Ankoku Kishi Monogatari (WN)

This isn't about Eclipse, Gypseal, or Shirone.

This is for me!! ME AND ME ALONE!!

So that I won't be defeated!!

I felt the black flame in my heart gushing out and covering my body.

「ECLIPSE!! I SHALL DEVOUR YOU!!」

I had to make contact with Eclipse's core with mind magic, which wasn't my forte.

And just like that, I was being swallowed by Eclipse.

Entering the dark space.

I felt that Eclipse's power was slowly eating away at my mental strength.

I WON'T LOSE!!! I WILL DEVOUR YOU!!

I gritted my teeth, enduring the pressure.

I!! I!! I WON'T LOSE!!!

◆Goddess of Knowledge and Books; Totona

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Eclipse, who swallowed Kuroki in his Dark Knight form, transformed into a giant dragon right before us.

「HE'S BEING SWALLOWED TOTONA-CHAN!!」

Ishtar-sama called out in panic.

The one who was in panic wasn't just Ishtar-sama.

The black haired sage, Chiyuki, prince Harsesh, and the God of War Isdes were also losing their cool.

The same goes for Nel and the cats who stood beside me.

The Hero of Light had also tried to do something while yelling in anger.

Rena was the only one who kept her composure. Not that I knew what she really felt inside though.

「GAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! WHAT AN IDIOT!! HE ACTUALLY CHARGED INTO ECLIPSE ON HIS OWN!!!」

Zarxis the reaper was sneering at Kuroki.

Serpent queen Diadona was also making a fool of him.

The Evil Gods were also the same.

But, only I knew that their joy was fleeting.

Kuroki would return for sure.

I believe that he can do it.

「HAHAHAHA!! THE DARK KNIGHT HAS COMITTED SUICIDE!! THE HERO OF LIGHT WILL FALL EVEN WITHOUT A FIGHT!!! IT'S YOUR LOSS!! REGRET THE FACT THAT YOU'RE CROSSING PATH WITH US, ELIOS' GODDESS!!」

The eyes of the Serpent Queen were glowing with an ominous color.

She wouldn't let us go.

But still, did she really think that we needed to escape?

「SERPENT QUEEN!! DON'T LUMP THE DARK KNIGHT TOGETHER WITH THE LIKES OF RENA'S HERO OF LIGHT!! DIFFERENT FROM THE HERO OF LIGHT, THE DARK KNIGHT WILL RETURN!! HE'S FAR STRONGER THAN RENA'S BELOVED MAN!!」

I heard the Hero of Light groan when he heard my exclamation.

Sorry but you can only blame yourself for being Rena's beloved man.

At least suffer a bit more.

「Fufufu. How rare of you for doing this, Totona? You, who always secluded yourself in the gloomy library because of your fear toward me, is actually doing this, are you trying to pick a fight with me?」

Rena looked at me. Her face was smiling, but I knew that deep inside, she was so pissed off.

「I'm not picking a fight with you. I'm just stating an undeniable FACT, different from your beloved loser, Kuroki won.」

I'm stating the truth without even looking at Rena.

My Kuroki will win for sure.

He was much stronger than Rena's hero.

When we met for the first time, I realized that Kuroki had the same kind of vibe as me.

And I was convinced when I listened to his past.

He was the one who got overshadowed by the light.

He avoided light despite envying the light.

That was the common point between Kuroki and me.

But, there was a huge difference between us.

In contrast with me who secluded myself in fear of a light called Rena, Kuroki put a lot of effort into defeating the light called Reiji.

I was always hidden as the shadow of Rena.

Rena was a perfect woman who could do anything since she was born.

Rena had always excelled me in everything ever since we were children.

Since we were raised like siblings, the two of us had always become targets of comparison.

Nevertheless, I wouldn't be this worried if I could get along with Rena.

But, Rena was a really malicious woman.

She knew how to act like a perfect, innocent, good and completely adorable child in front of my mother and the other gods but she was really mean when no one was around.

The reason why I secluded myself wasn't just to escape from Rena.

I mean, no matter how much I think about it, I was no match for Rena.

Thus I read books in a dark corner of the library, completely immersed in my own world.

But, Kuroki was different.

Even knowing that he couldn't win, he didn't run away from the fight.

He kept polishing himself and finally defeated that shiny Alphos.

He defeated Alphos in a duel.

Kuroki's brilliance dazzled this gloomy me.

The shining darkness was a literal personification of Kuroki.

Kuroki won't lose!!

「Beloved loser? What are you talking about, I wonde~r, Totona? My beloved man will never lose you know!!!」

Strangely enough, Rena emphasized that fact.

Alas, now I didn't even care a single bit about that remark.

「Humph! Don't be presumptuous, you abominable goddesses!! Bennu already lost his power! And Eclipse can easily destroy your flimsy barrier with his full strength!! Zarxis, what are you waiting for? Kill Bennu!!」

Diadona shouted with an enraged look on her face.

Surely, Eclipse could destroy our barrier if he used his full power.

The combination of Zarxis and Diadona's power could surely destroy our barrier.

But, it would never happen.

「I know that, Diadona!! But, Eclipse suddenly refuses to listen to me, it’s been happening for a while!! Why?!!」

Zarxis shouted in panic.

Eclipse above our head moved haphazardly.

But, it looked like he was in pain.

Eclipse suddenly opened his mouth and blew a black flame to the sky.

The black flame covered the sky.

「He vomited black flame!! What's the meaning of this?!!」

When one of the Evil Gods shouted, the other Evil Gods looked restless.

Everyone had pretty much realized that Eclipse's condition was rather strange.

「There's someone inside the black flame!!」

Another evil god pointed at the figure inside the black flame.

Inside the black flame was the figure of the Dark Knight clad in jet black armor.

Naturally, it was none other than Kuroki.

Kuroki got spat out from Eclipse and flew in the air with his entire body clad in the black flame.

He looked like the sole ruler of this dark sky.

「WHAT?!! ECLIPSE DIDN’T SWALLOW HIM?!! HOW CAN IT BE!! E-ECLIPSE!! SWALLOW THE DARK KNIGHT AGAIN!!」

Zarxis roared.

But, Eclipse ignored Zarxis.

Instead, he flew around Kuroki as if to protect him.

「IMPOSSIBLE?!! HE SNATCHED THE CONTROL OF ECLIPSE?!!」

Diadona also shouted with an unbelievable look on her face.

Almost everyone in this place was as equally dumbfounded as her.

Not even a light eater could swallow him.

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