Divine

Immediately following the binding magic, the emperor chanted :

"Divine Gravity Magic : Celestial manipulation"

As soon as he finished his sentence, the moon suddenly accelerated from its orbit and quickly vanished below the horizon, while the sun began to rise.

'what the dogsh*t? Tier 10 magic spell ? Turning night into day? this is ridiculous!' Rio stumbled before clumsily fall onto the ground in awe. 

Before long, slashes of cyan light began to envelop the purple column, causing the purple formation to start crumbling.

Seeing this, the emperor contorted and muttered "Doesn't matter anymore... Selene, I'll be joining you after this battle. People of Cymara, forgive this foolish emperor."

Then, with a slight hesitation, the emperor piously prayed "Divine Concept Break: Conquest..." Suddenly, the entire world seemed to freeze, transforming into a black-and-white painting. In that stillness, a disembodied voice resonated out.

[ I accept your sacrifice ]

[ What will be your wish ] 

"I wish Clara Wakeford Valoria and Sylvia Elowen Cyan to be bound for 30 seconds longer..."

[ Wish granted ] 

Then time resumed its flow. The purple column of light vanished, but the duo remained in the same position, still unable to move.

Without wasting any time, the emperor cast aside his sword and reached his left hand toward the sky, as if attempting to grasp the sun. Simultaneously, his right hand seemed to clutch the space between himself and the duo.

Then, with a face full of resolve, chanted "Divine gravity magic : Space manipulation" 

The emperor's face immediately contorted in pain as he spat out a mouthful of blood, yet his posture remained unchanged.

Within five seconds of the emperor's wish being granted, he appeared to age significantly, his face turning pale and his strength visibly waning.

'2 Divine level spell ? one that involve god ? I need to get out of here' Rio thought to himself, as he tries to run away. But soon, he realized he was unable to move at all.

'Dogsh*t, I'm not included in his wish ? why am I unable to move ?'

Looking down with his limited mobility, he saw that the crimson sword he was given was pulsating in a rhythmic pattern, its surface illuminated by complex magical runes.

'Clara you *****' 

10 seconds has passed since the wish was granted, while the emperor was still holding out his hand to the sky. But suddenly, the princess seems gained control of her body again as she staggered forward. 

"Impossible" The emperor exclaimed. " You damn blasphemer, what have you done ?"

The princess ignored the emperor, looking at the bright sky, there now seems to have 2 suns in the sky. She then coldly looked at the emperor and chanted "Gravity magic : mass manipulation."

"You... controlling magic ? How is that possible." The emperor looked at the princess with a incredulous face. 

The princess, still ignoring the emperor, waved her hand at Rio.

'what the .... ' 

Rio was immediately thrown into the air, and hovered just above the emperor. 

Rio was facing the sky. 

'what the h*ll is going ... why are there 2 sun ? why is one getting bigger?' 

Princess looked up at the two suns and muttered.

"Divine Ordnance !" 

"Divine ?"

'Divine ?'

Emperor and Rio thought of the same thing. But before having any of their question answered, everything turned white. 

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"Divine Ordnance !" 

Clara chanted. 

Immediately following the chant, a floating royal airship emerged from concealment, hovering just above the ruined castle. A massively complex magical circle materialized above the ship.

The massively complex magical circle intercepted the colossal divine fireball just above the airship, causing it to plummet hundreds of meters in altitude upon impact with the divine spell. The airship then began to glow with a pure, overwhelming white light.

In the ship's 'lobby' where several giant multi-storied statue stood, the scepters suddenly illuminated in various colors before converging to concentrate an orb of energy in the center.

The ship's entire energy was drawn into this orb. Moments later, the orb emitted a controlled, obliterating beam straight through the 'lobby' and down to the battleground below.

The strike was precisely aimed, guided by a beacon disguised as a red sword.

Through Clara's vision, she watched as the intense energy beam incinerated the young man named Rio along with the beacon.

The emperor, raising both hands to form a protective barrier with his remaining mana, was nonetheless reduced to dust by the beam.

When the energy beam finally dissipated, a gaping hole with a diameter of ten meters and seemingly infinite depth marked the place where the emperor and Rio had stood.

Then, everything seems quiet for a moment, except for the massive royal airship beginning to rapidly lose altitude. 

Soon, the airship crashed a distance away from where Cyan and Clara stood. 

"Last target, finally eliminated" Clara said emotionlessly 

Cyan looked at Clara without saying anything. 

The two stood there for a long time. 

Cyan soon couldn't stand the silence. 

"Is this ... all worth it Clara ?" 

" You've lied, you've betrayed, killed billions, tortured thousand. For the sake of eliminating the 'variables' and creating your so-called utopia. " 

Cyan continued with a pained voice.

"I trusted your original vision, that's why I followed you, but now ... ? I'm not sure anymore." 

Cyan looked around the desolate place

" I want to believe you, Clara, I really do. But you're still hiding things from me. " 

" Even if you're able to repopulate this .... this hell hole, and create your utopia, are you just going to pretend you didn't kill billions and wash your hand from all th ... "

"Cyan..." Clara looked at her attendant with an unreadable face. "Please, don't make it hard for me" 

Cyan then looked at Clara and said " I sincerely hope, my blind faith in you does not betray our original dream ... " 

Cyan then knelt silently, drew her own sword, and swiftly pressed the sharp edge through her neck before collapsing. 

Looking at the crimson blood dying Cyan's beautiful hair on the ground, Clara remembered a certain scene from her memory. 

"Next time... I " 

[Last of the god eliminated, this should be a happy occasion for you Clara, Cheer up ! ] 

"Zephiron..." The princess looked with disdain

[ So you want to undergo apotheosis ? To become the human god ? Or to make a wish ?] 

[ Of course you would make a wish right ? haha, There is barely any human left on this planet after all ! You murdered them all ! ] 

[ What ? you want to become the god of refugee camp ? I won't object to that of course ! ] 

The princess did not react to the so-called God's antics 

"I will make a wish" The princess continued " The same one"

[Tsk how boring ...]

[I'm telling you, no matter how many times you tried. You'll never succeed. ] 

[After all ... my creation, my purpose, my very existence, is created to spite you ... you should've already known that]

[What iteration is this again ? 1034th ? my god you're persistent] 

[Yet every single time, the result is the same as this one] 

[You know, I'm glad my memory is also being wiped, or I would've killed myself out of boredom] 

[I'm truly surprised that you haven't give up yet ... despite keeping thousands of years of memory.] 

Zephiron walked closer to the princess, and whispered into her ear 

[We are old friends after all, let me tell you something my creator has told me himself only just recently] 

[The moment you've created the equation, you're doomed to fail ... ] 

[After all, we are all assigned a role ... And yet you trying so hard to fight against fate assigned to you] 

[Living for thousands of year and all ...squirming around like a bug. How nauseating. ] 

Zephiron looked at the princess with pity and disgust 

[ If I, the representation of near omnipotent and a true omniscience god doesn't have a chance, what chance do you have ?] 

The princess stayed silently for a while. 

[No matter how much more loop you're going through, you will never be able to win. For no matter how perfect of a set up you've made, all he needs to write down is "she failed in the end" for all your effort to turn into sh*t ! That's what omnipotent means. ]

"Even so..."

"If I don't. I ... "

The princess wasn't able to complete her sentence. 

"Just one more time. " 

[That should be the hundredth time you've said the exact phrase...] 

[Shame I won't be remembering your current face... ]

Then, time begin to rewind, with a certain consciousness floating in midair looking at the river of time flowing backwards for 25 years. 

When Clara opened her eye again, she is now an infant, with her previous life's memory intact .