16 16. Darkness, paralysis, fear, silence, confusion, uplifting, runaway.txt (2/2)

Tida keeps one hand on the blade, liquefying the shape of her other hand and sending it flying at me.

I have my hands full as I receive the blade, and I let some of the liquid stick to my skin.

And just as I declared, my hand's senses go haywire.

I hold the sword in my hand and...

Dead....

If I drop the sword, I die.

I'll die for sure. I'll die soon. Dead. Dead, dead, dead, dead, dead, dead... and yet we're not even close!

A skill? ?” is out of control.

Stabilize your mind in exchange for some emotion.

There is a +1.00 correction to disruption

-- using the fear of death to bring the sword back up.

And then he regains his grip on the sword.

'--Aaaaahhhhhhhh!

Slip on Teada's blade.

As it is, he tries to cut both sides of his enemy's frozen neck.

''Kuu--!

Tida tries to stop it by solidifying her other hand, which had been liquefied.

But it was too late.

There was a definite gap between the liquid flying and the use of magic.

I slashed off that arm before it could solidify.

I cut off the tip of Tida's elbow, which was nearly frozen.

The severed arm flies through the air.

Understanding this, Tida leaps backwards with a huge leap. Then she caught her own arm in the air.

''Do it!　Hahaha, you really can't make my magic work!　This is why I can't get enough!

Tida tries to liquefy the arm she received and put it back into her body. However, the frozen part does not liquefy and only about half of it is returned to the body.

He throws away the frozen part and he hears the sound of ice cracking with a crunch.

'It looks like that part won't come back once it's frozen: ......

'Hmmm, what do you think?　You'll find out about that in the fight.

'Yes!　I will!

I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to get my hands on it.

'But even I'm used to having my magic resisted. Those wizards are often only able to do certain resists: ......!

Saying that, Tida sends the liquid from her opposite arm flying at me while holding her blade at the ready.

I'm not going to be able to get away with it because of the skill ”? I'm not going to be the only one who's going to be able to do that.

''Your power, but ...... above all, your 'calmness,' 'feint,' 'judgment,' and 'observation' are a hindrance.

Tida laughs as she distances herself from me.

And then something unusual happens to me.

It's a sensation of suddenly losing my vertigo and clearing my head.

I try to trigger the skill ”? I try to trigger the ?

It's not a fatal mental condition.

It's not a fatal state of mind, and even if I were to induce it, there would be a few gaps, so I wouldn't have to force myself to use it. I'm not going to be able to get the best out of it.

''Do it again!　I'll chop you up!　Tida!

I unleash a sword strike on Tida.

I slash at her again and again, and all of it is caught by the one-handed Tida.

'Simple as that!

The gap is exploited and Tida kicks me away.

I'm so close to being kicked away that I'm bleeding to death.

With those emotions, I rush at Tida and try to swing my sword again, but--

'Christ!　Calm down!

Deer, who was standing back, shouts.

But that voice is just annoying.

I'm almost ready to slice and dice that monster, but I don't want you to get in my way.

''I'm calm!

'Obviously, it's getting monotonous!　It's not normal with his spirit magic!

Isn't that normal?

I just barely contain my irritation and check the status.

【status】

HP 92/169 MP0/262

State: confusion 7.61 mental pollution 2.35 bleeding 0.32 uplift (...) 2.01

I check for mental pollution and uplift.

I click my tongue and use the skill '??' with fear of death to trigger the skill ?

The skill ”?? has gone out of control]

Stabilize your mind in exchange for some emotion.

There is a +1.00 correction to disruption

But that doesn't stop the elation.

The exhilaration in my head never goes away.

The heat source of the will to fight continues to boil my head.

[Status]

HP 92/169 MP0/262

State: confusion 8.61, mental pollution 0.08, bleeding 0.32, elation (...) 2.02.

Uplift 2.02 doesn't go away.

My skill '??' doesn't try to counteract the uplift.

No, you don't recognize that this is a bad status?

It was speculation and wishful thinking that it would counteract the bad status in the first place.

The mysterious skill of increasing the confusion and leaving it in place '??' .

Perhaps there was too much uncertainty to fight with this as a mainstay, even though I had no idea what the skill was.

I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to get it right. But I won't give you time to settle down!

Tida attacks me in confusion.

She pounces on me with one hand, spraying black liquid with the other blade.

There's no way I can fight while avoiding the liquid that's falling on me.

I ignore the liquid and focus only on the blade.

'Are you sure?　--Mind Variable, Paranoia

Magic permeates my body.

My excitement builds and I lose all control.

My blood boils and I want to continue slashing and tying with the powerful enemy in front of me.

''Kuu!''

'Good eye!　That's how humans are supposed to be!

The body moves forward on its own.

My body is too good to stop.

My limp and simmering brain screams at me to defeat the enemy.

Sure enough, the sword's speed is increasing ......!　It's getting more powerful: ......!

But I can't think of any techniques or tactics ......!　Wielding a sword feels too good to be true: ......!

Sword and blade clash and strike again and again.

And all the while, Tida's black liquid continues to invade me.

'Hey!　Isn't it great!　Clash of swords!　Deadly force and deadly force!　That's what it means to be alive!

Tida speaks to me as if she were chanting.

And there is a part of me that can't deny it.

Now I can't help but enjoy fighting.

Even if this is what Tida had in mind, I can't stop it.

A head-on collision is always a shame.

I can't think of retreating even though I don't have any more HP or MP.

''Hmph!　Hahahaha!

The sound of Tida's laughter, the black liquid, invades me everywhere.

It washes away everything.

It's not harmful, on the contrary, it's a pleasant rinse.

It's a pleasant rinse that cleanses my mind.

It erases plans, calculations, and second-guessing.

There is no need for pretense, advantage, or harm.

There is only the battle at hand.

No, Christ!　Stay tuned!

Get out of my way!　Dear!

I heard a voice of restraint from behind me.

But I reflexively rejected it.

I couldn't help but feel that everything that interfered with this happy time was like an enemy.

'Christ!

A voice approaches from behind me.

Still, I can't stop swinging my sword.

My life is draining away.

The longer it goes on, the worse my sword's sharpness becomes, and the worse my shape becomes.

Still, I can't stop.

Tida's blade continues to block my sword, and gradually only the enemy's blade gets closer and closer to my body.

Eventually, my reckless attacks reach their limits.

The decisive blade of Tida is swung at my neck.

I was paying for my recklessness, and my body was losing strength.

I had an opening.

Aiming for the gap, the Teeda blade was sucked into my neck.

Before I could reach it (・・・・), Deere's body interrupted me.

I couldn't keep up with the too fast offense and defense, and I could see Dia in front of me, trying to protect me by letting her entire body jump in.

-- followed by fresh blood dancing through the darkness.

The first sword slashed Dia's torso into a kesa-slash.

Still, Dia swung her own sword back at Tida.

Naturally, Dia's slow sword flails emptily, and the second taiji sword slashes off his right arm holding the sword.

Having lost his arm, Dia was unable to do anything, and crumbled down.

''Ah, ah, ......''

The euphoria that had taken over me was extinguished in an instant.

On the contrary, I even feel a chill as if an icicle has been inserted into my spinal cord.

I recognize in slow motion that the 'stronghold of my heart' I've found is breaking down.

In the middle of it all, the words I've been telling myself all along reverberate (refrain) in my head.

Dia is a human from another world.

She only uses it.

If the situation arises, she will be used as a shield.

It's wise to use it and discard it--

--No!

The one thing I cherished and treasured, not wanting to lose, is now about to be broken!

That's why I can't forgive Tida for cutting down Dia.

I can't forgive me for being protected by Dia.

Two angry impulses tremble in my throat and I scream my name.

'Diaaaa--!

Then, for a moment.

For just a moment, I locked eyes with Dia.