Chapter 236 - Johns Mercy (2/2)
He stopped, not because he felt pity for the enemy, but because of the strings which had grabbed on to his hand and the young girl who had moved in front of John's attack.
”S-Stop...” She muttered
Her eyes closed, legs trembling in fear, and her voice breaking as she let out the quiet plea for him to stop.
The purple haired man's eyes widened as he watched the girl stand up for him. He then looked over at John whose expression remained unmoving.
John tried moving his left arm, but the string was wrapped around it tightly.
He turned back and noticed the brown-haired boy he had knocked into the wall, was slowly walking to them, with blood dripping down his head.
”D-don't hurt them...” The brown-haired boy muttered
He had his arms stretched out and with strings coming out of the edge of the gloves he had on. John who saw this, looked back over the girl whose eyes were still closed as she tightly held on to the doll.
The emotionless expression on John's face changed into an angered glare as he stared straight at the girl and a man.
”Ila, who told you to help me? Go away, I lost, and it wasn't even a fair battle... I've lost my morales but at least let me go out with my honour and pride.” Said the man
”No.” The girl replied
”ILA! Stop being stupid! You're just a kid! HE'LL KILL YOU!”
”I DON'T CARE!!” She shouted out from the top of her lungs
The whole room fell in silence as she said
”Everyone... My friends... Family... Even my parent's abandoned me... Yet you were the only one who offered me help and took care of me... IF YOU'RE GONNA DIE THEN I'LL BE ALL ALONE AGAIN!! SO PLEASE! DON'T GIVE UP!!”
Hearing this, the man's eyes widened, small tears began to form on his eyes as he muttered
”Yeah, you're rig-”
He was interrupted by a sharp pain which passed through his arm. Confused, he looked over at his right arm which held on to his sword, only to see it lying on the floor in the ground.
”Be quiet.” Said John
”ARGH..!!”
The man grabbed on to the area of his arm which had been cut off before squeezing it tightly. Blood was heavily pouring out of it. Faster than it did with John.
The girl who saw this quickly turned to him to help him and the Curley haired boy tried pulling John's left arm back, only to realise the his strings had been cut off.
”H-How... These strings are made of pure magic concentration... They can't be cut...” The boy muttered
John crouched down to the man who laid on the ground while facing the girl as he said.
”What gives you the right to decide who gets to give up? All of those lives taken on that day, all of those people who are suffering till today... What makes you think I'll let you guys continue to live your life In happiness?” John asked
He stared straight at the girl straight in the eyes. She stared back with tears forming in her face, she stared into the darkness which could be seen within John's eyes and began to feel fear brooming from within her.
”W-we weren't the ones that k-killed them”
John's eyes began to glow a yellow light as he muttered
”Even Serena... Someone who had nothing to do with it, ended up being kidnapped because she was related to me... That boss of yours, I won't forgive him.”
”I-I said-”
She was interrupted by John once more who said
”I don't care, look at me in the eyes and tell me you've never killed anyone innocent for that guy before.”
She struggled to look John in the eye, the amount of bloodl.u.s.t he was releasing was intense, on top of that, she couldn't deny it.
”Wrong answer.”
”D-Don't hurt her... If it's a life you want... Take mine... Don't be a coward...” The man muttered, His voice clearly weaker than before.
Hearing this, anger clouded his mind and John moved in his dagger to slash both of them, and as the girl closed her eyes the man wrapped his remaining arm around her to take the hit.
But Contrary to what he was expecting, nothing happened
John had stopped, right as he was about to cut through them.
No matter how hard he tried, his arm wouldn't move any further. Seeing this he clicked his tongue before getting up.
”Tsk.”