/HISS/
"What are you doing, you bitch? Move!"
A man who was holding a leash that was wrapped over someone's neck shouted.
To the woman that was walking while also trying to maintain her balance.
From the clothes that were barely covering her body, one could see the scars that were shining bright red.
"Move!"
However, for this the man was unfazed.
No, he didn't even look at the woman.
He just pulled the leash.
Though, the women didn't even try to resist.
Because it didn't matter.
Her mind had already shut itself down.
And it was the same for those women following her.
Yes, the woman was not alone.
Behind her was a line of women who were in the same condition as her.
Those who did not have anywhere to go did not even have the right to live independently.
Slave.
Was the name of those.
As the man was walking, those women were following him.
It was a dark valley over the night.
In a dark valley that belonged to the world's brightest city in the morning.
A dark valley that didn't has much illumination.
Though, the torch that the man was holding was enough to show the road.
And, soon, at the end of the road, a door entered their sight.
Then, the door opened, revealing a bunch of men that were staying inside.
"Are there the products?"
A hoarse voice said while looking at the 'slaves' whose hands were tightly tied.
"Yes. This is the slave ring."
The man said while giving a purple and ominous-looking ring.
"Good. Here is the money."
The same hoarse voice inside said and grabbed the ring while extending an envelope that was slightly bulging.
"Thanks."
The man that was leading the women said while grabbing the package.
And soon, the man left the alley that was covered with darkness once again.
Only the bright moonlight was illuminating the roads.
"Enter."
The same hoarse voice said to the 'slaves.'
And without even resisting, those women followed the man's order.
Though one could see some animalistic features of those women that were entering.
/THUD/
And soon, the door was closed, leaving the valley empty once again.
"Aiya…. Today's haul was quite good."
The man that left the slaves was smiling ear to ear while looking at the budging envelope.
"Nothing can make someone happy like money."
He mumbled while grabbing a cigarette from his pocket and lighting it.
/SWOOSH/
However, just as he was moving, suddenly, a shadow moved in front of him.
Making the man alert.
"What was that?"
/SCHLINK/
Having dealt with a lot of tricky situations, the man had already drawn his sword.
"Who are you?"
While looking around.
/SWOOSH/
Just before he could move, another sound came from his back.
Making him turn….
"I said, who are you?"
The man was slightly getting irritated.
From the constant pressure and fear that was pushing him.
/SWOOSH/ /CLANK/
And suddenly, someone appeared right beside him.
Someone that was holding a sword in her hand.
Though the man was able to react to the sword that was aimed at him.
With his sword raised, the man blocked the attack.
"Who are you?"
And asked with the same voice.
Though, there were no answers.
/SWOOSH/
With another sword swing aimed at him, the man didn't have the time to think about the identity of the person in his front.
/CLANK/
"Fuck you."
While smearing a curse, the man grabbed his sword again and blocked the strike.
/CLANK/ /CLANK/
Then with a counterattack, the man started attacking.
"Are you an assassin? No, that doesn't seem so."
The man mumbled while attacking.
With his body appearing and disappearing, the man was confronting the masked person in front of him.
Since the person was masked, he first thought it was an assassin but soon disbanded that thought.
Because its skills were a bit poor.
"You must be an adventurer."
And the man hit the nail.
/SWOOSH/ /CLANK/
Though, it didn't matter.
Because the masked person in front of him started attacking him fiercer.
And, soon, it turned into a battle of attrition.
With sparks flowing everywhere.
However, the man was clearly on the losing side, with some wounds that could be seen all around his body.
"Fuck, I really didn't want to use this."
The man mumbled.
"Echoes of the past, present, and beyond harmonize as one in this enchanted bond!"
And chanted.
Following was a sonic explosion.
/TING/
A sonic explosion that made the masked person in front of him stop in its tracks.
"Wasn't expecting that, huh?"
He exclaimed while looking at the bleeding ear of the guy in front of him.
The masked person was shaking, not being able to hold her balance.
"Now, it is the end of you."
The man said.
He didn't want to waste any more time in there.
He raised his sword.
And swung it, aiming it at the neck of the masked person in front of him.
/CLANK/
But, at that moment, something interrupted his attack.
"You couldn't even kill him, huh? Even after all this time. What a disappointment."
A cold voice echoed in front of him.
"It seems we still have a long way to go."
A silhouette that was covered in clad darkness.
Bright red eyes that were gazing deep inside him.
"Wh-"
And just as the silhouette was about to move, a hand grabbed him from his back.
"What?"
The silhouette said without turning back.
"I will do it."
And a girly voice followed.
A girly but a cold voice at the same time.
Then the silhouette stopped.
"Okay."
And while saying that, he suddenly disappeared.
Leaving him and the masked girl (?) alone.
The girl was looking at him with determined eyes.
Though, her hand that was holding the sword was shaking slightly.
"Heh…. I don't know who you are. But you made a big mistake."
Seeing this, his anxious heart was relieved.
'She is not used to killing.'
"Don't reject the feeling in your heart. It is nothing wrong; just be who you are."
But the same voice that was talking before echoed in the alley again.
"It is your own nature. Just accept it."
Hearing this girl's eyes changed.
"Accept my own nature."
The hand that was holding the sword stopped shaking.
And suddenly, that girl's gray eyes shone brightly.
With a bright pillar of light that was the same as the moonlight falling to the ground covering the girl….
/SWOOSH/
Following this, suddenly, something flashed in front of him, and he felt a hot sensation on his chest.
/SPLURT/
"Good girl."
This was the last thing he heard….
And a smiling face of a grey-eyed girl was the last thing he saw….
