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Chapter 3
Flames.
The stench of burning flesh.
Terrified screams coming from every direction.
All of these things forced its way through Rena's senses and instantly overwhelmed her. She longed to run away; and so many times she tried, but something kept her tied to where she was standing. The girl couldn't even shut her eyes either. It was as if her eyelashes had melted into her skin, holding them securely open.
A shifting silhouette came towards her through the searing flames. It moved inconsistently, stumbling left and right with every step. When it came into direct view, it was an older man with eyes shining demonically with the color of blood gleaming in his irises. His approach seemed slow, but within moments he was up against her pale face, his breathing erratic and foul-smelling. Nothing was visible about his face other than his eyes, and he was clothed head to toe in armour. There was no way that she could identify the mysterious figure.
"You poor, naive child..." he growled. "You were supposed to kill us all, tear us away from this fate of hunting and killing men for pay... Every last putrid soul was to perish by your sword tonight."
The brunette snarled irritated. She now knew who this person was.
"How could you expect me to follow an order like that, Whyt! What kind of human would murder her friends, family, and everything she ever held dear? I'm not you; I'm not a demon!"
Whyt chuckled. He punched her in the abdomen, winding and knocking her down to the burning forest floor. By now he was laughing maniacally and had an expression of pure insanity written on his face.
"But you love killing, Rena dear! Don't you remember those 'thieves' you killed earlier? They were only poor merchants trying to support their families! The 'bandits'? A town watch for a rural village in the east!"
She gasped in disbelief. 'Is this really-'
"Don't you see? You've already killed so many innocent people on my order, so what are a few more bodies to the mound?"
There was a blood-stained dagger in his clutches. It was raised, aimed to kill.
This can't be the end, could it?
She slammed my eyes shut, not wanting to witness a cruel scrap of metal pierce her skin repeatedly.
The impact never came though.
A sharp gust of wind rushed past her, followed by the feeling of something wet falling on her skin and clothing.
Rena was so scared. Too scared to open her eyes, but scared to not know what happened.
As she slowly cracked her eyelids open, she was completely shocked to see Whyt sprawled on the ground, blood pouring from his throat.
'How the hell did this happen?' she wondered, my heart still beating quickly and breathing raspy.
"Rena? Are you alright?"
'I know that voice' she thought to herself in realization. She darted her eyes up to see the one person she thought she would never see again: Jonathan. He was covered in blood; presumably Whyt's, but Rena couldn't be too sure. She crawled slowly towards him, still unable to stand and shaking.
"J-Jonathan..." she whispered. He dropped to the ground beside her and pulled her into a tight hug.
"You're alright... Thank God." he sighed heavily in relief. "When I saw the smoke, I had no idea what happened."
"It was supposed to be me..." she muttered. The blonde stared at her incredulously. "I was ordered to destroy the village... I refused, and then Whyt ran back here. I tried to stop him; I really did, but it was too late." She looked around in despair. "Everyone's dead because of me; because I couldn't stop Whyt."
"...I'll free you from this." Jonathan decreed silently. Rena gazed questioningly at his fair face. He placed a hand on her head and closed his eyes. Before she knew it, she too had closed her eyes, unconscious.
"Να είναι απαλλαγμένα απόαυτές τιςαναμνήσεις πουθαδεσμεύουν." He spoke the incantation as his hand glowed and poured energy into Rena. After a few seconds, he pulled away and picked the brunette mercenary up. "I'll escort you to the Gate. You'll be free once you wake up."
A/N:
Translation note: Jonathan says "Be free from these memories that bind you."
Riv: If you don't quite understand what is going on, this is basically set in the timeline of chapter 1. Trust me, this is relevant...somehow. Short chapter is short.
Akane: I disclaim! Riv owns EVERYTHING in this chapter! ZOMR THE WORLD IS ENDING! Just kidding. She owns most of it though... that's still so weird.
Riv: Win desu.
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