Battle War; Magic, Sword and Dragon

Battle at Phoenix City VII: Reincarnation

"Itsuki, I wonder why you have such thoughts? If what you say is the deepest part of your heart, then this is a great failure for me. ...Sorry."

"!"

Hearing Kuro's apology, Itsuki showed an angry, disappointed expression mixed with sadness. His emotions exploded so much that he was eager to slash Kuro into thousands of pieces, but he was currently unable to even pull the sword from the gap of Kuro's finger.

"What Kau MemIntA maAF. I'm not bUtUh it!"

In the end Itsuki surrendered and released Dainsleif. He then released a fist towards Kuro's face with all the strength he had.

With a loud bang, Itsuki struck Kuro's face, neither shaking nor shying away from his fists. Itsuki was surprised, but he did not stop at all. He then hit Kuro so many times that he finally had no more energy to do so.

Then, after that all that was seen was Kuro with a slight wound on his face.

"...why...?"

"That's something you have to find yourself. During my time in Shadow Knight I tried to teach you a lesson about what it means to be human. With that I wish you could have chosen a better path, but it seems I'm dragging you into the darkness."

"Why...?"

"I don't know. Even all this time I kept looking for answers that either existed or ti-"

"JaNgan BecAndaaa with me!!! That's not the explanation I want to hear. All this time I've been very proud to be a student of you. No matter what others say, you are my teacher. ....I just don't understand, why did I become like this...?"

As Kuro said, this was a problem he had to find for himself the answer. No matter how many times he chose a path full of thorns, it did not mean it was a path that led him to the answer he was looking for.

What he seeks is a mystery to life itself. The answer will be different from everyone, which is why no one can answer what Itsuki is looking for.

"...I don't know if this could give you an answer to your question, but when you think you're unloved and acknowledged, have you ever done the same to anyone else?"

"?!"

"I've been showing you a lot of the human side of the mission we've been on. That's where I want you to learn that people always have conflict in them. Some want happiness at the expense of others. Some want others to be happy even though they will suffer. Some even do things for people they don't know. These are just sides of what is called human life. Itsuki, this time I asked you. When you want to be recognized and loved, do you ever acknowledge and love others?"

The answer is -

"..."

He can't answer it. There were many words he could choose, but when he wanted to say those words, everything seemed as if he did not want to get out of his throat. In his deepest heart he realized what Kuro was asking was something sharper than any sword that had ever slashed his body.

She remembers when her mother abandoned her, thinking she didn't love her at all. That's a natural thought for a child who doesn't understand what his parents are thinking. After patiently surviving out of compassion, she is finally able to meet her mother back while together with her new husband.

It was then that he realized that he was just an existence of a bully who was nothing more than trash in his mother's eyes. But even though she was treated with something that a mother did not deserve, when she saw her mother smile, she thought she finally got what she had been looking for all this time.

'I'll disappear like you want me to'. With that kind of thought she disappeared from her mother's world until she finally met Kuro.

After successfully joining the Shadow Knight, he decided to erase all of his past and focus on protecting the country from the shadows.

One day, he finds a poster and news about a child search. He was surprised because the person looking turned out to be the mother who had thrown it away.

Just then he just ripped the poster off in full force. That's when he asked 'Why now? Aren't you the one who doesn't want me?' He decides to ignore her and drowns himself on a mission.

The mission he went through was always filled with dilemmas. Like an eye-killing mission that has families in this country. A mission that kills young children because they are members of a dangerous organization and have cruel magic. And another mission mission that is no less makes Itsuki's heart shake.

He had promised to carry out all missions perfectly, but the more he went on missions, the more he began to fall into inner conflict that finally made himself slowly enter the darkness.

His breakup with Kuro is the last barrier that finally plunges him into complete darkness.

- Why did all this have to happen?

He started thinking to the basics. All conflicts in this world come from one thing, which is magic. Then if he were to remove the magic from this world, wouldn't all the conflicts be gone?

Yep. That's what he's got to do. But how?

At a dead end, Itsuki is entrusted with delivering an important package. Of course he knew that the package had a lot of safeguards capable of killing those who tried to open it, but at that moment he ventured to open it.

Perhaps a stroke of luck or destiny, he finds clues to grant his wish.

From there he planned to fake his death to obtain the Cursed Arm, Dainsleif. He also looks for clues from various dark and dangerous sources. In the end he got people willing to help him.

With their help, he finally made it this far, but just as fate wanted to get in his way, Kuro now stopped him with just a simple question.

"...When I saw you with the Silver Viper, I thought you'd finally found someone you could appreciate. You're on the wrong path, but as a teacher and a person who knows you, I know it's a revolution in you. Unfortunately, you've disappointed me so much with a question that you're completely unrecognized or unloved."

Again, Kuro's words pierced him with a sword sharper than before.

What Kuro said has no evidence and no basis, but if you recall why many people support him not only because they have the same goals and thoughts. Just like an organization, if no leader leads them, their goal will not go so far. It might even have failed before they stepped foot for the first time.

So far everything has gone perfectly. You could say this is also the result of extraordinary cooperation, but can it happen if they do not have a bond of mutual trust or at least one of their parties trust him?

-Why hasn't he thought of that before?

No. gabe. It's not like he hadn't thought of that before. It's just that when Itsuki thought that, the thought immediately he threw away a long distance. That's why he never considered them partners. Only valuable items as long as they are still useful.

Since when did he become the one he hated the most?

"AhahaAhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhaha..."

If he recalled it, all he did could only laugh. Laughing to himself is worse than the worst trash in the world.

Still laughing, he finally stood up. Both of his legs seemed to have a new energy to support his body.

"Do you think I'm wrong? Everything I do is in vain?"

"Eitherway. I cannot justify or blame your actions, however wrong and right just depending on the point of view. But if you ask from my point of view, everything you are doing right now is in vain. Although you can remove magic from everyone by utilizing the Void element, you will never be able to wipe out the existence of magic itself."

"...Void?"

"Sorry, for you the Void element may now be more referred to as the sacred element, but if it were just that simple, this world would never exist."

Once again Itsuki is surprised by Kuro. The person he knew as a demon. But now that he realized, as much as he knew about Kuro, he would never know what and who he called as a teacher.

"Mahaha..."

Without thinking he laughed again. Not that anything is funny. Even now he did not understand why he was laughing.

"Really, of all the weird things I've seen, I almost forgot that I've been with some of the strangest things in the world. Kuro Kagami, who are you really? Why are you in this world?"

Kuro just smiled a little. Then with ease he answered

"No matter what everyone says I'm just Kuro Kagami. But if you want to know why I'm in this world, let's just say it's because you want to keep a promise to someone."

Itsuki doesn't feel like Kuro is lying right now. Naturally, Kuro is the type of person who mixes truth with lies. Even his tongue is more masterful than a cunning politician.

"Because that's Itsuki, you're like this because of my mistake. Let me kill you with my own hands."

Itsuki was not intimidated when he heard about dying. She showed a smile full of ecstasy as if wanting to die at Kuro's hands.

"Your fault? Don't get a big head first. I have admired you not because you are strong and in accordance with my ideal hero, but of all things, what I admire most is the freedom you showed me. That's why the path I take right now is the one I choose myself no matter if you've been my teacher or not. Senior, no, Master, this is the last fight. Let's end this for good."

Kuro smiled. He then unhesitatingly threw back Dainsleif who was in his hands at Itsuki.

"Yeah.. You're right.."

Kuro raised his dragon fang sword. The two then keep a distance of about 10 meters with the same sword position and posture. This was proof that they would use the same technique to end the fight.

This is a habit of both when competing. With the same technique, they would prove who was the strongest and the best.

With just one strike, it was all done.

"...."

When looking at Kuro's posture, Itsuki had no choice but to remember the time they practiced first. Spartan practice may be the right way to describe it.

But what he remembers most is that he and Kuro will be fighting swords.

He tightly grasped the hilt of his sword and focused everything on his opponent. There was no need to think what steps Kuro would take. It all depends on each other's instincts. It is a battle that requires all abilities if it is to win.

(Dainsleif.. This is my last wish. I will exchange my soul for this attack.)

A black aura started to overflow from Dainsleif. He felt his strength begin to increase greatly. It can even be said to be the strongest one so far. But at the same time he began to feel like he could no longer feel his body.

(This is my last fight)

He closed his eyes for a moment then focused everything on a single technique.

"Cursed Blade Art "

With Dainsleif's power, Kuro's flagship technique has entered a new level that slashes not only the body, but also the soul. Of course he did not know if this technique worked on Kuro, but this was his best attack right now.

And Kuro-

"Cursed Blade Art "

Darkness swallows Itsuki. That was the last thing he remembered.

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Meanwhile, Laila's fight continued to enter new levels. Even in Electra's eyes this second fight was one of the most devastating fights she had ever seen in her life.

With a black katana in her hand, Maria fends off and attacks Laila with speed and power that Electra cannot see. It's a little embarrassing considering he's dubbed the fastest, but right now he can't even keep up with their moves.

Every time they move, they seem to be somewhere else at the same time. Even today they have shadows that seem to have their respective fights.

Then suddenly arrived the two took a distance of about 20 meters and stared at each other with concentration as if there were only two of them in this world. The fight only lasted for 5 minutes, but no one could tell how long the two fought.

Maria's condition looks like someone who has a big problem and looks stressed, while Laila is the opposite of her. Laila looked calm and took a deep breath.

Heavy air was felt in the middle of the battle. The magician who could not withstand the pressure of the two would definitely faint instantly.

The first to move was Mary.

""

A black wind sword shot towards Laila at a speed that could not even be seen by the eyes, but with just a Scarflare, Laila held her back.

(What really happened? Could this be Laila's power?)

If Electra's guess is correct, the sword surrounding Laila is currently part of Laila's power. But at the moment he is worried about the more important thing, which is the change of Laila.

(I'd better focus on Laila's change. It would be bad if Laila was swallowed by the darkness)

But not necessarily the figure of Laila sign that she was swallowed by darkness. It was just that he had to prepare for the worst.

Maria then attacked with the darkness element attack from a distance, but all of them managed to be held back or at least successfully destroyed by Laila with the darkness element.

"Lic, that's enough. You can't beat me with your power. You should be able to realize that the difference in our strength is too great."

Maria did not answer. It is indeed a glimpse of Laila's power over Maria. But as a Paladin and Queen, Electra knew that what Laila was doing must have some kind of limit.

"I think I should force you to listen to what I say!"

Laila took the blue Scarflare with her left hand. Now two blue and black swords in both hands.

Then he suddenly disappeared and appeared in front of Maria with a sword held in position. Unfortunately, the one that was held back was only a black sword.

"< Waterfall>

He slashed, then a great amount of water hit Mary.

""

In an instant Maria's body was trapped in the ice crystal, but that wasn't enough to stop her. Then Laila slashed down with a black sword.

""

Once again the sword managed to be held back, but Mary's body sank to the ground quite deeply. Not only that, his body seemed to be trying to wriggle, but could not.

""

It was magic that held Maria in place. Dark element magic that manipulates gravity.

Then Laila jumped up. The sword that floated around him formed a circle formation in front of Laila. In Laila's hand came a large cannon ready to be fired right at Maria through the center of the sword circle. This is a new version of the Meteor Cannon Blade.

""

The colorful light shot out right at Maria without any resistance. The destructive power was indeed not very large, but the attack had magic energy that exceeded Charlmilia's attack . There was no way Maria would hold him.

Then all Laila did was wait for the dust to disappear. Then after disappearing, what appeared was the figure of a black angel. That's something that exceeds Laila's estimate. However, he hoped that his attack would end the fight. But the truth says something else.

"..."

Laila wasn't too surprised her attack would be successfully contained. He knew because the figure of the angel was no ordinary angel. Especially with four pairs of wings that indicate that he is not a low-level angel.

At the same time one of the swords hovering around him shattered. Laila seemed to have expected this, so she just kept quiet. The problem was the figure of an angel who appeared in the battle arena.

"Damn! Why is it here?"

Electra couldn't help but be surprised. However, what appeared was a terrible terror.

"Fallen Angel "

Lucifer, the demon that once possessed Deon through the Cursed Arm Skullia Crytal has now reappeared in the form of a Magic Beast.

(If remembering the lesson is true then.)

Without hesitation Laila shot out a black wind sword, but her attack vanished without a trace.

(Dimension shield? This is more troublesome than the shield of the sacred element.).

In the end Laila's guess was correct. The shield of the sacred element would not work on her current self, but the enemy currently had a shield that eliminated all kinds of attacks. No matter how strong his attack was, he could win if his attack did not hit his opponent.

(It's a problem. I have to ask for help.)

He then glanced at Electra. Then he used telepathy.

[Mrs Electra, can you hear me?]

"!"

[Answer if you can.]

"...uh.. Yeah.."

Although she did not know how to break through her defensive magic, she did not expect Laila would be that easy to make contact with.

[We are now in a pretty serious situation. Can you help me?]

{I realize our situation has turned around. I will be happy to help you, but may I ask you one thing?}

[...]

{Can you win this fight?}

In Electra's eyes, Laila's power is real. You could say he was the only hope to win. The problem was that at this moment appeared a more dangerous existence than a Paladin.

[Sorry, I don't know. One thing is for sure, I can defeat Maria even though she is currently the Queen of Darkness. But right now I have two important things about my strength. First, I can only defeat Maria, in other words right now I can't fight anyone but her. Second, my power has a time limit. To focus on beating Maria, I can't be bothered. But the main problem is that I don't know how to separate Lic and Maria's body.]

{?!}

[So before I fight, I wonder if there is any suggestion to do so? You're a former Queen jad-]

{Sorry to disappoint you, but I don't know. This is the first time this has happened in history. I'm not sure, but I think you should ask Kuro about this.}

Hearing that, Laila was silent for a moment.

[I understand. Please help me defeat Maria.]

{Of course. I will show you my true strength. I'll lose face if it continues to depend on y'all}

Then the pressure where the Electra is increased rapidly. Even his hair stood up due to the enormous aura. But not only Electra, Maria and Laila also increased the mana pressure until the air in the middle of the battle shook.

The first to move was Mary, or rather Lucifer. He shot his wing feathers all over the place. Then from each feather appeared a dimensional crack. That dimensional crack slowly grew bigger and finally opened up completely.

Then from the dimensional hole came an angel with black wings. Their numbers are in the hundreds, no, maybe more. The sky of the capital was now filled with black-winged angels.

Of course this is just the beginning. Lucifer, as the Fallen Angel who is said to have the equivalent power of 7 Paladins conjures up a black sword with an ominous aura. Then with that sword, he slashed through the air. That's when the dimension distorted and absorbed what was around it.

"It's bad. He tried to destroy the capital by using distorted dimensions. If it's like this, no one will survive."

At first glance it has a black hole-like effect, but it is more powerful. If that really happened, the capital would vanish without a remnant.

"I will destroy the annoying crows. You can focus on your fight. Art, how long until you hatch?"

Upon hearing that, Suzaku's wings finally stretched out and showed Arthuria. But this time a big change happened to Arthuria. Not only using Magic Gear, but now he wears armor that more resembles Dragon Gear mixed with Magic Gear. From the color of Dragon Gear, it could be seen that it was not the Dragon Gear of an ordinary Dragon King, but the Holy Dragon King, Dhia.

"Sorry to keep you waiting. Using Dragon Gear is not easy. Moreover, I didn't make a contract with him."

"....Then how do you explain that figure?"

Electra's tone was calm, but she couldn't hide her surprise.

Arthuria's actions did not defeat Laila's surprise. Normally only the chosen Queen can use Dragon Gear, but now Arthuria can use it. Moreover, he combined with his Magic Gear. No doubt what Arthuria managed to do was insane.

"I just got a chance to try using Dragon Gear. Understandably, there is currently no Queen that matches him. In short I only made a temporary contract with Dhia as long as she hasn't chosen Queen."

Electra knows what Arthuria means. However, only if there is a suitable person to be the Queen who is chosen. In addition, each Dragon King has its own criteria for the Queen they choose. In addition, being a Queen is not an easy matter because they have a reason why Queen exists in this world.

As a former Queen, she knows all the obstacles she has gone through to continue carrying out the duties of a Queen. It was an arduous task, even too heavy so he finally decided to break the contract faster than he should. It was a story in the past that Electra did not want to remember because it contained her regrets.

"I want to hear more details after this matter is over. Understand it's not time to talk."

They focus on their enemies. Laila focused on Maria who was now getting pale and looked like an undead. Electra is focused on black angels whose number reaches hundreds more. And finally, Arthuria focuses on Fallen Angel Lucifer.

"This is a decisive fight."

"I'll save you, Lic."

"I'll show you the power of the Dragon Phoenix Gear by defeating Lucifer."

The decisive battle finally begins with a

"Scarflare "

Thousands of red-smoldering swords appeared in the sky. A glance similar to a red star appeared in the sky of the capital.

Then continued by-

"Magia Avatar "

Aura came out from Electra's body and slowly formed the figure of a celestial female knight with a height of 10 meters more. At first glance it looks more like an armor with Electra as the controller. But at the same time also looks like a Valkryie. Right, here's the Avatar. A proof that made Electra a Paladin.

The Avatar form is different from each Paladin. Maybe because Electra was once a Queen, the form of Avatar is not too much different from the Dragon Valkryie Gear that Charlmilia wore before.

But everything is not important. Such great energy emanated from every thunderbolt that came out from Raijin's body. The black angel who was nearby had even been charred into charcoal in the blink of an eye.

Seeing that, Arthuria smiled happily behind her armor. After all, he could finally see the form of strength he would gain one day.

(I have to be really serious this time. No playing games. If I fail, I will put everyone in danger.)

He knew very well that the Lucifer he fought had the same level as his father. Although it was only a Magic Beast, but its power was far different from the Lucifer Kuro and Laila had fought against while in Dragonia. Moreover he had to race against time as the dimensions in the battle arena slowly began to distort and destroy everything nearby.

" no, I hereby give you a new name, . A sword that will burn anything ..even including gods."

The holy sword with holy fire was now reincarnated into a new holy sword that was even able to burn gods.

"With this..."

With her new powers, Arthuria advances right in front of Lucifer without anyone noticing. His speed and strength had already greatly increased from before.

"I will protect everything!!!!"

The dimensional-cutting sword and the god-burning sword finally clashed together to be a sign the fight had begun.