Swordmaster’s Youngest Son Novel 2026

## Chapter 881

‘Could it be… that Lord Gikalo is losing?’

‘If Lord Gikalo is defeated, we must capture the little Hidden Palace Master!’

The commanders couldn’t shake off their unease as they pressured Siris.

Originally, they had expected to quickly defeat Siris and then support Gikalo, but…

Gikalo’s energy from the rear was gradually weakening, and Siris, who seemed like an easy target, was still alive.

“Even if I am weak, do they really need to pay so much attention to the first Flagbearer’s battlefield?”

¡Tsuaaak-!

Siris opened her eyes wide and swung Full Ice. Due to the loss of a considerable amount of blood, her body was heavy, but that also allowed her to spread even stronger cold energy. Delaying her enemies in the process.

A frosty white cold aura spread in all directions, filling the battlefield. Billagul and Shikan also released demonic energy to repel the cold and swung their swords.

Every time Full Ice and the two swords clashed, the scattered cold and demonic energy revealed the three people for a brief moment.

In the commanders’ eyes, Siris, who was charging forward due to her fighting spirit, undoubtedly had weaknesses. However, every time they targeted those weaknesses and tried to attack, she managed to counterattack instead. Throughout the battle, the commanders struggled to grasp this fact, making it difficult for them to understand the situation.

“You are somehow holding on thanks to the power of your weapon… However, this level of cold is common in the underworld. You won’t be able to hold on much longer even with the help of your weapon!”

Billagul gritted his teeth and exclaimed.

Just like Gikalo, he is a member of the Ramiere family, meaning he is one of the demons who rule the volcanoes of the True Demon World. He might not be as powerful as Gikalo, but he also possessed the ability to manipulate lava from the True Demon World.

¡Swoosh-!

Suddenly, a massive pillar of lava shot up right in front of Siris. Siris, who was charging forward, had to quickly twist her body to avoid it, and in the meantime, Shikan’s sword grazed her side.

Siris had to retreat again, but there was already a new pillar of lava behind her. However, with her back against the lava wall, she had to gather the power of Full Ice once more, countering the lava with cold energy.

“¡Gah, gasp…!”

Relentless attacks from the two swords, the lava, and the demonic energy that made breathing difficult with each breath.

Within that chaos, Siris was narrowly avoiding death at every moment. A slight lapse in attention would have been fatal, and any slight error in judgment would have had the same outcome.

Countless possibilities of losing her life at any moment, sharpened senses pushed to the extreme during that. The relentless pursuit of finding an opening amidst it all.

In reality, that’s how it always was in a fight.

‘How long has it been since I’ve had a fight like this?’

Looking back, Siris couldn’t recall a recent memory of a fight that felt this “natural”. Among the second generation of each faction, like Jin, Beradin, Dante, and Siris, she had undoubtedly fought in a more comfortable way than them.

As the only daughter of Talaris-nim, she was destined to receive everything in the Hidden Palace, and she had always been protected by Talaris-nim and the seven swords of the Hidden Palace. Even when facing opponents stronger than her, she always had the special power of Full Ice.

And then, the two biggest wars that happened within a few years.

The Sword Emperor Castle War and the Evil God War. Siris did participate in these wars, but she was in a better position than her peers.

Dante had been safeguarding the Sword Emperor Castle long before Gliek awakened, and Jin had united all the forces on land to kill the Evil God. Beradin, although he succumbed to Kelliark’s schemes, eventually overcame them and became the patriarch, now dominating a world axis.

Of course, Siris was aware of this.

It’s not just because she is inferior to them that she couldn’t become a protagonist of great wars like them.

For example, Siris had only been able to follow a relatively smooth path until now.

Because of that, even though she trained harder than anyone, she lacked the experience of actual battles while risking her life. Until the alliance with Jin, the Hidden Palace had always remained neutral, so she couldn’t just charge at other factions to fight.

‘Looking back, the banquet… Was that the first time I almost died in a duel with Jin?’

Amidst the commanders’ swords that constantly clouded her vision, Siris recalled the memories of that day. Enchanted by those embarrassing but not unpleasant memories, Siris instinctively dodged the enemies’ attacks.

Now, she was in a much more dangerous situation than that day.

However, Siris felt that she was breaking free from the shell of a “safe destiny” that had restricted her all along.

‘As the next Hidden Palace Master, I… always have to be at the forefront when the world is in danger.’

Protecting the world, the true meaning of the Hidden Palace’s existence unknown to the world.

Now, as the underworld began to invade the surface, she had to abandon the safe and smooth path and venture onto the thorny road.

¡Splat-!

Shikan’s sword grazed Siris’s neck.

Siris felt captivated by the sensation that her surroundings were becoming clearer as she overcame the risk of death every second.

She gradually understood the meaning of “growth” that Luna had mentioned. Growth was about breaking through new phases of destiny. It was about overcoming fear and despair and rising again.

“These damn bastards are truly terrifying.”

Siris muttered to herself as she tightened her grip on Full Ice.

Experience.

The training she did due to the lack of life-or-death battles, being comfortable with her innate destiny, not appearing weak, erasing her feeling of inferiority.

The formidable opponents she had fought occasionally, the days of always being behind friends who were always one step ahead.

Siris felt that all of this that was building up inside her was about to explode. The fear of death was shattering the dam of experience she had built.

“Die already!”

Billagul’s lava and Shikan’s sword descended upon Siris again. She countered the lava with cold energy, but the sword pierced her left shoulder.

The moment Shikan swung his sword, intending to explode the demonic energy embedded in his blade, Siris raised Full Ice with a shout. ¡Haaa! She cut off the arm of Shikan’s sword that had stabbed her and increased the distance between them.

Shikan’s frozen arm, which was still stuck in her shoulder, Siris froze it further with Full Ice, preventing the spread of demonic energy.

‘Now is my chance.’

Even if he lost his arm and his sword, Shikan’s fighting ability didn’t decrease to the point where he couldn’t fight. Moreover, Billagul’s lava was getting stronger.

Full Ice Sword’s Third Technique, Avalanche.

As Siris executed the third technique, the cold energy scattered due to the lava gathered in Full Ice, forming enormous ice crystals. The ice crystals erupted with a constant and deafening roar, and under their energy, the commanders momentarily retreated.

‘It’s her last effort.’

It was right after she finally inflicted a fatal wound on her shoulder. Using such a large technique in the middle of this situation, it was natural to expect this to be her last effort.

However threatening it was, if they could evade the explosion and wait a few seconds until the energy dissipated, and then fight back, in that case, Siris wouldn’t have the strength to fight.

Now, there was only one thing left for the commanders to worry about. If Gikalo fell and Luna joined, there would be no hope.

Then, when they briefly checked the rear battlefield,

‘Ah…’

‘Lord Gikalo!’

The commanders had to swallow and face the blinding aura that was staining the entire sky. The endless crimson radiation indicated Gikalo’s death.

They had only encountered the crimson radiation in the videos distributed by Sakiel and in the memories of the fallen demons. Despite hearing explanations about its danger several times, the actual sight of the crimson aura was beyond their imagination.

‘It’s so oppressive that just looking at it feels like my whole body is being torn apart…!’

‘Except for Lord Zito in the True Demon World, is there any demon who can withstand that…?’

Just when they were thinking this, they saw Luna approaching them with confident steps, which made them tremble.

She didn’t even seem particularly tired.

“Could it be that she already…!”

However, seeing the commanders’ surprised expressions, Luna waved her hands as if to show that they had no reason to fear.

“Ah, don’t worry. I’m not here to intervene, so just continue what you were doing.”

“…What?”

“Go and kill Lady Siris. Have me explain it to you once more, and I’ll simply intervene and eliminate the two of you. I promise you on the honor of Runcandel.”

What was her intention?

The commanders couldn’t understand, but they had no other choice. Since they would simply be caught by Luna and killed if they tried to escape.

In the end, the commanders turned their attention back to Siris. After Luna took a seat and took out what looked like a snack to eat.

“Take a deep breath.”

The momentum of the Avalanche was quickly waning. Amidst the receding cold, Siris was gasping and trembling, vomiting blood.

If Luna really kept her promise, then the time had finally come to cut short her persistent life.

The commanders didn’t hesitate, increasing their demonic energy to the maximum and charging towards Siris. Decapitating her, whose life was hanging by a thread with just a handful of aura and cold energy, would be easier than crushing an insect.

‘Wait, not even a hint of aura or cold energy?’

Billagul was the first to detect something was wrong.

Even if she was exhausted, they should have felt at least a little bit of aura and cold energy. Shikan also felt the same unease, leaving about ten steps between them and Siris.

But it was too late.

Full Ice Sword’s Ultimate Technique,

White

As if collapsing, Siris leaned forward and plunged Full Ice into the ground.

She had used the Avalanche as a decoy to execute this move. Meanwhile, she had concentrated all her remaining aura and cold energy to execute Full Ice’s ultimate technique: White.

Compared to Talaris-nim who used it during the Sword Emperor Castle War, Siris’s White was much smaller in scale.

Given the little energy she had left, it couldn’t be helped, but it was still enough to spread the same level of power as back then within about ten steps.

¡Crack…!

Extraordinarily sharp and solid ice formations emerged between Siris and the commanders. The frost instantly pierced through the commanders’ bodies, tearing them apart. Billagul and Shikan were engulfed by the frost from White without even being able to scream.

However, Siris herself didn’t witness the scene where they were annihilated amidst the chaos.

She had already lost consciousness and collapsed.

Luna confirmed the end of the battle and quickly devoured the Latrie Cookie she had been holding. Then, she approached the unconscious Siris and spoke.

“Alright. Now, let’s go back, get treated, and move on to the next battlefield, Lady Siris. We don’t have time to rest.”

Chapter 881

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