Flash—!
A beautiful, brilliant magic circle was woven across the sky.
But in contrast to its dazzling appearance, the spell taking form was nothing short of terrifying.
The radiant dawn starlight captured everyone's gaze.
Rumble—!
A storm of surging magical power erupted.
And the mages who recognized the spell widened their eyes in shock.
“End?”
“To cast that magic in an instant, without even a warning…”
“Just who is it?!”
Star Magic: End.
In the magic of the current era—no, since the Era of Calamity 5,000 years ago, it was a spell that had firmly held its place as the “strongest” magic.
It was famous as the pinnacle of Star Magic and the very symbol of Luna.
It was also notorious for an absurd level of difficulty that matched its power.
After Seiren redefined Star Magic and passed it down to future generations, those who could use End were renowned as the greatest mages of their respective eras.
Whenever the incantation for [End] began, vibrations of magical power strong enough to make the very atmosphere boil could always be felt.
But there was none of that now.
The mages could only watch in horror as the magic activated at high speed, as though it were a spell using a simple activation formula.
Lunia’s eyes widened.
'She simply used Fast Chanting.'
She had constructed the formula and completed the spell in an instant.
Fast Chanting was something every mage practiced.
It was one of the most common fundamentals, but the fact that the spell completed in such a way was Star Magic: End was nothing short of a miracle.
Lunia bit her lip and watched Luna.
Roooooar—!
Meanwhile, dark red death energy poured out from the place swept away by [End].
Everyone swallowed hard.
A sense of dread and pressure on a completely different level from Elgenie could be felt.
“That is… the Death King.”
One hero muttered and gulped, overwhelmed by the aura of death dominating the surroundings.
The true ruler of Tartarus.
The master of the Undying Legion.
He was, quite literally, the worst calamity in existence.
Everyone was paralyzed with fear.
Step—
As the Death King took a step forward, the heroes instinctively retreated.
The surroundings corroded with every step he took.
He did not threaten them with power, nor did he intentionally encroach upon the area.
The Death King’s mere existence was driving the surrounding space toward death.
Step—
When the Death King moved again, the heroes forming the battle line retreated once more.
Only a single Elf stood there with her arms crossed, her head tilted crookedly.
“Who is she? That Elf.”
“How can she be perfectly fine?”
While everyone looked bewildered, Lui, who was being protected by Lunia, asked curiously.
“Unni, you called that pretty lady Luna-nim. Is she really Luna-nim?”
In the midst of the suffocating situation, the child's innocent question echoed, and people began to murmur.
“Luna-nim?”
“No way…”
Everyone stared intensely at Luna’s back.
After the recent series of miracle-like events, could it be that the Founder of the Nebula had descended once again to save the world, just as she had before?
However, they could not bring themselves to believe the child’s words so easily.
Just as everyone was focusing on Luna’s back with tense expressions...
“It is truly moving to meet again after 5,000 years.”
The one who broke the silence was none other than the Death King.
“Luna Lubinence.”
“Gasp!”
“What did the Death King just say…?”
Shocked voices erupted from among the heroes.
“Aaaaah! It really was Luna-nim!”
“O Great Founder of the Nebula!”
“You have come once again to save us!”
“To descend upon us twice…”
“The greatest among the Great Heroes!”
The Elves fell to their knees and offered prayers toward Luna’s back, their eyes full of reverence.
Among them were Elves deeply entrenched in the Pureblood Doctrine.
“You have truly been resurrected in this world again!”
At that moment, at one Elf’s emotional murmur, Luna’s ears, which had been trying to ignore them, perked up.
After twitching her ears a few times, Luna lowered her head.
“Sigh.”
Then, taking a deep breath, Luna held out her palm toward the Death King.
Whoosh—!
The powerful gale that erupted swept over the Death King and Elgenie, who was burning beside him.
Boom—!
The two Legion Commanders were caught in Luna’s magic and hurled away, crashing straight into Lumeria City’s walls.
Rumble—!
Everything from where they had stood to the city walls, including the buildings in between, was swept away.
Since everyone had been evacuated, there were no casualties.
“Ooooooh!”
Everyone let out a cry of admiration.
It was, quite literally, phenomenal magic.
“The Legion Commanders couldn't even resist!”
“As expected of Luna-nim!”
“O Founder of the Nebula!”
Some Elves were busy praising Luna like believers who had met their god.
Slowly—
Luna turned toward those Elves.
People's eyes were drawn to Luna’s appearance, which even Dweno had praised.
As the Perception-Hindering Magic lifted, her overwhelming presence revealed itself.
The beauty of her true self, which could not be captured in portraits, made those who saw her forget the situation and cry out in wonder.
Luna gave a bright smile.
“Ah!”
“O Founder of the Nebula!”
The Elves became even more frantic in their praise.
Thud—
Luna stepped toward them.
As Luna approached, the Elves' praises grew louder.
Thud— thud— thud-thud-thud-dash—!
Luna’s slow steps gradually quickened until she was sprinting at full speed.
Whoosh—!
Leaping into the air, Luna landed a dropkick straight into the face of the Elf at the very front who had mentioned “resurrection.”
“Guhack!”
“Aaaargh! Resurrection? Resurrectiooooon? I’m already pissed off enough to drop dead, and you’re mocking me now?! You damn pointy-eared bastard!”
Everyone’s faces froze at the sight of the Founder of the Nebula using the ultimate slur among Elf insults while unleashing terrifying abuse with both words and kicks.
They could not tell whether this situation was a dream or reality.
The Founder of the Nebula, known for thousands of years as a benevolent figure, was now brutally trampling an Elf who had been praising her, all while cursing him out.
“And! You! Come here.”
“Eh? Eek? Kyaaaaaak?!”
Luna grabbed the hair of a frozen Elf woman nearby and yanked it.
“I didn't come to save you guys! I just happened to come! Handle your own problems yourselves! I passed down Star Magic! My cute hubae Seiren even kindly explained it, and that kid Len of Lumene even turned it into magic anyone can learn! You should take responsibility for your own era! Why are you so happy thinking I’m here to help?! Gwaaaaaah!”
With her eyes flipped, Luna shrieked and cursed while kicking the Pureblood Society Elves.
Everyone stood in shock at Luna’s true nature, which far exceeded their imagination.
“Lu, Luna-nim! Please calm down! Please!”
“Waaaaaaaah!”
Lunia frantically grabbed Luna to calm her down, and Lui burst into tears at the terrifying sight.
Rumble—! Fwoosh—!
At that moment, a pillar of black flames soared from one side of Lumeria City’s walls.
Luna, who had been causing a ruckus, looked that way with a crooked gaze, then snorted and straightened her clothes.
“Well then. Shall we go crush that damn skeleton and that fire-poker?”
Having devastated the pureblood Elves, Luna stepped forward.
At that moment, the other heroes hurriedly stepped out.
“Luna-nim! We will help as well!”
“Please leave the front line to us!”
Looking at them, Luna shook her head.
“No, leave those things to me. You guys handle those two’s legions.”
“B-but…”
“For Luna-nim, a mage, to fight two Legion Commanders alone is…”
“Don't worry.”
Crack—
Luna cracked her knuckles and grinned.
Roooooar—!
“In the first place, I’m not exactly in a state where I can control the power of my magic.”
Luna smiled brightly.
“It’ll be bad if you get caught in it for no reason.”
The heroes swallowed hard at the magical power surrounding Luna.
“Lui.”
“Yes.”
Lui, who had stopped crying, replied with a sniffle.
At some point, Lui had returned to her mother’s side.
Approaching Lui, Luna pressed a finger to Lui’s nose and said,
“You shouldn't become like those stupid Elves, okay?”
“Stupid Elves?”
“Yeah. You’re not great just because you’re an Elf.”
Luna laughed brightly.
“You’re great because you did something great, just like your mom.”
“Ah… Luna-nim.”
Lui’s mother looked moved.
Giving her a wink, Luna walked away.
Having shaken off her lingering attachments, nothing could stop Luna now.
“Lunia, from now on, I’ll show you how I fight.”
“Yes!”
Lunia wore a tense expression.
“Lesson number one in this Lady Luna’s combat class.”
Luna crossed her arms.
“Create an ultimate spell.”
“U-ultimate spell?”
“Yeah. In my case, that’s [End].”
The reason Luna had created [End] was extremely simple.
It was because she needed magic with an incredibly powerful, ultimate-level destructive force.
“Number two. If there’s an opponent you really want to kill, do not concern yourself with collateral damage. Infuse every single spell with murderous intent.”
Lunia’s expression went blank.
With a bright smile, Luna waved her hand.
Flash— Crackle—!
With the resonant crackle of magical power, five magic circles were woven into the air.
Magic completed in an instant.
Everyone who saw it widened their eyes.
“That formula… is [End]?”
“To cast five [End] formulas in an instant…”
Everyone was horrified as five immense spells, each capable of changing the course of a battlefield on its own, were deployed.
Luna’s body floated into the air.
“Well then, shall we begin?”
With the corners of her mouth curled up, Luna unleashed her magic.
In the direction where the Death King and Elgenie had been blown away, the [End] spells caused a massive explosion.
Boom—!
Now that casualties were no longer a concern, Luna had nothing to hold back.
A clash between a Great Hero and Legion Commanders.
It was an incredible battle that might result in the destruction of all Lumeria City.
Of course, the primary cause of the destruction was none other than Luna.
'Whatever. The world became peaceful because of me, so they won't say much about one little city being destroyed.'
Luna ignored the pangs of her conscience.
For reference, just as Kyle was called the Surviving Hero, Lysinas the Fool, and Arron the Coward as derogatory nicknames, Luna also had one of her own.
And that was none other than—
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“Unnecessarily loud. Truly worthy of the Destruction Queen.”
In front of the city wall, the Death King calmly stood up.
Luna’s magic, which had sent them flying to the wall, seemed immensely powerful at a glance, but in truth, it had not dealt much damage to the Death King or the Blood Queen.
It was merely loud, with no real substance.
'Luna Lubinence must know that as well. Then why did she bother using such magic?'
It was not to buy time either.
Given her personality, it would have been normal for a barrage of incredible magic to pour down the moment they met.
After thinking for a moment, the Death King cleanly gave up on trying to understand Luna.
He had faced her as an archenemy for a long time.
Lysinas, Kyle, Arron, Dweno.
He could understand their thoughts to some extent, but there was one existence he could never predict.
And that was Luna.
Knowing that fact through experience, the Death King did not waste his mental energy.
Not even the Death King could have imagined that she had used magic to clear him away just so she could punish the descendants she wanted to beat up.
Just then, End poured down.
Watching it, the Death King let out a thoughtful hum.
“Death King! You might be hit directly by that loathsome magic.”
“I suppose so.”
“Hurry and dodge—”
Grab—!
“Gack?”
The Death King reached out and grabbed Elgenie by the throat.
Then he forcibly pulled her in front of him.
Boom—!
“Kieeeeeek!”
Using Elgenie as a shield, the Death King fell into thought with a calm face.
'The appearance of Luna Lubinence. This was unexpected.'
The plan had gone awry.
'Is she staying in a spirit state? It feels clearly different from Arron last time.'
The Death King grasped Luna’s situation at a glance.
'If that’s the case… there must be a clear limit.'
Roooooar—!
The Death King curled the corners of his mouth and raised his hand.
Crack—!
“D-Death King?”
“You’ve worked hard all this time, Blood Queen.”
Crunch—!
Skeletons stretched from his hand, swallowed Elgenie, and crushed her.
Blood gushed out.
Fwoosh—!
Dark red flames flickered in his hand, then soon turned into black flames.
“It would not be bad to see a Great Hero fall miserably.”
The Death King knew.
Great Heroes were symbols of peace.
And he knew better than anyone how frightening those symbols could be.
It had been 5,000 years.
For 5,000 years, people had respected those who no longer existed and followed in their footsteps.
Accordingly, countless heroes had emerged.
“Today, I will be able to kill one of those symbols.”
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