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The infinity Clockworks ~Strike Faster Than The Sun's Light!~

Arc 4: Panic! A Super Nova or Black Hole?

「What are you going to do, Naru?」 Seine spread her legs to be on a more balance position with her left foot forward and right foot backwards. 

「I will kill Kaname, to prevent him from causing more bad things to happen....」 Naru pressed her lips together and looked to her right, in order to avoid Seine's eyes. 

「I will not let you, Naru」 Seine raised her guard up, preparing herself to fight even though she has no experience in fighting. 

「Then...I'll take you down too...」 Naru summoned a giant tiger with a bow attached to it's back from her scroll. Upon being summoned, Lemon Tiger immediately charged toward where Seine was standing. Seine did not dodge and was tackled by lemon Tiger. Seine flew away and hit the wall across Lemon Tiger. Neon yellow electricity was still coming out of Seine, Lemon Tiger's attack rendered Seine immovable on the floor. 

「(It hurts....why did I think that I could fight Naru....)」 That was what Seine said to herself as she looked at the ceiling. 

「You think you can't do it....You canYou canYou canYou canYou canYou canYou canYou canYou canYou canYou canYou can」 Words were whispered to Seine's mind, trying to force her to think that she can fight Naru. 

「Kill her, Kill Her, Kill Her!!!」

「(I can't kill Naru, I don't want to lose my friend)」 Seine replied to the voices she heard in her mind. 

「Don't mind,Don'tmind. I know that it's fine, you can just fix her later....fufufu」

「I can't bring people back to life...」

「What are you saying? I know that you can do that... I am you, I am your true self. I have all the experience you need to devour people. I have the power to conquer this universe! We are strongest in the world!」 

「....」 Seine kept quiet as Lemon Tiger come closer to her, about to stomp her with it's giant paw. 

「That is the best decision」

When Lemon Tiger was about to stomp at Seine, it was cut in half. Lemon Tiger turned into gallons of ink which dissipated the moment it landed on the floor. 

「(What happened!?)」 Naru was surprised that her Lemon tiger as defeated in one hit and that she did not know who did it. Naru looked around her and where Seine was to check if Seine was there and to see if someone was there too. 

「She's not here...」 Naru was surprised when she saw that Seine was gone. 

「I'm here」 Naru heard Seine's voice behind her but before she could turn around, Seine drove a sword behind Naru. The blade was placed at the center of Naru's back that the sound of the blade grinding with Naru's spine echoed throughout the hallway. 

「Stay there and re-think your life...」Seine pulled out her sword from Naru's body and let Naru fall down on the floor facing down. She left Naru on the ground, as her blood started to form a puddle. 

「Where...did...I...go...wrong....?」 Naru murmured to herself as her consciousness started to fade.

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Suzuran observed Kaname, Anderise and Ichinose who was using Rokka's body fighting each other from the balcony of the courtyard. Instead of doing something, she leaned down on the wall while breathing heavily. 

「You look cute, Loliran」 Shigure approached Suzuran whose body was that of a 9 years old girl. 

「Are you mocking...me...Kid?」 Her eyes were furious, it looked like she was about to kill Shigure but was unable to do so. 

「Maybe..」 An arrogant smile appeared on his face as he watched the fight along with Suzuran. 

「You know that you can join the fight...with your big metal body」Shigure talked like he knew something about Suzuran.

「Kid...don't push it」 Suzuran glared at Shigure. 

「Kaname was raised by his adoptive mother, Nafe. I had a similar experience, I was adopted by a sibgle woman. Because of her, I learned about a lot of things. Including everything about all the False Gods.」

「Kid...what are you...planning....?」 

「This is a training for them...」 

「You damn kid....」 Suzuran struggled to move but was unable to move her body. 

「Their strength are not enough for them to live for what is coming for them in the future」 Shigure looked at the fight and looked up at the ceiling of the courtyard. Ichinose then used a high class Light spell that blew a hole through ceiling and the upper floors. Shigure's sigil was fully visible but no one excep for Suzuran noticed. 

「Seine is still inexperienced in this kind of situations, because of her power she might lose herself.」

「That is not....for you to decide...Kid」 Suzuran clenched her teeth and attempted to move again. 

「Naru is young, still chained to her past and hatred. She came to this world too early」

「Shut your....mouth....」

「Kaname overestimates his power, he might be durable and strong but that doesn't make him invincible」 

「Who are you....Kid」 

「I'm just an Outcast, Tenki: Suzuran」 Shigure knelt down and rubbed her head. Right after Shigure finished rubbing Suzuran's head, a huge explosion happened below them in the courtyard. The beautiful flowers were destroyed and the giant tree in the middle of the huge courtyard was also destroyed. 

It look like Kaname and Anderise was taken out by that explosion since they were leaning on a mountain of rubble that came from the wall they crashed on.

「I'll join now then」 Shigure looked at the left entrance of the courtyard and saw Seine come in with a really worried look on her face. Ichinose immediately noticed Seine and decided to charge at her too. 

「I'll....create a world where...our race....Rokka are the strongest...I won't let you people stop me...」 Ichonse seem to have been weakened by Kaname and Anderise. Ichonose ran toward Seine and Seine kept her posture still. Ichinose stopped midway and jumped back since she sensed something dangerous. She knew very well that the danger she sensed was not Seine but someone stronger. Before Ichinose landed on the ground, Shigure appeared behind her and tried to reach to her back with his left arm. However, Ichinose was wearing the Sun Armor which lets her travel in the speed of light. 

Ichinose moved behind Shigure with her invisble sword ready to decapitate Shigure's torso. However, Shigure somehow moved behind her and carrying Kaname's broadsword. Shigure attacked Ichinose but she easily blocked it. 

Somehow, Shigure was able to keep up with Ichonse's speed even though with her speed, seeing her during movement was impossible. 

「Seine!」 Shigure called out to Seine who was currently trying to get to the balcony to see Suzuran. This caught Seine's attention and and paused for a moment to look at their fight. 

「A New Game+ is always an option! Keep that in your mind!」 Shigure looked at Seine for a moment but immediately looked back at Ichinose since she was attacking him non-stop. 

「.......(New Game+? I remember that from Naru.....)」 What Shigure told her had resonanted with Seine's mind as she reach Suzuran who was unable to move her body. 

「Seine....run...」 That was what Suzuran told Seine when Seine got close to her. 

「I won't run, Suzuran....I can fend for myself now.」 Seine replied. 

「That Kid... He casted a Colossal Spell and it's not a normal Colossal Spell. That is....」 Before Suzuran could finish her words, they suddenly felt like their weight was tripled. 

Seine looked back at the Shigure and Ichinose who was using Rokka's body. The two were both standing still. The only difference was that Ichinose was breathing heavily , covered in sweat while Shigure was standing up calmly. Between them was a miniature sun the size of a basketball and it was slowly getting smaller. 

「Seine...That is a dangerous Colossal Spell....That alone could take off a portion of this world....if performed perfectly, it migh even destroy this whole world. I'll do something to lower down the power so run...」 Suzuran told Seine to run. 

Seine saw two choices. Her first choice was to run away from Frenteria or.......

「Shigure-san! I can't do it!」 The moment she thought of her second choice, she yelled at Shigure. 

「Your choice! I guess dying from a Super Nova or a Black Hole is good thing!」 Shigure yelled back at Seine and the miniature sun started to get smaller faster. This gave Seine more pressure. 

「I don't want any of this any further! I can't take it anymore!!」 Seine held her head and knelt down on the floor. 

「Keep in your mind, New Game+!」 

「SHUT UP! Don't put any more pressure on me, Shigure!!」 Seine got mad at Shigure and yelled at him. When Seine yelled, the miniature sun couldn't take it anymore and it started to emit bright light. 

「It looks like it's a Super Nova」 A big smile appeared on Shigure's face.

The bright light had already enveloped Shigure and Ichinose. Everything slowed down in Seine's mind, she was well aware that she only has a few milliseconds to choose her choice. 

「Damn it!!! My choice is-」

The Infinity Clockworks End ------------->> Epilogue