The Demonic Swordsman Of Fairy Tail

In the following months, Astaroth became much rarer at Fairy Tail. He spent most of his time on missions given by Hades and the Council.

This situation made him almost want to laugh. These old Geezers had forced her to agree to become their executor otherwise they would force Fairy Tail to close, because of all the complaints she had received over the years. Yet he had betrayed his guild for more power and was using his new position to spy on the Council with Ultear.

Upon his arrival at Grimoire Heart, he had to prove his strength and affirm his position. Zancrow did not stop for more than a day before challenging him. In his fight against him, he was slightly at a disadvantage since his opponent could eat his flame attacks. It was with difficulty that he managed to defeat him by successfully imprisoning him in a prison made of water. Since that day, Zancrow felt a certain fear of the swordsman, if Ultear had not intervened to stop the fight, the Fire God Slayer would surely die asphyxiate, he knew he was no longer playing with him.

Speaking of the mage of time, Astaroth and she had to cooperate in several missions entrusted to them. Over time they began to get along well, the swordsman began to see her as a friend. She is a manipulative, ruthless and ambitious woman, but he could see she cared for those she considers friends. Also, although she is the leader of the Seven Kin of Purgatory, she never took advantage of her position to abuse her power, which only increased her esteem for her.

The rare moments when he was not traveling, Astaroth took the opportunity to train his new Lost Magic. What he had discovered while reading the book provided by Hades had shocked him. Soul Sword magic was not just about unveiling the full potential of the sword, but also the swordsman. The first steps of this magic serve to improve the physical abilities that a swordsman should possess, be it speed, power, dexterity, etc. There was even a technique to allow the user to literally walk in the airs. Finally, the user had to resonate with the sword if he wanted to show all the power of this magic. It was for this purpose that he sacrificed all his time of rest to come into contact with his sword. To do this, he had to go through a long session of meditation, which gave, most of the time, no results.

At this moment, Astaroth was in his room in the airship of his new guild . He was still meditating with his Katana on his legs crossed. He spent a lot of time in this position without any change. Finally, a memory resurfaced in his mind.

...

He should not be more than five years old. He had left the village and entered the forest. He had heard the spoken a.d.u.l.ts of a group of invaders in the forest, his curiosity led him to go and see what was going on. He spent several hours in the forest without finding anything, while he was getting bored and wanting to return home, he fell on a very shocking scene.

In front of him stood a beautiful cherry tree but this beautiful vision was destroyed by the carnage before him. Around the tree stood several dozen corpses, even though there was a corpse that was held on the cherry tree because one of the branches pierced through the stomach. There were also several people around the battlefield. Astaroth could easily recognize them, they were the guards of the clan who watched over his protection. They looked exhausted and covered with blood, they had just undergone a tough fight.

The child was frozen by this scene, it was the first time he saw a battlefield, the sight made him want to vomit. He heard a noise behind him, which made him turn around in fear. He was reassured to see the man in front of him, he was tall, wore a gray samurai armor and had long smooth black hair. It was his father, Tajima vi Lucifer. He had a stoic look as he looked at his son who should not have been here.

Astaroth: Father what happened here? Why are all these men dead?

He was worried about what caused such carnage. He could not understand what could lead people to do this sort of thing to their peers. He could only ask his father who did not change his expression to his question.

Tajima: Because that's what makes us humans, my son.

The boy did not understand what he meant, he was smarter than others of his age, but he was still a child. The next words of his father would mark him for the rest of his life.

Tajima: As long as humans exist, we will feel hatred, love and l.u.s.t. The human being will always covet what others possess. As long as we love, we will also feel hate by losing it or by wanting to protect it, these are two inseparable things. Humans kill mainly for these three reasons. The men you see there wanted to take our land for their own profit and would have destroyed our clan because it would have benefited their own family. To protect those we love we have slaughtered them to the last. The question you have to ask yourself is not why we are fighting? You should ask yourself what is worth fighting for?

Astaroth did not know how to react to his father's words. It was something he needed to think about. He turned back to the battlefield examining the cruel truth of this world. His father did not move and continued to watch his son, he would have preferred not to say such cruel words but he knew he had enough maturity to understand his reasoning.

After several minutes, Tajima started walking towards the forest.

Tajima: Come on my son, we're going home, your mother is probably worried.

Before following him, the boy looked one last time at the cherry tree. Seeing the red petals because of the blood pouring on the tree, he found this image as one of the most beautiful and morbid that it is ever seen.

...

Astaroth began to regain consciousness of himself. As his mind woke up, he heard a voice talking to him. Unconsciously, he murmured every word he heard.

Astaroth: Senbon ... zakura

The realization hit him, it was his sword that spoke to him revealing his name. He had resonated with him thanks to his childhood memory. This excited him greatly, he could not restrain himself to discover his new power.

During training, he heard someone knock on the door. He was frustrated that someone would disturb him as he got used to his new power, but still went to see what he wanted. Opening the door, he saw that it was Ultear who had come to see him.

Astaroth: Is there a problem?

She had an expression that said what was happening was very serious. She was wearing her purple dress, which she only donned on missions where she had to act on behalf of the guild.

Ultear: Many of the guilds under our command rebelled and met in the city of Korda. The master wants us to intervene and destroy the city to serve as an example.