Chapter 453
Outside the demonic tree, a crack appeared in the tree wall.
A streak of crimson and dark black light shot out from inside.
--- Thousand Sins led the Torch Dragon Black Death Cult outside the Demon Tree.
This way, the battle can last a little longer.
In between.
In the middle level of the Demon Tree, the Magical Girl Dark Kite was engaged in a deadly battle against four Black Death Cult.
[Hmm... Dark Kite, why don't you just surrender? Trying to stop the four of us is far too arrogant.]
At that moment, it was a rather alluring female voice that spoke.
That was the Nine-Tailed Fox Black Death Cult, a Lunar Black Death Cult.
It appears to be an extremely alluring and beautiful fox spirit, with nine enormous fox tails on its back burning with an inextinguishable ghostly flame.
This time, Dark Kite remained remarkably quiet.
She was rapidly recalling information about these Black Death Cult in her mind.
Both the Nine-Tailed Fox Black Death Cult and the Curse Poison Black Death Cult were new to them.
The Curse Poison Black Death Cult is a Flower Black Death Cult. Its appearance is that of a beast made of flowers that shimmers with a ghostly blue light, and its body is covered with ominous black markings. As its name suggests, it possesses the power of curses and poison.
While the former cannot be verified, there have been rumors of it having many lives; the latter, on the other hand, possesses a very troublesome ability.
Let's address the latter first.
[But since that's the case, let's kill this guy first, then go after the other Magic girls.]
The Black Goat's Body Theory.
At this moment, the Black Death Cult dispersed in unison. The nine fiery tails on the back of the Nine-Tailed Fox Black Death Cult spread out like umbrellas and attacked in the direction from which the Dark Kite had come. The Black Goat and the Snowy Owl also launched their attacks.
Naturally, they were heading straight to tear the Dark Kite to pieces.
"You're here."
Dark Kite had finished thinking.
She saw the nine-tailed fox's fiery tail approaching her in the distance, her vision rapidly being engulfed by the flames.
In that instant, the girl remained calm and swiftly swung the Scissor Blades.
Black flames burned, outlining the shapes of several swords.
Just as the Nine-Tailed Fox Black Death Cult's tail was about to cover the entire space around her like a cage, the sword was also forged from the black flames and transformed into the Phantom Swords.
She raised her leg high and kicked one of the Magic Power created Phantom Swords out.
She gripped the Scissor Blades in her hand again and slashed back, sending several Phantom Swords flying with a loud "clang".
She flung all the Phantom Swords away, and the next moment, the nine tails converged, ready to crush her.
Meanwhile, the Curse Poison Black Death Cult was climbing upwards, trying to intercept Dark Kite's escape route, but to their surprise, Dark Kite neither dodged nor evaded.
[This is?]
It only saw a Phantom Swords heading towards it, which it easily dodged.
However, they actually created weapons using Magic Power.
Dark Kite has never shown this ability before...
However, another infamous Magic girl possesses this ability.
But on the other side--
[Um?]
As the nine tails completely closed at that moment, the Nine-Tailed Fox Black Death Cult felt something was wrong.
Its nine tails were completely empty.
Realizing something was wrong, it looked around, trying to warn its companions, but it seemed too late.
At that moment, the Curse Poison Black Death Cult suddenly sensed a dangerous aura of Snake-Type Magic behind him.
"Locking--"
All the Black Death Cult were caught off guard; a deafening roar erupted from behind the Curse Poison Black Death Cult.
"--- Black Wing Assault!"
When they came to their senses, they saw the Curse Poison Black Death Cult plummeting from the sky amidst flames and smoke.
And on the nearby tree wall was the Phantom Demon Magic Sword that the Curse Poison Black Death Cult had just dodged; it was stuck in the tree wall.
At that moment, a girl dressed in jet-black Magic Gear appeared. She effortlessly traversed the tree branches and casually pulled the Phantom Swords from the tree wall.
"Not bad, right?"
"Dark Kite teased."
All the Black Death Cult were caught off guard by this attack. Unable to react in time, they saw the Dark Kite frozen in place and were unable to think of a countermeasure. They could only throw their attacks towards the Dark Kite's location.
Countless feathers, ghostly flames, and various Magic rays from the Black Goat all hurtled towards Dark Kite.
Dark Kite had already prepared for this.
Suddenly, jet-black wings made of Magic Power unfurled from her back, Feather Wing forward to completely obscure her front.
"--Thump thump thump..."
Most of the attacks were blocked by the black wings made of Magic Power, while Dark Kite also dodged and weaved.
As the attack weakened, the Black Wings dissipated, and instead, the Magic Power within them gathered on the Dark Kite's Scissor Blades.
A ghostly light shimmered on the Scissor Blades. Dark Kite gently pulled the Scissor Blades back, drawing a chilling streak of light in the air. The next moment, she unleashed the surging Magic Power, slashing downwards.
"Bang---"
Judging from the sound, the effect is quite good.
At this point, the Black Death Cult finally recovered from this unexpected turn of events.
[The Phantom Sword Magic you just used... wasn't that from Magic Girl Color Feather?]
The Magic Sword made of Bird System Magic Power is a signature move that Rainbow Feather once demonstrated.
However, the application of the Magic Sword that Dark Kite just demonstrated goes far beyond that.
Using the Magic Power Phantom Swords, Dark Kite teleported from her original location to the spot where she had previously thrown the Magic Sword...
"Well, that makes sense... I've actually always known how to do this before."
"But I still have some reservations, so I haven't used it much."
It is an obvious fact that Dark Kite is essentially a superior form of Rainbow Feather.
Therefore, Dark Kite naturally possesses the same abilities as Rainbow Feather.
Dark Kite had a deliberately annoying, irritating look on her face, and even winked defiantly with one eye.
"Moreover, I've also learned the more advanced applications of this Magic that she hasn't yet mastered, which is what you just saw."
"Heh heh, not bad, right? Don't let my appearance fool you, I'm actually quite creative."
[However, how many times can such Magic be used? We have four of them.]
In that case, they had underestimated the Dark Kite.
However, the outcome will not change.
The Black Death Cult stood ready and surrounded Dark Kite once again. By this time, a considerable portion of the Crystal on Dark Kite's body, which were used to protect her from having her Magic Power absorbed, had already been used up.
And the last battlefield.
Magic Girl Shadow Moon, having cleared out the Monster, chose to advance and provide support.
Above, she could feel an intense clash of Magic Power, undeniably the Demon King's Magic Power... telling her she had to hurry and help.
"Just a little faster... we should be there soon."
Fierce battles were taking place throughout the Magic Tree, with all the Magic girls and Black Death Cult involved. It seemed that the outcome of this battle depended on the situation on these battlefields.
However, at the top of the magic tree, another scene is unfolding.
At the top of the magic tree, there are still many bubbles.
Within the bubbles, one can see the woven Phantasmal Dream of people, Phantasmal Dream, like when Monster is conceived, are hatching Magic Power from desire, continuously providing energy to the magic tree.
A woman was standing atop a tree, gazing curiously up at the floating bubbles.
The woman with the long, wine-red hair is, of course, Tachibana.
This is strange.
If it were Tachibana herself standing here, then what are Star Flower and Fate Kite dealing with right now?
Chapter 203 Arrival
If people could see the current state of the top of the Demon Tree, they would probably be quite astonished.
After all, while Star Flower and Fate Kite are currently battling the Flower Demon King, Tachibana is at the top of the Demon Tree, watching the bubbles she has collected.
So, what exactly is going on?
We do not know at this time.
She gently raised her finger, and the vines of the magic tree, under her command, lifted up the humans abducted by the Prison Flower and stuffed them into the bubbles.
The citizens were quickly encased in foam.
But within the bubbles, a different scene unfolds.
Tachibana and Lost Paradise Twilight's abilities weave Phantasmal Dream for them, revealing their most blissful and innocent dreams from the depths of their hearts.
When she saw the dream spreading like ink on paper, Tachibana smiled faintly.
Her gaze was almost innocent, like a child looking at everything with wonder.
She seemed completely oblivious to the struggles unfolding within the Demon Tree, instead reveling in the pleasure of winning over these people's hearts.
"So this is what human feelings are like..."
Tachibana had never been so curious about all of this.
She seemed to be captivated by admiring these bubbles, or more accurately, by the happiness others perceived.
Dreams, love, nostalgia, family.
Whenever she saw people dreaming of these happy scenes, Tachibana felt that she understood human emotions a little better.
This tiny feeling alone filled her with immense joy.
However, she only felt this sensation briefly before it quickly vanished, leaving only nothingness in the world of the Monster.
She was slightly discouraged.
Unwilling to give up, she continued to throw the humans she captured into the bubbles, continuing to watch one new scene after another.
The more I watch, the more satisfied and delighted I become.
The more satisfied you are, the emptier you feel, and the more you realize that you can't actually feel anything.
Her expression was calm and serious.
"Hmm... it's still not enough."
Tachibana blinked, her gaze shifting slightly.
"The population of this city alone is not enough."
"Should we pack up the entire Earth—no, and all the humans in R'lyeh too...?"
Tachibana was thinking seriously.
That's not enough; it's far from enough for her to understand human feelings and emotions.
She needs to see and feel more.