THE DRAGON CHAIN EMPEROR

Chp 19: Despair

Why would he leave me?

Why am I forcing myself through this pain, practicing death to become strong but nothing has changed.

When I feel proud of my abilities, when I feel proud of my achievements, the results of my hard work, they are all rubbish in the face of true strength.

They have shown how weak I am through just one fight.

When I felt like I was getting stronger, they suddenly came and showed us the difference in our true strength.

As if there were hundreds of chains restraining me, I really became a useless person.

Why don't I just give in to this pain and humiliation? Why do I insist on surviving? Moreover, why am I still in this place?

I came here after arguing with my father for weeks until I was kicked out of the house.

I was rewarded with a very inverted reality, I began to wonder what was wrong with me to deserve all this.

Despite all my best efforts and the grueling training I constantly put in, I was still undeveloped.

Whether I was with Olivia, or now that I've been separated, I've always tried hard, I really tried.

Until I parted ways with Olivia, all I did was torture myself with all the endless barrage of stupid training.

Even the flower garden I was going through right now looked darker than usual, I could only walk down my head while lamenting my miserable fate.

"What about your match with Miss Alexa Northern, Olivia? Are you out to be the winner?"

"Unfortunately no, I-"

I heard the voice of someone I knew very well next to me, and this succeeded in making me very surprised.

Turning my gaze away with some hesitation, I saw Olivia who was looking at me with her cynical gaze.

To his right was a handsome young man with the same white hair as Olivia, it was Issac Ryker, my childhood friend from Lumise village.

While to her left was a blonde-haired girl, she was Niselin Vla, the first friend Olivia had when entering Nethilor academy.

The three of them were sitting on a park bench and telling a cheerful story, but because of my arrival that accidentally made them silent and looked at me cynically.

It seemed that I was so immersed in my daydream that I didn't realize the direction I was heading....

"For a long time no see, River." said Issac while throwing his trademark smile at me, but I could see the compulsion in his eyes.

I don't know if I have the right to return her greeting, but it's definitely not good to just ignore it.

Yes, if possible I want to make up with them....

"Ah .. long time no meet-"

"Don't talk to us like that!"

Niselin instantly snapped at me before I could even finish my talisman, her gaze was extremely sharp and filled with hatred.

Though the first time we met her was not like this, she was a kind and friendly girl, but now she was already very different.

"River...."

I saw Olivia trying to talk to me, my head was in a daze for a moment, after a long time she finally spoke to me.

I put my ear well to hear the first word he said to me after all these years.

But....

"You're still here, huh?"

"Eh?"

What'd he say? Does he expect me to leave the academy? Or did he throw me out?

"You don't understand what Olivia means? He told you to leave this place immediately! Why do you still insist on staying in this place? Do you expect Olivia to come back to you? Just dream!"

Niselin again yelled at me violently and said something very painful.

I couldn't look Olivia in the eye and could only bow my head again and again.

"Go from before us you traitor!"

BRACKET!

One rough push from Niselin managed to knock me to the ground.

Puffing my head I saw the three of them looking at me like they were staring at a disgusting insect.

It was a gaze more terrifying than the sensation of death.

The three of them then turned around and left just like leaving me, I could only stare at the backs of the three of them who were getting further away from me.

He had left, leaving me with a feeling of void silence unmoved on the ground.

The park was quite crowded, allowing everyone to see what was happening between us.

And for the umpteenth time, they again scorned me without knowing the real problem, some even threw stones at me without a care.

The world is so cruel.

They like to judge someone even without knowing the truth, just because of a talk, a meaningless accusation, my fate immediately became tragic in this place.

In the end what can I do?

Yeah, that's right, run away.

I am very good at escaping from reality, even I am currently running in the middle of the city by poking my head up, preventing my tears from spilling.

Strange gazes from the townspeople instantly turned to me who was running away regardless of anything.

I don't know how many people I hit, I don't know how many wares were damaged because of me, I didn't stop and kept running towards the monster forest, where I could take it all out.

I continued and continued running regardless of anything, even after entering the monster forest I was still running by poking my head up.

Until in the end .. I realized that I had entered the monster forest far too deep....

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"I'm lost, yeah...."

The inside of the monster forest felt much darker and gripping compared to where Master was, I could not see the sky from here due to the densely growing trees.

I guess I was lost in this place, I could not go back, every time I turned to go back to the edge of the forest, I would go back to where I was before, as if this forest was filled with illusions.

'May I get lost in a place like this.' my inner self.

* GROOOOAAARRGH!! *

I did not have time to ponder the previous events after hearing the roar of a monster so loud that it shook the forest.

I ran to avoid the direction of the sound but again I returned to where I was before.

The situation got worse after my leg was injured due to the vines standing sharp, making it difficult for me to move but I forced myself.

I leaned against one of the big trees to ease my visibility, it would be difficult if I was attacked from behind.

* GROOOOAAARRGH!! *

The roar sounded again.

I prepared my sword which I had brought and pointed it at the thicket in front of me.

Along with that came the figure of a 3 meter tall reptilian monster, the monster was named Land Dragon which was a Rank-B monster, they were not 100% type of dragon but its relatives.

But even so they are also quite strong because they usually live in groups.

One of the Land Dragons ran with its mouth wide open to devour me, I lowered my body down and rolled so that the Dragon smashed into the large tree behind me.

「Dark God Sword Technique: Third Technique: Impossible God Slash!」

* SLASH! *

* CRESSH! *

At the same time I slashed right at his neck to kill him.

* GROOOOAAARRGH!! *

He roared very loudly before accepting his death.

But I knew it was not an ordinary roar, but a roar to summon an even larger group.

'This will be very difficult.' my inner.

I'm not sure if I can survive and come out alive from here or not, my body is not fit and my mind is still chaotic after the incident.

But I'll try to stay alive.

...ΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩ...

...𝐿𝑖𝑘𝑒, 𝑉𝑜𝑡𝑒, 𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑈𝑛𝑡𝑢𝑘 𝑀𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑢𝑘𝑢𝑛𝑔 𝐴𝑢𝑡𝒉𝑜𝑟 𝐷𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑚 𝐵𝑒𝑟𝑘𝑎𝑟𝑦𝑎...

...~Chp 19 :1161 kata~...