"Sword Concept..."
Philip raised his right arm to the sky. His golden eyes are swirling and his black-gold hair is fluttering in the wind. The white lines crawled and intensely wriggled on his skin
The negative aura also exploded and blazed behind him. The atmosphere became heavy and dense. Philip's negative energy started to spread around the area
This also caused the cyclonic storm to move and shift. He finally can now control thr cyclonic storm with his Weather Manipulation ability. The cyclonic storm swirled faster and due to friction, thunder constantly roared and lightning constantly struck once again
"This amount of negative energy... It's alarming and sickening... What happened to this human, to Philip?"
Zxhst looked down on Philip from a distance while floating in the air. As a Mana Avatar, he found the amount of Philip's negative energy concerning that he has to quickly end this battle
"True Recoiless Technique..."
Zxhst spread his arms apart and pointed his palms away from him. Two large Mana energy balls appeared and they were bright and unstable. Lightning also surged around the balls and wind was blown away
"I must end you quickly before any problems will occur... You've been a pain in the neck all this time"
"Ultimate Sword Technique..."
Zxhst then extended his arms together in front of him and aimed it at Philip. The Mana energy balls combined together and formed a bigger energy ball
"This should be the end..."
"..."
"Energetic Collapsing Mana Beam"
The Mana energy ball in front of Zxhst exploded and released a powerful beam of energy towards Philip. Shockwaves were generated and superheated vapor appeared and orbited the energy beam. The ground also trembled and cracked from the force of the beam
Milliseconds passed by, the energy beam neared Philip. His eyes were glazing and the negative aura bursted. Extreme killing intent was released
"Please, Cut Everything Apart!"
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An Ultimate Sword Technique called [Please, Cut Everything Apart] made Zxhst's eyes empty aftee hearing it. That was the same for Justine and Sheena as they watched from the edge of the magical forest
Even the Observer that's watching from afar was stunned, including Anonymous, who's watching from a long distance image scanner installed on a cutting edge radar
Even me, the narrator, couldn't believe that Philip created an Ultimate Sword Technique with that name
Oops, I shouldn't have introduced my identity this early. Perhaps it's because of the incoming catastrophe? Oh well, it's too late now
Philip swung his arm down filled with his comprehension and understanding of Sword Concept. He ignored the Sword God's threat and warning and continued to use Sword Concept
*FWIT*
*SHING*
The moment the energy beam touched his arm when he swung it down, the energy beam was split apart. It continues forward until it reached Zxhst
But before the sword wave reached Zxhst, Philip's arm changed
His skin cracked and his bones slowly shattered into pieces. His muscles shriveled and folded that his whole arm bent in multiple angles. The blood that was reproduced by the Pureblood exploded and pierced through his skin and the Spirit Fibers snapped one by one while his cells died and split apart
The white lines worked overtime to heal and repair his arm but it just keeps breaking apart. It tried to cover his whole arm with white light to increase the effectivity, but the white light is also somehow being shattered before it could even do its work
The sword wave disappeared before it reached Zxhst and he smiled sinisterly. Philip fell to his knees and he held his right shoulder with his left hand. He gritted his teeth from the intense pain. Pain Denial wasn't keeping up with the destruction of his right arm and Pain Conversation is nearing its limit. He needs to unleash all of the converted pain
"You have reached your limit, Philip. Give up and accept your fate that is your death"
"..."
Philip opened his eyes after Zxhst spoke. The pain quickly subsided not because Pain Denial caught up, it's because he became numb and he lost care about what's happening to him. His right arm sparked with white light and he ignored it
"I could accept my fate and die... That would be preferable... But of course, I will take you down with me!"
"Insolence!"
Philip raised his left hand in a snapping gesture. He then snapped his fingers
An audible sound reverberated throughout the area. He swung his left arm towards Zxhst and directed the Fate Control to him
"With this, it's over"
*FWAAAAAHHH*
A wave of controlling fate blasted towards Zxhst, but Zxhst unlesshed an immeasurable amount of Mana around him that the air and space itself became blue
*SHAAAAA*
A loud sheering noise was heard when fate and Mana collided. Mana overpowered the wave of fate and deflected it
In Philip's eyes, the wave of fate was about to hit the Mana but it was destroyed by Mana, rendering his controlled fate useless. Zxhst completely neutralized Fate Control
"Didn't you hear what I said earlier? Fate, a concept that is foreign to this universe, an exception, an aspect that shouldn't exist in this realm. Therefore, as the personification of the Primordial Particles, I can reject fate and render it useless within the universe!"
"..."
Philip was stunlocked, his face started to lose hope and the negative energy slowly subsided. There's nothing he can do anymore if Zxhst can neutralize Fate Control
"Because of that, you won't be able to control my fate because I don't have a fate in the first place. I also don't have a desire, I only have a purpose... A purpose to make sure that Mana falls into good hands, unlike the human race. Free will is also non-existent to me, I don't know what it means but I believe I am currently free to will whatever I want"
"..."
Philip slumped down on the ground with eyes filled with emptiness. His right arm continued to get shattered while the white lines tried its hardest to repair and heal it. His negative aura is calmly burning behind him
"Now that you have learned that you can't do anything against me... Philip, do you accept your fate?"
"..."
Philip didn't respond. Instead, he spoke in his mind
'Accept my fate? What is my fate anyways? If my fate is to die from the start, why haven't I died these past times?! Maybe, my fate is to live... My fate is to save the world? Nope, that's stupid... I'd rather die now and accept my fate'
'...'
'It seems that I'm giving up without thinking twice... But, I've done all I could... I'll accept my fate that Zxhst placed on me...'
"P...phil...ip"
"!!!"
Light returned back in Philip's eyes after hearing a familiar voice. His Future Vision activated and he felt a slight strand of relief. He lifted his head up and turned around. There, he saw Mark struggling in his very last moments
"Philip... Don't give up... I know you tried your best and did everything you can to try and tell us everything without messing up the future... I get it now, I believe and fully trust you! I liked you from the beginning as a potential comrade, but my past experiences led me to be extremely cautious of you... I gravely apologize... But it's too late now..."
"Don't waste your breath... Stop struggling and have a peaceful death... Don't try and earn my compassion or sympathy, I don't have those right now"
"I don't think I'll have a peaceful death after what just happened to me... It's a long story... But because of that, I have to keep struggling to the bitter end and make myself useful..."
"What are you saying?"
"Me, as a person who can transmutate metals into anything, even fictional metals, I am a metal myself, apparently created by the gods. At least that's what my ability is and Zxhst mentioned..."
"You don't mean..."
"I call it Markium. A metal with my soul and body infused in it. It's a smart metal, it's indestructible, filled with Divine Energy, can heal its wielder from any injuries, can transmutate any metals to what the wielder is thinking, can transform into whatever weapon the wielder desires, can absorb energy, and can corrupt sanity and mentality... An overpowered metal for sure..."
Mark raised his right hand towards Philip ad urged him to grab it. His body is burning in silver color, like aura, and his eyes is glowing in silver color
Meanwhile, Zxhst was watching them while his eyes are narrowed
'Didn't I kill him already? How is he breathing? This is bad, I'm having a weird feeling about this... I must end it quick!'
Zxhst then darted towards Philip and Mark with a long blue blade extending on his right arm. He is ready to slice them both apart
At this point, Philip grabbed Mark's hand and they both began to glow in golden light
"This is my final wish... Please avenge me and my little sister Elaine"
Philip's eyes flashed and the next thing that everyone knew is that Philip is standing upright while holding a silver sword that's glowing golden on his right hand. His right arm is completely healed but the white lines are still wriggling
Philip had the Markium sword raised upwards that's blocking Zxhst's blue blade. Sparks flew everywhere and unknown energy bursted within Philip
If music were to be played right now, it would be that trumpet triumphant sound. That was definitely what's playing in Philip head the moment he rose from the ground and blocked Zxhst's strike
Zxhst's face was distorting. Regretting that he didn't ended Philip way earlier. As of this moment, he was extremely confused as to why this situation is like that, where he also misses the opportunity to finish the job
'Is fate interfering?!! It can't be! Fate can't affect me!'
*DUGUEN*
Philip's heart thumped, specifically the Pureblood, but the Pureblood is supposed to be dormant and shouldn't show any signs of activity
The actual heartbeat came from the Markium sword. The sword exerted more power and exhausted Mark's life energy and soul
Just then, Zxhst's blue blade shook and it suddenly split into half. The Markium sword cut through Zxhst's blade because it's mainly made of Mana and it absorbed the Mana since it's basically energy according to the First Law of Mysticism
"GWAGH!"
Zxhst was pushed back when the blue blade was cut in half. Philip advanced forwards and unleashed relentless attacks. Sword waves blasted towards Zxhst but he barely dodged them
Zxhst then conjured energy balls while retreating and flicked it towards Philip
Philip was alarmed and took a step back. He expanded his Sword Domain and all the hundreds of energy balls was quickly absorbed to the Markium sword. The Sword Domain also reached Zxhst and started to weaken his body and mentality
"RAAAAAHHH!!"
Zxhst screamed and unleashed more devastating skills towards Philip
The ground protruded spikes towards Philip, a giant icicle fell from the sky, wind became sharp and shot towards Philip, flame lances darted towards Philip's flank, and vines grew from the ground and tried to attack and stab him
Seeing all these projectiles and threat coming his way, his eyes flashed and he move the Markium sword to his right. He assumed a stance of a true sword practitioner, similar to a Sword Saint
Not only does the Sword Concept allow Philip to use all sword skills, tecniques, arts, and talents with no restrictions, it also allows Philip to increase his Sword Potential across all the Sword Universal Mastery Levels because the Concept is the peak of mastery levels, after the Law Mastery. Then for some reason, Philip already knew about that
The only disadvantage Philip has is experience. In a battle of only using swords against experienced sword masters and above, Philip would definitely lose, unless he brute force himself through adn overpower them with total destruction
Then, Philip swung his arm to the left and let the Markium sword cut what is on his mind
In a fraction of a second, five sword skills were used without using Sword Concept. The protruding earth spikes were sliced into crumbs, the giant icicle was split into half and shattered into dust, the wind blades were dispersed, the flame lances exploded after thrusting through them, and the vines were sliced apart
"Sword World"
A sword ability of a Sword God. A declaration of a space that's bigger than a domain. All of Philip's power and Sword Potential was introduced to the whole world, the Earth, but it was too late before the high and higher beings could notice his Sword Potential because Philip condensed it in a smaller area, particularly around him and Zxhst, which exponentially condensed his Sword Potential
The properties of Markium that is attached to the sword will also have an effect to Philip's sword skills, so the energy absorption and corruption of sanity and mentality will have an effect to Zxhst
"I should have killed you way earlier!!! Why did I take my time and let you do everything you want?!?!! Why did you exist just to ruin us?!?!! KKKWWWRRRAAAAAAAA!!!"
Zxhst screamed at the top of his lungs to the point that his throat is almost being torn apart. His mind has certainly devolved and corrupted that he couldn't think, assess, and approach the situation properly
He hovered in the sky and the color of his body turned yellow, similar to the color of the Divine Star, which means he has achieved the highest form of Mana. His aura bursted and flared around the sky. It seems like he will be exploding the planet in one go
But Philip was unconcerned. His eyes are sharp and the Markium sword was burning with golden and silver light
"I hope you're ready Mark..."
Philip warned Mark. He then raised the Markium sword above his head while holding it with his two hands. Philip is planning to end this upcoming catastrophe once and for all, this time
Justine was biting her lower lip and hoped that this will be over and Sheena had her hands clasped on her chest
It was then that golden light swirled around Philip that came from the ground and sparkles of light particles flew around him. The golden light swirled until it reached the Markium sword and an astronomical amount of sword energy bursted around the area
"Sword Concept: True Recoiless Technique: Heart of Sword: Mark's Last Wish!"
*FWIT*
Philip instantly swung the Markium sword downwards and went ahead and sliced Zxhst vertically into half before he could even react
"A--"
Zxhst was about to speak when his vision shifted up and down on his left and right eyes respectively
'So, this is the end for me, huh? I have no regrets... If that foreign concept, fate, really wanted Mana to be used by humans... So be it, I won't stop it anymore... My purpose wasn't met, so my existence will be deleted... Goodbye, Philip'
Slowly, Zxhst's split body separated and then dispersed into Divine Mana and all kinds and types of Mana into the atmosphere
At this moment, Zxhst has been eliminated and the catastrophe has been prevented