Vol 3 Chapter 9 (1/2)
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at 26th of July 2019 09:15:46 PM
Chapter 9
Chapter 9
The silent drizzle of rain had, suddenly and without warning, turned into a violent downpour erasing the sounds of footsteps and presence of the citizens .
This region was known for its soft ground and it would not be strange for a devastating landslide to happen with this much water falling from the sky .
Hence, fighting a bit more seriously would not cause problems in the future .
Worst coming to worst, Izayoi could always move towards the forest, but for the time being, the location was a blessing .
This place, an abandoned section of the slum, was filled with derelicts as is, there was no need to worry about causing pointless damage .
It was also convenient that the residents were nowhere to be seen either .
In other words, this battle was quite convenient for Izayoi too .
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Exposed to the elements, Izayoi calmly pressed on through the bullet-like rain . The hostility was undoubtedly coming from straight ahead . And that hostility was actually a bigger impediment than the curtains of water .
Mother G.o.ddess Prith had previously described the Amazon forest as ”Stagnant,” but the heavy pressure Izayoi was now feeling was also very fitting that description .
The hostility and killing intent were obstructing his way as if entwining around his body . He felt very heavy, as if he was forcing his way through the ocean . Honestly, the scale of the enmity defied common sense .
How was it possible to direct so much of it towards someone one had never met?
Be it friend or foe, it was probably better to deem them not to be a stranger .
As far as Little Garden was concerned, there were more than enough individuals happy to bare their fangs at both Izayoi and Prith .
It would not be so strange for one of them to show up here, however . . .
” . . . . . . Strong . This guy is really strong . Just who are they? They are at least as strong as Kouryuu and Karyou-chan . If not stronger . ”
”I don't know . Their presence is similar to a Divine Spirit but also resembles an Avatar . We should treat them as quite the unique individual . ”
The open hostility was making the location known . There clearly was no intention of hiding power . These two would never have forgotten someone this strong . But when they searched their memories, no name came to mind .
One thing was very clear, however .
Whoever was waiting ahead equalled a Demon Lord in status .
Izayoi considered these ruins a convenient location but, were he to clash with that somebody here, the entire slums would be turned into scorched wasteland .
Finally, the pair could make out the opponent's silhouette within the storm .
( . . . . . . A woman?)
The person unleas.h.i.+ng such hostility was a woman with white hair and red eyes . Just like the girl they were safeguarding .
Given the skin that lacked pigment and red eyes, she seemed to be another albino .
The woman was of a considerable height, but with still visible traces of youthfulness in her face suggesting that she was not yet an adult . The white clothes suggested a research specimen, or something of the kind . One belonging to the same place as the girl that was sleeping soundly on Prith's back .
”Izayoi,” said Pirth suddenly, “something's not right . Her presence is that of a Divine Spirit but her body is clearly human . At a glance, not one being possessed by a Divine or Evil Spirit either . She might have a.s.similated with a higher spiritual life form due to some kind of a trigger . ”
”Seems so . This clears up one part of the puzzle, though . That woman destroyed the Particle Body research establishment,” Izayoi declared .
Honestly, anyone would come to the same conclusion if they saw the white-haired girl's appearance .
While the pouring rain had easily washed her hair and skin clean, the same couldn't be said for her clothes that were still smeared in colour . That colour .
The rusty-red of blood . And that girl was soaked in it .
It seemed that she hadn't even given a thought to getting rid of the bloodstains .
She definitely paid no heed to the fragments of human flesh that dirtied her fair skin .
She would slay the enemy . Slay all who opposed her . Lay bare her boundless resentment, and annihilate them all .
This girl was not directing her hostility towards Izayoi or Prith . This heavy pressure was not a force directed at an individual .
She was, quite simply, cursing the entire world with all her being .
She stood there, her body looking like it had come back from the depths of h.e.l.l, waiting for Izayoi and Prith in this deteriorated district, so that she could wield her blade of resentment and grudge towards the entire world that had ravaged her soul .
Finally, the pigmentless eyes focused on the two of them, pale white hand rose to the chin, and the girl spoke .
” . . . . . . Well, well, well . This is something even I did not expect, even though I was resolved to cut down anyone, be it Surya, Vayu, or Indra . To face the great mother G.o.ddess, Prithvi Mata, thought? Beyond my dreams . Should I pay my respects now that I am against the deity that cut through the planet's placenta?”
The b.l.o.o.d.y girl looked at Prith and laughed in amus.e.m.e.nt .
Judging from her words, if Izayoi showed up here all by himself, she would've started battling with him to the death right away .
She also knew who Prith was .
With that in mind, Prith stepped forward and spoke .
”Cut through the planet's placenta, huh . That's quite some way to say it . While it's true that I did teach agriculture to people, it would be polite to use less . . . direct words, no?”
”Nonetheless, it is the truth, is it not? The proxy of Celestial Spirits of Earth that slumber even now . After all, you, the G.o.ddess Prithvi Mata, are the one whose Spirituality was the first Celestial Spirit candidate . ”
Prith listened to the girl’s words with displeasure .
But at the same time, she managed to ascertain one fact .
Whoever a.s.similated into this b.l.o.o.d.y girl undoubtedly belonged to the Indian Pantheon .
” . . . . . . Oh? And where did you hear that, pray tell?”
”Anyone would realize it if they gave it some thought . Breaking up, cultivating and nurturing are forms of Gift of the smallest unit . When mankind unravelled that blessing and system the Celestial Spirits had changed from ”The givers” to ”The robbed” . it is reasonable to dub a G.o.ddess who worked to rip out the source of life form the mother planet someone who cut through the planet's placenta!”
The b.l.o.o.d.y girl burst into a loud laugh with her hands folded .
However, that laughter didn't contain a trace of happiness . Far from that, it was a mixture of clear anger and a hint of righteous indignation .
When she turned her gaze towards Izayoi, the smile waned and turned cold .
”Hey, you, boy over there . Child of this age . Would you like to hear about what this girl, what my vessel had gone through . . . What she had seen? Would you risk having your ears rot listening to the filth of her story? After all, she was treated viciously enough to awaken this me . It is hardly something a boy of this sweet age could hope to bear . ”
” . . . . . . ? Awaken?”
The phrasing brought a sense of discomfort to Izayoi .
But the b.l.o.o.d.y girl didn't pay any heed to his state of mind .
The ent.i.ty leaned forward and embraced the body of its host with all the sorrow, all the love it could muster, before saying in an apologetical whisper:
”It would be a final act of mercy to sever this girl’s life and succ.u.mbing to sleep alongside her after killing those present-day magicians . But now that I came face to face with the mother G.o.ddess, the mother of mankind, I can not simply withdraw . As the Avatar that erodes all the world's aggression and injustice, I am of a mind to vent this anger of mine . Forgive me, black girl, I will be borrowing your body for a little longer . ”
The voice was filled with affection, the eyes with compa.s.sion .
Anyone who saw all that would have deemed this monster Righteous .
However, that love vanished the moment the avatar raised her body . There was no longer a trace of affection in her eyes that pierced through Izayoi and Prith .
They were full of undying resentment .
Her body was overflowing with resentment .
She had now turned into an Avatar of their mortal enemy and, using the blood that soaked her clothes as a catalyst, she summoned and shouldered an equally b.l.o.o.d.y battleaxe .
With that, Prith finally realized who the enemy was and trembled .
”A b.l.o.o.d.y battleaxe . . . Eroding war and injustice . . . Don't tell me . . . Are you the ”Hero Slayer” Parashurama!?”
”Indeed! I am she! The sixth Avatar of ”Avatara”! The sage of slaughter who annihilates all royalty and heroes!”
The b.l.o.o.d.y girl, Parashurama, howled .
Facing that raging anger, Prith had a premonition of death . It was one thing that the enemy was part of ”Avatara” but it was their true ident.i.ty that made her tremble with fear .
(d.a.m.n it . . . . . . ! Izayoi and Parashurama have the worst affinity . )
Prith, still holding the girl on her back, grit her teeth after realizing how bad of a move this was .
”Avatara's” sixth Avatar - The ”Hero Slayer” Parashurama .
The words ”Hero Slayer” might make her seem like a vicious Avatar . However, tracing back the schools of their martial arts, it was said that many of the famous heroes of Indian Pantheon were her disciples . Above all, the hidden techniques, worthy of being called a top secret, that she pa.s.sed on to her disciples, were also the very same deadly techniques that had saved heroes from countless predicaments .
Even Izayoi and his friends had used a portion of those techniques to defeat many Demon Lords . Perhaps a distant relative, but she was nonetheless someone who had such ties .
However that was never her intention, merely the end result .
What Parashurama accomplished as the sixth Avatar was not the nurturing of the heroes . By no means did she polish her blade so that it would be pa.s.sed down to the future . Rather, her true nature and goals were the total opposite of such a legacy .
Her Karma was to ”erode all aggression and injustice of the world . ”
”Aggression” meant all Kshatriya and royalty .
“Injustice” those who broke agreements and those who tried to curry favour with her by deceit .
She had been hurt by these things in the distant past . And it was not a simple wound, for she was hurt and betrayed by someone she loved .
First wound came from the king and country she should have saved .
And the second from her favourite pupil who asked her for guidance .