So Seraphiel struggled, but it was only a futile struggle.
All of this was merely Kiryu Aika's twisted amusement.
"The Creator won't mind, right?"
The Desire Devil gave a mischievous laugh. At that moment, she looked remarkably like a certain wind god who loved slacking off.
"Do as you please."
Sakura replied calmly, her gaze still fixed on the distance.
She was waiting for someone, though she did not know whether anyone would come.
Still, there was no harm in trying. She had plenty of time anyway.
The gunfire was weakening, like a rousing melody reaching its finale.
And three phantoms appeared behind the Demon of Heaven's Vault.
Though they had arisen from fears in different worlds, some of their traits had not changed in the slightest.
The Angel Devil's power came from the use of life—or rather, lifespan.
By making physical contact, it drained a person's lifespan, then used differing amounts of lifespan to form weapons with various abilities.
Life!
A massive spear emerged from the heavens. Three illusory figures appeared behind the Angel Devil, symbolizing the existence of the Trinity—the most primordial image people had of angels.
The white spear resembled the Spear of Longinus from legend, which had pierced the Savior, though its forked shape was clearly modeled after the Spear of Destiny from a certain EVA world.
The air roared and tore apart. Faint cracks appeared in space, and all of it followed as the massive spear slowly descended.
"This is the end."
Seraphiel smiled faintly. At this moment, she was Kiryu Aika.
The manifested phantom—the individual that had merged into one—split back into two.
Leaving Seraphiel's body, she pressed a hand against Seraphiel's shoulder the next second. Borrowing the Creator's power of domination, she controlled Seraphiel and made her witness the deaths of the Demon