Chapter 13
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(Mikael's POV)
It just like that, she fell down to the ground as her chin been crashed. The red blood flowed in the wide hallway. I saw the other humans were laughing at her, only a few demanded to help her.
Either I, "I couldn't help you." Humans should help humans, I'm not like them so it's none of my business although I felt disturbed seeing her in that situation.
A responsible guy helped her in the end. Well, that'll work for me. After they left, I followed the girls who tried to make fun of her in an open space garden.
I was behind the tree, hiding. While hearing them laughing. "Haha! Did you saw that? She's totally lame."
"Yeah! I was right, she wasn't feeling well from the start. I told you."
I see they knew from the start. I'm pathetic that I didn't realize that. I closed my eyes as I continue eavesdropping the two of them.
"That girl is getting on my nerve every time I see her." The short-haired girl said in annoyance.
"I agree, she even tried to seduce our handsome Mikael! She deserves what she got back there." The girl with long curly hair added.
I couldn't hold it any longer. It was my fault huh? Should I make them pay?
A wicked idea popped out in my head. I decided to scare them a little, "Shall I start playing for a while? I'm bored and this place is getting dull lately." I glared at the two girls, when I do so, I teleported behind them.
"So, you knew from the start that she's sick yet you ordered her like a slave?" I said with my voice holding grudged on them.
"Eh?!" Both of them reacted as they isochronally turned over to face me. I smiled like I always do but when they turn to me, I surprised them a gentle strangle in their tiny necks. "Ughhhh! W-what?!" The short-haired girl squeaked in a panicking tone.
"Ahh---" Before she makes any more noise, I created a space that only the three of us can able to remain.
I cast them back. "Hahaha!" I laughed like a psycho. When I stared at them, their faces were filled with fear and fright expression. 'Such a beautiful expression, so satisfying haha' I thought.
The girl with a curly long hair peed on her skirt, "W-where are we?" The other one is so bold to ask me.
"This? This is what they call hell." I spread my arms and swirls in excitement. My clothes changed into my death god uniform, "Isn't lovely? You two will exclusively taste how to become a human barbeque." And with just a click of my fingers, I made them see my illusions where they were under a pit of fire being burned into a crisp. My illusions don't end there, I can make them feel as long they don't realize it's just a mere illusion.
"Aaaaaahhh!!!! It's so hot!" The two of them started to shout, cry, and beg to me. "Please don't do this!! Aaaaa!!! My body is burning!! I-I'm going to diee!!"
"Don't worry, if you two ever die. I will make sure that your souls will also be thrown in the fire. So, it'll be an endless journey to hell, right? Ah but beware, there are demons that eat human souls so try to avoid them okay?" As I said that, my whole head went crazy that I couldn't stop laughing as I'm seeing what kind of face they're making.
"P-please don't do this!!!! I..I don't know what have we done for you to do these unreasonable things to us!!!" However, I didn't expect them to deny everything so bluntly right through my very face.
I stopped as I glared at them, "Unreasonable? ….You call this... Unreasonable?"
I walked toward one of the girls who spouted that nonsense. As I glare at her, I brutally pulled her hair and lifted her useless body, making her make an eye to eye contact with mine.
"Hey bitch, repeat what you've said before and I will gladly tell you the reason." I gratingly said while pulling her hair a little more.
She started to cry, "Please…please.. don't kill me…! I-I'm begging you…!!!"
Amusing, I never felt this way before. I locked my sight to her as I lifted my left hand to show an illusion that from the moment if I touch her neck once more, she'll die.
Her head tilted nervously, "What..what are you trying to do..?" Her voice was somehow rough but I just smiled.
When I touched her neck, the illusion activated.
"Ahhhhh!!" The other girl panicking shocked as she moves away while seeing her unconscious friend falls down in the ground harshly.
I bet she's seeing a blood around her neck, I looked at her and switched my attention to her.
I sat in front of her, judging her expression. She probably sees me as a monster although I won't even care. I ruffled her hair, "Hey… does bullying is really that fun?" As I asked her, she just responded to a word, "H-huh?" like she didn't get what I'm trying to say.
I pulled her hair oppressively and hold her cheek tightly.
"Right now, I'm bullying you two. Do you feel how to get bullied? Do you think it's fun to get bullied? If you think so, then I'll bully you more." She suddenly bawls her tears to my hand, "Phease, stoph…I'm begwing y-you…"
Nonsense, so you won't beg until you don't experience this? You'll do something about it when you are in a pit of trouble?
I released her hair and cheek in my grasp, "Sure. I will forgive you now…" instead, I tightly gripped her shoulders like any moment I will break her bones without any doubt.
"But once I see you bully that girl again. I will surely bring the two of you in the depth of hell."
After I said that, I removed my illusions as I appear behind the tree, unseen by them. The other one is still unconscious and the other one is shocked.
"Hmph." I left them in that place where they experienced my very own hell.
When I'm in my way through the main building of the school, I saw a familiar face that's waiting for me patiently.
"Is it fun to show them their fear?" Her head was facing the ground seriously, as she stands firmly inclining herself in the wall.
"Jeanne. What are you doing here?" When I asked her, she tilted her face to look at me.
"Long time no see—" She didn't even bother to finish what she's saying as she took her hammer out of nowhere to do some sudden attack. Luckily, I took out my scythe just in time.
"Mikael! I told you not to engage yourself in human matters!" She growled madly that she continued attacking me endlessly. All I can do is defend and dodge all of her attacks.
"Will you shut up! I'll do what I want to do---" When I uttered those words, she suddenly released an absolute strength that I barely counter it. Although it's not enough to do so, I ended up being thrown as my body gets buried in the wall.
I couldn't fight her, she's so strong. In fact, I didn't win on her even once. My Scythe disappeared without my permission as I fall to the ground myself.
Then she walked towards me, "Yoe is in danger. He is going to be evicted." I weakly lifted my body as I face her, to be honest, I was a bit surprised from what I heard because Yoe is my partner and I didn't know that there's something going on with him.
"Why…?"
"He helped a human child to live instead of taking its life."
I started to itch my hair as I sat in the ground, "I'm going to save him and I want you to help me."
I stared in another direction, "Why would I help you? If he did something, he should face the consequences. Right?"
"Mikael!" She shouted annoyed. The sound of frustration can be also heard to her, however, I also heard the sound of a metal spear aimed at my neck.
"If you don't help me, I will evict you myself!"
I gazed at her whining face. "You know my ability is, right? I can only do illusions. I'm not going to be useful to you at all."
"Tch… I don't care! Why are you being a monster? Isn't he's your friend!?" She exclaimed as she remained her spear aiming my neck. I hissed, "Being a monster? I'm already a monster! Do you think being a death god is that good?!"
I heard Yoe once, 'I don't want to be a death god anymore… I want to be a free soul...' even I despite my position. In fact, that, we are the one who's killing the people when their time-lapse stopped.
The spear suddenly disappears as Jeanne kneeled down in front of me.
"I'm begging you, please help me save him. I'm begging, please hear me out for once."
Seeing her like this makes me sad, I'm just a mere monster. What can I even do?
"Do you really like him that much?" She lifted her face as she innocently smiled at me.
"Yes."