"Now, it is time for the final judgment."
Within the Ain Soph, all judgment was determined by Mio's subjective will. Due to the immense power of the Star God, even Ryuya could not resist.
"My dear, wait a little. Just a little longer, just a bit more, and I will complete the final salvation."
"But this salvation is too heavy. Let me bear all the sin. After everything is done, I will erase your memories."
Gently stroking Ryuya's cheek, Mio's gaze shifted from tender to icy cold in an instant, then fixed sharply on the other Spirits.
After Sawa completed her final evolution, Mio knew the final moment had come. She prepared to eliminate all the Spirits, gathering their spiritual power into Ryuya's body.
Behind her stood the long-frozen form of Sawa.
"Mio... nee? You're really... going to kill us?"
Looking at Mio in disbelief, for Mukuro, Mio was her sister, her most important family alongside Ryuya.
Utterly unable to believe her sister intended to kill her, she could not accept this as reality.
"I'm sorry, Mukuro. Although you are a good little sister, Ryu is more important."
Shaking her head, Mio acted swiftly, striking out with a single palm.
Without any visible motion, Mukuro felt a tremendous force assail her. Facing Mio's attack, unable to react, she could only...
Boom!
With a loud sound, Westcott, Ellen, and Karen were already in full combat gear.
The former summoned her Eleventh Spirit form. The latter two utilized their Realizers, successfully blocking Mio's attack, though they were forced back over ten meters, a sweet, coppery taste, the taste of blood, spreading in their mouths.
"Stop hesitating! She is the enemy, not our ally!"
The first to sharply reprimand the other girls, Westcott knew everyone present had some familiarity with Mio and knew her relationship with Ryuya, which might prevent them from seeing her as a foe.
But Westcott was different. Having long planned for the world to be Ryuya's funeral pyre, she was prepared to sacrifice everything, allowing her to react instantly.
"Reine... is that you? Reine?"
"Was everything we shared before... all a lie?"
Having learned from Ryuya that Murasame Reine was one of Mio's personas, Kotori looked at the young woman radiating deadly beauty in the air, trying to confirm if she was her close friend.
"...I'm sorry, Kotori. But I told you, Ryu is the most important."
After a two-second silence, Mio still gave a merciless answer.
She then showed a hint of appreciation towards Westcott, nodding, "Good. As expected of Ryu's disciple. Your talent is remarkable."
"Given more time, you might have become the finest Spirit. But unfortunately, that time is not now."
Shaking her head, Mio summoned her First Angel, Ain Soph Aur (Sanctuary of All Things In Creation), determined to annihilate all the Spirits here.
Boom!
As Sandalphon was shattered into pieces by the attack from the Ain Soph Aur, Mio looked silently at Tohka, a troubled expression on her face.
"Why do you still resist? You should understand you are no match for me."
"Although you are also Spirits, there is a fundamental gap between you and me. You cannot even defeat Ryu. What is the point of dragging this out?"
Nia, Yoshino, Kotori, Mukuro, Natsumi... One by one, the Spirits fell. Their will to resist was tenacious, but they were absolutely no match for Mio.
Though they barely preserved their lives, each was severely injured. The only ones remaining with any fighting strength were Tohka and Kurumi.
As Sandalphon was crushed to fragments by Mio, the end for the Spirits seemed inevitable.
"Heh... So we lose even like this?"
"Fortunately... I confessed to him in the end."
Having switched from Yatogami Tohka's state to Yatogami Tenka, Tenka, Tohka's Inverse personality, had always been hiding deep within Tohka, watching Ryuya and the other Spirits' lives.
Unconsciously integrating into this wonderful large family, under Mio's final attack, she directly triggered her Inverse Form.
Because part of her spiritual power was with Ryuya, she couldn't summon her own Nahemah, forced to use Tohka's Sandalphon instead.
Taking a deep breath, she looked at the girls fallen around her, their eyes still holding onto hope, and acknowledged that she had been quite happy during this recent time.
"Kurumi, don't give up hope!"
At this critical moment, a voice filled with multiple feminine tones sounded.
"Sawa?"
Startled, looking at the White Queen gradually turning from black to white, Kurumi knew this was her best friend.
"Yamauchi Sawa? How could you... Ah, I see. You sacrificed your split personalities?"
"It seems you integrated Lucifugus successfully. But it's useless. Even with your added strength, they are no match for me."
Having sealed Sawa within her Inverse Side after Sawa completed her final apotheosis, Mio showed not a hint of panic at her awakening.
"Is that so? I don't think so."
Smiling, having regained her memories after losing numerous personalities, Sawa exchanged a look with Kurumi.
Though they hadn't seen each other for so many years, as best friends, she believed Kurumi would understand her meaning.
Therefore...
"Moznaim (Libra's Bullet)."
A bullet capable of reversing causality and reflecting attacks… the power of Sawa's Lucifugus.
"Aleph (First Bullet)."
The ability to accelerate time for a target, the power of Kurumi's Zafkiel.
Converging into a single beam of light in the air, the combined attack shot towards Mio.
"A combined attack from Lucifugus and Zafkiel? But if it doesn't hit me, it's meaningless."
Looking coldly at Sawa and Kurumi, Mio prepared to deliver the final blow to them all.
"The target is you? No, our target was never you."
Smiling as she looked behind Mio, a look of relief appeared on Kurumi's face.
"Not me? Damn it..."
Having seen their true target in Kurumi's eyes, just as Mio realized something was wrong, immense spiritual power descended at that moment.
"Beast of the End. Lord of the Three Realms."
He could not overcome Mio's Ain Soph, but the combined power of the Lord of the Three Realms and the Beast of the End, aided by the Kabbalah Tree of Life, could briefly stall the Ain Soph.
Gently arriving behind Mio, Ryuya embraced the girl who had been so stubborn, nearly destroying the world. This time, he would not give Mio another chance.
"Mio, let's end this. I will show you what our shared path truly is."
Remembering clearly the vow he and Mio had made long ago, Ryuya declared that from this day forward, they would entrust their entire futures to each other.
Never to give up.