The cold deepened.
Not just around them—
But above.
A pressure… invisible, suffocating… began to descend from the sky itself.
The bats suddenly stopped.
Every single one of them.
Frozen mid-air.
Even Veera’s smile faltered—just slightly.
“…Oh?”
Her purple eyes lifted upward.
“…So you finally decided to show yourself.”
A sound echoed.
Not loud—
But absolute.
Like something tearing through the fabric of the sky.
CRACK—
The clouds split.
Darkness above… opened.
And from within—
Something was watching.
Út 2 felt it instantly.
Her instincts screamed.
Danger.
Not from Veera.
Not from the forest.
But from above.
Her body moved without thinking—
She stepped forward, placing herself in front of everyone.
“Stay behind me.”
Her voice was calm—
But her eyes… sharp.
Út 7 didn’t move.
Didn’t even blink.
She just stared upward.
“…So that’s it.”
Her voice was quiet.
Too quiet.
A beam.
Thin.
Barely visible.
Dropped from the sky—
And locked onto—
Út 7.
Silence.
Then—
Everything exploded.
“MOVE—!!”
Út 2 shouted—
But Út 7 didn’t.
She stood there.
Still.
Watching the light.
BOOM—
The ground where she stood shattered.
Trees within a hundred meters were erased instantly.
The shockwave blasted outward—
Sending the younger Úts flying back.
Screams—
Panic—
The formation broke.
But in the center—
A figure still stood.
Ice.
Layer upon layer—
Encasing Út 7.
Cracked.
But holding.
“…So it’s me.”
She muttered.
Not surprised.
Not scared.
Just…
Confirmed.
From above—
A voice.
Distorted.
Ancient.
Not human.
“Target confirmed.”
“Subject Seven.”
Út 2’s eyes widened.
“…Seven…?”
Veera laughed.
Softly.
Dangerously.
“Ohhh…”
“So that’s how it is.”
She tilted her head—
Looking at Út 7 like she was seeing her for the first time.
“Not the protector…”
“But the core.”
The beam intensified.
The sky began to fracture further.
Something—
Was trying to come through.
Út 2 stepped forward again.
This time—
Her aura exploded.
Violently.
“Don’t touch her.”
The ground beneath her feet cracked—
Her hidden power—
Starting to leak out again.
Veera’s smile widened.
“Now this is interesting.”
Út 7 slowly raised her hand.
The ice around her shattered—
Not violently—
But precisely.
Controlled.
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She said.
Looking straight into the sky.
Her eyes—
Cold.
Bottomless.
The beam flickered.
For the first time—
It hesitated.
Then—
The voice returned.
This time—
Sharper.
“Correction.”
“Threat level increased.”
“Primary target: Subject Seven.”
The sky screamed.
And something—
Began to descend.
Veera stepped back.
For once—
She didn’t interfere.
“…Heh.”
“Let’s see how you survive this.”
Út 2 clenched her fist.
“…We’re not running.”
Út 7 stepped forward.
Past her.
For the first time.
“No.”
She said.
Calm.
Certain.
“We’re not.”
The air froze.
Not from fear.
But from her.
Above—
The true enemy—
Was coming.
And it wasn’t here for Út 2.
It came for Út 7.
The sky didn’t just open.
It burned.
At first—
It was only a crack.
Then—
It spread.
Like molten lava tearing through the heavens.
Red.
Blazing.
Alive.
The clouds twisted violently.
A storm of fire and ash began to spiral—
And from within that inferno—
Something stepped out.
A massive figure.
Gigantic.
Dominating the sky itself.
A demon.
No—
A war god of destruction.
Maloch.
His body was built like a living fortress—
Muscles layered upon muscles—
Each movement causing the air to distort.
Two massive horns curved from his head—
Sharp.
Ancient.
Terrifying.
His wings spread wide—
Covering the sky.
Burning.
Not feathers—
But flames.
Like molten lava flowing through veins of darkness.
His entire body radiated a deep crimson glow—
As if he had crawled straight out of hell itself.
Each breath—
Released heat strong enough to scorch the forest below.
The ground trembled.
Trees ignited.
The air—
Turned into fire.
Even Veera…
Stopped smiling.
“…So they sent you.”
Her voice lowered.
For the first time—
She stepped back.
Út 2’s eyes narrowed.
Her entire body tensed.
“…What the hell is that thing…”
Út 7—
Didn’t answer.
She just looked up.
Silent.
Because she knew.
Maloch’s eyes—
Burning like twin suns—
Locked onto one person.
Not Út 2.
Út 7.
The moment that gaze landed—
The world seemed to freeze.
Then—
A voice.
Deep.
Heavy.
Like mountains grinding together.
“Found you.”
The air exploded.
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Maloch raised one hand—
And slammed it down.
A pillar of molten energy fell from the sky—
Directly onto Út 7.
“MOVE—!!” Út 2 shouted—
Launching forward instantly—
Her speed breaking the sound barrier—
But—
Too late.
Út 7 didn’t move.
She raised one hand.
Ice formed.
Not normal ice.
Not cold—
But absolute.
The molten pillar collided—
BOOOOOOM—
Fire vs Ice.
The explosion wiped out everything within range.
Trees vanished.
Ground melted.
Space itself trembled.
The younger Úts were thrown far away—
Screaming.
Formation destroyed.
But in the center—
Two forces clashed.
Maloch narrowed his eyes.
“…Still alive.”
The flames parted—
Út 7 stood there.
Unharmed.
Her ice—
Didn’t melt.
It devoured the heat.
Veera’s eyes widened slightly.
“…Oh?”
Út 2 landed beside Út 7—
Breathing heavily.
“…You okay?”
Út 7 didn’t look at her.
Still staring at Maloch.
“…He’s not here for you.”
Pause.
“…He’s here for me.”
Maloch smiled.
A terrifying, savage grin.
“Correct.”
He stepped forward—
And the sky shattered beneath his weight.
BOOM—
He landed.
The impact—
Flattened half the forest.
A shockwave blasted outward—
Erasing everything in its path.
Now—
He stood before them.
Towering.
Unstoppable.
“You…”
His voice burned.
“…should not exist.”
Út 2 stepped forward.
Aura exploding again.
Violent.
Protective.
“Then you’ll have to go through me.”
Maloch didn’t even look at her.
“You are… irrelevant.”
Silence.
Then—
Pressure.
Unimaginable pressure crashed down—
Directly on Út 2—
Forcing her knees to crack the ground beneath.
Her eyes widened.
“…What—?!”
She couldn’t move.
At all.
Maloch’s gaze never left Út 7.
“Come.”
Út 7 stepped forward.
Past Út 2.
For the first time—
She took the front.
“…Fine.”
Her voice—
Cold.
The temperature dropped instantly.
Frost spread across the burned battlefield—
Freezing even the flames.
Even Maloch paused.
“…Interesting.”
Út 7 raised her hand.
The air—
Stopped.
The battlefield—
Froze.
“Let’s see…”
Her eyes sharpened.
“…if a demon can bleed.”
Maloch laughed.
A roar that shook the world.
“TRY.”
The next second—
They vanished.
And the war—
Truly began.
~End~