The battlefield fell silent.
Not because the fighting had stopped.
But because everyone felt it.
Something was gathering.
Something enormous.
Kai looked up.
Then froze.
Above the battlefield—
A colossal magic circle stretched across the sky.
No.
Not one.
Dozens.
Layer upon layer.
Circles within circles.
Thousands of symbols rotated like gears.
Crimson light illuminated the district.
Even the smoke looked red.
Andre slowly lowered his weapon.
"...What."
Eric's mouth hung open.
Noah forgot how to breathe.
The soldiers nearby stared upward.
Nobody spoke.
Nobody moved.
Even the GFR seemed insignificant beneath the sheer scale of the spell.
Far above—
Alice stood at its center.
Crimson hair flowing.
Eyepatch fluttering in the wind.
Countless magical symbols orbited around her.
Raj looked up.
Then immediately looked away.
Because staring directly at the spell gave her a headache.
"You show off too much."
Alice smirked.
"I know."
Below—
Kai swallowed.
"What level of magic is that?"
Noah answered without taking his eyes off the sky.
"I have no idea."
Eric nodded.
"Neither do I."
Andre pointed upward.
"Can we learn that?"
"No."
"Why?"
"Because we're normal."
Far away—
Inside the cockpit—