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After we introduced ourselves, the final fight began as the two wicked blades met another pair, and we faced off with anger in each other's eyes as I unleashed a blinding light from the Spirit Sword, which allowed me to slash at Elsa with Inen, corroding her arm as it stopped her regeneration.
Unhappy with the results, Elsa chopped off a section of her arm as the corroded part faded away, while her regeneration functioned again.
"Cahya! Ul Jiwald!" I yelled as my Great Spirit of Yang Appleseed and casted the highly dangerous spell along with me, boosted with the spirit sword's power. The volley of lasers continued to barrage Elsa's surroundings, while blinding the latter in the process.
Elsa suddenly jumped out and lashed out with her black knife, and I quickly created bones from calcium, phosphorus, oxygen, and hydrogen as they solidified into ribcages that surrounded me, fending off the attack.
Since her black knife is only made for tearing flesh, bones should be a good enough counter for now. I formed helium hydride as I dropped it into the pre-made bottle, before throwing the acid grenade at the Bowel Hunter while she's confused.
The acid tore away at her flesh, but she used the same method to get rid of the corrosion to stop the infection. I charged at her with Ul Akra, but a burst of energy flew from Elsa as I was shot back onto the field.
"Cap'n's comrade!" Garfiel yelled as he fought off a few snakes. "You need some help?"
"No, it's okay, Garfiel! I have the situation under control!" I yelled back before blocking another strike from Elsa.
"Okay Th'n." Garfield said as he fought off another mabeast, and the battle with me and Elsa ensued. We fought further into the burning remains of the mansion, blades clashing as the walls around our mansion are being slashed. Alchemis, Cahya, and Bayanga were constantly trying to help me by unleashing some spells, but due to the speed Elsa and I were moving at, they really had to take some chances.
"You really are loved by this World!" Elsa said as she threw her white kukri at me, and I dodged, but not before she dashed behind me and tried to slash at me, but I smirked as I felt the kukri blade come towards me.
"Not only by the world, miss Bowel Hunter."
"Huh?"
Elsa was surprised for a second as she was suddenly punched in the face by an invisible force, sending her flying into the wall behind her, at least 200 meters away as her knives clattered on the floor.
"Imperceptible Extensions." I said as I unleashed the two shadow hands as they grabbed the diamond swords I formed instantly, and I held Inen and Ryokyo tightly as I readied myself for the Bowel's Hunter's assault, four swords at the ready.
The smoke cleared as I saw the assassin rushed at me with her best speed. A flurry of slashes sounded across the corridor as I struggled to keep up with the quick and skilled movements of the Bowel Hunter. Within moments, the Imperceptible Extensions were cut, and the diamond swords fell to the ground.
Elsa took this opportunity to attack me, and although I wasn't directly harmed, I was thrown into a wall as I got up, only to see the Bowel Hunter looming over me.
Terror filled me as I suddenly fell as my body exhausted the last of its strength, but not before I realized that my last trump card only came in handy when I cannot move. I called upon the pulsating energy within me, and imagined the inspirational source from this battle. Garfiel Tinsel, I'll be borrowing your weapons now!
"Imperceptible Extensions, Phase Two."
Shields.
My extensions suddenly pulsated again as they happily obliged, and evolved as I felt my body involuntarily stand up. Shields, made of condensed shadows, covered my front arms similar to Garfiel's while the extensions, replicated almost an exact same pair on its own.
"Time to end this, don't you think?" I picked up Inen and Ryokyo again, and faced the Bowel Hunter for the last brawl as she smiled and readied her blades.
We dashed at one another for the last time, and I used my full strength as I knocked my own blades along with Elsa's wicked kukris away. However, I still had my extensions. I performed an uppercut as the extension knocked her upwards, before the other extension slammed her into the wall and the ground.
Elsa now lay there, here regeneration stopping as it has reached its limit during this amount of time. Seeing that my opponent has also been demolished for now, I released the Authority of Sloth for the time being as the extensions disappeared and I coughed up the black liquid again, as the punishment for overusing the ability. At this point, Echidna popped in.
Y/N! Are you okay?
It's okay, Chid-chan... I'm just a bit tired after all the fighting...
You stupid idiot...even after I told you the other plan, why did you insist on fighting?
I just thought that this way plus your way added together might be more effective. I said as I stood up once again, only increasing my strength with Akra just so I could face my enemy, who lies on the ground, battered as she shifted her eyes towards me.
"You know what..., Elsa Granhiert, now that it has come to this, how about we make a deal?"
"A deal? Ha, what could you possibly mean."
"I wish for you and your sister to join me, and in return, I'll protect you from your 'Mama'."
"Huh-" The Bowel Hunter seemed shocked at the mention of the word 'Mother', as few knew of her existence besides of her children in the organization. The woman looked at me in shock, but nodded for me to continue.
"I will protect you and Meili from here at all costs. In return, join me and let's walk the path of liberation, where you can experience a world free to explore instead of being bound by the shackles of fate that forces you to do something you might not want, deep down inside your heart."
"But Meili, what about her-"
"I'll protect her as well. As the one who is loved by the Witch and the World, I swear on the name of the Witch of Deceit that I'll fulfill my promise. I might be the Warlock of Deceit, but I all promises I make are genuine and truthful."
"I see. Well then, what are we waiting for?"
Huh? She actually accepted it that easily?
"Well then, let's go end the battle that started, shall we?" I reached my hand out to the Bowel Hunter, who smiled as she took it, and the two of us limped together towards the outside of the mansion, where a battle still raged on.
Timeskippu*
3rd Person POV
Outside, the Gorgeous Tiger and his sister just finished dealing with the fearsome mabeast that Meili called 'Rock Piggie', and it was killed as Garfiel twisted its head off after transforming into his beast form.
Garfiel immediately de-transformed after that, but not before he snatched the girl who controlled the mabeasts as he lifted her into the air by her neck.
"You're done fer now, you annoying girl." Garfiel said as he prepared to crush the girl's neck, but a voice stopped him.
"Garfiel! Don't kill her!" Y/N's voice came out from the ruins of the mansion as Garfiel saw him and Elsa together, which bewildered the young Demi-human.
"Cap'n's buddy! Why are you with that woman?"
"We made a deal. They're our allies now. Now, put Meili down, please." Y/N rasped as he coughed up a little more black liquid, presumably from the overuse of the Authority of Sloth. Garfiel nodded as he let go of Meili, who looked at Elsa in amazement.
"Is this true, Elsa?"
"Yes, Meili. We no longer serve Mother. Y/N has offered us protection. We serve him now." Elsa replied as she picked Meili up as she examined her for injuries, before laying her down as she nodded at her new master, who smiled as he motioned for them to make their way to the others, who waited at the top of a hill after leaving the shelters since the attack was over.
"Y/N-san!" Otto exclaimed as he hugged the boy who was severely injured, in a way. "You survived! And also..." The merchant widened his eyes as he saw Elsa and Meili. "Ey? Why is the scary lady and girl here as well?"
"Don't worry, Otto, they're on our side now." Y/N explained as a bright pink light suddenly shot out from the mansion, and flew towards the Sanctuary like a shooting star. "Subaru, you madlad... you did it...I finished my part...so do yours...as well..."
Y/N L/N, Warlock of Deceit, drifted into sleep as the battle at the mansion ended. His comrades, alerted by his sudden limpness, immediately tried to help him only to realize he's just asleep. With a smile on their faces, they marched back.
Timeskippu*
Y/N POV
"Argh!" I yelled in frustration as I got off Otto's cart, and unwillingly unsheathed Inen and Ryokyo, to defend against the incoming beasts.
How did this happen?
The Great Rabbit, or rather, its last remnants, surrounded our cart as Meili desperately tried to control them, but it did not work. Elsa was busy hacking away at the rabbits, but they were multiplying faster than I could imagine.
At this rate, there will be a second Great Rabbit after the first one's demise.
What can I do? What can I do? What can I do? What can I do? What can I do? What can I do? What can I do? What can I do? What can I do? What can I do-
Wait.
As if the White Whale's flying seal resonated with another of its kind, I recognized the power being activated once again.
{Target has met conditions}
Ha...hahahaha!
No way.
With my last resort in hand, I aimed my left palm at the Great Rabbit as I let out the last burst the Deceit Witch Factor could offer me, and shouted the word that allowed me to take down another one of the Three Great Mabeasts.
"CRITICAL OVERLOAD, SUITORU MAXIMA!"
As soon as the spell was said, a large vortex appeared as the rabbits suddenly stopped moving, and an indescribable mana force surged into my body, while Elsa, Meili, and Otto watched in awe as I sucked up the mana configuration of the Great Rabbit. Then, as if they were not supposed to exist, the Great Rabbit started to disappear, one by one, and disappeared into thin air into pure mana. When there was only one left, it looked at me in contempt as I regarded it with hatred.
"At last, it's time for you to die." I said as I stabbed Inen and Ryokyo into its tiny body at once, shattering its existence as I raised my swords in victory before falling back into the snow.
Now, finally...
...it seems that the Sanctuary Arc is near its completion.
While Y/N claimed his second victory of the day, the graveyard's inner sanctum pulsated loudly, although the outside world paid no mind to it.
A pink haired girl wearing a black robe, formerly white, raised her arms in confusion as if she didn't knew how to walk. Or rather, haven't walked for a long time.
"This body seems okay for now. Testing, testing..."
The Witch of Greed hummed to herself as she smiled, thinking of numerous ways to surprise her contractor.
Although, he probably already knows.
It doesn't matter. It's done now.
The Witch of Greed completes her resurrection.
Authority(ies):
Authority of Deceit (Commonly known as Authority of Elements):
-Vacuum Trigger: An innate ability stored within the tesseract-shaped Deceit Witch Factor, allowing the user to spring themselves from unconsciousness when the mana fluctuations around them changes drastically, as a built-in self-defence mechanism of the body.
-Critical Overload: A mysterious ability that protects the user of the Deceit Witch Factor, causing them to unlock their true potential while their actions are coordinated by ???, helping them avoid certain death. This ability only triggers when the user is about to die and has a 15 minute cooldown.
-- Haywire Warp: A variation of Critical Overload that allows the user to warp the attack that will kill them, creating a tear in space-time to absorb the attack. Meanwhile, the abilities of the elements are unleashed and they will defy the chemical laws before the user decides to cancel their existence.
--Decagenso Rupture: A variation of Critical Overload that allows the user to combine ten elements into one attack, fusing them into a substance unable to be defined by chemical laws. Then, the substance explodes from the inside to spread parts of itself into the opponent's body, replacing their atoms with the substance itself.
-Pure Truth: Y/N's knowledge of the future. Although he claims that he can only know up to a certain amount, it is only a cover-up to avoid suspicion. This ability also allows him to lie without being detected (e.g. Crusch's divine protection), as long as it is part of his knowledge of this world's future.
--Veritas Oneiro Chunyu: The 'Truth Dream Injection'. A sub-ability of Pure Truth that allows the user to show others fragments of Pure Truth to get a better understanding of a situation or past. This ability cannot show the future.
-'Suitoru': A magic spell that allows the user to absorb a certain ??? of the enemy, making it their own and can be stored for later usage. (Current: White Whale's flying seal, ???)
-Partial Authority Immunity: Y/N is fully immune to some authorities, while some still have a diminished effect on him.
-Scindo: The ability to split the Deceit Witch Factor into pieces to implant them in others, but the pieces can only be taken back a year later. Current Percentages: Y/N L/N: 99.997%, Crusch Karsten: 0.003%
Authority of Sloth:
-Imperceptible Extensions: Y/N's authority also somehow manifested almost the same way as Betelgeuse's did. When activated, two invisible hands can be summoned to be moved around telekinetically. Penalty: If a person is not considered as Y/N's enemy, they will see the extensions. However, another holder of Sloth will also see the hands, regardless of the previous statement.
Elemental Masteries: Hydrogen, Helium, Lithium, Beryllium, Boron, Carbon, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Fluorine, Neon, Sodium, Magnesium, Aluminum, Silicon, Phosphorus, Sulfur, Chlorine, Argon, Potassium, Calcium
Spirits: Alchemis- fire spirit (Elder Spirit, devil), Cahya- yang spirit (Great Spirit, fairy), Bayanga- yin spirit (Great Spirit, succubus)
Magic Spells:
Goa- shoots a small ball of fire from the tip of the user's index finger when imbued with mana.
El Goa- manifests three fireballs around the user, and shoots them towards the opponent at high speeds.
Ul Goa- The user fires a large amount of powerful fire bullets. A powerful flame scatters when the bullets land.
Al Goa- The user lets loose a massive fireball, scorching away everything in its path. The bigger the caster's skill, the fireball hotter and bigger the fireball.
Ol Goa-the user concentrates by making a giant fireball, before compressing it to insane densities, and shoots out the beam of fire from their palms
Il Goa- Al Goa, but the user applies a homing technique to the spell itself
Al Huma- The user creates a sharp ten meter long spear of ice.
Absolute Zero- The user creates a vacuum in an area, by freezing the atmosphere to an absurd degree. By doing so, even time will freeze inside of that vacuum and no one is capable of escaping it unharmed.
Akra- A yang magic spell that allows users to enhance their physical abilities as well as sharpen their senses.
El Akra- A yang magic spell that allows the user to move extremely fast, almost becoming one with wind as they fill the user with mana in their nerves, muscles, bones, and veins. This technique is able to match Felt's Divine Protection of Wind
Ul Akra- A yang magic spell that greatly boosts the user's speed and strength, allowing them to travel near the speed of sound and being almost invisible to the naked eye when moving.
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Jiwald- fires heat rays from the user's fingers.
El Jiwald- The user fires several rays from their fingers which are then brought down in a claw-like motion.
Ul Jiwald- the user fires a volley of light rays from their palms, raining down at the opponents at high speeds.
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Shamak: The target becomes unable to sense where they are, however they can still feel the ground and sense what's happening to their body.
El Shamak: The target becomes unable to control their bodies while under its effects.
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Minya: Magic that creates stakes made of crystallized mana covered with light purple flames. They are strong enough to penetrate defences. Any stakes in the air explode and release smaller stakes that fly in all directions which then rips targets apart.
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Murak: The user reduces the effects of gravity. Just by lightly pushing yourself off the ground, a person can jump as if they had springs. If the user wishes to, it can also be used to fly, although the user will get blown around by the wind like a leaf, but they won't flip around in mid-air.
Vita: The user casts this spell to amplify the effects of gravity, making an object heavier.
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Kilat- The user gathers lightning on their fist/ weapon, and slams it down at the opponent, creating a giant electric arc to shock and paralyze enemies.
El Kilat: The user uses lightning to spread it throughout their body, increasing their reaction speed and movement speed. The user also coats themselves in a thin layer of thunder, able to direct electrical shocks into any opponent they attack.