The Elemental Sword Demon King
Episode 147: Legendary Holy Sword
In the bottomless darkness, Kaizo fell relentlessly. Swallowed by the darkness, Kaizo opened his eyes inside the dark viscous liquid.
He could not feel the passage of time, it might have been several hours or maybe a few seconds. He has lost the ability to feel it.
In this space, Kaizo finds a sword swallowed by darkness. It was a beautiful long sword inscribed with tongues. Upon seeing the sword, every fiber of Kaizo's body awoke.
(It's Nyx!)
He was sure this feeling could not be wrong. He brushed aside the heavy nether that was ensnaring him, and approached the sword. But, the moment his hand touched the sword hilt, the sword suddenly emitted a dazzling and bright light that pushed away from Kaizo's outstretched hand.
"What!?"
A sharp pain pierced his fingertips. This is a clear denial.
"Nyx, why?"
"Kaizo, I can't be your sword."
"I don't understand what you're saying?!"
"Because, I can remember it now. My sins, my unforgivable sins."
"sin?"
In his mind, this word could hardly be attributed to something beautiful beaming at the silver sword before his eyes.
"I don't want to repeat my mistakes, so..."
(This, what?)
Kaizo felt a splitting pain in his head. An incredible stream of images flooded his head.
(A-is this Nyx's memory?)
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POV: Imuruk Imperu
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This is a story that has happened in the distant past. At that moment, the continent was separated into several small countries. It was a time of war and chaos. The main characters of this story are the sacred sword of legend and the young girl.
Imuruk's permission, this girl came from a nameless village on the border. The shepherd girl had a pretty face and she was very proud because her head hair was brilliant gold.
She should have grown up normal, fallen in love normally, led a normal life, and found normal happiness. However, when he was fourteen years old, an incident occurred on that day. Usually she was called an ordinary girl, but because of that incident, that made people call her the Holy Queen.
One day, when he was climbing a mountain to pick up firewood, something happened to the sword in the old ancestral hall. It was a holy sword that no one in centuries was able to draw.
The girl reached out to raise the sword, completely unaware that a powerful spirit was sealed within it. At that moment, a sword spirit emerged from the blinding light.
"Who are you?"
The sword spirit's response to the girl's question, "I am your sword, Master. I will give myself completely to you so that you can become an elementalist."
The girl did not know why the sacred sword of legend would choose her, the ordinary shepherd girl to make a contract with him. However, he innocently accepted this contract.
To be honest, the girl only felt lonely. On the other hand, the sword spirit had no feelings, and only knew of faithfully serving its contracted master, that is, the girl. He was not an ordinary spirit, but a spirit weapon made to be used in war during the Arkelozium Era.
"So I don't use feelings." Said the sword spirit coldly.
However, since the girl lived her entire life as an ordinary shepherd girl, she could not understand such profound philosophical matters. That kind of thing doesn't matter, The girl is just happy to have found her first girlfriend.
"What's your name?"
"This name sounds a little long, how about I just call you Nyx?"
"My name's not Nyx, it's Rune Nyx."
“I'd rather not be long, that's pretty hard to say. It's decided, your name is Nyx." The girl suddenly smiled, and reached out to caress Nyx's head.
"Sir, please don't do that." Nyx protested with a blank expression.
This is the story of what happened after the fortuitous encounter of the Holy Queen and the legendary holy sword. The matter of the contract between the unknown shepherd girl and the legendary holy sword quickly spread throughout the land.
That, a young woman without the inheritance of an elementalist could contract with a legendary level spirit. Such a thing was enough to turn the girl into a savior, into a supernatural holy queen.
Since there were hardly any elementalists in that era, one had to defend against the calamities wrought by the rebellious spirits.
Thus, the girl began to use the power given by the sword spirit to bring world peace, either by calming or defeating the spirits.
People praised the efforts of the girl and gave her the name «Saint Queen». Regardless of how tired or unhappy she was, the girl would always smile to encourage others.
There were some who were jealous of him, who hated him, and even those who only related to him for fame and glory. Despite all this, the girl was still struggling with the sword in her hand.
One day, the sword spirit asked this question to the girl, "Master, why are you fighting for these people?"
Why fight, this was the first time a sword spirit who was basically a spirit weapon, had all sorts of curiosity towards such things.
"Because this is something that only I can do, therefore I must fight."
"I can't understand your point. But since I am your sword, I will do my best, sir."
"Nyx, don't say such obnoxious things, after all you're my only friend."
"Friends?"
"It's okay, let's eat. The bread I baked today smells good."
"Master, allow me to repeat, I don't need to consume human food."
"It feels like eating alone. Come on, eat with me, please?"
"If this is your command, I will obey." The sword spirit nodded expressionlessly. However, one could observe a hint of confusion on his face. In his heart grew a very small blink, something like an emotion.
The bravery of the girl with the holy sword slowly became known throughout the continent. At the same time, the most ruthless terror of demon lords plunged the continent into strife and suffering.
The countries united to send an army to defeat the demon lord, but they all failed miserably. In the presence of the spirit soldiers commanded by the demon lord, the state army could only defeat their retreat.
In the end, people had no choice but to pin their last hope on a young woman. A girl who is only fourteen years old, a girl who has not even experienced love.
"Nyx, I have to fight, I have to fight for everyone who suffers in this world."
"Yes, Sir. I'm your sword, I'll do anything for you."
And thus, the girl plunged herself wholeheartedly into the blood of battle. The sword spirit that came to be known as «The Demon Killer Sacred Sword» witnessed all of this.
He had no choice but to witness the entire series of events including the tragic conclusion that would come to light.
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*Connected.....
*Note: This story is fictitious. If there is a similarity in the name of the character, the scene, or the story, it is a mere coincidence and there is no element of intentionality.