If I Had To Say, I Would Say I Am A Evil Magician 230 (Patreon)

Darkness

However, he has pretty much no more hands left to play anymore. The Warrior Angel already fell and disappeared into the Heavens. He can't call upon a Demon, nor can he waste his magic power to just summon a Spirit. Amidst such a situation, Hazen risks it all in a single gamble.

＜＜Oh Steel, Of Absolute Zero, Oh Earth Who Births Trees――

An endless amount of magic power, gathers by Hazen's side.

Water, Metal, Wood, Earth, Fire¹. Holding onto the respective elements and pouring in his super magic power. Holding onto every single one of the magic that has the power of the strongest class, with an attentiveness like he's crossing a tightrope. Holding onto a nervousness so intense he can't even exhale.

『Kukuku......a Septuple-Element Magic, during this pressing time, is it. I am disappointed, Hazen-sensei. It's as though, you think I won't move or something?』

Septuple-Element Magic.

It is Hazen＝Heim's strongest secret technique where he raises the output of the total of seven elements, Light and Dark, in addition to the five Elemental Magic that exists in nature, to their utmost limit and releases them. Its enormous power is one of a kind if he casts it, but he requires quite a bit of time to charge it. Normally, he'll assign a bodyguard so that he doesn't receive any close-quarter attack, but he already can't use his magic power to summon a bodyguard.

"Asch will stop you"

Hazen answers dauntlessly. With Asch in a condition where he has fused with the Demon, there's also the possibility he'll be killed this very instant. Him not doing that, is the complacency of an absolute juggernaut. He makes a relieved expression in his heart, at the arrogance of the personality trying to hijack Asch.

『Kukuku......no way. Why? Asch, wants to save Liana, you know? 』

Maybe it's because it's in the middle of assimilating with Asch's personality. He harbours curiosity regarding things he doesn't understand and questions him. Making use of that disposition, Hazen continues talking while chanting.

"If a monster like you is going to reside in her, then he'd rather choose death......isn't that right, Asch"

『Haa......as I thought, you don't understand anything. Asch wishes for her death? Impossible. Let me say it beforehand, I did no more than give him a hand. He needed magic power, so I fiddled with his perception. He wished to regenerate his wounds, and I made him summon the Seduction Demon and fuse with her. As long as his personality exists, I'm unable to go against his will』

"No......you're the one, who doesn't understand"

You don't understand the being known as a 'human' at all.

――Oh Fire Surpass Your Limit And Burn Even The Scorching Heat To The Ground――

Around when he chanted until the element of Fire, Asch chuckled.

『Lying(bluffing), is it. How hilarious. To think that what you rely on at the very very end is such a blatantly obvious trickery』

"It's not a lie(bluff)"

Humans are more cunning.

Humans are more cowardly.

『As I thought, buying time huh......boring......let's put an end to it already, shall we』

When Asch readied himself, about to deal his final blow to Hazen,

Hazen, said out loud, a single sentence.

A single sentence.

Just, a single sentence.

A single sentence that expresses a human's selfishness.

A human's ruthlessness.

A human's cruelty.

A human's unluckiness.

A single sentence that breaks his personality(Asch).

"Asch......my daughter(Liana), is dead"

"......eh......you're lying......you're lying......you're lying......you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying   『o-, oi, calm down!』 you're lying you're lying  you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying『Kuh......he's not listening......no way......』 you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying"

At that burst of emotions, Asch plunges into immobility.

A strong muddy stream of thoughts washes into the other personality and hinders his body function.

He felt that when their personalities completely substituted, Acsh's personality weakened horribly. That means, simultaneously as the other personality's consciousness strengthens, a vulnerability is formed in Asch's mind(heart). Hazen sets out to destroy that, without even a hint of hesitation.

――Oh Pitch Black, Oh Endless Darkness, Oh Souls Of The Abyss――

When he started the chant for his Dark Magic. Hazen's body starts steaming. It's not because of heat, it's because of something else. Like it's trying to sublimate his very existence. Like it's trying to dissolve everything into nothing.

『Haa......haa......shit......for him to break at a time like this......』 you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying you're lying. 『But, if I get this under control......』 you're lying you're lying......you're lying 『This body is already, mine』 you're lying......y-......ing......』

――Oh Holy Beast, With That Light Seal You Hold――

Before the continuation of his Holy element's chant finishes.

The something that's not Asch, made an uncanny smile.

"Kukuku......too bad huh, Hazen. Asch＝Dahl, has completely vanished, you know. This body is already, mine"

Ominousness and haughtiness remained in his tone, and he had a completely different feel from just now.

"......as I thought, you don't understand"

Hazen laughs.

It's because you don't understand that, that you lose to me.

"Kukukukuku......it's already meaningless, even if you call Asch, you know. That fellow had already vanished. All that's left is, to finish you off"

"Asch......"

"Even though I said it's useless......as I thought, humans are foolis-ーー"

"Just now was a lie. Liana is alive"

"Haa......just as I thought what you were going to sayーー『Liana......』 wha-! No way 『Liana is alive......she's alive......she's alive』 You......should have vanished"

While staring at him struggling, Hazen mutters.

"......you......didn't understand Asch＝Dahl"

His cockroach-like tenacity.

The strength of his unadulterated feeling you trampled.

――Give A Single Blow That Destroys All Creations＞＞ーーSingle Strike Of The Everything In Existence(Zel・Bar・Daw)

"......kuh......dodge......『Liana is......alive......I have to quickly save her......』shut up......youーーguaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"

While the magic he cast, was erasing the existence of everything in the vicinity,

there’s no sound,

no shockwave,

no light,

and no darkness either,

"......"

ーー'humans are selfish', Hazen thought.

Despite setting out to kill Asch with his every ounce of strength,

he makes his own selfish wish,

at the magic that was cast.

Like he's praying, he muttered.

"Asch......come back"

That magic, struck him directly while radiating a mysterious colour.

FOOTNOTE

¹: Author seems to have missed out 'Fire', so I took the liberty to add it in.