Chapter 15: Chapter 15-Sword Intent

Outside of Mika’s body, her family watched her with bated breath as they felt her enter a state of enlightenment. 

That was already shocking enough, as she was only a child that just turned 1-year-old, but what shocked them the most was the oppressive air that surrounded her.

Although it was nothing for Cain and Elizabeth, and even Adam and Nathan could handle it without much issue, the same couldn’t be said for Olivia. The poor girl hasn’t even started cultivating yet, so the sharp and oppressive air surrounding Mika would have injured her if it weren’t for her parents' protection. 

Seeing Mika go deeper and deeper into her enlightenment, Cain and Elizabeth started setting up barriers not only around them but Mika as well. 

Although they were incredibly worried about Mika, she might not have this chance again for the rest of her life. They were willing to risk the safety of their baby so that she could finish her enlightenment. That’s how important of an event this is.

Nobody made a sound as they continued watching Mika with rapt attention, not daring to look away. Even if they don’t plan on using the sword, that doesn’t mean they can’t learn anything by watching Mika.

Meanwhile, Mika was currently experiencing her entire life in mere seconds as she worked on comprehending the next Realm of the Sword Path, or maybe she’s had it all wrong, and she hadn’t even entered the first Realm. 

No, Mika was sure that she wasn’t wrong. The first Realm of the Sword Path is about reaching the point where a sword becomes an extension of the body, like another limb. Only when one can use a sword without consciously thinking about it can one say they are at the Peak of the First Realm of the Sword Path. 

This may sound easy, but this Realm stumps most sword users from ever progressing further. 

One doesn’t have to think about how to use their arm; they just do. One doesn’t have to think about how to walk as it comes naturally. 

This isn’t only the case for humans as well. Animals, insects, fish, etc., don’t need to think about how they should eat, walk, run, swim, or breathe. All of that comes naturally. 

However, using a sword is different. One has to think about how they want to strike, when to strike, when to counter, when to block, and they even need to know when they should sheath their sword! 

All of this is done consciously and only becomes more natural through hard work and experience. Talent also comes into play, but that only determines how quickly one understands these concepts.

Mika has been at this stage for a long time and has always sought more but was always unable to reach it. It always felt like she was stuck behind a massive locked gate that refused to open for her no matter how hard she tried. And try, she did.

Now, it’s like the floodgates have been opened, and all the years Mika spent trying to further her swordsmanship were flowing through her mind like a raging river. 

All the techniques she learned, the techniques she created, all of her notes and comprehensions, and even the things she took inspiration from were all constantly repeating in her mind.

The aura surrounding Mika’s body was getting stronger, but the enlightenment hadn’t ended yet, as she still hadn’t been able to comprehend Sword Intent. 

It could be said that she was at the Pseudo-Sword Intent Realm but wasn’t quite there yet. 

However, that’s when scenes of her life, not only as a Swordsman but as a human being, started to play in her mind. 

Throughout her entire life, she was always uncompromising, unyielding, and unwavering in everything she did. 

She never kneeled in front of those of higher power or status. She never cowered in the face of a stronger foe. Her determination to reach the peak was unmatched. 

If she didn’t like something, then she would change it. She showed respect to those who deserved it and ignored those who lost it.

She was born for the sword, lived by the sword, and even died by the sword. 

This was her creed. Her resolve. Her values.

For her, this is what it means to be a Swordsman. 

To Mika, simply using the sword isn’t enough to be called a Swordsman. Everyone can wield a sword, but not everyone can be a Swordsman. To her, a Swordsman isn’t just someone who wields a sword but is someone who truly understands the essence of the Sword and uses it with some sort of goal or path in mind.

Whether that be protecting the weak and innocent or something as simple as the desire to kill, it could be anything, but to her, a true Swordsman is someone who has their own set of values and determination, and they stick to these values even in the darkest of times.

Being a Swordsman isn’t simply someone who wields a sword. Being a Swordsman is a way of life. 

Finally, when her mind reached that point, it felt like she’d finally taken a step through that gate that had blocked her for so long. 

On the other side of that gate was an overwhelming might that threatened to cut Mika into a million pieces. It felt like countless swords were pointed at her, just waiting, yet nothing was physically there. 

However, Mika felt no danger from this place. Instead, she felt like the countless ethereal swords around her were at her beck and call. She didn’t know what she could do with them yet, but she would certainly find out later. 

For now, though, she sat down in the center of these swords and continued with her enlightenment. It hasn’t ended just yet, and she wanted to make full use of this opportunity. 

Mika subconsciously knew that she couldn’t strengthen her new Sword Intent by much, even if she used up the rest of her time in this state of enlightenment. 

So instead, to commemorate this event, she decided to come up with a new technique. Or at least an incomplete version of one. 

Scenes of all the techniques she’s ever learned or created flashed through her mind, but for some reason, she knew that wasn’t enough. She was now in a new world with a new source of energy; mana. Her new technique has to incorporate this new kind of energy as well. 

Although Mika has never used Mana before, she at least knew of her affinities. Fire and Darkness. 

Scenes of nature flashed through her mind as she tried to picture any natural calamities that contained these two elements. Not only that, but she wanted it to match her personality as well because she understood that the more affinity one has with a technique, the easier it’ll be to use.

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Almost instantly, a picture of a volcano appeared in her mind. A volcano is always calm on the surface, but an explosion is just waiting to happen underneath that calm exterior. 

Mika can relate to this as she always strives to have a calm exterior while inside; she is always ready to explode with a force that will leave many stunned.

Though sometimes she may be a bit hotheaded and lose her composure…

Another reason why a Volcano came to mind was that not only can it explode with a surprising amount of power, but it contains both of her affinities after it explodes. 

Okay, it might be lava coming out of the volcano when it erupts, but lava can catch stuff on fire! 

So not only can volcanos catch things on fire, but the soot released from a volcanic eruption can block out the sky, and if it’s inhaled, it can even act like a poison and kill someone.

There’s her affinities, Fire and Darkness, right there!

At least, that’s how Mika understood things, so that’s what she will base her next technique on. She’s then going to combine it with a classic Iaido martial art. 

The premise of this technique is that it doesn’t matter what position or stance she’s in; as long as she’s steady like a mountain, she’ll be able to explode with the force of a volcano. Then her blade will be coated with Darkness and surrounded by flames. 

Her goal is to have the flames burn away the outer flesh of her target and prevent her opponent’s body from healing when the Darkness invades their body and starts wreaking havoc.

It sounds a bit confusing, and Mika knows that she won’t be able to complete the technique now, but that’s okay. She can work on perfecting it later.

Now knowing what she wanted, Mira’s comprehensive abilities spiked, and she started simulating this technique in her mind.

Outside of Mika’s body, even though they could feel the oppressive Sword Intent surrounding Mika, her family could tell that her State of Enlightenment was almost over and was expecting her to wake up at any moment.

What they didn’t expect was that instead of opening her eyes, Mika brought the knife in her hand to her hip to simulate a sword sheathed at her waist. 

Then all of a sudden, the knife was coated in darkness and surrounded by flames, and in the next second, she slashed. 

The knife hit nothing but air, and the elements surrounding it fizzled out, but she wasn’t done. 

She extended her arms and held the knife in a horizontal position. In her mind, though, it was a sheathed sword.

The same thing happened again. Mika drew the knife out of the imaginary sheath with flames and darkness surrounding it and slashed.

She continued this process in a few different positions until she ran out of mana, and her enlightenment ended.

The knife in her hand turned to dust. It was just a common knife that hadn’t even reached [F– Rank].

Then, she finally opened her eyes.

A wave of exhaustion hit her, and she fell on her butt. However, before her bottom could even touch the ground, Mika was scooped up by her Mother.

Her eyelids felt heavy, and she knew she would probably be knocked unconscious any second due to exhaustion, but before doing that, she wanted her family to understand why she wished for a sword.

She flashed the brightest and proudest smile she could muster while staring at her family and said only one word before falling asleep.

“See?”

Everyone stood there, stunned, not knowing what to do, but they still subconsciously nodded when they heard Mika’s question. Now they understood why she wished for a sword. It appeared she was a natural-born talent for the sword. 

They didn’t know that Mika already had a sword, Chigatana. 

The only reason she asked for one and the reason why she decided to show off her talent now is that she can’t just take Chigatana out of nowhere and start training with it. 

What if it gets confiscated? What if her parents think it’s too dangerous for her to keep it right now and take it away?! 

That’s a weapon that was made using her actual blood, sweat, and tears!

She’s not going to let her parents hold it hostage until they feel like she’s old enough or mature enough to wield it!

That’s why she wished for a sword. She wants to start training, dammit, but she can’t just pull out Chigatana and start swinging it around.

Naturally, her family had no way of knowing this, and who knows what they would do if they did. They probably already thought of her as a little freak, and she could only imagine what they’d think if swords started appearing in front of her.

Mika’s thoughts weren’t exactly wrong but weren’t right either. 

Mika’s family would never think of her as a freak. A monstrous talent? Yes. But they would never think badly of her or use derogatory terms to describe her.

It took her family several minutes to wake up from their stupor before all five turned to look at each other with deadly serious expressions.

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