Chapter 103 (1/2)

Chapter 103

Without wasting a second Ray stepped forward and instantly appeared in front of me .

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“… . . Haaa… . !!” (Ray)

The spirit G.o.d sword s.h.i.+ned so brightly it even dazzled my demon eyes .

Rays figure disappeared as if melting into the light but I felt bloodl.u.s.t coming from my blindspot .

In a flash of light, the blade of the holy sword swings down so quick my eyes can’t follow it .

“There . ” (Arnos)

I condense <Beno Ieven> on my left hand like a s.h.i.+eld and block the attack coming from my blindspot .

The sound of a magical explosion roared in my ears and the <Beno Ieven> on my left hand was destroyed .

“Well spotted . ” (Ray)

“Because I used your demon eyes . ” (Arnos)

I reconnected the cut magic line from <Guys> and looked through Rays eyes .

“……… . . ” (Ray)

Ray cuts the magic line with Evans Mana but I immediately reconnected it .

Until I cancel <Guys> and at this distance, I can reconnect it as many times as I want .

“You don’t have the benefit of <Ask> now and even with your mazoku body you have no chance of winning . ” (Arnos)

“Well as for you, your origin was pierced by this sword 2000 years ago . Even though the purpose was to inject magic power into you this swords true purpose has always been to destroy the demon king of tyranny . Isn’t your origin still damaged?” (Ray)

“Let’s see shall we . ” (Arnos)

Casting Origin Killer <Bebuzud> I put my right-hand fingertips through it dying them black .

Looking at Ray with my demon eyes I can see he’s got his 7 origins now . If I don’t coat my hand with <Bebuzud> I won’t be able to damage them .

“Demon Rock Falling Star Bullet <Gia Greas>” (Arnos)

A huge magic circle is drawn in the sky and equally huge jet black demon stones appear in it before pouring endlessly down . It was as if countless falling stars were heading towards Ray .

“…… . Haa…… . !!” (Ray)

Using Evans Mana Ray cuts away all the rocks coming towards him .

Even though Evans Mana is a holy sword it’s still impressive for it to easily destroy falling stars, however, it did serve to keep Ray’s hands busy .

“Water Prison Destruction Waterfall <Rio Edram> . ” (Arnos)

This time a huge formation covers the gra.s.slands before spewing out water and transforming the place into a shallow black pond .

Then like a fountain, a jet black waterfall erupted vigorously at Rays feet and shot towards the heavens .

“… . . Seaa… . !!” (Ray)

Ray stabs Evans Mana into the ground with all his strength causing the ground to split and drain away all the water .

I immediately cast <Gia Greas> again and pour rocks down on Ray who proceeds to evade them all .

“Too slow . ” (Arnos)

I block his path forward by firing off 20 <Geo Greys> and as expected he couldn’t dodge in time and was wrapped up in the black flames .

“Haa!!” (Ray)

At the moment where he shook off my black flames using the blessing of Evans Mana, I pierced his chest right to his heart with my right hand .

“… . Guuuuh……” (Ray)

“First one . ” (Arnos)

I crush one of his origins using <Bebuzud> .

As long as one origin remains the rest will return but it does take time . As long as I can get 6 of his origins his resistance should stop .

“Give up . 2000 years ago you never beat me once . ” (Arnos)

“Certainly I never beat you . ” (Ray)

Ray strikes at my right arm with Evans Mana before it can destroy another origin forcing me to block with my <Beno Ieven> clad left hand .

As soon as I did Ray kicks the ground and separates himself from me .

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“No matter how many times I fought you and stood up . ” (Ray)

Ray launches himself forward straight towards me .

“Fumu . Risking your life? Then I’ll take it without hesitation . ” (Arnos)

I thrust my hand into Ray’s stomach and crush his second origin .

Normally you wouldn’t be able to stand up from this much pain but Ray swings Evans Mana down at my shoulder .

“… . . Haaa…… . !!” (Ray)

I block again with <Beno Ieven> which shatters with a loud sound .

“Third one . ” (Arnos)

I squeeze another origin with my right-hand that’s still buried in his stomach .

Ray flinched before closing the gap even more by forcing my hand right through his stomach so I couldn’t grasp another origin .

“… . Haaaaaaaa!!” (Ray)

Again Ray swings Evans Mana down and again I block with <Beno Ieven> forcing Evans Mana to bounce off, however, using the force of the recoil Ray changed its trajectory and swung back down at my shoulder .

Fast .

Even though I coated my hand in <Beno Ieven> I didn’t have time to condense it so I switched to my <Demon Eyes of Ruin> and destroyed the magic power of Evans Mana .

“… . Fuuu!!!” (Ray)

Evans Mana still pierced through my anti-magic and bit into my right shoulder scattering fresh blood and causing numerous stigmata’s to appear in the wound .

However

“Fourth one . ” (Arnos)

After Ray forced my hand through his stomach I managed to withdraw it and stab him in the chest again crus.h.i.+ng another origin .

Undaunted, Ray ignores me and digs Evans Mana even deeper into my body .

“I know what you’re up to . ” (Arnos)

Covering my left hand in <Beno Ieven> I grasp the blade while Ray puts all his strength into his arms .

With our two powers colliding the gra.s.s is blown away and even the trees are knocked down .

The blade I grasped stopped moving .

“Did you think you’d win in a compet.i.tion of strength now you’ve got a mazoku body?” (Arnos)

“… . . Gu… . haa… . . !” (Ray)

I squeezed my right fist and crushed the fifth origin .

“You’ve only got two left . There’s no way out for you . ”

“…… . I’ve continued to lose to you… . . and it was okay to lose because if I challenged you enough times then a miracle would happen and I’d win . ” (Ray)

“Miracles don’t exist . ” (Arnos)

No matter how much power Ray puts in Evans Mana doesn’t move .

At close range my <Demon Eyes of Ruin> and <Beno Ieven> have completely suppressed Evans Mana .

This situation can’t last and Ray will run out of energy in his state .

“One left . ” (Arnos)

I crushed the 6th origin and blood drips out of Ray’s mouth .

“Retreat . You’re not stupid enough to fight in this condition . ” (Arnos)

Once he was down to one origin Kanon always ran away .

Even if it’s impossible now I hope we can connect in the future .

He understood he was the hope of the people and he should never die .

“……Someday there will be peace in the world . That was my wish…… so I ran away . Even though I kept losing I thought I only needed to win once . I believed that was the right thing to do . ” (Ray)

Ray stares at me as he talks .

“I was wrong . I was a coward . Right now is someone in front of me who needs help and I won’t wait for that someday to come . I’ll help them now . I want to help the people who are suffering now . If I can’t think like that then I won’t be able to risk my life when that someday arrives!” (Ray)

I’ve heard these words somewhere before . Where was it? Wherever it was they have made him make this decision .

He who has 7 origins and never died is prepared for the end .

“Even if a miracle doesn’t happen I can’t lose today……! If I lose here then someday, to put out those falling sparks you’ll have to kill humans again… . . !” (Ray)

A small amount of deaths can save a lot of lives . That’s correct, isn’t it? That’s how I have always done things until now .

As the demon king of tyranny if I hadn’t destroyed that which should be destroyed then I wouldn’t have been able to protect anything .

Ray takes his left hand off Evans Mana .

“I won’t let you do that… . . You who more than anyone else… . . wanted peace… . . !!” (Ray)

The s.p.a.ce on the left side of Ray distorted and the unique sword Sigshesta appeared emitting an ominous purple light . The unique sword has become a demon sword that’s condensed its magic to its maximum extent .

“Haaaa!!” (Ray)

Ray swings Sigshesta down against Evans Mana causing a great explosion of light as holy and demonic powers collide and repel each other .

Most of the surrounding trees and myself were blown away .

“Fumu . That was some amazing magic power . ” (Arnos)

Ray slowly walks towards me .

On his right is Evans Mana emitting a divine light and on his left is Sigshesta emitting an ominous brilliance .

The lights are both mixing and repelling each other but they are also being controlled to their utmost limits and multiplying each other’s powers .

“So you’ve come this far . ” (Arnos)

Unique swords demonstrate their true value only when they are devoted to uniqueness and the spirit G.o.d sword only accepts owners with a cloudless and serene heart .

Ray wields the unique sword by filling his heart with the demonic while mastering the spirit G.o.d sword made to destroy the demonic .

At first glance demonic and holy are contradictory to each other but to him, they must be different .

The life of a hero and the life of a mazoku . Both exist within Ray . Holy and demonic do not contradict . No, it’s not even that complicated .