THE VANGUARD

Jin had been a lot of things since he came to this world. He had been a lord, a slave, betrayed, and every other thing in between.

And all these things had come together to make him into what he was today. A bitter cynical being who sometimes only cared for the best way to win. They had built him into a hard cold machine of logic.

And that was the reason why he slightly hated himself when he actually contemplated the options he had been given.

It was only for a second, but he still hated himself.

"You're insane," he said to the boy, bringing his sword to bear. A golden ripple opened behind him, "You're not leaving here with either one of them"

Apophane blinked in surprise before he shook his head and sighed in disappointment, "And I thought you were different"

There was a moment of silence between the two before Jin sprung into action.

Boom!!

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