My Beginning After the End

Seris

"Good idea." I shot a small amount of fire towards the ice, melting it, and then activated "Blood Oath." I couldn't hold it for long, I was low on mana, so I disrupted her core as her body fell out of the block of ice.

I conjured an ice sword, and stuck it through her core, shattering it. "Sylvie, can you fly us all back halway? Or do you need to rest a little?" She did fight a Retainer by herself, so she might need some time, I knew I did, but I wasn't in a bad state like after my time with Cadell.

"I can make it maybe a quarter of the way." She spoke as I withdrew the ice sword from Jagrette's core, and then cut her horns off of her head, and placed them along with Erie's in my mana ring.

"Okay, we can make the rest of the journey tomorrow." Arthur told her, then he took Jagrette's body and carried it up to Sylvie's back and placed it alongside the others. "Come on, Veer, let's get out of her, we won."

I went to step up on to Sylvie but froze as a presence appeared close by. "No way." I smiled, feeling this powerful person, it had to be a Scythe.

"What is it?" Arthur said, not sensing what I did, but Sylvie did. She stood up right, in a battle position. "Sylv?" I stared in the direction she was coming from; I never felt this blood before, but I knew it was Seris, it had to be.

Appearing before us, with her pearl colored hair, her skinny physique, eyes that matched her obsidian black horns, and looking at her, I would say she was no older than Tessia. What the hell? I thought she was older.

She flew to the ground, staring at Arthur and me. "It is good to finally meet the Leywin brothers." She spoke with such a calming voice, but yet authoritative.

I bowed my head to her, seriously, I respected what she did in the novel, so I'll respect her here. "Scythe Seris Vritra, the Scythe of the Sehz-Clar Dominion, it is a true honor to be in your presence." I stood up, smiling at the Scythe.

She tilted her head at me, and I saw a slight smile form, but disappear in an instant. "I heard a lot about you, Virion Leywin, I guess what they say is true."

"This is Scythe Seris?" Arthur asked, sliding down off of Sylvie, standing next to me.

"Yes, or Lady Nezera, as some people call her." I released "Blood Oath" and smiled as I looked at the Scythe. "Why has the Scythe of Sehz-Clar Dominion honor us with her presence?" I asked her somewhat sarcastically as she stepped closer, her legs were so long, I am tired of everyone being fucking taller than me, it makes me angry sometimes, but I am eleven, it makes sense.

I stepped toward her, but Arthur held his arm up against mine. "Veer, stay back." Arthur told me, and I looked at him confused. "We don't know her intentions."

"I have no intentions of hurting you, child." Seris told Arthur, and I moved his hand away from me. "I only came to make sure nothing happened to the two of you, I watched the battles, I must say, you are special."

"Oh my god, thanks Scythe Seris, your words are so kind." I lowered my head again, and then added. "Yet, we are not powerful enough to defeat someone like you, even if we know what you are capable of."

"Thank you." Arthur said too, he knew of her deeds in the novel, so he knows to trust her. "Those words coming from a Scythe are unexpected."

"I have some advice for the two of you, get stronger, and do it quickly." I wanted to say no shit, I mean, come on Seris, we know that. "Those horns will help you; it should push you into white core, and possibly get you..." She pointed at me. "...further into white, maybe close to integration phase, I don't know how a mere human child, can advance so fast like both you did."