Sword Anthem's
Chapter 49 - Reiss Vs Meist

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We immediately ran towards the middle of the kingdom which could soon be seen. Regin who had lost all of his mana supply was drowning at Irina's grill. So did I, but at least I survived.

This time the color of the sky above had already become normal. Dark blue. Unlike before, the red color is extinguished, coupled with the presence of miasma becomes more complicated. However, due to the previous combined magic, all the entities with dark elements had disappeared.

At this time we continued to run while being chased by the sound of the sky clock.

The last time I fought him was 300 years ago, when he buried me in a memento with Fear. Moreover, its form is only one-third of its perfect form.

I hope for now I can still get rid of that sky clock before it's too late. I jumped, climbed on the roofs of houses. Selina and Irina who were carrying Regin followed simultaneously.

“Reiss!!—“

But suddenly a magic circle appeared before me and pulled me into it. Selina's voice was the last thing I could hear back then.

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“Ughh—“

My consciousness slowly began to return and so did my eyes that were trying to open.

“A-what just happened?”

I can only wonder considering that I was in the Astarte Kingdom before. But, what place is this? I just don't remember ever being here.

This place is like a meadow. However, all of his grass emitted a faint sky blue light as if it resembled the Night Lilies.

“Lili Nights?!”

“Looks like you've come to your senses, Reiss.”

That voice...

I got up and found a man looking at me from far away. His body seemed to be filled with red liquid.

He sat on a white stone box that had been mossed. Thanks to the bright enough moonlight, the silhouette of his shadow revealed a raging monster. I don't know what it is, but my gut tells me it's a bad sign.

“Don't look at me like you're staring at your nemesis. You're looking for this, ‘kan?”

As soon as he flicked his finger, a portal suddenly appeared, revealing Fear's thinly-clad body bound by black chains on a magic-circle.

“At first I wanted to give up this woman, but in retrospect stalling you with this might sound more interesting,” he said then rose up to Fear.

“You're sick,” I said coldly.

“Sick? Is that what you see of me now? yes, yes, yes..time will answer it.”

After that he lifted Fear's chin and showed a satisfied expression with narrowed eyes.

“You should have known carrying a load like this would only hinder you,” he said then incised a scratch on Fear's cheek.

“Stop!”

“Alright, hero. We'll see how far you can save her, but before that I'd like to see the show first.”

Various runes appeared in unison. However, all of the runes were distorted, and created a horde of gigantic monsters that roared like starving lions.

Their bodies were like clumps of flesh that were fused together, where the sticking head part was in the middle of the body. On their backs were several black crystals coming out simultaneously forming a triangle. While their arms are large next door full of sharp stones.

“Keparat! What do you want from them?!”

“You know, ‘kan? Those who die will only be history, unfortunately I do not agree with that. That's why I brought them here.. oopss! I forgot one thing, have fun with your dead family, Reiss,”.

“It looks like your brain has been damaged. Using them as a summoning catalyst? Huh. hahahaha. Don't play games with me.”

As soon as I amplified the aura pressure on my feet, in just an instant all the monsters summoned by Meist were split into two simultaneously.

He whistled and gave me an applause.

“Khu... hahahaha! Unbelievable, merciless as ever. Even you don't hesitate to kill your family twice”

“Enough... “

“What? You're still not satisfied, just relax they'll be back alive in a few seconds. Because they are immortal!” he said satisfied while covering his mouth.

All the monsters that I had previously defeated were back on their feet. Their split bodies fused back together like nothing had happened. This level of regeneration is no joke.

“How? Are you happy? Comeing! Comeing! Comeing! Play with your family back, Reiss! They miss you so much, you know that, ‘ right? khuahahaha!!”

All of that got back up and started running blindly towards me. This time with an indistinct shout that continuously smashed his hand into the ground many times.

“Yes, of course I miss them. Even though they are gone, their hearts and souls are still with me. You also forgot something about this?”

“Huh?”

“The nature of this sword is purely formed from particles of light. That means all those who have been exposed to his attacks will be charred to ashes.

When all those monsters want to hit my head. Their legs had been crushed first before finally creeping throughout the body and now leaving only a grain of ash.

“What?!... “

“Don't underestimate me like that or your cheeks will hurt,” I said flatly.

“What do you mean!—ughh!”

Suddenly a scratch appeared on Meist's right cheek.

“It's not good if I'm the only one getting the prize, right? Hows it? Do you like my gift? Hahahaha,” I said satisfied.

“Backed! I'll kill you!”

“This is just more like you used to be. Come here to papa!”

STANGGGS!!!

We both went fast with each other. Two sword swings collided, creating a loud clanging sound until the ground around us burst into small pieces of rock.

A powerful aura was visible from his blood-soaked body. Meist, I don't know what's been going on with you all this time. But, before I knew the truth, I refused to forgive you.

“Fhangedt!” he said loudly while raising his right index finger upwards.

It was an ancient magic that made the land around us crumble and with the power of his finger movements, all of that land would be re-formed as per the wishes of its users. Unfortunately, I had predicted this magic long before.

This magic is one of the unique abilities of Meist that can make him benefit from the creation of large-scale affixed magic. Surely I don't want that to happen, how would it be if he kept getting stronger as time went on? Maybe I could have been killed by him twice.

“Free! Reuscht!” reply while plugging the tip of the sword into the ground.

But I also use the anti-magic ability that my sword possesses. One is to neutralize all kinds of magic that are related to each other.

The magic of this age does not match this kind of anti-magic ability. That's why when Meist uses ancient magic, this magic is what I can say as his antidote.

All of the land that was about to form something was now destroyed and all of the arranged Rune chains were broken.

"It looks like you didn't forget this, Reiss," he said and swung his sword.

“How can I forget such a great skill?” sahutku while thickening his attack with my bakcflip kick.

“But, you also forgot one thing, Reiss.”

When he returned to his position right next to Fear who was on the chain. Suddenly, three figures I knew appeared in terrible conditions.

“Oz?! Aresya! Regin! What did you do to them?!”

“Oh. Finally the expression I was looking forward to appeared as well. Don't you see this blood?” he asked while pointing at the left side of his body.

“Do-don't—“

“True once, Reiss. It was me who did it. Take it easy, they are not dead, but just dying. Khuahahaha!”

“T-but, since when?” I just can't believe it.

Seeing how their bodies were piled up like that made me very surprised. I didn't expect Meist's strength to exceed what I had anticipated.

“Surely when you are unconscious. When else?”

“Damn it!”

“You know what tickles me the most? That's when they believed if they were that you'd end this phenomenon, but look! You don't have much time at all,” he said with a small laugh.

Right now I want to hit him in the face with all my might.

“Unfortunately they do not know that you are the one who brought this disaster to them. You are! You are! You are! The only cause of all this happening, Second Prince Reiss Veil Drag Reizhart!” he continued, “how can I not stop laughing when I hear it? tell me, do you believe in the power of the sword? A sword that even makes you this way, it's all a fairy tale!”

“Meist... “

“You can see it now! We all look like fools! You, me, everyone in the kingdom. What more do you want when the world is destroyed?”

“I know.. Of course I know... “

“Khuahahaha. It's laughable and you still do it—“

“—I know if you're lonely.”

He suddenly fell silent with a frozen expression.

“A fool who believes he is a hero and a cowardly man who cannot accept reality are two different things. I admit if I am a fool, then the next is you. A coward who never admits anything in his life.”.

After the look of his face froze, I could now see his trembling body. I don't know what he's feeling right now or what memory he's seeing when I say it.

However, one thing I do know is that right now he curses me with incredible words that I could never even think of.

“Wit! Vanished out! Die up! Die up! Destroy you royal scum!” he then ran towards me quickly.

“At least the trash can be recycled, unlike you who can not be repaired,” sahutku cold.

I also did not want to lose with his courage to issue such a powerful attack in this first round.

When he was pushed back by my attack, I quickly picked up the horses to prepare for a large-scale attack. After he came back towards me, that was when this attack came out with great destructive power.

Although my man was previously drained from Star Raid magic, but afterwards Selina helped recover my mana so that I could unleash the current attack.

“Executh!”

A gigantic sword of light suddenly appeared from my Lionheart. It was like a shock shot that quietly exploded and then disappeared quickly as I pulled it back.

Thanks to Meist's attack, which was previously driven by anger, it now bounced far away until it finally stopped because it destroyed a giant stone.

Before he came back I had to absorb the essence of my previous abilities. Dividing it into two parts the first— is consciousness and the second is my soul. After that adjust it to my current condition.

However not long after that appeared a few black fireballs in an overwhelming amount from the sky.

Nawat, Fear!

I immediately rushed towards the unconscious Fear. Before I thought that the chains shackling his body could be smashed with this sword of mine, but after I saw it up close. This chain can only be destroyed if the user dies, then the only way to free it is to kill Meist.

Looks like my time has come to avenge everything.

With my current condition, I cannot use area protection magic.

“You don't want me to have to do it.”

I started to take a deep breath and then took it back out. After that I prepared the horses and sharpened my vision.

As soon as all the black fireballs began to approach, I immediately slid down using foot techniques to speed up my current battle style.

One by one the fireballs I reflected back using the flat parts of my sword. Right now I just imagine a soft object that bounces back after coming into contact with a soft surface.

For the sake of the food called pumpkin pie, all my counterattacks turned out to be successful, and the fireballs that tried to get close managed to reflect gently.

But who would have thought Meist was suddenly in front of me while shouting loudly calling my name.

“Reiss!!! Die!!”

“Not so fast friends.”

Now our two swords are rubbing against each other, as well as eyes that look at each other.

“From the beginning you were always like this, which is why my brother was reluctant to teach you such a technique, Meist”

“Hmph! You think I need it?! How could I learn such a technique from you guys!”

“As usual you can't admit it—then we end all this without harboring disappointment,”.

As soon as our swords were repulsed by the shock power of each aura. Meist directly imbued her sword with a black aura while I charged my sword with a blue aura.

Not long after, we got back to each other with swords. The swordplay shown by Meist was not too different from what I learned from my Brother.

The Royal Sword Technique, that was what they called. Techniques that take the basis on the game of hand speed and time-taking stability to swing the sword. This technique is also commonly called a surprise technique because the time to take an attack can sometimes deceive his opponent.

The first thing that Meist did was also not too different, namely illusion and misdirection. Although

that's why I always get attacks from many people, even though I know it's just myself.

But this technique has its weaknesses. The downside of this technique was the breaking of the chain of attack and that moment was now.

“Feel this!” I said then turned around while jerking the arm of Meist who was trying to attack me from behind using elbow.

“Ughh!—“

When he lost focus on his attack, it was my turn to attack him. The most powerful counterattack was to use melee martial arts.

As soon as Meist attempted to swing her sword vertically using her aura. I immediately slammed his sword using my sword by suppressing his swing power.

After our swords hit the ground, that's when I hit his left shoulder. Jerking off balance then switches on the stomach, right shoulder, elbow attack, and is ended by a hard blow to his stomach that is maximized with a quick spinning kick.

“Arghh!—“

“You relied too much on the power coming from outside, which is why you lost the essence of the technique you learned from then on.”

I also did not waste any more time and directly pulled out my sword, jumping up high as well as slashing the left side of Meist's belly which was wide open. He also screamed in pain.

Not long after his body fell hard, I came back with my quick strike. As soon as he tried to get up I hit his jaw with a sideways kick as hard as possible and his body once again crashed.

“Aghkss—“

“This time I will end it!”

I'm sure his body is already at the limit and this is when it's most appropriate to do so.

Once again I skated to make the final attack.

“Grrrrr!! Uagh!!! Do you think I'll die that easy!”

All of a sudden his body gave off an extremely powerful black aura and nearly flew me away if only I did not stick a sword and use it as a restraint.

“Reiss! R-Reiss!!”

His voice was again like something had broken. I can't see it like this. Even though he betrayed me once, but still his current appearance is unacceptable to me.

“Fuck you, Meist!”

Her body has become an abnormal nightmare that I don't want to remember. This is why I hate Omega, what the gods are, what the figures are waiting for, all that is nonsense.

For the sake of everyone who had sacrificed their lives back then, I did not want this to all be repeated again.

“Reiss!!!”

He slid towards me while carrying a dark spear that he created from the essence of chaos.

“Meist!!”

I also seemed to be gliding through it at full speed with my Lionheart sword. The two of us attacked each other with full force until it shattered the surrounding place into pebble rocks.

Explode and scatter. Up and floating. It crashed and finally completely destroyed until all my visions became bright white. The last thing I felt was a sting and warm feeling on my left shoulder and then spread to my stomach area.

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My breath became heavy and all I could see again. Meist was currently sprawled with both of her arms shattered. I went to get close to him too.

“A-arghk—ha.. ha. Looks like this is my end...”.

I could only look at her with relief, but deep within my heart was a feeling I could not explain. It was all mixed up and I couldn't explain it so easily at all.

“You know... All this time I did not want you or Fear to be the victim of this stupid prophecy,” he said.

“What do you mean?”

“All this. Whether it's murder in the castle or your current destiny, that's the one who has to endure it—“

He also coughed. I wanted to help her, but she refused, and could only give me a small smile. Yes, that smile is what he used to bring out when he was with us— Me and Fear.

“Listen to me, Reiss..“.

I just nodded slowly too.

“Your journey is still long. This is only a small part of the story you will go through, for the Omega is the first step in the conquest of the world. You should realize it—ughks!!—hah huh hah. I'm sure you can do it—“

“You mean..?”

“Over this time we've been cheated by someone. That moment when I took you away and then dropped you here was the only way to save you. I know I'm a coward, but when someone needs me it's different

“So all this time... “

“Basic brain fool. You should already know what you should do. Finish what you've been doing all this time prince. Before that take the pendant on my chest, it will help you on your next trip, and please take care of Fear. All this time always crying because it can not help you.Lastly, please give my regards to him... ”

"T-wait—"

"Reiss... "

"Hmm?"

"It's time...."

Then his eyes closed slowly. It was the first time I returned to drain the dead water for my best friend.

After that I went to free Fear who was unconscious. So does using the Lionheart sword to heal wounds on Oz, Aresya, and Regin.

The Lionheart Sword had another function as a healing catalyst, but the price to pay was the blood of the user. After a while I did so, all the wounds on their bodies began to gradually fill.

On the other hand I also freed Fear from his shackles and put him to sleep slowly so that he would not wake up.

Suddenly my hair was goosebumps hearing the sound of the clang repeatedly echoing in the sky.

DANGG... DANGG... DANGG!!!

I also raised my head.

"I'm late..”.

The sky split open, a pair of wings widened to cover the entire sky. The color is black gray with feathers that fall like fir leaves in autumn. The whole sky—no, I'm sure the whole world has now been covered by those six wings.

Then from behind his wings came a large eye. While in the middle of it appeared a head like a combination of dragons and demons. Having a long body, even the sky alone was like he was wrapped around

easily.

But the worst part was when he took out a black sphere and hurled it towards the kingdom.

“NASK!!”

It was then that for the first time I went back to seeing events that I did not want to remember.