"P-please, don't...!"
The quivering shriek was obviously reverberating across the entire area where the test was taking place. Out of the twenty-three students made it through the second phase of the examination. There were no more than ten people fighting for their lives; two of them were gravely injured, three were unconscious, four were on the corner begging for their lives, and one is presently being tortured.
"Ahaha. Why are you crying out your eyes? That's not good if you cry like this. Your eyes will get filthy perspiration. I don't want that, my darling."
The student screamed as loudly as she could, broken ribs, and legs, and even both of her shoulders were unable to function anymore. The Schatten was also currently squeezing the girl's body tightly with his right hand. Treating her as if she were a toy intended solely for his amusement. Wiping her tear-stained cheeks as he tried to persuade her to stop crying. Schatten's expression was horrific. Even his current expression renders a malicious scowl.
"Stop crying. You're ruining your beauty..."
"P-please, don't! I'm begging you—!...
.... AHHHH!"
A desperate scream broke; her cries were inhuman even to her ears. Pain. Mimic Schatten used the newly regenerated arm that was sliced off by Euphemia in the earlier fight, gouging out the girl's right eye with no regard for remorse, he even slows it down to cause an afflicted reaction from the pitiful young girl. Blood soaking runs through her pupilless eye after it has been scooped out. The next thing was a thunderous scream of pain. Her agony was unending until the Schatten decided it would be amusing to rip out her left shoulder this time.
"P—please..." even if the pain was inimitable, she still used her wavering voice. "D—don't do it." her face was red and blotchy; she was crying yet her eyes only release a vivid cerise through, as it is happening her breathing also started to stutter.
The Schatten finds fulfilling contentment in her shouting, smirking with a vile intent right through the girl's crumpled bearing. He touched her left hand, slowly and slowly, trembling herself from it. The girl was aware that he might continue the torture, moreover, she knows she will be killed soon.
"Please..."
"Hey, can you scream again?"
"E—eh?"
"If you can scream exactly like before, I will spare your life. But, if not, then you must be prepared for what is going to happen to you."
The girl tried to stop her cries.
"Y-yes," she nodded obediently, attempting to elicit the exact scream that the monster desired to hear.
Grasping enough air that will be needed for shouting as she proceeds.
"...AAaaaHhh!" However, it sounds different. Her scream sounded strained, but also a little relieved. She's probably thinking that she did everything correctly, and now the monster will leave her alone.
Unfortunately, she was never right. Even if she does everything he says, she will never escape the evil Schatten. He doesn't have any reason to let her escape, or even let her live in the first place. The condition made for the two-party, kill everyone and the council will give your freedom or die and the students will graduate.
"You fucking whore! Your screaming wasn't like that before!" due to enrage dissatisfaction of the monster, he, without any warning, pulls her forearm swiftly.
"Eh?"
Due to the shock, the girl wasn't able to react, she doesn't feel anything since her arms were already broken from the start but it doesn't mean that she was unable to see her left arm being ripped away from her body just like that. Her eyes were at a loss of darkness as she faintly made a smile of madness, trailed by a broken vapour of tears.
"That's what you get from fooling around! Do you want to live? Then do the fucking right!"
"Just..."
She couldn't bear it anymore.
"Huh?"
"Just goddamn kill me!"
Bravely, she begged for her death.
***
Euphemia's perspective.
I eventually regained consciousness after some time. My head is still foggy, but I think I can now fight. First and foremost. I got myself up, gently pounding my head with my palm to shake off the fuzziness. I noticed the Mister Mysterious guy was out of it, he was laying right there, seems more likely he also collapsed from the impact we received from the Schatten.
"Ugh! The kid—"
I hurriedly searched for the child, remembering that I had to look after him. When I spotted him, he was terrified and looking in another direction. Half of his face was covered by his palm and seeing him shake made me wonder what was going on the other side. I laid my sight upon it and discovered a horrible image I couldn't even fathom.
Dead bodies were everywhere to be seen, some can't do anything but line up and wait for their own death. Everyone was shaking.
"Die? Oh, you want to die? But I'm still not done with you!"
I gradually regained my footing on the course. Inside of me, rage and vengeance screamed incessantly. The wounds and deep slashes were still gushing, but that wouldn't stop me from hurling this jerk into the depths of the abyss. I've had enough of this.
Instead of helping the poor students. Those fools, I can't believe it. They just let everyone die.
The rest I acquired was quite enough to create a massive hammer that would smash the bastard into a splattered meatball.
"Eis!"
I call forth my artes. I can feel it coursing through my heart, the force that I require, as my hair has changed to a white tone. My eyes were emitting an absolutely chilling sensation. I raised my right arm; the regenerated energy slowly but steadily forms my desired weapon in mid-air.
"S-sister!"
"Eh?"
Schatten's attention was drawn when he spotted the massive shadow that engulfed the entire light. He tossed the suffering girl's body away, no longer caring about her. The Schatten turned around to see what was going to kill him next.
"What... the—?"
My nose was firing a sensible heat through, I inhaled all the anger in and finally exhaled together with this last trump card I have.
"...Uh...oh..."
"DIEEEEE YOU MOTHER FUCKING BITCH!!!"
Releasing my Eis out of my grasp—.
.
.
.
.
The sound that echoed was like a smashed tomato, violently taking its place. Even the ground couldn't withstand my final blow, which created a massive deep hole.
I was panting in weariness and feeling a little lightheaded. In an attempt to calm myself, I softly touched my forehead. Slowly, I feel my breathing coming back to normal. Even the race of my heartbeats began to function at its normal beat.
"Sister, you did it!"
I smiled a bit, seeing the particles of my Eis scattering and glimmering on this battlefield.
"Yes. I did it! I'm done!"
"—...!"
My heart leapt up for joy, I was overwhelmed to see this battle end because of my awesome power. I was overjoyed that I started jumping, one or even three times. This was my first time expressing my happiness in this kind of behaviour and I don't care if I looked stupid, I just did it right to my heart's content.
"Kid! We did it! We survived!" I yelled—elated.
I have to embrace, and congrats him. We're finally getting out of this hell.
However, my entire body was jolted in hatred, despite the delight I just felt, flipping my sight just to discover the boy was already bleeding severely, a blade from one of the male students who survived was already piercing his trunk. The kid's eyes widened; even though he, wasn't expecting it—he was completely distorted.
"S—sister..." He even tried to reach me using the hand that was covered in his own blood.
"I'm gonna goddamn kill you!"