The dark guardian

C79

After my spirit took control of my body at all, I had fallen into some kind of abyss which was completely dark and empty. He didn't know where he was going or where he really was. But my heart was beating strongly and my desire to win the battle made me get out of that state and regain control of my body, the consequence of always doing that generated terrible fatigue and that is how I fell prostrate in front of Marck.

KATSURO

"Spell number two!" Total Freeze—I was trying to connect any of the attacks to this guy, but it was very difficult for me. My powers and my abilities were less than what I had in my world and now that I had adopted a human body, even more the chances of being able to defeat him were nil.

—It seems that you are tired—he analyzed my movements and I knew that it was a matter of time before he realized—after all I thought you were strong, but I see that I was wrong, now you will feel the edge of my sword—again he threw his sword like a boomerang wounding my side, the pain caused by the cut was terrible.

" Are you okay?" Astrid asked, immediately wanting to help me.

—Calm down—I stopped her with my hand placing it on her chest—this wound is nothing that I can't control.

—If you want I can help you— Kubo expressed , the spiritual puppet that had the ability to take all possible forms—I will fight while you think of something—he took a few steps forward and his body began to take the form of Jinsu , his sword and his outfit were identical.

—That looks interesting—smiled the subject named Debra, he had a sword that could speak, in addition to that he also had another shield that could communicate with him . Almost the entire battle was spent bragging about their power and abilities.

—It will be more interesting when he attacks you— Kubo pounced on him , attacking him repeatedly and in various directions.

"How is that possible?" It was unbelievable that Kubo was jamming him like that,

A few moments ago I only thought it was a puppet that only served to detect the presence of the Volt.

—Believe it or not, Kubo , not only does he have the ability to become whatever he wants, but also when he takes the form of something you acquire his power—explained Atrid —now you have to do something to stop Debra while Kubo is. distracting, I'll go to the front while you can use the sealing spell to destroy it—he suggested.

—That's a bit risky—I told him—that requires a great concentration of power, as well as great precision.

"We don't have a choice if—" Astrid ran out to attack Debra. I jump through the air, standing in front of him.

—You won't believe that both of them can beat me—Debra used her shield to repel Astrid's attack, meanwhile, Kubo had attacked him with the sword, but Debra's speed and dexterity allowed her to defend on both sides.

I concentrated a lot of energy to finish my spell, the opportunity was now and I cast it.

" What?" he blurted out "so that was his strategy" Debra widened her eyes in shock when she saw the sphere of power she had created approaching "they distracted me so that idiot could do that."

A huge explosion had occurred, as a result of which a large curtain of smoke had enveloped us, at the moment nothing was visible, but I had a hunch that my attack had not caused as much damage as I thought.

Little by little the curtain of smoke dissipated until it was completely clear.

—Do you think that with that absurd plan you could defeat me?— Debra was static in front of us—they will have to use something better to be able to defeat me—he went with great speed towards Kubo and pierced him with his sword. Gradually Kubo 's body returned to its Original form falling to the ground—idiot...

" No!" Astrid tried to help him.

—Wait—I took her by the hand—you can't go like this or it will kill you too, believe me Kubo will be fine, but for now there is something more important we must do.

Mark

—My legs and my arms do not respond—James complained of the pain that my metal doll had caused him—even my vision is blurred.

—It's a shame that I witnessed your death, James, you had a path ahead of you and your youth would have allowed it, but now you are in front of me and I will have to end all this. My master entrusted me with this mission and I cannot disappoint him.

"I don't want to die, Marck," he whispered as he continued to bleed to death.

All this made me remember a long time ago something that had happened to me in a particular case.

•

A VAGUE MEMORIES OF MANY YEARS

It was many years ago when I lived on my farm. I liked nature and animals, the peace that this place generated for me was incomparable, that is why you always lived alone, my privacy was the most important thing I had in my life. That's why I constantly sought power, I needed to get stronger every day to earn people's respect.

That day I remember that it was around ten in the morning, I was hanging clothes on the wire in the patio, when I saw that my master Karius arrived with a very attractive boy. He looked like he was quiet and his eyes could convey fear.

—Hello Marck— Karius greeted—I see that you always try to lead a normal life, but that won't help you for a long time, people will realize that you are a Volt and soon they will want to see you dead—the boy came to one side but no you say a single word.

—It doesn't matter—I held out a shirt—at least that's what he tried, but tell me, what is the reason for your visit?

—Well, I brought you this boy to teach him how to be a Volt, he has to learn the same skills that our clan has, so I thought you are the right person to teach him everything that characterizes them—the boy didn't even tell me had seen, his sight was always toward the horizon.

"Sorry." I turned on my heel and started walking towards my farm.

But why?" Karius had been annoyed.

—For the simple fact that we Volt do not need someone to teach us to be what we are, he has to learn alone, our pride and power come from persistence and you know it—I stopped short—you also know very well that those are not our laws. I would not like to go against what has been stipulated.

— kei —he said to the boy, it seems that that was his name— I need you to go around to distract while I talk to Marck— the boy just watched us and obeyed.— listen, he is the hope of the Volt, he is our seed And that's why I brought him with you—he placed his hand on my shoulder—you've been through many tough situations, your strength and your courage is what makes you the man you are.

" Still , I don't want to break the rules." I watched the boy, he behaved very differently from a boy his age.

—This boy no longer has anything in his life—we were both watching him—even even his self-esteem has lost.

-So I see...

"Please do me this favor as a friend," he insisted.

"What would happen if I still refused ?" I wanted to know how far his limits would be.

—The only thing that could happen is that you would lose a good friend, Marck, a good friend...

"If that's the case , that 's fine, I'll do it as a favor of yours," he finally convinced me and I hope all this turned out well.

—Thank you very much for supporting me as you always do, friend—he patted my back—I know it will take you a little time to teach him everything, but time is what you have left over dear friend—he took out a small book.

"What is that?" I frowned.

—It's a book of spells, this will allow us to summon dolls with great power, it took me a long time to do it, but it's ready for you to use it—he turned on his heel and walked slowly—I leave everything in your hands dear friend— He raised his hand to say goodbye.

—We both share the same desire to be alone— kei approached, until then I knew her voice—for that reason I think we can never get along.

" You think so?" I took her arms and placed them behind her back.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?" He struggled to break free, but it was impossible.

—I'll give you a little lesson, spoiled boy—I threw him towards the grass, he had fallen down again—if you want to leave whenever you want, the road is clear and you're old enough to make your own decisions , but I can assure you is that with the strength you possess you will not be able to survive in the real world. The world is full of strong and that is the law, the stronger a person becomes, the more time he has left to live, so if you are clear about everything  make your decision or come help me with the things I have pending—walk without looking back.

For weeks I taught him all the tasks that had to be done on the farm, from sowing, cutting trees for firewood, even hunting and the good thing about it all is that the boy was behaving very well. After all our friendship was growing.

Harvest time came and it was our turn to carry sacks to take them to the center of the city and sell them.

"How much can you give me for this?" I asked the owner of a business, I was showing him a sack of my vegetables.

"Wow... I must admit that what you are showing me  It's a quality product—he was surprised—what I can offer you is one hundred for each sack.

"Perfect" I left the room.

"Did they at least pay us well for the sacks?" he asked trembling, we were at the time when it was coldest.

—That's right, but let's go here—we started walking to get to a store—could you show me one of your best sweaters?— I asked the guy who was serving me.

—Here are these styles, they are very good for these dates—he showed me a few sweaters.

—I'll take this—I showed him how much money I had—would this be enough ? —I wanted to know because there were also other priorities to cover.

"Yes, enough." He packed it.

—Here, here—I handed her the sweater—it will do you good for your workouts or else you'll end up frozen—we walked back to the farm.

—You know—he stopped midway—at first I came I thought we wouldn't get along, but now I see that it was the best decision I could have made, I confess that being here has made me a very different boy from the one I was in Any occasion.

—I also thought the same, but you know, you should feel proud of what you have achieved so far—we kept walking.

As the minutes passed we met a group of guys who were gathered together talking about something. From their facade I could deduce that they were gang members. One of them had a stick in his hand and the others were sitting.

"What a nice sweater you have," one approached.

"Yeah, we should take it off before it gets bloody," said the boy carrying the stick.

"What did you say?" Kei was going to hit him.

—Stop !— I ordered—don't do it, it's not necessary—I took his hand and took him with me.

-But...

"I told you to stop that, you don't need to use violence " we kept walking and one of them got in my way.

"I'll teach you good manners, old man," he hit me, but he didn't move an inch. "What the hell?"

—Move aside—said the boy carrying the stick, he threw me on my bed and it broke, but he couldn't hurt me either—he's a demon!— I scream with so much fear.

One by one they headed for the village.

"Why didn't you do anything to them?" Kei asked angrily, "If it wasn't for you, I would have given them what they deserved. "

—Don't worry, it wasn't that big of a deal, they didn't even scratch me—we walked into the forest—the power is used on special occasions, not with just any subject.

In a short time the boys had returned, but with more reinforcements.

"Look, " Kei pointed out. A good group of armed subjects came.

"What bad luck," I whispered.

—It seems that now you don't look very rude, let's say— the boy who had hit me with the stick boasted. This time he had a revolver in his hands—come on, let's finish this once and for all—I point it at his head.

—That's what I say—buffet—I invoke you metal doll—it was the first time I used it in front of so many people. Little by little it regenerated until it was formed.

"Did you call me, Marck?" he said.

—Sure, I want you to take care of them—I ordered him and immediately he had attacked them. His body allowed him to take the size he wanted so his arm sculpted it like a sword with which he could cut in two by stirring. The boys had been so scared that they dropped their weapons on the ground and started to run away.

"So that's your doll?" Kei looked quite surprised.

—That's right, but don't worry—my doll had returned to my amulet of power—you'll also have yours . After all you are a chosen Volt—scratch his head—repeat after me. I am a chosen Volt.

"I am a chosen Volt," he repeated like a good boy.

•

—One, two, three— Kei trained hitting the punching bag we had in the yard. He tried very hard to be the best version of himself.

—Hey, kei , rest now—I ordered—it's been more than enough, don't you think?

—No—his breathing was ragged—I have to become as strong as you . You are my role model—he paused—since I've been with you my life has changed a lot, I could even say that I feel more alive than ever, the things we do on the farm have also helped me.

Truly the boy had understood the meaning of fighting.

"I think if that's the case, it's time for you to have your own doll too," I approached him.

"You say... my own doll?" His eyes this time had mocked much of the emotion.

—That's right, in this book there are the steps you must do to summon a doll—I showed him the book—this book was created by Master Karius and you must know how to use it, so I'll give it to you , but first of all I'll have I have to be present so you can invoke it, otherwise please don't try it alone.

But it was too soon, it was too soon.

One night of so many I could not fall asleep, I moved in that bed from one side to the other, I felt that something was not going well. I got up and went to the kei room and he wasn't there. I immediately knew that I was doing the forbidden thing.

I went out to the patio and in the distance on a hill I saw a very large bonfire, I ran as fast as I could and when I got to the place Kei was with something in his hands.

—Look what I achieve by myself—he showed a luminous blue doll—I'll order things and you'll see that he obeys me—I place him on the ground.

"Please don't do it," I warned her, "you have no idea how much power that thing can expel, your strength won't be able to control it," I insisted, I knew what would happen.

Immediately his doll had lit up the entire environment and entered Kei 's body , I tried to do something to him, but everything was impossible. His own doll had taken over his body and his soul.

"Marck," he staggered toward me, "I don't want to die, I'm so sorry for disobeying your orders," he extended his hand.

" Kei ..." I stretched out my hand trying to reach him, but it was useless, his body just vanished like dust in the wind. I felt so bad, I knew it was partly my fault.

•

—You can't be— Karius hit the grave we had made on a hill, we put Kei's sweater on top of it—it's not fair—he cried inconsolably.

—I know , we lost a Volt and a very important friend—I went over to pat his back—it was all my fault.

—Too much pain is not good for one—he got up and put his hand on my shoulder—from now on, Marck, we will live together, the entire Volt clan has to be together.

Since that day Karius has been my leader and we have never been apart.

RETURNING TO THE BATTLE

What is the purpose of you?" James asked getting up again, he could n't believe that he still had the strength to stand up.

—It's simple, our master Karius wants to create a world different from the one you humans have, a world where we Volt are the ones who have control of everything, also if he increases his power we too since we are connected by a spiritual chain , but since I've explained that to you, I'll have to kill you—I shook my head—I can't believe I have to witness the death of brilliant young people like you , finish it—I ordered my doll, but immediately I saw that behind me there was a subject—Who are you ?—I turned around.

—I'm Steve, from squad eleven, I come from part of the central dimension .