.
The power of a hero, the killing intent of a murder and the grace of a noble...in this single instant, the implacable gap in status roared like thunder.
Lucas was defeated...he couldn't even bring himself to raise his head, his pupils shaking while facing the ground.
Chloe : I came here because of the bloodlust, didn't expect you to be on the authoritative side...
Mirai : Sorry about that, I lost control for a moment.
Chloe, who appeared right behind the group a short moment after the bloodlust engulfed the palace, she had watched the end of this short confrontation with keen ears.
Chloe : Heh, were you a tyrant in your past life ?
Mirai : Don't Joke around, anyway I'll leave the explanation of what happened here to you.
Chloe : Were you trying to settle things with your friend here before leaving ?
Mirai : ...I'm just doing what I think is right.
Giving her one last weak smile, Mirai leaped away towards Tempest...
A day then followed by...finally arriving at the hour judgement, the sky breaking down fully as the heaven and central world fully connected.
The drum of war sang blastfully, the final battle has begun...the conflict between ideals and tension...
A certain outcome that will result in the death of many...whoever they are...