"Hmmm, it will be wise to do so… but unless you help me in achieving my objectives…. Do you have a Deal?" The stranger had faced him as stretched out his hand towards ruk for them to shake in agreement.
"....... Fine, you have yourself a deal." Ruk shake his hand; agreeing to the terms. But was still feeling that he was not to be trusted but sill was it fair. Since he did safe us from the yoma
"Okay... now what do you want to hear?" the stranger asked ruk and was waiting for a response until he asked the perfect question, he could think of.
"What type of being… are you?" ruk asked in a very curious tone, as even I am waiting in anticipation, as the man had removed the hood that covered some of his hair and ears, to show an even more shocking revelation.
"Y-y-you're a-a" I was too shocked to even respond, after seeing one of the most shocking…. Review in my life.
"Yes… I am a human."
"....WHAT!" all of us shouted at the same time.
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Earlier:
first person p.o.v:
'Hmmm it seems that the mana must have not only attracted hamjis but some few other presences, huh." I hid up in the trees, out of sight and was concealing my mana presence from getting noticed by the new visitors. Who have just arrived to the scene and it seems that it was a boy in a somewhat mercenary outfit, and was companied with a golden armored knight; who was radiating of holy mana. While together with some other high mana base accomplice, whose also were suited in an armored like mercenary outfit?
'I DID WARN YOU ABOUT RELEASING THAT MUCH MANA…. BUT YOU NEVER SEEM LISTENING, DO YOU?' death was angry because of my reckless action; in which would have led to me almost being caught. But in a way, I have noticed that death behavior had been changing due time… strange.
"Like I had said before, it was necessary; if we were going to stop all of the hamjis at once. And i feel that this was a very efficient way of stopping all of them. Even though, it had almost exposed our presence." I responded, while getting ready to sprint off and get back on track.
'Besides… I don't feel that they would mean any harm…. And even if they do, then there barking at the wrong tree. So with that done I think we better keep on going, if we want to make back home early.' I stated to death, saying that with the power that we both possess, that they won't be able to layer a single finger on us. Knowing that it would cost them their life, even though if they mean no harm; as I was about to sprint off. I was then suddenly stopped by a…. troublesome presence… a well hidden one that is.
"That's strange… how come I wasn't able to sense this presence quite sooner. Like as if it was-."
'HUNTING… I KNOW THAT PATIENCE IS TOO RECONIZABLE TO FORGET.'
"What do you mean?" I had asked death as his voice had sounded serious.
'I MEAN THAT THIS CREATURE IS NOT A HAMJI..."
"Then what is it."
'IT IS A..... YOMA.'
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrhhhhhhhhhhhh
"Hmmmm… the amount of energy it's releasing is really …. Interesting, and it seems that it had killed the entire accomplice; leaving them at a disadvantage, since that their numbers has reduced to only the kid and the golden knight." I pointed out, as the yoma had appeared out of nowhere with extraordinary speed, which had impressed me slight; at the back of the golden knight, who was trying to kill the kid because of him being a human being, and this had enraged me, but I decided to calm myself down; since it would have been quite foolish of me to act without observing the situation first.
'IT SEEMS THAT THE YOMA HAD FINALLY SHOWED ITSELF AND FROM HOW LOW IT'S MANA IS. I WILL ROUGHLY ASSUME THAT IT IS NOT EVEN THAT LEGENDARY FROM THE MAIN ONES." Death had noticed, as I was confused by this.
"What do you speak of death? Are you trying to say that it's just a normal hamji?" I asked in a very curious and confused manner, and had stared back towards the yoma; who was now receiving multiple slashes from the golden knight.
'IT IS NOT A HAMJI, IN FACT; IT IS A VERY POWERFUL FOE INDEED, AS IT CAN TAKE AN ENTIRE SQUAD OF TOP TRAINED MERCENARIES TO HANDLE IT. AND LETS NOT FORGET ABOUT THE HEALING FACTOR, THAT THEY POSSESS, AND A SKILL THAT DIFFERENTIATES THEM FROM THE REST OF THE CORRUPTIONS…" death trailed off, as the yoma had grabbed the mercenary; within its he hands, as it started to suck the mana from the golden knight; who was growing weaker and weaker by the passing minutes and like that his chronicle had started to fade away, as it could no longer stay in its physical form much longer since it requires mana to still stay summoned.
"So… there are able to absorb not just raw nature mana, but the living mana from other breathing being…. That is quite an advantage over any other being." I pointed out and had observed the situation that had just happened.
'THAT IS WHY THEY ARE N A DIFFERENT SCALE OF POWER…. MEANING THAT THE HUMAN WHO WAS CORRUPTED, MUST HAVE BEEN REALLY PUSHED TO THE EGDE, FOR THIS TYPE OF DEMON TO FULLY TAKE OVER HIS BODY, HIS BEING AND SOUL…. FOR THE DESPAIR I FEEL FROM THIS LOST SOUL, ANGERS ME!' death shout in an angry tone, as even I felt my emotion getting strange…. Like as if I was also angry too… like as if I could feel the rage of death, and along with the soul of the human screaming in agony.
As the yoma had threw the now drained golden knight like a rag doll, and had started to walk towards the boy who was now being blocked and protected by a man; who seems to be a mercenary and has a noticeable type of mana flowing out of him, from which I can induce that he is a space user. But then something shocking had occurred as the boy who was being protected by the mercenary, was now the one who was doing the protecting, as he had quickly dragged the man to the ground and was able to drag himself up from the ground and was now in the man's position as before. As the fist of the yoma had started to come down with full force and with this happening and had sited their remaining team mate.
Who were shocked to see the current situation; as the boy's sister had started to shout out, not wanting to bear the cost of her brother life, but at that moment… in that boy's eyes…. I could see it…. I could see the fire in his eyes, the fire and the courage to risk his own life for those he loves… the one thing that even death holds and respects and that I had failed to do….. The will to protect.
"I won't let your soul get lost… for you have the fire… for you have—." I was filled with rage and malice, as the boy was risking his own life, even when it was not his fate; how can fate be this cruel. I jumped down the tree at a tremendous speed and had appeared just right in front of the boy as time had slowed down and Just before the fist could make contact, I had used my right hand to hold the fist as the bandages had started to tear up, from the intense pressure from the yoma's incoming attack; in which had started to revive my rings, and like that my eyes had turned pure black, as I just grinned with a sadist smile.
'HAHAHAHA YES GET ANGRY… DESTROY THAT YOMA AND SEND IT BACK FROM WHERE IT CRAWLED OUT FROM!' death had exclaimed in an insane like voice, which was starting to affect me, as my mentality was changing… for the worst.
"A ReAsOn …..TO lIVe…" I spoke in a much distorted voice
Boooooooooooooom!