The so-called Inherent Enchantment is the replacement of the real world with the landscape of one's heart.
It can be understood as an independent world, crafted solely for the caster—a miraculous feat that countless magicians have pursued their entire lives.
Once, there was such a man.
He was undeniably powerful, yet lived in eternal loneliness.
He longed for immortality, feared aging and death, but could never reach it.
"I am the master who controls life and death."
This lonely declaration perfectly reflected the tragic life of "Lonely Red" Redfield.
The fantasy of the heart's scenery overwrote reality itself.
What was once a ruined battlefield now became a barren wasteland steeped in loneliness and death.
Because Daemon's Inherent Enchantment could at most capture one person, only Luo Hao was dragged into this isolated domain with him.
However, outside the battlefield, Kasumigaoka Utaha, Uchiha Miyuki, and the others could still observe the battle through the live broadcast in the chat group.
Uchiha Miyuki: "So this is the Noble Phantasm His Highness Daemon obtained by slaying Redfield... Even in the Moon World, abilities like this are exceedingly rare."
Yamamoto Mei: "Luo Hao is in danger. Her injuries were already severe, and now she's trapped inside Daemon's home field. Things are looking grim!"
Esdeath: "Hmph. In the end, it seems this godslayer's journey will end here, as it should."
Sakura Tosaka: "Wait... Look at Sister Luo Hao's face!"
Kasumigaoka Utaha: "Is... is she aging?"
In the live broadcast, the changes were unmistakable.
Though Luo Hao still stood tall and dignified—even with blood staining her robes—there was no denying the transformation.
The once flawless, porcelain-white skin that resembled that of a twenty-year-old was now marred with wrinkles like an elderly woman in her twilight years.
Her once silky black hair had turned into dull silver threads.
It wasn't just her appearance that had changed.
While Kasumigaoka Utaha and others couldn't perceive it, those with keener senses—like Yamamoto Mei—noticed something far more terrifying: Luo Hao's life force.
Before entering this Inherent Enchantment, though badly injured by Daemon's Divine Avoidance, her life force still blazed like a brilliant sun.
But now, even though her physical wounds looked slightly improved, her life energy flickered like a dying candle, ready to be extinguished at any moment.
Uchiha Miyuki: "What a terrifying Noble Phantasm..."
Uchiha Miyuki: "Luo Hao lived over two hundred years without aging a day, yet now..."
Uchiha Miyuki: @Daemon... Please, Your Highness, no matter how much you bully me, never use this Noble Phantasm on me!"
Kasumigaoka Utaha: "I... I second that."
Yamamoto Mei: "Same here."
Esdeath: "Tch... as much as it pains me to admit it... me too."
Even Esdeath, who usually took delight in bloodshed and cruelty, instinctively recoiled at the thought of aging.
In this sense, Daemon's Noble Phantasm could be called a natural enemy of women.
Inside the Enchantment, the aged Luo Hao let out a soft, bitter laugh.
"Is this... 'I am the master who controls life and death'?"
"I can't evade it. I can't resist. It's as if more than ninety percent of my life energy has been drained..."
"What an unreasonable Noble Phantasm... Cough... ahem!"
She coughed harshly, her voice hoarse and frail.
Compared to her former grandeur, even speaking now seemed a struggle.
Yet strangely, Daemon didn't see her as pathetic.
Even in this broken, aging state, there was a certain poignant beauty about her.
Perhaps this was what they meant when they said time could not defeat true beauty.
Daemon quickly pushed aside such useless sentiments.
His left hand, now engraved with black-golden divine patterns, rose slowly.
"Let's continue, Godslayer."
Daemon's voice rang out coldly:
"If you can't endure it any longer... it would be wise to beg for mercy!"
Luo Hao wiped the blood from her mouth and forced a haughty smile despite the excruciating pain searing through her aged body.
"A king does not beg for mercy."
"It is precisely because mortals challenge the impossible that Godslayers exist."
"But... are you sure your frail mortal body can handle this Noble Phantasm's strain and still continue to fight?"
The moment her words fell, her figure blurred and vanished.
Shrinking the Ground: Divine Foot Pass!
Even with a body ravaged by time, Luo Hao's martial arts, honed to the extreme, allowed her to move like a phantom.
However, against the overwhelming strength Daemon now possessed—with the blessings of his Noble Phantasm—such techniques were futile.
Even at her peak, Luo Hao had struggled to exchange blows with him.
Now, she couldn't even manage that.
Daemon, bolstered by the divine might of Hercules' Belt, turned faster than her and unleashed a devastating punch.
Bang!
Fist met flesh with a sickening crack.
Daemon's punch landed squarely in Luo Hao's abdomen.
Her body bent sharply like a shrimp, eyes bulging, blood gushing from her lips and reopened wounds.
"It's not over yet, Godslayer!"
Daemon grabbed her frail wrist mid-air.
His left hand, strengthened like the Hand of Hermes, became a blur.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Daemon's blows rained down like a relentless storm.
Bones shattered, blood sprayed, and flesh tore.
Luo Hao's delicate frame crumpled with each merciless strike, her wrist dislocating grotesquely under Daemon's iron grip.
Finally, with a brutal motion, Daemon slammed her into the ground like a ragdoll.
BOOM!
The earth shook violently.
A massive crater formed where Luo Hao crashed, her body lying motionless amidst the debris.
Even with her extraordinary willpower, the punishment she had endured was beyond human limits.
She had finally lost consciousness.
For a moment, the chat group fell silent, unable to process the brutal scene they'd just witnessed.
Then, someone finally spoke up.
Sakura Tosaka: "S-Sister Luo Hao... did Brother Daemon just kill her?!"
Uchiha Miyuki: "She's still breathing! Barely!"
Uchiha Miyuki: "But... wow, Your Highness Daemon, you're way too ruthless! Sister Luo Hao was my favorite Hanfu beauty!"
Yamamoto Mei: "It's tragic... but we can't blame Mr. Daemon. If the roles were reversed, do you think Luo Hao would have shown mercy?"
Uchiha Miyuki: "Hmm... that's true... Her disciples in the original story were all trained half to death..."
Esdeath: "Exactly. It was a clean and fair fight. If anything, I'm even more satisfied with Daemon now!"
Esdeath: "Besides, knowing a prideful warrior like Luo Hao, she would rather be defeated mercilessly than be insulted with pity."
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