361 358. Time crossing.txt (1/2)

Noir-chan moved up to the clock tower, which was the next highest in the Great Holy City after the castle.

In the best position to monitor the castle, she stared at it.

Her eyes were not on the 'top' where my corpse was - not the 'top' - but the grand entrance downstairs. However, with the tower and a group of soldiers surrounding it, it wasn't possible to see the interior in a fragile way.

''-- 《Vibrations》''

So Noir-chan shoots non-attribute vibration magic from her entire body, grabbing its reflection with her sensory organs sharpened by 'demonization' and trying to perform the echolocation characteristic of the bat species--

Dimension.

If there was something better than that, it would be overridden by basic dimensional magic.

Of course, the current one was not Noir-chan's intention, but the result of having her mouth and magic power moved without her permission.

The range of sensory perception has expanded rapidly. It was a familiar sensation for me, but it was different for Noir-chan, and her fright and trembling accelerated.

''Eh?　D, Dimension?　Oh, ahhh, ......!

I felt sorry, but I leaned my attention to the inside of the castle rather than Noir-chan, who was pale.

To be honest, I couldn't help but wonder about the situation inside.

When I came back to life that day, I can finally see clearly what was going on behind the scenes.

I focus on the Dimension and look at the first floor grand entrance of Foozier's Castle.

The last time I saw the grand entrance on the first floor was when I went with Ragne to greet the senate. At that time, the grand foyer retained a majesty befitting the entrance to the Great Country Fusoya's, and was filled with expensive furnishings that made the most of its size.

-- it had been transformed into a tragic sight.

Not a single expensive piece of furniture was left. It's a good idea to have a look at the ruins of the house, with furniture remnants scattered here and there. Above all, the most noticeable change was the dried and clotted blood that clung to every corner of the space. The ghastly red-black marks turn the grand entrance into the word battlefield.

There were four men and women on that battlefield, men and women who were fighting.

The ratio of forces was three to one.

The three of them are always in a triangular formation, surrounding the one in the center. It doesn't matter how much the four of you are running around and the battle rages on, the form remains the same. It conveys the will to never let the one in the center escape.

And when I look at each of those four faces, I am astonished.

The first one.

A man with a huge halberd about three meters long, which is in charge of the top of the triangular formation.

The man was huge enough to line up with a large gain. Underneath his short, blue, piercing hair, he had a severe, scarred face. First the word ”heroic” comes to mind, and then the praise of ”brave” almost comes to mind. That's how dignified the man was. He wore thick armor like a warlord, not a knight.

The man's main characteristic was his race.

He was a Dragon Man (Dragon Newt).

He had horns and a thick tail. Like Snow, he tries to hide it with decorations and heavy equipment, but he cannot escape the confirmation of the Dimension.

I once saw him in the memory of Titi, who was 'The One Who Steals the Reason of the Wind' and the 'Governing King (Lord)'.

I knew that this man was Seldra, the One Who Steals the Reason of Nothingness.

Then the second one.

The second point of the triangular formation is carried by a man with empty eyes, repeating the motion of turning a book in empty air. It's ”The One Who Steals Blood's Reason” Fafner.

You can see from his appearance that he has lost his mind somewhere again, but his magic remains strong and keen. He is generating a large amount of blood puppets and arrows while mumbling and muttering.

And then the third one.

The one standing at the last point of the triangular formation was a girl I know well.

A girl with black hair and black eyes like me, wearing a robe that suppresses the magic power given to her by Apostle Diprakra. It's Yotaki, the one who steals the reason for water.

The snowflakes are swirling around her body due to the influence of the too cold magic power. The one that Noir-chan was frightened of earlier was definitely Yotaki.

In other words, one side of the battlefield is 'The One Who Steals the Reason of Nothingness', 'The One Who Steals the Reason of Blood' and 'The One Who Steals the Reason of Water'.

Facing that excessive amount of strength, a single person against that excessive amount of strength--

'Ha, ha, ha!　Haha, hahahahahaha--!

A girl holding the ”Heavenly Sword Noah” in her hand, her golden hair fluttering, and laughing her way through the land of the dead, even though she was covered in scars. It was Rastiara Hoozeyers.

That fact took my breath away.

I know that Rastiara is strong.

But that's within the bounds of common sense. He was born with a magic formula carved into his blood and theoretically has the best physical abilities, but he is not even close to dealing with ...... the 'stealer of reason' that destroys common sense.

In the past, Lastiara was rendered unable to fight against the wood-stealer's id with its recovery magic and suffered a disastrous defeat against the dark-stealer's Palinkron. I'm not sure I'm going to be able to get away with it.

And yet ...... if it's one to one, it's still three to one.

Inside, there's that yang-taki. As far as I can see, Serdra is a warrior. You can say that even Fafner is a combat specialist. There's no way it can be a match.

However, even while I was thinking this, Rustyala was still alive.

Hahaha!　Hah, hah, hah, hah--!　Finally, finally, finally, finally: ......!　Finally!

While running and laughing, Rustyala prevented the magic of the three of them.

The way he fought was something he had never seen before in his long life in another world.

Rastiara would constantly activate magic while fighting. He coursed his blood with all his might, consumed his magic power to the maximum, and spun one basic magic after another in rapid succession.

''-- [Flame], [Ice], [Wind], [Earth], [Wood], [Light], [Dark], [Water] --''

Those overly simple basic magics are activated almost simultaneously, interfering and mixing with each other.

I thought it was similar to 'countervailing magic' (counter magic), but it never dissipates.

I didn't understand how it works at first glance. It is only faintly obvious that this is the destination of the skill 'magical combat'. Rastiara is constructing all the attributes by himself, establishing resonant magic by himself, and controlling the finished product by himself.

-- As a result, Rastiara's magic power had been transformed into a familiar light.

It was similar to Ragne Kaikwola's magic power.

However, compared to her early ones, it was not as dark.

If put into words, it was worthy of being called the 'magic power of a bright star' rather than the 'magic power of a dark star'. The miscellaneous colors, such as red, blue, yellow and green, are innocently intertwined, leaping and shimmering.

If anything, it's closer to the magical power we saw at Ragne's death.

The colors are colored like the circles of the white rainbow that frame the sun.

It's the magic power of the white rainbow.

''-- 《Impulse》''

Against that Rastiala, Serdra shook her halberd and released a vibrating magic from the tip.

In an instant, the air in the entire grand entrance distorted, further shattering the scattered wreckage and shattering it into pieces.

The extreme vibrational magic no longer seemed to be destroying things on a molecular level.

On top of that, it couldn't be captured by sight. It's a vicious attack magic. Rastiara couldn't avoid it--but with a wave of her free hand, she released a white rainbow colored magic that successfully offset it.

''--[Blood Arrow]

Following that, multiple blood arrows are released from Fafner, which may be a check.

However, this also ends up with the same result as the earlier vibrating magic. The white rainbow colored magic power that covers Rastiara's body seems to be unable to penetrate even the 'Stealers of Reason'.

''Heh ......!''

Serdra mutters with a look of interest and leaps at the driving Rustyala.

He raises his gaining Halbert, clad in vibrating magic, and swings it down with vigor. It's a technique that my companion Snow often used.

Of course, the density of its magical power cannot be compared to Snow's.

It's not just a matter of time before you get to the point where you'll be able to see that it will dissolve all matter when you touch it.

--In a moment, every sound disappeared.

A shock rushed through the grand entrance, enough to blow away all the vibrations of the grand entrance.

However, the source of the shock, Serdra and Rastiara, are both unharmed.

Neither of them let go of their swords and a smile appeared on their mouths.

Against the man who was called 'the strongest' by the Apostle a thousand years ago, Rastiara was not lagging behind.

At one time, Rustyala had lamented that he was not a force to be reckoned with, but here he was closing in on the 'one who steals reason'.

Serdra remained in a battle of perseverance and put his strength into his hands in an attempt to push through.

But in the middle of it, he changed his expression, leapt backwards and retreated.

''--!　This is the ...... from that time!

In a safe zone, he inspected the magic power that clings to his Halbert.

And then, without hesitation, he discarded Halbert.

I'm not sure if this is the case, but I'm pretty sure it's a good idea that there's some kind of power on it.

That is, for example, the power of Ragne's 'Reversal'. I've been feeling a foul power similar to that from Rustiala's magic power.

Rastiara's current magical power is extraordinary.

The nearby Fafner may have sensed this as well, but he raises his face from his downcast position and stares at the magical power filled inside the grand entranceway, his voice trembling.

''This, this is ......?　Is this the right girl for that time?　The girl who was next to my Great Savior (Magna Messiah) at that time, now?　The magic of the millennium, is it now? ......!

His voice as well as his whole body trembles, and tears ooze from his eyes.

With the same tone of voice as always, Fafner rejoices and congratulates her.

''Haha!　Oh, then you are definitely a Saint.　That's what a ”Saint” tiara is all about!　So that's what it's all about!　--Hallelujah!　It's a hallelujah, tiaraaaaaaaaaa!

He praised the power of Tiara a thousand years ago, not the Rastiara in front of him.

Then, in response to the rush of emotions, several blood monsters were born around Fafner and attacked Rastiara.

All of them, Rastiara cleaved them off with his sword, which was clothed in magic power.

Even when dealing with the insane 'Stealers of Reason (Fafner)', Rastiara didn't retreat an inch - but the third one, the 'Stealers of Reason (Hitaki)' was too bad an opponent.

''--But unfortunately, I'm better at handling it (...) than you are. I'm not going to go along with you stalling for time.

My sister naturally switched her own magic power.

As if imitating Rastiara, she manipulated multiple magical attributes and turned the light blue color into a white rainbow color.

I gasped, ”It's foul,” but at the same time, I thought, ”It can't be helped. If it could be used against Ragne and Rustyala, there was no reason why that Yangtaki couldn't be used.

Yotaki, who had prepared the magic power of the stars so easily, spread his own magic power inside the grand entrance and eroded Rastiara's magic power.

Although they had almost the same magic power, it was Youtaki who had the upper hand.

That's when I realized a fact.

Now Rastiara and Yotaki are using the magic power of the star attribute - the power that the Apostle once defined as ”the star is the pinnacle and endpoint”.

Both were dazzling, powerful, and foul, but they were not exactly the same.

The magic power of Ragne's 'Star'.

Rastiara's 'Star' magic power.

Yangtaki's 'Star' magic power.

Three types.

I thought they were different from each other.

I could tell from their light that they had different ways of getting there and different interpretations.

It's easy to understand, especially when compared to Lagune. Her magical light was heavy, dark and vicious, while the other two were light, bright and divine.

The most important difference is the expression of each of them.

Of the three people I just mentioned, who is the most overwhelmed--

”--Hey!　Hah, hah, hah--!

Rastiara, who was running and fighting, spat out blood from her mouth, even though she shouldn't have received a direct hit.

It seems that just a few seconds of pushing and shoving of magic power with Yotaki had caused damage to the inside of her body.

Right now, Rastiara is definitely cutting down on his life.

Instead of the lost MP, he is losing his maximum HP.

This rainbow of scattered light is the last glint of her life.

Then, through the gap in her staggering Lastiara, Serdra approaches.

There was no halberd in her hand, but instead she grabbed a broken stone pillar. He sticks his five fingers into the stone and uses the massive mass, which is normally not enough for a weapon, as his prey.

As he approached, Serdra took a vigorous swing at the stone pillar.