For You This World I'll Destroy

The Ode to Sorrow (End)

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When I woke up, I found myself lying on the edge of a giant hole. Both of my hands were hugging a white sword that was exactly like the Deception sword. Mystelteine, a sword with exquisite ornaments encircling the Quartz on its hilt and an intricate white circuit shimmered in its blade. What a beautiful sword, but I faintly felt.The writhing life in this sword with immense power flowed within me.

… This sword is like a living monster and wants to devour me.

“This is the weapon Nuwa meant?” I muttered immediately standing up. I looked behind me, realizing that the upside down house was now gone.It was replaced by a dark root that locked the place.

I shook my head and immediately jumped, thrusting my wings towards where Nuwa and Saber were. Shit, how long have I been that illusion? This time dysplasia is messing with my time orientation. Please, Goddess, may I still have time!

SRIING!!!

H-kuukh!!

A blue laser pierced my thigh, then a huge explosion hit me on the ground. Fortunately, the magic-protective diamond protected my body, so that I could immediately stand up and put up the horses. Blood dyed his battlesuit and skull mask white, as he slowly approached me with a laser sword in his hand.

That blood-blood-no, that's impossible! Wh-I'm late?

“Malice. Initiating— No. Turning off auto-pilot mode,” murmured Asmodeus who suddenly looked worried with me.

Is it possible that because of the sword in my hand, she got scared? It's opportunity. Immediately I darted and slashed the sword, Asmodeus fended it off but suddenly the bright light shone from the sword shutting off the laser sword. Panicked dodging, my sword managed to scratch the mask of his skull and show the figure behind it.

… As I thought. Her face was the same as mine, but with transparent bluish-white hair and shining eyes. Other than her face, the machine covered her entire body, the blood vessel pipe glowed blue as the girl clenched her fists and threw out a hard punch that shattered my diamond skin.

U-Ukhh, I hit three trees hard until they fell. The weight of my eyes saw the Homunculus grabbing her hair.

“Error. Error. System down. Accessing Recovery. Suggestion: Retreating. Retreat, Retreat,” he said who frantically called the rocket wing from his back and darted away from me.

Is that how strong Mystelteine is that the monster is so scared? Or maybe that white light..The Electromagnetic Pulse that he mentioned, is very fatal to the machine like him?

Homunculus that has not been qualified. Machine that has no feelings... Before injected by Warden Cell, am I also reluctant to the machine? If Emilia could create hundreds of Homunculus that strong, wouldn't she be able to rule the world so easily?

…!

“Aarggh!”

I took off all the dark roots that had grown from the Mystelteine hilt, frantically throwing the sword away from me. But those dark roots kept writhing trying to find me, before finally giving up and returning on his blade. The sword is trying to eat me…!

“... Terrible once,” my murmur that approached the sword and timidly head it with feet, “Monster it.... will not come out again right?”

After making sure the sword was safe, I wrapped himself in a protective talisman. It seems true said people, great power comes with a great price anyway. If not against Asmodeus, it's good that I seal this sword from the world.

“Saber, Nuwa!” I muttered immediately running.

But my knee soon lost its power, when it saw the horror that awaited me.

“No, no, no, no.. I-This couldn't have happened,” my mummy grabbed my hair.

“No, Saber, no... You're kidding aren't you? You're alive aren't you?” I murmured into silence. Nausea immediately ambushed me, forcing me to spit out my entire stomach. And at that very moment, reality slapped me hard.

… I'm late

“Aaaarrghhhh!” I hit my hand many times on the ground, regretting my slow footsteps. I should have been faster, I should have disagreed with Nuwa's plans, I shouldn't have left them. But regret made my tongue bitter.

“B-B-how should I explain it to Seraphina?” my murmurs smothered my face.

I was so scared. The shadow of Seraphina's disappointed face upon hearing the bad news stifled my chest. I have hurt the brother who raised me. I have disappointed him. I... unable to protect my loved ones Brother.all my faults are not strong enough to protect them…!

Oh Goddess, what should I do now? Wanting myself to turn back the clock and get back on their side, prevented all these tragedies. But magic time—

“Time Dysplasia,” my murmur recalls my experience in Junon city.

Right, Time Dysplasia! The distortion of time created by Luciel Diamanda. Back then, he had managed to bring Saber from a different time line into this world. If I can use that power, I can get Saber and Nuwa back here.

“Wait for me,” my murmurs that clench hands and go track Asmodeus. I put Nuwa and Saber's blood on my eyelids while chanting a mantra,

“Goddess Black Company, listen to my grudges, show me this dark fire port. Bloodhound!”

The mera rays that pierced through the dense forest were seen in the eyes. Bering through the dense forest, I tracked down the whereabouts of the damn Homunculus. I wanted to destroy that stupid machine, but unfortunately, I need him now. Because only the White Order knows how to cause Time Dysplasia.

I. need that power!

Surprised to see me emerge from the thick of the forest, the machine curled up in pain looked at me in disbelief. Before he could pull out his gun and aim at me, purple lightning bolted me and slammed Asmodeus' head on the ground. I stuck Mystelteine next to the head of the machine as my hands and feet locked onto her.

“Error, Error. Miscalculation!”

Kusankukkan my forehead on the CPU running it and snapped it, “Quite your bullshit. If you want to live longer, answer me! how to create Time Dysplasia?”

“Time Dysplasia…? Cannot. Asking to repeat question correctly. Repeat, repeat, repeat..” he said that fixed eyes in pain.

Damn, it looks like this machine is pictured to keep a secret strictly. In that case, I have no choice but to “interrogate” human members in White Order.

“Then show me that your headquarters are located,” I said that I cast magic on Mystelteine and make a ringing sound that torments the machine. True to my guess, something in this sword is causing Asmodeus pain.

Damn, it looks like this machine is hard-wired to keep secrets tight. In that case, I have no choice but to “interrogate” human members in White Order.

“Then show me that your headquarters are located,” I said that I cast magic on Mystelteine and make a ringing sound that torments the machine. True to my guess, something in this sword caused Asmodeus a great deal of pain.

“Error, error, error. Critical damage to circuit! Self-repaire. Repeating. Self-repair failed,” murmured Asmodeus, red light appeared from his eyes, “Protect Data at all cost. Apoptosis begin...”.

Suddenly the Homunculus core was lit up brightly. This CPU...don't tell me he wants to destroy himself?

“Protocol. Execute: Unwavering Faith!”