Half the Fallen Angels
Episode 52: Dominance of Isla

"Maha...."

("This horse girl... He even knows what I don't know.")

"Baiiiiiklah. I admit you, if you are the genie of the human king's servant", Istan said loudly.

Isla hasn't cracked it. He was calm as usual looking at Istan whose laughter broke the daydream.

While Raven, herself stiffened to her feet, her countenance unwary, her arrogance crumbled, slapped by the bitter reality that was happening right before her eyes.

("So....who am I devoting myself to?, to General Aamon whom I admire?, or to Leviathan whom I don't even know much about?")

Istan then took the time to turn his head towards Raven for a moment.

("Raven, there is much I want to ask you. But..... ")

Looking at Raven's disillusioned face, her eyes were blank. Even so, Istan no longer laughed like before.

("You also seem to be deceived. Compared to me who had only made a few years of agreement with the Demon General I thought Aamon was, there was nothing more than you who had served him for two hundred years.)

And Istan undoes his intentions, letting Raven be with him.

"Hey horse girl, remember my name!. I am Istan Zora, the supreme leader of Delbora, the King of the Fallen Angels. Then, who are you?", Istan introduced himself, to Isla who happened to be still looking into the direction of Istan.

(" Zora?!.."), Isla reacted lightly, hearing the last name that Istan called. "Hm, no.", she denies small.

"I am Isla, a genie of flying horses, and as I said before, I'm dealing with one of the Kings of Man."

"Isla, isn't your master long dead?, that means you're a genie without a master."

"No, I never untied my master. Until then, I was my master's servant in his Diamond Palace."

"Oh yeah?. Hmm, what a pity, when I want to offer you a bond between master and slave. In this case, I can only offer an equal agreement."

"But I'm not interested in a deal that's on par with you."

"Huh?!", Isla's reply slightly disturbed Istan.

"You mean better than me?" said Istan slightly poignant.

"I'm not interested, that's all."

Istan briefly noticed, towards Zivan who was carried by Isla.

"So that helpless man is more attractive to you?"

"Yes." Yeah."

"Cih!, Then where are you taking the man?, Leave!. He's not done dealing with me."

"What solution?, all I saw were four cowardly creatures that struck a brave man simultaneously."

("This jean... His words are spicy too. If he dares to say that, it means that he is confident in his power over me", Istan thought.)

"I don't feel I have to explain it to you!", ketus Istan.

"I don't happen to be interested in knowing either."

Istan became somewhat irritated, his eyebrows furrowed, and his hands clenched, although not yet grasping firmly.

("I must not act rashly, I do not know his abilities, my victory is not yet certain.")

"Hey Isla, I think there shouldn't be any serious problems between us."

"You're right, Istan."

"Then, why stand in my way?, is protecting her a covenant between you and her?"

"You think I'm protecting her?, don't get me wrong. I just don't want him to die just yet, before his dealings with me are done."

"That's the same, damn it!"

"No!. I don't care what you have to do with Zivan, but, can you hold off until my deal with him is done?, there's a deal we have to end. After that, do as you please to him."

"Hooh so. Okay, when's that gonna be over?"

"Should wait for Zivan to wake up, maybe all day, three days at most."

Then, the hand of Istan who was in the head then slightly shook because he held firmly.

"Fucking horse girl!, are you messing with me?"

"Hey, isn't Zivan like this because of you?"

"Is it only because you are an ancient genie that you can act as you please?. Hm! You don't deserve it!"

DUAR!!, ON!!,

Meghan who realized that she was silent immediately shot as fast as lightning from where she stood, a fist clad in lightning was ready to hit Isla's head.

"DIE DOWN!", said Meghan.

Sluuuuur!!

Instantly rippling wind that is quite swift arises, due to Meghan's fist that does not hit anything. For Isla, knoweth not before him.

While Isla, she had suddenly moved short forward on her back to Meghan but still in front of Istan.

"The magic belongs to Arcangel Michael, the lightning element of destruction, but it's not as scary as Raziel's whip" Isla said, shortly after her foot landed.

"What?!", annoyed Meghan.

Then in another position, it was Maia's turn to take off the magus, and the space-time stopped around, making everything freeze.

Maia walked slowly, approaching Istan Meghan to wake her up from the ice. Later then...

"Heh!, no matter how strong you are, Isla. You remain powerless against time", Istan said as soon as he moved from the ice.

Meghan turned around again, and pushed her lightning-clad right arm, then released a bolt of lightning into Isla's face.

"Because of you now!"

Half a second before Meghan took off her fist, Maia normalized her time.

Sluuuurr!!

"Again?!", Meghan said unexpectedly, her eyes widened, realizing Isla was again repelling her attack, having been merged with Maia's time magus.

While Isla, it appears she just floated her feet behind them.

("This being, no doubt, he was very fast."), only then did Istan's eyes open wide, acknowledging Isla's speed.

("Fallen angel, I seemed oblivious to his position. It's worth it to react a little and never talk."), Isla thought as she glanced at Maia.

("But dear, his self-intention is very pronounced.")

"That's it?" said cynical Isla.

"Cih!", miss Meghan.

He then repeatedly attacked Isla with his lightning speed, but until many times Isla's agility far outstripped him.

Until when Maia's ability is again ready to be activated, she also gave Meghan support,

And Maia, again stopped the time in the surrounding space. This time he quickly resuscitated Istan and ran towards Meghan until they regained consciousness.

As soon as Meghan woke up, she could not wait to hold Isla's collar so that there was no chance to dispel her.

"No longer will I let you avoid more than this.... Uh?"

Meghan was amazed, seeing her left hand that penetrated Isla. Isla was in front of him.

A moment later, following the others was astonished to see the unusual sight.

"What does this mean?", the little spoken istan, scrunched up his forehead a sign of wonder.

Moments later, Isla suddenly appeared from another point, which floated slowly with its black wings, descended and landed her feet on the ground.

"It was just the rest of my existence, a form displayed by the frozen light", explained Isla, who then made the three of them turn their heads towards her.

And again, they were all shocked again by Isla's movement.

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