Brand New Life Online: Rise Of The Goddess Of Harvest

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Buer drew closer, as Anna walked towards Elena, putting herself in front of her. All her Summons were dead, yet she wasn't completely weak either, she summoned her staff, conjuring elemental magic.

"Don't you dare get closer!" Anna screamed. "I WON'T LET YOU GET ANY CLOSER!"

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

"Ahahahaha!" Buer didn't even bothered sending the attacks back. "How pathetically weak! You think you can stop me, bug?! It is time for all of you to stop living your delusions!"

Buer Drew closer, as Elena's heart started beating faster and faster, panicking.

BA DUM!

"Hahhh…"

BA DUM!

"Hahhh…"

BA DUM!

"Anna…!" she muttered. "I have to do something… Ugh… I have to… do… something! A-Anything!"

The girl glanced inside of her inventory.

And then brought a huge marble from it.

Enjoy new adventures at empire

Ding!

[Do you wish to use the [Specialization Marble]?]

[Yes] [No]

"I should have used this earlier, FUCK!"

Elena clicked yes, as her Skill list appeared. She kept looking at Anna trying to fight back, yet Buer was already very close, within a couple of seconds.

He would tear her to shreds, and perhaps even destroy her soul at the same time!

"Hurry, hurry, hurry!"

She selected her second strongest skill without thinking and saw a huge list of titles it could transform.

"I need power…!"

She kept browsing.

"Give me something… that can kill this bastard!"

She continued browsing more and more…

"Empty… what? What is this thing?! Is this the best- AGH, SCREW IT!"

Without any time to think about it too deeply, Elena clicked whatever looked the strongest option.

FLAAASH!

The marble glowed with gray light, fusing into her body, and making Elena's entire body tremble.

It revitalized her, healing her from Buer's weakening curses and…

Showed her something.

A glimpse of what she had been aiming to achieve this entire time.

Ding!

[You have successfully assimilated the {Specialization: Master of the Empty Blade}!]

"Empty… Blade?"

FLASH!

For a split second, her mind drifted elsewhere, a different world altogether.

A world of giant peaks and mountains, of swordsmen and martial artists.

And where an old-looking, gray-skinned demon, an Oni like her, was wielding a sword.

A sword completely made of… nothing.

Empty.

"What… is this?"

It was a sword made of Intent; a sword made of Emptiness.

She could see the lines of it, the shape, everything.

Yet there was no blade at all there, whatsoever!

The old, gray-skinned Oni, with a short gray beard, a missing eye, one of his horns broken, and long, silvery-white hair, unsheathed his blade.

"Hmph!"

He unleashed a mighty slash with his Imaginary Blade.

There was no sound, it was as if he had been just playing pretend.

There were some people around him, they laughed at him.

"Hahah! What is he trying to do?!"

"Why did he pretend to unsheathe a sword? There is no blade in his hand!"

"Is this really the Great Sword King Rafujin? Has he finally gone senile?"

Yet this old man, Rafujin, only looked at the distance, the mountain he was facing, in silence.

"I'm done, the mountain has been split."

He walked away; the other sword masters couldn't help but feel scammed.

They had come here to spectate the pinnacle of swordsmanship that the old master Rafujin had told them.

Yet…

There was nothing at all!Nôv(el)B\\jnn

"Oi, old man! What are you talking about?!"

"Come back here! Are you taking us for fools?!"

"Rafujin! What sort of joke is this-"

RUMBLE!

"Huh?!"

Elena's eyes widened at the same time as the others spectating this scene, as the mountain behind Rafujin trembled.

And it suddenly began to collapse, half of it fell apart, and everyone could clearly see it.

There was a slash mark in it, a huge slash mark that went through kilometers.

"I-It was… split?"

"T-This is…!"

"But how?! He didn't… use any sword!"

The swordsmen rushed towards Rafujin, asking for an answer.

"This is the pinnacle of swordsmanship I've attained after eons," Rafujin said. "I no longer require a physical sword. My blade is with me, wherever I go, and whenever I need it. This is my Legacy, young lady, the Empty Blade."

And then the old Oni faced Elena, walking towards her, and giving her his empty sword.

"Take it, it's yours."

"H-huh?"

Elena extended her hands, grabbing the empty blade.

And feeling a tremendous weight weigh down her hands.

There was nothing there, yet there was also a sword.

Made of nothing…

Empty!

"I've forged my sword through hundreds of years of learning, it is the very embodiment of everything I am… and once was," the old master said. "Even when I died, my Legacy remains. The System has finally found someone capable of bringing it to new heights. Do not disappoint me, Elena."

He even knew her name…

"I…" Elena hesitated for a second, but she knew that she needed this power. "I won't."

The old Oni smiled gently, nodding.

"Good, slay that demon!"

"I will!"

FLASH!

Elena found herself back in reality, her eyes wide open, as she saw Buer approaching Anna.

"DIE!"

Buer's claws reached her, imbued with Void and Demonic Power. Although it seemed like Monica and Elisa were somewhat spared, the demon hated Anna, and aimed to rip her soul to shreds.

"ANNA!"

Elena ran towards Anna as quickly as she could, but Buer was faster, his claws reaching her in less than a split second.

"No… Anna…! Anna!"

She felt as if time suddenly started going slower, her eyes widened, noticing this as well. And then, in her right hand, she felt the weight of a blade.

"Wield my legacy."

The voice of Rafujin echoed within her mind.

"With the power of Emptiness, you can cut through anything, child."

"Anything…?"

"Think outside the box."

"Ah!"

Elena wielded the Sword of Emptiness, swinging it against the empty air.

And then…

TRUUUM!

Space itself was slashed apart, the distance between her and Buer cut apart within a split second, as Elena appeared in front of his claws.

"What?!"

As Buer tried to find a way to make sense of this, Elena did not waste her time.

"{Abyssal Void Blade Sixth Form}: {Blade of Emptiness}"

There was no slashing sound, but there was the sound of space itself bending apart.

"Your attacks won't work on me anymore, with the power of the Void- AAAGH?!"

However, it was too late for him to laugh.

BOOOM!

After all, Buer's whole arm exploded into pieces.

"H-How…?!"

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