'Then, here is your present... The corpse and items of a boy with weird clothes, hehe...'
(Why?)
"It's better if you take his items. What if he has something incredible that can make you stronger?"
(Why are you all like this?)
"I won't be surprised if he is empty..."
(Why am I always wrong...?)
"We should just feed him to the hungry fanatics at our house."
(For fuck's sake... Just for once... Be the kind of human I want you all to be...)
"Father and mother are waiting for us. I should just dash through the dust and dig another punch."
Twitch...
(...)
(Scums...! Every single one of them!)
The sound of steps began to approach closer.
Tap tap tap tap...
"Ha! There you are, fodder!"
"..."
"It's sickening..."
"Wha-"
Tick!
"ROARRRRRRRRRRRR"
Sou rose slowly amidst the fierce winds of summoning.
Thu!
Blood flew from Sou's mouth before getting wasted on the earth.
Behind him stood the Dragon, blocking the sun's rays with its silver-clad wings unrolled grandly.
Sou paced forward through the subsiding mist. Fingers cracking, extreme breathing of Drago, slow lily-pad footsteps and dripping blood echoed among the silence.
A Monster Made His Presence.
As Junko and Shunko lay on their arses in terror, Sou emerged from the silver mist.
<...>
Sou cut off Drago, his tone much colder and sharper.
A clenching pressure hovered the atmosphere.
All of a sudden- cracking, breathing, stepping, dripping- everything fell silent. And amongst the newfound quietness, a single sentence reverberated.
Scums Must Be Slaughtered.
"K-Kyaaaaaaa!!"
"MOSTER!! HE IS A FUCKING A MONSTER!!!"
They didn't know what Sou did, nor did they know how he survived. But humans are animals too, and every animal knows it almost by instinct. The superior beings, beings who are can erase them with ease. Junko and Shunko felt that the moment they looked into his eyes.
They tried to get up but fell almost immediately against the blood-thirsty Sou.
Their fear-stricken feet gave up on them.
A small, terrified voice called out to Sou.
"S-S-Spare me... I-I have done n-nothing wrong... please... k-kill her if you want to... Yes! Kill her! She was the one who hurt you!"
"W-What?! Don't turn on me now! Who was the one who planned this?!"
They continued to argue. Between the argument, a voice interfered.
"It's disgusting..."
They looked up and Sou was standing in front of them.
They stared idiotically at the bloodshot eyes. Those were not the eyes of any typical guy out for blood. Those were the daggers of a predator gazing at its prey, ready to bare its fangs a moment.
"But can't say I don't like it!"
But there was something they didn't expect from a boy who was even younger than them. Pleasure, a smile that clearly said that the boy was pleased by this development.
"Eeeeeeeep!!!"
Junko tried to run for her life while Shunko was too frightened and timid to even stand up.
With every step, jolting bolts of lightning preceded the ground, leaving craters on the trail.
Tap tap tap tap tap!!!
"Kya!"
"Oi oi, where the hell do you think you are going?"
Behind Junko was a monster killed by his own and betrayed by his own beliefs and was granted power under the mercy of the Almighty.
What are the chances of her escaping from such a monster?
Of course... the answer was 'non- existent'.
Grabbing the nape of her neck, Sou threw her to her accomplice.
"Argh!"
"P-Please don't kill us. We were wrong. W-We committed a grave sin... Please..."
"Oh... I bet the people you have killed and robbed before also begged like that. So, how does it feel to be on the receiving end?"
"We will atone for it for the rest of our lives... Please let us go."
"Hehe... Hahahahaha! Dream on! You two are going nowhere... We haven't even started the games yet!"
Blue hue covered the devil's hands, the jolting spectrum of blue-white lightning making its appearance in the form of cracklings on the blue-hued hands' lining.
Tring..!
{Mastery of 'Lightning' element complete}
{Compatibility of 'Fire' element has been granted}
{As the first one to wield dual elements in Melim, the 'Eyes of Destruction' of the 'Eyes of Dominance' has been granted}
As the message, Sou's left eye lit up in yellow flames, blazing through his retinal veins. Emotions changed, versatility changed. The fired eye gave him visibility neither he nor, most probably, anyone has ever experienced. The shade of confusion hovered over his face, a tinge of disapproval shone over the fact that he was under the mercy of the mysterious system to obtain power, but there was one prominent feeling that reigned his mind and soul- the feeling to destroy.
And destruction spread. The surrounding lit up, professing to the element of destructiveness- fire. The vast area- the size of a small town- was in piping hot flames in a matter of mere seconds. Yes, the name lived up to its name. Destruction was really in its prime here.
The two girls were dumbstruck seeing the person, no, the incarnation of the Devil in front of them wielding two elements along with the long lost magic- summoning. The distress they were expressing was long gone and fear and terror became second nature to them. What they were feeling was equivalent to misery and regret, regretting upon the fact that how miserable and pathetic they were in front of a no-name boy from nowhere who was even younger than them.
Emerging from the destruction at a blinding speed, the left eye still in flames and the hands engulfed in pure lightning, Sou dropped his velocity right before his opened palms got a hold of Junko and Shunko's miserable faces.
In that split moment, when both the parties were staring at each other, one with palpable killing intent and the other with horror and regret, Sou muttered-
"Let's play, shall we?"
Sou smiled wamly.
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