Nine Tailed System 164 Counterattack

He stood out from the bed and used Undine's powers to clean himself, then he dressed up, before he grabbed the Doomblade and murmured to the blade.

Marco: Not even a week, and you are going to finish the job your predecessor would have liked to do… Well, I was at the Chaos faction instead of being either on Swordhaven or Shadowscythe's side in the game…

He put the Doomblade on his back, and it magically attached itself to him, then he left to eat breakfast.

After eating breakfast in the dining room, Marco headed to the main hall. The four Heavenly Knights and Alice were already there.

Tamamo: Alright, one last time. When I send the pulse of mental energy, each of you installs the CD.

Alma Elma: Switch it with the one already there, right? You've said it over and over already…

Erubetie: Indeed… I'm tired of hearing this.

Tamamo: Granberia, are you sure you're alright? I know you aren't good with handling equipment…

Granberia: ...There's no issue. Even a child could work this.

Tamamo: Granberia… You're holding the CD upside down.

Granberia: There's an up and a down side!?

Marco: Pffft…

Tamamo: Now then, Marco, Alice. You two need to head to the "Navel of the World" on Diane. Once there, just hand tight and pray for success. Once you see the "Gate of Heaven" take physical form, storm into the Heavens right away. But going crazy is a no-no.

Marco: Tch…

Tamamo: ...You need to do all the damage you can, but not lose sight of the overall goal.

Alice: I'll support you as much as I can.

Marco: Aye, let me fight the others, I need you at the full power when going against Ilias.

Tamamo: ...Alright, let's go! Everyone ready!?

Granberia: Yes!

Alma Elma: Yeeeeep!

Erubetie: Yes…

With that, the Four Heavenly Knight each head to their assigned tower. Meanwhile, Marco and Alice were going to the "Navel of the World"...

[Later]

Diane: Kweh!

She warned that they reached the place and looked down, there were some ways with flowers and some statues around.

Marco: So this is the "Navel of the World", huh?

Marco and Alice jumped off Diane's back once a large ivory tower came into view. All around, beautiful flowers were blooming… It feels like a quiet paradise.

Alice: As much as I hate Ilias, I need to give her credit for the place…

Marco: Yeah… Thank you, Diane. We'll be back soon.

Diane: Kweh… Kweeeeeh!

With a cry of encouragement, Diane flew off. Then Marco and Alice traveled by foot to the center of the Navel of the World, and finally the System signaled the end of a long quest…

*Ding*

*Special Quest[Successful]: Visit every places in Illias Continent, Sentora and Hellgondo.*

Marco: Neat…

Alice: What is neat?

Marco: Don't mind it, something about the system…

Alice: Oh, is it a Quest?

Marco: Yeah…

Marco's eyes narrowed and looked at the statue of a naked angel next to the path. And there's another stone statue of a man, clinging to it.

Marco and Alice kept walking, going around those statues, and each one of them had a different man in a different position attached to the angel, before Marco and Alice came across one that didn't have any man glued to it.

Alice: I have a bad feeling…

Marco didn't say anything and grabbed the Doomblade from his back before getting near to the statue, who spoke.

Statue: Leave…

Marco didn't obeyed her and used the Chakra Gate, the usual lower part of the crimson armor with some pieces on his arms and neck appeared.

The statue started to release a strange gas, but Marco used Sylph's wind to deviate the gas and then striked down the statue with a single slash, breaking it apart. The statue turned into particles and vanished.

*Ding*

*106/???*

*100 pt.*

*139600 pt.*

Marco: Alright, Alice, let's go…

Alice: How did you know it was a trap?

Marco: Common Sense…

Marco and Alice continued on the path, with Marco slaying every statue there was, which were 4 more.

*Ding*

*110/???*

*100/100/100/100 pt.*

*140000 pt.*

After a while, they reached an open and square shaped garden. According to Tamamo, the center of the square is the true center of Sentora. Even if Marco couldn't see it, there is already the Gate of Heaven, but he can't counterattack it, Serene Mind won't work, his other attacks won't work, his defenses won't work…

So he and Alice waited there, until he could see it. Marco and Alice got to a nearby step to sit down, when suddenly…

Gargoyle Girl: Hehe… So the Sinner came all the way here?

A stone statue in front of Marco opened her eyes, making Alice narrow her eyes.

Gargoyle Girl: I am the guard over the "Gate of Heaven". I've been standing guard ever since the Great Monster Wars… As time went on, my mission slowly ceased to matter. But then Black Alice called out to me… Rather than sit around here, I should live a more free life…

Marco: Whatever…

Gargoyle Girl: ...But don't think of me as some normal monster. I was assigned as the watcher of the Heavens for generations. The power required for that role is nothing small!

Marco: ...You done?

The Gargoyle Girl lunged forward, when Marco, still on the Chakra Gate, used Morning Star and slammed the blunt side of his blade on the Gargoyle Girl, sending her back as if he was playing baseball at a really fast speed.

From the place where she flew at, she appeared with a broken stone shoulder and gritting her teeth.

Gargoyle Girl: Damn you!

She flew again towards Marco, but he just turned his back to her before Alice came between the two of them and slammed her tail on the Gargoyle Girl, killing her.

Marco: Alright… 'I honestly hope there isn't any doppelganger of me… I'm too tired to deal with another me…'

Alice: Do you think the four of them will succeed?

Marco: Yeah, the guards should be the four chimeras that fought against them, well, two, the other two didn't do anything… And besides, how many are the chance that all of them gets the Next Doll that are made for fighting them? Around 6% or 7%... We can't be that unlucky… 'One thing is the script, but now…'

[SPECIAL QUESTS]

1st. Kill Illias

2nd. Return to Lucifina's grave

3rd. Make Alice happy

[EVENT QUEST]

1st. Kill Illias

2nd. Save as many people as possible: [27832/???]

3rd. Defeat or Kill Promestein

4th. Defeat or Kill Black Alice

5th. [Optional] Kill as many angels as possible: [110/???]

Chapter end