Buzz—
The clouds stretching from the sea to the sky, the Meteor Shower streaking across the heavens, even the stars in the night sky—
A flash of Void!
In an instant, this cylindrical column of space was drained into nothingness!
Only an empty, colorless expanse remained.
This was a kind of magic Mese had never heard of, something he had no idea how to accomplish.
No, was this even magic?
It wouldn't be wrong to call it a miracle.
Iz shifted his gaze to the side. There was another Mese over there.
"A spell that stores souls in different bodies... It really is quite interesting. If you devoted yourself to studying soul magic, you'd probably become a decent soul mage."
Mese stared at the body that had been drained into nothingness and killed.
He could no longer sense that body at all.
He roared at Iz, "Iz!"
"Don't you want to know anything?"
"What do you think you'll gain by killing me like this?"
"Mm, there is something I want to ask you. That's why I left 'you' alive."
"Now..."
Tap—
Just as Iz replied,
the sea beneath his feet, the part that hadn't been drained away, suddenly lit up with layer after layer of magic circles!
Buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz—
Thousands of interlocking magic circles lit up. Mese had set up a vast spell array across this stretch of sea! Hundreds of circles linked together and worked in concert, meshing like the parts of a precision machine...
And that Mese was outside the area encompassed by the array.
Iz glanced at the magic circles.
"A spell for transferring souls."
"Looks like you've been preparing for this day for a long time."
Mese's expression darkened as he pressed a hand against his heart.
"My body has already endured