Chapter 203

CHAPTER 121 Resolutions and Disappearance “To me, this is nothing short of a miracle.” The devil realized then that he was nearing the end. The words that followed flowed swiftly from Mephisto’s mouth. “I really am fickle. It’s why I obsess over the unexpected—I can’t help myself. You see, my darling…the truth is, I originally planned on a lovers’ suicide with you. If I could lose everything and meet my doom with you, I’d know something like a happy ending. That’s what I believed.” “But reality betrayed you.” “Yeah. So many unexpected things happened, so I had to change my objective. The heart of the matter, making you mine, that part hasn’t changed…but the process and the results have deviated severely from my prediction. From my perspective, the current situation far exceeds perfection. So you see, that’s why…” An angelically beautiful smile spread across the devil’s face. With a voice clear as a bell, he declared, “…I will destroy everything you hold dear. That will bring me the perfect finale that I long for.” I’d clung to a faint hope that after committing to the hardest decision of my life, Mephisto would obediently follow my intentions. Unfortunately, things didn’t turn out that way. Still, there was hope. “It’s time to end this—to pay you back for everything you’ve done to us,” I said passionately. I sensed the same emotion from Ireena beside me as she shouted, “Fine, destroy us! I’d love to see you try!” She launched herself forward, breaking free from the layers of frustration holding her back. The sight of her with her Holy Sword Vald-Galgulus reminded me of someone. “Ohh, sweet Ireena…,” Mephisto whispered. “You really are the spitting image of Lydia.” He looked at her not with the eyes of an enemy. Mephisto’s eyes held a love for his child…and pity. Ireena must have interpreted it as scorn. Rage colored her expression. Her aura burned brighter than before as her blade came racing down. “RAHH!” It was a sharp, swift attack. But the time it took to reach the devil felt like an eternity. And in this elongated moment, Mephisto spoke. “Gee, this really takes me back… When she attacked me, she let her feelings carry her, too. She didn’t plan. She even forgot to charge her Holy Sword. And that’s why it ended with the opening move.” He was speaking of Lydia’s final battle. When the war against the Evil Gods neared its end. She’d faced Mephisto alone to avenge her mother. Lydia had been terribly impulsive. Just like Ireena. “Y’know, it baffles me why you’d attack without wearing the Soul Annihilation Armor.” Soul Annihilation Armor was one of Vald-Galgulus’s powers. When summoned and worn, it devoured the user’s sanity in exchange for a tremendous boost in combat strength. Ireena had forgotten to activate it, perhaps because of her heightened state of emotion. Thanks to that mistake…