Book 1 Chapter 963
963.
Luna wore a dazed expression as she witnessed the magic unfolding before her eyes.
How should she define this magic?
A rare genius beloved by magic.
Even Luna herself couldn't think of anything.
First, it was chaotic.
The magic spell formulas for Terminus and Innocent that Luna created were perfect.
‘It’s not because I made the magic.’
These two spells were masterpieces that Luna, who stood at the pinnacle of magic, had poured her heart and soul into creating.
Even Luna herself, the creator, would marvel at the perfection of the spell formula.
The word "perfect" was by no means an exaggeration.
And then, the magic spell formulas of Terminus and Innocent were fused.
When perfection meets perfection, it creates disorder.
Zero, which Leo created by fusing the two spells, was a magic bound to be chaotic from its very inception.
‘No, in the first place… how is it even activated?’
Its activation itself was astonishing.
To that extent, Zero’s magic spell formula was a mess.
But if you were to ask if this magic was a failure, the answer would be no.
A magic spell formula that was chaos itself, utterly devoid of order.
Yet, the composition of the spell formula was flawless.
It was a magic that stood at the opposite pole to the magic Luna pursued.
However, there was one thing that was certain.
‘It’s beautiful.’
The magic Leo completed was beautiful.
She couldn't take her eyes off the magic.
She was literally captivated.
Magic is also a way to express the caster's inner world.
‘This magic is both like Kyle and unlike Kyle.’
Where this destructive power swept through, only emptiness would remain.
Just like Kyle's heart that Luna knew.
But…
‘It can also restart anything.’
It wasn't merely emptiness.
Beyond that, a new possibility could be glimpsed.
It was like a light that had pierced through a long darkness and revealed itself.
Luna's hands clenched.
Flash-! KWA-GA-GA-GA-GA-GANG-!
“What in the…!”
Hell Kaiser’s voice, filled with astonishment, echoed.
The sole natural enemy of the primordial evil.
The power of purity.
A magic imbued with Leo’s will to annihilate not only Erebus but everything related to the primordial evil.
The summoning circle, which was operating with Erebus's power, rippled greatly.
Leo, who had infused Zero, landed on the ground.
Thud-!
Leo, who had been looking up at the distorting summoning circle, dropped his gaze downward.
Then, smiling, he asked Luna.
“How is it? My magic.”
Those were the words Luna always said to Kyle whenever she created a new spell.
He would rush over with an arrogant look, show off his magic, and whine for compliments right away.
He would always answer half-heartedly with an annoyed expression, saying, ‘Amazing.’
Yet, he would still marvel at Luna's genius.
That's why he asked.
In Leo's opinion, Zero was not inferior to the magic Luna created.
It was the result of fusing Luna’s magic spell formulas, but the process could be called creation.
Only after a long time had passed had he finally managed to reach Luna’s feet.
Even with Leo's question, Luna remained silent.
She simply gazed silently into Leo's red eyes.
“What is it? What don't you like now?”
When Leo asked with a frown, Luna spoke.
“Kyle.”
“Why?”
“Let’s get married.”
“What?”
“Yeah. Your magic is amazing. It’s wonderful. I feel like I've fallen for you all over again.”
Luna’s eyes began to sparkle.
Leo put Luna down.
Luna grabbed the hem of Leo's clothes and bounced up and down.
“I never imagined you’d become this kind of wizard!”
Watching Luna’s genuine joy, Leo unconsciously burst into laughter.
Just then.
His companions gathered around Leo.
“What was that magic just now? It was incredibly beautiful.”
When Dweno asked in admiration, Leo replied.
“My unique magic.”
“Huh, did you have the talent to create such magic?”
“Amazing, Kyle!”
Dweno and Arion exclaimed in admiration as they looked at Leo.
Azonia, who had been watching them from slightly behind, spoke.
“Hey, Damian.”
“Why?”
“The Great Heroes… how should I put it? Don't you think their aura is completely different from ours?”
At her words, Damian looked at Azonia as if he found her pathetic.
“Would the Great Heroes be like us?”
“No. Their bickering usually reminds us of ourselves.”
Azonia pouted.
At her words, Damian clicked his tongue.
Damian, recalling their journey, made a 'tsk' sound again after a moment.
“You and Sayroon were a headache.”
“What do you mean by that?”
“You must know, don't you?”
As Damian smiled coldly, an upset Azonia grabbed his collar.
“Still, not Sayroon! I’m better than Sayroon!”
“No. I think you're worse.”
“I won't forgive those words, no matter who you are!”
Azonia shrieked.
Watching the two, Luna spoke.
“Kyle. I’ve been curious since before, who are they? They’re incredibly skilled.”
“Azonia and Damian. Perhaps direct juniors of Arion and Dweno?”
“Are they cowards and perverts too?”
“You’re… too much. In this fight, I didn’t run away and bravely fought…!”
When Arion protested with a tearful face, Luna smiled faintly.
“You usually run away.”
“Ugh…!”
Arion wore an exasperated expression.
Luna giggled as she looked at Arion.
“I noticed it earlier, but you’re a bit different from usual, aren’t you? You can even get angry.”
For Luna, who had never seen Arion get angry, it was unexpected.
But it wasn't scary or anything.
Because even if he got angry, Arion was still Arion.
The truly harmless Arion.
In fact, he's cute even when he's angry.
Arion shouted as he looked at Luna.
“Kyle and Luna don't suit each other! He suits Lisinas much better!”
“What? What nonsense are you spouting!?”
Luna's eyes widened.
Arion, who would normally be intimidated by Luna, met Luna's gaze defiantly and resolutely.
“K-Kyle and! Lisinas suit each other much better! I’ll help them make it work!”
“You! This is a betrayal!”
An incensed Luna tried to lunge at Arion.
“Don't get carried away, calm down.”
“Let go! Dweno!”
Dweno sighed, pulling Luna back by the scruff of her neck.
Arion quickly hid behind Leo.
“Aren't you even ashamed with your juniors watching?”
Leo sighed.
Then he glanced at Azonia and Damian.
There too, Azonia was holding Damian by the collar, lifted him up, and shaking him wildly.
Damian, who was shaking back and forth, kicked his heel directly at Azonia's temple.
Freed, Damian adjusted his clothes.
‘They're just the same.’
As Leo clicked his tongue.
KWA-AAAAAANG-!
Suddenly, the sky began to distort.
GO-OOOOOOOOH-!
The summoning circle began to burn with black flames.
Seeing this, Leo muttered.
“It’s coming.”
JJE-JEO-JEO-JJEK-!
The sky began to crack as if splitting open.
And piercing through the crack, a giant arm wreathed in black flames appeared.
CRACK-!
The giant of black flame, emerging from the opened sky, let out a roar.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH-!
KWA-GA-GA-GA-GA-GAK-!
With a single roar, the ground split open and magma surged.
Erebus, whose upper body had emerged from the void, turned his gaze towards Leo's party.
“Oooh…!”
“My gods!”
The demons who were forming a siege bowed their heads with looks of reverence.
“Tch.”
Luna clicked her tongue and gathered her magic power.
At that moment.
KWA-GA-GA-GA-GA-GA-GANG-!
Erebus’s arm swung, sweeping away the surrounding demons.
“…!”
Seeing this, Arion wore a surprised expression.
“Why did he attack the demons?”
“He didn’t attack them.”
Dweno glared at Erebus and said.
“Erebus is currently in a state without reason.”
***
On top of the city walls, Lisinas, who had been fending off demon attacks, widened her eyes.
In the distance, the flash of Zero.
‘Purity…’
The surging magic power contained the power of purity.
It was just like Kyle.
No, if anything, it was an even more refined power of purity.
Leo's face flashed through Lisinas's mind.
‘…Could it be?’
The story of Kyle's reincarnation in the future came to mind.
“Your name was Lunia, wasn't it?”
Lisinas called Lunia, who was beside her.
“Yes! Lady Lisinas.”
“That Kyle who reincarnated. Is he perhaps that child named Leo?”
“Umm… Yes.”
“Really?”
Lisinas nodded.
Her expression was calm, but her eyes were trembling slightly.
‘This damned human! Is he trying to make Luna and me fight?!’
Realizing she had been played by Kyle's trickery, her anger surged.
But she didn't show her emotions outwardly.
What was important now was the summoned Erebus.
‘Erebus’s state is strange.’
Lisinas’s eyes narrowed.
The primordial evil, Erebus, was an absolute catastrophe.
He was a monster possessing countless authorities and wielding them.
The evil god known as the natural enemy of gods.
As such, he was an entity equal to a god.
That was why even with Lisinas’s keen insight, she couldn't define the existence of Erebus.
But the current Erebus was different from any form she had encountered until now.
If Erebus had been an incomprehensible, complex being until now, now he was in an extremely simple state.
‘Destruction.’
That Erebus only desired destruction.
As if without will.
He seemed to have become a monster that only desired destruction, not an evil god.
‘I see. The summoning circle took a hit, so Erebus’s consciousness couldn't be summoned.’
What was summoned now was only Erebus’s power.
‘A monster with only the instinct for destruction remaining.’
CRACK-!
Erebus, whose upper body had only partially emerged, swept away the surrounding demons and then opened its mouth wide.
GO-OOOOOOOOH-!
A massive power began to surge within its mouth.
‘Breath!?’
***
‘That magic… What in the world is it?’
Kyle's eyes twitched.
He could tell at a glance.
That the power used to manifest that magic was his own.
‘That youngster…’
Leo's face flashed through Kyle's mind.
‘Could it be…?’
As Kyle’s eyes twitched.
“Why are you so dazed?”
At the voice from behind, Kyle glanced behind him.
There, Helena was smiling brightly.
“It seems the sector you're in charge of is holding up pretty well, doesn't it? Seeing as you came here yourself.”
“Yes. So I came to help.”
Saying so, Helena stepped forward to the very front of the city wall and gathered her magic power.
GO-OOOOOH-!
A massive magic power surged.
Seeing that, Kyle said.
“It’s not a good idea to act rashly right now.”
“Yes?”
Helena wore a puzzled expression.
“Don’t you see Erebus has been summoned over there?”
“Yes. But the distance to here is…”
GO-OOOOOOOOH-! Flash! KWA-GA-GA-GA-GA-GA-GANG-!
The black flames spewed from Erebus’s mouth flew directly towards Kyle's location.
Helena, who had moved to the front to use magic, thought.
‘Ah, I don't think I can stop this…’
The moment she thought that.
GRAB-!
Someone pulled Helena into his arms, protecting her.
Kyle slashed his sword upwards.
Flash-!
A grey slash cut through the black flames.
“It seems you're trying to act like an adult, but…”
Kyle chuckled, looking down at Helena.
“You're still a youngster.”
“You often hear people say you're obnoxious, don't you?”
“Something like that.”
Helena pouted.
Watching Helena, Kyle let out a small laugh.
“Why? Did you fall for me?”
“Yes. I did.”
As she smiled faintly, Kyle released Helena and said.
“Come back when you've grown up a bit more.”
At his words, Helena sighed softly.
‘Seriously. This person is truly consistent, then and now. Do I really look that young?’