"What? You discarded us as failures the moment you deemed us useless."
Valper wagged a finger. "Ah, but that's where you're wrong, boy. I discovered the key. The essential factor that determines a holy sword wielder. A numerical value, if you will. And when the subjects did not meet it… well, I simply wondered: why not extract the element itself? Gather it?"
Xenovia's breath caught. Her eyes widened with dawning horror. "No… you mean…"
Valper's grin sharpened into something hideous. "Correct, girl. The 'blessing' placed in holy sword wielders—the divine element that allows them to wield such blades—we rip it out. And crystallize it. Just like this."
From his cloak, he drew out an orb.
It pulsed with pure holy light, radiant and terrible. Its presence made my skin crawl, even as its beauty seemed undeniable.
"This orb," Valper crooned, "contains the holy essence of a wielder. I've harvested many. This research is the fruit of my genius. Yet those fools at the Church cast me out, labeling me a heretic and stealing my documents. Hah! Michael himself carried on my project, but like a fool, he spared the subjects. He had mercy." His grin became grotesque. "I did not."
Kiba trembled, his killing intent rising like a storm. "…You murdered my comrades. You slaughtered them… only to harvest these crystals?"
Valper chuckled darkly. "Indeed. This very orb came from back then. I had four—two I wasted on that dog Freed. Useless fool. Now I wield one myself… and this last one is all that remains."
The air grew colder.
Kiba's hand tightened on his blade, knuckles white. His voice was low, but the rage within it was absolute. "Valper Galilei. How many lives have you sacrificed for your greed?"
Kiba's hands were shaking, and there was an aura of anger coming out of his body. What an incredible intensity.
"Hm. If you say that, then I will give this orb to you. My research has reached the stage where it is possible to mass produce them in the right environment. First of all, I will destroy this town with Kokabiel. Next I will gather the legendary holy swords stored around the world. Then I will mass-produce holy-sword wielders and start a war against Michael and the Vatican with the combined Excaliburs. I'm going to show the result of my research to those foolish Angels and their followers who have convicted me
I and the rest of the peerage didn't say anything. We just continue to watch because we know it's not our time yet.
Personally, I don't mind it at all. At the end of this battle, that Fused Excalibur will be mine .
But before that, I need to awaken my [Balance Breaker] because I know nobody here has a chance to fight one-on-one with Kokabiel.
If I don't achieve [Balance Breaker], I don't even have a chance.
I do have a plan. But I don't know how the outcome will be. I just need to unleash my previous self-anger. I am not a complete idiot. I have noticed that my power seems to increase to an uncontrollable degree when I lose control of my emotions. With Xenovia and Freed. One is already six feet under.
While I was thinking, Valper threw away the orb as if he had lost interest in it. It rolled on the ground and went to Kiba's foot. Kiba leaned down silently and picked it up. He patted the orb sadly, lovingly, and dearly
Everyone
There was a tear on Kiba's cheek. His expression was filled with sadness and anger. Then it happened. The orb that Kibe held started giving out shallow lights. The lights started to spread, and it eventually covered the whole school field.
From the ground there were lights coming out, and it started to form a shape. Then it formed into a proper shape. It took the shape of people. There were boys and girls who were giving out blue-white lights, and they were surrounding Kiba. Were they perhaps
The various powers that are present on this battlefield made the spirits within the orbs appear
Akeno said. "Things like this happen? Demonic swords, holy swords, devils, and fallen angels. Everything was present here. So it was not weird for this to happen?"
They looked at Kiba with a dear and sad expression.
"Everyone!"
"I have always, always thought about it. Was it all right that I was the only one that survived? There were those who had more dreams than me. There were those who wanted to live more than me. Is it all right that I am the only one to have a peaceful life?" Kiba murmured.
Then one boy's spirit smiled, and it seemed like he wanted to say something. He was moving his lips, but Kiba couldn't understand what he was saying.
"Don't worry about us anymore. You are alive at least." Voice echoed.
There were tears coming out from both of his eyes because it seemed like their thoughts reached him. Then the spirits of boys and girls started to move their lips in a rhythm. Were they singing?
"The sacred song."
Asia mumbled
They were singing the sacred song.Kiba started to sing while shedding tears. When they were going through the painful experiment, this was the only thing they obtained to keep their hopes and dreams. This was the only support they had to continue living during their harsh life. Kiba and his comrades had the smiles of innocent children.
Their bodies started to glow blue-white. Those lights were getting brighter, with Kiba in the center
[We were no good alone...]
[...We didn't have enough elements to wield the holy swords. But...
[...It will be okay if we are together...]
[You have to accept the holy-sword.]
[It's not scary.]
[Even if God is watching.]
[Our hearts are always...]
[ONE.]
Their spirits went up into the heaven, and they turned into a big light that fell down to Kiba.
[Partner.]
Then Ddraig spoke to me.
[That "Knight" has reached it.] I instantly understand what he meant.
"Balance Break." I murmur.
[Balance Break.]
The light that split the abyss night looked as if it was giving blessings to Kiba.
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