Chapter 203 - 48

Booooooooooooooooooooooooommmmmmmmmmmm!

Ziel's attack formed a gigantic hexagon of light in the sky and engulfed the enormous Space Beast's head. The glint of light was dazzling, and its radiance was visible throughout the Clorius continent. Even the light from the tiny sun that Fornius created couldn't be compared to it. The head of the Space Beast and the minions it summoned disappeared. As a result of Ziel's attack, the sky had a massive crack as the space the monster was sealed in had been destroyed. The space crack enlarged and formed a giant hole in the sky. But the hole slowly closed by itself.

"Amazing! The power he possessed was no longer in the realm of a human. Isn't he more like a god than those people from the divine race?" Megumi slowly stood up and looked at Ziel with sparkling eyes.

"Maybe he's not human. But, how could he have so many abilities? Even we heroes only have two innate abilities. But he seemed to have an infinite number of abilities at his disposal." Kyouka was amazed for a different reason than her friend. Her words also contain a hint of horror at Ziel's existence. She doesn't know what the heroes can do if they make Ziel their enemy.

"Eh? He's not a human!? But he looks completely human to my eyes. I can still tell the difference between him and the people from the divine race. The aura they gave off felt completely different! Ken has the same aura as a normal human!" Megumi quickly rebutted Kyouka's words. Kyouka didn't know what had happened to her, and she suddenly became a big fan of Ziel.

"Okay... okay. He is a human. Are you satisfied?" Kyouka couldn't help but smile bitterly at Megumi's reaction.

The atmosphere became calm, and the sky became clear again. The entire thundercloud and aurora had disappeared. What was left in the sky was only Ziel. Kalya and the other girls could finally breathe a sigh of relief after seeing that the monster had lost.

"Yay! Ken wins! Ken has won, Iris!" Clara jumped for joy after seeing that the Space Beast had disappeared. She tightly hugged the nearby Princess Iris to express her happiness.

"Yes. I saw it, Clara. but, can you not hug me too tightly?" Princess Iris smiled wryly in response to Clara's slightly exaggerated expression of joy. Clara's grip was too firm and made her a little difficult to breathe.

"Ah! I apologize! I'm too happy that Ken has managed to defeat the monster without getting hurt. Besides, all these troubles have finally come to an end!" Clara quickly released her arms from Princess Iris. But the broad smile of her happy expression was still clearly plastered on her face. Princess Iris couldn't help but smile in response. She was also relieved that they could get out of that trouble.

Princess Freya and Princess Aishia also smiled happily at Ziel's victory. They were happy that their loved ones survived against such a monster. On the other hand, Lilith didn't feel the same way with them. After Ziel is done with that Space Beast, he will finish his unfinished business with Fornius and Aghares. Her feelings were very complicated because two people of the same race would die again in front of her, and she didn't know what to do.

Ziel defeated the Space Beast unharmed because he currently had the Imperial Dragon. Otherwise, he might not have enough strength to kill the monster. Even so, Kalya is still worried about Ziel's current condition. Kalya saw that Ziel's face was pale, and his breath was panting. It seemed the previous attack had considerably drained his strength.

"Ziel…" Kalya muttered in a voice loud enough for everyone around her to hear. Then she quickly stood up and flew over to Ziel. Clara and the girls who don't know Kalya and Ziel's relationship are confused by Kalya's actions. The girls saw Kalya look very worried before she flew towards Ziel. What they saw was not the anxious face of a teacher but the face of a woman who saw her lover hurt.

The girls' confused feelings were instantly replaced with shock when they saw Kalya suddenly hug Ziel in the sky. Kalya doesn't seem to care about how King Raghnall, Princess Cordelia, and the girls look at her. Right now, what was on her mind was only Ziel.

"What is Miss Kalya doing?" Clara looked blankly at Princess Iris and Princess Freya. Her words urged them to come up with an answer. Princess Irene and the other girls were also waiting for their reply. On the other hand, Princess Aishia kept her distance from the two girls. She didn't want to get involved in the matter.

***

In a room inside a floating castle, a beautiful girl with long white hair was lying on her bed. Her beautiful transcendent face was not even inferior to Kalya. The girl was wearing light sleepwear that showed off her stunning curves. But right now, her face showed that she was in a boring mood. That girl is Azalia, master of  Aghares and the younger sister of the Fallen God-King, Azael.

"When will the Aghares come back? I asked him to keep an eye on Fornius not to lose another organization member. But I didn't expect him to break the seal of the Space Beast." Azalia rolled on her bed. Her demeanor did not reflect the attitude that a divine race should display.

Azalia had given Aghares the key to unlocking the seal of the Space Beasts. She gave it to use in times of urgency. But that was only to break the seal partially. To completely release the Space Beast, only Azalia can break the seal.

Azalia had also realized that the Aghares had broken the seal. But there was no worry on her face because she believed Aghares would win once he broke the seal and took out the Space Beast. Azalia could re-seal the monster after Aghares returned or their enemy was defeated. But after a long time, the seal was opened, there was still no sign of Aghares or Fornius returning.

"Hmm..." Azalia suddenly frowned. She felt her connection to the seal suddenly being severed.

"This is terrible! What exactly happened to Aghares!?" Azalia quickly got up from her bed. There were only two possibilities when the connection to the seal was severed. First, the space beast had completely escaped its seal, and second, it had died. But Azalia quickly dismissed the latter possibility as there was no way any creature on the Clorius continent could kill a Space Beast even if it were the guardian of the continent. Azalia changed her clothes and disappeared from the room.

***

Back where Clara and the girls were, Ziel was seen floating in the sky in Kalya's arms. It shocked not only Clara and Princess Irene but also King Raghnall. They didn't think that an academy teacher would have a special relationship with her student.

It was something that Kalya should not do as a teacher. She shouldn't have had that illicit relationship with her student. But they dare not voice their objections in front of Ziel. Princess Freya and the other girls who knew about their relationship couldn't help but smile bitterly at sight.

On the other hand, Kalya ignored the various types of gazes that were directed at her. The most important thing for her now and forever was the man in her arms.

"Are you okay, Ziel? Your face looks ashen." Kalya stroked Ziel's cheek and saw his condition sadly. Her eyes were watery, and it seemed that tears could fall at any moment.

"I'm fine. I'm just tired and need a little rest. After that, I'm sure my condition will return to normal." Ziel subconsciously showed a slight smile on his face. But it was only for an instant, and his face returned to its original state, cold and flat. He also didn't know that the crack of Azael's seal inside him was getting bigger.

Kalya froze when she saw Ziel smile. This was the first time she saw Ziel showing his emotions. Usually, only his face softens, and only Kalya can tell because she often pays attention to Ziel's face. But this time, Ziel showed her a smile. Kalya always feels her heart beat faster when she is with Ziel. But this time, her heartbeat became even faster and made her breathing a little unstable after seeing that smile.

Ziel didn't know what had happened to Kalya. Her face suddenly turned red, and her breathing became unstable. He stroked Kalya's head to calm her down. Ziel released the mana from his caress to stabilize Kalya's condition.

Kalya's breathing gradually returned to normal, although her face was still red and her heart was still beating fast. After calming down, Kalya smiled back at Ziel. But then her face suddenly became cloudy after remembering something.

"Did something happen?" Ziel asked Kalya when he saw the look on her face suddenly change.

"We're sorry that we're just a burden to you and not much help. You have to fight like that to protect us. We feel that we are of no use to you." Kalya says apologetically on behalf of herself and the other girls. Kalya felt that she could only trouble Ziel without doing anything. She started to feel that way when Ziel fought against the Imperial Dragon. And now she felt it again when she saw Ziel fight the Space Beast. Kalya hugged Ziel again, and she hugged him tighter while crying.

"Am I not your fiancé? It is my duty to protect you. You can think of this as my way of expressing my emotions. Besides, you don't have to do anything for me. You just have to stay by my side, and that's enough for me." Ziel whispered those words in Kalya's ear while stroking her hair gently. Kalya's body trembled after hearing that.

"Thank you, Ziel. I'm fortunate to have you. I will become stronger so that I can help you in the future! I don't want you to continue fighting alone like this, Ziel." Kalya hugged Ziel even tighter like she didn't want to let go and wanted to stay in his arms forever.

After they hugged for a long time, Kalya reluctantly let go of her embrace. She still had to explain what she did with Ziel earlier to Clara and the others.

"Let's go back, Ziel. I will explain everything to them." Kalya smiles at Ziel and holds his hand. Kalya looked calm and seemed to be ready for this kind of situation to come. Ziel knew what Kalya's words meant. They hugged in front of many people, including Clara. Of course, it would raise questions in their minds. Kalya wants to explain everything to them, but Ziel intends to take the responsibility away from her. But before that, he still had other things he had to finish.

"There's something else I still have to do." Ziel shook his head at Kalya's words. Then he looked at the ocean around him and stopped somewhere. Ziel swung his black sword in that direction, and the sea was split in two. He could see the bottom of the ocean from where he was, and there were two people lying unconscious. They are Aghares and Fornius.

Ziel flew towards them along with Kalya. When Ziel and Kalya arrived before them, Ziel frowned and immediately avoided the place while hugging Kalya.

Pillars of light fell from the sky and enveloped Fornius and Aghares. A pair of giant hands of a woman appeared from the sky and grabbed them.

"Don't think you can kill them while I'm here!" A woman's sweet voice echoed in the sky.

Ziel raised his eyebrows after hearing those words. He was pretty familiar with the voice and knew who it belonged to.

"Hundreds of years ago, you couldn't take something from me, and now you want to do it again? At least you have to pay a high price if you want to take them away." Ziel muttered and saw a giant hand trying to take away Fornius and Aghares. Kalya was confused by Ziel's words, but she remained silent and didn't want to disturb him at this time. A ball of light appeared from Ziel's forehead and suddenly transformed into a giant creature.

Roaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrr!

The Nine-headed Imperial Dragon appeared once again on the Clorius continent. The nine dragon eyes shone, and the nine dragon mouths opened. They fired their attacks simultaneously towards the giant's hand.

[Ultimate Dragon Breath]

The nine dragon breaths merged into one and hit the giant's hand.

Boooooooooooooooommmmmmmm!

Ziel and Kalya could hear a woman's cry of pain in the sky, but in the end, Fornius and Aghares were still managed to get carried away.

"Okay. let's go back." Ziel shrugged his shoulders like he didn't care about that. The Nine-headed Imperial Dragon turned back into the light and entered Ziel's forehead.

"Come on!" Kalya smiled widely and held his hand.. The two of them returned hand in hand to where Clara and the girls were.