...The air tightened like a clenched fist....
...Kael could barely breathe....
...The figure at the edge of the crater didn’t move, yet its presence pressed down on him like an invisible weight. Shadows curled around its body, shifting unnaturally, as if alive....
...“Executioner…?” Kael repeated, tightening his grip on the blade. “I don’t even know what’s going on!”...
...The figure took a single step forward....
...The ground cracked beneath it....
...“You don’t need to understand,” it said calmly. “Only to die.”...
...In an instant—it vanished....
...Kael’s eyes widened....
...“Wha—?!”...
...A force slammed into his side before he could react....
...BOOM!...
...He was thrown across the crater, skidding against the scorched ground. Pain exploded through his body, knocking the air from his lungs....
...“Tch—!”...
...He forced himself up, coughing. His vision blurred....
...Fast… too fast....
...The figure reappeared a few meters away, completely unharmed....
...“Pathetic,” it muttered. “So this is the one chosen by the Star Blade?”...
...Kael gritted his teeth....
...“I didn’t ask for this!”...
...The shadowed being tilted its head slightly....
...“No one ever does.”...
...It raised its hand....
...Darkness gathered instantly, condensing into a jagged mass of energy. The air around it warped, as if reality itself rejected its existence....
...Kael felt it—pure danger....
...If that attack hit him…...
...“I’m dead.”...
...The thought came without hesitation....
...“Then move!” he shouted at himself....
...The creature released the attack....
...A wave of darkness tore through the ground toward him, ripping apart stone as it advanced....
...Kael reacted on instinct....
...He raised the sword....
...Light burst from the blade....
...FLASH!...
...The darkness collided with the glow—...
...—and exploded....
...BOOM!!...
...The impact sent shockwaves across the cliffs. Dust and debris filled the air, swallowing everything in gray....
...Kael stood frozen, breathing hard....
...“…I blocked it?”...
...The sword in his hand pulsed again, warmer now—responsive....
...Alive....
...“So it can defend,” the figure said from within the smoke. “Interesting.”...
...Kael turned sharply....
...“Stop attacking me!”...
...The dust parted....
...The figure emerged slowly, untouched....
...“Fight back,” it said. “Or prove that choosing you was a mistake.”...
...Kael’s grip tightened....
...His heart pounded violently in his chest....
...Fight back?...
...Against that?...
...“I don’t even know how to use this thing!”...
...“Then learn.”...
...The figure lunged again....
...Faster than before....
...Kael barely raised the blade in time—...
...CLANG!!...
...Dark claws collided with the glowing sword....
...For a moment, everything froze....
...Kael’s arms trembled under the pressure....
...The force was overwhelming....
...“I… can’t…!”...
...“Yes, you can,” the figure whispered....
...Something changed....
...The blade flared....
...Light surged from its core, spreading along Kael’s arm like fire....
...His fear—...
...shifted....
...Not gone....
...But… controlled....
...Kael’s eyes sharpened....
...“…Fine,” he breathed....
...With a sudden burst of strength, he pushed forward....
...“Then I’ll fight!”...
...He swung the blade....
...A streak of light cut through the air....
...The figure jumped back—but not fast enough....
...A thin line of light carved across its chest....
...Silence....
...The figure looked down....
...For the first time—...
...it had been hit....
...“…So it begins,” it murmured....
...The shadows around it began to grow....
...Thicker....
...Darker....
...More violent....
...Kael steadied himself, raising the blade again....
...The ground beneath them cracked....
...The night itself seemed to bend....
...And deep within the sword—...
...something awakened....
...End of Chapter 2...
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