Temporary Truce.
“….”
The two elementals sighed, sprawled out at a distance.
As the Sun Elixir Spirit took one breath, the Blood Spirit took two. They had planned to live comfortably within the Demon Race’s body, but what on earth was going on?
But….
This body isn’t half bad. Even if it’s not the Demon’s body, it looks quite suitable for settling down. The only problem is that someone else has already staked a claim.
The Blood Spirit rolled its eyes.
What came into view was the Sun Elixir Spirit, Sarman.
An overwhelmingly Pure Heat reached them. The power of the Sun God, whom humans worship, was embodied in that being.
“…. ”
Irritation welled up. No matter how humans treated it, the Blood Spirit loathed that existence above all.
It was only natural.
The warmth of the Sun Elixir purifies and burns the Mana, while the Blood’s Mana devours all energy, turning it dark. From birth, they were sworn enemies.
Hehe…
The Blood Spirit began to smirk wickedly.
Well, this actually worked out well.
Settling down quietly would be boring. Wouldn’t it be far more entertaining to take something that already exists? Let’s kill the Sun Elixir Spirit and completely steal its residence.
If that works out….
Then it happened. Sarman’s gaze turned this way.
“…. ”
The Blood Spirit hurriedly averted its gaze.
In reality, Sarman was just exhausted from using his power, and the wounds on his body were overwhelming for the Blood Spirit. To put it simply, it had just been beaten senseless.
“…. ”
The Blood Spirit felt wronged.
There was only one Blood Sphere that had entered Ezekiel’s body. To put it in Sun terms, it was hardly a droplet. It was inherently at a disadvantage.
…Yeah, I’m definitely not afraid, so I’m not avoiding eye contact.
Soon, the Sun Elixir Spirit went into the mansion, and the Blood Spirit glared at the luxurious building. Living in such a good place…
Whirrr…
Ezekiel’s body was cold.
“…. ”
The chill was more intense than expected. It felt like it wouldn’t be able to endure unless it built something.
Should I build a mansion too?
Hmm, I’d prefer a sharp, sinister fortress.
The Blood Spirit immediately summoned its Mana.
From now on, the residence it would build would become a strategic stronghold. It would be the very source to devour all the energy flowing through the heart in prayer.
Hehehe…
As the Blood Spirit wickedly smiled and began marking the boundaries of its territory, something plopped down from above.
Thud—!
Some of it was even hard enough to hurt.
“…!”
Holding its aching head, it looked up to see the Sun Elixir Spirit. He had opened the window of that tall mansion and dumped the trash bin.
“─!”
“~~~~?”
As the Blood Spirit exploded in anger, the Sun Elixir Spirit simply shrugged, claiming that this was originally where the trash goes.
“….”
The Blood Spirit growled as it turned away. It was infuriated, but it couldn’t do anything right away….
Building a grander fortress would be a fantastic revenge. A fortress several times larger than that mansion.
It focused its mind and prepared to absorb all the surrounding energy. Taking a deep breath.
Then, it unleashed its Mana with all its might.
Fwoosh—!
Immediately, the Mana spread like dark clouds all around. It would endlessly consume all energy it touched, growing larger, and Booom—!
“…?”
Something emerged.
It wasn’t a fortress, but a tiny hut.
“…?”
Why is this happening? The Blood Spirit blinked several times. Soon it realized the cause was Ezekiel’s body. The chill was rather peculiar.
…Chill freezes Mana?
It was a chill it had never heard of or experienced. How could such a constitution exist?
It was astonishing, but soon worry crept in.
If it didn’t grow its power by devouring other energies, this was all it could build. It had to live here.
Then it happened.
“~~~~!”
A tremendous laugh erupted. Sarman, who was peeking through the tall window, was laughing heartily.
“─!”
Even when it raised a fist in a threatening manner, it was utterly useless. The laughter only grew louder.
And that wasn’t the end of it.
Thud!
Something of massive size landed, completely obliterating its hut.
“…!”
The Blood Spirit’s eyes widened in shock as it tried to deal with the sudden blockage, but it was futile. A gigantic building had dropped down.
“…?”
Only after a moment did it realize the identity of its foe. A heat-filled building, probably a form of warehouse.
Sarman had crushed the house into a warehouse.
“─!”
The Blood Spirit protested immediately. The Sun Elixir Spirit merely raised an eyebrow and shrugged.
“~~~”
“?!”
It was meant to be a place where it wanted to build a warehouse.
The Blood Spirit was at a loss for words due to the immense tyranny.
Why is this brat acting so devilishly? No, wait, isn’t that me instead? No, no.
Well, this actually worked out well.
They say you become more vicious when you have nothing to lose? The Blood Spirit placed its hands on its hips.
“~~~~~~?”
The myths of the Sun God cherished by humans, compared to mine, probably don’t reach back very far? It taunted the Sun Elixir Spirit with such mockery.
It was only natural that among the gods, they valued how long their myths had been passed down.
The Demon Race, which reveres the Eternal Blood God, is immortal. Its origin would have to be older than the Sun God that humans believe in.
“~~~~? ~~~~~~~~~~~?”
“….”
For a while, the Blood Spirit’s sharp mockery continued. You’re happy being worshipped by beings that live barely a hundred years, huh? How many prayers do you get?
Though the Sun Elixir Spirit didn’t respond, its expression had certainly hardened compared to earlier. The Blood Spirit relished the fact that the ease had vanished.
Then Sarman began to scratch his ears.
“~~~”
“~~~~~.”
“~~~~~.”
The Sun Elixir Spirit muttered as if it didn’t want to hear pointless chatter, and the Blood Spirit grew more excited and intensified its provocations.
But then, at that moment.
“~~~.”
“…?”
The Blood Spirit froze as if struck by lightning.
Sarman had referred to it as “an old geezer.”
“……?”
“~~~~~~~~~.”
The Sun Elixir Spirit’s retort was calm and composed.
You’re much older than me, yet you lost during the last demon war. Even if there was a truce, you were practically beaten up, right? Weak old man, disappear to the back.
“~~~~~~~~~♪”
Ah, don’t disappear; I’ll crush you again.
Bang—!
The Sun Elixir Spirit slammed the window shut.
“….”
It had lost both its house and argument.
That was when the Blood Spirit’s rationality snapped. It promptly leaped up to the mansion’s window.
Crash—!
After breaking the window, the assault naturally followed. It lunged at Sarman like a beast.
“─!”
Smash, smash, smash—!
The two elementals fell to the floor, rolling around.
Then began the mud fight.
“─!”
“─!”
“─! ─! ─!”
There was no magnificent display of magic during the battle. They merely grabbed each other’s hair.
Thud, thud…!
The two continued to bicker for quite some time. Pinching cheeks, slapping faces, biting shoulders, yanking hair, and poking eyes…
Then, at some moment.
Thud—! Thud—!
A very ominous sound filled the air. Ezekiel’s heart was beating erratically.
“…!”
They both jumped in surprise.
In their emotional frenzy, they had completely forgotten.
The more they fought, the more it would adversely affect their host, Ezekiel. He must have undergone tremendous side effects, potentially leading to death.
…If Ezekiel dies? They would also disappear.
Thud—! Thud—! Thud—!
Eventually, the instability of the heart surpassed a threshold. It was on the brink of exploding at any moment.
“─!”
“─!”
Their eyes were wide, almost popping out, and they simultaneously placed their hands on their cheeks, mouths agape.
“─!”
“─!”
They grabbed each other by the collar, shouting for something to be done. They were fragments of gods and elementals, and it couldn’t be right for their host to die along with them.
But there was nothing they could do.
Thump, thump…
Finally came the sound of the heart being squeezed tightly.
Ezekiel’s heart radiated a flash of light.
Shraaaaa—a—a—a—a—it—!
“…!”
The two elementals tightly embraced and closed their eyes. Meanwhile, Sarman shielded himself with a flame barrier.
This was really the end of everything.
Trying to accept their demise, however….
Gurururur—
Something grandeur resonated like something orbiting around a planet, tickling their ears.
Nothing else happened.
That was it.
“…”
The two elementals slowly opened their eyes, assured that what they had feared didn’t come to pass.
“…!”
And they were greatly stunned by an unexpected sight.
Three rings were rotating in Ezekiel’s heart. One red, one blue, and one black…. Three energies coexisted.
It was very common to have several rings of the same color. But to have them extend with different colors? Was such transcendence possible?
…Simply awe-inspiring; even the elementals found it unfamiliar.
“…”
The two elementals simultaneously stared at each other.
Did you do this?
They could tell the answer just by their expressions.
“…”
No, it wasn’t them.
It was Ezekiel who had accomplished this.
Well, what could they have done?
Thud, thud…!
Just as their fight resumed, a hand suddenly pulled at the nape of the two girls. The elementals were raised into the air.
“Now, now, you two have to get along.”
That voice.
It was their host, Ezekiel.
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