Versatile: Alternate World

I don't have much idea about Almira that much aside from what I know. She is a secretive character and even though I managed to maximize the friendship rating with her, she remained the same secretive person, and if ever I get to know some things from her, only some glimpses from it and not the whole thing. But to actually find that she is actually connected to King Arthur is something else.

Not only that, but based on what she was saying, in this timeline, she is either a direct descendant of Mordred or maybe even the daughter of Mordred.

In the real world, Mordred managed to fatally wound King Arthur with the Clarent before he was killed by the latter who later dies from the wound. The difference in the Alternate World's King Arthur's story though is that King Arthur won the battle against Mordred and managed to kill Mordred before he can fatally wound him and reenact the actual history.

The two started to wield their swords and exchange blows. Every blow of the sword would create small shockwaves that are strong enough to gust in the wind. And even their strikes are too fast for the eye to see.

Queen Tanya and Queen Tori stopped us from interfering and despite the fact that Almira said that I would be using the sword she forged, she decided to use it herself and started fighting against King Arthur.

"Your Majesty! Can't we just help Almira on this one?!" Dolly is really eager to go and help Almira only to be stopped again by Queen Tori.

"You can't interfere on this one, this is a battle for blood. An act of revenge that should be done by the person herself. We cannot help her in this battle and the only thing we can do is watch them."

The battle was harsh and critical that King Arthur is quite capable of knocking Almira multiple times. Even during the small fight, Almira is clearly on the losing side as King Arthur continues to fight like a professional swordsman.

However, I clearly know that he is not just a swordsman. He is capable of using all weapons and using them with mastery. Almira on the other hand is someone I have no idea how high her skills are but based on her movements, she has a basic understanding of how to fight back.

Despite that, I don't think I am just gonna leave Almira being beaten and killed by King Arthur just like that.

While Queen Tanya and Queen Tori are still busy trying to stop Dolly and the others to join up the fray, I slip through the two of them and rushed to the side of Almira.

PENG!

Using the Shield of Vanagloria to block the incoming attack, I deflected King Arthur's strike and protected Almira.

"Oy, Bladeheart! Don't interrupt us! This is my fight and I will have to kill him before he wrecks this world and descends to madness!"

"Master! I know that this is your fight, but that doesn't mean you don't need help for the fight!"

Transforming my Versatile Weapon into a magic sword, I stand at the side of Almira.

"This isn't your fight anymore! As your disciple, this is also a battle that I will ensure that you stay alive!"

As much as Almira wanted to retort on that, she can't say anything at all. Instead, the only one who reacted to what I said is none other than King Arthur.

"BAHAHAHAHA! What can you do, Bladeheart? Don't you remember that you almost died from me when we first met? You even have your arms almost chopped off before I decided that perhaps I should save you and at least, spare you with your pathetic life."

While talking he pulled out another sword. But the new sword is something I have seen before as it was one of the heroic weapons that have been owned by a player before.

Arondnight.

The sword that Sir Lancelot once wields. After a few years, he handed back the Arondnight to King Arthur for some unknown reason before disappearing from the annals of history. Even Sir Gawain who owned the Galatine should not have given the weapon to him too and yet, they just randomly gave the weapon back to King Arthur without any definite reason.

But the other one looks like a demonic weapon, I have no recollection of seeing that weapon at all. However, I can tell that base on its aura alone, that is certainly one of the weapons that are said to have cursed Sir Lancelot and drove him to madness, The Secace.

Without saying anything, King Arthur attacked, and Almira and I immediately dodges. His attacks are close to AOE and if we didn't even dodge and duck, we would have been seriously injured, and worse, we might have died.

But King Arthur was quite fast. Just like how he fought before like a caveman, all of his attack patterns have changed and he became very unpredictable that I don't even know whether this guy will do something or not. He either fights like a madman, then in one second, he will turn into a professional swordsman all of a sudden.

Our swords clash, and as I deflect his attacks, Almira attacks with the flaming sword and attacks King Arthur, only to be perfectly parried by him.

"Come on, guys. Are you sure you guys want to kill me? These stunts won't even kill a pig at this point!"

It's not like our attacks not doing anything but it was like all of our attacks are being predicted by him. Every time we attack he will block and every time we block, he attacks our blind side causing us to retreat further than how things should work.

"Bladeheart, just go and leave this battle to me. You will just be wasting your time fighting against him who is almost untouchable."

"I call that bullsh*t, this guy might be almost untouchable but that doesn't mean he is untouchable."

I assumed into battle stance again and rushes toward King Arthur. He didn't even dodge and just grinned while waiting for my attack. I leaped into the air and brought down the Versatile Weapon down to him, which only caused his swords to block my attack.

"Whatever you do, there is no way you can solve this and win, Bladeheart. You can attack all you want but I can also parry all I want against your attacks too."

CLACK!

"Parry this, you filthy casual!"

BANG!

King Arthur didn't expect the next attack I did due to the fact that I remained focused on melee alone. And during my next attack, I used my weapon to attack which he parried using both swords, but the moment he did parry me, I was already holding my gun, the Pain Delivery, and decided to send some pain to him. He might be confident about swords but that doesn't mean he is confident facing a gun.

It was a headshot and anyone who got shot by the Pain Delivery is already dead. It still holds the crown of dealing the final damage to a boss. King Arthur dropped dead after getting a bullet in the head.

That was a good result but then Almira pulled me over before I can even celebrate at all.

"Idiot! You thought you killed him with your close to one-shotting enemies using it? King Arthur is built differently! He didn't just survive the battles due to sheer luck and tough body to withstand all of the attacks!"

I still don't understand what is going on when the supposedly "corpse" of King Arthur stood back up and pulled out the bullet on his forehead that was sent by the Pain Deliver and effectively killing him.

"I forgot that you just don't fight using a weapon that can change forms but you also wield a freaking pistol. And to think a single pistol would save me from dying like this already?"

Flicking off the bullet tip, he started cracking his knuckles as he grinned at you.

"You really did surprise me, Bladeheart. And to think we traveled together in the underground as comrades before but turn into-" King Arthur couldn't finish what he was saying when Almira decided to use this chance to attack King Arthur.

PENG!

King Arthur who is still trying to recover from the wound that my Pain Deliver's bullet did, has not expected Almira to take advantage of the situation.

"You might not be able to defeat me with pure power alone and using Secace and Arondnight as a weapon will just cause me to crawl on my deathbed right now," King Arthur then waves his weapon out.

"Stop bluffing, King Arthur! As much as you wanted to say things, you are going to go down, the Clarent will make sure to delete your face from the map of this world!"

Almira raises her sword and ignited it into hot flames. The battle just ensues.