While Ars collided with the ground, the demon made the little sun touch its finger. The long, thin, distorted finger was illuminated with a bright red color, and without any hesitation in doing so, it inserted one into [Purgatory, Astral Sun] without any hesitation.

　Immediately afterwards, as if eroding from within, 【Purgatory 【Astral Sun】 began to spit out a black wind. The same phenomenon as Ars did with the disc-shaped magic, or even more so. This time, the demon had taken over Ars's magic. It was also perfect - an artistic modification of magic.
　Even if it was via Ars's malfunction and the AWR at a distance, a circle of scattered chains... it was still an extraordinary sight.

　The strange, wobbling, eerie movements of his fingers were as if he was weaving something.

　The giant sun was like a corrupted star, reconstructed into a dark magic. The cold black wind swirls never emitted any heat. It was reminiscent of a condensation of natural phenomena that could no longer even be judged to be magic. There seemed to be no intention or intent there, only a disaster beyond human knowledge.

　The magic of the highest level level is one whose contained magic power and compositional density can be roughly perceived. Even if you can't measure it, you can still compare it. Such a measure is something that a magician would have. However, the phenomenon in front of me, even Loki could not measure it.



　On the other hand, just before being struck on the ground, Ars thrusts his limbs to endure, and immediately turns in the air as if to pop his body. Then the pressure from above the head disappeared as if it were a gentle breeze.
　A more disasterous magical power than before surrounded Ars, and it contained an unfathomable darkness. A darkness surrounded him only.

　The existence that created that darkness was known to Loki.
　''Violent Predator (Gla Eater)...'' the word that had an idea suddenly fell out of his mouth in a small way. The magic power that eats magic power. This is a very good thing.
　You will be able to find a lot more than just a few of them. It's not as if they couldn't completely devour it, or even the Lord, Ars, is not unharmed.
　The wavering of magical power, as if it had an ego, had to be called unstable.

(After all, Al's.......body, um.......maybe it's more of a mental problem.)

　Loki, who denied that his body was unwell, believed that the biggest factor was his mind. Hence, his magic power was greatly affected. If that's the case, it's no wonder that the [Violent Predator (Gla Eater)] was malfunctioning, and it would be a compelling enough reason.

　It wasn't because of this power that Loki saw an unearned and absurd strength in Ars. There is an unfathomable fear at a more fundamental level than that.


　A moment after the magic from overhead was repelled and the feet stepped on the ground again - the sign of magic power wavering in front of Ars's eyes created a tiny little whirlpool in space.

　The balance of offense and defense had already been broken, and before he knew it, Ars, who should have been attacking, was on the back foot.
　In front of him, a sphere of black wind appeared from the vortex without a sound. Once built, the magic was sent to different coordinates. There was always an omen before the magic would manifest.

　It can be said to be a lifeline for those who confronted it. There are differences in speed depending on the level of skill, but the techniques used by the demons have zero such signs of manifestation. In other words, they can only react after it has appeared.

　So when the black wind sphere touched Ars as if being pushed in, it's not hard to imagine that it would be a fatal wound that couldn't be covered. It was received, but at the end of the day, it would be the deciding factor in the fight against a demon that was not as wide open as it seemed at first glance.
　The black wind sphere seemed to be a different thing from the vortex, as its interior could not be seen. It was different from the sphere that spat out countless slashes of wind that Loki received the first time.......

　It was right after a beat that a strange change occurred in Ars's body.
　At the same time as the clothes on his upper body popped off, blood gushed out of his body as if escaping. As the shower of blood is intact, an abnormal amount of blood drains out of the countless number of wounds that ran.
　The body, which cowered powerlessly, was shaken by the splattered blood, as if it were about to fall.

　The amount of blood that was drained in an instant would have reached a lethal amount by now.
　In front of Loki's eyes, which were wide open, a cruel scene flowed like an image.

　There is nothing that can be called vitality in Ars, who is lying on his face as if he were dead while standing up.
　The black wind finishes its role and disappears as if to put the stunned Loki in a tailspin. It's not just a matter of time before the pain that comes afterwards, it's a matter of silence and restraint that fills the space.

　After the gust of wind that occurred during the disappearance, Ars's body was trapped by the wind as if it were an arrow, and it was slammed into the wall in a straight line over Loki's head.
　A thumping, unpleasant sound resounded in his ears, and the splattered blood splattered on Mithril.

　Eh, such a rejection made Loki's throat tremble. It had happened so quickly. As they say, it is always an "instant" to lose one's life in the outside world....
　That's probably why Loki's expression was a puzzled, faint smile of doubt. It was an imaginary scene, so much so that he wanted to laugh it off.

　A small sound of fear echoed in the room.
　Loki, clattering his teeth, was propped up and turned his face only to Ars.
　Eyes with open pupils.
　Hands holding his head as if caged in a shell.

　As if to follow up, the demon that resembles Felinella raises a strange voice that resembles a supersonic sound from a large mouth that it avoided. It may be a roar, but it also sounded somewhat like laughter and made the air tremble.

　Even the normal function of shedding tears was lost, and Loki simply refused to accept the sight in his vision.

''----!

　But slightly before Loki's heart broke completely, her eyes were able to catch the movement firmly. An injury that could have killed her.
　Even so, Ars's fingers were still standing up to grip the wall.

　The blood in his body had stopped.
　Mischiefly collapsing the wall surface, Ars certainly stood with his own feet on the ground.

　Because from the time he received the [Loss of Providence (Downburst)], the strange changes had clearly begun to be visible.
　None of the magic that I received had disappeared. It's not just a matter of time before you get a new job.

　The same is true of the magic just now, even though we don't know what kind of phenomenon it will cause, it is precisely the fact that Ars is able to stand up that we should be looking at.

(--!!!)

　Ars foolishly walks out to the demon with an unsteady gait, and fortunately, Loki himself was in progress.
　Looking up slightly at Ars from directly in front of him, Loki barely managed to regain consciousness.

　The muddled Loki's consciousness was simply dominated by fear. If the possibility of Ars being gone passed through his mind for even a moment, his mind would already be inclined.
　Suddenly, an unusual cause jumped into Loki's eyes.

　Something was spilling out of them in a plop, mixing with Ars's slow gait. It was not blood.
　It was like a black liquid, and right after it fell to the ground, a thin line, like something ghostly, crawled on the ground in an undulating manner.

(A snake...?)

　I thought of something very similar, but such a leisurely imagination was drowned out by a rush of further fear.
　The source of the fall was Ars's eye - one eye - the source of the fall. A gaze that was dropped to probe a thin footing.
　That eye, which was opened slightly, has sunk to black like everlasting darkness.

　No, to be correct, there was a hint of stirring that seemed to swim within the eyes. Cracks appeared in the eyeball like blood vessels, and as if cracked, they reflected the darkness further back.
　There was an absolute difference between the left and right eyes, and they were already not those of a person.

　But at the same time, Loki noticed that the eyes were familiar.
　During the [Abomination of Disobedience (Demi-Azur)], when Ars's different abilities were out of control.
　It was the countless eyes that appeared in the huge magic power pool that appeared there.

　



　There are those who hold a different ability called the Devil's Eye, and those close to them, Ilyce and Linne. From the side, it was probably a hardship, but it was the result of the host's power.
　Although it was subjective, Loki felt that there was basically no ego like will in the thing called the Demon Eye. This might be a question that Ars also had, although he didn't say it out loud. Maybe it was an idea because the obscure method of willpower was considered effective, he thought.

　Maybe it was useless to give a rational reason to the enigmatic xenophobe.
　However, Loki had to understand more about the abnormality of its eyes. He didn't think deeply about it because of Ilyce, who controlled the magic eye at will, and Linne, who controlled it.

　Thus, when he looked directly into Ars's eyes, he felt a coldness in his heart. I can't help but shrivel up.
　She grabbed Ars's leg with all her might as she passed by the prostrate Loki like a stone on the side of the road.

'Al, what are you going to do to Al!

　Reflexively, Loki strained his voice to the point of being helpless.
　It looked to Loki as if those eyes had taken over Ars's body.
　Only one eye seemed to be a different thing.

　There were no words in response to his voice.
　On the contrary, he dragged Loki with force two or three steps as if he was having difficulty walking as if he hadn't noticed.

''d*mn........''

　Loki still grabs hold of Ars's legs while enduring the pain, which echoes through his entire body. The unstoppable steps that he takes cause his hands to pull away for a moment, but Loki quickly reaches out with his fingers to push his body out of the way.
　The fingers that caught me in the hem, and I regain a strong grip on the hem as it digs into my skin.
　The strong will to not let go at will made Loki's body slyly tug at it.

　It was loud enough to be heard after getting this close, and Ars realized that he had been muttering something.

''Kill, kill I have to kill........''

　
　Hearing that, Loki felt his chest tighten painfully. Did he have to go that far? Does it have to be Ars?

　It's a very good idea to be able to have a good time with them.
　And yet, Loki somehow kicked the ground with the tip of his foot. Then, as if in a hug, he clung to Ars's legs.

''Al, Arzu!　That's enough!　Let's go home now, let's leave it to someone else. That's enough.

　A string of inaudible words uttered mixed in with the cries of agony. But it was also true that everything was contained there.
　That's enough, Loki thought seriously.
　There is no responsibility.
　If it makes you sick in your mind, it's still good, if there's room for recovery, it's still good.
　But from here on out, there is no more room for recovery, it's going to be a battle to break you down.

　It's not even a fight anymore. It's not even a fight anymore, because whatever the outcome is, it's just misery.

　Instantly, Ars's steps stopped and he looked down at his feet with a quizzical look, as if he felt uncomfortable.

'Oh, Loki, what are you doing?'
I--

　Loki's throat hardens as he is shot by Ars's eyes looking down over his shoulder. A line of dialogue that he had forgotten Loki was even there until just now.
　The words were spun in an inflectionless voice, unbelievable.
　The emotionless eyes have lost even the light that reflects off of Loki, and they hold only the evil writhing that nests in the darkness.
　The black magic power that leaked from the eyes had a small mouth and was swimming in the air. A hungry monster tainted with craving, unable to identify friend or foe.

''Ka........let's go home, Al.......already.

　The blank expression on his face, which Loki didn't know if he could hear, made him even more afraid. He could have sworn that the words that came back were not of the approval kind.

'It's over.'
What--

　Immediately after, a furious explosion sounded behind Loki.
　He turned around fearfully. There was a demon that resembled a Felinella standing in a strange position - it was leaning. However, only the head was missing.

　The huge head was blown off as if it had been bitten off from the right side and embedded in the wall as if it had been hit by a cannonball.
　Countless black magic power - 【Raging Predators (Gla Eaters)】 - were preying on it from above. The scene of them biting like hyenas was tragic itself.

　The [Violent Predator (Gula Eater)], which is supposed to feed only on magic power, bites off the head.
　The head, which resembles a felinella, was eaten by a piece of substantive flesh, but it immediately showed a cloth-like flutter and returned to magical power. Even so, the black predator didn't want to let it escape and ate every single piece of it, turning the whole area into a horrifying swarm of black snake-like magic power.