Editing Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume11 Epilogue (section)

===Part 3===

The giant staircase appeared before Kamito's group.

The thrones at the top were surrounded by dazzling light and impossible to see.

Kamito gripped the Demon Slayer.

Freeing all the Elemental Lords would not be realistic.

(&mdash;The target is the Fire Elemental Lord, Volcanicus.)

Despite being in a state of suspended activity currently, he was actually the Elemental Lord who was corrupted the most by the darkness.

Should his madness flare up again, Volcanicus would most likely demand Claire as a sacrifice again.

Led by Kamito, Team Scarlet climbed the great staircase step by step.

Invisible blades concealed in their hearts.

At the altar midway along the stairs, Kamito's group knelt down.

&mdash;Quite an outstanding blade dance from you all.

The Elemental Lords' voices were heard overhead.


&mdash;We shall bestow an otherworldly miracle to reward your most excellent offerings.

&mdash;What do you desire?


"We&mdash;"

Kamito slowly looked up.

Then he repeated the same Wish from three years ago.


"&mdash;We wish for the death of the Elemental Lords."


In that instant...

Darkness surged out from the bright light at the thrones.

Unlike the comforting darkness of night&mdash;

This was an otherworldly darkness that was not supposed to exist in this world.

"That is the elemental lords' Wish&mdash;!"

Claire's terrified moan leaked out of her throat.

A large amount of darkness flowed out from the thrones, slowly immersing the stairs like flowing blood.

"&mdash;It's begun. The Elemental Lords' assassination!"

Yelling at the same time, Kamito formed elemental waffen in his hands and climbed the massive staircase all at once.

During the few seconds when the Elemental Lords' miracle was correcting the paradox of their own deaths...

They had to seize this chance to end everything&mdash;!

"Come on out, the beast of the freezing fangs of ice&mdash;Fenrir!"

Behind him, Rinslet summoned Fenrir.

The giant white wolf leapt using the tenacious leg strength, reaching Kamito's side.

ROOAAR!

Fenrir howled. It wide open jaws released ice and snow.

No. What came out was not only a blizzard.

"Elemental Lords! If your minds still remain, listen to my voice&mdash;!"

The howling blizzard blew and scattered that hair, the color of shimmering water&mdash;

Appearing out from Fenrir's mouth, Iseria Seaward yelled.

"Do it now... While I... summon their consciousness...!"

The darkness spilling out stopped for an instant.

Was it because Iseria's voice reached the sliver of rationality remaining in the Elemental Lords&mdash;?

"Ohhhhhhhhh!"

The Demon Slayer and the Vorpal Sword.

Wielding the dual swords of light and darkness, Kamito took a leap.

The thrones were covered by the horrendous otherworldly darkness.

A burning flame was there. Kamito definitely saw it.

Sweeping away the surging darkness, he ran in one breath.

"&mdash;Wake up, Fire Elemental Lord."

Shining with silver-white brilliance, the Demon Slayer sliced through the darkness occupying the throne.

The sacred sword's blade, pierced the fire burning in the darkness&mdash;

&mdash;O child of darkness&mdash;

"...!?"

Just at this moment, the voice came.

Tempting Kamito to awaken as the Demon King, ''her'' voice.

(...How could this... be possible...!?)

Kamito was dumbfounded.

"...!"

Against his will, his body froze in posture with the Demon Slayer still extended.

Unable to move. It was as though the words sounding in his head were binding him.

The silver-white blade for freeing the Elemental Lord still had not reached its target.

Time stopped.

&mdash;O Demon King... Go on and release the true darkness&mdash;

"...A-Ah, ahhhhhhhhhhhh!"

In the next instant, Kamito's consciousness was swallowed by the otherworldly darkness.