Gate Guardian - Tale of the Blazing Heart

Phase 56: The Plot Twists

Phase 56: The Plot Twists

[Collapsed Eaglehorn Haven – Cyprine City]

[12:32 Midnight]

The minotaur stood up in the middle of darkness, seemingly unaffected by our attack. Its hole in the body is now gone and not a single scratch remained. Instead, we made it more furious than before. The red eye are now glaring at us with a demonic intent.

"J-Just how can we kill this guy!? We already destroyed its heart for the seventh time, but he always regenerates!" Caroline complained in a fatigued tone.

The minotaur charged forward with a double speed, now aiming at me. I readied my shield just in case he would use his sword to me, but then...

"<Sword Drizzle>!"

Millions of scattered golden swords came surging to every part of the minataur's body which made a little knockback. The minotaur even dashed backwards again due to that surprise attack.It came from behind us three.

It was Erylle, pointing the edge of Reginleif to the minotaur. That attack must be a new power granted by Reginleif.

"Leave this to me!"

Erylle then swung her sword to her right and made a blinding flash.

"<Tachyon Blitz>!"

Her body became a large light ray that surged into the minotaur's body in a quarter of a millisecond. That unbelievable speed has made Erylle's body pass through the brute's body with ease. As she dematerialized the sword from her hand, the minotaur's body reverted to its original form: the one-eyed brute. His chest is now oozing with black blood.

"W-Why...Why isn't my body regenerating..." The brute's face became pale as his eyes widened in shock.

"Reginleif's ability is to control time. I locked the time in your body to prevent it from returning to its original state." Erylle explained calmly.

The brute then collapsed to the ground, signaling his defeat.

We immediately got ourselves out of the area, fearing that reinforcements will arrive soon.

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According to them, there was a black dimensional rift that opened in front of their hall. Four Cursed Guardians such as the black swordsman and others started attacking their Legion members. There was a hooded man who controls the dimensional rifts that absorbed all Eaglehorn Guardians while the others are wreaking havoc. The other Guardians who are strong enough to resist being sucked up by the dimensional rift was killed by Atlas.

It was really a one sided battle.

The problem left us a bigger mystery. Almost all of the Guardians of Eaglehorn Legion were abducted by the Cursed Guardians for unknown reasons. Worse, the Cursed Guardians stole all the information about the investigation of the Eaglehorn Legion about the King Eidolon, Aeternos. All the backup documents regarding this matter have been burnt together with their haven, so we are all back to square one.

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For the meantime, Felix and Caroline will stay our haven, until they regain their members. This is because they have nowhere safe to stay. We, the Blazing Heart all agreed to let them take shelter in our haven, since we needed the help of each other.

It's already four in the morning when we all decided to sleep. This has been so exhausting and tiring for all of us. Heushac and Zion agreed to watch over the house until the morning comes.

But then... Everything went to our demise.

Or my demise.

The afternoon sun is already shoving my face. Or more accurately, burning it. I turned to my left to find a better position but then...I bumped myself into something flabby. Maybe it was the softest thing I ever felt.

Wait...I-It's a girl's chest! I-It's Erylle's bust again!? S-She's even on a pajama...but...She's not wearing any undergarments! Erylle's face is much cuter when she sleeps. But I don't know what's prettier: her smiling face or her sleeping face. Hey! I shouldn't decide right now. I should get away with a stealthy escape...

H-How did I end up sleeping in her bed?! A-Am I the protagonist of a dirty anime show that is popular nowadays? How did I always end up with this type of thing? I should get off right now...

I carefully moved away my head, my hands and my body. But then she moved and turned to find a more comfortable position. Thank god she never woke up. Now I should wash my face and eat brunch already.

When I opened the door, Heushac is the only one in the living room, lying on a sofa lazily, watching a comedy show while eating junk food. I immediately got myself in the lavatory and washed my face then grabbed some cereal in the refrigerator and prepared some milk. Then I joined Heushac watching the show.

It appears that Felix and Caroline are still sleeping. They must be tired because of fighting endlessly yesterday. Mia is doing laundry right now.

After ten minutes, Erylle finally came out of the room. She looked like she's gonna throw up, so she immediately rushed to the toilet.

I have a bad feeling about this.

When Erylle came back to the living room, she immediately called my attention.

"...Yohan..."

"...E-Eh?"

"...I think I'm pregnant..."