"Come back..."
The moment the God's Scepter flew out of his body as if it had come to life and headed straight toward the distant Kid, the Staff Hider took a moment to react before suddenly shouting sharply. Then, endless black chains shot out from within him, clattering as they stretched across the entire sky. One by one, they wrapped around the God's Scepter, then pulled it back with all their strength.
At that moment, the strongest mental impact in history was blocked. The God's Scepter had even "betrayed" him, causing the Staff Hider to lose all his ambition in that instant. He could not even be bothered with falling down the ranks anymore. All he felt was terror, and all he wanted was to retreat.
Naturally, he had to take the scepter back and leave with it.
"Huh?"
But at that same moment, Kid sensed the presence of the God's Scepter.
She seemed a little curious. She raised her head and looked at the scepter flying toward her, only to be caught in chains.
In her perception, it was like a living creature with a life of its own.
Like an adorable kitten, it was baring its teeth and waving its claws in a childish voice, struggling to run toward her.
Yet a pair of powerful hands had caught it, preventing it from getting any closer...
So Kid naturally raised her palm as well. The mental power around her stirred, little by little, like starlight raining down from the sky into reality. Everything around her turned into a dazzling starry sky, while chains of white stretched lightly through the radiance, extending toward the scepter flying in from ahead.
Black and white, two completely different kinds of chains wrapped around the scepter at the same time.
Like a tug-of-war, they