The three of them ran, ran far away from the man, gasping for air but they continued to run not wanting to be seen by the man.
"Who was that?" Filo Noa shouted, exhausted by running for a long time.
"I-I don't know." I told her, there was a fear of expression on my face, but I continued,
"But what I do know is that he got this power where he can make it where you can't control your body…"
File Noa could hear Kim shaking voice, looking at him, his whole body was shaking.
Kim's heart was racing, just the thought of dying scared Kim but he… he almost died today, he almost face death himself.
"Dammit! It hasn't even been 1 day since I got here!" Kim thought.
Filo Noa while running have this looks of something not right.
"Hey, Kim.. can I ask you a question?"
"Yeah, go ahead!"
"You know how me and Uma Micheal blasted the man with water spell, why is it that you're the only one able to move but not the other people?"
Hearing this, I thinks for moment but nothing came in mind, I don't know nothing about that man, "I don't know…" I mutter.
I followed up with my own question not knowing nothing about magic, "What type of magic was that?"
Filo Noa looked at me weirdly, "There are no such things, there's no magics that allowed the other user to make you lose control of your body!"
"Huh?" I shouted, she nodded at me.
Kim was shocked,
There no such thing as that type of magic? But then what was it? What was that man power?
But I remember some voice telling me that wasn't magic…
I'm more confused then ever. I have so many questions like who is that man, what's his power and who voice was that?
Snapping out of my thoughts, I looked around at my surroundings and have no idea where I was, I ased Filo Noa where we were going.
"We are heading to the emergency bunker located underground Andra…"
I stopped running after hearing that, Uma Micheal and Filo Noa also stopped.
"Bunker? Wait but I need to find Vas"
"Vas?" I could hear the confusion in her voice when I bring up Vas Allen.
"Vas is the friend I was waiting for during that time. I have to find him!"
"No..! It's far too dangerous!" What used to be a soft sweet voice is now a worrying and concerned voice.
"I-I'm sorry but I have to find him."
"But you two go ahead!" I told them. Uma Micheal butted in.
"Yeah, we were already on our way there until my sister wanted to save you…" She didn't said it with hesitation, it was just stern and straightforward.
"U-Uma-" Surprise by her rudeness at me.
I looked at Filo Now and let out a heartfelt smile. I could tell that she was worry for me,
"Thank you Filo.. but I think I'll be fine on my own."
"But-" Before I let her say anything, I assure to her that I'll be safe on my own. "Trust me, I'll try to keep myself safe while trying to find my friend!" She shakes her head not saying anything but I continue speaking,
"You and your sister need to be safe... I'll try to distract the man from following you two…"
"But we still have a chance for all of us to go the the bunker!" She pleaded to me but I shake my heads.
"No that man probably knows where we are right now... Just keep heading toward the bunker and stay safe…"
Why am I trying so hard to save these two? I'm scared, I want to go to the bunker with them, I want to be safe yet... I feel like if I go with them… they might die... I might lure the man to them and the people in the bunker.
Kim was putting up a brave face, he tries to keep his legs from shaking but barely manages to in front of Filo Noa.
Filo Noa reluctantly nodded at me slowly, "You too, you need to stay safe as well… don't do anything stupid."
"I will…" I told her.
"No promise me! I don't want to lose you— not again…"
"I promise!"
Filo Noa and Uma Micheal started running to the bunker, I thought about what Filo just say to me.
Again? But I never met you before until today… I snap out of it and turned around.
Kim peered through the ruined country, he let out a sighed... A sighed so cowardly, but he knew he had no time to waste to find his friend.
"Vas.. Where are you?"
Kim starts running through the broken streets. Another explosion can be heard in a near distance.
Kim sees a child trying to lift a fallen debris that has landed on his parents, the kid struggling but no luck.
"I have no time… sorry kid…"
Kim tried to run past him but he came back and helped the child lifted the debris off of his parents.
"Thank you, young man!"
"No need to thank me... there a bunker over in that direction." I told them.
"Why thank you young man, but what about you? You should also come with us!"
I shake my head, "No no, I need to find my friend, sorry but I have to go, stay safe!"
They nodded at me, "You too…"
Before Kim can run away. The child tucks on his shirt, he looked at the child.
"Thank you sir for helping me saved my parents. I hope you stay safe!" He let out a warm smile.
Kim smiles, putting on a brave face in front of the young boy.
"I will and you, protect your parents will you?"
He nodded at me with his cute brave strong face, "Yeah!"
Kim's sees the family running toward the bunker.
"That's— felt nice… I almost ran pasted them…" I muttered to myself.
Would I have saved them when I was in high school?
Snapping out of it, Kim looked around for Vas Allen.
"This is no time to think, I have to find Vas and fast!"
Kim got up and started running, he helped save those who needed help and pointed in the direction of where the bunker is.
Kim while running overheard a voice in the alleyway, a voice that sounded too familiar…
"Dammit, kid! Can't you do more!"
"You useless worthless child!"
Kim hides, only enough to where he can't be seen but could hear what the man from when I saw him on the road was saying… rather what he was shouting.
"…."
The scrawny kid didn't say anything, he takes the man hit
"Wait, it's that same kid again, the one I and Vas tried to save…" I said while peeking around the corner.
"Stupid kid! Work faster!"
Dammit, why did he protect that guy? Should I say something? I have to intervene!
"Finally you're done! Now onto the next one, cmon!"
The kid's body collapsed, and he fell to the ground, mustering any strength to get up but the man didn't care.
"DAMMIT! YOU'RE SO F*CKING USELESS!!"
The man started hitting and kicking the kid, occasionally whipping him til he bleed but he was already cover in blood.
"Be glad you are worth something to us, if you weren't, we wouldn't buy you!"
"Stop!!!" I shouted.
The man stopped after he heard a voice calling out to him to stop, he looked up and sees Kim standing in the entree of the alleyway.
"Stop! That's enough…" I repeated.
Sweat could be seen beaming down my face but that don't matter, I don't want this to continue any longer.
When Kim closely took a look at the kid, his face dropped, it was terrifying…
Kim could see scars all over the kid's body, you could see his ribcage, barely any clothes protecting him from the cold and the abuse, the kid's hair was all messed up and dirty, and his whole body was covered in dirt, bruised and blood…
Kim mouth widen at this horrific sight… I looked at the man with sharp stares, sharp enough to cut him in half.
"Y-Y-you-.. ARE DISGUSTING!" Kim shouted to the man.
"Huh?! Wait… it's you brat from the other day, and where is the other one?"
"You don't need to know that, leave that kid alone!" The man can hear a stern voice in Kim tone, which terrifies him for a moment.
"WHY CAN'T YOU GUYS JUST MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS!!!" The man shouted out while charging at Kim with his metal whip, ready to lash him with it.
The Man launches the whip toward Kim but Kim dodges the first attack but was then hit by the surprising kicks that come from the man.
"Oof—." Kim vomited blood, it splattered all over to the ground.
He fell to the ground but before he could move, the man picked up Kim body and threw him to the wall, where the man rapidly punches Kim's bloody and defenseless body, the man stopped for a second and then stared at the kid then he looks back at Kim, he proceeds to throws Kim beat up body at the kid.
"Huff—" Kim was trying his best to breathe but he was having a little trouble.
Kim groans, blood streaming down his entire face, blinding his vision, he tries to looked up but all he see was his blood beading down to his face.
Kim continued to throw up bloods, struggling to even breathe.
"SEE KID! YOU HAD ME KILL ANOTHER PERSON THAT TRIED TO SAVE YOU!!!"
"YOU ARE WORTHLESS TO THE WORLD AND EVERYONE AROUND YOU!!!"
The man yelled at the kid, blaming him for the man action.
W-why am I protecting this kid? I'm going to die… I can't see, it hurt to breathe…
The man charged up his whip and launched it toward the kid.
Kim lunged foward and block it with his body, the whips have hit Kim back making him bleed.
Kim takes the attack for the kid, covering his entire body to protect the kid.
"YOU!!! YOU JUST WANT TO DIE HUH?!!!!" The man looked at Kim with such anger readying to kill him.
"FINE, I'LL MAKE YOUR DREAM COME TRUE!!!"
The man rapidly hit Kim's back with his metal whips, each whip attack scattered out blood, Kim's blood smeared on the building wall and grounds, but he didn't collapse, he continued to shield the kid with his body.
"Don't worry kid…. I'll protect you…"
Kim barely managed to let out those words…
His body shakes, and with every whip slashes, it goes through his clothes, cutting out the cloth while cutting his body…
"You're safe in my hand.." Kim said reassuring the kid but he didn't say anything all he did was have this look of horror and sadness.
"…Why is this man trying to protect me?… Now I'm going to be the reason for his death…"
"..Sorry but I can't see your face… you're just like the rest of them…" The kid think to himself.
The kid's eyes widen up, droplets of blood fall on the kid's face…
"Don't worry… You're safe in my hand"
Kim says again in a soft tone voice, trying to reassure the kid that he's fine and that he will continue to protect him.
"Don't worry…. Y-you're safe in my hand…"
Repeating the same lines. The kid sees Kim's bloody face, he sees Kim's face so clearly, he sees that blood is covering up Kim's entire face but yet the kid can see Kim's face so clearly.
"DAMMIT KID! WHY WON'T YOU JUST DROP DEAD RIGHT NOW!!!" The man shouted at Kim.
Blood covering Kim's entire back, it was full of scars and marks from the whip.
"YOU WANT TO DIE HUH? I WAS JUST TRYING TO BEAT YOU UP ONLY A LITTLE BIT AND TO TRY TO SCARE YOU AWAY BUT SEEING AS YOU STILL STANDING…"
"I MAY JUST HAVE TO KILL YOU FOR REALL!!!"
The man started hitting Kim way harder with his whips, each whip slash could be heard from a mile away.
Kim's, even though he can't see, he can feel the kid crying…
Then the kid opened up his mouth, never had he said a single word since he was born…
The kid's first three words were
"PLEASE… SAVE ME!!!!!"
Kim's let out a heartfelt smile and answer, "..I will-.."
Kim continues to protect now who was the crying kid…
The kid cries and cries and every time he heard the kid crying, Kim would tried to comfort him, assuming that he will be safe at his hand…
"Don't worry! You're safe in my hands!"