Endless Memoir - Seraph Wedd (read a book .TXT) 📗

border. The gorilla-like vicious demons.

“Haaaah!!!”

With a shout, I let out a short kick. But this was enough to send the over two meter demon flying in two different directions. Its body was split in half from where my kick landed.

The two remains flew towards two different demons. This made them lose their composure which was a big NO during a fight.

I sprinted towards the nearer one and did an axe kick at the same moment that the remains of the previous demon hit. This made the demon smashed into a pulp.

Without time to mull over what I did, I quickly turned to the other demon and let out a spinning kick. I aimed the kick on its head and made it fly towards another demon. The flying head punched a hole on another demon’s body.

Then, I jumped towards the middle of a particularly dense pack of monsters. I landed with my hands and did a tornado kick. The surrounding monsters immediately turned into an unrecognizable mush.

What’s amazing, actually, is that no matter how gore my methods of killing are, the white boots didn’t even sustain a single stain on it. What a convenient tool.

After clearing that cluster, the villagers finally let out a sigh of relief. However, I was still not satisfied.

Therefore, I picked up a few fist-sized stoned and threw them straight up into the air in irregular intervals. Then, I posed to release a kick as I viewed the battlefield.

After determining the most efficient point of attack, I kicked, or more like pushed using my legs, the falling stone towards that direction. The stone flew with amazing speed and cleared all the demons where it passed. Some had an arm cleaved, some had a hole in their gut, and some lost their head. It was a surreal sight.

I repeated this pattern and let loose around a dozen of fist-sized rocks. The result? About a hundred demons were slain and over 200 demons were incapacitated.

With that, I finally went towards the plaza where the villagers were at.

“Nazo! So you lot are back!”

The first to greet me was of course Orga as he was standing at the forefront of the defense line holding a gigantic hammer.

“We hurried back.”

That’s all I said back. No smile came to my face as we were still in the middle of a fight. I cleaved through the crowds and finally saw Doctor Tessa who’s tending to some injured men.

When she saw me, she had doubt pasted on her face.

“… Why?”

That’s the first question she gave out. I felt slightly pissed.

“If you think that a letter can stop me, then you’re mistaken bigtime.”

I said with a deep frown. Doctor Tessa flinched a little before turning her head down in shame. Then, as if determining that there’s no way out for her, she quickly said in a strong voice.

“… I’ll explain everything in detail later. But first, we must ensure the safety of everyone.”

She said with a dignified voice that reverberated throughout the whole plaza. In her eyes, a glint could be seen. She’s not yet giving up despite being in a despairing situation.

I couldn’t help but sigh in resignation. Then, I quickly turned around and walked away.

I first checked the battlefield and noticed that there were thousands of monsters present. No matter how fast I can swing my legs, I would certainly tire out with this number.

Looks like I need to use it now… Though I’m reluctant to do so, there’s no choice…

[Cleaving through countless enemies! The ever bending wind! Gather! Converge! Follow the command of the contractor of the fourth gate! «Windsturm»!!!]

After I chanted those words, from the magic circle covering my right hand glove, blinding light came forth. Then, after the light faded, in my hands, a long and solid halberd which outline couldn’t be seen clearly, was held firmly.

It was the ultimate weapon that I made after reading a few books and playing a little with my gloves’ magic circle. The result was as seen. A strong looking weapon that can send strong gales of wind in a single sweep.

After covering it with my own mana, it finally took shape. It was a long halberd with a wide blade at the end. The stock was about two-and-a-half meters long with the blade about half a meter. Totaling 3 meters in length.

Its color was mainly green with a mix of silver and gold. The intricate carvings on the stock was something worth looking at but I didn’t have time for such luxury at the moment. As a test, I swung it lightly. The nearby monsters got pushed three steps back.

I smiled wryly. Then, turning behind, I warned the defenders.

“Hold the line. Don’t come forward whatever happens. Clear?”

I don’t want to mind friendlies while fighting. Leaving that part out, the defenders, including Orga, nodded firmly. I nodded in response too.

I spun the halberd twice above my head and held it aloft on my right side. I don’t know how but it seems my body knows how to handle long weapons such as spears. But that isn’t of importance now.

“Here I go…”

With a light tap to the ground, I jumped forward. The monsters I passed by were sliced to pieces immediately even without waving my halberd. Looking closely, a series of sharp blades of wind continuously covers my whole immediate surroundings.

When I reached the middle of the enemies after I landed, every monster around me took a step back. It looks like a single jump from me made me travel over a hundred meters at once.

Without giving the demons enough time to recover, I quickly did a roundhouse sweep with the halberd while pouring a large amount of mana to it. The result was as seen. Several blades of wind flew in a straight line slaying any demon they passed through. After a single sweep, all demons within a hundred meters around me died in an instant, the exact numbers reaching half a thousand.

Looks like the farthest the blades could reach was a hundred meters. It was good fortune for me as I could easily avoid friendly fire.

I danced around the battlefield with the halberd as my partner. Every demon I passed by turned into slabs of meat in an instant. It was a little unbelievable but it’s the truth.

In just a few minutes, the number of the monsters dwindled visibly. A mountain of corpses lay down around me. It was to the point that I was already having a hard time moving around due to the multitude of corpses lying around.

I stopped for a moment and scanned the surroundings. The demons were now scattered all around and almost no cluster could be seen. Still, there’s a significant number of them remaining.

… I need to clean this mess up double-time. I don’t think I will last any longer.

The mana consumption of the halberd was far stronger than all of my equipment combined. By now, my mana felt like it was almost reaching the limit. I have the choice of not using it but then the problem would be my stamina.

… What a dilemma.

I then decided to continue using the halberd. Still, I need to somehow gather them to one point… Sounds impossible…

As I was wondering, a loud explosion was heard from my right side. Also, from the left side, several demons came flying. From up front, groans could be heard as the demons got sliced and diced to countless pieces.

There’s no need to think who it was. It’s the three girls.

With their help, the monsters got pushed into a smaller area. Now, it will be a bit easier.

I jumped at the center and once again did a roundhouse sweep. Again, all monsters nearby got slashed in half and died. At the same moment, I felt the effects of mana exhaustion. Still, it’s all good as we finally managed to eliminate all demons in sight.

I fell just like that and visited the world of dreams.

Chapter 19: Celebration

The cool breeze of wind brushed past my whole body.

Through my half open eyes, I could see a familiar ceiling. Golden rays of light passed through the open windows, gently lighting the whole room.

Rubbing my eyes lightly, I sat up.

“Fuhaaaaa…”

I let out a large yawn. My body felt a bit lethargic. Also, it hurts quite a bit. Trying to recall what happened, I furrowed my eyebrows. Even through my muddy consciousness, I remembered what happened clearly. The question was…

“… What happened after I passed out?”

I stood up from bed and stretched my aching limbs. Then, I noticed that I was wearing a different set of clothes than that I last remembered. Even the bloodstains from the demons were nowhere to be seen. Several possibilities quickly passed through my head but I quickly ignored it. Ignorance is bliss. Just thinking of whoever dressed me gives me chills.

While I was almost done with my stretching, I finally noticed the slightly noisy commotion coming from outside the room, or specifically, the plaza.

Since I was wearing nothing but a short pants and a thin white shirt, I changed into a more appropriate attire before heading out. After I set my coat over the usual set of my (now clean) otherworldly uniform, then donning my only pair of glasses, I slowly went outside.

The first thing that I noticed was the extremely long set of tables placed parallel to each other. There’s three of it that spans almost as long as the plaza from end to end. Atop each table, foods of different kinds were arranged neatly. Not to mention meat, there were even fruits, vegetables, exquisite looking cuisines and barrels of wine and juice.

No matter how I looked at it, the people busily running back and forth seemed to be preparing for a festival of some sort. Curious, I went down to observe from a closer distance.

While climbing down, I noticed the surroundings. What puzzled me was that there’s not a single corpse of monsters lying around. There’s not a single sign of those thousands of demons’ corpses anywhere. The amount of cleanup needed wasn’t something that can be done overnight. At least a couple of days of nonstop work is needed.

As I reached the landing at the bottom of the stairs, I was quickly greeted by an ever energetic voice from up front.

“Hey, Nazo! You’re finally awake?! Wait a minute, I’ll call the others!”

Nina quickly exclaimed before taking off at a wondrous speed. I couldn’t help but smile wryly towards her actions. Still, her remarks slightly tugged to a corner of my mind… What did she mean with ‘Finally Awake’?

Not long after, the whole gang was brought back by Nina. Mary was out of breath while Blaire’s breathing was unperturbed. Doctor Tessa was walking slowly behind them.

“Nazo!! What a relief… D-Don’t make us worry that much mou~!”

Mary said with a slight pout. She looks cute like that, just like a squirrel. How long was I out to make them worry this much?

“You look like you don’t know about anything after that huh…”

Blaire muttered after staring at my expression. Then, she slowly added to her words.

“After you passed out, your bodily functions entered an almost suspended state due to mana over exhaustion and fatigue. At the first night, your breathing was almost nonexistent that we even thought you had died. The following days were a bit better but you wouldn’t wake up no matter what we did…”

The expression on her face while explaining was a bit bitter. Nina and Mary by her sides were strongly nodding to verify her words. However, the question I am bothered with the most was still unanswered.

“… What happened to the monster’s corpses?”

To that, the answer came relatively quick as the one who did most of the cleanup was the one beside me, Mary.

“We piled the bodies up and I used the chant enhanced fireball to burn them to ashes. It took us 3 days to completely burn all the remains though… Ah! By the way, you were sleeping for exactly 6 days now.”

I see now… But 6 days… What the hell? How did it became that long? Mana exhaustion was usually recovered after a good night’s sleep. Physical fatigue recovers after 2 days of rest at most. Then how did it become that long?

“Spiritual Fatigue…”

Suddenly, Doctor Tessa who finally reached to where we were, spoke those words.

“… Spiritual Fatigue? What’s that?”

At the unknown term that popped, I couldn’t help but feel concerned. A type of fatigue different from mental and physical ones… What may be its cause?

“Spiritual Fatigue is a special condition common to Magic Swordsmen and Conjurers. It is acquired after