The Elemental Sword Demon King

Episode 123: For the Sake of the Fight

POV: Kirigaya Kaizo

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"Ha, ha, ha..." Kaizo pressed down on his chest and squatted down on the terrace. His heart was hot as if it was burning, and all of his blood was boiling. At the same time, a tremendous pain invaded the inside of his body.

"What did you do to me?"

"I just let go of that little 'Demon King Quality' that sleeps inside you."

"The Demon King's Quality?" Kaizo glared at the crimson mask while crouching on the ground. Breathing was painful, and his heart was pounding like crazy.

"Gee, guahhhhh!" A scream formed in his throat.

"As expected, your body rejected him," Rei Assar calmly watched the squirming Kaizo.

"Well, okay. If you can't stand that much, then you're worth a little."

"You-you!"

"standing. Kirigaya Kaizo!" He kicked Kaizo's stomach whimpering mercilessly.

"Gruah!"

"You can lie there if you want, but the things you consider valuable will hurt."

"What do you mean?" While breathing through his throat that felt like it was burning, Kaizo somehow managed to lift the upper part of his body.

"Look over there." Rei Assar pointed towards the forest that was visible from the terrace. The direction of the lake from that afternoon, there was black flames and ferocious flames rising.

"Your friend and Mia Vialine are currently engaged in battle."

"What did you say!?" At the same time he shouted that, the most severe pain so far struck Kaizo. He collapsed to the ground.

"Your friends can't beat Mia Vialine. You, the person who knows him best and knows that fact best."

Kaizo could not deny it. Mia Vialine is a Monster nicknamed "Queen" of the Instructional School. Between the high-class young lady from the academy and Mia who had been specially trained as a weapon, there was a huge gap.

"I'm not going to let that, I'll never, ever, lose another!" Kaizo pressed his throbbing chest and staggered to his feet.

The inside of the crimson mask, glowing red eyes pierced through Kaizo's eyes. And then he grabbed his arm and said, "That's what spirit is. Don't disappoint me, Strongest Sword Style Holder!"

Kaizo is thrown off the terrace.

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POV: The Victoria Blade

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* ᛏ ᛒ ᛗ ᛜ ᛟ ᛈ ᛋ ᛏ ᛒ ᚠ ᚢ ᚦ ᚱᚲ ᚹ ᚺ ᚾ ᛁ ᛃ ᛇ ᛈ *

"Blow the flute at the end, the dragon of the king's vanguard!"

The innocent voice of Mia Vialine resounded in the night sky. Fire, earth, water, wind, and holy. Under the influence of Mia Trick's Murder ability, each head let out their breath.

*ᚠ ᛇ ᛉ ᛋ ᛏ ᛒ ᛗ ᛜ ᛟ ᛈ ᛋ ᛏᛒ ᛖᚠ ᚢ ᚦ ᚨ ᚱᚲ ᚹ ᚺ ᚾ ᛁ ᛃ ᛇ ᛈ ᛉ ᛋ ᛏ ᛒ ᛖ ᛚ ᛜ ᛞ ᛟ ᛗ ᛚᛜ ᛞ ᛟ

"You, be my personal shield, the knight of the ancient promise!"

The atmosphere shook and the trees fell in a circular pattern. The Knight's shield was shattered and his armor cracked. It can only last a few more seconds.

The knight who was supposed to be extremely strong in defense, shattered into pieces and disappeared into nothingness with just a single strike.

"Deus El Machina!"

"Ahaha, it's not even a toy, big sister." Mia sneered at the shattered and drained Tiana.

Shouting, Victoria drew her Fire Whip. The red slash sealed his movements for a moment, "Eve, Aura, we are rushing at the same time!"

"understand!"

"Understood!"

*ᚢ ᚱ ᚲ ᚷ ᚠᚢ ᚦ ᚨ ᚱ ᚲ ᚹ ᚺ ᚾ ᛁ ᛃ ᛇ. ᛈ ᛉ *

"Frozen net, puncture, Freezing Arrow!"

*ᛋ ᛏ ᛒ ᛖ ᛗ ᛚ ᛜ ᛞ ᛁᚠ ᚨ ᚲ ᚾ ᛁ ᛃ*

"O wind, blow with the wild!"

The aura released the Freezing Arrow towards the fire head and Eve's wind blade pointed towards the earth head. That is, they are aiming for a weak head against their element.

"It won't work."

Earth and wind dragons chanted different spirit spells. At the same time the ice arrow was blocked by the earth wall, the wind blade was struck by the opposing wind blade.

And while the three held on, the dull white head shot out its Sacred Ray. The ground exploded and the pillars of the ground collapsed, next the sand flew from its attack.

Victoria and the others were thrown into the air and hit the ground hard. The crater was radiating out. The pieces of fire that were mixed together made the air turn red.

"To be able to control a military spirit like his hands and feet..." Victoria groaned while gripping the ground.

It was a sad difference in battle power. The top grade spirit in the academy was like a baby when compared to what he saw at the moment.

(But.).

Suddenly, his scales cracked and Tiamat's body grew bigger. Trick's Murder Mia carries a heavy load.

"Is it okay? If this continues, the military spirit will be destroyed!" The badly injured aura shouted like that.

Mia shrugged her shoulders, "It's okay. Spirits are just disposable toys."

"What did you say?!" Victoria opened her eyes in surprise. He raised his bloody head without thinking.

"And you still call yourself an elementalist?"

"Mia is a weapon. Just like Tiamat and brother, we're weapons of slaughter."

Hearing those words, Victoria's expression froze, "You, what did you just say?"

"With brother, what do you mean?"

"Ahaha, do you perhaps not know?" Mia's lips curled viciously, "the same sister as Mia, the assassin raised by the Instructional School."

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POV: Kirigaya Kaizo

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"Damn!" Kaizo who had been thrown from the terrace groaned in pain. One or two bones may be broken.

It was Kaizo who had received the harshest taijutsu training in the Instructional School. Even if he fell from the third floor of a building, it would not result in any injuries.

But now, Kaizo's body was burning and in so much pain that he couldn't even lift a single finger.

(What exactly did he do to me?)

In his hazy mind, Rei Assar's words came to him. "'Releasing the Demon King's qualities is what he said."

(What does that mean?)

(No, rather than that, now.) Kaizo dug out his trembling fingertips into the ground.

The fire that burned the forest increased in intensity. While this was happening, Victoria and the others were definitely in trouble while fighting Mia who was called the "Queen" Monster".

It was frustrating because he could not move. How else does it feel like the air is burning. Even now, elegant music could be heard from the inside of the castle.

Even though the battle was going on at the refining place, no one within the castle was aware of it. No, even Kaizo who was on the terrace failed to hear the battle. There may be a barrier around it.

(But to form a barrier of this magnitude.).

The only ones capable of doing such a thing were the Queen ranked princesses.

"Guahhhhh!"

A racing heart. At the same time, a terrible pain spread.

"Kaizo!" The sound of footsteps approached and the person who appeared was Nyx.

"I'm sorry. Because of someone's barrier around this area, I didn't notice it much earlier."

"Nyx, guahh!"

"Kaizo, don't tell me, that power..." Nyx opened her mysterious purple eyes.

Leaning beside the fallen Kaizo, he pulled her back. Her silver-white hair lightly touched her cheeks. The sweet aroma like milk tickled his nose.

"The nyx?"

"Kaizo, please stay that way." With that, Nyx touched Kaizo's feverish chest.

Her beautiful hair shone in the darkness of the night. Surprisingly, the pain seemed to disappear with the gentle feeling of his hand.

"Is this the power of the Nyx Rune?"

"Yes. I'm sure this will hold him for now, but..."

It was that which destroyed Lucia's Cursed Armament Seal, the power of the holy sword. Not only did his pain completely disappear, but he was somehow able to move at this rate.

"Kaizo, are you okay?"

"Yes, thank you Nyx." Kaizo raised his upper body and knelt on the ground.

"Kaizo, you still can't move."

"I have to go save Victoria and the others."

"No, Kaizo!" Nyx made a panicked voice.

This was the first time for him who had always been expressionless to express so much.

"The nyx?"

"The curse is only temporarily suppressed, so if you use holy power now, you won't be able to control my current strength."

"Yes I know that."

But, even so, from the other side of the forest a terrifying roar resounded. As if burning the night sky, the gigantic flame was growing higher and higher.

"Nyx, I'm begging you. The only one who can fight Mia is me."

"Kaizo, but..."

"Lend me your strength."

Even if he could not get his approval, he still planned to go there despite having to be alone.

"Kaizo, you're not fair." Nyx sighed and held Kaizo's hand, "i am Kaizo's sword, as long as you want."

"Thank you Nyx." Kaizo nodded and said the summoning words.

* ᛜ ᛟ ᛈ ᛋ ᛒ ᛖᚠ ᚢ ᚦ ᚨ ᚱᚲ ᚹ ᚺ ᚾ ᛁ ᛃ ᛇ ᛈ ᛏ ᛒ ᛖ ᛚ ᛜ ᛞ ᛟ ᛗ ᛚᛜ ᛞ ᛟ*

"The Heartless Steel Queen, the holy sword that destroys evil!"

* ᚠ ᚢ ᚱ ᚲ ᚷ ᚠ ᚢ ᚦ ᚨ ᚱ ᚲ ᚹᚺ ᚾ ᛁ ᛃ ᛇ ᛈ ᛉ ᛋ ᛏ ᛒ ᛖ ᛗ ᛚ ᛜ ᛞ ᛁᚠ ᚨ ᚲ ᚾ ᛁ ᛃ ᛇ ᛉ *

"Now form a steel sword and become the power in my hands!"

The form of Nyx was enveloped in light and disappeared into nothingness. And in the next moment, a silver shining sword that emitted light was grasped in Kaizo's hand.

"Let's go, Nyx!" Fixing his grip on the Nyx Rune, Kaizo runs into the darkness of the night, to seal off his past.

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*Connected.....

*Note: This story is fictitious. If there is a similarity in the name of the character, the scene, or the story, it is a mere coincidence and there is no element of intent.