Hallowed Be Thy Name

"200dB..."

Hearing this made Uruk's, or rather the Anino's eyes flinch.

'She can go past eighty decibels if she wants to?'

"...Heavy Metal!"

"Tch..."

Hearing Lyrica utter a name of an ability she never used against the Anino before made Uruk wary.

'Will this ability be the one that made Agatha so confident?'

Though it made the entity feel a bit anxious, it also made the Anino feel quite excited. After all, crushing Himalas, or simply magic users who thought they are superior to others, is one thing that brings the Anino joy.

Uruk's right arm started emitting black flames in anticipation.

"Bring it, Himala!"

The Anino gave a determined glare as if it was trying to tell the girl it was useless, no matter what attacks she'd unleash. However, since then Lyrica had not made a single move.

"Hm?"

No. It's not as though she wasn't making a move or waiting for the Anino to do the initiative. The Anino could see Lyrica gritting her teeth. Her eyes are wide open at the same time her pupils are trembling along with her entire body. Cracks began materializing on the ground as her shoes are gradually digging the surface.

"D-Damn it...!"

Before long, Lyrica collapsed, hitting the surface with her face.

"T-Too heavy...!" She uttered while struggling to even open her mouth.

Seeing this allowed Uruk relax his shoulders. The Anino chuckled in joy and a sense of relief.

"How pathetic!"

The Anino's chuckle transformed into a mocking cackle.

"What do you think you're doing trying to exceed your limit? That's truly pathetic!"

The black flames coming out of the Hari's arm slowly vanished into thin air.

"This is what happens to every Himalas, no matter the time or age! Their arrogance and inflated view of themselves, thinking they are equal to gods just because they possessed an ability unlike any others, is what dragged them to their own downfall! And watching them do so is always a delight!"

Uruk started walking toward Lyrica. However, having been blinded by his hate against magic users, the Anino failed to realize it.

"Ah... How ironic. You talk about me being insecure when you're the one who's insecure if you're genuine or not." Uruk stopped right in front of Lyrica, just before stomping her on the back of her head.

Bam!

"I can tell you hate yourself for realizing too late what you could have done for your parents instead of letting your emotions take over you. You hate yourself for making the wrong decisions and regretting them in the end. And on top of that, you don't want people to dislike you, so you tried to suppress your impulsive emotions but you ended up hating yourself, realizing what you're doing until now is a lie."

Tug!

The Anino grabbed Lyrica by the hair.

"You sure have a lot of things going on for you! I can only imagine how hard it must be to carry those things on your shoulder all the time! But you don't have to think about those things anymore. Because from now on, I'm gonna make sure the only thing you can think of is the pain and terror you'll receive every day and night with my hands." Without caring if it was hurting the girl, the Anino pulled Lyrica and turned her face right in front of him. "You should be grateful, don't you think? That I'm going to liberate you from all that burden you're carrying?"

"I'm... Grateful." Lyrica spoke in a low voice.

Hearing Lyrica spoke made Uruk giggle excitedly.

"That's right! You should be, you weak, stupid Himala!"

"I'm grateful that you presented your stupid as* right in front of me."

"Hm?"

The Anino thought Lyrica's barrier worked similarly with Tibay that seeing it disappear was just because she lost her focus. The Anino failed to realize that Lyrica was hiding her left arm from the Hari's sight. Only after revealing it to the Anino did it realize...

Gleam!!

"Huh?!"

The girl was just waiting for the Anino to let its guard down and approach her.

"Hallowed Be Thy Name."

"Ah...!"

Lyrica punched the Anino in his gut with her left arm that was gleaming with light. The instant she did, the light from the girl's arm entered the Uruk's body. The Anino stumbled in surprise, releasing his grip on Lyrica's bob hair.

"W-What are you...?"

"You're right, I've got lots of things going on with me. I couldn't figure out in time what I could have done for my parents. I've made decisions I regretted in the end. I've been trying to suppress my emotions for so long, I can no longer tell if whatever face I'm making, the tears that come out of my eyes, or if the sincerity in my voice is real or not."

"You...!"

At that moment, for the first time since their battle started, the Anino felt a sharp pain from the inside.

"That light wasn't Tibay..."

"I'm just someone who got here out of dumb luck. I know my limits, but I don't want to regret and hate myself for not doing what I could anymore."

'This pain... It's light magic! She can use light magic!' At that moment, Uruk's body became too heavy and was eventually forced down to his knees. "I-Impossible... It's too heavy!"

"I already know I can never fulfill my desire to make Alteria a peaceful world without troubles. But if I could make a new start in this world and make things right, that's all fine to me."

Lyrica clenched her left fist, and immediately the Anino groaned in anguish from the intensified pain coursing inside the Anino.

"D-Damn you!!" Uruk tried to force his way to stand, but the sheer weight of the light that entered his body sent him back to his knees. Not only that, a hole appeared in his gut emanating the light that entered his body. "This is impossible! It's too heavy, and it's destroying me from the inside! Raaagghhh!!"

The Anino's roar resonated all around the plateau. Lyrica remained unfazed and focused on keeping her Hallowed Be Thy Name active and continuing to harm the entity.

"I can't get rid of all the troubles in the world, but if you dare stand in my way, or if your mere existence threatens to disturb my new life in this world, I'll destroy you!"