But in the middle of this chaos—
Edwin suddenly stirred.
His fingers twitched. His grip tightened around his sword.
His vision remained blurry, but rage burned in his veins.
He pushed himself up, blood running down the side of his face.
He saw Cecelia collapsed, Jin unconscious, students crying, and Zereth… standing calmly with his hands behind his back, watching the destruction he caused.
Edwin's heartbeat roared in his ears.
(…He attacked us.)
(…And he laid his hands on Cecelia.)
His aura exploded.
He got to his feet.
"Z E R E T H!!"
Zereth finally turned his head, like someone reacting to a mild inconvenience.
"Oh. You woke up."
Edwin wiped the blood from his mouth.
"You… bastard."
Edwin charged forward. His aura burst around him like blazing suns.
"RUIN FORM… VALOR BURST!!"
A thunderous blast erupted from him. Crimson waves of power tore through the ground as he sprinted forward, the soil cracking under the pressure.
