"This body is pretty good for its age... but it's far from enough to reclaim my body," mused Naeva who was sitting on the rooftop eating her dango.
"Zodiack doesn't work either..."
Naeva had been searching for her body for several days, to no avail. Now Naeva was amazed at how great her disguise items were.
Because even though she lost her body and 99% of her original power, Naeva's sense was not lost. She was still as sharp as ever. After all, that sense was formed from her entire life experience. It was easy to get information on even the smallest items if you observed carefully.
"At this rate--"
Naeva glanced at the sword at her waist.
"--I don't think there's any other choice."
After she finished her dango, Naeva took the sword from its sheath. She held the sword up until it was level with her face. Still in same position, Naeva bit her finger until it bled.
"This method is a bit taxing on this body... I hope you can bear it."
"I'll give you a high potion after I get back. Don't worry, I won't break anything I borrow," Naeva said to herself.
Naeva closed her eyes, she started muttering something while writing some ancient alphabet onto Emily's sword with blood on her finger.
[ As the sole master of frost and owner of the constellation, I command you who sleep in the starry sky to leave your star and come to me ]
[ Enter Weapon, Libra in the Constellation ]
As soon as Naeva's muttering ended and her fingers stopped writing, an amazing thing happened. The blood writing on Emily's sword changed color to a light silvery blue that spread all over said sword shortly after.
Not stopping there, the appearance of the sword began to change into a silver ice sword that was slightly similar to Naeva's but in a much simpler version.
"......"
"......"
Naeva stared at the sword expressionlessly.
"......"
After a few moments like that, that girl finally spoke up.
".... Are you done adjusting, Libra?"
[ ........ ]
"......."
[ ........ ]
"......."
"Libra."
[ ....! ]
[ .... Eva...sama? ]
Naeva's sword brought out the voice of a young adult.
"I ask, have you finished adjusting?" Naeva asked again.
[ ! ]
[ A-Ahh... Fo-Forgive me, Eva-sama... ] the sword said after being dazed for a moment.
[ Enter Weapon made me a bit dizzy, I apologize for responding so late to Master's words ] regretted Libra, Naeva's Sword Zodiack.
Naeva put down her sword, and sat back down to watch the people pass by.
"That's fine, sorry for calling you through Enter Weapon."
[ What do you mean? I have no problem with that at all. In fact, I'm glad you called me ] Libra replied.
[ Moreover... We're all worried because you can't use your powers right now... ]
"I see. Thank you," Naeva said, still with her calm face.
[ Then, Eva-sama... If you were to use Enter Weapon, that means you really can't summon us with that body, huh? ]
"Yeah."
[ Are you okay with this? Perhaps this is not a big deal to your usual self. However, isn't Enter Weapon very taxing on summoner's body? ] Libra asked worriedly.
[ You will feel unimaginable pain every time you use me, you know that, right? ]
"I know. But do I have any other choice?"
[ That's... ]
As Naeva had said before and Libra was currently saying, Enter Weapon was no ordinary technique. Enter Weapon is a technique that allows Naeva to summon the consciousness of a Zodiack and make them possess a weapon of the same type as them. Since they are merely possessed rather than directly summoned, the combat power they can unleash is very limited. Currently, Libra can only expend Indigo-level power. Already so, that power comes with a burden that can damage user's body.
Naeva glanced at Libra, she understood her concern.
"..... Calm down, I won't overdo it."
"I'll finish it quickly."
[ ! ]
[ .... Alright, Eva-sama. I will definitely do my best to help you ]
"Hmm."
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Character Information
image [https://img.wattpad.com/192cd57b9eda032ef3d421d802cb7db8124f6308/68747470733a2f2f73332e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f776174747061642d6d656469612d736572766963652f53746f7279496d6167652f3530667546566c5678554b4878773d3d2d313337303332313736322e313737396237613935353464383266643735333336313337363636312e6a7067]
Artist: Kazunehaka
Name: Emily Calliope (Naeva Winter)
Nova: VII Red
Race: Human (With Dragon Blessing)
Age: 11 years old
Status: Unknown
Affiliation: Unknown
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"U-UWAAAAAAAAARRGGHH!!!"
"!"
The scream of a man running scared into the crowd drew people's attention. Of course, this included Naeva who had been chatting with Libra on the rooftop.
The other man approached the man.
"What's wrong?"
"Calm yourself down and explain slowly."
The frightened man grabbed the other man's shirt with a firm grip and a look of terror.
"Mo-Monster..."
".... What?"
"T-There's a monster... THERE'S A MONSTER ON THIS FLOOR!!!" scared the man. Let's call him man A and the man who was calming down man B.
Man B was confused, "?"
"Of course there is. Even though exam is a bit rough, it's still at Tower. What are you talking about?"
Man A tightened his grip.
"NOT THAT!!!"
"It's not... It's..."
His grip slowly loosened and he began to cower in fear.
"I-I'm talking about an actual monster... That bitch... S-she... Monster... "
Because man A started rambling incoherently, people who surrounded him became confused and somewhat scared at same time. Although there were still some people who were interested in the monster he was talking about.
Man B looked behind him.
"Could you please get some water?"
The woman standing behind him nodded, then left and returned with a glass of water in her hand. She gave it to man A.
"Drink first."
"We can't understand what you're saying if you talk out of turn," said man B.
Man A, who was still shaking, slowly accepted and drank it. After he calmed down, he began to tell the chronology of events.
"That woman... monster..."
"S-She's not someone we can face... We'll die if we fight her... We should... get as far away from here as possible..." feared man A.
"What's really going on?" asked Man B.
Man A explained everything. He didn't care who people coming were. He just felt that, as a fellow Conqueror, he had to warn people of danger that had arrived at this Trials.
It all started when he wanted to have a beer with his new friend. At that time, there was an altercation in the tavern that stopped them at the entrance. Some drunken bastards started doing whatever they wanted. They looted the tavern and were intent on satisfying their own selfish desire to keep drinking. They would beat up anyone who tried to stop them. It was something they could do because their new bodies were strong enough for it.
Eventually, their actions began to cross the line. They would beat up any man who annoyed them and harass women around them. One of the people they victimized was a monster called man A. The woman was originally just walking past the tavern because the situation did not allow her to enter. But one of the bastards caught her. They were curious about the faint white figure that was often seen in tavern before and now chose to leave.
They went to extreme ganging up and grabbing her body to find out what kind of woman she was. Because no matter how you look at it, the faint white-white appearance must be the result of using a disguise item.
The bastards began to explore her body in search of where the disguise item was located. The woman did not resist, rather she could not resist. She did not know how to use the power in her current body. While physically, that body was like an ordinary woman. It was obvious that she would lose physically.
One of the bastards managed to find and destroy the earring she was wearing. And like a miracle, her figure began to appear, although there were still many cloud-like blurry white sensors on her face and body. They continued to search for the disguise item until they managed to destroy everything.
Once all the disguise items were destroyed... a miracle seemed to happen in front of them.
The figure of the young woman, approximately 17-18 years old, was radiant. Both the ruffians, their victims, and people who were just watching from afar, were amazed by her beauty. Even those from beautiful races such as elves, vampires, fairies, etc., would remain in awe on the spot.
Feeling that they had hit jackpot, those filthy bastards started to harass her. But right before that happened, either due to fear or shock she was experiencing, the woman unleashed an extraordinary self-defense.
She simply screamed, "NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!"
Like most women do when they're scared, but at same time, 2-3 meter long sharp icicles stick out from the surface and pierce everyone within a 10 meter radius without exception.
In a state of shock and confusion, the woman froze amongst corpses of the Conqueror that were killed by ice. As soon as she realized situation, the woman immediately fled the scene.
Hearing Man A's story, Naeva furrowed her brow.
"......."
"Shit."
[ Eva-sama... T-That's...? ]
Naeva nodded with a tired expression.
"Yeah, there's no mistaking it."
Man B and the people who heard him fell silent, they were at a loss as to how to react in a situation like this.
".... What's wrong with that?" asked Man B in the end.
"From your story, wasn't that woman just trying to defend herself?"
Man A chuckled, "It would be better if the story stopped there..."
People became tense at his answer.
"What happened next?"
The terrified Man A began to hug his own body.
"It's just... my guess."
"Earlier I... told you the chronology. But... because there weren't many survivors when the sharp ice was sticking out... That bastards who survived started to create rumors that... cornered that woman."
"She wasn't doing self-defense, she was slaughtering people for no reason... that's the rumor these past few days..."
"Because of those rumors, more and more Conquerors have come to fight her... either out of fear or sickness of it all... That woman... who was always running away before, decided to fight them..."
"Power... That body's original power made all her imaginations come true... She-- that woman didn't do any extraordinary techniques, but... All the original attacks she made against all those Conquerors... Have tremendous destructive power..."
"Longer... that woman began to understand how to use her power and the more Conquerors that came along... until the stage..."
"...that woman became so enraged... To the point of openly committing a massacre in the center city... so that no one would come against her again..."
"S-She... she was a monster... She... already wiped out an entire city... in less than 10 minutes... I... I escaped from that town..."
"I... I don't want to die yet!" scared Man A.
Again, people were silent. From that short story, it was as if they had witnessed Man A's experience firsthand and had gotten goosebumps and fear from it. There was a Conqueror as strong as a ranker among the examinees. A powerful figure whose existence was unknown before was now clearly exposed to the world. Moreover, in this body-swapping test, a body as strong as a ranker was being held by a person who would not hesitate to commit massacre if anyone disturbed him.
How could people not be worried? Now maybe she won't kill random people and only people who annoy her. But what if she changes her mind later? What if... that gun was pointed at them?
In the midst of the slowly spreading fear, a little girl who had been listening from afar could only watch as she had an annoyed look on her face.
"Tsk... This is getting troublesome."