Battle War; Magic, Sword and Dragon

Past

Cloudy clouds cover the night sky. A cold and inert air enveloped Kuryuu Academy.

It's midnight now. It was quiet, cold and dark because not too many lights were turned on.

In one of the dormitory rooms, a small light emanated from a room.

Unlike the other disciples, he was currently still awake. He felt sleepy, but he couldn't sleep and didn't want to sleep.

He sat on a chair beside his bed with a worried and fearful face. He was not afraid of the darkness, but afraid that someone who was asleep in his bed would leave and not return.

That person is Kuro Kagami. The young man is now asleep. His face was slightly pale and hot from the fever.

Seeing that, Laila could only look up and do nothing. He was helpless and could only wait.

Laila was currently wearing sexy pajamas as usual. Thin and slightly transparent. Even her white skin was exposed thus making her beauty more seductive.

People say he has a little weird taste, but that's not a problem. He doesn't care about any of that. He now has one thing that will probably be the most important thing in his life.

'You can accompany Brother Kuro. Consider this your last meeting.'

".............."

Laila could only grieve as she recalled what Yui had said.

Last meeting, in other words farewell. He will part with Kuro again. Butwhy?

Again he did not understand.

........and that's why he wants to know. Know about Kuro. Know about the people he loves.

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After Kuro collapses, Laila and Yui take Kuro to the dorm room and put him to bed in Laila's bed.

At the moment Laila doesn't think of Kuro sleeping in her bed or not. The most important thing was that they had to treat Kuro's wounds as soon as possible.

Laila advises Yui to take Kuro to the nurse's place, but she refuses. Yui says it's useless to take Kuro to the nurse's place.

He doesn't understand Yui's intentions, but as long as Kuro is cured, it's not a problem. Yui is closest to Kuro anyway, so she has to trust him.

After laying Kuro down, Yui unhesitatingly took off Kuro's uniform and threw it on the floor. At that time dozens of incision wounds were clearly visible. Blood continued to flow from all the incision wounds and the most severe was the incision wound on his chest.

Laila did not expect that Kuro's injuries were worse than they seemed.

"Don't just shut up. Get some warm water to wash Kak Kuro's wounds. And prepare a glass of water."

"....D-well!"

Laila could only obey Yui's orders.

Yui now looks scary, but it's only natural considering she's anxious and panicked to see Kuro seriously injured.

Laila quickly took the cold water into a container and heated it with her fire magic. He also brought a clean towel and a glass of water just like Yui had asked for.

Yui slowly cleans the blood with a wet towel. Laila could only help a little because she was inexperienced in treating.

After some clean wounds, Yui then prepares to treat Kuro.

The two tanns appeared a greenish aura and then touched Kuro's wound. Slowly but surely, Kuro's wound slowly closed and healed, but it had only been two incision wounds. There were still many more incision wounds that Yui had to heal.

Laila is amazed by Yui's ability to master healing magic. Moreover, Yui can be said to be young, but Yui's expertise can be likened to that of an expert Healer. No, it was even more expert than the Healer Laila had seen all along.

"Don't just look! If you don't want to help, you better get out of here and don't bother."

Once again Laila yelled at Yui.

"I want to help, but what can I do?"

After Laila asked, Yui took a small bottle from the leather pouch and gave it to Laila.

"Phenoc tears it into the water and drink it slowly. Make sure everything is drunk. I only have one bottle, so don't waste it, lady jal**g!"

"Ughhhh.."

Laila was like a knife when she heard the call. But it was only natural that Yui was currently angry and anxious.

Laila understood the reason Yui was angry. Kuro is injured by bedueling with Charlmilia for her sake.

Laila then mixed Phoenix's tears into a glass of water and drank it slowly with a spoon after Kuro was propped up. While Laila smelled Phonenix's tears, Yui treated the most severe incision wound on Kuro's chest.

Silence is created when they do all that.

Laila felt natural, but there was one thing that stuck with Laila's thinking.

"....Yui, why don't you put it on Kuro's wound? Wouldn't it recover faster and you wouldn't have to use healing magic."

Hearing that, Yui paused for a moment then continued. That's when Yui looks sad.

"...You don't know anything. ...Even though you're a paladin princess, I don't think you know anything. I've guessed all nobles are the same."

"..........."

Laila could only be silent. He did not deny Yui's words because they were all true.

Since childhood, Laila never knew what was called distress. Everything he wanted would be given by his father even though sometimes he had to try to get good grades.

But it's natural. Almost all parents do that to motivate their child.

But that's all Laila knows.

"Kuro's internal injuries are more severe than external injuries, so it's better to use phoenix tears to speed up recovery. Remember it's good good."

Silence is created once again.

Laila doesn't know what to do or what to react to, but she does know that Kuro is dying.

(It's my fault.).

Laila could only put on a sad expression and blame herself.

Laila then continues to drink water to Kuro and finally runs out. After he finished, what should he do?

He doesn't know. Again. Again. Again and again.

He is ignorant and helpless.

"....You can get out. You can't help anything."

"......................"

Laila put an empty glass on the table and left slowly out of her room.

He leaned against the wall and slowly fell to the cold floor.

"...........I'm weak..."

He looked down and hid between his knees. He doesn't care about what's going on around him.

He doesn't even care about himself. His uniform is still wet and he cares.

He didn't even use magic to make himself warmer or dry his uniform. Most importantly right now he wanted to see Kuro healthy again soon.

Two hours later Laila sat in front of her room. It was still raining heavily and making the air even colder, but he didn't care.

What Laila wanted right now was to quickly see Kuro.

3 Hours passed. Yui finally came out of Laila. Yui looks tired and powerless, but she doesn't look anxious anymore.

Laila directly stood in front of Yui.

"Yui, how's Kuro doing?"

"He'll be fine now, but he needs time to recover. So let him rest."

Hearing that, Laila immediately felt relieved and at the same time happy.

"...So apparently..."

"..........."

Laila wanted to immediately see Kuro's state, but she now chose to hold back.

Yui let out a small sigh and leaned herself against the wall. Yui stared at the wet courtyard due to the rain. Right now he wanted to rest to recover his mana and body.

Laila sat down on the floor and looked down.

Seeing that Yui realized that Laila was really worried about Kuro.

As a woman, Yui finds out that Laila is in love like the girl Yui meets. But Yui knows that Laila is a little different from the girl she knew all along.

Laila special.

Yui knows that. Not because she's a Paladin princess, but a woman. That was the reason why Kuro loved Laila.

"....Yui....."

"........."

"...why... Can Kuro go that far? He doesn't care what happens to him. That's...."

"..pathetic...?"

Laila nodded slowly.

Everyone will think the same. Why would Kuro be able to go that far for the sake of others?

No one knows. Even Yui.

"Why are you asking that? Is that any good for you? It's too late now, you know that, right?"

"..........."

Laila fell silent. He knows it's too late now, but-

Wouldn't it be better to be late than not?

"I know it. . I know it's too late now. That's why I want to know. I want to know all about Kuro...."

"................."

Yui could only go silent. He tried not to look at Laila and immediately wanted to leave, but he understood Laila's feelings.

That's why Yui, though,

"I don't know if my story can make you understand Kuro's brother, but I'll tell you everything I know."

"Thank you."

"It's too early to thank you. I'm doing this just because it's for brother."

"I understand that."

Laila started to look cheerful again. While Yui takes a breath and tries to remember everything she knows about Kuro.

While looking at the rainwater that was watering the flowers, Yui said;

"If you remember, I think I'd better start from the first time I met him."

"First time to meet.....?"

Laila remembers that Kuro and Yui are not siblings.

"Did you remember when Kuro suddenly acted strangely and showed a creepy and empty look?"

".........."

"Actually not only did he lose control, but he came back like his old self."

"?!"

Laila's eyes instantly widened hearing that reality, but if what Yui said was true, then that meant, that,

"Yes, that's the real figure of Kuro's sister. Cruel did not hesitate to kill his opponent. Even though his body was destroyed, he would fight and win. That's the dark side of real Kuro. After hearing this, do you still want to know about the truth about Brother Kuro? The truth about the Witch Reaper?"

".........................."

Is he ready for that? To know everything about Kuro?

To find out the dark side of Kuro that has not been known by himself and others?

While Laila was thinking about what decision she had taken, Yui only smiled faintly. He was fishing for Laila.

After a while, Laila showed a serious look.

"I want to know. I want to know everything about Kuro. Even the dark side of him. ... I'll accept everything."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes. That's why I asked. Or Yui doesn't want to tell me?"

"..........."

Just then, Yui saw an expression she had never seen. Determination radiated in both of his eyes.

A determination based on love.

"....Alright. I'll tell you everything."

"........"

"....My father was the leader of the Blad clan. We live in a small village that has a shield 3 times stronger than in this city. I was an only child because that as the daughter of the leader of the Blad clan, I was educated harder than a child my age. Not because I'm going to be the successor, but because so I can protect myself."

"..........."

"When I was 5 years old, exactly 10 years ago, for the first time I was invited to hunt by my father and several other adults. You must think my father was crazy to take a 5-year-old boy hunting in the most dangerous forest in the world. I almost died that day, but that day I met Kuro's sister."

"..?!"

"Yes. He's my savior. If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't be in this world."

>>10 year ago, Rukia forest.

Yui is invited by her father and 4 other adults to hunt in the forest. They were all powerful witches, if not powerful enough, only death awaited while in the Rukia forest.

As usual, they were hunting in areas where monsters were not strong enough, but on that day somehow no monsters appeared. The monster they hunt is the Giant Boar (****giant forest) which has a body of 3-4 meters.

Since they had not found a single Giant Boar, they had gone to another place that had other mid-level monsters.

Unfortunately, they did not find the Giant Boar but Anacho who is a giant snake monster along the 17 meters. Anacho was not as strong as the Giant Boar but this time they found Anacho in large numbers and eventually they were besieged.

For them the large number of Anachos was a fortune, but for Yui, they were monsters capable of swallowing them in one swallow.

Yui was scared and panicked. Unbeknownst to his father, he fled alone into the woods.

He ran and kept running without looking back. After running for a long time, Yui finally stopped because she realized that she was now in an area she did not know about.

Now he's in a dark, creepy part of the forest. Although it was still day, it was night in the forest because there was no light through the shade of the tree.

Yui suddenly heard something from the surroundings. She did not know what the sound was, but she decided to seek shelter until her father came to her aid.

He turned his head towards the surroundings, that was when he found the mouth of the giant cave. Yui was a little surprised because she found a cave in the Rukia forest, but she remembered that in the Rukia forest there were indeed many caves. The cave must be one of them.

With a heart Yui walked towards the mouth of the cave.

Moist Eve and an unpleasant smell can be directly felt by Yui when she first enters the cave. Even so, he stayed inside, but he was only around the mouth of the cave.

Yui resuscitated her body on the cave wall, then took out a crystal-like object in her leather bag. The crystal serves as a catalyst for communication magic.

Yui is a witch, which is why she can use the crystal.

From there he knew that now he was in a part of the forest inhabited by high-level monsters.

Despite the fear, he realized he could not panic. He recalled everything his father had taught him.

First, he cannot make even the slightest light. The light will attract attention. Second, he should not be noisy, and thirdly, he should hide his presence until father comes to pick him up.

Although it was only 5 years old, Yui was already good at practicing it all. Thanks to that he still lasted several hours despite being alone.

He hid behind the rocks and covered his body with a dark cloth. In such a place, a dark cloth would be very useful.

Yui doesn't know how long she's been hiding. The most important thing right now was that he just wanted to survive.

Yui heard the sound of wings flapping. Yui saw some big shadows and realized it was Demonia who was flying into the cave.

Demonia is actually a monster that is active at night, but in the Rukia forest, day and night make no difference, which is why night monsters like Demonia often appear during the day.

Unexpectedly, the two Demonians learn of Yui's whereabouts and surround her. Demonia was able to find their prey with sound waves instead of sight, so Yui's black cloth was useless.

Panicked and besieged, Yui instantly uses magic to create an extremely bright light for distraction.

Yui immediately ran into the forest with all her might. He ran and kept running without looking around.

He heard the flapping of wings behind him. This time not only 2 Demonians, but 5 Demonians were chasing after him.

Yui realized she could not hide from Demonia so all she did was keep running. Running to save his life.

Unexpectedly, due to lack of heart, Yui stumbles and ends up falling hard. His legs sprained and he found it hard to run again.

He was eventually surrounded and cornered. He stepped back and the big tree was right behind him.

He was conscious of death, but he wanted to live, which is why he prayed that someone would save him.

He then saw a white flash, which was when he realized that one of the Demonians had died from being beheaded. Demonia's head was toppled near Yui.

The four Demonians were instantly on guard because one of their friends was killed.

At that moment, Yui saw a boy wearing only torn pants in various places and a white sword in his right hand.

Without a word the boy directly attacked the remaining Demonia with his white sword.

Yui was amazed that the boy was able to finish off the other 2 Demonias with such an incredible Blade Art. Despite that, being outnumbered, Demonia managed to attack the boy with their razor-sharp claws.

The boy was injured in his back. Blood flowed heavily due to his deep wounds. Even so, the boy still got up and continued to fight.

Yui couldn't believe what she saw. He seemed to see a dream.

But something made him even more surprised, namely the boy's blank and hollow eyes. All Yui felt was a powerful killing intent.

After a while, the remaining Demonia was defeated by the boy.

But that's not the end. Another flap of wings rang out and dozens of other Demonians appeared and surrounded them.

Once again Yui realized she was going to die. The boy holding the white sword had also reached his limit and could be knocked down at any time.

At that moment, a red light shot out and killed the remaining Demonia. Yui knows it's her father's magic.

With the help of her father, Yui and the boy finally survive. But at the same time, the boy collapsed and was unconscious because of the wounds he received.

Yui finally returned to the village safely. They get a lot of quarry and one boy who fainted with a white katana sword.

A week after the incident, the boy finally woke up from his sleep.

Everyone in the village came to see the boy out of curiosity and at the same time was amazed by the ability of the boy who was able to kill Demonia with just a sword.

But the boy only showed a blank and sharp look. After recovering, the boy took his sword and attempted to leave the village of the Blad clan.

No one understood why the boy wanted to leave immediately, but because of that they couldn't let the boy go anyway.

Despite showing a blank look, the boy realized that he was not allowed to leave, so the boy was forced to stay at Yui's house.

The boy left in the morning and always returned in the afternoon for a month more. The boy was always alone and didn't want to hang out with a kid his age. It was the bell-drenched white sword that always accompanied the boy.

Two more months passed, no significant change from the boy. He often tried to go silent, but he always failed.

One day, Yui's mother takes the initiative because she feels sorry and can't stand the boy.

Yui's mother slowly approached the boy. Slowly but surely, Yui's mother can finally take her heart.

The gaze of the boy's eyes also slowly began to turn warm and radiant.

Thanks to Yui's mother they knew the boy's name. Kuro Kagami's. A unique and rare name.

When Kuro was asked how he was in the forest and how his family was doing, Kuro never answered. He even showed a blank look. Because I don't want Kuro to be like he used to be, no one's finally asking me that anymore.

Time passes quickly. Kuro finally began to open his heart to the people in the village. But Kuro further opens his heart to Yui and Yui's mother.

Kuro is adopted as a child by Yui's father. Being older, Kuro became a big brother.

Year after year passed. Kuro is getting stronger due to fighting monsters in the Rukia forest and practicing hard. Although not a witch, Kuro is arguably even stronger than the mages in the village of the Blad clan.

The most interesting thing about Kuro is when he found a dragon egg when he was 8 years old. The dragon's egg hatched and the red dragon became the family of the Blad clan.

At the age of 10, Kuro became one of the strongest people in the village of the Blad clan.

The Blad clan lived in the middle of the forest, which was why they often went to the nearest town to buy necessities. Because it is far away, then they buy the needs once every 1 month.

The Blads earned money by exchanging and selling rare items or magic ritual materials from the monsters they defeated. Normally they could only sell items that were common in the market, but thanks to Kuro, the Blad clan was able to sell rare and expensive items even though they actually did not really know how Kuro got the goods, but they were not really able to sell them, but with that the state of the village of the Blad clan was better than before.

But their quiet lives did not last long.

One day, while Kuro and the other adults were away hunting, robbers came.

The robber had long since targeted the village of the Blad clan and waited for the right moment. Some of those robbers were magicians, there were even S rank magicians.

On that day, 13 inhabitants of the Blad clan were killed.7 adults, 3 parents and 3 children. They were all killed sadistically and some were raped before being killed.

And one of the victims was Yui's mother.

"At that time my mother died for saving me and trying to protect me. .......You know, what happens when Kuro's brother finds out the person he thinks mom's dead?"

"........................."

"He was crying. ....He cried and said "I failed again..". .......At that moment I realized that he had once again lost a precious person to him."

"....................."

Laila could only be silent. He didn't expect Kuro's past to be like that.

But from that story Laila knew the reason why Kuro did not hesitate to kill for the sake of people who were valuable to him. He just doesn't want to lose the people he loves. It's natural and human.

Kuro and the adults return and find their village destroyed and burned.

Yui is found hiding underground, while they find Yui's mother stabbed to death in the abdomen and chest.

Yui and Yui's father are saddened when their loved one dies along with Yui's unborn sister.

But the one who was most sad was Kuro.

Upon learning Yui's mother is dead, Kuro returns to the way he used to be. Empty and sharp look. Eve killed was also instantly felt, even darker than before.

Kuro arrives leaving the village of the Blad clan. Yui didn't know where Kuro was going at the time, but she knew what Kuro was going for.

Kuro went for revenge. Kuro goes to fight 40s robbers more alone.

Yui's father knew it was impossible for Kuro to win because he was only 10 years old. Not wanting to lose any more, Yui's father chased after Kuro, but Yui also wanted to come along out of concern.

After a long search, they finally found Kuro. But they didn't just find Kuro. Dozens of corpses lay and no longer human-shaped scattered around.

And more surprisingly, they heard the roar and gnashing of teeth from the monsters that were eating. That monster is a dragon. The dragon was eating the corpse of the robber voraciously and sadistically.

On that day the Kuro they knew had already turned into a monster.

One month later, the village of the Blad clan moved to a deeper, hidden area to avoid the same incident from reoccurring.

Although their village was deeper into the forest and more dangerous than before, but thanks to Kuro and the dragon obeying all his orders, no monsters came near the village.

Peace is re-created in the village of the Blad clan, the only one that changed is Kuro who is now considered a monster and causes robbers to come to the village.

But that doesn't mean they blame Kuro entirely. Kuro just wants the villagers to be better. Everybody knows that.

But the tragedy remains the saddest tragedy in the village of the Blad clan and they need people to blame.

It has been almost a year since that incident. Most have forgotten the tragedy and consider it a fate.

During that time Kuro never returned to the village. Kuro always sleeps and lives outside the village alone, but that doesn't mean he's gone from the village.

Yui can always find Kuro in her favorite place, a tree that is hundreds of years old. Yui sometimes brings food, but she comes to play with Kuro more often.

But ever since that tragedy, Kuro's gaze has always been hollow and empty. He never even smiled.

Yui realizes that Kuro is back to how he used to be because the person who changed him is gone.

Although not bound by blood, Yui already considers Kuro like her own biological brother. He loves Kuro.

And that's why he doesn't want to see Kuro like that. He knew if he let Kuro be like that, his mother would definitely be sad.

With determination as strong as steel, Yui finally started to return the Kuro they knew.

Unlike before, Yui quickly returns Kuro. His gaze was warm and glowing again. At that time Yui knew that Kuro also realized that if it continued like that, Yui's mother would be sad.

Kuro then returned to the village. Many welcomed him, but some still hated him.

One thing that surprised them, Kuro was not only taming one dragon, but 4 dragons.

A child full of surprises. That's Kuro.

The villagers began to make dragons as the protectors of the village. Even they are not afraid and often invite to play the dragons.

Peace is now really coming in the village of the Blad clan.

For one year, Kuro trained harder than ever before. He still thinks that the tragedy two years ago was his fault.

It was with that determination that Kuro tried to get stronger again and again. He even went to tournaments a lot to find out how strong he was.

He often failed and lost, but that did not make him give up and instead made him try more.

One day, Kuro says he wants to travel the world.

Yui surprised. Everyone was shocked that even some were against Kuro's wishes.

The world is more dangerous than it seems, but that's why he wants to be stronger. With more strength, then he could protect the person who was precious to him.

2 Years passed, Kuro returned from his journey.

One thing Yui knows, Kuro is different from when they split two years ago, but most importantly she begins to realize that she is starting to think of Kuro as the opposite sex and not the older brother.

A few months after Kuro returned, the peace of the Blad clan was disturbed.

200 Knights entered the Rukia forest. They are sent to eliminate the criminals hiding in the Rukia forest.

At that time Kuro felt something strange because the number of knights was too much just to finish off about 70 criminals who were some of them were not magicians.

Kuro then did an investigation. With Kuro's direction and connection, they finally realize that the 200 knights were also sent to destroy the Blad clan on charges of conspiring with criminals.

Of course it's not true. From there Kuro finds out that there is a conspiracy to destroy the Blad clan.

From the investigation, Kuro and the residents of the Blad clan know that the tragedy 4 years ago was also masterminded by the same person.

After knowing all that, the Blad clan had only two options, fight or flee.

But Kuro made the third choice, which was to kill those 200 knights alone.

No one believed Kuro was capable of doing that, but he succeeded.

That was the beginning of the birth of the Witch Reaper and for the first time Yui saw the Cursed Art (Accell Art).

"Do you understand now? Kuro is the one who will choose 1 precious life from 1000 lives of people he does not know. But you let him down by having Kak Kuro fight to win you."

".............."

"You have told Kak Kuro to be a person who thinks that a person of value to himself is an item that must be won. Do you know your biggest mistake?"

Upon hearing that, Laila's eyes opened wide. Tears flowed profusely as all her guesses were wrong.

He disappointed Kuro. People who love themselves.

"Ha...... Why should I tell you all this? I don't understand myself, but one thing you have to remember, Kuro hates people who think life is an item, and you have made Kak Kuro the person he hates the most. That's your fault!"

Laila's tears flowed more heavily than the one before.

"But do you know your mistakes that Kuro might not forgive? ....By having Kuro win you, you made yourself an item anyway. Such a person is worse than trash."

"?!"

Yui's words were a crushing blow to Laila. Tears continue to fade. Her body fell down and Laila started crying loudly.

Seeing that Yui felt a little guilty, but that was the reality.

Yui knows that. Yui knew because she had once made the same mistake as Laila.

Yui then sighed and saw the still heavy rain.

"...If you want to see Kak Kuro you can come in, but you can't be noisy and bother."

Hearing that, Laila immediately turned her head towards Yui.

Yui can see Laila's eyes blushing from crying too much. Yui's reason for saying that was only so that Laila stopped crying and.

But the real reason was because he didn't want to be scolded by Kuro.

"You can accompany Kuro. Let's just say this is the last time we meet."

"..Eh? Whatchu mean?"

Yui does not answer and ignores Laila. He even stepped his foot away, but Yui stopped and turned her head towards Laila.

"One more thing, I hope you're careful, because at times like this, Kak Kuro's bad habits will appear fu fufu."

"...........EH?"

Though Yui doesn't know what she's saying, Yui's smile gives Laila a bad feeling.

Laila then enters her room and waits for Kuro to wake up until midnight. Yui never came back or saw Kuro.

Laila doesn't really understand why Yui let Laila accompany Kuro, but she is grateful that she now knows so much about Kuro. And knowing his dark side who is willing to become a cold-blooded killer for the sake of his loved ones.

At one more night, Laila began to get sleepy and sometimes closed her eyes. The rain also began to stop and gave rise to two full moons.

It was then that Kuro began to slowly open his eyes. He then saw Laila who was half asleep

Kuro felt that his body could barely be moved, which was why he decided to take a longer rest.

Half an hour later, Kuro opened his eyes again and saw Laila falling asleep in his chest. Laila even stretched.

Seeing that, Kuro only smiled faintly. He tried to move, but it made Laila wake up.

And Lailapun woke up like a child.

"Do you want me to attack you, Laila?"

"....Uh?"

Without Laila noticing, her pajamas sagged and exposed a part of her chest.

Realizing that, Laila's face turned red and panicked immediately, and because she was forgetting to sit, she fell to the floor quite hard.

"Geez......."

Kuro could only smile bitterly