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He thought of a few options in his mind.
Obviously, a magical barrier had been deployed in front of him, which concealed everything going on inside. Naturally the huge general scanning fields of the House of Gremory could not have detected such a precise effect. Perhaps in time they would have detected the anomaly, but listening to his senses, the church itself had been recently inhabited.
If he got through the barrier or destroyed it, the occupants would immediately realize they had guests. And he didn't plan to kill anyone right away. His intuition told him there was something very important inside.
Well, we're gonna have to roll the dice.
Emeric gathered his wits and concentrated. He had never done anything like this before.
Demon magic is based on imagination and will. It is almost the easiest and most accessible type of magic among all the magical races of the world. Human mages have to work magic through complex magic circles and huge calculations. No, demons also often use such things, but in the "working" branch of their powers they have an advantage.
So, what was the notorious Power of Destruction and how to connect "imagination" to its work? The Power of Destruction is a concentrated magical force that in its intensity becomes a true magical anomaly. Its nature is chaotic and deadly to any natural or man-made phenomenon, whether it be an object that has a "body" in the real world, or some esoteric phenomenon. Yes, the power of destruction could also affect things that are difficult for an observer to "notice".
He often noticed odd things about himself. Of course, except for the already mentioned topographical cretinism. The thing was that he could always understand almost all magical phenomena, especially his own power. You could say that since his birth, his talent had laid two roads in front of him.
The first, the road of the great mage, the main specialization would be everything about everything. The road of the universalist doesn't sound as bad as it sounds, take the same Ajuku Beelzebub with his "Formula of Military Excellence", which allowed to intercept control over the magic being created even under the nose of the opponent.
The second, the path of a highly specialized specialist, if the power of destruction can be called "highly specialized". Aldis Lucifer, his sister and Superdemon, rumored to be the strongest representative of their race in history.
He chose the second option. Of course, given the length of his life, he shouldn't completely cut off that option, but in the first few periods he wanted to focus on the power of destruction.
It was incredibly difficult to explain, but Emeric had been fully aware of the chaotic nature of this power ever since his first use of the magical gift. Of course, most of the demons of Bael's kind only used it as a simple baton. No wonder, if the basis of your power is primitive destruction, then you yourself can purely psychologically block other options in your head. As far as he knew, only his sister, the strongest bearer of such a gift, had been previously noticed in the more 'creative' use of this power. Her legendary Aura of Destruction could erase physical and magical constants in the local area, reality itself groaning under the weight of her power.
Let's say we take a rock. You can simply visualize its destruction and you will succeed. But if you visualize how the force of destruction destroys atomic bonds, and these atoms dissolve into nothingness, then.... It's at least much more efficient and faster.
"Come on." - He mentally encouraged himself and began to put his plan into action.
An invisible aura of destruction began to seep out of his body and through the magical barrier, yet it did not break it in any way. He sent his incredibly subtle use of power to completely cover the entire area of the abandoned church. After a few seconds, some individuals began to appear within his aura.
Emeric sucked in a long breath of air. He metaphorically began to sniff out the auras of the people under his influence.
He sensed a multitude of "smells" that were incredibly difficult to interpret in small details, but together added up to a clear picture.
An old, half-rotten tree with a hint of former sanctity. The church itself, which he hadn't been able to sense earlier.
The blood of a young virgin who had been crucified on a makeshift cross and tortured with an unknown artifact. Her death agony was on the tip of my tongue. A very, very familiar aura. Ichika Hiedo's aura.
One last detail with which Emeric was able to reconstruct the whole picture. "Vicious" holiness, as they say holy aura with an asterisk. Four persons, two-winged fallen angels, three girls and one man.
If he recalled that earlier he had heard of a new method of taking Sacred Mechanisms from their owners, invented by Grigori, then this situation could be hypothesized. Four weak but incredibly brazen fallen angels had snuck into his territory and decided to snatch the artifact from the powerless girl.
The other question is? What the hell?
Right under his nose and so brazenly? The most incredible thing is that they probably would have succeeded if it weren't for his "gift"!
Emeric stifled the tearing frenzy at the root and began to fake the original idea.
Light particles of his aura began to attach themselves firmly to the fallen angels. He "felt" their depraved minds and began to work his magic.
The power of destruction began to "erase" the fact of his presence in their minds in an incredibly pinpointed manner. It also erased the future violation of the perimeter barrier on his part. Emeric wasn't sure if such a trick would work on stronger characters, but it should be enough for these weaklings.
And the final touch - put my own barrier over them. So they wouldn't just run away in a pinch.
Shaking the dust off his school uniform, Emeric walked brazenly into the church.
-... Reynal, we've been in this town too long! - complained the short blonde. - The task is done, but what if the demons find us?!
«I agree," agreed the man in the gray coat and old-style hat.
«Lord Cockabiel himself gave us this barrier! They won't find us," the other fallen woman snapped at them, wearing thin strips of leather instead of clothing. A pair of wings were fully extended behind her back as she concentrated on the ritual of retrieving the Sacred Mechanism. - And who would detect us? The Sitri girl?! I've seen the entire entourage except for her, total wimps.
«But what about... - The blue-haired fallen girl began rubbing her temples with a headache. - We were told to be wary of... Someone...
The slight aura enhancement on his part completely erased even a hint of his existence from their minds. The Fallen continued to watch the ritual in silence.
Across from him, Ichika was perched on an artifact cross. Dirty, bloodstained clothes. Disheveled hair and a half-dead stare that nevertheless focused directly on him.
«You don't want to fight? - He turned to her. The Fallen had no reaction to his words.
Hiedo blinked a couple times to make sure she wasn't imagining him. Or maybe it was the dying girl's deathbed ramblings. Her world had been completely turned upside down in the last few hours.
«Don't you want to snatch your life from the clutches of these fallen ones? - He continued, trying to reach her mind.
«Kgghak...? - she wheezed in response. The Fallen similarly ignored Ichika's possible death ravings.
«There is power in you... - he walked over to her and put his hands on her chest, trying to help her feel his Sacred Mechanism. - Many people have been given a gift from birth. A gift to protect themselves and others. A gift that helped them lead entire armies and civilizations. - Ichika listened to him as if mesmerized, while really feeling something inside. - Alexander of Macendon, Tsar Leonidas, Alexander Suvorov - all of them found hidden power and changed the wheels of history...
«It seems that the Sacred Mechanism has begun to come out! - Kavalner said in astonishment. - Why so soon!...?
«Feel... - he whispered in her ear, only to bite his cheek immediately afterward. In this way, he suppressed the cries of delight within him. Ichika Hiedo carried much, much more within her than he had realized earlier!
«Я...
Ichika Hiedo never stood out from her classmates. She lived an ordinary life in an ordinary family and was just trying to find a boyfriend. And recently she was met in the park by a group of some freaks with black wings and started torturing her in this godforsaken church. She had mentally said goodbye to her family a long time ago, but suddenly Emeric Gremory appeared out of nowhere. A real high society hottie, just the wet dream of any girl her age. The guy of her dreams who began to unleash her inner strength.
«Po... - she tried to control her dry throat. - Will you touch my tits?! - she asked in an embarrassed whisper, delirious.
Emeric blinked perplexed at the unexpected question.
«Okay...
«What the fuck! - All of the fallen picked up sharply when the girl, who had barely given any signs of life before, suddenly broke the bonds and stopped the artifact.
The emaciated look went nowhere, and the girl could barely stand on her feet to show off her new addition.
A red armored glove with a green crystal appeared on her right hand.
«AMPLIFICATION
A loud snarling growl came out of the green crystal. It echoed inside the walls of the abandoned church and made all the fallen look at Ichika with just holy terror.
«Uh, uh... - the blonde struggled to get the words out.
«Not Twice Critical... - Reynal said as she slowly stepped back. - It's an Amplifying fucking Mechanism! We've stumbled into a fucking LONGIN!
«Kill her before she comes to her senses! - shouted the man.
The fallen angels began to quickly form a spear of holy power and aimed them all at Ichika.
«Not today... - Emeric snapped his fingers and all the spears simply vanished into nothingness.
«What's going on?! - Calavarna shouted hysterically.
«Gather all your strength... - Emeric stood behind Ichika's back and lightly supported her with his hands. - And strike. It doesn't matter if they are far away or if there are many of them. Just gather all your strength and imagine hitting them all at once....
«Ahhhh," Ichika screamed and struck out with the glove in front of her.
A red, translucent wave quickly emerged from her fist and swept away all the fallen before her. The wave took the fallen with it and simply tore half the building in front of it.
«Haaaa... - She collapsed exhaustedly into Emeric's arms.
«You're doing great. - He told her with a smile.
«Don't forget that you promised me...'' - Ichika said, falling into unconsciousness.
«Uh-huh...
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