I Became the Youngest Prince in the Novel

152 - The Fallen Angel (2)

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Episode 152, Chapter 41: The Fallen Angel (2)

"Ugh! Damn it all!"

Gullihur cursed as he battled the Order of Light in Lezero's central square. His face was twisted, unlike moments before. The reason was simple - the tide of battle was turning against his favor.

'How did it come to this?'

Just moments ago, he'd had the upper hand. No, he'd been outright slaughtering the holy knights. But suddenly, the advantage became unclear, and now it was firmly on the Order of Light's side.

'That woman!'

Gullihur glared at the blonde woman standing behind the holy knights, biting his lip hard. Since she'd joined the Order's ranks, the situation had rapidly deteriorated.

Her ability to obliterate a demon with a burst of holy light that illuminated the entire square was chilling, even to him.

In truth, the woman's raw power wasn't particularly strong. But, WHOOSH!

The myriad of support spells erupting from the holy wings on her back were game-changing. Each one was on par with the highest-tier holy magic, constantly pouring out and reversing the course of battle.

"Why did she suddenly become so strong... ARGH!"

The demons' abilities drastically weakened when touched by the light from her wings, while the holy knights' powers were amplified to their limits.

RAT-TAT-TAT!

Demonic energy-infused attacks were completely blocked by walls of holy light, and CRASH!

Light-imbued strikes, now sharper than ever, hit every demon's important points.

The holy knights' wounds healed without a trace in seconds. Holy amplification, target guidance, vitality boost, rapid healing, demonic energy nullification...

Over a dozen support spells bombarded every holy knight's body without a moment's pause.

'Is this... really possible?'

It was practically impossible for a single person, especially one in a support role, to completely change the flow of battle. Yet here it was happening right before his eyes.

If the world's most ideal supporter existed, they might look like this.

Moreover, the feeling emanating from the woman was strange. As if she wasn't human. Yes, it felt like looking at an angel.

"Kill that woman!"

The demons kept charging at her, trying to take her down, but...

"Protect her! We must protect that priestess!"

The holy knights, realizing she was crucial to this battle, were guarding her fiercely.

'I have to stop the demons here somehow.'

Watching the holy knights and demons, Elysis drew even more holy power from within herself.

'That's the only way to prevent more casualties.'

Her resolve, passing through the golden wings, transformed into the highest-tier holy magic.

The process was as natural as breathing.

Though she'd only just awakened these wings of light moments ago, WHOOSH!

Elysis was wielding them skillfully, as if she'd been using them countless times before.

In fact, she felt the wings of light as if they were a part of her body.

Moreover, the holy power welling up endlessly inside Elysis, like an inexhaustible spring, was more than enough to sustain all these support spells.

As if the heavens themselves were aiding Elysis and the holy knights...

"You damn demons! How dare you massacre people in the heart of the city!"

Archbishop Verdio appeared in the square with reinforcements, joining the holy knights' side and pushing back against the demons.

Realizing the dire situation in the central square, he'd brought all available forces that had been investigating the missing Saintess competition participants.

With these reinforcements joining the fray, BOOM!

The tide of battle completely turned in the Order's favor, and a one-sided fight began.

"These damned bastards...!"

Gullihur's voice came out as if he were grinding his teeth.

Even though he possessed power on par with other high-ranking demons, he couldn't withstand this level of force.

If this continued for much longer, it was clear that Gullihur and all the demons would be annihilated.

'Then...'

There was only one option left.

To summon the fallen angel right here and now.

In truth, Gullihur had already unsealed one of the seal sites before coming to the square.

The reason he hadn't summoned the fallen angel until now was simple.

If summoned without breaking the other seals, the angel's power would be limited.

But,

'In this situation, there's no luxury of worrying about that.'

Moreover, given the lack of news, it seemed the demons at other seal sites had failed to break their seals, so there was no reason to delay any further.

WHOOSH!

As soon as he finished this thought, Gullihur's body shot towards the statue in the center of the square.

"We must stop him from getting there!"

Sensing something ominous in his movement, Elysis shouted loudly, creating a wall of holy light to block his path.

As if her feeling had been transmitted...

"Stop that demon!"

Archbishop Verdio and the other battle priests also stopped what they were doing and focused all their firepower on Gullihur.

BOOM!

Massive holy spells slammed into Gullihur's body with pinpoint accuracy.

But,

"Hahaha! It's already too late!"

Gullihur, though battered, emerged from the explosion and rushed to the statue.

He'd abandoned defense and evasion, focusing all his energy solely on reaching his destination.

CRASH!

Gullihur instantly shattered the upper half of the statue and pulled out a seal core he'd prepared in advance.

"NOOO!!!"

Verdio, instantly realizing what Gullihur was about to do, cried out urgently and leapt forward, but CRUNCH!

Without hesitation, Gullihur jammed the seal core into the broken statue.

At that moment, FWOOSH!

A massive light burst forth from the core, instantly engulfing not just the square, but the entire city.

The light was incredibly bizarre.

It wasn't bright or brilliant.

It was gloomy and cold.

As if rejecting the very characteristics light should possess.

And with it, FREEZE!

Every person in the square instantly stopped moving.

This wasn't of their own will.

Pressure.

An unimaginable pressure, as if space itself had solidified, was crushing them all.

'I can't move my body...!'

They couldn't twitch a finger or an eyebrow.

They just stood still like dolls.

And in the next moment.

People could see.

A man standing next to the broken Luminous statue, naked and skeletal, staring silently at the sky.

As if he hadn't seen sunlight for an incredibly long time.

The man stared blankly at the sun, neither shielding his eyes nor blinking.

As he gazed endlessly at the sun, behind his back, WHOOSH-

Something began to unfurl, one by one.

They were wings.

Though these wings resembled those of an angel, no one who saw them thought of them as such.

For these wings were too black, radiating an evil aura.

CREAK!

With each wing that unfurled, the pressure increased, and people's consciousness began to fade.

'Ah...'

As people inwardly cried out in despair, finally, seven pairs of wings spread out, blocking the sky.

And at that moment, the man's - no, the fallen angel's - gaze slowly began to turn towards the earth.

* * *

"So it's finally appeared?"

Zion's cold voice rang out as he moved alone, having sent other troops ahead to contact the Eye of the Moon.

His eyes were fixed on the city's sky, now tinted with a gloomy light.

That light could only mean one thing.

'The fallen angel.'

It must have revealed itself to the world once again.

But Zion's face showed no sign of agitation.

In a way, this situation was almost inevitable.

'It was impossible to succeed from the start.'

The plan to recapture all six seal sites and reconstruct the seals.

In truth, it shouldn't have been that difficult on its own.

They had the advantage in terms of military strength.

But they'd realized the seal sites had been occupied and executed the plan too late.

Even Zion, who'd started by blowing up an entire castle, had barely managed to stop it. The other sites must have been even more challenging.

'Not to mention, one seal had already been broken before that.'

He'd just learned this from the Eye of the Moon's informant.

Judging by the timing, it must have happened around when Zion first arrived in the City of Light.

Meaning they would have failed no matter how quickly they moved.

Still, recapturing the remaining seal sites wasn't a wasted effort.

It would restrict the fallen angel's power that much more.

'The problem is, even with its power restricted, they can't handle it...'

From the start, the fallen angel possessed transcendent authority, enough to rebel against God in the past.

It wasn't in the realm of mortals, but in the realm of myths.

Thus, the destruction of Lezero was all but certain.

However,

'I can't let that happen.'

If this city disappeared, it would not only severely disrupt Zion's future plans but also make it impossible to find the other half of Eclaksia.

That left only one option.

"I'll be sure to charge handsomely for this later."

Zion smiled wryly, addressing someone who might be watching this scene from the sky.

With that, CRACK!

The jewel corresponding to the third question of Chronos, the divine artifact on Zion's wrist, shattered.

At that moment, WHOOSH!

The air around him shifted, and divine authority began to heavily envelop Zion's entire body.

Perhaps because Chronos was the god of time?

His third question was also about time.

-Is the value of all time given to me equal?

Unlike the previous question directed at others, this one was aimed at himself.

The answer to this question was 'no'.

The reason was simple.

The power of the divine artifact stemming from this question provided such an answer.

Time Reproduction.

It reproduced the time when the user's value was at its highest, based on what the user considered most important.

Of course, like last time, the most important value Zion set was power.

Tick! Tock!

The laws of the world began to change along with the sound of clock hands turning.

RUMBLE!

Unlike before, space and time intertwined, and the world began to scream.

Along with this, Chronos's five questions began to violently shake and crumble bit by bit.

It looked as if it were forcibly enduring an unbearable power.

RUMBLE!

As the world's vibrations grew stronger and finally reached their peak, STOP!

Everything froze.

Just like when the God of Light, Luminous, had descended before.

Trembling leaves.

Flower petals falling from the sky.

Even the mana moving through the air currents.

In this perfectly stopped time.

WHOOSH-

The Emperor of the Black Star, who had devoured the world, slowly opened his eyes.

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