The 9Th Class Swordmaster: Blade Of Truth [EN]: Chapter 432

261. The Power of the Sun (6)

[My heart……?]

Toscah, writhing in agony from the surging energy of Folsetia within him, roared at Carryl, his voice filled more with rage than pain.

[You contemptible wretch. How dare you…… speak of taking my heart, which even the gods could not possess.]

Kugggggg……!!!

Kuggg……!!

As he raised his head, his massive skull nearly touched the ceiling, shaking the chamber as if it would collapse.

[My memories…… my very existence…… I surrendered it all because of you……. And now you seek to exploit me once more.]

“No. You were not erased. Only hidden.”

Crack……! Kwaga gagak……!!

To pierce Toscah’s bone armor protecting his heart, Carryl grasped the rapidly spinning gray fullness and thrust it into the gap.

The gray sphere transformed into a sharp awl, gradually piercing towards the golden heart.

“Golden Dragon Toscah, the dragon who bestowed blessings upon the Digon tribe, is clearly recorded in forgotten history and now known to all. The first Blader and the dragon who defied the gods until the very end.”

Gwaaak–!!!!

Carryl seized the Golden Dragon’s heart through the gap in the bone armor.

[Kuaaaaaaaa!!!!]

Toscah’s scream filled the hall. As gray magic enveloped his entire body, Carryl once again summoned Folsetia.

Folsetia, Ancient Magic.

-1st Golden Deception

The Great Grimoire appeared above his head, and magic flowing from its open pages enveloped the sword’s blade.

Bang! Bang! Kwaga gagagang……!!

Dozens of bundles of light arrows began to pierce Toscah’s heart. Simultaneously, Carryl’s sword pierced directly into the center of his heart.

Kwaaaang!!!

Kwagagang!!!

With a deafening explosion, the entire underground chamber shook, and Yurien Hugart, his legs giving way, collapsed and watched their battle.

[Krrk…… Krreureureuk…….]

Toscah’s ragged breathing followed the explosion.

Surprisingly, despite Folsetia’s sword piercing his heart, Toscah did not die.

“To be honest, even I would regret obliterating you.”

Carryl tightened his grip on the sword. Then, Folsetia’s magic began to envelop the heart, as if healing it.

Before long, the magic-forged sword had fused with his heart, connecting them.

[Trying to connect with his thoughts…… Carryl, be careful. If you connect your soul without a complete will, the backlash could come back to you.]

“Of course. I simply want him to feel my will. Even if it’s just a thought, there must be his will remaining within it.”

At Aln’s words, Carryl pushed the sword even deeper into the heart.

“If he could leave behind only one memory, if he was a true Blader…… he wouldn’t have forgotten the purpose of the Divine War.”

Puk-!!

Folsetia’s blade plunged deep into the heart.

The Golden Dragon’s body trembled, and Carryl looked down at Toscah’s fallen head, speaking in a low voice.

Sseueuk-

He lightly stroked the Golden Dragon’s forehead.

“Toscah, I know that your will is still sealed, and what remains now is just a fragment of thought. But the fact that even a fragment remains means there’s something you never wanted to forget.”

Woo woong…….

Folsetia reacted to Toscah, beginning to emit light.

“Remember the ideology you wanted to leave behind even when you were sealed by the gods. Carve it into your bones so that the memory remains in your body even if your will disappears—the rage that even the Platinum Dragon couldn’t touch.”

[I…… I…….]

Toscah’s massive head began to tremble at each of Carryl’s words.

“Are you really going to give up like this? If so, as a minimum courtesy to you, who once defied fate, I will melt down your remaining bones to make armor and devour your heart.”

[Keuk…… Keueuk…….]

“At least that would contribute to creating the world you wished for before you lost your memories.”

Toscah struggled to remove Carryl’s hand from his forehead, but the more he struggled, the more Carryl pressed down.

“But can you really be satisfied with that? Was your dream so insignificant that it can be replaced by merely melting down your body?”

[Stop……!!!! How dare a human discuss dreams with me, not knowing thousands of years of pain!!]

Kwajik-!!

“Toscah!!!”

Carryl shouted, pressing down on him with all his might.

“Just thousands of years.”

Silence followed his words.

Toscah’s rampaging body trembled as if electrocuted, then fell silent.

[…….]

Aln simply watched him calmly. At first, he didn’t understand why Carryl was so angry at Toscah.

But Aln, who had a soul contract with Carryl, could now feel the emotions he had hidden within Carryl’s shout.

[Tsk, that guy…….]

If Carryl had only thought of opposing the gods, he would have simply used Toscah’s body as a tool and material. The bones of the massive ancient dragon, several times larger than a normal dragon, could have been enough to create a knight order clad in dragon armor.

But he had traveled back in time.

He knew the bitterness of defeat—no, the terribly bitter taste—so well that he could understand the humiliation and anger Toscah had experienced.

And that’s why he couldn’t give up on him.

From the Spirit King to the Blader [a warrior who wields a soul-infused blade].

They may have become pioneers simply because they were born in different eras, but at least Carryl bore the pain of defeat more heavily than they did.

They were sealed and slumbered, but Carryl had lived and struggled within Pharell for countless eons to reverse time.

“Toscah, I cannot breathe life back into you, but instead, I will help you soar again on your own. Even if you don’t have the blood and flesh of your former life, you will fight back once more with your last remaining bones.”

Carryl said to Toscah.

“Trust me. If you follow me, I will help you regain your will in the Thousand Year Ice Cave.”

[You……? How…….]

Perhaps he had become accustomed to the pain, or perhaps he had forgotten the pain due to a desire greater than the pain. Toscah slowly looked up at Carryl and asked.

[Impossible……. Even if I have fallen to a Bone Dragon, I am still a dragon. A pact with a dragon is possible through a solemn vow. But my will is sealed by the gods. Unless you take me out of the Thousand Year Ice Cave, a contract is impossible.]

Toscah asked in a low voice.

[But that will shatter as soon as the seal is broken. Yula ultimately planned not to let me go.]

As he said this, the beings in the Thousand Year Ice Cave disappeared when the seal was broken in his past life. But Carryl instead raised the corners of his mouth at his words.

“It’s not that there’s no way to take you out of here and take you to the Thousand Year Ice Cave.”

[……What?]

At that moment, Carryl said as if he had been waiting.

“Familiar.”

[……!!!]

Toscah’s eyes flickered at his words.

[Certainly, the contract with a dragon that remains in the literature is through a solemn vow. It can be said to be a kind of taming. But you have already been dead for a long time. You can’t use the Dragon’s Vow. But conversely, because you have become a Bone Dragon, a contract through black magic is possible.]

At Carryl’s words, Aln immediately understood and began to recite his plan as if he had been waiting.

[Yes, there was that method. Keu keu…….]

His voice trembled slightly.

A sense of elation due to pleasure.

For him, twisting the existing rules and taking advantage of the gaps to mock the gods was the greatest pleasure.

If the Golden Dragon, who was thought to be no longer able to confront, could once again bare his fangs at Yula, there would be nothing more exciting than this.

[The seal on the Golden Dragon is stronger than the vow, but the Familiar Contract is different. It doesn’t touch the will but rather places a restriction on the body itself. If Yula placed a restriction on Toscah’s will and sealed his body, then Carryl, you can place a new restriction on the body, regardless of his will. It’s like engraving a new restriction on top of the restriction.]

Aln spoke, moving his fingers as if creating a new magic formula.

[Even Yula wouldn’t have expected it. No one would keep a dragon as a familiar, even if it’s a Bone Dragon. Who would expect a dragon to entrust themselves to a human? They think humans are weaker than them.]

He pointed to Carryl.

[But there is a human who is stronger than a dragon.]

Yurien Hugart nodded his head without realizing it at his words.

[However, if you make a Familiar Contract, the subordination becomes clear, Golden Dragon. If you truly don’t mind becoming Carryl’s hands and feet for revenge…]

Aln passed the opportunity to choose to him.

[If it were me, I would definitely see the end of the person who killed me with my own eyes, no matter what I have to do.]

He shrugged his shoulders as if he didn’t care about his body made of the power of Duat [the Egyptian underworld].

[Do I have to trust humans again…….]

[Trust? Even the one called the Supreme Being becomes a fool after being trapped for so long. Why do you think you have to trust and rely on humans? Revenge is something you do yourself, not something you entrust to others. Use Carryl thoroughly for your revenge.]

Aln said coldly.

Ironically, just as Carryl was angered by Toscah’s appearance, he too was a being who knew well what the desire for revenge was like.

[If your strength is not enough to stick a knife in their face, then at least you should be able to bite the enemy’s neck for the person who will stick the knife in. Isn’t that right?]

[Indeed…… Will I be of any help in this form?]

At his words, Toscah spoke cautiously.

“Don’t worry. It’s not up to you to worry about how to use you. It’s my problem to think about what to order.”

Toscah shook his head at Carryl’s answer and unknowingly let out a faint smile. His smile was so alive that he didn’t feel like a dead person.

[That’s right, it’s interesting. The more we talk, the more it seems like there’s a complete will left, not just a thought.]

“A dragon’s thought must be different from ordinary dead people. The desire condensed since the mythological era has become a support that makes him endure even without his will.”

[Indeed……. I’m looking forward to what will happen when the will sealed in the Thousand Year Ice Cave is combined with the body.]

Aln Zabiuss shrugged his shoulders and said in an expectant voice.

“The second Calamity is coming soon. Those who went to Pharell in the Thousand Year Ice Cave probably won’t be able to come out in time. To be honest, we have to consider the possibility of failure because Pharell is not an easy place.”

[So you’re saying that we have to stop the Calamity with those who remain except for them. Still, it’s a relief. To be honest, the guys we sent to the Thousand Year Ice Cave are only close to the second team.]

“Well, I don’t think so. Perhaps they are the most important beings in the upcoming war.”

[Heum?]

“The Corruptions that will appear from now on are completely different from the Blood Calamity. Not a battle, but a war. The reason why those guys were given the name Calamity was because of this second fight.”

Carryl said with a tense face.

“He is not one.”

Then he looked at Toscah.

“They appear all over the continent.”

The second Corruption.

The Calamity of Reproduction, Hekqet.