Chapter 236: Swordsmanship Results |
The training was rough for the next three months. I'm not neglecting my duties at Izgoy since I'm contacting everyone every week to see how they were doing and to just reassure them that I'll return.
I trained and I trained and I can finally flow my sword like a normal guy. I know I'm not using a katana like them but it works with this sword. Somehow. So I just went with it.
With my single attack, I can send out about four illusions followed up with three strikes if they manage to dodge it.
My reflexes has greatly enhanced too, same with my speed. And that's not wearing my full armor set.
Mizuki's father then wanted a spar with me. He knows that I'm stronger than him but we're going to fight using techniques so I'm limiting my strength and we're both using wooden swords.
We both had a stand off until we both disappeared and reappeared for a giant clash at the middle.
Her old man slid the blade off my blade and bounced off and was about to perform a stab attack. I backed off but what I didn't realize that that was a feint.
He grabbed his weapon with both of his hands and was running towards me like holding a knife from his side.
I had to cheat a little bit, "Teleport." I instantly got behind him. And overhead swing. He raised up his sword but I used the training method that he thought me.
He suddenly rushed at me and I felt like I was fighting a hundred men and I couldn't find where the attack was going to go.
"Second Act: Illusion of the Flames." I blocked like twenty of them but there's still attacks coming from all sides. I can't block.
Before his blade could reach my neck, he stopped.
"One point for dad." We both looked at the direction of where the sound came from and saw Mizuki watching us.
We both stepped back and faced each other again. "Third Act: Relentless Flames." The whole place was then lit up in flames and using this ability, I can move around within the flames. "Fourth Act: Unwavering Flames" This skill makes my flames immune to everything and can't be extinguished. It only works for about a minute but its a minute enough for me to traverse through the flames without worrying anything.
I sped up and jumped through one fire to another while dashing and attacking as he stood there in the middle blocking everything.
The first slash I did was aimed at his hand to disarm him, but he completely did a full reversal in which he parried it off perfectly.
I did the same again and again but this time with multiple feints. Eleven illusions I summoned and he was a bit surprised but he did the same and summoned up the same number as mine, deflecting everything.
He then began to counter attack. A hundred illusions appeared behind him.
I stepped back instantly using the castless movement, Fifth Act: Silent Stomps.
But this madman followed me with his insane speed. I couldn't block anything. He disappeared and reappeared behind me. I landed safely.
"354 points for my father." Mizuki then announced.
I didn't even notice it but my whole body was injured. What was that attack..?
"Final Act: Grand Finale." The old man then said. "You use up everything you have for an instantaneous attack."
"That's... amazing. Its so powerful." If he had the same strength as me he could've killed me. My body did get tough so blows against him wouldn't be dangerous.
"I've been holding you back. By a lot. You're far stronger than me and all we've been doing is practicing you to learn techniques without applying strength. So, come with me. I want to see something."
He then ran away but I followed him and Mizuki did the same. We ran to the point that we were outside of their territory and was faced with several mountains in front of us.
The old man just looked at me, "I want to see the monster that I created."
"I see." It seems that he wants me to let loose. "Stand back." They both stood back a couple of hundred meters around me. "Demon Form. Come, Demon Sword Acabar." My body changed and a small flicker of flame appeared in front of me. As I grabbed it, it turned into my weapon. I won't hold back. "Gauntlets of Instability, Boots of the Trickster, Seal of Armor, Berserker Helm, Pants of Eternity. Uncontrollable Power."
My full armor was in sight and they were just standing behind me, not saying anything. Relentless Flames. With this, I can run from one end of the flame and teleport to the one behind from where I started to create a momentum for me to launch of. It was like running through a portal in front of me but I get teleported to the portal behind me. It was like I'm running far but I'm still in one place. But I wasn't done. I wanted to see if Triple Synergy works. I imbued the flames with dark and light magic and it worked.
The system then popped up to show me the additions and buffs that came with it.
So I ran and ran until I gathered enough momentum. So I dispelled the third act skill and ran to the mountains. "SECOND ACT! ILLUSION OF THE FLAMES!"
I didn't stop or anything. I felt like I was walking on air and everything that was near or around me was getting cut off.
The first slash I did, I felt like I was free. I didn't have anything restricting me so I just went with it. My arm turned into a whip-like structure as I unleashed my wrath.
"Perfect Parry!" The old man suddenly stopped my movement which shocked me. I was practically swinging with my full strength and he managed to block it? "That should be enough. Look around."
"What?" I looked around and noticed the burning plains... Plains? Wasn't there a huge chunk of mountains he-... I didn't notice it at first but this was my doing. I cleared out a mountainous place with just a couple of swings.
"I did make a monster. Haa... you're one dangerous guy you know that?"
"You're... a demon? And the demon king at that!?" Mizuki then looked at me fearfully.
I didn't even notice that I was still in my Demon Form. I should not have taken this out. That look on her face... It was just... unsettling for me. "..." I couldn't say anything or protect myself since its the truth.
She then drew out her sword and took a stance. "Father, get out of there."
"I'm sorry about this. I know you don't mean no harm but our kingdom is pretty hostile against demons." Mizuki's father then stated.
"What!? Father! Don't let him run. He's the Demon King! Once we kill hi-"
"Enough. He saved my life and that's enough."
"A demon saved your life!"
I couldn't take this conversation anymore so, "Cooldown Reset. Teleport." I instantly went back to Izgoy. Well, I didn't learn the final act or anything else but the fact that I managed to somehow learn swordsmanship should be enough.
But seeing Mizuki's face as she me was... painful. Trembling hands, her mouth clenching her teeth and that horrified look on her face. It seems that I won't get to see her or her father any sooner.
I can understand it. I'm no longer human like them anyway.
Someone then contacted me. "Lam?"
"Goodevening my lord. Preparations are done. What should we do?"
"You've captured most of the kingdoms?"
"Indeed. We have captured everything in this continent and the other two nearby continents. The name of Izgoy has been spread throughout the entire world. We've already gathered a lot of people."
"Alright, bring them everyone here. Contact Herold, Zeraph Nindine and the rest of the Crimson Knights into the meeting room."
"I shall do that. When would you like them to be contacted?"
"Contact them now to make their final preparations and a week from now, call them again."
I ended the call with Lam and looked at the sky. Its near... the war is near. I no longer have to worry about anything. After Ouroboros... I will defeat Tartarus and the Tower of Babel.
Everything will come to an end.
Freedom will come.
And I will be the one to give it.
Gods, goddesses or even spawns of evil... I don't care who comes to me. I will break this planet free of the chains that the gods put on this world. I'm no longer that office guy. I'm now something closer to that of gods.
This planet I protect and the seats of the gods above I conquer.