Lost of War 3

"You weren't given you food again?" Led said gasping while he moved his gaze to oook over at Kuro's thin and unhealthy body.

How long has he been starved…

At the same place, same time, Kuro moved that unhealthy body of his as he flipped over the book treating Led's words as if an air.

"Damn it… those bastard. Kuro, I will be back later." At the same time, Led ran out.

As he said, Led came back in short time, this time he was holding something, a paper bag akin to the size of palm.

"Eat this." Suppressing his haggard breath, Led smiled widely to Kuro,.

Kuro laid down the book as he looked at the food Led brought—awkwardly, he opened the bat to see the sandwiches inside and took a bite of it.

Delicious…

"…thank y…ou" Kuro's tiny voice were almost erased by the wind passing the two, as Led just smiled and patted Kuro's head.

"You're welcome."

Kuro faced downward as to hide his face as an mysterious feeling embraced him warmly.

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'Ahhh! I made a mistake. I didn't know he would be willing to kill his allies that easily.'

'Not to mention, the bowmen were still active, I should prepare for the worst and expect for the projectile speed is as same as the bullets.'

'Should I use all my mana and cover a bigger area with [Dark Fog]?' Kuro thought as he looked over the burning city with his eyes.

'That's a bad idea. It's like telling the troops that I am somewhere here.' As Kuro's brain accelerated, he almost went crazy from the adrenaline.

'Argh! First of all, why're they targeting this worthless city managed by worthless lord… whatever! Led's safety comes first… he can heal.' Kuro created all sorts of excuse

As he followed the invisible spatial string path he attached onto Led to make his coordinate clear. Inside this transparent barriers, although he shouldn't be able to use spatial magic,

Attaching spatial threads was possible.

[Shiota Style: Stealth]

Hoping that there were no more than 2 sensory type person that was watching him, Kuro ran off the place to the destination where Led is.

"There, human! Save this one!" It's body being crushed under the wood structure, it was injured. If it was usual, Kuro wouldn't have hesitated to save her but…

The way she talked made it Kuro feel that she would've safe from here out. And, he was really hurried.

In the end after going through 5 mental calculation, his gentle feeling gave in as he kicked off the wood crushing it's small body.

"I am sorry… I am in hurry." Taking out a small first aid box from his storage ring, he laid it out in front of the small girl as he ran off.

"Wait! Treat this one!"

"Apologies." Kuro ran out without looking at back.

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"Led." Kuro were temporarily excited that Led was safe but he suppressed that as he slowed himself to walk calmly to him.

"You were safe. As expected. Let's go and run from this place already." Kuro imitated the way Okayu usually talked: calm and composed.

Led didn't respond to Kuro like he always did.

"Led?" Slightly surprised, Kuro called him out while patting his shoulder which was barely in reach.

A single touch finally caused Led to be out from inertia, as he fell to the front, heavily smacking the ground.

"L-Led!?" Kuro let out an surprised sound as he finally noticed the arrows stabbed deeply onto Led's back.

Kuro widened his eyes as he couldn't follow with the reality that was unfolding in front of his eyes

'Dead' that one word engraved in his mind, his heart as the 4 memories shard unlocked within him. At the same time the return of his memory,

came the disappearances of him.

Darkness.

15.7%

A certain god delighted over this fact.

21.8%

A certain Oni wished for his happiness unbeknownst to this matter.

38.9%

'Gods' detected his existences.

50%

His vision became filled with Kuro (black), whilst his entity became to be blurry. As he manifests the more black within him, the more gods will fall in panic.

66.6%

The calamity has befallen.

71.2%

The galaxy is in danger.

88.9%

The black expanded to the point of engulfing the entire city as it continued to expand.

The deepest part of Kuro, which the black shrouded in a way nothing can enters it, even the light itself.

99%

Somehow, the 'corpse' moved its hand with all it might as it laid on the unclear distorted figures of an child?.

10-…

"Kruo." Struggling, it made a voice from it's vocal cord, trying his best to reach the deepest part of abyss Kuro was in.

He couldn't even see anymore, however in some sorts way, he managed to find the distorted person.

"..."

"The truth is… I wanted to take care of you… I wanted to make you enjoy the… simple life… children should have.

I am… really sorry… I tried my best but… I couldn't give you the… happiness you deserved…

Please… live happily… can you listen to this failure's last wish?"

Kuro had million things to say to him. He wanted to apologize. He wanted to send his gratitude. He didn't want for Led to go.

Only a single word came out from Kuro's mouth.

"Fa…ther…" tears dripped down from Kuro's face as it disappeared onto the limitless darkness.

At the same time, the weak and cold, powerless hand slides down from Kuro's shoulder as it fell to the ground.

The black that expanded onto whole city started to withdraw as it was being absorbed by Kuro's slightly distorted figures at great speed.

The lifeless body of Led was no longer there as Kuro (Black) stepped in.

99.9999% Superego Limiter.

"*sigh* I said don't leave this one alone… hm? What's that? Why are you so black? Did someone paint you?"

The girl he saved from earlier came back with the bandages around her body curled in unskilled manner.