Xingyue, is Xiaokai also considered Kai?

"My FQ".

This statement was full of love.

This is an unquestionable vow.

Lilith could feel it clearly. Every word was burning with passion and sincerity.

But the next moment.

Lilith's brows furrowed suddenly.

Because I perceived something else.

A concept that is the complete opposite of this pure love, yet equally powerful and suffocating.

To sum it up in one sentence, it would be—

'envy'.

Yes, jealousy.

Jealousy, like magma deep within the earth, burned fiercely in this small sanctuary.

It emitted a distorted heat that was even visible to the naked eye, yet at the same time maintained a solemn calm, showing no sign of developing into a frenzied disturbance.

Lilith realized this in that instant.

Perhaps I made a mistake; it seems I shouldn't have let Erise, who is a "child," come to this place.

Even Lilith probably never imagined that the kind version of herself, Shekina, would become the embodiment of 'jealousy'.

That's right.

This is the Holy of Holies.

Wisdom indeed.

You, who have descended to earth.

You, wandering in the wilderness.

When will we be able to open and see the lost Ark of the Covenant in this Holy of Holies?

To return to heaven and be reunited with the Most High and Holy One?

“Disregard the rock that gave you birth, forget the God who produced you.”

The god who possesses the reproductive power of both father and mother, "Anat-Yahu".

All living things are created by a god who is both male and female, rather than created.

Percytok Bible, Romans 8:16—

The Holy Spirit, she, bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God.

"Since I've been invited, I have to respond."

A voice suddenly rang out, sounding like a half-smile.

Then, an anomaly occurred.

The air rippled like water in front of Erise and Lilith.

A figure slowly emerged.

It was a woman whose face was extremely similar to Lilith's, but her eyes were pure blood red.

"Kindness, weakness, and purity."

The woman with bloodshot eyes glanced at Eri, then her gaze finally settled on Lilith's face.

"Therefore, it became a symbol of justice. But this is only one perspective, in other words..."

The corners of her mouth curved into an almost imperceptible smile.

"Kindness, fragile and weak, is worthless trash."

This murderous intent was far too immense and pure for Eri to find the words to describe, and she was speechless.

“My hatred, my anger, all my other sins... all of them mean nothing.”

Shejina's voice was calm and even.

"The kindness I once wielded was very weak."

"Can't win."

"It can't be saved."

"There's no way to resist."

"In the end, only emptiness and the emotion of burning everything remain. This is the essence of my being 'jealous,' and this is your doom, my dear sister—"

"Lilith."

"Oh my, I never thought you'd become like this after all these years, Shekina."

Lilith knew that battle was inevitable.

Shejina's gaze fell on Erise again.

"And you."

"You are more sincere than I am in your love as a 'daughter'."

"I will, very gently..."

"Kill you."

583: God Shekhinah (7k2)

silence.

It was not simply silence, but a more fundamental kind of absolute nothingness, where even the echo of "existence" itself was stripped away.

One moment it was the Tokyo Easter Cathedral.

Even though this place has long been transformed by magic, its physical concept as a "place" still holds true—it has the outline of stone pillars, the curve of the dome, and the depth and structure that a space should have.

And now, everything has disappeared.

Or rather, it was forcibly replaced by an invisible and supreme force.

Lilith's senses were completely overturned in an instant.

The senses that were once familiar, honed through countless battles and killings, were now like a crumpled piece of waste paper, with no basis for identification.

There is no longer any faint light from dust in the air; sound has lost its medium of propagation; light no longer follows the laws of refraction, but transforms into a homogeneous, sourceless, pale backdrop.

This is a barrier.

A realm built upon the foundation of "emptiness".

“…Erise!”

Lilith instinctively turned her head and called out to the girl who had been talking to her not long ago.

The sound was swallowed up by the eerie silence the moment it came out, but the view was not obstructed.

Eri was kneeling on one knee not far from Lilith, breathing heavily.

And Shejina stood silently in the center of this "emptiness".

Behind her, at the far end of that stark white backdrop, stood an indescribable silhouette.

It was a colossal creation, beyond imagination, seemingly about to shatter the barrier of the sky.

Countless geometric shapes and mechanical structures are constantly recombining and changing within it, standing there silently and motionless, like a monument judging all things.

Ultimate Satan.

The name involuntarily surfaced in Lilith's mind.

"here it is........"

Eri's voice rang out with difficulty as she tried to stand up straight, but felt an invisible force squeezing her body from all sides, each breath feeling like carrying mountains on her back.

“It is the ‘Holy Sanctuary’.”

Shejina's voice was as flat as water, without any emotional fluctuations, and it was directly imprinted in the minds of Lilith and Eri.

"The final stage I've prepared for you."

Before she could finish speaking, Shejina moved.

It was neither a dash forward nor a flash.

just,

In that instant, a massive pillar formed from thick clouds rose from the ground to Lilith's left without warning and crashed down with tremendous force.

The cloud pillar appeared ethereal, but its core contained a terrifying mass capable of crushing a continent.

"Tsk!"

Lilith didn't even have time to think; the instinct to fight had already driven her body.

With a light tap of her toes, she transformed into a streak of silver light, narrowly avoiding the fatal blow.

boom--! ! !

The cloud pillar crashed onto the empty ground, without stirring up any dust; only visible ripples spread out like waves.

However, the crisis has not been resolved.

"Erise, watch out!"

Almost at the same moment, a pillar of fire burning fiercely shot up from behind Erise, and the high temperature it emitted distorted the surrounding "emptiness".

Eri's pupils contracted sharply, and she had no time to react.

Just as she was about to be engulfed by the pillar of fire, Lilith grabbed Eri by the back of her collar and pulled her backward with astonishing force.

scoff-

The pillar of fire grazed the edge of Eri's body and shot into the sky.

"…Thank you, thank you."

Eri was still shaken and breathing heavily.

"Be careful," Lilith whispered, her expression more grave than ever before. "No warning, no magical fluctuations, not even a hint of killing intent! It's a power that directly affects the outcome..."

Before the words were even finished, Shejina's figure appeared in front of the two of them as if by teleportation, so close that they could even see her calm red eyes.

There were no words, no superfluous movements.

Shejina simply raised her right hand slightly and extended a slender index finger.

A point of white light appeared at the fingertip.

The light was initially as faint as a firefly, but in an instant it expanded, transforming into a beam of light containing an aura of extreme destruction, piercing straight at Lilith's brow.

too fast.

It's faster than the speed of neural reaction.

In Lilith's eyes, the whole world seemed to slow down.

You can clearly see how the beam of light tears through space, and you can feel the concept of "purification" contained within it, which is enough to completely erase you.

The power of “anger” was unleashed to its fullest extent at this moment.

The 'Concept Essence: Samael/Kamael' bursts forth from within, attempting to construct a defensive barrier.

However, it's useless.

Before that pure white light, the 'Conceptual Mystic Code: Samael/Kamael' was like a candle flickering in the wind, easily pierced and blown away.

Is this Shejina's power? How did she become so strong?

"Get out of my way!!!"

A wild, furious roar exploded beside Lilith.

It's Eri.