The Elemental Sword Demon King
Episode 59: Blood Queen Rune Stone
(Oh, of course I'm weak. Yet.).
Exhaling, Kaizo suddenly jumped back.
* ᚦ ᚨ ᚱ ᚲ ᚹᚺ ᚾ ᛁ ᛃ ᛇ ᛈ ᛉ ᛋ ᛏ ᛒ ᛖ ᛗ ᛚ ᛜ ᛞ *
"Frozen ice net, translucent, «Freezing Arrow»!"
At that moment, the ice arrows that Aura released rained down on where the two of them were. It was a direct attack. Noah's silhouette was swallowed by the rain of arrows and disappeared.
"Hmm, it's disturbing that you've forgotten me!" Placing her hands on her waist, Aura quickly combed her platinum blonde hair.
While Kaizo stopped his sword, he held a shot attached to it.
From the shattered rocky area, there was a thick cloud of dust rising. They did not think he could be alright after receiving the rain of arrows. However, it did not match what was expected.
Noah stood up from within the cloud of dust. He grinned, and turned to Aura, "Hn, did you just do something?"
"No way, it should be a direct attack!?"
* ᛗ ᛜ ᛟ ᛈ *
"«Magos», the earth spirit that protects its elementalist automatically."
From Noah's surroundings, the stone cone was pierced from the ground and stood upright. His Freezing arrow was maintained by it.
"What's wrong?"
"And then this guy, uh, can also be used in such a way."
Noah turned his wrist.
"Yahoo!"
At that moment, a cone pierced from the ground at Aura's feet, and crucified him against the wall. His academy uniform was torn to pieces, and the fine-textured whites became exposed.
With both of her hands crucified, Aura bit her lips in embarrassment.
"Guh! T-this is unforgivable. Doing something like that, to me...." Gazing sharply at Noah, Aura's body trembled looking annoyed.
"Noah Alnest!"
Kaizo rampaged, and attacked with the Nyx Rune. The huge slash gathered and smashed the cone that stood in line and approached Noah. But only to that extent.
"Gee!"
The Nyx rune which was a large-sized sword suddenly became a small-sized short sword. It was the result of Nyx, who consumed a large amount of divine power, being unable to maintain her form as an elemental aero.
"Rei Assar, you are no longer the Strongest Sword Style Holder." Noah sneered.
"Maybe so. After all, I have three years of empty time."
"No, it's not that. The reason you're weak is...."
At that moment, a spear of light was born in Noah's palm. It was not a melee weapon, it was a shooting-type aero elemental. Kaizo, who made the judgement in an instant, was about to dodge, but his goal was not him.
(Something is wrong!)
Just before that, he realized Noah's goal.
"Something like this!"
It was not an attack aimed at Kaizo. The spear of light was pointed and released towards Tiana and the injured female Knight behind Kaizo.
(Damn it!)
Kaizo pushed himself at once, and caught the spear of light with his entire body.
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POV: Tiana Von
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(What?!) Tiana who was taking care of Eve and the others, raised her face in shock.
At that moment, a dazzling flash was generated, and the explosion made the eardrum echo. He reflexively closed his eyes. Fragments of rubble, which were flying, hit his entire body. Before long, the rumbling sounds diminished.
"You...." He groaned in pain, as he slowly opened his eyes. In front of him, Kaizo, who was injured, had fainted.
"Ka-kaizo?"
"Tiana, are you okay?"
Kaizo stabbed Rune Nyx through the ground, placed her knees on the ground, and tried to stand up.
He seemed to endure the pain, and cold sweat ran down his forehead. Tiana quickly scanned her surroundings. Eve and her two female colleagues had fainted. They were especially not in the condition that they could stand.
Victoria was wounded and lost consciousness, and Aura was placed on a cross on the wall. And then from the front, Noah Alnest walked slowly. Almost like a god of death.
"That's your weakness. I don't care if it's unconsciously or not, but you keep paying attention to the people behind as you fight."
"Tiana, back!" Kaizo ordered Tiana, who was about to approach with her hands.
"Kaizo!"
With that body, there was no way he could fight. He also could not quite use his elemental aero, and it was a hopeless situation even the best, yet even so he could not keep quiet.
"I don't want to lose important things! Never again!"
Kaizo faced forward, and stood up. It was not the light of hope in his eyes. What remained in his eyes was a dark despair. However, he stood up.
This child, who was once called the Strongest Sword Style Holder (Rei Assar).
Noah shrugged his shoulders like he was quickly losing interest. And then, telling him in a cruel voice, "So. Then die!"
The spirit seal all over his body emitted light, and a black mist wrapped around his right hand.
* ᛟ ᛈ ᛋ ᛏᛒ ᛖᚠ *
"The Spirit of Death (Thanatos), it is one of the strongest spirits I have. I received it from your contracted spirit."
"Spirit contracted me!?" Kaizo muttered in a dry voice.
"Don't tell me, this is about Alicia!?"
The tip of her finger, clad in death approached Kaizo who could not move properly, right before that Tiana combed her long black hair, and quickly stood up.
"Hey, can you not just touch my stuff?"
"Aah?" Noah was so shocked he opened his mouth.
"Tiana?" Kaizo stared at the profile of his face with a dumbfounded expression as well.
"Get aside, Kaizo is mine!"
Tiana calmly stood in front of Noah and blocked his path.
"Hey, is there something wrong with your head, princess?"
"So your mouth, who do you think I am?" Tiana stared intently at the sneering Noah.
Four years ago, it was just like when he stood in front and blocked the Queen of Disaster.
"Tiana, stupid, run!" Victoria, who was crawling out of the mountain of rubble, shouted.
Tiana slowly shook her head and muttered in her heart, (You protected me. That's why this time, I'll protect you!)
"I will tell you my name, Tiana Von Eldant, the second daughter of the Eldant Empire!"
*ᚠ ᚨ ᚲ ᚾ ᛁ ᛃ ᛇ ᛉᛉ ᛋ ᛏ ᛒ ᛋ ᛒ ᛗ ᛜ ᛟ ᛈ ᛋ ᛏᛒ ᛖᚠ ᚢ ᚦ ᚨ ᚱᚲ ᚹ ᚺ ᚾ ᛁᚢ ᚱ ᚲ ᚷ ᛟ ᛗ ᛚᛜ ᛞ *
"I am a chastiser as an impartial enforcer, and one who imposes a holy punishment in the name of the king!"
At that moment, a blinding flash was produced from Tiana's chest. Yes, the oath he shouted earlier was indeed to release the keyword.
He quickly removed the rope on his chest, and a shiny red stone fell into his palm. It was a blood-like red spirit crystal that was processed like a coma-shaped jewel.
"No way, that, don't tell me it's the Blood Queen's Runic Stone!?" Victoria, who was aware of her true identity, widened her eyes.
"You witch!"
He probably felt some sort of instinctive threat, as Noah released Thanatos on the girl in front of him.
* ᛟ ᛈ ᛋ ᛏᛒ ᛖᚠ ᚢ ᚦ ᚨ ᚱᚲ ᚹ ᚺ ᚾ ᛁ ᛒ ᛖ ᛚ ᛜ ᛞ ᛟ ᛗᛚᛜ ᛞᛟ *
"Come out, the sword of judgment that buries the darkness, Holy Destroyer King, «Ex Kavlizur»!"
The red spirit crystal exploded. There was a huge glint that was blinding.
An enormous pillar of light pierced through Noah Alnest. And then along with the rumbling sound, the ceiling of the tunnel collapsed.
...
*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.