The Prince stood up against the Omenic pigs.
"This Prince is really abnormal..." Shan muttered.
"Hmph!" the Elder Harrumphed, "That is just plain stupid ol' bravery. There's nothing behind it."
The leader of the giant men then mused, "Yes, even one of the pigs is as tough as my toughest men and there's a dozen of them. Furthermore, the Prince had been drugged to weaken him, right?"
"Yes!" Keth answered but didn't continue.
"... but, there's really something wrong with the Prince that I feel a little gaudy about it." Shan followed.
Before any of them could rebuke what he said, the Omenic pigs have already got to their determination.
Their eyes seemingly stitched closed. But the red glow of orbs behind them suggests that they could see well, even in the dark.
Everyone watched intensely. Meanwhile, the Princess began her unassisted childbirth.
The Prince stood calmly but menacingly. In front of him were the evil pigs that slowed down to surround him.
"They formed a formation?" Keth was stupefied. In his head, these Omenic pigs don't have the rationale or even the sanity to care about such things. They would just rampage.
"No, the Omenic pigs are a bit intelligent. Albeit not comparable to humans, they still know fear and when to retreat, advance, and like that, wait. They want to go at him all at the same time." the leader of the big man explained, "They saw him as a threat..."
"Commander, isn't that a bit... overkill...?" Shan muttered, at the same he spoke, one pig jumped towards the prince.
"Argh!" the Prince had his arm bitten but he didn't flinch, only roared, and punched the one that bit him.
But alas, it has no effect.
"That's not going to work, its skin is tougher than normal." the commander sighed.
The Prince's face twitched as he desperately attacked, trying to remove the beast that has razor-sharp teeth.
Blood continuously flowed form his forearm, "Argh! Argh! Argh!" he shouted every punch.
These pigs are all waiting to weaken me down. It is scarier than them just madly attacking me.
They are smart and terrifying, however, that doesn't mean that they're smarter that me!
Using my arm as the pivot, I tried to tilt the pig with all of my strength. Everything that I have been through is not for nothing!
I slammed the beast on his back with a loud thud.
It should have a weak spot, its belly!
I screamed as I gave all the force and weight on one knee.
Squeal!*
The tougher its skin on the back, the frailer its skin on the belly should be!
I didn't attack its tougher skin just because I like it. I have to measure its back's toughness before I can be sure that I can damage its belly.
We are in a world where everything is equal. I am aware that it is not as simple and literal as it meant, however, this Karma-Engineered beasts is manmade and cannot be compared to nature's complexity!
I can hear its organs rupture as blood flowed from its mouth.
Without hesitation, I took my arm off and drank the blood that the pig was puking.
Disgusting?
Hah... compared to my life here, this couldn't hold a candle.
Also, it was necessary.
Why is it that the children of the "Prince" and "Princess" is the ruler? Why can't they just sacrifice others for the Royal Family? It is because Karma is in the blood.
Children. They are direct blood descendent of the parents. If the parents didn't use their Karma, it will be stored in their blood and thus, their children will get a portion of it.
If that's correct, these people didn't have the plan to free us from the very beginning. They want to wring us dry and bathe our child with our own blood.
If that's also correct, the blood itself has Karma.
Then I shall take these pig's Karma. I believe they call it Blood Tonic, placing the Karma via blood onto another.
These pigs are destined to eat us, they should have high Karma.
I can t̵̙͗̅a̶͇̻͛͑s̷͉̱̈́t̸͚͝ë̸̙̥́ them.
Seeing what I'm doing made the other beasts rampaged and jumped on me all at once, trying to mutilate my limbs and devour my flesh.
Good, focus on me.
I shall taste you ȃ̴̜͚̟͐l̶̩͊̋̽͜ͅḻ̶̅͝.
They tore my skin off, sliced my chest, and, ate my hand. Unfortunately for them, I have endured much worse.
Eating my hand just gave me a sharp weapon.
You can't hide your belly, flawed beasts. You think you can live after looking at my Princess with your gluttonous eyes?
Whether you eat me or I eat you, we will both die in the hands of these people. So why not I eat you all and take all the Karma for me and my Princess. It will give her a higher chance for reincarnation.
This is the world of Karma, not Connect. However, I am from the world of Connect. Maybe, just maybe, because of me, the Princess will reincarnate to like what I hope for mother.
(But mother died before you Connect)
In the next world, I will see them again. And with Connect, our fate is already tied to each other.
(Stop deceiving yourself, it's not going to happen.)
"With this last blood, my Karma is stronger than the world. I can go against nature." with the fragmented radius and ulna, I dug my arm onto the last pig's belly.
(You cannot go against nature.)
"Even if I can't, I will."
.....
The room for ritual was silent. Everyone paled as the Prince drank the blood of the last Omenic pig.
"Impossible..." the commander muttered.
"How?" the Elder was too stunned to be angry. She looked at the Prince's two Tormentors for answers.
"I think... he got stronger from eating the pig's blood." it was the commander who answered, "The pigs are Karma-engineered to be stronger and more ferocious. By drinking its blood is the same as the Karmic Tonics we get from lizard bloods."
"I know that!" the Elder shouted, "However, the ritual is nigh-absolute since the torturing itself is Karma-engineering. It has never failed before. Furthermore, the Prince has been weakened...!" she sweated.
The future prosperity of the kingdom depends on the result of this ritual.
"E-elder... what do we do now?" Shan asked in worry.
"I... I don't know. This is the most important of the ritual. Our Karma will be affected and may cause a chain-effect if we act without thinking." the Elder pondered as she looked with bright eyes, "And look, due to the abnormality of the Prince and Princess, our Ruler have been born with the greatest Karma." she pointed.
Everyone looked and behind the carnage, a light glow of gold entered their eyes.
"The Ruler is glowing?! Is this normal!?" Keth had his eyes widened.
"No, this is the first. I believe this means that the Ruler has too much Karma for its young age that its excess is being manifested as an aura. An aura that is so strong that we can see it with our eyes." even with her old age and deep experience, she couldn't help but be excited.
The Princess had successfully given birth. Normally, any woman would be very tired but she was still vigorous as she held her glowing child. But her face was filled with sadness.
The Prince limped towards the two and looked at the majestic being they have created.
He knelt down and took the baby, tainting it with blood. The baby didn't cry and only held onto his father.
"What do we name him?" he asked.
The Princess looked melancholic and muttered, "...Azazel"
"Azazel?" the Prince saw the understanding in her eyes. He nodded and using the hand that was still attached to him, he raised his child.
"What is he going to do?" the commander asked.
The Elder was pondering when she realized, "He...! Stop them!"
"Wha... why?" the commander asked but when he felt the Elder's hurry, he jumped over the fence, following him were the other big men.
"Hurry!"
"Azazel," gently, the Prince raised his sharp radius and ulna, "die for us." and slowly pierced Azazel's heart.
Blood flowed, coiling around his arms. IT was easy to distinguish Azazel's blood from the Prince's for it was gold in color.
"... he... killed his own son..." Shan muttered. Both he and Keth felt deep fear as they saw the scene in front of them.
They have witnessed many things. They were the ones who even did the unspeakable.
But this... is just pure evil.
"We're too late." the commander stopped as he looked at the Prince who shed tears as he placed Azazel on top of the Princess.
The Prince then hugged the Princess.
"What are you doing!?" the Elder frantically shouted, "Continue!"
"Let's meet on the other side, Princess."
.....
I sliced the side of her neck. She didn't struggle nor she fought back.
Our journey finally ended in this world.
We have gone through a lot and we will go through more.
We will see each other again.
In the next world.
.....
I cried.
"The... the child is glowing gold!"
A new life began for me... again.
"Our child is blessed! Maybe he can cultivate his soul and we will finally have a true Master in our clan!"
"Jax Ferter of the Raven Clan, restore our former glory!"