Chapter 6 - Price

Nameless soared to the sky, preparing his light energy, waiting for the perfect time to be shoot. As the strike became near, he suddenly sensed danger. His eyes were looking to the ground below him. A gigantic arrow of Light was traveling toward him. As he noticed this, he was already in a point-blank state.

BOOM!

"No... NAMELESS!!!!" Misa screamed.

Nameless was hit.

Or was he?

Nameless raised his hand against the arrow as the smoke cleared from the explosion.

"That was very close," Nameless still with his ever-expressionless face.

"So good to see you, Lord Darkan. It seems you haven't changed one bit," said Nameless.

"Heh. Of all the people I resent. Never thought I would be glad to meet the killer of my own brother," Darkan said as he gleefully smiled at Nameless. His face was that of a werewolf with glowing red eyes and a muscular posture.

Without any hesitation, Nameless readies his blade and points it toward Darkan's army of monsters. His gaze sent chills to most monsters, making them seemingly afraid. "You managed to scare my slaves? You have my compliment," Darkan then drops down from the creature he is riding and walks, approaching Nameless. His muscular arms stretched as he said, "I would enjoy beating you to a pulp."

At this moment, Nameless was facing Darkan at a 10-meter distance. They stopped both in a fighting stance. Darkan eyes were glowing red, and his arms were performing a boxing stance. On the other hand, Nameless was ever so calm his face didn't change one bit. Though his blade was glimmering with shiny particles.

"HUAAA!!!!"

Darkan suddenly Howls while charging toward Nameless. As Darkan charges, he thinks,

He knows my slaves' affinity was Darkness. That's why he used light particles. Unfortunately, I am not one of the same. So Light will have no effect on me, and all he'll be left is pulp after my punch

Seeing this instance, Nameless retaliates,

[Order: Zephyr Flight]

Currents of Wind gather around Nameless. He began to levitate and retreated from Darkan's attack.

Darkan fists then struck the ground, thus creating a mini earthquake and crater as a byproduct. He stares in anger seeing Nameless has dodged his attack. "Coward!!" he screams.

Nameless, flying in the air took out something from his pocket.

It was a pile of dirt.

"Your turn is over. Now it's mine."

Nameless's nodachi now began to glow radiantly.

"It's that! That's when he killed one of the Velkrits. It's Karanu Pataya?" said Misa.

"Haha. Purge King? You're nothing but a fool! Give me your best shot !" said Darkan condescendingly.

Nameless smear the dirt on his hand,

[High Order]: Enhance Element Terra!

The nodachi that was glowing radiantly now faded and was circled by levitating specks of dirt.

In this turn, Nameless flew towards Darkan using the air current with extreme speed.

STAB!

Nameless stabs Darkan's left peck. Blood then pours onto Nameless hand and Darkan's feet.

"I am disappointed, Purge King," Darkan said as he smiled. "Surely this isn't the best you got," he asked. Nameless stayed silent in response, and neither did he move from his stabbing position.

Losing his patience, Darkan punches Nameless in the face at a very close distance. Luckily Nameless managed to cover his face with his own hand. However, it wasn't strong enough to withstand Darkan's physical strength.

FYUHH

Nameless was blown away by Darkan.

He fell down while crushing his body head-first into the soil.

"I am sure he'll be fine," said Misa.

Though as Darkan pulled out Nameless's nodachi from his left peck, Nameless body still hadn't moved an inch. Darkan then throws away his nodachi and regenerates the damage that Nameless had created.

"No, Nameless... No, It can't be." Misa was shocked. She didn't know what to do, and all she could do was despair about the condition.

Darkan walked, approaching Nameless's seemingly unconscious body.

CLANG

"What are you doing, mortal?" said Darkan while guarding a surprise attack.

As Darkan's eyes move toward the attacker, it is revealed that Misa is the one who tried to damage his face using Nameless's nodachi.

"You!! I hate You!!! You destroy all of us. Now you're trying to destroy him." said Misa while barraging attacks at Darkan.

"Newsflash, Missy. Is he supposed to be the Hero? He murdered your people and my brother. Now, who's the evil one, I ask." Darkan replies.

"NO ONE WOULD DIE NOW IF YOU DIDN'T MAKE US SLAVES!!!" Misa screamed.

SRTT!!

Misa landed the nodachi on his face, managing to pierce it.

"Insolent bitch," Darkan said as he slightly punched Misa in the stomach.

Misa lost her balance and fell down.

Darkan then grabs Nameless's Nodachi and uses it to rip Misa's clothes, revealing her private upper parts. "You have a nice body. I wouldn't mind making you a slave," he smiled pervertedly.

"How can you do so?"

"What?"

Darkan was surprised to hear a familiar voice.

He turned back to face Nameless,

"I knew you weren't dead yet," said Darkan.

"Thanks for having high hopes for me," Nameless replies. "Unfortunately, the feelings are not mutual." he continues.

"Allow me then to make clear how far we're apart in terms of power," said Darkan mockingly.

"I already knew you had that kind of ability. You can quintuple your strength in exchange for extracting your slaves lifeforce."

Darkan's eyes widen. Surprised, he asked, "What else did my brother tell about me?"

"That you were dumb," said Nameless. "You are capable of fighting one-on-one though you haven't even tried to figure out what I was doing this whole time." he continued.

"What?"

"I used the dirt from the ground and enhanced the Terra element to my blade. Though you may think I was using a light element from before I stabbed you. In reality, I purposedly fed you hints toward the conclusion that I was using a Light element. In this case, I deliberately created all those minuscule light particles before the battle started. You are too focused on that element in response, making it easier for me to attack."

"SO WHAT?"

BAM!

Darkan tried to punch Nameless again but missed. He claims, "I've got energy to spare. While you, you're wounded."

"It's true... You Are Wounded." Nameless replied.

[High Order]: TeraCles (Terra Tentacles)

Nameless clenches his right-hand fingers and closes his eyes. In an instant, his fingers spread.

HUEOK!

Darkan pukes out blood to the ground while his body loses balance.

"WHAT? WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME.."

"From the moment I stabbed you, I injected Terra particle towards your artery vessels. Now I am using those same particles in your blood cells to create tentacles. What do you think the tentacles would do?" asked Nameless.

In response, Darkan continues to vomit blood while feeling something is moving through his body. "What... what will happen to me??" he screams.

"In a matter of seconds, those tentacles would make holes in your internal organs until you die," claims Nameless. " I never thought killing so many of your kind helped me to be an expert in monster physiology."

Holes then start to form on Darkans's body. He stumbles and screams very loudly, aching in pain. "Please end my misery..." said Darkan beggingly.

"You really think you could get off that easily, Lord Darkan? Also, a Lord begging to an enemy? I thought you were a respectable person." Nameless said as he left Darkan's body.

Nameless approached the injured Misa while offering his coat to her.

"Thank you," said Misa.

"No problem," Nameless replies.

"What's gonna happen to him?" she asked.

"Nothing.. but a slow and painful death."

Misa stopped for a second and looked back to where Darkan was. She watches the lord's body slowly crumble from the holes that appear. Darkan, who saw her, reached out his hand and said, "Please help me.. Please..". His tears were dripping.

Misa suddenly ran toward Darkan and grabbed his arm.

Misa sympathizes with Darkan.

"It's gonna be Ok. You're not dying alone. I'll accompany you," said Misa.

Darkan, who saw this scene, was touched. His tears are now dripping even more rapidly. He then looked at the figure behind Misa. Nameless was staring blankly at him with an ever-expressionless face.

"Heh. You two will be...A great pair..".

Darkan's hand now crumbles as he becomes silent.

You had caused humanity a great deal. But, in those eyes, you were only a child. I am not saying that I'll ever forgive you. But either human or monster's life. The price of life itself is invaluable.

Nameless then walked, catching up to Misa, and said, "Let's go. The townspeople need us."

"Yeah.." said Misa as she rushed back to town.

"You coming?" she asked Nameless.

"I'll be there in a few." Hearing that, Misa went off to the village.

After Misa is out of sight, Nameless stabs the remaining corpse of Darkan.

If, by any chance, Misa didn't interfere that time, the plan may have been ruined.

Dark particles then formed around Nameless nodachi.

I suppose this is enough

He pulled out his nodachi, which was now surrounded by dark particles.

"All according to plan."