To the Depth of Abyss

Abyssal Terra / 

Floor 3 / Sector 2 

Eria /

The sky, once dark, now clear, shows a reddish-yellow color like a God's painting. 

Previously, the Black Dragon's fire breath cleans the mess created by the Virtue of Purity. After that, it goes somewhere to the west - maybe it went to Sector 1 or World Wall. 

Clear skies signaled that the battle between Sin and Virtue was over – with no winner known.

Even though their leader condition is unknown, the army of Black Hunter still pushing through the city. Their spawning finally stopped this time, but they keep on attacking like they feel no fear - or they were fearless, soulless in the first place and their only purpose is to attack Eria.

Meanwhile, on Eria's side, the warriors get tired. They sacrificed half of Eria to retreat and several hundred soldiers to save the others. 

Half of the Valkyries retreat. Half still fighting until their last breath. 

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Palace of Horus / 

Frida gets back to her family side, with news that Jeanne still fighting the Virtue. 

They need to get out of that situation. But cannot go back to check on the Spear Saint. 

They have to group up with the people on Palace of Fafnir. 

However, a surprise came to block them. 

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Palace of Fafnir / 

Alexander sacrifices himself. He still not dead yet, but he most likely lost himself the time he transforms into the Black Dragon.

"So, that was why he being called the Black Dragon."

Alexander gets the [Black Dragon] nickname when he conquered the Black Dragon Kingdom. But there was a rumour that he lost control when transform into the Black Dragon, and it needs the Three Light Saints to stop him. 

The Black Dragon's power is too strong for Alexander to control. He got swallowed up by the power and lost himself in the process. 

Skadi just healed her ears. They are still in the same position as before – she holds Arlene while leaning on one pillar. 

Arlene fainted from being devastated by what had happened to her – to her future child. 

The place became so quiet after Alexander and Cinderella's fight over. 

Compared to the fight against Yamato and Echidna, Skadi did not do much this time. She still can fight, so she needs to go to the frontline to give help. 

But just when she was about to get up, a meteor strike the palace. 

She quickly gets up while carrying Arlene with both hands. 

The meteor falls right next to Ars' room.

However, if its really a meteor, it should fall until hit the ground. But it stopped right next to Ars' room. So, it most likely was not a meteor or some kind of big rock. 

Skadi got goosebumps just thinking what fell to their home.

"STUPID UGLY MF!"

It was the person who fought the Black Dragon, Cinderella. 

"He almost burns my beauty to dust!"

He was not dead yet. He most likely fake his defeat and run away. But he was badly injured. His entire body was burned.

"Geehhaaaaaaaaaaaa!"

But he healed in just few seconds. 

"Now I'm better, like new."

The damages Alexander gave had gone, disappeared like never before. 

It was a high level of healing skill that Cinderella had just performed. So, the title of strongest Arts user in Virtue was not just an epithet.

That gives Skadi a real goosebump just by seeing it. 

They hardly gave him any injured before. A strong, catastrophe level of monster burns him, but he healed in an instant. 

Cinderella, a fighter type of Virtue, cannot be defeated just by numbers. They need another strong individual to fight him. 

"Now, I had wasted too much time just to complete one simple mission. It's about to - "

Cinderella about to pull out Silver Sky Staff from the wall of Ars' room. But he suddenly kneels down like he faced a high rank person. 

"Get back? Why, Father? My target is already in front of my reach. And nobody can disturb me now."

Cinderella speaking to himself, or to someone via telepathy or some shit. 

"I can! I can even bring Huxian the Lust to you."

So, his mission is only to kill Ars, who was still unconscious. To kill other Sin or doing something was not part of his mission. That was why he did not kill them even he easily can. 

"No, Father. I won't falter! We've waited so long in the dark. I won't waste this opportunity just because my target is already awake."

His target is awake. It only meant one thing; Ars finally woke up.

"Yes. I will fall back if I think I cannot win over him."

Cinderella finally finished talking to someone names 'Father'. It must be the Soul Saint. 

"Like I will lose to someone who is still sleepy."

Cinderella gets rid of Silver Sky Staff. The absolute barrier removed from the protected place. 

"You already know my mission! So be grateful that you don't deserve to be killed!"

That was definitely for Skadi. 

He only there for Ars' life, and probably Huxian too. 

But still, to lost someone they love, Skadi can't just stand still. But what she can do to fight a mighty foe?

"Wakey-wakey!" 

When Skadi was still frozen in place, Cinderella had already opened the door to Ars' room.

"It's time to wake up..."

Cinderella finally could see what his target looks like. 

A man with black hair. His mustache and beard had grown long, even though he only been missing for two months. Lost his left hand. 

A blonde girl and fox girl hugged him in longing. The man fondles the two girls, but the girls were startled because of Cinderella's sudden naked appearance. 

Cinderella finally could face his target, but he got stunned when his eyes meet with a pair of red, draconic eyes that burn him just by looking at them. 

At that instant, Cinderella understand, why his Father told him to kill his target when the target still sleeping, and did not face him when he got awake. 

"DIE!"

Cinderella sends off a dozen of ice sword to the room where his target at. He did that to get rid of his fear. 

"Me? Got scared? There is no way!"

He said that, but he still put his hand in front in case his target was still alive. 

"That feeling, it was like looking at the Demon King himself. But, there is no – "

When he muttering something, two red lines of something just passed his position. That was so fast he did not realize what it was. 

"What?"

While he still confused, both his hands suddenly fell of to the ground. There was a trace of reddish fire in the cut scars of both hands. The same happened to his both cut scars of both arms.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!"

Cinderella finally felt the cuts and burns on his arm. The wound was only on two of his arms, but it hurt even more than his entire body was burning before.

"Two million."

Someone walks out of the room while saying that.

"The damage you inflicted on this castle of mine, the compensation is two million."