WHITE DEVIL

44 Really

This is really hell.

Dark, cold, and gripping atmosphere. The fear and anxiety that arises will each stare at the darkness. There's nothing, nothing. I'll be safe.

That trembling was what the sword-bearer man was feeling.

Who would have thought yesterday that he saw the sun, now he saw the bodies of his friends torn apart. Broken, messy, no longer shaped. How horrifying.

The amount of blood shed makes the smell of rancid can be smelled from a long distance.

Their faces, their cries, their screams as the fangs of monsters tore. A sight he cannot forget. To imagine their suffering is torture. Especially experiencing.

Ability, fighting technique, physical superiority, and mental sturdiness. All of that was no different from the fur that was blown by the wind when death was clearly in sight.

Senior Tein went through all that with heavy shock. His body was full of wounds and tired. The muscles within his body were screaming as if telling had reached a limit.

Even with one hand and body that had been destroyed Tein still lit up the light of hope. He pierced through the darkness while pounding one of his unconscious comrades. His condition is worse. Both of his legs were wrapped in bandages that had been flushed above the knees. His feet are no longer intact.

“Fight. More, even further. Surely others will soon give you help.” Senior Tein echoed the determination inwardly.

He kept going, without direction. One thing he believed, at the edge of this darkness the light of salvation shone brightly.

Sweat falls, blood flows from the arms and temples. Both legs had been numb, his body felt extremely hot as if it was burning. “More powerful again.” Senior Tein's inner self while grinding her physical weakness.

His body collapsed not for how long. Falling without consciousness in the midst of darkness and despair.

It was unclear how long he had closed his eyes, but something he heard afterwards was a request that was absolutely impossible for him to realize. “Please kill me.” Those were the words that came out of the mouth of his comrade-in-arms.

“Cannot be. Don't crazy! We'll be back together.” He said with tears beginning to melt.

His friend with a deathly pale look endured the pain, returned to his last words. “My career is over Tein. I'll just trouble you. Anyway if I die, you can use my body to outwit those Grinsekta.”

“Not will, never! Enough of the other sacrifices. We both have to reach the surface.” Tein's tears are getting louder. His expression was a mixture of anger and disappointment.

“Tein, don't let emotions rule you, you're a moving warrior based on logic and observation. You should know I'm just gonna be a hassle. I have no problem dying here anyway. I have no family, there will be no one to fuss over my departure.” The sentence is pierced in Tein's heart.

The whole determination to go home with his friend was shattered by the demand for death. Tein was unable to speak. Some of him also confirmed the words of his friend. The face was getting bowed in the abyss of despair.

“Get your sword and my ruler.” Add it while opening the nape. His voice sounded very stiff and in pain. The pain of losing both legs, who could have imagined it?

Thirty years Tein served in the Sun Protection Force, only this time he felt pressure that was able to eliminate his sanity. He raised his sword with a great tremble. His gaze was facing the nape of his best friend, where the sword-eye would be dropped.

In a split second, his memories appeared with his best friend in his head. Tein could not think clearly, her blood flow seemed to be explosive.

Tein agrees to end her best friend's suffering.

But...

“Complete Tein soon. I'll be proud to die in your hands.” Unimagined the words came out with a smile.

Tein is no longer able to fight mental turmoil. The sword he raised up high and with a powerful swing he gave death to his best friend.

Tears and blood flowed there. For days Tein felt like the most sinful of creatures. His cries appeared to sound very loud, but no one cared in the darkness. No one heard and understood his pain.

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“What do you want, Liberator?” Senior Tein said. His eyes were pointed sharply at Faga.

Faga immediately sat down beside senior Tein.

The third day since the beginning of the journey. The twelve-man team decided to venture around the place further, looking for the existence of the Full Flower while waiting for the arrival of the medical team to pick up senior Tein.

“Comfort senior. Senior must have just gone through terrible days.” Faga said with a smile to his senior.

“I don't need entertainment. You better leave me alone. My mood is really bad.” Reply senior Tein while removing face from Faga.

“That's what I'm here for.” Reply Faga, stick with bright words. That bothers Senior Tein a little.

“That's it! I hate all this.” Senior Tein got up and left Faga.

Faga was planning to chase after senior Tein, his movements halted by someone who suddenly appeared before senior Tein. Arifs.

Arif's face looked a little angry. Both hands clenched. Eyes staring intently at the interlocutor. He seemed to be holding back the emotional turmoil within him.

“What is this. Shrimp brains, don't block my path.” Senior flicked his hand at Arif, telling him to step aside.

“No. I won't step aside before senior Tein admits I was able to get the Full Flower and pulled out all the senior sayings yesterday.” Arif's words sounded threatening.

“Heh, where is Arif's brain? If you want to get the Full Flower what does that have to do with asking for a confession from me. Go, pick up your death.” Senior Tein's words went up. His face began to blush.

“No, before senior maneric all senior words yesterday. About grandma, about Sheiny, about Kak Haz's family. I can't take advantage of people who trample on my family.” Arif's face began to redden, eyes glaring increasingly sharp.

“Hey, hey, let's settle this peacefully, okay.”Faga appears in the background of Arif and senior Tein, trying to mediate.

Faga watched his senior gaze for a few seconds. Something's weird there.

Faga has served several times with senior Tein. It gave him an understanding of his senior figure. Habits, hobbies, until the food that senior Tein likes, Faga knows it.

It was the first time Faga had seen something so different from senior Tein. Highlight his eyes were like fused anger and annoyance, but within them was a sense of pride.

Was it because of Arif's actions? Think Faga.

Not yet realized anything, Arif's body suddenly hit the ground hard. Arif complained, feeling pain in his left cheek and right arm. What the hell just happened?

Arif tried to get up and then wipe his wound. Faga chose to stay away, he could imagine then it would happen. As senior said, this is my business and the shrimp brain.

“Shocked? If you fall down just because of the blow of an old man who only has one leg, how can you stand in the middle of the darkness of Arkkana? Weak! Very Weak!” Shouted senior Tein while glaring at Arif.

“Strike me and show your value here.” Senior Tein said, arrogant.

“Not going. I will not attack a wounded person. Unhonored.” Reply Arif.

“Are you trying to mock me?”

“If I answer yes how.” Challenge Arif. A second Arif could see a vicious smile transverse across the face of senior Tein.

“What a Weird. Very quickly you came out of the abyss of despair. Usually the jeniors run scared or cry like babies after I destroy their dreams. Pretty shrimp brain. Let's see how real you are.”

Senior Tein disappeared from Arif's sight. Conditions around the dim-shelter increasingly detrimental to the ability of vision Arif.

Senior Tein was one of the most reared members. Ability is far above average. Rumor has it he once defeated a huge bear with only his bare hands.

BUGS

The perfect shot. Telak hit Arif's face, without Arif noticing. Arif immediately grabbed the balance by stomping on the right foot. Highlight Arif staring intently at senior Tein.

The next attack came, two powerful and fast one-handed punches. Arif's body collapsed to the ground. Although Tein's senior body was still critical, she could still launch a powerful attack. It's totally illogical.

“Build Arif. Seeing you like this makes me doubt you even more. Are all your words just snapping. No weight at all.” Tein's senior mockery was spliced by a long laugh.

Arif tried to get up.

The expertise of someone who was already experienced in the Sun Protection Force was completely different. Arif wiped the blood coming out of the corner of the lips.

His stomach was really painful, the blow of senior Tein was very strong even though his body condition was very unsupportive. How could it possibly be?

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“So how did it go?” Ask Avin without releasing the latest mapping paper in the area.

“Maybe I made a mistake. Senior Tein forced Arif to show his sincerity. He invited her to fight.” Reply to Faga sitting next to Yuvan while looking at the new map.

“Wait a minute, I didn't hear wrong. A fight? Arif in big trouble.” Avin's face turned frantic.

“I agree with you but there_”

“No buts. Now also we stop senior Tein.” Cut Avin. His expression showed disobedience to Faga's actions.

“Wait a minute, I think that way we can see the expertise of Arif over_” Faga trying to explain but cut again by Avin.

“You think Arif can survive the Deliverer? You know it's not Tein's senior. He was first placed in carrying out the most dangerous tasks as well as having the best record in defeating the Sun Grasper. His punch could've killed Arif.” Avin's face started to sweat. The woman was very worried about Arif's safety.

“If you don't want to let me.” Avin runs, intending to break up senior Tein and Arif. Faga grabbed Avin's wrist, preventing her.

“Trust. Sometimes we have to make crazy decisions to change things. Maybe this way can further strengthen the trust of others in Arif.”

Moments later his second eye met. Something that made Avin's body momentarily freeze and could not take his eyes off Faga.

“Release!” Avin thrashed, throwing his face furiously. Straight back to his job.

“Only this time do I trust your crazy decision. I don't want to be held responsible if the worst is likely to happen to Arif.” His voice sounded very irritated.

Avin immediately moved away, hiding her slowly reddening face.

“Show your sooth shrimp brain!” Senior Tein sneered even louder. Some members of the search team began to swarm the two, watching the fight without any interference.

They all knew very well who senior Tein was.

For the umpteenth time, Arif continued to stand up, repeatedly, many times. Wiping away wounds and weaknesses. It's strange where this much motivation comes from.

It felt like this body could not stop to stand. Every mockery that senior Tein threw instead kindled Arif's spirit.

Every wound gives the urge to keep getting up. Every pain tells us that we are still capable of fighting again.