Chapter: 167. The Remnant of the Storm
At the same moment, when Nagi and the others were attacked by Special Sphere SEMA.
The snow-white figure of Garuda swept across the sky, its pure white wings shimmering with a magical glow under the sunlight.
In just an instant, the aura of the storm abruptly spread out from Garuda’s center.
The sky over Kawano City suddenly darkened.
What was once a clear sky was now engulfed by churning dark clouds, fierce winds howled, and thunder boomed—
He shared the same understanding as Nagi: she must not die at the hands of Special Sphere SEMA, so Garuda intended to step in and save her.
At an altitude of ten thousand meters.
His figure rapidly expanded within the embrace of the storm, vaguely reflecting a giant, majestic bird-like silhouette, with outspread wings blocking out the sun, feathers glimmering with emerald green and silver light.
As Garuda flapped his wings, the air surged with violent waves, and lightning danced among the feathers.
However, Garuda had not yet acted.
A blinding lightning bolt suddenly tore through the storm, exploding amid the layers of roiling black clouds, illuminating the whole sky as bright as day.
A massive silhouette abruptly emerged from the storm.
Great dragon wings swept aside the storm, and the black scales shone with a cold and deep light under the flashes of lightning—
“!?”
The sudden appearance of Omega was clearly beyond Garuda’s expectations. Before he could control the storm to form a barrier, Omega’s figure had already plummeted like a meteor, its dragon claw, gleaming with purple-black light, lunged straight for Garuda’s back.
The dragon claw pierced through the storm, ruthlessly seizing Garuda by the throat.
A dazzling magical glow flickered in Garuda’s crimson eyes as rolling thunder and furious winds surged into Omega’s body through his wings.
But the purple-black crystal on Omega’s chest flashed with an ominous hue—
The winds and thunder initiated by Garuda were instantly erased by the purple-black light as if they were made of rubber.
Realizing that his power was ineffective against the “deletion authority,” Garuda tried to flap his wings and fly away, but Omega’s claws gripped him as tightly as steel.
The next moment, Omega’s wings suddenly flapped fiercely, propelling its massive body, along with Garuda, to break through the storm and shoot towards higher skies.
The storm formed behind them was ripped apart like a shattered curtain.
As they broke through the clouds.
A purple-black star hung high in the sky.
“Why must the end remind the master—”
Before Garuda could finish his sentence.
Omega’s claws shifted to grasp Garuda’s wings, while purple-black arcs of electricity jumped wildly between his feathers—
“GAaaaaa——”
Garuda let out a piercing cry of agony as his white feathers were consumed by purple-black light, and his wings were violently torn apart.
Blood mixed with lightning exploded in the air, creating a blinding flash of light.
Omega released its grip, and Garuda’s mangled body fell from the clouds, tumbling through the sky. The remaining air currents tried to support him, but the storm and thunder did not answer his call at that moment.
Garuda’s form rapidly shrank, his wings dissipating, ultimately transforming into a petite white-haired girl under the wash of the purple-black star.
“Bad kids who want to destroy the master’s plan should be punished~”
The figure of End Nagi emerged in the air, grabbing the falling Garuda tightly by the neck.
And below them, in Kawano City, the storm had already dissipated.
“End, you—” Garuda struggled to open her eyes.
At this moment, her small and delicate body was tightly grasped by End Nagi around the neck, the slender fingers slightly sinking into her tender, smooth skin like that of a young girl. An ordinary human would undoubtedly be suffering from asphyxia.
“I didn’t expect you to end up betraying the master after all, Garuda sister… I had even given you a chance,” the cold killing intent shone in End Nagi’s eyes: “I thought you could understand the master’s wishes, since it’s you~”
“……” Garuda wanted to respond but could only emit painful gasps from her constricted throat.
Seeing this, End Nagi slightly eased her grip.
“This is your last chance, Garuda. Tell me, why do you have to betray the master?” End Nagi asked coldly.
In contrast, a smile appeared on Garuda’s face:
“Aren’t you the one betraying the master right now? End?”
“That’s only because the current master hasn’t regained their will yet—”
“—In other words, do you refuse to acknowledge that Hoshigami Nagi is your master?” Garuda interrupted.
“Ah, only ‘Light’ is my true master.”
“Unfortunately, you are mistaken. ‘Light’ is no longer my master. From now on, I have only one master, the girl named ‘Hoshigami Nagi’—”
“What nonsense are you talking?” End Nagi tightened her grip around Garuda’s neck again upon hearing this.
But this time, Garuda desperately tried to pry End Nagi’s right hand away.
“I return the same words to you, End. It’s all over—”
Garuda’s crimson eyes revealed a look of pity:
“At this point, you still refuse to accept that ‘Light’ is dead? There is no ‘Light’ left in this world—”
“—Nonsense! That was just a plan! The master is still alive, and our existence is the best proof of that!”
“Is this the excuse you use to numb yourself?” Garuda laughed.
“In these past ten years, you should know better than anyone that that ‘Light’ is gone, leaving only the soul named ‘Hoshigami Nagi’—”
“Shut up, shut up, shut up—!” End Nagi’s eyes flashed with brilliant purple-black light.
“As long as we recover all the pieces of soul, the master will return, will come back to us—so we must fulfill the master’s, fulfill Father’s wish!!!”
“Garuda! Why! Why do you betray the master! Betray your creator! Betray Father!!!”
“Ah… did I not tell you before…” Garuda forced out one last smile.
“The reason is actually very simple—”
“—I would rather have a mother than a father.”
“Eh?” End Nagi was taken aback.
“—Because I actually… am a proponent of the supremacy of beautiful girls,” Garuda said while slowly shifting her gaze to Kawano City below, the place where Nagi was.
Goodbye, my master. I’m sorry to go ahead of you.
The glow of magic instantly filled Garuda’s entire being—
“!?” It was then that End Nagi realized that Garuda had been accumulating magical power from the very beginning.
The next moment.
An incredibly brilliant white light tore through the heavens, and the waves of storm and thunder surged out in all directions. In an instant, the entire sky was engulfed by the raging tempest, and the immense energy tore through Omega’s domain, plunging towards Kawano City below.
Everything within the domain twisted and ripped apart in the fury of the storm.
