Eunuch stood there, his eyes bitter at the atrocity committed by the mares of the one he had said would be his, but that didn't stop him from believing in her and what made her so special. Just like his sword, the flames rose higher in Eunuch's chest, wondering what that cunning human was planning.
— Mamoru, what are you doing there?
— I'm not going to go there and watch that crazy woman and her underage-looking husband do their crazy things, today is over for me.
"But if you don't go there, we'll start falling behind, and you know what happens to those who fall behind. You saw it when we were stuck on the Apollo. I ask my question again, what are you doing here?"
"My god, Shizuko! You're always like that, you know how to mess with me, but if I go there, I won't go into that shameful form again."
— Did you forget that Mary forbade us from transforming for now? Then yes, that's it! Let's see, I'm curious about what my master can do and what my friend has done so far.
The land that was so obvious and irritating was no longer present. After the Giant's defeat, the environment returned to normal, not completely normal. It will become reurbanized. Some things have changed, but not enough for passersby who pass by daily to care. It even became a place where the bar located there stood out, amidst the destruction, but without even a single broken wagon wheel.
— What is the king waiting for? Come to me!
— Come on, chicken, you'll look beautiful on my flaming sword, a chicken roasted on the grill.
Wings opened, their hue reminiscent of neither earth nor plants—a crimson, the feathers seemingly drawn in oil, which dripped down into smaller plumes. Instead of claws, the hands were more like nails, a shape that might have looked human, but in fact, it was the Echidna that gave it that shape—feathers like scales, hands with scales, and nails like fangs, just like the red hue seen in the energy released by the Echidna.
— I know that! I understand now, you Echidnas! You feed Giants Nectar to turn it into the lost fire of Olympus. So you managed to create it artificially, but how?
— It is none of your business, Giant, we are in a new circle, and we the Echidnas will reign over the Arachnes, Moirae, Aix. We will obtain the sacred fire, Elpis.
Mamoru approached the battlefield a little closer. Before him was a strange image: a giant shaped like a bird, a Eunuch falling to the ground, leaning on his blade, and Mary's mares feeding ferociously on a body on the ground. He was shocked by what he heard. He had heard of a fire stolen from Olympus, but this was by humans and belonged to Hephaestus, the father of Pandora, who was forged with that fire.
—Mary, what are they talking about? You told me a lot of things, but nothing about a sacred fire.
— I'll be quick. The Echidnas give their amber to the giants, and they hunt Arachnes and Moiras to feed on their bodies and evolve into beings that can use a type of energy similar to Elpis fire, the worst condemnation the gods brought upon men, Pandora's hope.
Eunuch, with his strength revitalized, stood up, but with a clap of Mary's hands, his mares stopped feeding on the body. One ran towards Echidna, the other grabbed Eunuch by the collar of his shirt. With force, the mare threw Eunuch towards Marengo, who caught Margarida gently, as Eunuch had reached his limit.
"Echidna, you're wrong. The era of humans will never end. So I will tell you your fate, since this beautiful child's hair was completely destroyed by your fight. My wife and I will defeat you, and our mares—Podargo, Lampon, Janto, and Deino—will eat your entrails so you can do no more harm."
Marengo took Margarida into Shizuko's arms, and Shizuko quickly fished a comb out of Marengo's pocket. Shizuko took Margarida to her mother, who was crying when she saw her daughter's condition. When Shizuko got close enough, she grabbed her daughter tightly. Shizuko stood in front of Amélia and handed her the comb.
— Thank you. I thought I was ready to see my daughter in a similar state, but I was wrong.
"Use what I've given you to enjoy this moment in this storm. Comb your daughter's hair with all the tenderness a mother can give her daughter. You must enjoy this moment; I think it's the first in a long time. Just focus on that."
The Echidna, impatient with the loss of her opponent, raised her hands to the sky, some feathers fell to the ground, from them birds were born that flew towards the mares in front of her.
—How daring, to hit my mares? Now you'll see. Ready, dear?
— Your feathers are so beautiful, but I'll have to pluck them, what a shame. All right, dear! Dual\Memory\Winged\Blizzard\Henshin!
Mary merged with Marengo. A belt with curved shapes, like rivers, was created, with markings reminiscent of waves, and in the center, a seahorse. Armor covered Marengo's body, like twisted horsehair forming braids that reached from his helmet to the ground, in a golden hue. His wrists were covered in coarse hair, his fingers close together, like hooves. The tips of his boots were pointed, triangular in shape. His posture was unerring, with one arm in front of the other, close to his face, his visor shaped like a snowflake.
The birds gathered as if in an immigration, one bird in front, this one being the largest of them, with the beating of its wings, synchronizing everything. With a beat, a group went towards their tormentor;
Marengo quickly touched his belt, and the seahorse took the form of armor. With a whistle, a mare ran toward the armor, which automatically covered her. The shade of white clothed her, with a slight variation there, a shade of gray that formed octagonal shapes along the garment, and in its center formed a wheat.
— Podargo forward! Advance like Alexander's horse on the battlefield!