The Last Ruler: The Return of the Goddess
Alterations

" ...!!"

Aksa shouted loudly in the midst of his fall from the top of the ice palace. He tried to look around, but he could not find a pedestal at all to hold himself that was thrown and fell. He believes one thing, if this continues, he will fall to the bottom of the abyss and hit the ground hard.

" ha... Unfortunately fate. Knowing this I should have learned how to control my Elf abilities." he muttered sounding resignedly there.

He will prepare for the worst. Until then he felt his legs being held back by something...

" Eh??"

Aksa saw what he had on his feet to stop him from falling, and it was someone he knew.

" Your highness, I don't think that the Elf prince should just give up when he falls." Mira was there, hanging from her feet with her right hand, while her other hand was held by Derrick above them.

Aksa could not hide his embarrassment because of that, "Haha... I'm sorry, but I don't see the right footing" he said later.

Well, anyone thrown into such an abyss would definitely be extremely shocked and panicked.

In the end, Derrick then pulled the two of them back up.

" Fuhh... Thank you." said Aksa then after returning to stand on the ground.

" So, what's up there like??" Derrick asked about the main problem they were facing right now.

" She's a little girl, but her powers are completely insane." Aksa still couldn't believe what she had just experienced, but that was what was happening right now.

Because of that, Aksa made a really bad expression. If you think about what will happen if this is left alone.

Mira and Derrick have the same thoughts as Aksa. Someone with disaster-class strength....

Duarkk...

And just then, they heard a really strong impact, the other side of the ice palace was shattered again and someone was also thrown out from there.

" Who else is that??" Aksa felt that they were fate now. Both were thrown out, but it was... " ...Wait, is that Altair??" Aksa only regained consciousness after seeing her more clearly.

It also makes Mira and Derrick surprised, especially because Altair seems to be injured quite badly.

***

- Before, a while after Aksa was thrown out.

Israhi, Altair and Remilia who were still on top of the palace were still continuing their attacks.

Israhi continued to attack him from close range, making use of his skills using the sword while Altair who was now turned to help from a distance.

The training given by Aksa for archery in their spare time is really useful now, and the bow and arrow given by Mirion was not in vain.

['Argh... Surrender yourself! There is no point even if you guys are together, I am stronger than you!!'.] and their attacks really make Flora very disturbed.

In response to Flora's words, Altair answered. " What did you say? Is being alone fun? I don't think that."

[Every creature born into this world is always alone. They are alone! So why are you guys together?! That's no use! Bonding only makes you weak!]

" You can't say that!." Altair pulled the bowstring in his hand firmly, and released a swiftly darting arrow.

At the same time, the arrow began to split itself apart. Two, then four and more. Just like Aksa did.

" You said we were born to be alone. Why are we still looking for love and warmth? You can't judge it from your own point of view."

[ 'You are all just useless pests!'.]

Flosa blew a cold wind from her hand, which instantly froze all of the arrows. But he was not aware that something had been waiting for him since. And when he realized it, it was already too late to dodge.

The floor under his feet began to turn orange red, and before long. An incandescent lava explosion, rising from the bowels of the earth like a geyser, enveloped Flora inside. The melt is so hot that it melts Flora's ice-solid ice that it's cooler than the highest freezing point on Earth.

['Aaaaka.!'].

Flora's loud screams rang out there, signaling pain. Its ice might not be able to withstand the heat from the pure flames emanating from the bowels of the earth. Even Altair, Israhi and Remilia who were there had to use their strength to withstand the heat.

Approximately 1 minute since the lava gushed out, now the lava began to shrink little by little until it disappeared. Flora that was previously trapped in the lava also fell from the air, not far from the gaping hole due to being pierced by the lava earlier. He was seen to have severe burns on several parts of his body.

It was an amazing thing, considering something or someone could have instantly become ashes if it was in such a thing. But Flora can still survive. Flora might have tried to do the trick she did when Yi made the attack earlier, but due to the delay of being aware of the attack and the ecatrimal heat created she was unable to cope with it. He fell helpless.

Simultaneously, Yi was seen jumping up from the same hole. He landed on the floor before Altair and the others gently, there were no heavy injuries, so he must have managed to find a way out of the previous attack.

" Yi, you're fine! Thank goodness." Altair was very happy with that, and immediately ran to hug her.

Yi also greeted the hug with a smile, "Yes. I managed to save myself." said he chimed in Altair's words.

" But how? I thought the ice ball was too big and dense." asked the curious Remilia.

" Since I couldn't melt the ice ball like Altair, I turned to melt the wall by my side and managed to jump into the room below the castle. But something else caught my attention. So I turned down first." Yi explained about the condition he had previously experienced, until he managed to get back up there. At the same time, he felt guilty.. " I'm sorry, yeah. You must be worried." he continued.

" It's okay! The important thing is that you return safely." replied Altair quickly.

" Then." when Israhi's voice then distracts them all. "..What should we do to him? Anyone know how to separate the core and its host??" tanyanya while pointing at Flora who lost her consciousness not far from them.

" ...Right too." said Remilia while thinking that, then turned to look at Altair.

The stared Altair understood, but he had to shake his head in ignorance. The book does not explain how to separate a crystal core from a Ruler.

" If only I could call Lumine.."

Altair was unable to communicate with him due to the recent incident, Lumine was still in recovery and could not answer him because his concentration would be split. Altair also could not hope for Zico because he instead decided to wait for it to be hilly not far from the castle.

He did not want to meet with Ruler for some unknown reason.

" Then let me try" Yi said as everyone was confused.

" Uh? Doesn't it matter?" ask Remilia.

" It can be dangerous" Altair added.

" It's okay. I've seen my ancestors separate the core of Ruler, so I guess I can give it a try." Yi replied to the doubts of the two.

Altair and Remilia were still a bit worried, but if that was true, they could trust Yi. He's more experienced among them for Ruler's matter. Then.. they shouldn't have let their guard down just because of this...

" Huwa. Is she gonna be okay??" Remilia could barely control herself when she saw Flora up close.

There are feelings of fear, worry and also pity. In any case, he was just a child fascinated by a dangerous force.

" All right, I'll start." said Yi who was preparing at his place.

Just respond to him, "Be careful." His words were also taken by Yi.

Yi begins what he has to do, channeling his powers to the unconscious Flora, starting from breaking Ruler's core connection with Flora's consciousness. He had to enter the Flora realm of consciousness to be sure of that, and push that core out forcefully.

Elsewhere, Altair stands with Israhi and Remilia. Pay close attention to what Yi is doing, and make sure nothing bothers him. However, something was troubling the Altair. He felt that this was too simple.

" ....Is...if the host loses consciousness, the core will also experience the same thing?"

The question suddenly flashed through his head, and Altair suddenly felt goosebumps. Along with his slowly discolored eyes, he saw something hiding within Flora shining with a dim light as if hiding herself. And slowly.it started pulsing.

Degh's...

" Eh..?!." Yi who heard that was surprised, he was about to get up, as Flora's hand moved quickly and held onto her right arm. "You..!!"

Yi did not have time to dodge, at the same time the cold air began to fall back around Flora. Ice appeared freezing Yi's right arm, and Flora slowly rose back up.

" Ekk.." Yi felt the freezing begin to enter his body. And at the same time as that, Flora pulled him.

" Let go!." Yi attempted to release the grip of Flora's hand, but it was really strong. He then raised his head to look at Flora, and Yi realized something else. Flora was completely unconscious... " ...Is he controlling his Ruler core??"

The thought flashed, yet before he even realized it, Flora threw herself hard. And finally Yi hit the ice wall behind him..

" Ak!!" When Balum stopped there, Flora attacked him again, and locked him in the cold and thick ice. Yi fused with the wall around him.

Israhi and Remilia were very surprised by the sudden turn of events.

" Stop!."

" Yi!!."

They attempted to approach him and attack, but Flora raised her hand and created a vortex of cold air in that place blocking them. And make them both go down.

Ssrakk...!

" Khh! We're off guard..!." Israhi gritted her teeth because of that, her eyes staring intently at Flora. Then he disappeared from before her...

Whirls of wind and snow were created in that place, blurring their vision. Now there are three of them there. Altair, Israhi and Remilia tightened their backs together in anticipation, and protection for each other.

" Well, what should we do??" asked Remilia in the middle of it all.

" Altair, you're the only fire user here right now. Can you melt all this??." asked Israhi later.

" I don't know." but Altair answered that doubtfully, even so.. "...I'll try it. Please stay close to me so you don't get hit either" he said.

Which is also taken by Israhi and Remilia.

" We can't go anywhere anyway."

Altair then put his hands into the air, the blue flame appeared in his hands. Like he's done before...

Although he did not blow it out of his mouth, Altair spread the fire around them, following the wind and snow that blew and making them melt. Along with a portion of the ice wall around them.

" Where is he now??." Israhi spread her gaze in all directions in that place.

Now there were only three of them, and the atmosphere was really very quiet. When the...

Sriinnnkkk...!!!

The ice moved from behind towards Israhi quickly...

" Be careful!." Remilia, who had first noticed it, pushed her away. "..Ackk!!" But he could not save himself and eventually some parts of his body were pierced by the pointed ice.

" Safety..!!."

" Ukhn..."

Remilia hung on the wall amidst the ice-ice that grabbed her. An ice spear would reappear.it would hit her neck if Remilia did not immediately release herself. But let alone avoid, just move he can't.

" It's terrible..!" Remilia may have to put herself to death there.

But that's not the time he's dead now...

Ssrriiick!

When the ice began to extend to reach him, Altair changed the position of his hand when holding a spear in his hand. He lifted the spear, pulled it to the side of his head, and positioned his right foot backwards. With that preparation, he then threw a spear in his hand towards Remilia.

Just a little more...

Trying to make time...

The spear moved in a straight line, in front of Remilia's neck, just inches before the ice reached her neck. His spear had reached the right position, and utilizing the other ice there he stopped in the air, coinciding with the ice moving to a halt. When his attack was neither forward nor backward, and only hit his spear.

" Thank God, just in time." Altair managed to save Remilia's life in a crucial moment, and he also managed to control the weight of the spear in order to truly protect Remilia.

Altair turned to Israhi behind her, "Israhi, what about-.."

Wusssh.. Brakk!!

" Eh..??"

His speech stopped when something had just passed through it and directly hit the ice on the other side. That is Israhi..

" Uhuk.."

Something blew him away with such great force and left him injured from the extremely violent impact. Altair who saw him immediately fell silent, for some reason his head suddenly blank. Previously there were some plans, but as if they were removed, everything he thought became unclear..

" Altair, dodge!!" Israhi yelled at him while trying to lift the chunks of ice that hit his body.

" Alrish!!." Remilia was also the same, she took a dagger from behind her back and swung it many times to break the ice.

Both tried to warn Altair about something, but Altair himself...

" ...Whahuh? What did they say..??" something's disturbing his hearing. All he heard was a rumble that came out of nowhere.

His sense of magic was obstructed until he could not feel his surroundings, it made Altair cut off from reality for a few seconds. And as he came to his senses, Altair turned his head. Flora was there, she swung an aura at him, instinctively Altair could feel it. It was a deadly attack...

When that happened, Altair forced his brain to think harder. When time slows down a little, but the contents of his head move faster...

" What am I supposed to do? This way I'll get hit. Is there any way to avoid it?."

Altair didn't find that way.

" How to stop it?."

There aren't. There was no weapon stronger than his spear.

There was no way to minimize his attacks...! Altair did not find any solution. Even after estimating and assessing the various situations, the result was only one thing...

'Death'.

[" Heheh... You're still unskilled, but confident enough."] The voice came back.

" Who..??"

Altair could feel someone as if behind her, she hugged her with one hand while the other closed her eyes. The figure smiled, and he whispered in his ear...

[" Give it to me. I'll get rid of everything that's bothering you."]

Sraakkk..!

" Altair!!!."

Duarr..!