Chapter 53 Singing Beast Banshee
The way the battle started was not good at all.
Singing is sound. Sound is vibration. If you hit it hard enough, it's just like a strong wind.
Rolling around, I realized this again.
"Ugh, damn it!"
[Geeeeee!!!!]
It was a complete surprise attack. There was no way I could brace myself.
But I didn't care about that, as one of the little beasts rushed out from the church towards me as I fell.
"Hah!"
[Ga...aaa...]
"Shura...!"
The beast's claws reached for me but missed, and I was saved by Shura's quick strike.
"Seriously, why did you let them get the jump on you?"
"Shut it! I made a mistake, okay?"
"Oh really? Then get up quickly!"
"I don't need some know-it-all telling me what to do...~"
With Shura's encouragement, I forced my body, still shaken from the shock, to stand up. Damn it, I owe her one now. Plus, even while she was throwing insults, her eyes were still focused on the church, not letting her guard down.
The way she carried herself, like a seasoned warrior, was honestly pretty cool.
[Gii, Giii...]
[Gnejhhqqq]
[Gill!!]
And then, they came out in swarms.
Even as dusk turned to night, they looked the same. But somehow, they seemed even more ferocious than before.
"Great, just great. They're totally whipped into a frenzy. And you know why? Because of that freak in the back."
"Tch. You're not wrong, musclehead. These guys were worshipping that beast like it was a saint."
"..."
Shura must have sensed the excitement of the beasts too. She could see the cause clearly from the front. Now, nothing was blocking the dark saint. Even from outside the church, I could see the beasts stroking their skulls.
"What's that? Acting like the head of an orphanage? ...Hah──don't mess with me!"
"...Shura?"
"Don't mess with me, you stupid beastsss!!!"
"Wait, hey!?" (Are we really going in headfirst?)
I don't know what triggered her. Suddenly, Shura was filled with rage and dashed straight into the ruins like a bullet.
[[[Geeeeeee!!!!]]]
"Get out of my wayyy!!!"
Of course, there were more beasts inside than outside. But Shura didn't care, swinging her blade and cutting down the little beasts one after another.
Damn it, what's gotten into her? She's completely lost it.
"Burn it, burn it, the start of red... 'Claw of Ifrit'!"
[[[Geeeeeeaaaa!!??]]]
Seeing the number of little beasts, she immediately unleashed her red magic. Even as the beasts screamed in agony from the fiery claws, Shura showed no signs of calming down.
At this point, it was hard to tell who the real monster was.
[a──aaa──aaaaa──]
"!"
On the other hand, the singing beast was the one whose expression twisted in pain.
It reached out to the little beasts consumed by the red flames, letting out a moan.
"Next is your turn, acting like the head of the orphanage! 'Burn it, burn it, the start of red!'"
[────]
But Shura wouldn't stop. It was like she couldn't even stand the beast's sorrowful actions, and she began chanting again. Plus, the amount of magic she was gathering was insane.
Is she planning to burn the whole ruins along with the beasts!?
I couldn't stop Shura's reckless actions in time.
[──cry.more────AaaAaAaAaAaAa!!!!!!]
What finally stopped Shura was the singing beast's loud cry.
"Ugh... what's with this sudden noise?"
"Is it... crying?" (Is that beast actually crying?)
I was shocked by the scream that felt like it could burst my eardrums, but even more so by the red drops flowing from the beast's eyes, which looked like tears.
"It's too late to cry now... 'Claw of Ifrit!'"
Before it could do anything weird again, she had to strike.
Muttering a mix of logic and personal feelings, Shura completed her red magic.
But it made it clear that the beast's scream wasn't just a cry or a wail.
"Magic isn't activating...?"
"WHAT?! (It failed!? Why...?)."
Shura stared blankly at her palm. Her nails weren't glowing with crimson flames or shining orange. The high concentration of Magi she had gathered was completely gone.
It seemed like she didn't understand what was happening either.
"Could it be that the scream earlier was...?! (Is it what Quollio was talking about?!)"
What came to her mind was Quollio's words about magic.
'Attributes other than the 4 primary colors? I've told you many times that white magic is universal. What? You want to know what black is? I just explained that. You really forget things easily, don't you?'
'Listen, Hiiro. I'll say it again. White is universal. And "black" is... the magic that beasts use.'
[──cry.more────]
"...Black magic!"
It was as if to confirm that.
With red tears streaming down, the singing beast bared its teeth.
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