Juri POV
I woke up tied in a chair, even with this, I can break free from it, but since it was imbued with Anti-Magic, I could only wait for it to wear off.
Anyways where the hell am I? This place looks like an unfinished construction site.
I then hear footsteps behind me.
"Juri. " calling out to me like a sadist.
I then recognize the voice, which makes me not think of the possibility.
No it can't be him, why would he do this anyways?
"Juri, I've been wanting to see you, ever since that day of the incident, I felt so sorry for myself, for not saving you. " he said.
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"Tako? " I assumed, no one in this world I know more than him.
With that low toned prince voice, and with a demeanor way of saying my name, there's no way I will mistake it.
"You know my voice too well, it's like we're born for together. " he said while touching my cheek from the back.
That's a bit creepy of him, I don't know why he have done this, but I have the sneaking suspicion that it was because of Ragnar.
"Born for together? More like born away from together, I mean, who would tie up their friend in a desolate area anyways!? " I shouted, sarcastically.
He then hit my head from the back, with his dorsal fist, it hurt, but for some reason, despite him being a Combat type Fighter.
It didn't hurt as much.
"Ow? " I said, trying to piss him off.
How'd his fist became this weaker? Is it just me? Or he became weaker.
"Don't you dare talk back to me, after all I've done for you, THIS IS HOW YOU'LL REPAY ME!! " he shouted.
And he continued hitting my face from behind.
I was getting annoyed, since it didn't hurt much, I'm not shouting from pain, but rather from the continuing non-painful hits from him.
"TAKO! Face me here! Don't you go slapping me on the back there!! If you will hit me! Then face me like a real man! " I shouted angry at him.
It got quite for a moment, he then walked in front of me.
With a face I could only say, that is not my friend, this is someone who is willing to do anything to get what he wants.
"All I ever wanted is to help you, so that one day, you will recognize me, and love me, I want you to be mine, and me to be yours. " he said, with no emotion.
He was someone who's about tear up, any second now.
What happened to you, Tako? I was only invested in the things that Ragnar gave me that you couldn't have, that I have neglected your existence.
Why am I such a bad person? Is it because there's no family to be there for me?
"I was the only family you have, and yet, you tried clinging yourself to someone you just met, just because he gave you something I couldn't have!? "
"Am I nothing for you? "
"Is this something I should be responsible for? "
"What did I not do for me to be not worthy of you? "
"WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY?!! "
"ENOUGH! Do you think all of this will make me change my mind of what you really are?! " I asked.
"Why do you think I embraced Ragnar's gifts more than yours?! "
"It's because I have nothing I could rely on for my insecurities! Having to accept his gifts gives me the chance to make up for everything I couldn't return for you! "
"All I want is for you to be happy for me! And so that I can repay all the things you sacrificed for me! Do you think after hearing you abandon your family just for me makes me happy!? "
"Juri. "
"No! Who idiot will! Everyone needs a family to rely their self-esteem to build, and so as their relationship. "
What point am I even trying to get at?
All I'm doing is applying my life to others.
"I don't want you to be in the same boat as me, I want you to be happy, in your life, and I'm not one of those, you don't need a pathetic person like me, you need your family more than me! "
"I DON'T NEED THEM! "
"Yes! You do! No sane person will abandon their family for a homeless person like me, I will repay everything you gave me, I promise, and this isn't the way to do it. "
He then got close, and changed tone.
"Oh, yes, this is enough, Juri, all you need to do is stay still. " he said, and tried to lick my neck.
Gross!
I then felt the Anti-Magic wore off, I think because my body absorbed the mana in it, despite my magic being tied by this.
I headbutted him.
"Ahh! " he shouted in pain.
"How dare you!? " he shouted angry.
I then broke free from the ropes.
"What? How?! " he asked.
"Well, Ragnar gave me a boost in my normal strength. " I said.
"Impossible, no mage have the strength to break free from an Anti-Magic rope! " he said.
Well, that's for him to know.
"If you don't believe me, confront him, he's here in this building. " I said, after sensing his presence, approaching.
"What? He's here? " he asked angry.
Chill up man, that's why you have no friends, well, I could say that for myself, after all this, I will cut ties with him, and pay for all the things he gave me that I once couldn't.
"Stay there! Unless you want me to beat you out of it. "
Woah there, that's not how you should act towards a friend, your acting really out of character today, I hope I could see the old Tako again.
What am I even saying to myself?
He then left, since I took a beating from him, I am a bit.. Let's just say, beat up.
« Third Perspective »
Ragnar was getting worried for Juri for not getting home before night time.
So he decided to use the magic he imbedded on her to track her location.
'I put this on her while she's asleep, so I am a bit hesitant to use it, but since she's this late, I am willing to use this, even though I can use it many times. ' he thought to himself.
He then used the spell.
"Locate, specific, Juri Nee Yamada. " he called forth.
And an image in his head popped up, a map image and a red dot indicating Juri Nee.
He left Juri's house to look for her.
'Thank god I know her full name, or else I am having a hard time finding her. ' he thought and jumped high to get a clear view of the area.
Since he's a Dragonoid, he have a Night Vision in his eyes, giving him a bright view of the night city.
"So she's on that building, it's not finished yet, but is that really the place where she is? Maybe she's underground. "
He then jumped from building to building to building in order to get to the construction site, since it is night time, all the workers are resting, and waiting for the night shifts to arrive in the next hour.
Ragnar then entered the building after arriving at the site.
He felt Juri's presence, and it was above the building.
While Tako arrived.
'There is now way he'll find out Juri's above the building, but I have to bet he'll sense her presence in this area, and have no idea what her altitude is. ' Tako thought.
Tako then faced Ragnar.
"Hey there, Umm, Taka? Take? " Ragnar said trying to greet Tako but doesn't remember his name.
"It's Tako, I'm a bit perplexed you don't remember my name, but since I already know why you're here, yes, she's with me, and she decided to stay with me after this. " Tako said.
'What an obvious lie, like she would seriously agree to that terms. ' Ragnar thought.
"Said by the guy who thinks only of his genitals rather than his brain. " Ragnar mocked him.
"What did you say?! You bastard!! SHE'S MINE!! "
Tako charged at Ragnar with his fist clenched so hard, thirsty to punch Ragnar's face.
But little did Tako know.
'I am the only WORTHY person for Juri!! '
Even with those thoughts, he haven't fully grasp the reality that.
"HAAAAAH! "
He is facing a monster that is as powerul as the entire monster living in a Platinum ranked Dungeon combined.
Together with the boss.
Ragnar took all the attack, but did little to nothing.
"What? Impossible! I'm a 2nd rate S Combat type! How could that did nothing!? " he shouted mad of the situation he is in.
'No maybe I slipped a little, with this range I could activate my ultimate skill that even an A ranked S could even tremble. ' he thought, trying to strengthen his ego and pride.
He then pulled his fist and punched again, but this time.
"Decimation! " Tako called forth his ultimate skill.
'A skill that could trample a Gold ranked Dungeon Boss and lose its sanity from the force of it, no human can survive it, I'll kill you! For Juri! '
Ragnar then grabbed his fist, and didn't even flinch, like he grabbed a grade 2 kid's punch.
"What?! " he asked turning all his pride and ego, into despair.
"This attack is lethal to any human, no matter their status and rank, but I.. Am.. Not.. Human, but a Dragonoid, and now that you know this, you shall die. " Ragnar said, exploding all his killing intent and massive dark aura onto Tako, focusing it all into his sight.
"Ha... Ha.. HAAAAAAAH! " Tako screamed at the top of his lungs, with all his fears, humility and all his mixed emotion into it.
And suddenly, Juri Nee above the construction site, exhaled powerfully, and..
"DON'T KILL HIM!! " she shouted, almost cracking her voice.
"That's Juri. " Ragnar said, and Tako falling into his knees.
'Well, that shout is an earful, I'll have to see if she's okay. ' Ragnar said.
"I should really kill you, but I will only have to go with your knees instead. " Ragnar said.
And then he breaks Tako's knees.
"ARGH!! " Tako shouted in pain.
Ragnar looked for Juri and saw her above the building.
"Hey, Juri. " he said to her while holding Tako with him.
"Hey, Umm, did you..? " Juri Nee asked if he killed Tako.
"Don't worry, only his knees, but I figured that wasn't enough so I'll give those chance to you. " Ragnar said.
"Thanks Ragnar. " Juri said.
Juri walked towards the broken Tako.
"Tako, cut ties with me, I don't want to see you anymore, I don't hate you, but I don't like your mindset either, I will repay you of all the troubles I gave you, and all the things you gave me, but please, go back home, to your family. " Juri Nee said, trying not to be as sarcastic as she is.
"I'm so sorry, Juri, I'm so selfish. " Tako cried.
"There, there, we'll get you back home, but that will not be me. " Juri Nee said while patting Tako's head.
"Haha! " Ragnar laughed at the two of them.
"For now, let's take him to the hospital. " Juri Nee suggested.
'I'm just gonna call his parents, luckily I have their number. ' Juri Nee thought.
"Hey you three! Who are you!? What are you doing there!? " the workers shouts whole on the crane.
"Oops, we gotta go. " Juri Nee said.
Ragnar grabbed Tako, and took off with Juri Nee from behind.
Thanks to Juri's Dragon Energy Flame skill, she can jump very high and land safely from the sky.