"This destruction…" Just as Eugene had jumped away from the World Tree, Titania and Na-Ri's work had begun.
The two formed layer upon layer of shields in front of the World Tree as aftermath of the attack hit them.
The next thing they knew, the mountain range peeking over the forest of Avalion…
Had turned to dust.
"How is this… possible."
"That Kaiser kid, could he do this? Probably not…"
It was one thing to break a line through a large piece of land, and another to completely burn it apart as if a nuclear bomb had been dropped on it with a single punch.
"Let's, try our best, little girl."
"You got it, Miss Fairy. Though I doubt there'll be much for us to do."
***
Arcade Gamer was facing a situation it had never expected.
The strongest form of its concept had been materialized, the endlessness was not something that could be pierced through. Especially not by the beings of the lowest realm.
Yet.
The sight in front of it refused to change.
The Arcade Gamer stepped back in surprise as a crack appeared on the dome of the Endless Reality. The pure white space had been dyed black.
—Crash!!
The dome separating the two worlds broke with a crash as the being sealed inside came back out.
All around him like the haphazard strokes of a brush, a purplish black energy swirled.
The man cracked his knuckles and looked straight into the Arcade Gamer's eyes.
This… this concept.
This existence
A malicious end, it was the very embodiment of complete destruction.
A yelp of fear left the Arcade Gamer. If even a strand of that thing touched it, the Arcade Gamer woul be completely wiped from existence.
In its fear, the Outer God turned it's back away and started to run.
[This is insane! It's impossible! How can something like this… how can it exist!?]
"Now, now."
Like the knells of hell, rhe words of the man rang in the Outer God's ears.
"It was a funny battle, but you were far too weak."
The Arcade Gamer couldn't believe anything that was happening anymore. The sounds of the man were far too calm and serene to be the one used in such a battle.
It went beyond simple condescendence.
This being.
It truly thought nothing of letting the Arcade Gamer face a fate magnitudes worse than death. Somethinf that ominous was as natural as morning tea for him.
There was no malice, none at all.
For all of it was hidden deep in the being's darkness. Inside… the Cataclysm.
"Make sure you out up a good fight!" Eugene said. "If I let this Cataclysm run amok, I might ruin my promise to the Elf King."
Even though the Outer God was fleeing, the man was relaxed.
Arcade Gamer realized the futility of its actions.
With a single swing of the man's arm, the energy swirling all around him changed forms
Arcade Gamer could only watch as a fleet of hundreds of thousands of butterflies flew toward it.
The butterflies rushed through the skies like a tide hitting the shore, they cut through even the air, destroying everything in their path.
The Outer God tried to run, but it was futile.
The butterflies clamped onto it and stabbed through its body. A feral scream rang out as the Outer God's body started to be soaked through, burnt into bits.
"GYAAAAAH! AAAAAH! STOP! STOPPP!"
I watched with cold eyes as the Outer God was burnt down to bits and pieces. The butterflies fluttered around, removing its soul, its body, its concept, its very existence.
Maliciously, painfully, excruciatingly, even though holes existed through its chest, the Outer God did not receive the recess of death.
How could it? It wasn't a wound, its heart had simply been removed from existence.
Completely conscious, the Outer God was going to lose itself into oblivion.
The butterflies continued their work as I adjusted my sunglasses. I felt no hate nor malice toward it, all of it was contained deep within the Cataclysm.
"KAAAAAH!!!"
With a last scream, the flame of life of the Outer God ceased.
It was…
No longer of this world.
***
Titania's entire body trembled as she watched the darkness dissipate in the distance.
"Miss Fairy, what…"
"What in the world was that…?" Titania muttered. All this time, she had been with her partner, she had never expected something like this.
In the beginning, she felt a strange attraction to him, his personality and surprisingly extraordinary abilities made it just more interesting.
After seven thousand years of solitude, she had been selected as the partner of a human. Eugene Hall was very interesting, even more so than her last contractor who had gone to the deepest pits of the Deep Down Dive.
But, that was all it was.
Even when her emotions changed from one of intrigue to one of sympathy, and eventually when she her soulmate as a piece of her heart and family. One thing didn't change.
He was still just a child, just interesting, just talented, much more than the others.
If he had continued, he would have most certainly become a force to be reckoned with, one that could challenge even her.
After five more years, when he had fought against all the members of the World Alliance, that truly seemed to be the case.
Titania had seen the King of the Outer Gods with the rest of them, she knew what kind of a being that was.
Even though Eugene had returned now, while he seemed to have surpassed her.
It seemed impossible for them to win.
"He was… holding back?"
"My brother…?" Na-Ri muttered, completely oblivious to the fairy's thoughts.
Titania was one to choose the winning side. If she liked someone as much as she liked Eugene, she would make sure he would choose the winning side too.
As soon as the Outer God stepped into this world, she fully expected Eugene to be defeated, and then they could both change sides after proving their worth.
The Outer God was just that strong. No, it wasn't just strong. It was a true god. Titania's senses screamed at her that this being could completely trash the world.
And yet.
Without as much as a scratch on his body.
Eugene Hall… had destroyed the Outer God.
Titania's knees gave out as she fell on top of Na-Ri's head.
"Miss Fairy? What happened!?"
"This… this can't be… just how… How did he become a monster like that?"
Titania had no clue.
That the man in front of him, was now the Strongest.
***
I adjusted my sunglasses again as I looked at the spot where the Outer God Arcade Gamer should have been.
It was gone from this world without any effort at all.
But the pressure that was keeping the world down returned.
From the gap in the skies… another Outer God descended.
Yes. That's how it should be. Sending just one of them after me, was utterly foolish.
A proper fight… I hoped they could give one to me.
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