I'm confused by the sudden darkening of my vision.
The darkness of the room hasn't changed.
I can tell that from the Dimension.
However, the perceived darkness has increased markedly.
It's as if my standards for brightness and darkness were being played with.
The information I pick up from the Dimension is also covered with a thin curtain of black, so I understand that this is not physical blackness, but mental blackness.
'My alias is 'the one who steals the truth of darkness'. But it's not called that because I control the darkness. What I'm good at is manipulating the darkness of people's minds. I'm a monster that specializes in state disorders and mental attacks.
I can hear Tida's boastful voice from the depths of the darkness.
She doesn't speak to her weaknesses, but I still appreciate this lightness of speech. It makes me more annoyed, but it doesn't decrease, and there's a chance I can find a chance to win from my mouth.
Darkness. Abnormalities. Mental attack.
Soon I'm digging out the game-like resolution I can associate with that group of words.
'Huh, you've touched me too much: ......'
Tida pointed out my bypass.
As soon as she did, the black liquid on my body began to stir. I brush it away as far as I can reach, but as I do so, Tida seems to have finished repairing my body.
A figure can be seen behind the thickening darkness.
Vision is no longer useful. The 《Dimension》 only gives me a sense that there is still a distance between me and the figure.
The game-like thoughts I dug up determine my actions.
As soon as the meaning of this is confirmed by the 'display', Tida's shadow slowly approaches.
'It's hard to do magic this powerful, though, without my mud sticking to it. ...... but I guess that's it for you now.
There was no way to counter it.
My MP is also low due to the continuous attacks I just made.
--I'm scared...
I'm scared to death.
An extraordinary fear takes over my body.
The darkness that clings to me accelerates it.
Tida said it takes away my experience of the darkness.
It was like crying in the middle of the night for no reason as a child. The darkness frightened me every night, and I would think about death and get anxious. Such an unidentified, enormous darkness fills my mind.
''--Uh, uhhhhhh! Don't come any closer to me!
I screamed like a child.
'Fear' has taken hold of you, too. You too seem to be a weak mind consumed by the darkness ....... I had high hopes for your talents, but your spirit is not worthy of recognition.
A cold voice replies.
Instead of the happy voice I had just heard, it's a voice that seems to be willing to cut off the heads of livestock.
''-- 《Flame Arrow》!
A flash of light flashed in the darkness as his voice was interrupted.
It was Dia's magic.
'Christ, are you okay!
Deere rushes over to me, worried about my devastation.
There's no way I'm going to be okay.
I can't fight like this.
I can't win this fight by myself.
I must somehow break Tida's spell.
I know in my head that I have to break the spell.
But my body won't stop shaking.
'Ah, there's the dainty you, too. The strategy is all about people and magic. You're not a threat on your own. Well, if that magic is all you have to do, you can take away three letters or so and be done with it. Not to mention taking away your voice.
What a mess! Stay away from Christ! "Frey--, huh?
I can see Dia's dismay at the end of the darkness.
If it was as Tida said, Dia was 'silenced'.
Against a typical state-centric boss, the magic-specialized Dia is not a good match.
We have to hurry. ......
You have to deal with this spirit magic and spirit .......
Spirit ......? That's right. If you say this is working on the psyche: ......--
'Frey, Fre--, d*mn it, I could have said it before! Why one word!
A wizard who can't even say a word without a chant is no match for a wizard.
Dark.
Very dark. Now I'm dark. It's dark.
Dark cry, dark cry, dark...! Dark, scary, scary, dying, dying, I don't want to die, I don't want it to end, in such a backwater, the family I left behind, my sister, she died alone and there's nothing left! You're being unreasonable, don't screw around, don't screw around, you fuzzy little bastard!
A skill? ?" is out of control.
Stabilize your mind in exchange for some emotion.
There is a +1.00 correction to disruption
--then, on the contrary, you can accelerate the anxiety and trigger that skill.
With that 'display', the curtain of darkness faded and my mind stabilized.
The experience of my legs won't fully return, but I'll force my feet to move.
As long as the will to fight returns, there's still room for improvement.
I thrust both of my trembling legs into the ground and pounce on Tida.
'Get away from Deer!'
What--?
Tida was surprised to see me suddenly able to move, and she didn't dodge a stab from behind.
My one-handed sword stabbed into Tida's back.
''-- Magic [Ice]! Freeze!
Furthermore, all of my freezing magic is released and drilled into me.
The image is a rapid icing that emanates from the tip of the sword.
The image refines the ice inside Tida's body and freezes it all further.
All the remaining MP is poured into it. Naturally, her MP immediately drops to zero. But the magic continues. In the first place, I've never gotten confirmation that I can't use it if my MP goes to zero.
And I understand.
The missing MP is subtracted from 'life' - 'maximum HP'.
[Status]
HP152/197 MP0/262
[Status]
HP 140/190 MP0/262
[Status]
HP128/183 MP0/262
Amidst the diminishing numbers, I shout.
'Freeze! Freeze, freeze, freeze--!
I stake everything on this magic.
I am going to squeeze all the power out of it and do the image of freezing.
I'm going to create a cold wave across Antarctica, I'm going to suppress all the vibrations from the molecular level, all the vibrations, this monster called Tida, myself and everything--! Explode the image that freezes everything--!
Ice develops inside the Teada.
The temperature in the room drops rapidly and the black liquid gradually transforms into a black solid.
In the aftermath, my wound freezes as well.
Sparks fly in my vision and the taste of iron fills my throat.
And Tida's swinging arm strikes my defenseless cheek.
''--Goof! That's pretty good!
The distance between me and Tida leaves.
Having been played, I regroup and glare at Tida.
The skill '??' I'm not sure if it's because of the "?" skill, but both my vision and my mind have improved.
My legs are gradually recovering.
I'm not going to be able to get away with it.
The skill "?". It varies.
''Hmph--, hahahahaha! You're so good: ......! How can you walk? How can you stand up to them? Oh, it's so good: ......!
Tida's body is crunching with awkward movements as she speaks.
It can be seen from that gesture that the freezing magic is working. However, it doesn't seem to be a decisive strike. Although awkwardly, it is trying to walk towards us.
Feeling that I've done a blow job, I return my mouth without reducing it.
'Apparently, your signature magic ....... It doesn't seem to work on me .......
I pretend to be comfortable, but the truth is that I'm dizzy with exhaustion that threatens to cut the blood vessels in my brain.
Nevertheless, I do the best I can to keep up the bravado.
'No, I don't think so ......? You were wandering around earlier, I saw that it would take some time to disable it.
'Come on ....... I wonder which one it is: .......
Tida approaches me with a laugh.
During the current conversation, I finish checking the status.
Tida keeps one hand on the blade, liquefying the shape of her other hand and sending it flying at me.
I have my hands full as I receive the blade, and I let some of the liquid stick to my skin.
And just as I declared, my hand's senses go haywire.
I hold the sword in my hand and...
Dead....
If I drop the sword, I die.
I'll die for sure. I'll die soon. Dead. Dead, dead, dead, dead, dead, dead... and yet we're not even close!
A skill? ?" is out of control.
Stabilize your mind in exchange for some emotion.
There is a +1.00 correction to disruption
-- using the fear of death to bring the sword back up.
And then he regains his grip on the sword.
'--Aaaaahhhhhhhh!
Slip on Teada's blade.
As it is, he tries to cut both sides of his enemy's frozen neck.
''Kuu--!
Tida tries to stop it by solidifying her other hand, which had been liquefied.
But it was too late.
There was a definite gap between the liquid flying and the use of magic.
I slashed off that arm before it could solidify.
I cut off the tip of Tida's elbow, which was nearly frozen.
The severed arm flies through the air.
Understanding this, Tida leaps backwards with a huge leap. Then she caught her own arm in the air.
''Do it! Hahaha, you really can't make my magic work! This is why I can't get enough!
Tida tries to liquefy the arm she received and put it back into her body. However, the frozen part does not liquefy and only about half of it is returned to the body.
He throws away the frozen part and he hears the sound of ice cracking with a crunch.
'It looks like that part won't come back once it's frozen: ......
'Hmmm, what do you think? You'll find out about that in the fight.
'Yes! I will!
I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to get my hands on it.
'But even I'm used to having my magic resisted. Those wizards are often only able to do certain resists: ......!
Saying that, Tida sends the liquid from her opposite arm flying at me while holding her blade at the ready.
I'm not going to be able to get away with it because of the skill "? I'm not going to be the only one who's going to be able to do that.
''Your power, but ...... above all, your 'calmness,' 'feint,' 'judgment,' and 'observation' are a hindrance.
Tida laughs as she distances herself from me.
And then something unusual happens to me.
It's a sensation of suddenly losing my vertigo and clearing my head.
I try to trigger the skill "? I try to trigger the ?
It's not a fatal mental condition.
It's not a fatal state of mind, and even if I were to induce it, there would be a few gaps, so I wouldn't have to force myself to use it. I'm not going to be able to get the best out of it.
''Do it again! I'll chop you up! Tida!
I unleash a sword strike on Tida.
I slash at her again and again, and all of it is caught by the one-handed Tida.
'Simple as that!
The gap is exploited and Tida kicks me away.
I'm so close to being kicked away that I'm bleeding to death.
With those emotions, I rush at Tida and try to swing my sword again, but--
'Christ! Calm down!
Deer, who was standing back, shouts.
But that voice is just annoying.
I'm almost ready to slice and dice that monster, but I don't want you to get in my way.
''I'm calm!
'Obviously, it's getting monotonous! It's not normal with his spirit magic!
Isn't that normal?
I just barely contain my irritation and check the status.