If you divided all elements down into their smallest units like molecules atoms and leptons it was said you would end up returning to unobservable quantum fluctuation in the same dimensional space The movement of all matter came from that fluctuation So if you could interfere with that unobservable realm you could essentially influence another dimension
In this case it was unclear if that other dimension was higher or lower than the third but
At the very least it became possible to control the molecular movements in the specified space
Not even FeTUS had proven this and it was still a theory in the experimental phase
This was a method obtained during Machina’s training with Ange
By analyzing the phase difference between the unobservable angel flames and Metatron’s standard flames she could predict the sine wave of the unobservable fluctuation
By applying that she could then control any molecular movement Theoretically she could apply a phase transition to a vacuum and create a new three-dimensional universe
Of course the equations for that were still unknown and there was no need to work them out later
She was doing the same thing Ange had She was applying the formula for the non-fluctuating elements within the angel wings that could not be physically interfered with
Enju realized there was something wrong with the space around her so she turned her body around
But no matter how much she tried to flee her body would not move In fact
I’m frozen Wah wahh
Her body had filled in the holes but it was too numb to even stand up Her body felt terribly cold and frostbite visibly spread across the newly-healed skin
The osmotic pressure of her cells must have changed because the liquid burst from them while half of it froze and half of it vaporized The vaporized portion froze in midair and sparkled there
What is this Ah it’s so cold
Ange and Lucia noticed the change as they watched The temperature in the cargo bay was dropping and fog was forming
Even though the engine was still spewing flames from its newly-created holes
I see Even an immortal demon requires water and osmotic pressure to maintain the fluidity of their flesh so extremely low temperatures will cause the cells to necrotize She can’t create the cells needed to heal her wounds Wh-what does that mean
As a demon Lucia seemed to understand the principle behind it And
Capture complete
Machina calmly summed it up
What would happen if that space underwent a phase transition that eliminated the elemental fluctuation The effect was not as great as the complexity of the formulas would suggest but one result was the elimination of molecular friction The concept of heat would infinitely vanish from that space
Ghgwaahh
Enju screamed as she realized she had been closed in a room at absolute zero She clawed at her chest because the moisture of the oxygen in her lungs had frozen
No matter how much they hurt her Machina lacked the power to kill this lifeform
But she could leave her with an eternally unmoving body
At some point humans had reached the point that they could threaten demons so Lucia gulped
You’re taking Metatron too lightly
Even Ange felt a cold sweat
Machina had called this an anti-Metatron tool so it was meant to resist angels not demons
She could predict what its effect would be A temperature of less than -300 degrees could easily be negated with their flames but the problem was the creation of a space without any heat whatsoever That would block all heat energy physical or otherwise That would likely negate Metatron or even a flame that contained all the energy of the sun
At the moment I have no intention of using this against you
Machina maintained a passive hostility
More importantlyshe looked to Enju That immortal lifeform could regenerate but she could not recover
She should be useful in revealing Kurosaki Do you mind if FeTUS holds onto her
Hmm Well I’m not really interested in those Kurosaki people anyway said Lucia
You saved me today so I’ll let you have this oneBut make sure you report on what you find She looks just like me after all
Now that they were all in agreement they knew what to do with their enemy
Hee hee No let me thank the three of you
Despite the frozen hell she was experiencing Enju suddenly gave an eerie laugh
Now I know just what you can do The angels demons and FeTUS are all worthy of caution However she grinned You do not pose a threat to Kurosaki and their Bioroids
Then she fully froze over
The three stared in confusion unsure what had happened The unmoving demon girl turned into a literal ice sculpture covered in white frost
Lucia hesitantly touched a portion not covered in frost
She’s dead
A-a demon died
She voluntarily stopped regenerating This isn’t hibernation or a deep freeze She
ended her own life functions
So suicide
The three were shocked that an immortal being would do that so readily
But they soon learned why
Laughter identical to the ice sculpture’s reached them from the back of the cargo bay