The Elemental Sword Demon King
Episode 155: Terms of the Spirit of Darkness
POV: Kirigaya Kaizo
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Kaizo could hear the excited voices of the girls from afar. As expected, even Kaizo with his good hearing was unable to understand their words.
Kaizo keeps watch over the shadow of the rock. There are also spirits who gain strength with the coming of night. Unlike the matches in the academy, one also had to be wary of night attacks.
Taking a breath, he looked down at the spirit seal engraved next to his right hand.
(Max.).
Past memories of Nyx that he caught a glimpse of. Dream about former master Nyx, the Holy Queen who killed the Demon King.
'I cannot be your sword, Kaizo.'
Saying that, Nyx has rejected Kaizo.
(What does Nyx remember?)
Then in the forest in front of him, a faint presence appeared. Kaizo stood up reflexively and entered a fighting position.
(Don't tell me they broke Tiana's barrier!?)
A barrier that let them know when a person or beast approached it should have been erected. The problem was who managed to get through the barrier but still set it in a dead state.
"Who are you?" Kaizo glared at the grove of trees.
"Don't put on a scary face like that, Kaizo."
Before his eyes, the swirling darkness took on a human form. What appeared there was a beautiful girl wearing a dark color dress.
"Alicia!?" Kaizo widened his eyes and looked at the girl in front of him.
The spirit contracted it before. The person he had always wanted to meet, the irreplaceable treasure. The one who first gave light to Kaizo who had lost his heart.
(But now, he's changed.).
"Why did you come here?"
"How cold it is, even though I'm worried about you." Alicia almost unwittingly pouted. The movement was so missed that Kaizo's heart ached.
As the dress fluttered, Alicia slowly walked towards him and said, "It's not that you have to fight hard against an opponent of that caliber."
"Have you told them that I lost Nyx?"
"Yes, that's right."
After Alicia admitted it frankly, it felt anticlimactic. Therefore, he did not know what to say next.
(I'm always stuck in his steps.)
Alicia came right in front of him and looked at his face with her twilight-colored eyes. That's almost the same as three years ago except Kaizo is now taller.
Contrasting with darkness is a smooth white skin. Faint pink lips. It was the majesty that made his heart beat involuntarily. And the sweet whisper that came out of his lips fascinated anyone.
"If you can't use your contracted spirit, you can use me."
"What, what are you saying?"
"That's not too surprising. I'm still your contracted spirit."
"After a long time, what are you planning?" Kaizo bit her lip.
It was true that he still had Alicia's spirit seal on his left hand, but «Gate» had not been opened even once since that day.
"That's because you don't have requirements, Kaizo. But with your last strength awakened, you can use me again like before." Alicia smiled sweetly while chuckling.
"I'm..." Kaizo looked at his black-coated left hand. The Elemental Aero that he used three years ago as Rei Assar.
【 «Elemental Sword Void» 】
The power of that demonic sword to cut through everything was comparable to 'Final estimate'.
Without Nyx, winning the Sword Style Festival would no longer be possible. But if his former contract spirit returned to him once more, he could even win against the other Rei Assar.
And Alicia put her index finger on her lips in a whisper, "However, I have a condition..."
"A condition?"
"Yes, you have to break your contract with that other sword spirit," Alicia whispered into her ear in a frown, "do you think I won't be jealous if you contract another spirit?"
Kaizo, grabbing Alicia's shoulder and separating it from her slowly and gently, "Sorry, but I can't do it," and resolutely shook her head.
He has lived for the past three years to get Alicia back. The reason he participated in this «SwordshipFestival is for the same reason. But he couldn't break his contract with Nyx for that.
"Nyx is my important partner, just like you."
"That's it, what a pity," Alicia shook her head sadly then said, "but I wonder if you can defeat her without a contracted spirit."
"Him?"
At the same time he asked, Alicia's figure faded and started to disappear.
"Wait, Alicia!"
"I'm always waiting, Kaizo. Until you call me, okay?" Alicia smiled and completely dissolved in the darkness.
The next second, flames fell from the sky. A violent flash and the resulting wind explosion blew Kaizo away. Land and sand that fly down the forest trees.
"What's that!?" Groaning, Kaizo raised his face. And from the center of the explosion, a gigantic black shadow stood up.
"What!?"
It was a jet-black dragon with wings that spread out as if it was going to cover the moon. The blazing fire illuminates the night. A girl wearing a black coat walked out from within the dancing fire.
His red eyes pierced through the night. What an unpleasant presence. An oppressive feeling that could even be felt on one's skin.
"A rude greeting to a knight, Viona."
"As you said, Kirigaya Kaizo," Viona said with her hands straight up.
"Dragon of the Draconians hunts lions with all his might."
Dragon spirit «Nidhogg» opens its mouth and lets out hellfire.
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POV: The Victoria Blade
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"No way, attack!?"
At that moment, a flashy explosion came from the campsite. Victoria and the others were changing clothes after finishing their bath.
"The barrier has broken, they're coming!"
In tune with Victoria's scream. Tiana, Eve and Aura summoned their respective spirits. The Salamander flames illuminated the darkness around it. And above the steam was the silhouette of three people with the image of a weapon.
"really shocking. The favored Dragon Emperor Knight came to attack at night like this."
"We were soldiers before we became knights. To bring victory and pride back home, we will not miss the most effective method."
The one who answered was a girl with short hair like a boy. He prepared his spear as «Elemental Aero».
"At least we'll name ourselves. I am the Vice-Captain of the Dragon Knight Emperor, Yuri El Cid."
"Victoria Blade from «Tim Salamander»."
Victoria quickly turned the Salamander into a Fire Whip. While keeping his attention forward, he whispered to Eve behind him. "Viona's not here. That explosion was probably him."
If it was his Nidhogg, then doing that much destruction in one hit was possible. They go after Kaizo alone and come to destroy him.
"No matter how good Kaizo is, he can't win against Viona without Elemental Aero."
"I understand. I'll go to support Kaizo." Eve immediately understood Victoria's intentions and began chanting her «Flight» spirit magic.
He kicked the ground and flew into the fire-lit night air. But Eve was obstructed by one of the Dragon Emperor Knights standing on the brink of the vice-captain.
"I won't let you go to Miss Viona!"
"What!?"
Other knights blocked Eve's path. An elementalist with a flying dragon spirit. They had anticipated their actions and hid in the forest before. His opponent was a flying-type dragon spirit, and Eve spirit magic could not outrun it.
"It's bad. We're completely separated."
Turning towards the emerging flame, Victoria bit her lip, "Kaizo..."
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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.