[TL/N: Read my new work - Anime Group Chat in a Doomsday World!]
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"Ahhhh!!!"
Miku continued to sing, her voice piercing through the air, attempting to overwhelm Alexander. Yet, her efforts were in vain.
Alexander suddenly clasped his hands together, forming a seal. A surge of tyrannical energy radiated from his body.
Sealing Technique: Nine Phantom Dragons Sealing!
With the technique activated, streams of energy converged in Alexander's hands, manifesting as ethereal light dragons.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
The light dragons shot forward, encircling Miku in an unyielding embrace. From within the seals, a powerful force began to draw out something from deep within her.
"AHHHHHH! What is this?! No! Stop it!"
Miku screamed, struggling desperately against the force. But the attraction was too strong. She could feel her power—the very essence of her spirit—being siphoned away.
"No! Please… don't…!"
She tried to shout again, but her voice faltered and vanished. In that instant, despair gripped her heart.
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Miku had long suffered from aphonia, her voice stolen from her years ago. It was the power of the spirit that had allowed her to speak again. But now, with her spirit energy drained, she was left voiceless once more.
It felt as if she had returned to her darkest, most vulnerable days.
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Thud.
Her body collapsed to the ground, powerless. Her strength, her identity, everything had been stripped away. Miku had never imagined she would experience such helplessness again.
Far away, Kotori, observing from Ratatoskr's command center, froze. A long-forgotten memory surfaced in her mind—this same sealing technique had once been used to save her during her own out-of-control state.
"No… Impossible. This can't be happening!"
Kotori's voice trembled, her mind struggling to process what she was witnessing. Beside her, Murasame Reine stared intently at the monitor, her clenched fists turning white.
"The spirit power… It's been completely extracted! How is that possible!?"
Kannazuki Kyohei, standing nearby, couldn't contain his shock.
"Unbelievable! Ratatoskr's sealing technology only works through Shido's method—by mediating and sealing spirit powers. But this… This ability extracts all the spirit power entirely! If DEM learns about this, they'll go mad!"
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Back at the scene, Alexander stood over Miku's collapsed form, his hand glowing faintly. In his palm was a sphere of light—the spirit power he had just extracted.
"Why did it have to come to this…" Alexander muttered, a hint of regret in his voice.
He crouched down, extending his hand to help her up. However, before he could touch her—
Flash!
A sudden burst of light enveloped Miku.
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And then, she vanished.
Miku was gone.
The crowd around Alexander froze, stunned.
"What just happened?!"
"How did Alexander make her disappear?!"
Even Alexander himself was left bewildered, staring at his empty hand.
"I… I didn't do anything! What's going on? How could someone that big just vanish like that?!"
He looked down at the glowing sphere of spirit power in his hand, his expression growing darker as he thought of something.
"What a damn timing! Miku is at her weakest now—without her spirit power! If she ended up in the main world and ran into fans, hooligans, or worse… dark forces…"
Before Alexander could think further, a voice interrupted him.
"Alexander! What the hell have you done?!"
Flash! Flash! Flash!
Beams of light appeared, revealing Kotori, Murasame Reine, and Kannazuki Kyohei, who had teleported directly to Alexander.
Kotori glared at him, anger flashing in her eyes.
"You took her spirit power! And now she's gone! Where is she, Alexander?!"
Kannazuki Kyohei's voice joined in, filled with urgency.
"Where did she go?!"
Their suspicions weren't unfounded. Alexander's actions were unprecedented. He had not only extracted Miku's spirit power but somehow made her disappear entirely.
What made the situation even more terrifying was the fate of the other spirits.
Yoshino and Kurumi, who had been nearby just moments ago, had also vanished.
This was no coincidence.
A cold shiver ran through the group as they realized the implications of Alexander's abilities.
This wasn't just power—it was something far more dangerous.