"I'm sorry, my dear friend..."
Shaka's heart bled in silence! How could he not miss those days when he and his dear friend basked in the sunlight, received the kisses of animals, and chatted happily together?
But now, he had sworn to serve the goddess!
Goddess Athena would be protected by him, Shaka!
He knew that there was something he did not need to ask Mira, the Moonshadow god, aloud...
He would never betray Heavenly God Zeus. He would rather die by Shaka's hand than betray Zeus...
That was also the pride he held as a Heavenly Warrior. If Shaka asked the question, would that not be an insult to this proud Heavenly Warrior?
Rather than make him surrender, it was better to let him die!
Shaka cried out, "Ninth Sense Deprivation!"
Once Shaka himself had comprehended the Ninth Sense, his Tenbu Horin could strip away the Ninth Sense!
And the Ninth Sense was divine will. If it was stripped away, that meant... Mira's qualifications as a god, as an angel of the heavens, would be stripped away as well!
"Ah..."
The Moonshadow Divine Palace soon returned to silence. The darkness gradually faded, and light reappeared within the palace.
With his hands pressed together and his eyes closed, Shaka bowed before the corpse of his dear friend.
"Mira, you remained a great warrior until the end. I, Shaka—no, I, Mephisto—will never forget you, my dear friend..."
After Shaka had killed Mira with his own strength, the other three Heavenly Warriors began to see this extraordinary Gold Saint in a new light.
"Mephisto is actually stronger now than when he was a Heavenly Warrior?"
"It seems the three of us have no choice but to join forces. Otherwise, even Mephisto alone is more than any one of us can handle..."