| If anything, Shaura was so upset that she could be incontinent. With her eyes open wide, her face twisted in a way unbefitting a girl as beautiful as her, the depth fear she madness of the fear she felt was expressed clearly. If it were possible, she would have left the room according to her instincts. Only, her trembling legs did not permit it. ――The very Shaula who utterly destroyed the Centaur creature, was stiff with fear? Man: "――Gain his permission, by hand of the Fool who has reached the Heavenly Sword." Even with the frightened Shaula in sight, the voice continued repeating those words. At first glance, it seemed to be a situation that rose in eeriness levels―― However, there was something else he noticed. The man did not move a single step, only ever exerting pressure from where he stood. ――No, the man did not even try to exude pressure. He simply stood still. Just by being there, his existence gave off the same presence as that of a『Witch』. | ||
~ Arc 6, Chapter 25 |
| And then――, The Stick Swinger:ÒÇîI'm closin' up shop. Scram ya pricks. I'm tired of this. Hurry the hell up.ÒÇì He flumped down on the spot with a thunk and spat those words out, sitting with one knee raised up. Subaru:ÒÇî――. W-waitwaitwait! You're freewheeling far too much, what the hell's this about!? Are you really going to haphazardly decide the particulars of the『Trial』depending on your mood!?ÒÇì The Stick Swinger:ÒÇîYou sure are noisy ya prick. The discretion here has been left to me from the start ya prick. If I say no, then it's a no.ÒÇì Subaru instinctively became speechless at hearing his arrogant manner of speaking. At Subaru's surprise, the man continued and saidÒÇîBesides.ÒÇì The Stick Swinger:ÒÇî――When I don't feel like doin' something I don't mess about. So, ya prick, are ya gonna do what I said?ÒÇì Subaru:ÒÇî――――ÒÇì Subaru's whole body was bathed in chills from an intense gust of wind whooshing by. The man had cast aside all of his weapons and even tucked away his chopsticks in his bosom pocket; and, his lips had curled. It did certainly look like a smile, but it was of a different nature to the one which he'd been showing so far. Ferocious as it was, it wasn't a smile that gave off a sunny atmosphere. Rather his smile was like that of a crazed beast exuding a dark, sanguine, gruesome intent to kill. Emilia:ÒÇî……ahÒÇì A small groan could be heard. Not from Subaru, but from Emilia who should have been by his side. She had one of her hands against her pale throat and her jewel-like eyes were widened in surprise. Her knees fell from beneath her and she sunk down onto the floor. It was as if she had noticed in that moment that she was unable to stand up by herself and forgotten how to breathe――, Subaru:ÒÇîHh――ÒÇì And it was the same for Subaru as well, who'd suddenly become "Aware" of his breathing as soon as he saw Emilia's reaction. Before he could even notice, Subaru had dropped to his knees in pain and his whole body was drenched in sweat. He was in the same state as Emilia―― No, he was worse off than her; he'd been completely daunted by the man's presence. It's as if he'd started to forget even that his heart was beating, and that he was starting to be killed. If there'd been no one around him to make him remember about that in the surroundings he would have died from the power in the man's eyes alone. | ||
~ Arc 6, Chapter 27 |
Honestly, I'd rather have the scaling be explained on the verse page itself under "Powers of the Verse" instead of writing it on every profile. We can have it split in "Low", "Mid", "High" and "Top" Tiers with apropriate citations to all the... well, it's a staggering amount of WoG, really.Therefir said:
| ???: "Jiwald――!!" A ray of heat shot across the air, aimed towards the engaged duo. White light, in its most simple form, can rip through the world with its dreadful edge. In other words, it can become an invisible blade that tears, cuts and burns through everything in its path. It went straight, and was as such, easy to dodge―― However, the shimmering rays travelled at the speed of light, crashing straight into its target. Even so, the『Stick Swinger』cut away the rays of light fired by the third party with ease――, Man: "――My sword can cut even light, you." Faster than his own gruff voice's echo, the chopsticks struck and sliced through the ray of light. An impossible spectacle that pulled in the attention of everyone present. Only the man sneered, as if he had done something ordinary, and continued jabbing at Julius with his free hand. As if making light of him―― No, the truth was, he indeed was making very light of him. ???: "――tch! Jiwaaaaaald――!!" In response to that, his eyes turned red, overlapping with the chant――. With both arms spread wide, chanting for the magic that shot rays of heat, her graceful composure painted with panic, was Anastasia. Hands open, all fingers poised―― Ten fingers in total shot out ten Death Rays simultaneously, all danced in the air as they approached the『Stick Swinger』. ――And the『Stick Swinger』himself took just as an amazing measure. Man: "Kah!" The『Stick Swinger』faced the dancing beams head on and sliced through them with his chopsticks just like before, then he pounced up by kicking off of thin air and made a nosedive―― Taking Julius, who was right below, along with him, dragging him across the white floor as he ran, Julius was pinned by the chopsticks in his solar plexus. Man: "Kakakakakah! Aim well, you. Can't even swat a fly like that. They don't call me a lady-killer for nothin', you. Kakakakah!" Anastasia: "Jiwald! Jiwald! Jiwaaald――!" Anastasia still chose to continue her attacks against the cackling man. Unfortunately, regardless of its firepower, if the magic does not hit, it has no meaning. Even with her firing them all over, the man simply cut through, at times ducked, and at times made a sharp spin by putting his weight on Julius. His overwhelming physical and battle prowess in full display, clashed against Anastasia's clearly poor aim. In this case, technically it was not Anastasia whose aim was poor, but Echidna's, who was currently inhabiting that body. Despite wishing to aid Julius with a surprise magic attack, her actions severely failed her intentions, leaving her unable to even get a scratch in. Soon――, Anastasia: "――a, kh." Man: "Aahn?" Her time, it would seem, would run out first. The『Stick Swinger』who was gleefully dodging the heat rays, stopped and raised his eyebrows when the rays halted their pursuit. At the end of his gaze was Anastasia, who had collapsed to the ground. Blood flowed from her nostrils, a sign that she had overworked her own body. She had stated it herself earlier. She could not rely on her trump card, as it would shave away her own life――. | ||
~ Arc 6, Chapter 26 |
