Disclaimer: I do not own Karel. Wish I had his sword skills.
AN: I tried this because I wanted to see if I can pull it off. I always have interest in personality and characteristics of characters. In fact, I focus on this aspect in any story.
I wanted to see if I can create his character by myself. Thought it may be interesting. To cool my head, I may do this kinda stuff once in a while. Heh. Enjoy!
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In the mind of the Sword Demon
If you kill her now, everything will be as it should be.
The voice that had spoken whenever he had killed members of his family was speaking again.
Why are you hesitating? You know her skill. You've seen it recently. She is strong. Now, it is alright for you to kill her.
I do not want to.
Hahahahaha!
Karel flinched at the laughter.
You do not want to? Then why do your fingers reach for your Wo Dao whenever you see her in camp? Why does the sword head towards her when you see her during her combats? Just kill Karla. She is ripe. She can match you now.
I will not.
Why?
Karel could not think of an answer to the question.
Is it because she's your family? So were the others. She's no different.
Karel could see Karla, her back turned towards him as she spoke with the tactician, Mark. His fingers began to draw the Wo Dao as he approached her.
Yes.
The tactician's eyes momentarily met his. His eyes met the pair of auburn eyes.
He sheathed his sword.
WHY ARE YOU STOPPING! Why! Kill her now!
No.
You know you want to!
Yes. He did want to kill her; just as he had killed all the others of his family. He had spared her then because she was unworthy. Now, she was not. He wanted to embed his Wo Dao into her so very much.
Do it!
But he did not want to.
The contrast disturbed him. This was not unlike the feeling he had against the Kutolah, Guy. He wished to slay the swordsman where he stood, but at the same time, he wished for the swordsman to grow. To mature. To become even stronger than now.
The feeling he felt about his kin was different.
His unwillingness to spare Karla had nothing to do with her growth. He just simply could not bring himself to actually kill her, no matter how much tempting it was.
What's happening to me?
You have become weak.
His anger flared.
I am not weak.
Yes, yes you are. Tone was mocking. It riled him. It continued.
Unwilling to kill her because she is your sister. At least you spared the boy because you know he can become even greater if you let him. Your sister will not. You know she is already at her peak. Just like that Jaffar.
Jaffar. He was going to kill that man after the war is over with.
But not your sister. You do not want to kill her. That's the truth. You are a coward. You are weak.
He was furious.
Prove to me you are not weak.
Karla had to die.
Karel began to approach his sister, who has just finished her conversation with tactician and was returning to the camp where the main army was. He began to follow her.
"Karel."
Karel ignored the tactician who had called him. I need to kill Karla. Get out of my way.
"You cannot kill her." The tactician's word captured his attention. How did he know?
"I do not permit you to kill her."
He snarled. "I do not need your permission."
He turned to chase his prey.
"You are weak."
Within a blink of an eye, Karel's Wo Dao slashed at the tactician.
He missed. The tactician was fast. He would have continued if not for the tactician's words.
"The voice that commands you. It's screaming to you, isn't it?"
"How did you…?"
The tactician did not answer his question. "Why do you follow its words like a dog following its master?"
Why did he?
Because I am you. Now kill him and go kill Karla. Karel's sword arm shook.
Unfazed, Mark spoke again. "Are you going to obey its command?"
Kill him. He is making you weak.
"What do you want to do?"
What did he want?
Kill her.
He did not want to.
"You should follow nobody but yourself."
I am you.
Karel's eyes flared. No. You are not. If you were, you would not need to persuade me.
The voice roared. KILL HER!
I am nobody's slave. He was never weak.
"Tactician."
"Yes?"
"I will not kill Karla."
"I see." He was staring at him.
The voice roared once more. YOU WILL. MAYBE NOT TODAY BUT EVENTUALLY, YOU WILL KILL HER. I HAVE FOREVER TO MAKE YOU BUT IT ONLY NEEDS TO BE DONE ONCE.
It was right.
"Tactician."
"Yes?"
"I may try to kill her in the future."
"That is true."
"I want you to make me fail when I do so."
The tactician seemed surprised at his words.
"Will you do it?"
Tactician stared at his eyes. He did not flinch under the stare, although he almost did.
After a long stare, he answered. "I will."
Karel let go of the breath he did not realize he was holding.
"Good." With that Karel walked away.
He felt excruciating agony as the voice raged within him.
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Mark stared at the Sword Demon as he walked away. This man's willpower is unbelievable.
He saw the man sway a little as he walked. The swordsman's usual grace was not present at the moment.
Then he headed back towards the rest of the camp.
How the hell am I going to save Karla from the Sword Demon? There are times he felt that he made his life too complicated for his own good.
Then he began to formulate an idea.
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AN: There's that. I am not too happy with it. Maybe a little. But be critical. Tell me if you think I did something wrong.
I saw how many people were disturbed by Valter in TSS. I might try him next time. He's sick, yes. But, luckily (or unluckily) so am I. I can handle him.
If you guys can, tell me who else I should try to enact. If it isn't somebody I do not understand at all, I will do it.
Thx for reading!