"Stab me Milady, and make it fatal." Lict said
"Huh?!"
Now, I was confused. What the hell did he want from me? I could not just stab any person and why should I stab him? We were...friends. I thought then I finally came to a decision.
"I cannot...kill anyone" I said to him in a low voice.
But, by that time that girl took out a huge axe from her pocket. I was like "What the f*ck?! How can that thing come out of there?"
"Hurry up Milady" Lict said. "We don't have much time, we need our weapon too! Hurry, stab me!!"
"I can't" I just couldn't do it. My hands started shaking, as I looked at the knife, I remembered that I had already taken 3 lives, I couldn't kill anyone else, ever. If I kill him, I'll be alone again, I don't want that, I am scared. I don't want to be left behind again. I am not a murderer.
"C'mon, aren't you gonna take out your weapon? I personally don't care but it's kinda turning boring." said the girl.
"Do it, I'm running out of time. They are wasting our time. What more can you expect from a girl? Girls are not meant to fight anyways." said the man behind her. Well it was not wrong. I'm weak and I know that. I know I can't fight, I know it. Sorry Lict, but I don't want to continue this, I wanna go home. You don't deserve someone like me..."L-Lict.."
"You guys are wasting my time! A girl Demigod? Don't joke around" Said that man.
"Shut up" said Lict "What do you know about milady?! You have no right to speak badly of her when you hardly know her, you jerk! How is she weak? She never asked for anyone's help. She stayed alone, locked up in that mansion for so many years! Could you possibly survive living like that? Giving up your own freedom for the sake of others? Are you strong enough to do that? Answer me!"
"......."
He...believes in me.
"I don't need a weapon to fight someone like you. I can defeat you without one, you-"
As Lict was about to say something, the girl came towards him putting her axe on his throat
"Say another word and I'll make you silent forever" she said with a vexed expression on her face then with a smile she said "So... you seem pretty confident. Let's see if you're all talk or you're actually that strong"
She swung her axe but Lict dodged. How the hell was such a meek girl able to pick up something that looked like a tonne so easily. She was fast and all Lict could do was dodge it, he didn't even get a chance to attack. If that thing hits him, then he's dead.
I could see that he was getting tired, and finally hit by the axe, and got injured. His hands were bleeding, just when was about to blow another attack, he stopped the attack by grabbing the other end of the axe.
"Huh? Tired already? So weak...just give up already. You're just wasting your time."
As Lict was holding the axe she kicked him in the stomach and he fell onto the ground. She raised her axe up high for her final blow.
"Hey hey! Seems like a party here, can we join?" Called out a voice from behind. There stood two more people. He was a middle aged man who looked like he was in his 40s with a highschool girl. Maybe they were another pair but how did they get into the blank space? Okay now this turned confusing.
"Sorry to disturb but can we join you?" said the girl.
"This is getting annoying now, Melissa get over here, we're done here so we're leaving." called out the man from behind the girl with that axe. She pushed her axe back into her pocket and ran towards that man, as she reached him, she turned towards me saying "We'll finish this some other day, make sure that you people don't die till then. And take care of the hour of- I mean Lict for me, see ya" saying this both of them disappeared in thin air.
But it wasn't time to be surprised, we had a bigger problem here, the another duo which had come seemed more dangerous besides Lict was in a horrible condition. He needed to be treated soon. His hand had a grave cut and blood was splitting all over his clothes.
By this time, I heard a gunshot as I turned to look what had happened I saw that the man had shot his partner, the girl.
The girl closed her eyes and held out her hands as if she was holding something, soon the air around her became violent and a sword appeared in each of her hand
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Lict came in front of me and looked at me as if he was saying "Don't worry, I'll protect you."
With two swords in her hands she marched towards Lict, he dodged them and ran in an opposite direction to make her move away from me.
"What are you doing? Running? What a weakling" said the man who seemed to be the master of that girl "Oh but what a surprise, I never thought I'd ever meet a Lady Demigod, I guess this is all you can expect from a girl, a weak master gives a weak star spirit"
"What do you mean by that?" I asked.
"Oh... you don't know, the strength of a star spirit depends completely on their master. If their master is scared then the star spirit will also be scared and if their master feels weak then the star spirit will become weak. Basically it's like your emotions determine their strength. If you're not confident that you can win, you'll never win no matter what your star spirit does, funny isn't it? That's why males are usually suited for being demigod, it's just a waste for women as they cry on every single thing, they are not that strong emotionally."
"Oh shut it! That's just a stereotype, it's nothing like that." I answered.
"Then...tell me can you...kill someone using that star spirit?"
I was shocked. I was rendered speechless. Just then I saw Lict was in a terrible condition. He had got cuts and wounds all over his body and one of his eyes were bleeding. If I didn't do anything, he'd die. But...what should I do? I'm wea-
"If their master feels weak then the star spirit will become weak." those words resounded in my mind again and again. I felt like I was going to go crazy. Besides, this was not even a fair fight! The girl had 2 weapons while Lict had- wait, why doesn't Lict have any?
I remember that the other spirits only got their weapons when their masters shot them,
"Stab me Milady, and make it fatal."
or maybe it was physical damage they needed for them to receive their weapons but when that girl is hurting Lict, he's simply bleeding, does that mean that it doesn't work on Lict? No wait, maybe it's like they only don't get hurt from their master, but, this is only a guess, what if it's not the case and if I stab Lict, maybe he'll die. What should I do? This is so confusing! Help me Lict! Tell me what should I do. I'm so scared that I may end up killing you.
I'm scared of watching you die in front of me.
I'm scared of witnessing your death.
I'm scared that...I'll lose you.
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"Don't be scared milady because I'm right here and I'll always be." I heard his voice faintly in my mind and I suddenly opened my eyes.
Telepathy? Did I really hear him talk to me in my mind or was it just a figment of my imagination? But, one thing was for sure. I was not scared anymore. And so I ran, ran with all my might towards Lict with a knife in my left hand.
"LICT!!" I shouted his name as he turned, I stabbed him...
...right in his heart.
He fell onto the ground as I felt his body turning cold and his heartbeat fading away. Looking at me, he closed his eyes as if he will never open them again.
To be continued