A Person of Equal Greatness

"Hmm..."

Amidst a burning sensation, Shana slowly regained consciousness and opened her eyes.

The view in front of me was somewhat blurry.

The surrounding air was extremely dry.

It seemed to be sand sticking to my body, leaving my skin covered in sand grains.

The sunlight overhead was so dazzling and scorching that if Shana weren't Flame Haze Warrior, she would definitely be parched and dehydrated by now.

"Desert?"

Shana then realized where she was.

Shana was able to confirm it only when her vision returned.

He found himself lying in a vast, boundless desert.

He was completely naked.

"————!"

Shana was startled and quickly stood up.

Shana noticed him as soon as he stood up.

Here, besides myself, there is another person lying down.

Who else could it be besides Fang Li?

"————!"

Shana's pretty face instantly turned bright red.

"Whoosh—!"

With a whooshing sound of wind, a jet-black coat appeared in Shana's hands and was draped over Shana naked body, barely covering her bare skin.

Only then did a voice rang out.

"Are you awake?"

Shana could not possibly be unfamiliar with that voice.

That was the voice of the demon god who had always been with him.

Shana immediately lowered her head and looked at the pendant in front of her.

"Alastor".

"Um."

The demon god of the Crimson World gave a brief response, then said, "We escaped successfully from the Starry Sky Palace."

"... Is that so?" Shana couldn't help but look to the side.

Fang Li lay there, his face extremely pale, breathing rapidly, looking as if he were in great pain, but he had already lost consciousness.

Seeing this, Shana's heart skipped a beat, and she couldn't help but cry out.

"What's wrong with him?"

"I don't know." Alastor replied directly, "After being hit by the Happiness Trigger, you fell into a coma, while I awoke with the power of the Treasure Tool and manifested in this world. Although it was only an incomplete manifestation, it was enough to destroy and burn everything."

"I thought Fang Li would definitely be engulfed by my flames, but who knew he would suddenly unleash extremely powerful energy and survive my flames thanks to the effect of his Treasure Tool," Alastor said. "After that, he escaped with you."

Under the flames of Alastor, the Starry Sky Palace was engulfed in flames, and almost all of the apostles within were annihilated.

Although those of the Three Pillars' caliber escaped and should have survived, under such a disaster, it was naturally impossible for them to pinpoint Fang Li and Shana's location, and it was no longer possible for them to catch up.

Therefore, Fang Li and Shana escaped successfully.

"But wasn't I hit by that gun?" Shana asked in confusion. "Alastor also manifested successfully, but I seem to be fine."

"It's only an incomplete manifestation. If you want me to fully manifest, the power of that Treasure Tool alone is not enough," Alastor said without any arrogance. "And the reason you were able to survive is because you completely accepted my existence."

This is also why Fang Li suddenly pulled out the Happiness Trigger and fired at Shana.

Fang Li remembered that in the original work, Alastor once commented on Shana in this way.

"This child was born a noble person."

What is a noble person?

An artist whose name will be remembered for generations.

A politician of great importance.

A brave and skilled leader.

A musician known to all.

Those who possess such a future, or those who will educate such beings in the future, are what are called noble people.

Flame Haze Warrior are humans who, at the cost of their past, present, and future existence, transform themselves into vessels and form a pact with the Crimson King.

In other words, the greater the existence of the Flame Haze Warrior's past, present, and future, the greater the potential of the vessel it serves.

The reason why Demon Lord who has made a pact with Flame Haze Warrior will burst the container of the pact once he awakens is because the container itself is too small to contain the power of the awakened demon lord.

However, Shana, as a sublime being, is capable of containing the true demon god of the Crimson World, the being known as the "Heavenly Calamity Fire" Alastor, who is called the God of Heavenly Punishment.

Therefore, even if Shana is hit by the Happiness Trigger and the demon within her is awakened, Shana will not burst.

It was precisely because Fang Li recalled this incident during the crisis that he took out the Happiness Trigger, awakened Alastor, and escaped with Alastor's power.

Of course, in order to survive Alastor's flames, Fang Li also exhausted all his strength. Wearing the Azure Fire-Avoiding Ring and the Breath of Lightness that halved the damage was not enough. At the moment Alastor appeared, he forcibly used the Holy Mark again, which barely made him survive. With Shana, he did his best to escape from that sea of fire.

If it had been a second or two later, Fang Li, whose power had been exhausted, would have ended up like those apostles of the "Bal Masqué," perishing in a sea of fire.

Even so, the result of forcibly using the Holy Mark was that Fang Li's soul was severely tormented, just like in the world of "God Eater", and he once again fell into a deep coma.

"Perhaps this is the price he pays for suddenly unleashing such immense power."

Alastor said in a deep voice, "I'm afraid he used this power once before, which is why he was able to contend with the Three Pillars and escape from the massive army of the ' Bal Masqué,' almost managing to escape completely."

Upon hearing this, even Shana couldn't help but look at the man in front of her again.

This man truly surprised Shana time and time again.

"He's just a human being..."

Shana's whisper was met with a rare rebuttal from Alastor.

"Judging from its performance so far, we should understand that this is definitely not an ordinary human being."

Alastor began by saying this.

"Although there are still many mysteries, there is no doubt that this human being is no less than you, and may even be more so."

"This person's future is likely to be that of a noble individual as well."

This is the evaluation of the true demon Fang Li the Crimson World by Fang Li.

Upon hearing this assessment, Shana had only one thought in mind.

"So, he's like me?"

For some reason, Shana felt somewhat happy.

In this situation, Alastor poured cold water on things.

"No matter what, we must find a place for him to rest. He seems to be in great pain, and continuing to stay in this environment will definitely be detrimental to his recovery."

Shana nodded, picked up Fang Li, and then spread her Crimson Lotus Wings and flew towards the distant horizon.