Editing Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume20 Chapter9 (section)

===Part 3===

'&mdash;O adorable child, would you like to listen to me and take a gamble?'

The voice that Kamito heard in his mind&mdash;

(Could it belong to the Darkness Elemental Lord&mdash;)

Indeed, it was the avatar of the Darkness Elemental Lord whom he thought had vanished.

This was definitely her voice and no hallucination.

(...Why are you here?)

'I am the last remnant residing inside your divine power. I could disappear any moment like a mirage.'

The Darkness Elemental Lord's avatar laughed in self-mockery.

'My original plan was to use the last of my power to cling to existence so that I may personally witness the demise of my mortal enemy, but the situation does not seem optimistic&mdash;'

"...Sorry, it's my fault for failing to live up to being a worthy successor."

Holding the two swords stabbed in the ground, Kamito stood up.

In his distorted vision, he saw the Holy Lord approaching, sacred sword in hand.

'I cannot blame you after. After all, that Spirit Weapon is unique in the world.'

"...Yeah."

Kamito could only nod and concede.

Spirit Weapon&mdash;the sword spirit Terminus Est.

Practically the symbol of ultimate power.

Whether Est or Restia, both top-tier spirits, neither could match Terminus Est in power.

'&mdash;Yes, your two swords as they are cannot prevail against her. However, if Darkness and Steel were to merge into a single sword, perhaps they might prove to be a match for that sacred sword.'

"What did you say...?"

'Merge two elemental waffen into one. A "Waffen Merge" of spirits.'

"Take two spirits... and merge them? How can that even&mdash;"

'It is possible in theory. After all, Angels can merge with spirits. However&mdash;'

At this point, the Darkness Elemental Lord's avatar paused.

"However?"

'There are three essential conditions. Spirits of equal power, massive divine power capable of controlling their power, as well as a perfect union of their souls. Unless all are met, the spirits would end up with mutual annihilation.'

The one who spoke was not the avatar but Restia.

"...Mutual annihilation!?"

'Capable of merging the power of two spirits, Waffen Merge is an ability kept secret by the Elemental Lords. Of course, I know about it too. After all, I have inherited the Darkness Elemental Lord's knowledge&mdash;'

Restia spoke calmly.

'&mdash;To be honest, probability of success is only one half.'

If Est and Restia were annihilated, having lost his weapons, Kamito would lose.

She must have refrained from suggesting this in fear of that risk.

'But that is the only way to resist that sacred sword&mdash;'

"&mdash;No."

Kamito shook his head.

'Kamito&mdash;'

He gripped the hilts of his two swords tightly, biting his lip hard.

(&mdash;If this fails, Est and Restia will be annihilated?)

How could he possibly take that risk?

'But my adorable child, at this rate, everyone is going to die, you know?'

"...!"

Hearing the words from the avatar of darkness, Kamito gritted his teeth.

The sacred sword raised by the Holy Lord was glowing with even more blinding light than before.

Not only Est and Restia, this time she was probably aiming to destroy Kamito's being in one go as well.

He was not going to be able to block the next strike.

His rational mind told him of this fact of reality. But...

'&mdash;Kamito, do not worry.'

In his hand, the Demon Slayer glowed with tranquil light.

'I trust you, Kamito&mdash;I believe in Restia whom you trust.'

"Est!?"

'Miss Sword Spirit!?'

Restia exclaimed in surprise. Kamito could not help but widen his eyes.

Est was calling Restia by her name for the very first time.

'&mdash;Understood, Est.'

Restia spoke.

There was an element of delight in her voice.

'Kamito, unless we defeat the Holy Lord, the world is going to be destroyed sooner or later.'

The two contracted spirits had committed their resolve.

Kamito would be ashamed of calling himself an elementalist, unworthy of contracting with them, if he failed to respond to their determination.

"...Got it."

Hence. Kmaito replied.

No matter what it took, he would not allow his spirits to be annihilated. He swore to himself and gripped his two swords tightly.

'It appears that you have firmed your resolve&mdash;'

The avatar of darkness spoke.

"Yeah&mdash;"

'In that case, adorable child, I can entrust this to you, my final parting gift&mdash;'

Raised in the Instructional School, Kamito had no idea what it felt like to have a mother. However, the voice echoing in his mind was practically like that of a mother leaving a parting gift for her son, full of tender affection.

In the next instant, a surge of information rushed into his mind.

Waffen Merge&mdash;The secret technique only known to Elemental Lords became Kamito's.

The Holy Lord raised Terminus Est up high.

...As though offering the world as a sacrifice to the Gate leading to the origin.

"Perish, Ren Ashdoll. My ally of past who used to share my dream&mdash;!"

The orthodox sacred sword's light turned the world pure white.

The light of destruction&mdash;Grand Nemesis.

The giant sacred sword swung down.

The blinding flash filled Kamito's vision with whiteness.

Facing that destructive light, Kamito closed his eyes.

He gathered his divine power of darkness into the spirit seals on his two hands.


"Thou, dispassionate Queen of Steel, the sacred sword that destroys evil&mdash;"


The white and black swords both glowed.

Kamito crossed the two swords and began to picture the shape of that ''sword'' in his mind.

The ultimate sword, capable of surpassing Terminus Est.


"Thou, untainted queen of darkness, demon sword that pierces the truth&mdash;"


The slightest mistake in the image in his mind&mdash;

Or failure to control divine power in  balanced manner&mdash;

The two swords would annihilate together with their spirit contracts.

Nevertheless, Kamito did not hesitate. He could picture the shape of that sword clearly.


"&mdash;Now form the sword ruling over the sacred and the demonic, and be the power in my hand!"


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Kamito crossed his hands whose spirit seals were glowing, overlapping the two swords together.

In that instant, a flash of light exploded and one sword appeared in Kamito's hand.

A double-edged sword with a blade of black and white&mdash;

Elemental waffe&mdash;The Demon Bringer.

"O-Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

With a mighty shout, he swung that sword, slicing through the light of Grand Nemesis.