Terror of the Bloodaxe

Uuhnn...

...Eric? What's the matter?

Uuuuuunnn! Uhn...Gah...Guh...Ghnn!

Fou!? Fou, fou, fou!

Ghnn!

S-Stand back, everyone! Eric is a Berserker!

He could go on a rampage! Fujimaru and Mash, get away from him!

Eric!

...

Fou!

...Y-You scum... You scoundrels... Are you the ones... who use my husband...for your ends?

What?

My name is Gunnhild. Normally, I would make you pay with your lives for the insolence of summoning my husband with your Holy Grail

G-Gunnhild! Eric Bloodaxe's wife?

If I'm not mistaken, she used witchcraft to put a deadly curse on his enemies. Even after her death, she continues to fight for him...

B-But how is she contacting us? And from where?

But I understand your situation. This time I shall permit you to use my husband.

However, my husband is unable to fully unleash his power. That's because of his weapon, the Bloodaxe.

This is the blood-stained axe formed out of the flesh and blood of demonic beasts.

When allowed to drink the blood of several demonic beasts, its true power will be unleashed.

Demonic...beasts? But, where would we find...

Fear not. I will "summon" them now.

I'm picking up several lifeforms! Prepare for battle!

Th-This is outrageous...

Yeeeaaaarrrgh... Kill...demonic...beasts!

H-Here they come!

Whew...

Demonic...beasts...blood...bloood!

The axe is...drinking their blood...

The axe's magical energy level is rising.

I see. So it wasn't a bluff when she said its power wasn't fully unleashed.

I've detected two more lifeforms. Please keep heading toward the forest.

Understood. Eric, let's go.

Fu... Fuuuuu...

Fou! Fou!

Fou is warning us about something. There are traces of a large beast moving through here.

There are large marks like something was dragged.

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Either way, it's huge. Let's go after it.

Fou!

...Hnnnng...axe...blood... I want blood, blood, blood!

C-Control yourself!

Here they come! They'reLamias!

...Whew. Somehow we got through that.

Heheheheheh...blood...blood!

Hmm, this is what we call "viewer discretion advised" ...All right, this is the last one.

It's on the other side of the forest, but it hasn't moved. Its lifeform reading is the most powerful of all. You need to be careful.

Hahahah...It's there...I know it's there! Demonic...beast!

...There it is! That's...no way...

A Chimera...the legendary beast with the heads of a lion and a ram, and the tail of a snake!

What's more, it's considered to be a high-ranking demonic beast! Even from here I can sense its overpowering desire to kill...

Master...Let's go...

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Your... Blood... Is... Mine!

Hyahahahahah! Take that! Take that! Take that!

Your blood...your flesh...everything...is mine!

The axe...has started to glow ominously.

Ahh, now I see. What an overwhelming amount of magical energy. This is that axe's true form.

Master... I look forward...to serving you more...Heheheheheh!

Gee, well...

...We certainly seem to have awakened one monstrous Servant.

As long as you can control it Master, there's no problem... Right?

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...That's not very reassuring Master.

Fou!