Editing Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume2 Chapter9 Draft (section)

===Part 4===

"Ga...Aaah, ah, ah... you bastard, what did you do to meeee!"

Suddenly, Jio Inzagi convulsed and fell to the ground.

Both his arms were twisted at impossible angles, and the seals on his whole body flickered violently.

"Your spirits are going on a rampage. They're reacting to Fianna's ritual Kagura."

Kamito slowly stood up.

"What...was that...!"

"Listen, because of what you hold inside yourself, your body became something like a shrine that deifies many spirits."

Kamito shrugged as he told him that.

"Furthermore, those spirits were not bound by a contract. Because of that jewel's power, they are just sealed spirits that were forcefully made to obey you. There's no way that they would not be affected by interference from outside— like Fianna's Kagura."

"Guu... Damn, gaaaa!"

Yelling Jio turned towards Fianna, who was dancing the Kagura at the true shrine, and released some of his spirits.

There were five of them, each of varying attribute, and all rushed towards the dancing princess.
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That—

"It's useless."

Claire, who was standing before the door, knocked each of them down with Flame Tongue.

"I'm sorry but something like a spirit that lost control isn’t a real threat for me."

"Guu... haa..."

With his body's freedom stolen by the rampaging sealed spirits, Jio's convulsed violently. 

"I'll take you under our custody. And, we'll have you speak about the incident concernig the {{Furigana|strategic-class militarized spirit|Jormungandr}}."

Kamito approached the boy to apprehend him, but at that moment.

"—That'll be troubling, Kamito."

From empty space, a girl's clear voice was heard.

In front of Kamito, who stopped after hearing it, thick darkness started gathering.

"...!?"

It was that pleasant voice, which he would never forget.

Before long, the darkness that didn’t seem to have any source transformed into a beautiful girl.

"Jio is a precious experiment. It would be troubling if you were to take him without permission."

"Restia..."

Kamito groaned. <!--This was a really awkward sentence.-->

She was his former contracted spirit, and she didn’t change at all, looking as lovely as the last time he saw her, three years ago.

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Kamito on the contrary changed a lot.

"You, you're the darkness spirit from that day."

"Long time no see, hell cat ojou-san."

The girl waved at Claire, who was taken aback by her sudden appearance, sweetly.

"...Restia, is it you? The one trying to release the {{Furigana|strategic-class militarized spirit|Jormungandr}}."

He had a premonition— a premonition that she was involved with this incident.

There was also the fact that Jio Inzagi knew Kamito's true identity.

And then, there were the darkness spirits that were holding a ritual at the shrine above ground.

Above all else, the throbbing from the spirit seal, which was engraved on his left hand, was telling him of her presence.

The lovely darkness spirit smiled lonely and nodded.

"That's right. It's my mission to release the spirit sleeping here."

"Why are you doing..."

"Because that's her desire. That's all."

"...Her?"

"Kamito, you'll eventually meet her. However, it's not now. You have not awakened yet."

"Restia, I—"

—At that moment, Jio, who was still on the ground, roared.

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"Move aside, darkness spirit. I have not lost yet!"

"Give it up. I've said it, haven't I? You can't beat even the current him." 

"Shut up, I'm-I'm the one, who will succeed the Demon King! To be beaten at..."

"You are not the Demon King. You're not even an elementalist, you're just a failure."

The darkness spirit girl told him coldly.

"After all, the one, who will succeed the Demon King, is—"

"..., Shut up, shut up shut up shut up, you bratsssssss!"

Suddenly, Jio grabbed the darkness spirit's ankle.

He stood up with Restia hanging upside down.

"Jio, what are you trying to do!?"

"To thank you. I am going to use you, darkness spirit!"

Jio laughed loudly as madness filled his eyes.

A shiny crimson comma-shaped jewel was tightly grasped in his hand before—

He threw it at the ground near his feet.

"Wh!?"

"Ha, hahahaha, ha! This is the power of the Demon King, who can make even the high ranking darkness spirit obey him!"

The deep crimson Blood Stone made a shrilly noise and exploded.

The power of the {{Furigana|mad king spirit|Nebuchadnezzar|margin=13}} poured out of it, before turning into a feeler made of shadows that wrapped the darkness spirit's body.
	
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"Restia!"

Enraged, Kamito swung Terminus Est,

However, that slash, which the boy charged with all his power, failed to cut Jio apart.

The fake Demon King was holding a gargantuan jet-black sword.

It seemed that it was this sword that stopped the attack.

"That's... don't tell me, Restia's—!?"

It was her elemental waffe— {{Furigana|The sword that pierces the truth|Vorpal Sword|margin=13}}.

Its shape was different, but, without a doubt, that was the blade which the {{Furigana|Strongest Blade Dancer|Ren Ashbell|margin=13}} once wielded.

"Scarlet!"

Claire shouted.

The scorching hell cat immediately rushed at the madly laughing Jio.

"Small fry, do not hinder the Demon Kinnggg!"

Losing his composure, the boy swung his sword.

The blade released countless black lightning bolts that managed to force Kamito back.

"Kyaa!"

"Claire!"

Claire screamed, as her petite body was blown away.

"Jio Inzagi!"

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Kamito roared swinging Terminus Est down. 

"You too— Dieeeeee!"

Turning towards Kamito, who was rushing at him from the front, Jio released another attack.

It was larger and had several times the power of the previous one.

It was perfectly aimed at and rapidly converged on Kamito—

"Like such a thing will hit—"

"—'''It'll hit'''."

Jio smiled ferociously.

Just before dodging, Kamito realized it.

Fianna was behind him.