Isekai Creations
Vol. 01 Chapter. 11: A quick look at death

Dodging Archela's attack by jumping backwards, Zerlicia felt pressured by it. He was pushed because he accidentally jumped into the wall behind him. And this makes Zerlicia, must immediately keep a distance from Archela.

"Great, you seem to see my next attack...? But, I'm not as dumb as the monsters out there!"

Hoping to keep her distance from Archela, the Demon Queen, Zerlicia had to move back in because Archela changed the direction of her attack from its originally vertical, to diagonal towards Zerlicia.

The sword held by the Demon Queen, was a sword that had somehow appeared from nowhere. Zerlicia was completely unaware that Archela was taking out a sword from the supernatural realm. Zerlicia thought, if Archela had been holding a sword from the beginning however, Zerlicia was not aware that the sword that Archela was using, she had just taken out.

His sword was long enough to be able to grab Zerlicia's body even though Zerlicia had dodged it.

"KyaAarh" Zerlicia screamed in pain, she then sprawled on the dungeon floor with danger approaching her.

It's like what he dreamed. Just like the nightmare that haunted her lately.if Zerlicia gave up now, her nightmare would turn into reality.

Get up! Zerlicia had to get up immediately before Archela approached her. The wound was arguably not severe however, as he had been exhausted from the start, then it caused him to be sprawled due to exhaustion.

"Freeze!", when the enemy is approaching, but you can't do much. Besides, your brain keeps thinking about fighting! And because of that, your instincts work! Zerlicia suddenly took out ice magic to create a barrier wall of hers. Zerlicia creates a wall by freezing particles in the open air. Not only did Zerlicia create a barrier, she directed her magic towards Archela in hopes of freezing because of her magic...

"Honey once ~", he easily flew dodging Zerlicia's attack.

Not spending time just to feel sorry for herself, Zerlicia immediately looked for the right place to start a fight with Archela.

While Archela was flying on the ceiling, Zerlicia moved towards the middle of the room.

"I love your way of thinking" said Archela praising Zerlicia. Although Zerlicia had been sprawled once, Zerlicia did not immediately give up and immediately requested a rematch with the Demon Queen.

"You don't have a gun?"

"...", Zerlicia fell silent as Archela questioned her about the weapon she was supposed to carry.

"Ah, is that why you used magic? And that's why you have trouble fighting me in close combat?" said Archela.

"...", again Zerlicia did not answer his words, besides she was frightened by the gripping aura released by Archela, Zerlicia could not lose her focus just because she answered the question asked by Archela.

"Alright, I saw your fight and, I want to feel firsthand, the extent of the sword technique you have," he then took the sword from a portal then threw it towards Zerlicia.

"Take it!", Archela ordered Zerlicia to take the sword.

"...", surely Zerlicia was reluctant to take it for fear but...

"Take it or you'll die here!", when he was yelled at like that by Archela, Zerlicia inevitably had to take the sword of her gift, even though it was in her heart, he still did not trust the Demon Queen completely.

After Zerlicia took the sword, the two of them then engaged in a swordfight. This time Zerlicia managed to fend off Archela's attack and follow the rhythm created by the Demon Queen.

"Why did you just hold on?! Where is your madness in mastering the sword arts like what I saw earlier?!", he snapped.

Zerlicia could not attack at random, if she did, then soon her life would disappear instantly. For now, Zerlicia fended off all the attacks made by Archela then observed his every move.

After that, then he can start the counterattack beautifully.

"Good! Right so!!" the Demon Queen shouted after receiving the attack from Zerlicia whose condition was being injured, "Even though you were injured quite badly, you can still make an attack as beautiful as this? Awesome!", he continued.

Then coupled with the second attack that Zerlicia had made, he slashed with all his might. Not infrequently he added a little magic element to the blade of the sword he used, to give more damage to his opponent.

"Have you reached your limits?" said Archela with a sad tone to see Zerlicia gasping for breath and unable to stand up.

Even so, Zerlicia reached into the adventurer bag on her knee in hopes, there were some potions inside the bag. If it was not wrong, Zerlicia kept half of the remaining potion she had brought to her thigh bag.

"Beautiful, even though your appearance is quite messy due to the blood in your clothes, you are very beautiful in times like these."

"..."

Zerlicia vertical two healing potions as well as two magic energy recovery potions. After he finished drinking everything he needed, Zerlicia resumed her assault on Archela.

"No...."

"Wow, are you answering my words?! I thought you became mute from seeing my power?", Archela deliberately mocked Zerlicia.

"I have something to do with your strength, if I fail here, I won't be able to rest in peace!"

"Is there something to do? What'sthat?"

"That's.", Zerlicia was silent for a moment.

"Revenge."

Archela smiled at Zerlicia when she heard something like that. Unexpectedly, a reincarnator who was supposed to guard the country, instead wanted to destroy the country of his own birth. A truly crazy woman!.

"Good.but, still! If you don't prove that you deserve to take me away with your strength, then you won't be able to avenge you..."

"I will!", cried Zerlicia with a serious face staring at Archela.

"Good, I love that determination of yours, hahahaha, there was never a reincarnator before you who tried to use me as a tool of revenge. Most of them want my power to protect a country. I don't want that. Moreover, they were extremely arrogant. But yourself... You've caught my attention! At least if you lose to me, you won't kill me! Let's continue your story after you lose to me!"

"That's not going to happen!", Zerlicia screamed with all her might, darting towards Archela then began to flick her sharp sword towards Archela who was her opponent.

"This fight is going to be the longest fight I've had in a long time...

"So, please be serious!"

****

"What should we do, brother?" a short time after Zerlicia left the city where Lein was with Wayra and her sister.

"For now, does anyone know where the orphanage that nurtured her sisters is? At least I need to be there to give them protection" Wayra said.

"You better stay in this town. Given that you are becoming a fugitive of the national class, the actions of the two of you will only infuriate Miss Zerlicia greatly," Lein said.

Lein came with a maid outfit for Elsa, while for Wayra, Lein brought the usual clothes Zerlicia wore.

"Especially for you, Wayra, you better hide because the troops have memorized your face. Maybe now you're safe because Zerlicia cut your hair to look like someone else but, if you keep wandering around out there, your disguise will be revealed" Lein said then told them both to take a shower.

"So.. which Zerlicia did that...?"

"I don't know what his mind is. Clearly, she had always acted like an older sister, perhaps a mother? He is always sensitive to the feelings and problems experienced by someone. Although I'm sure, she originally cut your hair just so her passion was fulfilled" Lein continued.

"Whatever it is, Zerlicia doesn't want us to add to the problem. For now, we have to hang on as long as my Miss explores the dungeon."

"You're right. In that case, please help her, Lein," Wayra said thanking Lein for answering all her worries.

Back to the original time.....

The three of them still did not make such a big move, their daily lives only worked inside the adventurer guild office. However, gradually, the troops would search for them within the city.

****

"What?! You've been exhausted? Did you drink all the potions you had? Unfortunately~" the fight did not stop them, Zerlicia and Archela, continued to fight swords even though the days had changed, and Zerlicia felt so exhausted now.

"Humans are still humans, they can never match the strength of other races" Archela said.

"Whispering!!", though knowing that there was no point in him attacking, Zerlicia continued to attack him. As a result, Zerlicia had to accept such excruciating pain.

"This fight is boring. Ah, let's just end it?", after he slashed Zerlicia's right hand, Archela then prepared to stab Zerlicia's sprawled heart with blood on the dungeon floor.