The chieftain’s daughter, Lilium, stepped in to stop the fight.
“So, you mean to betray us. Annihilate them along with their kin!”
She orders an attack on her own son. No, but he’s her own brother. There’s no way he’d attack.
“Shimon, put up a barrier!”
The black beam collided with the white dome once more. At Clarissa’s call, Shimon put up his defense again. But this too, I don’t know how long it would last. Has Kizaris truly lost her heart? You’re attacking your own family!
“Let’s combine our powers, the two of us can win.”
“B-but how. Light and darkness are opposing attributes. If combined, they’ll cancel each other out.”
Clarissa somehow managed to stand up, leaning on Lilium.
“Yes, light and darkness. Opposing powers, so to speak, plus and minus. However, when these two perfectly equal powers combine, it becomes nothingness.”
Is that what is meant by plus and minus? But won’t it be bad if it becomes a null attribute magic? Rather, wouldn’t it become weaker?
“You mean null attribute magic? Then…”
“No, it becomes nothingness. A forbidden technique, Void Magic. As the name implies, nothing remains there. An advanced magic that can only be activated if one can wield both dark and light attributes and control them perfectly.”
Amazing, such a thing exists. It’s cool, isn’t it? It really tickles my chuunibyou heart. But this isn’t the time to be thinking that. Shimon’s barrier is getting smaller and smaller.
“Cecilia, can you go to Shimon’s aid? We’ll protect Cecilia.”
“Understood.”
As we charged out all at once, the attacks from the waiting Bicorns resumed. We dodged the approaching fireballs and weaved through the flying beams of light. Our whole bodies scraped against the hard ground.
“Ugh!”
“Brother!”
Karubene pulled me by the torso, and we kicked off the ground together. As we flew through the air, rocks rose from the ground, which appeared inverted.
“Ah, close one. You saved me.”
“Front!”
I instinctively raised my shield, and sparks flew as my bangs were singed. Before I could even peek out cautiously, the next attack came flying. Karubene and I dodged out of the way as if we’d sprung off the ground.
“Damn it, there are too many! Brother, can’t you do something? Ah, they’re finally starting to move.”
The combatants of the White Horn cult had finally started moving. It took them long enough. But now it had turned into an all-out war.
“Assume your stance, fire!”
Shining arrows flew over our heads. It was like a shooting star. But there was no time to be admiring them. Shimon’s light was about to go out. Cecilia was also beside me, but that wouldn’t be enough.
“I’m going to go to him.”
“Huh? Brother, where are you going? Wait up!”
I weaved through the flying magic and headed towards the man I detested.
“Justal, please help Shimon.”
Justal stood at the head of the army, giving orders. He looked at me with an expression as if he were looking at an annoying fly.
“There’s no need to worry about that. I’ll have the two of them evacuated now.”
“It’s not evacuation, it’s about helping him. His barrier is about to disappear.”
“I know. I intended to fight until the last moment, but it can’t be helped.”
No, that’s not what I mean. If you make them retreat, who will fight? The White Horn cult’s army? No matter how you look at it, they have the advantage. Our numbers are limited, while they can still potentially call for reinforcements. The number of people you can see isn’t everything.
“I won’t let you use forbidden magic.”
“Huh? What are you talking about? But that’s all we have right now.”
“It’s not for a moron like you to understand. Void Magic, if successful, has the power to obliterate an entire town.”
Is it that powerful? But, I feel there is something more important than its power.
“Brother, hurry, hurry! The barrier is disappearing!!”
When I turned around, the white wall had almost completely vanished. It couldn’t even maintain its dome shape.
“Karubene, support my back!”
“Okay, but what are you going to do?”
It’s disappearing, the light is being swallowed by darkness. Hurry! The remaining few meters feel like an eternity. The distance seems to be stretching out infinitely.
The moment the light disappeared, I thrust my shield in. My upper body was pushed back, and my arm was jolted.
“Guaaaah! Hot!!”
“Hang in there!”
Karubene’s arm wrapped firmly around my chest. The small shield quickly heated up and turned into a scorching hot plate. I braced the arm, which was being pushed by the momentum, with my other hand.
“Guh, goooooh!”
With a scraping sound, my body was pushed back by the beam of light. My eyes ached from the red sparks scattering. Tears wouldn’t stop from the light and pain.
“Hurry! Hurry and use the Void Magic!”
“I know, but!”
But this technique is forbidden… I think I heard that. No, I can’t hold on. We’ll be broken through. Finally, my vision went black.
