"Damn this is boring." Karsus sighed as he watched the occurrences in the End Space.
At first he had hoped to be entertained or at the very least be interested in what was occurring.
However, he had forgotten one thing.
Quasi-Deities due to their Soul Realms have such precise calculable prowess that they could deduce the results of anything below their level with such ease that it happened almost instinctively.
The moment he had first glanced at the screen, Karsus had already deduced who would die and who would win, thus taking away any suspense at all.
"Guess I've got to do something else." Karsus decided then.
Suddenly, the space he resided in started shaking.
"Hmm?" Karsus's interest was perked.
In the next moment he received a voice transmission from The Council.
There was a breach in El-Eudo.
The intruder was a Saint-level entity.
As Karsus was part of the Magnum Decras for the current iteration, he had to send troops to eliminate the intruder.
Sending out a message himself, within moments a Saint would reach the area to combat the intruder.
"Best to check it myself."
It would be better than just sitting around.
Appearing in the area, he quickly hid himself using his Soul Realm and began to oversee the events that were to unfold.
But it wasn't like this would be that interesting.
After all, nobody really died in these intrusions.
The intruder who was a 'General of The Sovereign' was just a clone made by splitting the original of the real body which was a Sector Lord. After they died, their soul would transmit the information obtained to the actual body.
The defender, if they were to die, would simply be resurrected by Styx as they had been for the past iterations.
What really made it interesting though was the fact that Karsus or any other Quasi-Deity for a fact were never able to calculate someone who originated from The Wildlands.
"Come to think of it. I've never seen this one before."
As Karsus was thinking this, the Saint defending released their Animus Flower.
It was a flower formed from debris and filled with cracks that revealed hints of a splendorous shine within.
"Good one." Karsus, looking at the Animus Flower, commented inwardly.
It was one that was quite good at dispatching opponents.
However, to his surprise, the opposition smirked.
"That's all I needed, thanks." Saying such they also released their own Animus Flower.
Those from The Wildlands actually didn't possess Animus Flowers, that was a result of some interferences of Paradise. What they did have was Animus Constructs which could have any form, it was just that while entering El-Eudo, their appearance would change to be that of an Animus Flower due to the influence of a certain Deity.
It was a pale construct that was shaped like a lily. It was quite ordinary in fact.
Both the defending Saint and Karsus's eyes widened in disbelief as they saw what happened next.
The lily began to shake as bit by bit its skin peeled off to reveal something entirely different.
"This!" Karsus's jaw hung open.
A new flower emerged, this one was made out of debris and filled with cracks and also shone with a brilliant light.
"Is this right?" They asked facing the Saint.
It was the exact replica of the Saint's Animus Flower.
"Even the Ethereal Waves emanated are the same! What is this?!" Karsus was shocked into silence.
He had never seen such an Animus Construct which was capable of perfectly replicating an Animus Flower even during The War.
Animus Flowers were built using the framework created by an individual from their mind and used Ethereal Aether which is heavily influenced by the Innate Attribute and experiences of the being.
They were thus the greatest example of Individuality as they opened the path for Soul Realms and Divine Treasures which were tailored to one's existence and could never be replicated unless one created a Soul with the exact same Innate Attribute and fed the same experience. But that was something only Deities were capable of and nobody else.
However the intruder had just performed this exact miracle while at the Saint stage!
"Who in the name of Eudo is this?" Karsus wondered.
"What surprised me? Oh don't be, there's so much more!" As they spoke, the Animus Flower began to morph, its cracks healed and the bright light it shone dimmed and became dark.
This shocked Karsus even more when he sensed its Ethereal Waves.
If before it was an exact replica of the Animus Flower of the Saint without any imperfection, now it was the absolute opposite! It was the most extreme opposite that could be created unless there were Deities.
"What happens when two exact opposites of each other meet at the same point? Let's find out!" Laughing, they threw their Animus Construct towards the Animus Flower of the Saint.
Surprised, they used their Animus Flower as a shield.
Karsus carefully observed what was to occur.
As the two alternate forces met, most would expect there to be a very big explosion.
That didn't happen, they simply vanished.
Both had canceled each other out.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!" The Saint cried in pain before his body burst apart.
Karsus ignored it. He knew they would be reincarnated albeit with some issues due to the destruction of their Animus Flower.
But he couldn't care less about such minor things, his attention was completely on the intruder.
As if sensing the gaze, the intruder turned towards a direction and grinned.
Seeing this and sensing the Conceptual Frequency emitted by the being, Karsus chuckled.
" So it's you."
Moments later, the intruder took out a talisman of sorts and broke it. Vanishing from Paradise entirely.
Karsus meanwhile broke out into a fit of laughter.
"Oh how wrong we all were! Hahahaha!"
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In the End Space, only two minutes remained.
Both Rachel and Wilhelm had fought to their limits, killing bystanders along the way, increasing their counts to 14 each.
They only needed one more kill.
Wilhelm's body was in a semi-burned state, all his clothes had long been burned away along with hair.
His entire body was briskly charred with only Niflheim's frost keeping him alive.
His blood ran freely, he had let it run freely after all.
All for his third spell.
Water Transformation!
It allows for the conversion of gasses into liquids and vice versa.
With it, as long as there was humid air, Wilhelm could transform it into water which then could be transformed through Niflheim's frost into weapons that were brittle but sharp.
This was what allowed him to puncture Rachel's body.
Rachel in question was in a similar state as Wilhelm.
Her body was half frozen with multiple organs nearing systematic failure.
Her flame spear now was dwindling rapidly.
None of them could speak as both their vocal cords were already destroyed.
There was a long pause between them.
Neither able to clearly think.
Until.
WHOOSH!
Rachel threw her flame spear towards a location.
It was an unconscious individual.
The attack hit and killed them.
Wilhelm was confused but understood what had happened.
Rachel had ceded from the battle, she was too injured to fight nor was there enough time to continue the battle properly.
Following her gaze, Wilhelm followed her example and threw an icicle made out of his own blood into the head of one of the barely living.
Suddenly a notification popped up.
[Mission Completed
Transporting student out of End Space]
And just like that he was swept up from the End Space.