Soaring Wall

Author note:

Milim was furious.

She decided that she must, definitely, eliminate Velda, the root of all evils.

Milim burst the door open and proceeded to the throne room where Velda was sitting.

Transparent capsules filled with clear liquid were arranged systematically in the walls.

Floating inside each capsule were unborn angels.

The soul energy was being poured into these empty vessels.

Because they didnt possess a physical body, they were beings that could only exist in the Heaven.

If they established a certain degree of ego, they could act on the surface world for a short time, but It required a bit more time for that to happen.

Milim paid no heed to the angels and aimed straight to the throne.

The heart of this Heaven.

It was the place where the God[1] sat at the center of everything.

Velda was now the ruler of this castle, in both name and reality.

The automatic defense system of the Sky Castle[2] reacted to Milims murderous intent and judged her as an enemy.

The alarm reverberated and Guardian Dolls[3] appeared.

However, they saw Milims necklace and stopped moving.

YoU CaNnOt PrOcEeD bEyOnD tHiS pOiNt. PleAsE tUrN bAcK.[4]

The dolls warned Milim.

However, Milim completely ignored them.

Get out of the way.

As she said so, Milim casually swung her fist and destroyed one of the dolls.

The dolls couldnt attack Milim due to the necklace that showed that she was Veldas family.

Nobody could stop Milim.

That was until a woman stood up before Milim.

Milim-sama, you have grown to be such fine la

The woman tried to approach Milim while being moved to tears.

She was a beautiful and gentle woman wearing a solid black dress.

Is that you, Salome its been a long time

Joy brightened up Milims expression for a moment, and then

No. You are not Salome

Her expression was clouded over by sadness instantly.

The woman who tried to embrace Milim was split into two.

What dripped out from her wound wasnt blood but a transparent liquid of unknown ingredientsit was something that came out of a tattered body of a complex machinery rather than that of a living being.

Ahh Mi, lim...sama you, have grownbeep

She extended her hand to touch Milims cheek and wiped the teardrop on it.

Just like that, the doll modeled after Salome fell to the ground.

She was the woman who had raised and educated Milim when she still very young.

The woman who cared for Milim in the olden days had passed away.

Theres no way shes alive.

Unlike Milim, who could live eternally, Salome was no more than one of the maids who served Lucia.

There was no way that Salome, who was a human, is still alive.

But...Milim couldnt help but think of it.

Whether her soul was called back to dwell inside the doll or not?

Such a thing was impossible.

That was the conclusion Milim came to: the correct truth.

Milim destroyed the doll without hesitation and severed her attachments.

It should be the right thing, and yet the dolls satisfied smile and overflowing tears for some reason had made Milim confused.

So

She was perhaps really

What a cruel thing to do. Even though I especially called back a deceased soul for your sake. I thought you would be pleased, so I prepared the present secretly I guess you didnt like it?

A clear voice reached Milims ears.

She didnt need to turn around.

The owner of the voice was

Its you, Velda. You bastard, I hope you are prepared for it.

Prepared For what I wonder?

Against Milims expression filled with wrath, Velda still had a cool smile.

Two contrasting emotions were clashing as the two faced each other.

She hadnt contacted Rimuru yet, but Milim wasnt worried about it.

Since she felt residues of the Hero Chloe at the time she buried Lucia just a little while ago.

It was a very splendid sword slash that crossed over evenMultiple Existence and reached Lucias main body. It happened just for an instant, but Milim wouldnt fail to notice it.

It was the time for the people who were being controlled by Lucia in the surface to be released. Although, it seemed Rimuru had schemed something as he lurked inside the shadow and perhaps already worked out some countermeasures for it.

If she thought like that, even if she didnt bother to contact him, she believed that everything would be conveyed to Rimuru even if she stayed in this place.

The fool called Vega was the first one to be eliminated by Rimurus subordinates.

The small fry called Kazaream seemed to have fallen as he couldnt defeat Leon.

She also knew about Dagruels defeat as Lucia was raising a fuss about it.

Although where Dino was and what he was doing was unknown, Milim thought that it was pointless even to be worried about that cunning man. She knew that he would suddenly appear sooner or later after all.

In other words, it could be said that Veldas subordinates were all defeated.

It seems that your prided Four Unholy Commanders have all been defeated. Youre the only one left, Velda. I shall have you receive the reward for making me angry.

As Milim said so, she pulled out the demonic sword Earth and took a stance.

Velda looked at Milim with a smile while shrugging his shoulders.

Ill play with you, Milim.

Those words became the signal.

Milim easily demonstrated continuous sword techniques.

However, Velda avoided everything by a paper-thin margin.

He was still unarmed and had leeway for his attitude against Milim.

That ignited Milims anger and the demonic sword Earth began pulsing as if it had reacted to it.

The rusts on the surface of the sword disappeared, showing its bluish-white blade. It seemed that the blade was strengthened as it absorbed waves of her anger.

Die! Drago Break[5]!!

A ferocious slash like an embodiment of Milims wrath was heading towards the defenseless Velda.

However

Too bad. Youre a bit slow.

Velda easily stepped back with just a bit movement and dodged Milims sword.

But, that was as Milims planned.

The time for destruction is now!

The moment Velda evaded Milims sword, their position was now reversed.

Milim stood in front of the throne while Velda stood on the ground below the throne.

Plus, on the very rear of Veldas position soared the Heaven Gate, the only gateway connecting the Heaven and the surface world.

From the very beginning, Milim aimed for the chance to simultaneously attack both Velda and the Heaven Gate.

With the demonic sword Earth in her right hand, and her left hand charged with Destruction Intent.

Right now, Milim unleashed Drago Nova at full power towards Velda.

A bluish-white light beam which resembled a sparkling stars light overlapped repetitively and pierced through Velda.

It pressurized the surroundings as the beam bulged and expanded to pierce everything towards the entrance from which Milim entered from.

A flood of light was born, blowing away all of the lined up pillars.

And beyond them was the soaring wall of the Heaven Gate.

Everything was as Milim planned.

The bluish-white light beam penetrated through Velda as its power increased and pierced the Heaven Gate.

As the lights subsided, half of the Sky Castle had been cleanly blown away and disappeared.

Only half of the castle remained behind where Milim stood.

However, the Heaven Gate was still intact.

It wasnt unharmed as there were numerous cracks on it, but it had endured Milims strongest attack.

No, thats not it.

(I saw the light had gotten refracted just before the impact, could it be)

Milim didnt let her guard down.

That was the right decision.

Hmm, as one would expect from my daughter. I never expected that you can make cracks to this impassable gate.

There was someone who spoke in an excited voice towards Milim.

Needless to say, it was Velda.

Velda, who was unharmed, had sat on the throne behind Milim before she noticed.

While suppressing her astonishment, Milim calmly turned around to face Velda.

Oho? For you to be unscathed after being hit by Drago Nova

Ah, it was the ultimate magic that caused a supernova explosion with a super-high compression. Its the ultimate perfected form of nuclear strike magic Gravity Collapse[6], but its impossible to be use unless the user can manipulate Stardust[7] freely. Its indeed an ultimate magic fitting for you. But, you see

Velda began to explain heedlessly to Milim who unintentionally expressed her disbelief. He created a thin light membrane on his hand as to show Milim and continued his explanation.

I can also manipulate stardust. Its easy to avert the impact since I directed the destruction so it only affected a limited area.

So he explained.

Velda seemed to be surprised that her power could affect the impassable gate, but it wasnt that surprising for Milim.

Velda had said it easily, but it was an impossible feat unless he could read Milims thoughts and understood her aim completely.

More importantly, there was no one who could manipulate stardust except Milim.

It was an ultimate magic with the only way to defend against it was to do a lot of work of casting nuclear strike magic repeatedly in order to offset it which even Guy couldnt do But, right now, Velda had shown that he could easily manipulate it.

In other words, it was no more than a magic which could easily be blocked for Velda and Milim had lost one of her trump cards.

(What a monster)

For the first time, Milim experienced Veldas true strength in the truest sense.

Well, are you done now? Since I will have you make a child with me, I dont want to hurt you. You should have played around enough, right? Please be obedient now.

With a gentle smile, Velda said so as if he was persuading a child.

Milim desperately racked her head for something.

Is there nothing I can do? Milim sought for a telling blow to Velda by making full use of her computation prediction.

However, her calculation indicated a merciless result that everything was useless even with her high abilities.

(Kuh, I should have waited for Rimuru and his subordinates to come here)

At the moment when Milim regretted her action

Crack

So, a small sound echoed in the place.

Milim moved her sight to see the origin of the sound.

It also attracted Veldas attention as he did the same as Milim.

What!?

And for the first time, Veldas expression was filled with disbelief.

Right now, there was a huge crack on the towering Heaven Gate that blocked everyone from passing.

And thenlight came flowing from the crack and the gate crumbled immediately after a thunderous sound.

Good grief. What a sturdy gate, right?

Totally. I didnt expect that even with the three of us it would repel our attack over and over again.

Thats right. I thought that it would be an easy task when we received the order from Rimuru-sama.

While conversing like that, three women passed through the gate and came to invade.

Testarossa, Ultima and Carrera.

Under Rimurus order, they had finally succeeded in destroying the Heaven Gate.

But, there seemed to be an impact from the inside at the end

Eh, there are some people here?

I see, there was a commotion inside or something like that.

The three shifted their focus to Milim and Velda and seemed to have guessed the circumstances.

Testarossa smiled wickedly and pierced Velda with her cold gaze.

Hey, you two. If we kill that guy, wont all the achievements be ours?

Right, right! It seems we are the first to arrive here!

Milim-sama seems to be struggling too, she probably wont complain if we help her.

The other two agreed to Testarossas words.

And so, the three people confronted Velda with their respective weapons in hand.

Milim analyzed the situation and thought of their winning percentages.

It seemed that Rimuru had made the necessary preparations with exquisite timing as Milim had expected.

She was unsure whether they could compete against Velda, but if they could distract Velda even momentarily, Milim could land a full power Drago Break.

If she condensed Drago Novas energy and made it explode inside Veldas body, even Velda who could manipulate stardust could do nothing but to perish.

Milim concluded so instantly.

You guys, sorry but please lend me your help!

The three demons delightfully nodded to Milims shout.

Her path to victory had been shut before, but she could now see a path opening even though it was only a small one.

Velda looked at Milim uninterestedly and shifted his sight to see the three demons.

Then he said,

Its troublesome to play with people other than Milim. I shall prepare suitable opponents for you guys.

He announced so and took out an orb to his hand.

Milim and the three demons were wary of Veldas action.

However, something was created in an instant.

Two people were standing in front of Velda.

An old man dressed in luxurious black clothes.

A short-haired soldier dressed in the former Empire Armys official uniform.

The two surveyed their surroundings as they looked strangely confused.

I, Im certain that I should have died after I entrusted the girl with my techniques

Why am I here? Im alive No, thats impossible.

They were Damrada who had entrusted his techniques to Ultima and Kondou Tatsuya who had entrusted his Will to Carrera.

However, they were not the real one.

That was proven from their reaction.

Yo, you guys seem to have woken up. Hows the bodys condition?

Ah, Velda-sama! It is very good.

Its been a long time, Velda-sama. For you to call me, do you have a mission for me?

Damrada and Kondou took a pose to show their loyalty in front of Velda.

Their current appearance was something you couldnt imagine from them when they were alive.

Ultima and Carrera were stunned when they looked at the two.

It was truly unbelievable, but the two appeared so similar to the real ones.

Dont be deceived! They are just copies harboring their memories. MoreoverVelda had rewritten the memories to his likings their real selves soul had disappeared, right? Not even a god can revive the dead!

From Milims shout, Ultima and Carrera also realized the truth.

Veldas cheerful voice reached them.

Thats right. They and the maid I made a while ago for Milim have the same principle. Strangely, I cant collect memories of a living person and I can only use it once. This Memory Orb[8] can reproduce a deceased persons memories.

Velda said so while fiddling around with the third orb he took out.

And, he continued talking.

I collected the angels energy to this orb as the core and created a temporary body for them. They cant act on the surface, but that doesnt matter here. Besides, even if I used a lot of unskilled personalities or even if I tried to evolve them into Manas, they werent strong This time I tried to replicate those with a strong will. With energy comparable to ten awakened demon lords and a strong will. How about it, dont you think they are strong?

Velda explained while laughing.

As they understood the meaning of his words, the demons expressions were dyed with anger.

Tampering with a persons soul was the demons specialty. Therefore, they didnt intend to complain about it.

However, playing with the memories of the people whom they acknowledged was a blasphemy to them.

Demons were fundamentally selfish, even if they could tolerate their own actions, that didnt mean they could tolerate others actions.

It appears that he really wants to die.

Im so mad now.

Making me angry isnt something that is easy to be done.

The three demons, who couldnt look at themselves objectively, declared their anger in their own way.

And, that was the same for Milim.

Dont let your guard down. Ill be Veldas opponent, but I cant hold out for long. Get rid of those impostors quickly.

She ordered those words to the three.

Thus, the fight in the Heaven had begun.

[1] Tentei, made from kanji of Heaven and Sovereign. Ruler of Heaven, Emperor of Heaven, Heaven Sovereign, God.

[2] . Sky/Air/Heaven Castle. I forgot to mention other alternatives when it appeared before, I think. Its the Castle in the Sky XD

[3] () Shugo Kishin (Gdian Dru) Machine God Protector.

[4] This sentence is spoken in combination of kanji and katakana to make it looks like a robot/doll/machine is talking.

[5] () Tenma Ryuuboshi Zan (Dorago Bureiku). Tenma Star/Stellar Dragon Slash.

[6] () Juuryokuhoukai (Gurabit Korapusu)

[7] () Hoshi Ryuushi (Sutdasuto). Star Particle/Grain.

[8] () Kioku no Houju (Memor bu). Sacred/Precious Orb of Memory.

P.S. reminder that Ultima is a Bokukko XD

I just remember the katakana for Milim's Demonic Sword is Earth, I had changed it accordingly.