The Beast and the Sword Book 3: A Koi's Journey

Page 20: We Shall Be Free...

(Second Opening Theme: Arifureta S2 OP-Daylight Performed By MindaRynms)

Asta couldn't believe what he had been witnessing. Row, one of the few that saved their lives, literally had been a completely different person right before their very eyes. It had been unreal to say the least. Not to mention the kind of magic she had... Was shocking.

He nor Yuno had never seen anything like it as they watched Row---Or rather Blodwyn fighting against the Bandit King with the help of her blood magic. Their blades clashed with one another as one after another they had been clashing with each other.

"Blodwyn!?" Alex said, "You mean to tell me the friend she was mentioning before was actually herself?!"

Macsen nodded as he said "When Row becomes Blodwyn, her personality switches to a complete 180!" He soon started to shake, "S-She gets really scary when she's like this!"

"KEKE--" Jack said, "--So she has another side to her."

"So Row and Blodwyn are one in the same--" Asta said, just stunned, "--That's honestly kind of cool."

Blodwyn managed to kick the Bandit King back as they soon caught a glimpse of familiar covers. "Hey---Our grimoires!" Asta exclaimed.

"He's been holding onto them?!" Yuno said.

"That asshole!" Alex shouted.

"KEKE--No wonder!" Jack said. "Now I have a real itch to get more than my grimoire and his arm!"

"ISN'T THAT EXTREME?!" Macsen shouted.

"Row---I mean Blodwyn!" Asta soon called out, "Do you think you can get our grimoires back?!"

"Hold your horses, I'm working on it!" Blodwyn shouted as she socked the Bandit King in the face. The Bandit King growled before the pages in his grimoire turned.

"FIRE MAGIC: DANTE'S PEAK!" He shouted. A cannon of fire manifested before it fired towards Blodwyn.

Blodwyn only smiled before she used a set of blood ropes to pull herself out of the way. As she countered with-

"Blood Magic--Bloody Guillotine!" She soon manifested a straight sharp edge as she hurled at the bandit King only for him to dodge a sit earned him a gash on his face as part of the mask broke; he screamed. as he jumped back.

"Aww, yer gonna pipe your eye like a baby?" Blodwyn taunted, "Thought yer were a King."

The Bandit King growled as he gave a roar before charging at Bloodwyn again. She dodged as she cut his shoulder next as he grunted.

"The ol King's getting rusty, innit?" Bloodwyn asked.

"SHUT UP YOU DAMN TRAITOR!!" The Bandit King shouted before he charged towards her again. Blodwyn merely hopped over him when he went for a tackle. She kicked him in the back of the head before she wrapped him up in the blood ropes.

"Don't you dare." The Bandit King said before he was suddenly pulled.

With ease, Blodwyn tossed him around like a ragdoll. He hit the trees hard and the ground hard causing him to cry out and shriek in agony. Blodwyn could only laugh at this as he was giving the Bandit King a taste of his own medicine.

It hadn't been long before she yanked the Bandit King Towards her. She kicked him hard in the stomach hard causing him to spit out blood. Allowing her to grab ahold of two grimoires. One had been Asta and the other had been Jacks.

"Oi! Catch!" She called out before she tossed them over.

Asta quickly caught hold of his grimoire as it glowed red, "Thanks!"