Day 234 - 10:19 PM - Flooded Forest Ruin, Forbidden Zone, Oshiage, Sumida City, Ruins of Tokyo
The gigantic pillar of light tore through the darkness of the night. It illuminated everything even outside the already enlarged boundaries of the ruined Tokyo and was witnessed even far beyond it illuminated. The pillar of light was as bright as the sunlight but as gentle as the moonlight. It was such a bizarre and terrifying sight.
All [Infected] that witnessed the pillar growled in utter confusion. And with the growls from their blood-covered mouths, their legs moved toward the pillar of light, attracted by sothing they could not fathom.
Sa as the [Infected], the [chids], rarely seen within the ruins of Tokyo, began to approach the pillar of light.
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Day 234 - 10:19 PM - Demon's Dominion, Inawashiro, Fukushima Prefecture
The town of Inawashiro. It was a rural town centered on agriculture, mainly rice. It must have been a nice rural town, although now, it was the center of the Demon's Dominion.
It beca a hellish place filled with conflict. Knowing how aggressive and violent the Demons of Japan were, this outco was not surprising.
Yet, on this night, the Demons all went silent as they gazed at the southern sky. Even at this distance, they could feel the power of purification that their kind extrely feared.
With hostile hearts and minds, they made an oath.
The ti to eradicate the humans in this country would co soon.
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Day 234 - 10:19 PM - Auraboros Japan Branch, Aokigahara, Narusawa, Fujikawaguchiko, Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi
While the north was disturbed, the west was in a state of confusion.
The mbers of Auraboros stared at the eastern sky, looking at the very sa pillar of light.
They had no idea what was happening. As such, the Empress imdiately sent people to gather information about what was happening.
The Empress looked at that pillar of light.
If the Reclaid City was currently facing a crisis, it would be a good opportunity to gain the upper hand in the incoming alliance eting.
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Day 234 - 10:19 PM - Reclaid City, Tokyo Bay, Ruins of Tokyo
The north was disturbed, and the west was confused.
As for the residents of the Reclaid City, they felt fear.
Those who were awake stared at the sky. Those asleep were woken by the ones awake. They all stared in fear due to the unfathomable scene before them.
The pillar of light that turned nightti into dayti was not far from the Reclaid City. With such a fact, their fear was not unreasonable.
With the sudden situation, the army was imdiately mobilized. At the sa ti, the Territorial Groups managing the different districts in the Reclaid City also prepared.
But out of all things, what confused the people of the Reclaid City the most was the sudden mobilization of the Shinto Priests from the Temple.
The common people would not usually see the Shinto Priests outside the Temple except for a few special occasions and ergencies. It was even rarer to see the most powerful ones who were comparable to [Ability Holders].
But this night, the common people could see a few groups of Shinto Priests jumping from building to building and running through the streets, with their bodies emitting a faint glow.
The sudden mobilization of the Shinto Priests made the people believe whatever was happening was a serious issue.
Unknown to everyone, it was not just the Shinto Priests, the Territorial Groups, and the Army who were preparing.
At the base of the Evernight Group, i was already changing into her armor. It was already late, and Mark had yet to return. When the pillar of light appeared, she tried contacting him through the rings that Bathala gave them, but it did not seem to be coming through.
i was getting worried. She could tell that Mark was in the sa direction as the pillar of light.
As such, i decided to find him. And using Spera's portal, she planned to start the search outside the Reclaid City.
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Day 234 - 10:20 PM - Flooded Forest Ruin, Forbidden Zone, Oshiage, Sumida City, Ruins of Tokyo
Within the ruins of Oshiage, the pillar of light dissipated as fast as it tore through the night sky.
And seeing Mark still flying in the sky, unscathed, the eyes of the Priestess glittered.
That pillar of light was one of the most powerful attacks the Priestess had in hand. Most Demons she encountered in the past would not be able to receive the attack and remain with an intact body. The Priestess was convinced that Mark would be able to survive it. That was why she used it without hesitation. However, she never expected him to receive the full brunt of the attack and remain unaffected.
And if there was sothing that fascinated the Priestess even more, it was the fact that she felt the presence of [Miasma] just before her attack hit Mark.
Was Mark able to wield [Miasma] of his own volition? The Priestess knew that it was nonsense and that any being with a physical body should not be able to touch [Miasma] without being affected by its corruptive properties.
However, what else would explain what happened just now?
Rather than denying the fact, the Priestess was more inclined to believe that the person she was fighting right now was a unique existence.
On the other side, Mark sighed. With his [Empath] abilities, he could tell from the Priestess' emotional fluctuations that she noticed Mark's use of [Miasma]. But this fact confird one thing about the Priestess. She had quite a unique mindset. [Miasma] was sothing feared by many, and it would not be a surprise that a Shinto Priestess like her would begin thinking of eliminating him as a threat. However, that was clearly not the case. The Priestess did not care. She only wanted Mark to fight seriously.
SHOOOM!
At this ti, the Priestess began her next attacks. It started with a group of talismans that imdiately turned into a barrage of light beams shooting at Mark.
Mark imdiately moved, evading the beams as fast as he could. These beams were different from the fireballs and lightning bolts before as these beams carried the sa properties as the pillar of light just now. He knew that these beams could not be blocked by his wings, and he would get wounded if he got hit by these attacks.
Unfortunately, the light beams were pretty fast. They shot at lightspeed, after all. Mark had no way of evading all of them.
And as such, with a wave of his hand, a surge of [Miasma] ford a wall in front of him, which blocked and absorbed the beams of light.
The barrage of light beams ended, and Mark imdiately retaliated.
Mark stretched out both his arms. Small surges of [Miasma] ford and shot towards the Priestess.
The Priestess saw Mark's retaliation and imdiately went for defense. With her command, the tree roots that now littered Oshiage moved to block and swat the surges of [Miasma] that rained from Mark.
Due to the sheer quantity of the roots, Mark's attacks were blocked, not even reaching the ground. However, each root that managed to block Mark's [Miasma] imdiately withered, turning into dried roots, which soon crumbled to pieces that rained to the flooded ground.
Not waiting for the Priestess to release another barrage of dangerous attacks, Mark's wings showed a reddish glow. His speed accelerated even more as he charged at the Priestess.
With a smile and an excited glint in her eyes, the Priestess waved her arms, and the hundreds of remaining tree roots moved to block Mark's path.
At this ti, Mark's eyes glowed with a purplish sheen. He then displayed unexpected movents, in which he actually evaded the hundreds of roots attacking him.
The Priestess was surprised by that scene. She realized that Mark's movents were strange. He was not responding to the attacks and evading them. It felt more like he was already evading the attack before it even ca.
As ti passed and the Priestess fought Mark more, her view of him beca more and more unfathomable.
While it was true that it was expected for a Pureblood Demon to have so uncanny abilities, what Mark had shown her was already beyond what a normal Pureblood Demon was supposed to be capable of. Furthermore, his move sets did not make sense. In the first place, how was he able to wield [Miasma]? And if he was able to wield [Miasma], how was he capable of other magical attacks?
[Miasma] was a greedy energy. [Formless Demons], which were commonly known to wield it, were incapable of any other things aside from using [Miasma]. Yet, Mark, who had a physical body and was able to shoot fireballs, was also using [Miasma].
The Priestess was excited about her unique opponent. Yet, she was also utterly confused.
With a serious look in her eyes, the Priestess waved her fans downward. The halo behind her glowed brighter, and the roots around Mark moved differently and began to make unpredictable movents.
At that sudden change in pattern, it was Mark's turn to be surprised. The Priestess imbued her aura to the roots as she controlled them. And Mark's [Future Sight] suddenly beca less effective.
The gears in Mark's head spun as he evaded the roots to his full abilities. And he arrived at a single answer.
Gods were outside the influence of fate. The Priestess' aura, containing the powers of the Goddess of the Sun, Amaterasu, had so resistance against abilities that read the future.
Mark was stopped on his flight, surrounded by the tree roots under the Priestess' control. And with a deep breath, Mark shouted.
"HAH!"
[Miasma] exploded from his body in all directions. The roots surrounding Mark were enveloped by the expanding surge of [Miasma], imdiately withering and crumbling.
Mark tore through the roots and continued his charge towards the Priestess. Wielding his swords, Mark slashed at the Priestess. It was a serious attack, and the Priestess would definitely get injured if she could not defend herself.
However, the Priestess was already preparing when Mark was surrounded by the roots. A pentagram of talismans was already in front of her, with the talismans already getting slashed to pieces. And with the tal Talisman as the last to crumble, a magical barrier with a tallic sheen ford in front of her.
BAM!
The sword in Mark's hand and the tallic barrier of the Priestess collided with a powerful impact that rattled the surroundings.
It was a deadlock once again, with the Priestess on defense and Mark on the offensive.
With her arms outstretched in front of her, the Priestess was reinforcing the barrier. On the other side, Mark's wings flapped stronger and stronger as he tried to slash through the barrier.
The power the two were emitting was already off the charts as the force between their struggle was transmitted to the surroundings.
It was clear that this would be the final bout. If Mark could slash through the barrier, he would win this fight. Otherwise, the Priestess would win if she was able to defend herself against Mark's attack.
But as the struggle intensified, a barrage of fireballs suddenly shot at Mark.
Mark was caught a little off guard. It was not because he let his guard down against the Priestess. It was because the fireballs ca from a completely different direction.
As it was too sudden, Mark had no ti to use his wings to defend against the fireballs. He would either need to receive the brunt of the attack as he continued his slash to try to break the tallic barrier or abandon it and retreat.
Most of all, the Priestess was also surprised by the fireballs. It was clear that it did not co from her.
But as the fireballs were about to make Mark co to a decision, several muffled gunshots were heard. The fireballs were shot through, causing them to dissipate into nothingness.
At this ti, both Mark and the Priestess looked at each other and ca to an understanding.
""Let's end this here.""
The two said at the sa ti as they both lowered their weapons.
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