Chapter 3 The Holy Knight of Wrath and... Part 1
-- Grandma... Why?... --
-- It's only natural i end like this... I fought well for the village you love so much... But in the end... I am just a old apostle... --
Holding her hand at her last breath, I
Mamoru Andrew, saw my grandma on her last moments.
-- Listen well... I never felt regret in my life, not before I saw you grow my child... That's why I must tell you something... Before I'm gone... --
I nod to her words and leaned over her to listen to her parting secret.
-- On the day of your birth... I... --
Those words stabbed me deeply, that revelation was something I never expected to hear, no matter how much I tried to understand her reasons, it made no sense, it made no sense.
-- No... It can't be... It's a lie grandma! --
But her limp body could say no more truths or lies, her last words were stabbed deep inside of me
-- 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 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 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 no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no, NO!!! --
My mind got in breakdown, it all made sense, but it didn't, it couldn't be wrong, but it wasn't possible it was right, my mind was a mess, i noticed a few steps approaching me and I turned to the person with completely lifeless eyes
-- Eh? If it isn't the Holy Knight, Mamoru the sword of dawn was it? Last we checked, you was on the front lines of the devil rift, how good to see you back home so early! hey guys!!! Fresh meat!!! --
The person in question, some demon captain I never wasted time on remembering the name, walked to me with a group of 100 wiverns, the same group that attacked the village.
-- Struggle a little bit please, they love to play with the food --
I had no will to fight anymore, everything I did up to that point was useless, my very life was a lie, i never wanted to go back to "that place" so much, back to my my homework, back to my comfy bed and videogames, back to earth, back home, far far away from this fucked up world, where all hope you have turns into a nightmare, but of course, i can't, i am a pawn dragged here by the gods of this world, for that stupid game, for that stupid thing they want.
-- World's Tear... If it's for me, i would have shove it up your ass long ago order... --
I took my sword in hand, the sword with a blade like lightning, Raikiri, it's blade released the power of many storms, supposedly, it was 1 thousand storms, but i didn't care, all i wanted in that moment, was to kill, and I was going to do that.
-- Come... --
With a cold voice, i called the wiverns, one by one they came, one by one they fell, the sky itself became a thunderstorm, more and more, over and over, lightnings took down one wivern while I cut down two, my white armour turned crimson, my green eyes turned grey, the more I used my eyes, the more I got exhausted, the more I killed, the more my life lost its meaning, i had only one thing within myself at that moment, Wrath.
-- Wow, you did clean them out --
The capitan... Commander? I didn't really know, even less cared, he started to clap to my murderous dance, my swordplay, my skill, my talent, it all fell apart, i had no power left, even "him" already gave up on me, so i just had one thing to do.
-- Go on --
I dropped to my knees, the demon walked to me with a bothered expression as he sighs.
-- In the name of lord caos, return to nothing, mister "hero" of the sword --
And my head was cut off, i didn't know if he used a sword, a axe, a spear or some spell, i just felt my life be drained from me.
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-- Am I free, or are we going to fight for your body? --
I said to the man dressed in a white armour before me, the man of the memories i just saw, we were stuck on a huge white space, most probably, the void of my spirit and soul.
"First"
-- ... I hate you original, i lived in this world for 17 years before remembering who i was, then I fought and fought, do you even understand my anger? --
"... I do"
-- Then it's that... Why do you fight then? To let out your anger? Why did you come to this world? You was the only one free from this nightmare!!! --
"... We had a different nightmare in that world... No... At home, but that nightmare was ourselves, i faced it, i can't be sure if I did everything I should do, but i did enough for me to not regret the end of my life there, but there is still something I must do here, it all started 13 thousand years ago, with me, and it has to end by my hands as well"
I looked at his face, the green eyes were teared up, his tears couldn't flow down, they continue within him, turned into rage and anger.
"You don't need to keep it all in anymore, we are not alone anymore, you are you, I am me, and we are..."
-- Mamoru, right? --
"I don't know what life we will have for now on, but we can face it, together"
I offered him my right hand, he looked at me with his glowing green eyes, the tears gone from his eyes, he reached for my hand but he punched me in the face with his other hand, making me fall with a dislocated mouth
-- This is for failing 12 times to save this world, idiot! --
He said such a childish phrase before offering his hand to me
-- It's the other way around John, i should be the guy offering you a hand, after all, it's your time to be the hero --
I put my mouth back in place and smiled at him painfully before grabbing his hand, the white world starts to get brighter, as the green color starts to show itself, he pulls me to stand up and once standing, i look at him again and hug him, he was surprised, but he then hugged me back
"Ore ga kanarasu... (I will surely...)"
-- ... Sekai wo Mamoru te miseru (... protect this world) --
With those words said in Japanese, the language of the people we admired for they're stories and legends, we finally connected again.