The footsteps stopped at the pedestal—every fallen hero of the Great War had gathered. At once, they knelt with respect and gazed up at the two royals.
“I’ll surpass you right here,” Ein declared.
His body quivered—not out of fear, but out of excitement. His heart danced in anticipation.
“Then,” Jayle’s voice grew fainter as he vanished from the pedestal and continued, “call out the name inscribed on the sword.”
The name echoed in Ein’s mind. As he tightly gripped the hilt, the scenery around him began to blur. The silver wind that emanated from the sword obscured his view of the mausoleum. Instead, he could hear clearly. He could hear the roars of the valiant heroes and the deafening pounding of the butts of their spears as they hit the stone tiles below. He heard himself remove the sword and raise it high in the air, the sharp blade slicing through the wind magnificently. It sounded as though the soldiers were ready for battle, or cheering the awakening of the king’s blade, which had fought alongside them in the war zone.
The sounds soon died down, and were replaced with the bloodcurdling roars of Upaskamuy and the Sea Dragons. When Ein came to, the king’s blade stood on the ground in front of him, his hand still tightly gripping the hilt. As he tried to pull out the blade, he felt the slightest of resistance. This king’s blade was waiting for its name to be called. It had lain in slumber for centuries, waiting for an opportunity to wield its power once more.
“Lend me your power,” Ein said before uttering the true name of the blade ready to awaken, “Ishtar!”
A million pillars of light rained down from the heavens and surrounded the entirety of Kingsland. A blinding tornado erupted from blade’s resting place, and a raging wildfire of silver flames destroyed everything in its path. The king’s power had fully manifested and nothing was going to stop it. In the face of such godly power, Upaskamuy and the Sea Dragons erupted into particles of light as they were eradicated from this world.
Ein von Ishtarica
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[Stamina] 9999 + α
[Magical Power] 9999 + α
[Attack] — + α
[Defense] — + α
[Agility] — + α
[Skills] Hero