Guard

The Royal Guard are powerful entities within the game of Elder Tale that appear whenever a fight is started within one of the cities or safe zones. If the players don't stand down, they will be immediately killed without mercy. Guards are actually Landers in special suits.

Appearance
The Royal Guard appears as black, armored knights wearing long black capes and wielding either a battle-axe, or sword. They form from a ball of blue light and float in mid air whenever players in cities or safe zones are about to fight.

Volume 6
A Royal Guard becomes possessed by an item that contained the soul of a Raid Boss. He kills West Wind Brigade member Kyouko, inciting the rage of Soujiro. However, in spite of that, both Soujiro and later Akatsuki die attacking the Raid Boss-Guard.

West Wind Brigade
A Guard appears after Isami attacks another player that was assaulting her and Sara. When he targets her, Soujiro blocks the attack to save her, but loses one of his katanas in the process. Soujirou himself becomes a target after he slices off the player's arm, and subsequently dies after holding off the Guard to let Isami escape.