Chapter 117

It was a large mansion, but it doesnt look like its being used, or at the very least its not visited often as the trees and plants are all overgrown .

You can see that the iron fence is all rusted and parts of the outer wall are loose and some parts of the walls have fallen over . Even the glass in the windows is cracked .

Ray and Misa were walking through the dusty halls of the mansion with Gerard walking in front of them . Eventually, they stopped in what would have been the grand hall .

In the hall was a pedestal with half a demon sword stuck in it .

Do you understand? (Gerard)

Misa stares at the sword .

. This is the sword my father gave me . ? (Misa)

Gerard nods .

I intend to prove that I am a messenger sent by your father . (Gerard)

He glanced at Ray .

You seem cautious . (Gerard)

Yet apparently you no longer seem worried . (Ray)

Ray smiled his usual refreshing smile at Gerard .

Gerard pulls the half-sword out .

You should check it directly to make sure . (Gerard)

Gerard walks towards Misa with the sword and slowly presents it to her .

Thank yo (Misa)

Just as Misa was about to reach for the sword in a fluid motion Gerard flipped the sword and thrust the tip into her .

Im sorry but Ive been ordered to kill you . (Gerard)

Oh? (Ray)

An unconcerned Ray speaks up . A few moments ago he had nothing in his hands but he now held the unique sword Sigshesta .

. . Thats . . ? (Gerard)

Feeling something was off Gerard stopped and withdrew the sword from Misa . The tip of the sword that he thought hed thrust into Misa was missing leaving only a neat cut line on the sword .

With a speed that no eye could follow Ray had cut and erased the tip of the sword .

Ray-san . Misa says uneasily .

Its okay, youre safe . Fall back . (Ray)

. Yes . . (Misa)

Ray steps forward to protect Misa .

Can I ask one thing? (Ray)

Without showing any concern Gerard answers in a dignified manner .

What is it? (Gerard)

If your lord really is her father then why are you trying to kill her? (Ray)

Gerard drew a magic formation and took a small shield out . The shield had a blue jewel embedded in each corner .

Im very sorry but that was a lie . It is the will of my master the curse king Kaihiram Jiste . My purpose is to take the origin of Misa Iriologue who carries the blood of the great spirit Reno . (Gerad)

Misas eyes went wide in surprise .

. Great spirit . . Reno . . ? (Misa)

Yes . You are the biological child of the great spirit Reno the mother of all spirits . Unlike other spirits she bore you directly in her body . Your origin contains the power to subdue all spirits . (Gerard)

Due to being shocked Misa didnt answer right away .

Assuming thats true . Ray said calmly . Then why does the mazoku called Kaihiram Jiste have the sword that her father gave her? (Ray)

Its a fake . (Gerard)

Why are you lying? (Ray)

Gerard doesnt answer so Ray continues .

My demon eyes arent very good, but I do know a lot about swords and that demon sword is certainly the half-sword that was in the union tower . (Ray)

Ray sets his sword up .

Ill have you tell me the truth . (Ray)

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With Zeshia walking by her side Eleonor arrived at the castle of demon emperor Elio that governs Midheys .

The people from the hero academy should be waiting here for me . (Eleonor)

Eleonor addresses a butler who guides them to lodgings that are set apart in a separate part of the castle .

After finding a magic tool left by Jerga, Ledoriano and the others might have relied on the demon emperor Elio who was actively involved in the post-war clean-up .

This room here .

The butler stops in front of a luxurious door and knocks .

Ledoriano-sama I have Eleonor-sama here .

Theres no answer to his call so the butler dubiously knocks on the door again .

Ledoriano-sama are you in there?

Theres no answer so the butler puts his hand on the door handle .

Wait . Eleonor said in a rush . . . Theres someone inside I dont know (Eleonor)

. . A person you dont know?

Yeah . Withdraw . It might be dangerous . (Eleonor)

Eleonor puts her hand on the handle and opens the door to see 3 men inside the room .

It was Ledoriano, Laos and Heine .

They had all fallen on the floor their bodies a stained blue colour .

Everyone!! (Eleonor)

Hiihii . Youre finally here .

An eerie sounding voice comes from the corner of the room .

Turing around Eleonor sees a small boy standing there .

. . Who are you? (Eleonor)

My name is Zabro Geeze and I serve the scarlet monument king Gilisris Dello as his adjutant . Dont you know of him? (Zabro) (1)

Contrary to his youthful face his gaze and mannerisms exude craftiness .

What did you do to everyone? (Eleonor)

I poisoned their meal a little bit . It seems to have worked very well . (Zabro)

Eleonor takes a fighting stance and Zeshia pulls out the holy sword Enhalle .

Are you a mazoku from 2000 years ago? (Eleonor)

That I am . (Zabro)

Whats your purpose for doing this? Though it cost so much Azeshion and Deiruheido finally managed to take each others hand . If you are aiming to spoil that peace then I will not allow it . (Eleonor)

Hihihi peace! (Zabro)

Zabros face takes on an unpleasant smile .

Things like that are not interesting . The purpose of the scarlet monument king is the research of magic and nothing else . You can see for yourself . (Zabro)

Where Zabro pointed in the room stood a stone monument . It was the size of two humans and had enough magic power in it to make it instantly recognisable as a magic tool .

They said it was the legacy of Jerga but it isnt . This is the result of my research into the magic <Jerga> and <Ask> . (Zabro)

A magic formation appears under the surface of the stone .

Look (Zabro)

At the moment when Zabro applied his magic power a voice could be heard .

Kill-

It was an unpleasant voice that resembled the former <Ask>

Kill Eleonor-

Ledoriano, Heine and Laos sit up slowly their bodies still stained blue and turn eyes filled with hatred at Eleonor .

What do you think? Its certainly similar to <Ask> and <Jerga> . Its quite the masterpiece . (Zabro)

I have nothing but hate for that magic . (Eleonor)

Eleonor draws four magic formations creating <De Igeria> and covers the stone with it sealing its power .

Ledoriano and the others fall back down .

Upon seeing this Zabros face takes on a smile filled with insanity . A far cry from his boyish face .

As expected of the magic <Eleonor> . How interesting . Do you know why you were born? (Zabro)

Eleonor stares at Zabro .

. To give birth to the soldiers that would fight against the mazoku? (Eleonor)

No thats wrong . Thats not what Jerga had in mind but the hand of God had to enter Eleonor as humans dont have the power to enchant origins . Your purpose is the purpose of the gods and that was to make an excellent vessel . (Zabro)

. . What do you mean . . ? (Eleonor)

Dont you get it? slow fellow . The more clones you created, thousands or tens of thousands would eventually lead to a mutation . Individuals with stronger magic and even individuals with stronger origins would not be surprising . (Zabro)

Eleonor was cautious and activated her magic eyes .

That is what God wants . A being born with an origin so strong it can carry the power of a god . The gods have been waiting for over 1500 years now . (Zabro)

Youve been waiting as well? (Eleonor)

Indeed . Come on, think about it . One must have been born with an origin distinctly different from the others . (Zabro)

Realising what was happening Eleonor stepped forward to protect Zeshia .

A gods magic formula and a vessel made by a god . So interesting . Ill need to dissect it and have a good look inside . (Zabro)

Ive understood all too well . (Eleonor)

Eleonor raises her hand and draws a magic formation .

Youre someone I cant forgive . (Eleonor)

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Misha and Sasha went after the mazoku that had run away using <Fres> .

They had started using <Gatom> but getting too close resulted in anti-magic interfering with <Gatom> so they teleported a certain distance and started tracking them .

They gradually began to catch up with the mazoku that was running away .

Were being watched by <Rimnet> . (Misha)

As expected of Misha . She noticed they were being observed .

. Its fine . I dont know who it is but Ill show off to the guy who wants to look . More importantly were almost there . (Sasha)

Nn . (Misha)

A figure of a mazoku came into their view .

One of the chaos generation the hard sword Linka Seourunes .

A girl with jet black hair tied up in a ponytail was easily carrying the body of Menou with one hand while effortlessly flying through the sky .

When they closed the distance Linka dove towards the ground and landed in a forest .

Chasing after her Sasha and Misha also descended to the ground .

Has this game of tag already ended or did you realise you couldnt run any further? (Sasha)

Linka turned a cutting look at Sasha and her provocation .

What do you want with Menou-sensei? (Sasha)

Aah this? It was merely a tool to lure you out . I have no use for it anymore . (Linka)

Linka threw Menou away but she showed no sign of waking up .

What do you mean? (Sasha)

I am Ledane Ion a subordinate of the dark king Ejes Code though I am called Linka Seourunes in this life . It is my lords will that I kill you who were brought forth by a gods thoughts and feelings . (Linka)

Linka draws a magic formation and pulls out a large sword . Its a strange sword . The blade is so transparent you can see right through it .

Nee, can I ask you something? (Sasha)

What? (Linka)

What do you mean by a gods thoughts and feelings? Me and Misha are direct descendants of one of the old seven demon emperors Aivis Necron . (Sasha)

Linka thrust the large transparent sword into the ground .

Aivis Necron was fused with one of the origins of the hero Kanon until the demon king Arnos revived . (Linka)

I know that . (Sasha)

Then why did that naive man produce such children of tragedy like yourselves? (Linka)

Sasha found herself at a loss so Misha answered .

<Dino Jikusess> divided the original origin into two but the personality was only supposed to go to one of them . (Misha)

When developing new magic its natural that the results may not be as good as the formula that you constructed . We have to believe in our own theories and test them . Sometimes, like in the case of <Dino Jikusess> an unexpected result will be produced .

Thats me . (Misha)

Youre half right and half wrong . The imperfection in the natural magic formation was due to the gods interfering . They altered the light of the moon and rewrote the magic circle at the moment of casting the spell and the result was that you were born . (Linka)

Misha stares at Linka with her usual deadpan expression .

There is no need for divine intervention in the world of the mazoku . Ill get rid of you before you awaken . (Linka)

Really? Hmph . Sasha smiles .

Thank you for telling me but youre wrong . (Sasha)

Misha nods .

Magic appears in Sashas eyes and she activates her demon eyes of ruin .

It was not God who gave us life . (Sasha)

(1)He speaks like an old man but theres no real way to convey that in English unless I start putting him using things like sonny boy or whippersnapper