106 Chapter 34 - Freedom (1/2)
\”What do they do?\” Kenji said, eyes flittering to the white demon mask with the red stripes and to were beside it lay a pure green spirit crystal encased in bright scarlet demon flame.
\”It's a Sobi mask, activates [Overdrive],\” Bazza murmured, hand wafting over the item as if he were an x-ray machine, \”an ability that deals damage while activated to the user, but also dramatically boosts strength, speed, agility and reaction speed for the duration. A good match for your troll body mate, although you might find that certain people have a direct affinity for the thing. No way to tell until you give it a red hot go.\”
\”I can try it in various forms later, can it break the [Soul Anchor] though?\” the damned gem continues to pulse and flare in the nearby table, Ellie staring at a haunting expression into its depths where the souls of her friends burned.
\”Nah mate, it's just an enhancement. But this upgrade gem...now that's a real beauty.\”
Tentatively holding the gem high, Bazza appraised the fuzzy green sheen that was turned into fuel for the demonic taint encasing it. \”We can make that Corrupt Spirit weapon you wanted with this, with any weapon, just hand 'em over and I'll combine then faster than Blake and some tinnies.\”
Without a thought, Kenji handed over Honour, Arthur's family heirloom and Kenji's longest held item. The damned sword was still fused with stone, if worn down by the blacksmiths of Tariak.
\”Sorry Honour, I put you through hell don't I?\” Arthur whispered as the blade was yanked from his hands, and taken over to Bazza's barbeques. Peering over at Kenji, Bazza slapped the blade down on the grill and produced a hammer.
\”Hey, what are you-\”
BAM. Bazza smashed the gem stop the blade and began wiggling his fingers like a maestro above. The spiritual and demonic powers were already intertwined and drew greatly off the power of the flames below to wrap the steal and turn the stones in the blade itself into either a pure Jade green with a bright scarlet eye or deep blood red with a little spirit green crack,
Then the damned thing shattered all those high-grade fire crystals in the grill, power pumped in at an enormous rate.
\”PUT ON THE MASK KID,\” Bazza hollered, holding down the blade with both hands as tongues of flame lashed out into the other barbeques and drew forth a torrent of their power too. No sooner had Kenji put on the Sobi mask did belching flame engulf him.
The demon fire filled his body, burning so much away, and yet a soothing green filled where it went. A sudden burst of spiritual energy was released nearby, a rush of Spiritual power following, his sobi mask cracked and exploded to reveal Kenji, emerged a new man. Arthur's fire orange hair now waved and flickered upward like real flames, his hands felt hard as stone, while Honour floated in the air before him, several tendrils of green and red power tieing it to his arm.
\”Oh now that's rare,\” Bazza said with a great grin, allowing several shattered Spirit Crystals to fall free from his hands.
\”What happened?\” Kenji muttered, finding his voice louder, his feet lighter. \”[Martial Aura]!\” once activated his senses become keen as Ellie's Butcher's Blade, and the authority of the Truthblade helped to quash the slightest remnants of demonic taint within his mind. It still mewled in there, a pitiful thing, yet Kenji was well used to suppressing plagues of the mind by now.
\”The blade was bound to you, something that can only happen if you have been close to an object for a great period of time. When the transformation occurred it picked up on that connection and...well in a way some of its power transferred to you as well. It would have failed, but luckily I had plenty of fire crystals and Spirit stones nearby, had to use 'em all to get you as far as this. How do you feel mate? Because I'll be honest, you look great.\”
Noticing Ellie staring, Kenji at first thought it was because his clothes had burnt away. But those eyes were hard, and soon rose to her feet.
Gritting his teeth, Kenji strode towards the [Soul Anchor] with Honour in his hands. Taking Ellie's own, he positioned them with his on the hilt even though he felt Honour's anger flaring across their bond. He pressed the blade's will down and nodded at Ellie.
\”We do it together, and then they can be free,\” Kenji said.
\”Together,\” Ellie whispered, resolution building in her limbs as she helped raise Honour high.
\”[Overdrive]![Full Frontal Assault]!\” Kenji cast in quick succession.
Crashing crystal, a burst of white. And then it was done.