Chapter 602
That was the past when she first met Lien.
She met Lien, merged with Lien's Magic Heart, and became Magical Girls. Together with Lien, she fought against the Aurora Society, and they've come this far together...
The Sky Screen doesn't dedicate much space to Luna in this regard; it merely replays most of her memories in Luna mind like a revolving lantern.
Then--
Bang!!
A gunshot rang out, Luna was pushed aside, dodging the attack.
But... someone else took the blow for her.
It's Lien.
"Ah..."
Lien's body lay tattered on the ground, like a lion doll, half of her body now gone.
The Gun Demon scoffed at the sight, "Tsk, Magical Creatures, huh? What a nuisance. This is the first time I've ever seen Magical Creatures that fights alongside Magical Girls... Seriously, seeing Magical Girls get pierced by bullets... isn't that all for nothing!"
As the Gun Demon spoke, he kicked aside the now tattered Lien.
This scene caused Luna's pupils to contract. In that instant, Luna's world seemed to freeze, and all sound vanished.
My name is Lien.
Do you want to become Magical Girls?
--From now on, we're family.
--Revenge... I can handle that on my own... Want to come with me?
--I really can't do anything with you, so let's do it together...
Lien's voice echoed in her mind again and again. The next second, Luna heard Lien's voice once more, in reality.
"Luna..."
Lien called out to Luna, whose gaze fell on Luna's body flying in mid-air, and then on Lien's face.
Lien's lips parted as she spoke to Luna:
"... Quick... run away..."
"!!"
These words instantly widened Luna's eyes.
Time resumed its flow, and Lien's body fell from the building above, landing on the ground below.
The Gun Demon's gun turned back on Luna: "Come on, let's continue—"
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!"
Before the Gun Demon could finish speaking, Luna suddenly let out a sharp, piercing scream.
She suddenly looked up, her once azure eyes now completely stained crimson with hatred and murderous intent.
The girl with short, azure hair suddenly possessed immense power; she quickly rose and rammed her body into the Gun Demon.
The immense force sent the Gun Demon flying, and at the same time, Luna's Magical Armament reappeared in her hands.
"How dare you... How dare you--!!"
Bang bang bang bang!!!
The Magical Armament was different from before; the azure pistol was now covered with a deeper, darker blue.
Luna kept pulling the trigger, firing shot after shot at the Gun Demon.
"--How dare you take away my most important family member!! Give me back my... my Lien...!!!! Aaaaaaaah!!!!"
In an instant, the Magical Armament transformed into a rifle, and the magical bullets fired from the rifle pierced through the body of the Gun Demon.
In that instant, the Gun Demon was unable to mount an effective resistance.
Because... Luna's body has changed.
Her clothing now features many lion-related characteristics and patterns.
Behind her, it seemed as if the phantom of a lion was roaring to the sky.
Is this Shining Form?
No, it's just a form similar to Shining Form.
The second generation of Magical Girls can transform into Magical Creatures to fight, which suggests that the relationship between Magical Girls and Magical Creatures may not be as distant as imagined.
With just one trigger, one unexpected event, Magical Girls can awaken powers similar to those of Magical Creatures.
But this is different from the current practice of simply signing contracts with girls and turning them into mascots for Magical Girls.
These Magical Creatures may be even more powerful than some Magical Girls.
For example, right now.
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The reason Luna became like this is quite simple.
First, she possesses Lien's Magic Heart her body, which has become highly integrated with Luna and is the foundation of her becoming Magical Girls.
Secondly, in her final moments, Lien poured all her remaining magic, including her own life force, into Luna's body.
This allowed Luna to have more precise control over her own magic, and also brought about an improvement in the nature of her magic.
Third, and most importantly.
Luna actually has the potential to activate her Shining Form.
At this moment, under the extreme emotional stimulation, Luna is only one step away from reaching her Shining Form.
But before that crucial moment, Luna's emotions were too extreme, and these extreme emotions became nourishment for Lien's Magic Heart, further stimulating the surge of magic power.
So now, Luna and Lien have truly become one, unleashing power comparable to that of an Upper Rank!
But this is not the end.
When the excessively negative emotions were absorbed by Lien's Magic Heart, the remaining high-spirited emotions also broke through the limits of the Shining Form.
A bright blue light shot into the sky, and Luna... also awakened her Shining Form.
Normally, Lien would be very happy, Luna herself would be happy too, but at this moment Luna was completely oblivious to all of that. In her eyes, which were almost filled with anger and hatred, only the image of the Gun Demon was reflected.
"Give it back! Give it back! Give it back!!! Go to hell! Go to hell! Go to hell!!"
Bang bang bang!
Luna's Magical Armament transformed one after another, forming all sorts of guns in her hands, which she relentlessly fired at the Gun Demon.
The Gun Demon's body had been pierced and riddled with holes, but because Luna was emotionally charged, these attacks, though seemingly powerful, had not actually struck the Gun Demon's vital organs.
That Nightmare Seed belonging to the Gun Demon.
Luna's sudden outburst startled the Gun Demon, but it was quickly followed by rage. The Gun Demon raised his arms, transforming both hands into grenade launchers, and aimed them at Luna.
"Stop it already!! Magical Girls!! You think I'm --"
"Go to hell!!!!"
Boom!!!!
Luna drowned out the Gun Demon's words with an even louder voice, and then the Magical Armament on Luna's hands simultaneously merged into the shape of a thick hand cannon.
The hand cannon was aimed at the Gun Demon, and the magic power it had been accumulating and brewing within it struck the Gun Demon at such close range without any hesitation!
A massive, thick beam of light, seemingly capable of piercing the entire planet, fell from above and struck the ground.
Wherever the energy beam passed, everything vanished into thin air, including the Gun Demon himself. With an expression of disbelief and incredulity, he was completely engulfed by the beam, dissipating into pure magical particles.
Along with his Nightmare Seed.
The Magical Girls's outburst is, in fact, idealistic.
If Magical Girls is truly provoked to her emotions and has the potential to unlock a higher-level form, then at that moment, Magical Girls power will be amplified without limit.
It was magnified to the point that even higher-level Demons couldn't react in time.
The Gun Demon was completely unaware of this, so it was perfectly normal for him to be completely eliminated by Luna at this moment.
Luna just hasn't realized this yet.
As if she were venting her emotions, powerful energy continuously burst forth from the cannon's muzzle.
One energy beam after another struck the spot where the Gun Demon had been standing, amidst her shouts.
Luna continued until her own magic was exhausted and she could no longer sense the Demons's presence.
It was only at this point that Luna finally regained some of her senses.
She immediately turned and rushed towards the spot where Lien had just fallen.
She returned to Lien's side.
Beside Lien, Luna gently picked up the tattered lion doll.
Lien... had completely lost her breath; she lay motionless in death, like a real doll.
Even because Magical Creatures also have bodies formed from magic, her body was slowly dissipating.
In the end, Lien left Luna with nothing but her Magic Heart.
"No... no... ahhh, this... I don't want this... Lien! Lien!!"
The girl called out Lien's name, but the Magical Creatures that had always spoken for her no longer responded.
On the desolate ruins, only the girl's mournful cries could be heard.
(No!! Lien!!!!!)
(Oh no! My little lion! No!!!)
(Damn it, what did Lien do wrong? Why is she being treated like this!)
(His home was destroyed, he was transformed by Demons, and after finally escaping, Aurora Society... After escaping from the Aurora Society, he met Luna and thought that her suffering was finally over, but unexpectedly...)
(No... it's okay, Lien will be fine! Think about Ms. Kelly! Ms. Kelly is alright too!)
(Well... Kelly's situation is different from Lien's, right...?)
(Shut up! I don't want to hear this!!)
"..."
"... Luna?"
Feeling the embrace around her tighten, Lien carefully raised her head to look at Luna.
Luna's eyes were already red, tears welling up. She hugged Lien tightly and whispered:
"... I... don't want anything to happen to Lien."
"Ah... no... don't cry, Luna, look, I'm alright now, aren't I? What happened in the Sky Screen won't happen in reality, really, so don't be sad, I'm fine, really...!"
Lien frantically tried to comfort Luna, but Luna didn't respond; she just clung tightly to Lien, refusing to let go.
Although it is indeed shameful to let others see one's inner thoughts, if... if it were to replace this with the death of one's closest friend, one's closest family member, then Luna would rather have her thoughts exposed to the Sky Screen.
Song Niandong stood on the ground, panting.
Behind her lay Kanon, who had already lost consciousness, and Shiori, whose legs were twisted in an eerie way, lying motionless on the ground.
But standing in front of Song Niandong were three Upper Demons.
Led by Weapon Demon entire body was wrapped in black cloth and covered in weapons, the group consisted of two other demons: the Severing Weapon Demon, whose arms and legs were covered in serrations and blades and who were subordinate to the Pain Demon Severing Demon.
And the Decay Demon Aging Demon and looks like a green jelly-like creature formed from mud.
The one who defeated Kanon was the Decay Demon.
It was the Weapon Demon who broke Shiori's legs and rendered her unconscious.
Now, the three Upper Demon surrounded Song Niandong, seemingly enjoying the thrill of their encirclement and attack, refusing to let her go.
"These are... the remaining Magical Girls? They look so weak."
The Decay Demon spoke in an extremely unpleasant, hoarse voice.