The Nameless Thing

The head, having lost its support, rolled across the floor. But only for a moment. Divine Power, of unknown origin, regenerated the Nameless One’s shattered torso.

The Nameless One recovered its body in an instant, just like before. It watched Noah, who was once again reaching out to it with a fist, and thought.

The situation was clear.

The current Shin Noah possessed the power to reach it. The reason was End. And the increased [Aura] of her body to accept that power. Perhaps those things had united to make it so.

But it didn’t matter.

Now, this place was the Divine Realm. The Divine Realm was itself.

In a world that moved according to its will, according to its thoughts, what could it not do?

Besides, it hadn’t even used its full power. It had only been controlling its strength to leave her limbs intact and her human-like mind functioning as much as possible; it hadn’t been using its full power.

And, in the Divine Realm, it could not die.

The concept of death itself did not apply.

Its power was also infinite. It could manipulate time and space as it pleased.

Yes. It, in the Divine Realm, was.

Omniscient and omnipotent.

The corners of its lips turned up again. Its eyes curved.

The surging anger subsided, and its place was filled only with thoughts of how to make Noah despair and break her.

Torture would not break her.

It would have to do something with Rubia’s body.

Then what, or rather, it should think about the method later.

There was still plenty of time.

It finished thinking.

It spread its folded wings. The Divine Power filling the Divine Realm gathered. The shattered Halo rose again. The hatred and despair of all races trapped within it—celestials, demons, elves, dwarves, beastmen, humans, and magical beasts—dwelt within the Nameless One’s body.

A halo that seemed to burn the eyes just by looking at it. In the center of it, the Nameless One held a spear.

The [Heaven Piercer].

It was extended towards Noah.

There was no process. Only the result of piercing Noah’s body remained.

Like that.

Thud.

The vision went dark for a moment.

What the hell? Before she could even think of the reason.

Clang—!

The Nameless One’s body flew dozens of meters before crashing into the ground.

It raised its body from the ground. It regenerated its missing head. It glared in the direction it had been standing. There, Noah was clenching and unclenching her fists, tilting her head.

The Nameless One, unknowingly raising its hand to touch its head, lowered its gaze. The hole in its chest was regenerating. It saw the spear in its hand. A spear that had been crushed from the tip and ultimately broken.

Its head was shattered, and a hole was pierced in its chest.

Moreover, it had shattered a spear made of pure Divine Power, Divine Power used by itself, who had completed a Perfect Myth?

Of course, it hadn’t been completely unprepared for the spear to break. But the problem was.

It still didn’t know the process.

Did she break it with her hand? Her foot? A greatsword? Or something else? It couldn’t know. Even if it tried to recall, it couldn’t. Prediction was impossible.

Because it hadn’t even felt the slightest sign.

Why, why, why, why, why.

Why, must I. I, who has achieved a Perfect Myth, feel such a goddamn emotion?

Creak— It gnashed its teeth. Crushed teeth fell out through the gaps and onto the floor. The broken teeth grew back in an instant. The broken spear was the same.

However, it didn’t hold the spear. It floated it in the air.

At the same time, Boom—! The Divine Realm shook, responding to the Nameless One’s will.

The spear split. Hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands.

Countless spears, staining the pure white space with gold and white, turned their heads towards Noah.

It had liked the sensation of tearing flesh and breaking bones with its hands, but now it couldn’t be helped. The Nameless One, smacking its lips, reached out towards Noah.

Only then did Noah catch her breath and grip her greatsword.

The Nameless One looked at Noah’s face.

Her face was very calm. A face that didn’t seem to feel any emotion. A face that wasn’t permeated with anger, hatred, revenge, or anything else.

That expression made the Nameless One’s emotions boil even more.

The spears, which were already filling the space, began to split again. Spears reminiscent of a sunset sky created a new sky beneath the Divine Realm.

The pure white Divine Power it reflected became clouds and shadows. The clear things that couldn’t be reflected and fell through the gaps became light cast upon the earth.

It was as if a new sky had opened.

Finally, the Nameless One’s hand was clenched.

Tens of billions of spears, the sky, rushed towards Noah.

Noah, facing it head-on, thought.

A way to overcome that.

Not finding something possible from the impossible.

But finding something better from the possible.

And, she found it.

She closed her eyes and lowered her greatsword.

She straightened her back and extended her foot slightly.

Following that, to the Nameless One.

Hoping to reach her already departed friend, she said.

Her wish.

“[Heaven Breaker].”

The lowered greatsword soared into the sky.

Like the hellfire that stretched out as if to reach the sky.

At the same time.

―――!!

With an earth-shattering roar and vibration.

The spears that had filled the Divine Realm shattered into pieces.

“Hoo…”

She exhaled the breath she had been holding.

And, she turned her head and looked at the Nameless One, who was making a blank expression.

She could rush in right now and break, pluck, tear, and rip apart its body, head, arms, legs, wings, eyes, teeth, everything.

She wanted to do that.

But she didn’t.

It wasn’t that she wasn’t angry.

The anger, rage, hatred, and disgust that had accumulated until now, that she had endured, that even she couldn’t handle anymore.

Were frantically rampaging, trying to dominate her mind, her head, every moment.

But, more than that.

The desire to fulfill the wishes of her departed friends was even greater.

That’s why she endured.

There were still many things to do, many things to confirm.

Meanwhile, the Nameless One, seeing Noah standing still and looking at it, made a decision.

It would break her mind.

It had intended to keep her alive and well, to make her a toy, to take her to paradise, but she had crossed the line.

So, it would break her. As painfully and desperately as possible.

Leaving Rubia’s consciousness intact, it would use that bitch’s hands to pluck out Shin Noah’s arms, tear her legs, and turn her skin inside out. It would strangle her with her own blood vessels and then rape her.

That way, Rubia’s screams and Shin Noah’s screams would echo, and both would fall into despair and collapse.

Whispering love in Rubia’s voice in her ear.

It would gouge out her eyes, extract her organs, and twist her neck.

By doing so, Shin Noah would not die. And, if she did die, it could revive her. With its Divine Power.

Because the true power of this Divine Power, which was originally Lilith’s power, was not healing, but turning back time.

Imagining such a scene made it laugh.

Its head became cold.

The trembling of its hands and feet stopped.

Its rough breathing subsided, and its vision cleared.

There was no need to be impatient from the start.

There was no need to be angry or annoyed.

These fluctuating emotions… yes.

It must have been because of that cheeky spirit mage’s magic, which had mixed human emotions into it.

It raised its hand and stroked its neck. Following that touch, a vocal cord was created. The same vocal cord as Rubia.

It opened its lips and said.

“It’s not too late, Noah. If you give up now and take my hand, I’ll let everything you’ve done so far pass as a joke. Um, yes. If you want, I’ll let you be with your beloved Rubia for the rest of your life.”

Let it pass as a joke? Save Rubia?

That would never happen. Even if it saved Rubia, it would shove her into Shin Noah’s intestines and make them be together in her belly.

It would absolutely break that arrogant bitch’s mind.

Besides, it knew that Shin Noah wouldn’t take its hand. Even so, it said it. Because if she did take it, it would be even more fun.

“You can’t kill me, who has completed a myth. Besides, this place is the Divine Realm. I, who has set foot in the Divine Realm, am omniscient, omnipotent, and immortal. So, hurry—”

But, those words couldn’t continue.

“…You can’t die?”

Crack.

Because the hilt of the greatsword had shattered the Nameless One’s jaw. Following that, Noah extended her fist to the Nameless One’s head.

This time, it didn’t reach.

Because ten pairs of wings had stopped Noah’s fist.

Squeak— Squeak— The Nameless One, grabbing Noah’s arm with the ten pairs of wings wrapped around her fist, said with its jaw that had regenerated in the meantime.

“Yes. I don’t die.”

A gentle smile. The murderous intent hidden behind it.

The Divine Realm twisted its body and squeezed out Divine Power. The Divine Power, condensed to its limit, tangled with the Halo. The Halo screamed. The power and unique abilities of all beings that had ever existed on the ground formed shapes.

“As long as this Divine Realm exists, you can’t kill me.”

Different from what End had handled.

The true powers of the unique abilities that originated from the Nameless One were manifested.

“Absolutely.”

Noah, gripping her greatsword while looking at it.

Smiled slightly.

“…Is that so?”

The Nameless One felt an unknown eeriness from that smile, but dismissed it without concern.

“Yes. So, enjoy it slowly. The endless despair.”

At the same time.

Snap— The voice that should have been heard from the left was heard from the right.

It wasn’t that Shin Noah had moved.

Then, had its neck turned?

The Nameless One, having guessed the answer, turned its head back to its original position. But, Snap— It turned again.

This time, backwards. The neck, bent 180 degrees, dangled and drooped like a bent flower.

“That’s a relief…”

I was worried you’d die too easily.

The small voice that muttered that.

Was now being heard from above.

All the Nameless One could see was the pure white floor. Even that couldn’t be seen for long.

The crushed head, the burst eyeballs, couldn’t see anything.