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Seikoku no Ryuu Kishi (Light Novel) - Volume 1, Chapter 3 - Necromancia's Attack Part 19-23
Volume 1, Chapter 3 - Necromancia's Attack Part 19-23
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Part 19
Even though it had been three times, Ash never gave up. On the other hand, he was saved by Lancelot every single time.
Lucky for him, the grey dragon had Lancelot locked on as its target. Every single attack was directed towards Lancelot which in turn, reduced the amount of destruction towards the city.
However, there is a limit to the amount of magic that Lancelot possesses. In truth, it flying speed had been greatly reduced.
“Lancelot is at its limit…”
Ash understood her frustration from her words.
“I understand. This time will be the final!”
Silvia signal Lancelot to change its direction and dive down towards the middle of the square. Right at that moment…
“Tell me it's not true…”
Eco was suddenly swallowed into the dragon’s belly.
“Eco!”
Ash shouted in dismay.
They were not able to make it in time.
Eco was eaten whole by that monster right in front of Ash.
“Damn!... It's my fault for being weak…!”
“Don’t give up!”
Silvia reminded Ash who felt that he was going to break apart in despair.
“She may still be alive! If you give up at this moment, she will definitely die for sure!”
Ash immediately kept his cool. Silvia was right. If not because of she was holding the reins with both hands, she is sure to give him a slap on the face like what he did to her.
Suddenly, the Seikoku on his left arm started hurting. It was the same feeling as the time where Eco was kidnapped by Angela.
“Eco…!”
The reaction from the Seikoku made him felt relief.
This proofs that his link with Eco had not yet been cut off.
“Yeah… I mustn’t give up yet. Princess-sama! Please bring me to where that monster is!”
“That’s the spirit!”
Once again, Lancelot started diving downwards.
Part 20
“Give me a break! Why can’t I get it right!”
Eco was shouting in desperation.
The opponent that Ash was battling was a Necromancia.
Its element is ‘dark’.
Naturally, the Ark that she is going to present to Ash should have the ‘light’ element in it. It had been a common knowledge since the ancient times that light can conquer darkness.
“Urgh…! Just as expected, this is impossible…”
Eco was sitting on her knees in disappointment.
Tears were dripping from her eyes. It was the first time Eco ever cried from the feeling of regret.
“Don’t give up!”
At that moment, Eco heard something.
The owner of the sound was none other than Ash.
“Is it him…?”
Eco lifted her head up.
Ash was still continuing his fight.
While fighting against the dragon, he was calling out to Eco.
“I will save you! I still believe that you are still alive! That is why… That is why, you mustn't give up!”
These were not spoken by words. They were spoken through the Astral Flow that connects the dragon and its breeder.
She felt warmth from the bottom of her heart.
Eco knew from where this warmth came from.
Druing her time as an Orphan, Eco had always been inside Ash.
She could never forget about this warmth.
Even when he was going against the odds, Ash never ran away from anything.
He even dare to face such a monster.
For how many times had he stood on the dragon’s head and for how many times had he been thrown off. Right now, his clothes were like rags and there were many obvious bruises and wounds on his body.
Even so, his eyes never stop glittering.
“He…”
Eco clenched her fists.
“-Unforgivable!”
That’s it. Ash was fighting for her sake and her pride doesn't allow her to stay still while waiting to be saved.
“That’s right… It is totally unforgivable… That is why…!”
Her tired body was once again filled with magic.
Her overflowing amounts of magic crystallized outside of her body and were sparkling.
“This is…”
Eco never once expect herself to have such a large amount of magic.
Her field of vision widened.
“I can see it!”
Eco could not keep herself from smiling.
“Almete, Gorjal, Peto… Espaldar……”
Even thought the amount of blueprints in the Dragweiss is abnormally large, the Eco right now had the ability to handle all of them.
“Brafoneras, Faldaje… Escarcelas……”
In among the parts that suits Ash, Eco selects the ones with light element and combined them.
“Bufetas, Hombreras, Brazales… Codales….., Antebrazos……. Manoplas……….”
Compare to those who create the Ark from scraps, Eco’s actions may seem detestable.
Eco could never be able to object for shaming the tradition and placing a curse on her ancestral.
“Quijotes… Guardas… Grebas…… Escarpes……….”
However to Eco, it would be a worst sin to just be a bystander and witness all the fun.
Eco no longer hesitates.
With mixed emotions, she had chosen the final part.
“-Espolón!”
At that instant, Eco had opened the gate that leads to a brand new world.
Part 21
No matter how badly he failed, he had lost count of the number of times he returned. Right now, he was lying on Lancelot’s back in anguish.
The pain was so immersed that he could no longer feel his limbs.
“Lancelot is really at its limit. This will be the last chance we have...”
Silvia’s voice was obviously shaking. They really must succeed. The moment Lancelot used up all its magic and can no longer fly, everything that was done will be in vain.
Ansarivan will be in ruins and Eco will definitely die.
It will be impossible to save all the refuges unharmed.
“Tsk… What should I do…!”
Just when Ash was in a pinch…
“You are the one who shouldn’t give up!”
Eco’s voice was heard in his mind.
“Eco? Eco! You are still alive!”
It had been sometime since she was swallowed by the dragon but Ash could clearly hear her voice.
“Isn’t that obvious! No matter what I do, I can never look for a substitute for my useless pet dog, so just take this as a gift.”
“Huh? Take what?”
The next instant, Ash was surrounded by dazzling lights.
“This is…!”
His eyes’ widened.
An outline slowly appeared in the light and transformed into a brilliant armour.
“I-Isn’t that an… Ark! It is godly…!”
Silvia squeaked when she turned around.
It had a strange feeling.
It was a heavy looking armour but it doesn’t feel that way.
Perhaps it was the strong amount of magic that removed the weight.
Even though he just wore it, he could feel an overflowing amount of magic.
“With this… I can never lose.”
Ash smiled confidently and spoke facing Eco who was inside the dragon’s belly.
“Thank you Eco! I had received your feelings!”
Unfortunately, Eco replied with a scold.
“D-Don’t joke with me! That is just a mimic! Not an original! I have never thought of presenting you with it at all!”
Eco was certainly full of objections.
Ash smiled bitterly.
“Let’s go, Princess- sama!”
“Understood!”
Ash who had been equipped with the Ark was full of spirits.
Silvia didn’t waste a single moment and ordered Lancelot to dive down.
Although it had used up most of its magic, it still answered Ash and Silvia’s call by raising its speed.
“Princess-sama!”
Ash was speaking to her from the back.
“… What is it?”
“Lancelot is a good dragon.”
“What does that have to do with this?”
“That is why you should never again try to ride on another dragon.”
“A-Are you an idiot! What are you saying at a time like this…”
“This is the best time to tell you this. You had Lancelot who is the best Pal. So, what is the thing that you are craving for?”
“I-I… Definitely knew that!”
Lancelot made a great roar in reply to Silvia.
They are getting faster.
The huge grey body was getting closer.
“Now’s the time!”
Ash jumped.
He felt that his body had blend into the wind.
After drawing out a curve in the air, Ash landed on the dragon’s head.
Thanks to the Ark, Ash could even stand on the dragon without clinging to its fur.
He could even feel the dragon’s body heat through the armour.
Right at this moment, Ash was one with the dragon.
It can’t be wrong. The Ark had pushed Ash’s gift to its maximum potential.
“Alright!”
From his feet, his consciousness was growing into the dragon like roots.
If Ash was to be described as a tree, then the dragon is the earth.
At the same time, Ash could feel the dragon’s rejecting feeling in his mind.
Ash shouted.
“It doesn’t matter whether you are god or even the devil himself…”
Ash was like a tower in between the two horns.
“For what I know, every dragon will bound to be ridden by me!”
Suddenly, there was a change in the dragon’s body.
Its folded wings were suddenly flapping.
The dragon was flying towards the sky.
Part 22
“…Seems like we had stepped into an ambush…”
Milgauss sighed when he saw the Necromancia flying away from the town.
Milgauss was the person controlling the Necromancia.
The huge sword in his hands was not only the switch, it was also the controller.
However, Milgauss was never successful in making the Necromancia fly but that boy had it proved to him.
Even so, Milgauss was dead calm. It was just as expected.
Anya was sweating when she looked at Milgauss.
It was a cold sweat.
The boy who was riding the Necromancia away from the city is THAT BOY.
Anya had never reported to Milgauss about their meeting in the streets. She didn’t expect the boy to appear right there.
“Where exactly did I meet that boy before…?”
Anya was trembling from that single sentence.
“Well, whatever.”
Luckily, MIlgauss never question any further.
“The experiment ended with a failure, but we still obtain some useful results. That boy and also… that girl.”
“Girl?”
Anya was confused. Did he mean Rebecca Randall the Ark Dragner?
Or is it Princess Silvia who was flying on Lancelot?
However she was wrong.
“Didn’t the Necromancia capture a girl? The one with horns. She is probably the one who presented the boy with the Ark. Even though she looks human… She might be descendant of a dragon.”
“I never…!”
Milgauss had no intention of speaking anymore. He silently kept the huge sword and gazed at Anya through the mask.
“We will retreat for now.”
Anya knelt down immediately.
“…Understood!”
Part 23
“I did it…!”
The grey dragon spread it wings and flew up towards the sky with Ash.
It was getting higher and higher and further away from the town.
Right now, Ansarivan town, the plains beside and Fianna Forest looked like toys.
This was all according to his plan. First he had to bring this dangerous dragon away to ensure to safety of the townspeople.
Ash could understand the dragon’s thought through the Ark.
The muzzy thoughts suddenly turned clear. If felt as if the Ark had translated the dragon’s feeling into words that Ash understands.
There was anger.
Sadness.
Hatred too.
And also- Love.
“I see. You also had a master in the past.”
Ash didn’t know where this dragon came from.
He only knew that this was just a normal dragon that grew up in Ansarivan.
At the same time, it told Ash its wish through the Ark.
Ash understood the sad wish.
“…Necromancia? Something that disobey the logic of this world? Do you really want that?”
It once again assured Ash.
It trusted as like it did to its master.
“Are you really sure that you want that?”
The Necromancia was asking for Ash to kill it.
That is the only way out.
“But… what about Eco after I killed you?”
Ash was worried about killing the Necromancia because Eco was still inside the Necromancia.
After knowing what Ash thinking was, the dragon reassured him.
“Ermm… Can I really trust you?”
The Necromancia nodded its head.
It promised to protect Eco.
“…Alright. Leave everything to me.”
The moment he had made up his mind, an image of a sword appeared in his mind.
Although the Ark was created hastily, Ash still had obtained the same power as an Ark Dragner.
Similar to Rebecca’s Gáe Bolg, every Ark Dragner must possess an Ark weapon.
The Ark was glowing and an immense amount of magic flowed out.
The details of the Ark Weapon were circulating inside Ash.
It was a sword. A sword with light as its element.
Following the information, Ash chanted the spell words.
“Appear! The sword that was graced by the light! Please lend me all your powers that are able to repel darkness…”
The area on Ash’s forehead was flooding with light.
A tremendous amount of magic was flowing.
A huge sword that was taller than Ash appeared.
“Aix-les-Bains!”
After lifting Aix-les-Bains easily, Ash jumped.
“Uuoooooo!”
Ash was falling. Starting from the dragon’s head to its belly, the sword that wields light slashed through.
The dragon split into two.
The sword transformed into silvery lights and cut through its bones and flesh.
The tough body of the dragon burst into parts like a paper.
Then-
The destroyed body turned into grey particles and was blown away by the winds.
“Kyaa!”
At the same time, Eco was thrown up into the sky.
She was probably thrown up by the dragon before the attack.
“Eco!”
Ash was diving at Eco’s direction.
He was also accelerating using the magic of the Ark.
There was not even a hint of fear.
Ash stretched out his arms.
Eco stretched out hers too.
Both of them were close, but yet so far away.
The pressure from the strong wind seemed to be able to cut through skin but Ash still shouted:
“Eco!”
He made a kick in the air by releasing the magic in the Ark.
Eco once again stretched out her arms further after being called.
“Ash…!”
This was the first time Eco call his name.
The fingers met.
Then they felt the weight on their palms.
Now they were grabbing each other’s hand.
Not wanting Eco to leave his side again, Ash made a pull.
Eco was embracing his chest.
While hugging the delicate body, Ash could feel her body heat. He had decided to land on the plains below.
With the protection from the Ark, they remain unharmed even after falling from a few hundreds of meters from above.
The dark cloud in Ansarivan had disappeared.
At the horizon, the sun appeared once again.
“We did it!”
Just when he smiled, the Ark broke into light particles and disappeared. Similarly, Aix-les-Bains which was in his belt had also disappeared.
Just as Eco had said, this was just hastily made.
However, it did actually manage to save Eco.
“Thank you, Eco.”
“I-Its nothing!”
Just as expected, Eco turned to a side. She really hasn’t changed at all.
Just when he started smiling, his smile turned into horror.
“Hey… What’s with your fist?”
Her fist was bleeding.
Surely it was hurt when she was caught by the Necromancia.
“T-This is nothing.”
“What are you even talking about.”
Ash held her hand and licked her wound. It was a usual practice in Ash’s hometown when children hurt themselves.
It may be obvious to Ash but-
“W-What are you doing!”
Eco was getting mad and started rampaging.
“Stop! It is just for disinfection, disinfection I say!”
Eco who turned embarrassed bit his neck.
“Stop! This is not a joke! I might even die…!”
Eco who was probably tired finally calmed down.
“Hey, Eco?”
Ash was getting uneasy but Eco was already fast asleep. He showed sign of relieved and smile bitterly.
“A boy who can ride any dragon?”
Some corrections should be made.
Or at least until he found a way to handle Eco.
End of "Dark Grey Invasion ~A.S.B.1365.5~".
