NOVEL NEXT Chapter 154
– Woosh! The launch of the makeshift warp anchor on the surface of the moon was a success!
“Then it’s time to come!”
“Yeah, everyone, let’s head to the deck.”
After confirming that Hikari had entered the lunar surface through the small warp gate, Yuki headed to the deck where the Destruction Dragon would soon come to hinder them, along with all the Magical Girls. Although the timing varied slightly in her repeated memories, the Destruction Dragon always prevented the Ark from landing on the moon.
‘Without the dragon, there’s probably no other means to stop the Ark.’
At first, she despaired at the way the [Star]’s Magical Girl easily led them down the path of destruction using her powers, but there was also a Magical Girl using immense powers capable of turning the tide for humanity.
“Hey, Shikishima! Let’s go!”
“Yeah. Let’s go.”
Ichika patted her shoulder.
The Magical Girls gathered on the stairs leading to the deck.
“I’ll dive in first and create a space of harmony for you all.”
“…Lee Meirin, aren’t you scared anymore?”
“Hehe.”
Always trembling in the corner and following Lina timidly, Lee Meirin now stepped forward more bravely than anyone else.
“I’m still… a bit scared, but I can see now.”
Hope.
The hope that we can protect this world.
The belief that the white Magical Girl will firmly hold us back so we won’t be swept away by an unreasonable fate.
Confidence that for the first time, they were completely resisting the divine cosmic forces and that nothing they did could bring harm.
The excitement of rushing towards a perfectly perfect conclusion beyond what they could achieve.
“It’s funny, but now I feel those emotions welling up more than the tension of battle.”
“Ahh… you finally moved me at the end! Meirin!”
“Wha?! But, I always went into battle without complaint!”
“It was all written on your face that you didn’t want to and were scared!”
Lina, moved by the timid words of Lee Meirin, gently patted her head. Those witnessing it didn’t laugh out loud, but surprisingly smiled before the massive fight that lies ahead. Even the most stoic Hecate was quietly bowing her head with a smile.
Was it arrogance?
Was it carelessness?
Finally liberated from the unreasonable curse and powers, their fears about just needing to beat the monsters born from the [Star] as Magical Girls led them to a sense of relief.
Laughing in battle was something Yuki couldn’t even imagine.
‘Hikari…!’
In the miracle created by the one they all loved, they marched forward into a fight they couldn’t afford to lose. The tomorrows obscured in unreasonable darkness gradually became visible beyond.
Light.
After passing through the dark and long tunnel, the light was finally visible.
“Everyone, hold on!!”
“I’ll unfold it.”
Once they reached the deck of the Ark, Meirin and Laura spread starlight colored with bamboo and wheat field tones, and the cosmic space felt suddenly tranquil.
“We’re gonna win like a meteor!”
“Doesn’t that mean we’ll fall?”
“Ugh?! That’s not nice to say!”
Ichika and Hana strode forward with confident smiles.
“Somehow… I feel like we can’t lose.”
“Yes, I feel the same.”
Chun Lee Hua and Hecate each took out lightning and arrows, positioning themselves for a good attack.
“…….”
Sumire reflected on the day the council was established as she gazed at everything.
“We will win.”
Yuki stepped forward through them.
To fight at the forefront like no one else.
To ensure that Magical Girls didn’t collapse under fate, she ran out quicker than anyone else. Now the stars and the false gods were trapped by one girl, and they couldn’t use any tricks.
Above her head, countless stars watched over in space.
With the power of the Goddess, stars, and miracles.
Towards the most perfect victory.
As a Magical Girl free from distorted fate, she faced the monsters and undefined destiny for the very first time.
Yuki declared.
“In the name of Love!! And Hope!!”
In the skies above, where despair once lingered, the Destruction Dragon approached, which had caused her despair a second time by destroying the Ark.
“[Return to the chaos of the Stars!!]”
Its swaying tail appeared as a mountain, dancing through the stars, and its eyes filled with chaos glared menacingly, spewing malice.
Even approaching felt like losing starlight to its curse, and it harvested the souls of all humans as the last of the trials.
They had encountered this foe countless times in their accumulated memories, but without Hikari’s help, they ultimately failed due to the disruption caused by the [Star]’s Magical Girl.
Sometimes they arrived at the moon too late.
Other times, an unreasonable miracle approached and ruined everything.
“[Return to chaos!!]”
Star Harvesters.
Messengers of Destruction.
More fearsome than any trial monster, yet the Magical Girls who had ascended to the deck were smiling.
In a world stripped of the malice of all gods, the monsters couldn’t be a match for the Magical Girls.
“[Face the foretold destruction!!]”
The fate of their world was now changed.
“The Magical Girls will definitely!! Win!!”
Because Magical Girls are the girls who perfectly protect everyone.
‘We’ decided that together.
With love towards the one who saved the people of this star from the gods, Yuki bloomed a lotus blossom in both her palms.
Each petal held a memory.
One petal contained a memory of the shining days spent with you.
Another held the faith in the greatest girl.
A giant flame blooming enough to push the Destruction Dragon away blossomed above the colossal ark aiming for the moon.
Huwaaa!!
Black and white energies twisted chaotically, slowly pushing away the beast of destruction.
Yuki’s tale begins tragically and full of mistakes, twisted cowardice and shame, ultimately concluding with an overwhelming deception.
“[■■■■■■!!!]”
The colossal dragon opened its mouth to swallow everything, spewing black energy towards the ark.
The chaotic starlight that devoured everything.
From within its gaping maw, thousands of eyes glimmered ominously, glaring at the Magical Girls as chaotic energy approached with more fervor than ever to destroy the ark. That light felt like a massive pillar crashing down toward the Magical Girls.
As the chaotic pillar approached, Ichika and Hana stepped in front.
“Arahan Divine Fist!!”
“Let’s cover it with starlight!!”
Thousands of fists filled with camaraderie were fired from the green giant, while the yellow galactic river rushed forth faster than anyone, colliding with the chaotic pillar.
“I will support you!!”
“I’ll help!”
Yellow lightning and silvery arrows branched out hundreds of ways, shrouding the chaotic pillar. Like roots enveloping the earth, they wrapped the chaotic pillar with the Magical Girls’ starlight.
“We will definitely win! We’re not scared at all!!”
“Yeah! That’s right!”
“I agree.”
“Haha! Of course!”
The refreshing bamboo-colored energy spread out gently enveloping the girls from the chaos and cosmic energies. The wheat field-colored energy seeped down beneath the ark’s deck, helping the Magical Girls’ will remain steadfast, allowing them to listen to each other’s stories.
“Could it be… that we really will win?”
Countless lilac violets bloomed, firing thousands upon thousands of blades toward the Destruction Dragon.
Their destinies spreading from chaos marched towards tomorrow.
The strongest fragments of stars swerved from their destined path, flowing into the unpredictable human time, guided by the goddess.
From this moment on, the age of gods and stars comes to an end.
“[■■■■■――!!!]”
The Destruction Dragon, pushed away by the myriad starlight, surged back into the dark void, unleashing chaotic energy from countless eyes and striking again.
No unreasonable fate,
No cowardly deceptions,
No filthy curses—the monsters were nothing more than a single huge beast.
‘Hikari.’
For the first time, Yuki saw the monsters not as unknown foes but rather as shadows of the vanishing era.
They were just pitiful and filthy leftovers.
No longer were they the terrifying harbingers wielding fate and power.
One day, all was uncovered by a dazzling beam of white light.
“Magical Girls never lose.”
The Magical Girl who had fought the longest and dreamed of light the longest extended her arms toward the Destruction Dragon. What filled those hands was solely confidence.
“[Not yet!! You can’t escape the fate of destruction!!]”
With the heartfelt cry of the [Star]’s Magical Girl.
The mysterious force from the Throne of Nihility approached, pushing the slowly retreating Destruction Dragon. It delivered a power comparison that could not even be imagined.
Again, the Destruction Dragon exuded tremendous power to completely shred the Ark.
The strength that Yuki and the Magical Girls barely held back began to push them away slowly.
“[■■■■■■!!!]”
“…….”
Normally they would have to give in once again to the unreasonable fate approaching again.
However, Yuki felt none of it was frightening at all.
“Yuki.”
Because there was a girl behind her holding her outstretched hands.
“Sorry, I made a little last-ditch effort.”
“Last-ditch effort?”
“I opened the door to the era of destruction.”
“Uh-oh, that’s bad.”
“Told you.”
But the two girls’ conversation felt surprisingly relaxed.
It was such a foolish thing, but—
Now, only hope was visible.
Feeling as if they could overcome anything,
Because they sensed the changing fate of the world, they stood before the Destruction Dragon, smiling brightly.
“Now, now it’s really the last!”
“Yeah.”
“We can win.”
“I believe so.”
True faith arrived alongside peace.