The Assassin and The Blind Saint

Arc 1 Chapter 18: Sirius vs. 3 Apostles

As I expected, they had been waiting for me to attack and had prepared for my surprise attack. The fireball was getting closer but I didn't panic.

“Shadow Link.”

I activated my magic then marked the shadow of the witch. My gaze began to blur and not long after, my body appeared above the ground where the shadow of the witch was located.

“…!!”

The witch's expression looked extremely shocked when it arrived - I could suddenly dodge her attack and then appear behind her body. I slashed Baselard to his neck intending to kill him with a single deadly strike.

The scrachhtt!

Huh uh? my slash did not make his neck cut off but, I felt a strange sensation when Baselard touched the skin of his neck.

I realized behind me, that fellow magician was darting about to attack me with his fists. I then turned around to hold his fist with both hands.

Bamm!

I managed to withstand his attack. However, his strong attacking power made me bounce away from the three of them.

“Hee~ pretty good reflexes,” said the Brawler.

They are experienced in fighting life and death. I have to be careful.

“Sarky, Ape. We attack as usual,” said the man with the sword.

He started running towards me showing his shining sword. Behind him I saw the Brawler moving along as well and the Magician behind him was setting up a spell.

Not allowing me to analyze their movements, the sword-wielding man came and attacked me with a Horizontal slash. The attack I could easily avoid because it was just a diversionary attack.

The man with the sword then did a slash that forced me to focus on his movements.

Not wanting to fall into his game, I then counterattacked.

Bzttt!

Our swords clashed, he repelled my attack. When our weapon made contact, my hand suddenly felt numb as if stung by something. Not long after, the Brawler started attacking me with a combos with the sword man.

In this unstrung condition, I dodged Brawler's blow and tried to slash his hand.

Scratch!

Again, a strange sensation when Baselard made contact with their skin. With this I am sure, they are Apostles.

The man in the sword came back to attack me. I had difficulty avoiding it and inevitably had to fend off his sword attack.

After fending it off, my right hand seemed electrocuted and went back to numbness. Behind the sword man, had prepared for Brawler's punch that would strike me with my defense slightly exposed.

Bamm!

I tried to withstand the blow with my left hand but, not all of it was able to absorb the powerful blow.

My body bounced off of imperfectly resisting Brawler's attack.

“It's still not finished!”

I saw the Brawler leaping through the air to gain a stronger attack momentum. With this distance, I was able to dodge his attack this time.

“Mud Wall!”

A magic circle suddenly appeared on the ground where I stood. The ground was coming - suddenly going upstairs brought me closer to that Brawler.

“Destroy him, Ape!!”

Brawler's hand started to glow.

“Eat this! Kong Gun!!!”

I raised both of my hands to resist Brawler's attack.

A BAAMM!!

I got bounced back from Brawler's powerful attack. This time, my hand was destroyed. I even dropped Baselard for trying to hold back his attack.

“Hahaha! Feel it!”

The Brawler had a noisy mouth.

I got up and took two knuckles from my pocket. An Apostle has special skin that prevents sharp objects from piercing them.

The only way is to use a blunt attack to destroy the layers of his skin first.

“Hee~ you know our weakness,” said the sword man who saw me change my fighting weapon.

“Have you ever fought with our kind? People who sell their soul to the Devil with certain replies,” asked the sword man in an interested tone.

“Yes, you are people desperate for power. Verily I feel sorry for you for selling your humanity and surrendering to Satan,” I said in a pitying tone.

“Hoo~ let's prove here whether your words are true that our decision was wrong to exchange our souls for strength.”

“By pleasure!”

I then reactivated Shadow Link and clenched both my hands that had been knuckle attached. I did a shadow jump to the back of the witch.

“…!”

Crackk!

This time I punched him hard in the face and there was a sound like a shell breaking. The witch bounced and saw a crack in her cheek.

“Sial! It hurts you know!!”

“Hati - hearts! He has a unique magic!” The men in swords commemorate their comrades.

I wasted no time then went back to doing the shadow jump to the sword man.

“…!!”

He was surprised but still tried to slash his sword at my neck. I lowered my head to avoid his slash and punched him in the stomach.

“Ughhh!”

He then held her stomach. I then did an Uppercut punch his chin hard.

Crackk!

The man's body bounced while making a sound like a broken shell.

“Don't be arrogant!”

I dodged Brawler's attack, which tried to attack me from behind noisily. So stupid.

I then caught his hand and did a lock on both of his hands.

Crackk!!

“Aghhh! Siall! What are you doing!”

After I broke both of his hands, I then punched him in the stomach to make him bounce away.

I then turned around and found the witch pointing her hand at me and uttering a faint spell.

The ground I was standing on then shook. I hurriedly made a jump. Suddenly, the ground where I was standing was folded.

Just barely! The witch was going to lock me in it.

“Sial! My magic is less fast!” the witch shouted annoyed.

I again made a shadow jump to appear behind him.

“Radical Blow!”

I beat with a fist combo. Chins, heart feathers and ribs. I hit him continuously until a sound like broken glass could be heard from his body. I then slammed a final blow into his face that sent him bouncing off after receiving my pierced-tubi attack.

“Hahh... Hahh... I use too much mana.” My breath gasps. “At least it is enough to destroy their special skin layer.” I then took the fallen Baselard.

“Sial! It's embarrassing!” That Brawler shouted looked annoyed.

“The magic he uses is very troublesome,” said the Witch protested while trying to get up.

“She's strong. Sarkous, he used our shadow to move - move as he pleased. Use your magic to overcome that!”

The man in the sword was not stupid.

“Curtain of Darkness!”

The witch activated her magic. Not long after, the area around us became pitch-black as if - there would be a magic barrier enveloping this place.

I then activated Night Vision's magic so that I could see in the dark.

“We're serious this time! Use your Devil's release!”

The three of them were then enveloped by a heavy aura. Not long after, they saw their bodies changing shape.

The sword man's hand turned into a sharp weapon completely and his head turned like a grasshopper.

Brawler's body looks more hairy and both hands turn very long.

On the Witch's head, an antenna grows and both hands turn into a claw like a lobster.

“You forced us to issue our release.”

“Actual fighting is just starting.”

“We will show you the limits we have exceeded by being an Apostle!”

Their three eyes glowed red. The aura around them looked even more concentrated than before.

I saw that Brawler was starting to do horses like he was about to hit.

What the hell is he doing? I am far from his reach.

Swosshhhh!

Damnit damnit! His hands can stretch!

I then tried to run from Brawler's hand.

“Free it! My hands become faster when it extends!”

Rightly said. His hands began to approach my distance even though I was already running.

I then turned around and dodged his attack by the margin of a strand of hair. Suddenly, in front of me appeared the sword man was about to swing his arms to slash at me.

How could he be so fast!?

Bzzt

I held back his slash with Baselard but the sting of his weapon was stronger than before.

I then jumped back to keep my distance from him but, I saw 3 fireballs that were leading to where I jumped.

His magic speed was also faster than before!

In this difficult condition to dodge, I took out an object in my pocket. I activated it and then it split into three and shot into each of those fireballs.

Just barely! Thankfully I still have it!

I felt something behind me. Two arms were about to attack me.

I tried to avoid him coming back but, the man with the sword appeared right in front of me.

Damnit damnit! It will only repeat itself if I don't do something!

Back, my hand went numb after Baselard made contact with that sword hand. This time, it was hard to move. The man in the sword then did a proper kick to my head.

My head was shaking so violently that it made me walk backwards uncontrollably.

THE BAMMM!!

I felt my face hit by something. Damnit damnit! Don't let me be unconscious!

After restoring my sight, in front of me was a ball of fire coming out of a lobster hand.

“Fire Blast!”

My body felt burning and was bounced into a fierce fire magic attack. I saw my blistered hand hit by his attack.

“Are you done, Assassin?”

I heard faintly one of them talking.

“You can't beat us because you're just an ordinary human being.”

I then grabbed my canteen and took out a bottle filled with painkillers.

“It would be a pity if you died here. You have good skills you know.”

I started drinking it all the way down and threw the bottle until it broke.

“Join with us. Mr. Geldoro will definitely give you what you want if you serve him.”

Hee~ what do I want, huh? Do you know what I want for the rest of my life?

I then again held Baselard tightly in my right hand and a Knuckle in my left.

“I am afraid, your master will not be able to give me what I want.”

“Hoo~ what do you want? A treasure? A success? Strength? Nothing is impossible for our master to fulfill all that,” said the man with the sword again invites me into the arms of the Devil again.

“If you offered me like that when I was a kid, I might take it. Now, I'm looking for different things.” I then got up and prepared to cast my flagship magic when in this condition.

Like the Master said in his last moments. All I want is the purpose of life to redeem the things I have done to escape my curse.

“Is it because of that woman? You sacrifice all your potential for just one human being. Really ridiculous.”

“Ya... That silly reason is what makes me different from you! Night Phantom Murderer.

A magic aura started to come out from all over my body. This is a special magic that Master made especially for me.

“We only need that one woman as a victim! Is what you're doing comparable to just one life of a Blind Woman!?”

“You won't stop with just one life! I'm finishing you all!”

Night Phantom is a magic where the darker the environment around the user, the faster the buff speed and reaction of this magic user.

The witch started making 5 magic circles in the air and then chanted a spell.

“Meteor Rain!”

Five huge fireballs shot out from the magic circle which then shot towards me.

I started running forward. With this magic activated, I was confident that I could avoid the witch's attack.

A swoshh!!

I jumped to the side then did a Zig-zag run to avoid those four big fireballs. I then jumped to avoid the last fireball.

BOMB!!

There was a loud explosive sound behind me but, I was focused on the sword man who suddenly appeared in front of me. His two sword hands emitted a stream of electricity.

“Electric Slash!”

I dodged his attack by twisting my body then kicking his stomach utilizing my momentum.

“Ughhh!” The man fell to the ground hard.

When I landed, I saw two elongated hands rapidly heading towards me.

This time, I was able to easily dodge his attack. I then set my foot on the ground and then darted towards that Brawler.

He looked surprised at my speed, he seemed to be in a hurry to pull back both hands.

He then did a horse - a horse.

“Eat this!”

Both hands back up. This time, his speed increased and a magic aura surrounded his fist. The ground that his hands passed through began to scatter.

Swosshhh!

I avoided his attack by jumping. I ran over his elongated hand.

“Sial!”

He tried to pull his hand back but too late, I was in front of him.

“…!”

Sashhh!

I cut off his left hand with Baselard.

“Argghhh!” He then spun around and utilized that momentum to strike me with the rest of his hand.

Slassh!

I dodged it with a bow while launching a counterattack which left his right hand severed.

“Ughhh!”

As I was about to finish him off with a final strike, I felt the ground shaking. I then rushed to retreat.

Sure enough, a cage earth magic was formed where I was standing earlier.

“Ape! Stay away from him! Suddenly his strength became increased!”

I then switched my target to that witch.

Seeing me staring at him like a beast hunting its prey, he began to cast a spell. The ground before the witch was lifted. I started running towards him at high speed.

“Million Rain!”

The ground in front of the magician then broke into thousands of tiny shards. Then, the fragments of the ground started to shoot towards me like thousands of needle sticks.

I then changed my direction to the side to avoid it.

The noise from the shards - the fragments of the ground were hitting the area behind me was heard.

After evading it, I then darted back towards the witch.

The witch raised 4 pieces of land again.

“Earth Missile!”

Bongkahan – chunks it shot quickly towards me. I jumped to the right and then to the left to avoid the two pieces of land. Then I jumped into the air to avoid the third lump of earth. I then landed and did the movement of the koprol then avoid the fourth chunk of land by doing the Sliding movement.

“Sial! Impossible!”

Having arrived before the witch, I then struck her knee with the fist of my left hand wearing a knuckle.

CRACKKK!

His knee bone shifted which made him kneel on one leg.

STABB!!

I stabbed him in the neck with Baselard.

“GRHHGRHH!”

He began to have difficulty breathing.

I then pulled Baselard up which made his head and neck split in two.

Blood gushed from his neck and head. He saw his disgusting brain and skull.

After I killed him, the sky again got the full moonlight. The barrier magic disappeared because the one who cast the spell had died.

I then saw Lena not far from here sitting down. His face looked lethargic and frightened.

“Lena..”

Stabb's!

“…!”

“Frozen Time... I did not expect to have to wear the artifact given by Mr. Geldoro.”

A sword was seen piercing through my chest. Blood started to pour out and I lost my bodily functions.

How could?

“Eghhh!”

He pulled his sword from my chest. I then turned around and saw a layer of lightning flash in his mouth.

“Lightning Beam!”

I was hit by his attack from close range. My body feels numb all. My consciousness is disappearing.

“Si-sirius?”

I heard Lena's voice faintly. Am I bouncing towards him?

“Le..na...”

After calling out to her in such a weak tone, I started to faintly hear Lena say something to me.

Is this the end, is it? I got a massive attack on my vital organs. I don't think I'll be able to recover from this…

My eyes looked blurry but I knew Lena was right above me saying something.

In the end, I can't take you to your destination, Lena.

Ii'm sorry.

My body began to feel cold and not long after, I lost my consciousness…