Soul of Burning Steel

[Fire burns chaos, forges into steel, steel grows all things, life and death begin, life and death rust, ashes disperse in the void, chaos recondenses, fire is born from ashes, and the cycle returns endlessly]

A warrior burning with flames stood on the ground covered with dust and gravel. The sparks on the armor scattered towards his back with the gust of wind, his messy hair brushed against Joshua's face, and a hand wrapped in steel held the It sweeps away.

Light dust rose from the armor full of scars, and the ground under his feet became frivolous under the unbalanced gravity. The chaotic wind swept across the mountains, bringing out waves of howling, and Joshua's eyes were slightly opened, his face pale. Calm, as if you are listening carefully, listening to the praise from ancient times.

[Originated from fire, born from steel, soul as firewood, body as salary, wisdom is immortal, order lasts forever, passed down and passed down until now]

That praise, with the enthusiasm that human beings were born with, and the precipitation of the wisdom of the sages of the past dynasties, the imprint brought by the Azure Orb was extremely hot on the forehead, and thousands of echoes overlapped, converging into one sentence.

【Let the flame reignite】

Opening his red eyes, Joshua looked around. The gray earth, black clouds, and the white cold wind flowing between the mountains and hills, three colors appeared in front of his eyes. It was like a black and white painting. It made the already desolate world of Karlis even more desperate.

Lightning flashed across the layers of cumulus clouds, the mountains and the earth disintegrated under the chaotic gravity, and the dust and smoke drifted in the sky with the wind, causing chaos to spread in every corner.

"Owner!"

A clear voice sounded from behind the soldier.

Joshua looked back and saw a black-haired and golden-eyed boy running from a short distance. After a while of running, Rin stood beside the warrior and held Joshua's arm. He looked at his master's body. The cracks, and the flickering fire in it, the expression of worry is beyond words.

"...Rin, prepare to fight."

This is not the time to explain his whereabouts, without further words, Joshua patted Rin's head, he believed that his weapon could understand him.

"yes!"

As a weapon, there is no need to ask anything. Since the master needs it, then respond to his call. Rin simply held the soldier's left hand. The black tattoos on the backs of the two hands shone with the brilliance of magic power. In the dazzling flash, the black tattoo The big ax was held tightly by Joshua.

A powerful force pierced through the divine machine in an instant, and traces of flames and ashes also appeared on the black axe. Waving his weapon, there was a piercing whistling sound in the air. Joshua felt the pain on his forehead. In the fire that was fused in his body by the steel python, the azure orb burned his soul accumulated from previous killings, releasing powerful power.

"What kind of power is this?"

Even in his previous life, Joshua had never experienced such an experience. The enormous power he gained from killing the Extreme Rage God was slowly being consumed. He asked the silent steel python in his heart, and at the same time looked sideways at the constant The hearts of the three huge monsters flying over were burning like fire and calm like steel.

"Gives all things the power to exist."

The deep voice of the steel python sounded deep in Joshua's heart: "Defend the world, resist chaos, the power of the King of Burning Souls."

"The King of Burning Souls?"

"You are not yet, the soul you have stored is still too little. But maybe one day, you will reach that point. Therefore, I will bless you with my power, so that you can experience this power in advance... "

"This may be the last thing I can do for this world."

After speaking slowly, the voice of the steel python gradually became low and then completely disappeared, as if falling into complete silence.

"Guardian...power."

Repeating the words of the steel python, Joshua spit out these words.

Guardian, to him, is really an unfamiliar word.

Originally, for Joshua, a person who can't even protect himself has no meaning of existence at all. A person's life is a life of constantly fighting with himself and countless difficulties and obstacles. No one can let others replace him. Go fight yourself.

Moreover, no matter how you protect it, it is better to directly destroy the enemy.

But now, he began to understand a little bit.

Even in a world where everything has sunk into chaos and life and civilization are extinct, there are still remnants of flames.

The mobile city controlled by artificial intelligence has long been scarred, but still follows the instructions of its owner thousands of years ago, stubbornly driving in this nearly extinguished world, looking for traces of hope.

Guarding is not a kind of meaning, but a kind of responsibility, a kind of persistence.

"Civilization is not a separate existence, and the world is not a paradise for one person."

Muttering to himself thoughtfully, Joshua seemed to recall a long time ago, before he had traveled through it.

Ruins of Ashes, Naya Fortress, the warrior and his comrades, together blocked the invasion of Chaos demons. In the midst of countless meteorite attacks from the sky, they fought wantonly with their swords, releasing the joy in their hearts... Maybe they didn't necessarily think so, But that should be part of guardianship.

Because of someone's betrayal, Joshua failed in his previous life, and he was reborn into this world without seeing the final outcome.

But in this life, he will definitely not fail.

"If it is said that the world of Mycroft will fall into chaos, it is the so-called destiny."

Joshua's low voice overshadowed the blowing wind: "Then, when such a fate confronts me, it is no longer fate."

In the face of those who want to change it, fate has never been fate.

Is this the reason why I traveled here?

After finishing speaking, such a question flashed in Joshua's heart, but then he shook his head.

"Make no mistake."

I just think that whether it is evil gods or chaos, they are very suitable as enemies.

In the dark sky, the sun disappeared without a trace, and the frozen earth shattered, shattering invisible under the chaotic gravity.

Standing on the little remaining land that is still well preserved, Joshua looked at the sky, the wind blowing his body, causing the scattered sparks to drift away with the wind, he let out a breath, white steam rose up, turning into Ice crystals, dissipated in the air.

Three extremely intent wild gods are flying rapidly from afar. Their huge bodies rub against the air, producing red light and impact. They have translucent ripples like water waves around them, smashing and pushing away the floating rocks and mountains. The target , it was Joshua who was as dazzling as the sun in their eyes and exuded the brilliance of order.

Slowly raising the big ax in his hand, amidst the waves of black murderous intent, the flames that were originally sparks began to burn, covering the armor and licking Joshua's body.

Looking at the roaring monsters, Joshua grinned.

Fight against destruction and doom?

I like.

It is indeed a bit difficult to make an ending to the plot since the third volume, but it will be over soon, and Joshua will also start to formally pretend... Cough, the main storyline has begun.

I have been fighting monsters all the time. I really like to write about fighting between people. Of course, it is impossible to only fight.