Chapter 94: Angelic Conflict
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The Imperium
Duchy of Veritas
Water Quadrant
Lust's Paramita
(11:00 A.M.)
Priestess looked at her beloved teary eyed. However, she wasn't mad enough to shift her attention away from the danger.
With graceful hand gestures the concealed world of Paramita willed itself to her liking. Entire mountain ranges were made and storms that ruined nations were born to fruition.
From her mouth uttered orders towards reality.
:: DIVINE CONCEPTION ::
Suddenly a cry from an unknowable distance cried out. The space and world around her began to distort and become chaotic.
:: LOVE! ::
Space, Time, The Sky, The Lands, The Sea's and living things abruptly became enthralled by her appearance. As though, they have fallen head over heels from her presence.
The love struck concepts then began to show hostility towards the two angels. However the two angels weren't watching ideally, as she turned reality against them.
The Loenese man who wore a yellow cloak. Made a grabbing motion towards a vortex of fog. From it came four historical projections of the members of the FFI.
The first was the card holder of High Priest. Seq 1, Observer of the Fantasy pathway.
The second was the card holder of Hermit. Seq 3, Messenger of God of the Sophist Pathway.
The third was the card holder of Death. Seq 3, Ferryman of the Death Pathway.
Last and the fourth was the card holder of Devil. Seq 3, Blatherer of the Abyss pathway.
However all four visages of the projections were incorporeal and muddled. It was as if reality itself were rejecting the summoned projections, weakening their capabilities greatly.
The Pope of the Justiciar, a sequence 2, Balancer of the Justiciar. Then tried to invoke depravity upon the Enigma. Hoping to deprive her of the ability "New Life".
However, to the Pope's dismay, what he held instead was the ability of Seed Creation. Priestess gave the Pope a mocking smile as she knew beforehand the abilities of each combatants.
Choosing to conceive a divine child of the Black Emperor pathway. Thus giving her the authority to utilize distortions and disorder.
Allowing to distort the Pope's ability of deprivation to point to another ability. Thus swapping the target from 'New Life' to ‘Seed Creation’.
The Pope's eyes narrowed at the unexpected use of distortion. He tried a few more times to deprive her of the ability of ‘New Life’.
Only for every attempt to be distorted once more. Only managing to deprive the abilities of 'Desire Inducement', 'Masochism' and 'Lobotomy'.
Seeing his multiple attempts failing to bear fruit. The Pope decided to stop his deprivation and opted to wait when the distortion ability faded away.
During this time, the first two summoned historical projections eyes then began to radiate intense vitality.
It was as though both individuals had become aware that their projections had been summoned to this apocalyptic angelic conflict.
The Fantastical Cat of the High Priest began to smile mischievously and revealed a fantastical realm of fiction. Somewhat countering the spatial construct of Paramita.
The card holder Hermit then released two of his borrowed spiritual creatures from the Duke of Veritas. The first was a glove that showed the visage of the planet.
The second was a blade that shone of indigo light, he then gripped said sword tightly.
The creature that looked similar to the globe of the planet suddenly spun rapidly and showed the constellation of the Vermilion Bird of the south.
The spherical orb suddenly turned into a fiery bird that unleashed scorching flames and devastating powers.
The card holder of Death simply unleashed a wave of spirits from his personal underworld. While the projection of The Devil uttered words of profanities and corruption upon the witch of lust.
The Fantastical world of fiction began to violently clash against the world of Paramita. However, before it could fully rampage throughout the reality bubble.
The fictional world suddenly started to weaken considerably, it was as though the Paramita was given New Life to foster and grow anew. Allowing reality to tilt in favor towards Lust.
However, it was just not the ability of New Life that gave Lust the advantage during domain clash. It was also due to the Paramita, passively rejecting the historical projections, greatly weakening the abilities of the Fantastical Cat.
Suddenly the projection of the Fantastical Cat. Was suddenly assaulted by many cuts from the violent winds of reality from all spatial directions.
Only for the feline to survive easily by both casting himself as a protagonist through a hastily written story and passively be unaffected heavily by reality.
From behind the two angels, Mr. Hermit, then unleashed his fiery bird to bring upon scorch towards Lust. Only for both bird and handler to be injured by the aggressive backlash of reality.
While the two other projections were also violently almost incapacitated by the reality backclash.
While the army of spirits spearheaded by a seq 3 Cognizer spirit, were swept away by a ruinous storm. Each and every spirit was flung by the apocalyptic winds and the seq 3 was banished by a rain of lightning.
The Enigma of lust seeing she was outnumbered greatly. Abruptly willed the Space of Paramita to begin mass producing Creatures. From there she uttered a new ability of the Pandemonium.
:: ADOPTION ::
The creatures born from the Paramita were now recognized as her children. She then promptly executed all of them to produce an unfathomably potent curse.
This was the utilization of sacrificing one's children to make a destructive curse. Lust then unleashed said overwhelming hex upon the transgressors.
The two independent projections of Mr. Hermit and Mr. High Priest. Suddenly made their countermeasures to defend on the deluge of curses.
Mr. Hermit simply struck his sword to the ground and spoke with all his might.
:: UPHOLD VIRTUE! ::
The sword suddenly emanated a sphere of protection around the visage of the Mr. Hermit. Allowing him to shield himself from the effects of the curses.
While Mr. High Priest simply made a fictional character who brought upon blessings. Completely negating the absurd amount of hexes.
The Pope of the Justiciar simply made a Law that every curse will not affect him. Thus the flood of bane that approached him diverged harmlessly.
The two historical projections of the card holder of Death and Devil who were in the front. We're suddenly assaulted with a massive wave of malediction.
The Miracle Invoker who was about to make a miracle to wish away the surge of curses. Suddenly found himself unable to form any rational thoughts. It was as though his rationality was promptly stripped.
It was this momentary elapsed in rationality that he lost control of the two controlled projections of Mr. Death and Mr. Devil. Leading to their projections of untimely deaths.
The miracle invoker looked at Lust grimly. It was then that the angelic Marionette tried to utilize another summon historical projection.
Only to find himself unable too, on the ground the Enigma simply smiled mockingly at the Angel of miracles. After a momentary contemplation from the Miracle Invoker.
He concluded that she used the 'Acting' ability of the Pandemonium pathway to replicate the deprivation ability of the Tail-Devourer pathway. Doing so while he was under the effects of 'Rationality Stripping'.
Effectively consuming the ability of Historical Void Projections without his knowledge. It was then Lust tried to summon her own Historical Projections. Only to find herself unable too.
For a brief moment there was a momentary shock on her face. Only for her eyes to gain a hint of bafflement. As though, finally realizing the identity of the miracle invoker.
It wasn't that she was unable to use 'Historical Projections', it was more so the Deity of the pathway, The Fool. Did not allow her to use it, which meant only one thing.
The Fool was watching this battlefield recently. And what better eyes for that deity than a miracle invoker in front of her. Or more specifically one of his angelic Marionettes of 'His'.
However, though baffled, by the identity of the angel. Lust was not worried, as she knew wholeheartedly, The Fool will not suddenly descend half hazardly towards the world of reality.
It was not a confidence born from self assurance. But rather was born from the logic that the Deities had an unspoken agreement to never descend without grave reasons.
Besides, if the fool really wished for it. He could have easily descended from above the astral towards the material realm. Yet, he chose to use an Angel Marionette instead.
Hinting that the Fool was unable to interfere directly. And instead delegating his interference to a Miracle Invoker.
Lust then gave a cheeky smile towards the miracle invoker. The Angel sighed deeply as though fed up from her antics. The Angel of Miracles then began to pray an honorific name of the Duke of Varheim.
The Fool didn't wish for this outcome. As this would mean bothering the old Deity for a blessing.
However, against the reality backclash of the Supreme. This was a price that he was willing to take.
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From the Duchy of Varheim…
The man worshipped as Bread sensed his Honorific name be uttered by an angel of the Fool…
Understanding the situation, The old Deity gave a long sigh and transferred protection to all the allied participants…
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Back inside Lust's Paramita.
The whole team of Angels and Historical Projections suddenly gained the blessing of 'Protection'.
An ability of the Uncertain Mist Pathway. Allowing one to completely ignore any and all attacks that are not infused by Godhood.
Lust who sensed the sudden blessing grew increasingly frustrated by the prolonged fight. Occasionally glancing worried towards his beloved.
Only to see him fast asleep inside the church, with one of the interlopers watching him closely. Seeing another being with her beloved, instantly made her filled with jealousy.
But she washed these envious feelings away and concentrated on the increasingly unfavorable state of the battlefield.
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Above the Astral World…
There was a young girl looking down upon the world with curiosity. Though she didn't have too, as she already knew everything that would unfold, even if she had all her perceptions shut down completely.
But, she couldn't help but make this human gesture to remind herself of her humanity.
Her gaze landed towards the concealed world of Reality. The entire fight was desperate and chaotic. She really had no reason to interfere during the fight.
However, her eyes glanced at the already modified sword beside her. The sword was like a meteor. More powerful than that of ordinary angels.
Looking at that visage of her companion. A sudden curious thought began to form in her mind.
Though she already knew the outcome of this curiosity. Experiencing and knowing could be considered entirely different.
Thus the two month old angel of the White Tower took hold of her sword and aimed it towards the Paramita. Before firing the sword of fire and radiance, she spoke to it calmly.
“ Immediately return after you're done. Now go! “
End of Chapter
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