The three of them ran, ran far away from the man, gasping for air
"Who was that?"
"I-I don't know"
"But what I do know is that he got this power where he can make it where you can't control your body.."
File can hear the shaken voice when kim spokes
Kim's heart is racing, just the thought of death scared Kim but he… he almost died today
"Dammit! It hasn't even been 1 day since I got here" Kim thought
"Hey, Kim.. can I ask you a question?"
"Yeah, go ahead"
"You know how me and Uma blasted the man with water right, why is it that you're able to move but not the other people?"
"I don't know…"
"What type of magic was that"
"There are no such things, there's no magic that allowed the other user to make you lose control of your body."
"Huh?"
Kim was shocked
"There no such thing as that type of magic?" He thought in his head
"Wait.. that voice. That voice that told me that it wasn't magic.."
"Just who was that speaking to me?"
"FILO! Do you where we are going?"
"Yeah... We are going to the emergency bunker located underground Andra…"
"Bunker? Wait but we need to find Vas"
"Vas"
Filo stares at Kim in confusion
"Vas is the friend I was waiting for"
"I have to find him!"
"No..! It's far too dangerous"
Kim can hear concerns in Filo's voice
"I-I'm sorry but I have to find him"
"But you two go ahead"
"Yeah, we were already on our way there until my sister wanted to save you.."
"U-Uma-"
Kim let out a heartfelt smile
"Thank you Filo.. but ai think I'll be fine on my own"
"But-"
"Trust me, I'll try to keep myself safe while trying to find my friends"
"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"
"No that man probably knows where we are right now... Just keep heading forward 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've lured the man to them"
Kim is putting up a brave face, he tries to keep his legs from shaking but barely manages to
"You too, you need to stay safe as well.."
"I will.."
"No promise me! I don't want to lose you— not again…"
"I promise!"
"Again? I never met Filo before.."
Filo and Uma started running to the bunker
Kim peered through the ruined country, he let out a sigh... A sigh so cowardly, but he knew he had no time to waste
"Vas.. Where are you?"
Kim starts running through the broken streets, another explosion can be heard in the off-distances
Kim sees a child trying to lift a fallen debris that has landed on his parents
"I have no time… sorry kid"
Kim tried to run past him but he came back and helped the child lift the debris off of his parents
"Thank you, young man"
"No need to thank me... there a bunker over in that direction"
"Why thank you young man, but what about you? You should also come with us"
"No no, I need to find my friend but I have to go now, stay safe!"
"You too.."
Before Kim can run away. The child tucks on Kim's shirt
"Thank you sir and stay safe"
Kim smiles, putting on a brave face in front of the young boy
"I will, protect your parents will you?"
"Yeah!"
Kim's sees the family running toward the bunker
"That's— felt nice… I almost ran pasted them"
"Would I have saved them when I was in high school?"
"This is no time to think, I have to find Vas"
Kim got up and started running, he helped save those who needed help and pointed in the direction of the bunker
Kim as he was running overheard a voice in the alley
"Dammit, kid! Can't you do more!"
"You useless worthless child!"
Kim hides, only enough to where he can't be seen but can hear the conversation
"…."
The scrawny kid didn't say anything
"Wait, it's that same kid again, the one I and Vas tried to save.."
"Stupid kid! Work faster!"
"Dammit, why did he protect that guy?"
"Should I say something?" Kim thought
"Finally you're done! Onto the next one cmon!"
The kid's body collapsed, and he fell to the ground, mustering any strength to get up
"DAMMIT! YOU'RE SO F*CKING USELESS!!"
The man started hitting and kicking the kid, occasionally whipping him
"Be glad you are worth something for us to buy you!"
The man stopped after he heard a voice calling out to him to stop
"Stop! That's enough.."
Kim got out of his hiding place, sweat running down his face
When Kim closely took a look at the kid, his face dropped, it was terrifying "Words can't comprehend how disgusting I am right now" Kim thought to himself
Kim's mouth widens in horror, he stares at the man with a sharp eye, sharp enough to cut him
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
"Y-Y-you-.. ARE DISGUSTING!" Kim shouted to the man
"Huh?! Wait… it's you brats from the other day, and where is the other one?"
"You don't need to know that, leave that kid alone!"
"WHY CAN'T YOU GUYS JUST MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS!!!"
The man shouted out while charging at Kim with his metal whip
The Man launches the whip toward Kim but Kim dodges the first attack and is then hit by the surprising kicks that come from the man
"Oof—."
Kim vomited blood
He fell to the ground but before he could move, the man picked up Kim and threw him to the wall, where the man rapidly punched 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 groans, blood streaming down his entire face, blinding his vision
Kim continued to throw up blood
"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
"W-why am I protecting this kid? I'm going to die…"
The man charged up his whip and launched it toward the kid
But it had Kim's back
Kim takes the attack for the kid, coving his entire body to protect the kid
"YOU!!! YOU JUST WANT TO DIE HUH?!!!!"
"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 ground
"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 and while cutting his body
"You're safe in my hand.."
The kid says nothing, he just stares at Kim's
"…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's eyes widen up, and 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
"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!!!"
Blood covering Kim's entire backs
The man shouted out to Kim bloody body
"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 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 is the crying kid
The kid cries and cries and Kim each time tries to comfort him
Kim then said
"Don't worry! You're safe in my hands!