The golden glow around Dimaria grew increasingly turbulent.
Within the solidified Age Seal dimension, a strange, terrifying power seemed to be gathering.
Ankh sensed the special Magic Power dispersing in the air and remarked thoughtfully.
"So it really is Divine Power, but this concentration... seems rather low, doesn't it?"
[Its essence is actually special Magic Power mixed with Divine Power. This so-called God Inheritor does have some skill—using Take Over Magic to receive a fragment of the soul of Chronos, the God of Time, has multiplied her power several times over...]
"The God of Time, huh? How interesting..." Ankh revealed an excited smile as dense death energy surged around his arms.
He charged straight toward the source of the golden light explosion.
The brilliant golden light gradually faded, and Dimaria's originally sexy and wild eyes became completely hollow.
Her entire body transformed into a mysterious pitch-black color, with sacred yet eerie golden patterns tracing mysterious designs across the black base.
Her face was shrouded in shadow, her expression icy and indifferent without the slightest emotion showing.
Her long hair drifted upward eerily without any wind.
"Fairy Grim Reaper, die!"
Dimaria's voice carried a magnetic, overlapping quality.
Her flat tone emanated from her lips as her right hand slowly pressed toward Ankh.
Boom—!
Ankh's fist met Dimaria's palm, their terrifying Magic Powers tearing and colliding against each other, erupting into massive shockwaves capable of obliterating the surrounding environment.
Struck by the power of time, Ankh watched as the skin on his hand gradually withered and aged, only to restore itself in an instant as life force was injected right back into it.
Facing Ankh's attacks, Dimaria moved like an intelligent robot, enduring damage with her formidable Magic Power before launching another overwhelming assault.
The turbulent Magic Power between them caused the earth to crack inch by inch, while the sea was compressed by the pure pressure, leaving hollow voids.
The thick dark clouds in the sky seemed violently pierced by the radiance of their combat.
Yet, within the dimension of time suspension, these terrifying scenes appeared for only a moment before everything froze once again.
Erza drew her sword and plunged it into the ground to prevent herself from being blown away by the shockwaves.
Staring in awe at the source of the erupting Magic Power, she murmured, "That woman... her Magic Power has increased so much after absorbing that strange entity. Did she truly take over a God?"
"In Master Hades's collection of books, there were indeed records of individuals inheriting divine power. It seems she is one of them," Ultear remarked, her gaze complex as she observed the intense battle.
She then scanned their surroundings and urgently added, "The Magic Power within me is depleting rapidly. We may soon be expelled from this dimension."
Erza paused briefly before quickly lifting her sword. "Then let's go assist my brother. Once we're outside, the Age Seal will become even harder to deal with."
As the two prepared to rush to Ankh's aid, Mirajane remained staring into the distance, lost in thought.
"It feels as though she has lost her emotions and combat intelligence, fighting purely on instinct..."
As a master of Take Over Magic, Mirajane understood the reason for this specific situation all too well.
Take Over Magic, at its core, involves absorbing powerful beings to assume their form.
The key difference from other Transformation spells is that while ordinary magic only mimics the appearance of a creature, Take Over Magic genuinely absorbs the soul and power.
Just like Mirajane herself—after absorbing a demon's soul, she essentially became a demon in human form, possessing a demonic physique beneath her human appearance.
This phenomenon, however, had its severe drawbacks.
If the absorbed being is far more powerful than the Mage, there is a very high likelihood that it will influence or even dominate the Mage's personality.
In severe cases, it may cause the Mage to lose complete control and self-harm.
Elfman's violent rampage during his first full-body absorption of a Beast Soul is a classic example of a Mage failing to control the Magic.
Dimaria's current condition appeared somewhat similar.
After taking over that "God," her Magic Power had surged dramatically, yet her combat thinking and methods had completely regressed.
She was now relying solely on her temporal Magic Power to passively overpower her opponent, entirely losing the tactical ingenuity she had displayed before the absorption.
If she had truly absorbed a full God, then the loss of intelligence, rigid movements without evasion, and straightforward attack patterns would hardly matter.
With a mere wave of her hand, she could manipulate the profound flow and reversal of time, toying with her opponent effortlessly.
God's trump card is overwhelming power, while humanity relies on combat strategy and skill.
But Dimaria's current state was neither fish nor fowl...
After several high-speed exchanges with Dimaria in her God Soul Mode, Ankh gradually deciphered her combat patterns.
In this form, Dimaria's base abilities were actually formidable—undoubtedly several times greater than any of the three girls behind Ankh.
Unfortunately, she couldn't utilize them effectively at all.
Dimaria was ultimately too young, her control over the divine soul far too inadequate.
She remained stationary throughout, tanking attacks like a predictable boss in a single-player game...
Soon after, Erza and the other two girls charged forward as well, joining Ankh in a righteous, four-against-one assault on Dimaria.
Clad in her Black Wing Armor and wielding a massive black sword, Erza unleashed a seamless barrage of sword shadows that enveloped Dimaria instantly.
Mirajane transformed into her ferocious Satan Soul demon, her sharp claws wreathed in sinister dark Magic Power, which she madly unleashed upon Dimaria.
Meanwhile, Ultear activated both her Ice-Make and Arc of Time magic.
In the blink of an eye, tens of thousands of crystal orbs and a pale pink frozen garden swallowed Dimaria whole.
After this series of fierce, combined assaults, the Divine Power radiating from Dimaria's body gradually dimmed.
The golden patterns on her form flickered unsteadily.
A pained expression slowly surfaced on her usually indifferent face.
This was a clear sign that her Take Over was about to end.
Following the trio's rotational attacks, Ankh stood at the rear as the surrounding Death Waves accumulated increasingly.
Then, with a skyward inhale, he drew the billowing, dense death energy directly into his mouth like a tidal surge.
Watching Ankh rapidly devour the Death Waves, the arrogant divinity in Dimaria's eyes finally gave way to sheer, human terror.
The guise of Chronos covering her body faded and dissipated entirely, revealing her original form!
Seizing the opening, Ankh unleashed the Magic he had been charging with explosive force.
"Death God's Roar—!!"
A roar of death brimming with annihilating power erupted from Ankh's mouth.
A black pillar of light devoured all illumination in its path, striking Dimaria with unreserved, devastating impact.
"AAAAAAHHH—!!"
Dimaria's agonized scream pierced the heavens as the Age Seal dimension rapidly shattered.
The surroundings began to physically move once more.
The earth cracked, tsunamis roared, and the coastline of Tenrou Island crumbled as if collapsing entirely, reduced to complete, smoldering ruins.
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