I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw it. Huge flying metal palaces or... castles, I can’t describe in words these strange things in the sky. I felt like a triumphal orchestra began to play in Boris’s soul, and he himself grinned maliciously when he saw this in the sky. And then I immediately realized what it was. As soon as the heavenly fortresses rumbled, showering the earth with monstrous flames, I protected myself with magic and hastened to hide.

But no matter how hard I tried, the red-hot steel wounded my flesh, again disfiguring me before the eyes of my master. Blood streamed from my hand, something passed right through and left behind nothing but pain and emptiness. This something could destroy me. This is not like those steel things from dark artifacts that are used as weapons, not at all. This is much worse and more deadly than I could have imagined.

For so many years of my life, I have seen this only once, when I first encountered the dark ones, and then they were completely different, one might even say that they were more than understandable, but what I saw now... these are some strange things. I didn’t understand what was happening, everyone around me was dying, all the threads of my dolls were broken one after another. I was losing control, I was further and further from my goal. I was scared to death that for such a catastrophe I would fall out of favor with Mr. Verhein and I understood that I could not allow this. I had to do something, but what?

Holding my wounded hand, I accumulated a huge amount of magic inside me, I tried to figure out a way to get out of this situation. I could use the cult, but it is needed elsewhere, but I had no other choice. I had to do something or I would lose everything I had worked so hard for all these many years.

Under the terrible roar of the heavenly palaces, I hid behind the house, surrounded by rubble and corpses, I looked at the huge iron castle and how it, emitting flames, stayed in the sky and with its loud nasty whistle swept away the dust in whirlwinds, carrying it through the streets of the city.

Monstrous creatures, clad in black steel, appeared in the castle, and with a fiery storm they swept away everyone who stood in their way. I tried to concentrate on understanding who they were and what they needed, but I didn’t have to think for long because I already knew who they were and what they needed. These are Boris's nice friends and they arrived to him just in time, as apparently he wanted.

If I had known that this would happen, I would not have wasted my time on entertainment, and now I was on the verge of death. I had to hurry and finish what I started, but I lost the moment and lost everything I had achieved for so long. This won't happen again.

No... I will never truly die.

I was very aware and, letting go of the wounded rune, I began to collect sparks in my palms.

Magic flowed throughout her body, filling every part of it with energy and draining the last drops of vitality from her dead remains. I imagined in my mind a thunderstorm and how it would sweep away entire mountains in its path, or rather not even like that. Closing my eyes, I remembered how a great fire storm swept away the mountains, leaving behind nothing but a destructive radiance that burned the flesh. Even the Gods would be powerless against such power that Verhein has bestowed upon me. This is exactly what I was going to use now.

So piece by piece I collected it, ball lightning, which has such enormous and destructive power that it is capable of destroying an entire city. Although no... it is capable of wiping an entire country off the face of the world. This is the most powerful spell in my arsenal, and I had difficulty controlling its effect on my body.

The mana was so dense that it materialized right inside my body, damaging the flesh from the inside and bringing me even more pain and emptiness. Black vines began to spread from my palm, like fast-growing tree roots, taking over parts of my body. The heat radiating from my hands was too great. This is a dangerous monstrous power that is not subject to anyone, not even the Gods, and it belongs to me, only to me.

A smug smile could not help but appear on my face, knowing that no one could resist such power. For this I must thank Mr. Verhein, the only one in this world I love.

Well... it's time to kill the sky people and bring down their insignificant palaces to the ground.

With my eyes I had already determined the purpose of this destructive spell. My gaze fell on the iron castle, which again rose into the sky and again began to rain death on this city. As if hearing me, I directed my power towards this thing. Having evaporated a row of corpses around me, ball lightning the size of a human head instantly rushed into the sky, leaving no trace behind it.

Everything happened quickly, imperceptibly for the human eye, but to my regret nothing happened as if nothing had happened.

"WHAT?!"

I clearly saw how ball lightning crashed into this flying castle. I knew perfectly well what was going to happen. A huge gaping hole should have appeared in the castle, the beast should have not just been wounded, but completely destroyed, should have evaporated and shattered into many fragments. But what I saw made me stare at the sky in shock and fall to my knees. The iron castle simply absorbed my spell, as if all this energy, capable of demolishing entire mountains, capable of defeating insignificant Gods, meant nothing to it.

"W-what... happened?"

I wondered, I had to understand what happened and why the spell just disappeared. What's wrong with this flying iron... iron? And then I understood everything.

"Ah... that's it."

Blinking my eyes, I seemed to wake up from a long-term sleep and an epiphany fell on me. I finally understood everything and thanks to this I began to understand everything else. This castle is made of iron, it is all made of iron, even from the inside. It is a kind of giant lightning rod that absorbs the power of lightning so zealously that it is capable of absorbing such monstrous magical power.

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This does not mean that this monster is invincible, far from it. This means that I need to be a hunter and find a way to bring this huge carcass to the ground once and for all. I need to come up with a way that will help me overcome him, and fortunately I already understood how I need to act and what exactly I need to do.

However, to my regret, I now did not have the means that would help me bring down this monster, but I am sure that someday, when I am ready, I will definitely be able to bring down the iron castle to the ground, but for now let him live with a constant feeling of hunger .

"Moon!"

The pain reminded me again of injections somewhere from the inside. Blood continued to stream from my wound. I had practically exhausted my magical powers and was on the verge of death. To make matters worse, I felt someone’s presence behind me, and I quickly realized who it belonged to. From his disgusting singing of the soul, I already gritted my teeth and angrily muttered hoarsely:

"Man."

Turning back, I saw him, a man dressed in pure white aristocratic attire. There was no mistaking him for anyone, especially his expressive black eyes, which contrasted sharply with his short white locks of hair. He grinned maliciously and glamorously, walking around the burnt corpses as if not wanting to touch the dirt under his feet.

Every sound he made, every word he said was disgusting and unbearable to listen to.

“Hello, Swidok. How are you? Oh... apparently I asked in vain. I see you have problems. Was that very legend of the world unable to complete such an easy task?”

"You're annoying me."

I couldn’t stand this son of a bitch, his sarcastic tone of speech, even his dick was so callous that it didn’t bring any pleasure to my shell. He spread his arms looking at what was happening around him, and his black eyes gaped with madness. This was his usual behavior, he always found chaos and chaos fascinating, that's the kind of person he was. A man who hates this world.

“It’s impolite to treat your elders like that. By the way, I’m your old ancestor, if I haven’t forgotten.”

"Go away, you stupid moron. I don't want to hear you."

I turned away from him and began to barely walk in the opposite direction, but Adam instantly appeared in front of me as soon as he snapped his fingers. He may be weak in body, but he has the strength to be wherever he wants, if of course he can survive there.

"Oh yeah? Well then I won't save you."

I grinned.

"And why do you have to save me?"

"Because the tree of fate has changed. A new prophecy is carved in the stone and your name is written in it."

"My name?"

I was surprised. The demonic tree of fate carves the future on its trunk. Thanks to him, demons always know everything in advance, and people have repeatedly tried to burn it, organizing their useless military campaigns. The fact that my name can be written on it means that I can globally influence our entire world. If this is so, then a fun life awaits me in the future, without a drop of peace.

Meanwhile, Adam continued to grin:

“Yes. Can you imagine? I can quote everything word for word if you want. Listen to me carefully, don’t miss a word. So... ahem-ahem... “In the cycle of chaos, the last legend of the world will fall, her death will mark the beginning of an era of destruction, a war between two heavenly nations, and there will be no end to suffering until the very end of time. Only a hero who gives light of hope will save this world.”… So how? Like?"

I clicked my tongue.

"Where's my name, idiot?"

"Aren't you a legend of the world?"

"I'm not the last."

"Are you sure?"

"Absolutely."

While we were arguing here, I heard two iron castles land somewhere in the distance outside the city walls, and then I finally understood what Adam meant.

They surround the city and clear it of enemies. I'm surrounded and I can't get out of here on my own.

"Damn it!"

I swore.

"It's strange to hear this from the damned."

Adam commented sarcastically.

"Shut your mouth and get me out of here before there are black crumbs left of you!"

“Yes, yes, yes, I understand, now everything will be done.”

Adam snapped his fingers, and in an instant I was in another place.

"Done."

I fell on my butt to the ground.

"I see you still want to watch my disaster."

I said, seeing the walls of a burning city in the distance behind the treetops.

Adam stood next to me with a smile, looked into the distance and said:

"People have changed so much during all this time. Hah~! This really won't save them."

"How's Eve?"

My taunt instantly killed all the joy on Adam’s face. He literally boiled when he heard the name of his beloved:

"DON'T YOU DARE SAY HER NAME!"

Now it was my time to grin while I healed my wounds with magic along the way. I stood up and said:

“Of all the people, only you have not changed. You continue to hold on to everything old, everything dead, as if it brings you happiness.”

"You're too petty to talk about such things."

"And you're too old to let it all go. You could have died with her if you hadn't tasted that fruit."

Adam remained silent in response to my words. Surely he had heard this many, many times already from a variety of people who had heard the story of the first man, the first hero who saved the human race from destruction. He was at a loss for words for a while, but looking at Ran, he seemed lost in thought. After remaining silent for some time, he finally found something to say:

“So what? What’s wrong with the fact that I prefer just one woman in my life, rather than many? I’m ready to sacrifice this whole damn race that I never wanted to protect.”

“You never wanted to protect people? It’s a lie. You ate the fruit of eternal life in order to save the whole world, and now you say that you would trade the whole world for just one? Yes... you people are absolutely wonderful creatures. It’s sickening.”

"Weren't you human?"

I nodded.

“I believed that I had to protect the human race from misfortunes like monsters, inhumans or demons. But Verhein opened my eyes to this callous, rotten world. It is full of evil, lies, it is monstrously unfair to everyone who lives in it. There is no place for true love. I was imbued with his feelings, his sincere curiosity and swore allegiance to him in order to finally understand... whether this world is worthy of a second chance."

No matter how many die, no matter how much they suffer, they are not me, it is not me who will face death and depravity. I will swim in a sea of pleasure, in lust and sweetness. Only the realization that Verhein stands above this world will bring me the most joy and peace. Even looking at Ran, I understand that even though I did not achieve everything that I wanted and what my master wanted, I gave him a reason to reconsider everything that he, his servants and I knew.

The main question for today concerned these very heavenly people. I know very well that no other worlds exist, that these people are fakes, created by the Gods and yet... they are too different, too unlike us, as if they are from another era, from another life, completely alien to us.

The dark ones, in contrast to them, could be understood, they were disgusted with life, absolutely any that they met, but they... Boris’s friends seemed to have completed the matter and followed their paths further, not knowing what awaits them at the very end.

"Stupid child."

Said Adam.

"Verhein has long been convinced that as long as humanity exists, evil also exists."

"I totally understand that...you stupid moron."

“I see you have recovered. Are you ready to tell the master all the details of your failure?”

I nodded, although I slightly shrank from fear, expecting the most terrible punishments that he could send me. I know that I will not escape responsibility, I know that I had to finish what I started at any cost and that is why I will again sacrifice myself, my body, my beauty in order to finish off humanity once and for all.