By Zephyria An illogical sight unfolded in the night sky where the curtain had been lifted. The red lines that embroidered the darkness were divided into two, opening their mouths wide.
If the sky were to split in two, it would look just like that, and all kinds of smoke and dust were sucked into the strange space revealed through the gap. At the same time, a strange shape defied the flow and slowly crawled out from inside the space.
The visible movement was slow, but it was not actually slow because its size was unusual. It wriggled like a strange creature and tried to come out, rotating in a spiral and gradually increasing its scale.
A huge purple torrent that covered the entire wide sky. It was slowly swallowing the upper air, which had been dyed with darkness. Like a feast of dark clouds reminiscent of ominous omens, the thickly cast shadow fueled an unknown sense of fear.
Its majesty, which was large enough to be seen from tens of kilometers away, was quite similar to something familiar to humans’ minds.
‘An eye?’
In Flynn’s gaze, who was staring at the southern sky from afar, it looked like a huge creature’s wide-open ‘eye.’ This was because light was emitting from the center of the oval vortex, which was not a perfect circle, as if a golden pupil had been imprinted.
The brilliant streaks of light stretched clearly downward toward the humans from the writhing purple currents. In the center, fierce gusts of wind and golden slashes were constantly raging. High energy met the dust floating in the air and occasionally burned it away without a trace, causing a discharge phenomenon.
That form instilled unknown fear and overwhelming helplessness in all the humans who looked up at it.
At the apex of such a perilous spectacle, there was a figure surrounded by beams of light.
Pajijijijik―
Leonardo, adorned with sacred energy all over his body, was pulling something out from the center of the giant eyeball. Each time the intangible energy in his hand pulled with all its might, it was slowly drawn out.
Fierce sparks flew from the friction surface, and sharp sounds savagely stimulated the eardrums. The strong wave that spread, pushing away the clouds around it, made one guess the unusual energy lurking in the area.
Veins and muscles bulged on his forehead, arms, neck, and jaw. As his golden hair shook violently in the wind, Leonardo’s breathing became increasingly unmanageable.
To avoid being absorbed into another dimension opened before his eyes, he continued to pull something, using the surging purple form as a foothold.
The bizarre space opened in collaboration with Nero was a place where gravity was so strong that even light was bent. It was the place where things disappeared forever when they deviated from the designated path when passing through the Portal, or when putting things inside an unrefined Artifact.
There was also a rumor that the world of another dimension, shrouded in gloom, was inhabited by transcendent beings that were not creatures of this land. For example, a realm of God that humans cannot reach, or the underworld that one can only go to when faced with death.
However, no one really knows the identity of that place, no matter which is true. Because not a single person who was sucked in and came out with their sanity intact. Therefore, that unknown space, which evokes an instinctive sense of rejection, was a forbidden act and madness to deliberately open the entrance.
And Leonardo, who committed that madness, was now trying to take something out of it. A sacred object of the great past, known to have disappeared forever from this world.
Holy Lance. The mysterious weapon, also called the Holy Spear, appeared quite often in myths in a two-sided manner, but no one had actually seen it.
Only rampant rumors circulated that it had disappeared for some reason hundreds, or even thousands of years ago, so it was just a symbolic object passed down by word of mouth to those living in the present world.
But coincidentally, among the Dark Silvers of the Empire, the location of the Holy Spear was sometimes secretly mentioned.
And today, when the crisis of the end is imminent on this land, the Holy Spear in the myth is about to reappear to all the world.
It will defeat evil, lead mankind to victory, save all things, and write a new history.
‘Because I will make it so.’
“Leonardo!”
Just in time, a familiar voice, reaching straight up to the sky, was engraved in Leonardo’s ear. The sharply pointed sparks shook violently, making his ears numb, but only that voice was heard very clearly.
Leonardo, who recognized who it was without having to look back, gritted his teeth and poured out all his strength in the fiercely splashing flames. Holding onto the forbidden sacred object that the dimension would not allow, he drew out Magic Power until his heart screamed that it was at its limit.
Just as he concentrated all the energy he had in both hands, a strange energy leaked out from the gap in the purple torrent. If his eyes were not mistaken, a meaningful crack was forming along with the refraction of light.
Leonardo’s eyes flashed for a moment, seizing the opportunity. His low voice spoke the name of the sacred object.
“Lance of Longinus.”
At that moment, a sacred light was emitted as if answering the call from the twisted gap in space-time. Following his gesture, a long golden spear shaft was pulled out, and even the four-pronged spearhead that formed the end revealed half of its shape.
Leonardo squeezed out the last of his energy and completely pulled out the Holy Spear, which was three times the length of his body. Then, he quickly fell from the boundary of the dimension and distanced himself so as not to be sucked into the other side.
Pyoong―
Suddenly, a discharge sound, as if a fuse had blown, covered the southern land of the peninsula. At the same time, the bizarre entrance that had opened towards the ground spread a tremendous shock wave based on the point where the Holy Spear was pulled out.
At the same time, the two red lines that had been divided were slowly sealed as if they were finding their original form. The giant form that had stuck its head through the gap was also gradually returning to where it should be. The ominous purple shadow in the sky was instantly swallowed into the center of the vortex.
Against the backdrop of the bizarre spectacle, the figure floating leisurely in the sky emitted a dazzling light from its entire body, holding the sacred object in one hand.
In the sky, two lights flashed as if the moon and the sun were floating at the same time, and they became one and looked down at the captured source of evil.
Hugo’s eyelids fluttered for a moment as he looked beyond the shadow of the core. His deep pupils, filled with mixed emotions, contracted endlessly as he tried to capture only one person in his eyes.
All he could hear was the desolate sound of the wind and the occasional burst of atmospheric rupture. However, the music of nature, intertwined with the beating of his heart, added grandeur to the amazing sight before him.
“…Lance of Longinus?”
“Why is that Holy Spear there…”
It wasn’t just Hugo who felt that way. The entire battalion, who were looking up at the moment of the descent, couldn’t take their eyes off it as if their souls had left their bodies.
The goosebumps that brushed against their skin flowed down their spines, causing shivers. A sacred and unapproachable being was reflected in the many pairs of eyes that were dyed with overflowing gold.
At that time, a subtle wave was felt at Hugo’s fingertips. His blue eyes, sensing the ominousness, naturally moved to the core placed in the center of the Pentagon.
There was no particular movement from it, but the lines of magnetic force shook again due to the decrease in concentration of the Council Commanders. Hugo, sensing the crisis, commanded his subordinates above.
“Everyone, focus on your roles! Don’t falter!”
As the Legion Commander’s cry cut through the air, those who had been staring blankly at the sky turned their eyes back to the core. Then, in Isabella’s field of vision, who glanced down, a bizarre form that had already come close came into view.
“Legion Commander, below―!”
She, who was momentarily filled with shock, shouted while looking at Hugo below. Hugo’s gaze also went straight to his feet upon hearing the cry.
There, a swarm of demon beasts, who were climbing up to reach the Queen, were huddled together silently. They were crushing each other’s heads and climbing up each other’s bodies at a rapid pace. Like a surging whirlpool, they were building a sharp tower and raising the water level in the blink of an eye.
Hugo, who grasped the situation, glanced alternately above and below. He, who had a anxious expression, had no choice but to release the Magic Power threads wrapped around both arms.
Then, after re-wrapping the thread tightly around his left arm, he stretched out his freed right hand towards the monsters below. Their speed was faster than he thought, so if things continued like this, the demon beasts would reach the Queen first.
He hoped that the Sealing Magic connected to him would not be affected, and momentarily drew out a frosty chill from his entire body. His eyes contained a blue flash and gleamed ominously in the darkness.
“Ice Age.”
Doong―
A heavy burst of sound rang out with Hugo’s voice. At the same time, a transparent sphere was fired from his hand.
It annihilated the vanguard of the demon beast swarm that was climbing up with a single blow and collapsed it. An ear-splitting cry echoed throughout the area, and those who were climbing the tower of their own kind fell helplessly to the bottom like fallen leaves.
The sphere, which expanded its area following the falling speed of the demon beasts, instantly froze the nearby land. As if an ice age had come to the volcanic area, the temperature of the area itself changed and white frost fell everywhere. The frost froze not only the demon beasts that were climbing up, but also everything within a radius of 3 km as if it had stopped time.
However, due to the aftermath of the powerful Magic Power that was suddenly emitted, the shock was directly transmitted to the connected Council Commanders. As a tingling sensation flowed through both arms, difficult groans burst out from everywhere, even though they were trying not to show it.
And at that moment, before the end of the long battle. The countdown for the final battle began.