In the week leading up towards our enrollment in the academy, Leiso took to training us. I made it a point to speak to her about an ability that Vengeance had, shapeshifting weapon.Once she learned that I had such a power, she began to also help me understand how the weapons on Ignitus worked.They had many different types of projectile, explosive, and even energy weapons that fired a superheated substance called 'plasma'. Just like what Yakon had been using.They even had weapons that fired heated light called laser rifles.Since it would be impossible to learn about these things in a single week, Leiso decided to put some of them on hold. After all, the technology in Avernia was extremely primitive compared to what they had on Ignitus. I didn't have the faintest idea of how any of it functioned.Still, I would be learning how to build, deconstruct, and preform maintenance on all of these weapons from both Leiso and specialist engineers that built them for a living.In between the
As we continued our routine, we learned a few things about our...sadistic instructor...Surprisingly enough, Leiso was actually over 1,500 years old. She had mastered hundreds of types of martial arts and was highly experienced with all kinds of melee weapons.She also taught me how to properly fight while dual wielding swords and other types of close combat weaponry. Not that I didn't know how to use a sword, of course.Using two at the same time was much more complicated than using just one and a shield.Later in our training, I had become very adept at martial arts and Leiso helped me develop a style most suited for my offensive disposition. Isabella had taken to a more defensive and counter attack based fighting style.Leiso took a special approach to dealing with Isabella's naturally high defense and fought using steel gauntlets she summoned herself.The first time she punched Isabella directly, she broke her hand. Iris had to come by and fix it for her and she made me regret lau
"Did I hear that right!?" I asked."Two Ultra Aspects!?" Isabella said.Iris nodded."This has never happened before. In the entire history of Ignitus, no one has ever awakened two Ultra Aspects at the same time. It's unheard of. Impossible! Such a person can't exist! But...here are two of them right in front of me!""How powerful would that make someone?" I asked."Let's put it into perspective... Dante is more powerful than the vast majority of our military combined. He is the only one capable of doing battle with Kazuma and he has only one Ultra Aspect. Both of you would easily be more powerful than Dante or Kazuma... Perhaps even combined. Novak and I would be the only things capable of actually challenging you based on power alone...""But you're gods. Do gods even fight?" I asked."Of course they do! That asshole of a war god LOVES to fight people. I'm really powerful too, you know! Novak might also be evil, but he's still a god. In our divine forms, we rank higher than all mort
"Are we all prepared?" Carlos said.Everyone, including Iris all sat down at a round table in the conference room at HQ. Everyone except Carlos, of course. Today he was wearing jeans and a t-shirt with a white lab coat."Go ahead, Carlos," Dante said."Thank you. I've called you all here today because I want to discuss the Abyss Engine.""And isn't that your area of expertise? Have you figured it out, yet?" Michael said."If you'll let me finish, I can explain," Carlos said sternly."Yes, Mom," Michael said.Why is he an Enforcer, again...?"Iris damn it, Michael! Shut up!" Gavin shouted.Iris' expression turned sour."Excuse me!? Do you any idea how rude it is to use someone's NAME as a swear!? What the hell is wrong with you!?" Iris shouted angrily."I...uh...sorry Lady Iris..." Gavin said meekly."You better be! Don't you ever say that again! ...Jerk...""Ahem...Carlos, would you please continue...?" Dante said."Thank you. Now, Yakon has only revealed a small bit of information on
The deafening explosion obliterated everything around us.Once it had cleared, we were somehow alive.We sat within a massive crater as Kazuma drifted slowly to the ground nearby.I could see Isabella breathing heavily from the damage she'd taken.I checked her hp in the status menu and she was already at around sixty percent.This guy is absurdly strong... How can we fight something like this!?"Hmm. You two are still alive...? And Carlos also... Very well then. I will call for backup just to be safe."Kazuma raised his hands and at once, a red-haired woman appeared wearing similar attire to him...albeit, showing much more skin..."Ah...Kazuma! You really must ask before calling us to your side! I could have been bathing for all you know! Or would you have enjoyed that~?" The woman said."If you had arrived in the nude, I would have simply sent you back to get ready for battle. Now then, Elizabeth. Those two otherworlders need to die. Carlos as well.""And you need my help, because..
I truly believed I was about to die...I had so many questions about the exchange I just heard, but I wasn't sure if Iris would be here in time. Meanwhile, the Oracle was screaming obscenities at Iris and yelling at someone named Abbadon.Right now, the mere thought of the Oracle made me feel nothing but seething hatred. Hatred that could swallow a world.I wanted to tear her apart...And hopefully, I would...That is, if I survived this battle.Kazuma seemed to be preparing to strike me. The tip of his claw moved to my forehead and it began to heat up.As soon as the flickering around us stopped, Kazuma looked around."What was...hmm... That was a strange feeling... Deja vu...?" He said.Then he looked back at me.The air around my body began to greatly heat up and then...It started feeling cold.REALLY COLD.Suddenly, Kazuma looked up as several icicles and iron thorns shot straight for him.He threw me to the ground and leaped backward. As he did, iron chains and spikes shot from
When I awoke, I was in a hospital bed. Isabella was in a bed next to mine.I looked out the window and saw from the view that we were somewhere within the Enforcer HQ of Torantis.Isabella was still sleeping, but I reached over to her.At the same time, forgetting that I was missing my arm...Dammit...this is going to take some getting used to...I sighed to myself and stared at the ceiling.After laying motionless for a while, I realized I was shirtless. There were bandages around my midsection.I was sure that there was a huge claw mark on my right side, too.As if I didn't already have enough scars...When I looked at Isabella, she was also bandaged up pretty heavily. She had been treated for burns, but She didn't seem to have any lasting scars.Although some of her hair had been burned off. I knew she would be pissed about it, but the hair would eventually grow back.It seemed that Kazuma had only used fire to attack her instead of his claws for the most part. Her naturally high
A week later, I went into surgery to get a new arm. The medical doctors were much cleaner on Ignitus than Avernia. It was a much more comfortable ordeal. Isabella was worried about me the entire time, but I was fine.They connected my nerve endings to the machinery so that it would move naturally.But this was not my arm.It had none of the scars Cassandra left me.This arm didn't move the same. It wasn't natural at all.I wanted to tear it off and beat Kazuma to death with it, but that would have to wait.Worst of all, I couldn't feel Isabella when I touched her face or stroked her hair with this arm. It just served to make me angrier.At times, I felt like screaming in rage or crying. But I couldn't bring myself to do any of those things. Instead, I was forced to once again bottle things up inside.Although, Isabella was aware of me doing it. She didn't try to stop me, but instead, tried her best to comfort me.From my left side.She recognized that my inability to feel her with my