From Another World (DISCONTINUED)

Chapter 96: The limits of a borrowed power

"Ayame! Snap out of it! I don't want to hurt you!" I shouted as I charged towards her.

"You're dangerous, Mikage. You can easily become a tyrant with that power", Ayame told me.

I got close enough to her and raised my sword. She waited for me to swing it down in order to land a counter but I was actually waiting for her to do that.

And without warning, Rushia's shadow turned into a fist and hit her chin. I made sure to place enough force in it to knock her out since she was the more dangerous one between the two of them.

Ayame finally realized that I baited her out and then, she lunged at me. The bad part was that I had trouble keeping up because of the wound she gave me during her surprise attack. Every time I blocked her swords, I could feel my side stinging.

In the corner of my eye, I saw red sparks heading towards us. I made my shadow wrap around me and pull me away before I could get hit while Ayame dodged back.

Ollie was grinning maniacally and I clicked my tongue. If she was affected too, my chances of winning would be slim.

But then, she just headed straight towards Ayame and clashed swords with her.

"You're not affected by the Dark Corruption?" I asked.

"I don't know! I don't feel funny though so I can deal with Ayame!" Ollie told me.

The other guards headed towards us and I gritted my teeth. This was definitely the right time to do this.

"Synchronicity Release!"

After my outfit changed into a black one, I lunged at Vox. But even though I had Yoclesh's Oni Rush, I had trouble keeping up with Vox's swordsmanship. From how he moved, I had an idea that this was going to be a tough fight.

"Oh? You know Oni Rush too, huh?" he smirked.

I crouched low and aimed to stab him. Yoclesh's skill with Oni Rush made me know how to fight him and I trusted that skill because Yoclesh was a powerful swordswoman during the Dark Times.

And thanks to those skills, I barely managed to avoid having my arm cut off as Yoclesh's soul urged me to back away just in time before Vox swung his sword down in an unexpected manner.

T-That move... Yoclesh's voice echoed inside me.

"Too bad for you, Mikage. Your Oni Rush is outdated! The way you fight is like 4000 years ago!" Vox laughed.

The wound on my side stung and I could feel cold sweat running down my face.

I'm sorry, Mikage. I don't know how to heal this, Ars' voice told me.

Rakshasa is a cursed sword. The injuries you'll receive from it are very difficult to heal unless its user would release you from its curse, Anya explained.

"Is that all you can do, Mikage? You have all that power and that is all you can do? Wouldn't it be better to just give up the fight? It serves you right" Vox asked.

My arms became heavier as my will to fight slowly disappeared. Vox's words rang in my ears and no matter how hard I tried to not pay attention, I would still stop and consider his words.

This is troubling. If this was Mind Magic, I can think of a way to nullify it but your body willingly listens to the Silver Tongue, Ryuuki's voice said.

The other guards were slowly approaching me with their weapons drawn. I could hear Ollie and Ayame fighting a few meters away but I had no time to worry about them.