The First Angel - Metatron!
This was Origami Tobiichi's awakened First Angel power, which manipulated the Radiance Concept to materialise light into sacred, feathered wings.
Through the Divine Pantheon Reconstruction System's possession, Luo Shu temporarily shared Origami Tobiichi's Angel's power.
Using this power, he scattered several feathers, briefly transforming the surrounding 3 kilometres of sky into an ocean of light.
For a fleeting moment, the Radiance Concept permeated the night sky, forcibly suppressing the manifestation of other concepts.
Simultaneously, within Luo Shu's sky-blue glowing eyes, an abyssal black light flickered to life.
—Calamity Bestowal.
The calamities worshipped by the Calamity Priest were bestowed upon Aya Tokoyogi through his gaze.
In that instant, Aya Tokoyogi suddenly felt her limbs rapidly grow cold and numb, as if they were being stripped away from her body.
—Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
A neurological disorder, most famously suffered by physicist Stephen Hawking, whose most noticeable symptom was progressive paralysis.
Within the disease repository that was Kamijo Hospital, Luo Shu had acquired many interesting illnesses.
By absorbing the ailments afflicting these patients, Luo Shu had gained numerous bizarre diseases.
And now, he was gifting some of these to Aya Tokoyogi.
The sudden change didn't surprise Aya Tokoyogi.
After all, this world was full of sorcerers with all manner of strange abilities - having seen so many, Aya was hardly shocked anymore.
Even if it was Luo Shu making the move, even if her body had lost control, even if the ALS had been conceptually bestowed upon her - none of this could stop Aya Tokoyogi from using her own abilities.
For Demigods, achieving that rank not only reduced their physical weaknesses to merely the brain and heart, but their bodies also gained resistance against concepts.
Under the effect of this resistance, they were no longer as helpless against conceptual spells as they had been at Hero Rank.
"Pathetic tricks."
With Aya Tokoyogi's icy voice, a small, exquisitely crafted straw doll with a weeping face fell from her sleeve.
As the doll dropped, the concept of ALS afflicting Aya vanished.
Her body regained its former agility and swiftness.
—Substitute Doll.
This was the core ability of Aya's witch-type Class, obtained at Elite Rank.
By consuming Spiritual Power, she could transfer physical injuries to the straw doll.
At the Demigod level, the Substitute Doll could even transfer conceptual damage.
Now, Aya had shifted the concept of ALS onto the doll, restoring her mobility.
Faced with Aya's mockery, Luo Shu responded with an amused smile.
"Whether a trick is pathetic or not depends on its purpose."
Luo Shu didn't speak aloud, but his words reached Aya through Spiritual Power.
This mental communication was instantaneous, so Aya immediately grasped his meaning—and swiftly realised the problem.
—Luo Shu wasn't the only one acting at this moment.
"Michael!"
While Luo Shu inflicted misfortune upon Aya, Mukuro Hoshimiya raised her Angel high, shaped like a key.
The uneven, key-like tip of the staff plunged into the void—then twisted lightly.
Click, click.
Within the 3-kilometre radius covered by radiant power, all spatial movement was instantly sealed by an absolute force.
Except for those whose spatial abilities Mukuro had preemptively unlocked, no one could use space-based powers within this range.
And the only person in the area who hadn't been unlocked was Aya Tokoyogi.
The path of escape was sealed!
At the same time, Kurumi Tokisaki raised her right hand:
"Zafkiel!"
In an instant, a clock-shaped Angel manifested behind Kurumi.
Immediately after, the City of Devouring Time rapidly expanded.
Across the illuminated ground, crimson-black shadows swiftly spread, swallowing everything into Kurumi's domain of corrosion.
Suddenly, Aya felt her vitality draining at an alarming rate.
But more troublesome than the loss of vitality was the fact that it materialised into tangible azure fragments—visible to anyone with Spiritual Power perception.
This essentially gave everyone a clear view of Aya's real body.
"Seventh Bullet~"
Kurumi's playful voice rang out.
From the crimson-black shadows covering the ground, countless feminine arms holding antique firearms emerged, surrounding Aya from all directions.
As if recreating the era of firing squads, the countless arms pulled their triggers!
In an instant, bullets rained down upon Aya Tokoyogi.
Hidden among the rain of bullets was one that could pause the target's time, hurtling straight towards Aya Tokoyogi.
"Metatron!"
At the same moment, Origami Tobiichi's emotionless voice rang out.
One after another, the feathers composing the luminous wings transformed into feather-shaped floating cannons, blending into the radiance Luo Shu had scattered. From the pure white sky, white lasers that obscured vision shot towards Aya Tokoyogi.
Although military strategy advises leaving an escape route when surrounding the enemy, their goal was to capture Aya Tokoyogi alive. Thus, the moment they struck, everyone attacked simultaneously.
Luo Shu initiated the assault with a powerful control technique, briefly restricting Aya Tokoyogi's movements.
Mukuro Hoshimiya then sealed off escape routes while subtly displaying her spatial sealing ability, intentionally misleading Aya into believing her powers were space-based.
Kurumi Tokisaki swiftly followed, locking onto Aya's true form and delivering the second wave of control.
Finally, Origami Tobiichi leveraged the luminous environment Luo Shu had created, maximising the offensive potential of her Angel, Metatron, with its shared Angel power.
This coordinated strategy had been devised earlier that afternoon in the Dream Simulation Chamber, where Luo Shu had squeezed out time to rehearse with Nia Honjo and the others. Given the tight schedule, even with Luo Shu's full efforts, they could only devise two or three contingency plans and run through them a few times with the Spirits.
And the result...
Facing the seamless white lasers that merged with the environment, watching the bullet storm laced with the Seventh Bullet approach her, Aya Tokoyogi's usually composed expression twisted with visible distress.
There was no dodging this...
Against two Demigods, she might have held her ground briefly. Three would push her to the brink, a life-or-death struggle. But now, four Demigods surrounded her, all unleashing their power simultaneously.
In just one exchange, Aya was forced into a corner where sacrifices had to be made. No matter how stubborn she was, reality demanded acknowledgement.
"—Azure Knight!"
At Aya's will, the witch's guardian manifested from thin air.