Chapter 158 Alternate ending: Journey to eternity (1/2)

Alex was feeling relieved as he was able to get there in time to stop the blade of the enemy from taking Rachel's life. He looked at the surrounding people and they seem to have a lot of people on their side. Still it wasn't a problem for him to deal with this much.

Alex calmed himself first before looking at Rachel. He saw that Rachel had been wounded all over, but not as much as Niel.

While Alex was looking at Rachel's wounds, the man who was about to stab Rachel got a bit angry that he was being treated like he was a nobody. It was obvious that Alex didn't treat him as a threat, that's why he was showing his unguarded back to him. So without hesitation the man attacked Alex from behind, but before he could get close enough he felt a piercing pain on his chest.

He looked at where the pain was coming from, and he saw an unusual looking sword stabbing at his heart. The man was shocked as his life slowly faded away. The other people who saw the way Alex killed the man were stunned. Most of them weren't even able to see how Alex moved to make the kill.

Alex who had just killed a man, blocked the view from Rachel. He then picked Rachel up and asked. ”Rachel are you alright?”

Rachel who heard Alex's stupid question smiled. ”Do I look okay to you?”

”Don't worry I'm here now, and I will protect you.” Alex with a calm voice reassured her that everything will be alright.

”I know, you will. You, my knight in shining armor.” Rachel reached out her hand to touch Alex's face. As she was about to reach him, a bullet had pierced her head.

Alex who saw what happened was stunned. His mind couldn't process what he just saw. He was confused as he now held the lifeless body of Rachel. Kumiko who saw her daughter get shot in the head screamed in anger and grief.

”Rachel!” The three brothers shouted their sister's name as well. Alex who was still holding Rachel's body heard Kumiko and the others screaming Rachel's name. Feeling all the warmth disappearing from Rachel's body. Alex started to palpitate, he couldn't understand what just happened there right in front of him, as he held her in his arms, as he told her he would protect her, she died! Rachel died!

'No this isn't happening! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! Didn't you promise me that my story will be a happy one if you where there! No! No! NO!!! This can't be happening to me again! This must be a joke! This isn't happening! This isn't real!' Alex's sanity was slowly disappearing.

Alex then gently carried Rachel's body and placed it on the side. It was also at that point that Kumiko and her three sons have finally arrived beside Rachel. Kumiko hugged the body of her dead daughter and cried her heart out. The three brothers knelt on the floor as all the blood drained from their faces when they saw Rachel's lifeless body.

”Kumiko please take care of Rachel. I will finish this in a flash, and once I'm done will bring Rachel to a hospital.”

”Alex Rachel is already...”

”NO! SHE IS NOT!... Don't worry just stay there and wait for me.” Alex then used RELEASE at full power. Alex readied his sword, and moved. The road were Alex was stepping on started to crack and in a sudden burst of movement a loud boom happened. Alex suddenly disappeared from sight, and after two seconds Alex reappeared three hundred meters away from his initial spot.

All the enemies Alex passed by suddenly burst into piles of sliced flesh. Their blood rained all over the street. The other enemies on the roof weren't even able to react before Alex moved again and once more bursting bodies could be seen.