Son of the Hero King

Chapter 285 SPECIAL CHAPTER: WITCH ANDWOLF

*Grrr* *Bang* *Bang* *Bang*

Standing alone in a devastated field, fully clad in lightning a blue-haired woman was repeatedly swinging her sword without any intention to rest.

Her hands were bleeding, her legs were trembling, and her vision was hazy. But even then she didn’t stop. She didn’t want to stop nor could she allow herself to stop.

‘I am being left behind.’

She scowled and tried to discard the negative thoughts forming in her mind but to no avail. The pictures of her last fight wouldn’t leave her.

‘I lost again.’

She remembered her earlier defeat at the hands of Lilin. Something that was becoming increasingly common.

*Grrr*

She growled and swung her sword again, further destroying the field around her. But this show of power brought her no pleasure.

All the destruction around her brought her nothing but shame. It showed just how small the control she had on her power. For a swordswoman like her, this was nothing but a humiliation since it was proof of her lack of skills.

‘I...’

“Heh...You finally stopped. I was wondering just how long you would continue to make those useless swings of yours.”

More by reflex than anything, Setsuna swung her sword to the right while she moved in the opposite direction of the voice that sounded near her in order to increase the distance between her and the intruder.

“Oh my... I guess even in your current state you are still a splendid warrior. There is still hope for you.”

Setsuna became completely rigid when she felt the sword being clamped between two fingers.

“I am a little disappointed. I admit I was expecting a little more.”

Setsuna growled but did not follow with another attack for she recognized now the one that interrupted her training.

“Witch of Destruction, forgive me for the unsightly display.”

Behind her was a young girl seemingly in her teens with blazing red hair, wearing a maid uniform.

It was Kali. The Witch of Destruction. She had been sentenced to become Sol’s maid and should not have been permitted to use her witchcraft until further notice, but because of the current situation, Sol had allowed her to use her power since they never knew what could happen.

Releasing her sword, Setsuna took a few steps back and was about to bow. After all, while Kali was a ‘maid’, this only applied to Sol. There was no one aside from Milia who was crazy enough to treat Kali as a servant in the tower of Babel.

“No need to kneel. I know you feel no reverence toward me. Let’s cut to the heart of the matter. Your previous display was indeed rather underwhelming compared to what Sol told me. Tell me Setsuna...Are you wavering?”

Setsuna kept her head low but her silence was an answer all by itself.

This was what the four directions should have been. The way Ambrosia had created to reach godhood.

Sadly, no matter what she did, Kali was never able to learn Death. So she gave up and learned the four elements instead. Fire, Water, Earth, and Wind.

While the power they could bring once they reached a certain level was considerable, compared to her sisters, it was so underwhelming that it wasn’t worth mentioning.

Thankfully, Kali was different from the people of this world. Her understanding of the fundamental truth was already at a level higher than normal. In the end, she achieved the impossible.

“My power of Destruction was born with my understanding of the four elements as the basis. Even though I did not study Lightning, I have the means to make your talent bloom. Do not forget this, Setsuna. You are not a swordswoman like Lilin. You are Wolf. A Storm Wolf. Do not reject the talent that was bestowed to you.”

Setsuna clenched her fists. She could feel that she was standing at the crossroad of her life. The decision she made here and now would change everything. Be it for good or for bad.

“Why do you want to help me? We are not friends.”

“You are right, we aren’t really friends or anything of the like. But you see. I owe Sol and this Kingdom. Simply being a maid or whatever isn’t enough to pay this debt.

But, if I can make you stronger, Sol will have another powerful knight on his side. You are happy. My sisters and mother are happy. I am happy. Sol is happy. Everyone is happy. Isn’t it fun?”

Setsuna frowned. She could feel that Kali wasn’t being totally forthcoming but, did she really have a choice?

Indeed she had. A choice between mediocrity and success.

She refused to become mediocre.

“Thank you for extending your hand to me.”

Setsuna bowed to express her gratitude.

What she didn’t know was that she was right in speculating that Kali didn’t give her the entire truth.

For one, Kali had a goal in mind. As a storm wolf, Setsuna was a A+ class magical being. But, Kali wondered if it was possible to make her evolve into a Disaster Wolf. The same race as Fenrir.

But there was something else. Something even more important surpassed all thoughts of experimentation.

‘I can train my own Railgun!!’

The otaku soul in Kali was literally screaming and jumping in joy.

“It’s time to train, Misaka *Ahem* I mean, Setsuna. Haha.”

What a joy it was to be alive.

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VOLUME 8: THE DRAGON [Completed]