Toaru Majutsu no Index SS: Kanzaki/Chapter 7

Synopsis
Kanzaki and company are sent to investigate the incident of famous Norse myth related magic cabals being attacked on after another in western Europe. The attacker(s) stole information and spiritual devices from the victims' bases, and it's possible that he/she is (or they are) planning something big. And because the Necessarius does not have the responsibility to protect the cabals, Kanzaki can use them for any purpose if the situation calls for it.

They arrive in Ostend, Belgium, in the base of the "Champions from the Sea" - the magic cabal that was most recently attacked, and also the 3rd most powerful Norse myth cabal. There, Kanzaki and company learn 3 things:
 * 1) All 1302 members of the cabal were badly injured in the exact same places, but not dead.
 * 2) It's not a group of people who attacked these cabals. It's 1 person.
 * 3) The attacker attacked the cabals starting from the most powerful one.

As such, they have decided to go to the attacker's next target, "Those Who Know the Words on the Sword of God", to ambush him/her. After going there, Kanzaki went in alone to negotiate with the members of the cabal. Meanwhile, the jeans shop owner told the tour guide that the attacker is probably another Saint. After a show of power, Kanzaki convinced the members of the cabal to leave the place, then the jeans shop owner and the tour guide came in to help prepare for the ambush. It appears that the memebers of the cabal mistook Kanzaki for a person named "Brunhild", who's actually the attacker. While they were wondering whether Brunhild would realize that it's an ambush, they hear a voice, but didn't know wheree it came from. That voice is from the Brunhild. Immediately after, large projectiles came flying in, breaking the walls of the base. Kanzaki wanted to slice the projectiles in half, but she noticed that those projectiles were actually the bodies of the people who were just convinced to leave the base. The Brunhild was using them as weapons. After being hit by the human cannonball, Brunhild charged towards Kanzaki and they started fighting. Brunhild's clothes were strange. Feathered cap, one piece dress, pants, knee and elbow guards, and a breast plate. It looks really messed up, but in the magic sense, her clothes form a set of medival armor. The weapon that she used was a Claymore. It's a huge sword, one that could deal substantial damage even without any sort of skills or tactics. However, it is clear the Brunhild is also skillfully using the sword. After some fighting, Kanzaki eventually damaged Brunhild's sword, with Brunhild noticing this as well.

Brunhild was about to retreat, however, Kanzaki wanted to press on and defeat her right here, but the jeans shop owner and the tourguide were also inside. Further damage to the base would be dangerous for them. Then Brunhild told Kanzaki that they will meet again when she finishes the Gungnir and left the scene. After searching the database, they found out that Brunhild is indeed a Saint. She was also part of a small cabal that was destroyed 5 years ago.They took the injured to a nearby Necessarius hideout to treat them. However, Brunhild cast some kind of magic on the victims to prevent healing magic from being cast on them and to halt their bodies' natural healing abilities.

Kanzaki was trying to get information out of one of the victims, about Brunhild and the cabal that she belonged to. However, he said he'd rather die than talk about it. That is, until Kanzaki told him that Brunhild plans to show up again once she completes the Gungnir, the spear used by Odin. Brunhild is a Saint, but at the time she is also a Valkyrie. The people from the other Norse magicians think that her Saint side corrupts their history and culture, and that she is a disgrace. They called her "Hel". So the 5 most powerful Norse myth magic cabals teamed up and destroyed Brunhild's cabal. Suddenly, they hear Brunhild's voice again. But this time, it's coming from the person that Kanzaki was interrogating. Brunhild hijacked the person's body and spoke out of his mouth. Through the person's mouth, Brunhild mentioned some of the other things that they did to her and those around her, but didn't give details. She also mentioned that once she completes the Gungnir, she's gonna drag every one of them into the underworld, living up to the name of "Hel". She's gonna go through with her plan even if it means destroying the balance of the magic side. A normal person would not be able to create, let alone wield, such a divine weapon. However, being a Saint and a Valkyrie, she is definitely not normal.

When the talk was over, she gave the person an option to commit suicide by biting his own tongue off, then released control of him. The person really attempted to do so, but Kanzaki put her hand in his mouth and stopped him. The person's jaw was dislocated, and Kanzaki hand was injured. Then, Kanzaki used her wires and magic to detect the flow of magic inside the guy and traced Brunhild's location. When she was heading towards Brunhild's whereabouts, she thought about the words that the Kanzaki managed to squeeze out with his dislocated jaw - the "Final Rune". Of the runes that Odin used, all of them existed for clear and simple-to-understand purposes, except for one. No one knows what that rune does or how it's used, except for Odin himself. It's a possibility that once that final rune is understood, the Gungnir will be truly complete. She also wondered why Brunhild needs the Gungnir, when she already has the ability make people suffer. But whatever the reason is, Brunhild must be stopped.

Characters

 * Kanzaki Kaori
 * Jeans Shop Owner
 * Tour Guide Girl

New Characters

 * Brunhild Eiktobel
 * Setrua

New Abilities

 * Bodies Regeneration's Halt - Brunhild Eiktobel
 * Stigma - Brunhild Eiktobel
 * Bodies Hijacking - Brunhild Eiktobel