Chapter 450

The One Hundred Eighty-Fifth: Terminus of Light and Shadow

Light and shadow roared toward each other again. This time, Lily aimed for the single wing behind her opponent. If she could cause damage there, it would undoubtedly be a heavy blow to the Dark Pretty Cure!

In the Dark Pretty Cure’s widened eyes, Lily fearlessly ignored her attacks and charged into her arms, swinging the glowing magic wand backward towards the connecting point of the wing!

“It worked!”

With a slash, the black bat wing soared into the sky, spraying hot crimson liquid along with the girl’s cries.

“Aah—!!”

Good, this should temporarily suppress the Dark Pretty Cure. Next… What?!

The Dark Pretty Cure, who should have temporarily fallen or retreated, rushed forward with even greater ferocity. The magic wand pressed threateningly against Lily’s throat, full of shock.

That hit just now was merely a flaw I deliberately showed you, a trap you fell into, Tsukikage Lily!

“CureMoonlight, exchanging injuries with me, the perfect creation of Dr. Shabak, was your biggest mistake. It ends here!”

Sister, perhaps I was reborn in this form just to kill you!

The black bat wing continued to tremble on the ground because of neural reactions. Victory seized, the Dark Pretty Cure hesitated not at all regarding any familial doubts, pulling down relentlessly in front of Tsukikage Lily’s fearful gaze.

A bright red line instantly bloomed, spurting hot crimson liquid that splattered across half the Dark Pretty Cure’s face.

“Cough, cough, cough—gurgle, gurgle…”

Tsukikage Lily’s eyes widened infinitely in terror. Cold sweat continuously poured from the girl’s forehead, dripping down her cheeks and mixing with her hands clutching at her neck tightly. She seemed to want to say something, but only distorted sounds and bubbling blood escaped from her cut throat.

The once white, slender neck was now drenched in a bloody scent, and her original white combat outfit was gradually dyed red with her blood, taking on an ominous color.

Though losing a wing is equivalent to losing a limb for the Dark Pretty Cure, Lily seemed far more seriously injured at this moment. The tide of battle instantly turned, placing the initiative into the hands of the Dark Pretty Cure.

Under severe pain, vision was severely blurred. Ducking the strike that could decapitate her, she barely dodged Little Dark’s malicious downward slash, resulting in her arm being fractured, causing her whole body to collapse. As she struggled while covering her neck and shaking, she was pulled by the foot with no mercy by the Dark Pretty Cure. A dark crystal, brimming with sinister energy, hung high above, plunging downwards!

“Ugh—ugh kuh—!”

Clutching her bleeding neck with one hand and gripping the “Dark Tact” hanging just inches from her nose with the other, Little Dark desperately exerted pressure on Lily’s waist, her face contorted in a fierce expression. Even as dark energy continuously eroded her palm, Lily was determined to hold on.

“Disappear! Disappear! Then I can become the new Moonlight!”

The veins on her forehead and arm bulged brightly red, accumulating pools of blood around them as if seeping through cracks in the rocks. The sharp crystal, glittering with a cold light, wavered slightly before stabbing toward Lily’s sweating forehead.

As the Dark Pretty Cure seemed ready to take Lily’s life, a surge of light burst from the ring finger of Tsukikage Lily, unleashing a power that resembled sunlight against darkness. She forced the Dark Pretty Cure back, sparks flying off her in retreat.

Could that be the ring Ash gave her?! Ha, even when he isn’t beside anyone, he’s still helping you?

“I won’t die until I defeat you—I cannot die until I become truly —!”

Her once orderly hair exploded wildly. The Dark Pretty Cure gathered the remainder of her strength, more darkness and malice concentrating at the end of her magic wand.

“Take this! Dark Power Fortissimo!”

A blazing black wave swelled to a high-density sphere at the tip, shot forcefully toward Tsukikage Lily lying on the ground.

The black orb touched Lily, causing an enormous explosion that shook the entire island. As the island sank slowly into the sea, the explosion drowned out Tsukikage Lily’s final cries.

Blood mixed with sweat trickled down Little Dark’s cheeks, a hint of sadness mixed with the peace of resolution beginning to rise from within her.

When the fire dissipated, revealing a lower circular depression, there stood a figure already transformed into Super Silhouette (Super Silhouette) CureMoonlight.

Her sliced throat healed perfectly by sacred, pure power. The heart-shaped beam fluttered like a fresh breeze, clearing away the stench of blood.

“Bearing the will of Precure, endure it.”

Moon Tact appeared once again in Lily’s hand. Gripping the magic rod, she raised it to her chest, stepping closer to the utterly shocked Dark Pretty Cure.

Die, die, die, die!!!

Crazed, the Dark Pretty Cure swung her magic wand endlessly, shooting countless dark blasts at Lily which rebounded off the Super Silhouette strengthened armor. Explosive lights erupted on both sides as she advanced.

Why can she get up again? Why is she still fighting? How can she have such power…

This is incredibly unfair…

“Different burdens we bear.”

Moon Tact lifted from Lily’s hand, pressing to the core of energy resembling the Heart Seed in the Dark Pretty Cure’s chest.

“Courage, love, friendship, gentleness, sorrow, joy.”

Lily’s voice was devoid of emotion, unrepentant despite being in such tragic condition now, could not hate her anymore.

“Countless sentiments, hearts intertwined, bonds with companions. I shall live on, to protect this world teeming with life.”

Pretty Cure Floral Power Fortissimo.

Without uttering the move’s name, silver and purple light penetrated the Dark Pretty Cure’s chest unblocked, green-haired youth stared blankly down to a heart-shaped “hole” visible from the chest to the sea.

“Heart Catch.”

The Dark Magic Rod slipped out of the Dark Pretty Cure’s loosened hand and shattered into two pieces on the ground.

Unable to look further at her face-down on the ground and spreading blood, Tsukikage Lily gazed upward; the crescent moon replaced the sunset in the sky.

Despite defeating my longtime nemesis, why am I unable to feel any joy now? Only sadness remains.

I’m not suddenly questioning the purpose of our battles again, defeating the Dark Pretty Cure was what I desired, but…

I don’t feel better at all.

Maybe today’s battle has left me exhausted.

“Crack—” Lily, distracted by the sky, did not notice her bloodstained hand clenching half of her magic rod, pale with too much force. Wiped by the ground, her torn-up body supported by tattered battle robes that began to scatter like particles, Face covered in their blood, Dark Pretty Cure stood up abruptly rushing towards the unsuspecting Tsukikage Lily.

“Tsukikage—Lily!”

What?!

“Pfft—”

A scarlet rose bloomed in the dreamless wasteland.

The broken half of the dark magic wand pierced Lily’s abdomen, the sharp end emerging visibly red-drenched from behind the girl’s back.

Her blood dripped slowly from the girl’s mouth against her chin, onto the dark magic rod.

Plip, plip, plip—

Both remained in this position, only the sound of dripping liquids punctuating the silent island, aside from the wind blowing over the sea.