Chapter 160

“Nooo!” After hearing they were going to be killed, the normally dignified deities begin to panic and attempt to escape the colosseum all at once. The sounds of swords clashing intertwine with screams of terror. In a loud voice, Zet declares: “Hear me, all those who have taken peace for granted! The second Armagezeeda has come! …Ah?!” But she is cut off by a fierce noise and rumble. The ground where Zet was standing is now a crater. She managed to dodge a direct hit, but standing before her is the Goddess of War, Adenela. Her loose and disheveled hair is standing on end as she holds her sword in a fully swung position. “A-Adenela…!” “Z-Z-Zet…!” They exchange intense glares until… “Z-Zet! D-d-drop dead!” “You’re going to be the one who dies!” I knew there was bad blood between Adenela and Zet, but each clash of their swords explodes with thousands of years of repressed animosity. “Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! Things are getting exciting in here!” The former Hero roars with laughter by Mersais’s side, and Valkyrie glares at her. “Hey, shitbag. Just answer me this: Did you kill Ethan with Chain Destruction, too?” “Sure did.” “…Ethan had a kid.” “And…?” Valkyrie is consumed by rage. A warping sound reverberates over the laughing former Hero’s head. She looks up to see a new magic circle in the air. Mersais looks up as well and mutters: “A temporal magic… Chronoa. But she’s already too late. The Anti-Clock Field has already taken effect.” Th-that’s the move that Chronoa taught Seiya to prevent time from being manipulated! Mersais can use it, too?! But how…?! “The world has already begun to distort.” Mersais mutters. There are so many things I can’t process that my head is almost in a state of panic. Wh-what is going to happen to the spirit world?! But our ray of hope—the strongest goddess stands before Mersais. “There’s no need to freeze time! I’ll rip every last one of them to pieces!” “The Goddess of Destruction, Valkyrie. The most powerful deity in the spirit world when it comes to both physical attack and abilities. All of the deities who joined me last time were slain by your hand.” “This time won’t be any different.” “After being banished with my soul, I wandered countless parallel worlds and gained even greater powers of Atrocity.” “I’m sure you came back because you believed you stood a chance against me now. I’m not underestimating you. It just doesn’t matter. Not when I do this.” Valkyrie thereupon screams to the skies: “Heart of the spirit world! Order!” Immediately, an unbelievable aura overflows from her body. She must have gotten permission from the heart in Ishtar’s place. My body naturally trembles in the presence of her true power. Valkyrie’s limit has been broken, which allows her to use her ultimate stats. “There won’t be a second time, Mersais. Honestly, I went a little easy on you last time.” She places her left hand over her right and extends her arm toward her opponent. I shudder. The final battle against the Demon Lord of Gaeabrande replays in my mind. That’s Valkyrie’s final attack! There’s no way to dodge it! “You’re trying to use Gate of Valhalla, huh?” “There’s nothing you can do about it now.” “I wouldn’t be so sure about that.” A miasma-like aura flows out of Mersais’s body, forcing the space around her to ripple like a mirage. Wh-what is this aura?! There’s something ominous about it that I’ve never seen before, so I yell to Valkyrie: “Valkyrie, you have to hurry! Open Gate of Valhalla!” “D-dammit…!” But Valkyrie’s hand won’t remain still. It’s almost like she’s having trouble aiming. Then Mersais calmly says: “The spirit world’s long history comes to an end today. Everything shall be born anew, and the universe shall finally be made right.” Before Valkyrie can even use Gate of Valhalla, Mersais swings an arm into the ground. “Through the Never.” Her fist causes large ripples in the ground, which flow into open space until the entire colosseum is distorted. Everything before me is shaking. My legs turn to jelly, and I can no longer stand. I crouch, but before long, I start to feel unbearably dizzy until I’m unable to think straight, and I slowly lose consciousness.