Battle War; Magic, Sword and Dragon

The Beginning of Destruction

Rim did a streak. Victoria dodged and counterattacked with a stab.

Rim held on, then he hit the side of Longinus upwards. Victoria was knocked back and almost released Longinus. He strengthened his grasp and attacked with his left hand.

"Tch!!"

Victoria's attack hits Rim, but before touching her body, her attack is held back by an energy.

Rim smiled and did a kick.

Victoria dodged and kept her distance.

"You're so stubborn."

"I should have said it like that. Did you get here, princess?"

"Of course not."

Magic energy again overflowed from Victoria's body. Rim won't lose either. Ki energy overflowed from his body.

(I should be able to destroy his defenses or I'm in trouble)

He then concentrated the energy on the sharp blade of Longinus. With this Longinus had the power to pierce through Rim's defenses.

This way has to work. Although at first glance he had great magic energy at the moment, but the energy he had was limited because the magic within the Holy World area would be depleted.

Before that time comes, no matter what happens he must defeat Rim.

Victoria who first attacked with a lightning-fast slash technique.

"But Flash!!"

Not surprisingly all attacks were avoided, but everything was already in Victoria's prediction..

He accelerates and takes a hit. The attack had no effect, but it didn't matter at all. He then attacked with Longinus.

Victoria's last attack hit Rim and broke through her defenses. If it's in the usual condition, maybe Rim is dead. It didn't happen because of the Doll effect.

"The attack just now should have destroyed your Doll. How's it possible?"

"No. You did manage to destroy my Doll, but that wasn't enough to get me out of Battle War."

"...so..."

Then Victoria only needs to make another attack until Rim is eliminated. Unfortunately, it wasn't as easy as he thought.

Ki energy overflowed from Rim. This time stronger than before.

(I didn't expect him to still be able to use this much energy)

Indeed ki users have an advantage when compared to witches. But that doesn't mean that all these forces have no risks and no limits.

Just like magic, if the energy in the body exceeds the limit, it will cause negative effects to cause the user's body to suffer damage. This effect will be faster especially for users.

Even Kuro himself also often experienced side effects due to his enormous power. The current Rim should have also experienced the same, but he did not show that mark.

This isn't normal.

(....don't say....?)

In Battle War this time all the impacts received by the body will be diverted to Doll. Doesn't that mean it's also an impact received by using the technique excessively?

Rim suddenly smiled.

"As you think, I can use all of these techniques thanks to the effects of Doll. But that's not all."

"You..."

How could you possibly think so far? He wanted to ask that, but broke his intention.

Victoria knew and understood that sometimes it takes a sacrifice and determination for something. No. gabe. It is more appropriate to think about all the possibilities and ways to achieve victory, even though it is a crazy way.

"To be honest I'm not someone who can use ki as well as you think. This technique I can use thanks to you. I don't think I need to explain."

"!?"

He remembered that for a witch, using ki was not impossible. But learning the ki technique is not an easy thing to do for magicians.

Ki and magic can be likened to a person's right and left hands. A witch used to use her right hand. What happens if a witch suddenly has to use her left hand?

This was why Rim mentioned 'thank you'. In the Holy World area, magic will disappear unless it belongs to Victoria. In other words, the magic energy that Rim possessed had been lost and made him able to focus using ki energy.

(..really..they are people.).

He always thought the determination he had was greater than all the participants in the Battle War this time around. But for now he has to admit that he lost.

Because that's...

(There's no reason to hold back anymore)

"Longinus, second form!!!"

The longinus glowed and began to transform. From a spear with blades, it now shrank into a small, taper blade.

"Breaker Linus!!!"

All of his strength was now focused on Longinus. In exchange for that power, he is now without defense. Perhaps this is as far as reckless and foolish actions go. But it doesn't matter.

This is a final attack.

Victoria darted forward towards Rim. Rim is the same.

With Brain Burst, Victoria could see Rim's movements, but Rim was faster this time. His speed continued to increase until it seemed to create a shadow.

(Stay calm. He just moved faster than before)

Longinus Breaker was devoted to destroying any defense. Even so, everything is meaningless if he misses.

And that also means the end for him because he doesn't have any defense.

(I need to go faster! Again. Faster!)

The Brain Burst he was using right now was arguably perfect, but at the same time it was not yet. Kuro's Brain Burst technique is purely a technique that manipulates the brain's work, but what Victoria does is simply force the brain to work with magic.

Therefore, despite having the same effect, the comparison of the two is so great.

(No need to doubt. All collars)

He was flowing the magic energy in his body to be faster than he had been doing all along. He felt his body becoming lighter and faster, but at the same time he felt his body feel an immense pain.

No doubt his body reached the limit. But he still does.

(Faster and stronger)

Overstep all the limits he has.

Don't think you're gonna fail.

Think about it all later.

"Yahoooooo!!!!! Holy Breaker!!!"

His hard work has yielded results. In the last second he was finally able to see Rim and make a final attack.

"!?"

But the enemy again surprised him. The figure he attacked vanished into shadow.

What awaited him after that was a fist filled with great ki energy.

(So. ...I lost)

He felt sad because he finally could not fulfill his promise with Sei, but somehow there was no regret.

"..."

But the fist that led to him never came.

Did Rim miss?

"....yeah. I didn't expect it to be like this."

"!?"

What caused Rim's attack did not reach him finally answered.

Rim's body became light as a sign of Doll that he had already reached the limit of the damage.

Victoria wasn't stupid enough to know what was really going on.

"I want to do Arisa's request well, but it seems I'm still not what. Well, maybe this is already within his estimation."

"Tch!!! Why would you say such a thing?"

Victoria wasn't happy. Although technically he won. Winning from results like this made him dissatisfied.

"Are you upset about winning by luck?"

"really. I'm ready to lose. You should have won. But because of this rule.."

Rim sighs.

"I don't understand why you're upset. But winning still wins. You should be proud of that."

"..."

"Only if you're upset that you feel this is a stroke of luck are you wrong. Winning from me is not luck."

Rim looked towards a distant place.

"So soon this place will be a place of quarrels between lovers. This is going to be the worst fight in history. I can't guarantee what's gonna happen."

"..."

Victoria finally managed to connect it all.

Rim got rid of all the participants not because he wanted to win, but because he did not know what would happen if they were to engage in an upcoming battle.

At first glance Doll does make participants safe, but after feeling it yourself. Victoria knows very well that the system in Doll is still a lot of weaknesses.

"I think they'll start soon. Both of them must have been satisfied with what they each said."

Simultaneously, a wave of magic struck Victoria. The power of the wave was so strong and heavy. This is the first time Victoria has felt such a wave.

Then, a black and white light filled the entire island of Avalon. The two lights collided and after that, the island of Avalon shattered into chunks.

...Intermission 02...

It will be an unbeatable fight this year. It was not a strange thought to see anyone who was a Battle War participant.

Electra thought the same thing.

As the principal, he had quite a lot of duties. One of them provides advice and strategies that can be used against other participants.

Every advice he gives is different for every couple. How else, each couple has their own way and characteristics of fighting.

In this Battle War, the thing that became the important point was the existence of goods that could be sent. It might have been seen at first glance just to help the participants due to its quite extreme location, but as one who knew the real reason, Electra could only laugh inwardly.

This is undoubtedly a golden opportunity to help as many participants as possible.

"But I didn't expect him to ask me to send you unnecessary things. Well. Considering him, this isn't a strange thing."

Electra sighed deeply as she recalled the item she sent to Kuro. At first glance it was not important items such as boxed milk, teddy bears and some strange items that had absolutely nothing to do with Battle War.

So far Electra can guess the purpose of Kuro. This is a kind of code that deals with location and other rules that cannot be found from the point of view of the participant.

As an expert at getting information, looking for what Kuro wants is no big deal. Even Electra felt her actions were unnecessary considering Kuro had the strongest magic eye in the world.

Electra really doesn't know what Kuro is thinking.

Time passed and the fight between participants began to enter a new level. Charmilia and Fila fought tough opponents at the start of the Battle War, but they were still able to defeat them.

For Kuro himself, after defeating several participants with a surprise attack, he and Laila disappeared until the time of delivery of the goods.

This moment became the golden opportunity of the participants. Either to get rid of the opponent or just wait for the participants to be eliminated.

In this moment also Kuro and Laila fight with a fairly tough opponent, but they are not a match for the two. Even once again Kuro made people surprised by what he could do.

Electra was able to calm down as the strength of the Kuryuu Academy's schoolgirl exceeded her expectations. Or more appropriate if this is natural considering they are indeed not ordinary existences.

But an unexpected problem occurred.

As Fila and Charmilia fought for the umpteenth time with Kinryuu Academy participants, the fight began to run strangely.

Their opponent is one of the nominated. In last year's Battle War, that participant even became the second champion.

Atlas Geze. An SS-ranked witch with Soul power called Fortress. That power made his body have an absolute defense that would not be easily penetrated by any attack.

Even in last year's Battle War, the reason why Geze lost was the only attack that could hurt him was Victoria's attack.

Other than Fortress, Geze is a type of empty-handed fighter who is said to be one of the best in the field. Then combined with the absolute defense of the Fortress, Geze had enough power to defeat the other participants even without using magic arm.

Fila and Charmilia are made to bother with Geze's abilities. Even every attack and defense of both can be broken easily.

In this situation, Charmilia and Fila were desperate, but that did not mean they would lose.

(If they can use Dragon Gear again, they still have a chance)

The problem is that their enemies are also aware of this. They did not allow Charmilia to use Dragon Gear so easily.

As a former Queen, Electra knew very well that the use of Dragon Gear was not as easy as it seemed. First they had to make an inner connection with the Dragon King they were contracting. And after the inner relationship was created, they could use Dragon Gear.

For Kuro who can use Brain Burst, this method can be done easily and done in the blink of an eye. But for Charmilia, she would at least take a few seconds in a fully concentrated state.

As her partner, Fila knows her role well and always strives to give time to Charmilia.

Once again baby, all those strategies they can't use on their opponents this time.

Then the problem is not just Geze. But also his partner.

Geze's partner is a first-class student named Airs Dawn. So far the power that the Airs have is so mysterious. It's just that there's a rumor that says that he has the power to interfere with his opponent's concentration.

(Either why I had such a bad feeling with that young man)

Replacing a partner is a rare occurrence at Kuryuu Academy, but this is not the case at other magic schools. Then among all, Kinryuu Academy had the record for the most pair changes.

There is an advantage in this action. One of them is being able to better adapt to various witches. But not just profits, there are losses such as lack of ties and trust.

Then, if you think about it, the combination of destructive concentration, great destructive power and absolute defense is very suitable in the fight as it is today.

Realizing they have no chance of winning if they fight in the usual way, Fila decides to face Geze and the Airs alone and give time to Charmilia.

It was at this moment that Fila displayed a strength she had never shown.

In the previous fight, Pandora was a ferret with a large number of tails. Everyone knew it was just a tactic Fila used to hide Pandora's true form.

In that moment Fila showed the true form of Pandora. A black square box measuring 12 cm.

At first glance there is nothing strange or special about the form of magic Fila, but all expectations were lost when Pandora showed her true strength.

Pandora divides into dozens of small squares of equal size. The black box then scattered in various directions and that was when the black creature made of iron began to materialize.

There are in the form of wild animals, golems, weapons in the form of swords, spears and many more. There was even a figure that was shaped creepy like a wolf with 3 heads.

Electra was taken aback by what Fila could do. This made him have to rethink the great talent he had. But this was only natural considering both his parents were the best iron element mages in the empire.

At the same time Electra understood why Fila had never been able to study in magic school. His strength is too fraudulent.

(It doesn't matter as long as he can control such a powerful force, unfortunately.).

It's not as easy as it looks.

Unlike Laila who used the Scarflare shards to form any object or weapon she wanted, the principle Fila used was the opposite.

Fila broke Pandora's power and used it as a core of objects she created. This made Fila have to concentrate on controlling each object that she created separately.

If under normal conditions, maybe Fila would at least be able to do something, but his opponent could break the opponent's concentration.

One by one the objects created by Fila were crushed into iron dust. Not because Geze could destroy it so easily, but because the concentration of Fila was often lost.

Nevertheless, Fila's goal of stalling had been achieved. Charmilia already had enough time to use the Dragon Gear and successfully put on it. It's just a first-rate Dragon Gear.

Although it was only that limited, it gave them a chance to win.

But something unexpected happened. Charmilia fell for no reason. The Dragon Gear that Charmilia was wearing slowly disappeared into particles of light.

Fila doesn't understand what happened to her. But when she saw the lips of Airs smiling widely, Fila understood that this was the moment the enemy had been waiting for. 

Fila wasn't stupid enough to not realize who was behind it. But no matter what, he had to calm down and make a strategy to deal with the two alone.

The first Fila did was secure Charmilia's body with one of her creations.

Then he gathered his creations around him. They slowly changed and fused together forming a hard black dome that protected the two from enemy attacks.

"He understands it's impossible to defeat both of them alone. He chose to hang on by waiting for an opportunity or letting the other participants face Geze and Airs. I don't know why he's so happy to bet."

Fila's strategy is quite good, but it also has great risks. For example, what happens if another participant joins Geze to attack Fila?

Another risk is that Fila's defense is not strong enough and destroyed. But for this matter, it seems like there is no need to think about when you see Geze's attack is not effective.

This is quite surprising. How did Fila make such a sturdy defense just by using iron sand?

"Rather than being called a bet, they are more appropriate to be called to believe in the person who helps them."

Electra knows very well who they rely on.

Then since that person's fight was over, they would definitely head to Fila's place soon and help her.

Electra was relieved and started to calm down.

"!?"

But the calm instantly disappeared when he saw something strange about Fila's condition, more precisely the dome that surrounds it.

The powerful dome had arrived back into sand. But unlike before, the sand moved irregularly. Sometimes they are united, sometimes they separate and they reunite.

When viewed carefully, all the iron sand turned into a kind of twig or tentacle that had life. It's just so scary.

"Tch!!!"

If you look directly, Electra will immediately understand what happened there. But that's impossible.

Seeing what was happening on the magic screen alone was not enough, but seeing the reaction of the people in that place, something unexpected was about to happen.

It didn't take long until it became a reality. The iron sand fila became wild and uncontrollable. The sand continued to grow and spread in all directions making the whole thing a terrifying iron sand forest.

Without a second thought Electra turned into lightning and went towards where Emperor Sei was watching on the special bench.

When he arrived he was immediately confronted by the Holy Knight.

"It's an emergency, I don't have time to serve you!"

The Electra adds to the pressure by releasing sparks all over her body. He knows that this is inappropriate. As close as he was to the emperor, there were things to do and not to do.

"Let him come closer."

Luckily, emperor Sei immediately ordered the Holy Knight to let him in.

After entering, he bowed in respect. The courteous and respectful attitude he showed at the moment was nothing more than a formality due in public.

"I'm sorry for the valiance of the servant, my lord the emperor. But I have something to tell you."

"Is this related to one of your students?"

Electra didn't know if Emperor Sei didn't know or just pretended not to know.

"really. As you can see for yourself this is not a good situation."

"..."

Emperor Sei did not immediately reply and pensive. He occasionally glanced towards the magic screen.

"What do you mean, not good?"

"!?"

It's something unexpected. Why would the emperor be able to say that after seeing what happened?

"I'm sorry because maybe this is a little presumptuous. But I can see that right now the magic of one of the participants has lost control. I'd like to suggest immediately stopping the Battle War for a while until this matter is resolved."

"I understand your anxiety, but baby we can't stop it."

"!?"

Electra was surprised once again. This was not something that the Sei emperor used to do. Moreover, this is not a trivial problem that can be left alone. Although the fight is terrible, but Battle War also prioritizes the security of the participants.

They don't even know Charmilia's current condition. The only clue there is only the condition of Doll who has not undergone a change.

"..Can I hear the reason?"

That's when the magic came on. Silence's magic rendered their entire conversation unlistenable to third parties.

Electra immediately understood that this was not a trivial matter as she thought.

"You should understand that this Battle War is a stage for the Queens and Kings. With a force beyond human reason, do you think we can carry out the Battle War without the help of a third party?"

"?!"

"Looking at your expression, you don't seem to realize this at all?"

Despite that, Electra finally managed to connect the mystery she felt about Battle War this time around.

An unusual stage for an unusual participant. How can it go smoothly without any obstacles at all?

Some of the participants were people with powers beyond human reason. It might be able to stop them with human strength. To do that, they had to use strength beyond reason anyway.

"That's just one of the reasons why I can't stop a Battle War no matter what. But considering the safety of the participants, we can do something."

"...he is..."

They both think of the same person.

"If he was, he could use one of his powers to control that uncontrollable magic. The problem is, does he want to or not do it?"

"Why do you seem to doubt?"

Normally Kuro would without hesitation help his friend. But looking at the expression of emperor Sei, something must definitely be done if it is to do so.

And it was at that moment that Electra understood what the next emperor Sei wanted to say.

"Kuro must open one of the Authority. With his current body, is he going to do it?"

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It's something Electra didn't expect.

The power possessed by a King, Authority is a power that cannot be understood by human reason.

So far Kuro used all that power without any meaningful problems, but Electra knew the burden Kuro received each time using it was so great.

Nothing is free in this world. Using that kind of power must have paid for it.

Recalling how Ao disappeared, using Authority was not an appropriate decision.

(What matters is Kuro willing to sacrifice his life for Fila? No. gabe. It's too early to say that Kuro should use the Authority to stop Fila)

Panicking is not something that happens to her often. Perhaps because this concerned King, Electra became impatient.

(First I need to know why Fila could lose control)

The case of losing control of magic itself is a very rare case. Such cases usually occur due to outside factors such as using Cursed Arm or forbidden magic. 

But looking at the case in the past, Fila lost control because of herself.

Electra recalled the incident that left the entire empire shocked, yet at the same time grieving.

4 Years ago, an incident occurred in the family home of General Irho Ariant. Irho's wife, Flair, died in this incident. From then on, Irho stopped doing his duty and chose to protect the only remaining family, Fila.

The incident was so famous. Not only did Irho's wife get killed, but this incident involved many Knight casualties.

Recalling this incident, the loss of control on Fila occurred due to psychological factors.

But for Electra who knew the truth of the incident, this was just an additional reason why Fila lost control.

(A talent that is too excessive will only hurt yourself.).

Fila's magic abilities have actually been seen since childhood. In terms of talent, he arguably even surpasses Laila in terms of strength and creativity. Unfortunately, just like Laila as a child, the power Fila had was hard to control.

Fila often hurt people around her. For security reasons, it is not uncommon for Fila to use a magic limiting tool.

After the incident Fila's strength somehow calmed down, but it was just a time bomb that could explode at any moment.

No. gabe. It exploded at the worst time.

"But that doesn't change everything that's happened. Is it just because of psychological factors?"

It's freaky. Fila's strength should be more stable right now. It was even for this reason that Electra allowed Fila to participate in the Battle War.

He remembered the power of Airs was to do some kind of distraction to the opponent's mind. There's no way this has anything to do with it.

"It's getting more problematic..."

To find out the data of magic school students requires the approval of the principal. Even though he was also a principal, this was an action that could not be taken for granted.

They could claim Electra was cheating. That's a more complicated problem to solve than it is now.

If forced, he would enlist the help of emperor Sei to be granted permission or authority to do so.

"For now, I need to know what's really going on."

He just activated the magic that made him a thunderbolt. He went to the only place the only person who knew the truth.

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Areshia city.

Just like any other city, the residents are currently enjoying the spectacle of the annual Battle War. Not infrequently there are parties who use moments like this to create a festival.

The usually quiet night is now changed by the crowd. But in one of the houses, all that was heard was the sound of hammer blows on the smoldering iron.

"To enter without permission is not a good thing to do, Mrs Electra."

Electra's figure emerged from the flash that came. It only took less than 30 seconds to get to Areshia city with its change magic.

Irho who seemed to know what happened continued his work without even turning to Electra.

"If you already know what I want, I think you better start talking. You must realize the sooner you speak, the sooner your daughter survives."

"He's not in any danger at all. Why did you have to save him?"

"Irho, are you seriously saying that?"

The glint came out of Electra's body as proof that she was currently upset.

"I am his father. His family. In terms of getting to know her situation, are you saying you're better than you are?"

"!?"

Electra cannot argue.

"At the same time, he has a friend he can trust and trust. After knowing that, do you want to say I should worry?"

Irho is not not not worried, but he knows his worry is not needed. Despite the hate of having to admit this, he believed in the people around Fila.

In the end, Electra understood that it was only her who was too magnifying the matter.

"Geez, am I wrong here?"

"No. You wrong. Your actions are proof that you care about her, too. Thank you." Thank you."

Electra could only laugh a little. It was at that moment that he received a message from the communication magic.

The look on his face immediately turned deathly pale after hearing the unpleasant news.

"Unfortunately, we can't just ignore this matter, Irho. Do you remember your butler? Looks like we have a problem with his family."

"!?"

Not only surprised, Irho also showed a look of sadness as if remembering a bitter thing.

"I think you should come with me to solve this problem, Irho."