demon bloods & a dual ragna blade
It should have been as hard as a stone, but for some reason, I easily smashed it in my mouth and it disappeared. Demon Blood. According to the dark lord that was the perfected philosopher’s stone, a magic amplifier of unparalleled strength.
“Lord of another world, Chaotic Blue!” That wasn’t a spell. I was simply speaking chaos words. “With your blood as the price, display your power before me!”
“What?!” The dark lord was shocked.
If there is only a thin layer between this world and my original world, then that means there is also a thin layer between this world and the other neighboring worlds. Which means…
The sky glittered. Waves of light spread across the sky, like ripples in on the surface of water. From the center came down a pillar of blue light, striking down the dark lord.
The dark lord’s scream echoed under the silent pressure of the light. The crimson shadow took in the glare. “–nghaaaaagh!” The red light that was created was forced back into the sky by a white light. The sky fell silent, and the dark lord stood.
“W-Was that… a spell from a dark lord of another world…?”
It was effective! It definitely was! In that case…!
“Lord of another world, Death Fog!” This time was the white jewel on my left wrist. “With your blood as the price, display your power before me!” The space surrounding the dark lord was tainted white. It certainly resembled fog. The mist curled. The air howled. Our world’s dark lord was mangled by it.
“Guuuuaaaagghhh!” A battle cry, or perhaps a scream of pain. There was a small sound like something being crushed, followed by a sound like water being thrown across the ground and the white cloud burst, dispersing back into the atmosphere. The dark lord took a step forward and the demon sword he carried in hand cracked.
I plucked the talisman from my belt and put the black jewel in my mouth. “Lord of another world, Dark Star! With your blood as the price, display your power before me!” There was a low rumble through the air. The black mass spread out, and converged on the red shadow, swallowing it along with the dark lord’s voice. The void compacted. There was no sound. The darkness burst in midair. With a single sway the dark lord stood up. It seemed like he had taken a considerable amount of damage but… I only had one more demon blood on hand. It represented the opponent right in front of me. The dark lord of our world, Shabranigdo. That meant it had zero significance. So it’s just as I thought. I only have one method left…
I knew the answer. It was there from the very beginning. I felt it.
“Is it… over?” The dark lord looked toward me. The mask he wore was covered in cracks, but from his voice, his vitality hadn’t gone away. “In that case… Now is the time to settle this. Let’s go!” The dark lord roared and kicked the ground. Because of those three successive attacks, his movements were weakened but the red figure was still coming toward me! I stepped forward on the earth to meet him.
Not yet! Not yet! We both closed the distance together. The dark lord’s hand which held his sword moved slightly– Now!
“Ragna–!” I held out my right hand, “Blaaaaaade!” The red figure was still a way off. The blade of emptiness slashed through the air. The dark lord dipped back by a hair’s breadth and evaded my strike. I immediately propelled forward. With the force of my right arm’s swing, I twisted my body– And unleashed a blade from my left hand.
“Two swords?!” The dark lord screamed. Red and black blended together. There was no resistance at all. The blade of nothingness had cut through him. But the sword was still in the dark lord’s hand! He took a great jump back.
“Looks like the outcome’s been decided…” Before my eyes, the blade in his hand was regenerating.
My body shook up and down. I sprung up and placed the red jewel from my chest talisman in my mouth.
“Darkness beyond twilight–” I crushed the demon blood in my mouth. Ruby Eye Shabranigdo’s demon blood. “Crimson beyond blood that flows!” I held both hands out toward the dark lord. Both blades of nothingness disappeared. “Buried in the stream of time, sleeps Ruby Eye!” A brilliant glow appeared in my hands.
And a brilliant explosion wrapped around the dark lord