Volume 8 Chapter 16 Goddess Holy Church Seven Heaven Apostles 'aerial Emperor Warrior' Takeru Kusanagi ② - Knife Killing
"Wh-why... why, why?"
Yato's sister, Hinowa.
Hinowa was kneeling. In front of her, the tip of 'Seven Star Divine Domination' was pointed at her.
Behind Yato, her older sister Yuuhi was unconscious, her arms broken and restrained by Yato's master skill, 'Ashura King,' which had 6 arms.
And at her feet... 2 broken swords were lying on the ground.
"'Sword Killer'... that's the ability of 'Seven Star Divine Domination.' Any sword that touches this blade will shatter without question... only swords of equal rank can stop it. I wonder... could Miss Sophia's sword block it?"
"U-uh..."
"Did you hear what Miss Sophia said? All the samurai from Yamato can only use sword skills and body enhancement skills. So, just by cutting off your arms or breaking your sword, it can end so easily."
"S-Sister Sakuya... are you going to kill me?"
"Yes."
With a swift motion, Hinowa's hands... all fingers except her thumbs and index fingers were cleanly severed.
Her fingers fell to the ground, and Hinowa screamed.
"I'm going to kill you as a swordsman. With your thumbs and index fingers, you can still pick things up, right? This is my last mercy as your sister."
"Ahhh!? M-my fingers!!"
"Of course, I'll do the same to her."
As Yato swung her sword, Yuuhi's left arm was cut off at the wrist, and her right hand's fingers were severed, leaving only the thumb and index finger.
"AAAAAAAH!?"
"I have a grudge against you, so I'll take your left hand. The right fingers are mercy... by the way, there's a saying: 'Samurai's mercy'... heh."
All the fallen hands and fingers were picked up by 'Ashura King' and crushed.
In Yamato, there were no people with healing skills. The only medical practices were old methods, using herbs to create medicine and performing surgery to remove injuries.
They could reconnect severed limbs, but it was nearly impossible without the original form of the severed parts. Furthermore, Yato threw the mangled limbs outside. A crow happened to fly by and picked them up in its beak.
"U-uh... ugh."
"Are you crying? It's strange to see a child like you cry. Ah... you can only cry for yourself, huh?"
"That's terrible... that's terrible, big sister. U-uh..."
"Are you the ones who killed Kaya saying that?"
Her voice was filled with killing intent.
Hinowa felt a chill run down her spine.
Hinowa was undoubtedly the best swordsman in Yamato, possessing 4 skills, one of which had evolved into a master skill.
Unlike her older sister Sakuya, she was a swordsman with a promising future.
Her cowardly and incompetent sister, Sakuya. Even when she heard that Sakuya died in her first battle, she felt nothing.
But now... she had returned to Yamato and stood right in front of her.
With terrifying killing intent directed at her sister.
"Promise me. Never get involved with me again. Never call me Sakuya again. My name is Shikiba Yato... got it?"
"U... um, okay."
"And you over there, understand?"
"Eeek..."
Yato glared at the trembling Yuuhi.
She was his older sister, and she looked a lot like her. But Yato no longer thought of her as a sister.
As Ashura King tightened its grip, her full body creaked.
"Ah, Aaaaaah!? Y-yes, I promise, I promise!!"
"Good."
When Ashura King dropped Yuuhi, it quietly disappeared.
Hinowa rushed over to Yuuhi, perhaps out of fear.
"Cut ties with 'Devoted to the Goddess (Adrazione)' too."
"That's... impossible... Sir Takeru won't allow it."
"That's not a problem."
"Huh...?"
"Can't you see? Elk can't lose."
Yato's gaze shifted to Byakuya, who was kneeling before Sophia, having lost his hand, and then to the boy who looked like a black scarecrow facing Takeru... Elk.
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Elk aimed his right hand at Takeru and fired a gun.
For a normal human, the bullet would be impossible to dodge, but Takeru moved his neck just a few centimeters to avoid it. It was an automatic dodge thanks to the skill 'Divine Evasion.'
For a normal human, the bullet would have hit the moment it was fired.
Elk had anticipated that Takeru would dodge.
He unfolded his left blade and approached Takeru.
"Shh!"
"Hmph, no need to dodge!!"
Elk executed a high kick, followed by a thrust with his blade.
Takeru dodged the high kick, but the blade hit his stomach. Thanks to the effect of 'Unbreakable,' the blade was deflected instead of piercing him.
Takeru readied his sword and slashed repeatedly.
"'Zankou Shigure (Afterglow Rain)'!!"
"Ugh!!"
Elk used telekinesis to lift a tatami mat, using it as a shield.
The reinforced tatami was slashed, but there were plenty more where that came from.
While Takeru was busy cutting the tatami, Elk directed his left hand toward the Samurai that Sophia had cut to pieces──specifically, toward the 'sword' the Samurai had been holding.
Ten swords floated up and flew toward Takeru.
"Hmph!! 'Ouma Zan (Twilight Slash)'!!"
Instead of using the blade, he swung the reverse edge, creating a gust of wind.
The flying swords were caught in the wind, clashing against each other and shattering.
Elk dashed forward, extending both blades, and launched a series of slashes.
Thrusts, kicks, and sweeping attacks came one after another, but Takeru dodged them all.
"Hahaha!! Amazing, Elk!! Attacking with only the skills you've learned, I'm impressed!! That's why I'll cut with all my strength!!"
"Shut up."
A spinning high kick was dodged.
Elk landed and used 'Terpsichora: Telekinesis Dance' to take a step back, creating distance.
"I see. You're manipulating your body with telekinesis... your movements are impressive. Just by adding telekinesis, you've gained physical abilities beyond skills."
"......"
He bent his wrist and unfolded the blade.
Elk lowered his body as much as he could.
"Slashing, stabbing, kicking, and punching won't work. Even attacks with telekinesis are canceled out, huh?"
"Hahaha, it seems you've understood. You can only entertain me. Winning is impossible for you."
"Is that so? I've tested a few things, but you haven't noticed... Now I'm sure. You're weak. With my next move, I will win."
"Oh? Interesting."
Elk leaped at Takeru, taking on a stance like a small carnivorous beast ready to hunt.
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