High in the air, Remilia and Kanon fought fiercely.
Having obtained brand-new power, Remilia used the battle to continually test the limits of her strength.
After all, she had only just awakened as the Fourth Primogenitor. Even though she obtained its power, she had never tested its actual strength. Everything was still vague.
It was like Ren constantly feeling the feedback energy merging within him. Without testing it himself, who knew whether those energies were creating some new reaction?
Just like when he helped Nagisa resolve her psychological issue earlier…
A sharp screech echoed. Holy power swept across Remilia's body.
For an instant, Remilia felt intense burning pain.
"This is holy light? I felt something similar from that man before—but this feels different…"
Feeling the burning pain, Remilia commented calmly.
She understood—it was a power specially meant to purify beings like her.
But Remilia immediately pushed the thought aside.
With terrifying force, her claws tore toward Kanon. The ripping sound echoed.
Without doubt, if Kanon were a normal human, this attack would have ripped her completely in half.
But Kanon's form wavered like a mirage—Remilia's claws passed straight through.
"What?"
Remilia blinked, clearly encountering this sort of thing for the first time.
"It won't work. Kanon is now a high-dimensional existence. Low-dimensional attacks cannot touch her. As an angel, she draws divine energy endlessly from higher dimensions."
Below, Kensei spoke indifferently.
Just as he said, holy beams burst from Kanon's wings. These beams carried divine power strong enough to melt Remilia.
Of course, Remilia wasn't foolish enough to block it with her body.
Instead—
"Descend, First Familiar: Mesarthim-Adamas!"
With the appearance of the invincible Diamond Ram, countless gemstone shields formed before Remilia.
The holy beams that could melt Remilia were instantly reflected away without suspense.
Boom—
In the explosion that followed, Kanon's form was swallowed by her own holy light. Even the ocean behind her split open from the impact and did not close for a long time.
Looking at the Diamond Ram before her, Remilia finally understood something.
She glanced briefly at Ren. Clearly, she realized part of the truth.
Within that power, she felt the holy light Ren used to suppress Flandre back then. But there were other energies mixed within it.
Mixed energy—because their natures were similar, they could merge perfectly.
Just like how she had absorbed the Primogenitor power of this world flawlessly.
With a cold snort, Remilia raised her hand. The divine spear dropped into her grasp.
She had tried defeating the opponent physically earlier, but now that she confirmed she couldn't, she had no reason to insist.
"How foolish. Facing an angel's divine power without using your Familiars, and instead opting for close combat…"
Kensei commented as if Remi were ignorant.
To him, the Fourth Primogenitor seemed inexperienced and unable to control her Familiars perfectly.
In truth, Remilia simply thought—
"I could tear apart angels before. Today will be no different!"
And then, the scene that made Kensei's eyes widen—
With a swing of Gungnir, Kanon's release of power abruptly stopped. Her mirage-like form solidified instantly.
Fate itself had been anchored by Remilia!
She had fully mastered Gungnir!
Boom—
The shockwave blasted Kanon out of the sky.
In Remilia's hand, the spear radiated intense divine energy. This divine weapon from the Age of Gods had begun to merge with this world alongside Remilia's power.
As a weapon once held by a chief god, possessing divine aura was nothing unusual.
"Impossible! Why does the Fourth Primogenitor's weapon have divine power? And why doesn't divine power that purifies demons have any effect on her?"
Kensei's face twisted in disbelief.
"Shut up, obvious explainer"
Remilia rolled her eyes.
How could my own weapon hurt me? It's a divine artifact forged from my own blood!
Kanon let out another cry—this one filled with extreme caution.
The Heart of the Angel inside her began operating at maximum capacity. Her wings shifted, their divine energy growing hotter. Divine power gathered above her head, faintly forming a halo.
Seeing this, Lucemon finally smiled.
Once the Heart of the Angel was fully active, Kanon would no longer be a faux-angel—she would become a real angel.
And thanks to her research, ascending to a higher dimension wouldn't be a problem.
This would be his first… no, his second angel.
His first was Asia.
Why did he liked Asia so much… who knew? Perhaps because among Ren's group of annoying people, Asia was the only pleasant one.
Kanon's wings transformed rapidly. More divine light shot at Remilia.
This time, Remilia didn't bother summoning her Familiars.
She raised Gungnir.
"Your fate is in my hands! By the name of Gungnir—your defeat is declared!"
"Spear the Gungnir!"
The spear shot forward. Scarlet threads appeared in Remilia's vision.
Threads of destiny intertwined—
And pierced straight through.
The holy light was erased by the crimson glow. With a violent explosion, Gungnir split the air and pierced Kanon's body.
"Kanon!"
Kensei screamed in horror.
But Kanon's fate… no, her destiny… had long been decided.
Remilia reached out. Fate already rested in her palm.
Observation, interference, anchoring—Remilia could perform nearly every kind of destiny manipulation.
Though she still had limits. If she could truly rewrite all fate, she would be completely invincible.
But against this angel before her—she had methods.
Yet as she examined the threads of fate, Remilia showed a hint of surprise.
"So she was a child blessed by angels. But ascending isn't your ending. For now…"
"Fall."
"And become a fallen angel to the mortal world"