The Elemental Sword Demon King

Episode 67: Return of the Knight Spirit

"Shut up, shut up, shut up, brengs*k!" Suddenly, Noah, who was shouting, grabbed the dark spirit ankle with his hand. He stood up like that, and hung Alicia upside down.

"Noah, what are you trying to do!?"

"thank you. I'll use you, dark spirit!" Noah laughed loudly with a face full of madness.

A shiny dark red coma-shaped gem clasped tightly in one of his hands. It was something that was hit to the ground near his feet.

"What!?"

"Huh, haha! This was the power of the Demon King, who forcibly controlled even a high rank dark spirit!"

The crimson blood Queen Rune Stone made a shrill crumbling sound. The power of the spirit king (Nebulla) gushed, becoming a shadowy sensation and swallowing the body of the dark spirit.

"Allen!" Enraged, Kaizo swung the Nyx Rune, however, that slash, which was fired and released with all his might, did not cut and tore Noah apart.

The gigantic jet-black demon sword was clasped in Noah's hand. It had stopped the Nyx Rune sword, and absorbed its radiance.

"That's not to say, Alicia!?"

It was his elemental aero, the Sword that pierced through the truth (Elemental Void Sword). The shape was of course different, but it was none other than the demonic sword once used by the Strongest Sword Style Holder (Rei Assar).

"Flame!" Victoria yells. Shooting at the laughing Noah, the hot Salamander charged towards him.

"Little ants, don't block the Demon King!"

Losing his composure, Noah swung the jet-black demon sword. Forcing back Kaizo's sword, countless black lightning strikes were unleashed from his sword.

"Yeah!" Victoria screamed as her tiny body crashed.

"Victoria!"

Kaizo's anger has reached its limit.

"Noah Alnest!" Kaizo roared, and swung the Nyx Rune again.

"You too. Die!"

Facing Kaizo, who charged towards him from the front, he unleashed a black lightning strike.

It was a single long lightning strike that had power several times that of the previous one and it instantly aimed and gathered at Kaizo.

"That's like it's gonna hit the air."

"It's gonna hit the target." Noah revealed a ferocious smile.

Just before dodging, Kaizo noticed. Tiana was behind him.

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POV: Tiana Von

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He was staring at the black lightning strike that struck out in astonishment. He can't dodge. A heavy ritual costume has stolen his body's freedom.

(Am I going to die here?)

The girl's chest was filled with a calm resignation. He reflexively closed his eyes.

"Miana!"

He was surprised by that. The moment he opened his eyes, Kaizo had caught a raging lightning strike with his sword.

"Kaizo!?"

"Oooooooooooo!"

While his entire body was hit by a lightning strike, Kaizo advanced forward.

The one who once held the title of the Strongest Sword Style Holder (Rei Assar), the one who had displayed an incredible sword style in the place of the Sword Style Festival, was protecting Tiana in tatters. Even though he became bloody and barely even stood up.

"No, Kaizo! You're going to die!"

"I don't want to lose him again. My precious friends."

His back was the same as it was that day, three years ago. It belonged to the boy who had saved a helpless girl in the Astral Spirit forest. It was the boy's back, which he loved the first time, and it was right before his eyes.

(This time I have to protect, )

Hot emotions filled Tiana's chest.

(I want to protect him, the person I love.)

Without anyone to expect, he had given up on everything. But now it's different. He looked at Rei Assar's sword style like three years ago. And then, now he looked behind Kirigaya Kaizo.

(I've changed! Besides, I have a wish I want to grant!)

He wants to aim for the «Style Festival of Sword» victory along with Kaizo.

(That's my real wish!)

The black lightning strike pushed back and covered the light from the Nyx Rune held by Kaizo. His body seemed to be collapsing at any moment. But he still stands.

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

"You, servant of the king of the sons of men, knight and swordsman!" Tiana's lips twisted the spirit language summoning gracefully.

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

"With the old blood contract, be the sword that protects me, come forward and do my bidding!"

A nostalgic feeling rose back up in his chest. It was a sensation that should have disappeared four years ago, the throbbing spirit seal.

The knight of the princess, who had not responded no matter how many times he had been summoned since that day, now reappeared.

*ᛈ ᛉ ᛁ ᚠ ᚨ ᚲ ᚾ ᛁ ᛃ ᛇ ᚠ ᚢ ᛗ ᛚᛜ ᛞ*

"Please, Holy Spirit Knight «Deus El Machina». You will be the sword that protects me!"

A dazzling light overflowed before his eyes. It was a holy light that cleared all darkness. It was the light that had always protected Tiana.

The armored knight, armed with a silver sword and a large shield, stood in front of him. It was a holy knight spirit, which was passed down in the Eldant Empire.

«Deus El Machina»

No need for words. Tiana gently smiled at that nostalgic appearance. A holy attribute spirit was a spirit that could only be used by a princess who had a completely pure soul.

Tiana, who had carved into his chest pain in the past and had yet to recover, was now recognized as a true master.

Tiana, robed in the majesty of a queen, placed her hand on her waist and commanded her, "I command you on behalf of the second daughter of the Eldant Empire. Protect Kaizo!"

The holy knight spirit nodded without a word and brandished its greatsword, which was roughly along its height. Making an underground rumble, like a trembling ground, it rushed into a raging black lightning attack.

"Why are you, are you against the Demon King?!" Noah Alnest yelling.

The lightning attack became a torrential stream and surged forward. However, «Deus El Machina» rushed forward to face it. That black lightning strike was repelled by the shield he held aloft.

High rank saint spirits had full resistance to the darkness attribute. His great knight sword cuts and clears the darkness, and clears the path in front of Kaizo.

"What!?" Noah's face changed in surprise.

Kaizo did not ignore the opportunity.

"Let's go, Nyx!"

Kaizo used all the divine power he had onto the Nyx Rune. The Demon King Killing Sacred Sword (Demon Slayer), which was engulfed in the darkness and lost its light, shone brightly once again.

"Oooooooo!"

Kaizo ran with Rune Nyx, who became a giant sword, in his hand.

*ᚾ ᛁ ᛃ ᛉ ᛈᛈ ᛉᚠᚢ*

"Sad. Manifest, fire spirits!"

Taking aim at Kaizo, who was plunging towards him from the front, Noah released a fire spirit.

"I won't let you!"

A flash of red-coloured killing occurred and engulfed the flame. Victoria, who was covered in wounds, stood with the Fire Whip in her hand.

"I told you, we're a team."

As he fell towards Noah's chest, Kaizo told him, "Therefore, I will continue to grow strong. Stronger than when I was referred to as the Strongest Sword Style Holder (Rei Assar)."

And then, one blow Kaizo cut off the fake Demon King's arm.

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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.