Orbs of firedew light danced through the air, spiraling downwards through the triangular gate of the pyramid-shaped temple. As they did, the Sun of Destruction and Moon of Creation inside overlapped a little more, advancing the solar eclipse. Seeing this and knowing the situation on earth made it obvious as to what was going on.
“I’ve never seen that gate before,” Misha said.
“I don’t recognize those runes either,” Sasha added.
The inside of the giant gate was packed with magic runes, but none of them looked familiar. If even Misha—who had Militia’s memories—didn’t recognize them, then they couldn’t be runes used by the gods. But they weren’t from earth either.
“I get why Delsgade and Everastanzetta are here, but why are Sarjieldenav and Altiertonoa here as well?” Sasha asked as we carefully flew towards the temple. “Aren’t they in the earth’s sky right now?”
“They’re inside,” Misha said, pointing at the triangular gate. “The order of space in there is weird.”
“Hmm. So it seems,” I agreed. “It looks like the space within the temple itself is unstable. The gate appears to be placing the Sun of Destruction and Moon of Creation in two different coordinates at once.”
“So the Sun of Destruction we see is both here and on earth at the same time?” Sasha asked.
“Pretty much. Simply put, Sarjieldenav itself is acting as a gate connecting the Divine Realm to the earth. Thus, it can exist in two places at once.”
With the power of the Goddesses of Destruction and Creation, it should be possible to directly send the Sun of Destruction and the Moon of Creation to earth. But why did they choose to do this in such a roundabout way? Was it so they could more directly pour the firedew’s power into them?
Or perhaps...
“Was it to move Sarjieldenav and Altiertonoa?” I wondered out loud.
Misha blinked twice. “To prevent people on earth from stopping the solar eclipse?”
“Yes. They could destroy the Sun of Destruction if they’re able to pass through the sky of destruction before the Solar Eclipse of the End is completed, but with that gate it’s very possible for the Sun of Destruction to be moved beforehand.”
All that had to be changed were the coordinates in the spell formula. Anyone on earth who tried to get near the Sun of Destruction would sacrifice themselves for nothing.
“Ygg Neas.”
I drew a layered magic circle and stuck my arms through it, staining them a pale blue. Then, I reached into the gate. My right hand burned slightly and my left hand frosted over, but I ignored that and pushed through with all my strength.
“Hmm. They won’t move,” I said.
Ygg Neas was capable of reaching anything, no matter the distance, but neither the sun, moon, nor castles would move. The spell formula of the gate was controlling the coordinates of what was inside, fixing them in place. Whatever was inside couldn’t be moved with force.
“Do we have to go inside to retrieve Delsgade and Everastanzetta? We could stop the Sun of Destruction and Moon of Creation that way,” Sasha said, getting closer to the pyramid-shaped temple I was in front of and peering into the gate.
Misha landed beside her. “But how?”
If we couldn’t figure out why we lost control over Delsgade and Everastanzetta, there would be no way of retrieving them. Demon Castle Delsgade was a fixed magic circle under my control, yet even at this distance, it refused to listen to me.
“Stand back, Misha, Sasha,” I said.
“Wait... That’s—?!”
Sasha yelped, leaping aside with Misha in tow. Still floating in the air, I clenched the condensed purple lightning around my right hand and pointed it at the triangular gate. Sparks of lightning scattered, gathering in front of me to draw ten magic circles that eventually connected into one giant magic circle.
“Ravia Gieg Gaverizd.”
The purple lightning that was released was large enough to swallow both the entire gate and temple. With a deafening thunderclap, the lightning blazed forward, destroying everything. The entire area was stained a deep purple, the world itself trembling. Thunder roared on and on until eventually, the light faded—
“Oh?” I remarked.
“No way... You’re kidding me!” Sasha exclaimed.
Despite taking a direct hit from Ravia Gieg Gaverizd at close range, the temple was still standing. But what was more surprising was the gate. While a fifth of the pyramid had caved in, the gate was unharmed beyond some light charring. Perhaps another two hits would destroy the temple completely, but the gate was a different matter entirely.
“What an odd gate. Why would someone make it so sturdy?” I wondered out loud.
From what I could see, it was considerably old, so it couldn’t have been created simply as a countermeasure for me. Breaking it should allow us to move the castles and remove the Sun of Destruction and Moon of Creation from the earth.
Should I have brought the Sword of a Thousand Bolts? But Egil Grone Angdroa would destroy the entire Divine Realm... Perhaps it’s best I give up on breaking this.
Just then, a thunk could be heard.
“Was that the gate?” Sasha asked.
The gate of the temple was slowly beginning to close. And since the coordinates were being controlled by the gate, not the temple, destroying the temple wouldn’t do anything once the door closed.
“Anos,” Misha said.
“I know.”
With my pale Ygg Neas-stained arms, I grabbed the gate as it was closing and pried it open. There was quite a lot of force behind the closing door, but it wasn’t impossible for me to hold it back.
“Itzelt Jischend.”
A raging wind blasted from above. The culling tempest of lightning and sleet surrounded me, the force of it shredding my body.
“Hah hah!”
With an arrogant laugh, the holo boy—now man—descended from the sky. Like us, he wasn’t a god, so he was able to reach the bottom of the Divine Realm’s abyss.