194 I Want Some Crepes (1/2)
”What do I get from all of this?”
”Well…” Raylein was stumped. He actually didn't think about that ”You're a good guy…right? By turning into a Plane Guardian, you'll become stronger. I'm sure your strength can be a great help to beat the Pillars. You're someone who is able to resurrect even after the soul has been dissipated after all”
”The resurrection factor is delicate” Arima's eyes sharpened ”It always depends on the circ.u.mstances if I can use it or not”
”I understand that” Raylein followed ”But putting that aside, you may also be dragged into this war even if you want it or not. So, it's better if you receive the Guardian's legacy and attack before they can…” Raylein voiced what he had just said in his head then nodded as if he was satisfied with his little speech. He was sure that it was pretty convincing.
Arima sighed and his expression relaxed. He looked lazily at Raylein and made the latter doubt ”I accept,” But Arima's answer made him smile ”But I'll do the test in a month. Come back then” Arima added and teleported back inside the hall with his group.
”Huh?” Raylein's smile froze ”Hey!” He followed them inside and saw Arima was already sitting down, talking to Jin's secretaries.
”Gather the ministers. I want to talk with them” He heard Arima then walked toward him.
”Why do you want to wait for one month? Do you not understand what I just said?”
”No, I fully understand” Arima retorted and Raylein frowned ”I accepted, no?”
”…I'm telling you that there's gonna be a war between the G.o.d… and the Devil…” Raylein started gesturing as if he was explaining to a child. Everyone was already looking at him strangely ”And that you may be a.s.saulted and killed in the process of the destruction of your world” He said everything in one breath.
”I heard well the first time” Arima responded and stood up. He cracked his neck and looked up ”Deva, come down” He ordered and the HQ was suddenly illuminated by a bright light. A feathered serpent appeared in the sky and landed on a mountain not far.
”I never said that I'll let them have one month” Arima declared and his coat fluttered as a silhouette formed behind him. A hooded skeleton laughed and made his teeth clack. He lifted his brush and started painting.
Raylein was confusedly watching when he felt a thick and seemingly infinite aura filling the air around him. It was spreading in the air and infiltrating the earth ”What are you doing…? Are you trying to destroy your own planet?”
”Don't mind. Just stand back” Layla spoke up and Raylein frowned again.
”Mm, since Jormungand is back. The theory should be even stronger” Arima muttered casually as the skeleton finished drawing the snake biting his own tail ”Anyway,” Arima crouched and placed both of his hands on the ground.
”[First Red Art, Fata Deorum, Ragnarök]” He chanted and the entire planet shook. The building's wall even started to crack in some places. The paint of the skeleton came alive and s.h.i.+ned.
Some weak mountain across the surface of the planet cracked open and collapsed. Some volcanos erupted and creva.s.ses opened everywhere. The painter behind Arima laughed again and went inside Arima's chest like a ghost.
Arima sighed. His sigil glowed and Raylein only needed to blink once to see everything back to normal, without any sign of destruction. Every mountain was standing again, the creva.s.ses were closed and even the small lives who had been lost were brought back.
”…What did you do?” Raylein was more puzzled than ever. He could now feel Arima's aura over the entire planet but that did not explain to him what was happening.
”I just took control of Earth” Arima answered and smiled ”For this,” He snapped his fingers and from s.p.a.ce, you could see that a red and blue barrier instantly formed around the planet. Strange drawings and runes were drawn on it. There was particularly a giant clock making up of at least half of the barrier.
That clock could even be seen from the surface of the planet. From outside of the atmosphere, the needles were turning at a normal speed but from the inside, the needles were moving in slow motion.
”[Sanctuarium autem Dei finis Mundi] (Sanctuary of the End of the World)”Arima's eyes glowed for a second then he sat back ”There you go” He pointed at the sky through the window ”When that needle will have made a complete turn, one month will have pa.s.sed”
Raylein's expression was changing quite comically ”Wait… did you just take control of all elements on the entire planet then slowed down time to a 1/30 ratio?”
”Yes”
”'Yes'? What do you mean 'yes'?! This is not even a dimension. It's actually an array. Where the h.e.l.l do you plan to get the mana to keep it active?”
”What? Were you not paying attention? I'm an Eternal Dragon now. The 'Eternal' relates to my mana and ability to use mana efficiently” Arima nonchalantly uttered ”Basically; this thing takes me less mana than I recover naturally”
”No way…” Raylein couldn't believe. He put his palm on his forehead then rubbed his face ”I understand now. Your true strength is not about your life force, the intensity of your killing intent, your energy property, or even your peculiar body… but your mana pool and unbelievable magic theory”
Raylein eyes sparkled ”Then let's start now! If you have such an advantage, winning the war is far from an incert.i.tude. If you do the test now and master your power during this month, you'll be almost invincible!” He was quite excited but as he was shouting those pretty lines, Arima had already left the hall and only Karma and Night were left there, looking at him as if he had suddenly become dumb.