NP: Kalmah-Towards the Sky
It was like staring into the eyes of the devil himself.
Rigor Mortis, the moment of death.
There he stood, proudly and strikingly, not moving an inch, blue eyes locked into mine, as if looking into my soul.
Arrows pierced into each and every contour of that body.
Blood coloring his pale skin red.
I was terrified.
Astounded.
I held my hand up, not believing he was dead, and I called another round of arrows.
Cao Cao was long gone.
His life preserved by Dian Wei. His loyal bodyguard. The giant of a man that now had arrows in his body.
I was only doing what my lord asked of me.
I wasn't prepared for the backlash.
The hatred.
The despair.
The fright I felt inside, that dropped my heart to my stomach.
"I..I will not apologize..."
Those were the last words I heard leave Cao Cao's mouth before he fled.
I was disgusted.
"I'm sorry I won't be able to see the world you'll create."
I was sorry.
That his lord would simply leave him.
But isn't that what sacrifice was all about?
And yet, I was filled with sadness as I commanded yet another round of arrows.
Finally, it stopped.
I stood there, slack jawed and stunned.
Dian Wei had finally died.
Standing proudly like a statue.
A bloodied statue.
A pained homage to sacrifice.
And that's when I turned away.
Dian Wei was my greatest strategy.
But he was also my greatest regret.