Requiem Of A Failed Hero

Four strikes from different angles struck the barrier but it was the one above that was the most tremendous, forcing the barrier to break from the top, and with the simultaneous impact from the other parts, the barrier fell like broken glass.

Jarvis swung his sword to the back and with his blinding speed and blurry sword swung a diagonal arc toward the monster’s right side but that strike was countered by an outburst of flames. Jarvis dashed into the flame and did not stop the strike even though his whole body was on fire, he landed that clean hit, making the wyvern fold towards the side he got hit before being tossed away by the impact.

He stood straight with the fire burning all over him and that fire soon became consumed by darkness and turned to a black flame.

“Ah, impressive!” Raith complimented his strike making him scratch his head with jittery and his eyes slightly closed.

“Tch… that is nothing. I can do better.” Crimson said walking forward and glaring at Jarvis who had received a compliment from the master, he gallantly placed his sword above his shoulder and raised his chin, his mouth curled downwards in disgust towards him.

Raith dumbfoundedly looked at the two that were spitting malicious competition. He turned his head to Kortopi who slightly raised both of his hands with his head cocked sideways in an ‘I don’t know’ gesture.

“Ah… there’s no helping these two huh. I wonder if it is because Jarvis is strong in terms of combat power but Crimson is more intelligent. I wonder if Crimson’s intelligence has to do with why he can talk.” Raith muttered to himself.

SCCRRRRREEEEEEETTTTTTCCCCCHHHHH

The ear-piercing roar brought all of their heads to the direction where the wyvern was thrown, both Mok Jae-Hwa’s side and Raith’s side all turned to the wyvern.

The ground shook as the wyvern rose, it wasn’t human anymore. White scales spread across its body, and its massive wingspan casted a shadow over the broken grounds as it flapped into the sky and towered above them, its wings were very long, each wing was 400m long and its white body was massive blocking the red light that seeped out of the cloud.

“What… the fuck?” Mok Jae-Hwa’s neck was craned upward, taking in the massive visual of the wyvern.

All of them were looking at it and none of them were confident in their abilities to defeat such a humongous monster. But something led their head to turn to Raith. It was curiosity and expectation, they wanted to see how he would react to this.

But Raith, followed by Crimson was now clashing at the wyvern with their swords.

Jarvis frowned and followed, leaping high into the sky, he saw Raith take off but didn’t expect Crimson to follow, belatedly realizing that the sly dude was trying to outperform him, he lunged himself immediately in defiance of such an act. His browless socket was tightly furrowed and narrowed as he raised his sword to add to the striking sequel but was slapped in the stomach by the wyvern’s long tail–

CRAAAASSSHHH

Debris exploded upwards as he crashed into the ground and tumbled away.

Kortopi shook his head and looked at Raith.

Raith’s and Crimson’s swords clashed with the wyvern scale letting out a screeching sound as if their blades were scratching against a metallic surface.

The wyvern suddenly dove towards the ground releasing a massive impact that blasted both of them, the large claws of its hindlimbs extended as it dive towards Mok Jae-Hwa and his party but before it could reach, they scattered in different directions and the wyvern landed, with its long neck slowly turning to every direction, observing everyone.

“Ah, this guy’s defense just spiked,” Raith said as he pushed away the pile of rocks that fell on him as he crashed into the ground.

He stood up and looked at the wyvern.

“Stop, stop… stop disturbing me!” He shouted smacking his foot on the ground, as the humans among them turned their heads to him, they could only catch a glimpse of dark smoke that was already disappearing.

Raitj feinted ignorance and looked to the wyvern. Unfortunately for him, at that moment their gazes met.

It was a decision for the wyvern it looked like it didn’t know who to start with.

After locking gaze, the next thing was a kiss. The wyvern’s speed is a betrayal of the concept of the relativity of size and speed. The bigger the slower or so it was supposed to be– but this one’s movement was unseen, the little that could be seen of it was a blur and in a split second, it collided with Raith– throwing him into the sky and soaring along with him. Instantly it met Raith and clasped its massive shark teeth on him but Raith folded his legs barely dodging its large teeth and using its closed mouth as a stepping stone, he catapulted himself higher into the sky.

And spun facing the wyvern’s back, he stretched out an arm and as the wyvern stubbornly collided with him again there was an explosion of fire as he slapped the wyvern using [Fire Force] – the force of impact sent both of them flying opposite ways. He crashed into the floor but wh wyvern got its momentum back in midair and flapped its massive wind hard to repel the persistent force that still almost knocked it down.

Raith stood up and climbed by the pile of large broken rocks from the first energy blast.

“Master, we cannot beat this monster if you keep holding back.”

Raith’s face was ridden with sudden shock as he saw Crimson suddenly appear beside him. He wasn’t because Crimson had suddenly appeared, it was more about the part where Crimson thinks he has been holding back.

‘Just how strong did this buttercup think I am? Well, considering that I killed him in one try it is understandable that he thinks so. Moreso, I too know I have not been giving this my all.’

Raith breathed in and let out a deep exhalation. It was not a sigh, it was more of a preparative demeanor.

“Master?” ‘..the air changed…’ Crimson has narrow eyes were so widened that they had become round.

He could sense the large shift in the air as Raith exhaled, his face became serious with narrowed eyes and slightly furrowed brows.

‘Hmph! My master has decided to take this seriously!’ The newest and most intelligent death soldier enthusiastically stared at Raith with eyes full of expectations.