Behind the gate is a pitch-black gallery hall, flanked by blazing braziers beneath the columns, the ashes of which drift through the air to the patio at the end.

A barefoot girl in a white dress stood underneath it, looking up at the black sun in the dome.

Silent but quiet.

Crisp footsteps sounded, and the black-haired wizard who stepped into the corridor also did not say a word, leaving only the thin figure of the girl in sight, and the left hand wearing the "spellcaster" was already clenched "Bright Silver".

"The Holy Grail of the Nine-Pointed Star, ...... right behind here"

The voice floated through the air, but it didn't seem to come from the girl's position.

"But Ariel won't let Loren get it, because that's not what Loren should suffer......"

Unhurriedly, the black-haired wizard's eyes gradually fell silent, like a hunter approaching a hunting target, and the silver-plated dagger fell into his right hand, flying up and down his fingertips, recalling the last "warning" of a certain teenager before stepping here.

"Dear Loren, by now you should understand that we exist because of the 'legends' of this world, and that we have come to this world by the power of that name, and that our actions and images must conform to our 'legends'. ”

"Madzka, in the most brutal way, and its legend is just as simple and easy to understand—in the ancient woods, its form and power are the monstrous beasts that devour living beings.

Therefore, it is terrible, hideous, yet stupid. ”

The black-haired wizard approached step by step, and at the end of the corridor, the girl isolated under the patio slowly turned around, her desolate expression as if she had just cried, and there seemed to be tears left in the corners of her eyes, even if she could not shed tears at all.

"But that impostor, she's different.

The same bloody, vicious, hideous...... But there's no doubt that she's definitely not a stupid beast like Mezka.

Or is it more cruel to me?"

In the sight, Ariel stared at her "sweetheart" sadly, her thin lips opened slightly, and she said the affectionate words:

"I'm sorry, Loren, it might hurt a little. ”

The next moment, a piercing explosion pierced Loren's eardrums!

The dark-haired wizard's eyes widened with a cold face, and he immediately crouched down and pressed his left hand to the ground, opening the magic array.

"Will of the Rock" ——!

At the moment when the stone wall appeared, the whistling sound came as scheduled, and the braziers on both sides of the hall were instantly extinguished, and Loren, who was hiding behind the wall, stuck the steel sword under his feet so as not to be blown away, and the explosive air wave shook the entire corridor hall.

The trembling walls, the whistling between the cracks in the stones, as if it were a trembling wail!

In the blink of an eye, the wind stopped, and the stone wall that served as a "shield" finally collapsed under its burden, and Loren finally saw Ariel in front of him.

Or rather...... Once a girl.

The crystal-like eyes were soaked in ink, the originally thin body was constantly twitching and twisting, and the original white dress had also turned into a black wide-sleeved robe, and the ominous pointed hood hid the snow-white long hair.

"Uh... Yes...... Loren ......"

Ariel muttered in a low voice with her arms outstretched, her body suddenly rising forward, and a pair of bone wings like human hands drilled out of her body, slowly stretching out behind her back, and ominous black smoke and dust surrounded her like a substance.

This thing Loren had only seen on one guy......

Asriel.

The once thin girl floated in mid-air, her naked ** was stacked, her open wings trembled slightly, her beautiful face under the hood was filled with grief and desolation, and her eyes soaked in black seemed to have a trace of pity.

Beams of light from the patio shrouded her, surrounded by black soot.

Cold and lonely, like an angel......

It's a pity that this is a dead angel.

Floating in the air, Ariel's eyes looked at the dark-haired wizard who was looking up at her, and there was not the slightest trace of fear in his eyes, and there was no trace of trembling in his hands.

The calm and calm expression, the figure that has long been ready to go, as if he is the one who is being hunted and should be feared.

Really...... This is what Loren Turin, the person he loves deeply, should be, even in the face of a mortal situation, he still will not have the slightest distraction to retreat, and still have the courage to draw his sword.

Not to mention, he does have the power to hurt Ariel......

The girl's figure suddenly trembled slightly, as if she had lost her mind for a moment, and then her eyes became resolute again.

No...... Loren didn't deserve to bear such a cursed fate, to become the doll of that dastardly fellow of Asriel, to bear so much pain.

Dear Loren, no matter how many ambitions, how many pursuits and dreams, and what kind of destiny you have......

Right here, let Ariel put an end to it.

She's moving!

Without the slightest hesitation, Loren, who had crushed the blue rune, immediately turned on the "Transcendent Perception", sliding back and throwing a flash of fire forward!

"Fire of Turin"

"Boom ——!!!!"

The flames exploded into a blinding gold, the smoke and dust were fleeting, and there was no longer a girl under the patio.

The black-haired wizard's pupils shrank suddenly, and he didn't dare to stop and quickly move to the other side, and his enhanced vision continued to search the surroundings.

He wasn't so stupid as to think that a mere high-level spell would kill the evil god!

But why is it gone, obviously ......

"Here it is"

The gray-blue sword in his left hand bloomed, and Loren turned around and slashed without hesitation!

And then......

Missed?!

A strong premonition came over him, and at that moment, Ariel appeared behind him again.

"Bell ——!"

The sound of metal colliding echoed in my ears, and the knight's sword in my right hand instantly shattered in front of the girl's wings!

The black-haired wizard immediately threw away the hilt of his sword, and raised his sword to meet the enemy as he retreated—though the girl didn't seem to mean to kill him immediately, and watched unconcernedly as Loren slipped away from him.

This time, he didn't fight back immediately, but calculated the distance between the two sides, waiting for the moment when Ariel made a move, the "bright silver" in his hand was in front of him, and the tip of the sword was aimed at the girl.

Come on, let me see your tricks.

In the blink of an eye, the black-haired wizard's eyes narrowed into a slit and opened suddenly.

He saw the girl under the hood, a smile raised at the corner of her mouth, as if there was an illusion in her vision, and Ariel, who was obviously a few steps away, appeared in front of him in a flash.

It's too late to even raise your sword!

The enhanced vision can even see the palm-like bone wings grabbing at her, and the next moment her head will fall to the ground, and the only thing she can do before dying is to stab the long sword in her hand and die together.

Is it possible?!

After a moment of thought, the black-haired wizard, who didn't even have time to swing his sword, snapped his fingers lightly.

"Will of the Rock" ——!

"Huh?" The scene in front of her made Ariel stunned - not for defense, but for the black-haired wizard to borrow, the whole person was directly knocked out by the suddenly rising stone pillar, falling to the ground like a broken sandbag, and rolling several times in embarrassment before stopping.

"I see, you've been relying on the high-level spells used by the magic array, but you've already mastered them?"

"Ahem, ahem...... After all, there are two back-ups. ”

Loren, who coughed softly, laughed.

"But since it's been discovered, isn't it useless, right?"

"Not necessarily...... Don't forget, I'm still a night watchman. Holding the "Bright Silver" in his left hand, he calmed his breath and took out a black booklet from the mezzanine of his clothes:

"Peter Fasa's spell book, I borrowed from him - a high-level spell belonging to the Night's Watch, but more than just transcending perception!"

Ariel's dark eyes finally touched a little more, and the corners of her mouth suddenly had a warm smile:

"You know, Loren, every time I see your expression, it makes Ariel's heart flutter for a long time...... Even though he has no chance of winning, he can still be so confident!"

It's a pity that Ariel's heart stopped beating a long time ago. ”

Loren suddenly felt an indescribable sense of foreboding...... The cold touch swept through the whole body, the limbs stiffened, and you could even hear your own heartbeat, faster and faster!

The shattered and disintegrating bone wings floated in mid-air, combined together as if alive, and turned into a two-handed scythe in the girl's hand.

"Dear Loren, don't be afraid. ”

You'll soon be able to ...... with this icy world

Goodbye forever!"