That village (2)

Azrael stepped forward and the longsword manifested in his hands. The ice sword seemed to tremble in excitement for some reason.

As Azrael waved his sword, a force spread out of it. It was visible in the way the chilly wind seemed to stop for a moment, the trees were shot down and the ripples of the river halted. Yet, surprisingly, such a strong force did not touch Lareina or the others in the slightest.

Lareina had seen Azrael fighting wild beasts before but all those incidents have been full of blood and gore. This was the first time she looked him in the eye without flinching as he executed his move and the strength he possessed seemed unreal for a while. Hearing things like 'god of war' and 'great general' from others came nowhere as close to witnessing the man emanate such power just with one swing of his sword.

''Ah…!" Moira shrieked, jumping to hide behind Azrael suddenly.