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."

trying to hide

"What might that be?"

him, the smile disappearing from his face. Now, he was radiating

salve. Just one of the revolting crimes you have

Scholar's eyes widened.

the smell of

it. I'll make you bleed enough to overpower whatever

that seemed almost inhuman. A moment later, Scholar was shrieking on the ground, his leg 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

that, Scholar

his usually graceful

look and said in

"Wait for me here."

a rock outcropping. After a few

left alone,

This is… this

still couldn't believe how sudden Scholar's demise came to be. And

back, acting as though nothing had happened. But it was exactly that normalcy

sorting through the contents of Scholar's rucksack and throwing most of the firewood out,

go. We

say, Sunny gave him a nod

only two of

stupid, but Sunny

was much easier than scaling the mountain wall. He even had time 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,

for some time before

It's not your fault. The decision was mine, and

was a few steps ahead, so Sunny couldn't see

don't. Just trust me when I say that

one

their actions, always desperate to maintain an illusion of righteousness even while

getting an

you? Well,

didn't speak again after that, each preoccupied with their

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255