The Elemental Sword Demon King
Episode 30: The Disappearance of a Demon Beast
"I'm right here. I'll be by your side. Anyway, I...."
Kaizo approached Victoria with one step. The wall of fire around them was burning with intimidation.
"Don't come here!"
"Victoria!"
"Don't come here!"
He closed his eyes and lashed his skin firmly into Kaizo's cheek. Red blood flowed from his cheeks. Kaizo did not even remove it and took another step.
"Why don't you avoid it?!" Victoria's cherry-colored lips twitched.
"I don't plan to dodge, and I won't!"
Kaizo stood in front of Victoria and slowly raised his hand above her head. Victoria thought it was an attack, and reflexively closed her eyes tightly.
"Eh?" Victoria opened her ruby-colored eyes. He looked at Kaizo with a blank expression.
"Victoria, I love your warm fire." Kaizo moves and squeezes Victoria's red hair.
"What's!? Ahh, like, eh?" Victoria's cheeks were dyed bright red inside.
"They burned beautifully, dazzlingly and nobly. I like your fire."
"Well...."
(That's why I want to protect that fire.)
"If you want power...." Kaizo looked straight into Victoria's eyes and said, "I'll be your contracted spirit."
"Kaizo's...."
In Victoria's red eyes, a single tear appeared. Confused, she wiped it with her uniform sleeve, "A-what are you saying? You were originally my Slave Spirit!"
"Ah, that's right." Kaizo smiled bitterly and gently removed her hand from Victoria's head.
At that moment, he sliced and expelled the roaring Black Flame Magic Beast and charged forward while attacking with a sword. With her back facing Victoria, she blocked her way like a knight protecting a princess.
"Hey, Flamesz. Have you forgotten your precious master?" With Kaizo's words thrown at him, the black flames enveloping the Magic Beast trembled for a moment.
(Flamesz, it looks like he responded to that name.)
"Flames?" Victoria asked.
"Ah, not because your partner disappeared. It only temporarily lost its power. Although, now he was possessed by a crazy spirit and had turned into such an appearance."
"Salamander's alive!?" Victoria was shocked and raised her head.
Kaizo nodded and explained briefly, "Ah, this sword, Nyx told me."
"That's, by no means, the Sword Spirit?"
"That's right. But he might not even be able to use a tenth of his original strength."
Taking a position with the Nyx Rune in both hands, Kaizo turned towards the black fire magic beast.
Victoria stared at the raging black flames with a rumble. He saw something inside the flame and quickly raised his head.
"Yes, that's Salamander." She wiped her tears to wipe them away.
"Then, then...."
"Victoria, retreat. This raging mad spirit would even attack his contractor." Kaizo restrains Victoria, who plans to advance forward with her hands.
Victoria stopped the hand and shook her head, "Salamander went crazy because of me. Therefore, only I can bring him back."
* ᛟ ᛈ ᛋ ᛏᛒ ᛖᚠ ᚢ ᚦ ᚨ ᚱᚲ ᚹ ᚺ ᚾ ᛁ ᛃ*
"Fire, dance in my hands, Fire Dance!"
Turning from his cherry-colored lips was a spirit language text. At that moment, a small fireball was born in his palm.
"Spirit Witch? What could make such a small fireball...."
"Like this."
Just then, Victoria pushed the burning fireball into her left hand. There was the sound of burning flesh.
"Aghuuuu!!" While almost clenching her teeth, Victoria groaned in pain. On his pale face, sweat like a waterfall flowed along his chin.
"You?!" Kaizo finally understood.
The black spirit seal, re-engraved in Victoria's left hand, was a symbol of the contract with that crazy spirit. The spirit seal was an exclusive Gate to connect the pathway between Astral Spirit and this world.
If it was destroyed, of course, the contract with that spirit would be nullified. Victoria physically burned the spirit seal and broke the contract with the crazy spirit.
The magical beast, clad in black flames, raged like a rumbling wind. With the road on fire, he shares the same pain as Victoria, his contractor.
"Sorry, Salamander, I'll survive too."
Victoria endured the pain, and as Victoria's knee touched the ground, the raging magical beast roared and leaped towards Victoria.
Kaizo quickly stepped in and entered the chest of the magical beast in one jump.
His claws, clad in flames, burned the ends of his hair and at that very instant he slashed with a sword as they passed each other.
There was a flashing sword swing. At the same time, a red-hot flame that could even melt iron attacked Kaizo's entire body.
"Kaizo!" Victoria's screams echoed.
However, Kaizo's body had already disappeared. As the swords and claws crossed, he dodged like a shadow and turned to the back of the fire spirit.
(This raging spirit must have greatly increased strength.)
The black fire spirit turned around, but it was too late.
(However, no matter what, his movements became blunt. Then, he can't win against me!)
Kaizo kicked the ground and turned sharply, and swung the silver shining Nyx Rune. With a sweep of that sword, the black flame that had a fire spirit, was cut off, and killed.
"Victoria, are you okay?!"
Kaizo rushed over, Victoria lying on the floor with a pale face. From his red crest attached to his forehead, droplets of sweat dripped down.
"A-aghuu!" Gasps, like a hoarse voice from the inner throat, came out through his lips.
His left hand suffered severe burns. Just the texture of her thin and beautiful skin was burning, the scar was too painful to look at.
However, the engraved black spirit seal disappeared without leaving any trace. With this, the path with that crazy spirit had to be completely cut off and lost.
"That's very sloppy. Look, I'll take care of him for you, so show me."
"I, I'm fine, just this much." Victoria's cheeks turned slightly red and she quickly turned around.
At that moment, intense pain suddenly spread throughout his body, causing him to shout softly, "Hyauu" and make his eyes teary.
"What, you're not honest."
"In secret, I will turn you to ashes!"
Kaizo smiled bitterly at Victoria's usual behavior. However, this was the usual Victoria Blade. He was not suitable just having a sad face.
"By the way, where," Suddenly, Kaizo turned serious and asked Victoria.
"What?"
"Where did you contract something like that crazy spirit?"
"That's...." Victoria stuttered with her words, and at that moment a voice appeared.
"Ah, did you gladly accept my gift?"
From behind, they heard the voice of a girl. It was a soft, fluffy sound that tickled one's earlobes.
(It sounds familiar, but it's impossible!)
For three years, he had always wanted to hear it, that voice. Kaizo slowly turned around. And there was a beautiful girl, wearing a dark black dress, giggling.
...
*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.