The duel had long since ceased to be merely a clash of swords, a contest of strength against strength, or fate striking against fate. The world of doomsday and the kingdom of fairy tales eroded one another through their confrontation, their power spreading with every step, dodge, and turn they made.
Twilight and night bit tightly into one another, yellow sands and green fields intertwined, and even the three demigod Great Witches were unable to intervene in such a battle.
The radiance within the golden cracks on Shade's body grew colder and crueler, while the Snake's black snake eyes held an emptiness and madness mortals could not comprehend.
World fought world. Neither of them was a god, yet within their respective worlds, they seemed to have become gods.
Of course, Ellie, holding an apple, was not disturbed by the distant battle. She remained surrounded by Unicorns at the door of the dwarves' wooden cottage, and given Ellie's height, such a house suited her quite well.
"But the power really isn't enough."
As she was a pure white sacred beast, it was not that she did not understand Shade's Mystic Lock; she simply did not possess Shade's power of "Divinity Overflow."
Seeing Shade engage Mr. Snake once more to buy her time, Ellie still did not understand what she was supposed to do. The surrounding Unicorns did not disturb her. Only Little Liana, who was closest to Ellie, was terribly anxious. After all, she knew Shade and knew that her good friend Emilia had gone somewhere dangerous again.
Little Liana had not yet reached adulthood among the Unicorn race, and the power she possessed was far beyond comparison with Ellie's current strength. Yet she knew the answer. She knew what Ellie should do at this moment.
Thus, as Ellie lowered her