The Destiny Ring spun rapidly, driving the invisible wind into an even fiercer gale. Megan drew back the great silver-and-gold bow formed from the book and aimed it at the cloud-shrouded sky. Every sky-blue gemstone fragment set into the bow gleamed brightly.
White Fog poured from the Demon Hunting Seal until it formed a complete arrow. When the bow was drawn to its fullest, the crimson Ritual Matrix Shade had just seen in the book appeared in its entirety beneath Megan's feet.
She shouted the name of the thaumaturgy at the sky in Ancient Language:
"Margaret Exorcism—Evil-Breaking!"
The long white-fog arrow shot into the sky, turning into a pillar of golden light. Amid the sound of shattering glass, it blasted a huge black hole through the cloud-covered sky, yet that hole clearly resembled a gap in a mirror surface.
Within the pitch-black hole in the sky, a man tossing a black cube in his hand burst into laughter and walked down from the air as though invisible steps lay beneath his feet. His appearance was strikingly similar to Stone Osenfott, the form Stone Mirror Demon-Goth had once assumed.
The sounds of shattering glass continued, spreading from the sky into the distance. The island labyrinth was breaking apart, and the demon that had finally appeared was walking toward them.
The somewhat exhausted Megan voluntarily moved behind Shade. With a grave expression, Shade drew the resplendent silver Moonbeam Greatsword from thin air with his right hand, then reached into his pocket with his left. After fumbling for quite a while, he finally found the Black Handbag Priest Augustus had given him.
"Help me take out the golden bottle."
He tossed the case to the witch behind him. She quickly opened it, only to be stunned by the dazzling assortment of potions inside,