"You are annoying!"
As these three words were spat out from Aika's mouth, the killing intent in Aika's eyes vanished instantly. Then, Aika became expressionless; except for the humanity occasionally flowing in her eyes, she seemed to have turned into an exquisite doll.
However, Six Authorities felt an inexplicable chill towards the Aika in front of him. Then, Six Authorities, having obtained the power of True Moon, actually followed his instincts and turned to start running away.
But it was already too late. A golden spear carved with Runes hovered in the air beside Aika. As Aika pointed casually, the spear turned into a meteor, instantly pinning Six Authorities, who was just preparing to run, to the ground.
Another spear, looking very ordinary, appeared in Aika's hand. Aika just held the spear and walked slowly to the side of Six Authorities, who was struggling on the ground, and casually stabbed the spear into Six Authorities' abdomen.
Struck by this 'ordinary' spear, Six Authorities seemed to be in extreme pain; veins bulged all over his body, and like a fish out of water, he opened his mouth, attempting to let out a cry of pain. However, the pain this spear brought to Six Authorities was so intense that he couldn't even howl, and could only lie silently on the ground, convulsing continuously.
Then, some expression returned to Aika's face. She glanced at Six Authorities on the ground, waved her hand to retract the two Noble Phantasms, and turned her head to look at the battlefield, completely unconcerned about Six Authorities at her feet.
And Six Authorities on the ground, just like an ordinary person whose major artery had been pierced, had blood gushing out from the wound in his abdomen like a fountain, as if his immortality didn't exist at all.
Then, after a while, Six Authorities, who had bled dry and almost become a mummified corpse, turned into a pile of black ash, scattered all over the ground by the wind pressure erupting from the battlefield.
At the same time, the Six Authorities who was currently fighting King Arthur suddenly paused, allowing King Arthur, who was fighting him, to seize the opportunity and slice off his arm with a sword.
Six Authorities clutched his arm and retreated rapidly. White Princess also hurriedly helped Six Authorities hold back King Arthur, causing King Arthur's pursuit to fail.
Six Authorities looked at Aika in the distance with a grave expression and used his remaining right hand to touch the crown on his head.
At this moment, Rin, who was floating in the sky, also discovered the crown worn on Six Authorities' head. Recognizing the crown, Rin's expression changed drastically, and she hurriedly shouted towards Six Authorities.
"Stop! Do not use the crown!"
Just as Six Authorities had begun to stir his magical energy, preparing to activate the crown to reverse time and restore his own arm, Roa suddenly lunged out from the seawater, grabbing hold of Six Authorities with an expression of wild excitement as he shouted.
"Hahahaha, too late!"
Then, the ring in Roa's hand emitted a burst of light, and countless incantations instantly wrapped around Six Authorities and Roa, forcing Six Authorities—who had already stirred his magical energy—to continue activating the crown.
Time stuttered, then began to flow backward, carrying Six Authorities and Roa with it. Just like that, an unscathed Six Authorities appeared at the position from before his arm had been severed.
However, his restored left hand was covered in dense, intricate incantations, and the ring that Roa had previously worn now appeared on Six Authorities' finger.
"Hahahaha!"
Accompanied by a piercing laugh, Roa's facial features suddenly appeared on the left side of Six Authorities' face, and that grating laughter came directly from Roa's mouth.
"Hahahaha!"
Another burst of piercing laughter rang out as a massive Demon God Pillar surged from the seawater, towering above the waves. Then, the Demon God Pillar spoke to Aika using Lev's voice.
"Lady Aika, per our agreement, we have fulfilled your request. Please honor the contract and help us resolve..."
The Demon God Pillar tilted back slightly, looking toward Rin and her group floating in the sky.
Standing frozen in place, Six Authorities' own features twisted into an expression of rage as he grabbed his left hand tightly with his right and roared.
"Roa, are you trying to betray us?"
"Hahaha! I was never on your side to begin with. How's that, Six Authorities? Today, I'm going to trample you Ancestors and the True Moon under my feet!"
"You're courting death!"
Six Authorities roared, stirring his magical energy in an attempt to rip his left arm from his own body. However, Roa, having already parasitized Six Authorities, also stirred the power of the True Moon to resist Six Authorities' intent.
Meanwhile, Rin had no time to pay attention to the suddenly appeared 'Lev'; her focus was entirely drawn to the crown atop Six Authorities' head.
"That is the crown of the Beast 666! We must take it off Six Authorities' head!"
After saying this to Zelretch and Aoko, Rin immediately charged toward the frozen Six Authorities at her maximum speed, attempting to seize the crown from his head.
Having fought the Beast 666 before, Rin naturally knew just how terrifying an existence it was. If the Beast 666 in Fragments of Blue and Silver was merely a Beast Rank created by Aika, then the Beast 666 that Rin had encountered—which had been created with Angra Mainyu as its core—was the Beast of Revelation mentioned in the Bible, a monster even more terrifying than a Beast Rank.
The Beast Rank is a great catastrophe rejected by human history, consisting of seven great Evils of Humanity. The Evils of Humanity refer to various disasters that threaten human history and destroy humanity. They are born from human civilization and grow stronger alongside human development, yet they destroy civilization from within society, acting like cancer cells.
The Beast 666 created by the All the World's Evils is an existence that transcends the Beast Rank in every aspect. Perhaps its power does not match some Beast Ranks, but it is completely different from them. Theoretically, as long as evil exists, it cannot be destroyed, and it will grow infinitely. As long as it is given enough time, the entire multiverse will face its doom.
Although the power the Beast 666 displayed in Fuyuki City at the time seemed completely unworthy of the title "Beast of Revelation," that was because a series of reasons had suppressed its power. Aika's barrier and the few remaining humans in Fuyuki City at the time left the Beast 666 unable to replenish its evil or its magical energy, causing it to be unable to utilize most of its abilities and omnipotence.
Angra Mainyu, who had been sacrificed to become the Beast 666, also had low combat capability because he did not know how to fight. Even so, the Beast 666 still required the combined efforts of most of the world's top combatants at the time, and ultimately, it was only by relying on Solomon that the Beast 666 was destroyed.
But was it truly destroyed? Rin did not think so. Gudako's body was created by Rin using a horn of the Beast 666 discovered in Fuyuki City at the time. The hidden power of Gudako, created using one of the ten horns, made even Rin tremble with fear. That was why Rin created a perfect personality for Gudako and separated the fragments of the Beast Rank from her body, in order to suppress one of the ten horns of the Beast 666.
Similarly, the ten crowns that went missing at the time represented the omnipotence of the Beast 666, and the one that Six Authorities obtained was the one representing time.
So, could Aika, as the master of the Beast 666, control the crowns left behind by the Beast 666? Rin did not believe Aika was incapable of even that. That was why Rin was so nervous upon recognizing the crown on Six Authorities' head; she had now connected all the events occurring in this Singularity: Aika, or rather the faction Aika represented, was plotting to seize the power of the True Moon.
Just as Rin was about to reach Six Authorities, the Demon God Pillar towering in the sea roared and fired countless beams of light at her.
"Don't even think about ruining our plans!"
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