Covet grinned down at Sang So-Yi, letting out a cold chuckle then warped toward her and thrusted his trident forward. Sang So-Yi immediately regained her focus, barely dodging the attack then ran off to find cover in the inner sanctum of the forest. She dove into the bushes, grabbing a rock then launched it toward Covet.
Covet laughed at Sang So-Yi's attempt to divert his attention then pointed at the rock, firing a light arrow through it, the arrow sticking upon the trunk of the tree behind her. Sang So-Yi froze and glanced up, noticing the light arrow hanging above her head then let out a shaky breath.
"I know all of your tricks, the dirty tactics. You can't outsmart an angel, WE taught you everything you know! You have met your fate...just as your old classmate has," Covet taunted, staring at the bushes and waited for Sang So-Yi to emerge from the lush greens.
Sang So-Yi grunted softly at the mention of her old classmate, staying silent and turning her attention to Covet through the small openings of the bushes. 'Old classmate..? Is he talking about Woo-Chi..? What does he know about her..?'
"After all, you are in her shoes. After her encounter with me, her faith was completely destroyed and she went hiding! Ahh, it was this exact moment also...when she was close to finding Ha-Rin to put an end to their beef," Covet continued with a cold laugh, pointing his trident at the bushes and began firing a barrage of rays of light at Sang So-Yi.
Sang So-Yi gasped softly at the multiple flashes of light then scurried out of the bushes, running down the arena to avoid the blasts of light. She leaped forward into a roll, picking up a stick then her Blue Copper landed atop of it, causing it to glow and transform into a staff.
Covet rose a brow as he noticed Sang So-Yi's weapon, an intrigued hum rumbling in his throat as he studied her more. Sang So-Yi looked at her staff, noticing butterflies ribbons tied at the end of it and admired the light blue tint to the stick's bark.
"The playing field is more even now...flesh and blood... Principalities...it's all the same to me. There are some evil people out there just like there are evil spirits... Ha-Rin is one of them and I'll expose the demon she truly is!" Sang So-Yi declared, twirling her staff around her body then got into her stance.
Covet howled with laughter and spread his wings then took flight, pointing his trident down at Sang So-Yi. "Your conviction is strong, but a mere human can never defeat an angel!"
"Jacob wrestled with one once and won with pure Spirit, however you are no Angel! You are a rotten spirit who has lost their light! I may not be able to defeat you, but I'll expose you for what you truly are!" Sang So-Yi declared, leaping backwards then launched her staff at Covet like a javalin.
Her body became a light blue silhouette then warped toward her staff, allowing her to catch it and swing it around in the air. Covet blocked her circular swings then parried her next strike, knocking her back and flew above her with his fist cockef back for a deadly blow.
As Covet's fist crashed down toward So-Yi, she closed her eyes tightly, her body phasing through his attack and leaving behind a silhouette of herself in the air. She opened her eyes, her heart continuing to race from the adrenaline of the moment, her eyes never leaving the angelic form of Covet.
"You're a slippery one, but try avoiding this!" Covet taunted, launching all five of his butterflies toward Sang So-Yi with a wide grin.
Covet began warping around Sang So-Yi rapidly via his butterflies, overloading So-Yi's senses then warped above her and sent her crashing to the ground with an axe kick. Sang So-Yi crashed onto the ground, her body causing a large smoke cloud to form.
Covet flapped his wings as he slowly descended to the ground, his feet gently being planted upon the timeless white grass. With a powerful flap of his wings, he cleared the dust around the area, only to realize Sang So-Yi was gone. He looked around quickly, confused on where she could've gone so fast.
"What..? Where is she?" Covet wondered, continuing to search around in deep confusion, his eyes flicking around every part of the inner sanctum.
As he looked to his left once more, So-Yi warped to his right and cracked him with a powerful swing of her staff like a baseball bat, the force of the Wind Boosted blow sending him flying down the forest. She dashed after him at high speeds, leaping forward and using the trees to propel herself forward at faster speeds.
Rush...
Rush...
Rush my child...
Sang So-Yi's body began to heat up with energy as her Spirit began to roar, the sound of Genesis's voice causing her Holy Fire to erupt from her chest as she rapidly clashed with Covet. Covet clashed equally with So-Yi, flying through the forest at equal speeds to the awakening So-Yi.
Let the Holy Spirit move through you...
Let Him take the wheel...
Allow Ascea to work through you!
Sang So-Yi let out a bellow as she launched herself toward Covet, her body becoming a light blue silhouette and warping behind Covet, catching him off guard with a blast of Spirit Energy at his back. Sang So-Yi twirled her staff around in the air then took aim at Covet at the ground, firing volleys of energy blasts toward him.
You can save her...
You can save Woo-Chi...
Only you can bring her back...
The Lost Sheep...
"Class 12-A will not last another second without answering for their crimes against an innocent Valkyria! They must repent for allowing you to manifest!" So-Yi bellowed, continuing to fire a barrage of spirit blasts toward Covet.
Covet used his wings to shield himself from the blasts, a grin stretching across his face at Sang So-Yi's defiance. "Pay? They are already paying the price for their Sin! Me! Once this year is over, each of them will be corrupted and—"
"Hey!" A familiar tone called out from behind Covet, catching his attention nearly immediately.
Covet turned around, noticing Do Song Boon standing behind him with her hands upon her hips then let out a chuckle. "Do Song Boon..? You wish to face me once again? Even after failing to save Woo-Chi? You're repeating history!"
Do Song Boon crossed her arms and gave Covet a sour expression then scoffed at his taunting words, flipping her hair in a sassy manner. "I know I failed to protect Woo-Chi, but I won't fail to protect Sang So-Yi!"
Do Song Boon let out her Korean War Cry, her Stigmata glowing brightly upon her back, Valkyrian wings manifesting from her back as she began to awaken her Valkyria Battlesuit, Strong Woman. Angelic gauntlets appeared over her hands, her eyes shimmering an aether blue hue as heavensent energy flowed through her veins.
Sang So-Yi grunted softly from the pressure of Do Song Boon's true power, the high winds causing her to guard herself and protect herself from being blown away. 'Soverign Mother...what is this power?!'
The Might of God...
The Strength of St. Peter I
Also known as Yaoresh...
Yah Ō Resh...
Covet grunted with slight discomfort from feeling Do Song Boon's energy, more confused over how she found him rather than her strength. Suddenly, the realization struck him and he turned back toward Sang So-Yi, noticing a dove flying around her with loud chirps.
'A Dove..?! Is he here..?! No, Nox can't be here...I don't feel his energy, so where did this dove come from?!' Covet stressed, his body breaking into cold sweats as he realized Sang So-Yi became God's lynchpin to attract help for So-Yi.
Do Song Boon got into her stance and lowered her posture, her body moving at near invisible speeds as she appeared in front of Covet with a heavy back kick to his chest. The force of Song Boon's strike released a small shockwave, causing Covet to cough a bit of blood and flying backwards through the forest.
Sang So-Yi grunted in shock at Do Song Boon's true power, looking behind her and watching Covet crash through multiple trees, the large greens tumbling over one by one. She launched her staff after Covet, warping behind her staff then caught the end to slam it down upon his body.
"I refuse to fall to mere mortals!" Covet roared, releasing a burst of angelic aura to knock So-Yi back.
Sang So-Yi slid backwards along the grass, her staff breaking apart from the fraying winds Covet's aura produced. So-Yi's Blue Copper returned back to her, perching upon her shoulder and glowing brightly as to tell her she can Phase freely.
Do Song Boon made it to the tree heavy area where So-Yi and Covet were, grunting softly as she braced herself to battle against Covet with Sang So-Yi. "We have to be careful, So-Yi...you may be filled with the Holy Spirit, but the Angelic Strength of an Angel is still no joke."
"I'm aware, Ms. Do Song Boon. Let's focus more on taking him down!" So-Yi replied, taking up her stance and focused her gaze upon Covet.
Covet smirked at the two, sticking his trident into the ground then chuckled lightly with amusement. He launched one of his butterflies toward So-Yi then warped toward her, but she phased through his attack and grabbed his arm. Covet, caught off guard by So-Yi's tactic, was left wide open for Do Song Boon's follow up strike.
Covet groaned as he was knocked backwards, but flapped his wings to recover in the air, his eyes tracking a swift So-Yi using the trees to gain extra speed during her rushes. He smirked at her, releasing a pulse of angelic energy around his body then began autonomously phasing through So-Yi's Rush Barrage.
So-Yi's eye's widened in shock as she noticed Covet using a Mojisolan Technique, her heart stopping for a moment as a new revelation hit her. "Wha—"
Before she could finish her thought, Covet countered with a Destiny Flash against So-Yi's stomach, a pulse of Iridescent Energy flashing around Covet's fist. So-Yi groaned heavily as she flew backwards, crashing into a large tree behind her, Lust Energy flowing from the very spot she was hit upon.
"So-Yi!" Do Song Boon yelled out, rushing toward her student's aid, but noticed Covet fly in front of her.
"Not so fast, Beautiful~" Covet taunted, spreading his winds and generating a wave of light arrows behind him.
Do Song Boon grunted as she skidded and leaped backwards to dodge the first few wave of arrows, her eyes flicking quickly to track each arrow but there were too many for her to keep track of. Quickly, she began using her wings to block a few arrows, grunting in pain as some began piercing through her wings.
Covet laughed as he continued to rain down arrows upon Do Song Boon, each arrow growing stronger than the last and he began fusing Talent Aura within the arrows to boost their piercing effect. As he continued to enjoy his torture upon Song Boon, a powerful bolt of divine lightning struck down and slammed upon Covet, causing him to scream in pain before an explosion detonated.
Do Song Boon grunted softly with shaky breaths, uncovering her wings and looked up to notice Luciel standing in front of Covet, her heart skipping a few beats as she noticed the Yaonun Sigil glowing brightly upon her back. Before she knew it, a pulse of healing aura washed over her, restoring her body to its original state.
Yaonun, the Hand of God...
Yah Ō Nun...
Also known as Wisdom, God's Bride.
Covet grunted softly as he rose up onto his feet, looking up and noticing Luciel standing in front of Do Song Boon, his heart nearly dropping as he hurried up onto his feet. "Who...who are you..?"
"I think you know the answer to that question," Luciel said, summoning her scepter in her hand, her 12 Warden Butterflies manifesting around her body with the Dove watching over So-Yi returning to her shoulder.
"You're...his Spiritual Wife aren't you? He didn't die out in St. Meishi when Merin got to him?! How did he fail to take down that wrenched Dark Lord of Nature?!" Covet roared, spreading his wings and launching a barrage of light arrows toward Luciel out a fit of rage.
"Aah! Ms. Winters, look out!" Do Song Boon gasped, trying to hurry toward her but an invisible barrier stopped her, only allowing her to watch the rain of arrows fall down upon Luciel.
So-Yi grunted softly as she opened her eyes slowly, looking up and gasping as she noticed the rainstorm of arrows crashing down toward Luciel in seemingly slow motion. "Ms. Winters!"
Luciel closed her eyes and manifested her wings, transforming into her Warden Form, a burst of rainbow aether aura rushing around her body to deflect every arrow with precision. Each arrow crashed into the forest around them, light explosion being seen all around them like a firework show.
"Now, it's my turn..." Luciel said, opening her eyes and awakened the Yaoke, the Dove upon her shoulder letting out a powerful coo with Iridescent Aura flowing around his body. "Right, let's give him a taste of Nox's Judgement!"
Luciel warped toward Covet in a blink of an eye, slashing down at him with an aether axe blade at the tip of her scepter. Covet quickly used his wings to block the attack, grunting heavily as he was blown away from the heavenly force of Luciel's attack. He skidded backwards, letting out a roar of anger, his wings darkening and losing its feathers slowly.
"He lives...He lives?! Ascea as alive?!" Covet roared, his once angelic aura beginning to darken, the forest around them becoming timeless white, trapping So-Yi, Luciel, and Do Song Boon within an inner sanctum. "I'll crush it! I'll crush that Gift and prevent His true rise!"
So-Yi's ears began to ring loudly, her heart racing quickly enough to cause her eyes to water. Her Spirit began to rage, her Holy Fire burning from her chest powerfully. "Is he...a Daemon..?"
Do Song Boon held her hand over her chest, her Holy Fire burning from her chest as well as she came face to face with Covet's gradual true form. "I always knew Buddhism was a scam...God is showing this school's true colors..!"
"Defeating him won't truly rid him...the only way he can die is through Woo-Chi and that can only happen if we can bring her back! For now..." Luciel said, spreading her wings, an Avatar of Genesis forming behind her through her aura. "We cast out this Demon of Jealousy!"
Covet let out a powerful roar, summoning two Imps to guard him then leaped backwards into his sanctum to prepare an attack. The forest was now timeless and void, but the Yaonun stood within the white lush to protect the lost sheep.
〘Alert! Potential Dark Lord Energy within Zone 4!〙
〘All Students, please stay within the Center Arena of Battle Zone 4 until conflict is resolved!〙
The Imps laughed as they pranced around, holding their hands out and firing orbs of nether energy toward the girls. Luciel swapped her axe blade for the blade of a broadsword, warping forward and slicing the orbs in two then threw her sword forward.
"Come on! Strike now!" Luciel commanded, her body becoming a rainbow silhouette and warping toward her weapon.
So-Yi and Song Boon recollected themselves and charged forward, the three women engaging in combat with the Imps. One Imp slipped past So-Yi's roundhouse then flew toward Song Boon with his bident in hand. He thrusted his weapon forward, the blade breaking upon hitting Song Boon's body.
Song Boon grabbed the broken pole arm then pulled the Imp forward, launching a heavy punch and punching the Imp's head into black smoke. The second imp flanked So-Yi's side with rapid thrusts of his bident, but So-Yi phased through each thrust with a backstep, the Imp grunting with shock at her ability.
"Focus your mind... Let the Spirit guide you," Luciel guided, passing her Dove toward So-Yi with her hand outstretched toward So-Yi.
So-Yi closed her eyes, taking a deep breath then exhaled, her body becoming a silhouette as the Imp thrusted his bident forward. So-Yi reappeared in front of the Imp, striking his midsection with a knee then launched him upward. She launched her Blue Copper in the air, warping above the Imp and landed a splitting chop to the Imp's back, sending him crashing to the ground.
So-Yi warped after the Imp, loading her hand back, iridescent energy flowing around her hand in a spiral motion. 'Weak point, his chest...'
She let out a bellow as she thrusted her palm forward, striking his chest and destroying his core in one blow. The Imp let out a pained screech, his body glowing brightly and releasing his Final Lament before imploding into light particles.
Purifying Blow...
One of my own techniques...
Ahh yes, one blow at the target's weak point will immediately Sanctify the target's Spirit.
Luciel let out a pleased hum at Genesis's compliment toward So-Yi then looked forward into the sanctum, hearing the low roars of Covet within the forest. She stretched her arms and closed her eyes with a smile. "Noxie, I know you're watching..~"
And is...
You should be careful...
Li-Na's traps are within and he used angelic technology to amplify them...
So-Yi...I will take her and Jiahn under my wing...
Suddenly, So-Yi's butterfly began to glow brightly and evolve into a Silver Swallowtail, a lesser version of my Sovereign Butterfly. So-Yi gasped in awe as she watched her butterfly flutter around in favor, twinkling hues of emerald, aquamarine, and ethereal blue.
"Heh...a blessing like that? You must've been watching the entire time?~" Luciel asked with a knowing smirk, nodding her head at So-Yi's evolution.
My Father gives His strongest soldiers...
The toughest battles...
And saving Class 12-A is a tough battle...
"Agreed," Luciel said, running her hand through her hair.
The three girls looked ahead into the unknown, all of them deciding to continue down the sanctum with urgent steps to defeat Covet. As they traversed through the forest, orbs of golden light began to shine within the trees, the eyes of the orbs lighting up and firing beams of golden light at the girls.
Luciel sensed each beam around her and turned her scepter into a rod, tapping the end of the staff against the ground and manifesting a circular wall of divine energy around the girls. The laser beams crashed into the energy wall, threatening to pierce through, but the divine wall was too sturdy to break.
"He's really trying hard to take us down! What are we supposed to do?" So-Yi asked, quickly looking around as the angelic orbs continued to fire laser beams at the energy wall.
Song Boon quickly searched around for Covet, but could not find him within the area they stood in. "He's not even nearby..."
"Actually he is..." Luciel said, pointing up at the sky to reveal a Valkyria with black wings and two long braided pigtails.
The Valkyria wore revealing black armor with a window at the chest. Red stones were embedded in the armor, granting her Fury Aura which boosted her strength to near S Rank levels. Her skin was ivory and her eyes blood red with black scleras, in her right hand wielded a long sword with a long red blade.
"That's Covet..?" So-Yi asked, watching the Valkyria descend to the ground, her ears beginning to ring once again. "Does he have shape shifting..?"
"He is slowly losing his disguised light, so anything he shifts into will also be corrupted...just like him. Once a beautiful angel, now fallen because of the lies told by one angel. A perfect angel made imperfect from his own sins," Luciel said, shifting her rod back into her scepter with a long blade.
"You talk a lot for a whore that will die by my hand!" Covet roared, spreading her wings and pointed her sword at Luciel then began firing red bolts of nether energy toward her.
Luciel began walking forward, the red bolts of energy phasing through her body as if Luciel were a ghost then her after image vanished. Covet grunted in shock, sensing a presence behind her then pivoted around to block Luciel's overhead slice. The two began entering a clash of blades, both of them dancing an unbalanced rhythm.
Covet pulled back her next attack to change into a flurry of slashes, but Luciel phased through each one, pulses of rainbow energy flashing around her body with each phase. Luciel countered with a Lion's Fist toward Covet's stomach, a roaring flame spiralling around Luciel's fist.
Covet groaned as she flew backwards, rolling backwards along the ground then held her hand out, activating more of Li-Na's orbs, but they began breaking one by one. "What the..? What happened?!"
"Sorry that I had to break some of your toys, but I guess it's time to go back to the drawing boards," A familiar voice said with a meow at the end of her sentence.
Covet glanced to her left, her heart stopping for a moment as he noticed Su-Yun approaching the area, her eyes physically seeing Sa Nu Rim in the flesh. "How...are you alive..? How do you live Beshin Ā Datsadi!?"
Su-Yun smirked and cleaned her ear with her pinky, letting out a soft hum and flicked her wax at Covet's face, chuckling at her uncomfortable expression. "Because, I have 9 lives...and Prince Zephyr only managed to take one out!"
Covet let out a frustrated roar, taking off to the sky with a flap of her wings then swooped down with spinning slash toward Su-Yun, her blade threatening to slice her in two. Su-Yun smirked and quickly evaded the slash, releasing a pulse of temporal energy from her body to slow down Covet's speed.
Su-Yun struck Covet with a heavy gut blow, a force of energy bursting from Covet's back, leaving her staggered in the air for a moment. Surgically, Su-Yun rushed Covet with a barrage of strikes from each direction then appeared in front of her with a Catiger Strike, a paw shaped energy pulse rushing from Su-Yun's hand.
Covet grunted as she rolled backwards along the ground then recovered onto her feet, aiming her sword at Su-Yun as she flew backwards. "I'll strike all of you down! I refuse to bow down to His Army!"
Covet let out a battle cry as she began firing bolts of crimson nether energy toward Su-Yun, each bolt ripping through the air at incredulous speeds. Su-Yun grunted softly as she noticed the bolts were too fast for her to dodge, but Luciel warped in front of Su-Yun, deflecting each bolt with perfect efficiency.
Song Boon watched Luciel and Su-Yun focus on Covet while a small group of Lizardman Girls began to emerge from the darkness of the inner sanctum, each girl wearing a black and blue battledress and wielding a sword with the blade encased with water. So-Yi noticed them as well, her Silver Swallowtail fluttering around her then pulsed with iridescent energy.
"Sang So-Yi, while Ms. Winters and Sa Nu Rim focus on Covet, let us hold off her flanks! Do not let any of them assist Covet!" Do Song Boon commanded, unleashing her holy aura and got into her stance then focused all of her aura from around her body into her hands and feet.
So-Yi nodded and looked ahead at the small group of Lizardman Girls, taking a deep breath then exhaled softly and calmed her nerves. She glanced at her butterfly, noticing how calm and at peace it was as if it weren't worried about the Lizardman Girls at all.
The Lizardman Girls began charging toward Luciel and Su-Yun, each of them ready to gang up upon them like a mob. So-Yi quickly charged forward, launching her butterfly forward and warped ahead, striking the leading Lizardman Girl with a kick to her cheek.
Dodge...
So-Yi, hearing my gentle voice, looked to her side and noticed another Lizardman Girl slashing down at her to cut her in half. Quickly, her body became a silver silhouette and warped in the air to safety beside her Silver Swallowtail. The group of Lizardman Girls began to change their targets to So-Yi, aiming to strike her down first.
"No Mercy!" Do Song Boon bellowed, propelling herself forward with a rush of holy aura and landed a devastating strike upon one of the Lizardman Girls, turning her body into water vapors. "So-Yi, do not be afraid! He is with you!"
So-Yi looked down at the Lizardman Girls then back up, her body jolting as she noticed a Sovereign Butterfly fluttering next to her Silver Swallowtail, a divine stream of energy connecting the two. "The Nexus.."
You are never alone, So-Yi...
You are more than capable of taking them on...
But do not kill them...
These girls...
They are daughters of a Dark Lord wanting to protect her home...
Yet are just lost and confused...
So-Yi looked back down at the Lizardman Girls, watching them swap targets toward Do Song Boon then warped to the ground. She turned her attention back toward Luciel and Su-Yun, watching them tag team against Covet, her ears ringing as an idea hatched in her head.
"We need to get them to target Covet...and I think I know how," So-Yi said, looking at her Silver Swallowtail and my Sovereign Butterfly then a clever smirk formed upon her lips.
Covet flew toward Luciel with multiple circular slashes, but Luciel blocked each slash then repelled her away with a strong gust of wind. Su-Yun leaped from tree to tree toward Covet, striking her with a tornado kick against her neck, sending her crashing to the ground.
Covet rebounded off one hand, activating more of Li-Na's orbs and snapped her fingers, firing multiple beams of light toward Luciel and Su-Yun. Luciel rolled her neck, closing her eyes and began phasing through each beam of light then launched her scepter toward Covet.
Covet dodge the scepter and laughed, aiming her sword toward Luciel in the air. "Nice try, Warden, but it's gonna take more than that to take me down!"
Su-Yun continued to dodge the beams of light with swift and careful steps, hopping up and down as she swapped to her Speedster Mode, her battlesuit changing into her Bolt Chaser Form. Cheetah prints began to form upon her cat shaped gauntlets, the powerful meow of a cheetah echoing in the air, the true power of Catiger being released.
Just as Covet was about to fire off her attack, a flash of golden light blinded her for a split second, Su-Yun appearing in front of her at near invisible speeds and striking her with a Blitz Strike. Su-Yun laughed as she shuffled her feet, enjoying Sa Nu Rim's increased blessings.
"Nya!~ Let's go!" Su-Yun roared with excitement, her body becoming a blur as she charged toward Covet at blinding speeds.
Covet recovered in the air and grunted heavily as she barely blocked Su-Yun's Blitz Strike then clashed with her upon the second blow. The two began rapidly clashing until Su-Yun parrying Covet's sword out of her hand, striking Covet's midsection with a staggering blow.
While she was stunned, Su-Yun began blitzing Covet with rapid rushing blows, her afterimages striking Covet one after another while she stood in place and yawned. Upon her final afterimage, she appeared in front of Covet with a Blitz Strike, golden light flashing upon impact and sending Covet flying.
Luciel held her hand over her mouth in slight awe of Su-Yun's enhanced speed and ability to Valkyria Shift. "Whoa...she had that the entire time? That speed rivals even Kaguya's..."
Follow up...
Set my butterfly upon Covet as he flies by you...
So-Yi nodded at my instructions, waiting for the perfect moment to plant my Sovereign Butterfly upon Covet. Just as she flew by from Su-Yun's strike, So-Yi's planted my butterfly upon her shoulder then warped away.
"I hope you all have a plan for these girls!" Do Song Boon called out, guarding and dodging the attacks of the Lizardman Girls and fending off their attacks.
"I have a plan, they are a tightly knit group so if you attack one of them, all of them will strike you! Stop attacking them so I can have them aggro on me!" So-Yi called out, picking up a fallen tree branch from the ground, her Silver Swallowtail shifting it into a Blessed Woldo.
"What?! Are you insane, Sang So-Yi?! There are 11 of these girls and you want to face them all on your own?!" Song Boon exclaimed with confusion, grunting as she barely dodged the attack from one of the Lizardman Girls.
"It wouldn't be the first time I had to fight on my own! Just listen to me and trust me on this for once!" So-Yi retorted, charging forward and twirling her woldo in circular motions then slashed in a low sweeping motion in a graceful circle.
The Lizardman Girls let out pained groans as they were all struck in one sweep, a burst of divine wind blasting each of them in the air. Do Song Boon grunted as she sheilded herself from the winds, looking up and watching So-Yi take the lead then gasped at her weapon.
Once each of the Lizardman Girls fell to the ground and recovered onto their feet, they all began to shift their attention on So-Yi with angered battle cries. So-Yi began to run off quickly, leading each of the girls away from Song Boon while dodging their torrents of water.
Covet flew to the air and shifted back into his normal form, his eyes once angelic blue now shimmering into a crimson red. His robes were now tattered and dirty, his wings now featherless and his angelic light now replaced by a toxic darkness.
"I refuse to leave this place...this is one place that fuels me and as long as Woo-Chi is gone, their regret, their drive for constant repentance, for constant drive fuels me! I refuse to fall to simpletons like you!" Covet roared, aquatic energy rushing around his body and a draconic roar echoed deep within the forest.
Do Song Boon turned around at the sound of the roar, gasping as a large aquatic serpent emerged from the darkness of the forest and wrapped around Covet's body. "What is that..?"
"It's a Sea Drake, but not any drake...it's Leviathan. She's Covet's Legendary Beast," Luciel answered, planting her feet onto the ground and warped toward her scepter then tapped it with her foot.
Her scepter began to glow, releasing a beacon of light into the sky, the beacon breaking through the Zone's barriers to reach toward the heavens. Su-Yun, Do Song Boon, and Covet looked up at the beacon of light, all three wondering what Luciel was doing.
"We can't defeat Leviathan...at least not us. Even in her Sea Drake stage, her weakest stage, human strength isn't enough. However this scepter acts like Nox's ability to freely summon Heroes," Luciel continued, looking up in the air and watching a glorified body come down from the skies.
"Sea Drake Leviathan may be a Four Star Threat, but only an Angel can defeat her. However, I have a limit on who I can call upon...so I chose a familiar face everyone should know," Luciel said with a smile, holding her hands in front of her.
The being of light landed on the ground gracefully, the light slowly breaking off their body to reveal a male with silver tribal tattoos and angelic white hair. He wore a long coat with a split tail and an angel pauldron on his right shoulder. The back of his coat bore a Shiuji Crest, one of the Twelve Tribes of Eyica.
"Is that...Shiro Moji..?" Su-Yun asked in awe and disbelief, glancing over at Luciel slowly. "I thought...the Mojisola are the enemy so how did he..."
"It isn't about religion...during his quest around Esoria, he found out the truth of his journey and who he was truly serving under. Though it was clear, yet his curiosity got the better..." Luciel said, walking toward Shiro and placing a hand upon his shoulder.
"He found Yuvah at the perfect time when he lost to Momoji...and was saved by Ascea Himself. He had nothing but bad works... however, like the thief upon the cross next to Yesha...Grace saved Shiro, not his works and his faith was a byproduct of it.." Luciel explained, looking ahead at Covet's disgusted face.
"No...this...this can not be happening! How could God save someone like him yet still reject us?!" Covet yelled, firing a blast of hydro nether energy toward Luciel and Shiro.
Shiro stood up quickly and launched a raw Destiny Flash at the blast, the collision causing an explosion which released a powerful shockwave around the area. "He saved me... because even though I never knew Him before, I always had a feeling that there was something even more..."
"I had a feeling once I saw the true appearances of the Love Demons I used to own, there was more to my journey than this System. I failed everyone I claimed to have saved, doomed them all but my son...saved them with Hisumi," Shiro admitted, the clearing smoke revealing his divine golden gaze.
The Savior of the Mojisolan Tribe stood before the Principality of Jealousy, a Hero of Origin threat before a mere demon masking as an Angel. Now standing beside Luciel to face off against Covet and Leviathan, Shiro gave the three women enough time to reach the other students.
"Wait! So-Yi, she's still out there!" Song Boon called out, stopping in her tracks and searched around for So-Yi and the Lizardman Girls, yet couldn't find them. "So-Yi!"
"Over here!" So-Yi called out, waving her hand in the distance while the Lizardman Girls stood guard at her side.
Luciel, Song Boon, and Su-Yun all were surprised that So-Yi managed to tame the group of girls, yet decided to not question it and rendezvous with So-Yi. Once they were all situated, they looked back to see Shiro and Covet's battle taking place.
"Is that Shiro Moji? That's Ye-Won's ancestor, how is he here?" So-Yi asked as she was being pulled by Su-Yun from the area.
"I summoned him, but we have to get you back with—"
"I have to stay here! I have to find out what Covet did with Woo-Chi! It's my only way of finding out where she is!" So-Yi protested, pulling her arm away from Su-Yun and stopping in her tracks then pointed toward the battle. "Nox told me himself...Covet has the answers but I need Ms. Winters to help me and Shiro!"
Song Boon and Su-Yun both exhaled through their noses, glancing at each other then back at Luciel for her verdict. Luciel stared at So-Yi then looked back at the battle, knowing her obedience could save more than one life in the process.
"Alright...let's go," Luciel said reluctantly, turning back around to the fight. "Nox only said me and So-Yi, so Song Boon and Sa Nu Rim, you go back to the class and keep them safe."
Su-Yun and Do Song Boon both nodded, heading back to Class 12-A with no hesitation knowing So-Yi was in good hands. However, they're minds did wonder what answers So-Yi would get from Covet about Woo-Chi.