On the other battlefield, while Yuki was still not free from the tower, the confrontation between a feathered Goddess and Est continued.
With her incredible agility, Quetzalcoatl launched a combo of punches at this Loli's body. Without defending herself, she let the feathered Goddess use her as a punching bag. However, this was useless—Est's steel body wouldn't succumb to these blows. Every time Quetzalcoatl struck, she shuddered due to this Loli's hard body. It was literally like hitting incredibly hard steel plates.
Because of that, Quetzalcoatl applied another countermeasure. Embracing Est from behind by the waist, Quetzalcoatl applied a suplex, slamming the Loli's head against the ground.
"Haaa!!"
BAM
The ground cracked, and using this as momentum, Quetzalcoatl jumped backward...
More than half of Est's body was buried in the earth, and with gravity doing its job, her cute white panties were exposed. But of course, Quetzalcoatl wasn't there to enjoy it. She frowned and looked at her arms.
"How hard..."
Blood ran down her arms, hands, and body where she had made contact with Est. As the Queen of Swords, Est was very sharp, so every time Quetzalcoatl hit Est, she also hurt herself due to the sword's edge, leaving deep wounds that took time to heal because of the latter's curse. Even with Divinity, these wounds still didn't heal quickly...
Creakkk
The ground cracked again, and Est escaped from the earth...
"..."
Expressionless as always, Est patted her clothes to clean the dust, as if the blow she had just received was nothing. Unharmed like steel...
"Haha incredible. Is this the resistance of the sword that killed the gods?"
In Genesis, it is told that after God expelled Adam and Eve from Eden—after they had tasted the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil—God placed cherubim to the east of the Garden of Eden to guard the place, and left them a "flaming sword" to prevent man from accessing and also eating the fruit of the tree of life, which provides immortality.
An act of God to turn the Firstborn and his descendants into dust again—a weapon powerful enough to kill Adam.
But something had gone wrong with God's plan.
Quetzalcoatl began to suspect ever since Mayuri, a Cherub, stopped one of the Evas.
And even more terrifying—this Cherub had also become an 'Eva.'
And now before her was a Loli who was like steel.
Was it possible that the Cherubim betrayed God and gave Adam the 'Flaming Sword' to kill the Gods?
Or was Adam powerful enough to snatch the mythical sword from the Cherubim...?
After all, although Adam was strong, he still lacked the strength to face the entire Genesis pantheon, which had the strongest angels and even the creator himself.
But with this mythical sword, it was still possible.
After all, according to Genesis, this mythical sword was 'alive' and 'active,' which could be used to destroy sins and get closer to 'God.'
Besides, Est was a 'Foreigner'—something that didn't belong to this world. And if this was the mythical sword, then there would be no doubt why she didn't belong to this World.
She was a living weapon of God.
"Little one, what did you say your name was?"
"Est. Terminus Est..."
"Is that so?"
Hearing the name again, Quetzalcoatl confirmed her hypothesis. 'Terminus' means 'the End' or 'the Limit.'
For Adam and Eve, this sword meant the end of life in Eden. And now it seemed that in the monster's hands, this sword was the End of the Gods.
No wonder she could hurt her so much—a Goddess.
If that was the case, then she couldn't continue fighting like this.
A battle of endurance exchanging wounds wouldn't work. She would lose without a doubt...
There was no other choice. She had to use her Noble Phantasm. She looked around, and after confirming that her Master along with his mount was far enough away, she smiled.
"Little one, would you be willing to betray your master?"
"No."
"And if your master dies?"
"Master won't die. Est won't allow that to happen... Est will protect Master."
"Would you go that far? Even if it costs you your life?"
"Hm. Est will die with Master. I am his sword, his companion, his victory. We promised—we will be together forever."
Est's answer was immediate and without doubt, which left Quetzalcoatl a bit stunned, as she thought she would hesitate at least or think about the consequences after her master lost.
But apparently, Quetzalcoatl was wrong about something.
The flaming sword didn't betray God. Perhaps—and only perhaps—this mythical sword never belonged to God. Maybe it was a being without an owner. Maybe the sword fell in love with Adam, and for that love betrayed Genesis.
And perhaps this was also the case with that Cherub who became 'Eva.' This would explain many things—why so many 'Evas' existed, none of them the real one. And from what she could see, this Loli before her was also a candidate for 'Eva'...
But the most crucial question was...
Who was the real Eve?
Who was the one created from Adam's ribs?
"You love your master very much."
"Of course."
"Even if he becomes a monster, will you still love him?"
"Yes."
"I see. Then there's nothing more to say. You're a monster..."
"..."
There is no greater love than the one who gives their life for others, and love will cover a multitude of sins.
The 'Flaming Sword' had fallen into sin. She didn't hesitate to kill the gods for her love for Adam.
But love is also a curse. It's blind, and it's a feeling that even Gods cannot escape.
Therefore, Quetzalcoatl hesitated no more. She had to win.
"The past is here, the present too, and the future to come!"
Fummmmm
Quetzalcoatl's magical power increased greatly...
Creakkk
The ground cracked, and a great pyramid emerged beneath Quetzalcoatl...
And at the top of this pyramid, an ancient megalith manifested. It was a calendar showing both the past and present of this world...
"I admire your love! But your love is too heavy for humans! I also love humans! That's why I won't allow you to harm them because of this!"
The megalith began to spin, and thus a 'gate' was created...
The authority of God manifested because of this. The intense solar winds swept over a wide range, certainly reflecting the majesty of a God.
And a miniature sun emerged from the 'Gate.' Quetzalcoatl raised her hand to grab it.
This small sun was so powerful that all of Trifas felt it...
Because the sunlight reached every corner of the world...
"..."
Est remained calm. Even after this miniature sun manifested and the immense heat swept over everything around her, Est still didn't move. The wind shook her hair and clothes, but even so, as the Queen of Steel, she didn't flinch...
"Hehe, worthy of being the Flaming Sword. Even with this heat, it's still not enough! But it doesn't matter!"
But it didn't matter. As a fire element, this was a test of her divine pride.
Who was stronger...
The Flaming Sword or the sun itself...?
"I'm going to crush your love with all my power!!"
BAMMM
Stomping hard on the pyramid, Quetzalcoatl clenched her burning fist and dove toward Est...
"PIEDRA... DEL... SOL!!!"
"..."
Watching in slow motion as Quetzalcoatl's burning fist approached closer and closer, Est frowned...
"Crush my love? What do you know about my love...?"
As a partner in arms, she was the sword that would accompany Yuki even in his death. Her love was not something that would falter because of the sun.
But if possible, Est didn't want to go to these extremes. Yuki was about to awaken and was going through his transformation, so he was in his weakest form.
Her Noble Phantasm had dropped from 'EX' to 'A+'...
However, they were a couple, partners in arms, and no matter what, they were together through good and bad.
She wasn't fighting alone!
"[Synchronize]"
Skreeeeee
Lightning transformed the little Loli into a dazzling white sword...
Worthy of being a mythical sword...
[Because I am your heart, your soul, and your destiny! Give me victory once more, my Queen of Steel!]
"Because I am your blood, your strength, and your victory, you will use me once more, my Champion..."
"[Raiton: Senko!]"
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