curtana original destroyed

“Acqua!!” he yelled and the powerful mercenary responded.
Kamijou kicked off the ground reaching a height of only a few dozen centimeters and
Acqua stuck Ascalon in the gap between his feet and the ground. Kamijou landed on the
side of the giant sword like it was a surfboard.
Kamijou and Acqua did not discuss their strategy or even exchange any words at all.
They didn’t have time for that and they both already knew what had to be done.
Mere words were not needed at that point. Kamijou’s resolve could be seen in his entire
body and Acqua, his former enemy, accepted that resolve by lending him his power.
“...!!”

Acqua gave a slight grunt and swung Ascalon around horizontally as hard as he could.
He was injured, but he still used the full strength of a Saint. It was clear what that action
would do to Kamijou who stood on the blade.
An explosive noise rang out.
Kamijou Touma’s body shot forward like a bullet due to Acqua’s great strength.
(Wha—?)
In that instant, Carissa was literally left speechless.
She could not take any attention away from bringing Curtana Original back under
control. The boy with the right hand that could negate any kind of magic flew through
the gaps of his many allies in a straight line for her.
At a point that may have been less than a tenth of a second before impact, Second
Princess Carissa clearly saw a powerful smile on Kamijou Touma’s face as he tightly,
tightly clenched his fist.
After flying over thirty meters through the air, Kamijou Touma’s fist struck Curtana
Original.
With that one strike, that sword that determined the king shattered.
Carissa did not even have time to check on it.
The fist that had shattered the sword continued on its path and mercilessly struck her
face.
Like metal balls strung from strings striking each other, the momentum was transferred
to Carissa causing her to fly off into the night sky like a bullet. She struck the roof of the
crumbling Buckingham Palace once, bounced off in a different direction, and flew off
even further along her altered trajectory.
Kamijou heard an unpleasant noise as his bones dislocated in his wrist, elbow, and
shoulder all at the same time.
However, he landed after travelling ten more meters before his face could be distorted
from the pain. Of course, his own two legs were not enough to stop him, so he rolled
along bouncing a few more times.
(Is it...over...?)

Kamijou tried to speak, but his injured body could only elicit a groan.
However, the answer to his question was displayed before him despite his inability to
ask it.
With a high-pitched noise, he saw the broken end of the sword pierce into the black soil.
Before his eyes, it started crumbling and was swept away by the wind.
Curtana Original was gone.
It meant that both Second Princess Carissa had been defeated and that the long coup
d’etat was over.

- Toaru Majutsu no Index Volume 18, Chapter 8 Part 5