
"What do I must do to own you, Marmyadose?", I asked the thing in front of me.
"Can you kill a person?", it asked back.
"After five months, maybe. Or if indirectly.", I stated.
"What about another creature that is not human?", it asked again.
"Anything that stands in the way of humanity deserves death.", it is a fact.
Marmyadose began to take a few steps back.
"I have heard your answers, I have seen your determination, and I have known your action."
The shadow beneath it extended, and a white and gold greatsword rose up from the darkness. The true form of Marmyadose.
"Prove yourself to me.", it pointed its sword at me.
I cracked my knuckles with a smile. This isn't my first fight with a sword-wielding itself.
Now... what can Marmyadose do?
Simple.
Excalibur, written in the annals of history, can light up the night with its fire. Rhongomyniad can control storms. Marmyadose is extremely simple compared to them.
It is just a really good sword.
"I am the Anchor of the Present, splitting Time into Past and Future.", I closed my eyes, "Argent Overdrive."
My halo flickered into existence, and the Rose Compass appeared in my eyes.
Marmyadose thrust the sword at me, I merely sidestepped it— oh, it changed into a spin attack.
My halo flickered the color of Euphoria and Ambition. Crystal armor covered my arm, letting me successfully block the attack for a brief moment.
The blade was extremely sharp, cutting deep into my gauntlet. But I moved behind Marmyadose before it could cut my sleeve.
Then I gave it a punch through the back, penetrating through it. Gilgamesh was right, nothing beats killing your enemy with your own hands, bathing in their blood with a smile.
But I know this is not over.
I quickly chopped off the right arm holding the sword— then I grabbed it for myself.
My right hand is in the encased handle and my left holding onto the covered part of the black handle.
Fu... this thing is heavy, even for me. But still manageable.
I let go of my right hand, swinging the sword using my left arm. This is like swinging a mace more than a sword. I cut Marmyadose in half—
"Impressive.", it appeared again in an instant... damn, "It seems like I am defeated."
It opened its arms, "Charlotte Silvi, you have passed the trial for the usage of Marmyadose."
I narrowed my eyes, "Isn't this way too easy?"
I don't trust a single thing it says.
"Of course not.", it shrugged, "For the last part, you will have to fight your strongest opponent."
It slumped its head down, and then... it spoke in an all too familiar voice, "Missed me?"
"Terra.", I stated grimly, narrowing my eyes.
The appearance changed to the one I remembered. How could I forget? This is the Ego of the World, after all.
"Ah, before you do anything. This isn't a memory, I am the real fucking deal.", they tapped their head, the veil swaying, briefly revealing a wide grin.
Before they could say more, I infused Marmyadose with Malice and Justice, thrusting the greatsword and sending a beam of mist and fire at them.
Then a crude greatsword made of bedrock and lava dropped in front of them, blocking the attack.
"I hate it when my monologues get interrupted.", Terra sighed behind the sword.
Then the shadow beneath them extended, covering the entire white space with darkness carrying crimson veins.
"Apophis (Sun Eater), Jormungandr (World Serpent), Cpactli (Great Devourer)."
From the darkness, a harrowing wail came from the sky, around was a massive wall made of scale formed around me, and the ground grew thousands of teeth. Three Dragons of Calamity of ancient times, one said to be able to eat the sun itself, one that circled the entire world, and one that became the foundation of a continent.
I immediately float to the sky using Justice Wings.
"I did not call all of them out due to their massive size, but here? In this realm of the mind? I can go all out.", Terra grabbed the sword, "Let's add more. Nero (Cursed One)."
The sword refined itself into a crimson longsword.
"Fafnir (Greed Incarnation), Scylla (Ocean Rage), Ladon (Eternal Guardian), Vritra (Blight Storm), Yamata no Orochi (Divine Rage), Curruid (Eternal Torment)."
Terra just kept summoning more Dragons, casually calling them out from the darkness.
I pointed my sword at them, "Declaration of Annihilation: Nihility Incineration."
A multi-headed Dragon rushed in and took the blast, unharmed. Honestly, there are four multi-headed Dragons in front of me— huh?
I touched my mouth, blood... I'm bleeding.
Then I lost control, my wings vanished and I fell to the ground. Right, Fafnir has extremely potent poison, I saw a Construct spewing out gases from its mouth.
Honestly, this is way too much. I can't identify any of the Dragons, they are all black since they are all Constructs.
Terra, on the other hand, knowing their power is unrestricted in here, kept on summoning more. How many Dragons are there in the world?!
My halo flickered to azure and gold, and the cure for the poison quickly washed over my body.
I channeled Malice and Delusion into Marmyadose.
"Wake up, Marmyadose.", I raised the sword with my right hand, pointing the blade toward the sky.
Terra was not giving me a chance, as all the Dragons came rushing at me. I weaved around them, jumping on top of one to dodge it's bite, careful to not land on the ground due to the maws of Cpactli.
"The Ardent Light of Calamity, may you be released from your bindings!!", I narrowly dodged a sword stab from Terra as Marmyadose began to flicker from the flame and steam generated by my power.
"Chaofeng (Warding Sentinel).", they kept on summoning...
Fucking hell...
I landed a kick on Terra's stomach, then twisted my body to avoid an Eastern Dragon.
"Qinglong (Azure Pillar).", then another one.
A dragon in the sky was holding a lightning bolt, then it threw the bolt at me. I held my free hand out, grabbed the bolt, and sent it back with a spinning motion.
"Split the heaven and rend the World!!"
"Do you think the same trick will work thrice?", Terra appeared before me again.
Ten Dragons spewed flame at me, but I endured— I clashed my sword with Terra's, and the shockwave from both swords knocked us both back.
"In the Name of Humanity!! Carve a Path to the Future!!"
"Ictham (Abyssal Ruler)."
Just as I was about to swing my sword, thousands of tentacles grabbed hold of me. Then I saw Curruid rise up from the pile of Dragons, it rolled toward me like a bowling ball.
"Escalation Encore: Requiem of the Trailblazing Flame!!", an inferno consumed the world around me, freeing me in time to get out of the way of the deepsea Dragon.
Marmyadose began to glow brighter than ever, crackling and shifting as the smoke and mirror from Delusion made it so multiple versions of the sword existed at the same time.
Holding the greatsword with both hands, I swung, "WORLD BREAKER!!!"
The energy slash erupted in an all-consuming tide of fire and shattered glass. It wiped out a few Dragons, but honestly...
This is too fucking much.
Terra blocked the attack using the Constructs as shields, and...
"Amaru (Storm Bringer), Fafnir (Greed Incarnation), Scylla (Ocean Rage), Cetus (Sea Devourer), Ladon (Eternal Guardian), Quetzalcoatl (Wind Lord), Vritra (Blight Storm), Yamata no Orochi (Divine Rage), Curruid (Eternal Torment), Qinglong (Azure Pillar), Gorynych (Tundra Frost)..."
It kept summoning them back...
How the fuck is this fair?!
I don't even have any of my usual equipment!!
Terra stopped summoning for a moment, stepping forward as the Dragons began to surround me...
"This is one perk of Memory, Akasha.", it stated, "As long as I have sufficient energy, I can Recall all of my Children, dead or alive."
Terra pointed their sword at me, "You can't win against me at full power, cunt. I am the FUCKING WORLD!!"
All of the Dragons around me opened their mouth, all of them charging white energy— my legs were bitten by the maws of Cpactli, unable to move— they were charging Dragon's Breath.
"Roar for me, my Children.", Terra lowered its sword, giving the order to attack—
—CRACK—
Huh? What?
I look around... this is... I'm back at the temple. Cadmus and Harmonia were watching me, it seemed like no time had passed after all.
My hand... it's still holding Marmyadose. I lifted the sword out of the stone, the real thing was pretty heavy.
Hah... once again, for some fucking reason, I can't seem to witness Dragon's Breath! The first two times I might've brushed it off, but now? What the actual fuck is going on?!
I closed my eyes, taking in a deep breath.
"Thank you, Cadmus.", I spun the sword around, testing its weight, although its appearance isn't that practical, as a human being, style is more important than practicality.
"Would you like to have lunch with us before you leave?", Harmonia asked as she turned back into a humanoid appearance.
Damn. I look at Cadmus who is also turning back to a humanoid form. Then I look back at Harmonia, she is beautiful, her skin was white as fuck, she has a pretty busty figure, her hair was long and curly in a shade of brownish red, and her eyes are round and soft with that golden gleam in them.
Cadmus, even though I am the most insensitive person in the world, I know you struck gold. Turned into Dragonborns? You can live out for eternity with her so that's a blessing.
"You should really stay, Harmonia's cookings are to kill for.", he coomed his red hair back with a smile. What a prince charming with that face.
"Sure, I have time.", I shrugged, dropping Marmyadose into the Gate of Akasha.
There is walking around with a coffin, and then there is walking with the most famous sword in all of Greece.
I went to a house beside the temple, where Harmonia served us Kleftiko, a type of roasted lamb with potatoes and other vegetables, and some aged wine with a light sourness to it.
It was delicious, and unlike when I eat, this is their house so my rule of silence doesn't apply. We spoke a lot.
Harmonia, despite my disdain for gods, was extremely pleasant. A cinnamon roll wrapped in divinity.
It was quite fun.
=0=0=
I got onto the streets of Thebes once again, waving and signing my signature to anyone who dared to.
With a pork souvlaki in my hands, I check out and restore some fallen monuments and ruins. Compared to tourist hotspots like Athens and Sparta, Thebes is way more chill.
Though...
I was enjoying my second wrap when I spotted three people. A little redhead girl in a white and blue dress, a silver-haired man in a navy blue shirt and... Selen, yes, the very Dean of Libertas. What is she doing here?
Selen spotted me, she proceeded to walk towards me with the other two.
"I didn't know you would be here, Charlotte.", she said as she smiled at me.
"Me too, I thought Francis would be yelling at you.", I stated, "Who are the other two?"
"This is Scylla.", she introduced the little girl.
"And this is Cetus.", she introduced the man.
Both were famous Leviathans of Greece.
"Everyone, this is Charlotte Silvi, the Argent Monarch of Humanity.", she introduced me.
"Hello!!", the little came rushing at me—
I slapped her hand away, staring at her. Although it was for a brief moment, I did face against her Construct. I don't really want to deal with Dragons right now.
"Sorry, but I don't like other people touching me.", I said, looking at Selen who smiled awkwardly.
"Well, leave her be.", she dragged the little girl away, "See you around."
Cetus bowed respectfully at me before following them.
Do people know that Dragons are walking amongst them casually like a family? Well, this world is insane after all.
I should get to my sister now.