Gate Guardian - Tale of the Blazing Heart

Phase 36: Void Wolf

Phase 36: Void Wolf

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[3:21 PM]

At a blink of an eye, the mysterious man bolted forward with a blinding speed, rushing into Benedict, which is distracted by his current enemy. Just before Benedict makes another blow against Zion, a fist came straight to his right cheek.

Swoosh! The Dark Guardian flew into the midair, having his body swirling for three seconds then crashed on the grass.

Benedict slowly stood up, wiping a drop of blood from his face.

"Void Wolf. I knew it. You're the only one who can make an actual damage to me....Kekeke..."

Void Wolf stood wordlessly. He glanced at me for the moment, and then threw a piece of paper to me. I immediately caught it with my hand. There are some words written in it.

...Fel Eri Suma Freia...

I don't know what this means, but I've read some languages like this on Mia's book of spells. It is the Aesther language, a dialect long forgotten by history. Once I pronounce these words, a random spell might occur.

Suddenly, Benedict made his body-to-ash-teleportation like spell and teleported into Void Wolf's face. Benedict started to make a combination of jabs and kicks, but all that Void Wolf did is to make a back step. Benedict failed to make a scratch.

Benedict stopped for a second, and put his hand on his chest. It shined for a moment, and a black hilt of the sword materialized on it. He then drew the sword from the light on his chest, swung it left and right, then pointed it to Void Wolf.

It was a giant black sword, having its blade about as big as Benedict's body. He's surprisingly strong to wield it with only one hand.

"Let's get serious, Void Wolf. Draw your Heavenly Blade, and fight me!"

Void Wolf wordlessly reacted again. A light appeared on his heart and drew a sword on it, in the same manner as Benedict. He swung it to his left, and made a centered stance.

Void Wolf's sword is also a large broadsword two meters long, but its blade looked like a chainsaw. It was glowing blue, and it was surrounded by light particles.

Meanwhile, Atlas left the brokenhearted Erylle on her knees. She was there, crying continuously, letting her tears absorbed by the yellow grass, motionless. Atlas just gazed at the new battlefield that's about to happen.

Now's my chance!

I sprinted to Atlas and readied my fist to land on his face, but he immediately evaded. Then he kicked me backwards that hit my back. It made me slide into the grass. Then he glared at me with his red eyes and he lifted his sword above me.

"You'll die here." Atlas smirked.

"Stop!"

Erylle rushed forward between Atlas' sword and my fallen body. She was spreading her arms, trying to shield me from the black swordsman.

"Stop this, Atlas...Please..." She stared at Atlas with her worn eyes.

Bang!

Atlas' sword deflected a bullet that's supposed to hit him in the left. It was Zion who fired that gun again, with his pure willpower, trying to stand up. He was breathing heavily, and he looked like a beaten housewife, judging at his face. His left shoulder seems broken.

Atlas pulled back, and jumped away, fleeing into the woods.

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Schwing!!!

The swordfight of the two Rank S+ Guardians is the one making the most noise. A single hack in the air will make shockwaves that made the trees around them cut in half. Every clash of their giant blades will make a deafening noise that echoes through the forest. They look more like fencing fighters, swinging their giant blades like it's just a feather.

Void Wolf made a swing and a thrust, but Benedict parried it all with his giant eerie sword. Then Benedict made an elbow crush against the Wolf's face. The mysterious Guardian made a backward dash, realizing that it is unfavorable for him to fight head on.

Benedict smashed his sword on the ground, and then it started glowing dark blue. There are small dark orbs flowing from the sword.

"This will be the end for you!" Benedict shouted.

Then he raised his sword, pointing it to the masked Guardian.

There was a deafening noise.

Black beam of light came out in the edge of the sword, and covered all of us in darkness. Trees and grasses became ashes in no time, and it made a large crater on the ground. It completely annihilated the forest and made it a huge wasteland.

In the nick of time, the masked Guardian raised his left arm, and a hexagon-like energy field protected us. It served as a shield on the black beam. Miraculously, the black beam didn't affect any of us.

"H-How!" Benedict's eyes widened in surprise. He didn't know that we will be able to survive his overpowered attack.

The mysterious Guardian started to cough and he fell on his knees. He let go of the giant saw-blade, and it became balls of light that evaporated to the skies. Void Wolf then grabbed his scarf and threw it away.

He started coughing out blood. Meanwhile, Benedict started to walk slowly towards the unmasked Guardian. Void Wolf glanced at me with his brown bleeding eyes.

"Y-You're-!!!"

"Now, Yohan!" He shouted.

There was a sudden spark on my nerves. I clapped my hands and held it together. My heartbeat became faster and I open my mouth to shout.

"FEL ERI SUMA......FREIA!!!"