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Chapter 16

A few days had passed since the day of training that Kain had went through with his dad. He had done a little training of his own to raise some of the techniques that use mana, but he had mostly taken the days off. As it was, Kain figured he should stop in at the clan and sell his new products and help out either Gun or Mira.

He passed through the same alley that he had been attacked in before. "This brings back bad memories," Kain murmured, grimacing. He had almost died that day.

As if it was history repeating itself, a couple seconds had passed and then Kain was attacked. However, Kain was much stronger than before. He heard the attack coming and instantly put on a mana shield and used the outer ki technique immediately, facing his enemy. Or enemies apparently, as he noticed three people standing there.

"Why is this the only place anyone attacks me?" Kain said to himself, angry. He looked at the level of his opponents. Two of them were in their high 30s, and the one who seemed to be the leader of the group was level 45.

"Finally, we got you alone!" The leader sneered at him. His name was Kabuto Magaski. The other two appeared to be brothers, both having the same last name. Their names were Dan and Dusk. "You've no idea how much work it took to get you by yourself. That damn Crimson Rain clan really wants you safe."

"If you leave now, I won't have to hurt you," Kain said darkly. "I can tell already that I'm significantly stronger than all of you. You don't want to get involved." He was fifteen levels ahead of the leader, so he felt like he had a right to say that he was stronger.

The leader laughed at him. "You nearly died to one of my underlings not that long ago! We had helped him break into this area, this time we were able to bring the whole group. I heard about what happened."

"I'm very different now." Kain slowly applied pressure from his gravity field. "I hope you're ready, then." Without warning, he used his gravity field at the max, instantly pushing the brothers to the ground. Kabuto struggled to stand up.

After a few seconds, the brothers recovered and attacked Kain in unison. "We'll kill you right here and now! You still have use even dead!" Kain dodged them nearly effortlessly. After dodging a few more punches from each, he quickly slid behind them and knocked them away.

"You're fighting a losing battle," Kain warned them.

"It's like he can tell what we're about to do before we even do it," Dusk muttered to the other. They raised their outer ki to what appeared to be the max for them. A second later, they rushed him again, but the same thing occurred.

"I don't have time for you guys." They prepared to attack Kain again, but suddenly Kain disappeared. "Like I said, you're not strong enough," Kain said from behind them. He quickly hit Dan in his neck, immediately making him fall unconscious.

Dusk started to turn around, anger on his face. "You hurt my br-" He wasn't able to finish his sentence before Kain drove his leg into the man's stomach.

"There, now it's just you and me, Kabuto." Kain prepared himself for another fight.

"Fine, bring it on," Kabuto replied, raising his guard. "I'm not as weak as them, I guarantee that." Kabuto rushed Kain, attacking him with lightning fast techniques. Kain struggled for a second before he got used to his speed. Then Kain was able to block his attacks perfectly. Kain struck Kabuto in his chin, sending him reeling.

"You're right, but I still recommend you leaving with your team before my clan gets here. I don't think they'll be as kind as I am." Kain hoped he would listen. He had heard of what Crimson Rain will do for information, and he had stayed as far away from them as possible.

"There's no need, I'll beat you long before they get here!" Kabuto powered up, his ki raising high above him. When attacking, suddenly lighning surrounded him, shocking Kain when they were close together. Kain pushed him away.

"That's a bit dangerous," Kain said, jumping back. "Fine, if he's going to fight at that level, so will I." Kain used his Fire Fist technique, his hands bursting into red hot flames. They began fighting again, Kain dodging the lightning attacks as best he could and getting in small hits when he noticed a chance. Kain swung his arm directly at Kabuto's chest. Kabuto tried to dodge, but his foot slipped, causing him to fall into it.

"No!" Kain thought. "If he falls onto it, the blast will go through him!" Kain tried to retract his hand, but it was too late. A moment later, Kabuto was screaming in agony, a gaping hole in his stomach. "Shit, I have to save him!" Kain got ready to use his healing spell on Kabuto when suddenly, Kabuto stopped screaming. Kain used the spell, but got no response.

"Heal! Heal!" Kain didn't want to face the truth. He couldn't be dead. Not by his hands. "Damn it, heal!" But Kabuto didn't get up.

Kain had killed someone.

Kain sat down, shaking. His mind wouldn't let him become hysterical, but he was horribly shocked at what just happened. "I killed someone," he said blankly. "I killed someone." He looked down at his hands. They were covered in splattered blood, darkened by the heat that had been active when he struck Kabuto.

He lost track of time, sitting there, staring at his hands.

Eventually, he was surrounded by his clan members, who had been tracking down the attackers. Murkuro was among them. He made sure the two unconscious brothers were tied up and after doing that, Murkuro walked over to Kain, who was still sitting down, staring at his hands. "Hey, are you all right?" he asked, sitting down next to him.

Kain continued staring at his hands, not saying a word. Murkuro nudged him. Kain muttered something, but Murkuro wasn't able to hear what he said. Murkuro leaned in closer. "What was that?"

"I killed him." Murkuro heard him clearly that time. He glanced over to the other attacker, who was lying on the ground in a puddle of his own blood.

"You were protecting yourself. You did what you had to do," Murkuro replied, putting his arm on Kain's shoulder.

"No. I could have just knocked him unconscious like the others. He was weaker than me. But I killed him instead." Kain's eyes never left his bloodied hands.

Murkuro sighed and looked down at Kain's hands. He took off his coat and put it on top Kain's hands so he couldn't see them. "I first killed somebody three years ago. Just like you, I was devastated. Taking another person's life is never easy. But you have to remember the world you're living in. Before these guys reached you, they killed a member of our clan. The man I killed had killed my mother."

Kain looked up at him, surprised. "Your mother's d-... You lost your mother?"

"Yeah." A sad smile appeared on Murkuro's face. "She was a great person. And one of the things she taught me in life is to not dwell on things. If something bad happened, do your best to move on and continue to live your life to its fullest."

"But... what if you can't? I've never felt like this."

Murkuro smiled at him. "That's why you have people to support you. Come on, let's go back to the clan." Murkuro helped him Kain up and they walked back to the clan together.

Kain didn't do anything for the rest of the day. He hung out with Murkuro for a while, who continued to try to cheer him up. Murkuro walked him home later, and his dad talked with Kain.

He eventually was able to get past the situation, but it was something he knew would always stay with him.

The Gamer of Crimson Rain

Kain Rockbear Lv 60 Exp 18.35%

Health: 1700/1700 (+340/340 +425/425)

Mana: 1700/1700 (+85/85)

Vit: 50 + 26% + 40%

Str: 115 + 26% + 40%

Dex: 100 + 26% + 40% + 26% + 15%

Int: 115 + 26%

Wis: 50 + 26% + 6%

Luk: 22

Points: 3

Money: 2,416,983,500 Won

Sorry that it's a short chapter! I was making it longer by going into the next section, but I felt like I had written it fairly poorly, so I'm gonna try to take my time on it. It may be a while before the next one while I try to figure out exactly how I'm gonna do this.