CH 109

End of the war

Translated by SoundDestiny

Edited by Zil

“Mmm?”

The Emperor Zacharias Von Althlein was dubious about the unexpected scene that had occurred before his eyes.

Zacharias fired an extra-large burst of flame, which no doubt caught Raidorl in its sights.

It seems that Raidorl was trying to prevent it with the technique of [the serpent of the apocalypse], but he was not able to offset it very well.

In less than ten seconds, the flames would have engulfed him with the walls behind him and burned him to the bone.

But the pale flames that were about to take the life of the young king’s brother disappeared without a trace before the eyes of Zacharias.

He was not overpowered by the miasma’s blade. Nor was it defeated by a technique of equal power. It was as if his fire had never existed in the first place, and not even a spark of fire was left behind.

“That’s impossible. What has happened?”

The holy armour, which was also the inner workings of the holy sword Durandal, had the power to manipulate the fire of damnation to destroy all evil in the world.

The power of the sword is one of the most powerful of all holy swords. There is no doubt that he was the most powerful holy sword holder on the continent. It is impossible for such a powerful flame to be extinguished without knowing what has been done to it.

Zacharias  squinted at his adversary.

“…………..”

Raidorl was unconscious with his back against the castle wall.

His right hand has fallen to the ground, and the holy sword Dáinsleif is lying in the palm of his hand.

It is natural to assume that if anything was done, it was done by Raidorl.

“Hmm……holy sword Dáinsleif. I’ve heard that it’s a unique holy sword that controls curses, but what kind of curses did you use to make it disappear?”

Muttering, Zacharias releases his holy armour. The pale flames of his armour were extinguished and he returned to his normal red armour.

The holy armour was a powerful technique for the keeper of the holy sword, but it also consumed a lot of magic power.

Even Zacharias, a skilled user of the holy sword, could only activate it for a few minutes.

Breathing deeply from exhaustion, Zacharias walks over to the fallen Raidorl.

“I was going to kill him like that if he couldn’t use the full potential of the holy sword……But now..hmm..what should I do?”

The reason why Zacharias wanted to burn Raidorl with the power of his holy armor was not to take his life. The real purpose was to pressure him to awaken his holy sword.

By pushing Raidorl to the limit, he hoped to trigger the Holy Armour, and if he couldn’t, he would kill him, take the Holy Sword, and find a new holder in Imperial territory.

If it doesn’t wake up when it’s supposed to, it won’t wake up forever – it may seem extremely one-sided and rough  treatment, but Zacharias saw no better way to wake up a sleeping lion.

“Well……Raidorl Zain. Have you awakened as the holder of the Holy Sword?　Was it your holy armour that gave you that unknown power earlier?!”

“…………”

He asked, but the unconscious Raidorl did not answer.

Zacharias  breathed a “huff” and shrugged his shoulders in annoyance.

“In any case, it seems to me that I cannot kill him now. A man who can keep the fire of the gods at bay cannot be dismissed as a useless weakling. Let us hope that you will live up to the expectations of your predecessor.”

Zacharias looked up above him.

On the ramparts of the Blaine fortress, the soldiers of the Kingdom Army are staring at him with bated breath.

He looked behind him. 

In the distance, on a hilltop, his Imperial soldiers stare at him as if fascinated.

Zacharias raised his sword high to the soldiers of both armies, who were staring speechlessly at the battle between the two sword-bearers.

“This duel is won by me, the Emperor of the Alsatian, Zacharias Von Althlein!!”

There were no shouts of joy or sorrow from either side as they listened to the declaration of victory.

In the battle between transcendent beings beyond their understanding, they have forgotten the details of war between human beings.

Zacharias’ lips pursed in dissatisfaction at the lack of response from the two armies, and he shouted even louder.

“The war between our two countries is now at an end! As soon as Raidorl Zain is healed, we shall negotiate peace!” 

And so, the war between the Kingdom of Zain and the Alsatian Empire came to an end with Zacharias winning the duel for the future of the two nations.

A young hero and a veteran hero.

The two sword-bearers will face the coming calamity together, and at the end of it they will clash again – but that is still in the future.