Unlasting World

As a battle nerd who came from another world, I have done my fair share of reading books in this world, especially regarding the greatest powers of the world.

Having to learn sword arts as the first thing I did after coming to this world, I have never been able to let go of my life from swords and everything about it. It has truly become a part of my life here.

I have read so many books about sword arts, and I have become a very proficient sword user thanks to it. I went toe to toe with the Swordsaint before, and I can say that we both are pretty much on the same level if it wasn't for that extremely small arena.

And, I also have done my fair share of reading about sword art history. Especially about him...

Kal Dreacon, the God of War.

Known to be the emperor of close quarter combat, he was known to be the greatest combatant in the entire world.

Years of travelling has given him the strength that rivals the gods. And as a normal human, he was given the title God of War by the gods and became a god himself.

As a god, he continues to obtain knowledge and battle experience by travelling. He also began collecting powerful weapons and tools that can help one's strength. As a result, he became the strongest person on the continent.

Of all his powerful weapons, a single weapon is a hundred fold more powerful than the other…

His sword.

The sword of the God of War, known to be able to enhance a single slice in the air into cutting a whole mountain in half.

It was said that the sword can enhance a person's physical strength and their magical strength by more than tenfold.

It was made out of an extremely rare magic crystal that was known to be the most powerful material for weapons, and that it was extremely rare to find and extremely expensive.

Normally, a single shard from the crystal can be placed on a high quality sword, and it will give you a yellow ranked weapon. But if the whole sword itself is made out of the crystal, there's no telling just how strong the sword will be.

The Nightshade crystal… the sword of the war god.

And that very sword was sealed only a few kilometres away from the Mazino kingdom.

"Me and the arch-mage, Arfius's father, along with six thousand strong mages and knights, defended that area from any threats until the seal was lifted. We were expecting some powerful people to come, but to think that the demon king himself would come was... highly unexpected."

The headmaster explained as he slowly touched what's left of his right arm. Me and Arfius can only listen in silence while he tells us his whole experience. The only reason they survived was because Veneo teleported himself and the arch-mage away from the demon king.

It was insane to think about it. Arfius's father was known to be the strongest magician, and he had to flee from a fight with the demon king, and he even lost an eye to him.

"Did you guys... manage to damage him at all?"

"This armour piece is the most I can deal to him, while your father managed to grazed him on the right shoulder slightly."

"... That's not even a battle anymore..."

"But, it's the truth. Five thousand men lost their lives to the demon army that the demon king brought with him."

"... And the demon king… he got the sword?"

The headmaster nodded heavily at my question, and I quickly let out a sigh.

"He was already so powerful... And then he even got the sword."

"That is exactly what I thought. Right now, the demon king is just as strong as a god."

Hearing his words, I can't help but feel worried. The demon king was already the strongest known existence for a very long history. If there was a Black ranked adventurer in Mazino, then his rank would be whatever is above it.

And now… he owns the sword… Both me and Arfius could not take this news any better.

"But, we still have hope."

The headmaster suddenly spoke out.

"My guess is, within one or two years time, a war will break out with the demons. When that time comes, we will have to use our fullest strength to kill the demon king. We will gather all the powerful warriors from every kingdom, to unite and face him.

Just me and Julius was never enough. But, if we had more than ten powerful knights and warriors like ourselves to fight the demon king, we might actually win."

"Powerful warriors... from another kingdom?"

"Yes. In Mazino, they call them White ranked adventurers. In Veldonia, they call them the level 1 rankers. In Xyphon, the highest ranking Wizards. 

There are plenty of powerful fighters in the human kingdoms, and we just have to unite against the demons. And who knows, maybe we can get help from the elven kingdom and the dwarven kingdom."

Hearing his plan suddenly made me feel hopeful again.

That's right… We have White ranked adventurers on Mazino. Fran, Jonus, and the other White ranked adventurers in the future. We also have Veldonia's level 1s like Prym.

We can still beat the demon king and his kingdom… we still have a chance.

"And, your father hopes that you will take part in this too, Arfius."

"W-What? Me? I can't even beat my father."

"Haha, neither can I. However, we might need all the help we can get if we ever want to kill the extremely powerful demon king."

"... I don't think I can stand in the same league with you guys..."

Wow... The great Arfius is feeling shy! This is rare!!

I do understand why he felt so down. He just failed to protect a single academy, how can he be trusted to protect an entire continent? Him feeling down is something that I can understand.

"What do you mean? You are a part of Xyphon strongest! Look at you! The son of the arch-mage! No one can rival you, not even those who are older than you!"

And all of the sudden, his great ego returned.

"Oh… T-That's right! The future arch-mage of Xyphon, here! What, demon kingdom!? I can beat the king down myself!"

Hearing his sudden ego returning made me gag a little. Just a while ago, all hope was lost, and now suddenly there are new plans for the future. He is back to his ego again, rather quickly…

That is something I can never understand.

"And I hope… you can take part too, Rize."

"Let's just see what happens in the future."

"Agreed. I'm sure you will surpass me or anyone in just a year's time."

"Surely."

I chuckled, and the headmaster nodded at us before continuing.