Vol 6 Chapter 6 (1/2)

Chapter 6 - A Place to Return to

Takeru was literally sent flying by Mari and landed on the roof of a floating building

He alround on the roof, but an invisible cushi+on ic wrapped his body and absorbed the impact

However, the momentum wasn't fully suppressed and he crashed into the fence while rotating

”〜〜〜〜Tellbefore you do it!”

Raising his body from the recessed fence, he confirmed his location

Apparently, he was on top of a flying depart student couples looked at Takeru with surprised expressions

”hello d-don't mind me〜!”

He apologized readily, and checked the das and arnored it he was still able to move his body

From the pouch at his waist he took out first aid supporters and wrapped thes and arms

When he looked around after perforate in the fence

It was a s or to descend to the ground

Takeru dragged his aching body to it, and jumped inside the tube

Siic tube

While watching the cityscape through the translucent tube, Takeru sharpened his spirit

It was in order to feel and find Lapis' whereabouts

《”Lapis! Can you hear me?!”》

When he tried calling her, he received no reply but he was able to roughly feel her localization

”in the south-west direction quite far away!”

Takeru solidified his will, passed the filter which had a lukewar At the sa towards next tube and then dived into it

It was overwhel The

Running froet point

From here onwards it's West Side I need to brace myself

He put his hand on the shile sliding, and closed his htly

He raised his alertness, it was at that time

Right next to the tube Takeru slipped into, so him

”——Those guys!”

It was Pureblood partyin the East Side which would make them stand out, and waited until Takeru came to the West Side

There were two of the Takeru could do to them while they were in the air

The ene their wands at the tube

”Can't be helped!”

Takeru pulled out the sword and of all things he cut up the tube

It was the safety equip with the effect propelling his slide

While the torn-up tube started self-repairing itself, Takeru had already jumped outside

Although there was no scaffold in the distance he could juht beside him

He successfully ht catalyst at the last moment

The ene round and round while falling quickly

Takeru straddled the falling catalyst, grabbed the eneainst the enemy's body

”Rebuild our posture and shoot the other flight catalyst! If you don't!”

”Don't look down on me, rather than shoot my brethren I——”

”That so!”

During the fall, Takeru slowly sank the blade into the enemy's shoulder

Because of the incredible pain, the enemy screamed

”I-I got it! I'll do as you say!”

The eneht catalyst's jet he rebuilt their posture

And then he fireda catalyst

The flight catalyst of the other ene smoke, and continued to drop down to far away lands

Takeru sharply narrowed his eyes and put the blade against the enemy's neck

”It ain't over yet continue flying towards that Eliza woman's mansion”

While terrified, the ene voice

”——《Aurora Barrage》!!”

At the same tiht bullets froical circles

The light bullets fleith a ht, attacking Eliza as sitting on the throne

”《Rejection of WingsDaidalos》 ”

Eliza activated countering ic

Generated black wings wrapped around her as if protecting her When the light bullets approached with a loud sound and touched the wings, they were parried away

Before the wings could spread out, Mari dived right in front of Eliza

”——《Aurora Blade》!!”

A huge 20blade composed of rainbow-coloured particles closed onto Eliza

However, Eliza deployed a new ic with a cool expression on her face

”《Hades Claw》”

Darkness appeared on Eliza's nails, it was pitch black and enormous

The light and darkness clashed, and a huge blast roared fro forces

”nh!”

”Stupid girl, reic it's certainly powerful, but in the end, it's light-type ht? Aren't you being too naïve thinking you can defeat me with brute force?”

Eliza gracefully fanned herself with the western fan she held in one hand, and like a teacher she pointed out Mari's weak point

『Aurora』property is a highly versatile ainst『Blood』,『Gloo』, and『Poison』 which are properties created froic that specializes in destructive power, upon collision its power is significantly decreased by about half

Of course, the aurora property eak against the darkness property too but

That ic power density is no joke! The operative procedure was also devised to be resistant against light properties!

Looking at the claws that clashed with the light blade, Mari analysed the quality of Eliza as a witch

Both 《Rejection of WingsDaidalos》 and 《Hades Claw》 required a considerable aic power and a coinal darkness property, it would require three people to build the operative procedure and suppleical power And yet she did it alone, co up with that in just a moment was no easy task and required skill

『Aurora』's attack with highest destructive power, the 《Aurora Gate》 would be able to break through it, but there was no opportunity to build up such a large spell

”Ancient Property Holder'sAncient Wizard's tend to do that don't they, over-relying on the strength of their properties and exposing their weak points The ic road where you rely on your talent will only h effort in your light ic too but you have neglected that effort haven't you”

”I know that already!”

”Speaking of witches, being young is just disadvantages you know? In order to master ic properties unlike a brat like you who's only sharp!”

Eliza brandished the fan she held in her hand

A countless nuered in Mari's direction

”I wonder, can a witch of your level block this?”

Along with the ht appeared

Nh——It's not a simple Cannon! It's darkness-type, but they are all of different properties!

Mari dispelled her light blade, flew backwards and expanded protective ic

A protective ic In order to protect herself from each respective attribute she build various operative procedures for resistance, building many layers of the wall

The laser has repeatedly hit the wall, one by one reliably breaking it down

”Khh——UUuUuU!”

The ical laser didn't stop Mari continued to build new protective walls repeatedly building up the procedures but——when a new attack was released from an unexpected direction, her response was too late

It was different froht

——Light property?!

All of Mari's protective walls shattered, and the cannon hit her in the left shoulder

”Ga——ha!!”

Mari's body was violently blown to the side, and she barely ed to rebuild her posture

But when she i in pain, Eliza was already right beside her and put her hands on her neck

”I've told you right? My property is 『All Talents』 It ht, darkness, fire, or water There's no good or bad points in it I can use any ic other than that of the ancient properties, I don't need to build up coic properties”

”kafuu”

”You have ic to reduce the dae but you aren't a second-rate but a third-rate after all Like this, I can't have much expectations of you in the future how unfortunate, even though we finally have a valuable 『Aurora』 property”

”ghh!”

”It's irlie”

Eliza's 《Hades Claw》 curved turning into sickles Although Mari was suffering in pain and unable to breathe as she was strangled, when she saw the nails swung up, a smile appeared on her face

”You toorely onproperties”

”Hmph, all talk no action aren't you?”

”I'm unlike you——I'll rely on it with pride!”

Mari mustered all of her power, and rebuilt 《Aurora Blade》 on her right hand

Eliza made a bored expression and immediately expanded protective wall of darkness

Easily blocking the sword of light

”That's why I've told you, Aurora ic won't——”

”I wonder about that! Property reversal! ——《Eclipse Blade》!”

Ihed fearlessly, Eliza was horrified

The light blade Mari gripped changed its base colour from rainbow to jet black

”Eclipse you said?! Iic that only exists in concept?!”

In front of upset Eliza, cracks appeared on the protective wall of darkness property

”Magic is constantly evolving! If you think I haven't been attending to AntiMagic Acade! 『Aurora』 isn't a property as simple as you think it is!!”

”no way impossible!”

”『Sun』 and 『Moon』——I have knocked them down from the seat of ancient properties!”

Ancient properties were called as such because they were impossible to recreate with any other properties

However, if it's possible to use one of the other properties, that property will be reory of ancient properties

Just like in the past it was『Fire』 and 『Earth』 just like it's possible to use 『Sky』 property by applying 『Water』

Mari was able to use 『Sun』 and 『Moon』 by applying 『Aurora』 property alone

”y-you brattttt!”

After Eliza's darkness protective as broken, she expanded a light protective barrier 『Moon』 property was darkness-type It should have been weak against a protective wall of light with resistance operative procedures on it

She acted thinking so——however

”《Helios Blade》!”

Immediately after Mari crushed the protective wall of darkness, her sword transforht with 『Sun』 property

Eliza's face turned pale, and she released her hands fro the protective walls She tried to place a protective wall of darkness in rapid succession but——

”This——?!”

She couldn't keep up Mari's sword of light changed properties in a flash

It was an absurd speed of building up operative procedures Moon, Sun, Aurora Eliza didn't know any other witch as capable of rotating ic of different characteristic like that other than herself

Multiple layers of protective wall broken at incredible speed in front of her

”I won't kill you! But I'll have you taste pain until you feel like dying!”

Mari's outcry echoed

Deter that she would lose at this rate, Eliza abandoned a fair ical match

Of all things she decided to take the action of a scum

She outstretched her fan in the direction of a place far away, and expanded a purplish-red ical circle

The place she was ai

Mari knew that the building she aimed for was the East Side's student dormitory

”?! No way, you!”

To Mari's horror, Eliza grinned

”Think of this too, as of study about war”

After saying so, Eliza shot 《Property CollapseQuietus》 ic at the student dormitory

The bullet of distorted light fleards the dorh speed

Mari iht bullet

Pouring all s, she flew quicker than wind

”Make itt——!!”

Flying at speed an eye can't catch up to, Mari was succeeded in overtaking the light bullet

She opened her aric to protect the student dormitory

”《Aurora Field》!”

Raisingthe bullet's speed

After the 《Property CollapseQuietus》 light bullet entered the e, its speed has decreased and it slowlythat 《Property CollapseQuietus》 power and range was too big to block, she moved under the bullet and hoarded all the power she had available in her right hand

She didn't need any tricks if it's only changing the trajectory

”DORYAAAAAAAAAaAAaaaaaa!!”

Mari filled her hand with rainbow glitter and punched the bullet with her fist

Magic power exploded, and the light bullet's trajectory was her

The speed-decreasing effect of 《Aurora Field》 was dispelled, and the light bullet rose up to the sky

And theSanctuary fro in, it caused a tremendous explosion

Daht up in the explosion were also unscathed

Unable to feel relieved, Mari turned around to where she left Eliza behind

However, Eliza was no longer there

”Grr she ran away!”

Bitterly clenching her teeth, Mari chased after Eliza In this fierce battle her ic poas consumed intensely

”There's no time to collapse! Wait for me, Takeru!”

Mari focused herself and resuht

In order to protect Takeru who promised to take her back with him, she rushed to the West Side

Thanks to the captured flight catalyst and the enemy sorcerer, Takeru was able to take the shortest route and head towards Eliza's mansion

The far West Side had less signs of life in it There were fewer floating buildings, and noticeable things like luxurious houses were standing out instead

They had strangely old-fashi+oned s were built 's birthplace, but these were sticking out evento love old art, this sight made it evident that West Side was structured on basis of ancestry and pedigree

”An exclusive residential area huh so this is the den of West Side's executives?”

”y-yeah”

While listening to the answer of his captive, he look around for Lapis' whereabouts Then, he raised a voice after noticing so

”That's wrong direction! You——”

He turned towards the captive again and shoved the sword's edge towards him That moment,

The head of the captive as steering the flight catalyst was pierced by a ic bullet

”?!——A sniper!!”

He was being aimed at from somewhere

Even if he knew fro about it He couldn't defend hi and flank

The flight catalyst lost its ic eht catalysts, the one-seater only ensured safety of the driver

When the flight catalyst crash-landed on the ground, Takeru's body hit the ground and received the dae from the impact

He rolled away fro

His body was all beat up Right arans were ruptured Takeru clenched his teeth, and using the sword like a cane he tried to stand up

Takeru's head was full of noise, but he was able to faintly perceive a rustling sound

Around Takeru who did an e, appeared executives who came from the residences, they were the Pureblood Party members On the street and in the trees shades, he could see their figures in the 's, holding snipe-type wands

”prepare to fire!”

A superior-like person raised his voice

It was a desperate situation As he was losing consciousness, Takeru only could seek help

Ouka, Usagi, Ikaruga, Mari Even the Student Council President and captain Kurogane were fine

Anyone, anyone would be fine

Right now, I can't afford to stop here

”Lapis!”

With an anguished expression, Takeru called her name

He was reminded of his own helplessness when he has only his body Just howon Lapis and just how much he needed her He was unable to put it in words It was because of this despair that he realized that in full

I need you

”GUOooo!”

Takeru stood up, he stood up in order to pick up his only partner

In order to ain

Just seeking help won't work Just relying on others, won't work

Move Move move move move

I pro any

I resolved myself to protect Kiseki, my comrades and my partner!

I can't——be stopped in a place like this!

Takeru pulled out his sword The only thing he was proud of, his only strength

”No matter the obstacle in front of me I will cut the way open!!”

He stood up

In order to boast of his strength In order to stood proudly in front of those who are important to him

He heard the sound of eneic The death's invitation mercilessly surrounded Takeru

The day was nearing its end already, and the sky was dyed in colours of twilight

”…nh?”

He noticed a shadow standing on the roof of a house full of eneaze from it

That guy, looked different from the other Pureblood Party members

It was a black ure standing there with ar

”thatguy”

The hero always comes late, that's what people say

The hero will definitely appear whenever there's a pinch, that's what people say

But there was no way so that convenient would happen

Reality is different Reality is always ruthless

Whether it's co whenever there's a predicament,

What was determined then——was 『Despair』

”You are invariably hot-headed and stubborn

Seeing you alive, makes me from the bottom of my heart happy, joyful,

And i Takeru”

Takeru didn't forget There was no way he could forget

That voice, that appearance, that plight

Standing with its back to the setting sun, that despair!

”Haunted!”

Takeru's body forgot fatigue and pain, and was invigorated by anger

He robbed Mari of her family, wiped out the 15th platoon the root of all evil that took everything from Kyouya and Yoshi+mizu

Necroivable nemesis

”Ohoho, whenever I see you, there are wounds all over your body It's very fun to watch, but aren't you tired of that yet? Or ? Ah, are you a maso? Noo, I hate usting!”

”bastard! Why are you here!”

”I aht? Since you took her away froo, howintofor this day where ho are like Orihiain”[3]

”I will never let you take Mari!”

”What are you saying now, looking like this You have no Mistilteinn, no comrades, moreover, you are surrounded by enemies What can a human like you do?”

While exaggeratedly looking up at the sky, Haunted provoked Takeru

It was frustrating but he couldn't refute Although he didn't give up yet, the chances of hi were equal to none

Nevertheless, in front of an existence overwhelerous then the army of sorcerers, Takeru poised his sword

The Pureblood party member ary of Takeru called out to Haunted who stood on the roof

”Haunted-dono, we are grateful for your assistance However, this is a mission entrusted to us by Eliza-sama, please do not meddle!”

Haunted laughed off the speech, and looked displeased at the sorcerer

”assist you? I had no such intention so don't worry”

”Is that so! Then, please your eyes with the sight of this filthy e elminat——”

”——No, the ones eliuys?”

The sorcerer as interrupted looked at Haunted's face in shock

No one had noticed when the an From under the sorcerer's feet black thorns stabbed upwards The thorns penetrated the sorcerer's bodies and pierced their brains

Then the thorns have broke out through theinto flowers of variant

”Captain? What happ——?! UWAAAaAaaaa!”

One of the subordinates noticed his superior's ghastly death and started fleeing

Seeing that, everyone in the surroundings started running and scattered away like little spiders

”Hihi, hi——hiiiiiiiihahahahaHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!”

Haunted didn't let them escape The despair's chosen one spread death without discrimination

A black swae thorn appeared from inside

The hell of escaping Pureblood Party an A scream has covered by another screaony Not a single person escaped, not a single person was left alive, everyone was preyed upon After sing everyone, 《Garden of DespairBelladone Garden》 e flower

Haunted went on the flower variant's back, and slowly gliding froround Then, he sloalked towards Takeru, swaying

”you your own comrades!”

”Co rude Don't lu bunch I love all huic, without any prejudice Praise humanity Humanity is wonderful! That's my belief!”

”——You madman!”

Takeru thrust his sword at Haunted who approached him from the front The tip of the sword had definitely pierced through the heart at the centre of his body Haunted didn't even pull out the sword, as if it was natural, he moved forith his heart still pierced by the sword

”You can't kill ood at all!”

”Gh, what's your goal?! Was there a need to attack them?!”

”Ohhh?! There was a need! A great need!'

Takeru pulled out his sword, and the moment he tried to slice Haunted from his head to chest, Haunted extended his arms and wound them around Takeru's neck

”Guhh!”

”Yeees, now don'tdoctor, I know a lot about human body If it hurts then please raise your hands—?!”

Heat was released froe occurred inside of Takeru's body

It was so to escape, but Haunted's aro

However, despite having his neck strangled and raised up, Takeru felt the pain in his body disappear The wounds done by the sniper bullets also disappeared without trace When he realized as being done to hier

”What's theof this?!”

”I have recovered you! You were unable to ht?”

Haunted released his hands and Takeru fell to the ground pulled by gravity

After being able to breathe again, he took a deep breath and once again mercilessly cut Haunted

It was a direct slash straight from the top of his head

Haunted's body was split in two from his head to his chest

However, when Haunted hit his head with both his hands, the torn apart body let out a wet sounds and was returned to its original forh the bones were a bit slower, they fused after a mere few seconds

It was appropriate to call him immortalundead

”Ahh〜 There's a i Takeru, but let's leave the questions and answers for later First we have to silence the outsiders, don't you think so?”

Takeru, who glared at Haunted looked around only momentarily The Pureblood Party had surrounded them and was in close proximity

Surprisingly, around a hundred people gathered Manifesting an attitude saying they definitely won't escape, they foolishly approached in a flock

”Haunted you bastard! You betrayed us!”

”Betrayed? What foolishness are you saying the ones to betray were you purebloods right? The Senate's decision regarding Mistilteinn and Kusanagi Takeru's treat, and they were entrusted to the East Side The ones who broke the pledge are you guys”

”Don't mess around! There's no way someone as loyal to Eliza-sama as you would listen to Senate's bullshi+t!”

”Wow, the latter guyshim a candy and the former ones had such a completely idiotic retarded delusions! Listen everyone! I only sacrifice myself for my own beliefs! Based on my own desires! Even if I feel a thrill whenever I'irl!”

When Haunted eilance further strengthened

Everyone had ”Mad him

”Ahha! Seeretful”

Not looking regretful in the least, Haunted pulled out the sword 『Dáinsleif』 frohter and poised it

Inevitably, Takeru and Haunted stood back-to-back

Impossible alliance Impossible ally Impossible and improbable, the despair and the demon have joined forces

——No such thing

The le started, the next moment they turned around and their swords collided

”——I'd rather fucking die than stand back to back with you!”

”——Nice! That's precisely why you are i Takeru!”

Seeing an opportunity when the two exchanged blows, the sorcerers begun their attack

Takeru and Haunted parried their swords, and started their respective battles

Riding on the ed into the eneilant of Haunted and impatient, almost all of the enemies left their houses and crowded densely on the centre of the road

Like that, they were unable to ic attacks They couldn't shoottheir allies

Takeru entered under the enehtered them

With theround and round like a ballerina Haunted ra for him, he cut up enemies as he pleased

Even as his body was pierced, or subjected to restraining ic he wasn't bothered He brushed them off like mosquito bites

It was as if two tigers were shoot into a flock of fawns

One of the sorcerers stepped back frightened

”MaMagical Knights, forward! Destroy the targets!”

Against the two beasts tra out what could be said to be their trump card

Takeru and Haunted ere raainst each other