Sacrfice (6)

The heroic deeds that the voice from before mentioned paved my road. All the power in the world surged through my cells as if breaking free from the latches.

But that question started it all. Out of the blue, someone reached out to me. It was not the voice that mocked me in the forest.

That sound had a more gentle tune.

"Do you wish to save them? Do you wish to put your life for the sake of others?" Those were the words that the enigmatic voice directed at me.

Of course, I answered yes while motioning my head. Regardless of the identity of this eerie figure, I still placed my trust and hoped for the best.

All the lost energy from my cells came rushing through me, mending my wounds and broken bones. I knew that was happening, given the amount of pain lessening on my body. Even my left arm, which should have been numb until now, came to life. It should not have been possible with my current conditions, but… it happened.

Within a few seconds, all my organs, skin, muscles, tissues, and bones revived themselves. They needed no medical attention besides the glowing soft massages. My five senses also heightened, as if unlocking the best version of my body and me.

As I glanced at the side, something tingly moved in my hands.

"Clarent?" I murmured. "I'm not dreaming, right? I'm really okay, right? I-I feel… light. My body feels like it's soaring into the air!" I exclaimed.

A wave of energy hovered around me, attracting the attention of three ogres battling against the villagers. It was Uruk-hai who notified its remaining troops about my revival. Even this demonic figure had its eyes widened upon seeing me stand up like nothing ever happened.

"You… Arthur, why are you alive?" Uruk-hai croaked while slowly trundling backwards. Its allies did the same and followed the example of their leader.

"Your expression is as good as mine."

I did not tell a lie, since it happened in a flash. There was no reason for me to get this power, considering the current condition of the war. Despite these facts, I got a temporary boost, hoping to stand against these monsters.

[Title confirmed: The Descendant's Hero]

[Clarent Unlocked-Legendary Sword of Peace]

"Sword of Peace?"

I knew my sword was something special. However, little did I know that this weapon that I used granted me such unyielding power.

According to my system, the ability that I unlocked came from my legendary sword. Although the details were unclear, the sword gave me a limited time to taste my own power from my main account. As the voice mentioned before, there was power inside of me. Regardless of those mockeries, those words now made sense to me.

Uruk-hai directed his hands in my direction, ordering its ogres to go all out against me. With those instructions, the monsters went on a rampage. They hurled various things at me, including the boulders, and cut off boughs from the trees.

Those things hovered around me, but none of them hit me. Thanks to my enhanced senses, those projectiles that came from Mother nature went to my sides. It glided through the holes of my arms and my thighs as it turned the scene into an epic movie clip!

Everything was smooth like butter, with my movements becoming one with the air. I am almost a professional acrobatic joining in the Olympics if it weren't for my heavy plate armour cladded with steel.

"Unbelievable!" I exclaimed after realising all that I did with my body and the tossed boughs and stones.

But the battle was far from over. The three ogres were already in front of me, ready to attack.

Like I did before, I swooshed to the side and dodged the blitz of attacks coming from those jabs. Thanks to morale's boost of Uruk-hai, these ogres increased their speeds, making it arduous for me to land a hit at their faces.

The two other ogres did the same and joined in the fight. These monsters used everything that they had, including throwing kicks and body slams in my direction.

Despite these boosts, all their movements became sluggish. Like a grandmaster sparring with some students, none of the ogre's attacks hit me once again.

"Come, little rat! I kill you!" an ogre shouted, and used the bough as a make-shift weapon like a bat.

But no matter how hard these bastards tried, they can't land a hit on me.

I knew these ogres overpowered me with their sheer numbers and brutal force, so I slipped away. I created some distance between these ogres and me and analysed my current situation. Even with this profound power, my win was not absolute.

If these monsters would become critical beasts and combined their attacks, I would have been a goner in no time.

"I just wish they won't do just that…" I murmured, and clicked my tongue.

It was my only wish from the stars above to defeat these monsters. After winning this skirmish, I planned to live a normal life. A life without fighting with a girl by my side would do. But I still needed to grab the Excalibur away from that demon lord.

'Well, one goal at a time,' I thought, with a smirk emerging from my face. 'Thinking about a plan won't do anything in front of the ogres. With this power, all I could do is fight them head-on!'

There was no point in thinking about my next move. This place was a wasteland with no terrains that I could use to my advantage. If we leave this place, I might do something about it.

But if I wanted to do that, I needed to defeat these three buffoons first.

The blade shone bright, like a diamond as I called out its name. I gripped my Clarent sword tight in my hands and launched a devastating attack. Upon slashing the air, violent wind gushed out in the ogre's direction.

While I was doing all this, I leapt close to the ogre's den.

The ogres had no choice but to defend themselves with their muscular arms. Their arms were the only defensive ability they had for negating abilities such as my wind gushing spell.

However, the ogres underestimated my power, as their arms did not work their fit. Wounds appeared from their skin as my wind gush hit their body. The monsters panic as they finally felt the pain they gave me.

Their roars became music in my ears as the wind came crashing in their direction. I did not finish my attack with just that, as I was already in front of my enemies.

"[Swift Slash]!" I shouted.

It was a spell that allowed me to swing my blades in every direction. The ability amplified my attacks while guiding my hand at all angles that the opponent could escape. Although it had minor damage compared to my other skills, it still did its job.

The three ogres died within an instant after taking the entire duration of my ability. It wasn't even my full strength, but it took down those monsters to their graves.

After witnessing the scene, I realised that the power I had was something that my previous character had before I got nerfed. I looked at my status window and checked all of my points and statistical power if they changed.

"Well, what do you know?! It changed…" A faint chuckle escaped my mouth as the disgusting numbers reach a hundred beneath my eyes.

My statistical power and points reached around below five hundred. Although these numbers looked low to me, it was still enough against these ogres.

However, I still did not know the limits of my special ability. There was still Uruk-hai who never made a move to me. That ogre was still gazing from afar, scrutinising every movement I did against its minions.

My body shook every time I looked ahead to my future. There was only darkness that kept filling the holes.

Although my status points, statistical power, and my senses increased, I still borrowed this power. The sword gave me this ability, since it was its special power that even I did not know. Every time I am heroic deed, my status would increase. Every time I wanted to save someone, it would increase for a limited time.

I was still level 3. But that did not stop Clarent from boosting everything I had.

When I fought the ogre from before, power surged through my cells. But I regretted jumping in the front lines and ran away like a coward…

"So that's why I lost all my buffs…" I commented, and prepared my blade to face Uruk-hai.

But today was a different sun. I had a determined look on my face to kill Uruk-hai and save everyone in the village. I did not want to run away. If I die, I die with honour and pride…

…. Like a hero.

There's no turning back now.