Chapter 120: Final Battle 1
"Come Zaphkiel!"
A crimson bolt of lightning tore through the sky, crashing down and obliterating the cabin where Shido and Kurumi had just been.
Shido reacted instantly.
Shido vanished from sight, using Flash Step to escape the blast. At the current level of this skill which was at Perfection Level, he could move through the air itself as though it were solid ground, not quite flying, but using the atmosphere as footholds with each step.
As the smoke cleared from the wreckage below, a familiar figure emerged. Kurumi stood amidst the debris, her lips curled into a mad, delighted grin. Looming behind her was a colossal golden clock, its countless gears of varying sizes rotated within its glowing face while a musket and flintlock were in her hands.
"Aleph."
As the word left Kurumi's lips, she gracefully raised her musket and aimed it at the roman numeral I glowing on the clock face behind her. The number pulsed with Reiryoku before she fired directly at her own head without hesitation.
In the blink of an eye, Kurumi vanished from her spot.
A heartbeat later, she reappeared behind Shido, silent as a shadow, her flintlock already aimed at his back. A soft, almost serene smile spread across her face, as if the outcome had already been decided.
"It's over, Shido-san."
"Zayin."