Clang!
A loud sound echoed through the arena as sparks rose to the sky.
"... I thought you wanted to accept your death?"
Alfred's quiet and disappointed voice reached my ears as I held my sword in a horizontal stance, blocking his sword from severing my neck.
"... I did."
"Then... !"
Alfred pulled his sword away and once again brought it down.
Clang!
Another metallic sound came as I once again blocked it.
"What are you doing?"
Alfred asked with hostility as I looked at the first emperor.
"I... I can't die without a fight."
I mumbled as HER voice again reached my ears.
[You can't accept your death like that, Arnold!]
[Anastasia... Is that really you?]
I asked inside my mind as I held my sword with steady hands.
Alfred seemed surprised by my strength as he kept pushing forward, trying to break the sword.
[Yes... I don't know how I am here, though.]