Chapter 42: Setting Embers

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The earth of Terra trembled, all sights from below the Control Tower looked up to see a great Purple expanding ball of imaginary mass erupting from the peak.

Alexei stared up in shock, knowing what attack that was, "everybody, shield up!"

Uncaring of the Reunion members that were sure to be dazed from the shockwave of The Honored One's attack, the Shieldguard legion raised their shields above their heads, forming a turtle formation around Rosmontis.

"Ah!" Rosmontis spread her arms out, kneeling down as she maneuvered her four structures to place them above the dome of shields. It gave support to Patriot's Guerillas, providing an extra layer of protection.

BOOM!

A great shockwave of the Heavens rained down.

***

Skadi was leaning against her blade, staring up at the control tower. 'Should I go up there?' She had been watching the Blue orb circling around it for quite a bit of time now, itching to go and support Gojo Satoru.

'...Perhaps I should,' the woman pressed her back against her sword, pushing her forward. However, just as she settled her hands on the hilt of her blade, the danger senses honed from her experiences as an Abyssal Hunter flared.

Skadi immediately turned around, flipping her blade into a reverse grip that was placed to the side of her waist.

Her eyes narrowed as the Blue orb had already risen above the Control Tower, a Red glow right below it.

Before it fired off, combining together to create a cosmic explosion.

A great sound of the skies rupturing came out, a flash of Purple illuminating the skies and cityscape of Chernobog.

Skadi shielded her eyes, as they narrowed, she didn't care about the damage it would cause to the city... What she cared more for was...

'Can Satoru be hurt by his own attack?' An ominous premonition came to her.

***

Nearl, Shining, and Nightingale shielded themselves, the latter two forming an arts barrier that deflected the shockwave from the Purple blast that had just occurred.

The control tower looked fine, only a good portion blasting off of it, the three attributing to the people up at top preventing it from breaking by defending it with their arts.

Their surroundings, though? Buildings were being blown apart, shattering and sending debris running through Chernobog as blood would in a human body' vein.

A magnificent sight, if they weren't also endangered by the blast...

"How reckless can he be?!" Nearl squinted her eyes, the blinding light and loud noise barely making her audible.

"...Hm, I believe that is simply in his nature on how to act," Shining shrugged, 'but Margaret is right, he could have at least some tact in how he acts.'

Nearl continued staring at the suppressed explosion, noting how the explosion radius seemed... Restrained?

Nightingale was sitting by a rock near them, tilting her head. "He might have been damaged by it," the woman spoke out.

"From his own attack?" Nearl glanced back at her, then at the top of the Control Tower, "...Most likely, Liz..." It was a somewhat worrying thought.

But he would come out completely fine, right?

***

The Doctor and Kal'tsit stepped out, having already defeated and detained the transformed Mephisto

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