"Unseal, unseal—"
"O Nine Pillars who govern the Abandoned Hole."
The roaring Demon God Pillars were flesh-colored all over, yet their countless, intricate eyes were blood-red, making them look—as though their skin itself were bleeding.
Dazzling, and terrifying.
"—Morax, Gremory, Ose, Amy, Belial, Decarabia, Seere, Dantalion, and—"
"I, Andromalius!"
The dazzling and ear-piercing Demon God Pillars proclaimed and roared.
"We Nine Pillars shall mend the flaws."
"We Nine Pillars shall sow discord."
"O humanity's 'Heroic Spirits.' We absolutely will not allow—you to close such a structure!!!"
However, no one at the Abandoned Hole stronghold seemed capable of answering their roars.
There were signs of Servant battles within the Abandoned Hole stronghold, but—
Whatever had happened before no longer mattered, because—
Whoosh—
"Tch, looks like we were the first ones here."
Buzz—
Boom!!!
Dust and smoke burst apart, and two identical figures emerged from within.
Annanu and Enkidu frowned slightly, both looking somewhat displeased.
"At the end of the day, it's because the Institute of Life is closer to the Abandoned Hole, right?" From the golden ripples beside Enkidu, the Chains of Heaven extended seemingly without end, blasting toward the Demon God Pillars within the Abandoned Hole.
Yet halfway through his attack, Enkidu noticed an unfamiliar presence.
"Oh? What's this?"
Clang—
The ringing clash of metal echoed as a blade-shaped streak of light slashed through with a thunderous force, cleaving the ground—and the Demon God Pillars along with it—into several segments.
"Ah, speaking of distance, the Perception Star isn't very far from the Abandoned Hole either."
Annanu smiled.
From the color of that light and the direction from which it had come, he could tell exactly who had arrived—
"Together, your strength surpasses mine, Annanu, Enkidu." Anno temporarily sheathed Holy Sword Chalk. A barely perceptible smile appeared on his serious face,