Chapter 10:

The Battle

Three Legendary Swords

Third Commander Basement
Thousands of Dragonoid Naga members crowded the hall, drinking, gambling, arm-wrestling, taking drugs.

"Yaaa jackpot babyyyy!”
"Ahh! Lose again?! You cheating man!!!”
"Nahhh, git gu-"

The front door exploded with a defeaning crash, shocking everyone inside.

"What was tha- ahhh!!!"
"Ohoorkk!"
"Guharkkk!"

Shinji burst in, completely berserk. Moeru Yona clutched in his hand and Demonic Aura cloacked his body. He shukuchi in zig zag pattern, carving through the mob, killing everyone in his path.

"What’s happening?!”

Rizai panicked. He raised his arm, sliced the air and his floating knives rained downward like a storm. However, Shinji’s shukuchi outpaced them. Every knives that hit the ground instantly vanished.

"Hell no!”
"I quit!"
"I think Im too drunk!”

The surviving members began to flee, witnessing the chaotic situation unfolding before their eyes. As they scrambled away, Shinji eyes locked directly at Rizai, standing at distance.

"Katana?! Demonic Aura?! Dont tell me that’s-?!”

Rizai crossed his arms in front of his face, creating a multi layered shield of knives as Shinji shukuchi to him. Without hesitation, he slashed through it in single motion and every knife touched vanished.

"THIS KID?!"

Rizai stumbled back. At the same time, Xarax, in Human Form, stood on the second floor, concentrated his wind magic on one point and unleashed it.

"Wow! I thought the prince was lying!”

The roaring force smashed into Shinji, pinning him down as the floor cracked beneath him. He struggled against the pressure, unable to move.

"Co- Commander! Is that-?!”
"Ah! Looks like he’s the kid the second commander was talking about!”

Xarax dropped his heavy blade. Shinji took the oppurtunity, shukuchi to it.

"He needs a target to use it huh...”

Right before Shinji shukuchi again to him, he clapped his hands, triggering a chain reaction of burst-wind explosions. Its detonated around Shinji and blasted him.

"Go!”

Rizai commanded. His knives surged at Shinji mid-fall, but Shinji slashed them apart and they disappear when touched before landed. Xarax on the other hand, gently floated down with his wind magic beside his heavy blade.

"Oi oi! Seriously? That is Moeru Yona?!”

Xarax laughed. Shinji clutched his katana and charged, clashing their blades, but Rizai’s knives attacked from the side, forcing him to defend.

"That’s not how you use that weapon, kiddo!”

Shinji dodged the knives to graze him, resulting Xarax to outpowered him easily. Xarax stomped, unleashing a geyser of scalding wind erupted from the floor, launching Shinji into the air.

"FLY! HAHAHA!”
"Nice commander!”

Rizai clenched his fists and fired a storm of glowing knives from every direction.

"Magic: Shield!”

A shimmering barrier wrapped around Shinji and all the knives dissolved on contact.

"Huh?! What just happened?!”

Rizai blinked in confusion as he unable to see the shield, only his knives disappearing out of nowhere.

"Rizai! A spirit’s magic get in your way!”
"Spirit?!”

Akira floated in.

"Hooman!”

Along with Chrono, badge pinned to his shirt and gun drawn.

"SPECIAL POLICE! EVERYONE! DROP YOUR WEAPONS!!!”
"Finally! You late, officer!”

Rizai shouted. Shinji’s eyes were still locked on killing and charged right in.

"FREEZE! SHINJI!!!”

Chrono shot fired and the bullet grazed Shinji’s shoulder.

"Ugk! Ho- hooman! Listen to him for now!”

Akira clutched her chest. Shinji took the shot as a threat and redirected toward Chrono. Chrono braced himself to fire again as Shinji closed in.

"SHINJIII!!!”
"HOOMANNN!!!”

Shinji shukuchi’d but at the same moment, Akira switched to Human Form and stepped between them, arms spread wide.

"Wh- where did this girl come from?!”

Chrono’s eyes widened as she suddenly appeared.

"Aimi?!”

Shinji froze mid shukuchi and stopped right in front of her.

"Ak-”

He lifted his head but Akira strucked him hard across the face then grabbed his shirt.

"WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?!”

Chrono lower his gun, Rizai stopped summoning his knives and Xarax smirked while posing with his sword.

"YOU ALMOST GOT YOURSELF KILLED! YOUR CLASSMATE! What are you thinking?! Yeah! Absolute NOTHING! I know how you FEEL! WE know how you FEEL! Its hurts…”

She lowered her voice, tears falling.

"But don’t act recklessly… Come back to reality, hooman… You don’t have plot armor! Going crazy like this will only waste your energy! So please… Calm down, hooman!”

Shinji’s Demonic Aura slowly faded. He lowered his guard.

"Chance!”

A glowing knife suddenly flew from behind but he didn’t have enough time to react.

"Fork- ahhhh!”

The knife pierced his back before dissolving and the wound bled fast.

"HOOMAN!!!”
"SHINJI!!!”

Chrono leapt forward, dragging Shinji into cover while firing back. Every bullet that hit a knive made it vanish but Rizai effortlessly spawned new ones.

"Hang in there bud-”
"Advance Magic: Rapid Healing!!!”

A brilliant green glow poured from Akira’s hands, stunning Chrono.

"What in the fairy tale is going on here?!”
"Explaination later!”

She held Shinji’s hands tightly as the healing light enveloped him.

"Ak- kir- ra… Im-… So- rry…”

Shinji’s vision blurry as the blood spread rapidly.

"Save your sorry for tomorrow dangit!”
"Good thing he paid for the insurance...”

Chrono kept his eyes forward, ready to retaliate but they burst into laughter.

"HAHAHA! A useless officer who can’t land a shot, a spirit wasting her mana on advanced magic, and a weak trybrid chosen by Moeru Yona HAAHAHA!”

Chrono flinched.

"Mo- Moeru Yona?! Shinji?!”

A group of knives swamped to them, flying randomly but Chrono accurately shot them.

"Wow! Impressive!”

Rizai clapped his hand.

"I seen a lot of magic trick before but never these!”
"Cause this isnt a trick, Mr. Officer! This is magical ability!”

Rizai spawned another group of hovering knives.

"Dont use it too much Rizai, you know its not unlimited!”
"Understood, commander!”

Xarax whispered to him and he nods.

"Tsk! Only one magazine left!”

Chrono reloaded his gun.

"Just give up, grandma! He wouldn’t make it!”

Rizai attempted a sneak attack from behind with another glowing knife but Moeru Yona’s blade blocked it.

"What?!”
"Eh?!”
"Huh?"
"Hooman..."

Shinji planted his katana into the ground for support and pushed himself to his feet, gasping.

"Gkk! Uhhk! San-… Sankyuu… Aki… Ra!”
"IMPOSSIBLE?! HOW-”

Rizai’s eye widened in disbelief and Akira smirked. She flex her Spiritual Aura, a glowing yellow aura cloaked her body.

"Heh! Pathethic! You really sold your soul for a replica magic?! What an idiot!”
"Tsk!”
"Mine is different! I learned it, I gained it, I mastered it! The magic flowing in my body comes naturally, directly and originally from the Ethereal Realm!”

Xarax grinned and released his Demonic Aura in response.

"And so do I!”

Despite the blood loss and exhaustion, Shinji stood beside Chrono, ready for battle.

"They got us in the first half, not gonna lie!”

Shinji smirked and Chrono glanced.

"You should rest, buddy!”
"I can forking rest when I die!”
"You better not or I will kill you, hooman!”

Shinji’s body once again cloaked itself with Demonic Aura.

"Shinji… I know this is not a good time to ask bu-”
"Yes!"

Shinji lowered his gazed.

"Yes… I am the Legendary Sword holder Moeru Yona but…”

He breathe deeply.

"Right now… Im just your ordinary classmate! Im here for the kids, not because of who I am! Do you believe in me? Buddy?”
"He's not as scary as the report mentioned… You better survive this, man! Ya got a lot of explanation to do!"

Chrono smirked. Shinji raised his head as Xarax clapping his hand, fully entertained.

"Marvelous! Marvelous! Enough drama, let’s end this!”
"You both better pray now!”

Rizai’s knives hovered, lethal and hungry.

"I have to use this…”

Chrono passed his gun to his left hand and drew a cyan plasma blade with his right.

"Enchant: Exodus!!!”

Akira cast a support spell, that boosting their abilities.

"What is this?!”

Chrono blinked as his body glowed. Shinji dashed forward at a high speed to Xarax without shukuchi.

"He’s fast! Go-”

Rizai ordered his knives to attack Shinji but Chrono shooting them down with sharp precision.

"Sini makanan hang mat (Your opponent is me)!”

Xarax swung the air and spawned a razor wind attack. Shinji went straight into the blast, detonating on contact but he tanked it and shukuchi’d to his opponent.

"Yo!”

He grinned and their blades collided. Meanwhile, Rizai stormed Chrono with multiple knives but he cleverly mixed shots and slashes to intercept them. He tried to shorten the distance by moving strategically and taking cover but Rizai keeping the distance.

"Man, they never train me for this sheet!”

Chrono peeked from behind the cover.

"Then just give up!”

Rizai shouted then hit the wall. He clenched his fist and all his hovered knives raining down. Chrono stepped back while retaliating but ran out of bullets mid battle.

"Time time ni ah!”

He threw his Glock away and spun his plasma blade. The blade turned into a plasma gun and the battle continued.

"Cool toy you got there! Well spent on taxpayer money, huh!”
"Sembang serupa hang bayaq cukai! (Speak like you paid your tax!)”
"Aih! Kawe bayo! (I paid!)”
"Wuish! Kecek Kelatey bak hang! (Wow, speak Kelantanese!)”

Their ranged battle dragged on for several minutes, draining Rizai’s energy with the constant use of magic.

"Why he didnt reload?!”
"he said his magic is just a replica, but the heck she mean by that?!”

Chrono pulled his phone, dialing the emergency number while shooting the incoming knives but glanced around before pressing the call button.

"Ahh, mampoih pi ah! (Screw it!)”

Xarax swung his sword. Shinji leapt and jumped off thin air to dodge and retaliated with a downward slash. Xarax raised his blade just in time and their blade met.

"I know you gonna do that, kiddo!”

They clashes for several times. Shinji twisted midair, stepped on Xarax’s sword, and pushed himself back.

"Oi spirit! You do realize what you doing right?! ‘She’ has awaken and will-”
"Will what?!”

Xarax grinned and Akira snapped.

"Destroy th-"
"The worlds?! Heh! Open your eyes, stupid demon! Look in the mirror and tell me who’s destroying the world right now, ‘she’ or you guys?!”

Shinji lowered his katana as his Demonic Aura faded, gasping for breath.

"Hahaha! So what? You gonna let ‘her’ run free now?!”
"You guys are hopeless! I will stop ‘her’ myself! My own way!”

Xarax’s expression shifted into a serious one. They stared at each other silently. Only the sound of Chrono’s and Rizai battle echoed in the background.

"The fork they talking about?”

Shinji used the moment to breathe deeply.

"I don’t know why but… Something about you… Feels familiar, spirit…”

Xarax titled his head and Akira smirked.

"My hooman cut my hair, it looks good I know but I don’t need your compliment!”
"Not your appearance… Not your magic either… Yet… Somehow…”

Xarax’s eyes widened.

"Don’t tell me she’s-?!”

While Xarax was deep in his thought, Shinji’s curiosity spiked and he charged forward.

"Who is this ‘she’ you guys talking about?!”
"Not gonna tell you hooman! You might cheat on me!”

After several exchanges of steel, Shinji stepped back and gripped his katana tightly with both hands.

"Already tired, legendary body?”

Xarax slowly approached, dragging his sword.

"If only I can use offensive magic!”

Akira muttered. Shinji switched into defensive stance, dodging all Xarax’s attacks.

"What’s wrong, kiddo?”

Xarax lifted his right foot but Shinji shoved his leg forward, forcing Xarax to stomp his feet.

"My leg!!! Man, you heavy as fork!”
"What an idiot hahaha!”

While clashing their blade, Xarax raised his left leg for another stomp. Shinji used his entire body to push Xarax off balance but his strength gave out.

"Fork!”

Shinji staggered. Xarax stomped the ground hard, sending him flying backward. With a cruel smile, Xarax swung his sword, unleashing a massive razor wind. It tore through the air, struck Shinji head on and exploded on impact.

"AHHHHHH!!!”
"Hooomann!”

Akira instantly dropped her support magic and dashed toward him as he falling.

"Perfect!”
"Yosh!”

Xarax unleashed another aerial slash while Rizai ordered a swarm of knives forward, one glowing brightly. All of them streaked toward her.

"AKIRA! 7 O’Clock!!!”

Chrono fired desperately but could only take a few. She had no time to do anything and her life flashed before her eyes.

End of Chapter 10…

Extra 010:
150 years ago in Ethereal Realm, Akira, who looks like a five years old kid, played with her pet, Omitan, a penguin-like monster.

"Go Omitan go! Go Omitan go!”

Akira clapped as Omitan slowly walking with the speed of a snail to her.

"Mitan! Mitan!”

Omitan waddled toward her with determination, wings flapping.