"Hahahaha! HAHAHAHAHA!"
Amused by everything happening, Verlan laughed wildly. She shredded the Esper Spiritualization with vicious strikes—only for it to instantly regenerate and retaliate, slamming her with massive fists and hurling her downward.
The devil sprang back up, shattering the earth with a single kick, her aura exploding outward into hundreds of dark purple flame demons that swarmed the giant made out of Gustaf's psychic powers.
"I won't let you touch her! Never!" Gustaf ground his teeth together as cherished memories flooded his mind.
The very first moment they met—when Benladra crashed into Earth like a radiant golden meteor.
The day they "captured" her (though she had allowed it), when they first spoke face-to-face inside the fledgling VPI laboratory under his now-deceased mentor's direction.
Her gentleness. How effortlessly she read people's hearts. Her kind smile, her warm presence, and above all...
