Chapter 39: Escaping The Prison: Part 2 (2/2)

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”What do you mean you can't stop him!? Where's our defensive squad at?

What?! Most of them are out on expedition or defending the dome walls!? Axel's squad is still in recovery?! What about Realm!?

They're already on the way?! Tell them to hurry up! We've already lost over fifteen soldiers!”

The higher ups who were watching the situation through the cameras couldn't bear to watch. They slowly grew more and more anxious as Gray got closerto his escape.

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”Scorching Heat”

[Scorching Heat]

During the turnabout, a wave of flames could be seen being directed toward Gray. Gray took cover by one of the walls, as pausing the air to create an air rectangle to use as a shield would have been useless. He would simply be scorched by the flames going around it.

”COME OUT YOU COWARD!!” The soldier yelled out in fear. The droplets of saliva from his mouth evaporate into steam as he grinds his teeth in rage.

[Pause Step]

”Okay.” said Gray as he suddenly appeared behind him.

After turning around, the man tried to turn Gray into a barbecue, only to end up frozen in place just like all the others.

[Pause]

In that moment, Gray grabbed him by the neck and put him in a choke hold for as long as he could. As the timer was active and he was paused, the man could not feel anything. However, once the timer expired.

While struggling desperately to breathe, his eyes were bulging. Despite countless swings at Gray as he emitted flames from his mouth, Gray wouldn't let go. The man repeatedly slammed his back against the wall with Gray on it, but to no avail.

The flames that were escaping his mouth had resulted in him starting off with less oxygen, resulting in him being knocked out much quicker than he would have been had he not done so.

*Thud*

The man collapsed and Gray carried on.

”That makes twenty…” He muttered.

He hadn't planned on using pause step a single time due to how much stamina it consumed, but once was fine. Gray estimated that he could use it nine more times before reaching his limit based on how it felt before. So he'd need to use it wisely.

Walking up the staircase, Gray couldn't help but get flash backs of his time in the labyrinths as the memories flooded his head. Memories of that day returned, the day he had first taken a human life.

The day he had stabbed that bastard of a man that had adopted him. He hated it... These memories.

*Step* *Step* *Step*

Gray walked past the Prison's reception, everything was empty.

Through their front door he left without so much as a bye. He stopped just ahead of the facility. He was facing upwards. Rain drops could be seen splashing against the transparent dome as the sound of pitter pattering flickered inside the refugee.

”You know… Before this all began, I genuinely felt like killing myself. I didn't have a purpose for living, every day felt suffocate just by being alive.” Gray let out a sigh as he shut his eyes. ”Recently however, I feel like I've found a purpose.”

There it was, the same feeling as before. The feeling of a grim reaper having it's scythe on his neck. Previously, the feeling had filled him with fear, but it was not a life-threatening fear. It had to do with Aurora becoming entangled in the fight.

Now that she isn't here. It's a completely different story.

”And If I have to kill everything in my path to keep this purpose, then I will. Even I have to become the devil himself.” Said Gray, as he looked down and faced the golden Blonde young man ahead of him.

Ahead of Gray stood but a single man. The young man giggled after hearing Gray's speech. He placed his palm on his face as if to cover his expression

”We're a lot more similar than I thought... If we had met under different conditions, I feel like we could have become best friends… It's a shame, If I don't do what those guys tell me, I'll also lose my purpose.” Said the young man with a smile as he unsheathed his blade.

”Sorry… For doing this.” He uttered as he gave Gray an icy stare, the smile still present.

”Right back at you.” Said Gray as he got into a stance using the knives he had taken from two of the soldiers he had defeated.

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- Next Chapter: Realm Against Pause! The battle for purpose!

[Realm]

[Pause!]