"Tch! Looks like I wasted a little too much magic~ Ha, but who cares—" Cackling wickedly, 'Achill' hovered arrogantly high in the air. A pair of broad black wings had spread behind him at some point, beating slowly to keep him aloft. He cast a contemptuous glance over the ruins below and murmured with an evil chuckle, "Once I've eaten every Exceed in this world, it'll be time to leave this magic-starved place. Earth-land World, on the other side, with its limitless magic—that's where I truly belong! Where I should live and rule! Heh heh heh, I hear the humans and other creatures there all have magic inside them~ With so many 'supplements,' if I keep devouring them, it'll be impossible not to grow stronger!! With that world's endless magic to replenish me, and my own magic's special ability to increase my attack power whenever I eat a creature containing magic, it won't be long before I become a genuine god!!! Hahahahaha—Earth-land! A world tailor-made for me to grow infinitely stronger!!! What a wonderful prospect. I can hardly wait..."
At that, 'Achill' greedily licked the corner of his mouth, pulling his lips into a sinister, bloodthirsty smile.
"Black wings! Black Exceed wings—" Down in the Royal Capital, a well-informed ordinary citizen finally recovered from the succession of shocking events. Looking up at 'Achill,' who hovered quietly above the ruined Royal Palace with broad black wings beating behind him, the man seemed to recall some utterly terrifying Memory. His entire body shook violently as he screamed in frantic horror, "Those are the legendary wings of a cursed demon, the wings you only gain after devouring Exceeds!!! He's back! He's back!! That demon! The one who nearly destroyed all of Edolas five years ago!! That legendary monster, the strongest and most terrifying