Chapter 146
Yuri could only stare, frozen in disbelief, as the flags of the sigil he once saw with Ayato fluttered eerily above Mydei’s summoned weapons. The gravity of it all pressed on his chest like a crushing weight. His knees felt weak. Mydei—this godlike figure, a friend he could not remember, yet felt so intimately tied to—was declaring war on the world for him.
Before Yuri could even process it, a sudden blast of energy tore through the white void, and Firefly had already launched herself forward, her SAM suit gleaming with energy and defiance. "I won’t let you take Yuri! No matter what!"
She moved with precision, jets from her suit igniting as she rocketed toward Mydei, fists glowing with kinetic charge. Mydei barely shifted, raising a single hand. One of the sigil-marked weapons—a spear—shot toward Firefly at high speed.
CLANG!
The spear clashed against Firefly’s braced arms, sending a shockwave through the void. Sparks scattered like stardust. With a fluid spin, Firefly deflected the weapon and closed the distance.
"You’re fast," Mydei muttered, his voice calm, unimpressed. "But you’re still just a worm."
"Call me whatever you want," Firefly retorted, twisting mid-air and striking out with a punch aimed at his temple.
Mydei caught her fist effortlessly, the force of the blow cracking the air around them. He drove his palm into her abdomen, hurling her backwards. Firefly hit the ground hard, kicking up dust in the otherwise pristine landscape.
"Firefly!!" Yuri called out, taking a step forward.
"Stay back!" Firefly shouted as she flipped upright, systems adjusting to the hit. "He’s not someone you can reason with anymore!"
Mydei tilted his head. "Not reason? No. But perhaps he can remember."