Trissy fought against the guard's grip as they dragged her forward, away from the motionless figure lying on the ground. The tears blurred her vision, but she could still see Liana's fragile form, barely moving, barely breathing.
"Please!" Trissy cried, her voice hoarse and broken. "You can't just leave her! She's sick-she needs help!" But her cries were swallowed by the cold silence of the forest.
The guards paid her no mind, their faces hardened, indifferent to her pain. To them, Liana was nothing more than dead weight, a burden that would only slow them down.
Trissy twisted and struggled, her heart pounding with desperation as she broke free from the guards hold and ran back to Liana.She fell to her knees beside her friend, cradling Liana's frail body in her arms.
"Liana..." she whispered, her voice trembling as she brushed the hair from her friend's face. Liana's skin was cold, her breaths coming in shallow gasps, each one weaker than the last.
"Trissy..." Liana's voice was faint, barely audible, her eyes fluttering open as she tried to focus onTrissy's face. A small, sad smile tugged at her lips. "I'm sorry... I don't think I can keep going."
"No!" Trissy shook her head, fresh tears streaming down her cheeks. "Don't say that, Liana. We promised, remember? We were going to get through this together!"
Liana's hand reached up, brushing weakly against Trissy's cheek. "It's okay," she whispered. "I'm just... so tired."
Trissy felt a surge of panic, her heart clenching painfully. "No! Please, don't leave me! I need you, Liana... I can't do this alone..."
But Liana's eyes were already drifting closed, her breaths growing shallower. "You'll... be okay.. Trissy," she murmured, her voice fading like a distant echo. "You're... stronger than you know..."
With a final, soft breath, Liana's body went still. Her hand slipped from Trissy's cheek,
falling lifelessly to her side.
Trissy felt a hollow, agonizing emptiness settle in her chest, like her heart had been ripped out.She stared down at her friend's still face, unable to comprehend the reality before her.
She was gone.
Liana, her only friend,
the one person who had given her hope in this nightmare, was gone.
Now she was truly alone.
Trissy's hands shook as she held Liana's body, her vision blurring with tears.
Rage, sorrow, and despair twisted inside her, each emotion clawing at her heart, tearing her apart. She clenched her fists, her body trembling with the sheer force of her grief.
Why..." she whispered, her voice low and broken. "Why did it have to be her? Why did she have to suffer... to die... because of them?"
The guards sneered as they looked back at her, one of them chuckling cruelly. "Get up, girl," he spat. "Or you'll end up like her."
Trissy didn't respond. She didn't even hear him. All she could feel was the burning anger coursing through her veins, consuming her. It was a fire, a searing, blinding rage that seemed to come from somewhere deep within her.
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Sometimes in very rare cases there are geniuses who are blessed by magic itself, such a thing is called a constitution.
Constitutions are physiques or mutations that cause varying changes in the body of that person. It can even affect the personality of that person.
Some awaken constitutions from birth, while others have special requirements to awaken it. This was also the reason why nobody questioned the mana controlling abilities of Ryan Alestra that were impossible for someone at his age. A constitution can entirely change the structure of the human body.
The emotional outburst that caused Trissy's mana to become erratic was the requirement for awakening her physique. This mana overload caused by emotional outburst also affected Trissy's already broken emotions and thus she awakened when she saw her friend dying.
and..... ...
"Hahahahahahahaaaahahaha"
She lost herself in the feeling of intoxication caused by her awakening.
Her eyes and hair began glowing, turning into a beautiful purple color. The mana in the surrounding began gathering around her, then it turned into purple flames and began rotating behind her.
The slave traders fell to their knees, unable to handle the pressure from the mana storm caused by the awakening.
Trissy had a maniacal grin as she slowly tried to get used to the intoxicating feeling. After getting up she took a deep breath as if in a trance, feeling the purple flames caressing her.
After a while Trissy finally got herself together as she looked at her friend's corpse. The erratic mana around her finally calmed down as she looked at the slave traders who were trembling on the ground, unable to get up.
"I don't know why but I am not feeling that sad about her anymore. Sure, there is some grief, but well I think it's manageable. And that's also same for you; I am not feeling that much anger or hatred for you." Trissy said as she looked at them, a smile hanging on her face.
"Right now, all I am feeling is..." Trissy waited for a bit trying to find proper words.
"So much excitement and happiness that I could dance all day." She grinned widely.
The slave traders trembled in fear as they saw her surrounded by purple flames, it felt like death itself had descended.
"Please forgive us!! Please!!" a man who was nearest begged as he saw Trissy walking toward him.But at the next moment, no words flew out.. A sharp pain hit him as he screamed with incomprehensible voice.
"You shout too much! Let me shut that mouth of yours forever," Trissy said as she looked at the man's bloodied mouth and nodded, satisfied with her work.
The other men were scared out of their wits as they saw the bloodied scene; they began crawling with their four limbs like babies as far as they could.
Trissy smiled as she stepped on the man's head who was screaming in pain, his skull shattered by the impact , creating a bloody pool.
Then she began walking toward the next person.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!! Noooooooo!!! Devil!! Monster!!!!"
Screams echoed as torn limbs and heads flew in the air.
"Haaaahaaaahaaaaaaaahaaaa!!"
Trissy laughed as she caught up with the last person, she kicked him from behind making him stumble and fall.You seem to be their leader. Now that I think about it, tell me where you were taking us to sell?" Trissy looked at the man curiously.
"T-t-the next... town... straight ahead... Valor territory... Ahh please let me go... I have money." the man tried his best to speak as he tried to back away.
"Sigh, at least speak properly."
Trissy slapped the leader with mana-infused force, shattering all his teeth.
The man fell to the ground, almost losing consciousness but somehow held on. Then he suddenly felt a burning pain all over his body. He tried to look at his body and saw himself slowly burning in fire. The pain jolted him awake as he rolled on the ground, screaming his lungs out.
"Pleeaaase, saaaave meee, anyone! I don't want to die!!! Pleeaasee!!!"
Trissy sat on the ground watching with an excited expression.
"Scream some more and someone might hear and come to save you... but wait a bit," Trissy mused."We are in the forest and there's no one nearby other than hungry beasts, what luck!" she grinned,clapping as if enjoying the show.
After a while, the screams faded and not even the ashes of the man could be seen.
Amidst the shattered limbs and pool of blood, Trissy got up, looking as if she had bathed in blood Finally, she looked at the corpse of her friend, then began walking towards it. After reaching it, she stood like a statue, staring down.
"I'm really sorry, Liana. I want to feel sad and cry, but I don't really feel much about your death", she finally said, sighing. "But..."
She raised her hands in the air; purple flames began to engulf the corpse, forming a pillar of dancing flames.
"You're still a friend though, so I guess it's my responsibility to give you a farewell with a bang." Trissy smiled, watching the beautiful purple flames ascend to the sky.
The flames reached the sky and began scattering in all directions.
*Boom* *Boom*
The shattered flames exploded into beautiful purple fireworks, illuminating the surroundings in a radiant purple glow.
The scenery was both gorgeous and breathtaking.
The light from fireworks shown on Trissy.
"Now that's what I call going out with a bang!"
Trissy laughed heartily as she watched her only friend disappear forever.