Gate Guardian - Song of the Frozen Soul

PHASE 22 - KEEPING A SECRET FROM YOUR FRIEND WILL GET YOU KILLED

PHASE 22 - KEEPING A SECRET FROM YOUR FRIEND WILL GET YOU KILLED

I was slightly relieved when Tiara moved, forcing herself to stand. She made an angry glare to the cloaked man and gritted.

"J-Just who are you..."

The cloaked man revealed his right hand, which was covered with a black aura. The skull-masked man slowly reached Tiara, who is currently frozen in shock!

"Tiara!" Adrenaline rushed through my veins as I bolted forward, reaching and carrying her on my arms in the nick of time!

Thanks to my ability <Presage>, I know what happens next if she gets hit by that cursed hand. She'll get toasted by black electricity.

"R-Rikkun!" Tiara exclaimed.

"I'm sorry if I kept secrets from you..."

Tiara shook her head. "I-I understand. I wanted to say that I'm sorry for overreacting too..."

Suddenly, her face went full crimson as she realized that I'm carrying her like a princess. My cheeks did the same blush, so I decided to let her stand on her own. No injuries, good. She removed her blazers and that revealed her white shrine maiden kimono.

I swiped my fingers in the thin air, and a Gate opened. Everything we know from the world evaporated as we transferred to another reality.

Here in Yami, the general studies building of our school turned into a gigantic withered tree of five hundred feet in height. The school grounds look like a wide plain on top of a mountain. I can see from afar that there is lava splashing at the end of this continent. The sky is blood red, but there are black columbus clouds everywhere to make this place a little more gloomy.

The skull-masked man hid his arm under his cloak. He just had a dead stare at us two. Is he an Eidolon? No, because he has a physical body back in Earth Realm. Maybe he's a Gate Guardian too, but I sense The Outsider's aura in him.

Tiara drew her pen-like hairpin from the back of her head, and it turned to dust. The magical dust covered Tiara's hands and then shaped itself into a metal gauntlet.

I pulled my watch to become a magical katana.

"H-He paralyzed me earlier with his super duper scary hands. N-No matter what you do, don't let him touch you, Rikkun!" Tiara said.

"Roger that!" I answered.

I raised my arms and gathered all the energy from the surroundings! The particles of light formed into a wide plate made of ice!

"<Snowflake Shuriken>!!!" I threw it like a frisbee straight to the enemy! But the masked man responded by revealing his open left hand. With that gesture, giant blocks arose from the earth, which prevented my projectile attack!

Tiara didn't waste any opportunity to have a detour and find an opening from the right side! She dashed forward with the speed of a formula 1 car! But the masked man answered by using his other hand to command more giant bricks to rise! Tiara used her steel fist to crush all the obstacle that comes on her way!

Now that the enemy is busy defending against Tiara, I took my sweet time to go to the enemy's behind! I made a stabbing sword stance as I use my charged attack in a point-blank range!

"<Aero Twirl>!!!" A horizontal tornado rushed towards the enemy. I thought it was a clear hit until there was a strong gust of wind that cancelled my spell!

That gust of wind... came from a gigantic sword from this mysterious man's hand. This buster sword's blade is a humongous chainsaw!

The whole weapon is enveloped with a dark aura that comes from the wielder's hands.