James POV
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"Huff… Puff…"
My heavy breathing echoed through the cave.
Currently...
I sat on a rock, gripping a blood-stained sword, trying to catch my breath.
That was way too... easy than I thought it would be...
The cave was nearly pitch-black, except for a faint beam of sunlight filtering in, just enough to give me a view.
The ground was slick with thick, green blood.
Scattered around me were the bodies of strange creatures, a mix of lion and eagle.
Seven in total, lying in pools of their own green blood.
These monsters had three things in common.
First, they were all the same species.
Second, their blood was a strange green color, not surprising since I'd studied them before.
Third, all their heads were cleanly severed from their bodies.
The cuts were so clean and precise, anyone who saw them would assume it was the work of a master swordsman.
But no, this was all me.
