"hmmm?..."
I opened my eyes in confusion And I looked around me, there was nothing, everything was a totally white space that was unfortunately familiar.
"What the fuck?... Did i take my bracelet or something?" I muttered to myself.
Currently in the world of emptiness was the place where Hitogami was, But...how did I get here?...
I looked behind me and there he was, Hitogami, he was sitting on the floor with a defeated expression.
"Hi..." I muttered, I was confused enough to say hi to this guy.
"tch...you know I always hated you right?..." He muttered angrily but looked at the floor.
"Eh...I think so, and the feeling is mutual" I said with a smile.
"I tried everything, I even brought the Fighting Godg to exterminate you but nothing worked..." Hitogami muttered in a rough voice.
"Yes, I think I remember you saying that my destiny was strong, right?" I replied.
Hitogami clenched his fists in anger as he looked up at me.
It was a weird sight, the guy was kneeling and looking down at me while I was standing upright.
"You know...if you hadn't contacted me in the first place, none of this would have happened to me or Rudeus, you know?" I murmured.
Hitogami made a confused face as he looked at me and I could see that it made him angrier.
"Do you think I would sit back and watch your descendants kill me? I value my life, you know? No thanks!" He replied.
"Yes, me too, But don't you think that if you hadn't tried to kill Roxy, Rudeus would never have turned against you? Tell me, he already trusted you in one way or another, but killing Roxy was what sealed your fate" I declare.
Hitogami looked at me, clenched his teeth in anger as well as his fists.
"If you had continued to help him, he would never have distrusted you again, therefore he would never have allied with Orsted, the same applies to me, if you had never visited me on my fifth birthday" i Said.
Hitogami didn't answer but I could see the anger growing on his face.
"If you had never contacted me you wouldn't be in the situation you are in now, and even your end came sooner than planned" I said with a smile.
"tch...you were a fucking despicable being!!" He shouted angrily.
"Don't bite your tongue" I said in a playful tone.
"What?!!, Don't think so much of yourself, you fucking idiot!! I'll always find a way to kill you!! You'll see!!" He screamed and got up from the ground.
"Many tried and failed, who do you have in mind now?" I murmured.
"...I'll never tell you! But when you least expect it, they'll attack you from behind!!" He screamed in total rage as he stamped his foot on the ground.
"Well, in that case, do your best," I said as I patted him on the back.
He abruptly pushed my hand away and walked away from me.
"Just die Gino! Just die!! I just want to see you dead!!" he cry in despair.
"Are you a child? How old are you, five?" I murmured.
"Just die!! Just die!!! Just...die!!!" Hitogami screamed in desperation and I felt a force pulling me back and I woke up.
...
I opened my eyes and the roof of my house invaded my vision, I let out an involuntary sigh of relief and felt a smile forming on my face.
"I'm sorry..." A child's voice called from my right and I turned my head in that direction.
To my right was my daughter Romira with my dragon bracelet in her hands, her expression could be considered regretful.
I just smiled at her and extended my hand towards her, she gave me the bracelet and I put it on my right wrist.
"I know you said we'd never take it but... it's so beautiful..." Romira murmured as tears welled up in her eyes.
"It doesn't matter, if you want I can ask Orsted to make you one" I said with a smile.
"Really?! Thanks daddy!!" She said excitedly.
I looked to my left and there was Nina using my arm as a pillow, completely asleep.
"What time is it Romi?" I asked her.
"Uhmm...I think it's five in the morning," she said, looking out the window.
"Five in the morning? And what are you doing up so early?" I said as I slowly got out of bed.
"...I wanted to sleep with you" she murmured.
How cute!!!
"Oh, I'm sorry darling, but it's time for me to get up, why don't you sleep with Mommy Nina for today?" I suggested.
Romira made an adorable pout as she clung to my pants "b-but I wanted to sleep with daddy" she said.
"I promise I'll sleep with you tomorrow, okay? You know I have to go to the dojo, right?" I said while stroking her head.
She increased her pout but nodded and lay down next to Nina to sleep.
Shit...that girl has me in the palm of her hand...and unlike other people I enjoy it!!!
After tucking her in and giving her a kiss on the forehead, I left the room.
...
It's been a month since I defeated Hitogami, and Orsted and Rudeus have been making a mega teleportation circle to go to the Void World all this time.
I had occasionally gone to see the work, but had not helped much.
The plan was for me and Orsted to go to the Void World to fight Hitogami, plus Peragius helped by giving us sealing circles for Hitogami.
With them we would seal their powers and they would no longer have influence in the mortal world.
And that day would be today! Today is the day where we will go to defeat Hitogami once and for all! Perhaps he has not even realized this and only went to see me in my dreams through the entrance that Romira created.
Still, I started the day like any other, I got up, exercised, took a bath, had breakfast and went out to the dojo, but I would only be there until noon as we had agreed.
After noon I left the dojo in charge of Nina and left the sacred land of the sword, all this fight would end today...it had to be like this!
I arrived at the cave where I killed Galvan so many years ago and teleported to Sharia in an instant.
The location of the teleportation circle is located where I had my fight with Orsted so without asking anyone, I went down to the basement and navigated the maze of hallways until I found the right circle.
I didn't think twice and jumped towards it, appearing in the stone ruins, as before I carried Kajakut on my back and my father's sword at my waist.
I walked through the forest quickly until I reached the plain.
The teleportation circle was huge, about 200 meters in diameter, I'm surprised it only took a month to do it even though it's Orsted after all.
"I'm here" I muttered as I approached the place.
"Okay, everything is ready, Rudeus" Orsted called and we started walking to the center of the circle.
The circle was a labyrinth of drawings on a white stone slab and right in the center there were four small spaces, that is where the sacred treasures would go.
"Well, I will proceed to put the sacred treasures" Orsted said and from his tunic he took out four crystals of different colors and put them in their respective places.
"Alright Rudeus, get on your armor to start the spell" Orsted said.
This was a precaution, I know I had said before that we would face Hitogami, but according to Orsted he is on a different level.
Only he can defeat him and he left the rearguard to us, to Rudeus more specifically.
Rudeus climbed onto the heavy armor nearby and placed his hand exactly in the center of the circle.
"Okay, get ready, I'll start the spell," Orsted muttered and started speaking in a language I didn't understand, while Rudeus pumped mana into the circle.
The drawings began to glow as Rudeus continued to pour mana into the circle, and I also noticed that the sky began to shimmer.
The sky above us turned black and a blue orb began to form, I was momentarily scared by this but Orsted didn't seem to care so it's okay.
"Okay, it's ready!" Orsted said as he stood up.
The circle emitted a blinding light and the sky seemed to open up and black clouds descended towards us, and I also felt as if I was beginning to sink into the mud, but I was sinking into the marble floor.
(Krakaboom!!) A huge explosion left me deaf for a few moments and I was left unconscious.
...
I don't know how much time passed, but when I woke up I was in the world of emptiness, but below me was a huge circle just like the one in the normal world, plus I had all my clothes and weapons with me.
In front of us was Hitogami who was in shock and with his fists clenched.
Rudeus was standing next to me and looked undecided.
"Fucking bastards! You think you can beat me!! I am a god, damn insects!" Hitogami shouted angrily.
I couldn't see Peragius' expression but then a sword came out of his hands and he pointed it at Hitogami, who shuddered in fear for some reason.
Hmmm, that weapon must be more powerful than I thought.
"This is your end, fucking impostor! Today I will take revenge for the death of my mother Lunaria and the fall of the Dragon World!!!" Orsted shouted imposingly, I couldn't even help but shudder in fear.
Hitogami did not respond and immediately lunged at Orsted, the battle had begun.
But...
It was more disappointing than I thought, in short Orsted swept the floor with Hitogami, I realized that he was faster, I couldn't even follow his movements.
But it seemed that only that sword could hurt him...
The battle lasted only about five minutes at most and Hitogami was left armless and inert on the ground.
"t-that was...easier than I thought" Rudeus muttered and I nodded.
We both approached Hitogami's body, for some reason I could now see his body, it was completely white and very small, about a meter and a half tall.
Orsted didn't say anything and started putting the seals on Hitogami's body, first he put one on each arm and leg, one on his chest and one on his eyes.
Thus their powers will be sealed for eternity.
"It's done..." Orsted murmured with a smile that infected us.
Throughout this exchange, Hitogami never said a single word, his strength had left his body as well as his desire to fight.
Although that was good, I couldn't stand to listen to that bastard scream while he was imprisoned.
When we left the seals, Hitogami stood there kneeling and looking at the ground, it was a pathetic sight which made me rejoice.
And so without saying another word, the three of us jumped back into the mortal world.
I opened my eyes and we were on the plain again.
I looked around me and nothing at all had changed, except for...Orsted...
For some reason his body started to glow and looked like he was turning to ash...
"Ha...I understand...the spell is complete" he said with a smile
I just looked at him in amazement.
"What's happening to you Orsted?" Rudeus said in shock.
"Since I defeated Hitogami, the time I spent in my Loops is taking its toll, and my life is running out" he said.
I didn't answer and just looked at him with resignation.
Suddenly Orsted took out his sword and offered it to me.
"Take it, this was my father's sword made from a metal that no longer exists, it consumes a lot of mana so you can only use it in life or death situations, although I doubt you are in such a situation "again" he said with a smile.
I simply nodded and took the sword, then Orsted took off his white robe and passed it to Rudeus.
"This robe is made from the skin of a now extinct White Dragon, It is one of a kind, take good care of it." he said.
Rudeus had a complicated expression on his face but he still took the robe.
"Destroy my sacred treasure, thank you very much" he said.
We both nodded and Orsted's body turned to ashes in front of us leaving only a grey crystal behind.