The Elemental Sword Demon King
Episode 190: Prohibited Promise
Dancing through the air, Kaizo unleashed sixteen consecutive strikes. Reduced to a dark mass, Loran's Nephesis body was sliced and cut, then gradually collapsed.
"That sword skill?!"
"Could it be, Rei Assar's!?"
Looking over from the ground, Victoria and Eve exclaimed in surprise.
This was precisely the sword technique displayed three years ago at the Sword Style Festival by Rei Assar, the Strongest Sword Style Holder.
With a thunderous explosion, Nephesis Loran fell to the ground as black mud. Although it barely maintained its humanoid form, its movements were somewhat sluggish now. Still having one arm left, he swung the dark demon sword.
* ᚲ ᚹ ᚺ ᚱ ᛒ ᛋ ᛏ ᛒ ᛗ ᛜ ᛟ ᛈ ᛖᚠ ᚢᚾ ᛁ *
"You, impartial Steel Queen, demon-killing holy sword!"
A spirit language spell sounded from above.
*ᛃ ᛇ ᛈ ᛉ ᛋ ᛏ ᛒ ᛖ ᛗ ᛚ ᛜ ᛞ ᚨ ᚦ ᚨ ᛟ ᛗ *
"With the holy light of punishment, may my enemies be destroyed!"
Down, Kaizo pierced through the dark object with the Demon Slayer in his hand. A bright and intense explosion occurred, instantly filling his gaze.
At that moment, Nephesis Loran's material body was completely destroyed. Alicia's elemental weapon, the Void Sword, was stuck on the ground like a tombstone. The darkness demon sword then began to disappear into the air as particles of light.
"Alicia!?"
Before he completely disappeared, Kaizo gripped the handle of the demonic sword.
"Guahhhhhhh!"
The leather gloves began to melt with a hissing sound as Kaizo felt the burning pain from the burn. The seal of Kaizo's spirit showed a rejection reaction.
"Kaizo, what are you doing!?" Victoria screamed in surprise.
Even so, Kaizo did not let go. Resisting the pain, he infused holy power into the sword. Starting from the tip of the black blade, the darkness demon sword gradually disappeared as if it was melting.
Alicia's voice sounded sad as it echoed in Kaizo's mind, "Don't do this, Kaizo. You can't touch me anymore."
"Shut up! I'm not gonna let go. I really will never let you go!"
"It's stupid. Obviously 'me' is no longer the same 'me' you know."
"Is that true?"
"Huh?"
"Are you really a completely different existence from Alicia from the start?"
Despite the terrifying pain, Kaizo embraced the demon sword which disappeared gradually.
(Three years ago on that day, something might have happened. Then he changed, it was irrefutable, but.).
He could feel it without hesitation. His existence had brought light to Kaizo when he was young and innocent back then.
"Kaizo?"
A faint trembling voice. Kaizo felt a warmth hugging her arm. By the time he realized it, Kaizo found himself hugging a girl instead of a demonic sword. Dark spirit, a girl in a dark dress.
"I'm sorry, Kaizo. The one you know no longer exists." His twilight colored eyes wavered as he made a lonely smile. His body slowly disappeared.
"Let me tell you. Three years ago on that day, what wish were you trying to make." Alicia's soft lips gently touched Kaizo's lips.
Plunged into a crippling sweetness, Kaizo's mind is swept into the memories of that day.
****
It was a lost memory. Last memories of their happy days together. The last day of the Sword Style Festival when the Strongest Sword Style Holder, Rei Assar, obtained victory.
Just before getting an audience with the Elemental Lords, Alicia said to Kaizo, "Hey Kaizo, I hope you can make my wish come true."
"Yes, I just won for you, Alicia." The boy replied innocently. Replying to the most important girl in the world for him.
"However, once you make that wish, you will make the world your enemy, you know?"
"I don't care. As long as it's for you, Alicia."
The boy did not falter. Even with the world as his enemy, as long as this girl stayed by his side, that was enough.
"So, what's his wish?"
"That's..." The dark spirit girl lightly brought her lips closer to the boy's ears.
****
The night of fierce fighting had passed and the next dawn had arrived. After a simple breakfast, Karmila Freya suddenly raised the problem.
"Is that really okay, Karmila?"
"It's been decided," holding the gazes of everyone present, Karmila nodded, "After losing the Crusader sealed in my Eyes, I have no way of winning the Sword Style Festival."
Basically, summoning a spirit through the leyline of a fortress was truly outrageous. Karmila's left eye cracked and lost its luster. This was his decision as someone who was no longer an elementalist. Withdrawal from the Sword Style Festival.
(Not an elementalist. Where could he go?)
"I can no longer return to the Rossvale Kingdom, because I have betrayed the hope of my home country. However, it's okay. I'll find a new meaning for myself." Although his expression was stiff as usual, his tone sounded a little cheerful.
"If you want, please come to my house. We can hire you as Neidfrost's servant." Aura swept her hands over her hair as she spoke.
"Don't. The Neidfrost soil was not only in the countryside, but it was also extremely cold. Instead of that, come to my house. To restore the House of Lionstein to its former glory requires additional energy."
"W-what are you saying!?" Aura glared furiously at Victoria.
"I'm very grateful for the offer. I'll remember it." Karmila.
"Fufuu, you can also stay with me and Kaizo, the three of us together."
"Wait a minute, what do you mean you and Kaizo are living together!?"
Instantly, a quarrel between Victoria and Tiana erupted. Kaizo could do nothing but sigh.
Karmila looked at Kaizo and spoke up, "Kaizo?"
"Hmm?"
"After the Sword Style Festival ends, will you continue your story?"
"Ah sure, as much as you want." Kaizo patted Karmila on the head lightly and smiled wryly. Karmila's words just now sounded almost like Kaizo's slogan when she was young.
"As an allied team of Rupture Division, please win until the end."
"Of course." Kaizo agreed and the young women nodded.
As they nodded, Karmila handed over her two magic stones to Kaizo. His own as well as those taken from the members of the Holy Spirit Knights. Kaizo received it carefully.
As soon as the magic stone left hers, the forced transfer magic was activated. A magic circle appeared under Karmila's feet as his body disappeared into particles of light.
"Good bye."
A few seconds later, the leader of Rupture Division, Karmila Freya, disappeared from the competition. For a while, the silence lasted.
"Our sword style festival is not over. Or rather, this is just the beginning." Victoria said, the first person to speak.
"Yes, that's right." Kaizo nodded as the other girls all looked up.
"According to the wind spirit report, the situation of the third day had undergone a great change."
Hearing Eve's report, Aura nodded, "Finally, the time for the real sword festival begins."
The majority of the team had built all kinds of forts and had entered the information gathering stage. From today, the fourth, the battle is likely to increase.
"Among the twenty-four teams, nine have been eliminated, including Rupture Division. Right now, the team that held the greatest number of magic stones was undoubtedly Team Inferno."
"We're really left behind now."
"really. We need to be more proactive."
"By the way, Kaizo?"
"What?"
Victoria glared at Kaizo angrily, "You, la-again you kiss, kiss that dark spirit girl!"
"Eh, no, that's..." Kaizo.
"That's right, what's that about!?"
"Hmm, I believe there is a need to explain this no matter what!"
"Kaizo!"
Aura, Eve, and Tiana suppressed the attack.
"Kaizo, that spirit is very cunning. Please kiss me too."
"N-Nyx!?"
As Kaizo sat in a state of shock, suddenly a darkness appeared in the air. Light, black feathers fluttered down from the air. Noticing him suddenly, Kaizo grabbed him with his finger.
As he stared at this black feather, Kaizo once again recalled the memories he had seen, "Alicia..."
(Three years ago, the wish I made for her was.).
****
Alicia went on to utter a completely forbidden wish, "I hope you can kill them. Five Elemental Lords."
...
*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.
