Moonlit sky

It was a thrust like lightning, a massive chakra enhanced hand sped towards the man's heart. Trying to dodge it would be useless for the man. The lightning, burning a bright blue was disfiguring to the human eye.

But the man was prepared for it. This was the first anime grail war. His summon would surely stop it. If not, then he was done for. He had completed all the summoning conditions. Surely, surely the great demon slayer would come to him at his moment of need.

The lightning hand drew closer,to the point that it was now so close to piercing him. As it was inches away from his chest it suddenly got repelled by a moonlit sword which crashed into the lightning enhanced hand creating sparks in every direction.

Clang, a disruptive sound, the sound of both hand and steel hammering against each other.

No, the sound carried a much heavier tone.

The sword she was carrying was meant to slay demons, but it was being used against another human. The owner of the sword was a refined woman wearing a beautiful butterfly kimono that rippled through the night-time, only reflecting her beauty.

Unlike the woman the sound wasn't beautiful at all.

It was deafening and powerful, ugly and sharp.

The collision caused both fighters to move back, each retreating to their respective sides.

The woman quickly slid towards the man who had summoned her.

"―――I ask of you. Humble master, what you want from me, the edged butterfly.?", she asked in a voice that lit up the sombre mood.

"I have come forth in response to your summoning plea. If it is battle, then I will battle. My sword which is meant for demons shall slay any opponent of yours at your command. From this time forward, my sword shall be with you and your fate shall be with me. Now, our contract is complete."

Yes, the contract had been completed.

She chose the man as her Master and the man chose her as his partner. A mutual contract, an agreement to stick together until the very end.

Each signing a vow to help each other in the middle of the stary night.

The stars provided a beacon of light in the darkness.

For a moment, time had stopped, however this scene lasts less than a second. Yet again the battle between the summons continued. These battles they wouldn't stop, not until there was one winner.

'I'm sure I'll remember this scene vividly for the rest of my life. I am feeling more alive than I've ever been in my entire life yet I'm so close to death.', the man thought spectating the battle from the side-line.

The heat from the frequent exchanges left his face slightly red. His dark black eyes consumed in watching the battle unfold. The quick exchange of blow, retreat, counter which happened in an instant felt as if every movement dragged out for an eternity.

The kaki outfit of the opponent was drenched in sweat, it seemed he was tiring from the battle. Realising that the lady he had been fighting had the upper hand, the kaki clothed enemy removed part of a mask that was obscuring his face.

With the mask moved, a glowing red eye, with three black magatama looking shapes incrusted into it were revealed.

――――A faint red aura, emerged from it, as it glowed in the majesty of the night,

His ash grey hair and burning red eye creating a bloodthirsty image, as he stance himself for the battle.

Realising the change in aura, the woman readied herself for the impending attack. Taking a deep breath of air, she started to breathe, misty perspiration flowing from her beautiful lips...

This is a story from ten years ago, the year that the 3rd Anime Royale took place. The start of the new age.