ICE EMPEROR

BLACK SWORD

That day I heard the truth from a woman. After what he said at that time...

Seeing a genuine smile from someone I consider a friend...

On a clear morning in the city of Eartfil, everyone is doing their usual activities. Just like Yugi who is now training Vira in a forest where they usually practice. Now they are fighting each other very fiercely.

“Hiyyaaaaaa.” Vira punched straight into Yugi's stomach quickly. But such an attack could have been avoided by shifting his body to the right side, not stopping there Vira turned his body to the left and did a kick towards Yugi's waist using his right leg.

Bakhs

The attack could still be resisted by Yugi using his left hand, then caught Vira's leg and threw her behind. Vira who was thrown into the air immediately balanced his body by spinning once and landed on the tree trunk.

“Lumayan also..” said Yugi with his leisure.

“I just started teacher, you better not let your guard down.” Vira jumps high with her right hand she stretches it up. A red magic circle formed there with the flames growing bigger. “Feel this, the ball that scorches everything... Fire Ball.” The giant fireball Vira had just created and just directly aimed it at Yugi. “How...” said Vira who is confident of his victory.

Yugi smiled casually as if the fireball was nothing to him. “Don't be too happy just yet.” Yugi stretched his right hand forward and created a sword made of ice. “If this is still too easy.” with a single swing of his sword the fireball instantly splits in two and disappears.

“T-impossible..” said Vira can't believe what she saw, but she didn't give up there. With the rest of his energy Vira makes another magic circle to create a new fireball. “This is still bell-...” before he could finish his words Vira's body became limp instantly and his magic circle disappeared, quickly his body began to fall down because it had run out of his magic energy.

“Basic...” complains Yugi who just jumped and caught the body of Vira who was already helpless. Their landing went smoothly with Vira who was in Yugi's arms like a princess. “You're pushing yourself too hard..” so this morning's training ended with Vira's stupor running out of energy.

At a high place, it was the highest mountain of the kingdom of Eartfil. A woman with her chocolate mane was standing on a very high precipice. His gaze looked forward with a gentle look, his expression as if he was thinking of something. The wind that blew on his face did not disturb his thinking. The brown mane fluttering in the wind added to such a different impression, looking beautiful with the aura of the princess that surrounded her. For a moment the woman smiled and closed her eyes for a while then looked back to the front.

‘That night, I will never forget the moment you heard about me. As a friend, I hope we can meet again. Yugi..’ words in his heart implied sadness because maybe for him last night was their last meeting. Because today he...

“Mr princess Lani..time to go.” Said a soldier to the woman who had been engrossed in her own world.

“I'll be there..” reply Lani with her firm expression. ‘I... will return to palace.’

Along the way Yugi saw countless people marching down the main road to the kingdom of Eartfil. It made him confused and curious what was going on. Seeing a young man running towards him quickly Yugi stopped and asked politely to the young man. “Sorry before, I want to ask, why is everyone gathering like that along the way?”

The young man immediately answered Yugi's question. “The royal princess has returned from her training, therefore many people want to see her. Already yes I also do not want to miss.” the young man immediately ran away from Yugi just like that.

“Mr princess. After that incident, I was supposed to visit her tonight, but it seems impossible.” Yugi muttered as he watched a luxurious royal horse carriage walk towards the palace with the residents cheering for his arrival.

“TUAN PRINCESS...”

“WELCOME BACK..”

"LONG LIFE PRINCESS LANII..”

The screams continued along the main road leading to the royal palace of Eartfil. Yugi looked at him with a smile on his handsome face, before long he began to slowly step away from the crowd of people.

“Looks like you're very loved by your people Yugi muttered that vanished from the sea of humans.

Inside the royal horse carriage was Lani sitting opposite a middle-aged man who was her own teacher. The lively atmosphere out there made Lani smile while looking at her people behind the window.

“In the meantime we will arrive at princess Lani's palace.” Tio.

“Ya...” Lani briefly replied with her glaring gaze out the window, she thought of a young man who always accompanied her every night. From now on they may not be able to meet again, however Lani is a royal princess.

Our meeting was an unexpected event. Or it's a fate.maybe the meeting last night was the last. when the gate was closed, then everything would be like a dream...

The two people are separated because of a status, making them sure they can not meet again. But they don't know that fate is processing encounters they didn't expect. Something big little by little will soon be revealed, in the end the rope of destiny connects with each other, and becomes a bond that can not be released...

In the forest part of the Eartfil kingdom, a young man with a snow-white mane who was none other than Yugi was doing his last practice. Positioning his body like someone who is about to punch, right hand he pull back slowly, left foot in front with the right foot in the back. Left hand in front as his swing, a whitish blue energy enveloped Yugi's tightly clenched right hand. His sharp gaze stared at the stone with high concentration, Yugi took a breath and exhaled slowly.

“...” quickly Yugi punched the empty air and created a strong wave that just hit the big rock.

Syuutttt

Duuuuaaaaarrrrr

The stone shattered into pieces of pebbles that splattered everywhere. Seeing the satisfactory results, Yugi smiled happily with the body gesture that was already relaxed. “Finally... tomorrow..” his head is facing that bright-looking sky.

The royal palace of Eartfil was guarded very tightly by the soldiers, the kingdom which is said to have the strongest defense of all time, and also the wise king made the kingdom of Eartfil very respected by other kingdoms. In a room that looks so feminine and neatly arranged, some flower decorations are displayed there. On the bed was a woman lying down staring at the ceiling of her room. It seemed like he was thinking of something, but it did not last long as the sound of knocking was heard by him.

Tok tok tok tok

“Mr daughter Lani, you are in noble request to face her study.” The voice of a woman believed to be a royal servant.

The so-called woman slowly went down her bed and stared at the door. “Tell Dad I'll be there soon.” Lani.

“Good...” reply the waiter who immediately went to deliver a message to the king.

“It's time.” Lani took off all her clothes and walked towards the closet to change. Some people must have thought that a princess would definitely have a servant to help her put on clothes, of course Lani had it, only that she would rather wear it herself. Unless there is an official event, he will ask his servants to put it on. Lani takes a brown dress with lace adorning her rim and a small flower located to the left of her chest. Her hair she tied a ponytail that added to her beauty. Look now Lani is so charming typical of a royal princess. With a smile on his face, he walked towards his father's study which was located quite far from his room.

In a room that is so spacious plus some floral decorations and paintings that adorn the room. Several important documents were piled up on the workbench, and a middle-aged man was working on some documents while perusing them. The face that is so serious is very authoritative, and besides there are also women who always accompany him while checking some files that will be signed. Soon their activities were interrupted by the knocking of the door in front of them.

Tok tok tok tok

“This is me...” said the voice behind the door.

“Come in..” said the only woman in the room.

After hearing the order, Lani who smiled sweetly while bowing her head a little typical of the princess. “Ayahanda, mother.. I'm back.” Lani said politely.

“I'm glad you're back, my daughter.” The king's words were Tenruo.

“Lani darling.” The Queen immediately hugged her child with affection.

“I-mom..” said Lani in a tone of embarrassment for being treated like a child.

“Already Leuna, our son is an adult. Don't treat him like a child.” Tenruo said as he approached them.

“What's wrong, for me he remains my beloved son.” Leuna said while swiping their cheeks gurgling, while Lani was only able to resign to the behavior of her beloved mother.

“Actually what did you call me?” ask Lani who still has her cheek swiped by her mother's cheek.

“Daddy just wants to talk about important things about you.” Answer Tenruo.

Leuna who felt that this conversation was starting to get serious ended her activities with Lani and started listening to them. The atmosphere became a little tense with serious gazes directed at each other.

“What does father mean?” ask Lani who is curious about the words of her father.

“Do you know the hereditary tradition of this kingdom when the son of the successor to the kingdom has matured?” tenruo asked as he turned his back to them staring at a window in front of him.

“Yes I know dad.” Answer Lani who understands the direction of this conversation of her father.

Actually in the heart Lani can not accept when hearing the words of his father, but this can not be denied. Because he knew this would happen to him sooner or later. But he did not want to give up on tradition, no matter what tradition this kingdom was about, all this concerned his future life. Only he can determine his future partner. That way Lani looked at her father seriously and said a word that made the two married couples a little surprised.

“Alright I will accept this tradition, but I have one condition..” Said Lani while hanging her words.

“What are the terms?” ask Tenruo.

“I alone will judge whether he is worthy of me or not..How, father?”

Hearing the tone full of seriousness from his daughter makes the king who is his father is only able to smile and look at Lani gently. “Of course.”

“Thank you Father. Then I excuse you..” then Lani leaves her father's study after getting an answer that makes her satisfied.

“It looks like our daughter has started to change.” Leuna said with a warm smile on her face.

“Yes, I think his training has already come to fruition.” Reply Tenruo while staring at the exit.

In a place where so many weapons are displayed from swords, axes, shields, bows and so on. The young man with snow-white hair and blue eyes was looking at the many weapons surrounding him. He was Yugi who had previously trained Vira and is now in a shop that is one of the blacksmiths in the city of Eartfil. His attention stopped on a sword so shiny in front of him. For a moment he wanted to hold the sword but a voice stopped his activities.

“Hei youth, what do you want to do?” said a voice so heavy that came from a middle-aged man who was quite old with a black beard on his chin, but his stature was so stocky as a boxer alone.

“Sorry uncle, I just want to hold this sword. This sword looks very good, and also.This sword looks so well maintained. I can also feel the hardness of this sword in the forging to be as sharp and shiny as this. The effort to make this sword must not be small, I am very amazed to see it.” Said Yugi while staring at the sword in front of him.

“Heh. Indeed this sword is forged in such a way, and I am the one who forges it myself. I made it for almost a week more.. and this is my amazing masterpiece.” The uncle took the displayed sword and thrust it at Yugi. “You want to hold it right, try..”.

Yugi picked up the sword and looked at the blade that was so sharp. The handle of the black sword felt comfortable when grasped, and this sword felt so light in his opinion. “Great... This sword is so light but also powerful. And sharpness has been ensured high quality.”

“Hehehehe... I still have some in the warehouse, you want to see it?” said the uncle.

Yugi who heard it straight away his eyes sparkled wanting to see another sword immediately. “I want uncle..”

“Then come with me.. oh yes my name is Jigar.” Said Jigar who introduced himself to Yugi.

“I Yugi..” reply Yugi who also introduced himself.

“Then prepare Yugi..” Jigar held a door that was still closed. “To see my other work.” after saying that the door he opened and it made Yugi surprised when he saw the contents inside.

The Kingdom of Vouleftis was a western kingdom where a large volcano was still active. Even so the mountain is not too dangerous, even they use the mountain for their daily lives. And the kingdom of Vouleftis there is a hot spring that is said to make the body feel fresh like reborn, plus the hot water can cure various minor skin diseases such as itching, cracked skin and others. This kingdom is fairly prosperous where the people live under the livelihood of farmers and mines. His king, who was a Fire emperor, had lived for more than 78 years and was about to retire when his eldest son took over his throne. Vouleftis Palace is so magnificent and surrounded by several torches that are always burning in front of the gate as a symbol that this kingdom is a user of fire elements that are very respected by everyone. Unlike Aries and Eartfil, the kingdom of Vouleftis is like an inverse comparison of the kingdom of Northern Elsa where there is a lot of snow. Whereas with the palace of Vouleftis the land is filled with rocks and thorns like a fortress of its own for them. While the capital looks very beautiful with a variety of dense living plants because the soil is fertile because it is close to a volcano.

Enough to get there explanation, now we focus on a young man known as Rexas Vouleftis who a month ago lost a duel with Yugi who is an adventurer. Since that day, Rexas began training harder to pursue the one man he considered to be his rival. Given the defeat that once made Rexas' motivation higher and hoped to fight again with Yugi.

“Hooorrraaaaa..” The swing of Rexas' sword vertically from top to bottom resulted in a red wave that directly hit the boulder until it was smashed into pieces. “Hah hah hah..” His breath continues to hunt with sweat pouring down his face. His clothes were soaked in his own sweat. The red sword which was the weapon he had used against the god sword of Yugi was seen to glow dimly because Rexas' energy had been drained for training.

“You're overextending yourself.” Said a voice that sounded like a demon coming from the sword in Rexas' right hand. That sword is the demon sword of the Pheonex. Where in it lies the legendary immortal Pheonex bird demon. The immortal nickname was not mere nonsense because the ability of the demon Pheonex other than his fire attack that was like hell was due to his rapid regeneration ability that made him unable to die. That's why he's called the immortal demon Pheonex bird.

“No... This is still not enough. I'm sure he's more developed now than he was. Therefore I..” Rexas gripped his Pheonex sword firmly to channel the vexation of losing the duel by the snow-white mane youth.

“I understand, therefore I appeared before you that time. Your frustration with the duel makes you want to get stronger just to get past it. Because your strong desire made me appear now. Maybe you're my strongest user after your father. You can still grow stronger, and when you can master all the skills I teach, then there will be no one else who can rival you. Except..” said Pheonex hanging made Rexas raise his head up into the sky.

“Weapons of gods...” continued Rexas with a sharp look.

When I had a duel with him back then, I only realized that cold sword. It was so cold it could even extinguish the flames from the Pheonex sword. His desire to puncture the bone in my body. A very powerful force, but that's not all, I know it hasn't fully risen. The weapon he used was one of the weapons in it by the dragon god. When I returned to the kingdom, I quickly went to the library to find out about the sword. It turned out that it was one of the Dragon God swords that existed since ancient times. That sword made the user have god-level abilities. By the sword and by it...

Return to the weapon shop where the main character is entering a room that looks like a warehouse where there are many weapons from swords to spears and many more.

“It's really amazing uncle.” Yugi said, he was now looking at so many high-quality swords neatly displayed on the wall.

“Heh... I know you'll be amazed when you see it.” The uncle walked over to where one sword weapon was displayed with various chains binding him. The sword was so black with some red lines adorning the edges of the sword's sharp eyes. The sword was like an embodiment of a bloodthirsty demon.

Yugi sees Jigar's uncle approaching a chain-bound weapon with a confused look. Judging from wherever the sword was as if it was sealed was extremely dangerous. But an energy pressure so intense was felt by Yugi, and that energy came from that chained black sword. The sword that was so thin but also sturdy, looked so sharp and so powerful.

“Uncle Jigar... that sword?” asked the curious Yugi with the black sword displayed alone there.

“This... I made it from a mysterious black iron, I don't know what the name is because the metal is quite hard and hard to melt. Even with the temperature of the volcano once can not melt it.” Clearly Jigar while remembering the making of the black sword.

“Keep how uncle could make that sword if his black iron could not be melted?” ask Yugi confused.

“There was a mysterious person using shaper magic to make a sword out of that black iron. That guy I don't know very well but he used magic to mold that iron into a sword. If not mistaken it is Crafting magic.” Jigar explained.

“Crafting magic. Who is that person exactly?” Yugi begins to feel confused by the mysterious person Jigar is saying.

“Well I was also curious about that person, whereas in this kingdom all Crafting witches are highly respected. Even his post was like a noble, but that person was very different, he said he wanted to live freely without being bound by anything by the kingdom. When I told you to bring this black sword.” Jigar looked back at the sword with a difficult look. “He rejected it, he said this sword did not choose me as his master. I was confused by what he said, but if I think about it again I started to realize something. This sword is so heavy, so heavy even the entire palace knight even the king himself is unable to lift it from that place.”

The explanation from Jigar made Yugi even more confused by the black sword. What does it mean not to be able to lift it, if seen well the sword is not big or small, and also looks thin and easy to lift. “Keep, how could the sword be displayed on this wall?”

“Because it wasn't me who put it on display, but that mysterious person. He also even chained and sealed this sword.” Answer Jigar.

“Wait a minute, what does this sword uncle mean in the seal?” ask Yugi.

“Yes..the man could lift this sword easily, maybe it was because he made the sword. But what confused me was his words before we parted.” Replied Jigar who walked over to a wooden box and took the black-colored sword sheath.

“He did not choose me as his master.His words were like this sword had his own will to choose who would wear it.” Said Yugi while looking at Jigar who was carrying a black sword sheath.

“Yes that is, I myself am confused by what he said. His Majesty Tenruo did not necessarily bring this sword to the palace. He said that this sword was born for someone special. Until now I have been waiting for that man to bring this sword to the outside world. I don't need the money, I just want to see this sword shine and succeed in the hands of the right person. I wish I was alive until that day came.” A look of hope from Jigar made Yugi want to lift the sword.

Yugi's gaze was directed at the black sword and was willing to hold it. “Uncle... may I try it. I do not know if I can lift it or not. But I feel like having that sword.” Yugi asked Jigar for permission.

“Of course.. Please, there are already many people who try it and give up. I'd be very happy if you could have that sword.” Reply Jigar with a friendly smile.

“Good..” Yugi stood face to face with the sealed black sword. His right hand tried to grab the sword, for a moment Yugi felt a slight sting as he wanted to touch it. But he paid no heed to it and still clasped the black sword. “This is it..” Yugi tightly grasped the black sword and tried to lift it. “B-weight once...”

“A-aaahh this..” Jigar felt a feeling that was so gripping. Previously he had never felt this kind of feeling even as King Tenruo grasped the sword at full strength. This feeling feels so gripping, scared and goosebumps. And this feeling... “derived from that sword... did the sword respond to this young man?” ask Jigar who he knows.

“Khe... so you want to test me huh... well I will accept the challenge from you it.” A bluish aura began to emerge from Yugi's body as the sword gradually began to lift. Yugi's face began to turn blue and sweat continued to pour from every inch of his body. This feeling was only the first time for Yugi, as he did when he pulled out the Eternal Snow sword. That black sword also gave so much resistance to him.

Black clouds began to gather on top of the blacksmith's building. It was as if responding to the black sword that was now fighting against a young man who wanted to lift it. A test to see whether or not Yugi has the sword.

While in the kingdom everyone began to stir because a black cloud spinning like a spiral around the city of Eartfil. The king in his study was surprised to see the black cloud behind his window. He felt a feeling he had not felt for a long time. The feeling of being on the battlefield, the feeling of being scared and agitated. This feeling grew stronger as the black clouds began to cast lightning so intense that its voice shook the palace.

“What happened exactly?” ask Tenruo.

Black clouds..the lightning strikes. Kian enveloped the kingdom of Eartfil, no matter what happened but a great power is now starting to rise... or for peace?

But if he had that power, he could have been a terrible weapon of destruction. Or even destroy the world...

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