For Orsaga...
Risking his life for someone else's benefit was out of the question.
And so, in the Abyssal Contract he had signed with Mersaid...
Although there was a clause requiring him to do his best to delay the enemy...
There was no clause requiring him to actually risk his life for it.
He would do his best, but not risk his life.
That being the case, this deal was truly a delight for him.
As a portion of his true body left the bounds of Crimson Heaven...
His outward form, which resembled a human apart from a few unusual features, began to transform rapidly.
The immense power within him, deliberately suppressed to avoid harming his own people, also began to awaken at a rapid pace.
At that moment...
Amid the countless rays of crimson blood light...
Countless overlapping rings of bloody light could faintly be seen continuously shifting and evolving...
Then, his humanoid body, originally only around 1.8 meters tall, automatically elongated and transformed—face, limbs, and structure alike—as he shed his disguise!
At that instant...
His stature swelled directly to hundreds of meters!
Thick, full-body armor covered in patterns and barbs not only replaced his clothing but also concealed half his face, revealing his true features as an Abyss Demon.
Then, exceedingly slender wings resembling branching patterns extended from his back. They beat casually in a steady rhythm, sending his already incredible movement speed soaring once more!
Beyond that...
Amid the long, blood-red hair atop his head, a crown-like structure formed from twelve interlocking pairs of horns emerged.
At its very center, the Lord's Proof symbolizing Orsaga's status as an Abyss Lord blazed brilliantly.
The ring-shaped brands within his three eyes radiated an intense glow.
They looked like furnaces operating at high speed, instinctively making others afraid to look