Chapter 76: Death. (1/2)

It hurts… It hurts… It hurts…! My stomach… It feels like they're melting… I can't breathe… My chest… It feels like it's going to burst… Is this, a side effect from stopping time? The ringing in my ears won't fade.

”ARGH-!! AAAAARGHH!” I groaned out.

My eyes started to grow moist as I slam my head on the pool of blood beneath me. I had done so in an attempt to misdirect the internal pain, but there was no avail as my vision grew blurrier and blurrier.

Bleurgh

Out of nowhere, I suddenly get the intense urge to puke, vomiting out even more blood. Just now, things grew colder and even more blurrier… I was starting to see a faint flow of energy, floating around before entering me.

[You have assisted in slaying a mid-ranked horned one!]

[You have earned 20 XP]

[XP required to level up: 408/400]

[Congratulations, You have levelled up!]

Huh… Was that flow XP…? So that's how the system works… But how? I didn't kill any other horned ones… Unless… One of them that I had attacked were killed?

”GRAY!!!”

”DO SOMETHING!! HELP HIM!!!”

Voices call out to me, as I find myself collapsed motionless on the floor. Looking up, I find Aurora and Violet crying as they desperately try to get the horned one focused on healing my sister to help me.

”D… Don't… I'll be fine… J-Just… K- *Cough* Keep healing… Her…”

After saying so, my vision grew even more blurrier to the point where I could no longer see.

[You have attained Level 5!]

[Evolution Option available!]

[Evolution Option: Chronos Halfling -> Chronos]

[Would you like evolve?]

[Warning… Changes Will be irreversible.]

[Even so, in order to survive, do you choose to evolve?]

What…? Those last words, they sounded didn't from the system's usual tone…

”Y…Yea…”

Those were my last words before everything turned black.

[Affirmative]

[Evolution Commencing]

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Gray's body laid motionless on the ground. He was no longer breathing, nor reacting to any movement she made.

”Gray…? Gray… Oi Gray… Stop joking around…” Aurora muttered as she shook constantly shook his motionless figure. ”You… Gray… Gray please…! Don't die!! You promised!! GRAY!!!” She cried out.

Violet who had been watching from a far dropped to her knees. Her figure could be seen trembling, she had completely lost calm and collected nature as tears streamed down her eyes. ”Gray…”

She couldn't hold it back. No matter how hard she tried, it wouldn't stop flowing out.

*Throb*

The air around Violet suddenly burst away, her purple hair slowly levitated as the tears, which had been released from her could be seen floating around.

Within seconds, the sadness she was feeling was all transfered to anger. Anger and hatred. All directed to herself.