Supreme Weapon Spirit: Legend of Maha
Author: LazyCreepyUncle
Chapter 6 - Aran the Valiant Knight
Brandishing the Guandao, Aran got into an awkward stance and whispered “could you transform into a sword, I’m no good with spears…”
Maha slowly glowed white, then reformed into sword.
Aran brandished the sword and looked much more professional. As if the person on stage wasn't some 10 year old kid, but rather a valiant knight in shining armor who came to save the oppressed people.
The warden clicked a couple of buttons rapidly. 4 ogres walked from the crowd and surrounded Aran.
“Aran, can you hear me?”
“Yeah but-”
“Good, this contract will last until sunrise. That means you still have 6 hours to save everyone or run away. 6 hours may sound like a lot of time, but the time isn't long considering that this place is a city and not just the mines. Don't be shocked by the strange map and messages that will come up. They will help guide you to finish the task them at the people can't do within 6 hours.”
Aran weaved between the ogres and made a strike at the warden, but the warden didn't just sit around. The warden had goblins throw themselves in front to block the strike.
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“Goblins are inefficient, so they can die”
Aran ferociously slashed again at the warden. But goblins surged over like a high tide, blocking the warden from damage. Aran infused qi into Maha.
[Heroic Strike!](he didn't say it out loud)
Aran did a spin attack. Aran was like a light up top as he slowly spun into the darkness of the sea of goblins. Aran caught sure of the warden, but before he could make the strike, an ogre appeared in front as the warden went somewhere else in the tide of goblins.
[Leap and Slash](a technique used to strike the major arteries of monsters that are at least double the user’s height)
The ogre went down. Aran chased after the shadow of the warden as he continued to use heroic strike.
The goblins finally thinned out until there were none left. The warden had ran away while he was distracted.
“Look for a golden silhouette or the golden dot.” Maha reminded. Aran grunted to show that he understood, then ran off towards the golden dot.
The warden panicked when he realized Aran was right on his trail. The warden quickly summoned all the monsters across the city over to stop Aran.
The crowd cheered as they realized that Aran was winning. If Aran wins, they could return home. They could be safe. They would be with their family. If he failed, they would have a harder time living.
“Hey Aran, do you want a way to end this quickly?”
“Ob...vious...ly…” Aran replied panting
“ there are enough people praying for your success for you to be able to use [Hero’s Strength]. The hero’s power comes from his own and those that he saves. Using this skill will combine the power of yours and those that are being saved who want you to win. Combined together, you can have an ordinary slash send out compressed air waves that slice through your enemies. Your [Heroic Strike ] will cut through the enemy like butter, but the drawbacks are-”
“It...doesn't… matter… just… do...it…”
[Hero’s Strength]
{power+1}
{power+1}
{...}
An overwhelming power fueled by the anger and rage, hopes and dreams of the slaves filled Aran’s body.
…
“Huzzah! The valiant knight! Brave hero, sir Aran!! With his powerful hands alone, he took down the evil tyrant and wiped out all the monsters!”
The sun rose. The mission was over, but Aran never heard it. The blade that was in his hands was replaced by to balled up fists. Maha never existed in this place. Only Valiant knight Aran stood there. Years later, Aran would only be able to remember suddenly gaining a sudden burst of courage that led him to purge the town. He always felt unsettled about something but didn't know what.
Off in the distance, Maha was back in child form. Sighing deeply, he walked away from the place, never to return.
“I'll have to take a rain check on the promise to travel the world together”
It wasn't that Maha didn't want To be with them. The drawbacks of [Hero’s Strength] is that he will cease to exist in the minds of those who saw the power. By ceasing to exist, they wouldn’t be able to see Maha unless he was a weapon. If he went back, he would be treated as a ghost when thing that shouldn't happen on their own happen. Monster. That's the title humans give to things they don't understand.