Dark Knight Kroki

　The evil gods are in an uproar over the fact that I have been transformed from Medjed into a dark knight.
　Perhaps they are puzzled, but there are no signs of attacking me.

''You?!''

　Rage grunts at himself.
　He seems surprised that Mejed is who he is.
　He lets out a sigh.
　I wasn't going to show him who I was.
　I was going to stay behind as long as I could.
　If Rage was going to save Shirone, I was fine with being a shadow.
　It would have been nice to be a shady person created by Rage's dazzling brilliance. ......
　But Rage was falling behind him.
　I can't fight any more.
　The pyramid is broken, but it's hard to retreat with those guys in front of me intact.
　I'll have to fight myself.
　That's why I changed from the form of Medjed to that of the Dark Knight.

'Are you the dark knight who defeated Alfos? What in the world do you want from me?

　The Scorpion God Gilthar in front of him looks at him and says depressingly.
　Guiltal doesn't know about the relationship between himself and Silone.
　That's why it's strange that he can turn the hostility away from him.

'I have business to attend to. But you don't need to know that.''

　He says in a low voice.

'Hm. I don't know what you're angry about. I'm going to turn you back. I heard you defeated Alfoss. I can't believe it. Let's see if we can't expose that lie right here.

　Guiltal holds a weapon in each hand.
　Guiltal has four arms and four legs.
　On his back, huge scorpion scissors spread out like wings.
　A long scorpion's tail extends from the buttocks.
　Its body has a crimson exoskeleton that looks as hard as armor.
　If it bent down from its form, it would look like a giant scorpion.
　The figure that the giant scorpion raised itself up is the Scorpion Man and his god, Guiltal.

'Die by my poisonous tail! The Dark Knight! Deadly stabbing demon poisonous flogging area!

　Guiltal's scorpion tail stretched many times over and flexed like a whip.
　He moves his feet so as not to break his center of gravity and ducks the tail that has become a whip.

''Hohoho! Won't this get you? But I'm still going! The Dark Knight! Two Gang Shears Blade Slash!

　The two giant scissors on Guiltal's back move and generate wind blades (wind cutters).
　You might hit the Rage on your back, so you quickly turn your arms around to catch the Windcutter.

''You won't get hit even with this? Then how about this!

　Guiltal lets out a frustrated voice and wields the weapons in each arm.
　However, he has no intention of being passive any longer.
　He scrapes through Guiltal's spear and sword and closes the gap between them.

''Heh?!

　Guiltal's dumb look as he becomes a bug and a human face.
　He can't believe he's been pocketed.

'You're going to be hurt. ......

　Release the power of the earth's rigid dragon that lies within.
　The power (power) of this dragon with jewel scales is tremendous.
　It should be able to shatter Guiltal's exoskeleton.
　I feel the muscles in both arms swelling up.
　When I feel the power of the dragon, I put my weight on the earth, squeeze my armpits, turn my hips, and thrust my right arm out at high speed.

''Guh!''

　Shot in the gut, Guiltal's body bends into a splayed shape and spits vomit from his giant fanged mouth.
　The crimson exoskeleton cracks open and green fluid seeps out.

''You're dirty. ......

　He swings his left arm and crushes Gilthar's lower jaw.

''!

　I thought I heard an unvoiced moan from Guiltal.
　As it was, I spun my body around and slammed Guiltal's body into the ground, then raised my body a bit and stepped on the scissors with both feet with force.

''Kihyama!!!''

　Gilthar screams as his jaw is shattered.
　Quickly, he moves his right arm and grabs the poisonous tail that attacked him on his back.

''This is the poisonous tail that stabbed Silone? If you're going to try to catch me by surprise, you better do better than that.

　He muttered and grabbed the poisonous tail with both hands.

''Khyama! What? Holy shit! Please!

　Guiltal, who understands what he's trying to do, pleads with him.
　But I won't listen to him.
　As it is, he pulls the tail of the poison and cuts it off.

Breweries: ！！！！！！！！

　Gilthar screams as he calls his sister's name.
　Her eyes are filled with tears.
　I kick Gilthal in the stomach and send her flying to the evil gods.
　They don't catch it, and Gilthal falls to the ground.
　The evil gods compare themselves and Gilthal with expressions of disbelief.

''Hey! That Guiltal is easily beaten!
'Ah! Unbelievable! I can't believe how easily that supercilious Guiltal is beaten!
It's that easy ...... for Gilthal to insinuate with a clear face that he doesn't want to be put together with us.
I can't believe that Gilthar, who's a doppelganger and thinks he's the next most beautiful man after Alfos, would lose.
"I didn't know there was anyone more frightening than Guiltal, who would half-kill a fellow human being for a little bump on his body.
"Oh, Guiltal is strong and scary. I got my body chopped to pieces just for talking to his girl, but I didn't know that this Guiltal was totally unbeatable: ......

　Could it be that Gilther doesn't like you?
　Such thoughts come to mind.
　But I don't have time to think about that right now.
　Zarxis and Deirdona don't intend to fight, or they're just watching themselves and Guiltal fight from earlier.
　Myself, I grab Rage by the collar and ignore the rampage and go back to Totoona and the others.

'Rage-kun! It's okay!

　Chiyuki runs up to him as he sets Rage down on the ground.

'Yeah, I'm fine Chiyuki. More importantly, ......

　Rage glares at himself.
　Maybe he didn't want me to help him.
　I think I know that feeling.

'Even this tail should be able to save Shirone.

　Ignoring Rage's gaze, he passes the scorpion's tail to Chiyuki.

'You ....... Could it be?

　Chiyuki seems to want to say that he's here to save Shirone.
　However, he doesn't want to answer those words.
　Originally, I was going to stay in the shadows. So, that's enough.

''Kuroki, what's going on? You sound kind of angry, don't you?

　Tona looks worried.

'It's nothing, Totoona. I apologize if I caused you any concern.

　I bow to Tona myself.

'Rage? I'm okay.

　Ishtia is coming this way too.

'Yes, he's fine. I just need to get some rest and recover.

　Rage says strong.
　Probably recovery is not going to be easy.
　Even if the wounds on his body can be healed, the magic power inside should not be easily restored.
　Maybe I should have shown him who I am a little earlier.
　If I did, I'm sure that ....... No, that's hubris.
　The world doesn't work the way you want it to.
　You know that more than anything else.
　You just have to do your best to do your best in the moment.
　I don't know if it will work or not. But we'll do what we can.

Yes, but for now you should take some time off. "Yes, but you should get some rest now," he said, "and try to be as fit as possible to fight. It would be better for you to be in the best position to fight. In the meantime, I'm sure he'll work hard for you. ......

　Ishtia looks at me when I tell Rage to take a break, as if she understands.
　A meaningful smile is on her face.

It's a good idea to have a good time. Please introduce me.''
No.

　Tona responds immediately.

'Boo. It's okay. I'll ask him directly.'

　Ishtia puffs up.

'I'm sorry, but that's not the point now. The Serpent Queen is glaring at me.'

　I try not to look at Ishtia who is trying to come over here and reject her.
　It's not safe to be approached by those tits when the fight isn't over yet.
　It's hard to fight if you bend forward.
　I can sense a hint of disappointment from Ishtia, but I'm curious about the condition of the Snake Queens.
　I look at the Snake Queen myself.

'Looks like you had business with Gilthall? Are you happy? The Dark Knight! So let's get some answers! Why are you here? Why are you with the goddesses of Elyos? I'm not going to be hostile to the Demon King!

　Deirdre shouts.
　I can see why he hasn't moved before.
　It helped me a little.

'O Queen of the Snakes! We don't mean to antagonize you either! Let me just pull this off!

　I answer to the serpent queen myself.
　The pyramid that was taken from you is now gone, and you have the Scorpion's venom.
　There is no reason for us to fight anymore.

"Hmph! We can't let it go down! The Dark Knight! If we're going to pull, let's have them put down the Elysian goddesses!

　I shake my head at the words of the Snake Queen.
　'It can't be done.

'I can't do that! The Snake Queen! I can't give you Tona!

　When I say this myself, the Snake Queen's face gets a great look of anger.

''I knew it was you too! Is this the same as Modes?! Nice try! Spare me your words! The Dark Knight!

　The emotions reflected in the eyes of the Snake Queen.
　It must have come from her past.
　Something must have happened in the past.

'Hmph! That's why I said it! Deirdre! We shouldn't expect that feckless Modes to be under his command! We should be killing them here and now!

　When Zarxys spreads his giant bat wings, a miasma-laden wind is generated.
　A creature with a weak life force could die just from this wind.
　The darkness of Eclipse, which had been holding back Bennu's power, thickens.
　I have the same dark power as Eclipse, so I'm not affected as much as Rage is.
　But even so, I can still feel Eclipse sucking the power out of me.
　It will take time for Rage to recover. However, it's the same for the other side.
　With time, Dahak and Lavrus might be able to recover.
　Zarxis and the Serpent Queen look strong and have a large number of evil gods.
　This one has Tona and Chiyuki and Ishtia, and Nell with Halseth and Isdes, but this one seems to be inferior in terms of strength.
　However, the evil gods do not try to attack us.

''Well? What do we do? Most of the lords over there have seen you fight, and they don't seem to be willing to fight you aggressively. But even with just Deirdre and Zarxis against the dark spirits in the sky, it's going to be tough.

　Ishtia tells me why the evil gods are not aggressively attacking us.
　It seems that the evil gods' will to fight is not high.
　If that's the case, they have a chance to win.

''I will suppress the dark spirits myself. In the meantime, can't you suppress the Snake Queens?''
'That's a bit harsh. Either Zarxis or Deirdona would probably be fine, but not both. That's how strong they are.

　Totoona nodded at Ishtia's words.

''It's definitely tough. If they know we are outnumbered, the evil gods will move on. If that happens, the princes alone won't be able to support us.''

　Tona looks at Halseth.
　He might be a little stronger, but he can't seem to keep that many evil gods at bay.

''I understand, ....... But it's not over yet. Raina seems to be close by. If she's here, we have a good chance of winning.

　In fact, it looks like Raina is getting close.
　I can smell it.
　I can understand it if it's me.
　Called the Goddess of Shields, Raina's defense ability is the best among the gods.
　It's the best ability to buy time.

It's a good thing that you're in the vicinity. How do you know that!

　Rage is furious.
　Totoona looks curious, too.
　Aside from Totoona, how can Rage not understand?
　In fact, why can't I tell? It smells so good.

'Maybe? Enemy presence? Just like Nao.

　Chiyuki nods his head.
　It's not, but denying it seems like a hassle.

'Yes. But it's still a bit far. If only you could come sooner: ......

　I see myself looking at Zarxys and the others.
　It looks like they'll be here soon.
　I don't care if they came in a big hurry, they might not be able to make it in time if they don't.
　So I pray.

　Raina! Come on!

　But just because you prayed doesn't mean they will come right away.
　You'll have to buy yourself some time.

'I'm here to help you!

　Suddenly something flew out of the sky and landed on their place.
　When I turn around, Raina is there.
　She's a fully armed figure holding a spear and a shield.
　Her hair is a bit disheveled.
　It looks like she came in quite a hurry.
　What does that mean?

'Raina ....... Don't tell me it's for me?
'Oh! My Goddess of Victory! You've come to the rescue of this Halseth!

　Rage and Halseth squeal with emotion.
　It wasn't just Rage and the others who were shouting with emotion.
　The dog-man and bird-man warriors who had lost their strength and were about to fall down were also cheering.
　On the other hand, Deirdre and the others were puzzled by the sudden appearance of Raina.
　Especially the evil gods could see that they were floating.

''Huh. Raina is also a woman. She must have sensed Rage's danger. How could she rush to save the man she loves~

　Ishtia laughs happily.

'Really, Raina? You wouldn't have been able to do that before.
'Good for you! Rage. Your beautiful goddess loved you.

　Tona shakes her head in disbelief.
　Chiyuki gives her a complicated look.

'Totally. I can't believe you rushed me here: ......

　I get a huge stare from Raina for a moment.
　Why?
　No way, my prayers were answered?
　No, no, no, it can't be, can it?
　For a moment, I was almost smug.

'd*mn! I didn't know you were coming to Lehna! So is the Dark Knight! One after the other! Hey, guys! Don't get your feet wet! Zarxys! I don't care! Put the Eclipse on them!
I know, Deirdre! Go Eclipse!

　Eclipse roared with the voice of Zarxys.
　But the victor had come.
　From here, it was time to fight back.