It was clear now. Aria wasn't just fighting her opponents.
She was fighting herself.
Something lived inside her. Something that would eventually become the calamity this world feared. A demon. An entity. Whatever the hell it was, the system had already dropped the hint.
Which meant I needed to make sure her sudden outburst didn't become the cause of my death here.
I started walking toward her.
But Aria collapsed to her knees before I could close the distance. The mana pressure around her body was swelling. Growing larger. More terrifying with each passing second.
She was struggling badly. Screaming. Whether it was pain or something else entirely, I couldn't tell.
From a few steps to my side, Charlotte called out. "What should we do now?"
Angelica pulled herself back to her feet. Her voice was steady despite the situation.
