Ugh...!

　Suddenly, Alpha let out an agonizing scream.
　She struggled in agony while hugging herself.

''Alpha-san!''
'Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!　There is an alien power inside me........this power.......!

　Mr. Alpha thrusts his claws into his own chest.
　It's as if he's trying to get rid of a parasite that's rampaging inside his body.

　His face is filled with anguish.
　It is sweating profusely and its complexion is turning bluer and bluer.


Mr. Alpha!
Run away from the.........

　There, the words were cut off and Alpha's whole body trembled with a jolt.
　The tips of her limbs turned black, as if they were being invaded by something.
　It eventually spread throughout her entire body........

'Aaaaaaah!

　The darkness swelled and popped.
　It looked like an incubation...

It's...
Demons...?

　Me and Iris' dry voices echoed.
　Both of us looked sternly at Solé.

　Just like the demon race we faced one day, its huge body was the color of darkness.
　In a manner of speaking, it retained its human form, but........
　There are no eyes, mouth, nose, or anything else on what appears to be a face.

"Turning the strongest species into a demon race...?　I don't think that's possible...
Or maybe not.
What's going on?
'Alpha-san's dream has not yet been unlocked. I mean.....
''........That demon race is a dream product created by someone who took Alpha-san's power?''
'Maybe it will be something like that. Though, since it's Alpha's dream, it will be properly substantive.

　Disgusting sweat runs down my back.

　An artificial demon race created based on the strongest species.
　It's like an S-rank multiplied by an S-rank.......
　I can't imagine that power, to say the least.

''Mr. Rayne can go either way because of my Lord's wishes.......but we can't let Mr. Iris go unnoticed. As long as you defy us, you will die here.
'I see. So you were suspicious of me from the beginning, weren't you? Well, if you continue to be ambiguous like that, it's only natural.......
Now please continue to dance with my vision with grace.

　That would be the signal.
　A jet black doll moved.

　Its body would be about five meters long?
　I was hoping that if it was that big, it would have been killed for speed...

What...?

　The jet-black puppet moved as fast as the wind and blasted its powerful arms.

　It was inevitable!

Matter Creation!

　It created a wall of stone and used it as a shield.
　The jet-black doll shattered it with ease, but its momentum waned.

　He held Kamui to the side to catch it...
　At the same time, he flies backwards himself and is blown away.
　He rolled on the floor with a rumble and finally stopped after flying about ten or so meters.

''Rain-sama!''
Geez I'll be fine, somehow!　More importantly, watch out!　Not only does this guy have a ton of power, but he's also insanely fast!

　The jet-black doll was already in a chase position.
　In order to stop it, he unleashed his magic with all his might.

''Fireball Multi-Shot!''

　Multiple fireballs envelop the jet black doll and explode in a huge explosion.

　The jet black doll is based on Mr. Alpha...
　The demon race I fought in Horizon before was based on people, but after defeating them, they were safely protected.
　With that in mind, there was probably no need to go easy on them.
　Or rather, I can't afford to go easy on them.
　If we did that, we would be swallowed up in one fell swoop.

"Come on, Flame of the Otherworld!

　Iris used her summoning magic to cover the flames with flames.
　More explosive flames and roaring sounds.
　From the top of her head to her toes, the jet-black doll was engulfed in flames without a trace.

　It would be nice if it would fall over with this, but that would be called a naive idea.
　Me and Iris are working our magic to hit more of the chase....

What?

　Instantly, I felt a tremendous chill.
　The feeling of death.

'Iris!'

　I jumped sideways from the spot and took off in a big way, holding Iris even more.
　Immediately after.

　Zan!

　Numerous black blade-like things flew out from the explosive flames and pierced the space they had been in earlier.

''What is that thing!

　The smoke cleared to reveal a jet black doll.
　Like a cactus, countless blades sprouted from its body.
　Stretchable.
　The hardness could be changed at will.

　Such blades sprouting all over its body........
　We can attack all at once.
　Is that about it?

What a pain in the ass this is not going to get you anywhere near a careless person.
That said, the enemy seems to be able to deal with long distances. It's not a good idea to let them dictate the pace of your attack.
'I'll just have to take the risk and jump into my pocket and do all the damage at once..........or else Iris will have to take cover.
'All right. But ... if I had just a few more hands ...

　Iris is right, it's honestly too much for the two of us to deal with on our own, to be honest.
　If only we all were here...!
　I couldn't help but think so.

　I just forgot that at this time.
　

''Unyaahhhh.......''

　Out of nowhere, such a voice came out of nowhere.
　This voice....from the sky?
　I reflexively looked up.

Nyan!

　Kanade fell from the sky and struck the jet-black doll with a painful force as it was.