“Did you think I had challenged you with no hope of succeeding, you cesspool? The magic
born on earth is bound by the directions based on the earth’s magnetic field and by the
density and composition of the air which is determined by air pressure which is in turn
influenced by gravity. That is inevitable when you are focused on the cardinal directions
of north, south, east, and west or on the basic elements of fire, water, wind, and earth. But
what you will find upon leaving the atmosphere is an unknown. Coronzon, are you sure
there will be no malfunction in the magic giving you control of Avatar Lola? And before,
my power was bound by the puny speck named earth which failed to become a black hole
or even a sun, but once we enter outer space, just how far do you think that power will be
released? I do not mind at all that I will lose the support of Academy City.”

“You can’t mean...”

“Let us test it out, you cuspidor. On one side, we have you using the planet and bound to
an avatar. On the other, we have me exposed and freed from the planet. Now, who will be
the star of this show?”

With a deafening noise, the air was roasted.

They had finally crossed the line.

And as the atmosphere scorched everything orange, that being continued to smile.

“After all that carrying on I did, I need to follow my own rules. Yes, no matter what kind
of being I am, I too must constantly work toward being happy.”

In that heavenly purgatory of extreme heat, an angel and demon beyond human
understanding began to clash.

-Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Volume 19 Prologue