Chapter 31 'Brightness' and 'Original Sin' VI - 'The Great Sin Psalm'
"Warlord! Mavis!"
Hearing a familiar voice calling their names, Mavis and Warrod, who were looking for someone on the street, quickly turned their eyes and saw the figure running towards them.
The companion who had been missing for so long finally appeared, finally letting the two of them let go of their hanging hearts.
"Yuri! Precht!...Huh?"
But after they stood still, the surprised expression of the feather-eared girl suddenly became a little nervous.
Because she only saw two people.
"Yuri...where's Zera?"
The tone was a little unnatural, and Mavis tried his best not to guess in a bad direction.
"Her words..."
"Well......"
Yuri moved his lips when he heard the question, but stopped talking. Precht also remained silent.
The low performance of the two men made Warlord, who was also paying attention, feel a sinking heart, thinking that something had happened to the other person.
There was something swirling in Mavis's eyes, and he was a little out of control.
"No, no, no! It's not what you think!"
He shook his hands quickly, finally realizing that his words had caused ambiguity, and Yuri hurriedly explained.
He just felt that two grown men were no match for a little girl, and he felt ashamed for asking her to do such dangerous things.
"actually……"
The whole story was explained in a calm voice, and the expressions of Mavis and Warrod were constantly changing.
The fire that then appeared around the monster became the best evidence.
Staring straight at the incoming huge energy without changing his expression, Zeira knew that his "magic" was already activated.
A light curtain similar to an aurora appeared when the attack was about to hit, easily completely canceling out the energy and turning it into the original magic factor that disappeared into the air.
"--What?!"
While being surprised by this scene, the aurora quickly centered on the huge demon and trapped it inside like a cage, leaving it unwavering in destroying and attacking after it reacted.
"Psalms of Mortal Sin".
This is a superb magic created from a part of the concept extracted from the mutated magic source that the girl now calls the "evil seed".
The "Flame of Lust" shown before is only one of the abilities brought by the poem.
Although the growth of this 'seed' stopped when the reversal was suppressed, even so, the 'rent' it paid has not yet been fully absorbed.
(...The parts of "Purgatory" and "Divine Comedy" have not been completed yet, but they are definitely enough to deal with an artificial demon.)
Zella believes that if it were a complete "Sin Psalm", it would definitely be included in the so-called "Super Magic" in this world, and it would even be impossible to surpass it.
But for today's brown-haired girls, that 'consumption' is a little too exaggerated...
Even with this fragmented version, continued use has already made her feel strenuous, and the signs of overdraft of her vitality have begun to slowly show up.
(Well--!)
A pain like needle pricks came from her feet, which made Zera couldn't help but smile bitterly in a cold sweat.
I almost forgot that the wound on my soul was not healed at all. This time, the 'wound' probably opened again.
"Let me out! Damn it! I will definitely eat your soul!!!!"
Probably sensing the impending crisis, the Deadwood Demon started struggling crazily inside.
(…Hold on…it’s still a little close.)
Binding this monster is only the first step. The ultimate goal is to erase the 'fact' of its evolution and turn it back into an ordinary magic flute.
Since she didn't know when she would be able to leave this "world", Zella, who had nothing to do, had to boldly and yet madly use reverse thinking to grope in the "darkness" in order to prepare for the "future".
This is a challenge and an attempt.
But what she didn't expect was that the result of this approach seemed to hit some bottom line.
Under the white light, the demon's body is decomposing from bottom to top, but the speed is getting slower and slower.
(...Why, even if it is the first time...)
Part of the fortune has turned gray, which is a sign that the magic power and vitality have been exhausted to the danger zone.
She has indeed succeeded in eliminating the 'Zerf's magic', but the effect is getting worse and worse.
It was as if a being that had been sleeping realized that someone had invaded its territory and reacted.
(——!)
Inexplicably, breathless pressure suddenly fell from the sky.
The irresistible will forced Zera to slow down the output of magic power.
(——Could it be!)
Bearing this intimidation of unknown origin, she finally realized what was wrong.
In addition to controlling "creation" and "destruction", manipulating the boundaries between "life" and "death", and reversing the power of "karma" are also things that humans should not come into contact with and belong to the domain of "gods".
What's more, there is a god in this world...
"Hehehehe...hahahaha!!!!"
Realizing that his recovery speed had once again exceeded the decomposition speed of white light, and coupled with Zera's uncomfortable look, the deadwood demon laughed sinisterly, thinking he had found a turning point.
"Is this really true? I have only experienced this level of great magic from Master Zeref, who is just a brat! He really overestimates his abilities!!"
In its understanding, it is impossible to use magic without side effects. This is common sense in the magic world.
The other party had obviously suffered a magical backlash.
"Are you ready to wake up?! I won't show mercy anymore!!!"
Three eyes lit up with an evil light, and the dead wood demon opened its mouth wide as the pressure suddenly dropped, absorbing something crazily.
The vegetation begins to wither, the earth gradually decays, and the vitality that has been deprived of it gathers here.
"Feel honored!! Enjoy my proud voice!!"
After the energy collection was completed, the huge purple magic circle appeared again, and evil spread in the air.
——Buzz buzz!
The piercing noise that cannot be expressed in words shook the mind, and the magical sound waves spread to the entire city, causing everyone who heard it to cover their ears.
["I hope that in the future, you will not take the same path as me..."]
(…That crow’s mouth! Exactly at this time!)
Guessing the changes in his body, the confession of a certain black magician was still vivid in his mind.
If you continue to 'listen' like this, it is estimated that the entire city, including her, will be 'cursed'.
But if she turns to stop the curse song, the poem she finally constructed will most likely not be able to sustain it.
Just when the situation was in a dilemma, a corner of the city suddenly lit up with a pale golden light, which was both soft and dazzling.
The brilliance dispelled the haze shrouding the city and constantly offset the influence of evil spirits.
(This magic light...!)
"Um?!"
The devil who was singing happily also felt that someone was smashing his place, turned his body and glared at it.
"Be clever!"
Because its mouth was empty, it had no choice but to pick up the house at its feet and throw it over.
"Danger……!"
Zella, who knew who was helping, exclaimed in the direction of the brightest light. She wanted to stop him but was unable to do so because he had not yet recovered from some influence.
Just when it was about to hit the ground, the house suddenly exploded in the air.
Chains and lightning took off, and trees rising from the ground blocked the gravel.
"Hey, don't forget us!"
"This is the only thing we can do that we finally found. Don't even think about breaking through here so easily!"
Surrounding the center is a feather-eared girl who is exuding radiant magic power and is praying with her eyes closed.
Treasure hunters with goals have become the most solid obstacles at this moment! (To be continued)