Craftsmen, Devil or a Protector

Arc 2 | Chapter 14 - I kill, she protects...

Re:Craftsman, Devil or a protector Arc 2 | Chapter 14 - I kill, she protects...

"Talking"

'Thinking'

"Noble Phantasm/Spell incantation"

{Telepathic speaking}

《"Erebus physically speaking"》

《{Erebus telepathic speaking}》

《'Erebus thinking'》

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(Subaru's pov)

I moved through the forest with impressive manoeuvres and at inhuman speeds, pushing past tree after tree. I then felt five malicious presence. With a quick draw and aim, I fired a volley of cursed arrows, mid-air, right between the eyes of witchbeasts, killing them instantly.

I continued onwards until I reached a clearing, where six children laid motionless. I crouched down beside them, quickly noticing that they were only unconscious, not dead. However, they were cursed, and I quickly noticed where they had been cursed. Information then flooded my mind as my internal world got to work.

[Juggernaut Curse: A power that mutated into a pathogen attribute within the Juggernaut witchbeast species. This curse is placed on a target through the bite of a Juggernaut witchbeast. It drains a bitten target of their od and absorbs it into a Juggernaut's body, essentially making the target their fuel. When activated, the target will proceed to suffer from weakness and develop nauseous and sluggish symptoms. They will also start having difficulty breathing, and the sensation of having their od drained is described as having their insides melting.]

《{So avoid it's teeths.}》 Erebus said after processing the information.

{Noted.} I mused. Beatrice, who had been holding on to me for dear life, climbed down from my back and crouched down beside one of the kids. Then I felt something to my right, in some bushes.

"What are you doing?" I asked curiously before throwing two black keys with pinpoint accuracy at the bushes. From the bushes, two juggernauts dropped dead.

"Removing the curse placed upon them, I suppose." She explained. Her tiny hand reached out and hovered over one of the girls. Suddenly, a black mist manifested from where a bite mark was. She then put her hand into the mist and clenched her fist, destroying the curse.

"Impressive." I commented.

"B-Betty's thanks, I suppose." Beatrice said, a little flustered over the compliment.

《"Now it is our turn."》 Erebus said as he took control. He put his hand on one of the children and began to silently chant. Orange neon circuits spread down his arm as a soft golden glow began to gently touch the child. I heard Beatrice gasp feeling the warmth of the mystery, which wasn't surprising knowing what it originated from. Avalon might not have much use without Arthur Pendragon's magical energy, but it is still an excellent medium for spiritual healing magecraft. Its light practically purifies all abnormalities within a body.

{Still doesn't explain how it activated as the portable fortress.} I said still bewildered at the absurdity of how loose the rules and laws of the root tend to be at time.

《{Who cares.}》 Erebus dismissed my question.

{I care.}

{Thinking about it will not give you any answers. Besides, I already know the answer.}》

{Oh? Then do enlighten me.} I ask dryly.

《{I am just that awesome for it to work.}》 Erebus responded smugly.