Infinity in the Void – Freedom in the Abyss

Utopia activated his thrusters, slamming the Dragon's head to the ground. His form changed and he flew into the sky. Spreading his wings and staring down at the Apparition.

[Attribute Mimicry: Judgement]

From the tip of his steel feathers, golden beams of Judgement shot down at Tiamat. But with a roar, the Black Dragon disrupted the beams and they fizzled out before touching it.

Then it flapped its wings, and at the same time, hundreds of magic circles bearing Runes surrounded him. And they fired, encasing him in an elemental storm.

The sole responder for magic on Earth is Tiamat, by its command can human cast and weave Magic. That is the reason why they are called Edicts.

But Utopia is still a Herald, belonging to the strongest army in the universe.

[Attribute Mimicry: Entropy]

He spun and dispelled all of the magic circles, just in time as Tiamat rushed at him with its maw fully opened. His thrusters activated, flinging him out of the way. But his arm was snapped off anyway.

He quickly rebuilds it, then he transforms again to his landform and delivers a devastating punch to the ground - the gold coins of the Legacy reveal themselves, glittering around him.

[Attribute Mimicry: Exchange]

The coins glow and gather in Utopia's chest, they turn into pure energy. He channels that energy into his arms.

He raised his arms up, and they began to charge as Tiamat fell down. Golden scars began to grow on its body, signifying the power of the Curse wreaking havoc upon its body.

[Execution: Photon Cannon]

He blasted right through Tiamat's chest, burning a hole right through the Black Dragon and destroying one of its wings. But it was not stopping, as it does not feel pain.

And so,

His entire body burst into light, separating into different streams to avoid a body slam. Then from above, his body reformed, smaller, more compact, and pack all of his entire being into a 4-meter silver knight.

BOOM!!!

And he slammed into the back of the Black Dragon, making it flinch momentary, enough time for millions of blades to stab into it— and even more gun barrels utilizing the wounds, some even went through the other side.

[Execution: Scorched World]

And all at once, in a brilliant show of power, the blades glow blue then white, and the barrels glow. Bullets fly, swords detonate, and lazers fire, all going off inside the Dragon.

Then Utopia swung his hand up, cutting the Dragon in half.

After all, this was not his first fight with an Ego of the World, he was someone who was the vanguard bringing countless planets into the fold of the Steel Legion. Even if he was weaker, even if his body was infinitely inferior to the one he used to have, it was still granted by his Princess, the only person to listen to him.

But it was not over.

Tiamat sinks into the sand, and then thousands of shadow tendrils burst out, all grabbing him and dragging him down. Utopia activates his thrusters, escaping but...

One of the tendrils had stabbed him in the back and took out the Fey Core belonging to Prydwen and crushed it. Weapons popped out from his back, dismembering that tendril in an instant.

But he still has his Core and the Core of Ouroboros Omniscia. His armor opens up, revealing blue energy circuits. The tendrils try to grab hold of him, but they burn by the sheer heat his body emits.

[Attribute Mimicry: Judgement]

He flew further up into the sky, as he dropped a Hammer of God from orbit. He must destroy the Apparition with this attack and go help Charlotte.

[Execution: Divine Hammer]

He performed a backflip in the air, just as the tungsten rod went past him. And with all of his thrusters, he kicked the rod and channeled the light of Judgement into it as well as doubled its speed.

BOOM!!!

The rod hit the ground at Mach 15 speed, the impact created a nuclear explosion of pure golden light, and that sound would alarm the whole world of his Princess' location.

He then turned to Charlotte, however, his body malfunctioned and freefallen into the golden flame of Judgement.

Without the Fey Core, although it does not provide much firepower and control, but it serves an important purpose. It is there to cool his body, to not worry about overheating.

The electrical circuits of this World cannot handle his power, even more so forcing them to perform much of his actions, resulting in them being fried completely.

He landed on the ground, which had turned into molten glass by the blast. But at least he took care of one problem...

Now it is all up to his Princess.

"[Your... Highness...]", and his body froze in a kneeling position, his gaze fixed on the battle happening in the far distance.

=0=0=

The Beast of 666 was not Nero Claudius as many people believe it to be. It refers to a Dragon that bears the same name as the emperor of Rome. A Dragon so powerful it almost destroyed the world in its rampage, only to be stopped by the Holy Spirits and Jesus Christ.

Nero the Cursed One, or going by its more common name... the Anti-Christ.

And the very essence of that Dragon is refined into a sword. Capable of tearing apart Charlotte's Domination and Solomon.

Even so, Quirinus is the perfect defense against it as the lance is a Construct of the World, the physical representation of the World's benevolence.

She parried a slash with her lance and returned with a thrust from her sword.

There are two purposes to Alchemy, first is the Creation of the Philosopher's Stone - the power to control all matter.

The second is the Synchronization of the Soul, Body, and Mind - there is no delay between her Thought and Action, there is nothing between her Will and Spirit, there is nothing between her Emotion and Might.

And it shows, in a single second thousands of wounds were brought upon Terra, while Charlotte only sustained a few scratches to her clothes, but no blood was drawn.

In response, the Ego used its tail, sinking into its own shadow.

"Ladon (Eternal Guardian)."

Ten golden serpent heads popped out of Charlotte's shadow, grabbing her limbs. Before she can do anything, Terra kicks her in the stomach - ripping off the serpent heads - and sends her into one of the buildings.

Terra waits for her next move, as the situation is even worse for it. Its Apparition of Tiamat was defeated by Utopia, and healing this body spends a lot of energy, energy it requires to remain awake.

It cannot retreat as the amount of time to regain its full energy is way more than enough for Charlotte to enact her plan. And Terra is sure that Charlotte would attempt to destroy the world again to force its hands, she is that petty.

Charlotte only stared back as she showered in chalk, her gaze was cold and sharp, like a predator observing her prey.

She raised her sword, "Listen to me and transform."

The entire chalk building shook and collapsed, yet it did not reform. Instead, it turns blood red.

"Bend logic and change."

The blood gathers and condenses around her sword, shining a gleaming red.

"Inperfectus Opus.", and she slashed her sword forward, sending a tide of blood that burned in golden flame.

In response, Terra brandished its sword, crackling with a black aura, pulsing as if it were alive, it whispered, "Roar for me, my Children..."

And in one single motion of a swing, the tide of blood parted. Followed was a roar, loud enough for the entire world to hear and tremble. A wave of darkness came straight for Charlotte.

Her halo changed color once again, Euphoria and Ambition burst into silvery blue gauntlets, blocking the incoming attack with her left arm. But the direct hit made Charlotte flinch, her armor cracked and shattered, leaving a deep wound on her arm.

But she did not care, even if she was bleeding, even if her arm was in a world of pain.

In a flash of electricity, Charlotte moved behind Terra and went for a thrust— a wall of ice rose out from the sand, blocking the attack long enough for Terra to move out of the way.

Then a pool of water formed around them, then it froze at the command of the World. Charlotte stomped the ground and shattered the ice in an instant, followed by a burst of blue flame to evaporate the ice.

"Gorynych (Tundra Frost)."

The Apparition of a three-headed snowy blue Dragon formed behind Terra, it launched three cones of lightning, ice, and wind at Charlotte.

Her halo changes again, lighting up the red and dark blue points.

"Declaration of Annihilation: Grand Order."

The world burst into flame, consumed by the fire of Human Malice. Without a care, she swung her lance and gathered the electricity and wind to make them her own. From the crackling chalk and sand, a field of swords stabs upward like grass growing.

The three-headed Scandinavian Dragon did not survive and shattered. Terra luckily flew upward with its wings, avoiding the attack.

Her halo switches to complete darkness, dyed in the color of Reverie. She held her hand forward, letting go of her sword, creating a blue gem in the shape of a teardrop.

"Teardrop Andromeda.", Charlotte whispers.

Right as Terra charges in, its draconic wings on fire, and the black sword fully raised.

She then threw the gem at Terra, making the blade slice the gem in half— and the world went white. Thousands of pure white chains bind around the Ego, stopping it in mid-air.

Charlotte then planted her lance on the ground, and in her hands, Anima Lacero appeared. Planting the guitar against Terra's stomach, her halo switched to become fully red.

And she let out a deafening riff, blasting a column of Malice Flame enhanced by Eldritch Alchemy. Causing the Ego to cry in pain as the flame directly burns its soul and its body consumed by fire.

But even the flame of human evil cannot destroy the World completely.

Then her halo changed one last time, into the dark blue light of Justice.

"I am Charlotte Silvi, the Silver Princess of Humanity."

Her voice was firm and unwavering. She picked up Quirinus, the blue Justice Mist swirl around the lance.

"By the Rite of Steel and Gunpowder..."

It was a soft tone, yet her conviction was made clear. The Compass Roses in her eyes lit ablaze.

"In the Name of Humanity..."

The gears in the sky clicked together, buildings made of chalk rose and collapsed for eternity. There was only Charlotte standing on top of Terra, who watched on motionlessly.

"Your end is now..."

And she stabbed her lance into Terra, injecting Judgement into the Ego, wreaking havoc inside its final puppet. In its last moment, Charlotte widens her eyes in surprise.

The Ego expressed a faint smile, not of malice or distain.

And the body fades away, together with her Inner World.

But that does not end here, her halo began to spin as her gaze turned to the fading eye in the sky.

She summoned Fallen Starlight to her hand, where the Runes of Mankind glows blue and white.

"In the Name of Humanity."

Her willpower and Judgement influenced the Barrel Pointed at God, its Runes burst into white flame and enveloped the rifle in the Fire of Judgement.

"To the Souls of Divine, May you be Forgotten."

A bullet formed inside the chamber as she aimed it at the sky with one hand.

"To the Spirits of Ancient, May you return to Nothing."

She closed her eyes as the bullet began to be coated in the Fire of Judgement, flickering colors of her Rose Compass. Her voice became more serene with no hostility, but with the adoration of a child for their parents.

"To you, Mother Nature who nurtured all in your twisted ways..."

Her halo lit up, bearing all eight colors of her power, but more importantly, a dark blue light came from underneath her shadow, drawing the symbol of the Rose Compass

"...may you Slumber in a peaceful Dream."

Then she pulled the trigger, firing off a soundless bullet, only the blaring white flame as the indication for its ignition.

The bullet split into eight gleaming lights in the sky, each bearing a color of her might, of humanity. All barreling towards Terra. And they merged into one— piercing the eye and continue flying - like a Rising Starlight.

"Phantasmal... Denial."

Charlotte turned around as the eye closed, walking away while the crack in reality mended.

"And farewell, Terra."