chsdbacks Chapter 197: White Flame
Chapter 197: White Flame
chapter 197: white flame
kraush valheim.
a figure surrounded by numerous rumors even before coming to rahern academy.
from claims that he was the new star born in valheim, to whispers that such stories were all exaggerated.
rumors of all kinds had spread.
however, after his arrival at rahern academy, the truth of those rumors was revealed.
from the academy’s entrance ceremony to the present day, the tales he had written were enough to shock everyone.
perhaps because of this, rahern academy had gradually started to revolve around kraush.
his presence was so overwhelming that it overshadowed even the first-generation students who had already established themselves within the academy.
and now.
rona imblaze, a magical artifact maker and servant of the black witch,
was realizing the weight of those rumors.
in the quiet room.
shrouded by curtains that allowed only faint sunlight to seep through.
rona felt a chill as she looked at kraush, who sat shadowed on the bed where the light barely touched.
it was strange.
even though he was right in front of her, his presence felt unnaturally faint.
it was as if she were staring at a tree in a forest.
if she passed by now, it felt as though she might not even remember him again.
gulp—
and that faintness only intensified rona’s fear.
dangerous.
the kraush before her now was undoubtedly dangerous.
“rona imblaze.”
at that moment, kraush’s voice broke the silence.
just hearing it almost made rona collapse on the spot.
“do you remember how you became a servant of the black witch?”
an unexpected question followed.
“what are you talking about...?”
rona tried to respond, but.
her lips quivered, and no answer came.
not because she didn’t want to reply.
the moment kraush asked, rona’s mind involuntarily recalled the day she became the black witch’s servant.
but something felt off.
it was as if a part of her mind had been erased.
her memories wouldn’t surface properly.
a look of confusion spread across her face.
she couldn’t recall the day she became the black witch’s servant.
“w-what...”
a bewildered voice escaped her lips.
it was a completely unexpected situation.
“looks like you can’t remember.”
the realization struck her—she couldn’t recall how she had become a servant.
at that moment.
[ get out. ]
the black witch’s voice pierced through her mind, sharp and commanding.
instantly, the jebilairon shattered and scattered around her.
the fragments, flying wildly, engulfed the room in chaos and even surged toward kraush.
crash! boom! bang!
rona destroyed kraush’s room, reducing it to rubble as she broke through the walls and dashed outside.
but just as she instinctively tried to flee without looking back.
“you think i’ll let you run after causing this mess?”
the voice startled her.
what shocked her more was that the voice came from in front of her.
she had just escaped kraush’s room, how could his voice be coming from ahead of her?
before she even had time to process her confusion, kraush appeared in her line of sight.
his hair swayed slightly as he moved, clearly having run the same as her.
accel.
using his fastest skill, kraush had instantly caught up to her.
at the same time, a weapon appeared in kraush’s hand—thunderstorm.
the flame emanating from thunderstorm was unlike anything she had seen before.
it wasn’t the black flames kraush had always wielded.
instead, a pristine white fire burned intensely.
this flame was entirely different from anything up to now.
white flame (白炎)
it wasn’t the power of world erosion, which kraush had always burned with ignis.
instead, it was the aura of the world itself—a force beyond comparison.
this aura, the power of the world itself, sent chills down rona’s spine.
aura was the force of the world’s very will.
naturally, it carried the inherent drive to protect the world, making it inherently repulsive to those like her who wielded world erosion.
she had committed countless irreversible acts.
“what do i do now...”
[ what a pity. ]
just as rona murmured her distress, the black witch’s voice once again rang through her mind, like a sudden lightning strike.
[ still, i gathered quite a bit of information. ]
with those words, the magical artifact hanging around rona’s neck began to emit a brilliant light.
the radiance, spreading rapidly, was so intense it seemed to devour all the light in the vicinity.
“ah.”
within the dazzling light, rona’s hair billowed as she stared at the artifact.
she realized the true nature of the artifact she had created under the influence of brainwashing.
self-destruction.
[ you’ve done well. ]
with the black witch’s final words, rona slowly closed her eyes, engulfed in the overwhelming light.
this is the end.
or so she thought.
crack!
just as the light erupted, almost simultaneously, kraush tore the artifact apart with his bare hands.
before tears could even form in her eyes, kraush’s foot slammed into the ground, his body engulfed in black flames.
instead of aura, the explosive power of world erosion’s black flame flared brilliantly.
additionally, his body gained a newfound acceleration that hadn’t been present before.
his movements felt as light as a feather.
yet, the strength contained in each step he took was on an entirely different level than before.
it was the power of accel.
the sound trailed far behind him, struggling to catch up.
leaving a blazing trail of black flames in his wake, kraush immediately launched himself into the sky.
the light radiating from the magical artifact in his grasp grew even stronger.
as the artifact burst with brilliance, kraush’s left arm swelled grotesquely.
when the concentrated power of annihilation erosion in his arm reached its peak, kraush hurled the artifact skyward with all his might, his muscles straining to their limits, as though they might tear apart.
the artifact, now imbued with light, tore through dozens of clouds and ascended high into the sky.
as it rose endlessly, the artifact eventually reached the very edge of the heavens.
there, its light reached its limit.
flash!
a silent burst of light erupted above the clouds, obliterating them entirely and unleashing a radiance even brighter than the midday sun.
kaboooooom!
the sound, delayed by the sheer distance, finally caught up.
a storm of noise swept through rahern academy, shaking its trees and buildings violently.
while everyone gaped at the sky, mouths agape in awe at the unprecedented explosion, kraush landed safely on the ground, exhaling a long stream of smoke.
unlike before, he now efficiently cooled his body using frost fang, quickly dissipating the heat within.
as he turned his head, he saw rona, collapsed on the ground.
she was the very person who had resigned herself to death, thinking she would be destroyed by her artifact’s explosion.
rona had no strength left in her body.
“are you going to keep fighting?”
kraush asked, sheathing thunderstorm at his waist.
of course, rona slowly shook her head.
“what... what will happen to me?”
she mumbled blankly, the black witch’s brainwashing fully lifted thanks to the white flame.
kraush lit the white flame in his hand as he watched her.
as he stepped closer, rona slowly looked up at him.
was he going to kill her?
as she stared at the white flame in his hand with unfocused eyes, kraush spoke.
“open your mouth.”
“w-what?”
what was that supposed to mean?
still frozen by the fear of death, she blinked in confusion at his sudden command.
kraush gathered the white flame at his fingertip and gestured lightly.
“i’m going to erase the mark of a world eroder’s servant. so, open your mouth.”
rona’s eyes widened.
she had no idea such a thing was even possible.
“and what do you mean, ‘what will happen to you’?”
kraush pushed the white flame into her open mouth as he continued.
“in this world, just blame everything on the world eroders. that’ll take care of most things.”
“b-but mirei...”
rona stammered, bringing up cardinal mirei beakis.
as someone brainwashed by the black witch, mirei was utterly unacceptable from freemen’s perspective.
hearing her name, kraush let out a short laugh.
“that’s nothing to worry about either.”
after all, rahern academy had someone from the highest ranks of freemen.
“astria can handle that. it’s time for the saintess to earn her keep.”
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