😈 Tales of a Cambion (Book 2) 😈

XVIII (XLI). My Desire 😔 🏨

With Ryūko, Iruma, Acheron, and Isabelle in front of Romiere's defense, there were only two entities for the twins to call.

"Can you do this, Ali?" Requested Iruma.

"Sure thing, partner!" Replied Alicred appearing out of the Gluttonous Feeder Ring.

"Reficul, I summon thee!" Called Ryūko.

"In your name, I appear, Mein Fraülein!" Responded Reficul from the Ring of Pride.

Both outstretched their arms to face against the Magical Composite Beast and activated Ifrit Mode to their rings.

"We need to gobble up all of its mana, Ali and Reficul!" Said Iruma.

Gobble up?! Really, Iruma?! That was uncalled for with your companions on the line.

"Right! Hey! Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!" Exclaimed Alicred, "You want us to take in that much?! First time hearing about this! I mean, I know I agree! But, come on..."

"I would prefer to destroy that amount of mana, if that's possible." Said Ryūko, "Hold in one's mouth and destroy, I mean."

"W-Well, thing is... Since the Gluttonous Feeder Ring and the Ring of Pride can suck up mana, I thought it was the our best bet." Said Iruma.

"H-He's talking to himself, Ronove?" Wondered Romiere.

"Who in the Netherworld are they talking to?" Asked Isabelle with a raised eyebrow.

"It's best not to question." Replied Acheron, "Besides, we need to help them in case they need more firepower."

"You're acting armed, eh?" Complained Alicred, "Chugging that in one go is no picnic, you jerk!"

"But with Mein Fraülein's decision to eradicate the mana, it should come sufficient." Objected Reficul.

"What if we bundle the mana up and then destroy it?" Asked Ryūko, "Given Alicred can consume a lot of Grandfather's magic, Reficul and I may use something we've tried recently into work. Not to mention, we might need Isa and Acheron's help, too, given the last time they helped us."

"Wrap up tight instead of gobble? That's a good idea, Sis!" Said Iruma.

"Hm... Well... I guess your idea sounds easier to work with, Madam." Remarked Alicred, "But we'll need a great deal of your strength, too! Your two friends, included."

The twins nodded and listened to Alicred and Reficul's instructions: think back when they made the entities their current form, imagine them individually wrapping and destroying the opponent's mana. They beckoned Isabelle and Acheron to combine their strength with their own to guarantee success. Acheron held Iruma's hand while Isabelle held Ryūko's.

Cherusil has been recited-Alicred took the form of ghostly sack and Reficul to the shape of a large serpent. The former trapped the mana of the beast, but left a secret opening for the latter to enter. The serpent dived in, but all the sudden, its end began to crystallize upon entering the sack. Inside the clothed bag, it constricted the beast and mana before swallowing them whole.

The sack then removed itself and the monstrous entity was surrounded entirely with black crystals before all that was consumed cracks and shatters with a pang. The beast's corpse was nowhere to be seen, only pieces of black quartz close to obsidian or tourmaline. Iruma fell back from the impact of using up his strength and Ryūko, Isabelle, and Acheron caught him in time.

"You okay?" Asked the older twin.

"I-I'm fine." Replied the younger twin, "But, what was with those crystals?"