Sword Anthem's
Chapter 19 - The Sword Eater

The creature that attacked us was a giant monster or better known as the Sword Eater. As Hilda said, her appearance did indeed resemble that of a dragon.

"Are you sure it's the Sword Eater, Hilda?"

"I'm sure, Kuro. This one has been very mature and also has a different level. The wings he had had evolved, so his skin was like that" he said, then prepared in standby mode.

I don't know how far I can defend against this creature. Yes, it might not be as great as my brother.but, at least it will be my big fight again after fighting the bone dragon while at Ronove Academy.

The sword eater roared loudly, his roar shaking this sky ground. The air as it was stirred easily and the houses within the distance of its roar shattered into small fragments.

Floating and then slowly falling down was not left. What an incredible power. It was only a sound, then what if it was the true power of the sword eater? Maybe this land of heaven will be destroyed.

After that Hilda lunged at him ahead of me and I followed him from behind. I exerted the power of my slash on his leg while Hilda hit him with a reddish energy spear.

Unfortunately our attack did not affect any of the—tersayat? No. gabe. Scratched? No. especially split. After that we bounced thanks to the shock of his body aura.

When I attacked him with long-range magic, it seemed that Hilda used reinforcement magic, and once again attacked him like red lightning at night.

He managed to jolt his head with a powerful explosion, but the sword-eater did not remain silent. The giant creature pulled out a meteor chunk from its mouth.

I also anticipated by throwing seven shock waves simultaneously. The two forces clashed with each other as Hilda took her distance, the meteor shattered.

I cast a long-range magic once again. This time I arranged it into four layers that synchronized with each other. All the magic was active simultaneously and pounded it with ferocious lightning.

The Sword Eater roared loudly and the air again shook violently. The pressure of his aura can't be underestimated. If I were within his distance, maybe my body would bounce far away.

When the creature was preoccupied by my magic. I'm strengthening Hilda with my Runeku. When the lightning strike was over, it was now Hilda's turn to strike it. He nodded then charged towards the Sword Eater at high speed.

The stockings he used were torn and his clothes were also peeled off little by little. As soon as his attack hit the Sword Eater, the body of the huge creature shook quite violently.

His attack did not stop at that, Hilda continued with a heavy blow that was shrouded in mana energy. The sound of clanging sounded carefree and along with the cracking sound that was peeling off, the flakes of his skin were crushed.

Hilda retreated to my side. To be sure, I threw the projection sword to make it a cover attack.

At that moment I could hear a loud scream and forced me to close my ears. After the scream was over, I made sure that Hilda was okay.

"Are you okay, Hilda?" manyworry. "It looks like your leg is quite injured."

As soon as I noticed, his right leg was slightly bruised with a blood-splitting scratch.

"No, to me who is your personal servant. Things like this are not too much of a problem, because I know that one day something like this will happen" he replied calmly.

I also entered my mind. It's strange, if just by stepping the ground can shake then where does it come from? I did not even feel the air of his presence while inside the Entia Tower.

The Sword Eater roared back and made a magic circle around his mouth cavity and how did the huge creature still survive the onslaught of our two attacks?

"It's not good news" I said, quickly pulling Hilda's left arm.

He was shocked but then he realized that my actions were the best. Because after the magic circle was activated and the Sword Eater covered his mouth, a reddish purple light came out.

It was like a very violent plasma. His attack flattened everything in an instant, even I shook my head as almost the entire ruins here were wiped out. Fortunately the Entia Tower was protected by an ancient magic.

The tower was not scratched at all. Then a puff of smoke came out from his two eyes. With me and Hilda on standby, we both ran in opposite directions. Hilda to the left while I to the right.

We both circled around the Sword Eater quickly, on one count we launched an attack that was extremely devastating. Hilda let out a crushing blow with a blackish-red aura.

While I jumped high first, then hit him with a very powerful kick.

Our attacks were well coordinated. A kick followed by a punch, then a slash with an incision, and the last is a continuous explosion completed by Hilda's gravity magic that makes the Sword Eater depressed.

It seemed that Hilda was beginning to get exhausted with the heavy attacks that she had launched. I can still breathe normally and not get too tired. After we took a breath back, we immediately ran back towards the Sword Eaters.

Waging very rapid follow-up attacks. Hilda used both of her legs to hit each side of the sword-eater's skin. While I jumped high while I was kneeling the projection sword I made so many times.

Little by little the scales of the sword eater began to be fragile and eventually fell apart. He roared again but the roar this time was like a cry of pain. Looks like we made it even if we just destroyed the scales.

But I didn't know that round two was real, because both wings were peeled off and fused with his body. His scales turned grayish-white, his mouth became wide and his fangs became more numerous. His breath gives off a hot and also corrosive steam. The ground trembled again and split in two, releasing hot lava

It seems I was just fighting the cocoon, damn it.

With the new form, I'm sure the power will increase as well. However, more unfortunate is that the creature released a powerful plasma ball towards the sky.

"Tch... shit! Large-scale attacks, huh!? Hilda quickly used defense magic and also self-improvement."

But when I looked at him, he was exhausted. The bodo period with the mana depleted, I also directly recited the condensed runes that created a multi-layered shield.

I pulled Hilda's arm towards me. The darkening sky began to reveal a cluster of black balls blazing with fire.

Actually my feelings are also still worried if the strength of this shield can withstand its attack. These are moments that are so dangerous, I cannot lose my concentration.

Until I remembered a high-level magic that was quite risky, but what could I do. I should try it.

"Holy light..eternal golden sky and voidness of the past, I call you—Arhsis Lkentia!!!"

Before those corrosive black fireballs rained down on us, a pair of light wings appeared, and enveloped us both. For a moment I could hear the sound of explosions coming from within this pair of wings of light.

Thumping and shaking the ground where I stand. The heat I felt on my skin ignored me and tried to protect Hilda as much as possible.

I seem to have reached the limit of my mana...

"Hilda, can you give me a little of your mana?"

Hilda was speechless but her cheeks began to blush back, "Of course I can, but are you sure you want to?"

"Of course, anyway my mana is running out and maybe it's time soon"

"But this will be very different from the way you did earlier. I'll go back and ask, do you still want to do it?"

"Quickly, I don't have much time to argue about it" I said hurriedly.

My man is now two more containers, and that means if these two containers are empty then I have none

absolute defense.

"All right then."

Suddenly he approached me. This familiar sensation returned to me, yes. So soft and comfortable, not until she embraces my neck carefully.

When our bodies touch each other. I could feel a strange sensation flowing inside this body. The things he does are very different and this is quite troublesome.

But I could feel my mana gradually starting to return. In the final stage he kissed me with heat. At first I objected, but unfortunately I couldn't get away from it.

Then after that Hilda let go of her kiss, "I'm sorry for my indecency, but doing such a thing is quite embarrassing" she said with a blush. "But, since you are my reason for living, then how many times will I do it"

It sounded like a love statement, but, I understood it, and nodded slowly.

Hilda turned red again and this time it was like there was steam coming out of her head. But what he did helped me from the onslaught of the falling meteor.

When everything was over, that pair of light wings finally shattered into pieces. I got up and helped Hilda to stand up.

“S-it looks like we're lucky..”.

This place has become a graveyard for blistered magmas. Corrosive vapor evaporated and the sounds of bursting fire bubbles splashed. I can't believe his strength can get this big, it's just that my brother needs the power of the Sword Regalia to finish him off.

His figure now resembles a human-dragon hybrid. Having 10 pale white wings flapping off the fur, a halo on the top of his head indicated he was a saintly being, and moreover a black crystal stuck right in the middle of his chest.

It floats like a majestic existence that words cannot express. Without seeing if he was a male or a female, his body was naked. Even so, I'm not sure I can beat him

my ability at this time.

Yes, the stature is now smaller. But. it does not rule out the possibility of all the energy in the form of the previous cocoon shrinks and makes it very strong.

The Sword Eater instantly disappeared and was now right in front of me.

So soon?!

I don't know what happened at the time. But, what is certain is that Hilda's figure has fallen, and my left arm is splashing a lot of blood.

“Arghhh!!...”

Damnit damnit! I-he's gonna eat it. I have to stop it before it's too late. T-t-but with my condition

right now, what can I do?!

I screamed in a mute self-blame, is Hilda going to die?

My left arm was broken, my legs trembled helplessly, and moreover my stamina was almost depleted.

suddenly, my heart was beating....

[Terms Have Been Fulfilled]

[Open Door Limits]

The voice suddenly rang in my ears and my chest felt so painful. As soon as I see it....

Is this not the symbol of Fenrir?!

... Come fetch.

I didn't understand, but the voice was like asking me to take something from inside this emblem. Right now I can only surrender to the bitter reality, without thinking long I put both hands into it.

It was a strange sensation and gave me a little convulsion. I could feel something solid, full of strength, and a familiar feeling in one touch.

After that I pulled it out with all my might. It's so hard, I feel like my heart's out. At that moment I screamed in despair. A shout that sounded like asking for help in a poignant tone.

“HAaaAAAAaaAArgHHH!!”

Shortly after that I managed to pull it out and at the same time I realized one thing, which was that my arms were filled with blood.

[Legacy Successfully Taken]

What I got was a transparent silver sword with a bluish aura and like it had a pulse flowing all over its parts. At the center were some extremely foreign ancient runes, those runes emitting a faint glow.

[Activating the True Form of the Lionheart Sword]

"Lionheart? True form? Didn't I have this sword before" I was shocked.

Was it just a prototype?

Like time repeated. The blood all over my arms broke and disappeared, then formed a red cloth wrapped around him to my shoulders. The pain that had previously strangled me disappeared.

Not long after that the emblem of Fenrir on my chest evaporated into a white scarf that gently hugged my neck. A little transparent and so warm.

... Scream!!!.

Again the voice appeared.

"WHOARGGGHHHH!!!"

Unexpectedly, my shout let out a roar like a ferocious monster that had managed to throw down the once powerful Sword Eater. Hilda was thrown and I immediately caught her, after which she laid her down near the Entia Tower.

"... Now come my vengeance, you useless!!!"

I immediately got up and hit him very quickly even he had not had time to do anything and I had launched a hard Uppercut punch. It was also thrown far into the sky.

Who would have thought if the merging of the Lionheart Sword with my mana could be this great.

My legs were doing a swing and I jumped up high and attacked him with a fast movement.

My speed was so silent that not even a sound could be heard. Up there I directly attacked him with a few low slashes, but he managed to fend it off perfectly.

The sound of complaints rang out loud and waves of wind overflowed like waves sweeping around it.

I landed perfectly again and hoped to fly to catch up with him who was now preparing to release fireballs from his mouth.

Unfortunately I had and a bunch of little black fireballs shot towards me. My feet with quick reflexes immediately ran away avoiding him. But those little balls of fire were still chasing me. Blasting every road I went through carefully.

I don't want to drag Hilda into this new problem either. It was enough for him to serve me now, time to rest, and let him sleep uninterrupted.

After a long while I ran, we were at a distance from the Entia Tower, and the pursuit of the fireballs had stopped.

At that time we looked at each other directly and in one count his figure had been in front of me again, but this time I could compensate him very well.

Mutual attacks and create a large crack hole, moved and then the place was shattered into pieces, attacking each other and the traces of a large incision printed real on the uninhabited wasteland.

Our attacks were both so devastating that even a mere blowout made our balance both break.

Utilizing that momentum, I tried my hardest to rebalance it, and landed a hard low jab with my right hand on his belly.

He groaned in pain, his mouth spewing purple blood. After that I hit him in the face with my left hand, the punch managed to throw him far away until a giant stone was crushed by being hit by his body.

“I'll end with the next attack,” I said as I took a breath.

When the Sword Eater woke up, quickly a bunch of fireballs shot back towards me. But, I pummeled them all with the back of my hand and the palm of my hand.

But unexpected events appear. A huge corrosive fireball was now hurtling towards Hilda. I can't make her hurt more than this, let me take care of the rest, and let her sleep without having to fight again.

I ran as fast as I could and put strength in my legs. In just a split second I had preceded the corrosive fireball that had a lightning charge and instantly split it into two pieces using Lionheart.

The burst of energy that was slowly starting to explode that I sucked up using Lionheart and released it back towards the Sword Eaters.

Not long after that right where the Sword Eater was was there was a thunderstorm that exploded violently and the sound of a roar of roar burst out so shrill. Then from the magnitude of the storm a figure came out and flew into the sky in a hurry.

I can see it. It is the Sword Eater.

It has blood red skin that secretes purplish veins. After he flew high enough, suddenly right from his wings it let out hundreds of small balls that directly stuck on the ground.

The ball broke, incubating small monsters simultaneously that growled as soon as they saw me.

“Sialan.. apparently he pulled out a monster army this time...”.

I immediately ran and slashed at every monster I passed. One by one they perished in the grasp of my sword. They spat out an enormous amount of blood and flooded this place with their fresh blood.

On the last strike I spread the attack from my Lionheart Sword. So that in one flutter they all disappeared, now only the strange creatures are left at this time.

But somehow my back seemed to be pushed by something, like a palm. Then a wing burst from my left back, without further ado I immediately chased after it.

An extremely strong gust of wind gushed violently at me. I don't care about it at all, right now I just want to unleash the final attack and finish it in style.

My speed had kept up, but I was faster, and was in front of him. I slashed one of his eyes, splashed blood violently, and I saw his face harden like he was angry.

As he was about to fire the fireball back, I preceded him with a powerful kick over his head. As a result, the Sword Eater plunged freely and directly hit the ground to create a large hole.

I took a sharp nosedive back while slashing a few sharp waves towards him.

And correctly managed to injure his chest. Two of its wings have been split. One heart I had managed to destroy. Only two more, while continuing to sharply dive the Sword Eater was trying to get up.

He let out a light from within his body that was black and suddenly the sky let out black lightning bolts towards me. I managed to fend it off like hitting a rubber ball with a wooden rod using my Lionheart Sword, and changed its direction until it shot back towards the Sword Eaters.

One black lightning, two black lightning, three. His chest had been crushed, which meant that I had managed to destroy two of his hearts.

Even though he was helpless, I still felt his murderous aura.

Suddenly the Sword Eater's head floated towards me quickly, my feet twirled agilely, then darted my sword to incise an incision wound on his body.

His body is now helpless, "The last heart is right in your head" I said coldly.

And the head of the Sword Eater was split in two while his body was scattered by my swordplay. Both of his heads fell to the ground and I stepped on them to the point of being crushed.

"It seems that you do not understand what the word ‘ merciless’ means,” I said coldly, “and with this Skakmat," I continued and plugged the Lionheart sword into the ground.

Thousands of swords of light came out and destroyed the remains of the sword-eater.

"This way your game is done, I know it's late but you've danced in my palm well" I continued and pulled it back.