488 Ups and Downs II 4yr

Translator: - -Editor: Vermillion

In the endless silver moonlight, a fine black line appeared and grew bigger and bigger.
It was a long sword covered in black flame. The black fire blazed so brightly that it seemed like it could devour anything.
Francis who was at a distance could only tell that the black was drawing in all the light. Even time was slowed down and become solidified in it.
But he soon realized that this was simply his illusion, as he saw the dark green and greyish white colors as well as bright and rigid light coming out from the darkness.
In the end, the darkness overwhelmed everything again and retreated within a second.
When the silver moon rose up again, under its brilliant rays, Lucien was floating in the air. His Pale Justice had been thrown to the other side of the river and was now stuck in the ground beside Natasha, his left hand was hanging beside his body weakly, and his face was as pale as a piece of paper. This one strike had consumed all of the power that Alterna had accumulated as we