
Zeeta growled with that other step of hers. Uniting with the Giant that marks the End of the World...? That was beyond his expectations. His Kaunaz rune did not predict anything like this. No, Zeeta knew that it was not her Rune that did not work, but they were at odds between her Kaunaz and Alter—so that it was impossible for her to take the right steps to prevent it.
Looking at the monstrous figure before him, it, brought Zeeta back to recall her conversation with Danny, Gerda, and Luna, moments before Ragnarok happened. Not only to them, but also to Nadeja.
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"Jormungand is a Serpent Giant. He was known as the Nightmare by his people because it always brought bad not only to his own race, but others as well. The poison is very strong. No one had ever been able to scratch that Giant's scales before."
"Your ultimate goal is to destroy Drakaeim and Jotunnheim. And so you can do it, I'll sustain you."
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Zeeta looked at Alter, who was grinning. The black-haired and blue-eyed girl then raised both of her hands. Welcoming the hand, a black sea exploded and flooded the ground. Everything that was touched by him immediately withered and shattered, while he who had already fused with Jormungand drove towards Zeeta very fast.
To counteract it, Zeeta tightens her grip on the Rhongomyniad, then slashes it. A golden blade of light shot out at Alter, but alas, he managed to dodge it with his tilted body. Zeeta immediately took a step back while gritting her teeth. "The speed is increasing due to the sea of poison!"
"What's up, Zeeta?!" cry Alter, "is this all you can do?!" he then brought up a magic circle with various elements that were immediately fired right at him. The magic was thicker than usual and certainly stronger, where all the magic was covered with poison.
Zeeta is not moving from where he is. He just flicked his left hand which gave rise to a wind flutter in a similar direction. The wind is green and able to deflect all its magic to destroy around with great power.
"Hmphs. The wind is Zephyr, is it...?" Alter was not stunned. "But...." He grinned looking at Zeeta.
On Zeeta's shoulder was a scratch that stripped off the smoke. He was exposed to a splash of poison. Not responding to Alter's excitement, he immediately raised his left hand— threw Alter into the air with a bump of dirt. He took off his Rhongomyniad and rode on horseback.
"He thinks I'm gonna shut up?" The alter moves a sea of poison on the ground to drown Zeeta. Zeeta herself did not move. He still rode and gathered strength in his right hand.
'BYURR!'
Only Zeeta was affected by the two-way tsunami, while Rhongomyniad was not affected at all— as if there was a similar colored but transparent circle barrier around it.
Alter's not happy with that. He knew that until he did not dodge, Zeeta was very confident in the attack. Suddenly....
"What do you see?"
Alter felt a splash of water and a gust of wind from behind him. "Undine and Zephyr?!" when he turned his head, he was even more surprised. Zeeta's right hand was covered by a huge burning fire, with horns on his head. "Ifrit too?!"
'KA-POWWW!'
Zeeta hits Alter's cheek, where the fire soon spreads throughout the body, including his Jormungand section. After slamming into the ground, the fire was immediately extinguished by a sea of poison. Holding his cheek, Alter laughed at Zeeta. "What did your attack mean? Ancient Spirits will not fight us!" the wounds sustained on his cheeks immediately regenerated.
"Yes, I know." Zeeta pointed towards Alter, precisely at one corner of Jormungand's body.
"A-...?!" Alter found two large runes embedded in the body that—Nauthiz and Mannaz. The two runes immediately attacked Alter with electric shocks. "Gyaahhhh!!" agony panicked. "My body.. Why can't my body fight...?!"
Zeeta takes her Rhongomyniad. "Oh? So Ozy didn't teach you Mannaz, did he? That rune will restrain me if I act stupid like you.
"You who have already done it, of course it will force you to separate."
"The fuck...!"
Zeeta closes her eyes to increase focus as Alter tries to fight back. At the same time....
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Danny, who has been treated by the Giants and the three Levant, has arrived in Tofrahnottur. He was not yet conscious, but thanks to all, his wounds could be healed. The same with Klutzie.
Then, from different position points, there are sounds that can be heard simultaneously.
"Gerda...."
"Sir Azure...."
"Danny...."
The three people who had the name were snapped. Danny suddenly glared and woke up.— surprised the Human-sized Giant around him was shocked.
"Cheeta!" shout all three at the same time, even if not in the same place.
The three men frowned at them. An unconscious Danny continues to be called by the Giant, ignoring him and immediately goes to the person in question.
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When the three of them gathered to the two men named, they asked, "What are you going to do?"
Azure replied, representing her friends. "A trump card." He smiled confidently. "Partially, Dan, are you okay?"
"Yes!" The bare-chested Danny bent his right hand— showing his large muscles with a wide smile. "Why, I'm better!"
"It's because of us, my goodness." Ella shook her head while pouting.
"Th-so...? Hehe, thank you."
"Enough the bullshit!" gerda said, "Zeeta needs us!"
Everyone answered with a single nod.
"Hold our shoulders!" edward, who stood with his brother. Danny and Azure hold Edward's shoulder, while Gerda holds Ella's shoulder.
Shortly thereafter, the twins blasted off like a rocket towards Zeeta. From a distance, they could see Jormungand who had already fused with Alter, and Zeeta who did something to his Rhongomyniad. At that moment, the two were talking.
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"ARE YOU CRAZY, ZEETA?!" cry Alter, who was sweating all over his body. "I'm not gonna let you do that! This world is too demanding of you who is only a Human!"
Zeeta smile. "I know you're happy when Danny declares his love for us. Yeah, right?"
"Huh? What is—"
"If your ultimate goal is to end me, it will be in line with me, which requires me to destroy Drekaeim and Jotunnheim.
"Because of you always changing the flow of time in this world, now, my goal is centered on you.
"Drekaeim and Jotunnheim were created because an Aurora in Ragnarok was fed up with a magical creature that continued to take the life she loved.
"It was because of you that influenced them, including the Dragon that became the container of your Keenai curse, with which your darkness.
"In the meantime, Jormungand's true figure was not a Giant. It is a Hollow created from the wishes of the Levant's first ancestor, Lynn. That thing is getting stronger the older the age."
"W-what are you talking about?! What does all that mean?!"
"It's a pity you can't see all these answers in your world, but I am you, and you are me.
"Yggdrasil's forecast never missed. The world will indeed be destroyed by us, a Zeeta Aurora XXI. You destroyed it in your world and now it's my turn.
"Jormungand can never be hurt, even if it is not too influential. But, ever since I took Rhongomyniad, I've been aware of it, Alter.
"Just like us who strengthen magic with Rune, Rhongomyniad also strengthen Catastrophe Seal. Therefore, Jormungand is said to be a marker of the End of the World, which can only be defeated by the Holy Spear.
"You, who continue to play a role in all the timelines of my ancestors, pursed the answer I always sought to do to this world. And thanks to you, I won't hesitate.
"With the killing of you and Jormungand, then Drakaeim and Jotunnheim will be destroyed. The rest, you guessed it, if you really were me."
Alter. He clutched his hand tightly until the back of his hand was veined. "Of course I know!
"Therefore I will not let him! Why sacrifice yourself for a world that gives you nothing?!"
Unlike the others, Ella heard the faint screams of Alter. It stopped for a moment and it raised a question mark for those who were rushing.
"Don't hesitate, Brother!"
Ella gasps. "But...!"
"This is my decision and only I can do it! I entrust the rest to you."
Ella cried suddenly, but she said nothing.
"Ella...?" Edward called.
"Sorry, I'm fine. Come on...."