Editing Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume17 Chapter7 (section)

===Part 3===

"Are you the ones who disturbed my sleep?"

The crimson-haired girl looked down at the paladins kneeling before her.

A frightful heat wave was scorching the air. Confronted with the overwhelming presence exuding from the girl's entire body, not only the Sacred Spirit Knights led by Luminaris but even Lurie too was holding her breath.

(She is a Lord after all, even in a half-awakened state...)

Fifteen years ago, Lurie had been granted an audience with the beings known as the Lords. The extreme terror she had experienced back then was returning vividly to her now.

"Lord, we have awakened you in accordance to the covenant with my master."

Saying that, Millennia Sanctus knelt and bowed to the girl.

"Hmm&mdash;"

The girl addressed as "lord" exhaled with displeasure.

"Covenent, huh? Indeed, I have exchanged a covenant with that lord."

Saying that, she slowly surveyed the scenery around her.

"Where is this?"

"This is Ghul-a-val. A land formerly known as the Zoldia Kingdom&mdash;"

"I do not recall such matters."

"Because you have lost your memory, Lord."

"&mdash;Is that so? I see."

The girl spoke with irritation.

"And so, what is it that you petition for?"

"We wish to borrow your power, Lord, to ''incinerate'' a barrier&mdash;"

"Oh? A barrier&mdash;"

Apparently noticing something, the girl turned her gaze to the distance in the desert.

In the depths of her ruby-like eyes, the brilliant flames wavered slightly.

"A dimensional crevice, huh? It is rare to see one so large."

"Can you destroy it?"

"&mdash;Foolish question. Do you mean to put me to a test?"

"I wouldn't dare."

Millennia smiled and shook her head calmly.

"A crafty ''hybrid''."

Murmuring, the girl slowly extended her hand towards the far side of the desert.

Next&mdash;

"Dance, the crimson flames summoning destruction&mdash;Hell Blaze."

A brilliant red glow appeared in the middle of her palm.

The contracted ball of conflagration shot out as a flash of light.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

A gigantic explosion resulted, rivaling a meteor impact.

The wind from the blast swept through the surroundings, gouging the ground of red sand.

Like an earthquake, the rumbling resounded all around. The paladins all went pale.

"Th-This is what had... turned the land of Elstein into a sea of fire, the Lord's... flames&mdash;"

These words leaked out from Luminaris, leader of the knights, who was out of breath.

But she was not completely right. This girl was not a complete Lord.

At most, she was an avatar in the human realm, a manifestation of the Lord separated from the main body.

Volcanicus&mdash;The Elemental Lord ruling over the fire element in this world.

For a mere avatar to possess such power&mdash;

The blazing flames of spirit magic disappeared into Astral Zero.

Once the flames had subsided&mdash;

The Demon King's Capital, shimmering like a mirage, made its appearance.