Episode 186 Holy Light
Demons are magical life forms. In a sense, that body is also a type of magic, and its very existence is magical power. Therefore, if an abnormality occurs in the soul and the magical body cannot be maintained, it will disperse.
A part of the Scarlet King's soul died when it was directly attacked.
As expected, I didn't kill them all, but the damage to their souls was fatal. As Hiou collapses due to his inability to maintain his magical body, Shu uses death magic to absorb his magical power.
“akgiaiedkkatgehaljdawsjeiakskiaksinu!?”
The Scarlet King resisted, though he let out unspoken groans and cries. However, his damaged soul cannot resist death magic and cannot maintain blood magic.
The Scarlet King's presence gradually diminished.
Perhaps because he has reached the Apocalypse level through self-evolution, even Shuu can feel the accumulation of magical power. There were no signs of evolution in Shu, who had become the largest spiritual being, but there was another discovery to replace it.
“This incident showed me the true nature of death magic.”
Shu has doubted his own power for hundreds of years.
It's a death spell that would instantly kill most creatures, but its mechanism is energy absorption. While death magic is the concept of killing without any questions asked, death magic is the stealing of magical energy. Even though it's the same "death", it feels a little different.
However, by interfering with the Scarlet King's soul, I was able to see some of the answer.
"Huh, the power to touch the soul? Isn't that interesting?"
"Have you returned, the Immortal King?"
"Thanks to you, the Sixth Chapter is no longer useful. The pseudo-soul has been completely destroyed. Thanks to you, I can't even draw out the magical power I've stored in another dimension. I have to develop a new Seventh Chapter."
The Immortal King was in a good mood even though his familiar was destroyed.
Since he was referred to as an experimental subject, it may not be that he was attached to him. Or maybe he was attached to it, but his interest in death magic won out.
"Your magic will extract your soul, right?"
As Shu also learned from the Philosopher's Stone incident, the soul is a type of magic circle. Death magic extracts the soul's magic circle. The way death magic works is that it takes away the magical power that runs the soul, and the life force that maintains the body along with it.
A law that touches souls that are originally difficult to interfere with. That is death magic.
"Let me give you that dying piece. It could be an important research material. Also, please be quiet. Please feel honored to be the food for this great research of Zenon Life!"
"That's my line. I'm interested in the soul of the King. You must be my food."
The two "kings" have increased their magical power.
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Serua, who continues to accumulate holy light, has compressed her power to the point where she can call it her limit. There is no limit to the holy light that flows from everywhere. However, the amount that could be handled at once depended on Serua's abilities.
(No... I can't defeat you like this)
The magical power of the Hades, the Scarlet King, and the Immortal King is immense.
It's not very strong, but Selua's power can't even compete with it. Even if holy light had the power to destroy demons, it would be unforgivable in front of the overwhelming magical power of the ``King''.
Serua was panicking.
Unable to see this, Enji placed his hand on her shoulder and told her gently.
"The holy light of the Heiren royal family has been passed down from generation to generation. Princess Selua's father, grandfather, and their ancestors reside in that power. Believe it."
“But no more.”
"The princess has Roka blood like us. Break the seal. Break the seal that has been layered with her bloodline. Now, calm down."
Serua imagines breaking the seal as she is told.
But I don't know anything. It just remains vague. Honestly, I had no idea what to do when I was told to break the seal inside.
However, I have already put those worries behind me.
I started this battle with the determination to defeat the ``King'' in the end. I'm not backing down now.
"Princess, I can't do anything. But I'll definitely be here."
"sink……"
"I will definitely protect you. Please don't be afraid."
"……fear"
While focusing on the holy light, Serua spoke those words again.
“Fear?”
It suddenly made sense.
I was able to convince myself that I was afraid. The power of holy light that has been sealed within the Heiren royal family has a history of being purified and suppressed from spreading through the seals of the Roka tribe. The magnitude of that power is not fully grasped by Selua, nor by the successive emperors or the guardians of the Roka tribe. There are theoretical values, but no actual measurements have been made.
That's because the successive emperors feared power and weakened it themselves. He suppressed that power unconsciously.
"sink"
"yes"
"Please protect me."
"……surely"
For the sake of the world, for my enemy, for my survival, and for bringing my best friend back to life.
This battle started for various reasons.
The holy light obtained at the end is a terrifying power. The truth can reach the ``King''. There is no human being who is not afraid of having such power. If the power is miscontrolled, the entire surrounding area will be destroyed. The Scarlet King has just turned the Sea of Trees into a desert.
Selua was too afraid to remove the final seal.
A true seal that none of the past emperors could remove. The lid will come off slightly.
"this is……"
"Watch carefully, idiot disciple. This is the real power you were hoping for. You who sought power as you wish will never reach it."
The power that Gladio admired and desired overflowed from Selua.
The holy light gently enveloped everyone in this place and began to protect them from the aftermath of the battle between the ``Kings''. The heavy magical power had disappeared, and the feeling of suffocation was gone.
Serua further expands and gathers this cradle-like power.
(Father, Kanon, please give me power. And to protect this power!)
My father who lives in my bloodline protects me, my best friend and female knight Kanon protects me, Enji and the other guardians of the Roka tribe recognize me, even Gladio, who was supposed to be my enemy, entrusts me to fight. He also promised to protect the knight Sink, who he had built up trust with.
There's nothing to be afraid of anymore.
Selua releases the true power of holy light.
The emblem on her forehead shined fiercely, and her bottomless magical power materialized as holy light.
“Light, there!”
The holy light leaves Selua's hands and is released into the world.
A world of purification has enveloped the battlefield of the "Kings".
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The Hades and the Immortal King were glaring at each other.
They are aiming for the moment when they release their magical power to each other and put their hands on each other. If they were to show even the slightest opening, the situation of the war would change at that moment. However, before that moment could arrive, the battlefield was enveloped in a faint light.
Serua's holy light was fully activated.
"What is this? What's going on!?"
“What!?”
Both Shu and the Immortal King couldn't help but be surprised.
That's because his body, which was made up of magical power, began to melt. Monsters are realized by combining the body with enough magical power to manipulate the soul. Its hardness and flexibility are the result of a magical combination, and in a sense it is an illusory hardness. Therefore, monsters with great power can nullify many attacks by combining magical powers.
The hard scales possessed by certain monsters are one type of this, and the reason why spiritual monsters like Shu can change their physical and spiritual forms at will is because they construct their bodies using magical power and control them with their souls.
It was an abnormal event that the magical body was melting.
"This is! Interesting. Isn't this just magical power collapse! What happened to the phenomenon that could only be observed with my collapse magic! Are you saying that another user has appeared?"
“You mean the magic collapses?”
"That's right. This is a phenomenon in which magical energy is broken down into its smallest units. The magical power controlled by the mind somehow loses its cohesive power and collapses."
“Is that why your body is melting?”
Because it is Shu, he is able to supplement the magic collapse phenomenon with his absolute magical power. It maintains its magical power by replenishing the scattered magical power. The Immortal King's skeleton is crumbling, but he is also being repaired at the same time.
However, the Hiou was different.
The Scarlet King, whose soul was damaged by death magic and had difficulty maintaining his existence, had no way to prevent his magic from collapsing. He was gradually dissolving and disappearing, and it seemed like it was only a matter of time before he disappeared.
Additionally, the flight magic disappeared, and Shu fell. She remained in the air by changing into a spirit form, but when she tried to use flight magic again, she was unable to do so. The magic circle collapses before it is completed.
(Magic collapse, I see.)
Just by being in this light, the monster's existence will be diminished and it will disappear. In fact, Shu is also consuming a considerable amount of magical power to maintain his existence. Also, since magic cannot be activated, there is no hope of escape using movement magic or acceleration magic, let alone the teleportation magic that I just learned.
(I guess I can't use magic or magic equipment... but can I still use magic?)
Shu was able to kill and steal away the dispersing magical power with ``Death''. She had expected it, but it turns out that magic seems to be unaffected, and she concludes that the light of magic disintegration is not a threat.
"Kukukukuku! This is good! The unknown is calling me!"
Perhaps to stabilize his bone body, the Immortal King, clad in disintegration magic, floated in the sky. He achieved magic by drawing a flying magic circle with disintegration magic.
The Immortal King seemed to have forgotten about Shu, perhaps because his interests tend to change easily.
Reluctantly, Shu approaches the Hiou, who is on the verge of extinction.
"The soul is somewhat damaged, but... well, I guess it's within an acceptable range."
With that said, he released dead magic power and drew a detailed three-dimensional magic formation. Mix death magic into the magic and cover the Scarlet King's magical body, which is about to disappear due to the magic circle.
The Scarlet King no longer has the strength to resist, and simply accepts the technique as it is done.
By extracting the soul, processing it, and injecting it with magical power, the monster of the ``King'' was transformed into the desired substance. It was something he had obtained a hundred years ago, and it was a technique he perfected at this very moment, when he glimpsed the essence of death magic.
In other words, it is the method of generating the Philosopher's Stone.
Originally, it was a ritual that incorporated a large number of soul magic circles to create a universal magic catalyst, but if the soul of the ``King'' monster was sacrificed, it wouldn't require that many sacrifices. By converting the soul that twists magical power into laws into a Philosopher's Stone, it becomes more powerful than a Magic Stone but less than a Philosopher's Stone.
After activating the technique, Shu was holding a dark blue stone in his hand.
"With this, all you have to do is capture the Immortal King and you'll be able to get another Philosopher's Stone."
Shu activated flight magic with his death magic and chased after the Immortal King.
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