Chapter 10 Saving Damnation
That guy... That magician... If he heads for me there's no guaranteeing that there won't be any casualties. I gotta get Misaka and the rest out of here as fast as possible.
"Uh, Misaka-san, Ruiko-san, I just remembered I had something to do. I'll just excuse myself now ok?"
"Huh? Oh, sure. See you around then Ryusuke-san." Misaka said, her and Ruiko giving me a small wave.
Separating myself from the two girls, the magician had just caught sight of me and was starting to chew on his cigarette.
Pulling out the cigarette, he breathed out a small puff of smoke before turning in my direction. And at that exact moment, our eyes met.
I don't know what passed between us, but the expression in that magician's eyes changed.
Impossible, how can he recognize me just from seeing me once?
Time to go.
With no time to lose, I ran into the nearest alleyway I could find, the magician hot on my heels.
"Shit! Why's he after me? This definitely isn't my day!"
"What's wrong Esper? Is this something you should be doing after standing up to Innocentius?"
That's right... Innocentius, a three thousand degree flaming demon. Summoned and controlled by runes, this flame demon will not disappear even when touched by
Touma's right hand. The only way to remove Innocentius is to destroy or remove the runes used to summon it.
"Actually I waited for it to leave. That doesn't count as standing up to it right?"
"Still, do you know who I am?"
"The flame magician from Touma's apartment." I whispered, not believing the words that came out of my mouth.
"Why do you find it so hard to believe that magic exists? Just because you use Science to explain everything doesn't mean it CAN explain everything."
"Who are you?"
"Stiyl Magnus is my name, please do not make me speak my other name."
"Other name?"
"My 'magician's' name. I assume you would know I have one since you acknowledge the existence of magicians."
"What are you here for?"
"I'm afraid I have a question for you too, who are you and why were you there that night?"
"I'm Ryusuke, a friend of Touma's. I was only there by chance."
"Then why do you believe in magicians? This is Academy City, the main base of Science! And if you were only there by chance, why are you known by the General Superintendent of Academy City?"
"The General Superintendent...?"
"Oh great don't tell me I've got the wrong Esper. I'm looking for Proximity Trace..." Stiyl sighed as he clapped a hand to his face, "I swear, I can't tell you all from each other."
"I am Proximity Trace." I said, looking up glaring at Stiyl.
"Oh good, then I can pass you the message I'm supposed to. Your friend Touma and I are going to Misawa Cram school to rescue a girl..."
"What does this have to do with me?"
"Don't interrupt me and I'll tell you. You are not to interfere with the rescue, stay away from Misawa Cram school."
"Why?"
"This matter deals with another magician. Your presence will complicate matters.
And this isn't the kind of situation where you're needed. In fact, I don't even know why I got saddled with Imagine Breaker in the first place."
Why's Touma called Imagine Breaker? Why's this magician so reluctant to take him along? So many questions and no answer.
Walking off before I could ask him any more questions, the git vanished as fast as he appeared around the corner leaving me confused and stunned in an empty alleyway.
Imagine Breaker huh? Let's see what the bank has to say about that.
A short scan through the Bank later proved extremely futile and a waste of my time. No encryptions, no hidden files, just a Level 0 with no abilities.
Like hell! I have seen him block lightning bolts, stand up to flames hot enough to melt metal and he's just a Level 0?
This is getting me nowhere. Maybe I'll go to Touma himself and demand answers.
-one short and uneventful trip to Touma's apartment later-
Strange... There doesn't seem to be anybody inside his apartment. And usually that nun is always making a fuss or biting him.
Wait... Those cards on the balcony outside his apartment... Runes?
Shit! Gotta peel them off before...
Before I could even reach for the first card, flames erupted out of them, taking the form of my worst fiery nightmare.
Innocentius, the witch killing pope.
This isn't funny! I'm not a witch!
With Energy Manipulation being my only active Personal Reality, I tried to siphon as much heat as I could from the surroundings to prevent myself from being roasted alive. But at my current level... There's a limit to the amount of energy I can manipulate, and 3000 degree flame demons are definitely out of my league!
Rolling out of the way from a large blast of flame that threatened to roast me where I stood, I quickly started up Accelerator's Personal Reality.
Come nuke come cataclysmic explosion I'd be invincible!
Right after that thought, the next flame attack sent me flying.
Invincible my freaking ass, Accelerator's shield is faulty... Damn that hurt...
No wait... His shield is intact, it's not a problem with the calculations... It's a problem with the vectors...
That blast doesn't match the known laws of thermodynamics... I figured magic would not obey the laws of Physics but this is a different ballpark entirely...
A totally different set of laws. So... This is magic?
Vector Shield still works to prevent the flames from burning me directly, but it doesn't reflect as it should. I guess I could use that to my advantage...
Shit!
My arms brought up barely in the nick of time, Innocentius swung down a giant flaming cross onto me, the flames dissipating as soon as it comes in contact with my Vector Shield but still not reflecting.
Magic is such a pain in the ass.
Holding my arms up and barely keeping Innocentius at bay, I noticed the cards on the wall printed with runes.
Strange that I only notice these kinds of things under great heat and pressure... Literally...
I'm redirecting all of the heat from Innocentius' attack but that doesn't mean I should just spend time here dawdling either...
Absorbing the heat in the surroundings as a result of Innocentius' flaming body, I started to stockpile energy in my body and released it as a giant torrent of water down on the cards.
A majority of the water that rained down immediately boiled and turned to steam, what remained was barely enough to splash the cards.
Waterproof...
Judging by the fact Innocentius is so close to the cards and the cards still haven't ignited I'd assume they were made with some flame retardant material...
Peeling the cards off is a no go, even though I can't be burned, since my redirection isn't working and taking into account Innocentius' resistance to being dispelled or destroyed while the runes are active... I can't rush across or dispel it to physically remove the runes.
What if I knocked off the wall using Vector Change?
No... That would just cause it's area of effect to expand when the wall holding the cards breaks.
Too engrossed in my thoughts, I didn't notice Innocentius winding up its free hand and by the time I realized it, it was too late.
"Oooof!"
Sent flying back by the impact, the heat of the flames dissipating upon touching my skin I made a mad swipe with my hands removing half of the cards from the wall and unto the floor.
With a loud roar, Innocentius' flames lost some of its heat, the demon itself shrinking quite a bit.
I guess it's now or nothing!
Rushing forwards hand outstretched, I punched Innocentius, earning a loud scream as it was forcefully dissipated by the vectors in my hand.
Only to return less than a second later before I even had any chance to pull any of the other card off.
This is freaking ridiculous! How do you stop an immortal flame demon that doesn't even let you take a shot at its own Achilles heel?
Blocking another ferocious attack, I randomized the vectors on the part of my body touching Innocentius using the short lapse in time it too to resummon itself to rip even more cards off the wall via Telekinesis.
One card left.
Not even bothering to block another hit from Innocentius, I stamped my foot on the ground dislodging the last card after creating a crack under the card, loosening the adhesives that stuck it to the wall.
"Haaaa..."
Letting out a sigh as I surveyed the damage, the burn damage to the nearby area was minimal, I'm sure the fire department will be on its way because of the smoke so there isn't much point in me remaining behind.
Besides, the trail is faint, but the person supplying power to the cards is broadcasting his source of energy like a cellphone tower in order to fuel the rune cards over a great distance.
If Science ever found a way to remote broadcast power like this, it would mean a definite increase in efficiency for any unit that requires an external power source.
But I think it's only possible when humans are the power source...
Pulling up my phone's GPS, the energy was not very strong but I had a direction from which it was coming from. And the next building perfectly dissected by the line is... Misawa Cram School.
So that's where he is? I'm not supposed to get involved but I think I'm allowed to scream at him at least for setting that stupid thing on me.
Twenty minutes later ands barely sweating, I found Touma glaring at seven robots standing in front of the building.
"Wait what's going on?" I asked.
"We're not going to incur any more casualties. We'll use the 'Gregorio's Chant' to carry out a Holy Incantation Bombardment." one of the robots said.
Wait, robot? That robot sounded practically like a human. Don't tell me there's a nutcase in that metal armor?
"Bombard? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? HOW POWERFUL IS THAT THING? HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE INSIDE? ARE YOU GOING TO BLOW THE WHOLE BUILDING UP?" Touma thundered.
"You're right. This Holy Spell gathers 3,333 monks at the greatest holy place in the world, the Vatican Church can accurately turn anything I the world to dust. Besides, if we leave the tower of this heretic, it'll be harmful to our pride."
"Isn't that a bit too..." I started, only to be cut off by Touma.
"WHAT NONSENSE ARE YOU SPOUTING? THERE ARE COUNTLESS INNOCENT STUDENTS INSIDE! STIYL AND HIMEGAMI ARE STILL INSIDE! EVEN AUREOLUS... BESIDES, HOW BIG WILL THE DAMAGE RADIUS BE, BLOWING UP THAT HUGE BUILDING? RUBBLE WILL FLY OUT LIKE CANNONBALLS IN A 600m RADIUS!"
"As ling as the goal is correct the means are justified! The blood shed today shall be the foundation for tomorrow!" the knight retorted.
This is insane. I'm washing my hands off of this argument... And maybe find some way to bombard these bastards before they bombard the building.
A car... An SUV... No, a bus would be the ideal projectile. On the off chance I miss and only kill half of these morons I need to make sure the object I fling is big enough to flatten all of them regardless of accuracy.
Turning around and walking away to find my 'bullet' a voice and trumpet sound alerted me to the fact that I was too late... As the ground below us trembled and shook, the clouds above the school parted slowly with bolts of red lightning streaking through the sky.
What the hell... Is that?
From the center of the clouds, a giant pillar of light shot through the clouds, cleaving through the entire building causing everything except the north block to crumble and crash downwards.
"YOU BASTARDS!" Touma yelled, running in the direction of the buildings.
Is this... The power of magic?
This bombardment is totally unavoidable! How is anyone supposed to recover after an attack like that?
Steel frames twisted, glass shattered, concrete crumbled. The entire building was deconstructed from the top down until the destruction literally froze in time.
Did time stop? No my phone clock is still ticking... What in the world is...
Looking back up at the building, my jaw simply dropped. If the destruction of the school was amazing, this is even more so. So amazing I fact that I had to rub my eyes and make sure I wasn't dreaming just to believe it.
Slowly but surely, every shard of glass every piece of rubble, slowly reversed it's course as if someone had pointed a remote control at the building and pressed "rewind".
"And that, is the power, of Ars Magna." a girl said from behind me.
Turning so fast my neck cricked, I rubbed the now sore area, taking in the sight in front of me.
The girl looked no older than me, but her clothes looked quite worn. A black jumper that fit quite close to her body, accentuating her curves and not so developed chest, jeans that hugged her hips and running shoes. Her mocha brown hair went all the way down to her shoulders and was tied in a simple but elegant ponytail.
"Who are you?" I asked immediately, sensing no AIM Field.
If she's another magician...
"Isn't it polite to introduce yourself before asking others for theirs?" she replied, smirking at me.
"Ryusuke Isha. Now what's. Your. Name."
"Calm down, I'm Akiha Makushou. Nice to meet you!"
"What are you here for?"
"My my, are all boys your age like this? No interest in making a conversation huh?"
"Don't 'boys my age' me and answer the question! I only 'make conversation' with people whom I know aren't a threat to this city!" I barked, my temper starting to flare.
"I'm here to find 'Deep Blood'." Akiha replied, her joking demeanor immediately replaced with an aura of authority.
"So you are a magician...!"
"Hold your horses, I'm not with the Roman Catholic church." she said, cutting me off while I was in the middle of starting up my usual array of abilities.
"Then who are you..."
"Duck." Akiha said simply, forcing me down when I didn't comply fast enough.
Holding her hand above my now lowered head, Akiha blasted the tin can that was trying to sneak up on me with a fireball.
"My oh my, looks like the 13 knights of the Roman Catholic church want to play! But where are the other six?" Akiha wondered aloud, faking a thoughtful look while tapping her chin with a finger.
"Get them! They are the enemy of our Lord!" one of the knights yelled, closing in on the both of us.
"My oh my, it seems you've been dragged into my mess. I sincerely apologize but I think we're going to have to fight our way out of this."
"Why am I grouped with the likes of you?" I snarled, Vector Change, Energy Manipulation and Telekinesis already prepared.
"Well you heard him, you're considered an 'enemy' fight for yourself if not for me, these men won't spare either of us."
"Tch..."
Sidestepping from the first knight who swung his heavy sword, I sensed the kinetic energy of what could only be a sword swing behind me and reacted accordingly.
While the sword behind me shattered, I stopped another sword in mid swing by absorbing half of its kinetic energy and applying it in the opposite direction of the swing and using Telekinesis to hold the sword in place.
Akiha herself was having fun as she playfully hopped and skipped around her attackers tripping them and throwing different projectiles of different elements, "For an imitation, you are nothing compared to the original."
In a few minutes, the knights all lay on he floor, dead or not I didn't dare check; in case they decide to ambush me while I checked for a pulse.
"Wow Ryusuke-kun, you're not half bad!" Akiha said, patting me on the back before heading for the building.
"Wait!" I yelled, jogging up to her, "I'm not letting you go until I get an explanation! Who attacked us? Who are the Roman Catholics? What is Ars Magna? What is Deep Blood?"
"Whoa whoa, slow down Ryusuke-kun. One question at a time! Those knights that attacked us, are a copy of the original knights of England, the 13 Knights of the Roman Catholic Church."
"And the Roman Catholics?"
"What? I know this city is full of atheists but you don't even know what the Roman Catholic church is?"
"Humor me." I muttered through gritted teeth.
"The Roman Catholic church is the biggest denomination of Christianity. With over twenty million believers and countless magically able followers. It's influence is so vast that it spans over 113 countries."
"Ars Magna?"
"Wow you have a lot of questions don't you? Well, no matter since I have nothing but time... Ars Magna is a spell that allows an alchemist to accurately simulate the real world in his or her mind and therefore control it."
"Something that powerful..."
"Indeed, it is incredibly powerful once completed but the spell itself takes several lifetimes to complete."
"Well I'll deal with it if I ever come across it. What is Deep Blood?"
"That is..." Akiha muttered, her hands balling to fists and trembling.
"It's ok if you don't want to say or don't know..."
"No, if you don't find it out from me you'll simply learn about it elsewhere. Deep Blood is the Esper ability that kills vampires..."
"Vampires? You mean those creatures that only appear in manga and anime exist?" I asked, earning a giggle from Akiha.
"Yes they do. Deep Blood is proof of that. It draws in vampires with its sweet scent and once a vampire consumes her blood they turn to ash."
"Then why are you here to find it?"
"Don't you find vampires absolutely fascinating? A being never seen before by the world, rumored to have an infinite lifespan and unlimited energy pool."
"Not really... In fact, if they were so powerful, I'd stay away. I have a feeling my lifespan would be drastically shortened if I ran into one."
"Ohh?" Akiha said, eyes slightly widening I surprise, "So you're not the inquisitive and curious type hmmm? Then may I ask you, why aren't you running now?"
"Wait... You are..."
"Yep."
"So you're here to kill Deep Blood?" I yelled, shifting into a defensive stance to lower my center of gravity and prepare to fight.
"Vampires can't kill Deep Blood. They will get an overwhelming urge to drink the blood of Deep Blood and die as a result."
"So you're lured here by the scent."
"No, I heard she was being held here. There's a barrier that prevents me from locating her scent."
"Why would you actively seek out the one thing that will kill you? It's like hanging a noose around your neck and then looking for a spot to jump."
"..."
"Why are you so intent on killing yourself?"
"..."
"Akiha!"
"What the hell do you know?" Akiha screamed, "How do you think it feels knowing that you'll live forever? That no matter what you do, you're the only one that won't age, that you will outlive anybody you live with, that you have to keep moving because people start getting suspicious of you!"
"Akiha..."
"That's not all! To be surrounded by humans, to be the only odd one out, do you have any idea how that feels? I'm just a monster that..."
"Is that all?"
"What?"
"Is that all there is to it? Being the odd one out? Living forever? Why don't you just LIVE WITH THE HAND THAT YOU'RE DEALT WITH?"
"What?"
"So what if you can live forever? So what if you can't age? That's what you've got so suck it up! You come all the way down here just to kill yourself? There's no such thing as a gift or a curse! It's how you look at it that counts dammit!"
"Why don't you try living in my shoes first you damn human?..."
"I don't know what you've been through, nor will I pretend that I do. But if you chose to use your gifts instead of wasting them, wouldn't people be willing to overlook your flaws? You say you've thought about everything. But you haven't even explored every possibility! It's only the end when you give up. Of course because our lives are short our time is precious. But having a never-ending life doesn't devalue your life at all! Do something meaningful, give yourself a purpose! If you just do that won't you..."
"Shut up you ignorant twit!" Akiha screamed, throwing a fireball that blew past my ear.
She missed on purpose. There's no reason she couldn't just fry me alive at point blank range.
Unable to take it anymore, I simply started laughing. Really, I just stood there and laughed. Maybe Accelerator's personality is turning me into someone I'm not. Maybe I snapped? I'll never know.
"Why are you laughing?" Akiha whispered dangerously, her eyes glowing a deep crimson red,
"Why are you laughing?"
"It's just so funny!" I shouted, laughing even harder, "You think that being immortal makes you special, that it makes you different from other people. Do you know how human you sound right now?"
"What...?"
"You feel emotions, you're self conscious. You think you're a monster? You have no idea how human you really are! Gyahhahahahaha!"
"So you're planning to stop me?" Akiha whispered softly as she glared at me.
"Please, don't look at me like that, it hurts my feelings."
"You really think I give a damn about your feelings?"
"If you have to ask well..."
Realizing the trap she just walked into, Akiha settled for silently glaring at me as if she could bore holes in my body with her eyes alone.
In fact, I have no doubt that she can.
"I'm not going to stop you from killing yourself because of some misguided sense of goodwill. I'm not even going to prevent you from finding Deep Blood just because your life has more meaning than you know."
"Spare me the rhetoric and get out of my way."
"Well, I would, but I can't."
"Oh, so now you're going to stop me because my life has more meaning than I give it? That by defeating me you'll prove me wrong?"
"..."
"I just hit the bullseye didn't I?"
"Heh, I don't even know whether I have enough worth to do that. Don't say I'm being a hero, I'm not deserving of that title. You think I'm all high and mighty, but deep down... I think... I'm no better than you."
"Then why are you...?"
"Would you believe me if I said I see myself in you?"
"What are you talking about? I'm nothing like you!"
"If I had taken a different path, I don't think I'd be around to stop you right now. Sure I have no right to stop you. But that's no reason to let you die."
"So after all that, your going to stop me? Why'd you have to sound so high and mighty if you're just gonna do what every predictable hero wannabe would do?"
"Don't lump me in with them. Heroes save because they can protect everything they see. I'm nowhere good enough for that. I'm just doing what I can out of my own selfish desire."
"You're picking a fight with someone who's lived hundreds of years. Someone who can kill you without batting an eyelash without losing any sleep tonight. Knowing that, you'll still challenge me?"
"I know I'm not enough to stop you. I only plan to buy enough time until we're discovered by someone who can."
Seven Level fives in this city. If I cause a big enough commotion, surely one of them will come along.
Now that I think about it, there's no hope of a Level 5 coming along... Aside from Misaka, all the other Level 5s are probably as uninterested in helping and as selfish everyone makes them to be. It's not their fault, after all they're only obligated to mind their own business.
I can't feel any AIM Field from Akiha, but I think it's safe to say I can't hold her off for more than 10 minutes. If nothing happens within that time frame I think I'll either be forced to pull out or die.
Ten minutes huh? Vector Change, Energy Manipulation online... Electromaster, Telekinesis and Pyrokinesis on standby.
The trick to fighting any opponent is finding out what they can do, what they can't, the scope of their ability and any possible weaknesses. When fighting an Esper, I'm at a definite advantage since
I can identify their ability without seeing it.
But magicians... Damn, magicians are a pain in the ass. Not only do I not know what I'm up against, I have to experience it to know. And one wrong move, one miscalculated deflect, and it's over.
If knowing is half the battle, doesn't that mean not knowing is half the battle already lost?
She controls fire, so by adding the rule to reflect flames is a must, it may not bounce back at her like intended but at least the reflection rule will prevent me from being harmed directly.
With only that in mind, I stood my ground against nothing less than a combat veteran. All that matters now, is who makes the first move and what.
There! She's charging a bolt of electricity!
Adding the laws of electricity to my reflect, I rolled out of the way anyway to prevent myself from getting hit.
A miss is safer than a deflected hit.
With nothing to counterattack with, and no idea how to in the first place, I started planning scenarios and planning ahead. If I was going to dodge, where? Taking into accept my surroundings, potential hazards and potential weapons is key.
"Are you not going to fight? It seems you're only interested in being a moving target."
Of course I'm not interested in fighting, between identifying your strategies and attack patterns and using a half assed attack I'd definitely go with information gathering.
The last magician I encountered used runes. If I'm not wrong, although magic and science use different means of fighting, it still has to be based on a system. Some basis that governs all attacks and offensive maneuvers that can be made. For Esper's it's our ability. If magicians have a similar system I just need to...
"If you are thinking about finding a weakness in my magic, I'll save you the trouble. I dislike using idol theory and grand magic, the former makes me reliant on spiritual items and I don't like carrying equipment into battle, the latter takes too long to prepare and isn't suitable in fast paced battles unless I have many people to defend me. Here's the information you want so badly, I use grimoires."
Ok, she just spouted a whole mountain of gibberish at me, what the hell is 'idol theory'? What about 'grand magic' or 'grimoires'? I have a feeling she's making fun of me.
I guess understanding her tactics is totally beyond me no matter how hard I try.
Pyrokinesis and Electromaster online.
Fine, here's a warning shot.
Thrusting my hand in front of me, I attacked with a small burst of flame that only spanned half a meter from my hand.
Oh shit, I forgot. My Pyrokinesis only allows me to create flames up to a meter from my body.
Manipulating flames is at a limit of up to 5-10 meters but the flames cannot be created by me.
Don't ask me about these funny limitations, I have no idea why either.
"Is that all? You plan to stop me with that? Either this is some sick joke or you really overestimate yourself." Akiha sneered.
Your guard's down!
Shooting myself forward with Vector Change, I started to ionize the air around me I preparation for a lightning strike.
"Not good enough."
A leg appeared from an impossible angle as Akiha moved faster than I could track colliding with my left ribs, sending me flying backwards into a nearby tree.
Ow... My reflect was only prepared for heat and electrical attacks... Since when would a magician suddenly use physical attacks right out of the blue? That's totally not fair!
"Ryusuke-kun. I'd love to play with you more, but I have an objective to accomplish. To give you a fighting chance I'll even tell you what I'm about to use. But if you can't defend against it, it's your loss."
She's either completely conceited or... Is she pitying me?
"The attack I'm about to use, is based on a minor mistranslation of a grimoire from a western culture. In layman terms, it channels the power of the sun and amplifies it."
"But there's no sun." I blurted out, unable to stop myself from pointing out her fatal mistake.
"Would you rather I used water magic? Its power would be amplified by the fact it's night time right now."
Taking my silence as a refusal to her offer, Akiha raised both her hands and started using a language that I didn't recognize.
I have only a few seconds before I'm totally flattened by her 'sun spell'. If I can't come up with something by then, I'm toast.
All my abilities aside from Vector Change are incapable of stopping such an attack. But even if I include the rule to deflect light into my vector shield, how would I know she's not lying? All she has to do is lie and I'll be the one on the losing end; not her.
Hmm... Both magic and science have a definite similarity, they both use energy. I could use Energy Manipulation to siphon off energy from the attack but without understanding the laws behind the attack, that's no good either.
Wait... Removal... Of... Energy?
What if I created an environment that removes all energy from everything? An environment so hostile that even molecules stop moving? Wouldn't that stop practically any attack?
Starting the calculations needed and every ability that was useful (only Pyrokinesis was disabled), I did started creating formulae on the spot.
Either they worked, or I won't be around to correct them.
Removing kinetic energy from the air with Energy Manipulation and using it to hear the air directly around me, I continued to cool the air further by using Telekinesis to slow the air molecules directly, reading the movements of air around me via Vector Change and stabilizing electron movements around me with electricity.
The result? A rapidly cooling semicircle shield 3 meters in diameter in front of me with the ground starting to freeze.
"It's over Ryusuke-kun. Goodbye..."
"I don't think so!"
Swinging my arms out and around, I completed my impromptu 'shield', a wall of frozen air and ice that continued to cool rapidly.
It's already taking all my conversation to continuously remove heat from the wall... If she does anything that bypasses the shield... Nah I don't even want to think about what will happen.
Releasing a river of fire, the flames slowed as it approached my shield before if finally enveloped it in a sea of flames.
I don't think... It's going to hold up against her attack...
It won't hold up, the wall was only a few millimeters thick, as cold as it may be, there's a limit to how much it can absorb.
It's too late to try a reflect, all of my computing power is being dedicated to calculations to the micro movements the molecules in the wall were making in order to slow then down. Even when I know what I'm being attacked with, I guess I was right after all... I was too naive. Even when Akiha took it easy on me, this is all I'm capable of...
The flames flooding the area around me as my wall collapsed, my mind finally gave out, the complex calculations taking its toll on my body as I passed out.
-End of Chapter 10-
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