An electric current rushed throughout my body, I felt fresh, revived even.
The trident's flame turned blue, a sign of how concentrated the flame began but the coldness and sadness that comes with death.
I managed to block the invisible attack with the trident.
I felt a soul help ground my position and attack, it directed forwards in confidence.
[Myo Dae was confident he could defeat Min Seo, but an anxious feeling was building up in the pit of his stomach]
.. What the hell?
Am I being narrated right now—?
My eyes widened as a clash suddenly happened, my hand had immediately directed towards the invisible sword without my knowledge.
Perhaps I do feel nervous..
He charged forward and I had managed to deflect most attacks, I had to find an opening, a gap or something!
[Myo Dae's pupils expanded in size, with an amaranthine glow radiating from his eyes. His heart had pumped thrice the regular beat, with his muscles pulsing uncontrollably]
My eyes were glowing?
Actually, that explains the sudden hunger to win against him, the sudden urge to devour my opponent.
[Min Seo stared back at him, contemplating the next move. He slowly began to believe that "his" death might not be in his best interests]
I faltered slightly in my movements, can the narrator reveal other people's thoughts? Isn't this overpowered?
I could predict his next move, the ability helped me sense better.
A strike at the neck, left shoulder and right shoulder.
I blocked the next quick attacks, trying to inch the
Rapidly, a foot collided against my stomach to which I threw the trident at him.
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He should have been hit.
I stared back up and saw that he had narrowly missed it, it had slightly grazed him in the neck.
"Hah.. that was close.."
He touched his neck to feel the rough patches of skin from where the trident had barely passed by.
The
He had barely dodged the second one, he hadn't anticipated that the trident would return to it's user.
That was his first mistake.
An exciting pulse of energy ran throughout me, I had to commit one blow, one singular blow that would annihilitate him before I would suffer strenuous injuries from his blade.
I didn't want to kill him before.. but something in me had shifted. I couldn't pinpoint where this feeling was impending from, where it came from.
Was I always like this?
My pierce quickened, I slashed directly towards his vital organs.
Each attack was skillfully blocked, but I continued the slaughter until I became fatigated, but I wasn't becoming tired just yet.
[Myo Dae's bloodlust could be smelt from afar, an stenching smell of death seemed to seep from each crevice, each scar, each slit. It was becoming to feel so nauseating for Min Seo to handle]
Shit, shit.
I lowered my grip onto the trident, grasping onto the sides of my head to soothe the sudden pain. My head feels like it's being sliced open, I feel like I was being ripped from the inside out, as if something inside of me was crawling out.
What the hell is happening?
I didn't feel human, more like an empty shell of one.
[Myo Dae's eyes felt devoid of nature, was he merging with the destructive tendencies of Lord Shiva? He was bound to destroy everything and everyone he's known or loved, why would Lord Shiva's incarnation be any different?]
His eyes narrowed slightly looking at my incomprehensible form.
[Min Seo began to think if Myo Dae was actually a demon inhabitating a human body. He couldn't comprehend on why Myo Dae would go to such lengths to fight against him]
I glanced over.
[Min Seo pitied him]
Pity?
Why would you even pity your opponent?
I thought you were ruthless.
I struggled against the unbearable pain, the aching agony striking me throughout my body. I stood up once more.
"I'll give you a swift death."
He said seemingly keeping his calm composure.
Ah, that's right.
He's not ruthless, he's only putting on an act.
Blood trickled down my abdomen.
Even if I wanted to escape his attack, there was no chance I would be able to avoid in time. I'm dead.
I looked down and.. something invisible had certainly penetrated me.
It was vomit-inducing due to the sword being invisible, I could clearly see my insides. My vital organs, the soft tissue, the bones.
Everything had fractured, if I didn't die by this blow I would have definitely died by the massive loss of blood.
I.. didn't want to die yet..
Cold air pulled out from my body, which clearly meant the sword was removed.
I succumbed to the darkness that gripped onto each fibre of my being.
**
[Min Seo did not enjoy murdering ■■. In fact, Min Seo did not enjoy murderering at all]
[Each death brought great anguish to him, he would mourn each single one]
[Yet this is the price Min Seo has to pay in order to survive this world]
I slumped over his body, the wound clearly severe.
I had taken another life.
It was simple as that.
But this was different, compared to the others that had faced my blade, this one was willing to challenge me, to oppose me.
Was this because of her?
If he was in love, why was he so willing to throw his life away?
It just didn't make sense.
[Similar to the other routines, Min Seo cried, tears flowing out of his eyes like a stream, and he made no attempt to clear them away]
[This is the only way to face his wrongdoings, to clear his sins]
I noticed at the side, the trident had stopped it's destructive nature, the prongs no longer burnt the floor underneath it.
He was now dead.
After a while, I gathered strength to pull myself up.
I have to escape before she appears.
I would also have to find a new sword.
I smashed the window and pulled a grapple from my pocket.
Narrowing my sight, I spotted a nearby building.
There.
The watchtower.
The grapple had managed to hook itself perfectly on the edge of the tower, and gradually I was lifted off the ground to the tower.
I landed safely but a golden arrow had almost slipped into my skull, I had luckily ducked in time.
It was her.
[Yu Haeun was bursting with rage, she felt pain, anguish and most of all, sorrow for her friend's death. After filling four bags of blood, she had returned to the cabin to help Myo Dae]
[Stumbling upon his body, she felt responsible, liable for her friend's death. Yu Haeun was guilty, she blamed herself for her friend's death—]
[—I must kill him]
I won't kill her yet.
A little pressure on your back is needed.
That's right, continue to hate me. Your gaze is great, this is the gaze needed in order for me to become stronger in the future.
"We'll meet again."
I walked away, disappearing into the upcoming fog.
[Yu Haeun gritted her teeth, she made sure to remember his features well. She would make sure that he would only die by her hands. Yu Haeun would make sure to avenge Myo Dae]