Guard

The Royal Guard (衛兵 eihei) are powerful entities within the game of Elder Tale that are charged with maintaining security and public order within cities and safe zones. They appear whenever a fight breaks out in these places, and if the players involved don't stand down, they will be immediately killed without mercy. Guards are actually special NPCs.

Appearance
The Royal Guard appears as black, armored knights wearing long black capes and wielding either a battle-axe or sword. They 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.