Shadow Slave

Chapter 12

Right now, that obstacle was looking down, avoiding Sunny's gaze. His hand was resting on the sword handle. As always, the young slave had no idea about what was going on inside Hero's perfectly shaped head.

The uncertainty was making him nervous.

Finally, after some time had passed, the soldier spoke:

"I have only one question."

Both Sunny and Scholar stared at him while holding their breaths.

"Yes?"

"You said that one of us must be sacrificed to save the other two. Why him? From what I see, you are far closer to the grave."

'A great question! I was just about to ask it myself.'

Sunny turned to the older slave, trying very hard to suppress a mocking grin. But to his dismay, Scholar had an answer ready.

"Before the first attack, he was already bleeding because of your senior's whip. During the attack, he was drenched in the blood of a fellow slave. His cloak, too, was soaked in it when the previous owner died. The boy already reeks of blood. Keeping him alive will put us in danger. That's why he is the best choice."

The grin died before reaching Sunny's face.

'Curse you and your big brain!'

Scholar's reasoning was appallingly solid. Hero listened, his expression growing darker with each word. Finally, he looked at Sunny, a dangerous light shining in his eyes.

"That is true."

Sunny felt his mouth getting dry. Cold sweat was running down his spine. He tensed, ready to act…

But at that moment, Hero smiled.

"Your logic is almost unassailable," he said, unsheathing the sword. "However, you failed to account for one thing."

raised an eyebrow, trying to

"What might that be?"

him, the smile disappearing from his face. Now, he was radiating thick, practically palpable killing

Just one of the revolting crimes you have committed would be

Scholar's eyes widened.

but the

make you bleed enough

broken with one strike from the flat side of the young soldier's sword. Not giving him an opportunity to recover, Hero stomped on his other leg, and a sickening sound of shattering bones could be clearly heard. The shriek turned into a sobbing

Scholar was done

brutality of Hero's actions was in such stark contrast with his usually graceful demeanor that Sunny felt blood turning to ice in his

calm look

"Wait for me here."

path, soon disappearing behind a rock outcropping. After a few minutes, terrible screams could

left

this is too

demise came to

had happened. But it was exactly that normalcy that unnerved

throwing most of the firewood out, the young soldier put it over his shoulder and nonchalantly

We

knowing what to say, Sunny gave him a

there were only two of

sort of stupid, but Sunny suddenly

for unnecessary thoughts. A strange feeling of melancholy descended on Sunny… somehow, he began to feel that the end of this nightmare, whatever it might be, was

walked in silence for

about what happened. It's not your fault.

soldier was a few steps ahead, so Sunny

this man's sins… actually, it's better that you don't. Just trust me when I say that

one of us feels

actions, always desperate to maintain an illusion of

getting an answer, Hero

to talk, do you? Well, fair enough. Silence

after that, each preoccupied with their

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