{Who are they talking to…?} I asked myself as I closed on in on the voices that I've heard from afar.
Suddenly, something struck my heart and mind. My heart started pounding fast, and it felt like it was burning. My mind ached, making me disoriented and fall on my knees.
"O-oy, are you alright?" Garnet asked.
Then, a mysterious voice wringed in my mind.
"Forgotten…? How pitiful…" the voice inside me said.
{Who the heck are you…?}
"I am thou and thou art I. Thou seems to have forgotten the assassin's creed, and the reason for why thou have been reincarnated."
{…? What do you mean!?}
"Remember, me. Remember your revenge…"
{I do remember! I am doing all that I can to strengthen myself again!}
"…Is that so? Are you sure you're not making excuses?"
{…!?}
"Back in our world, you always made sure that none will go wrong."
Flashes of memory entered my mind. Memories from the time I took on many assassination requests. My mind was tormented, making me spit bits of blood and disorienting me even further. I then heard a voice from the outside calling out to me.
"J-Julius!" Garnet shouted as she held me in her arms, laying my head on her lap.
"Don't worry, I'm fine…" I said as I patted her head. "Thank you for helping me."
"I-its fine. But, are you sure you're alright? No need to bring you to a Saint?"
"Y-yeah, there's no need. Wait a minute…"
I focused my consciousness and heard the same voice again.
"…Before I was so rudely interrupted by that new woman of yours-"
{She's not my woman, nor will she ever be.}
"Before I was interrupted by that future woman of yours, do you remember? Mission 1208? Your mission was to infiltrate the Sy business in the Philippines and take control of the businesses of the Sy family by marrying into their family, then kill the current family head? You got pretty close to Miss Sy."
{…Stop.}
"You enjoyed each other's company. Everything was going well until you were forced to take her life just because you saw her 'cheating' on you. Instead of completing the mission, you killed every member of the Sy family. And upon killing the woman, oh boy that was funny as hell!"
{Shut up!}
"What did she say again? Oh yeah, that's right: What did I do wrong? Then, you later discovered that the man was forcing himself on the woman… Classic misunderstanding."
{What's your point!? If you have nothing good to say, then just fucking leave my mind already! I have no time to deal with you!}
"Don't be such a party pooper. Be proud that you got an S from that mission. And, I still haven't gotten to Mission 9029 yet, now have I?"
{…}
"Fallen silent, huh? Well, that was your fault. You thought everything would be fine after being comforted by your sister. You were so pumped up that you actually tried loving again, thinking that everything would be alright now."
{…Tsk!}
"You were assigned with that woman as your partner during the mission, but you then ended up killing the woman either way."
{…That was not my fault.}
"Oh really? So, it was her fault for being too weak, getting captured as hostage at the last minute?"
{…N-no.}
"See? More excuses. The real thing that happened was that you killed her in order to complete the mission because regardless of what will happen, she will die. If you negotiated, both you and the woman would have died. If you killed the man immediately, you will survive but she has to die as well since she was being used as a shield by him."
{You motherfu-}
"Back then, you were relentlessly killing anyone and anything that gets in your way. You had it easier when they were all gone. But now, you tolerate them?"
{…?}
"Oh, don't act all clueless now. Before your 2nd death in the world of Wuxia. If you have killed those outliers instead of just continuously doubting them, then you wouldn't have died. If you trusted no one else but yourself, then you could have continued your research."
{I…}
"And now that you were born here in Eternia, you're living your life like none of those things ever happened. Like a sinless and free man… Must be great living a life with no worries, huh?"
{I… I still-}
"Don't worry… I'll help you remember."
After that, I reached the scene entirely. I then saw the two kids who I have given my coins to before, surrounded by 3 grown men. The one with short hair was protecting the kid with long hair.
{…! Those kids!}
"...Yes. Will you let them die like you did with those from your past missions? Or will you stop them?"
{…I will fight.}
"Good… Now, submit to the power I shall entrust in you…"
Suddenly, my heart started racing faster and my head started aching more than usual, making me gasp for breath. Then, a dialog box appeared in front of me.
[MENTAL STATE CORRUPTED]
[YOUR MIND AND EMOTIONS HAS BEEN CLOUDED WITH NEGATIVITY]
Then, I heard the voice of someone familiar to me.
"Mia…!" the long-haired kid with teary eyes shouted as she ran towards the short-haired kid.
Upon seeing this, something inside me flipped. Soon after, all the people present except the 2 kids and Garnet were suppressed by a weird force. All of them were pushed to the ground, gasping for air. The area was filled with silence; only painful groans can be heard.
"H-hey Julius. You're kind of scary right now."
I looked at her with a face saying 'it's fine.' While walking towards the 3 hunters, a dialog box then appeared.
[REQUIREMENT MET]
[TRIGGER SKILL UNLOCKED]
[ASSASSIN'S REVENGE (Inferior) (From Another World)]
[Activation: Upon overwhelmed with great emotions]
[Effect/s: Multiplies the user's strength and agility stat by 2. Negates all mental attacks. The user will have no emotions, except that of anger. Grants the temporary spell "Killer's Pressure."]
[Duration: 2 minutes]
[Cooldown: 12 hours]
[KILLER'S PRESSURE (Inferior) (TEMPORARY)]
[Cost: None]
[Effect: Creates an atmosphere that reduces all intended targets' stats by 15% and suppresses their actions with gravity, making it hard for some people to move and breathe. Inflicts fear on the intended targets. Can be resisted.]
[Duration: Indefinite]
[Cooldown: None]
Moments after, a voice was heard.
"…What the fuck do you think you're doing?"