****(POV)
That's when I saw him charge at the creature.
A star shining brightly in the darkness.
He used every last bit of his mana and essence.
All to power up one last attack.
A decisive one.
Had that rank 3 been smart it would have dodged it.
It could have simply retreated a step.
It would have survived then.
No, this mad being tried to take the full brunt of it with its body.
In normal circumstances, a rank 2 cannot seriously damage a rank 3.
This wasn't a normal one.
All of that power spent on a single attack created a miracle.
A slash so beautiful and deadly.
The mana tracing an arc in the air.
Bisecting the berserker in half.
Sending blood everywhere.
That, I did not care.
Blood was a part of my daily life.
I rushed to my partner's side.
But I already knew.
Knew that it was far too late.
A power that big comes at a cost.
The cost being his life.
I felt the tears drip down my face.
And fall on him.
Then I felt the emptiness.
An abyss.
