Athena's Final Lesson 3/3

Won?

As they looked at the luminous prison standing between heaven and earth, a trace of unreal hope stirred within the gods.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

The prisoner within the cage of light fell silent for only a moment before erupting once more with terrifying force. The Twelve Spears of the End shook and rang without cease.

At the same time, the Kabbalah Tree of Life condensed and began operating anew, calling out to its deity. The angels immediately withdrew from the battlefield and fearlessly launched wave after wave of attacks against the luminous Spear Cage.

Even as their weapons shattered, their limbs tore apart, and their bodies dissolved within the surging aetheric torrent, they spared no cost.

At last, the impacts that had beaten against the gods' hearts like heavy drums gradually became sparse, nearly falling silent.

They had succeeded!

Those upon the Sea of Oceanus gazed at the luminous prison that still stood firm, their spirits soaring as wild cheers erupted in their hearts.

"The laws of the earth... cannot destroy a god from beyond the heavens... There is... no chance left..."

Yet that strained, somber murmur was like icy water from the abyssal sea, utterly extinguishing their fluke hopes.

Samael lowered his gaze. The golden-haired little girl in his arms murmured as one arm went limp. Her body, poised between illusion and reality, flickered uncertainly, while glaring cracks spread across her porcelain-like skin.

Within those fissures, it seemed as though endless light was being conceived.

The Ancient Serpent froze in shock and instinctively looked up toward the luminous prison above the Sea of Nothingness.

Threads of blazing white flame began seeping into, corroding, and spreading through the twelve azure pillars of light that had shot forth from the Inner Sea of Stars!

The phenomenon exactly matched the