Swords ready, tightened grip, and ice in the veins. The soldiers edge deeper into the humid cave that conceals their prey. The moss-covered walls writhe and whisper into their ears. Only death and misery await them further down the pit. This is it, the first hunt of the year.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUxN6hNxfF7
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbcHBNnx68G
But not everyone is as prepared to meet their enteral foe. Arthur drags his feet as he trudges the muck of the cave. His sword arm slacks and doubt sinks into his mind. The light of the soldier's torches illuminates the pity the man has for the women they are about to slaughter.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT60QvumbxV
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7mNL9WxqBa
“Pick up the pace half-blood.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3VSW5UCqOL
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe3de5vOs1t
The old warrior with a rough white beard and hair glares back towards Arthur. His eyes full of retrained hate and a hint of fear.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcCxx4R3k9i
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡftnDIWx0K0
“Sorry sir, I’ll catch up.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡATCSc8zqNF
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEcQfubbVkk
Arthur grips his sword’s grip and follows the command while ignoring the slur. There’s nothing he can do about it. Deep down, he knows he’s a monster. Just like the witches in this cave.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ27JsaLMlcg
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZLQTHJPntU
But still…my blood boils just thinking about what we’re going to do. They haven’t done anything yet.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeDkZcf5EkS
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ31Bf7TgnyV
The order has been sent down from King Boethius himself. These witches need to die before the tragedy 100 years ago repeats itself.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuHCWXSUtJz
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3GLMklY461
So the men march. They march down into the abyss of the cave, searching for those that practice the ancient art.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFPHeTtMXwZ
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqDZuIl1l4D
“Hold.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSmN6VYrgtE
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡth0BIOgWpl
The old man halts the 35 soldiers and sniffs the air.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡakmtSAPqmB
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4bT2Rp9OlV
“There are here.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU83Bqp5T65
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeQ0gx5iZkD
“What do you smell sir.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIt6Bhgc3jM
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDNDY1zVyQz
One of the rookies covers it up well but his eyes frantically look around the narrow cave hall. Every shadow a possible demon ready to rip out his throat.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡav0PFrVFf3
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2cMrDJzN3L
“I smell nothing. I hear nothing. The cave has gone silent and frigid.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcVeLtTlEqv
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNoGD8zbN1f
Everyone breathes and notices that they can see the air escape their mouths.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHnuQi12ae8
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqSGqaKQAMm
“Draw your weapons.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPK5G0WHVb6
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOY2Wh4SMa1
Everyone obeys and a cacophony of swords being released from their sheathes echo throughout the cave. There is no going back now, the sudden sensation of being hunted confirms this fact. Hell has opened up and they must press into it.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUJ5FS6zlAl
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1yh4aNZVnm
“Still feeling pity half-blood?”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMU0R1OsJhj
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8C1p4CwaxP
Before Arthur can saying anything to the provocation, the captain spoke.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqyrvcWy2CU
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqLUBwX49XS
“Enough, focus. Move forward and be ready for anything. Protect the men near you, keep your amulets on and we’ll all come out of here alive.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ZCZZXZpvh
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdB6dBDA1LA
The men move cautiously further into the cave until they encounter a wide room. Three paths lay in front of them, taunting them to pick their poison.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJRHIaAyrMA
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKNLdLa10db
“Sir, which way?”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqFwN2OasSj
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡssWnBJS0jN
“Whichever one we pick, we’ll need to stick together.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfcBLgr0HBf
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe7lPJLGvVT
“How about we send in the half-blood to scout.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLNhDwZCama
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡovSBp38cpY
“Good idea Baal. What do you think sir?”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbW6MkkZaTu
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVL6SLLKe59
“I think you two need to stop picking on it. As much as I hate the decision, it’s still a part of the empire’s army. Besides, it might just join its kin if left alone.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLHzUdVXXVK
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx102WIRids
“Right, right. Can’t have that right half-blood?”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUXzKWYoCov
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdAN0QQbUh5
The soldier named Baal punches Arthur’s shoulder playfully. But the pain in his shoulder suggests otherwise.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGOc7afM82X
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbQIYyHXK5e
Just bare it Arthur, remember the paycheck. Remember father and brother, they need me to survive this.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK9h9xaEMwd
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhxe3vQIxCF
“H-Help me…”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeEb8Q8e8M2
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpxfJyFdca2
Everyone instantly turned towards the path on the right to see a young girl in rags inch her way toward them. But her strength quickly fades and she collapses onto the ground.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcOzGScnjhY
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1bO3q8uiG8
Arthur goes to check on the wounded but was stopped by the captain's blade pointed toward his chest.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM09XGmixY8
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxeBdlTXAZK
“Whoa, where you going?”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSKdfWF8XRC
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV7CDTBi2QU
“To help the citizen. That is what the empire professes to do with pride. Protecting the lives of their loyal citizens, right?”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR1TukfIyrK
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3GURecwImv
“That thing is not a citizen.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzmCYzndbbk
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJkk23bf8x
“You can’t mean-”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjGZm7uJEmk
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHoiCL9Dn6d
“We can’t take the chance. Charlie, gut her. Claim your first blood.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9DPbuITeCL
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLs3dzMycFW
“Y-Yes, sir.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8oRhs4dJuq
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbw2s9fmnUR
With some hesitation, the rookie steps forward ready to piece the girl’s heart.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9PB5Ere40q
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Qfckxwp1t
“You can’t do this!”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD57ozBFydk
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5oqYO4Mrvu
Arthur tries to move forward but the sword threatens to pierce his armor.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjEk3yN7zV3
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgMcD8WZWaG
“Calm yourself half-blood. A female in this cave is already suspicious but a young girl escaping the monsters within? The chances of that being a witch or her pawn are too high.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxQH4EjgpMZ
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2a8TohZtAU
“She might be an unwilling pawn!”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡViby6l7ZLP
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG76a18rYcb
“All the more reason to put her out of her misery.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡseDAKGkvT1
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEFeaKOycTB
Arthur takes a glance at the girl. She can’t be any more than 12 years of age. Her blond hair is bathed by soot, blood, and filth. Her breathing is ragged and weak. Arthur’s blood rages at that this sight and demands him to protect the innocent. To not let what happened to his late sister happen to this girl.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa6IjMks7LL
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡESOEj64nre
“O-Out of my way sir, I…won’t let you kill her.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQgtEVRcqZv
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhZ5y3GQdP7
“Oh, looks like the half-blood is finally showing his true colors.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsgalyqRB7H
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG1nzQNwn3t
“Repeat that creature, I don’t think I heard you.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfxQVBlHF9e
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5dS82y7UNG
Arthur grips his sword and stares into the eyes of his superior officer. His eyes quickly flash black and his hair slightly flairs up.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0wzSkyz7xD
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6yuxBN6YaP
“I said-”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqxT1MC19Iq
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu1Q6Hrl4m0
“Ahhh!!”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgLEGcjJtWy
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyjO7iSb43P
Instantly everyone re-focused on where the rookie was.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKCvZ9r4I3F
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhK1yT98ETK
“They’re gone!”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfMwlFuEIIV
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6sXGoZ3EGt
“This is your fault!”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb7YBQL33SP
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ806NcmvSy
Baal pulls Arthur to him and screams into his face. Anger and pain paint his face while his sword grows hungry for his death.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtvOnveKag9
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZjTKkiA5qX
“You think I did something!?”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHJPiJvh0RD
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYWcXhaE2dU
“You distracted us long enough for that girl to kill Charlie.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzwR716jehy
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIjCnYy0RQ8
“Or maybe the witch who did this stole them both.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr3iyRWvGTp
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ81abg0KJzw
“Enough!”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1suWLF6mkn
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHflk6fIZG8
The captain’s thunderous roar instantly calmed the two.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHiDmcOlF5c
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFBabqo2jIr
“We don’t have time for in-fighting. We need to hurry after them, now. But know this, another stunt like that and I’ll run you through half-blood.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHlpsUjBks4
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡssLLXTT6M4
“…Fine.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrYIkZDVSFa
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyLYph1y1ct
The soldiers pick up the pace and follow the distinct smell of blood. It rushes through their noses and warns them that whatever they’ll see will be their fate as well. But they go on anyway, they must.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKV0REbyaWc
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwgGGt7AyWj
But that strength falters when the cave gives way to something alien. All of sudden the group was inside a dark foggy forest. The trees tower over them oppressively, blocking out even the sun.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnESs4UIghi
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ89oRXxMlXs
“The hell is this?”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡutfvlyunsV
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoEIDinvSKe
“Illusionary space, be on your guard. The witch here is powerful. But by the grace of the gods, we will slay her.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnSTeRAbMy2
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5LMvyt8dzh
“Charlie!”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzz05ZVoHq8
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7XcHBgx7CV
The group looked up to see the rookie hanging from the tree branches. Many vomited at the mere sight of his disfigured body. His body was stringed across the canopy like festival decor. The centerpiece is his head, staring eyeless at the party. His face, eternally frozen in fear and pain no mortal man should have to go through.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoJy7SgKijz
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5X77fBigwZ
“Happy now bastard? I should gut you now half-blood.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCK5GXeX9G6
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxjR9NbVXtS
“I didn’t want this idiot, point your sword at the one you did this.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgNyFhWVNAB
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVrtwVbyzxr
“The half-blood is right, focus on the witch. We’ll deal with him later.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcNH3G9iyGN
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtERFbIIDS8
“Tch, fine.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTqSyOAQqnZ
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTKmPN4kTmc
Arthur ignores the tears welling in Baal’s eyes. He couldn’t bare to see any sort of humanity in these men. Especially considering they likely won’t survive past the night.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCRawMZSGx
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLpI7rM3yqD
The group delves deeper into the forest. Each man looking out for anything that could end them. All the more tragic that their number had gone down from 34 to 15 within 10 minutes. Silently, the forests claims victim after victim. It was only a matter of time before someone broke.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrQfLTgdsvR
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBMVfF7DFTu
“Fuck this, I’m getting out of here!”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmjr7J6BHkA
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuxlCC6imXu
The soldier ran back the way the group came. But he didn’t even take 10 steps before a creature black than the night erupted out of the fog to tear him in half.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH87Xz9RNK1
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjrzPDj9fvt
“There you are!”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkvbnqso8JG
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJq4q4K93XC
The old man grips his amulet while chanting strange words. Within moments, his sword explodes with holy flames. Instinctively, Arthur took a step back from it.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDZmgVrBzCm
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn61ypJyas2
“Die you devil!”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZN57u9B2mZ
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv10vRlVXNm
The captain swung his sword in an arc that loosed a crescent blast of holy fire. It cleaved through multiple trees before finally cutting the concealed beast in twine.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc2zkCDMRrT
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCO8r4JrAfj
In that instant, the fog turned blood red and the screams of beasts reverberate through the forest.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm7pLMIHafB
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHfvNR9EYBN
“Remember your training! In the god's names!”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGa9EhkTfV3
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡukqQBGwYNA
The remaining group, excluding Arthur, echoed the statement and steeled themselves. The witch’s beasts disregarded stealth in favor of vengeful offenses. Arthur also prepared for his first fight against the fabled demon familiars. He gripped his sword tight enough to draw blood that flashed between red and black.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡicjmPPS3A8
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAQt7YDnycX
Faster than humanly possible, Arthur cut the space in front of one of the soldiers. At first, the soldier didn’t see it but after a second, he saw the dead beast on the ground.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn3HYVEXLuZ
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfRT0d9h1W0
“How-”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoEXH1FGugt
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9gxkaUJL7K
“Don’t thank me, just fight.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ23hjMA3N1F
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlmcwY44A5b
“Charge!!”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLzHWwPpVy8
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ksQqWHUvS
The captain screamed and the battle officially started. 15 vs an unknown number of demonic creatures. The pained cries of death and the roar of holy flames against demonic howls echo across the battlefield. But that didn’t matter to Arthur, he needed to focus on his own battles.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgkoP4cSIdg
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrbMfG9ID1Y
No, I can’t let myself get out of control. Calm yourself like father-
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlJSLcwvMLx
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQcmIEyN2uF
Before he could regain his self-control, a hairless black creature lunged at Arthur. Instinctively, he dodged the claw swipe but it did draw some blood.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGDpTk6d8Mz
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtE5BY48QOy
“Bastard.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDKMwVyUhIa
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2pH3sVdyQh
The beast lunged again and he barely blocked the attack. It forced him to his knees and would have broken the guard if it wasn’t for Arthur rolling out of the way.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUwiNBrggCG
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9lrlLVFSfZ
“I…have no choice. I need to make it back alive!”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeTWrZnaxfA
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡncXJQWsAv5
He focused his senses beyond what was normal, something he promised he wouldn’t do but clearly, that wasn’t an option. His eyes flash black and his hair flairs. He closed his eyes and focused. The beast wildly attacks again but this time, Arthur gracefully dodged and beheaded the creature.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwcuAqilKT8
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhPW0FSjx0p
Black blood gushed from the body and covered his face. But it didn’t bother Arthur. He only licked the blood away and smiled wickedly.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLK1XVwMG7f
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq1cwChZxmE
“One time…won’t hurt. Father isn’t here to see me. I can…let loose a bit.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaF73CG2Kzc
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbSkBR75jj4
Arthur searched for the next kill and quickly found more beasts coming for him.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGpjJh2nC5f
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU8XPYJHLLW
“Good.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI87mcNbllx
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeuMfPDTxzV
For 10 minutes straight, all of his frustration and anger were unleashed onto their bodies. Free license to kill was a blessing that he freely took advantage of. He was free and it felt great. He tore through the ranks of demons like a whirlwind sent by the gods.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwDDb1BMCEe
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7PAdowaDJq
Deep down, he hopes no one looks this way. The cruel smile on his face wouldn’t help his situation. But on the surface, he was too excited.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMYBaOPFUej
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB8Mblm2aN6
“Arthur!”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcIQttZfP2O
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2pYcitjCSJ
“?!”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM51kbGKxMn
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOZZkomMcZZ
Did someone just-
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS1LDXFKqM4
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdiHXNDEeU7
Arthur blinked and his eyes returned to normal. He looks around to see the carnage. Yes, the soliders killed many of the beasts. Some were even on fire. But that paled in comparison to what he did. The bodies were torn apart almost as badly as Charlie's. Their limbs were ripped apart and thrown across the area like leaves. And the number…no human could kill this many demons.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfeJUk8RKNM
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡktS1LD99Vz
All at once, everything he just did came flooding back.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD2mivU2YEL
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5jAUg3PzGm
“What…have I done…”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZsxXsbAvop
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc2KePfQS5i
The old man aims his flaming sword at Arthur. He was ready to kill this thing once and for all. No more risking his men’s lives. Orders be damned.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZuoY1A1uBL
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfTnM7qNPA8
“You…really are one of them aren’t you?”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJUTp16kiVi
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6o3XRt3Loc
“Yes, and that’s why he’s excellent.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmMyd5Lo572
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvT7INojiRC
A clapping sound echoed across the void and the scenery instantly changed. The remaining 7 men were now in a large throne room. What was around them froze their blood.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdJlG1D5Ju6
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEQw4obzi1r
On the second store balcony, on all sides, were hundreds of witches. Their faces covered by a veil but they could feel their eyes piercing their souls.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMfRpSZnoOn
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJDxtcsoMED
“No…is this really-
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJoyjBE1ZUT
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvMVJnIXdHA
“A true coven? Yes, yes it is human.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQkKl82bNfT
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo0xfVqmRD5
They turned to the front to see 3 females standing next to an empty black throne. Two were beyond beautiful and the 3rd was the little girl from before. But this time, she wore clothes befitting royalty.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkoMgkagxN6
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqBTkqnyx67
As for the throne, it was a strange thing. It was as if it existed but didn’t. It phased in and out of reality.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC7mOLxXj7l
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvx1RekPpxE
One of the women, the one with golden hair and a red velvet dress stepped forward.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOqIXkZH98A
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoBdghm52Xz
“We have finally come together once again to fulfill our dearest wish. Your hunts have not succeeded. We still number in the hundreds.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoVhMkXOhBg
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcOh5vTiCpA
“You bitches, you won’t get away with this. Humanity still outnumbers you 1000 to 1.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgxYRw3SpPu
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh9KqJNCNDB
“Maybe, but our powers are growing. As you can clearly see. This is no mere illusionary space but a true pocket dimension. And it’s all thanks to the return of our destined lord.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuW45PsvXwL
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJCCTkzritw
“Lord?”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTmfLdofxIF
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAXphT1Wk63
“Yes, he’s in fact right in this room.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVYWU5DGQTQ
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpNsxHaEdKe
The soldiers turn to the bloodied Arthur who’s still shocked by what he did.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn7JGwLtcGe
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmicUPSvTfj
“You can’t mean that mon-”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjoLaSHXARC
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKmy0GHULze
Instantly, the sound of bones breaking can be heard. Arthur turned to see Baal being twisted in ways no human body should be.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjpOiSUXCS5
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrS3Sjbh2SA
“No!”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXV2o75wlTQ
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5dkTxjfTfH
The old man fired another blast of holy flame but the other beautiful woman blocked it with her hands. It burned her hand but little else.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiWlDsRqxPS
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNGeUnLAyT7
“Impossible…”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡncA5ZMlHTl
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpW6XgkX8t1
“C-Captain!”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoHAHbUxjun
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZbZdsPA5lX
“Baal!”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy2F0xwMkEC
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD0moWg76aH
There was nothing anyone could do. Baal was crushed into oblivion and the rest of the soldiers broke down mentally. They were going to die here and it wasn’t going to be painless.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3yirFr5DX5
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6B5xbpcRMH
“Monsters!”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3vOYtlUMR4
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7MrYWaj5B2
“You fit that descriptor more than us.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo01CzMETW0
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcoFhMkjOmO
“How can you say that after what you just did to Baal?”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmZUwh1Zpic
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLkTvvw1jb9
“Forgive the little one, she’s not used to holding back her spells.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7xEYiFNnUG
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEzICtojUyK
The child grins after flexing her fingers. Arthur couldn’t help but feel responsible. They were right, the little girl was a witch. The way she kills is…too brutal.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi87IFUTEeF
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ700w8t2I6S
“She’s such an artist. I can’t help but let her play with her food every once in a while.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVFefmkwSGL
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡafRZcOadx3
“You’re sick.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKQRSlb6PMv
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ07Rwf1ze7A
“We are what your people made us. If you all didn’t commit that sin 200 years ago-”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡssqjHVzuZv
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡssXrt6I7cL
“It wasn’t us who commit the sin!”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXjLNjmdFQV
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡujCDzZ4RXk
“Just because you were the victors doesn’t mean you should lie!”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbjPZ0nnDDl
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4OGBG8zWwU
Her voice forces everyone to fall to the group, held down by a powerful force. Only Arthur was spared.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ49Mkk2dD0J
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzf7QDXAMxi
The old man strained against the weight and grabbed his amulet. He began to say strange words that made his body glow golden. The weight began to lessen but it was all for naught. The woman who blocked his attack before stepped forward.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOqx2SN05zl
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwcmgYbqOYU
Her chilling blue eyes bore into the old man before whispering the final blow.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEQiBhTx0fQ
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSNZmA7Ugp7
“Silence.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHMjSQwoaDL
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY8opmr8Sqt
To Arthur’s horror, the old man’s mouth vanished into thin air. The golden glow quickly dissipated and with it his strength.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNfoR5pLnLc
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSyE9asewai
“Now where was I? Oh yes!”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlc6QaEp0Oi
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3UeZxA3Mfh
The weight on the soldiers slowly increased.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCqCSbVKKBS
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdrsY4Yh6Uj
“I’m going to crush you all slowly and painfully. You’ll feel all of your organs slowly flatten. Then at the end, they’ll pop like cherries.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4hRJnYcOE7
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCRxh7H1mZ9
“No!”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrwJ3K2szz3
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdp2wpNmchO
Arthur snapped out of their shock and stood against the madness of the area. He glared at the woman who only smiled.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDklz5fHCI0
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXBCgF6zoqJ
“What would you have me do, my lord? What should we do with these humans that prosecute you and our sisters?”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡziXRfdJrZV
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfGM2h4gfGq
Arthur looked at the struggling men. He didn’t like them. They prosecuted him, suppressed his father as a traitor, bullied his brother and…his sister…and mother.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhsks5UVx4E
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Xq73iRiRd
He was no friend to the empire but…this? No one deserves to die like this. More than that, these witches seem even worse in comparison.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlZTeS9IJx5
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3cVD6iaghG
“Spare them.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2nHxqBW7uB
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1FJ9TJIJQ8
The men looked at Arthur with shock and relief. While the woman’s smile grew wider before giving her answer.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpIBxzZSOE3
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnQNvCMTNQh
“Alright.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9IfOq1wdz6
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWrsArbEkQ9
“Thank-”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ5dMe6WRQ8
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqQiIZ568qO
Before he could finish, the soldiers were instantly flatted into red paste. The only thing remaining were the amulets they wore.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQJWZQekXf3
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm8LTGLqRFF
“Why?!”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjJNTrJqLzi
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkkpa1JazHT
“What? I spared them the torture, did you mean something else master?”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS44Y52q1vn
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAdfjbVRiUT
Arthur was going to protest but swallowed the words. The stares and whispers of the witches above are a sign. He can’t express any mercy or humanity. If he did…maybe they’ll do the same to him.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu3W2tEkrwu
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡts8nwsDlNX
“Nothing, y-you did well.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPveabMnuw0
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBGXz9IdwR3
The woman gracefully bowed.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjkXhOLFDj7
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXE4fAe2DU2
“Thank you for the praise my lord. Now all you need to do is sit on your rightful throne.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL8D9HDnwBf
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKiNwOSwxIW
Arthur looked around at the multitude and could only think of one thing to ask.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOAGUDk7izU
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWMAVzhk1FU
“Why me? I’m only a half-blood.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡktgxIOQfBL
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQxIGbVzRO4
The two main women looked at each other before giving the answer.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2TCTaUtrr2
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlrl2MuHIt5
“Truthfully, most actually wanted your sister but…”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV4AJrEuEyH
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsG0XJvYDtI
“…I know.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1CfFgoQhEu
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfN5BJbPjIX
“All the more reason you should join us, to prevent those monsters from taking anything else from us. We may not have the destined queen but you’ll have to do.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIfLSiTPsqI
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOvZKZtZVFC
“Destined?”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Sahu5stvk
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpEKNquJHmu
“An old prophecy about the first union of a witch and human becoming our master that will lead us into a bright future. The daughter would be queen and her brother the knight that protects her. Ironic that one man’s lust for our famed beauty will lead to the downfall of humanity.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuzEDlcvWSV
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu59Ru3qSLe
Arthur bites his lip. He wanted to defend his father. It wasn’t lust that drew him to mother but love. However, these people don’t seem to believe in such a concept.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI4v1bFmU5k
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtD7oLSg297
“The destined knight becoming the master instead. Fate is a funny and fickle thing.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCyo2KOqIM2
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdZmDFsFE7J
For the first time, the other woman opens her mouth to speak.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQbqPnTHUk5
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwOdOyA6iSl
“Or it could be the human’s meddling. Considering what they did to the true master and her mother.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUtxnVcoHt7
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDcM2NzWYYY
“Now now Shia, we don’t know if Alison is dead. The mother of the queen and king wouldn’t die that easily.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGsZEudHNcZ
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyv3hWVrYg0
“Then where-”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT74QBOntUC
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHixdqkpDJ0
“Not here.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzBvBIrjgMY
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS5vA9elZf5
“…Forgive me.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUqTk5evLUf
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡllhaQVsgqW
King? Please, who would want to rule this den of snakes. But…what choice do I have? But maybe I can get one thing out of it.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQE6a8QZLqu
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡszJAW8nfnj
“And what of my father and little brother?”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW3HVQJVMbp
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjOMkRTLIFe
“…They can come here. We’ll…take care of them.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQX1rUqi6Gi
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmEjWwkJRtD
“Really?”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ10AWrcWnnc
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlF1ZZkiaDU
“Yes, we’ll show them hospitality befitting of royalty. You have my word my lord.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtfmPYfHLOY
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUt0FpHJryz
Arthur weighed his options and came to the only real choice. He walked towards the throne.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtlP4bVS9pK
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXVTT6CWDmJ
The women on the second floor begin to chat in reverence while the main three got out of the way and bowed.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBps2UaGMFS
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9VxYtlFyvA
Arthur grips the throne and instantly feels power flow into him. His body hungrily consumes the energy within. But more than anything it felt-
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuTgYawDKlh
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG5upKvCrVw
“Familiar.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOfbL3gPFeI
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK16IOINARx
“As it should, this is your throne now. Now sit my lord, we have much to do.”
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiqRMsG5v2q
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2n2aQHbWTB
At last, Arthur sits down on the throne. As soon as he did, the throne at last fully materialized into reality.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0aAErBksZn
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhnjmJ77xgp
The full power of the throne enveloped Arthur and exploded in glorious fashion. Right on time for the chanting to reach it’s climax. Arthur’s eyes are now fully black and his hair spikes up. He looks at his subjects and accepts his fate. He’ll just have to make the most of it.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3K9yvez4ib
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYwY4kgReDx
“Where do we begin?”
ns216.73.216.243da2
→ Request update
and then Add to home screen.