Ultimate antihero 3 th.., p.17
Ultimate Antihero 3 – The Eastern Grand Subjugation,
p.17
Michael put magic power into the arm that Homura clutched.
Golden magic power light was manifested in his palm.
That was the same thing with the holy art that gouged Homura’s chest just now.
“Leave this world without leaving a single dust behind. You foolish
Michael once more directed that power of destruction to Homura, he was going to shoot him.
Homura whose body was already dead didn’t have any way to resist, that attack would surely thoroughly burn his life with certainty.
“Homuraa! Run! Just run… please-!”
Imagining that future, the pale Shiori yelled as if she was going to vomit blood.
There is no need to care of whatever happened to her anymore, so just run, she pleaded.
But, toward such Shiori, Homura was… of all things, he directed to her a powerful smile persistently,
“I’ll save you for sure. Just wait.”
“-…………!?”
Instantly――, the light shot out mercilessly from Michael’s palm.
The fired flame of light swallowed Homura in the blink of an eye――
“――――――”
Altogether with the words that he let out in his dying moment, everything was burned to nothing, leaving not even a single dust behind.
At that time, even in Tokyo life sphere… something unbelievable was happening.
“――――eh”
In drops, something red spilled out from the corner of Sumika’s mouth together with a frothing sound.
When she dropped her sight, a golden blade wet with blood was piercing out from her chest.
And then that blade was unmistakably,
――the
“Finally, you showed an opening that is really an opening.”
That voice tone which seemed to be apologetic somehow, belonged to the
“Wh, y……-“
Toward the sudden attack of this man that was supposedly their ally, Sumika directed a gaze that was mixed with doubt and surprise to him that asked “Why?”
“There is nothing else to it. From the beginning I came to Japan in order to do this. ……After all I understand that without the
“From, the start…… so you tricked us……-“
James nodded a little towards that blaming.
“Before I came to Japan…… I met Michael-sama. And then I was taught. The life of all of you the people of Tokyo life sphere will become the cornerstone for mankind’s heaven. I had resolved my heart since that time. ……If the world can be saved from the threat of demons for eternity just with seven million sacrifices, then all of you should become sacrifices.”
“James, san……-“
“I feel regretful. I am also aware that this is an act that is out of bound. However―― if by my falling into heresy I can save my motherland, then I will happily turn into a snake……!”
Saying that, James pulled out
And then, even faster than Sumika turning to him and aiming her gun muzzle――
The girl’s neck, was lopped off with a single stroke.
The parted head and body scattered fresh blood while falling into the Tokyo life sphere beneath.
That sight―― was witnessed by the leader of the allied forces, Innocentius, through the mind transmission from James.
“So the sowed seed finally sprouted.”
“Mr. James is our spy!?”
“Indeed. ……After all there is no such thing of being too careful against the
Innocentius returned such words towards Joseph who was shocked of this hidden ace, then Innocentius notified the whole army.
{The whole army is to turn back and attack! The enemy’s main force has died! Crush them in one breath-!}
“ “ “U O O o O o O O O o O O O O O O o O――――――!!!!” ” ”
Raising up war cry, the allied forces’ soldiers turned from their retreating battle and moved out in offense.
Originally the interception unit barely rivaled the allied force’s [number superiority] with their [individual superiority] starting with the S-rank magicians like Sumika.
With this betrayal of James, the flow of the battlefield tilted to the allied forces’ side in one go.
“The allied forces are turning to offense without stopping! We cannot push them back at all!”
“Kuh……! Of all things, for this to happen-!”
SOS signals were entering the command room of Tokyo life sphere from everywhere without pause.
If the situation kept like this, it was only a matter of time before their battle front crumbled.
Especially the side of Tokyo bay that was assisted by the traitor James was in a bad situation.
That place was already the place where the enemy was concentrated, in addition there was even a hole that was opened there.
In two, three more minutes the enemy would break through there for sure.
And then, once they allowed the enemy’s breakthrough, it would become a total rout next.
Surely the enemy would then gain total control until the geofront in one stretch.
However, even if they tried to defend, the only one who could deal with James, Onjouji Kai, was now busy with suppressing Wan Tairon.
They had no piece that could hold back a S-rank.
There was no more cards available to Kinugasa.
Already,
(Homura-san…… you still haven’t finished yet……!?)
There was nothing he could do except praying for the hero’s return.
Thereupon――
Uneventful empire meeting sunset in the innermost bottom of Severn valley o the evil divinity crawling the ground
The seething stars shine radiantly in blasphemy announcing the time of destiny to thy
Suddenly, a voice that Kinugasa knew well was spreading, enveloping the whole of Tokyo life sphere.
“This voice is……!”
That was the voice of the young man that they were exactly waiting for right now.
{Homura-san! You have come back!}
Kinugasa immediately attempted a mind transmission.
But―― there was no reply coming back.
No, far from that, the transmission didn’t even get connected.
(……?)
Just what was the meaning of this?
Putting aside Kinugasa who didn’t comprehend the situation, the ritual prayer was spinned――
The lord of corridor o the person forced to choice
The key of amalgam right here Thy castle gate is opened for the sake of my friend
Arraying a hundred rakshasa on the street of the lost continuing to the abyss blow the trumpet of welcome
The stars were resonating in concert with the spun words.
The rain clouds that hung low over the battlefield began to form a giant vortex, sending myriads of thunderbolts to the ground.
“UWAaAA!?”
“What in the world is happening……!?”
The soldiers in the battlefield screamed from this cataclysm that was like the end of the world.
But James was,
(――――- this, spell is……)
He knew that these cursed words were an exchange of spell with an evil god.
And then, it was exactly like his premonition――
The deceiving
At the same time with the last binding words, the world distorted, an enormous evil manifested.
“Wh, what the hell is thissss!?!?”
“Flea……? No, that’s, spider?”
Just like that soldier somewhere said, [that] which came down from the center of the vortex of sea of cloud was a mysterious appearance that was a combination of flea and spider.
It was a sheathing flesh that made one thought of a soft and flabby bloated evil tumor.
From that tumor, innumerable gnarled legs that looked similar with the nerve ganglion of insects were sticking out.
And then, scarlet eyeballs in the number that might be as many as those legs.
Those eyeballs surveyed the surrounding without any oversight, their blinking was hard to describe and inspired discomfort.
This decaying flesh that was modeled after insect, giving form to an ominous shape of evil, was exactly the lord of the underground labyrinth that existed deep under the ground of Severn valley in Britain, the
And then… the one who could summon these
“Don’t tell me, was Michael-sama defeated……!?”
Looking at the figure of the evil god descending before his eyes, James went pale from imagining the worst development.
The defeat of Michael meant that all their expectations would come to nothing.
However, when he looked for it, as expected the figure of Homura couldn’t be found anywhere,
“――–!”
Putting aside that uneasiness of James, Eihort showed a movement.
The scarlet eyeballs that were restlessly surveying the surroundings suddenly stopped moving, just when it looked like the eyes were going to close all at once, all the eyes opened the widest it could,
Simultaneously, light of chalk white color surged out from the opened eyeballs, painting over the world to white.
“UWAaA-!”
“What is it this time-!”
Inside the white darkness, the soldiers of the allied forces put themselves on guard.
But, even after waiting there was nothing that was like an attack coming at them.
Wondering what the heck was going on, as the light settled down, they sent their gaze to Eihort――but,
“Wha, t…………?”
When color returned to the world, the appearance of that ominous god was already gone.
――No, not only Eihort.
Of all things, the soldiers of Tokyo life sphere that they were fighting until just now.
Their figures were also vanishing.
Even until the corpses that were lying down on the ground, all of it.
In exchange what appeared in front of the allied forces’ soldiers was…… black mist.
Inside the protective wall that protected Tokyo life sphere, all was covered by a hemisphere that looked completely like a dome by muddy jet black mist.
Epilogue
* * *
A hour after the disappearance of Tokyo life sphere’s soldiers together with Eihort.
The soldiers of the allied forces succeeded in completely surrounding Tokyo life sphere.
But……
“What is this mist?”
“I cannot see anything inside……?”
The allied forces was hesitating in front of the unknown black mist that suddenly enveloped Tokyo life sphere at the same time with Eihort’s disappearance.
“This is eerie. Like this is the entrance of hell.”
It was a thick darkness like mud where you couldn’t even see an inch ahead.
Perhaps the soldiers of the allied forces also sensed something hair-raising from the eerie darkness, they exposed their insecurity from their mouth.
While ignoring the voices of those soldiers, Innocentius was in the command center that had been moved in front of the hole that He had opened, he was talking through mind transmission with the leader of the scouts formed from a hundred soldiers that had been sent inside.
{Captain. What is the situation inside?}
A reply from the leader of the scouting unit came back with a deep sound of noise.
{――The sight becomes clear when we enter inside. It seems that the mist is only at the entrance. It’s just……}
{Just what, is there something?}
{This place is not Tokyo life sphere is it? ……There is a tunnel created from brick covered in growing moss continuing ahead. This place is like a labyrinth.}
“Labyrinth you said……”
“Chih, just what is going on with this……”
The countermeasure of Tokyo life sphere’s side that was beyond their expectations exasperated and confused not only Innocentius, but also Tairon and the others.
Sure enough, now the question was if it was okay to let their main force to charge inside like this.
To begin with, was that labyrinth something really connected with the geofront where Tokyo life sphere’s seven million people were evacuating?
They couldn’t grasp even a single definite information.
That was why both the leaders and the army couldn’t move.
And then, in front of them who was confused like that,
“I see. I thought that he was doing something in his dying moment, so he was doing something like this.”
Golden color spread out in air where there was nothing, before long it took the shape of a humanoid with wings and landed softly in front of Innocentius and the others.
Their savior Michael had defeated Homura and had returned from the parallel world’s Tokyo.
“Mi, Michael-sama!”
“You are here means that you have taken care of the
Toward that question of Tairon whose face was colored with expectation, Michael gave a decisive nod.
Looking at that reply, the
“Magnificent! We are finally liberated from that cursed young man.”
“Aah! How long we have waited for this day……-“
“With this all the obstacles for the accomplishment of god’s work is cleared away……. What’s left is only to use the residents of Tokyo life sphere to pile up the stone wall of the paradise…..”
When Innocentius whispered that, he stared at the deep darkness peeking out from the hole that He opened and asked Michael.
“Michael-sama. Just what is this black mist, do you understand this?”
Michael nodded to this and answered back.
“This mist is a boundary. The destination on the other side of this mist is not Tokyo life sphere anymore, but it already turned into a labyrinth that twisted time and space where the
“In other words, there is no doubt that ahead of this there are the people of Tokyo life sphere then?”
“Yes. The exit of this labyrinth is connected to Tokyo life sphere. It seems that the vanished soldiers are also there. ……I have absorbed the body of the girl, so I can see really well. Of course, that’s including the distance until the destination.”
“Ooh! Then we are going in quickly!
“Our paradise is already in front our eyes!”
“Well then, let’s start the reorganization of the troops quickly.”
Hearing the reliable words of Michael, the
But Michael spoke to them who were like that.
“No. ……It’s impossible for all of you children of men to travel through this labyrinth.”
“Eh?”
The
It was at that moment.
{He, headquarters! Headquarters! Please respond-!}
A transmission from the scouting unit came to them with the sound riddled all over with even thicker noise.
It was hard to listen with all the noise, but that voice was in a state of panic.
{What’s wrong!? Has something happened!?}
{Something’s here, u, uaa, GYAAAAAAAAA!!!!}
{-!?}
Suddenly, a shriek that directly hit their brain could be heard, making the faces of Innocentius and the others grimace.
And then, that shriek was not stopping in just one.
{Headquarters! Shit-! Inside the mist is a nest of monsters!}
{Hi, do, don’t come hereee!}
{Noooooooo! Headquarters, save ussssss!}
Voices of unit members came in rapid succession shrieking and begging for rescue.
Those voices were increasing without stopping, and then the voices began to decrease rapidly after a certain limit.
What resounded in exchange was the sounds of bones being pulverized to pieces and the slurping sounds of a liquid that sounded highly viscous.
And then―― the eerie sounds of uncountable somethings moving around *kasakasa* with countless small legs.
……The transmission was completely filled with such sounds, then finally not a single scream could be heard anymore,
“……The life response from the scouting unit has ceased.”
Headquarters’
“Michael-sama, that’s……”
“Eihort’s labyrinth is not only making time and space getting out of order, a great number of creatures are patrolling inside. I guess the scouts were attacked by those.”
“Shit……! That brat, he left something troublesome just before he died.”
“What do we do? All of the soldiers are exhausted. It will be hard for them to defeat the monsters while heading to the deepest part with their condition.”
What Leti pointed out was correct.
From the previous battle, the allied forces also had to bear loss that was by no means few.
They didn’t know how strong these creatures were, but it was the protection that the
It was not something truly threatening, but this threat couldn’t be made light of.
