Chapter 16: Just One Swing
In the forest, Arthur prepared to pull the sword from the ground. Before he could reach out to touch it, a voice in his head rang out. It was the sword in front of him. "Congratulations, you will be the first user of the Holy Sword. Congratulations. This is a sword that can cut through anything. Do you want to be the first user?" Arthur's heart skipped a beat.
[The sword can talk? But that woman must want this sword, right?] The Holy Sword continued. "That child wasn't chosen, but you. What desire do you have? My sword chooses its user. Do you desire so much power? The power of just one swing of this sword...
It can destroy your enemies. I'm here. I'm here to help you. That child waiting for you to pull the sword, I've seen his heart from the beginning. That child tried to snatch it, but out of caution, I ordered you to come and test it. To let the Master know what would happen if he approached this sword.
Arthur looked at the glowing golden sword. [It's possible. My parents died when I was young. Now, I have to struggle to find food. My chances of becoming a skilled warrior have greatly diminished.
What's the tradeoff if I do as you say? What will I gain in return? And what will I have to repay for your wish?]
"What wish? Just to protect the innocent. To help others. That's the motto of the word Excalibur, which means 'Don't allow darkness in.' The golden blade will destroy all darkness, as long as the wielder of the holy sword Excalibur remains undead.
The wielder must fight against darkness. Nothing binds them. Let's create the legend of the holy sword here."
Arthur asked himself. [How will I survive this situation? That woman waits for me to draw her sword. She'll attack me immediately. I don't have the ability to defend or dodge. ]
"Don't worry. My sword only swung once. This woman isn't that skilled. So, just pull it up and slash at her. You can pretend to swing it for fun. You're still young, so this is all you can do. This is a reunion gift.
Alright, let's begin. That woman will definitely be waiting for you to pull her sword." [Okay.] Arthur pulled the sword up and pulled it out until it was almost out of the brown clay.
Riku smiled with amusement, just about to be happy. Arthur swung his sword at Riku. The sacred blade of the sword slashed the air with a loud bang! Arthur stared at the sacred sword with a shocked expression.
The swing was very powerful. A golden light shone through it. Riku gasped as he saw a golden crescent-shaped wave of swords the size of a house shoot towards him. "Huh!?" Unexpectedly, he attacked. The young woman was caught off guard as golden energy shone through Riku. On one side,
People from the Heavenly Breaking Sect were fighting a Black Wolf Demon. A woman who had just killed a demonic beast looked into the forest, her face showing such shock she almost fainted, her heart beating erratically. A black wolf demon ran out of the forest. A golden beam of light the size of a building flew out of the forest. The golden light caused the fighting people to quickly turn to look.
The young woman from the Heavenly Breaking Sect smiled. "How strange life is?" A golden light passed over her body. The golden light engulfed the people, replacing them with a holy light. The people from the Heavenly Breaking Sect were flying towards the holy light.
The people flying in quickly formed skill shields to protect themselves from the golden light. The golden light swept through, engulfing the people from the Heavenly Breaking Sect. The golden light grew to the size of a mountain. The golden light shone from Arthur's sword swing. It had dissipated. Whoosh! The people devoured by the golden light were completely unaffected. The golden light was like a false light.
The young woman from the Heavenly Breaking Sect looked before her. Where the Black Wolf Demon should have been in great numbers, there was only grass and rice trampled by the demons. "What's going on?"
Arthur was shocked when he saw the range of the sword's attack power. His sword trembled. "Is this my work?" "Yes, with the power of Excalibur, it can kill those who want to kill. Just look at that tree. It hasn't disappeared, has it? I've already told you what this holy sword's power is. It cuts through what you call darkness. No, what you consider darkness.
It will hit without anything you intend to destroy. It can be determined by who you want to kill. But first, go get the things from that woman."
Arthur quickly ran to pick up Riku's ring that had fallen to the ground. Arthur picked up everything and ran away quickly. Arthur ran at high speed, but unfortunately, at only five years old and carrying a heavy sacred sword, he slowed down twice as much. Arthur ran, sweating profusely.
Arthur ran until he was completely exhausted. The ring he had picked up was consumed by golden energy. Whoosh! Arthur was swallowed by the white ring. Arthur, not closed, was blinded. He opened his eyes and hurriedly looked around. He saw a golden table set on it, decorated with a golden key.
The surroundings were covered in gold. In front of Arthur sat a man's chair, his face obscured by a golden glow. [What do you mean? I have no idea what happened.] "Wow, where is this? Isn't that interesting, Arthur? That guy over there, he looks serious.""Yes."
The voice of the Holy Sword resounded in Arthur's head. Arthur quickly turned to look behind him. He didn't have the golden sword with him, only the golden robe he was wearing. [What happened? I remember running a moment ago?] "Heh heh. I don't know. Maybe that guy over there, sitting there looking menacing, pulled you in, and I'm just connecting with you. Be careful. I can only get this far. But that guy over there definitely knows I'm sneaking in, so it seems he's allowed me in."
Arthur turned to look at another table. A golden light blocked his view, and yellow smoke floated around, obscuring his face. It was Rindel sitting in a chair, looking interested because of the new arrival. Seraph, who was still sitting there, had a calm expression. He couldn't keep up with the story at all.
[What's going on here? You're saying there's a new arrival, so I have to give you luck, right? So why is this girl here? You're saying this girl will bring you luck?"] Earlier, Seraph was eating when Seria walked over to get him some water. As Seria placed the glass of water for Seraph, Seraph grabbed the spoon and was about to scoop it up. His entire body dropped onto the plate of rice. Whoosh! Bang!
All around, Seraph's face fell on the rice, his parents gaping, and his younger sister, watching him eat with a strange expression. The scene cut to Seraph's unconsciousness, and then he appeared. Seraph's face showed the expression of having just witnessed his brother faint, his heart nearly stopping. Seraph's father ran over at great speed.
Seraph's father ran over, his face full of shock. Somen ran to shake Seraph. Seria hurried to the carriage at high speed. Serin was preparing the carriage to take Seraph to the doctor. Somen carried Seraph and ran at high speed. Seria climbed onto the carriage, and Serin steered the carriage, commanding it to move. The sound of the horses running was deafening.
Somen began placing Seraph's body on the carriage's back. Seraph's sleeping face had food stuck to it. "Seraph! Seraph! What's wrong with Seraph?" Seria was speechless, not knowing what to do. Somen tried to shake Seraph. In the darkest night, a family was rushing to send Seraph to the doctor. The food they were about to eat had to be folded up and put away.