*WHOOSH*
"FUCKING HELL"
Viswa cursed as an arrow hit him on his shoulder. He lost his balance and fell off the roof.
On his way down, he clumsily caught hold of the window sill, but it wasn't enough to hold his weight. Instead, it broke immediately.
*BAM*
He hit the ground and groaned in pain.
"Oh my god."
"Viswa. Its Viswa."
Viswa heard the cries of the children from the window. He saw the twins leaned out to look at him in anxiety.
"Get back in. Hide behind something."
Viswa gritted his teeth and yelled. And this attention on kids caused him to be distracted. He sensed the danger than came at him and he tried to dodge, but the arrow grazed past his chest.
Viswa hurriedly ran to the wall and stood with his back to it. He held the knife and looked into the forest. He couldn't see the location of the archer, but he is sure that he is somewhere out there. From the direction of the two arrows, he guessed that it is just one person that shot both the arrows.
*WHOOSH*
An arrow tore through the air and made its way towards him.
Viswa reacted swiftly and moved to the side.
The arrow lodged itself into the wall.
He is fast and he managed to keep up with the coming arrows. He only dodged and was always vigilant.
After a while, the arrows stopped coming for a couple of minutes. But after that couple of minutes, Viswa felt like his heart fell into an ice cold pool.
*WHOOSH*
An arrow whistled through the air, but it didn't come in his direction. Instead it was aimed at somewhere higher on the house and it felt like it was aimed at the window.
"KIDS, EVERYONE IN THE TOP ROOM, HURRY UP. GET TO THE DOWN FLOOR. HURRY UP."
Viswa yelled on top of his lungs.
"ARRRGHHH…"
But to his dismay, he heard a scream of a child. He widened his eyes in horror. He looked at the forest and at then at the window on the top floor.
*WHOOSH*
Another arrow was shot into that window.
Viswa didn't hesitate anymore. Spiritual energy was concentrated on his fingers and palms as he climbed the wall like a mad man. He appeared at the entrance of the window in no time. But the arrow that was shot is obviously faster than him.
He heard another scream and looked through the window.
He was shocked at the sight in front of him. A kid was shot with the arrow on his neck. He bled a lot and he is not moving anymore.
The second arrow hit another kid, but he is a bit older and in a couple of years, he would be out of here. He had a relatively big build and he didn't get hurt that much.
Even in that injured state, he is conscious of the window and tried to calm the kids who were in obvious shock.
He pulled the kids to the corner and looked at the window vigilantly.
When Viswa came, he pointed at a knife at him out of instinct.
"Its me. Kids, it is me. Its Viswa. Calm down. Argh.. hmph."
Viswa was hit with an arrow on his back. He was way too distracted with the kids here. Their safety is the priority right now.
"Everyone, get out of this room and slowly go to the dining hall. Everything will be alright. I am here. I will make sure everyone is okay. Understand?"
Viswa looked at the kid who was already injured, but he is the oldest there.
"Where is the cook? Why is he not here?"
Viswa asked in confusion.
"He went to the village to get the groceries. He also said that he had something to do, so he would be late."
"Okay, it is fine. I am here now. Just go into the dining room and block its doors and windows with the tables and chairs.
Have some water and stay calm. I will come back after dealing with our enemies."
The kids nodded.
The twins in particular calmed down a lot after they saw Viswa. They ran into his arms and hugged him tightly.
"Come on now. You kids are brave. Don't act scared now."
They reluctantly left along with the other kids.
Viswa looked into the horizon through the window.
*WHOOSH*
Another arrow came, but he dodged it with ease. And since there are no kids inside anymore, there is nothing for him to fear.
He had a deep frown on his face as he looked into the forest. His eye sight might have improved a bit with his training, but it is not to the point to catch an archer far away.
But he managed to spot something else.
A few humans are coming from the forest, sprinting towards the orphanage. They are already half way through and they would reach here in no time.
"Fuck"
Viswa cursed once again and ran downstairs.
He made sure that the kids are locked in the dining room and he stood there with his back against the door. With two knives in his hands.
His eyes are cold and he looked at the people that entered the room.
He took deep breaths and calmed down. All the people that came in exchanged a glance. They are all wearing black cloaks, covering their faces. They made their move with weapons in their hands.
Viswa is finally calm. He just trusted in his training at this moment and most of all, his instincts are telling him that there is no threat to him. He didn't even feel a slight sense of danger as five people came running at him.
His gaze became colder and he blocked the swords that came at him with both his knives with ease. He gave an oblique kick to the knee of one of the two guys in the front.
*CRACK*
The knee broke. Viswa didn't wait as the other party fell down. Even before he could scream, he brought his knife down and stabbed him in his throat.
"Argh.. Ar.. Ar…"
Blood squirted out from the spot where he stabbed.
Viswa turned around and slashed the second guy two times. One at the shoulder of his arm and the other at the elbow, making him unable to raise the sword hand.
Meanwhile, the remaining three already caught up. One of them held a scimitar. Viswa dodged the slash smoothly and put himself to the side of this guy.
He stabbed him on the shoulder, left the knife there and used that free hand to grab him and use him as a meat shield.
A saber slashed against that guy. Viswa then stabbed him in the neck with his knife, before pulling the knife out of his shoulder.
Now he is back to two knives and three opponents, one of which is already injured remained in front of him.
The three of them were stunned.
They didn't expect that Viswa would this dangerous. He is practically walking through them.
In their daze, Viswa is already near them. His movements are very short and precise. He used one of the knives to block and he repeatedly stabbed on slashed them with the other knife.
The third guy had his sabre blocked and with the other knife Viswa left more than twelve slashes and over ten stabs on the other party's arm and chest.
Even though he is not dead because the slashes and stabs are not deep, that is point of a knife fight. The opponent is basically handicapped. He once again, use the same strategy.
He stabbed and kept a sword in the other guy's body while he used the remaining knife to land the decisive blow while using him as the meat shield.
There are only two opponents remaining. One of them is already injured. He is using his left hand to hold the sword since his right hand was cut.
Viswa went for him decisively.
He cut open his guy while defending the sword and when the other party leaned forward, he repeatedly stabbed him in the chest from the side and then in the throat.
The last guy was left standing there alone.
His legs are shivering by this point.
He is the only one that held a much longer weapon.
A spear.
He put a distance between Viswa and himself as he tried to retreat slowly.
"You can leave if you want. Just give me a name and the reason. I will let you go. Or, even if you run I can just come and kill you."
The other guy dropped his spear and wanted to run away.
*WHOOSH*
Viswa threw the knife and it hit him right behind the knee making him fall.
"You should have taken the easy route my friend."
Viswa walked to him and stomped his foot on that knife.
"ARRGGGGGHHHHHHHH…"
A soul searing scream escaped that guy's mouth. Viswa readied his knife and was about to start the torture. He needs to understand the reason behind the attack.