Once the man holding the spear notices Kenta was right behind him, he looked at the place where he had stabbed his spear moments ago.
The figure of Kenta could still be seen standing there, before becoming illusory and disappearing one beat later! Kenta had moved so fast that he had created an afterimage of himself. However, despite his shock, the man manoeuvred his spear skilfully as he stabbed behind him.
Seeing the tip of the spear being directed towards him, Kenta narrowed his eyes as he created a sword made completely from purple lightning.
'Hm? This boy can freely control lightning, and with such mastery. I also didn't hear any incantations. Can he use voiceless magic?' The woman wearing the cloak narrowed her eyes slightly. The more she observed the blonde-haired boy, the more curious she became.
In just a split second, Kenta and the spear wielder had exchanged various attacks. During their exchange of attacks, Kenta had the upper hand, as his sword was more flexible and adaptable. Meanwhile, his opponent was a skilled spear user who took advantage of his spear's longer reach as he attacked Kenta in his vital parts.
However, Kenta was able to use the speed boost he had gained from his lightning as he fended off all his attacks with his sword.
BANG!
Once again, their weapons clash fiercely, sending both of them stumbling backwards. Cold sweat slid down Kenta's face as he fixed his field of gravity. 'As expected of a guard of a young master, he's strong.' Kenta secretly praise the man before him. His opponent was truly experienced in combat; the only reason Kenta was still standing was that he had the advantage in speed.
Without that advantage, Kenta wasn't confident enough to say he could win. "That boy's swordsmanship is not bad. The way he holds his swords needs some work; it's obvious he has talent." The blonde-haired man said. The woman wearing a cloak didn't comment on that; she just watched the young boy's back closely as though she didn't want to miss anything.
"Hey! What do you think you are doing? Hurry up and break his legs already!" Tony yelled in frustration. His confident demeanour was nowhere to be seen as he watched the battle taking place before him. Hearing the orders of his master, the man holding the spear instantly moved forward, once again thrusting his spear!
However, Kenta skilfully parried all his attacks with the side of his sword as he waited for an opening! The sound of clashing once again dominated the surroundings as both sword and spear clashed together!
BANG! BANG! BANG!
The man holding the spear gave it everything he had, but none of his attacks managed to pierce Kenta's body! All his attacks were successfully guarded against. This fact only made him fume in anger! He was a spearman who had been training for over thirty years, and was having trouble against a boy who wasn't even in his twenties.
"Tch, fireball!" The man holding the spear suddenly held out his hand and chanted. A magic formation soon appeared before his palm as a ball of fire was suddenly released. "Tch." The sudden attack took Kenta by surprise as he was unprepared for it. 'Shit!' Kenta did a barrel roll to evade the attack, but unfortunately, the flames spread, covering the area.
[Hungry!] A childish voice echoed within Kenta's head as a multi-coloured flame appeared, enclosing him inside a barrier. 'Thank you for the meal, master.' The voice said cheerfully. Kenta had a wry smile on his face when he heard that voice. 'Thank you for the help, Agni... I'll definitely repay you someday.' Kenta promises. However, he got no response from Agni after that.
The man holding the spear held his weapon cautiously as he observed the multi-coloured flames. 'What kind of magic did he use?' He wondered to himself that was the same question everyone watching had in their heads; it was only natural they had never heard of a barrier that creates multi-coloured flames before.
'This boy truly is interesting,' The woman wearing a cloak thought. She had never heard of someone freely manipulating purple lightning before, and now an unknown flame with multiple colours, it's impossible for her not to be curious. With a small sigh, she muttered quietly. "Let's take him back along with us."
"Eh, are you sure? After watching him until now, I can see he has good potential. Is he really worth bringing back?" The blonde-haired man questioned dubiously.
"Yes, I'm sure that man would be very interested in his abilities." She muttered confidently. Even though they had many children his age back training there, she was one hundred per cent sure that none of them could compare with this child's potential. 'If he survives this battle, then maybe I should approach him.'
Soon, the multi-coloured flame dispersed, revealing the unharmed Kenta. "Bastard!" The man holding the spear said as he charged forward with his spear held tightly in his hand!
Swoosh!
The air rumbled with a mighty thrust of his spear!
TINK!
But the blade of Kenta's sword easily blocks the spear of the wielder, "Enough messing around!" Kenta exclaimed. He exerts more physical strength from his sword as they locked weapons. "Tsk!" The man holding the spear gritted his teeth as he saw his spear being pushed back. "Stop trying to resist the inevitable! Even if you somehow manage to beat me here, you still have to deal with my friend over there." The man said mockingly.
"Oh, in that case, I guess I should end this quickly," Kenta responded calmly. Lightning crackled wildly around his hand as he thrust it forward. "?!" The man holding the spear tried dodging, but unfortunately, his body reacted a bit too slowly as Kenta's hand, which was clad with purple lightning, easily broke his armour and penetrated through his stomach.
"Guh!" The man's eyes widened as he felt the burning sensation in his stomach! "Cough," He coughed out a mouthful of blood as Kenta electrocuted him from the inside. Under the dumbfounded eyes of everyone watching, the lifeless body of the spear-wielder fell to the ground, painting it red.
Kenta didn't even spare him a glance as though his dead body was worth less than trash. Kenta then raised his hand upwards as many swords made from lightning gathered there. Soon, he slowly turned his head to look over his shoulder, and his sky-blue eyes landed on the man holding a sword.
"Are you not going to attack?" Kenta questioned. The man snapped out of his daze as he felt the chilling gaze that suddenly locked onto him. His body shuddered as he stared back into those blue coloured eyes, which looked no less than those of a monster.
Suddenly, Kenta let go of the sword he held in his hand, completely disarming himself. However, to everyone's surprise, his sword didn't fall to the ground as everyone expected; instead, it hovered in the air and ascended above Kenta's head. More than fifty purple swords hovered above his head as though defying gravity. Each sword had its trajectory pointed towards the man holding the sword!
..... Gulp!
The man swallowed his saliva as he felt death looming over his head. Literally!' With the fall of his comrade, he had completely lost the will to fight. Slowly, he dropped his sword to the ground, expressing that he no longer had any desire to continue fighting. It was obvious that the boy before him was no ordinary boy. Unfortunately, the dangerous gleam in Kenta's eyes didn't waver even after his opponent had disarmed himself.
"I-I give up, it's obvious if I fought you now, I'd die... I don't see any reason to fight a losing battle." The man admitted honestly, swallowing his pride. However.
"Y-You! What the hell do you mean you give up? Are you forgetting how much my father is paying you!" Tony exclaimed as he snapped out of his momentary dazed state.
"... What good is that money if I'm just going to die in the end? It's not like I can bring the money with me to the afterlife." The man said in a sombre tone.
"I think you may have misunderstood something here," Kenta said, his voice filled with derision. "What?" The man with the sword said as he gazed at Kenta.
"You came here to take my life, right?" Kenta asked, and a mocking smile appeared on his face.
Meanwhile, the man frowned as he had a bad feeling when seeing the smile on the young boy's face. "You people underestimate me too much. I don't consider myself a hero, nor am I a villain. I am a human, I pay everyone back in the same coin... those who show me kindness, I have no trouble showing them kindness in return... however." Kenta stops his sentences there as he narrows his eyes.
"For those who show me animosity... I'll repay them with animosity!" As soon as he said those words, four of the purple swords shot outwards like a jet leaving behind streaks of purple lightning.
"Argh!" A loud cry resounded in the store before silence once again dominated the store. The four swords penetrated his head, abdomen and legs respectively, as his body fell into a pool of blood. Many of the customers gasped and covered their eyes, while some fainted from both fear and shock. "Hm... not bad, I'm starting to like this kid even more." The woman wearing the cloak said, a small grin peaking out from under her hood.
Meanwhile, Tony's face was as white as a sheet of paper as he fell to the ground in an unsightly manner. Kenta calmly closed the gap between them with an indifferent expression, even though he had just taken the lives of two of his fellow humans; his heart didn't feel anything at all! It was as if their life was lower than the ant; he stepped on it daily.
Kenta stopped when he was at a distance of three feet. Tony fearfully raised his head to look up, his heart clenching when he saw the expression on Kenta before him.
His face was completely dark; it was impossible to see any trace of expression on his face! All that was visible were his eyes, which looked nothing like their usual colour; they were blood red!
As though those eyes belonged to the god of death himself! "Wh-Who are you?" Tony asked, fearfully! Hearing his question, Kenta's smile was distorted to the point that it was terrifying to look at.
"Who am I, you asked?... I am death!" Was the last thing that Tony heard before the forty-six remaining swords hovering in the air penetrated his entire body!