225 Vile Creatures (1/2)
A high-pitched noise resounded and spread across Arima's soul realm. It even went outside of it and not only Malum but also Shakti and the others heard it even though they were already very far. It even reached Ahura who was resting under Yggdrasil. She opened her eyes and turned to look at a man standing not that far from of her.
That man was Ambor and he was trembling as he recognized the source of that sound. His eyelids were closed and there was nothing behind them. He had been revived inside Kymestuos and actually released after having been judged. He wasn't the only one; Baba Yaga, Loran, Khione, Thanatos… Almost all of them had actually suddenly resurfaced out of nowhere with their life force purged.
Even Ahura had no idea on how it worked ”Ambor” She raised her voice ”Don't even think of bearing hatred toward him. I am enough for that. There's no reason for you to try taking revenge”
Ambor clenched his hands ”I don't hate him. I'm just frustrated. I should have been killed anyway. I should be happy that I'm alive” He released his fists and sighed helplessly ”And… I actually think that he's the only capable of bringing out the full potential of my eyes” He muttered ”…I suppose I can only live as a human now”
Ahura closed her eyes again ”Sebas” She called and the old butler appeared right next to her and bowed ”Did you request my presence, My Lady?”
”I want you to talk with Ambor and the others. If they need you to go somewhere, help them” Ahura instructed and Sebas nodded in understanding.
Ambor bitterly smiled ”Thank you for your care” He said and went toward the others Pillars with Sebas. Ahura breathed in and sighed. She couldn't hear the high-pitched sound anymore.
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”// Integrating. Maledictus Natus. Terminated ” Arima heard his own voice inside his head. The crimson light died down and he stood up. Red lightning sparked around him and his aura caused a shockwave that blew away the dust around him.
He slowly opened his eyes and once again heard himself talking in a mechanical way ”// a.n.a.lyze of existence. Complete. Law of Life. Release. Break ” When his eyes were half open, Arima opened them wide. Two pentagrams were immediately projected from his eyes.
They receded afterward and shrunk until they became a mark on Arima's irises ”// Results. Failed. Conclusion. 40%. Terminated ” The circles spun and vanished when he blinked. His pupils returned to their usual silver hue.
Arima abruptly frowned. He covered one of his eyes with his hand, then did the same thing with the other. His mouth twitched. He cast a magic on himself and a blue light covered his eyes for a second. Arima's expression darkened and he conjured a sort of transparent barrier in front of him. He waved his hand and started deforming it in a peculiar way.
Night, Karma, and Layla stared at him strangely. His actions looked silly to them. Arima ignored them for the meantime and his expression kept becoming more infuriated as he altered that barrier ”G.o.ddammit!” He shouted and shattered the barrier.
”It needs to be a physical one…” He grunted and waved his hand and a piece of metal along with a small plate of gla.s.s materialized. Arima's sigil glowed and the two materials s.h.i.+ned before fusing together. It became smaller then the shape started changing.
The three onlookers dropped their jaws dumbfounded when they recognized the object Arima was making ”…Arima, what the h.e.l.l are you doing?”
”Mm?” Arima turned toward them with an annoyed expression ”Isn't that obvious?” He uttered and put on the object he had just made. It was gla.s.ses. A simple pair of corrective gla.s.ses mounted on a black frame.
Arima put them on and squinted his eyes and gazed at his group. Layla also stared back at him with a marveled expression. She looked like she had found the most valuable thing in the world. Arima sighed and grabbed the gla.s.ses before putting it in his soul.
Layla seemed to be disappointed and Night furrowed ”…Hey, what are you doing?”
Arima shrugged and Layla exclaimed when she realized that his eyes were not unfocused anymore ”I managed to a.n.a.lyze the Law with Natus but I didn't manage to break it down completely. What I'm seeing right now is a really blurry image. At best, I can only make out the shapes but nothing more detailed”
”I tried to use healing magic at first but it was a failure, then I opted to create a magic barrier that would change the way light and images are reflected in my eyes but the Law went against it and it didn't work. So, I tried using a purely physical object which had absolutely no magic inside and which could correct my vision” Arima explained and his three companions were astounded.
Night snickered after a moment then started laughing uncontrollably. Even Karma couldn't help but lift the corners of her mouth. Layla also smiled and covered her mouth as she retained her laughter.
”To think that one of the strongest humans in history, The Kind Demon, would be forced to wear gla.s.ses to be able to see” Night blurted out and Arima groaned ”Maybe it was better for you to be blind after all”
”Oh, shut up” Arima snapped ”I don't need to wear them anyway. I can perfectly fight without sight. I just have to use them when I want to know how something looks like…” He retorted and Layla raised her hand. Looking at her expression, it seemed like she was eager to say something.
”Can you put them back? The gla.s.ses”
Arima blankly stared at her and waved his hand. He put the gla.s.ses in just a second. One more time, Layla's face brightened while Karma and Night snickered. In fact, those gla.s.ses suited Arima pretty well and that was the reason for Layla's amazement. But they were also so good looking on him that none of them couldn't help but feel amused when they thought about who was wearing them.
”Alright, that's enough” Arima raised his voice and put the gla.s.ses away ”We're not going to lose time on this. Let me try something else first” He added and his eyes projected the pentagram formation.
”// a.n.a.lyze of existence. Complete. Law of Life. Release. Break. Success ” That same message echoed inside Arima's head. He still didn't know why it did that or even why it was his voice but he didn't really care.
He immediately took a lollipop and put it into his mouth ”Yep, it's obviously better when you can taste it” He nodded and beamed.
”Of course. I'm still wondering how you were even able to eat something so unfazed without being able to taste it” Night calmed his laughter and commented.
”So, what do we do now?” Layla inquired ”Are you going to communicate with them now?”