422 Awakening

The fire enveloped the entire space of the 59th Floor.

The jungle was burnt and turned into ashes.

Everything was covered in flames.

Riveria gritted her teeth, forcing herself to maintain the barrier, but it quickly cracked when the fire became even more intense.

Tsukasa couldn't see his woman being hurt, but he also knew if he helped Riveria, the consumption of his magic would also be ridiculous. Instantly, he made a decision. "Riveria, let me help you."

Riveria was slightly surprised, but she quickly believed in him.

"Everyone, put your hands on my back!" Tsukasa shouted.

While they were confused, they also believed in him and put their hands on his back simultaneously.

Tsukasa closed his eyes and felt their magic before he moved them into his body. He collected their magic without hesitation and put his hand on Riveria's shoulder.

Riveria didn't move and didn't care much since they had done something lewder than this.

However, Alicia and Lefiya were dumbfounded since they saw Riveria didn't seem upset when Tsukasa held her. After all, the elf was known for being prudish, and they wouldn't let the opposite gender touch them. What was even worse was that Riveria was royalty, so she protected herself well.

Still, they knew this wasn't a time for this, especially when they realized their magic was sucked by Tsukasa.

Then suddenly, the cracked barrier started to recover and became firm.

"This...?"

Riveria was dumbfounded when she saw her barrier had become stronger.

Everyone was also the same, except for Ais and Tsubaki since they remembered his ability.

The ability to strengthen the weapon.

'Is it also working on magic too?' They thought.

The strengthening barrier was able to hold the firestorm, and when the fire dissipated after tens of seconds, the barrier was released. However, the temperature around them became intense, and everything was incarnated into ashes.

Some of them wanted to ask what was before, but they knew this wasn't a time for them to question this matter.

The fallen spirit was slightly surprised when she saw they were alright, but she quickly chanted her magic, and this time, her speed was even faster.

"Damn!" Finn bit his thumb and knew that they needed to do something since it was impossible for Riveria to cast the barrier magic all the time. While Tsukasa could strengthen the barrier to protect, so it could protect them from the magic of the fallen spirit, they weren't sure how many times the fallen spirit could cast such scary magic.

After all, unlike the adventurer, this fallen spirit could consume the magic stones from the monsters that kept coming in their direction. They couldn't do the same, and if they fought a battle of attrition, they would lose.

There was also a monster from the 60th Floor that would help the fallen spirit anytime. The existence of this monster might seem weird, but when one thought about the Vulgang Dragon who attacked from the 58th Floor previously, they didn't think it was strange.

Finn also saw that the fallen spirit started the chant of her magic again, making him slightly flustered.

Riveria was tired, but she felt something warm enter her body. "Thank you."

"No problem." Tsukasa took a deep breath and decided to be serious. "Finn, can you let me handle this?"

"Eh?"

Not only Finn, but they were all dumbfounded by his words.

Finn stared at Tsukasa for a moment and asked, "How long do you need to prepare?" He knew he was betting, but at this moment, what could they do?

"Just give me a moment." Tsukasa took a deep breath and prepared his first magic in this world.

"You hear him? Give him some time to prepare—" Finn hadn't finished his words since he felt a shudder when he heard Tsukasa's voice.

"Awakening..."

His voice was quiet and wasn't loud, but the moment he said it, the entire space seemed to be still.

Even the fallen spirit also stopped her chant because of his voice.

The space was devoid of noise, but suddenly a burst of the black pillar of magic caused their entire bodies to become cold.

Everything swirled in his direction as the center of everything.

"...Tsukasa?" Ais opened her eyes wide when she saw the change in Tsukasa.

It was only for a moment, but his entire body changed.

His black hair turned into white long, shaggy white hair, and his skin turned darker. However, what changed the most was twelve jet-black feathered wings that grew out from his back.

"...beautiful," Lefiya subconsciously said, causing Tsukasa to give a light smile in her direction and making her blush, looking away since she felt his charm was even dangerous!

Yet they didn't say anything since they felt the feeling that Lefiya felt at this moment.

His jet-black feathered wings were like a night sky, and his white hair was like the beautiful full moon.

While his appearance seemed holy, they also felt evilness that couldn't be hidden from him. They felt he wasn't himself, and they had become different beings. They felt he was like an abyss that would pull them into the bottomless darkness. Yet somehow, they felt it was alright, which made them have an explicable feeling that was hard to describe.

Tsukasa looked at his palm for a moment before flying up in the sky at a speed one couldn't see. His eyes then stared into the existence of the fallen spirit in front of him.

"!!!"

The fallen spirit felt a danger that it couldn't escape, and it tried to escape while attacking him with magic, but it couldn't move. Whether it was her mouth, body, or any other couldn't move a single movement. It was as if his entire being was locked by something.

Even the monster from the 60th Floor couldn't move closer and even desired to run away as soon as possible.

Tsukasa was floating in the air in the sitting position, crossing his legs while raising his palm lazily.

The cube appeared on his palm before it formed into the shape of a black claymore.

"Mahapralaya."

The black claymore's size suddenly expanded and reached 300 meters in length.

"...." Everyone.

The fallen spirit couldn't move and stared at the massive black claymore floating in midair.

Tsukasa made a small gesture, and the massive black claymore dropped toward the fallen spirit.

The sword's sheer size and speed caused a wind disturbance cleaving everything.

Even the fallen spirit was cut into half without being able to utter anything.

Yet the sword didn't stop, and it kept penetrating deep into the deeper floor.

"....."

It wasn't until the impact of the sword pushed them that they were all awakened. They were all in shock by the power of Tsukasa. Somehow, they felt this sword might be able to cut down heaven and earth.

Still, the massive, black claymore soon dissipated and vanished into black particles.

At that moment, Tsukasa, who had turned into the "Devil," stared in their direction.

They felt their entire bodies were cold and knew they didn't have a chance to fight him. It also made them nervous since they felt that Tsukasa had lost control over himself. Yet he only showed off a teasing smile before returning to his previous self. His hair and skin turned normal, and his wings also disappeared.

However, he fell from a high altitude and passed out.

Ais moved fast and caught him in midair using her wind magic.

When she landed with Tsukasa in her arms, they quickly gathered around, asking about his condition.

"How is he?" Riveria quickly asked.

"..." Lefiya, Alicia, and Tiona.

"He is okay. He is..." Ais looked at Tsukasa for a moment and said, "Sleeping?"

"..." Everyone.

On the other hand, Tsubaki approached the hole created by Tsukasa's massive, black claymore and felt her legs were weak. However, her expression quickly brightened, and she asked, "Hey, do you think I can ask him to let me see that massive claymore?"

"..."