Sword Anthem's
Chapter 15 - The Beginning of the Meeting

Magistra Academy

At a Fear class this time was explaining about an advanced magic core. He was so stammered, but the disciples understood him. Because when he talks fast then occasionally his tongue must be bitten and it makes it look laughable.

"Mmm .. enough explanation from me, then you can disperse" said Fear and then get off the teacher's desk.

"Yyyyyoung ... Fear~ you bit your tongue again."

Selina appears with Oz. Although he should have been in the health room and served as his caretaker. But, because of Fear who made it always truant just to see it.

Fear is a funny cat. It is this habit that can be easily friendly with Fay.

"Chii ... S-Selina what are you doing here?" chirping Fear with hysterics. Her voice turned into that of a cat and sometimes a broken doll. The whole class immediately shone when he saw his reaction.

"Calm down, I'll just give you the letter" Selina said. "There's a stamp that won't let me open it, so I drove him right here. I got it from Rena when we passed by," he continued, handing the letter to Fear.

Fear was frightened at first, but he slowly picked it up. He quickly took to avoid getting into Selina's trap, and his tiny arm opened the letterhead and read the contents.

The content of the letter was a candy of considerable size. Selina was astonished by the contents of the letter, but Oz who saw Fear's facial reaction was not at all astonished. Because right now the little spirit girl is shedding tears.

The whole class was shocked to see it, whether they made Fear cry or the contents of the letter that made him cry. Then Oz advanced slightly to Selina.

"Fear... Is he okay?" ask Oz.

"Hmmmm .. d-he's b-f-fine," Fear replied in dismemberment. His face was red, but not for sadness but instead was moved.

He knew only one person always gave him candy of the same size. And that is the person he always waits for home—Kuro. The man who had left her for a year.

But with this letter came right into his arms. Fear felt a warmth he had long forgotten and now that feeling recalls it. How does it feel elusan, how does he laugh because of his behavior or how he is played and the man laughs at him.

While he reminisces about the letter, everyone there is confused, but not for the quiet Oz.

After that, he ate the candy with tears.

"Kuro..”.

***

Kingdom of Astarte, Swordia Academy

A dark black haired man was clutching a piece of chalk on his right arm. He was in a room with about 12 people in it.

"All right, all explanations from me" I said and put the books on the table. "There's one thing I want to ask you guys."

"Why are you instructors in my class, have you abandoned your class? Again?... huh," I said resignedly.

"God ... Instructor Kuro, I'm here because I want to be your student, shouldn't I?" a woman dressed in a red dress wrapped in black rope and violet catharsis flower pins adorned the left side of her head.

She also wore overknee brown leather shoes and a black sword-faced glove with flower petals—Erina Blaze. He is one of the instructors in this academy who is nicknamed the Giant Slayer because he managed to defeat a Titan only by himself.

At least I can breathe a sigh of relief because this time he used an extra bandage on his chest. When I first met him, he didn't use the interior at all, and it made me breastplate.

Why there is an instructor who has the behavior of the bodo period to his appearance, let alone women.

"He .. hehehe. I'm watching my future husband...."

The woman who laughed earlier and managed to make my hair stand up was Beatrice Ordelia. The woman who bears the white sadist, because of her unforgiving personality towards the enemy she is fighting.

Long grayish white hair with a single bond hanging behind it. His habit of stalking and hunting men at night for persecution is something that should not be ignored.

Because of his attractive appearance and also indecent actions for bad men that make it easier for him to catch indecent men in this kingdom. But, I admit that his appearance is more wah than Aresya, let alone his body shape.

It was because he had the blood of half Elves and water elves. Since that was the source of her beauty as well as her beauty, the eleven twelve almost resembled Selina as well as dia—

Hahh. where can I find you... The fear.

Despite that, he was an instructor who loved his students selflessly. Until now I am still confused why he is after me?

“You sure you want to feel my cold touch?”

With the speed of sound they instantly disappeared very quickly. Yeah, that's my role other than being a temporary instructor. That is as their controller, even though both of them have extraordinary abilities.

But it is their nature that makes them very difficult to manage. Even for the headmaster himself, they were like little children. Afterwards, Nheil, Wes, Reina, Satella and Fiana dropped out of the classroom and went out of nowhere.

Without them, I jumped out of the window, landed safely in the backyard and immediately went on a mission.

"I hope Fear likes the gift I gave him" I muttered and soon disappeared from Swordia Academy.

***

Not long after that I immediately went outside the Astarte Kingdom and headed straight for the Mour Valley. Where this mission is to investigate the ruins and at the same time look for the existence of black shadows.

The thing that bothered my mind was after I visited Mr. Hughes' residence. If the shadow he was describing really existed in this valley, then I would most likely cross paths with that sword-eater.

Not wasting this precious time, I immediately ran and jumped on the branches of the forest tree outside the kingdom. Bough by branch I skipped nimbly, leaving the fallen leaves falling to the ground.

A blue sky and white clouds accompanied me and watched me from above. As long as this investigative mission goes on I don't want anyone involved with the sword-eater or hearing the news that he showed up in one of the places.

After a while, I finally arrived at the Mour Valley. This valley was quite deep, there was a fairly wide stone bridge to his right.

"Is that the Ruins of the Arphade?."

Although the place was still a little far from where I was standing, but I could see the chaos there. rubble scattered, there were red patches on every part, bones, bones, and also the shattered skulls that were scattered.

As soon as I got there, there was a winged statue crushed at the edge of the entrance. On his chest was a bright blue hexagon-shaped crystal.

Not only on this statue, but on some parts of the walls the ruins also look like that. The most prominent thing was that on the wall furthest from the entrance, the size of the crystal was enormous.

"It looks like an Athea Crystal, but why was it stored there?"

I stepped inside after making sure the outside was safe.

When I stepped my foot, suddenly the bridge behind me was destroyed. But myself was in a different place.

"Huh!? Why are there stairs? Wasn't it just a bridge? Was I teleported to a different place?" muttered. "It looks like this is the work of the Athea Crystal."

The ceiling is not a roof but a clear free sky. The walls are made of granite rocks as well as Ignium crystals. The crystal was transparent, but after being exposed to the reflection of the sky color, it adjusted to the surrounding colors.

The function of the crystal is not known at all. A rumor was circulating that the Ignium Crystals only grew in the celestial castle and the name of the castle was Arphade.

"Don't say .. that the rumor is true."

For some reason I had to collect these puzzle pieces. If I don't find one, maybe something bad will happen. But why the sky castle like this is called a ruin.

Who exactly is Mr Hughes?

The most important thing now is that I have to find the black shadow is located.I also immediately traced the ruins that should have been a castle. The walls are full of messages.

I don't really understand this form of writing. Almost like a very complicated language, there are some pictures that show the story of this castle. I saw also some statues, white but now they are full of red.

Almost like blood. The statues were in the form of strange stripe pieces. Then for the floor itself is very fragrant even with dry blood and emit a fishy smell even though it does not seem to have any effect.

The deeper I go, the more new mysteries are revealed. This castle is very spacious and seems to branch. But either because of my carelessness that stumbled something I fell and entered into a large hole crack.

As soon as I realized a humming calmed me down. There was a warm feeling that from earlier stroked my head. His voice was so soft and very comfortable. I opened my eyes— too

"I don't know who you are, but to do something like this for me, thank you" I said.

"Ahhh .. Your majesty should not thank me, not not not your majesty but, dear," he said with a small smile.

Her voice was so smooth, her pretty face made my heart beat fast. It also has a soft and bright skin. He wears very elaborate clothes for women like himself.

His ears were quite long, like an Elf. Her hair was down until it touched the brown floor. And on each side of her clothes, using a bright red ribbon, there was a small crown attached to the top of her head.

"Why did you call me ‘sayang’? When we first met," I said to make sure.

"That makes me a little sad, baby. We used to be together, it seems like your heart and memory are still locked by the Sword of Regalia, huh?" she asked as she continued to stroke my head with her soft hands.

"Wait a minute—“

"Don't move yet. You better keep going like this, I'll tell you if you don't remember it at all."

He pressed my head until he touched his thigh again.

"Where do you want me to tell you first?"

"Regalia Sword?"

"Ohh .. Of course you will ask for the sword first" he said. "Maybe it's gonna be long so please enjoy my lap for a while, baby." He also smiled warmly at me.

"Name—“

"Ah.. I don't have it, because the other parts of my body are separate," she cut. "If you don't mind why don't you call me as usual?"

"As usual?"

"Even you forget it too. It makes me sad, too" he said. "Then—“

He immediately kissed my forehead slowly after that stroked my cheek gently.

"Eh—s-dear!?"

"Yes, that's what you always call me."

For some reason this glimpse in my memory suddenly shows me a few glimpses of myself in the past and strangely all his words are true, that long before today we had been bound by a sacred promise.

A promise that will only end if we are both dead or separated due to an offense.

"So you've been waiting for me here all this time?" I just don't believe it.

"... Yeah." yeah." And a tear drop fell right on my right cheek. "Even if it's very heavy, but I've been waiting for you here ever since that day"

"I can't believe this, how irresponsible I am. Looks like I have to beat myself up ... then how can I make up for it?"

"If it was—“

Finally we both got up, after which we walked towards the tree. "I was curious, where are we really?"

"This is the bottom floor of the Celestial Castle Armhade. Precisely this is a forest of memories," he explained and then tightly grasped my right hand.

"Ehhh .. a forest within the castle, how vast is this place really? Ugh—“

"And this is what you must do to make amends."

Suddenly I was pulled, and he pushed me towards a tree. Lying me on her tree trunk after that rests her body on my chest. "Well, this is what I want, baby"

"Hmm .. okay, then can you tell me now?"

"Wait for one more" he said, then pulled my hands together, then wrapped them right into his stomach. "Finally, I don't mind if we do it every day"

"Quite complicated as well apparently, then?"

"Well, now I'll tell you."

I could hear her breathing going up and down like she was preparing something.

"Right now that we are under the ruins of the Sky Armhade Castle, it used to be a place where our angels prayed to give peace, well-being, health and prosperity to the people of the earth there"

"We? Means you too? And if you mention that I am your husband then, that means—“

"Yes, I'm an angel too. But you're not an angel" he cut. "You are a prince of the sky, precisely the second prince"

"Prince? Me? No. .. no, that's not possible. I'm just a reincarnated human being and I may be a prince of the heavens" I argue.

"Surely something like this will be very difficult for you to understand" he said. "Because almost all the royal personnel including the ministers were killed mercilessly by you, even your own father and brother," he said suddenly.

"I? Killing my whole family? But why?"

"I don't know myself, but only you remember. The second role, Reiss Veil Drag Reizhart, and now you're changing your name. Ahh no. You eliminated Reiss's existence in your body and you are now Kuro, the former Blackgod Slayer," he explained. “Because of your actions you are called a traitor"

"If it happens then—“

"Yes, that time became chaotic and war broke out among the people with the remaining members of the kingdom. The Blackgod Slayer was acquired not because you defeated the fallen angel leader but because you finished off

all members of the kingdom" he continued. "That's all I know, when you used to always cover it from me."

Am I that cruel?

"I know that's not your real will. Because I know very well"

"You hear that? Maybe I'm not as bad as I thought I was. Thank you...”

The woman's face instantly reddened, her eyes widened and her body trembled. She turned her delicate body around and immediately hugged me tightly." .. Thank you Kuro for at least remembering my name" she said, soaking her face in my chest.

"Yes. Now all I need is to restore my old memories."

I hugged him with warmth. She cried in my arms while I just kept holding her with my left hand while my right hand stroked her head.

"It seems like my time is not much.Thank you, Kuro. Although for a while, but I'm happy to see you again," he said gently after letting go of his embrace.

I could not move at all in surprise, but he

the slow let go of me, then kissed me gently.

After that he floated away from me, grains of light came out from inside his body. It was very similar to me when I was in the forest near Harlequin Park. I tried to reach his right hand, but he just smiled as he continued away.

"Thank you. Although only for a moment but I enjoyed it," he said while continuing to fade. “One more time thank you, I hope we can meet again someday."

Not long after that, he disappeared. It only left a sense of sadness and a grain of light that pierced my face.

"Don't say goodbye, Fear," I murmured softly.

At that moment I didn't realize I had just shed a tear.