A brilliant arc of lightning tore through the night sky, a colossal serpent of thunder roaring as it descended.
Coiling and spinning, it slammed into the ground, carrying a blinding golden radiance.
The booming thunderclap resonated like divine punishment, a wave of immense heat and force rushing toward Arcueid.
Arcueid, unhurried, raised her hand, magical energy gathering in her palm.
Then, with an elegant sweep of her arm from high to low.
A violet-pink magical light transformed into a claw strike, cleaving through the thunder capable of shattering all things.
Boom—
The collision of magical forces stirred a hurricane, the fierce winds overturning the already precarious houses on either side.
The tremendous roar echoed through the night; lights flickered on in the distant residential area, as if someone had noticed something.
'Whoa, good thing nobody's around here.'
Arcueid retracted her arm, her gaze shifting to the origin of the lightning.
The thunderous light coalesced in the distance, the form of a massive beast taking shape within the swirling dust.
"Roar—!"
The dust was dispersed by the lion's furious roar, a giant lion formed of lightning revealing itself under the night sky.
A magical energy, wild and thunderous, took physical form. Its colossal body was as large as a tank, emanating a dazzling, brilliant splendor.
'Regulus-Aurum?'
Arcueid glanced at the three golden-haired girls currently bound in the air by vines. One of them was watching with a determined look in her eyes.
Avrora stared blankly at the thunder lion, blinked, abruptly set down the ice cream in her hand, and leaped towards the Blazing Banquet vampire who was radiating magical energy.
Then, Avrora wrapped her arms around the girl's neck, her legs dangling in the air.
"T-Take back your Beast Vassal!"
Feeling the pull on her neck, a tear welled up in the corner of the Fifth's eye.
"You let go first!"
"You... you take it back first!"
'How amusing.'
"Bring out any other Beast Vassal you have, all at once." The smile on Arcueid's face grew even brighter.
Perfect timing to see the other Beast Vassals of the Fourth Primogenitor.
As her words faded, a massive surge of magical energy materialized once more behind the girl, condensing and transforming into a Beast Vassal with physical form.
A slowly writhing, coiling serpent body easily crushed the buildings along the street, its enormous wings blotting out the sky.
A twin-headed dragon, covered in shimmering silver scales, opened its massive jaws towards Arcueid.
One massive maw after another attacked the golden-haired girl on the ground from front and back, above and below, left and right, devouring everything in its path, even the very space itself.
"Heh."
A light laugh escaped her. Giant vines pierced through the ground, lifting the twin-headed dragon high into the sky.
The dragon's enormous body struggled momentarily, unable to break free from the seemingly fragile plants. It could only open its great maws, preparing to send the constricting vines into another dimension.
The twin-headed dragon capable of devouring space—Al-Meissa-Mercury.
'Although they can summon the Beast Vassals of the Fourth Primogenitor, their strength is nowhere near that of the previous "Root's" Alrescha-Glacies.'
Arcueid swung her palm. The vines in her hand burrowed deeper into the earth, lifting a huge mass of soil and hurling it at the twin-headed dragon.
The shattered ground sent massive debris flying, chunks scattering everywhere and hurtling towards the nearby Vatler.
In the instant the debris was about to strike him—
The incoming mass was shattered by a single fist.
The golden-haired young man held his right hand forward, fine dust slowly drifting from his knuckles.
"Not sent flying?" Arcueid looked at him, somewhat surprised.
The physical prowess of vampires in this world wasn't particularly high, after all.
"Of course." Vatler retracted his extended fist, a thrilled smile blooming on his lips. "Ever since the Fifth Primogenitor descended, I've been training my body quite regularly."
He swung his arm, as if demonstrating the results of his training. "The current me is strong—"
Just then, a gigantic shadow, blotting out the moonlight, interrupted him.
"Is that so?"
An enormous building was lifted by slender vines, its colossal shadow falling upon Vatler's frozen smile.
The vine, dragging the concrete slab, traced a graceful arc across the night sky before hurling it forward.
CRASH—
Dust plumed. The ground fractured.
But Vatler, who should have been flattened, dissolved into a cloud of silver mist and drifted away.
'Fog form? Available to vampires from the Warlord's Empire?'
Arcueid glanced at the mist swirling around her.
'No... is it a Beast Vassal's power?'
The last of the Blazing Banquet vampires was emitting a magical pulse.
Not just Vatler's body—without her noticing, a silver mist had enveloped the entire street.
Human bodies, buildings, even the atmosphere, all were painted with a layer of silver chaos.
Within the thick silver fog, the massive form of a Beast Vassal materialized, its body clad in grey armor.
From the gaps in this thick, murderous armor, a dense fog continuously billowed forth.
An armored beast with a body of mist, like a wraith—Natra-Cinereus.
Simultaneously, the fused three Beast Vassals that had been sent flying earlier raised their heads once more.
Miasma intertwined with the silver fog. Golden lightning flickered deep within the mist. The spatial-devouring jaws slowly opened.
The intertwined roars of the Beast Vassals echoed through the world shrouded in silver fog.
"Monsters in the fog... Heh, I've seen scarier than you." Facing the gigantic shadows in the silver mist, Arcueid simply gathered magical energy in her palm.
A terrifying fluctuation of magical energy manifested around her. A brilliant radiance pierced through the mist enveloping the world.
Natra-Cinereus seemed to sense something was wrong. It roared, spreading the dense fog outwards.
But before the mist could drift beyond the street, it was blocked by a transparent, glass-like barrier.
Arcueid slowly extended her arm. A cube crackling with electricity revealed itself within the magical energy.
Pale blue light intertwined with violet-pink. A magical fluctuation vast enough to rival world creation scattered the vision-obscuring fog.
"Caught you... Well then, let's end this."
The transparent, thin walls encasing the entire street began to rotate within the magical energy.
Arcueid looked at the small cube before her and gently slid her hand.
Countless slashes appeared simultaneously. Accompanied by the crisp sound of shattering, the cube broke apart like struck glass, tiny fragments glittering under the moonlight.
At the same moment, the entire street began to crumble.
Space twisted. The forms of buildings collapsed. The very matter in the atmosphere was utterly annihilated.
In an instant, the Beast Vassals returned to their otherworldly domain.
The mist vanished in the blink of an eye. A single foot began to slowly regenerate not far away.
'As long as there is magical energy, the Beast Vassals will ensure their host does not die.'
The night returned to silence. Moonlight sprinkled flecks of silver through the clouds.
Avrora, who had been pulled to safety by Arcueid at some point, sat dumbfounded on the ground. Behind her, the three Blazing Banquet vampires lay scattered across the pavement.
"Though I held back a little, I suppose."
Arcueid used the vines to scoop up the unconscious Blazing Banquet vampires, crossing her arms as she surveyed the wreckage before her. "Seems I might have still overdone it a bit."
"...Natsuki-chan... will be angry, won't she?" Avrora stared blankly at the nearby ruins, blinking.
Arcueid tilted her head, resting a finger on her chin in thought. "Hmm... let's just say it was a gas explosion."
"...Gas? What is that?"
"Meh~ It's the universal excuse." Arcueid tugged on the Blazing Banquet vampires and started walking back towards home. "You need to go to school properly, you know."
Avrora pattered along behind her, cheeks puffed up in a pout.
"Grr... school... is a bad civilization."
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