Above Your Head

"Dad…?" There was no way that I wouldn't recognize him even if his hair color changed to yellowish green. Father, who could not be seen on Earth or in the parallel world, or even in the stage, grabbed the sword resting on his back while carrying Jenica. 

Then, the next moment, the Claymore reached the top of Dekarma's head. Kriekkkkk...!!! Dekarma lifted his index finger and blocked the trajectory. It was a movement as simple as picking up feathers, but his expression, which had frighteningly hardened, showed that the current attack was definitely not a light one. 

"I speak in the name of the one who defies Karma. Million!" Dekarma counterattacked, facing dad, who was still in the air. "Die!"

"No!"

"W-What?"

As soon as Dekarma's expression was distorted, father's body started rotating around. Kapooooow!!! A kick with strong energy coiling around it struck Dekarma's face.

Then Jenica, who was thrown to the ground, rose from its spot and shouted, "The 14th Month of the Fallen!"

Krieeekkk...! A black hole opened around Dekarma, who was blasted away after being hit by father. No, it was not really a simple hole. The gravitational pull of a point collapsed and for a moment, everything, including light, began to get sucked in.

"Black hole?"

The moment I freaked out while looking at the scene that unfolded through the peephole, Dekarma said, "I prohibit the transformation of space!" His words became a new law and were enforced in the world. Dekarma, who was sucked into the black hole, walked out looking fine and reached out his hand. 

Krooooom!! As the earth split apart, tens of thousands of metal pillars soared forth. It was simply called metal pillars, but each and every one of them was about the size of a decent building. Moreover, they were not just pillars of iron… 

Krieeeek! Clang clang! Clang clank! Wiiiiinggg----! As the surface of the metal pillars opened and transformed in shape, unknown devices began to activate. However, at the same time...

"Break apart! The 14th Month of the Silent!" Light was emitted along with Jenica's hand gesture. It looked like a kind of Particle Line. Even though the ground around the surroundings of the metal pillars were raised, and a bunch of thick armor soared up and blocked it, they just permeated through and passed by. Of course, it was impossible to avoid or defend.

Kriekkkkk----! Booom! Pshwooooooo… The smooth metal pillars that appeared through the floor quickly rusted and collapsed without enduring their own load.

"That's pretty good!" Dekarma, who looked annoyed at the sight of the unknown machines disappearing in vain, raised his hand again. Kwareung!!! However, before that, the breath of lightning struck him. 

Hey you crazy fuckers! Why are the two of you fighting an Untouchable again?! I told you I wouldn't do it anymore, right!

Father made an excuse while wielding his sword at the protest of the Lightning Dragon. "I couldn't help it. I don't have a choice!"

You always say you don't have a choice! How many Untouchables do you think are there in the world?!

Meanwhile, Jenica waved her hands innocently. "Gladron! Long time no see, hi! Your style has changed a lot!" 

Yes, hello. You crazy bitch.

"Gladron, why did you become so foul-mouthed..."

I'm also the king of a territory now. So if you keep calling for me like this, of course I would swear, won't I?! You're already old enough so can you settle down already! The summoned beast, which was assuming the form of an eastern dragon, raised its wings on its back and instantly transformed into a Flying Dragon. Then the wings sparkled, and then made a sudden turn. 

Kraaaghhhh!

Ack! I avoided it though! The tips of the wings were cut off!

The battle never stopped even while he was making a fuss. Swish! Swanggg! Swanggg! The swinging claymore and fingers collided, and a loud roar reverberated. That was not the only attack.

Kreukk!! The Black Wolf, who raised itself under father's shadow, revealed a voice from its chest and tried to bite Dekarma. 

"Beast God!! You managed to create this hideous thing with the dead body of God."

Father laughed cheekily at Dekarma's words, who kicked the wolf. "Isn't that what being a Necromancer class is all about?"

The attacks continued like a storm, so unknown cards flew around while exerting all kinds of effects. The swords flying around in the sky were aiming for a gap while moving elegantly like a fish. The sound of the sword and fingers clashing against one another created a music note like percussion instruments. Then, more and more things appeared to match the beat, singing a number[1].

"Wow, what is this?"

A myriad of spirits emerged, and among them were the Spirit Kings. The Death Knights which were releasing a pitch-black strong energy rose from the floor and Thunder Beads made of powerful energy flew towards Dekarma like a ray of light, striking the protective barrier revolving around him. In addition, Jenica was unrelentlessly firing off ultimate magic spells too. However…

"The lot of you!" Words changed the laws of the world. "I banish you!"

The Flying Dragon, who was firing off lightning; the spirits, who were raging all over the place; and the wolves made from woven dead bodies; all the summoned beings were banished from the real world. In that meantime, father charged forth while holding a sword, but Dekarma did not pay him any heed and shouted again, "I forbid you from the use of magic as of this moment!"

"I refuse!" 

Kiing! Dekarma's words were offset. His face, which looked the same as mine, distorted horribly. "What the heck is this?! How is something like this possible?"

The moment he was appalled, Jenica, who was chanting a long spell, shouted, "Penetrate beyond eternity! The 16th Month of the Repeated Scarecrow!" 

Time and space weaved their own bodies into shadows, and then intertwined Dekarma's whole body like spider webs. He yelled, "I forbid the transformation of space though?"

"You should know that you're not the only one who can mess with the law!"

Just like that, while Dekarma could not resist against Jenica's spell, father assumed a stance to strike down on him. Then… Kiing! He cut down. The land that had been torn apart into a mess, the mountains, the sky, and even the sea that was far beyond the horizon… As if they were cracks formed on a glass, fissures formed. The unique gray-color world of the parallel world was severed into two. The scale was so large that the world was cut off beyond the horizon, no, it was greater than that…  

Cough cough! Dekarma vomited blood. 

"...!"

"[email protected]#!$!!!"

"%%!!!!"

"Huh?" I, who was looking at the scene that unfolded before my eyes like I was bewitched, listened carefully to the screams that came from somewhere.

"No! Iron Mask-nim died!"

"What are those things? Wasn't the stage over?"

"Where is that place? Don't you think we have to go there?" 

"By the way... Can we even butt into a fight like that? Look at that right now. It looks like New Mexico, but with a single swing of the sword, the sea was cut apart! That's almost 2,000 kilometers! If that were to happen in the surface world, there would be a global catastrophe!"

I could hear the people's voices. I looked around because I didn't know what was going on, but of course there was no one. Why did I hear the voices of others inside my Inner World in the first place? But soon, I could see why. "Oh." I was holding the Carving Knife of Justice in my hands. As I held onto it, I opened the window as always. 

- You are in the Challenger (Master) rank(Temporary)!

- The current number of Challengers is 1 person in total.

- Accessing the Cradle of Justice!

- 788,511,241 people are watching you!

"The stage is over but Watch a Play is possible?" It seems that, as Juan's Divine Spirit was cut off, a problem surfaced. I accessed the Bulletin Board.

- Why did the Level 20 Low-difficulty stage end so quickly? +7,144 (Tiffany) 

- Even though the stage is over, the Cradle still operates as usual! +8,811 (Na-eun)

- Are you all watching Iron Mask-nim fighting?! _2,522 (Ha-nee)

I roughly skimmed through the contents of the Bulletin Board. I could feel the bewilderment of the people, and that was not the only problem.

"Shouldn't we go into the parallel world?"

"Let's rally the combat units first!"

"Gigas that can fly long distances must go first!" 

"Let's try contacting Genie! If it's her, she would most probably know something about this!"

Even though I was not watching, I could hear the voices of countless people and even see the sight of them if I concentrated. Knowing the situation, I could feel myself getting goosebumps. 'These people are about to join this battle right now!'

It was something that should never happen, because they would be wiped out like a swarm of ants swept away by a tsunami. I hurriedly created a post.

- Don't get involved in the fight! (Iron Mask)

I also wrote the contents.

- It's nothing serious, so don't come any closer. If possible, please get out of the parallel world itself. 

As I wrote up to that point, I pondered for a moment. This was because it was ambiguous to write honestly about the current situation. Hence, I roughly explained the situation. 

- I am not in my right mind right now, because my Divine Spirit is in overdrive. They are not enemies either. I will say it again. You'll be blasted away if you approach, so please don't come close. However, my physical body is lying nearby, so please retrieve it. The location is...

As soon as I uploaded the post like that, more than tens of thousands of comments were posted instantly. 

- What the? Is this post real? Iron Mask-nim is in the middle of a battle now...

- Iron Mask's body, there's one in the real world and in the Steel World!

- I think the account belongs to Iron Mask-nim!

- No, by the way, what does he mean by the Divine Spirit being in overdrive... Is he really going to become a God? 

- This is a lie! He is an Evil Prophet! He's bewitching the people!

- Wow, this kind of person still doesn't disappear even when humanity has been reduced by one-sixth. 

- How far is Iron Mask-nim going to go? The way he is fighting right now... It really doesn't seem like a human. It's too much to call it a movie...

- By the way, who is that pair of men and women? They're so ridiculously strong...

I glimpsed through the comments and turned the window off. It was a relief that I did not see many comments that were suspicious of my post. Bang! In the meantime, the battle was going on fiercely. No, it seemed to be almost over… 

"Kugh, uckk...!" Dekarma, who was hit by the Flying Sword like a missile, bounced several times on the floor like a water swallow. He then crashed against a city, which was destroyed, and he was stopped. The demons who were filling the city were exterminated by the aftermath alone.

"Ha, hahaha. This development is really..." Dekarma, who was struggling to get up, calmed down. Then, a spear of lightning struck down over him. 

Baaaaam Kaboombooom!!! The whole city was destroyed and the land collapsed. It looked like a simple spear of lightning, but its power was not just of that level. It seemed that each one was made of strong energy, and it contained more than a few other powers.

But at that moment… Baaaaam! Not only the dense cloud of dust, but all the attacks that flew in ceased to exist. Father and Jenica, who were charging forward, were seen taking a step back in surprise. They saw that a woman was standing next to Dekarma. 

"You're here, huh, Hawa."

"You're...really...Father?"

"That's right. I need you to help me."

"..." Hawa looked down at Dekarma with a complicated look on her face.

However, Dekarma did not seem to care and stood up from where he was and said, "Hawa! Prepare for battle!"

"Yes..." Hawa was putting on a complicated expression, but she still responded to his orders and curled up her body. Then, she replied, Father.

Kruwoooooong-----! Hawa's appearance turned blurry and expanded in an instant. It was literally in the blink of an eye. She and Dekarma disappeared, and only an outrageously huge giant who stood over 300 meters tall remained. 

I looked at it, no, I looked at her. 

Dekarma

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No Numbering, Hawa

"This crazy..."

Hawa, who was shining in silver, assumed a form of a generally slender woman. She was not seen wearing any armor, nor did she release any unique Aura, but…

My heart trembled just by looking at Hawa. "Hawa is...a God-rank Gigas?" I couldn't help but scoff as I was baffled. She became a Gigas, but she did not have a Numbering. This made sense, since she was originally not a Gigas but an Untouchable. She just transformed into the form of  a Gigas for a while. 

However, the opponent whom Hawa was facing was definitely not normal. Kwaaaanggg! The watch my father was wearing began to shine brilliantly. His tired face brightened up. "It's been approved! Gigantes!"

Whooooong----!!! A 600-meter tall giant, larger than the 300-meter-tall Hawa, stood up. That was not all.

"Activating Demon God Armor! Descend down, Heavenly God Sword!" A black armor hung over the body of the giant Gigas. In his hand, there was a shining sword. 

Hawa, no, I heard an amazed voice from Dekarma who was on board the Gigas. "Heavenly God and Demon God, huh, this is crazy! You're giving your personal weapon to some mere human? Numbering 8 and 9?"

I failed to get my act together. It was not because of the newly appeared Gigas and Transcendence Weapon, nor the conversation between Dekarma and my father. It was because I could hear the voices of countless people freaking out. It seemed to be the regrets of the devotees of the United States.

"What the? What's that?? It's too big, isn't it?"

"Uwahhh! What's that, it was nearby? Run away!!" 

"This doesn't make sense. What kind of fight is that…?!"

Then, at that moment, Gigantes' Heavenly God Sword and Hawa's fist collided. Shiiiiiingggg! There was no shockwave. There was no explosion. 

"What the? What's that?? It's too big, isn't it?"

"Uwahhh! What's that, it was nearby? Run away!!" 

"This doesn't make sense. What kind of fight is that…?!"

"Eh?"

'Something was strange with what I just heard?' As soon as I thought so, Gigantes and Hawa collided again. Shiiiiiingggg!

"What the? What's that?? It's too big, isn't it?"

"Uwahhh! What's that, it was nearby? Run away!!" 

"This doesn't make sense. What kind of fight is that…?!"

"Huhhhhhhhhhhh??" I had been looking outside in my Inner World, and was seeing the repeated scenes of people. However, I saw the battle of the two Gigas which did not repeat. Swords and fists collided, and laser rays shot forth, striking the pitch-black armor. 

I was appalled as I finally realized the current situation. "This crazy fu-! Unbelievable!" Every time the two of them collided, the time axis of the universe was being pushed back...!!

1. Numbers in this case refers to the Numbers in Music. Basically, in music, number refers to an individual song, dance, or instrumental piece which is part of a larger work of musical theatre, opera, or oratorio.