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Flash—
A beautiful and brilliant magical circle stretched across the sky.
However, contrary to its lovely appearance, the magic it unleashed was absolutely awe-inspiring.
The bright light of the morning star captivated the eyes of all who watched.
KABOOOOOM!
An overwhelming storm of mana raged through the air.
The wizards who recognized the magic widened their eyes in shock.
“Is that… The End?”
“How could someone cast this magic so effortlessly and without warning…?!”
“Who in the world…?”
Star Magic: The End.
In the magic of this era, no, from 5000 years ago during the Era of Catastrophe, this spell has steadfastly held the title of “strongest.”
It’s the ultimate form of star magic, a spell symbolizing Luna, and one famed for its prowess.
Moreover, it earned renown for its near-impossible difficulty, making it one of the toughest spells to use.
After Seirun refined and passed down star magic for future generations, every user of The End through the ages became celebrated as the greatest wizards.
Whenever the incantation for The End began, one could always feel the vibrations of an immense mana tremor stirring the very atmosphere.
But now, there was none of that.
The magic had been unleashed at blinding speed, as if the caster had already prepared a ritual. The wizards could only gape in astonishment.
Lunia’s eyes widened.
‘It was just high-speed incantation.’
In the blink of an eye, the spell structure was formed, and the incantation completed.
High-speed incantation was something every wizard practiced—an exceedingly fundamental technique. But the fact that it had been used to cast The End was nothing short of miraculous.
Lunia gritted her teeth as she watched Luna’s figure.
Gooouuuuuu!
As The End unfolded, dark crimson energy surged out.
Everyone swallowed their dry throats.
A fear and pressure of an entirely different scale than Elgenie’s could be felt.
“That… That’s the Demon King.”
One hero mumbled under his breath, his voice trembling from the overwhelming aura of d*ath that dominated the area.
The true ruler of Tartarus.
The master of the immortal legion.
Truly, the worst disaster to exist right now.
Everyone was gripped with fear.
Clomp—
As the Demon King took a single step, the heroes involuntarily stepped back.
Each step of his caused the surroundings to corrode.
It wasn’t intimidation through force or destruction—it was simply the Demon King’s presence itself that turned the surrounding space into desolation.
Clomp—
As the Demon King moved again, the heroes forming their battle lines took another step back.
Except for one elf, who stood with crossed arms, cocking her head to the side with a smirk.
“Who’s that? Who’s that elf?”
“How can she remain so calm?”
As everyone exchanged confused glances,
“Miss, that beautiful lady you called Lady Luna—is she really Lady Luna?”
Lunia’s protective arms hid Lu, who tilted her head curiously.
In the tense, suffocating atmosphere, the innocent question from the young girl made people murmur among themselves.
“Did she say Lady Luna?”
“Surely…?”
Everyone’s eyes widened and turned their gaze toward the back of Luna’s figure.
With the recent chain of miraculous events, some wondered if the progenitor of the Star Cloud had returned once again to save the world.
But it was far too rash to believe the child’s words outright.
All eyes, tense and watchful, remained fixed on the silhouette of Luna from behind.
“5000 years have passed since we last met—it’s truly a fresh and moving encounter.”
The Demon King broke the silence with those unexpected words.
“Luna Rubinessence.”
“H-Huh?!”
“The Demon King just said…?!”
The crowd of heroes let out gasps of horror.
“Ah! So it really is Lady Luna!”
“Progenitor of the Star Cloud!”
“You have come to save us once again!”
“To return not once, but twice…!”
“The mightiest of the Great Heroes has returned!”
Elves knelt down in reverence, praying with eyes full of awe toward Luna’s silhouette.
Even those who were known for their supremacist ideologies fell before her now.
“Truly, you have returned to this world!”
At the murmured exclamation of one deeply moved elf, Luna’s ears perked up.
After flickering her ears a few times, Luna bowed her head.
“Hmm.”
Luna then slowly inhaled, turning her palm toward the Demon King.
HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!
A powerful gust of wind surged forth, sweeping directly toward the Demon King and the fiery presence of Elgenie beside him.
KABOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
The two Legion Commanders were struck by Luna’s magic, sent flying until they crashed straight into the castle wall of Rumelia City.
KUGUGUGUGUGUGUGUNG!
Everything in their path, including the buildings, was swept away as they traveled through the air.
Fortunately, since everyone had evacuated the area, there were no casualties.
“OOOOOOOOOOO!”
Everyone let out shouts of astonishment.
It was truly a miraculous display of magic.
“For the Legion Commanders to not even resist!”
“Truly Lady Luna!”
“Progenitor of the Star Cloud!”
Several elves praised Luna as if they were witnessing a deity.
SWISH—
Luna then turned her body toward the elves who now seemed to worship her.
At the sight of Luna’s beauty that even Dwenno had admired, all eyes became fixated on her.
When the concealment magic faded, her overwhelming presence was unveiled.
The beauty of the original, which the portraits failed to capture, left people momentarily distracted, forgetting their situation as they gasped in awe.
Luna wore a faint smile.
“Ah!”
“Progenitor of the Star Cloud!”
The elves were eager to offer their praise.
TAPTAPTAP—
Luna began walking toward them.
As Luna approached, the elves shouted their praises louder.
TAPTAPTAP… TA-TA-TA-TA-TAT-TAT-TAT-TAT-TAT…!
As the crowd assumed she was simply walking, Luna’s pace gradually increased until she was dashing at maximum speed.
HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!
Luna soared through the air and delivered a powerful dropkick straight into the face of the elf at the front who had been babbling about resurrection.
“Khrrrrrrrkk!”
“Aaaaah! Resurrection? Are you mocking me right now when I’m already this angry? You dog-faced idiot!”
While verbally abusing the elf with harsh insults, Luna mercilessly delivered a brutal beating, shocking everyone who watched.
Everyone froze in disbelief.
For thousands of years, the progenitor of the Star Cloud had been known as a compassionate being,
Yet now, they witnessed her ruthlessly trampling an elf who had been praising her.
Clomp—
With a growl, Luna turned her gaze toward another trembling elf.
“Wh-Wh-What? Kyaaaaaaaak?!”
And then Luna grabbed the female elf by the back of her head, dragging her forward.
“Do you even realize? I didn’t come here to save you people—I just happened to be around, alright? You all need to take care of yourselves! I’ve already passed down the star magic! Seirun, my cute disciple, even took the time to explain it fully. And then Lumeran’s Ren went on to make it something everyone could learn! Your era is your responsibility, not mine! Why do you people think I’d come to help and be pleased about it? Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr!”
Luna’s eyes glowed with anger as she let out a scream, simultaneously kicking and cursing at the supremacist elves.
As everyone watched in disbelief at this far cry from the idealized version of Luna, a moment of silence followed.
“Lu… Lady Luna, please calm down! Please calm yourself!”
“Waaaaaaaaaaah!”
Lunia rushed forward in panic to restrain Luna, while Lu couldn’t help but burst into tears at the horrifying scene.
KUGUGUGUGUGUGUUUUUU! WHOOOOOSH!
At that exact moment, a massive pillar of black flame erupted from one side of Rumelia City’s castle wall.
The mischievous Luna shot an askew glance in that direction, then smirked and brushed herself off.
“Alright, then. Let’s deal with that pile of bones and firewood, shall we?”
With the destruction of the supremacist elves behind her, Luna stepped forward.
At that moment, the other heroes stepped forth urgently.
“Lady Luna! We will also lend our assistance!”
“Please leave the front line to us!”
But Luna shook her head.
“No, deal with just those two. The rest is mine.”
“But, Lady Luna…”
“Surely, as a wizard, you shouldn’t fight the two legion leaders alone…!”
“Don’t worry about it.”
DUDUDUDUDUDUDUDUDUDUDU—!
Luna cracked her knuckles and gave a sinister smile.
WHOOSH—
“Control of magic’s power isn’t even a factor here.”
Luna gave another faint smile.
“You might get involved in things you shouldn’t if you try to help.”
The surrounding heroes swallowed hard at the immense mana emanating from Luna.
“Lu.”
“Yes.”
Lu, who had stopped crying, answered with a sniff.
Lu was already standing beside her mother.
Luna approached Lu and gently poked her nose.
“You shouldn’t become an elf like those foolish ones.”
“Foolish elves?”
“Yeah. Being an elf doesn’t make you great.” Luna beamed.
“It’s the great things you’ve done that make you great—like your mother.”
“Ah…Lady Luna.”
Lu’s mother seemed deeply moved by the compliment.
With a wink to her, Luna then walked away, her determination firm and resolute.
“To Lunia—I will teach you how I fight.”
“Okay!”
Lunia tensed in anticipation.
“First lesson of Lady Luna’s battle tutorial.”
Luna folded her arms.
“Create a finishing magic.”
“Finishing…magic?”
“Yeah. In my case, that’s The End.”
The reason Luna created The End was quite simple—she just needed an incredibly powerful ultimate-level magic.
“Second: if there’s someone you truly wish to annihilate, don’t concern yourself with collateral damage. Infuse every spell with killing intent.”
Lunia’s expression froze.
Luna gave a bright smile and gestured with her hands.
Flash—Crackzzzzzzz!
With a sharp noise, five spells were instantly drawn into the air using her magic.
Seeing the spell formations complete so swiftly, everyone’s eyes widened in disbelief.
“Those formations…is that The End?”
“She just completed five formations of The End in an instant…!”
With each spell more than capable of turning the battlefield’s tide, seeing five unveiled one after another caused collective astonishment.
Luna’s body floated gently in the air.
“Then, shall we begin?”
Luna curved her lips into a smirk as she unleashed the magic.
The spells of The End exploded mightily in the direction of the Demon King and Elgenie.
KABOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
Unburdened by concerns of collateral damage now, Luna unleashed her full power.
The clash between the Great Hero and the Legion Commanders was an epic battle, one that might possibly obliterate all of Rumelia City.
Of course, the main culprit behind the destruction was none other than Luna.
‘What does it matter? The world will be peaceful because of me, so it shouldn’t matter if I destroy a city or two, right?’
Luna disregarded any feelings of guilt.
By the way, just like how Kyle, Lissinas, and Aron were given epithets such as “Hero of Survival,” “Foolish One,” and “Coward,” respectively,
Luna, too, had her own nickname.
It was simply this:
“Noisy. As expected from the Destruction Queen.”
Standing in front of the crumbling wall, the Demon King calmly stood up.
Luna’s magic, which sent him flying to the wall, looked impressively powerful at first glance, but it had caused no real damage to the Demon King or the bl**d Queen.
All show, no substance.
‘It wasn’t to buy time either. And knowing Luna’s personality, she should’ve immediately let loose a barrage of spells the moment she saw me.’
The Demon King quickly gave up on understanding Luna’s motives.
Having been adversaries for such a long time, he’d come to realize something fundamental.
Risinas, Kyle, Aron, and Dwenno—while their thoughts could be somewhat guessed from initial patterns, they were never truly predictable individuals.
However, none were as utterly unpredictable as Luna.
The idea that she might have used the spell just to punish those who annoyed her in the future with a good beating was something even the Demon King couldn’t imagine.
At that moment, the End* magic came raining down.
As the Demon King observed it, he sighed quietly, “Hmm.”
“Demon King, we may be struck directly by this loathsome magic.”
“So it might.”
“Hurry and dodge—.”
CRUNCH!
“Khrrkh!”
With a single hand, the Demon King grabbed Elgenie by the throat, pulling her forcibly in front of him.
KABOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
“KIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!”
Using Elgenie as a shield, the Demon King watched the scene unfold with indifference.
‘The appearance of Luna Rubinessence. This wasn’t expected.’
The Demon King’s plan had faltered.
‘Has she remained in a spirit state? The feel is clearly different from the last time, and it’s unlike Aron’s.’
With a glance, the Demon King understood Luna’s situation.
‘Then… her limits should be clear.’
WHOOSH!
The Demon King smirked as he raised his hand.
TINKTINKTINK—!
“Farewell, bl**d Queen. You’ve worked hard, haven’t you?”
CRACK!
With a single gesture, his skeletal hand reached out and crushed Elgenie.
bl**d splattered.
WHOOSH!
In his hand, a crimson flame emerged, swiftly transforming into black flames.
“Watching a Great Hero fall so pitifully shouldn’t be too bad.”
The Demon King knew.
That the Great Heroes were soon to become symbols of peace.
And the Demon King understood better than anyone how frightening those symbols could be.
For 5000 years.
For 5000 years, even though they didn’t exist, their legends were respected. Many aspired to follow in their footsteps.
As a result, countless heroes emerged.
“Today, I might get the chance to k*ll one of those symbols.”
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