The Archbishops of Greed and Gluttony, having now introduced themselves, smiled sinisterly at me as I unsheathed my diamond sword from my waist. Lye, who was not able to stand still, charged at me with insurmountable speed as I barely had time to activate El Akra and block both his daggers.
"Using Lunar Eclipse from the get-go..." I commented as he suddenly seemed taken aback at my remark. "You must really love Dorkell's technique, Leaper, huh?"
"You! How do you know about that!? The man's name and memories have both been eaten by me already! How could you know?" Lye yelled in dismay and shock.
"Well then, the only option is to erase you as well." Lye suddenly activated Leaper again, and disappeared from my view entirely. I struggled to find him, but only felt him touch me before reappearing in front of me as he brought up his hands lick them.
Wait... his hands... did they touch me?
No!
My names and memories... are going to be eaten!
"Well... thank you for the meal." Lye said as he gave one last sinister smile before licking both hands, but contrary to my and his beliefs, nothing happened.
For one moment, we stared at each other in shock, with Regulus also joining in on the surprised expression group. Lye frantically licked his hands again, but had no effect as he suddenly looked at me in surprise.
"Why... why didn't it work?!" Lye yelled crazily as he looked at me in horror. "You're not even using a false name! I would've felt pain if I did eat one! Could you be our mortal enemy... the Nameless?"
Nameless? What does he mean? Do I not have a name? But my name is Y/N...
"Well, if I can't eat you... you would have to DIE." Lye said as he rushed at me again, but I was prepared this time.
"Adamas Wave." I said as the carbon atoms exploded from my hand as diamond materialized and clicked into shape as the sheer reflective force of the creation was hit by Lye's extreme speed, sending him back with the same amount of damage that would hit him if someone was going at the same speed he was.
"Ha! No one can evade Newton's third law of motion! If you want to fight someone properly, go learn physics, maniac!" I yelled at him as he struggled to recover from that shock.
I then turned to Regulus. "Regulus Corneas. Seeing that you do not like to fight at all, would you mind if I went ahead and fight your comrade? I sincerely do not want to ignore your presence, but he is being awfully hostile right now."
"Very well. After all, it is only polite to ask someone to do something while not ignoring them for being there, correct? You also knew my interests, and acted accordingly. That is very respectable. So in return I also give out respect." Regulus noted, and I sighed as I can now exclude the Sin Archbishop of Greed outside of the fight and hopefully have him let us go later.
"However, it is a shame that I could not grant your wishes, due to the fact that I follow the Gospel so faithfully. It seems that I have to step in and intervene now, Deceit."
NO!
Damn the freaking gospel! This is not okay!
Lye got up again and I immediately faltered, not knowing what to do as the Archbishops advanced. Wait... I still have that one trump card left...
"Alchemis. Do you think you can do it?"
"Although the other fight has depleted many mana, I think I can still keep that spell up for around 15 minutes." He said as I nodded, and plan B began.
As Lye rushed towards me, I ran away and towards the area behind Regulus, away from the diamond dome that I put Crusch and Rem in. I left some holes for breathing, so they'll be okay for now, at least.
The second that Lye, Regulus, and myself were all in the area, I slammed both my palms down onto the floor, and looked at Alchemis to make sure he's ready, and chanted the spell that caused the Permafrost of Elior Forest.
"Domain of Frost- Absolute Zero"
絶·対·零·度
As the words were said, immense mana poured out of Alchemis. And then, within a 100-meter-radius circle, everything was frozen as a vacuum was created, and everything froze in place including Lye, who was moving at around 10 times the speed of sound, stopped as the temperature dropped to Zero degrees Kelvin, where for that moment, within the dome, even the universe's thermal expansion was frozen.
This spell, known as Emilia and Puck's trump card, was easily imitated by a boy who had no knowledge on magic until a few months ago.
Of course, the whole purpose was not the beat the Archbishop of Greed, but rather, to put both onto an even playing field.
The Archbishop of Greed waved his arm, and a blade of wind manifested as it went towards Y/N. However, when it touched him, it only had the force of a breeze of regular wind.
"Huh?" Regulus yelped in surprise, shocked that the boy had been able to counter his attacks twice, using two different techniques, as well.
*** Intermission ***
Absolute Zero
The spell is supposed to freeze the temperature in an area to absolute zero, namely, zero degrees kelvin. At this point, all molecules stop moving and any signs of motion is ceased. Everything is frozen and nothing can move. Even Regulus' ability, is nullified. Since he imbues the objects with his ability, which stops the objects time, is no use in an environment in which time is stopped. The objects would only behave normally in an abnormal environment. Rocks, pebbles, water, and wind are useless in the presence of this domain. Although Regulus can survive being inside it, he could not escape, move freely, nor attack in the way he used to.
*** Intermission End***
"What... what did you do?" Regulus asked me, shocked that his attacks do not work anymore. He even kicked up dirt and used his authority, but it only flew forwards a few meters before it was stopped.
"Your ability is the Stillness of an Object's Time, correct? That only does devastating damage when the environment is normal. However, it is simply useless in the face of an environment that has the same properties." I explained as he looked at me, clearly perplexed. "For example, usually, when you stomp on the ground, it would be destroyed, correct? Feel free to try it now."
Regulus listened, and tried his usual destructive stomp. Contrary to his beliefs, the ground stated the same as it ever was, and looked to me in disbelief.
"No! This... this is a violation of my rights! You cannot defy my authority like this! To do that is to violate my right to have an authority, and therefore my usage of the authority, which belongs to me!"
"Regulus, you told me that you had to heed the word of the gospel and decided to attack me. When one attacks another, it is only fair to also respond with another attack, to return the favour. I'm only doing what you did in return. And also, since you did not do harm to me, I did not do harm to you either."
Regulus might be insanely egocentric, but he is one who values logic and rights. Although he does not notice it, many times he is quite hypocritical. The only reason that he did not realize it is since he always destroyed whoever was conversing with him, since no one can successfully defend against his authority until now.
Nobody can beat me in a battle of logic. Logic is the base of science, and there is nothing that will escape from my senses when anyone tries to twist the truth to make it seem correct. Because... I am the holder of the Deceit Witch Factor, and because of that, in a conversation, it will always be me manipulating the scenes.
Regulus, now seriously confused that my logic defies his and actually made sense, he entered a deep state of thought, giving me the chance to start preparing the next part of my plan. I told Alchemis to raise the temperature a little bit, and the domain heated up just by a little, at the point where atoms can move. Of course, Regulus can't notice it since he doesn't feel anything, so I formed a nice ball of water before throwing it in the air at him, forming a nice arc that touched his barrier. In the last crucial moment, I told Alchemis to completely get rid of my domain, and Regulus' time barrier was also erased for a moment, and the water splashed on him.
He noticed it, but it was already too late. "Kilat." I muttered, and the thunder magic did its job as it navigated itself through the line of water I formed, and shocked the temporarily undefended archbishop.
It worked. The lightning shocked Regulus, who began to pulsate and move in an erratic motion, even after he reactivitated his authority. Although his atoms are stopped, they still exist, and the force of electricity jumping from one electron to another continued to happen in his body, probably for a few minutes before the effects finish.
Great. Now I can deal with Lye... hmm?
Wait! I forgot about the Archbishop of Gluttony while fighting Regulus? Where is he now?
I ran towards the carriages, and saw Rem fighting Lye, with Crusch lying unconsciously behind them, fortunately not harmed. However, I was too late as when I arrived, Lye just devoured her name and memories.
No! No! This was not how it was supposed to go! And how did Lye escape my domain, anyways?
Could it be... that when I just raised the temperature a little, the Leaper technique that he was still using was activated?!
I was foolish. I should've kept an eye on the other problematic archbishop. Now, how am I supposed to deal with him-
Just as I noticed one of Lye's daggers were broken, a wooden wheel slammed into me as it continued to push me through the air and into a carriage, where a long spike of iron pinned my leg into the ground, and I coughed blood as I looked up, and saw Regulus towering over my fallen body.
"Just like you said, when one is attacked, the other attacks back. You immobilized me back there, so it is only common courtesy to return the same action to yourself. I respect people like you who do their best to not violate rights, so we'll leave now." Regulus said as he beckoned to Lye, and the two archbishops left the scene as swiftly as they came, and I could only watch as they strode away, unable to retaliate.
Damn it... I messed up...
Rem and Crusch, their memories and names...
Hetaro...
The carcass of the White Whale...
I should've been more careful... that cost everyone everything...
Why?
Am I still not strong enough? It's my fault, isn't it? It's all... my fault...
With that, Y/N drifted into unconsciousness, with nothing to keep him awake, and the exhaustion took over as his failure sunk into his head.
You truly are... slothful.
Authority(ies):
Authority of Deceit (Commonly known as Authority of Elements):
-Vacuum Trigger: An innate ability stored within the tesseract-shaped Deceit Witch Factor, allowing the user to spring themselves from unconsciousness when the mana fluctuations around them changes drastically, as a built-in self-defence mechanism of the body.
-Critical Overload: A mysterious ability that protects the user of the Deceit Witch Factor, causing them to unlock their true potential while their actions are coordinated by ???, helping them avoid certain death. This ability only triggers when the user is about to die and has a 15 minute cooldown.
-- Haywire Warp: A variation of Critical Overload that allows the user to warp the attack that will kill them, creating a tear in space-time to absorb the attack. Meanwhile, the abilities of the elements are unleashed and they will defy the chemical laws before the user decides to cancel their existence.
--Decagenso Rupture: A variation of Critical Overload that allows the user to combine ten elements into one attack, fusing them into a substance unable to be defined by chemical laws. Then, the substance explodes from the inside to spread parts of itself into the opponent's body, replacing their atoms with the substance itself.
-Pure Truth: Y/N's knowledge of the future. Although he claims that he can only know up to a certain amount, it is only a cover-up to avoid suspicion. This ability also allows him to lie without being detected (e.g. Crusch's divine protection), as long as it is part of his knowledge of this world's future.
--Veritas Oneiro Chunyu: The 'Truth Dream Injection'. A sub-ability of Pure Truth that allows the user to show others fragments of Pure Truth to get a better understanding of a situation or past. This ability cannot show the future.
-'Suitoru': A magic spell that allows the user to absorb a certain ??? of the enemy, making it their own and can be stored for later usage.
-Partial Authority Immunity
Elemental Masteries:
Hydrogen Mastery: Stage 2, 150/5000 complete. (Spells: Hydrogen Gas Formation, Hydrogen Gas Wall, Hydrogen Gas Mist)
Helium Mastery: Stage 2, 90/5000 complete. (Spells: Helium Gas Formation, Helium Hydride Acid Creation)
Lithium Mastery: Stage 1, 1895/2000 complete. (Spells: Lithium Hydride Solid Formation, Lithium Pellet Bullets)
Beryllium Mastery: Stage 1, 1925/2000 complete. (Spells: Beryllium Solid Creation, Beryllium Mirror)
Boron Mastery: Stage 1, 1550/2000 complete. (Spells: Boron Metalloid Creation, Boric Acid Creation)
Carbon Mastery: Stage 1, 1745/2000 complete. (Spells: Carbon Creation, Coal Creation, Diamond Creation and Manufacturing, Adamas Wave)
Nitrogen Mastery: Stage 1, 575/2000 complete. (Spells: Ammonia Creation, Ammonium Creation, Nitric Acid Creation)
Oxygen Mastery: Stage 1, 755/2000 complete. (Spells: Oxygen Gas Creation, Ozone Creation, Oxide Creation, Water Creation)
Fluorine Mastery: Stage 0, 45/1000 complete. (Spells: Hydrofluoric Acid Formation, Fluorine Gas Creation, ???)
Neon Mastery: Stage 0, 15/1000 complete. (Spells: Neon Gas Formation, ???, ???)
Spirits: Alchemis- fire spirit (Elder Spirit, turquoise), Cahya- yang spirit (Great Spirit, fairy)
Magic Spells:
Goa- shoots a small ball of fire from the tip of the user's index finger when imbued with mana.
El Goa- manifests three fireballs around the user, and shoots them towards the opponent at high speeds.
Ul Goa- The user fires a large amount of powerful fire bullets. A powerful flame scatters when the bullets land.
Al Goa- The user lets loose a massive fireball, scorching away everything in its path. The bigger the caster's skill, the fireball hotter and bigger the fireball.
Ol Goa-the user concentrates by making a giant fireball, before compressing it to insane densities, and shoots out the beam of fire from their palms
Il Goa- Al Goa, but the user applies a homing technique to the spell itself
Al Huma- The user creates a sharp ten meter long spear of ice.
Absolute Zero- The user creates a vacuum in an area, by freezing the atmosphere to an absurd degree. By doing so, even time will freeze inside of that vacuum and no one is capable of escaping it unharmed.
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Akra- A yang magic spell that allows users to enhance their physical abilities as well as sharpen their senses.
El Akra- A yang magic spell that allows the user to move extremely fast, almost becoming one with wind as they fill the user with mana in their nerves, muscles, bones, and veins. This technique is able to match Felt's Divine Protection of Wind
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Jiwald- fires heat rays from the user's fingers.
El Jiwald- The user fires several rays from their fingers which are then brought down in a claw-like motion.
Kilat- The user gathers lightning on their fist/ weapon, and slams it down at the opponent, creating a giant electric arc to shock and paralyze enemies.
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