Having no ti to contemplate my earlier choices, I acted instantly.
"Virgo, don't let go!" I said, quickly grabbing the Constellation beside by her waist and drew her closer to myself.
"W-what are you-?!"
She turned her body, trying to break free from my hold, but I instantly tightened my grip on her to ensure she couldn't break free.
"A-ah!" She let out, flustered and furious by the indignation I was making her pass through.
However, there was no ti to explain the situation.
"We're going to be leaving for a bit."
>BOOOOOOOOOMMMMM<
The crimson burst of devastation erupted, consuming everything in its path as it neared us.
Watching its advancent, I smiled, barely activating my ability in ti.
I teleported myself and Virgo away from the location, nearly caught in the explosion.
Such a simple idea, really... how could I have missed it.
And so, in the blink of an eye, I appeared in Artia, since it was the most vivid of my mories.
"W-what did you... this place is..." Virgo muttered, taking in the sight of the rchant city.
We had appeared atop a hill, a small distance from the city. I rembered this was where my original passed through along with Talia in order to reach Artia, the first settlent he stayed in upon his revival.
My body suddenly felt better, and in a single mont, all the vanishing strength I had been losing beca restored. I stiffened, receiving my powers back, but doing so caused to make a terrible mistake.
"A-Ah! What are you doing, you mongrel!" Virgo snapped, feeling my hold on her tighten.
"Get off of !" She yelled, pushing away.
Flustered by the sudden situation, I pulled away from her, realizing what had just transpired.
"You... do you have any idea what you've done?! To touch , the holy one of-"
"That's enough. We don't have ti for this..." I cut her words short, more concerned by the dire situation we had left behind.
"Why you..." She gritted her teeth, still giving a deathly glare I didn't deserve.
"You're welco, by the way. I suppose this is my thanks for saving your life..." I mumbled, glancing away from her.
Upon hearing my words, she beca mute, contemplating what I said. Appearing embarrassed, yet still frustrated by my earlier actions, she could only glare at , while occasionally glancing to the ground as though sothing existed there.
"Now swallow your pride and comport yourself. The battle isn't over yet!"
She seed to understand my point but felt annoyed that I had to ntion it to her.
This is what I get for trying to reason with an Apostle. Should I have let her die then? No... She's still useful!
Still, the way I instinctively reached out to save her without prior thought, almost like instinct, made worry about the state of my emotions.
"What am I-" I mumbled absentmindedly.
"F-fine. I'll have to agree with you, for now. But this isn't over yet. You'll have to answer for your actions after we're done!" She blurted out.
I shrugged. There wasn't anything to discuss, in the first instance.
"Let's go!"
Once again, I made physical contact with Virgo by touching her lightly, causing the both of us to teleport back to our prior location.
I decided to drop Virgo off on my way to the monster since I didn't need any extra baggage while facing the monster. I left her on a pile of rubble, so distance from where the monster floated, and left for the monster's location.
"Erect a barrier and protect yourself well. I'll be finishing this!" I told her.
Gritting her teeth in annoyance, she obeyed.
Good. With this, I shouldn't be held back by anything! I'll be able to go all out!
And so, I dived into the sky, finding the enemy drunk in its supposed victory.
Well then, let the counterattack begin!
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"Now then, I hope you're ready to die!" I grinned, floating atop the wounded beast with a confident grin.
The monster clicked its tongue, glaring at with rage. I could feel the overwhelming surge of anger swirling within it as it tasted defeat for the first ti.
"You... Kill ? Don't make such odd jokes!"
Its voice grew more malevolent and an ominous aura enveloped it.
Before I could respond, the energy welling within the monster erupted, sending a crimson blast to destroy everything around him.
>BOOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!<
I evaded its attack easily, appearing outside its range.
The monster arose from its estate, reaching my height as its body was surrounded with blood-like orbs of destruction.
"My purpose... I will fulfill it. Don't ss with , Hero, I will kill you, and everyone you love!"
His last statent made cringe a little, and I sohow felt the need to correct him.
"I love no one, monster. Did you perhaps get a wrong idea sowhere down the line?"
Sadly, my words fell on deaf ears as the monster didn't appear to be capable of listening to anymore.
Drowned its bloodthirsty state, the only thing left within it was the driving force of entirely defeating .
It's too bad. That's impossible!
>FWOOOOOSH<
The demon-like creature sped from its location and advanced toward with full speed. Its flight appeared to tear apart the fabric of space, drawing closer to without a single second passing.
I imdiately summoned a shield to parry its assault, causing the monster's blow to clash with my highly sturdy blue shield.
>KKKKRRRRRRR<
Sounds made from our clash echoed across the barren plains caused by the earlier destruction. Sparks were sent flying as I watched it struggle to destroy my Treasure.
As I thought... this monster isn't that big a deal...
"Dieeeee!!!" It scread.
Several of the orbs surrounding it launched in an instant, like projectiles that had as their target.
Bypassing the shield protecting , they circled about my defense and ca charging toward .
"Pathetic!"
I activated my aura and instantly vaporized the orbs.
This shocked the monster as it widened in eyes, causing the blow it gave the shield to weaken.
Using this opportunity, I added more energy to the shield, allowing it to repel the monster.
>ZZZTTTTZZZ<
The glowing shield buzzed, sending a shockwave to the flustered creature.
"Arrghhhhhh" It yelled in pain, pushed away by the impact caused by the shield's effects.
Just like that, I redirected the full brunt of its attack in one hit.
>VWOOOOOM<
It got pushed away, crashing into the ground in an instant.
I didn't stop there as I also dived to the falling monster, reaching it within a second.
>WHOOSH<
The winds made way for as I appeared behind its falling form while it remained disoriented.
Unsheathing my blade from its scabbard, I ignited a golden aura within it, sending the entire area into shock and vibration in the presence of the magnitude of power I wielded.
"I wasn't able to draw out enough power to do this back then... but now..." I mumbled.
The monster couldn't react since it was still struggling with the recoil of my attacks.
I gave a vertical slash, sending a sharp surge of golden light to clash with the wounded monster.
>KKKKKAAABOOOOOOMMMM<
The force of the explosion sent shockwaves across the area, past the city, and even beyond.
Bright golden light shone, overpowering even the sun as everyone from far would definitely be able to notice the life radiance emitted by the single attack I made.
"Huuu, that feels much better..." I whispered.
The monster, already extrely battered by my attack, but not quite dead, fell to the ground with a heavy thud.
I followed its repulsive body and remained in the air as I watched the smoke clear around the area of impact.
"How... I was... stronger... How could I lose... how..."
Hearing its groans made feel pity for the ignorant creature, while also having slight repulsion evident in the glare I gave it.
"You were never stronger than ... you were just privileged..." I said.
My attack seed to have knocked so sense to it, and due to its weakened state, the monster was capable of understanding once again.
"What are you...?!"
It glared at , still having the determination to end , but its body wasn't going to listen to it anyti soon.
"The Dungeon, it had an effect of siphoning power and transferring them to you. For so reason, I wasn't able to draw out my full power, and it appeared you were overwhelmingly strong." My low voice captured its attention.
I admit, it took so ti to realize this, and before then I panicked as a result of eting a stronger adversary.
To think it was all just a hoax
"You're weak. You've always been. If not for the Dungeon supplying you with a huge chunk of my strength, you wouldn't have been able to push so far."
The monster croaked as I continued speaking, not willing to accept the harsh reality of its existence.
Whether it wants to accept it or not, this is the end of the line.
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