Chapter 21: Judgment of a Bearer

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"That happens when you bring some lousy brats to stand up against me. I am invincible! This is the end. Now, obey me and give me your power!" Marvin was about to grab her with his Dragon spirit hand when a sarcastic chuckle came from the behind:

"The end, you say? But we've just begun..."

Both Riza and Marvin astonishedly looked behind and saw how Edmund had stood up, barely. His black costume was torn and his bare chest showed up. He looked messy, and his glasses had broken and fallen to the floor. He had his eyes closed.

"Huh, just begun?" Marvin laughed, "You can barely stand, and you can't even see!"

Riza instead grew worried:

"No, Edmund, you've done enough! Don't push yourself! You can't see!"

"Can't see?" Edmund chuckled, "Those glasses you broke, Lord Marvin, they are not to amplify my sight, they are to decrease it..."

"Huh? What are you babbling about? There are no glasses that decrease sight, that's nonsense!"

"Only my uncle, Goatee, can make such glasses with his Builder Art. Since you broke it, I'd be obliged to ask for a new pair... But before that, I'd like to punish the one who pushed me this far and the one who made my little Riza cry," he began weaving a sign with his two hands - a circle around himself with his White Zen.

Riza blinked - what was he talking about? What could he do? Marvin watched him in dismay too, but once he heard his incantation words, he gasped and shuddered, even taking a step back.

"Libra Style... Zodiac Art..."

"Zodiac Art?! Don't tell me..."

"Bearer..."

"The supreme art of Bearer..." Marvin was now totally horrified, "Don't tell me, you are a Bearer, you, such a young brat?!"

Riza was instead truly stupefied - she had no idea what was going on here. What was this 'Bearer Art'?

"Bearer," Edmund repeated, "of the Sight!" he opened up his eyes, which shimmered light blue, piercing through Marvin's very soul.

"Bearer," Edmund repeated, "of the Sight!" he opened up his eyes, which shimmered light blue, piercing through Marvin's very soul

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Those eyes... Before, behind the glasses, they didn't look this beautiful...

"Divine Scales Summoning!" Edmund continued his incantation, now his eyes locked on Marvin, who, much to Riza's surprise, couldn't move a finger anymore.

"N... No!" he desperately struggled to move, but couldn't as the Bearer's piercing eyes were locked on him.

Once he pronounced the Divine Scales Summoning incantation, giant golden scales appeared behind Edmund.

Once he pronounced the Divine Scales Summoning incantation, giant golden scales appeared behind Edmund

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So... he's one of those legendary Libra who can actually summon their inanimate guardian - the Scales?

"Judgment". 

Edmund raised his hand towards Marvin, who was paralysed by his piercing eyes. The Golden Scales behind him glowed and shot a powerful golden ray. Riza gasped as the strong light blinded her eyes - such force! All she could hear then was the roar of the blast and Marvin Wagner's shrill full of pain...

It was over.

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