"Good job."
A deep voice came from the starlit pendant before Shana.
"You have finally mastered my power... no, I should say, your power."
Though Alastor tried to restrain it, his voice was filled with joy, and even more so, pride.
"Thank you, Alastor."
Shana responded to her contractor in a firm, powerful voice, joy beginning to surface in her own as well.
In the past, Shana's fighting style had never truly taken shape. She had merely relied on her powerful martial arts and formidable physical abilities in battle.
A Flame Haze Warrior's strength came from the fusion of their intense image of power and the strength of the Contracted Lord of Nightmares within them.
Previously, Shana had been unable to achieve that, which was why she had needed to embark on a journey of training.
Now, Shana had finally succeeded in shaping her own fighting style.
----"Crimson."
----"Flying Flame."
----"Judgment."
----"Conviction."
All four were Inherent Skills capable of fully manifesting the power of Alastor, the God of Heavenly Punishment.
Now, Shana could feel it.
She could feel explosive power surging through her body.
It was a power she had never felt before.
The true power of Alastor, the Crimson King who wielded Judgment and Conviction, known as Heavenly Calamity Fire.
With this power...
"I can do it..."
Shana clenched the necklace before her, her crimson eyes blazing.
"If it's me now, then I can fight any one of the Three Pillars..."
Compared to before, it was practically a complete transformation.
If it had been the previous Shana, any one of the Three Pillars could have easily crushed her.
But now, regardless of victory or defeat, Shana possessed the strength to fight the Three Pillars.
Perhaps understanding Shana's thoughts, the other Flame Haze Warrior present and her Contracted Lord of