VS Suzaku (2)

“I shall first save our soldiers. Holy Feathers!”

Suzaku, whose entire body is covered in flames, released flaming feathers from the wings that grew on his back at the Imperial Soldiers and my underlings, that a.s.sail those Imperial Soldiers. Although I say ‘underlings', they're dead spirits of the former Imperial Soldiers that I created then and there.

Because the feathers that were released are so small that they aren't even 10 centimetres in diameter, the fire is also small. I'd thought that it'd just be a slight burn even if something like that stabs them, but when it pierces the dead spirits

“GYAAAAAa!!?”

it engulfed their entire body in an instant as though the small fire until just now was a lie. And then, when those feathers pierce the living Imperial Soldiers, they're healing their wounds.

“Kuku, are you surprised? This is the power of the Imperial Tool, 『Vermillion Bird』, that I possess. In this jewel, the power of one of the Four Beasts that attacked this continent long ago, the Saint Beast Vermillion Bird, is being contained, and I, who possess this jewel, am able to use something called the Holy Flame Magic. It heals comrades with its holy power and burns enemies to a crisp with its blazing flame. It's a magic that's undoubtedly meant for me”

I don't know what's meant for him, but it's troublesome that it possesses holy attribute. It has bad compatibility with my dead spirits.

“I guess you're a Dark Magic user since you control dead spirits. This Holy Flame Magic burns even darkness. You can't ever defeat me!”

Suzaku who flies high in the sky and shouts loudly. He's saying all he wants haughtily huh. Burn even the darkness? Hah, don't lump me with those Dark Magic users you find by the roadside.

“In that case, I'll show you”

“What?”

“That which is the depth of the darkness that swallows even light!”

I say that and head towards Suzaku, who flies in the sky. Suzaku fired his feathers over even while he's smirking at me. I defend against the feathers with the shortswords that are floating around and hold a sword in my hand.

I materialize several spheres, transform them into disks, create footholds, and slash at Suzaku. However, the manoeuvrability of Suzaku who possesses wings is decisively faster.

“Humph, slow, slow! Do you think you can catch up to me, who rules the sky! Holy Feathers!”

Suzaku releases thousands of flaming feathers at me while flying around. But I won't be done in by that extent!

“The Sun of Erosion (Eclipse Sol)”

I activate Eclipse Sol and it flies around before my eyes at high speed, reacting to the approaching flaming feathers. It absorbs the feathers one after another and its movements gradually become slower, but to that extent, the amount of magic power it absorbed is enormous.

Although I'd usually use this magic power to attack, I shall have him let me use it for an experiment this time.

I draw Eclipse Sol towards my hands and hold it with both hands. Although the feathers are flying over even in the meantime, I defend against it with the weapons that I materialized around. It's just that, because my consciousness is concentrating on the sphere that swelled up enormously in my hands, the feathers slip through the weapons and wound my body.

“What's wrong! Did you give up already!? Well, that too is inevitable! Anybody would become like that before this power after all!”

Suzaku who's laughing out loud squawkingly while flying around at a position that's above me. I ignore it and concentrate even more. However, it's difficult to control other people's magic power huh

What I'm doing right now, is experimenting whether if I can create magic crystals with other people's magic power. Although I've created artificial magic crystals with my own magic power numerous times, it's my first time doing so with other people's magic power. It's harder to control than I thought.

However, if I'm to be able to do this, I'll be able to expand the military force hereafter. I wonder what will happen if I make the dead spirits hold the artificial magic crystals that I created with this power. Well, more importantly, for now, I have to control this flame that's rampaging violently.

“Humph, ignoring ME huh. Enough, die! Gale of Holy Flame!”

Suzaku flutters the flaming wings that grow on his back greatly and releases flaming wind. The flaming wind is scorching me, but from having received it on my body, I began to understand the sensation of the flame that I absorbed. If I carry on to compress Eclipse Sol like this……I did it.

In my hand, I was grabbing a magic crystal that's clad in a blazing flame that's flaring in black. Kukuu, with this, I too am able to use a new power.

I pour magic power into the magic crystal that I hold in my hand and clad my body in flame like Suzaku, who flies in the sky. It's just that the only thing that's different from Suzaku's flame is, in contrast to Suzuka's s.h.i.+ning flame, mine was a jet black flame that burns ominously.

I thoroughly burn the flaming wind that approaches once again with the black flame. What, his flame is only to this extent huh. I gather flame in my hand

“Black Flame Bird”

and release a bird of fire. Suzaku is surprised by the jet black bird of fire that suddenly approaches, but he blocks with his flaming wings. However

“uu! Hot! Hot Hot! Wh, why!? Why is it hot!?”

Suzaku who flies around in the sky at the unexpected heat. Is there something to be that fl.u.s.tered about? Even though my black flame simply surpa.s.sed your flame.

I pour even more magic power into the magic crystal and change its appearance into a sword. A sword of darkness that's clad in jet black flame. This is good. I held that sword aloft and threw it at Suzaku who flies in the sky.

“Black Flame Slash”

A slash of black flame that was released flies straight towards Suzaku. However, Suzaku doesn't get done it just like that either.

“Kuu, me……me who's clad in flame, like I'll lose to some other flamee! Phoenix Sword!”

He catches my slash of black flame with his flaming sword that s.h.i.+nes brightly. Suzaku's flame gradually s.h.i.+nes brighter and swallows my slash. And then

“Haah! Ha, hahaa, hahaha! How's that! My flame's the strongest! The power of the Vermillion Bird that I possess is the stronge……stt!?

It had swallowed the black flame. Suzaku, who I guess is that happy that he won against my black flame, shouts. However, I'm not interested in vying through our flames or whatnot. The weapon that I had thrown towards Suzaku right when I released the slash, pierces Suzaku from behind.

Suzaku drops to the ground while he's glaring at me. Now then, I guess I'll finish him off and take the jewel or whatever. When I thought that and was about to get close, Suzaku's body bursts into flame. And then, the weapon that had stabbed him was coming out and his wound was healing. That's also the Vermillion Bird or whatever's power huh.

“……Haa……haa. I died because of you, didn't I. I'd have been dead if I didn't use the Immortal Bird's healing. s.h.i.+t, my magic power is also gone because of that”

Heh, that's an interesting power. I want it even more now. However, a large bird flew over from the sky before I got close. That bird grabbed Suzaku with its claws and flew off as it is. I wonder if that's a Fire Bird. A bird that resides in the volcanic region. Tsk, he got away huh.

I wanted the jewel, but I guess it's whatever. First, let's end this battle. For the sake of that

“There it is, there it is”

I'll make use of the lynchpin.