I regressed and became the Sword Ice King

Raph walked up to the Flame Man, his gaze fixed on the two pools of flames that served as the giant's eyes.

Words were not spoken yet actions were understood as the Giant slowly arose from the ground.

It folded its hands, its head tilted downwards at the incoming presence.

The pools of flames flickered, then erupted in size as if reaching out for a challenge

'Oh…..intriguing..'

Raph thought as a cold shiver ran down his spine.

This was not a foe had faced in his past life. They aided humanity in the fight against the demons. After all, beasts were far different from the spawns of Hell. They were actually sane creatures who didn't wish for the eradication of humanity.

Demons and Devils were quite particular in that aspect.

As Raph walked up to the Beast, a solemn silence ensued between them, tension brewing in the mix.

'I wonder how well it will fare against me.'

He had since made up his mind that he would defeat it. In fact, it wasn't that he made up his mind but that he had already done so.

'All this is merely to respect their wishes…'

After all, he had noticed since before that these were in fact, real beasts.

He had kept up the act until now because they could face them easily but the fact that this was done against them just as a means to get at him…he found that utterly disgusting.

'The whole system is corrupt. People serve their interests in the long run and think they can act as they please when they're given a bit of power.'

That was stupidity but it was different if that power flaunted was one which you could prove.

That wouldn't make it stupidity but pride, and the Jun household had plenty of it.

'Enough small talk…'

Raph thought with a sigh as he flipped his sword in the air, thin arcs tracing the tip of his double-blade katana.

"I hope you're ready for this! As I am."

Without waiting a moment longer, a surge of aura emitted from his body, propelling a truckload of energy into his system.

He lunged into the air with brute force, aura spiralling to the blade of his sword as two balls ignited beside him in the air.

"7th tier Spell; Fire Gatling."

The balls of flames warped, forming a spiral with a ball of flame, the size of a fist in the middle.

He hovered in the air, above the giant's head as the balls of flames shot out in the blink of an eye.

Two small balls streaked through the air until they collided against the beast's face, exploding into a mass of flames on impact.

The force caused the Flame Man's head to tilt backwards, though only by a little.

Its right hand stretched into the air, reaching out for Raph when the spires formed another ball of flames and shot it out in unison. This repeated itself again and again, multiple times, increasing with speed like a machine gun.

Little balls of flames were catapulted towards the Flame Man's face, causing eruptions of fires that sent its head reeling back with each intensity.

It quickly changed targets and swung its left hand over its face, blocking the incoming balls of flames from reaching its vision.

At that point, Raph had easily manoeuvred himself in the air, tilting over the incoming giant's hand in slow motion and landing on its hand in a subtle collision.

He rolled over on top of it and jumped to his feet, running down its arm as it regained part of its vision.

With a quick taunt, it pulled its hand in the air, swinging it violently to get the pest off of him but Raph jumped up at that given moment.

The arm was gone and his body descended from the height of its arm.

He changed the momentum, swiftly charging at its torso before colliding with a loud eruption of sound.

The Flame Man staggered backwards in shock, its two pools of flames igniting further as it whipped towards the sight of Raph on its side.

His leg was imprinted into the beast, a smirk on his face as he glanced at the beast.

A moment of silence ensued between them before the thin lines of lava that ran through its body like spider webs glowed crimson.

It surged with power and heat, causing Raph to curse as he jumped out of the imprint.

At that moment, its body set ablaze, fire erupting around its body like an Armour, a second skin that just felt right.

Raph was forced to the floor, his landing a bit ungrounded when a gigantic shadow was cast over him.

He quickly looked up, his smirk widening into a grin at the sight of a giant leg coming down on him.

The beast smashed its foot into the ground, causing a rise in debris and dust as a crater formed in a split second.

A wave of wind and power surged out from the smash, its gentle gaze staring deeply as it looked around.

Just then a wave of wind occurred, followed by a surge of energy as a slice sound echoed in the air.

The Giant looked over at his second foot to find Raph running past it, a sudden shift in its balance occurring as it attempted to go after him.

With confusion, it glanced down to find its foot split evenly from its legs, a sword slice at the edge of the cut.

It glanced back at Raph, sending its fist towards him as it fell to one knee.

The air seemed to compress at the knuckles of its earthen fist, its will burning in the form of a flame that surged through him.

Raph stopped midway, halting mid-step and changed his destination altogether, charging forward towards the Beast in the blink of an eye.

By the time the Flame Man had caught up with what he was about to do, it was too late.

Raph lunged upwards, a crater forming from the force of his legs on the ground and propelled himself like a bowling ball towards its chest. He slashed his sword through the air, sending a wave of aura that sliced through the incoming blow while his body rushed past it.

A gust of ice enveloped his body, taking shape, moulding and mixing together as it formed an Armour over his previous.

He smashed against the Flame Man's chest, a surge of wind and ice exploding out from the impact as the beast was pushed back with brute force.

Its direction of fall was suddenly changed in an instant without him being able to act against it.

With a loud thud, his body smashed onto the ground, causing a depression.

This was a fight that was watched by all, perhaps out of curiosity or simply because they couldn't act themselves.

Sophie was one of those who watched out of curiosity from the corner, Darrell a few meters away who didn't act for the same reason.

The others had chosen to stay away mostly because they didn't want to get close to the outside effect of the fights while the Visitors who watched from the screens were merely onlookers.

Many other students had come up to watch on hearing the news of Royal Beasts entering the battlefield.

Just as they had suspected, or perhaps not, Raph and his team had made quick work of them. And the last Royal was currently being handled by him alone.

The sight alone was conflicting, spiralling different emotions and thoughts within them.

Perhaps some saw him as a threat, others as a saviour, and maybe even as a show-off.

Everyone was privy to their thoughts and only they decide how they truly feel about someone.

But all that seemed pointless in the scene displayed before them.

They simply accepted the truth and fact that had been served to them on a silver plate.

One that Ciara, Mariam and many others had come to accept.

Raph was far more skilled and more powerful than they had imagined, and perhaps even stronger.

It made them curious about one thing.

"Just what level has he attained to fight against a Flame Man so easily?"

Ciara muttered, Mariam, turning towards her on hearing her question.

Both, including the others of the cohort, had all decided to come to see the match, and thankfully so.

This was a scene they would have wished they never missed.

"Beats me…."

Mariam replied, causing Ciara to turn towards her, startled by her reply.

They glanced at each other for a moment when Louis suddenly interjected.

"He's at least a 9th star."

His reply was short and precise yet held some heavy weight. It startled the two girls and Tiara who had joined them.

Luckily, they weren't surrounded by students but were at the back of the majority, so this was information that slipped only to them.

Mariam's gaze narrowed.

"What makes you say so?"

Louis shrugged. "That's what it feels like."

In silence, they turned away from him, and focused on the screen as the scene unfolded, reaching its end.

Raph was seen stepping out from a depression within the giant's chest, his body cladded in an Armour of frozen ice.

He walked down to the head of the giant, a subtle frown on his face as he stared into the pools of flames that served as its eyes.

The subtle giant's gaze flickered, the intensity draining down as it lowered its head, giving way to its fate.

'Flame Men…..these are not creatures that should be killed.'

He thought, a sigh exuding his lips as he stretched his hand up, his blade erupting in a gust of ice and aura.

'Yet, if he doesn't fight then he will be made to kill.'

With a quick movement of his arm, a crescent arc of aura surged out from his blade, slicing the Giant's head into two, across its face.

'....Now then…'

A moment of silence followed as he looked up at the sky, his gaze glowing with a malevolent flicker. An ethereal peerless white glint at the corner of his eyes.

'.....I can see you now, Konstantin Zi…'

A smirk formed on his face, growing into a wild grin.

"What now, Zi?"