Science?
The moonlight shining through the cracks in the tent illuminated their white skin, as well as their sunburned, brown skin, which was intertwined with their white skin. The rituals of the former heroes and the divine race who inhabit their bodies are being performed this evening as well.
They do not have material bodies, but they need them to stay in the ground. However, having a physical body is not enough. They need these rituals in order not to be swallowed up by the consciousness of the owner of the body.
Despite their immense power, there are many limitations on the ground. Originally, the divine race are not a race that lives on the ground. Just as humans cannot live underwater, the divine race can exist for a time in a different world, but it is impossible for them to continue to exist forever.
They have already been in their current state for quite some time. They have to perform rituals every night.
"...Something is coming"
Mei, who had been in ecstasy just a few moments ago, her expression suddenly turns tight. She felt something that it was not the time to be immersed in the ritual.
"It's not your imagination?"
But Yuya does not seem to feel anything, and still tries to continue the act. This sensation is not from the divine race, but from Yuya's own nature. No matter how many rituals he performs, he can never completely control the original consciousness.
"It's just my ima... it's not!"
An impact that crushed the tent. Mei and the others were not caught up in it. They were not so slow that they could not notice the approach of the magic until it hit them directly. Normally, all of them should have noticed it long before that.
"...Night attack ...demons."
The reason they did not notice until just before the attack was because it was the demons who had attacked them at night. The darkness of the night is on the side of the demons. It worked even against the divine race. But the attack itself was a failure, since no damage was done to anyone.
Arrows cut through the darkness and flew. Yuya stepped forward and blocked the attack, which could only be heard with a sound, with his sword. Originally, he does not make decisions based on what he sees with his eyes. If you know it is coming, you can prevent it.
"……Minami!"
But that attack with the arrow is also a diversion. It was a ploy to attract him, Yuya realized. It was the same as when Rina was killed, though only Rina in the flesh.
Minami notices Yuya's voice and immediately moves. The metallic sound of blades hitting each other. The initial attack of the assault.
But that would not be the end of the attack. The second attack of the assault attacks Mei and Maki.
"...Kuh."
It was Yuya who prevented those two blows. Ignoring the flying arrows, Yuya forcefully intervened between Mei and the demons. He groaned from the pain of the arrows that were piercing his body, but he showed that he was able to catch the sword that was swung at Mei.
"You……"
The demon that attacked is Rin. Seeing that face up close, Yuya noticed.
"Get back! It's magic!"
Ignoring Yuya's reaction, Rin shouted a warning. She realized that Mei and Maki were about to release magic. The others reacted to Rin's voice and moved away at once.
"You think I'm going to let you escape!?"
Rin also tried to move away, but Yuya would not allow her to do so. In an instant, Yuya was in front of Rin and raised his sword. Rin's feet stopped to avoid the sword. Then Maki's magic was released. Rin managed to avoid a direct hit, but the violent flow of air knocked her off balance.
Furthermore, Mei's magic is fired at a place a little further away. Rin's body is taken away by the blast, half to soften the impact.
"Guh..."
Minami was waiting for her at the end of the blast. Minami slams the hilt of his sword as hard as he can into Rin's stomach, which is lying on the ground. The fact that he used the hilt instead of the blade was intentional.
"This is what it's like to fly and be on fire."
Minami, who had been thinking of using Rin as a ritual sacrifice, came to capture her himself. A sneer appears on Minami's face. He is already happy imagining the ritual.
"It's too much trouble, so let's just go right into the ritual."
Minami is thinking about starting the ritual even though they are in the middle of a battle. There is, and will be, something that stimulates s*xual arousal in Rin now, on a night with a full moon.
It just made sense that Minami's attention was diverted away from the fight.
"Ah……"
Arrows pierced Minami's body. And not just one. Two or three arrows flew in succession and pierced through Minami's body.
"Minami!"
Yuya notices this and rushes over, but someone is in the way.
"Mooovee!!"
With a single blow to crush him. The sword was swung with the intention of doing just that, but it didn't work out that way.
"Princess! Please step back!"
Baat blocks Yuya's path while avoiding the attack. He is not the only one fighting. There were many demons facing Yuya.
"...You demons ...don't get carried away!!"
The anger of the existence in Yuya's body. With things do not go the way it want its to go. That should not be the case. They, he is the ruler of this world. He is supposed to be a god. He must be perfect.
To think this way is in itself out of line with the world. The divine race is beings who serve God. That is what they are supposed to be from the time they are created in this world. But he is trying to break that rule. This is his ambition, which has consumed thousands of years, and which no humans can even imagine.
Wings of light spread in the air. They do not grow from Yuya's back. The luminous beings, the divine race, have revealed their true form.
◆◆◆
A luminous being floating in the night sky. With its large wings, if the former heroes from another world saw it, they would probably call it an angel. That's what they are actually called. Four beings appeared. Among them, the most dazzling light was Michael, the being who resides in Yuya's body. No one in the Luine Kingdom Army knows that name.
The divine race in its original form launched a magic attack on the defensive position of the Luine Kingdom. The magic was far more powerful than when it was in their physical form, and it attacked in a wide area. The Luine Kingdom Army was crushed by the direct hit of the attack.
"...That's the divine race."
King Albert mourns the death of his allies, but he has no idea what to do against the divine race in the sky. The mage troops of the Luine Kingdom Army, without waiting for King Albert's order, are attacking, but they do not seem to be damaging the divine race.
"How can we fight against something like that?"
Their attacks do not reach them. The magic that does reach them does not appear to be effective. They are only attacked unilaterally from the sky. How can they win? Hopelessness spread through King Albert's heart.
"...Let's retreat."
Harrisman, the Commander of the Platinum Knights is also unable to come up with a way to fight. The Knights cannot do anything if the sword, the spear, and the arrows do not reach them. No matter how much they think about it, they can't come up with a way to fight.
"Is magic not effective?"
"It doesn't look like it's working."
In fact, it's not that it doesn't work at all. The only damage that can be inflicted is through magic. However, due to the confusion, the magic of the mage troops of the Luine Kingdom Army is not being used effectively. They are shooting magic at the approaching divine race in a disjointed manner. That is not enough to inflict damage.
"Okay. Retreat..."
King Albert decides to retreat. Although he has no chance of winning, he cannot just watch his allies die. At least the original royal capital's defenses were stiffer than where they were now. He decided to stay there and buy some time.
However, there was something that caught the attention of King Albert.
"What's that sound?"
"...I don't know. I don't know, but I can hear it from the sky."
"Enemy huh... there are still other enemies..."
The situation became even more desperate. When he heard that the enemy was the divine race, he was prepared to die. But he was going to keep struggling until the end. Even then, the divine race would not allow him to do so. The night attack was their first and last stand.
The sounds coming from the sky were getting louder. Already behind, and about to reach directly above.
"...What, is that?"
Another question leaks out of King Albert's mouth. Floating vaguely in the moonlight, it was beyond King Albert's imagination.
◆◆◆
It was not only the Luine Kingdom Army that noticed the strange noise. The divine race also noticed it. The sounds they were hearing were strange to them, too. In other words, it was not the sound of their own people.
"Is that... a balloon?"
Unlike King Albert, the divine race was familiar with the noise. It was thousands of years ago, even if they remember seeing it. They only have a faint memory of such a thing having existed.
"A balloon... that's absurd."
There is no such thing as a balloon in this world. It is a technology that died out a long time ago when no humans had ever recorded it. It was flying right in front of them. It is impossible. It should not happen.
"...How is it progressing?"
Even the existence of the balloon should not be there, but how is the balloon coming toward them? That is an even bigger question.
"No way... a steam engine? Is it science!?"
Science, supposedly destroyed by God, is making a comeback. Michael is astonished at the thought. It is not possible. They have nipped in every bud that science was born. Not only did they kill many, but they also went down to the ground to kill just one person. That is how thorough they should have been.
"Science? No way... science..."
The revival of science had to be absolutely prevented. Because it would have provoked God's wrath. Because God did not recognize its existence. That is not the only reason. Science is the only threat to the divine race. When science was advanced and civilization ruled the world, the divine race could do nothing. They were afraid to interfere with the ground. Science is something that has power over them.
"......You must be kidding me. You are nothing more than dust, you humans! I'll give you divine punishment!"
They can't just stay in fear forever. They cannot just stand by and watch, as they did so long ago. That doesn't make him the ruler of this world. He cannot become a god. This anger of Michael's goes beyond his fear of science.
"Shoot it down! Erase it without leaving a speck of dust!"
Humans have created science. If so, he has no choice but to destroy it again. They cannot develop science. The divine race floating in the sky, the divine race living in Maki, shoot magic at the balloon.
The balloon, which received a direct hit, slowly fell to the ground.
"...Fuu ...hahahahaha! How lousy! This thing is not even a threat!"
The balloon falls to the ground with a single blow of magic. Michael became ashamed of himself for being afraid of such things. The feeling of relief from being freed from fear gave birth to laughter.
"Destroy it!! Junk!"
The magic released from the four divine races, including Michael, struck the falling balloon, and the balloon broke into pieces, unable to withstand the impact. The divine race continued their magic attacks on the balloon, which were now in parts. As they say, they intend to obliterate it without leaving a single speck of dust. There was no way they could leave any trace of science on the ground.
Relentlessly, the divine race continues to attack the balloon, which is completely destroyed, and the parts of the original balloon. It seems like a waste of mana, but for them, it is something that absolutely must be done.
Even after falling to the ground, the balloon was further crushed. That was the end, the divine race thought.
"...There's more ...who's doing it ...I have to find out and destroy it as well."
The balloon was not the only one. Another balloon was seen flying toward Michael and the others. What kind of organization has the power to build such a thing? The existence that created science must also be erased from this world without leaving any traces.
"The Luine Kingdom will not suffice. You foolish humans."
They must thoroughly exterminate those who resist them so that such beings will never appear again. It is not only those involved in science. The humans themselves must be held accountable.
Michael decided on more slaughter. For him, it is not a massacre, but a purge. It is justice to cleanse the world.
No comments:
Post a Comment