S1: Chapter 11 - An Illusion

- Akane, I was told to tell you two to separate from each other.

- Oh sure, I'm sorry. Well there's that Le-... Huh?!! Leyce??

Where did he go-

This presence... Could it be?! What is she doing here? Why now?!

- Wow the most crowded place... She's bending in with people too. She has to be somewhere around.

...

THERE, THERE SHE IS!!

Leyce went right after her and without much thinking grabbed her shoulder.

- Kayra, what are you doing here?

However, as the girl turned around... It was not Kayra. It was an ordinary girl... Whom missed her eyes.

- HUH?!!

Her body collapsed in milion pieces.

- Wait what... What just happened... I'm sure that had to be Kayra. I felt her poison there, how come it's not... Wait, am I poisoned?? But no, it couldn't be it...

- You're looking for someone?

- Wha-

- Name is Miran.

His pointing finger was marked black.

I'm so stupid - Leyce thought. - I have to calm down. People's safety comes fir-...

Wait... Where are all the people? They... vanished?

- You must be thinking where did all these people go? I'll tell you a secret... There weren't any people here to begin with! It's my special power... I'm king - of illusion!

I was baited. Lured out from the rest, into fake crowd and now I'm in danger... What should I do. Do I run? No, then he would end up next to actual people. Someone will surely come here. I just need to hold him off until then...

- Did you just say Kayra though?

- Hm?

- Were you the one who fought Kuragari? I was told it was someone with brown hair... Yet yours is white. It couldn't have been you?

- Even if I was, then what?

- You're right, nothing hahahaha. After all you seem so weak it's not even funny. Someone as you surely doesn't have Lighting element. I'll just dispose of you and continue my search. Please, do me a favor and have a quick and painful death <3

He thinks I'm not the one with lighting element. Good, that should give me an opportunity for attack. I must play my cards smart, I don't know his powers. And the moment he realizes I'm the one he's looking for, he won't let me go. I need to stay still and let him make the first move instead. - Leyce's strategy

- Illusion Element: Pitch Black.

Everything durned black. Leyce couldn't see a thing in front of him.

- For safety measures, it's maybe better if you can't directly look at me right? It would be such a shame if you pulled some sort of trick and managed to hurt me. That would ruin my upcoming fight against that Lighting boy.

So I can't see him at all now. What do I do...

While thinking of his next move, someone attacked Leyce from the left, and without hesitation Leyce cut them down.

- It went through... Like through water?

- Quick reflects you got. Impressive... Still, that is just a mere illusion, not an actual person. And there's many more... Try to guess who's the real person?

What does that eve-

They kept jumping one by one, and were falling one by one. Leyce's blade met every single one of them, until eventually...

- AHHHH!!!

Loud female scream was heard. It wasn't in distance, but right before Leyce. Before he even realised, he cut down and actual person.

IT WAS A REAL GIRL?! - Leyce was in shock - this guy is insane. How did he do that? Is this just an illusion as well??

Blood was everywhere, and women was lying down on the floor in agony and pain, screaming and crying for help.

- I have..... young daughter... Plea... Se... Spar.... E.. Me...

This can't be happening...

- Hahaha, such a cute look on your face. Is it your first time killing someone?

After those very words, Leyce saw an image of his Master, Kagutsuchi before him.

- You mustn't lose your composure even in hardest times. First deal with problems calmly, while keeping cold head. Then you can think about whatever.

Putting one leg against ground, while on his knees Leyce was being in place, not moving. Illusions of people were passing through him and instantly dropping down.

Yet, every 5th or 6th managed to make a physical contact.

They have to be real people. King of illusions... He can probably give people hallucinations and make them move towards it. I can be that hallucination, and they are trying to reach out to me as if I'm something they seek. He's using actual people as decoy. Can I actually locate him by listening to vibrations through ground? All the people are coming from same direction, right in front of me. Was it made that way to trick me? I don't see a damn thing.

- What's wrong? You better start cutting these people until they start cutting you. And what kind of Knight you are? Just bowing there doing nothing. It's no fun really.

*He is moving. It's just that he isn't on ground. He is somewhere in air. Probably on roofs of buildings. Which one. I have row of buildings both to my left and my right. I can't tell from what direction is the voice coming... However...

A huge Lighting struck the buildings on the right.

*THEN ON THE LEFT - Leyce said to himself

Another Lighting struck exactly where Leyce was, and the same moment Leyce dashed towards the roof of left buildings.

*THIS KID! WAS IT HIM THAT SUMMONED THE LIGHTING? IS HE THE ONE WHO USES LIGHTING ELEMENT??!

THAT CAN'T BE, IT'S PROBABLY A COINCIDENCE. HE SHOULDN'T SEE ME EITHER WAY, I JUST HAVE TO KEEP MY DISTANCE AN-

Miran's arm was cut.

- AGHH!!

*A scream. It wasn't his neck then. I missed. - Leyce thought

- HAHAHAHA, LOOK AT YOU, YOU ACTUALLY CAME TO ME! YOU REALLY THINK YOU CAN JUST-

Huh? An... Eye holder?? This guy?! hahaha... Hahaha haha...

HAHAHAHAHA TALK ABOUT BEING LUCKY, YES, I'LL BE TAKING THAT EYE! HIS MAJESTY IS GOING TO BE SO HAPPY!

Eye holder? So it appeared again. Kuragari mentioned it as well... Either way, I have more important things to do now. I need to find where this guy is and cut him down!

HAHAHAHAHA, YES, THAT'S GREAT. THIS WILL DO, IT REALLY IS WORTH MY TIME AFTER ALL! NOW THEN, LET'S HAVE SOME FUN SHALL WE?

ILLUSION ELEMENT: SURREAL PARADISE