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In that moment of despair where Frank and his friends believed there was no way out, White used her powerful Heavenly Light to dispel the powerful paralyzing magic of unknown origin or name that had been conjured over Frank and his friends.
When that happened still confused, she grabbed them and flew away as quickly as possible, aiming to escape the domain or try their best on doing so!
The plan within White was simple, she simply was going to use brute force and the combination of everyone's efforts to destroy the domain's walls, which were currently sealed by the mysterious witch!
And yet…
"Hahahaha! You're seriously endearing… But I'm mad now."
They heard laughter echoing through the sky, and before they could even attempt to escape, a big shadow in the shape of a woman with a large witch hat appeared behind White and everyone else.
Her presence alone sent shockwaves of darkness and black lightning everywhere, corrupting and reinforcing the domain walls by her mere presence…
"Fuck, she's here already?!" Erika panicked, glaring at the woman with eyes wide open.
"You have to be kidding me…!" Matsuo muttered. "I'm already running out of options; we have to place these charms in-"
"Did you really think you could run? FROM ME? Don't make me laugh!"
The witch continued laughing, finding their struggle hilarious! Frank and everyone else had never felt so insulted before by someone. Not even Koga Saburo, a powerful Mythical Spirit, was this much of a sadistic being as this woman.
"Now, come back to me right now!"
Before White could act, within just a split second, the witch unleashed countless tentacle-shaped shadows coming from her own shadowy body, reaching White's leg before she could do anything and dragging her towards her!
"Aaggh!"
Once she was touched by the tentacles, White's Replica immediately felt an immense quantity of pain through her entire body, her very existence was being grasped tightly by a power beyond her.
"Uuuggh?! T-This magic is…?!"
White gasped in disbelief, realizing her legs were suddenly showing her internal divine and magical circuits, these tentacles weren't mere dark or shadow magic, but something far more sinister!
"Surprised? This is the difference between me and you."
The witch talked arrogantly but carried an air of regality and pride within each of her words, alongside wisdom for some reason. Despite her voice being young, White realized she was very old.
By closing her palms, the intensity of her darkness intensified, which made her tentacles made of shadows turn deadlier, the magic circuits within White started to quickly become corrupted. Their colors are turning black and red.
"White?! White!"
Frank panicked, trying to help White by infusing her with Mana, all while Ruby fired fireballs at the woman, her fireballs were strong, but against that witch they were nothing, easily being tanked by her sheer magical power which made weaker spells disappear instantly.
"Uuuggh!"
White tried to attack back while the rest of Frank's friends realized what was happening, and that there was little hope, beginning to drag him away.
The Angel unleashed beams of holy sunlight from her eyes and then conjured spears of void, firing them at the witch.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
And yet, they were doing absolutely nothing, her strongest magic spells nullified instantly upon reaching the witch's Magic Aura.
In fact, it felt as if they were simply "eaten" by her Aura, disappearing completely.
"Hah, by simply spending double the amount of Mana you use on your attacks, I can nullify- no, devour any spell. Your efforts are completely pointless! Give up already."
White glanced at her own body, realizing that her very internal structure was being corroded and consumed. The darkness spread, making her weaker and weaker… her Mana, her Divine Power, it was all being eaten.
"Did you think you could trick me? You're no angel, but a mere imitation. I will simply trace your Magical and Divine Circuits and then… reverse them like this."
White's eyes widened as the witch closed the palm of her hands, the circuits that were corroded within White suddenly were "reversed" causing a chain reaction through her entire body as she began to explode into pure mana.
"Aaaahhh! F-Frank…! RUN!"
As she screamed, using the last remaining energies she had as a mere replica, White created a giant hand made of light, grabbing Frank and everyone else and dragging them as farther as possible.
"WHITE!"
Frank screamed in horror as he saw her entire body explode into particles of mana, light, and black smoke, dissipating on the spot.
BOOOMMM!!!
"Well oh well, what a disappointment! I suppose that was the power of a faker that wasn't even a real angel? Hahahaha!"
As the witch laughed, Frank looked down in disbelief. Even though it was a replica, even though it was just a projection…
That weapon had a personality, it had memories, it was a person.
And he let her die…
"RAAAAAHHHH!"
He screamed to the heavens, frustrated and furious, his Aura erupted from his body, manifesting and fusing with his own anger, his System began to respond to his emotional trauma and his accumulated wrath.
And something within him began to be born, or perhaps, reawaken, something from the past he thought he didn't need, something from these memories, from these dreams, which he believed he should never gain again.
BA DUM!
His heart started beating faster and faster, the combination of anger, frustration, sorrow, all emotions colliding with one another alongside his pain and his internal cosmic power manifesting all combined.
BA DUM!
His heart kept beating faster and faster, as the witch glanced at Frank, suddenly widening her eyes as she sensed an immense power coming from him!
"T-That power?!"
She rushed towards him, only to be greeted by Frank having suddenly changed!
His friends looked at him with disbelief, without realizing what was happening.
BA DUM!
Frank's Heart was burning with Wrath, and this Wrath became a monster of its own, piercing his own heart and body with its fiery roots of power, and burning his body and soul.
Giving him a glimpse of the power of his future self…
"GRAAAAAH!"
With a furious roar, Frank swung his arm, as a massive fiery fist punched the woman with immense power, negating her nullifying barrier entirely and sending her flying down!
"G-Gaaack?!"
CRAAAASH!
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