《High God》 Chapter 1 : Oath On a day were the sun shines bright a boy was resting comfortably on a meadow grass near a tree which shades him from the sun light and with his eyes closed, he was soundly asleep. He was supposed to hunt today so that he and his family could enjoy a nice meal but because of the nice weather the young lad could not helped not to lie down. He sleeps for a while and not long he heard a melody into his dream. It was very lovely pleasing to the ear however, the sound of its tune soon became sad and teary, it was deep yet soft the feeling from the melody made the boy heart ache. ¡°Big brother River! Wake up!¡± When he heard a familiar voice, River gradually opened his eyes as he saw a cute young girl next to him. ¡°May? What are you doing here? You know very well that it¡¯s dangerous to go here by yourself¡± ¡°Hmph! whose fault is it? You were gone for a long time that Grandma was very worried about you. I thought you were already eaten by a Magical Beast!...that¡¯s why I hurried to¡­¡± ¡°H-Hey! I understand don¡¯t cry come on your big brother is strong I won¡¯t be eaten that easily so stop crying your becoming more ugly if keep on crying¡± ¡°Who are you calling ugly?! Idiot brother!¡± ¡°Ouch!¡± With a quick punched at his shoulder May vented her anger on him. On the other hand, River didn¡¯t feel anything yet he pretends to be hurt. ¡°Big brother River I brought your lunch¡± ¡°Oh! Thanks¡± May brought a small basket and inside was two breads and a cheese. The two of them shared it and not long after they had eaten, they soon left the area. While they were walking down the path back to the village, River was a bit dishearten, he didn¡¯t get anything today there were no animals to hunt but if he were to go deeper to the forest it will be very dangerous since its territory for most powerful magical beast. Even if he wanted to, Granny Ma warned him already not to go there which he promised however, if he keeps on getting nothing then he have no choice but to go deep to the forest to hunt no matter what he needs to bring some food since the village was poor. The Wind Leaf Village is a small rural town surrounded by a vast forest, only a few houses and the population are in one hundreds and most of them were elders, women and children. The village used to have a stable life which has enough sufficient men to hunt further to forest for food however, last two years ago the Emperor made an edict to gather males to become warriors from the age of 13-40¡¯s. The men from the village took this opportunity to leave the village so that they can go to the capital to earn for a living and send some money and food for the village. Unfortunately, after they left, the villagers didn¡¯t get any news from them. Ever since then their wives, mothers and children that were left in the village worried sick for their wellbeing. As the men left, the life in Wind Leaf Village became worst, they lacked food, and sometimes they were raid by magical beast but one thing they fear is that their village might attacked by bandits that will plunder there weak defenseless home. The only one that is capable of hunting and defending the village was River who is only 15 years old and was the eldest and strongest boy in the village. Originally, River was an outsider. He was found after a few months when the men left. May and the other children were playing and bathing in the riverbank not far that they saw something floating like dead body towards them. They immediately called for help from their elders while May carried the body back to the shore. She was surprised that the boy was still alive but his pulse was very weak and because she was panicking and worried she didn¡¯t mind that the boy was naked instead she was thinking of how to save him. Therefore, May put her small hand toward the boy¡¯s chest and poured her spirit force to supply his weak heart. However, May was only 11 years old she only learn a few medical practice by using one¡¯s own spirit force from her grandmother and since she was still too young her energy was soon worn out that she gradually collapse. Once the elders arrived they knew what happened and quickly carried the two back to the village for care. After 2 days May woke up but the boy who she saved was still in coma. Days, months and a year passed still the boy didn¡¯t wake up. Granny Ma was worried about the boy¡¯s condition therefore she and some elders took turn in supplying his heart with their spirit force. Finally after 13 months the boy gradually opened his eyes sadly however, he didn¡¯t know who he is and where he came from he doesn¡¯t have any memories from his past. Granny Ma thought that he may be a child of a traveller that was attacked by bandits and was robbed. Fortunately, the boy has no fatal injuries but his pulse and body were very weak that it took another month for him to get off the bed. Those who took care of his needs were May and the other children who found him that¡¯s why the boy was very fond of them especially May. ¡°Since you came from the river I¡¯ll call you Big brother River from now on¡± With a smile like a sun May gave the boy a name. ¡­ ¡­ ¡°Grandma we¡¯re back!¡± May called out as she rushed towards the elderly woman who is sitting on a chair outside of her house. ¡°May did you go to the forest on your own again? How many times to I have to tell you not to¡± Once May heard her grandma stern voice, she was so scared that she immediately went back to River side and hid behind his back. ¡°Grandma there is no need to worry because I have big brother with me¡± Granny Ma helplessly shook her head as she didn¡¯t further scold her granddaughter. Two years ago when her son May¡¯s father left, Granny Ma was extremely sad and anxious she had a bad feeling that once her son left she would never see him again who would have thought that the feeling came true. She not only lost a son soon she had also lost her daughter-in-law who was sick in bed and eventually died. Because of these misfortunes that fell on them, she and her only granddaughter was left alone in a small house until they found and taken shelter of a boy that they saved. Granny Ma looked at the boy with gentle eyes like seeing her own grandson. She remembered when he was first brought back to the village he was so weak and unconscious but because he was still breathing life Granny Ma and May refuse to abandoned him therefore she sacrifice most of her energy to save him and soon the other villagers shared the responsibility too since they thought that this young boy would be their only hope. After the boy regained his strength, he was in charge on hunting and defending the village from wild beast surprisingly he was very strong with a spear and a dagger made from a simple material he could kill a pack of wolves and hunt a Giant bear. Nevertheless, if he encounter magical beast with high intelligence and strength Granny Ma knows that River will not be a match and will lead him to his death. It is because River¡¯s spirit vein is sealed which he is unable to produce any spirit force to practice but to make it up River has a special unique physique he is stronger than any other boy of his age but the one thing she took noticed is that River has a very high speed recovery. During the time when the village was invaded with a pack of wolves about a dozen or so River defended the villagers and killed the entire pack by himself, which almost cost him his life. When May saw him covered in blood she cried nonstop fearing that he might die. Fortunately, River survive but strangely after a few days of his recovery all of his injuries were all gone as if they didn¡¯t exist leaving no scar only a smooth yet tough skin, not only that Granny Ma discovered that his body was much sturdier than before his strength actually improved. It didn¡¯t take long that River went hunting without difficulty only coming with a few minor wounds. ¡°Granny Ma I¡¯m back. Sorry I didn¡¯t get any meat today but me and May got some herbs and mushrooms¡± River smiled while showing the grassy herbs and some edible mushrooms. ¡°River there is no need for you to apologized you did well enough, come take some rest first while I¡¯ll cook some soup and bake some bread¡± ¡°Granny Ma I¡¯m fine I¡¯m not tired, I¡¯ll walk around just in case anyone needs my help¡± ¡°Okay just remember to come home on time for dinner. May come help back inside to prepare¡± "Yes grandmother¡± May wanted to tag along with River but seeing her grandmother alone, she just can¡¯t leave her. River on the other hand had already left. It has been his daily routine to walk around the village in case anyone would need his help for heavy jobs because most of them are elders and women. ¡°River, are you patrolling as usual?¡± ¡°Aunt Cassie do you need anything?¡± ¡°Yes if you¡¯re not busy can you help me cut some fire woods¡± ¡°No problem¡± With that River went over to Aunt Cassie¡¯s house. During the time when Granny Ma and May were living alone, it was Aunt Cassie who went every day to their house to help them. She stood as a motherly figure for May after her mother died and with Aunt Cassie¡¯s children they became close with May as if they were siblings. ¡°Big brother!¡± Once River went inside the house, a lovely 5 year old girl rush over him and gave him a hug. ¡°Len Len how are you¡­wait why are you crying?¡± ¡°Brother is bullying me again!..wuu¡­¡± ¡°I did not! You¡¯re such a cry baby I only borrowed your doll to play you don¡¯t have to tell big brother about it!¡± If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it. ¡°No! You took Mie Mie away¡­brother is bullying me¡­wuuu..wuu¡± Seeing the two children quarrelling again River sighed, Gusto and Lenssie were the same age and same birthday however, these two don¡¯t get along big or small they always fight on everything. ¡°Gus, give it back to Len Len¡± "But big brother I need it to play¡± Gusto cried he didn¡¯t want his toy to be given away but River gave him a firm stare he wanted Gusto to be obedient. ¡°¡­Okay, here happy now!¡± Len Len immediately grabbed her doll back, after hugging it she cutely stick out her tongue towards her meanie brother. Of course Gusto was angry but before he could retaliate his mother had already stop him. ¡°Good heavens when will you two behave, quickly the two of you go back to your room¡± ¡°But mother I want to play with big brother!¡± ¡°Me too!¡± ¡°No! This is your punishment and your big brother is busy¡± ¡°Aunt its fine after I¡¯m done I¡¯ll play with them¡± ¡°¡±Yeahyy!!¡± Having heard their big brother, the twins yelled with joy. ¡­ ¡­ And so after cutting all the fire woods, River played with the twins until they were satisfied. Aunt Cassie invited River to stay for dinner but he refused he promise Granny Ma to be at home for dinner therefore, Aunt Cassie packed some food for them. River wanted to refuse it again but Aunt Cassie insisted, in the end he can only comply. After eating dinner, River went at the backyard to train. He doesn¡¯t know how to practice martial arts but somehow he can train his body to become stronger. He trained during morning and evening and during the day he will hunt for food if not he will run around the village or help same tough task. River was only 15 years old but his body is special, he has a lot of stamina for both practice and work without even straining himself. ¡°If only I can release my spirit force, I can become stronger that maybe going to the deep forest will be easy¡± Granny Ma taught him that every living being has a spirit force flowing in their spirit vein. The force is use to empower the body giving it more vitality such as inhuman strength, longevity and even knowledge. In order to sense the spirit force one must have a deep connection between his body and spirit. Once it successfully awakens the next step is to guide it through the entire body like flowing water into the stream. As the spirit force circulates it will give energy for the body to have a tremendous amount of power and that energy is used to strengthen martial arts or skills this energy is called Battle spirit. Nonetheless, it depends on how much a person can produce and how strong his battle spirit has. There are a lot of ways on how to enhance one¡¯s spirit force such as training both mind and body, others use items like elixir or rare treasures, some who encounter life-threatening situation that will force for a breakthrough. Finally, Granny Ma told River about the different 7 ranks that were recorded and each in every rank must accomplish 10 levels in order to step to next higher rank. (from bottom to highest) Earth Spirit Rank Elemental Spirit Rank Saint Spirit Rank Tyrant Spirit Rank King Spirit Rank Emperor Spirit Rank Sovereign Spirit Rank As Granny Ma ended her discussion, River was so eager to practice his spirit force sadly River found out that he has a sealed spirit vein which he can¡¯t produce spirit force towards his body. He was very depressed as he can¡¯t become an expert. Granny Ma encourage him that even if he doesn¡¯t have spirit force he still has his strong physique that can match a 5- level Earth Spirit Rank but because he can¡¯t practice further he can only live as an ordinary civilian. River didn¡¯t want to live as an ordinary person, he wanted to become an expert to become stronger not only for himself but for the people who saved him. He wanted to have strength so that he can protect them give them more food from hunting or even go to the capital and look for clues about the men especially May¡¯s father. Therefore, every day he trained very hard hoping that one day his vein will unsealed and when that day comes all the goals he made will come true including on finding his own past. River continued his training and after throwing some punches and kicking, he then meditates. He was trying to connect his body into the deep of his spirit. He closed his eyes concentrating on every fiber of his body, while his consciousness dived into an empty pitch black space. This space is his spirit vein which has no trace of force that can be felt yet River continues to dive deeper to search for it. However¡­ ¡°Ahhh!!!¡± As he was diving into the abyss, he felt an extreme painful shock like he was strike by a 10,000 lightning bolts causing damage to his physical body. However, he didn¡¯t give up he tried to surpass the invisible barrier in front of him. River dived deeper but every inch the hellish pain intensifies. ¡°Kuuhh!¡± Nonetheless, his physical body gave in and because of the severe damage he received, he vomit a mouthful of blood causing him to collapse. ¡­ ¡­ When River was about to wake up he found out that he was already laying down and under his head was carefully supported with a soft pillow-like, while a gentle hand was brushing the bangs of his hair. He felt very ease like a child was being pampered and when he looked up to the person who was caressing him. It was May. May¡¯s eyes were moist and red from crying, when she saw River unconscious and there was amount of blood she couldn¡¯t helped not to panic, she ran towards him checking his pulse and breathing until she was relief that he was fine. However she was still worried about him and so she laid his head into her lap making sure that his body can recuperate while she patiently waits for him to wake up. ¡°May¡­¡± ¡°Hmm?¡± ¡°Are you crying?¡± ¡°¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡± River apologized, seeing her crying because of him made him felt guilty. ¡°Why are you so stubborn? You¡¯re always pushing yourself too much¡± May cried while she wiped her teary eyes with her sleeve. ¡°I¡­I¡¯m sorry¡± ¡°Is that all you can say?¡± Hearing May¡¯s voice with a hint of anger, River steadily sits up facing May as he lowered his head. ¡°I¡¯m really sorry so please don¡¯t be angry at me¡± ¡°¡­Idiot, I¡¯m not angry I¡¯m just¡­River can you promise me something¡± Upon hearing his name, River knows that May¡¯s next words will be serious that he must prioritize. May usually called him Big brother River because he is older by just one year but when she called him by his name River heart quicken. For a very long time he value and care for her. He didn¡¯t know what kind of feeling it is but he knows that May is a very special existence to him than anyone else. Her smile, laughter made him very happy but when she is sad and depress, he also felt the same way. Somehow he has this unknown warmth connection between them like she¡¯s part of him. ¡°What is it? As long it is in my capability I can promise you anything¡± River said as he reached out to hold May¡¯s hand. ¡°Then¡­can you promise me not to force yourself on opening your spirit vein. Forcing it may cause you harm and since you¡¯ve been doing it over and over again your¡­your killing yourself, so please stop it I don¡¯t want to see you hurt¡­so please I beg you¡± May pleaded as she tightly gripped River¡¯s hand, she was afraid of letting him go. Ever since her father left and her mother died. May¡¯s heart was almost broken from despair but when River came to her life her heart once again felt hope on living. That¡¯s why she can¡¯t bear seeing him hurt she was so scared that River might leave her alone. ¡°I¡­¡± River hesitated in giving his answer, he didn¡¯t know if he can comply with her wish but he really needs power for them to survive. If he can¡¯t practice then how he will be at ease that nothing will happen in the future. Maybe 3 to 5 years nothing bad will happen but thinking how the hunting ground with less prey he feared that the strong magical beast from the deep forest will search for a new hunting ground which is the Wind Leaf Village. River can¡¯t risk that. May was anxiously watching him. Taking him long to answer made her heart full of grieve. River has always values his promise that¡¯s why he¡¯s having second thoughts. She knows him very well that he prioritize everyone safety than to himself. ¡°May¡­I, I¡¯m sorry¡± Finally, River answered and May already had anticipated it but seeing him guilty as if he had done a serious crime made her heart ache in pain. She then holds his hand toward her lips and gently kissed it. ¡°You don¡¯t need to be guilty I know you want to protect everyone including me but please just this once. Can you promise me that you won¡¯t die¡­please?¡± Feeling the warmth from his hand, River¡¯s heart trembled as he gives a reassuring smile. "Yes I promise I won¡¯t die. I promise to live for a hundreds¡­no a thousand years, I promise I will live!¡± River promised and swears with all his heart even if he was tortured by excruciating pain he will struggle to live, even if he encounter danger threatening his life he will survive to live and even if everyone wishes him to die, he will fight them to live. This is my promise my oath¡­ Chapter 2: Monster Part 1 Chapter 2: Monster Part 1 The next morning¡­ ¡°Granny Ma, May I¡¯m off!¡± River waved his hand as he was about to leave, he was in a very good mood and energetic today. As he recalled the event last night which made him happy, he was so eager for a hunt today and wanted to get some prey to serve as a prize for May and he wanted it big and extravagant. However, he noticed that May was still angry at him because ever since this morning she was avoiding him for no reason the whole time which made him a little dejected. ¡°River, don¡¯t forget to be careful. May why are you hiding? You usually sent River off before he goes¡± ¡°I¡­¡± Meanwhile, May on the other hand was hiding inside the house that only her head was sticking out. She wanted to see him off but because of what she said and did last night was still lingering inside her mind which made her so embarrassed that she didn¡¯t even slept well last night due to that she woke up pretty late. Yet, she suddenly sprang out of the bed as if she subconsciously knew that River was about to leave which alarmed her to wake up. May was so eager to see him but then when she saw him, she found out that something has changed. She saw River topless naked body of his muscular torso, broad shoulders and well build biceps. Also because he had just finished his morning training, the sweat droplets from the intense exercise made his body more refined not to mention his handsome face was even more handsome than before which cause her to quickly run back to her room while her face was extremely red. May usually saw him topless every day after his training but she didn¡¯t feel anything like this before to the point that she even casually offers River a towel and a new clean dry clothes. ¡°But why did I¡­¡± Therefore, when River left she could only see him off when he was already far ahead while she hides herself inside. ¡­ ¡­ Going to his usually haunting ground, River concentrate his senses to track some prey at his surroundings. Even if he can¡¯t use spirit force to aid him he still has his sharp senses and basic knowledge as a hunter. He was taught by the elders who used to be hunters during their youthful days hence he¡¯s very confident of his skills. However, no matter where he go, his luck was not by his side as he didn¡¯t find any good large prey, after 3 hours he only caught two Dusk Sparrows from the trap he set up earlier and a long eared Wind Fox. The long eared Wind Fox were rarely seen and caught since they run very fast, they have the ability to slyly avoid their predators by jumping high in every direction. Even a 7 Level Earth Spirit Rank will have some difficulty on catching it but these foxes likes to eat birds especially their favorite the Dusk Sparrow which has good quality meat. River used his caught birds as baits and patiently hides while concealing his presence. Once he heard some movements nearby, he focused his mind to sense the prey and since his it has a target also it was easy to know where the fox will be. Not long a small shadow jumped out that he quickly threw his spear causing it to pierce the fox before it could touch the birds. The prey he caught are already good enough but he really wanted to hunt much bigger prey and while he was walking he didn¡¯t noticed that his feet had already taken him to the boundary towards the heart of the forest. In order to remind the villagers the previous hunters tied a long rope with red cloth which signify ¡®Danger¡¯ because once you step pass it you just entered the magical beasts habitat. These beasts are not like the ones that River had caught in the past. Beyond the line the weakest among the beasts were at Elemental Spirit rank and it is said that the highest was at the Saint Spirit Rank. ¡°What to do? I can¡¯t break my promise to Granny Ma but I really want go in¡± River mumbled while pondering on what action he should take. He was a man of his words but he also weights advantages. ¡°I guess it will be fine as long as I don¡¯t go far if I encounter a magical beast stronger than me then I¡¯ll run back¡± And so he finally made his decision to crossover. ¡­ ¡­ In a distance far away from the Wind Leaf Village, there was also a village known as Rock Mine village the traveling distance was about 3-4 days by common horse and just from its name the village has an abundantly source of precious ores such as Cyan Iron Ore and Fine Steel Ore which are raw materials in making utensils especially weapons and armors, hence the Rock Mine Village had a pretty good income since they supply the Military Army with these ores but now¡­ The village that used to stand high has now been destroyed from the black burned woods and smokes the house were burned down and the villagers that used to live happily were now lifeless corpses. Both men and women even the elders and young innocent children were all dead their bodies were laid on a wet bloodied ground while some of them still have their eyes open and faces with anguished misery. The poor villagers were cold-bloodedly killed without mercy¡­ With such horrifying scene was witness by a tall bulky man who wears red battle armor with a tiger skin while steadily walks as he passed the road with puddles of black dry blood and from the remains he estimates that they were killed 2 days ago. He was not bothered by the pungent foul smell of the rotten flesh and blood that spread around the area neither any reaction nor any changes on his face when he looked at dead tattered bodies. He was only looking at them with stoic expression while his fists were clenching tightly. ¡°General!¡± The man was actually a mighty general, as he was approached by a man in blue battle armor. ¡°How is it?¡± ¡°General I¡¯m afraid that there are no survivors and the mines over the hill are now shut blocked. It will take months for it to reopen again¡± The man in blue lowered his head as he carefully chose his words to state his report to avoid any provocation. He knew that his General was not feeling well because he was very furious right now that his nails were already digging down to his flesh. ¡°General¡­¡± ¡°Order some men to stay and bury the villagers. We will live immediately¡± ¡°But General you haven¡¯t rested yet it¡¯s already 3 days and night since we left the frontline. Let me go instead¡± ¡°NO!!! ¡° When the man in blue heard his terrifying angery roar he shivered in fear from its heavy pressure. ¡°I will lead and you will follow! Do you understand!¡± As he saw the General¡¯s eyes were burning in rage he understand that if he defies him he knew very well that he will be severely punish. ¡°Yes General!¡± After he made his solute he quickly left to deliver the General¡¯s order. Not long after he left, the General glanced back at the dead silent village for one last time before turning back as he walks away to leave. ¡®Those low-life scums! They will pay dearly for every blood they spilled that I, General Vandolf will make sure to give them the taste of hell from all they have done!¡¯ ¡­ ¡­ Back to the forest were River was now currently at the top of a tall tree. He was currently looking around on top view. After he passed the border he finally knew the difference. There were more tall and thick trees, rich with varieties of fruits and rare herbs but the most prominent was the heavy pressure coming from within which surely came from the hostile intent of the magical beasts that lives here and all of them are stronger than him. ¡°Looks like I need to go back if I wander off far I might end up food for those beasts out there but once I build up my strength I will return here one day¡± He then slowly climbed down but once he set foot to the ground. He was suddenly alarmed when a huge shadowy figured came jumping out of nowhere towards him. You could be reading stolen content. Head to Royal Road for the genuine story. With a quick reflex, he quickly rolled to his side just in time. ¡°ROOAAARR!!!¡± Once he had a better look, it was actually a large Silver Claw Lynx which more than his size and the worst part is it¡¯s at the 1 Level Elemental Spirit Rank. ¡°This is bad¡± River prepared his spear while watching the Lynx as it strolls around him. ¡°ROAARRR!!!¡± Not long the Lynx attacked with its two sharp paws it aiming towards him. River didn¡¯t dare to block it because his spear could not handle such a strong attack so he swiftly jumped back to dodge it and once he was successful he aim his spear through the Lynx head. However, the Lynx saw right through his action and avoided the pointy blade that the Lynx soon followed up with a quick tackle to bring River down. In that moment, River could not dodge the beast so he directly used his spear to protect himself until he was pushed to the ground. With the heavy large body of the Lynx, River was pinned down while his spear was caught between the beast jaws which tried to bite him. ¡°Guaahh, stupid cat get off me!¡± River kicked the Lynx belly letting the beast growled with fury that it bites down the spear causing it to split in two. ¡°Shit! I¡¯m dead!¡± Leaving unprotected, The Lynx took the chance to open its jaws widely to bite down his neck. River was now in trouble but he then quickly held the broken stick and thrust it to the open jaw making it stuck to the Lynx mouth. But because the Lynx has a powerful jaw muscle it''s only a matter of time before it breaks. Therefore, River gripped the other broken spear to stab its eye. aagGRROOAAHHH!!! The Lynx growled in pain that it moved away from River. It was trying to remove the spear from its bloody eye while swing its head. Meanwhile, River was now safe but without his spear his life was now in peril even if he still have his dagger it¡¯s still not enough to defeat the Lynx, he knows that his strength was no match for it, he could only be equal at 5 Level Earth Spirit Rank and defeating the Silver Claw Lynx at the 1 Level Elemental Spirit Rank is impossible. Hence he decided to ran, it is better to live than to become a meal for a cat. Even if it¡¯s stronger than him, he can still have a chance to outrun it since he had already injured it. So while the Lynx was busy taking the broken spear off, River run to the opposite direction but as soon as the Lynx had thrown off the broken spear it quickly runs and followed him since it was injured the Lynx was furious. After a while, River had the worst bad luck ever he was cornered into a dead end there was cliff right in front of him, it was very deep that jumping was a very bad a idea. Roarr¡­. When River heard that the Lynx was getting closer. He then started to think about his situation more carefully as he finally thought of an idea. River hurriedly draws out his short dagger and took off his green coat. Next he hides the coat to his back. He then moves away from the cliff in a little distance while waiting for the beast. Afterwards, the Lynx came as it emerged from the bushes and when it saw River it growled baring its fangs. ¡®I need to be careful if this didn¡¯t work then I¡¯m really going to die¡¯ River held his dagger towards the beast and eventually swinging it side to side to circles. The Lynx followed it with its single eye and head looking at the dagger. The Silver Claw Lynx didn¡¯t know what he was doing but its instinct knows that the thing he was holding was a weapon. RAORRR!!! It roared once more as it was getting impatient. The Lynx swiftly runs and pounce off the ground to strike. Meanwhile, River was already prepared for the Lynx attack. He made sure to wait for the perfect timing and when the Lynx came closer to him he hastily took the opportunity he needed. He immediately threw his coat that has been hiding until now to the Lynx vision. The Lynx was caught unprepared since its eyes were following the sharp dagger at his right hand and when River moved his other hand. The Lynx eyesight were blocked. River took this little time to avoid and encircle the Lynx as he quickly climbed to its back. GROAAR!!! As the Lynx was about to remove the coat which covered it¡¯s eyes, the beast furiously growled but River didn¡¯t care and didn¡¯t stop as he used his sharp dagger to strike down the remain eye of the beast. gggGGRRoaahhh!!! The Lynx wailed in agony as its eye were pierce through that from the eye socket the blood slowly flows down. When River was going to strike again, the Lynx somehow caught his arm and bites it. ¡°Aarhh!¡± River tolerate the pain as he tightly gripped the dagger at his hand like his life was depending on it but then he quickly thought of passing his dagger to his other empty hand. While being bitten, the sharp teeth had already crashed through his bone but instead of crying in pain he put all his might to pierce deeply to one of its ear causing the Lynx to let its mouth open to cry. aarROAAAhh!! The Lynx has suffered in pain losing its eyesight and weaken its hearing the Lynx forcibly staggered backwards and rolled to the ground to get River off its back. Then again River held tightly as they started to wrestle but none of them wants to lose. Even after being trampled many times River didn¡¯t let go until he¡¯s done with his objective. Therefore without wasting time, he quickly gave another strike towards the other ear. He also twisted it to vent his anger. The Lynx loudly roared as it was helpless but it was still standing even if its head was bleeding it was still not enough to kill it. But River had already accomplished his goal that he immediately let go of its head and eventually walked near the cliff. When the Lynx was freed it quickly searched for River scent. River had already planned this. The Lynx was intelligent and has keen senses. That''s why River disabled its sense of sight and smell and because it was in agony that it will also disturb its way of thinking. It will not know that there was a cliff nearby all he have to do was to lure it and if his plan didn¡¯t work then he¡¯ll have to fight till the very end. Gradually the Lynx blindly followed his scent, it was very furious and wretched that it wants to tear River piece by piece and when it knew that River was near. Without waiting any longer the Lynx runs towards him and with its huge body it jumps forward and ready to bite River once again During that time, River was prepared for it, he was two feet far from the end of the cliff and when the Lynx pounce to his direction. He crouched down and rolled forward averting its attack. Once the Lynx noticed that it missed its target it was already too late. They have already switch position that River reached out both his hands up high and hammered the ground with all his strength making a quake on the ground. Earth cracks quickly spread that the ground where the Lynx stand instantly crumble and with its huge heavy body the ground cave in to the bottom of the cliff. ROAAARRRHH!!!! He had finally got rid of the damn beast but because of his injuries and fatigue River collapse at his backside. ¡°Darn it¡­not only did I got myself injured, I also lost my prize¡­¡± River was panting heavily, looking at the sky which is about pass lunch already. He feared that May will get worried and angry at him if he don¡¯t quickly get up and return home. But due to his body condition he can¡¯t get up, it was already a miracle for him to survive then again he really needed to be going home that somehow. He had a very strange bad feeling... Chapter 3: Monster Part 2 Chapter 3: Monster Meanwhile when River was on the hunting trip, back to the Wind Leaf Village a young lovely girl was sitting under the shade of a peach blossom tree near the entrance of the forest. The girl was only wearing a common plain dress but her sweet adorable face could make her become a cute fairy making the simple scenery like a work of art. May was only 14 years old having a straight long brunette hair and a lively cheerful hazel eyes and still have a cute baby-face appearance though, one can tell that once she reach adulthood she would definitely become a beautiful fair lady that will attract everyone¡¯s heart. But at this moment she was just a simple young girl patiently waiting for a very special boy. While she was waiting for him to come back, in her arms was a basket with food that she cooked just for him. She was a bit anxious because of her weird behaviour which she felt very bad for avoiding him this morning. Alas, she decided to cook his favorite steam bean buns right from her mother¡¯s own recipe. Suddenly she felt nostalgic, during the time she was young her mother taught her how to cook. In her memories, she remembers how happy her mother was while she was cooking lunch for her father. Her mother Maria was the kindest, cheerful and the most beautiful woman in their village while her father Gilbert was one of the bravest hunters the village could ever have. May¡¯s mother once told her that her mother secretly admire her father but she was too shy to confess her feelings until she thought to catch the man she loved with her cooking skills. Every day she will cook different kinds of delicious food and every time she will wait for him at this same peach blossom tree. In the end her mother had successfully caught her father¡¯s heart and eventually they married. May really like her parents love story she was only 7 years old when she childishly begs her mother to teach her how to cook. She thought that if one day she is good as her mother she can also catch her future husband someday. Reminiscing those silly yet happy times made her cute cheeks redden she thought how she and River was the same with her parents. Thus, she decided to personally cook for him from now on. She also won¡¯t hide her feeling to him once River return home May will tell her affection to him. Of course she was scared but she wanted to be honest with him so at this moment when she felt her restless heart was beating loudly she held her silver pendant with two white birds engrave in it. It was given by her mother before she passed on and from that small necklace May somehow can feel the warmth of encouragement that she needs to harden her resolve to confess. However, it was already late. River usually comes back at lunch time or a little later. May couldn¡¯t help but to worry she wanted to enter the forest yet decided not to she thought she was over thinking. She believe that River will be alright since she knows how strong he is.Hence she waits until noon came and finally made up her mind to go look for him, since her heart was very unease but something had caught her eyes. ¡°Eh?¡± From the direction of the village there were black smoke scattering through the sky. May hearts quickens as she thought that somebody¡¯s house was on fire. She wanted to help but she also wanted to look for River ¡°What to do¡­¡±. In the end after wavering a few times she finally went to the village to help stop the fire fearing that it will spread. Big brother River please be safe¡­ May pray that River will be fine she believes in him and she knows that if he was in her shoes he would definitely do the same thing. Yet, once she was close in site, she heard a very loud horrifying scream. She was alarm and scared that something tells her not to go but since she¡¯s very concern on what was going on she push herself to move forward. When she came closer the noises of dreadful cried had resound everywhere, May quickly hides and to her surprised what came to her view made her ashen in fright. There were unknown men armed with swords and spears they were ruthlessly killing all the people she knew even if the villagers beg for their lives and some cried to spare the little ones none of them were given a chance. It was a horrifying bloody scene which continues to play in front of her moist eyes. The fear made her petrify that tears eventually falls down as one by one the villager were mercilessly killed. She wanted to scream. But she can¡¯t as if her mouth was obstructed however she quickly thought about her grandmother. She turned and runs back to their house fearing that something bad had happened to her. She run and run as she tripped causing the basket of food fall on the ground, she was wishing very hard that all of this was just a bad dream but she felt the pain from her fall making this nightmare a reality. ¡°Big brother¡­¡± May cried out for the person she could rely on but it was no use River wasn¡¯t there beside her, she could only rely to herself to mastered up her strength to know of her grandmother safety. With her two frail arms she tried to stand up wiping the tears and sprint towards her house.Once she was almost there she quickly halted her two feet as she saw her dear grandmother being roughly pushed outside by a husky man. ¡°May quickly run away now¡ªaah!!!¡± ¡°GRANDMOTHERR!!!¡± In front of her very own eyes, her gentle grandmother was stab through her heart. May yelled loudly she wanted to go to her grandmother who fell down bleeding but then her voice attracted the man¡¯s attention and saw her. She bit her trembling lips trying her hardest to tolerate it and instantly she run away.When the man saw her, he immediately chased after her. May was frantically running towards the forest she was hoping to meet River or hides towards the woods. But she was just a child that being chased by a man it was impossible for her to overrun him. Soon their distance lessens and when the man was close enough to her, he raised his bloody sword and with a flash he¡­. ¡­ ¡°MAYYY!!!¡± River woke up profusely sweating. After he defeated the Lynx, he had lost consciousness that it was already late afternoon. During the time he was sleeping he had this very horrifying dream but somehow it felt so real that his heart was beating so hard like it was about to explode. Anxiety, distress and fear washed him down fully waking him up as he struggled to stand up. He was still in a bad condition yet he pulled himself together and with every ounce of his remaining strength he runs back to the village. ¡°May! May! Mayyy!¡± While he was running he cried her name over and over again, wishing that she¡¯s okay and unharmed. If only he has wings he could fly faster and quickly return to her side. ¡°May please wait for me!¡± ¡­ ¡­ After running for a long way he had finally reached the village and noticed the blaze light and black smoke blending to the sky. ¡°Nooo!!!¡± Recalling his nightmare, River broke into cold fret his feeling was scourge by a storms making him loss composure. He instantly wanted to find May which he somehow knew where she is. With haste, he runs towards that direction where he can find her and once he got out from the woods. He finally saw her but¡­ ¡°MAYYY!!!¡± What he saw was no longer the lively and cheerful May. Instead she was lifeless with her clothes soaked with dirt and blood laying next to the peach blossom tree where they often meet. ¡°May¡­May¡­¡± River hurriedly went to her side and eventually lost his knee lost its strength as he kneeled down. He tried reaching out his arms, he wanted to embrace her but his arms were trembling hard that he can¡¯t do it. He never felt this fear before and seeing she was like this made his heart cast out in the sea of waves full of resentful, sadness and regret. ¡°Why¡­why¡­why!¡­May I¡­I¡¯m sorry¡­I¡¯m sorry¡­¡± Tears started to shed from his eyes. He was blaming himself for not being by her side. Blaming that he failed protecting everyone he loved including the girl he dearly cherish. ¡°R..River¡­¡± When he heard a sweet yet weak voice, River quickly snapped back and looked up as he happily saw May was still alive. ¡°May?... May!!¡± But it didn¡¯t last long. When he gently took her into his embraced he realized how seriously she was wounded. The cut at her back was so deep that the bone can almost be seen. There were also signs that she had move from a few distance due to the trance of blood towards the peach tree. ¡°May! Hold on I¡¯ll bring you back to Granny Ma and¡­¡± He subconsciously thought to ask Granny Ma to help them but she too was also no longer there waiting at their home. She was like his grandmother but now she and the other villagers were all brutally killed. His family are gone¡­his neighbours¡­.and his fiends. Were no longer there¡­ Without anyone to rely on he was alone and helpless for the first time he felt extremely weak. ¡°River¡­¡± May softly muttered, her eyes were already blurred yet she can tell that River has come to her side. She was glad as she was extremely worried about him that she even struggled to crawl to this place, she refused to die without seeing him even for the last time she wanted to make sure that he¡¯s safe. Until her strength had passed out under the peach blossom tree but when she heard his mournful cry she slowly tried to wake up. ¡°I¡¯m¡­glad you¡¯re¡­ okay¡± May was already weak and tired she felt very sleepy yet she thought that once she closed her eyes she won¡¯t ever see him again for that reason she tried her best to stay awake as possible. ¡°May I¡¯m sorry¡­I¡¯m sorry for not¡ª¡± River choked as he tried to apologize. He was crying so hard because of the pain was unbearable like he was being cut into pieces, it hurt so much that he doesn¡¯t know what to do like it was slowly breaking him apart. May saw his anguished face she already guessed that he was blaming himself that she then gently shook her head and tried her best to smile. ¡°River¡­don¡¯t it¡¯s not¡­your fault¡­I..I¡± ¡°May please don¡¯t speak anymore I¡­I¡¯ll find someone even if we go somewhere else I know we can find a village nearby to help us¡­so please stay strong. Don¡¯t leave me¡­ I promise as long as you¡¯re okay I won¡¯t practice anymore I won¡¯t ever go to the deep forest to hunt¡­I promise to stay by your side forever so please¡­I beg you May please don¡¯t leave me!¡± River tightly held her he was afraid that once he let her go she will forever leave him alone. May was also crying she truly wanted to stay with him forever but she can¡¯t. Her eyes were heavy while her body was already numb, she knows that her time was running out. ¡°I¡­I¡­¡± But before that she wanted to utter something very important to him which took all of her will to say itRiver noticed her trembling pale lips. As if she was trying to say something. He then carefully moved her closer hugging her as he lean his ear to her. ¡°I¡­I lo¡­love ¡­you¡± River widened his eyes. The words had somehow cause ripples inside him from scourging flame into icy cold, bitting his lips so hard that it bleeds. ¡°May, I also love you so please stay with me¡± He then tightens his hug but unfortunately May could no longer hold her eyes and in the end she gave out her last final breath as she lifelessly lean to his chest. ¡­ ¡­¡­ ¡°Hurry up we need to go to the next village!¡± ¡°Captain Borg what¡¯s the rush we still have time¡± ¡°Fool, we must not let the General catch us or were all dead.¡± A total of 5 men were gathered at the middle of the plaza which was drench with blood and scattered bodies laying around. These men have killed the innocent villagers, but they didn¡¯t even feel any guilt or even regret for taking their lives for a whole month they have been travelling and razing every village they could find. ¡°Hey how many did you killed today, I killed over 28 hahaha!¡± ¡°Fuck! Is that all you¡¯ve got I killed 36 and all of them were most women and children damn hearing those bitches scream was like music it felt good hearing their cries haha, I really like my job!¡± ¡°You are really a wicked man Barthus!¡± ¡°Hahaha! Too bad we can¡¯t enjoy the women in every village, that stupid bastard doesn¡¯t allow us to touch them!¡± ¡°Are you nuts he¡¯s our Captain his already at the Saint Spirit Rank while you¡¯re just a bug to him¡± ¡°Shut the fuck off! I don¡¯t need you to remind me!" ¡°Hey someone is approaching¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Suddenly a figure came closer to them a boy was steadily walking straight to them. ¡°Hey Captain there is a survivor!¡± ¡°What!¡± When the Captain turn around, there was indeed one boy who survive. ¡°Quick! Kill that boy!¡± ¡°Capt let me handle him¡± Borg scowled when Barthus volunteer to do the job. He knew that Barthus has a sadistic side. How many times he wanted to kill him for tempting to rape the women, even if they were task to kill villagers Borg refused to defile them anymore but since they were currently in a mission he can only tolerate his wicked behaviour. Help support creative writers by finding and reading their stories on the original site. ¡°Just make it quick!¡± ¡°Sure hehe¡± ¡­ ¡­ River strolled aimlessly, he didn¡¯t know where he was going but his feet had subconsciously taken him to where he should be. ¡°Brat! To think you escape from my clutches but since you survive this far I¡¯ll play along with you a bit hehe¡± River stopped to his track when he heard the man at front. When he looked up, his sad dull eyes quivered with uncontrollable rage and glared at the man like a mad beast. The man was a head taller than him and has huge build. The man was hideous full of scars thick brows. But River recognized him, from the bloody nightmare this man took everything from him including the person he loved. From his very own hand he took May from me! ¡°GAAAAHHHH!!!¡± With a loud angry roar River charges, even if his unarms he was not afraid the only thing that was ringing inside his mind is that the wish to kill this scumbag! Barthus on the other hand sneered as he looked down at the boy who¡¯s obviously drunk from rage. The brat had already lost his composure he was already an easy prey for him. He was already at the 3 Lv Elemental Spirit Rank facing this brat was no problem to him so why not play with him for a while until he cried to beg for his pitiful life. ¡°Come on! Hahaha!¡± ¡°AHHH!!!¡± River gave a powerful punched but the man Barthus easily avoided it like he was toying a child however, River is not an ordinary 15 years old he has a incredible body adding the fact that he was fuming with rage. Therefore, when his punch missed, he quickly step forwards close to the man and followed a a quick kick at his body. ¡°Guah!¡± Barthus didn¡¯t expert he was so sure that he was stronger than the kid so how is that possible to be hurt by just a kick. He didn¡¯t feel any spirit force from his attack but the strength and speed could be compared at the peak of Earth Spirit Rank or even higher. ¡°You son of a b¡ªAhh!¡± Before Barthus could spat his words, River continued with another punched to his stomach causing him to draw a few step backwards. ¡°Damn you!¡± ¡°Hahaha Barthus did you just step back! Hahaha you look pathetic wanna switch with me!¡± ¡°Shut up Mace I¡¯ll kill him myself!¡± Barthus was now seriously furious, he didn¡¯t thought that a trash would have this physical strength to counter him, it was humiliating. ¡°Brat now you have done it, I¡¯ll make sure to cripple you break all your four limbs beat you to death hahaha!¡± He then took a stance unleashing his spirit force as wind and pressure press down towards River. River was alarmed, because of the punched he gave he somehow calm down a bit but now when the man release too much spirit pressure he could not defend himself from it. He can rely onto his own physical strength and endurance. ¡°Brat time for you to die!¡± With huge steps, Barthus instantly got closer and with an extremely forceful blow. River had no time to evade it he can only use his arms to shield himself. ¡°agghh!¡± ¡°Not yet! I¡¯m not done with you hahaha!¡± Barthus strike with full power he didn¡¯t give River a chance to counter or to dodge. He barraged punches and kicks into the boy¡¯s body like a sandbag. Damn this kid is tough! He¡¯s still standing after all that! Hahaha whatever he¡¯s just longing for more beating then ha! Barthus flashed a quick strong kicked to the boy¡¯s belly and from the strong impact, River was blown far away as he crashed inside one of the house. He was severely beaten as he vomits too much blood. Some of his internal organs were damage, his ribcage were fractured but still he tried to rise up but then he suddenly noticed a familiar object underneath his foot. It was a cotton doll bath with blood. His eyes widened as he recognised that the doll was Lin Lin¡¯s. He gradually scanned the place and was struck by lightning. ¡°A¡­Aunt Cassie?...Lin Lin?...Gus?¡± Once he saw them, pain penetrates through his head then a vague flash vision played inside his mind. ¡­ ¡°Lin Lin! Gus! Stay behind me!¡± ¡°Mom I¡¯m scared!...wuu..wuu¡± ¡°Mom what¡¯s going on¡­wuu¡­¡± River painfully watched Aunt Cassie as she tried to protect her children with an iron axe that was use to cut firewood. Bang!!! Suddenly the door was forcibly opened as Barthus walks inside and when he saw a woman and children. His wicked heart cried in excitement. ¡°Hahaha nice I got myself a jackpot!¡± As Barthus saw Aunt Cassie¡¯s face and body, he¡¯s bloodshot eyes was hungrily staring at every inched of her body like a beast in heat as he lick his lips eager to have taste of the meal in front of him. ¡°Don¡¯t come here or I¡¯ll cut you!¡± ¡°Haha what a feisty one, but I wonder will you still have that face once I have done it with you hahaha come let me hear your scream underneath me haha!¡± ¡°Nooo!!!¡± ¡°¡±MOM!!!¡±" Even if she was wielding an axe it was still useless. Barthus easily brushed away the axe and quickly grabbed her neck choking her. ¡°Let go of my Mom you monster!¡± ¡°Mom¡­wuwu¡­wuu¡± Gusto and Linssie was so scared but they were both worried of their mom, Gus who was only 5 rushed and tried to beat the man¡¯s leg. ¡°Stupid brat! Don¡¯t hinder me!¡± ¡°Guahh!¡± Without conscious Barthus kick Gus causing him to crush to the wall. ¡°G..Gusto!¡± ¡°Brother!¡± Both mother and daughter cried as they saw Gusto¡¯s head was bleeding. ¡°Please spare my children I¡¯ll do anything so please!¡± ¡°Hahaha good if you serve me well I¡¯ll think about it¡± With his brute force he tore off her clothes piece by piece and pushed her naked body to the ground. However before he could do the deed a gust of wind slash aiming at his direction, before Barthus could even react the sharp wind had already cut the woman under him and died. ¡°Why are you fooling around hurry up and finish them off!¡± Barthus glared at the man if only he isn¡¯t a Saint Spirit Rank, Barthus would have already killed him for butting into his business. Since his toy was already dead, he ignored it like a trash as he walked towards the crying children and¡­ ¡­ ¡°AAAHHHH!!!¡± River roared painfully as he clutched his head. It was breaking like string was being snapped tearing him apart while his heart was also screamingin agony. Little by little he was tortured by the visions of their deaths, their painful face and their screeching cries until they died miserably. All of them! Why!Why did you take them away from me! I¡¯LL KILL YOU!!! River eyes flared with too much anger. Eventually his mind was swallowed by darkness making all his senses cold and numb while his loud beating heart quickens until it had suddenly stop as if it had strained too much stress that it somehow died. River was envelop by a thick death air¡­ Deep inside him something was crawling out. From the abyss pits a disdain cold voice echoed to his mind. ¡°¡­¡­.How pathetic¡± ¡­ ¡­ ¡°Oi Brat! Are you dead yet!¡± On the other hand Barthus was waiting for him to come out and this time he draws out his sword to deliver the death blow. ¡°Hahaha there you are¡­come I¡¯ll put you out from your misery¡± When River came out, Barthus didn¡¯t noticed any changes but Captain Borg who previously watched at the side felt a strange cold shiver penetrates deep to his bones which was coming from the boy¡¯s spirit. ¡°Barthus hurry up and finish him off!¡± He doesn¡¯t know why but his instinct told him that the boy became very dangerous. Throughout his entire life Captain Borg encountered deadly situation and battled stronger foes but never did he had such feeling which made him broke to cold sweat. ¡°Yes yes here I go¡± Unaware of his Captain dismay, Barthus steadily approached the boy who was currently standing still. ¡°You idiot! Quickly or someth¡ª!!!¡± ¡°What?¡± When the Captain tried to warn Barthus he suddenly felt a prickly pain into his chest and when he slowly looked down. A bloody hand had pierced right through it¡­ ¡°guaah¡­¡± With blood splattering out from his chest he eventually fell down to his knees then collapse. ¡°¡±Captain!!!¡±¡± The other men were all shock, they didn¡¯t know what happen.Captain Borg died? He was at the Saint Spirit Rank, he was the strongest among them yet in a blink of an eye he was now a lifeless corpse. They didn¡¯t even notice the assassin that creep behind them. Nevertheless, before they could recover from their shock. The two men who was near had suddenly sense a violent wind pass through like a cold knife yet before they could figure it out, blood had sprayed out from their neck and with a clean cut their head flew off their bodies. Thumb! When the two headless bodies fell, the next one was a man named Mace he quickly wields his battle axe while his body was shivering in deep fear. ¡°W-What¡ªguahh!!¡± Unfortunately, it was too late before he could use his mighty weapon. The shadowy figure brushed his hand and released a slashing sound of black violent wind which shreds the man into pieces. ¡°You you what are you!¡± In an instant, the four men were butchered without even putting a resistance. The cold dead air has already covered everything living only one man and a dark figure. ¡®River¡¯ was cloaked with a thick back mist his raven black hair was dishevel upward. His skin turned pale bloodless but the one thing that was very disturbing was the uncountable vile ominous air around him. As ¡®River¡¯ turned back and look at Barthus, his hidden eyes soon revealed, a deep crimson eyes with cold indifferent glow as there were no emotion no hostility. Within those two red orbs only a deep hallow of indistinct gaze as if it was only looking at a insignificant ant underneath him. Barthus staggered back as his arms were shaking. Terrified, he almost vomits due to an extreme fear and despair. What he saw was no longer a human¡­ ¡°Ahh! Don¡¯t come near me!¡± Barthus retreated back he was so scared that tears and snot dirtied his usually arrogant face. But when he tried to run as he turned around. ¡®River¡¯ already appeared next to him and with a flash his pale knife-like hand had pierce through his chest. ¡°Argghh!¡± Barthus cried in agony as his heart was being tightly grabbed but it didn¡¯t stop there the mysterious black mist which surrounds ¡®River¡¯ became much more thicker like tentacles. Shortly he injected this wild tentacle inside Barthus huge body. ¡°GUUAAAHHHHH!!!¡± Barthus cried in agony, a tingling pain coming from his inside like something viciously creeping in and started biting every bit of his flesh and slowly grinding every bone in his body. He now experienced the worst anguish pain he ever felt. Soon enough, blood had slowly began to surge out from, his eyes, nose, ears and mouth also his tough skin started to lacerate and with several cuts he was bleeding nonstop. But he didn¡¯t die or even loss consciousness and even if he wanted to something was stopping him. ¡®River¡¯ who was still coldly staring at him held his heart firmly while still continuously injecting the black eerie tentacles. Even if the heart loss too much blood or even if his brain lacks oxygen the black tentacles would pushed them to work making Barthus to be awake and alive while endlessly experiencing the unbearable torture. ¡°Mo¡­Monst..er¡± When Barthus groaned miserably, ¡®River¡¯ response as the corner of his lips lightly smiled. It was simple yet it was cold. He was satisfied like he had taken his word as a compliment. ¡°arghhh¡­ggrhh!¡± After a while, Barthus screamed became inaudible that it turned into a gargling sound from his own blood. He wanted to cry for mercy begging to let him die already but it¡¯s impossible he bear the torment. Every passing time he became thinner his bulky muscles degenerate until he dried out from bleeding and finally after an hour or so he became dust. ¡°¡­¡± From his cold pale hand ¡®River¡¯ was holding a dried stony-like heart and with little force he smashed it until it crumble. As nothing else to do ¡®River¡¯ started to walk back ignoring the bloody mess and scattered bodies he strolled like he didn¡¯t care. He returned back to a certain tree where a certain cold body of a girl was gently laid there. ¡°¡­¡± He was still covered with black mist and with his cold unfeeling red eyes it only stared at it. Sorrow¡­regret¡­despair¡­or even rage. He didn¡¯t feel anything he only feel¡­ Empty as void¡­ At that time, the black mist soon became thinker and from his body he release even more of it but unlike its usually violent nature the thick black mist was surprisingly gentle that it eventually approached and slowly wrapped the girl¡¯s body until she was¡­..