#42
“… … then-“
“The chance is now.”
Stella bit her lip and continued.
“… All preparations for the ritual have been completed, and now only the moment when the demon god will descend is left. The moment when the soul of the body sleeps inside and the consciousness that governs the body is replaced… … This is when you are most vulnerable.”
I finally explained why I had waited so far without acting hastily, but all my nerves were focused on the single word that had just been mixed in Stella’s words.
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Demon (魔神).
What the name means… …
“If you aim for that very short moment that won’t even happen, Neviros, no… … I can kill Naberius.”
Naberius.
Was that the real name of Nebiros?
“However, since it is such an important ceremony, of course, I will try to block all external interference. To get through it… … ”
Stella gripped the necklace’s decoration,
“Give me half of my life.”
looking up at me resolutely
“I need your strength. Ezio.”
A voice I longed for reached my ears.
right then
Kugugugugugugu-
The cavity shook violently again.
The movements of Rubia and Mew, who were engaged in a battle other than a battle with Naberius, stopped for a moment, and we, too, prepared ourselves to prepare for the change that would soon occur.
But.
“Oh, oh, oh! Coming! He is coming!”
The voice of Naberius, immersed in ecstasy, resounded in the cavity.
“… … Whoa?!”
“Mom, body.”
“Collock, Collock… … Kew.”
Mew’s legs, which looked like they were about to pop out at any moment, were frozen in place, unable to move even a single step.
It was the same with us.
rumble, jumble.
The altar is shaking.
When the concentration of magic mixed in the air began to deepen, the altar, which had originally had a gloomy and sinister feeling, was dyed even more black. It swayed and exuded a dark energy like jet black.
“ね… … ”
If I let my mind go like this, the pressure of suffocation chokes my breath. Even the smallest movements of us are completely sealed by the temperature that has become so cold that the feathers rise up and the chicken meat sprouts, and the air that has begun to take on weight.
“Surprisingly, the Lord enjoys rebellion! We welcome any number of followers who challenge an authority they can never reach! That immorality is the most important source of all!”
As if the entire space was submerged in the deep sea, a heavy pressure weighed on her entire body. In contrast to us, Naberius, who is free only by himself, staggers flexibly as if to show off and shouts loudly.
“But in everything there is a proper cause and effect!”
yet.
clenched fists clenchedly.
“Pay the price for off-topic rebellion!”
Aww-
“Uhhh… … ”
“Breath, no, shh… … ”
According to Naberius’s movement, the intangible pressure that tightly bound our body gradually increases.
“This space belongs exclusively to me. So, wouldn’t it make sense that I can’t control all of you in this space?”
Veins grow wildly on the neck. My body reacts naturally to the dark and dark magic that penetrates deep into my lungs.
Lava-like passion erupts from within. Still can’t move. Short-cut nails dig into the palms. blood was dripping
at that time.
“Eh, geo… … ”
Stella frowned and called me out while panting.
“What I said… memory… … ”
bum bum, bum bum.
“Saying useless things. Do you think a similar trick will work?”
Naberius, who laughed so much, approaches us.
Precisely,
Stella’s forward.
“ね… … ”
Stella’s feet fall off the floor.
─ Waves.
little by little, up.
Reminds me.
I clench my teeth and squeeze my voice.
“You, you bastard… No harm, no idea… … ”
Was it a lie too?
Naberius glances down at me.
“… uhm? This is irresistible. If I don’t tie you up, they’ll try to attack the innocent me just like I did. I haven’t done anything to you yet… What if I try to kill you recklessly?”
“Ugh, 🥺… … ”
As Naberius waved his hand, Stella grabbed the head with both hands and let out a stronger moan.
“Stella… let it go… ”
“Stella, la.”
As I got up little by little, I was showing a bit of interest for a moment, then Naberius murmured and caressed the mask.
and.
“—Is that your name now?”
Unfamiliar words continued.
“Nabe, Lius… … ”
Stella’s eyes gleam.
“You, I must… … ”
With red, bloodshot eyes, he clenched his teeth as if to smash them.
“Kill, I will.”
“Ha ha ha ha ha!”
Naberius bent his back and laughed out loud.
“It’s scary, it’s scary! The hatred in those eyes! I still haven’t forgotten! How could I forget!”
next moment.
“👅, ugh… !”
“As the twenty-fourth ardent follower, the honorable title of Naberius, newly bestowed upon the Lord! The figure of the one who defiled his name with supreme disgrace and humiliation! How could I not remember!”
Naberius’s relaxed voice is reversed, and anger and passion burst out like a forceful force.
and.
“But… It’s all a thing of the past. I forgive you with an open heart, Stella.”
calm down again
Really, he looked like a psychopath.
“I said, ‘Why do you know me so well? It’s a bit late to notice this. I remember everything now. You must have grown up like this… I really didn’t know.”
“dog sound… don’t do it… You know, you did.”
Even as her complexion was becoming pale due to lack of oxygen, Stella was hanging in the air and waving her feet, making a suppressed voice.
“I knew… ? I do not know. What about it?”
Stella’s life is in danger. Come on, let’s get this out. You have to get out of bondage. Gently chew the molars and extend the popliteal cavity little by little. Yet, Naberius is not looking at me.
“I am sure I have not forgotten you.”
“Heh, uh, uh… … ”
Oxygen supplied to the whole body runs out. Stella’s eyes slowly rolled back. As if responding to the owner’s crisis, the necklace’s decorations were glimmering, but nothing changed.
and.
“… Long time no see. Ten years?”
Naberius made a firm voice.
“I threw all the immortal spirits that had struggled to get up in response to my call into the ground, and the sky shattered incandescent meteors infinitely, and it took ten years to fully recover the damage suffered at that time, destroying my home. I was… ”
Naberius let out a deep breath.
“The white nightmare of the western demon world.”
He slowly puts his hand on Stella’s cheek.
“… Do you want revenge on me? To get revenge on your petty foes? So, have you attracted your precious friends?”
no. Stella didn’t attract us. The opposite was true. It was hoped that we would not face Naberius if possible. That’s why we were shocked when we showed up here.
“Did you say that you cannot change your destiny? That’s right! The moment you go against your destiny, you would not be able to meet me here.”
Naberius’ hand sweeps Stella’s cheek.
“Because you wouldn’t be able to take revenge on me.”
Something was wriggling inside me.
“After all, for your purposes, it remains the same that you have attracted your dear friends! How dishonest is this! I can’t believe you’re a human like me!”
speaks arrogantly
“Actually, that’s why the Lord will like you even more… … Seeing you keep trying to disturb me makes me feel a little sad.”
“Furthermore… I don’t know if it was in the past, but the you you are today is useless. The ‘star’ that is connected to you is extremely disliked by the Lord.”
“So, you–”
Naberius’ voice freezes.
“No need.”
pooh-
Black thorns protruded from Naberius’s outstretched palm. It runs towards Stella’s carotid artery, already half-conscious.
Aww-
“Let me sleep peacefully here… … ?”
pierced through something completely different.
“… … yo. this?”
Naberius frowned.
and.
“how.”
He stares at me, who has been released from bondage.
“… … Let it go, I said.”
Tears of blood flowed.
As I slipped my hand into the thorn in the intermittent car, a strong light burst from the bracelet I was wearing.
“what… … ”
A huge curtain that illuminates the darkness with brilliant golden light——Aegis’ shield was deployed.
“… … A holy relic?”
It doesn’t end there.
While Naberius leaned back slightly, looking back at Stella, who was still hanging in the air.
‘kill.’
I surrender myself to the rising passion.
Paah!
His nails dig into his palms, and he clenched his bloody fists even tighter.
A dazzling beam of light burst out so that even I couldn’t see ahead, obscuring everyone’s view for an instant.
Even Naberius could not escape its influence.
“Ugh?!”
And, I.
On the face I want to burst.
“Hey, you bastard!”
“──?!”
I clenched my fist
Kwajajajak!
The mask of Naberius was shattered.