The drowsy atmosphere in this place was hounded both by fear and consternation. As the last opponent, we are facing will surely have the highest level so far. My eyes and the rest were staring at the entrance door where the Schatten would enter.
"Our final opponent will be a mimic."
"H-how did you know that?"
Surprisingly, the guy beside me can tell what we will be facing this time. I'm kind of doubtful of him.
"Why does he know? Did anyone tell him about it before? He doesn't seem like the guy who will have a long conversation with anyone." I snorted out of my thoughts.
The steam from a newly opened door was released, and there was a momentary silence for all of us. Footsteps, we overhear a footstep that most likely was from the mimic. From the darkness, someone stepped in. The heavy sensation is, here again, what I can only do is stand firmly to my ground.
A rough crackling laugh was the first thing we heard from the mimic, "Wahaha—!
...The President told me that if I can kill each of you here, I will gain my freedom." a deep unsettling voice resonated in the whole area.
My breath was tightening, the choking noise of someone drowning in lung fluid. It was the first time that my skin crawled in fright.
He was huge if I explained how big he is, like 8ft way tall from us. He has the thickest muscles. I furrowed my eyes when I somehow felt gawking, seeing that sweaty portion of his skin made me feel as though something oily and unpleasant was coursing through.
I just set my eyes in the other direction; it was really disgusting to even look at him somehow.
"Huh?"
Unexpectedly, our enemy shows up right through my sight. "Ugh."
"Sister!"
My eyes widened; it occurred to me that our enemy was eyeing me from the start. I didn't have enough time to dodge the incoming attack using his bare clenched fist, my position was precarious, and the stance of my right foot in front while my left foot facing was immediately fixed to secure my defence. Bracing myself for the impact, I called out for my artes.
"Eis!"
I formed a dragon-scaled shield, and just when I was waiting for him to unleash a direct hit, he released the toughest punch he could possibly deliver to me. The thicker air blasted straight from the moment he gave that punch, producing a powerful gust of windstorm that blew, practically everything away. My legs began to tremble because of it, and my energy was depleted.
"Ugh."
My body collapsed to the ground, trembling because of the aftershock from that attack. I never faced a monster like this, ugh, I feel like my soul wants to escape away from my body. Although, I can't move right now. I am pretty much aware of my surroundings; I can't dillydally here for more than 3 minutes. He might target that kid after.
The Schatten didn't only use a punch alone, it also used some power, probably a monstrous power to give that blow. Even my artes weren't able to hold that much. What a beast, they released something like this, they are really looking forward to everyone's death.
"Sister!"
I'm panting out myself, curling my hand into my chest, it hurts. Something is tightening inside me; it's making me hard to breathe. No. I can't even breathe at all.
"Sister!"
"Hahaha! I've heard you are the strongest student here!" I can hear the rough, and even mocking ruckus from the Schatten. He lifted me brutally by pulling my hair, hanging me in the mid-air, my feet were unable to touch the ground anymore. He laughed his heart out.
"You call this strong? This woman is nothing but a piece of rotten trash!" His spittle was basically hurling at my face. "Ahaha! I'll kill you first then I'll dispose of those weaklings after! Ahaha!"
A smouldered rage flowed inside me like a volcano that'll erupt anytime soon.
"Sister!"
"Oi!"
I wasn't even receiving any help from my supposed classmate, can't even tell if they were moving an inch into their spot. They don't seem to have any intention of helping me. They're just watching me suffer all by myself, tch. If they don't want to help me then there's no need to expect them. I'll do this on my own.
Right until now, this disgusting creature is fucking looking down at me, it's probably time to teach him a lesson.
Surprisingly, the guy tried to strike the Schatten down, however, he was very unsuccessful. A strong wind blew him away, just like that. I saw how pathetic he was. Can't blame him though, this mother fucker is a Schatten. Although it has a human appearance, this won't deny that he is Schatten, to be specific, a mimic. First time seeing this thing, and look how fucking gross it is.
"You mother fucking disgusting asshole!" I screamed hysterically. "I've had enough!"
I grabbed his hand that was gripping my hair, "Huh?" He then started laughing right after seeing me, how I struggle. "So... What are you trying to do? Ahaha! You insect—."
When I successfully get hold of his arm, I activated my artes once more. I don't care if I'm within my limit, I just want this bullshit Schatten to die. "Hmm?" clueless he was, I took that very chance.
The artes flowing through my hand drifted inside his skin, "You bitch! What are you trying to do?!" receiving multiple punches from him didn't stop my face from curving a sinister chuckle.
"Y-you—!"
With a click of my tongue, his arm was divided into two. The part that was holding me fell to the ground with me, "Ahhh! Mama!" and he started his absurd cries. "M-my arm! Aahhh!"
I managed to escape, though it was hard to move. My legs are obviously having a hard time just walking away.
"Mama! My arm! She cut it off! Mama!"
Sigh, the guy went to tend me but his question made me all worked out. "A-are you alright?" I just duly stared at him for a while. "Do you see me alright? I'm fucking exhausted, bitch. Are you blind or just dumb? Stop asking the obvious!"
"Tch. Stop complaining, I don't know if you have a hidden strength, who knows if you can still go on or not. Like what you said earlier, you don't want to get underestimated, am I right? Refrain from being dumb yourself."
"What? So, you want an argument in the middle of this examination? Come on! Bring it on!"
"I'm not done yet! You'll pay for this, woman!"
"Eh?"
I was about to glance back to the dumbo when a strong wind struck us recklessly. I went flying myself, "Ahh!" I don't know the others but, I crashed into the glass wall violently that even the strongest glass made by the academy received a slight crack from the impact. Helpless I was, I slammed myself to the ground.
I still have my conscious, "..."
"Hahaha!"
But I can't move my body anymore.
"Sister!"
I can feel my blood flowing throughout the wounds, and scratches I got.
"Ahaha! Whaddya say? Even if you cut me multiple times, my strength will remain as it is! Unfortunately, everyone here will die and I will gain my freedom! Ahaha!"
"..."
I hate this mother fucker.
Trigger warnings; This content can potentially harm the reader mentally, triggering stressful episodes, panic attacks, depression, and anxiety.***That day.She was there before me, carrying my older sister's lifeless body. My mother's eyes directly glanced at mine, and she made a devastating smile. The soot was swaying around, together with her hair lurching in the background.The reason?I would probably never know.Our household was in a pit of hellish fire, cries and begging were visible in my ears. Everything is burning, humans, furniture, together with our simple happy memories within. As for my mother who only stands there, doing nothing at all.She whispered a cryptic word. At first, I couldn't hear them clearly."...Li.." It was unclear, noises from the burning house were louder than her voice. I just stared at her, unable to say any words.To be honest, I want to ask her, 'why are you on the other side? And not here with me.' however, regarding how she smiles at me. My hesi
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The white-haired young master made his way to the room exclusively only for the VIP Personnel. He is the very same person who laughed and had a friendly manner towards Euphemia before.He is the top, a very important person, and the owner of the exclusive companies built inside the empire. Seemingly, he was one of the emperor's trusted people who managed everything smoothly. No one can dare to defy him; he more or less got the level of emperor for himself.The appearance he possessed is more than just a porcelain white aspect, his rarity is beyond rare. That's why people also consider him an ancient person. Ancient people are actually what they've called Raksha's before.Raksha is once the guardian maintaining the balance of the world, however; up to these days, no one has ever seen them again. They became a myth, and mostly can only be found in some sort of children's book. Although the Raksha has vanished from the world, magic or commonly now called Magia still exists.The empire ma
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Euphemia's perspective.The dust.***"Good luck, may God protect each of you." The proctor stated.Silence engulfed the whole area. Here we are, inside of this huge dome made of glass, as we witness how the light was slowly being tucked away by a small-scale black pixel. My mind envelops a common question in my head."Why?"It wasn't like this in the previous examination I had, everything is just not familiar as it was before. I can hear everyone's voiceless worries. It's deafening and fretting."Sister." the child goes sideways. I barely see how he is looking at me, he was stiff and seemed to be uncomfortable. However, I can't just let him be like that. I poked him, trying the best I could to cheer him up."Scardy cats usually end up dead.""E-ekk? I don't want to die!""Wait, did I scare him instead of making him calm? Ugh. This is why I don't babysit." I murmured to myself.A huge snap after, the next thing we saw was the dome was completely shut, there was no speck of light that
A young petite boy who possessed a massive red bush surrounding two wide green eyes was staring out the window on the second floor of his room. Silently, he was observing the people, including his family and his beloved older brother who soon will be taken away. The people who were dressed in military uniforms are sent by the Chasseur magia academy, to collect his brother, like he was a thing that pays off the debt of their family.It was given on their rules that every oldest son and daughter of a noble family would be designated for the empire. However, this family has twins. By means of twins, they were gifted with identical appearances that one can barely see the difference. In the way, their parents only picked the most reliable one, leaving the weak on the corner alone."Tch." This child can't measure his affection for his brother, they were born on the same day, grew up together, and are now because of the law. They are going to be separated for good."I wish they would take me