Final Decisive Battle Part 2
Guy was the one who moved first.
He casually moved to slash Velda like a frame-by-frame from a stop-motion animation.
Damrada and Kondou moved to stop it, but Veldora and Diablo also reacted.
ãKufufufufu. Veldora-sama, I can deal with them alone if itâs these people, though?ã
ãKuhahahaha, what are you saying? No need to hold back, let me help you too!ã
As if he was getting impatient, Veldora insisted to Diablo who coolly smiled.
For Veldora, his true intention was that he didnât want to be near his sisterââVelgrind whose complexion changed since she saw Rudra. Therefore, he had to have an opponent by all means.
ãThen, Veldora-samaââã
ãHmm. That guy in military uniform was the man who bombarded me with bullets. I shall pay him back and be his opponent here.ã
ãI see, in that case, I shall be the opponent of the other one.ã
After the brief exchange of words, Veldora and Diablo moved simultaneously.
Damrada and Diablo exchanged blows.
With a saber[1] in his right hand and handgun in his left, Kondou attacked Veldora.
The shock waves generated by their intense clashes shook the heaven.
And then, the two pairs ascertained each otherâs prey and left the place.
Looking at them with a sideways glance, Velgrind started to ponder.
Both Damrada and Kondou had served as Emperor Rudraâs trusted retainers for a long time. Therefore, Velgrind also knew the two of them very well, even their characters and abilities.
They had unprecedented power with a human body and not the type of people who would be arrogant and careless.
They were certainly a threat as the two of them had obtained power far transcending awakened demon lord.
Howeverââ
ãVeldora, I wonât have any mercy on you if you let your guard down, you know!ã
So, Velgrind called out to Veldora before changing her line of sight to Rudra.
Although they certainly were powerful, their power hadnât reached the level of a âTrue Dragonâ yet. She believed that she didnât need to worry if Veldora fought one of them.
(However, if he fights horribly, Iâll punish him.)
So, Velgrind moved while thinking about things that would make Veldora shudder.
At the moment when Guy tried to swing his sword down towards Velda, a sword of light came interrupting from the side and stopped the sword.
It was the deed of the man who stood in front of Velda, Rudra.
As they were, both of them shifted their position to cross their swords and swung it fluently.
Both of them didnât carry a shield as they were in a stance of complete attack.
For them, their swords were their weapon and shield.
ãHee, interesting. It seems your skills arenât getting duller, Guy!ã
ãSkip your blabbering, a fake like you wonât bother me!ã
The two of them shouted and struck each other with full power blow.
That blow had power enough to deliver a deadly blow. However, both of them skillfully parried it off and were unable to deal any injury on their opponent
Astonishingly, the fake Rudra had become an embodiment of perfect strength.
The proof was that the fake Rudra had complete control of the temporary body which condensed from a tremendous amount of energy.
It was an unbelievable thing for Velgrind, but the fake Rudraâs strength rivaled Guy.
ãGuy, Iâll assist you!ã
ãIdiot, donât come hereã¼ã¼!!ã
It happened in an instant.
At the moment Velgrind tried to slash the fake Rudra with her Godspeed Saberclaw[2] to assist Guy with her claws which turned into swords.ââshe felt a terrible pain in her arm.
(Impossible!? I felt pain even though this body hasãPain Nullificationã!?)
Astonished, Velgrind leaped back.
ãHeee, My skill has gotten duller. I intended to chop off your neck though. No, I guess you have become strongerââ Right, Velgrind?ã
For the first time, Velgrind stared at the fake Rudra.
That young man ought to be an imitation of Rudra in his youth.
Even Velgrindâs eyes couldnât distinguish the fake in front of her with the real one, as it had completely reproduced his strength down to his roughness......
(Impossible. I cared for you till the end, Rudra......)n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
ã..... You are a fake!ã
ãHaa! Donât make me laugh, Velgrind. Iâm the one who decides that. Iâm a fake because I have no soul? Iâm a fake because I got revived? Iâm a fake because Iâm being controlled? All wrong. I become a fake when I admit Iâm a fake and my Will dies. Iâm alive, you know? Iâm thinking, choosing and moving on. Iâm me and nobody else! You know that right, Velgrind? Okay, I will admit that itâs true I have died once. Therefore, I will start over from the beginning. I will beat you guys once so you guys will acknowledge my greatness. Then, Iâll make you guys my companion. Iâm the man who will eventually conquer the world. That is my promise with âStellar Lord Dragonâ Veldanava who is also my master after all.ã
He laughed off to Velgrindâs shout.
And then, Rudra erased his sword of light, the materialization of his aura and smiled fearlessly.
ãIt will be rude for me to fight with such a toy, right. I will show you what Iâm made of.ã
Saying so, he held up both of his hands and mutteredãDivine Sword Summon[3]ã.
At that moment, the time-space between Rudraâs hands cracked and a radiant sword manifested.
Looking at that, Guyâs red eyes kindled with joy and he smiled deeper.
In shock and confusion, Velgrind took a step back.
Then, while showing a smile to Guy, Rudra held up his sword and said.
ãLetâs settle our fight for sure today, Guy!ã
ãHumph. Thatâs just what I wanted, Rudra!![4]ã
What is Divine Sword Summon? Itâs a ritual to bring out the sword he used against his opponent only when he got serious.
For him to be able to summon the sword which chose its ownerââDivine Sword âStar[5]"ââ regardless whether the man in front of his eyes is a fake or a real one, he probably has a similar Will to Rudra who was Guyâs friend.
(Even after dying, you are still going to stand before me and get in my path, heh? You probably wonât let me quit when Iâm ahead; you truly are a guy who hated losing.[6])
Guy was happy and couldnât hide the smile sprouting on his mouth.
Guy already didnât care about Velda and other things and immersed himself in his fight with Rudra.
And, Velgrind tooââ she decided to watch over the two of them.
The rule agreed upon between Guy and Rudra from a very long time ago didnât permit Velgrind and Velzard to interfere in their fight.
While Velgrind was watching, their fight grew fiercer......
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Velzard also felt a similar shock like Velgrind.
However, she was Guyâs partner so it could be said the shock she felt was smaller than Velgrind.
More importantly, thanks to the bonds with Guy she felt earlier, she never got agitated when she saw Rudra.
Velzard was treating Milimâs injury indifferently without showing astonishment on her face.
She looked at Chloe who before she noticed was confronting Velda and stalling with her swordplay.
Milimâs injury was not as bad as she expected, so Velzard was relieved that Milim would recover soon at this rate.
ãSorry, Iâm okay now.ã
As Velzard expected, Milim recovered immediately.
Moreover, even though she was completely unable to compete with Velda just a while ago, Milim tried to rush towards Velda without learning any lessons from before.
ãMilim, is there any chance of winning?ã
ãHuh? Thereâs none. But well, I might hit on some kind of idea while fighting, right?ã
âAh, itâs not goodâ so Velzard thought.
Just as she expected, Milim was being toyed with by Velda.
ãGrrr, you agile bastard!ã
While Velzard was watching, it seemed Milim was refining her fighting spirit steadily, even while she was cursing, but......Her energy didnât increase greatly as Velzard imagined.
Although it was larger than an awakened demon lord, it was only 10% compared to a âTrue Dragonâ.
(ââThatâs odd. Compared with the enormous energy she had when she fought Guy, I think Milimâs current strength is too small though......)
Guy and Rudra were fighting equally.
If Velzard got in the way, she would obviously incur Guyâs wrath, so she couldnât do anything but to leave them be.
It seemed her younger brother, Veldora, had become very impudent and stubborn before she noticed, but she decided that it would be alright to ignore him.
Moreover, because Guy and Rudra began immersing themselves in their fight, Velgrind could afford to pay attention to Veldora and others. Even while watching the two fight, Velgrind is preparing in case of an unforeseen situation.
Looking at that, Velzard judged that it would better to leave it to Velgrind in case anything happened.
The problem was Velda.
As one would expect of Chloe, she was cautious and devoted herself to a wait-and-see approach. Carefully and calmly, she seemed to be measuring Veldaâs strength.
On the other hand, Milim was reckless as she kept repeating her suicidal attacks.
Velzard was helping Milim with defense by putting up her shield to prevent the attacks towards Milim, but she would still accumulate some damage.
Although Milim didnât look like she was holding back, she appeared weaker compared to when she fought Guy a long time ago.
Velzard doubted it.
ãMilim, you......ã
ãMILIM, YOU FOOL! YOU BETTER GET SERIOUS!ã
When Velzard tried to say her doubt, Guy shouted as if he lost his temper.
On the other hand, Milim rebutted seemingly unamused.
ãIâm going full power! I didnât hold back, you know!?ã
ãIdiot. You were stronger a long time ago, you know!? You arenât usingãWrathful Lord Satanaelã, right!?ã
ãUgh!?ã
Having been pointed out by Guy, Milimâs sight went all over the place for an instant as if to express âI forgot!â.
However, if she were to elude the question, it would hurt her dignity,
ãBu-but! I might not be able to control myself with it. Last time, you and Ramiris ââã
ãJeez! Just do it! Even I have my hands full with this guy as my opponent, you know!? Just hurry up and send that damn bastard flying!ã
Guy urged Milim with partly desperate tone.
In fact, both Guy and Rudraâs strength were nearly equal and Guy didnât have the leeway to talk with Milim.
He could only tell Milim that much and turned towards Rudra.
ãSorry to keep you waitingã
ãWhat, itâs fine. It will be boring unless we fight seriously after all.ã
Guy stated his thanks to Rudra who was holding back while Guy was advising Milim.
Rudra magnanimously nodded.
Then, they both struck their swords at the same time and scattered intense sparks.
Velzard sighed after she watched the two in amazement and felt her doubt was cleared.
It wasnât that Milim hadnât gotten serious; she just didnât use her Ultimate Skill.
However, Milimâs words were also correct.
AãMagic Essence Breeder Reactor[7]ãthat was so strong that Milim couldnât master it; that wasãWrathful Lord Satanaelãâs true identity.
The ultimate power which increased her magic essences steadily by using her intense anger and magic essences as fuel.
The magic essences used as fuel were used and restored[8] to become even more power. It was literally multiplied.
As long as this was activated, Milimâs energy[9] would increase immediately. Furthermore, it wouldnât decrease even if she kept using it, it was certainly the ultimate ability.
The one who controls infinite power, that is the demon lord named Milim.
Her title as the child of Veldanava was not just for show.
However, Milim had never activatedãWrathful Lord Satanaelãat all.
It was only after Guy had succeeded in reproducing the ability when they fought long ago that Milim realized it.
Although Guy had succeeded in reproducingãWrathful Lord Satanaelãwith hisãPrideful Lord Luciferã, he gave up in letting such an extremely powerful ability to stay active all the time. He could keep it permanently active at about 40% and using his remaining capacities to utilize other abilities. And, even if he activated the ability in full power while maintaining his ego, the limit would be about 90% from a self-analysis he had done.
However, if it is Milimââitâs an unparalleled powerful ability but if itâs Milim she can control itââ such is Guyâs confidence in her.
And, Velzard too remembered the story she previously heard from Guy when she saw the current Milim.
Milim didnât need to use Ultimate Skill because she possessed enormous energy surpassing awakened demon lord.
If Milim could activateãWrathful Lord Satanaelã, Velzard thought that she couldnât imagine how high her strength would rise.
(Perhaps, she might be able to embody a strength exceeding even us the âTrue Dragonsâ ââ)
She came to realize the threat.
However, she thought that it was necessary to defeat Velda in front of her. Besides, if it was Milim, she believed that Milim could controlãWrathful Lord Satanaelãcompletely with her strong will.
As for Milimââ despite having intense conflicts, she understood that her current strength didnât reach Veldaâs.
Therefore, she made the decision to pour her rage intoãWrathful Lord Satanaelã.
As if he sensed the sign from Milim,
ãRudra, thereâs no time to play around, hurry up and finish it!ã
So, Velda shouted.
However, the answer wasââ
ãShut up, my opponent isnât so weak that I can win by going half-assed! You should understand that if you are my master! For you to say such foolish words, it seems you are not my master as I expected. However, I donât care. Iâm grateful that you gave me the chance to settle my fight with Guy. So, be quiet. I will do my best to thank you for that. If you understand, then donât order me around!ã
Rudra straightforwardly rebuked Velda.
There was only the matter to settle his fight with Guy in Rudraâs mind.
He was now enjoying his fight with Guy from the bottom of his heart and felt that Veldaâs words were nothing more than a hindrance.
Milimâs voice echoed when Velda frowned due to Rudraâs response.
ãSorry to keep you waiting. This time, Iâll go all out for sure!ã
Milim stood with bluish-white patterns that looked like dragon scales having emerged on her whole body.
ââEnormous amount of aura gushed out from her body which was neatly circulated and formed a defensive membrane to cope with every kind of attacks.
The Dragon Princess[10] Milim Nava had now unleashed her true power.
[1] è»å Guntou, Military Sword. Refers to sword made to be used by Japanese army and navy after the end of samurai era. Pic for references:
[2] ç¥éå£çª Shinsoku KensÅ. Sword Claws/Nails/Talons.
[3] ç¥å£å¬å Shinken Shoukan. Divine/God/Deity Sword.
[4] Bring it on, can be used here too
[5] æç(ã¹ã¿ã¼) Seiou/Seioh (SutÄ). Star/Stellar Ruler/King/Lord/Sovereign.
[6] è² ããå«ããªéé Makezugiraina yarou. Can also mean Guy calling Rudra a sore loser.
[7] éç´ å¢æ®ç Maso/Mamoto Zoushokuro. Magic Essence Propagation/Breeder Reactor/Furnace/Generator. A breeder reactor is a nuclear reactor that generates more fissile material (Materials for sustaining fission reaction) than it consumes. In this case, Milimâs skill is a reactor that consumes her anger and magic essences but turned into even more power/energy/magic essences. Iâm not a nuclear physicist or any kind... orz
[8] Kanji used here is éå Kangen which refer to Reduction (Chemical reaction) can also mean Restoration.
[9] A remainder, energy and magic essence quantity/amount refer to the same thing. éç´ é(ã¨ãã«ã®ã¼) Masoryou (EnerugÄ«).
[10] ç«ç女 Ryuu Koujo. Dragon Imperial Princess. ç女 is like ç女(Oujo) just the first one use the kanji for emperor. Do you guys want to add the Imperial?