Kazuya and the other students arrived at the army's gathering point.
They were welcomed by Kate, who told them:
"You'll form your own unit and follow your assigned role in the battle."
Before the battle began…
Gen stepped forward and said:
"Kill every soldier of the Blitza Kingdom."
Everyone shouted:
"YES!!"
Then Gen added:
"There's a change in the plan."
"King will fight king."
Watari agreed.
Using Nicholas's magic, he was instantly transported to face King Gabi.
As the war began…
The battlefield split into multiple clashes:
Gen vs Mia Maxima & Erwin
Nicholas vs Penny Bon
Yamashita vs Joseph
Ritoro vs Sho Staragam
Gowther vs Valdos
Ren vs Barnes
Kate vs Michaelter
And the students…
Remained on standby.
Gen vs Mia & Erwin
Gen stepped forward and said coldly:
"So… you came, servant of the Blitza King."
Mia replied arrogantly:
"And you came too… servant of the five kingdoms."
Gen smirked slightly.
"Looks like you forgot something…"
"You left the one who truly loved you… the one who gave you everything you wanted…"
"And chose a prophecy instead…"
"A king from another kingdom who would love you and make you his queen…"
"And in the end… you became nothing more than a commander."
Mia stayed silent.
Gen continued:
"Say something."
Suddenly—
Erwin interrupted, shouting like a madman:
"Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!!"
"I'll kill you for daring to say that!"
Gen looked at him coldly.
"You should be the one to stay quiet."
In an instant—
He stopped time.
Then summoned his legendary weapon:
Fanglon
It transformed into a giant sword—
And with a single strike…
Erwin was cut into pieces.
Gen turned back to Mia.
"Now… we can begin our real fight."
Mia finally spoke softly:
"…Fine."
Mia: Sand Beast
Gen: "Cancel."
Mia: Sand Swords
Gen transformed Fanglon into a shield—
But still…
He was struck in the stomach.
However, he instantly healed himself.
The Students' Reality
Meanwhile…
Kazuya and the others were watching—
Shocked.
Terrified.
This wasn't the war they imagined.
Severed heads…
Burning bodies…
Torn limbs…
Everyone was shaking.
But Kazuya stepped forward and said:
"Get yourselves together."
"We chose to be here."
"There's no turning back."
Everyone nodded.
"…Right."
Battle Against Bater
As they moved forward…
They encountered a man.
He wore the clothes of a scientist…
With long black hair.
He laughed:
"Who are you… little ones?"
Shinagawa stepped forward:
"We're the ones who will defeat you."
The man laughed louder:
"Defeat me? Hahahaha…"
Shinagawa frowned:
"What's so funny?"
Shinagawa: Fireball
The man casually blocked it with his hand.
"We haven't introduced ourselves…"
"My name is… Bater."
Kazuya turned to Jermaine:
"Take Regina and leave."
"Me, Enwell, and Shinagawa will handle this."
Jermaine nodded:
"…Alright."
The battle began.
Bater raised his hand:
"Zombie."
The dead began to rise.
(There are two ways to use the dead:
Shadow control… or incomplete resurrection as zombies.
But only a few can perform true resurrection.)
Enwell fought the zombies…
While Kazuya and Shinagawa attacked Bater.
Bater fired arrows—
One struck Shinagawa's hand.
Kazuya used ice magic—
Spells like Ice Disintegration…
But nothing worked.
After several attempts…
A strange light appeared before them.
A voice spoke:
"We will grant you power…"
"You will release the full potential your bodies can handle…"
"But in return…"
"You will lose all your magic… except one."
Kazuya chose: Time Magic
Shinagawa chose: Fire Magic
Enwell chose: Air Magic
When they returned…
Something had changed.
Kazuya's eye… burst—
And a new eye grew in its place.
An eye… of time.
A burning mark appeared on Shinagawa's arm…
While part of Enwell's leg was burned.
Kazuya whispered:
"This must be… the spell."
Shinagawa tried:
He attempted to summon the same dragon…
Again and again…
But failed.
Until finally—
A massive flaming dragon's mouth appeared—
And burned Bater completely.
Kazuya raised his hand:
"Time World."
A different dimension formed—
A world separate from reality—
A place that consumed time itself.
Bater escaped…
But he was now 120 years old.
Enwell finished him with a final attack:
Burning Wind
His flesh was torn away…
And Bater died.