( Outside the Tower. )
" Maiden... " Athena says as she wakes up from her room in Olympus.
She wakes up, feeling a part of her in the Maiden's body performing a powerful attack.
" I can sense it, through our [Link]... "
" I see you already mastered it, my dear Maiden... " Athena says as she closes her eyes.
" The path of justice is a lone path, my dear... "
" It is always the path that will separate you from the ones you knew, for justice requires judgment to those who do the wrong. "
" Even those wrongdoers are the people we're related with... " Athena comments about it, sensing Battle Maiden's feelings after she struck down her 'now-Deviant' cousin.
Flolial is now dead, killed by the Maiden. Using her Divine Power given by Athena, the Battle Maiden brings Flolial her judgment.
" It is over... "
" I'm sorry, Flo... " Battle Maiden says after doing so.
After the light of Athena's Justice burns the Deviant cells in Flolial's wretched body, her body is now nothing more than just a burned corpse.
" May Athena's light of justice burns the filthy demonic things you had in your body, my dear cousin... "
" This is the only thing I can do for you... "
" The rest is the gods' will..., I can't interfere with it anymore. " Battle Maiden sends her regards to her cousin's corpse, telling her that her suffering is done as she left her to be burned by the fire of her justice's light.
" Don't let her ashes remain, O light of justice. " Battle Maiden prays as her justice light's fire still burns Flolial's deviant corpse.
As it happened, Battle Maiden sees the plants around begin to be destroyed as they became Ashes for she then sees Raiden be freed from it.
" He's still breathing, but unlike Kara, the damage in his body is too fatal. " Battle Maiden says as she sees it.
When she says that, Libra appears behind her, as the item interacts with her, saying its thoughts.
" He can still be saved? " Battle Maiden says to Libra, realizing that the Divine Zodiac Item has its own way to do the thing.
" You want him and Kara to be the ones who will judge Waterson? why? "
" Wasn't I who was given the 'authority' by Athena to judge everyone by their crimes? " Battle Maiden asks, wondering why 'Libra' didn't want her to do the judgment thing over Waterson as it shows something in her mind.
[ Libra's Judgment for the plan: Left Scale (Judge Waterson) / Right Scale (Trust it to the others) ]
[ Libra's Judgment: Right Scale (Trust it to the others) ]
" I see, how unfortunate... "
" So I'm already unbalanced in the scales of justice, am I? " Battle Maiden says as she realized that Libra had shown her that she herself had already done the unforgivable.
" I understand, killing those who still share your own blood is still very sinful," she says, realizing that Libra had also deemed her sinful for killing Flolial, despite her already being on the Demonic side, she is still her blood relative.
Meaning that despite Battle Maiden doing it for the good, the crime itself is still unforgivable in the scales of Libra, hence Libra holds her intention to bring judgment towards Adrian.
" I acknowledged it, with open arms... " Battle Maiden realizes her wrongs.
" I've been already sinful enough and must retaliate by making more sin even further. "
" Despite my intention of bringing judgment over Waterson, you deemed that I'm unworthy to do so, wasn't it...? " she asks Libra again as its scales begin to show her the result. Telling her that judging Adrian is not her duty, her duty is to judge Flolial.
" I... "
" I understood... " she says to Libra, realizing that she is out of her depth.
" Even though this decision doesn't correlate to justice, more like to be vengeance... " Battle Maiden says as she sighs.
For she knows that the reason for her to judge Adrian is neutral, she didn't have any personal reasons to do so hence why she taught that she should take Adrian into her judgment account.
But Libra somehow has another reason. Knowing that its holder must maintain neutrality, it decided that Adrian must be judged by those who had personal reasons with him and they must be the ones that should rain down judgment over Adrian no matter what.
" I see, so you're asking me to let them do the job? " Battle Maiden asks.
Deep in her heart, she feels many disagreements about its decision to replace her on judging Adrian, for she too has hatred towards him for making her cousin Flolial be abused by his constant ego, despite it being her who came to him first.
Recounting that she hypothesized that she can't judge Adrian for the reason that he is outside her depth of judgment, even before entering this Tower, Libra didn't warn her regarding Adrian's betrayal for its very reasons.
Instead, Libra tells the Maiden to rejuvenate Galen, Kara, Ragna, and Raiden as all of them had the thing to bring Adrian down. Against the Sin Ability of his.
" If it's that your judgment, I will take it, even if it hurts me... " Battle Maiden says as she had no choice but to swallow her feelings before Libra's Divine Judgment.
Hearing that, Libra asks the Maiden if that's her choice, to let Libra's judgment be done while setting aside what she feels right now, and letting her have the consequences
" I'm ready, Libra... " Battle Maiden tells it while looking at the fainted Kara and Raiden, as she sees them having many fatal wounds after fighting Adrian.
Not just that, as she sees them, she also sees Ragna and Galen fighting together against Adrian as he somehow managed to withstand it.
"( Dammit, I thought Battle Maiden's Libra had nerfed this guy's Gifts... )" Ragna says as he realized that Adrian's body is getting harder after many times attacking him, Ragna too realized that the damage he gives are getting more decreased as if some of Adrian's power is returning to him.
"( This is not good if Judgment Libra's [Regulate Scales] ability is still activated... )"
"( Then this could only mean that this greedy bastard still had many Gifts he could use, thanks to his [Greed & Gluttony]! )" Ragna says as he checks the System, realizing that Adrian is getting stronger while the [Regulate Scales Ability] is still on its course.
< Judgment Libra's [Regulate Scales] ability activation >
< 'Nerf' Effect applied to Target [Adrian Waterson]. >
< 03:34:31 >
"( Shit, this is not good! )"
"( MAIDEN! THIS IS BAD! CAN YOU HEAR ME!? )" Ragna tries to communicate with his mind, trying to communicate with Battle Maiden who he knows could also use [Divine Transmission] since she already had Diviner's power inside that made her able to do so.
Trying to communicate, Ragna even have to halt his steps to look at Battle Maiden, trying to communicate with her mind but still, the Maiden didn't listen as she was still busy talking with Libra.
As Ragna sees her, Ragna begins to get another [Vision] from the Twelve Eye, and it shows him.
" No, no, no, no! "
" BATTLE MAIDEN!!! " Ragna shouts at her and Battle Maiden looked back at him and smiles.
"( It's alright, Ragna... )"
"( Don't be afraid, I'm still fine... )" she says as Libra then performs its thing.
" Ragna, what's going on!? "
" Help me! " Galen orders him but Ragna decides to leave him, trying his best to prevent whatever the Maiden is doing right now.
" Maiden stop! don't! "
It was too late, Battle Maiden had already activated Libra.
[ Judgment Libra Activated ]
[ Rebalance Damage Commenced ]
[ The Libra Scales ability that could transfer the target's damage to the other target, with this, all damage will be transferred and the target will immediately be healed. ]
[ Target: Inquisitor Kara, Raiden 'Jack' Wilson ]
[ Targets' damages will be transferred ]
[ Transfer Target: Battle Maiden ( Orianna Diane Lawson) ]
[ Damage Transfer begins. ]
As it happened, Libra begin to transfer Kara and Raiden's damage to the Battle Maiden, deactivating the [Regulate Scales] ability in order to successfully perform this one. When the transfer is performed, Libra begins to shine bright as it shines over the place while the Battle Maiden slowly receives the damages from both Kara and Raiden.
" So it begins... "
" This is the only way to make the 'Scales of Justice' be balanced again over me. " Battle Maiden says as the damage has transferred into her body, both the inside and the outside.
" Lord Athena, thank you for giving me the 'Libra'... "
" It has been so helpful... " Battle Maiden says as she also sees Ragna coming towards her, with his [Twelve Eye of Time] activated.
"( Mrs. Rory Kent... )" she remembers her vow to Ragna's grandmother back then*.
"( This is the only way... )"
"( I may not know what happened next, whether I survived or not. )"
"( But I can promise you this, through Libra... )" she says as she smiles over Ragna that holds her body, telling her to stop but she ignores it.
"( Ragna will return to you... )" she says as the transfer is completed, her body is now full of bruises, cuts, and every damage received from both Kara and Raiden, as the two had been completely healed.
" Shit! " Ragna shouts with [Twelve Eye of Time] still activating in its course.
" MAIDEN!!! " Ragna says as he sees what happened to the Battle Maiden.
...
< Scanning >
< Name: Battle Maiden, Orianna Diane Lawson >
< HP: 100/300.000 >
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Extra:
*Battle Maiden still remembers her promise to grandma Rory back in the Holy Temple. (Chapter 64: Holy Temple Evacuation)