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[Reinhardt: Phew, it appears that I was able to sneak up on and take control of the watchtower in the easternmost section of the castle. We should launch an assault right away. ]
Tap. Tap.
[???: So, are you a warrior who has been hailed as the chosen one or the lord savior?]
[Reinhardt: Who is that?]
Zap! Zap!
When Reinhardt sensed a figure behind him, he instinctively slashed that person, giving the impression that the person's body had been violently severed.
[Reinhardt: Huff! hold on...I unintentionally slashed her because my instincts took over, who is she?]
In an attempt to identify the person he had slashed repeatedly, Reinhardt realized that his actions had been rash. However, when he turned around, he could neither see the figure of the enigmatic person nor sense her presence at all—it was as if she had completely vanished.
[Reinhardt: Impossible! Wasn't there someone standing behind me just now? or am I simply imagining that far out of context?]
Whoosh!
[Reinhardt:!!]
Shortly after being taken aback by the peculiar circumstance, Reinhardt felt an intense pressure developing in close proximity to his front.
[???: It appears that once a former hero, always a former hero; huh, you are indeed powerful as they said]
Just as suddenly as if she had never been there, a woman dressed entirely in black, akin to a wedding gown, materialized in front of Reinhardt.
[Reinhardt: who are you?]
[Reinhardt:"How in the world is she alive and not even slightly hurt?" even though I am certain that the slashes from my two spears are too fast, five times faster than the speed of humanity's fastest magic cannonball? She is certainly not a normal person! I have to be extremely vigilant!]
[???:..I...found you at last.....]
[Reinhardt:Huh? What were you saying just now?
[???:......]
[Reinhardt: Anyway, give up now and reveal your face behind the cloth that serves as a veil to conceal your face or true identity!]
Clang!
The enigmatic woman only lowered her gaze in response to Reinhardt's questioning about her true identity; even then, Reinhardt was still poised to attack her. But strangely, the woman appeared unconcerned, as if Reinhardt posed no threat to her in any way.
[???:...]
[Reinhardt: Hey! do you hear me?]
Clang!
The woman was issued a final warning by Reinhardt with his blue spear pointing at her; if she persisted in acting as though she did not hear him, she would undoubtedly meet her demise.
[Reinhardt: This is your last chance, so talk!]
[???: Magic power...]
[Reinhardt:????]
Crackle! Crackle!
Abruptly, the woman extended her right hand in front of Reinhardt, opening it wide. Meanwhile, Reinhardt noticed that the woman's palm was the center of a powerful energy vortex that felt like it was rotating like a black hole.
And that was a bad omen because he realized then that the woman was a far more powerful mage than Khandra, the first Champion and exceptional magic user.
[Reinhardt: What the! what exactly do you intend to do? hey! answer me!]
[???: He who has seen everything is far from everything, who has felt all emotions from joy to despair, he who has seen the mystery from the end of this story starting from the unrecorded worlds from the beginning of his life to the changing times that keep changing... unconsciously he has repeated the same phase leading to a dead end with no way back....]
[Reinhardt": Fucking hell! I had no idea she was such a powerful mage! Furthermore, it appears that she is about to begin reciting a magic spell at this moment. She is going to destroy the alliance army and this land of my dreams, so I have to stop her completely!]
[Reinhardt: If this situation persists, I will not know the consequences or the outcome of this battle! At this point, the alliance team cannot afford to stop! Darn it! Lighting step! ]
Zap! Zap! Zap!
The mysterious woman's hand was starting to form a sphere of light, a sign that her magic spell was almost complete and ready to be used. Meanwhile, Reinhardt started to charge her, stabbing her thousands of times with his two spears.
[Reinhardt: Haaaaattttt!!!!!]
Zap! Zap! Zap!
However, despite his repeated attempts to stab the woman, the spear was unable to cause any harm to her. Instead, each stab he made toward her chest entered her body as though she were only a figment of his imagination.
[Reinhardt: how is this possible? What! The blow I gave to her chest just went through her body and did not hurt her! impossible! Does she have some sort of magic that allows her to control space? That does not exist; Khandra himself is incapable of manipulating something as complex as space, let alone transforming his body into something that can be penetrated without being hurt! Who in the world are you?]
Reinhardt became extremely enraged and tried to stop her by strangling her neck, but it did not work.
[Reinhardt: why you!]
Despite Reinhardt's best efforts, the woman had completed her magic spell, which he did not want, and it was too late to stop her.
Crackle! Crackle!
[Reinhardt: What is going on? what have you done!]
Abruptly, there was an intense tremor throughout the entire region of Azlaria; the tremor could even be perceived as a wave sound that sounded like the cries of people living in abject despair beneath the surface.
Kaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!
[???: Magic Affinity, Crimson Nova!]
Sha! Sha!
[Reinhardt: !!!!]
At that moment, Reinhardt could only watch the scene with a cold sweat mixed with frustration as the light started to scatter out of the cracked sphere of light in the woman's hand all over the sky.
At that precise moment, Reinhardt was exposed to so much sphere light that he gradually lost all senses, and he discovered that everything in his world had changed into bits of paper that were slowly breaking apart and shooting into space.
[Reinhardt Thus, you are manipulating not just space but also reality, which could end up destroying our entire planet, is not that right? darn it... just who the..hell are..you?????]
[???:....]
The mysterious woman turned to face him as Reinhardt's body started to break apart from the magic she had unleashed on the world, and he was shocked to see her face.
[Reinhardt: *gasp!* Y-you are!!!! y-you are!!!]
[???: Shatter.....]
Clack! Clack!
Whoosh!
At that moment, all Reinhardt could do was put on a very shocked expression and gradually lose consciousness as he watched his world go completely black.
[The End]