"Monster..."
"Monster..."
"Monster..."
"No..."
"Monster..."
"Monster..."
"No! I'm not a monster!"
*Huff huff*
All of a sudden Rin opened his eyes while shouting at the top of his voice.
The doctor who was back from the class was sitting and looking at some books when she heard him shout due to which she immediately rushed towards him.
"Rin!!?", she thought that something major might have happened.
Though nothing of that sort occurred, she could see that Rin was sweating profusely.
He was panting hard too and his breathing was too heavy.
Also, it was evident that he was troubled by something because a weird sort of mixed expression of fear and confusion was seen in his eyes.
Furthermore, it seemed as if Rin was zoned out and wasn't even able to hear what Reena was trying to say.
"Rin...? Hey Rin...", she slowly touched his arms and then shook him a bit right after which he regained his senses.
"What happened Rin? Did you have a nightmare?", she asked while trying to wipe his sweat with a wet cloth.
"Nightmare...?", Rin responded but after saying just one word, he lowered his gazes again.
'Was that a nightmare?'
He wondered and zoned out yet again.
"Rin!?", she called out again with a raised voice.
"Ye-yes?", Rin was giving answers with a shock again and again which was confusing Reena.
"Sigh, listen to me Rin, I think that you had a nightmare!", she said while staring at his eyes.
"Hmm..."
"So listen, forget about that and drink some water!", she said with a smile.
He nodded his head and then drank the glass of water right after which he sat quietly for a while as if he was thinking something else.
"Come on! Get up!", Reena said.
She knew that if Rin were to just sit like that, he would think many more things which would eventually scare him even more.
That was why she asked him to stand up so that she could engage him with some other works.
"Well, come here and help me in arranging these medical reports in the ascending order of names in alphabetical order.", she said.
Since Rin was already hurt badly, she decided to give him only a few papers after taking which he started to arrange them thanks to which his mind was now diverted.
Rin was arranging all the papers when all of a sudden he found the papers which belonged to the leader of the gang that bullied him always.
'Because of him... Just because of him I...', he grit his teeth as he thought that.
Rin was just a 16-year-old boy who should be having fun in his school life.
But just because of the same bullies, he never got a chance to even make a friend.
The only one with whom he even talked in school was his childhood friend Ria. Other than her, no one looked at him with a friendly gaze.
"Umm, miss Reena...", he called out to her in a low voice.
"Yes...?", she almost immediately looked back towards him.
"I think... it's better if I go home...", he said.
"...", Reena too thought that it would be best if he went home right now so she went and signed in a paper.
"Here... with this, you will be able to go home..."
What she gave was a medical warrant in which it was written that he was too ill and for him to be better he had to show himself in a bigger hospital.
That would mean that he would be allowed to go home once he showed that to the guard.
Though this wasn't the first time he was given this, it had already been 20 times since she started issuing this.
Rin stood up and was ready to leave when he recalled that his bag was in the class.
He didn't want to go back to the class because the bully could have stopped him there and forced him to sit there.
That would basically mean that he would be restricted from leaving.
Reena knew this and thus she had brought his bag earlier when she had visited the class in order to inform that Rin was unwell.
"Here...", she flashed his bag too while smiling.
Rin looked at the bag and then glanced at her, he then lowered his gaze a bit and smiled and then dashed out of the room while thinking, 'I'll surely repay you someday...'
He then ran towards the gate after passing which went towards his home.
Although he had got hurt badly, his legs were good enough to allow him to run.
Though that didn't mean that he could run a marathon altogether.
He just walked right after he crossed the school grounds.
"It will be better if I go home and play some games or just sleep...", he said to himself and continued his walk.
"But... what was that dream?", he kept thinking about the dream too while walking, and probably because of that, he forgot to take a look at the path in which he was going and ended up taking right turn instead of a left.
It had indeed happened to him once earlier that he had ended up taking a right turn and was slowly walking towards an old museum which was closed for ages, but he realized soon and ran back as fast as he could.
However, this time he didn't even notice how fast the time went by, and even before he realized it, he was already in front of the old museum.
"Huh...? This.... where!?", he turned his head here and there to find out his location.
And right after looking at the old, dusty, and creepy mansion that was right in front of him, he confirmed that he definitely took a right turn at the end instead of taking a left turn.
'This is... the old museum?'
Suddenly chills ran down his spine.
'I have heard weird rumors about this place...'
*gulp*
He swallowed quite a lot amount of dry saliva and started to sweat again.
*lub dub lub dub*
His heart was also beating faster than normal and more than that, he was experiencing a weird feeling that was causing him to get goosebumps.
'I am scared of this place...'
'...'
'But... why does this seem too familiar to me?'
"..."
For some reason, Rin was feeling the place to be familiar which was quite weird because he had no memory of visiting this place earlier.The thought of that was more than enough to make him shocked.The area around the old museum was also creepy enough to scare anyone who dared to even walk around it.That was the same for Rin too. He too was scared right now but his legs forbade him from running away from here.Instead, it felt as if he was attracted to the mansion.He subconsciously ended up entering the museum that was right in front of him after slowly opening the gate.Then he walked towards the door of the museum and opened it right after which he ended up entering the mansion.Just when he placed his foot inside the mansion, it started to thunder outside.Suddenly it got too dark as if it was going to rain."Huh...? What just..."Rin regained his senses after hearing the sound of the thundering and the ligh
"Tsk, maybe everything is rusted..."That was the only thing he could say. Of course, he wasn't wrong, everything in the place did seem to have rust on it.That was probably because it had been too long since it was left and there was probably no one to look after the place.Because of that most of the things had ended up in a bad condition."Sigh, I guess I need to find some other way to break the glass..."When he took a look at the glass, he could clearly see that the glass was quite thick.Without a doubt, it could withstand a large impact too with ease.Probably it was strong enough to block even bullets or missiles.However, Rin didn't care about those reasons, he just lifted whatever he found in the vicinity and started to throw them towards the glass.'Bang''Bang'The things kept hitting the glass but not even a single crack was produced. Of course, it was only after 50 minutes he realized that the
*Blink Blink*'Wh-where am I?', Rin opened his eyes while asking himself this question.He had an unfamiliar ceiling on top of him. It was quite dark, but despite that, everything was clear to him."Wasn't I in my room?", he asked.He was completely confused because the place in which he was right now was none other than the same museum from which he had departed earlier."Just what the heck is going on?", he was getting chills and goosebumps was a common occurrence right now for him.Clearly, very clearly something was fishy and he definitely felt that.He tried to stand up but unfortunately, his body didn't have even an ounce of strength.He was feeling feverish earlier and the same feeling was present even now. His body was definitely quite warmer than normal and he wasn't in his best condition either.'Tap Tap'And while he was in such a state, he suddenly heard the sound of someone's footsteps.At firs
Rin was forced to get the Grimoire but he had no idea why the man himself didn't do it.Although he was told that the book would choose the one who was worthy enough to it, he felt as if this was some random joke.'Tsk, I guess I have to trust him for the time being...', Rin was still suspecting him after all he was just a stranger."..."But he let go of all those thoughts and concentrated on what stood in front of him.'The cage... or perhaps barrier...''How do I break it?', that was the biggest question.He did hit earlier with all of his strength due to which a crack did appear, but he had no idea if he had to do the same again.He took a look at the spot where the small crack was present.'Hmm, I guess I should try hitting this spot with some sturdy material...', he decided and then looked around.The man was confused as to what he was doing. He wanted to see how Rin would break the barrier since he believed
The man was indeed astonished and failed to think anything more.His mind was blank just when he heard the shattering sound of the barrier.He wanted to deny the fact that such a barrier was broken by a brat such as Rin, but no matter what he would do, he couldn't change the truth."Yes! Finally!", he was quite happy about the fact that the barrier broke.But more than that, he was happy because he wouldn't be required to bang his hand again and again on it.It had already started to bleed but despite that, he continued to punch it.Probably each time he punched he thought - 'In the next punch it will definitely break!'That was good thinking which would lessen the pain and thanks to that he could keep punching till the end.Now Rin wiped the little amount of blood in his own shirt and then walked slowly towards the book that waited for him ahead.*gulp*'Our entire fate is in your hands...''If you can rea
Although Rin tried to tell himself that this was nothing more than a dream, he failed to wake up or come out of it.It was as if he was trapped. Indeed, he tried pinching himself and even slapped himself once or twice, but no, in the end, he was still surrounded by the dark mist and the darkness itself.All he could hear was someone's voice which he wasn't familiar with."Now accept it already, you have come here with greed to get your hands on the Legendary Grimoire of my master!", the voice said."..."This was bugging Rin even more. No matter how many times he denied it, the voice would just try to prove otherwise. It was saying the same thing again and again which was quite frustrating indeed."Sigh, just how many times should I repeat myself?""I didn't come here willingly!""I was just trying to get the book which the person asked for in return of which he would tell me about my parents and my missing brother!", Rin made
"Huh?", Rin was preoccupied with the light so much that he had forgotten about the riddle but it seemed like the voice decided to move on. 'Sigh looks like I couldn't answer the first question...', Rin was a bit sad. 'Hmm, but indeed, that was something to think about...', however, he was a bit happy that such a question was asked to him. "If you are told that tomorrow is the end of the world and if you are given with a choice to save only one among your mother, your best friend, and a stranger, whom will you save first?", that was the second question which the voice asked. The question was quite tough for Rin. He didn't know what exactly he had to answer with. Of course, while saving someone, one would give priority to the ones which are the most closely related so obviously, the answer for that should be a mother. But then again, he could save his best friend too because that person would also be close to him. No one would gi
Vars then swiftly went inside as Ruff prepared a room for Rin. Till then, Vars had been holding him in his arms.Ruff was happy to see Vars doing so much but he too wanted some opportunity to do the same.A grand room was prepared only for Rin and after leaving him on the bed, Vars came downstairs to discuss with Ruff and the maids.They all gathered around the couch where Vars sat in his office. The office was large enough to accommodate all the maids and other workers.“The one I brought today, he is none other than our master.”“This mansion, in fact, we all belong to him so whatever he says, you must do it.”“Treat him properly and with patience and no matter what, never be rude to him.”, when he mentioned all this, he was giving off a little killing intent.“We will depart to Werewoll in 3 days but until then, I hope no one makes any mistake that might anger him.”This meant
But the shock did not last for long as letting out a long breath, ron forced himself to calm down. He had been trained for incomprehensible situations such as these, and thus he knew best that he had to remain coolheaded.Losing his mind at the moment would not benefit him in the slightest.And so, lifting his head and staring at Ren right in the eyes, he coldly muttered."I don't know how you are alive...but it doesn't matter."Turning his head and staring at the building in the distance, calmness returned to his face."You think you'll be fine if you do anything to me? You forget who is inside of that building?"The edges of his lips curled upward. Confidence rose in his voice, as he realized that Ren couldn't do anything to him.The situation was strange. For Ren to have been able to get some people to lead him here, he definitely must've asked for a few favours, but that didn't He knew just how valuable his life was, and his death would only lead to his eventual death.Ron clicked
Excellent!"Joyously shouted Roseal as he stared at a small monitor before him. Extending from the monitor were multiple wires that attached themselves to an individual. Subject 996"Who would've thought that patient that I had put the least hopes on would end up being the one that I have the most hope for."He was truly delighted.Out of all the promising patients he had, 996 seemed to be the ones displaying the most obvious signs of success.At the moment, subject 996 was going through a virtual simulation. Inside the virtual simulation, then he was put under multiple different trials. The trails although different were all things that would cause any sane man to feel fluctuations in their emotions. From killing civilians to committing terrorist acts, or dying in multiple different ways.At the moment, both the MRI machine and Holter monitor were currently showing no unusual fluctuations. This meant that subject 996was currently in the exact state Roseal was trying to achieve.A sta
After killing multiple black-clad individuals, Reynold appeared before Emma as he heavily panted for air. "Huff…yes, thanks" Similarly gasping for breath and nodding her head, Emma's eyes darted all over the place as she looked at all of the battles happening around her. "What's going on? where are the professors?" "I don't know" Shaking his head, he looked just as confused as Emma… Logically speaking with everything that was happening around them, the professors would've already come down to help them as they wouldn't stand there and just watch the students die. It had to be noted that a lot of the students here were sons and daughters of very influential figures. Yet with everything going on around them, they still weren't here. That only meant one thing… Thinking that far, he clenched his fists and looked at Emma who seemed to have had the same thought as him. They were on their own… -Woosh! -Woosh! -Woosh! Snapping Emma and Reynold out of their thoughts, three streaks
As his emotions returned, Ren's face repeatedly changed as he felt his shoulder twitch uncontrollably. === -Clank! -Clank! -Clank! Surrounded by three black-clothed individuals, Reynold swiftly moved around his apartment hacking at them with his sword whenever he saw an opening. -Clank! "khhh…" Parrying his sword, one of the black-clad individuals signalled to the other two people to attack at the same time. Noticing their sign, Reynold forcefully twisted his body and defended against two attacks coming from his left and right side. -Clank! -Clank! "khhh…" Barely blocking the attacks, he took a few steps back as beads of sweat dripped from his forehead. Looking at the three black-clad individuals before him, Reynold couldn't help but curse. "Damm it" Whoever the trio was, they knew about his attack pattern and the sword art he used. From the way he attacked and his habits, they knew them all. It seemed that whoever they were, they had done their research on him and had c
With Emma in his arms, pain flashed across his face as his body trembled uncontrollably. Then, raising his head and staring at the sky, towards the red mass in the far distance, Ren screamed at the top of his lungs. "Haaaaaaaa!" His desperate and pained cry resounded through the whole world. * Inside of a tent, not far from where Ren was. A male stared at the panel displaying the battle that was ensuing. His eyes were devoid of any emotions. There was deep ruthlessness hidden within them. Staring at Reb who was mourning Emma's death, the male did not feel anything. Rather, there was a trace of disgust on his face. Tapping onto his right ear to cut off the communication device, he took his eyes away from the screen. "...How useless." His emotionless voice rang through the room. "You had one job, and one job only. Defeat him, yet, you let such emotions sway you. How many times does this make it?" Deep disappointment flashed across his eyes as he stared at a small flask in his
Slowly, cuts started appearing all over his body. For the next minute or so, Reynold was slowly but surely being driven towards a corner. To the spectators, it looked as though he was about to lose.But."Tsk."He suddenly clicked his tongue. Almost instantaneously, a tremendous hue wrapped around his daggers.Taking a step forward, his body suddenly melted into the darkness.SHIIIIING!Appearing right in front of them, Reynold thrust his daggers forward as he performed an odd combo. His first strike was a powerful strike that shot up like lightning, followed by consecutive strikes that could seemingly sever rivers.With each strike, the dagger's pattern became more and more eccentric. At one point, one of the daggers followed a path that was similar to that of a snake. Almost impossible to predict.Under the barrage of attacks, Aerin and Nicholas both cooperated and tried their best to defend themselves against Reynold's weird attacks.However, they knew that they were once again at
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His body twitched with annoyance as the white reaper felt his other's emotions run down his body. The Duke's resistance irritated him. "It's funny how you think you can do something to me now that we're both in the same ranks again. You couldn't do anything when we were of the same rank before, yet you think a small power-up would make a difference?" his fingers pressed against Duke Azenoch's arm as he squeezed his hand. The Duke's face changed, but his hand continued to squeeze before it compressed it completely and he was able to close his hand into a fist. White reaper could feel the bones of the demons crush inside the palm of his hands. "Don't annoy me any further." Pulling his hand back, the hand tore off of the Duke's body and blood began to slowly spill out. his other self glanced at the torn-up hand for a brief moment before throwing it behind him, only to see it stop mid-air and fall at the same pace time was moving at. The same could be said for the blood as it rema
But that wasn't what concerned Lightning Dragon. His concern was that the White Reaper on stage wasn't the one he had fought. 'His mana control, it's completely different from when we fought. In addition, he moves a lot more efficiently than in the past. Every one of his movements seems to be perfectly calculated, and...hm?' His thoughts paused for a second. Leaning his body closer, his eyes opened widely as he pressed his hand on the window to get a better look at the fight. 'Wait…' His eyes slowly started to enlarge. "That…" Opening and closing his mouth, his face paled as he came to a sudden realization. 'He's standing where he was at the beginning of the fight.' No, rather, he was only one step ahead of where he previously stood. This… Who in the world was this? Was he the White Reaper he had once fought? 'Impossible.' Lightning Dragon shook his head. The undeniable reality in front of him shook him to the core. It was at that moment. "Enough!" He was jolted out