Chapter 41: For Honor!!!

Kashigawa and Sashime finally equipped their armor and started to walk towards the door,

As they were nearing the door the servants opened it for them and there showed the scenery of a rising sun and armies of Soldiers standing right in front of them,

This made Kashigawa have a sense of joy and pride as he stood in front of a whole legion of warriors loyal only to him till the end,

As he stepped forward he held his head high up and inhaled the air to clear his mind then he breath heavily and yelled,

"My brave warriors thank you for serving me with all your hearts for I Kashigawa the shogun of the bloodmoon clan am proud to see you serve me with an undying loyalty! my soldiers we are facing an enemy far greater than anything we've fought so far our enemy is not a beast nor a rival clan but a giant not just any giant but the one who slayed the Shadow emperor my rival and friend along with his people!"

"And that giant is coming for us! and I know many of us will die in this battle but for the sake of our empire and people we must fight! my soldiers what is our way!"

"Die with honor! than to live in fear!" the warriors replied,

"Those who goes up against us!""

"we shall bathe in their blood!"

"we live by the sword!"

"we die by the sword!"

"Very well! prepare for battle!!!" Kashigawa ordered as he drew his sword,

"Oooooo!!!!!!" all men shouted in unison,

Quickly like a flash of lightning all the soldiers moved to their designated positions and instantly placing all the arrays and traps that Kashigawa prepared beforehand,

After 30 minutes of preparation they only needed to wait,

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After Ymir left maria to a safe place he then sprinted his way towards the direction of the shogunate Empire despite him not having any animosity towards them he is forced to kill them because if he doesn't he would fail the quest and die,

(Sorry friends but I have to) he thought,

In every step he takes the ground trembled, as his feet left the ground a footprint a size of a crater formed, the winds roar as he ran, and the waters dance as he moves,

Boom...!!! boom...!!! boom...!!!

The sound of his footsteps echoed like thunder and all the beasts nearby started to run as they instinctively knew the imminent danger getting closer,

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tick, tick, tick

The sound of small rock rolling around due to vibration,

One of the high ranking samurai noticed this and turned to look at Kashigawa,

"My Lord, this-" before the man could say anything he was cut off by Kashigawa,

"I know... he's coming" he said as drew his sword,

"it has been a long time isn't it dōjigiri" he said while looking at his sword,

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[Dōjigiri kinutsuna]: A mythical Sword wielded by Kashigawa, it is said that the sword slayed countless high ranking beast lords that it contained the ability of the beasts it has slain and has its own ego,

[abilities]

]Body enhanced augmentation]: it gives the user the ability to possess the physical strength of the monster the user has previously slain and multiply it by a hundred.

[Sub-regeneration]: the ability to slightly heal faster than normal from any injuries but cannot regrow any body parts.

[Elemental Manipulation]: The ability to conjure any element from the sword without even consuming mana or ki and also does not affect energies or the Swords durability.

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An eary silence engulfed the land as Kashigawa and his army were listening to their surroundings, when suddenly they heard a sound,

Rumble... Rumble... Rumble...

"it's getting closer" says Sashime,

"indeed" replied Kashigawa,

"it seems it's time for this old man to move his bones I guess... I've been feeling a bit rusty" says the abbot,

Both Kashigawa and Sashime just smiled hearing what the abbot had said,

(no matter how old you've become your bones and muscles remain as hard as steel and your senses are still as sharp as of a demon, hell even IF you die you still can kill tens of thousands of enemies the same level as you before that happens) both Kashigawa and Sashime jokingly thought,

As the movements of the earth grew stronger Kashigawa finally saw a sillouete of a humanoid figure coming towards them,

Badump... Badump... Badump...

The soldiers felt their heartbeat beat faster as the saw a giant figure closing in,

Throughout their life in battle they never once heard their heart beat faster other than exhausting themselves from training but now they realized this feeling,..

It was... FEAR!

"fear not my soldiers for I shall fight alongside you!!!" Kashigawa shouted,

"ready your bows!!!" he ordered as he raised his hand,

All men prepared their armor piercing arrows and drew their bows waiting for Kashigawa's order,

"So... that's the giant who killed Hiro?" Sashime asked,

"I believe so... and it seems that it also improved its armor" Kashigawa replied,

"and it seems to be using weapons along with shields... how... interesting" says the abbot while stroking his beard,

While focusing their attention towards Ymir Kashigawa quickly notice a large boulder falling from the sky,

Kashigawa was about to draw his sword when he felt the abbot holding his hand,

"let me do it my friend I pretty much needed something to stop my itch for battle anyway" says the abbot,

"his all yours" Kashigawa said with a smile,

"thank you" says the abbot,

The abbot looked at the sky and and simply waved his hand and shouted,

REPEL!!!

The bolder was about to hit them a barrier appeared and deflected it forcing the boulder to bounce off,

Both Kashigawa and Sashime along with their people were amazed witnessing the abbot display his might,

when suddenly they heard a loud human-like roar,

Rooaaaarrrrr!!!

"he's coming" Kashigawa said,

"agreed" says Sashime as she held the spear onto her hand,

"hohoho this sure takes me back" says the abbot,

"For Honor!!!" Kashigawa shouted as he joined his men in the Frontlines.