Chapter 11: A Sneak Attack (1/2)

”B-big Sister, I'm afraid… Can I open my eyes?”

Ella felt the sharp blade of the sword slowly open up a wound on her neck. It was a very slow and painful process. Blood trickled down her neck.

”Ella, trust your Big Sister. I will surely save you!”

Aleshia ground her teeth as she looked at Julian hatefully. She messed up. She gave him the chance to hold Ella hostage. It was even all going so well.

Aleshia pulled her dagger from the corpse beside her and slowly walked towards them.

”Don't move!”

Julian screamed at her. There was a crazed expression on his face. He held his sword tightly against Ella's neck. Julian sneakily glanced at the man whose wrist was slit earlier. The man slowly sneaked behind Aleshia.

The man's eyes flashed with killing intent and Julian grinned evilly. Aleshia noticed something wrong with Julian's expression and immediately turned around. She was shocked to see a sword-swinging in her direction. It was so sudden and so fast that she didn't have any time to dodge.

Aleshia tensed up and prepared herself mentally. She swung her dagger into a parry. Needless to say, the dagger flew back into the air. It was totally incapable of stopping the momentum of a sword that was more than quintuple its size.

”Agh!”

Aleshia felt her hand ache from the force of the blow. The man swung his sword again to attack her.

”I got you!”

With a bellow, the man put his all into this attack. Aleshia was totally weaponless. She had nothing to parry, or defend with.

”Big Sister!”

Ella didn't dare to close her eyes anymore when she heard Aleshia moan in pain. What she saw was her Big Sister about to be hit by a sword, her heart went cold. She shouted agitatedly.

Aleshia didn't have time to look towards Ella anymore. Determination appeared on her face as a crazed look appeared on her face. What is the scariest thing on the battlefield? This is it. An enemy that is ready to die together.

Aleshia didn't give a shit anymore. If she would die right now, she would take this man down with her.

Aleshia swung the back of her palm towards the sword coming for her. She made sure it was directed at the flat side of the sword. It takes the utmost concentration to be able to do something like this.

Aleshia forgot everything around her and only focused on the sword coming towards her. With perfect timing, she managed to hit the flat side of the blade. It pushed the sword away from its original trajectory by a little bit.

But it was enough to give Aleshia the chance to make a comeback. She closed in on the man and swung her fist at his face. The man couldn't raise his wounded hand on time to block.

With a loud crash, the man was knocked out. Aleshia breathed in and out haggardly. That took a huge toll on her body. All of the training she went to in the Blood Flower Assassin Organization was worth it.

”Johan!”

Julian shouted at the man who got knocked out. There was no response. Julian gritted his teeth and his blade slowly sank into Ella's neck.

”B-big Sister!”

Ella moved around frenziedly. She was afraid of dying. She still wanted to help her Big Sister in the future. She couldn't die right now.

”Ella! Stop, I will let you live!”

Aleshia shouted to Julian in fear. Her Little Sister is her world. She couldn't bear to see her die right in front of her.