The sword princess' tale

Volume 4 Chapter 14 - Why Am I Arracted Freaks Around Me?!

20-10-15, 04:05 PM #1
"Bravery... Valor... Thoosssee golden hair and emerald eyeeesss... Aah... Ah... You are... yet again... a deliciousss Fragment, indeed..." The being muttered, his tail slithered along the ground.

I braced myself right then and there, yet the being laughed. He laughed... and turned to us.

"It iiisss... a pleasssuuure to meet you again... Fragment. I am... Vladimir Blooddusk."

Vladimir... Blooddusk...? And... Fragment...? What's that...?

"...what do you mean by Fragment? What are you?"

I inquired further but all I heard was a hiss, then a laughter.

"How unexpected... You are... not 'Bounded,' yet... The 712th wassss... more clever than you. But your sssstrength... issss unmatched."

A gleam of jade appeared inside the darkness within the cloak. I presumed it as an eye but.... it was odd.

My skin shuddered, my whole body set off a warning alarm ordering me to flee, my blood froze and I could feel my heart thumping furiously in fright.

In front of him... I have absolutely no chance.

My intuition told me that. I was certain as it was the only thing that was sharpened even in my previous life. But not like this. This is way too abnormal...!

"Fear... eh? And you are... more immature than the resssst. Iiisss it related? With thossseee chains?"

"...what do you mean...? What... what are you? What do you know about me!?"

I shouted to fight off my fear, but that was it. My hands gripping the sword's sheath trembled and cold sweats slid down my cheeks.

"Heh... Heh he he...! I sssseee!! I sseee now!!"

With that said, Vladimir dashed towards me. Speed blinding enough to stun me and the great sword slipping out from his cloak revealed itself. I dodged out of reflex but the bladed tail snaked its way to pierce my head!

"Gh...!!" I raised sword to defend myself. Both weapons clashed for a moment-

*SHATTER!* And the sword shattered, the aftershock sent me flying for several meters then I crashed into rubble.

"Argh...!" I coughed out the air in my lungs. Slowly getting up, I heard a hiss.

"Ssssturdy. Asssss... I thought... it waasssss... alsssoo you who defeated Ivory..." Vladimir hissed lowly with a ridiculing tone. His great sword moved in rhythm alongside his tail as if defending him like a pair of mechanisms.

That inhuman strength... This fear... And that name... Could it be...?

"...tch... So... you're a demon... huh? Really, my luck is as bad as my weakness is..."

I spit out blood and rubbed the corner of my lips with the sleeve of my dress. Slowly getting up, I threw away the broken sword and shouted.

"All soldiers, to battle positions!!"

With one order and the beastmen all snapped back to reality. They drew out their arms while one particular soldier approached me and presented two objects. A pair of swords, one sword thin enough to be called as a sabre while the other was a metallic katana, plus with their sheaths as well as sword belts.

Finally. When I have these two back around my waist, I felt incredibly at ease. Maybe it's related with both being tokens given by Fei...?

"Thank you. Go protect Elliot and Seine. Also, please retreat along with the civilians as well as the wounded."