Possession.
It is a term that is called by the spirits of hell when they possess the body of a human.
Normally the citizens of hell or heaven would never be able to directly affect the mortal world because of the existence that is blocking them.
The world laws.
However, that doesn't mean they don't have any means to do that.
No, actually, they have a lot of ways to do that.
Be it either with the way of contracts or with a way of demons or the means of possession.
When a person doesn't meet the requirements of contacts, regardless of the world's will, higher beings such as gods will interfere with rules, and things will get messier.
Therefore, the world's laws can be stretched when such things happen.
And that was the exact thing happening in front of me.
"Goodbye, brother Akira."
After saying that, I leaned him to the tree and then grabbed a potion from my spatial ring.
Yes, my spatial ring. I was not staying idle in those last five months of travel.
No, I was doing work. And the first thing I did with my accumulated money was to buy a spatial ring.
/GULP/
Gulping the potion, I felt refreshed, with wounds on my body closing.
Thanks to my aura being circulated in my body, my regeneration was a lot faster.
And the moment I gulped the potion, a thick black smoke started appearing from Akira's body.
'It is finally beginning.'
I thought.
The reason why Akira wanted to duel with me right here, right now, was to kill this yokai(demon) in front of me.
He was fighting with me while suppressing the consciousness of this demon from taking hold of his body.
You might be asking why he didn't bring a much stronger person here, like Wayne.
It was in order to bait the demon and make him think the demon was safe.
Naturally, when a demon wanted to descend this world, it first would prioritize its safety by searching for strong people around.
And if he saw Wayne or any other type of person whose strength passed the mark of 4-star, the demon would not reveal itself and wait for another opportunity. This is how they operate.
Therefore, he decided to leave this job to me.
'All Seeing Eye.'
With my eyes concentrated on the smoke rising, I looked into his stats.
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Name – Otakemaru
Age – Unknown
Class – Yokai
Mage Rank – 6-start(sealed)
Knight Rank – 6-start(sealed)
Attributes – Hell's Flame
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The moment I saw the panel appear in front of my eyes, I raised my sword, taking my stance.
'It seems his real strength is sealed, probably due to the limitations of Akira's body.'
I thought.
<Monster in the vicinity detected.>
<Trait [Witcher] is activated.>
With my traits activated, I felt the strength rushing through my body.
<Ding! A new quest [Avenge your comrade] is generated.>
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Quest – Avenge Your Comrade
You need to avenge the person that you have traveled with, you have shared your stories with, and you have fought back to back.
Requirements- Kill the Demon Otakemaru
Rewards – Wandering Swordsman's Armor
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And hearing the sound of the system in my head as the quest generated was a bonus in itself.
The panel showed the requirements and the rewards, and that was pretty impressive.
'Wandering Swordsman's Armor, huh? I didn't think I would get it right here.'
It was an item I was aiming for.
The body lying in the ground was making some noises while I was looking at the status screen.
Some of you might ask why I am not attacking him right now.
The answer is simple.
If I attack him right here right now and destroy the vessel's body before he simply enters this world with his whole soul, then I won't be able to kill him, let alone purify the curse.
Then, Akira's death will be in vain, making it lose its purpose.
/PISSSS/
"Finally, I am in this world."
After not a long wait, smoke was dispersed, leaving a weird-looking monster with two swords in his hands.
"It has been such a long time."
With a very hoarse and deep voice, he kept talking, moving his body.
Purple, blue, and red colored limbs protruding from his body made him look asymmetrical.
'Now, the connection is severed.'
The moment I saw the black mana oozing from the slight wormhole in the space, I understood he was fully descended to this world.
/CRACKLE/ /CRACKLE/
Slightly imbuing my aura and lightning mana to my sword, I started charging my attack.
"Ahhhhh... Finally….. Where are the humans? Where are the women? Where are the children? I want to eat. I want to KILL. I want to MASSACRE!"
With his hands wide open to the sky, the monster in front of me was screaming.
/SWOOSH/
Dashing towards the monster in front of me, I attacked him with my sword raised.
/CLANK/
And with a loud sound of metal clashing, I was pushed back immediately.
"Who? A kid?"
Looking at me with his blood-purple eyes and horns shining yellow, he said in his hoarse voice.
'He is strong. Definitely much stronger than Akira. It seems his strength is slowly returning to normal.'
/SWOOSH/ /CLANK/
Concluding that fact, I dashed to the monster again, confronting it.
/CLANK/
But my sword got blocked again.
Seeing me ignoring his words and attacking him relentlessly, an annoyed expression swept upon its face.
"Insolent human!"
With a loud shout, he swung his sword.
/SWOOSH/
And a black flame abrupted from his sword, making me blast off.
/CRACKLE/
'Annihilation Sword, Null Space.'
With fast and precise movements, I tried to divert the flames to the sky.
'Huh?'
But before I could even redirect it, I got blasted off in the process.
/CRASH/
Falling to the ground.
"You shall be my first prey in this world."
Showing its disgusting yellow teeth that were spurting salvia, the monster said, licking his lips.
/SWOOSH/
And then dashed to me with his two swords raised, attacking me.
/CLANK/
Blocked the first strike.
/CLANK/
I blocked the another.
Now that, no matter how good or strong a person is, if he/she doesn't know how to use that strength, then the rank won't matter that much.
At some point, the thing we call fighting sense, dynamic vision, and many other things would start affecting the fight.
And that was exactly what was happening.
With my Nihil raised, I was blocking his attacks consecutively with fast and precise moves.
/CLANK/
Sword swings from the side- blocked.
/CLANK/
Another diagonal swing from my right side- blocked.
/BOOM/
A breath of fire released.
/CRACKLE/ /SWOOSH/
Dodged.
"YOU PUNY HUMAN!"
However, as the saying goes, no matter how talented you are, how fast you are, in front of absolute strength, you are nothing but an ant.
"HELL'S DOMAIN! IACTA"
With a loud shout, the monster stabbed the ground with both his swords and raised his hands.
And following that was surroundings being changed with spatial fluctuations around…
