Chapter 461
But what's happening now can't be faked.
The Torch Dragon Black Death Cult's body couldn't keep up with the intensity of the battle, so it had to use its unused hand to wield its sword. During these few clashes, the exaggerated Magic Power of the Thousand Sins attached to its hands caused its hands to tremble uncontrollably.
No, this can't go on.
We must find an opportunity... to trigger time stop again. Hurry, hurry, concentrate...
"---Your Magic Power probably won't be enough for a few Time Magic, right? I deliberately saved it up until now, it's my turn."
Thousand Sins's words made Torch Dragon Black Death Cult realize what she was about to do, but there was nothing she could do to stop her.
Sure enough, before the Torch Dragon Black Death Cult could do anything, he felt time being manipulated by Magic Power.
It is a harbinger of time standing still.
So that's how it is. No wonder Thousand Sins was able to sense her attack and arrival before. It's because Thousand Sins had already mastered the Time Magic Spell at that time, so he could feel the ripples caused by the Time Magic Spell.
But by then it was too late.
Time stood still.
The world became a solo performance by Thousand Sins, all was silent except for the sound of Thousand Sins's own breathing.
Thousand Sins moved to a position above Torch Dragon Black Death Cult, and—raised the Cross Nail with both hands.
She took a deep breath, her blood-red snake eyes fixed on the Serpent System Black Death Cult below.
Regardless of the circumstances, the other party was once one of our compatriots.
But now... that's no longer the case.
---The falling of the Cross Nail brought this fierce battle to a close.
Two figures plummeted from the sky, crashing through the city ruins and devastating the surrounding area.
As the smoke cleared a little, Thousand Sins's panting figure emerged from the darkness.
She clutched her wounds all over her body, her once fierce and cold face immediately softening with pain. If no one had been around, she would have definitely started to whine and act cute.
At the same time, the Crystal on her body that was used to protect her Magic Power also dimmed completely and shattered into dust.
She deactivated her transformation, revealing her true form.
The battle on Thousand Sins's side is over, and she has truly lost all her fighting abilities.
After it was over, she looked up at the magical tree that towered above the sky in the distance.
Now, there's no way of knowing the situation of the battle.
"No matter what... stay strong! Hopefully, nothing bad will happen to anyone..."
Takanashi doesn't know if others can hear her encouragement.
In her delirious state, she had already begun thinking about how to act cute and affectionate with Teacher Haihara when she got back.
After that, her eyelids drooped, and she fainted, collapsing onto the empty ground that had become ruins.
If the battles between Dark Kite and other places were brutal, then Fate Kite and her group had no hope of victory at all.
She and Shadow Moon had already prepared for the worst.
As far as they knew, none of their companions would have the resources to come to their aid.
But the scene that appeared at this moment completely stunned Fate Kite.
Rather, it's more accurate to say that even the blood has stiffened.
By the time they realized what was happening, the enemy, whom even she and Shadow Moon combined couldn't defeat, had already been sent flying far away. They hadn't even noticed how that guy had gotten onto the battlefield.
Not to mention, why this figure appeared in front of me in the first place.
"How could this be...? Aren't you?"
For a moment, Fate Kite forgot about fighting.
Her pupils trembled like never before; the shaking could only be described as "violent."
Because of the figure that appeared before her eyes—
It was a strange, pitch-black humanoid shape, resembling the remains of countless dead Asuka. On its Feather Wing, several blood-red eagle eyes swirled and rolled.
This figure was worse for Fate Kite than the Flower Demon King they were currently fighting.
--- The Bird Demon King.
She has probably fallen under the Flower Demon King's illusion.
What made Fate Kite feel like she was dreaming even more was that on the head of the Bird Demon King, there was a white ball of fluff that looked like a bird.
Why... is the teacher's bird named Silver Feather there?
Next came the sentence that completely shattered Fate Kite's psychological defenses---
[Sister, don't be nervous--it's me.]
Chapter 209 Fairy Tale
As the Lost Paradise Twilight gathers more and more Magic Power, the boundary between reality and dreams is blurring.
Originally, they fought at the top of the magic tree, but later, Star Flower could no longer tell where they were in reality.
Moreover, when Tachibana gets serious, Star Flower has to face even more challenging abilities from her opponent.
---nightmare.
That is, the ability to create those bubbles and dream worlds.
Now, Star Flower has fallen into one of the bubble worlds. This world is quiet and secluded, with no ground. She continues to fall in the darkness, and from the imperceptible darkness, tentacles with gaping maws keep reaching out and attacking Star Flower.
There is no sound in this world.
In silence, Star Flower cast Magic Spell without the need for Magic Wand or incantation, tearing and burning through the tentacles that approached it.
The Flower Demon King is nowhere to be seen.
After analyzing the situation, she tried to find an exit and the location of the Demon King.
Finally, she wove Magic Spell that would allow her to leave this place.
From the deepest darkness, one after another enormous, indescribably large black hands, stretching out their wrinkled fingers, slowly reached out to grab Star Flower. Yet, they were actually incredibly fast, like ghosts that had fallen into a deep well and were trying to climb out, relentlessly pursuing Star Flower.
Furthermore, they are also encroaching on the space of this world.
In the blink of an eye, one side of the world had been occupied by those giant hands, and they continued to climb higher, blocking the path of the Star Flower.
Just before being engulfed by the surrounding darkness, Star Flower cast Magic Spell on the empty space.
The illusory flowers formed a halo of light, and the Star Flower entered it without hesitation.
With a "bang," the giant hands chasing the Star Flower collided with each other.
After that, Star Flower looked behind her and saw a dense, jet-black bubble that burst after she left.
Beyond the bubbles of the nightmare world lies a dreamlike world filled with pink bubbles.
Not long after the Star Flower escaped that spot, it was swallowed up by a bubble.
This time, it is a Kingdom overrun and submerged by thorns.
Further away, there was an incredibly tall pea vine that seemed to pierce the sky.
Tachibana be here?
She sensed a trace of the other party's Magic Power within the bubble.
So she flew into the Kingdom.
Then, she saw something that horrified her.
In this Kingdom, everything has been taken over and replaced by plants, and there are no living people left. However, there are still dark figures walking on the streets.
Those shadowy figures, their bodies hunched and twisted, resembled walking corpses.
Some of them sensed the presence of the Star Flower, raised their heads, and howled. More and more of these ghosts also raised their heads, and then, as if the entire Kingdom had suddenly awakened, the ghosts surged toward the Star Flower.
Even if these ghosts mean nothing to Star Flower, they are still quite unsettling.
[Once upon a time, there was a Kingdom cursed by the Demon King. The princess of that kingdom was truly pitiful, for I cursed her so that she would die whenever she pricked herself on a spindle.]
At that moment, as if this world were a fake little stage, Star Flower heard the gentle narration of the Flower Demon King, like a bedtime story, from some distant and profound place.
It's like the other person is sitting by a child's bedside.
Star Flower immediately tried to call out:
"If you're nearby, would you like to come out and talk to me?"
She had no intention of harming the ghosts; she simply tried to shake them off more quickly.
Ignoring her calls, the voice continued chanting—
Fortunately, their king asked a Witch to cast a blessing on the princess, averting disaster. When the princess was pricked by the spindle, she did not die, but instead slept for a hundred years.
This seems to be the story of Sleeping Beauty.
Star Flower doesn't remember the story very clearly. She does remember that her grandmother used to tell it often when she was little. The only thing she didn't like back then was listening to her grandmother tell scary fairy tales.
While chasing away and dodging the ghosts, Star Flower found the Kingdom's capital, where the princess resided.
[When the curse came true, the princess did not die.]
[However, the entire Kingdom fell into a deep slumber along with the princess, a slumber that lasted a hundred years, and thorns transformed this cursed land into a desolate graveyard.]
[Alas, selfish king, despicable Witch.]
Those who travel far from home must part from their families and relatives in their hometown until their death.
[That princess would have been better off dead; after all, what did her death have to do with the rest of the Kingdom?]
In the background, Tachibana speaks with great enthusiasm, as if she herself had truly done it.
At this time, in the sleeping Kingdom, these wandering ghosts appeared particularly eerie.
She couldn't help but wonder about the ending of the story.
Finally, she flew into the Royal Palace and stepped inside, the place where Tachibana was most likely to be hiding.
As she searched, she said:
"Then why did you curse that princess? You are an unforgivable villain too."
Inside the Royal Palace, two rows of knights clad in armor stood in neat formation, ominous glints emanating from the holes in their armor. They all drew their swords and charged towards Star Flower.
--Star Flower raised her hand and gently tapped the void.
All the knights froze instantly.
Then, as if giving a command, she flicked her Magic Wand forward, and all the knights were instantly blasted away by the invisible impact, their armor and swords scattering all over the ground.
[Of course, it's because that princess trampled my garden; she shredded my Roses and let a pack of nasty dogs run rampant inside.]
That does sound pretty annoying.
"And what are these souls?"
[After they fell into a deep sleep, they were trapped in this eternal nightmare from which they could not awaken. I gave them the opportunity to kill the king and the princess. Of course, when the princess could not wake up, they too would be trapped in this Eternity nightmare.]
Then, Star Flower felt as if a slender, gentle hand was descending from the sky, pulling on silken threads and guiding the cursed souls and thorns in the Kingdom.
Star Flower realized that Tachibana wasn't there either.
She quickly shook her Magic Wand, and in an instant, she shattered the ceiling and flew away.
Riding on her broom-like Flower Magic Wand, Star Flower's target this time is the enormous pea vine.
As Star Flower heard the wailing of the ghosts receding into the distance behind her, her mood changed accordingly:
"Those people are so pitiful. They did nothing wrong, yet they have to suffer like this here."
Her expression was calm and serious.
The Roses- colored Witch, just like when she climbed the magic tree, flew higher and higher until she passed through the clouds and saw the deep blue night sky, the moon hanging high in the sky, and the hands of the woman gently playing with the castle atop the pea vines above the night sky.
Through the night sky, the Star Flower Demon King appeared enormous to Xinghua.