Nagato Kagutsuchi: The Dawn
Ch. 273 — Towards the End of Battle II
“Sealing formation? What do the Clan Chiefs do?” Iris flinched in shock seeing the Clan Chiefs forming a seal formation. More or less the seal formation made him worried because there Emi was joining.
Iris had read a milile Ancient Note of the Fuyumi Clan. Many thought the Ancient Records held the secrets of the past or the key to Eden, which people from outside the Ezzo Continent sought. Since Hiryuu's death, the world has been in turmoil. Many people are looking for the truth about Eden. Even the attack the Demon Worshipping Sect made on the Weeping Mountain was to search for the Ancient Records for believing the records guided and told them the way to Eden.
“Iris, your face is pale. Are you okay?” Litha asked. Of course Litha was worried to see Iris's pale-looking face. Very rarely does the beautiful girl look pale because she usually looks cold.
“Sorry, I'm just daydreaming.” Iris lied. Then he re-released the cold to restrain the military soldiers of the Rakuza Empire.
“This battle is very bad. Why is this creature just watching. A time like this we should unite, not kill each other like this!” Nagato gritted his teeth and clenched both his hands. His right hand held the sword tighter and tighter.
Nagato realized that only people were strong and had the strength that was able to make everyone stop fighting. The feeling that was crawling his body was the same as when he saw the Disaster Organization destroying the Azbec Magic Kingdom. This was not something he could stop, but this battle made him feel even more tormented by the heartbreaking reality of life.
Nagato continued to move along with Iris and Litha. The three of them stepped together trying to pass through the sea of enemies that were blocking.
“Nagato, Iris, it looks like Hika and Tika are there..” Litha pointed to the place where the swordsman led by Sachie was. There are sighted warriors from the Waterfall of Truth and the Weeping Mountain trying to form a siege formation.
Nagato began to unleash a greater inner power. In killing, Nagato was more numerous than Iris and Lihta. As the child fails to protect Hisui, leaving Iris and Litha's hands covered in blood, Nagato begins to freeze his heart, throwing away his feelings that always try to follow his father's actions.
Some people who knew Pandu did think Nagato had a more handsome face than his late father with his cold demeanor. But however Nagato and Pandu grew up in different environments, Nagato never knew his older cousin and younger cousin. He only knows everything from the story.
The young man who grew up with pain and suffering kept stepping on his feet. Whatever it is, it's as hard as it is. Nagato still continued to step his foot looking for questions that welled up in his head and had not been answered.
“Nagato! Are you thinking of something?!” Litha shouted at Nagato who seemed to be thinking about something. I don't know what it is, but Litha was worried to see Nagato kill dozens of Rakuza Empire military soldiers and Kinai Empire military soldiers. Nagato's fragile-looking back seeks to protect Litha, hinting at her apology for failing to be a good sister.
“I'm fine. It's just why they keep coming. After seeing the ability of the three of us and surrounded from all directions, but troops from outside the city and all those inside the city actually carried out an attack.” Nagato replied while standing beside Litha. His right hand shook his sword.
Litha knew Nagato was lying, but Litha was aware of Nagato's actions. Although the two still have blood ties, Litha is different from Nagato. The sweet girl was very attentive and sensitive to Nagato's feelings and actions. Unlike Nagato who is insensitive to the feelings of those around him, Litha is sensitive to the feelings of those he knows well.
“Do they act like this on command?” Litha tried to observe the circumstances around her. Currently Nagato was not calm to think of a plan, Litha thought of wanting to help Nagato even if only a little. At least he wants to remain a cousin of Nagato's.
“They keep coming. Swordsmen who surrounded the troops of the Rakuza Empire and Kinai Empire were surrounded on two sides. While we, the Kai Empire side, are squeezed from both directions.” Iris muttered softly.
Nagato, Iris and Litha still continued to fight while thinking of ways to not be surrounded. Because the attacks from various directions made the three of them not see the existence of Shirayuki along with the female swordsman from the Fuyumi Clan who was fighting against the military soldiers of the Rakuza Empire.
The military soldiers of the Kinai Empire themselves came incessantly attacking Nagato, Iris and Litha. They were all scattered all over the capital Daifuzen. After seeing the abilities and attacks of the swordsmen from the Kai Empire, the military soldiers of the Kinai Empire were undaunted and frightened. Although doubts appeared on their faces, but when the Spider Chief, the Night Spider Organization and the Eight Fingers Organization ordered to attack again, then the military soldiers of the Kinai Empire returned to battle with a fiery spirit.
“I've never heard of it.” Nagato replied as he continued to launch attacks on the Kinai Empire's military soldiers who came ambushing him.
“It looks like the person you defeated ate the pill was Nagato. When you protected us..” Litha offended the people from the Kinai Empire that she had seen eating a pill.
“Pil is that blood red..” Nagato recalled the time B-Town swallowed the blood-red pill. Then he stared intently at the movements of the body as well as the eyes of the Kinai Empire's military warriors. There was indeed an aura and something suspicious from the military soldiers of the Kinai Empire.
“Once swallowing the pill it will be more addictive. I don't know for sure, but I was with Mom and Brother Oichi once trying to find someone. It is possible that my mother's sister became a slave in the Kinai Empire, but we found nothing there, not even a human trafficking route we found.” Iris told me something Nagato and Litha did not know.
“Adik? Does Aunt Shirayuki have two sisters?” Nagato and Litha were both profound when they heard Iris' words.
“Currently we are looking for the whereabouts of Aunt Shirayuki. You two are paying attention to them well, aren't they trying to deplete our stamina. It's not a good thing for us.” Litha.
“I am currently in the best condition. This aura is very helpful to me..." Nagato smiled at Litha's opinion. Then he released his bodily aura until his blood-soaked white kimono looked like it formed a pitch-black armor that was none other than the aura of the Death God Spirit, Shinigami.
“My mom seems to be looking for us too. I can vaguely feel the coldness of hers.” Iris said to Nagato and Litha. Then Iris pointed towards where Shirayuki was.
“Alright, you two don't stay away from me and take care of the backside that's trying to chase us. I'll pave the way with this power.” Nagato smiled faintly as he felt the hatred crawling his body mixed with warmth, “I don't want to lose anyone anymore.”.
Iris and Litha were doubtful about Nagato's words. The young man who was in front of them was filled with pitch-black aura, both of them were equally afraid that Nagato would dissolve further in hatred.
Without waiting for Iris and Litha's reply who were still releasing her bodily aura to intimidate the Kinai Empire's military soldiers, Nagato immediately moved at high speed to attack the Kinai Empire's military warriors in front of him.
Nagato gave a faint smile looking at the sea of enemies and killed the Kinai Empire's military soldiers who blocked his path. His heartbeat made him feel the pain of each sword killing the military soldiers of the Kinai Empire. But there was a feeling of pleasure in itself, Nagato felt that in his subconscious, the Spirit God of Death, Shinigami, was laughing with satisfaction because he was using his power even though he was not fully in the Ancient Curse of a Level One Death God.
Behind Nagato, Iris and Litha were quite a number of Kinai Empire military soldiers and Rakuza Empire military soldiers who were fighting.
Nagato saw Iris and Litha overcome the enemies that were behind. On the other hand, in front of him there were still hundreds of Kinai Empire military soldiers who blocked even maybe thousands who were fighting with warriors from the Kai Empire already seen.
Nagato moved as fast as he could, taking out every single Kinai Empire military soldier that was within his attack range. The power from the Hampa Space repeatedly he used. Until finally Nagato could see a white-haired woman who looked graceful in the middle of battle.
“Nagato!” Shirayuki turned her head to see the change in Nagato.