Leon's fists trembled.He had sealed the Demon Lord within himself. He had a cheat skill given by the gods. He had the memories of his novel—the world he'd written. And yet... here he was, a five-year-old facing a murderous soldier.
"Nox!" he shouted mentally. "What do I do?!"
Nox's voice exploded in his mind.
"Don't die, idiot! If you die, I vanish too!"
Leon gritted his teeth, and suddenly a thought struck him.
"AUTHOR'S INSIGHT, ACTIVATE!"
The world shifted.
The soldier's body was suddenly wrapped in a translucent blue glow. Strings of text, data, and descriptions floated beside him like divine annotations.
TARGET INFO
Name: Dren
Affiliation:Dark Guild
Race: Human
Strength:20
Stamina:15
Agility:19
Intelligence:9
Skills:
• Incomplete swordmanship (Low-tier)
• Sword Discipline Lv. 4
• Assassin's Instinct
Status: Malicious intent active.
His current mind:He was ordered to abduct seraphina,by a client.
Weakness: Overconfidence. Incomplete aura control.
"Too strong…" Leon whispered, sweat rolling down his face.
Nox said "Hey!,He is not strong,but you're weak!."
His legs screamed to run—but the soldier struck.
SHING!
A flash of steel,which neared Leon,and was on the verge of piercing Leon's head.
"Bend down!, you brat!" Nox bellowed.
Leon's body moved.
He ducked instinctively, the blade barely grazing his cheek. His heart thundered. "How did I just do that?!"
"Because of your talent, kid!" Nox yelled. "Do you remeber the talent 'Demon Lord's Descendant'?,it connects us. I tell you to dodge—you move as i command!"
Leon blinked, amazed. His five-year-old body had never moved like this before.
The soldier stopped, raising a brow.
"Interesting. I was going to kill you quickly, but let's make it fun."
He lunged.
Again,Again,Again,He attacked Leon using his sword slashes.
Every swing came with terrifying speed and precision. Each time, Nox barked commands, and Leon's body responded—barely.
"Left! Down! Step back—NOW!"
Leon gasped, his legs aching, his arms burning, but somehow… he endured.
"This is insane…" Leon said. "I can't keep dodging forever!"
The assassin laughed cruelly. "Let's take this up a level."
He raised his sword.
Golden aura flared to life, dancing like fire around the blade. The ground cracked beneath him as energy gathered.
"It is Aura!!"shouted Nox.
"Nox! This… this is something I can dodge, right?!"
Nox's voice quivered. "Nope. That's a full-force Aura Slash. We're dead."
Leon's mind whirled.
Then,a sudden claroty came over him.
"I'll use it!,AUTHOR'S LEGACY!"
The system flared to life.
SYSTEM NOTICE: Activating Author's Legacy. Warning: Only one use available for the next 3 days. Choose carefully.
Nox says "Choose the right skill,or else i will die with you!."
"Aura Nullification!" Leon shouted.
Then a message appeared in the blue screen:
ERROR: Skill tier too high.Host level insufficient,and cannot get such a High tier skill.
"DAMN IT!" Leon thought.
"I told you this system is trash!" Nox screamed.
The soldier's sword glowed hotter. The air burned.
Then a idea striked Leon.Leon thought "Th..That skill!,How did i forgot that skill!."
Nox said "Which skill?!."
"Sword Insight." Shouted Leon.
Then a message appeared in system's screen.
TRANSFERING...98%,99%,100%..
COMPLETED TRANSFERING: Sword Insight (F Rank) obtained.
Nox was speechess.
Then immediatly the skill's description came.
Sword Insight (F-Rank):
Allows user to observe sword movement, aura flow, and identify attack trajectories.
Nox shrieked, "F RANK?! ARE YOU INSANE?! I'M GONNA DIE TOO!!!!"
Leon didn't flinch.
"Do not judge a skill by it's rank.This may be an F-rank skill, but it turned an ordinary person into a Swordmaster."
Nox paused. "An ordinary kid into a swordmaster??!!,Who is that person?"
Leon said "Gladion a charactor in my 3rd novel SWORD'S DESTINY."
Leon nodded. "This skill isn't just a technique. It's a lens—it reveals the sword's secrets."
He narrowed his eyes.
On the other side,in the soldier's sword,the golden aura condensed around a specific point of the blade.
"The centre of the sword...that's the gathering point! There. I see it."
Nox's mouth dropped. "Y-You're analyzing it?!"
Leon muttered, "He's not naturally gathering aura. That's a low-quality artifact sword with a weak aura node… He's stalling for more time than needed. No real knight would."
> "Which means," he continued, "he's not from the Arcblade family. They wouldn't hire someone this weak."
Nox's eyes widened. "You mean…?"
"Yes," Leon whispered. "These are assassins Disguised as knights. Their goal was to abduct my mother—Seraphina."
Nox asked "but why?."
Leon says "Because my mother was a saintess candidate,and she was the winner in the divine selection."
Nox gasped. "A Saintess candidate?! The candidates chosen to compete in divine selection, to choose the next divine messenger of the gods?And even more she is the winner?!!.The winner of the divine selection be comes the next saintess!!!." "
Leon said "yes!,if she did not ran away with my father..."
The sword flash came.
Aura surged toward Leon.
But Sword Insight activated instinctively.
Leon dodged—with precision.
The blade missed him by a hair's breadth.
The assassin's eyes widened. "What?!"
Leon grinned. "You're sloppy. Your technique is flawed. That sword isn't stable."
Soldier was furious.More strikes came towards Leon
Leon dodged,And dodged,And dodged.
Every movement was fluid, instinctive, perfect.
Nox says "you're dodging without my command?."
Leon says In his mind, "Sword Insight lets me see everything—the flow of aura, the swing, the weakness in every strike!"
The soldier growled, slashing faster and faster."IMPOSSIBLE!" He shouted.
Steel clashed with air.
Dust rose.
Sweat rolled down Leon's brow, but he was smiling.
"Now I get it," Leon whispered. "This isn't a skill. It's a gift—a talent meant to grow."
The soldier keeps on slashing with his sword,from right to left,but it cannot even touch Leon.
The soldier got irritated.
Soldier then tightly holded the tilt of the sword,and then stabbed in a Straight manner.
"NOW!!." Shouted Nox.
Leon jumpedover the sword and slashed the hand of the soldier,in which he was holding the sword.
Soldier shouted in pain."Ahhhh!!."
Then a voice comes "STOP."
Leon thought "Yes!,he has come!."
Nox says "who is it?."
Leon said "Nox,Did you notice that a person is secretly standing on top of the tree?."
Then Nox saw the top of the tree.There he saw a person standing in it.
The mysterious person then jumped from the tree.
That person landed silently on the grass.
That man was tall and elegant. His cold gaze swept the field. Blue hair shimmered. Red eyes glowed like twin stars. His cloak bore a symbol.
The symbol was that of an Long,Epic,stylish,elegant blue sword which was had wings made of blue flames.
The soldier's eyes bulged. "Th-That's the Arcblade family's crest!"
Nox's eyes widened. "Arcblade!??"
Then Leon said to Nox in his mind "The one who came to invite Victor and Seraphina back to the arcblade family, but arrived too late,The man who carried the guilt of their deaths…My uncle,Lucifer von Arcblade!."
Nox whispered, "Your father's brother?."
Leon says in his mind "Yes,He was ordered by the family,to invite victor and seraphina to arcblade,but he arrived too late.He carried this guilt to the rest of his life.
Then Lucifer with a cold look and calm voice said "A pest trying to harm an Arcblade's Descendant?."
The soldier stepped back. "W-Wait! I was only following orders!"
Lucifer unsheathed his sword,calmly without any emotion or expression in his face.
And he vanished instantly and appeared near the soldier and splitted the soldier's head from his body.
The soldier's body,and his head fell on the ground.
Lucifer didn't look at him.
His crimson gaze locked onto Leon.
"…So," he said. "You're Victor's boy."
Leon's breath caught.
Lucifer slowly approached, kneeling to Leon's level.
His expression was unreadable,Cold,But his hand… gently rested on Leon's head.
"You have our family's eyes," he murmured.
"I'm your uncle." Said Lucifer.
"…Uncle?" Leon whispered.
Lucifer nodded. "Let's see whether your parents are okay."
Then he stood, his cloak billowing.
Then he entered the house.
Leon says "it is no use,victor is probably dead,and seraphina will be not there,she is kidnapped."
Then Leon fell on his knees and then tears filled his eyes.Leon was crying.
Leon thought "I thought i will have a family for which i always wished for in my previous life.But to think my family would end soon....Mother...Father...."
But Nox did not pay attention.he was thinling about Lucifer.
Nox thought "To think that Lucifer bastard has such presence...his Presence was that like a Swordsman who has Killed Countless dragons and demons..."
Lucifer came out and said "Your father is inside and is poisoned,but is still alive,and....your mother is not there."
Leon was shocked He thought "isn't victor supposed to be dead?,How is he alive?."
But then a sudden sense of relief and happiness hit Leon.
Then again tears filled Leon's eyes.But this time was for happiness.
"My father is alive!."shouted Leon.
Then Lucifer snapped his fingers,and a number of soldiers came and got inside Leon's home.
Lucifer then came near Leon and smiled and said "These soldiers will take your father to our family doctor,and You.... Come with me.I will take you to your castle.You're an Arcblade,it was my responsibility to invite you to the family,but,These damn imposters tried to kill your parents."
Nox said "Castle?."
Leon said in his mind "Each of the arcblade's descendant will have a castle of their own."
Nox said "Be careful,He has a dangerous presence and aura."
Then Leon looked back at the broken house,then at Nox, floating silently beside him.
"OK."said Leon.
Nox said "Oh,are you going to join the arcblade family?."
Leon said "Yes,but not for my own survival,but to acheive my goal."
Nox said "Goal?."
Leon said "My Goal is to Save my father,mother and..."
Nox said "And?."
Leon smiled and said "And becoming the strongest!To become a Legend!."