1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8...There were countless, corpses, scattered messily around in a dimly lit room. A lantern was swinging and making creaking noise which filled the silence in this space.
The people lying dead fought before they were in this state.
Multiple cuts and dismemberment happened. Here and there were arms, legs, heads, torsos, fingers next to corpses.
Blood splattered onto the floor, covering the whole white tiles red. There wasn't a place that someone could find a footing amongst those dead bodies.
The four sides of the walls too have been subjected to the red liquid being spilt, ruining the luxurious wallpaper.
Although it was an office, it was expensively decorated with costly accessories and types of furniture, which was now wrecked and mostly cut in pieces.
The fan attached to the ceiling already stopped due to the damage done. Some blood was there too to add the horror.
You really have to wonder how such a deluxe office room got so dilapidated to the point of being unrecognizable.
In the corner of the room, there was a woman that curled up her knees as she grabbed onto them.
Her jean and her top were coloured dark red and it was definitely not the dye. Her skin too experienced such atrocity.
It was as if she witnessed the horror and was hiding her sight with fear. She shivered uncontrollably in midst of all this blood. But the next minute, a peal of muffled laughter could be heard.
".....haha...ha..."
It became louder.
".....hahaha.....Haha..."
...and louder...
"...Hahahaha!!!"
...and even louder as she lifted her head.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!"
It was truly an unsightly expression that she could not see for herself.
She was indeed the witness of this massacre because after all, she was the one that killed all of them.
"HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!"
Her face was so much camouflaged with the blood that no one would know about her identity. Only her white teeth and her eyes could be visible in this dimly lit room.
She was crazy and felt ecstasy as her gaze fell on all the dead bodies.
"AHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! SERVES YOU ALL RIGHT!!!!"
Tears welled up in the corner of her eyes. Her nose began to run. Her shivering became more blatant and her voice started to tremble.
".....THE START....OF my..... RE....Venge!...*Sniffs*..."
She gritted her teeth and reminisced about her motive.
She could not handle it. All of her emotions burst out through her tears and cries.
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!"
A pain-filled scream that could pierce the eardrums of many people, except it did not matter since all that was near her were corpses.
*Sniffs*
All the frustrations were out of her mind for the moment and the huge burden of pain that she wanted to get rid of lessened because she vented out through her cry.
Only the noise of sobbing generated from that woman's sadness.
Other than the blood, she felt her tears flow down her cheeks and drop to her knees.
She opened her mouth and talked to herself.
"...Doing this.....is not.....going.....to bring you.....back,.....Atsuto...."
Now, she truly was scared as she embraced her knees tightly and curled up even more than before.
She was genuinely afraid and sad at what she was going through
".....Atsuto...."
That name faded in the darkness and disappeared completely along with her weeping as she became more apathetic and adjusted her emotions.
......
"Don't hold back and fight me as if I am the enemy that ruined your whole life completely."
With that said, Omocha was ready. He could not see what kind of expression Mara was showing but she exuded quite the dangerous aura.
That made Omocha exhilarated.
Neither of them was in a stance. Yemon declared to both of them.
"Let the fight begin!!"
"....."
"....."
Nothing was happening. Mara was taking any step whilst Omocha was ready for a counterattack.
He did not want to go on the offensive first. He wanted to see how Mara would start the fight. No matter how she would do it, Omocha would find ways to counter anything.
He waited for her to attack, only to receive a question.
"There is no holding back, right?"
Mara said as he veered to Yemon. Though, Yemon glanced at Omocha and wanted the answer from the challenger himself.
Omocha knew the meaning of his glance so he responded to Mara.
"Of course. Don't hesitate and try to kill me."
"Is that so, then I have a request. I need some motivation to do that."
Omocha laughed at Mara's calm request but he did not make fun of it. Because he wanted to have an exciting fight.
The more dangerous, the better for him.
So, Omocha inquired.
"What is it that you want?"
".....Can.....you say that you killed.....Atsuto."
She was hesitant but she was able to let it out. Omocha understood her intentions but he wasn't going to say it like that.
He wanted to provoke her at the maximum. He wanted the most violent beast out of her to try and kill him.
Omocha took a deep breath and brutally stated.
"Ah~ Atsuto-kun. He was one of the toys that I enjoyed the most. I broke his legs, cut his fingers, twisted his ankle, crushed his knees and he still was lively. Ah~ He was the bes-"
*Whooosh!!!*
"-!"
Omocha's whole arm was sliced off clean.
"Oya?"
His face winced in pain but at the same time, a rush of adrenaline and excitement filled his body.
The arm fell on the ground next to Yemon's feet due to the momentum of the swing Mara made.
The scythe blade got Omocha's blood on it. Mara did a simple yet quick swing in the air and wiped off almost all of the red liquid.
"Hoh?" A string of interest captured Yemon's mind.
She wasn't this fast when he first encountered her. But now, that individual named Atsuto made her react like this.
'Is he a relative? A friend? Her husband?'
He will not know the answer if he doesn't know Mara's true identity.
Omocha immediately backed away for the moment, away from the danger of getting his head cut off. If she did do that, then Omocha would really die.
Although Yemon would not allow it, he doesn't know if he could be able to stop her in the state that she was in.
"What happened? Were you getting ahead of yourself?"
Mara's calm yet angry voice made Omocha realize the mistake he just made. He got too greedy and wanted more enjoyment.
However, in this case, he might have to deal with something beyond his limit. The glaring gaze of Mara just made Omocha raring to go so he dashed as he exclaimed.
"Of course I did!!"
"...-?"
Omocha got to her as close as possible in a matter of instance and then threw middle kick towards the side of her torso.
Mara elegantly ducked below the kick and prepared to slice off his leg too. But he got by retracting his leg just in time, grazing his thigh with only a small cut.
Then, to counter her attack, Omocha used that same leg and slammed Mara's head with a roundhouse kick.
*Bam!*
His kick contained explosive power as she was blasted away to quite a distance.
Using this chance, Omocha went near Yemon and leaned down on the ground. He grabbed his arm and mumbled.
"I will be taking this back~" He was thrilled and expectant that this would be a worthwhile match.
Yemon observed the situation and asked Omocha a quick question, "How is she?"
He veered to him and said, "Pretty satisfying and it is only the beginning. I hope she gets better."
Yemon agreed with Omocha in his mind and replied, "Is that so?"
Omocha reattached his arm by using his power of healing. He felt a tinge of pain in the process but he was accustomed to it. Even the small cut on his got healed.
Mara was on her butt. She held her head with her hand as she felt dizziness from that kick. He got her good, extremely good.
"What happened?"
Mara looked up to Omocha with effort. He was grinning mockingly.
"Did you get ahead of yourself just because you cut off my arm?"
"Tsk!"
She was really annoyed as she was the one that dashed towards him this time.
Her swing got evaded and Omocha's counterattack got blocked.
Mara's belligerent eyes and Omocha's excited smile clashed against each other.
The number of blows and cutting that happened was surreal but the fight still continued. Neither of them was not giving up.
Yemon watched on those two.
If there would be a moment when one of them comes close to killing the other, then he will stop them.
"Wow! This is intense!"
Jo admired the strength and fighting skills of the two whilst he ate some popcorn.
"Where the hell did you get the popcorn?" Gui was genuinely curious.
"I bought it and kept it in my bag."
"Give me some."
"What? No! Go buy one for yourself!"
"Give me some or I will eat you instead!"
"If you do that, I am going to tell Yemon to crush your nuts again!"
"Don't you dare!"
While those two were arguing, Virus who sat next to Jo, sneakily grabbed a handful of popcorn from Jo and ate it secretly.
Lumen and Shi were overwhelmed by the intensity of this fight. From time to time, blood would sputter from them but they continued nonetheless.
Lumen was a high school student and she hasn't seen fights like these in front of her eyes. This is a first for her. The same can be said about Shi.
He hadn't been in a fight on a level like this. His power also is not suitable for him to indulge in violence like that.
So, those two are first-timers.
On the other hand, Gello was in deep thought. Though, after a few minutes, he decided to make a move. He stood up and approached Yemon who was spectating Mara and Omocha.
"What do you want, Gello?"
Yemon noticed his presence.
"I am going to be direct with you. I cannot be as strong as them. I cannot fight like them. To be honest, I still don't get why you chose me."
".....You are talkative today."
Yemon noticed Gello's impatience. He paused before continuing to confront him.
"I only came with you because of my benefits. And I can get it if I can help you with your mission or whatever. But with the way I am, I am not sure that I will be useful. You even saw proof of that when we first exercised."
Yemon contemplates Gello's worries. To get what Gello wanted was presumably an easy feat for Yemon. But to even prepare for Yemon's mission is near impossible for Gello.
He cannot fight like a skilled brawler. He does not have strength or techniques. Only the fact that he is a Magic-User brought him here.
"I know what you are trying to say."
".....Then..."
"That is why I am not only a leader but also a teacher."
"....."
Gello pondered on Yemon's saying. What he said made him feel a sense of relief somehow.
He wanted to inquire more about what he said when suddenly, an object was coming straight towards Gello's face.
*Whooosh!*
Yemon immediately grabbed to whatever was coming through at astonishing speed.
Gello couldn't react but when Yemon caught that thing, he saw what exactly that 'thing' was.
It was Omocha's leg.
"Coming through!"
Omocha jumped and rolled forward for a boost of speed. Then swiftly, he snatched his own leg from Yemon's grasp and reattached it quickly.
"So fun~"
With an exhilarated expression, Omocha went back to battle with Mara.
"Listen, everything will seem impossible for now. It is understandable because we just started. But do not fret. I will help you become as strong as them. Those are not empty words."
"...."
I am not going to make you all do the same thing that may be incompatible with all of you. I may not seem like it but I am considerate.
He thinly smiled as he showed Gello a way that he would not fall behind compared to the others that were stronger than him.
"Besides, I already know how are you going to be so good in combat. The fighting style I planned out will work accordingly with you."
Gello turned his sight away and replied with a low voice.
"Alright..."
Yemon returned his gaze to Mara and Omocha.
The battle would go on for another 5 minutes. In the end, the winner was decided.
Although expected and for some unexpected, Mara was writhing in pain.
Both ankles were twisted while both her arms were bent in the wrong way. On top of her was Omocha who pinned her down with a menacing aura.
The pressure was surreal and Mara was helpless. She groaned in pain but most of all, what she felt the most was anger towards herself.
'I am.....still weak....."
With a sneer so wide that the corners of his mouth touched both his ears, he was satisfied.
"That was a good stimulation, Mara. Such a decent toy."