Chapter 103 Otakemaru 2

Domain.

It is a term that is connected to those with high progress of strength, mainly above six-star.

It can change the surroundings by consuming a good amount of mana, making the environment a place of user's trace.

It can be used by either mages or knights, both of them having their own unique strengths.

And this is exactly what was happening to me.

A demon, with his hands raised, released a huge amount of dark and fire mana making it affect the environment.

'No!'

Trying to not let him have his way, I attacked him with my sword raised.

/BOOM/

But before I got to reach him, I was blasted off.

"Cough… Cough…"

Coughing for a second to get rid of particles in my lungs, I opened my eyes.

Only to see the environment being dark.

A suffocating aura filled the world, making my aura regeneration a lot lower than it was supposed to be.

With flames erupting from the ground and dark flame torches on the wall, we were in an open area filled with nothing but skulls.

"Now, foolish human. Witness my strength."

With his hands having two long swords, he attacked me, this time with his speed increased.

/CLANK/

"Kurghk-"

And the first confrontation was nothing but a complete loss on my side.

/SWOOSH/ /BOOM/

Flame erupts from the ground. He attacked me again this time with one sword swing and one flame ball in his hand.

"Flames of Hell. Fire of Grafted."

And the moment he finished his chant, a pure black flame erupted from his hand.

"Hissss….."

Releasing a breath of frost, I cooled my head from the distractions.

With my eyes closed, I focused purely on my senses feeling the attack coming.

My body was tense, my muscles getting ready, and I was betting on everything on my move.

'Sword of Annihilation. Void Steps.'

With lightning mana condensed on my sword and my aura imbued on my wrist, my rear delts, and my rear muscles, I focused on the flames coming.

'Now!'

/SWOOSH/

Disappearing from the place I was standing, I dashed toward the flames coming at me.

"Grrrr….."

Gritting my teeth, I endured the feeling of my body being burned.

Thanks to the fact that I got the passive skill [Flame resistance] to level three, at the very least I was able to leave the fire with my body working.

"Hmm?"

The monster was surprised, thinking a puny human like me would never be able to live his attack like this.

/STAB/

With a fast and precise stab, I aimed at his chest.



/SWOOSH/

And the raised his sword to match my mine.

Since he was fast, he was able to block my strike.

/SPLURT/ /CRACKLE/

"Kurgh…"

Or he should have been.

'Sword of Annihilation. Unseen Sword.'

It was an attack that was the combination of two techniques, the first one being 'Trick of Light' and the second one being 'Steel Tempest.'

A sword attack that can never be seen.

Saying 'a' sword attack is wrong.

It is actually two sword attacks.

But the trick is the interval between the attacks is so small that it is almost nonexistent.

And thanks to that, the first attack will mask the second one, making it impossible to see.

Such a move would have been impossible to conduct as a three-star knight if I was normal.

It requires both a huge amount of aura and good strength, which I have thanks to the unique awakening methods and breaking-through methods I have used.

"ROOOOAARRRR! YOU PUNY HUMAN! IACTAAAA!"

With a loud roar, the monster spread flames from his hand, trying to blast me off again.

'Annihilation Sword, Void Steps.'

But I had already disappeared from the place I was staying.

"Heut-"

But, of course, that doesn't mean I left the clash unscathed.

The ankles on my foot were bleeding from the pressure I put on them using the void steps, my rear delts and arms were stinging, and my right hand started getting numb.

/BOOM/ /SWOOSH/

The demon being enraged…. It dashed to me with its sword raised, attacking me.

/CLANK/ /CLANK/

'His speed is increased again.'

'He is using his fire magic to increase his speed.'

Seeing the combustions under its feet, I thought.

I was on the losing edge again, even though he got injured with my strike, with his strength being superior.

'His strength will reach the five-star soon; I will lose if that happens. I must finish this soon.'

With that thought, I grabbed my sword with my right hand while conjuring a lightning strike on my right.

"ROAR!"

With another roar, he started conjuring a flame bolt in his mouth, locking its eyes with mine.

"Hissss…."

With the temperature rising with each second, my body had already lost a lot of water, and my eyes were slowly losing their focus.

'I really wasn't going to use this. It is still incomplete.'

I thought, observing my state.

Releasing another frost breath, I cooled my head again.

'But, I guess I have no other choice.'

'All Seeing Eye.'

With my eyes turning polychromatic, I started observing those trajectories shown in my eyes.

/TINGLE/

Slowly the sounds disappeared from the place I was standing.

'Set your heart null….. Empty your mind…..'

'Be like void…. Become formless….'

'Become one with yourself…. Become the absolute.'

'Be like thunder….. Become the strength…..'

'Be like lightning…. Become the speed…."

'Master your own mind….. Master your technique.',

'Become the god of your own world…..'

<Trait [Egoist] is affecting the world.>

<Trait [Perfectionist] is affecting the world.>

<Trait [Tyrant's Aura] is affecting the world.>

<Lightning responds to your call.>

<Thunder responds to your call.>

/CRACKLE/ /CRACKLE/ /CRACKLE/

With electricity being applied to all my body around, damaging my body, making burn marks….

/RUMBLE/ /RUMBLE/ /RUMBLE/ /RUMBLE/

Sounds of rumbling coming from the sky…..

/TINGLE/

A dark blue aura of fighting spirit rising from my body…..

/CLICK/

A long straight pointy black sword slightly raised from its handle with the tip of my thumb touching it.

"Flames of Hell. HELL'S BREATH!"

With a loud scream, the demon released his breath from his mouth, attacking me.

/SWOOSH/ /SWOOSH/

With flames sweeping the ground and destroying everything that came their way, I was waiting.

/SHLINK/

With my sword being drawn at a fast speed from its sheathe, the surroundings suddenly become silent.

'Sword of Annihilation, Final move. Reverence of Severity.'

/TINGLE/





No sounds could be heard.

Nothing could be seen.

Nothing could be felt.

It was at this moment that the definition of emptiness….

/THUD/

Until the sound of something falling to the ground could be heard.

<Quest [Avenge your comrade] is completed.>

.

.

And a sound of the system coming to my head.

/THUD/

With my legs resting on the ground, I mumbled.

"Now you can rest in peace, Brother Akira."