The Artificial God

The Black Shadow

But there was something strange about the attack of the man who had helped us. His slashed body parts, and his thinly cut mouth grew back. Though usually he always regenerates his body that was hit by an attack, and again there was an attack that had left a white mark.

Then I cut off both arms, and both legs so that he could not move while grimacing in pain. That way I can dig up information about him, maybe once I get the information I'll get an unexpected clue.

"My answer.. Who sent you?" I said while putting my feet on his head.

"I won't tell you! my master is a great man!" said the creature in an indistinct voice as its mouth was cut off. Even so I can still hear quite clearly because of this cat's ears. Meanwhile Boa Boa is neutralizing dirty air into clean air again.

After that Boa Boa I ordered to take care of Elysna. Because maybe his strength can help to heal the wounds on his feet. Elysna's feet had rotted away, and it seemed to have become incurable.

"I understand people like you. It's useless if I keep asking questions, and wasting my time on people like you. Then die quietly." said I who then cut off his head. After that I immediately returned to the face of Elysna who was still feeling the pain.

"What happened to his leg?" my spoken.

"It looks like his feet are rotting because they were exposed to chemicals from the strange creature" Tygruth said.

"Damn! fuckin' hell! fuckin' hell! is the wound incurable!?" I said in a panic, and could not bear to see Elysna in such pain.

"I'm trying as much as I can." said Boa Boa who did something to Elysna's injured leg.

"Gernath was very sick" said Elysna, who grimaced in pain.

"Elysna.. hang on. I'm here for you.." I said.

Then after taking quite a long time his rotting feet slowly began to recover. But his wounds left marks on his feet, like there were patches on his feet. Boa Boa had already tried hard to treat his injuries, with the ability he had.

But the spots on his feet can not be removed just like that. Because it seems like it will forever be, but I think Elysna's healing abilities, and Boa Boa are very different. Elysna's healing abilities could not work to treat her decaying legs.

Meanwhile, Boa Boa's healing powers can work even if they are slow. Wasn't it! boa Boa's ability was not the ability to heal. But neutralize something to restore something as before.

"Haha! just cutting off my head won't make me die! but...why is it that my body that received that person's attack cannot regenerate?" said the creature that regenerated after I cut off his legs, hands, and head.

You monster, "Gernath! quickly attack him with all the abilities you have!" said Tygruth who held him back so as not to escape by binding the body of the creature using a mound of earth.

"Well, I'll pay back the jerk!" I said then the lightning struck fiercely. Which made the sky turn black with my anger, then I raised my sword to the sky, as soon as all the lightning struck my sword which gave off an extremely powerful lightning energy.

Duars! I snatched like lightning towards the creature until its entire body shattered, "No! you will die." said the creature, who disappeared because of my attack. Tygruth, and Mouri looked extremely shocked, and felt goosebumps as soon as they saw me like this.

This made them remember something when I was out of control. The sky was black because of my enormous anger, making them look alert, "Everyone beware of Gernath" Tygruth said.

"Huh? why should we be wary of him?" vloid.

"Look at him if he turns to face us. That's when the worst is likely to happen" said Tygruth, who made others wary.

"What happened to Gernath? what happened to Tygruth?" said Elysna who was still lying because her legs still felt weak.

"At this time he is. ah. anyway we have to be careful of him" said Tygruth. But somehow Tygruth felt something different from the previous one. I don't know what it is but the others have to stay alert to me.

"Huh..it's exhausting! eh!? why are your faces like that?" my words that turn around with relief can kill the creature to the end.

"Eh!? Gernath... Are you okay?" said the confused Tygruth.

"Huh? whatchu mean? what's wrong with me?" I said who was confused.

Then everyone shone a sharp look at Tygruth, "Ahahaha... I can explain this later, right Mouri?" said Tygruth who scratched his head.

"W-what!? no!"

Thank goodness we were finally able to defeat that strange creature. But again why must the wounded Elysna, why must she again?. I can't bear to see him continue to be the worst victim among us. Not that I wanted anyone more hurt than Elysna felt.

But it feels like all the bad that happened only applies to Elysna. He kept getting hurt, and getting hurt again, and I, couldn't protect him. Once again I protected the others, I should have put Elysna's protection first over the others.

Ah no! what I was thinking, it wasn't right at all. I have to protect everything, and I can't put anyone first just because of personal feelings. Because everything is just as important to my life right now. Even though I didn't know Boa Boa for long, as long as she was a part of my life. I have to protect her indiscriminately.

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"You understand other people very well" said Tygruth, who stood in front of me with a smile.

"If the question of who understands others better seems to be you, and not me who sucks" I said.

"You understand other people very well" Tygruth said, repeating his words.

"Huh.. I've told you that you're more expert" I said.

"You understand other people very well" said Tygruth who repeated his words again. Not only his words, his expression had not changed at all. It's like looking at something that's repeated over and over again.

"Tygruth.." I said again, Tygruth repeated the same words with the same expression. Then suddenly the face of Tygruth that I saw became blur, his words were more and more obscure to hear but I knew he was repeating the same words as before.

Then suddenly the room I saw changed in an instant, again this room. What is really going on with this room? what's with this room!?. Not only that. Tygruth figure that I see now only his face turned black.

"You understand other people very well" said the man, who I don't think is Tygruth anymore. But another figure whom I had seen before, because of the voice, and the air of his existence is different.

"Who are you! why do you always show up... eh!?" I said that I saw a little boy running towards that figure. This little boy, I've also seen him before, usually he always appears along with this strange figure. But he's the only one who can't see me.

The figure of the little boy was still the same as before, his face was invisible because it was covered by something black just like the figure of that person. Then suddenly the little boy seemed to be looking at me, maybe I was misresponsive, I was very surprised once he faced me.

After that the little boy stuck his hand out to me, and it surprised me. He smiled sadly at me, "Let's come with us. You look lonely" said the little boy who melted my heart. But I have to stay strong, and I can't listen to his words even if he looks convincing. I don't know why I thought that to that little boy.

"No. I don't feel lonely anymore, a lot of people need me" I said.

"No, you're wrong, not those who need you. But you need our help, so join us" said the little boy with a sad face.

"I will never join you!" my spoken.

"Join, and we will give you the happiness you deserve. Everything you wanted so you wouldn't be alone anymore" said the little boy.

Alone?.. Am I alone? well, from the beginning I was living alone, and had no one. Even so I continued to do good to all the villagers, and the villagers returned my kindness. From that moment on I felt that I was not alone anymore because many villagers needed my help.

Then.. began to come the first figure who wanted to be friends with me. Tygruth, he's the one who's the most precious person in my life who turned my solitude into knowing so many things about something that can be done together. After that Mouri, she hated me at first but somehow she didn't hate me again in such a short time.

Then Elysna came, although at first our relationship was bad, but slowly our relationship improved as we opened up to each other. After that Vloid, even though he didn't initially accept my existence either because of what might be because I was quite annoying to him. But now our relationship has become closer, even closer.

So did the Vampire villagers who initially distrusted us for thinking they had done something to their young master. But because of the actions of the Vloid, a young master, they easily believed his words. Afterwards they were immediately kind to us, a warm feeling.

Thereafter... Boa Boa, she looks rather gloomy because of her past. But somehow he trusted us so much that he had a trauma to others. He trusted us so much that we would not do him any harm, and then he joined us, and became more intimate.

Is it after everything I've been through all this time..I'm still alone?