The Mangekyou Sharingan

Noble Realm:

Yami cursed as the unconscious Marx lay at his feet.

Something had occurred after the blinding white light had encompassed everything, transforming Marx into an elf.

Marx immediately attempted to kill him and the Wizard King, compelling Yami to ensure that Marx could no longer move.

"These elves are not the ones I once knew; all of their minds have been corrupted by a thirst for revenge against humans," Charlotte, now Charla, spoke with conviction.

She was an elf but was fighting alongside the humans.

When she first arrived, Yami assumed he would have to battle her too, but it turned out she was an exception.

As soon as Charla's soul awakened within Charlotte, she gained access to Charlotte's memories, including Patry's message, enabling her to piece everything together.

It became evident that the reincarnation magic was flawed, as some elves managed to resist the pull of revenge-driven madness like Charla.

Charla was already deceased and operating on borrowed time within Charlotte's body.

Living like this held no appeal for her, driving her determination to protect Charlotte's home.

With resolve, Charla dashed towards the person closest to Charlotte—Yami Sukehiro.

"Julius, please retreat to your private shelter. I cannot shield you now; my presence is needed elsewhere," Yami pleaded.

"We must hasten, Yami. I sense more of my kin approaching," Charla urgently conveyed.

The Wizard King gazed out over the blazing city from the rooftop, his heart clenched with grief. He grappled with powerlessness in a time demanding his strength the most.

"You speak true... At present, I am a burden in need of safeguarding," the Wizard King admitted a wry chuckle betraying self-mockery.

"Yet that does not absolve me of my responsibilities. I will not shrink from duty.

I reject the notion of retreat and concealment.

Even without direct combat, I can rally the remaining human magic knights.

I will employ every means to safeguard our nation, for I am still the Wizard King," Julius declared resolutely.

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Mereolona drew deep breaths as blood trickled from various wounds.

While Finral and Zora remained unscathed due to Julius's healing seal, they were drained of stamina.

Rhya and five royal knights, swayed by the Eye of the Midnight Sun's allure, hovered before the trio.

Fighting against six fully powered elves exceeded Mereolona's current capabilities.

She employed her entire arsenal, but the elves' destructive force outpaced her efforts.

As a skilled spatial magic user and a crucial strategic player for the mission, Finral possessed access to the vitals of every Royal Knight.

From this, he discerned that Mimosa, Kirsch, and Nozel were in dire straits, their vital signs plummeting.

Noelle's vitals fluctuated wildly, reflecting her precarious situation.

Asta, Yuno, and Annie's team faced a similar predicament.

Amidst this turmoil, Finral reached a critical decision.

Retreat was the only viable option for the moment.

Finral extended his mana as far as possible as glowing green orbs conjured in multiple chambers with human-like eyes engraved on them.

[Mana zone: Angel's eyes]

This spell had taken Finral considerable time to develop.

It granted him the ability to perceive through his floating orbs, akin to Julian's shared vision.

However, the strain on Finral's senses was evident, and his nose began to bleed due to the overwhelming influx of information.

Although he could ascertain who had succumbed to elven transformation and who had not, the chamber housing Julian and Asta remained inscrutable.

At this juncture, a small blue butterfly manifested on Finral's shoulder, its voice carrying Kirin's resonance.

'Instructions from Julian...

Do not concern yourself with Julian and the others. Gather those untouched by the curse and proceed to Hage Village, where Secre awaits with reinforcements.'

Kirin's message fortified Finral's resolve as he invested his remaining mana in his next spell.

[Mana zone: Fallen angel's flapping]

The floating orbs brushed against the bodies of Mereoleaon, Zora, Nozel, Noelle, Mimosa, Kirsch, and El Lingard, spiriting them away from the heart of the Eye of the Midnight Sun's stronghold.

**********

As the battle between Licht and the trio of Asta, Yuno, and Annie started, time seemed to have stopped for Julian as he found himself within his mind space.

As usual, the sky was red with a black moon.

At the center of his mind-space was the tall tree of Origin that made the once barren land of his mind-space into a natural beautify with all sorts of trees and plants.

At the peak of the tree, Kirin could be seen meditating in his human form as multicolor orbs revolved around him.

Kirin's mana surrounded his entire mind space resonating with the tree of Origin making the plant life dance with joy.

Julian could feel that Kirin was only a few minutes away from completing his evolution but he could not focus on Kirin since he was currently dealing with an annoyance.

There was a beautiful golden-haired woman with pointy ears who was rubbing her cheeks against his cheeks in a loving manner.

She had her hands wrapped around Julian and seemed like had no intention to let go.

This woman was Cera, the elf soul that Alric injected into Julian's body.

As soon as Patry activated the stone tablet, every elf soul received an awakening including Cera.

"Can you stop ?" Julian asked Cera.

"No~, I will not stop till I am satisfied~

At least fulfill the last wish of this love-deprived woman." Cera said making a sad expression.

"Fine…..but keep talking where you left off" Julian replied

"I always wanted to do this with a handsome man," Cera said in a sweet tone making Julian's face burry in her chest, and continued her story.

"So where was I? Ah! The stone tablet.

As you know the tree of Sephiroth opens the gateway to heaven.

We had read the records left by the angels and believed that heaven would be a utopia for us elves.

So we developed that stone tablet trying to create a gateway to heaven using the Tree of Sephiroth.

But the stone tablet was a failed product that was a key to a dimension called the Shadow Palace which was exactly the middle ground between heaven, earth, and hell.

Although the stone tablet couldn't open a gateway to heaven it could manipulate the cycle of reincarnation.

What the elves in your time are trying to do is use that stone tabled as a key to bring back the elves to life manipulating the shadow palace.

As I told you, the stone tablet is a defective artifact that the first Wizard King with his modifications messed up even more.

This is why it awakened my soul even if I was not under the effect of reincarnation magic" Cera explained.

"How did Alric kill you ?" Julian asked.

"He didn't kill me, I died in a battle during the second war a thousand years ago.

I believe it was during the time the Ragnvindrs met their end.

That is when Alric approached my corpse and stopped my soul from entering the cycle of natural reincarnation through forbidden magic.

I have got to admit, that bastard was a genius in forbidden magic. "

"So what do you plan to do now ?" Julian asked somehow forcefully moving his head from her chest.

"From what I understood, it wasn't the elves that used reincarnation magic, it was most probably a devil.

Since the stone tablet awakened my soul from the dead, I have a chance to enter the natural cycle of reincarnation finally getting relief.

I want your help to do that, in exchange, I shall give you my power of magic combination. " Cera said kissing both of Julian's cheeks.

"Deal accepted " Julian replied.

"Or if you want I can stay in your mind space and with you till your death~ "

"No thanks miss elf, I believe its time for you to rest"

"I know I know, I was just joking....

Look there, your friend over there is about to complete his evolution" Cera said making Julian turn towards Kirin.

The swirling orbs that had encircled him began to gather within his being as Kirin underwent a transformation.

His once azure, unicorn-like physique underwent a profound alteration, now adorned with obsidian scales that extended across his entire frame.

Vibrant wings, blending shades of crimson and sapphire, unfurled elegantly from his back, adorned with intricate and mesmerizing patterns.

Majestic horns reminiscent of Leviathan's crowning glory emerged upon his visage, complemented by fin-like structures cascading down his spine.

In essence, he embodied a fusion of numerous ethereal entities, a remarkable amalgamation of spirits and energies.

Kirin's presence was now more defied with his mana becoming double of what it was.

As soon as his transformation was complete, Kirin transformed into his human form and stood in front of Julian with a wide smile.

"Great spirit Kirin is back in town!!" Kirin said with a victory pose but his smile changed to a malicious one seeing Cera wrap her arms around Julian.

"Oh~ a side chick?

Seems like I need to inform Secre about this" Kirin said with a mocking tone.

"You never change huh" Julian and Kirin fist bumped seeing each other again.

"I know you just completed your transformation but I need your help Kirin," Julian said.

"Don't mention it, I know what to do.

I wanted to test out my powers too and who could be the best candidate other than the leader of elves himself?

I will make sure those kiddos are safe

See ya?" Kirin disappeared from Julian's mind space.

"You know what to do, I will be starting the process," Julian said to Cera who nodded.

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In the outside world, the situation was severe.

Just a few minutes had passed and the condition of the trio was already terrible.

Swords of mana were sticking out of Annie's belly as she lay on the floor powerless.

Even with Asta's demon form and Yuno's spirit dive, they were at a disadvantage against the imposing Licht who was like an unstoppable force.

Licht's sword magic was nothing like they have ever seen before.

Yuno got almost all of his spells absorbed by the Demon Dweller sword and got them fired back at him.

Asta could not keep up with the speed of Licht and accumulated injuries.

If not for Julian's seal, he would have been long dead.

Yuno was already tired and almost out of strength.

"Yuno watch out!!" Asta screamed as Licht's sword was about to stab Yuno from behind but that is when with a thunderous roar, lightning struck Licht sending him crashing towards the ground.

"Tension not kiddos!

Ranger Kirin is here for the rescue!" Kirin's voice reached Asta's ears as a sense of relief ran down his body.

A ball of water emerged from Kirin's hand and splashed Annie as her injuries started healing.

Boom!

A shockwave erupted as Licht's sword and Kirin's fists collided.

Both of them disappear and clashed hundreds of times within a few seconds.

To Asta's surprise, Kirin was able to keep up with Licht's speed perfectly.

After evolving to a great spirit, not just lightning, Kirin had access to all air, water, fire, and plant magic types as well making him even more of a terrifying opponent.

The walls of the chamber broke as multiple elves rushed from all directions to stop Kirin.

"Oya? you guys want to play too!

Let's have fun"

Meanwhile, nobody had their attention on Julian who slowly removed the blindfold around his eyes.

In an instant, everything went quiet as everyone's focus turned toward Julian.

The golden glow around his body disappeared as the sound of a heartbeat resonated within the chamber.

Like an endless ocean, Julian's mana burst out covering the entire base of Eye of the Midnight Sun.

A feeling awakened within each of the elves present there….a feeling of primal fear.

"Hurry up and kill him! Don't let him finish what he is doing!!

Don't let the Ragnvindr awaken that power !" Rhya screamed but it was too late.

[Spatial magic: Limitless ] Julian muttered as every single elf stared to move in slow motion.

Julian slowly opened his eyes as the Sharingan in his eyes slowly turned into a complex pattern.

Julian slowly walked dodging every single attack as if he was taking a walk in the garden with a carefree expression.

He touched Rhya's face as repulsive force erupted from his fingers sending Rhya crashing down the chamber walls.

Julian snapped his fingers as every single elf was hit with a repulsive force making them crash into the four walls of the chambers unable to move.

[Mana heart -> pure white]

[Mana points ->5000]

[Mangekyou Sharingan unlocked]

[Time magic unlocked]

[Spatial magic unlocked]

[Concept of abyss comprehended ]

[Power of combination initiated]

Orbs of every single magic type that Julian knew started to rotate around him and combine with each other to give rise to a black orb.

[Abysal magic unlocked:

Description: Combination of fire, lightning, world tree, light, dark, water, wind, time, space, and abyss.]

Julian opened his palm as black flames appeared around it which sent a chill down the spines of Asta, Yuno, Annie, and Kirin.

Julian's four-leaf Grimoire started changing as a fifth leaf appeared on it as its red color changed to black.

The flame in his hand changed its form to become a liquid and solid tree-like structure the next second.

It appeared as if it could change its form to anything of Julian's choice.

Asta's anti-magic coating instantly disappeared including the coating from his sword as if it was retreating from Julian.

The devil was scared of those eyes and that power.

'The mangekyou sharingan….a power that made the Ragnvindrs stop on top of every race'

That power he now wields is something out my compression….

I fear no one in this world is Julian's opponent anymore' Bell's fearful voice rang inside Yuno's head.