How was that possible?
Ash instantly retreated to ten steps away. To a Supreme, that distance was no different from being within arm's reach, but he needed that tiny bit of space to maintain his sense of safety.
In the span of a few breaths, he had already activated three prophetic wonders and six reconnaissance divine miracles. His gaze was so sharp it seemed it could pierce deep into the soul of the Starry Sky, trying to find the slightest flaw. The Starry Sky looked a little uncomfortable under his stare and toyed with her hair, but her eyes still swept over Ash from time to time. As if she had thought of something, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, her brows and eyes smiling.
As if the one standing there was not the Artifice Supremacy who had ruled the world for thousands of years, but the girl who used to follow behind him every day like a little shadow.
If they had not reunited at this moment, if she had not had Void Wings behind her, Ash might have accepted her resurrection with tears streaming down his face... but her Void Wings were not fake.
She was both the girl and the Supreme!
"Starry Sky."
Ash spread his Void Wings to their limit. Surging Source Power formed circuit-like Patterns across them and extended all the way onto his Soul Body. His muscles and bones seemed to be ignited, variegated flames roaring up around him, making his entire body look like a torch of anger. "Just how far are you going to toy with us!?"
Red, Black, Silver—Mercury Blood!
Drip.
The scale of time was stretched to its limit in that instant. Within the slowly flowing time, a drop of mercury-colored blood slowly fell. When it dropped into