Chapter 42 - Prophesied End (2/2)
“Are your family members being held hostage? You seem rather nervous. ”
Woohyuk was well aware of the many tricks Demons liked to employ. As such James’ little performance didn’t hold up.
“... You caught on rather quickly. I also felt you weren’t an ordinary person when I first saw you.”
“Did she tell you to buy as much time as possible?”
“Right, she said that you were sure to come, and to wait for you here.”
James no longer had any reason to lie, so he had no problem telling them the truth.
Rather than unsheathing Grandia, he summoned his Undead Isaac.
“You will be dealing with him, so do your best.”
The Undead Isaac’s blue eyes focused on James, and a fierce duel ensued.
* * *
After leaving the Undead Isaac and James to their fight, the three of them rushed along the tunnel leading to the basement beneath the Beatrice Cathedral.
Just when they had almost arrived at their destination,
Quaaaang!
A booming sound was heard and the entire building shook
“What was that?”
“The sound of a bombardment.”
As if a large cannon had been fired, just on that was strong enough to cause this entire floating island to tremble just by its recoil.
“I set a series of lenses upon the injury of the Demon God’s eye”
”
Aris appeared next to them and explained.
A weapon that stood at the very pinnacle of Magical Engineering.
Condensed mana flowed through the lenses before shooting a bronze cast barrel, becoming a golden ray gun which struck the world’s surface.
Its destructive power was such that it could level a small kingdom with but a single shot. An invention which Aris had only succeeded in creating after experiencing multiple failures.
“Right about now, in place of the Etrona kingdom there will be a large crater.”
“ Why even bother with this if the entire world was facing destruction?”
“I already told you, this is my revenge.”
She must have truly been in love with the Demon God. Her situation being not so different from that of Count Oscar.
Woohyuk showed an apathetic reaction.
“Why did you bother coming here? You must have already collected all three rings.”
“That stupid Prince was more useless that I thought. The blood of the Divine Chosen must be present in order to break through the final barrier, just like Saint Marina once had.
Aris’ purple eyes focused on Elizabeth.
Fortunately she had spared her life back then.
“And what if we refuse to cooperate?”
“Then there’s isn’t anything I can do. I had kept you alive all this time for my own personal enjoyment, but if you keep trying to interfere…”
Aris summoned the Abyssal Scythe, wielding it with both hands. It was the same weapon that had previously been used by Irene.
“I have one question for you before we fight.”
“What is it? Just so you know, my measurements are a secret.”
“Do you know about the classic double standard?”
“What? I have no idea what you're talking about.”
“If you love someone, it is romance, but if others do, it is instead an affair.”
He had met many similar women, who acted heartbroken and felt wronged, just as if they were a tv drama’s main character.
Alice had been the perfect example.
Because of a lost love, her humanity had become twisted to a point that she was beyond saving.
“You’re quite the talker.”
Having hit a sore spot, Aris’ eyes narrowed into slits, swinging forth with her Abyssal Scythe.
Whiric!
A spinning dagger flew her way. It had been thrown by the Rogue Guild’s Master, Ferdinand.
He had arrived along with his elite guild members.
“I came here just in case, as expected we expected it is indeed a Demon ”
“Where did this fly pop out from…”
Aris, who had to stop and dodge the dagger, had quite the annoyed expression on her face.
As if she had encountered some irrelevant worm.
“I don’t usually work for free, but I guess I can make an exception for the destruction of the world.”
The Rogue Guild’s God was the Grim Reaper. Even if they were known to dwell in the darkness, It wasn’t to the point that they’d fraternize with Demons.
“Ha Haa… Good. I’ll invite you all to join me at the Treasure Room, the party is about to start.”
Aris gave off a wicked laugh, she sheathed her weapon.
As soon as she was gone, Woohyuk and company rushed through the passage.
[What is she planning?]
[No idea.]
Even he wouldn’t know before encountering whatever she had in store for them.
As the entered a relatively large room, the first thing they saw was a pure white magic array in its center, along with the bloodied Prince
This was the room that could only be accessed after placing all three Imperial Rings in their sockets, located on the wall.
Aris had opened the entrance in advance, allowing everyone to come in.
[That...is...]
[It’s the Demon God’s sword]
A Legendary sword forged in the darkest regions of the Abyss.
It emitted the most concentrated form of Mana he had ever encountered.
“Welcome to Hell. Doesn’t everyone want to wield that sword? I assure you that if you succeed in doing so, any dreams can be achieved.”
Hearing Aris’ speech, Woohyuk couldn’t help but agree.
An artifact that contained the power of the Demon God himself.
Although he wasn’t familiar with it, it no doubt held incredible power.
Still, that meant it was all the more difficult to wield. No doubt this was a trap.
“Ahh!”
“Kuhuk”
Out of nowhere screams rang out. The Rogue Guild members had begun to assault one another with their daggers.
The Hallucination Magic had affected them.
It was a defensive measure that was triggered when a certain number of people stepped inside the room. A countermeasure against any possible invaders.
“Hahaha! These small fries are all fighting each other, how fun.”
“You, Bitch!”
Ferdinand knelt on the ground, holding his head in pain as he stared angrily at Aris.
Woohyuk’s party however was in good shape.
In the first place Princess Elizabeth wasn’t affected, whereas Woohyuk and Leifina currently had very high Magic Resistance.
‘It’s a good thing we used it in advance.’
[Archangel’s Blessing]
It was the reward he had received for clearing the 97th floor. A consumable with only three charges, that would make its user immune to any negative Status Effects for one hour.
“You can resist even this amount of mana… that incredible. Once again you didn’t disappoint.”
Aris exclaimed as she looked at Woohyuk and Leifina with renewed curiosity.
The kind of look that suggested she wanted to add them to her collection.
Woohyuk however wasn’t in the mood to entertain her strange hobbies.
“I think it’s time to finish that duel.”
Grandia’s blade shone with light glow as he aimed for Aris’ neck.