Helant caressed her cheek. The touch filled Calca with reassurance. Her large, tear-bright eyes blinked up at him as joy colored her voice. "You are going to summon the Holy Domain God Lord?"
In her panic, she had almost forgotten. She now had a mighty backer to rely on.
"Sir Helant, calling the Holy Domain God Lord will cost you…" Quaiesse recalled Mino once saying that without Faith Power, Helant would pay a terrible price to summon the Holy Domain God Lord.
The last time, Helant had nearly died in E-Rantel.
Calca watched Helant with concern. "What kind of price? Maybe we should not…"
Helant soothed her by stroking her hair gently. Then he glanced at the hundred-meter-tall 'God' and smiled confidently. "After that night in E-Rantel, the Kingdom already has many believers in the Holy Domain God Lord. The Faith Power they have produced cannot let the God Lord descend as before, but borrowing a shadow of His strength is still possible."
These words were meant not only for Calca and the others but also for the Platinum Dragon Lord.
Ten thousand meters above, amid a sea of clouds. The Platinum Dragon Lord's eyes sharpened instantly. Thoughts raced through his ancient mind.
"So summoning the Holy Domain God Lord truly has limits… but what exactly is this Faith Power?"
He was puzzled. If faith really worked, those so-called Six Great Gods would surely have shown it long ago.
He kept watching.
Seeing Helant's confidence, Calca, Quaiesse, and the others breathed easier and looked at him expectantly.
Zesshi folded her scythe away. She crossed her arms beneath her modest chest, forced a faint smile, and said curiously, "Then let me see just how strong the Holy Domain God Lord is."
She had seen the vision of the God Lord's descent through Thousand Leagues Astrologer.
Honestly, it had stunned her.
Especially when Thousand Leagues Astrologer said her envy-inducing silky skin was a blessing from the Holy Domain God Lord, Zesshi's curiosity had only grown.
Below the walls, Caspond heard Helant's words clearly through magic.
His head still thrown back, he laughed wildly at the 'God'. "What bullshit Holy Domain God Lord? Before my god, it is trash! Everything is!! Muhahaha!!"
Honestly, the mere presence of the hundred-meter 'God' filled him with boundless confidence.
He even felt that with this 'God' on his side, he was invincible.
Even the Satyr had to admit the fellow had reason to be arrogant.
The Satyr looked up at Helant, now standing on the battlement, and shook his head in disdain. "Apart from that great one, probably no one can defeat this 'God'."
Framed by the hundred-meter 'God', Diborne City looked like a toy town children might build.
One casual kick could likely flatten half of it.
Yet this 'God' clearly had other plans.
Countless black threads stretched from Its mouth into the city.
Hundreds of thousands of strands spread downward, blotting out the sun and plunging the city into sudden darkness. A faint chill settled over the streets, carrying the metallic tang of fear and ozone.
Heeh~~
It tilted Its head slightly. All four faces wore the eager look of a child eyeing sweets.
That expression instantly reminded everyone of the sight moments ago: tens of thousands of soldiers having their souls devoured.
"It is going to eat people!"
At the 'God's' movement, dread spread through those on the wall once more. Even Calca, protected by holy light, shivered uncontrollably.
Hands pressed to her chest, she stared at Helant-san's back atop the wall and prayed softly, "Great Holy Domain God Lord, grant Helant victory over this monster."
The defenders followed the Holy Queen's example and began to pray. "Great Holy Domain God Lord…"
Bathed in their prayers, Helant rose slowly into the air. Platinum radiance wreathed his form, bright and steady.
Beside the hundred-meter 'God', the light seemed ant-sized, yet it drove every trace of terror from their hearts.
Helant lifted his gaze to the stunned 'God' and declared righteously, "False god, I stand for the Holy Domain God Lord to destroy you!"
The light around him blazed brighter. It wove into being.
A ten-meter-tall, platinum-robed figure appeared, its face unseen.
Waaaahhh~~~~~♫
Though only a shadow, it felt sacred, majestic, towering, and warmly comforting.
Looking at the sky-veiling black threads, the figure waved impatiently. A blade of light slashed upward.
The blade of light shot skyward, swelling rapidly. The darkness cloaking Diborne City vanished in an instant.
Swoosh!
Rip!
Hundreds of thousands of threads snapped soundlessly. They dissolved into motes that scattered into nothing.
Blue sky and white clouds reappeared above.
There was no flashy clash, no earth-shaking roar.
The threads were severed as easily as with a casual wave of the hand.
Then the Holy Domain God Lord's shadow turned toward Diborne City. It shone with brilliant light.
"So warm…"
The defenders bathed in that radiance felt warmth welling up from deep within.
It was the opposite of the terror, loneliness, and dread the monstrous 'God' had brought.
Happiness, peace, and joy arose naturally.
Someone gazed at the majestic figure and murmured, "This… this is a true god."
Zesshi Zetsumei's small face glowed even fairer in the light. The warmth gave her the sense of being cherished and protected by a being far above her. "So powerful… If the real body came, even the Platinum Dragon Lord probably could not stand against it."
Calca stared at the shadow. Her eyes shone with deep adoration.
The severed black threads wiped the smug grin from Caspond's face. "What the hell is that?!"
When the hundred-meter 'God' saw the Holy Domain God Lord's shadow behind Helant, it recoiled as if facing a natural predator. Its spindly arms crossed protectively over its chest as it stumbled backward, shrieking in terror.
"Uwaaaah!!!"
Ten thousand meters up, a transparent shockwave burst from its four mouths. It shredded the clouds.
Even on the ground, its howl kicked up a gale. Sand and stones flew, and dust filled the air.
Caspond shielded his eyes with one hand and calmed his frightened horse with the other. His arrogant grin was gone. "The god… is afraid?!"
Impossible!
It was only a shadow!
Gods are invincible!
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