7. Eternity has no End

「 Realm: Advelia, Ragnas Continent, inside the Eternal Gates 」

"CLAUUUUDE, NOO!!"(Eien)

Seeing the one she loves in his current state, her previous fear got real. Speeding toward him with her weakened body, she embraced him while crying and trying to heal him, even thought she knew it was useless, since while fighting the demon they knew they could not heal most of the wounds inflicted by her magic. Normally, even a wound like this could be healed quite simply by Molecular magic, but the wounds inflicted by the Eternity Demon are automatically coated with Eternity Principle Making the wounds and the body in an 'Eternal' state. Simply it makes the current state of the body as the norm which can be harmful or not. And of course in the current situation the demon was meant to be harmful.

A look of resaign appeared in Claude. He suddenly thought and decided something.

"Cough ...Eien, Before I go I want to tell you something ...I love you"(Claude)

Eien was a little shocked. Not at the confession but the timing itself. Seeing him like this She gathered her courage from somewhere and kissed him.

Yep the kiss is the answer! We all knew it.

After separating she continued to cry while saying things like bad timing, cheesy and cliche lines. Even though both of them knew that it was just to hide their grief.

"Wow that was really cliche! Feels like an overrated trash drama from somewhere."(???)

"wha.."(Eien)

"Arg... shit"(Claude)

At that time, they felt despair to the point that the surrounding where darker than usual.

The cause? Mary, who spoke right now, was standing by the side completely unharmed,even her clothes were, like the most normal thing in the world.

"...How did you survive??! More than half of your body was Disintegrated, and by laws to boot!"(Eien)

Being the sligh sadist she is, Mary smirked at their disbelief and despair.

"Well little hume, I as an Eternal Demon, how could I be that weak, or even die like that? Well let this senior enlighten you"(Mary)

While taking an elder pose she continued

"The elements! The usage of mid or high elements in your spells is the problem! There is also the fact that I am limiting myself at the top of this world since me using my original power may destroy this world. In fact just me showing this much power has already disturbed the elemental balance in the world. What a pain? Who do you think should regain the balance again? Of course me!!!"(Mary)

Hearing the reason, Claude almost died away before his time and Eien was stuned.

'My theory was correct!! There are higher graded elements and laws from the ones we know'(Eien)

"Well the other reason is the Concept of Eternity! Although I am only Mid-grade in term of race evolution I am the strongest! My logic and existence are already eternal..!"(Mary)

Mary said the last part with a 'villan' like voice and face scaring the two.

As for the two who where having their view boardened, thought were not able to understand exactly her explanation they could somehow feel what she said with their battle hardened intuition.

"Well time is near I still need to go...mmh Well miss CONGRATULATION, you passed the Eternal Trial and are granted the Eternal Core Orb as a passing achievement. Well there is also the thing about the grade I gave you so you will get a personal gift from me that wi-"(Mary)

"You are a higher being right? Then heal him"(Eien)

She interrupted her while pointing to Claude who was seeing all this with lukewarm eyes could die at any moment.

'Shit let me continue my grandiose speech!! ARGH calm down the ruler could be watching, calm down'(Mary)

"Well I recommend you do that yourself, Do not ask how you will understand after you merge with the orb. Well for now the personal reward first, you have to choose one of those"(Mary)

Suddenly in front of her hands three little white orbs appear. The first contained a drop of blood, the second contained an ancient looking book, the third had a snow white sword?no, staff?no, It looks like a clock's hand!

"You can use your 'Complete appraisal' in them, I tempered with the world law to put a detailed explanation"(Mary)

'Tempered with the world law…'(Eien)

Thought Eien without showing any reaction since she was numbed which displeased Marry.

Eien, ignoring the pouting expression on Mary, begun examining the items

「 Eternal's Immortal Blood

Effect: let the user become a natural eternal (depend on previous race

Description: An immortal blood created by the special being Mary to give it to an heir after plagiarising the technique of a specific god, but due to the order of the ＠仝＃￢仝 she decided to show generosity and present it to the one who passed the eternal trial 」

「 Eternal WarDemon Grimoire : Guileternass (Guilty eternal ascension)

Effect: let the user learn all sort of demoniac eternal spells specified for war and slaughter. Some are daily use for armies

Description: the book writen by the Demon Ruler Guilgam who was blessed by ￢☆▼◇≠仝 . Was given to special individual Mary due to her contribution in the war of Mythdeath by ＠仝＃▼◇,but due to the order of the ＠仝＃￢仝 she decided to show generosity and present it to the one who passed the eternal trial 」

「 Time Gazer

Special Weapon

Effect: let the user, under the sacrifice of any energy, control or destroy the time in a certain area around the user.

Time gazer can cut anything as long as it is affected by time.

Time Gazer have the ability to amplify any attack (physical or magical) if the user is an eternal user.

Time gazer give the user immunity against time control by a grade above the user

Description: Time gazer, Named by special individual Mary, is actually a hand clock from the world clock of the Eternal World's Demoniac Parallel. She stole the hand during the confusion she created in the war of Mythdeath thanks to the confusion she could destroy the world clock after taking the hand earning her the greatest contribution during the war 」

"Mm there are a lot of things I want to say but first why can I not see some information?"(Eien)

"Well you are weak this is why."(Mary)

"So you mean something could not be known although I should be receiving that 'core' huh.."(Eien)

"Yep yep after you integrate the core you will understand some things but not all. The stronger you get the more knowledge you get simple enough right?"(Mary)

Mary said this and sat down in a couch that appeared from nowhere

"What about 'special individual Marry'?"(Eien)

"That's the cute me of course! I told you right? 'Although I am only Mid-grade in term of race evolution I am the strongest!' that was not an holow sentence! The reason is...you know what I will tell you next time tehe!"(Mary)

Eien and Claude deadpanned at her answer then returned thinking about their situation. Eien have no Idea about the trial or anything but her intuition is telling her that she is getting in some troublesome matters that she can not evade so she should choose carefully. Plus to save Claude she has no choice.

"Can I take the orb first then choose the reward?" (Eien)

"...mm Sure!" (Mary)

Putting her hands in front of her, Something exited from her chest.

The thing was a white orb, Eternal Core Orb. Due to the importance of the item she did not even put it in her dimensional space but in her own soul to guarantee it's protection! It may sound simple but to do something like that gives the person a hellish pain, the pain of tearing your own soul and stuffing something in it.

Passing the orb to Eien there was an immediate reaction.

Seeing the situation a malicious and psychotic grin appeared in the face of Mary unlike her cheerful personality. This is the hidden or maybe the true face of the being who was hailed as the hero of MythDeath war, the being who slaughtered countless numbers of divine beings "Bloody Mary" (not the vodka cocktail….)While mumbled something incomprehensible under her breath

"Truly Eternity has no End hehehe…"(Mary)

Unfortunately or fortunately, Both of our kind souls,Eien and Claude, did not happen to see her face due to the blinding light emitted by the orb or hear her muttering.