Scarlet

I feel my entire body ripping apart as I expend more of my life energy than I’ve ever used before empowering Blood Manipulation. And it’s not just that. I also use up the power from the Demon Moon high in the sky to enhance it, along with the life energy I’m draining from the nightshade itself.

All to control every last bit of blood in the area and enhance it, pointing it all straight at the nightshade.

And as my body is ripping apart, wounds opening up all over from my life energy going down below any sort of healthy level making it devour parts of my own body just to survive, I drop my arm, sending every last blade of blood straight at the nightshade.

The nightshade lets out a horrific screech as it fails to dodge the attack, its body too badly crippled for it to do anything now just like my own. So every last blade breaks through its already corroded skin and body armor, spreading plague after plague along with blood of ruin throughout its body.

I feel my body weaken more and more throughout the process, but I continue standing strong despite it.

It’s at times like these that I’m really glad Pain Diffusion reached its max level.

Still not looking forward to feeling this later though.

I continue draining my own life energy to power the skill as blade after blade after blade pierce into the nightshade, eventually turning it into nothing but a mass of discolored blood. Like a giant ball of corruption, having colors ranging from red, to black, to green, and even yellow all in it.

Rather disgusting if I’m being honest. Also probably enough to wipe out an entire city of millions of humans.

At some point blood literally begins to exit through the pores on my body, but I ignore it. Even after I feel a constant flow of blood coming from my mouth, nose, and even eyes, I still push harder.

I won’t stop until it is dead.

Who knows how long passes as the orb of blood, all of the blades having just merged into one giant orb, continues to writhe and ripple as if devouring something. And throughout the entire process, I feel my body growing weaker and weaker, eventually leading to me falling down to one knee and supporting myself with a hand on the ground.

Time continues to pass with nothing but the sound of writhing liquid mixed with the occasional screech coming muffled from inside of the orb.

Eventually my vision starts to grow blurry, then the edges become dark. And slowly the darkness begins to spread inwards.

Right when everything finally fades from view, I hear a ding echoing in my head, making a faint smile emerge on my face.

And the last thing I hear is someone shouting my name alongside Tar’s own voice as he whispers, “You did well, Scarlet.”

All over the WorldMoments Ago

Every last human and demon across both Earth and Tartarus watch on silently as the Princess tears herself apart with her last attack on the Noble demon. When they first saw the massive screen appear, they were shocked. But then their shock was overwhelmed by fear for their Princess and – for the humans – fear for the human race as a whole.

Because they knew this battle would determine the fate of humanity. Both in the long-run and the short-term.

Eventually, after the battle had extended on for a while, all of the humans and demons watching couldn’t feel anything other than surprise. Surprise at how strong the Princess had become. At the realization that she might truly have a chance at winning.

And now, as they watch their Princess tear herself apart, they can’t bring themselves to say anything.

Wound after wound continues appearing all over her body before she drops to one knee, barely supporting herself. All the way till the orb of blood collapses and she too with it.

But before the humans and demons can despair at their Princess’s inevitable death for losing the duel, a Universal Notification appears in front of them all, shocking them.

Warning! This is a universal notification!

Scarlet Art Asger de Archeron has become the very first being in the universe to defeat a Class V being while at Class IV.

May their achievement ring out throughout the known universe!