Theodores fire fist hit the ground, blowing out the surrounding air. Simultaneously the wind moved faster than sound and clashed with the vacuum. It wasnt something that a humans physical abilities could cope with, and Theodore was knocked down by the clash of magic. Who would be able to tell that this fearful confrontation was just an exploration?
The power and speed are greater than those of a sword master, while the durability is dragon level.
It was an absurd force that made Theodore take one step back. The wind demons pattern of movement itself was similar to Veronicas, but the movement and force of the wind were unpredictable. It was hard to grasp the rhythm, so a frontal confrontation was stupid.
However, Theodore raised his fists and faced it head-on.
Fairy Dances Direct Transmission.
Hand Counterattack Technique.
He read the timing precisely and stretched out his left hand toward the wind demon. Then the direction of the shockwave shifted. Originally, this attack shouldve hit Theodore directly and thrown him back. However, despite hitting an empty space, the shockwave still ended up shattering rocks dozens of meters away. It was a fearsome power that couldnt be ignored.
Gotcha. Theodore didnt shrink back. It was impossible to escape from the range of the wind demon.
Instead, he aimed for the monsters body with his burning red left hand. Theodore wasnt trying to beat it with his hands. Martial arts might be a part of him, but Theodore Miller was a magician in the end.
Blaze Chain. Flames in the form of chains emerged, and the thickness of the chains made of Muspelheims flames was thicker than the large line of a mast. This was the true ability of the second phase of Forced Harmonization. Beyond integrating magic with the body, it was the power to manipulate completed magic like it was his own body.
What, a human can control flames…?
There was a vacuum, but the flames didnt collapse. Muspelheims flames were unrelated to the combustion process. The wind demon saw through the essence of it and retreated in panic. Normal flames could be turned off by a vacuum, and it would be enough to blow them away with wind. However, the wind demon had to avoid this fire as much as possible. Instincts awoke inside the wind demon.
It used the wind to push its body in the opposite direction in order to escape the chains coming from every direction. In the midst of its escape, some of the wind demons flesh was peeled off by the flames, but that was a cheap price. Of course, Theodore had no intention of ending it with this much.
Do you think I will let you leave so easily?
These were flames that blazed well without combustion. However, if they came into contact with the atmosphere, they would be no different from ordinary flames. Theodore used the red flames to aim at the wind demons back at a terrifying speed. It was an accelerated flight which used a method that was even more ignorant than the one Veronica had used.
Reading the path of the wind demons escape, Theodore reached out with his right hand.
Something similar to small bugs emerged from his burning fingertips. Of course, the movements werent slow. They moved ahead on the path of the wind demon that Theodore had predicted. Then the fireflies played their role.
Ku kwa kwa kwang! There was a big explosion.
The contrast between their cute appearance and the power of the explosion was like the difference between the sky and the earth. The clouds split from the rising pressure, and some of the surfaces on the ground melted, turning into lava. The trail of Muspelheim fire, which was several times hotter than ordinary flames, was intense.
Y-You! You, youuuuuu! The wind demon soon emerged from the fiery hell.
Its scaly and leather body had been distorted to an extent that it was difficult to recognize. However, it hadnt lost its strength. Theodore increased his evaluation of the wind demon by two stages.
Ill admit that you are quite tough. Theodore looked at the wind demon and laughed coldly. It had survived an attack that Theodore thought was a kill shot. However, that was all.
H-Human! A lowly human is looking down on me! The wind demon became furious at Theodore, who couldnt hide his derision.
Although the wind demon might not be able to win, it couldnt endure this derision. There wasnt a single piece of its human self left, but the upper species simply couldnt bear this humiliation. The descendant of the extinct wind demon clan was ready to run wild. If it used up all its vitality to control the wind, it would be able to crush this cheeky human.
Look! Feel awe! This is the last of the great wind god!
If all the winds were gathered together, wouldnt this area be devastated…?
The wind demons call didnt work. Then the wind demon looked down at the enemy with a puzzled expression. There wasnt a problem with itself, so it felt the problem must be due to the enemy. The wind demon guessed right.
Theodore opened his mouth with a smile, Do you think you are the only one with the privilege to control the wind?
Thats right. It wasnt possible to use it well in everyday life, but Theodores body contained the divinity of the wind god, Aiolos. Now that Theodore had become transcendent, it was simple to awaken the divinity and take away the dominance of the wind. The reason he hadnt used this method right from the beginning was to test stage two of Forced Harmonization.
Well, thanks for letting me play. I was able to loosen up my body.
After feeling like it had played in the palm of Theodores hand, the wind demon muttered, …You, are you really human?
Yes, just like you were once. Then Theodore didnt say anything more. There was no need, and he didnt want to talk to a monster that wasnt human. A huge fire fist appeared.
The wind demon was in despair, but Theodores fist didnt stop until it was dead. It was burned by Muspelheims flames and crushed by the high pressure. This was a destruction technique that even a youkai couldnt avoid. It was a formidable attack that Theodore devised on the spota destructive magic which blocked the possibility of the wind demon running away using the wind.
Soon after, the moving fist became quiet.
As the fire fist opened up to its palm, a handful of grey ash powder fell to the ground. It was the futile end of the idiot who had tried to fight Theodore. Theodore let go of Forced Harmonization and went over the battle again.
It was nothing for me. Veronica would struggle for a while before catching the pattern. It is also the case with Aquilo.
Theodore had been experimenting, but the wind demon had been quite strong. Its physical ability had been like that of a sword master, and it had magic power equivalent to a 7th Circle magician. However, it had lacked practical experience and hadnt known how to complement its weaknesses.
Orta, Sylvia, Randolph, and Titania might have a hard time if they hadnt known its identity.
Tsk, things are becoming more troublesome. These guys might come out to interfere if I use space movement, and I cant kill them all…
The wind demon was easy to take down, but the other upper species were still unknown. What if there was a monster whose strength was comparable to a transcendent? It was more efficient to fly with lightning than to risk space movement.
It is a bit less than 800 kilometers in the southeast… Ive moved quite far. Perhaps those who can interfere with space movement are rare.
Theodore checked the position of Tsuchimikado Castle and moved through the air. After becoming a transcendent, the duration of becoming lightning wasnt as burdensome as it had been before. If it wasnt in a combat situation, then he could probably last one day like this?
It was difficult to think of a means better than Lightning when it came to merely moving at high speed.
Pajijik. Shortly after that, Theodore turned to lightning and crossed the sky.
The most secretive place in Tsuchimikado Castle, Japan, was a shrine which contained intact records from ancient times.
A woman stood quietly in front of Seimeis tablet. …It is an unusual day.
The white and red cloth, which was different from the uniform of the onmyji, this woman wore proved that she was a miko (shrine maiden). Born as a human, living as a vessel of the gods For the sake of their mission, the mikos were people whose lives were like dandelions. The 13th Seimeis miko, Suzuka, was such a person.
She rose slowly from her seat without disturbing her skirt and looked at the divine artifacts next to her: a great tachi which seemed to be around 1.6 meters in length; a stone mirror which didnt shine even though it was smoothly wiped; and eight jewels which were sewn on a string like a necklace.
They were the great artifacts which had never found a master after Seimeis death.
The three sacred artifacts from old traditionsthose who werent qualified couldnt own the artifacts and those who had an evil mentality were burned when touching them. She didnt know how many swordsmen and shamans had turned to ashes because of the artifacts.
Why? Suzuka tucked the hair like a night sky behind her ear and looked at the three artifacts with strange eyes.
She couldnt tell from the outset, but she quickly realized something. Even Suzuka, who had inherited the role of the miko, couldnt touch the artifacts except for when wiping off the dust, but she had just noticed that the surfaces of the artifacts were currently shaking slightly.
May the great Seimei reveal the way, she prayed with palms raised in a sense of reverence. It was a prayer that never had any meaning.
Yet this time, a voice came back after her prayer, [Oh, you are the present miko?]
[I dont know whose descendant you are. Still, it is nice that you havent forgotten your origins. You pass,] the voice that Suzuka thought was a hallucination continued speaking. [Young miko, the man who will be the owner of the three artifacts will soon come to you. Give him my legacy and guide him to the great youkai sealed in Mount Inunaki.]
[Are you still surprised? You are a bit dull.]
The voice was different from what Suzuka had imagined, but there was an undeniable weight to it.
Abe no Seimei was a great hero who had established the framework of Japan and calmed the continent where monsters were flocking, making a place where people could live. There were no records of him in other kingdoms, but in Japan, his name was equivalent to a gods.
Was this truly the voice of Abe no Seimei? The confused Suzuka couldnt answer.
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[If you are uncertain, call me in front of him. You should know what to do as a miko?]
Ah, yes! I know, Founder!
[Yes. I will see you soon, kid.]
As Seimei spoke for the last time, Suzuka seemed to lose her soul. She heard the voice of Founder Seimei, and the owner of the three artifacts would soon appear… Suzuka was a miko, but anyone would think she was crazy if she said these to them. However, she didnt have much time to settle down.
M-Miko! It is serious! Miko Suzu! The urgent voices coming from outside the shrine were getting closer.