The Second Incarnation of the God of Creation.

Aerial battle! (2/3)

While the battle between Alya and the demonic dragon was raging on, sometime before she decided to use her technique.

Somewhere in the vast mountainous region, the corpses of many dragons lay scattered across the ground.

"That's the last of them."

A young youth, with flaming reddish-black hair, the famous Dragon slayer—Leo, sheathed his sword, Crimson Sabre, into its scabbard.

Due to the demonic dragon's abnormal regenerative ability, the battle had taken considerable effort and lasted an entire day.

"Just what was up with those dragons... You know, don't you?"

Although he hated the blood of the evil dragon that had chosen to bond with him, he had no other choice but to ask it for information.

(A demonic dragon... Why would one appear here, and in such large numbers?)

After what happened three hundred years ago, all the demons were supposedly sealed away. He was confused as to why a demonic dragon would suddenly descend.

<<... Those Dragons were infected with the miasma of the Demon God, Lucifer. As a being who held the authority over corruption, it was his nature to corrode everything.>>

The evil dragon responded after a moment of thought. Its raspy voice sounded very conflicted.

"But wasn't the Demon God sealed away? How could his influence have reached this place after being gone from the world for so long?"

<<I do not know. I'd assume something went wrong with the seal.>>

"But there haven't been any signs of his return until now? So why...?"

<<Do you remember that abnormal phenomenon that happened recently?>>

"Abnormal phenomenon? Ah, you mean back when the sky was dyed crimson?"

<<At that time, it was faint, but I did detect the presence of miasma.>>

It was referring to when the Witch of Calamity—Celestia, had weakened the seal suppressing the Demon God.

As such, the seal was slowly weakening; it was losing the strength to contain the miasma that was corroding the world.

"Tch... If we want to have a better understanding, I suppose we'd need to check on the seal."

Leo sighed heavily as he turned his gaze over to the distance shrouded in darkness, but then...

BOOOOOOOM!

Something fell from the sky with the force of a meteor impact, slamming into the ground. Stones and dirt were sent scattering in all directions.

"Guh... Don't tell me, another demonic dragon?"

Leo heightened his wariness and reached for the hilt of his sword, hanging at his waist, but—

"Hm, as I thought, it really was the presence of miasma, that guy Lucifer will have to explain himself."

The carefree voice of a young girl resounded from within the dust. Once it had receded, the young, slender figure of a girl in her early teens appeared.

She was draped in casual clothing that was torn in several places, exposing much of her fair skin. Contrary to her cute and delicate face, it gave her a wild impression.

She was known as the Mother of Dragons, or the Dragon Goddess. She was the Dragon-class Nullborn—Lyra. Currently, her wings and draconic features were hidden, so she looked no different from an ordinary young girl.