War of Caronia World

The light from the colossal crimson moon serves as the signal for the start of the war. Wizards and demons charge at each other, brandishing their wands and firing magical projectiles like a torrential downpour. I cast a spell, creating a large protective shield before unleashing an explosive fire projectile, sending the demon minions flying in different directions. Some even have their bodies torn apart. Cries of pain and agony, triumphant roars, and the relentless sound of magical projectiles colliding fill the air, along with the fierce clash of magical beams.

This is my first time joining a war, and I don't know if it will be my last. In my heart, I hope it is, and that I will still be alive at the end. I don't want to be just a name etched on a stone like so many others, eventually forgotten by time.

Sola conjures a sword of light from the tip of her wand and clashes with a tall woman in black named Luxuria. They engage in close-quarters magical combat and fire spells at each other furiously, as if they have harbored a grudge for eons.

"So, this is the Demon Emperor's ex-wife?" the woman in black sneers with mockery before flicking her wand and casting the life-severing curse. Naturally, Sola conjures a blue beam to intercept it. "Is that all you've got? You're nothing compared to the current wife!"

"So, it's you," Sola hisses through gritted teeth before unleashing a surge of power, sending the colliding beam hurtling back towards the hulking demoness. The woman's fury is terrifying. Her overflowing emotions towards the other woman cause her magical power to erupt even more intensely.

Luxuria, the Sin of Lust, senses her disadvantage and decides to use her trump card to confuse her opponent with pheromones that her body can constantly exude. If used on the same sex, it disrupts brain perception, causing confusion. If used on the opposite sex, it irresistibly draws them to procreate, as she once used on the Demon Emperor.

"So, you used this method to lure my husband," Sola says in a low voice before conjuring nose plugs and holding her breath. Her eyes see faint pink smoke wafting from the Sin of Lust's still form. In that instant, she sees a golden opportunity to attack, propelling herself into close range within a split second. Her index finger glows pink before a heart-shaped magic circle appears. "Fascino Grande!"

The charm enchantment mark is imprinted on the back of Luxuria's neck before she can react. Suddenly, the woman in black is struck by ancient magic. But with the remaining shreds of her consciousness, she struggles desperately.

"Ancient magic like that can't do anything to me... urgh!" Before Luxuria can finish her sentence, a slender white hand shoots out and covers her mouth instantly, the tip of a wand pointed at her.

"Verbomandragore!" A bright golden light flashes, and the Sin of Lust can no longer speak. Overwhelmed by fear that erupts like volcanic lava, she bites down on the wand and swings her hand, slapping Sola's pale, slender face without hesitation. Her palm strikes the right cheek, then the left, with full force. The assaulted woman tries to fire magical projectiles. But Sola easily dodges by tilting her head before snatching her enemy's wand and breaking it with one hand. The other woman's eyes widen in shock, never expecting to be defeated in a one-on-one fight. "Just a mistress who steals from others, not even worth breeding. Semma Binaza."

A purple beam shoots from the tip of Sola's wand, piercing under the chin and through the brain. The Sin of Lust is extinguished, her lifeless body falling still amidst the battlefield. The woman pays no attention to the defeated Luxuria. She continues to deal with the demon minions, though deep down, she secretly feels guilty for using the life-severing curse, a spell created by the 'First Demon.'

.........

Jack has never felt like he possesses so much power that a blue aura emanates from every pore of his skin. Since birth, he has been diagnosed with low magical power, requiring intense training to increase it. Undoubtedly, he trains every day, even after entering school. Compared to his classmates, he still lags far behind, a weakness that traps him in gloom, devoid of confidence and self-esteem.

But now, it is different. He deflects the attacks of demon minions before firing explosive magical projectiles in return. His movements are more agile and swift, as if his body has switched to auto-mode. Pyro, the magical projectiles he fires, strike the demon minions with force and impact. Suddenly, a demon minion stealthily casts a spell at Jack's back. But a hamster-like creature named 'Shuba' jumps out of his shirt pocket, opens its wide mouth, devours the spell, and spits it back out.

"Great job, Shuba!" Before he can even catch his breath, a purple beam shoots straight towards him from an unknown direction. Shuba leaps out and devours the beam entirely. The intense power of the life-severing curse causes smoke to billow from the hamster's mouth.

"Thanks a lot."

"That hamster is quite interesting. It's the first magical creature to survive this curse; your pet is extraordinary," a fat demon points his wand at the young man. "I want it. It would be quite useful. Hand it over!"

"I won't! Stiklemo!" Jack fires a calming spell. The fat man deflects it with his bare hand with sharp precision.

"Powerful attack, but that's all it is." He sniffs the air loudly before pointing his wand and waving it in the air, firing another purple beam. This time, Shuba spits out a purple beam, intercepting it. The fat man's attack proves ineffective, causing his face to turn red, veins bulging on his bald scalp.

"You brat! How dare you play with Gula, the Sin of Gluttony?!"

The other man relentlessly fires magical projectiles. Jack creates a large protective shield, which is destroyed by a mysterious spell the fat man conjures anew with malice. Its form is like liquid metal that flows and crashes into the magical shield, shattering it and slamming the young man onto the ground. It doesn't stop there. Gula whips the liquid metal against the ground like a lash. Jack manages to roll away, but the Sin of Gluttony doesn't relent. It separates the liquid metal into small pieces before shaping them into sharp-pointed blades aimed at the boy. Not only that, but they also shoot towards him rapidly like a downpour.

"Protection Maximum Versato Corpo!" Jack grits his teeth, creating a magical shield followed by a body-doubling spell, adding seven layers of magical shields. The golden blades strike the magical shields forcefully, creating a loud and magnificent impact. Their strength causes the first layer of the shield to shatter easily, followed closely by the second and third layers. Jack tries to create more layers of magical shields. But the attack is too powerful for the protective shields to withstand, piercing through all of them.

In the moment the boy instinctively senses death, he grabs the hamster and throws it out of the path of the sharp blades with a wry smile. Shuba looks at his master with wide black eyes. Compared to a human's second, it is equivalent to many important hours for the short-lived hamster. It immediately understands that the other is unintentionally sacrificing his life to save his beloved pet.

"Live on, Shuba..." Before he can finish his sentence, a rain of sharp blades pierces the boy's body, blood spurting and flooding the ground. Jack's body looks no different from a cactus.

Thwack! Thwack! Thwack! Thwack! Thwack! Thwack! Thwack! Thwack! Thwack! Thwack!

Shuba looks at his master's lifeless body, countless golden blades embedded in his face, body, arms, legs, every part pierced through.

"Ha! Ha! Ha! That damn brat is finally dead!" Gula laughs triumphantly, his large belly jiggling, before walking towards the hamster, which doesn't even think of fleeing. It understands its master's passing well, but without him, it has no reason to live in this world anymore. It stands waiting for its fate, standing tall and facing the fat man who is pointing his wand. "As for you, little rodent, go be with your master! Semma Binaza Maximum!"

Thwack!!

"Aghhhhh!!" The fat man screams in a high-pitched voice like a pig being dragged to a slaughterhouse. His face looks up at the sky, his mouth wide open in a scream that tears his vocal cords. The stream of purple light cuts off, causing the sleek, light brown wand to fall from his hand and roll across the battlefield. A face emerges from behind the fat man, wearing a triumphant smirk.

It's Jack.

"Y-you were dead!" Confusion sprouts in the Sin of Gluttony's mind. But when he sees the boy's 'separated body' dissolve into smoke, everything becomes clear. The boy grips Gula's golden blade, stabbing him in the back, destroying vital bones in his body, preventing him from dying instantly but rendering him unable to move for the rest of his life. "Do you... want gold? If you do... I'll give it to you. A kid like you probably need it more than I do..."

"You're talking nonsense," Jack says before using his foot to push the round, bloated body face-first into the ground and casting a calming spell to stop the body but preserve the pain of the wound on its back. His cold eyes fix on the still form before he crouches down and extends his hand to receive his beloved hamster, placing it on his shoulder. "A company president's son like me doesn't need your petty gold."

He finishes speaking before turning away and rejoining the war between wizards and demons, his demeanor and atmosphere completely changed.

..........

Cher-Tam battles with one of the Seven Sins, a woman wearing a red-patterned wooden mask. Its eyes glow with an intense red light, creating discomfort for its opponent. No matter what spell she casts, it is easily deflected as if the Sin knows it in advance. She tries to use a body-doubling spell to attack, but she is countered by an explosive magical projectile spell, leaving her cornered. Its casting movements resemble dancing. With its slender, graceful physique, breasts slightly larger than a fried egg, and slender yet muscular arms and legs, its dance-like movements flow like water, making it difficult to handle.

"Too strong," Cher-Tam begins to pant. But suddenly, Anya walks in from an unknown direction, holding her wand and fearlessly confronting the Sin. "Anya! Didn't you just fight another of the Seven Sins?! I can handle this one myself."

"Sorry, Senior Cher, but it would be better if we dealt with this one together," Anya says before flicking her wand and firing a rapid red beam, unexpectedly destroying the wooden mask of that particular Sin.

In that instant, the other's true face is revealed. Naturally, Cher-Tam's jaw drops in utter shock. But Anya's expression remains calm.

"Superia, the Sin of Pride... is Fongbeer..." Anya says in a low voice. "The Demon Emperor's illegitimate daughter... my half-sister."

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To Be Continue Ep.38