Chapter 4 The mysterious man

Back a couple of minutes, inside the capsule, Miya asked. "We are moving. Are we... Are you going to break out now?"

"No, not yet. I still have some things I want to know."

"Wouldn't it be easier to just ask them?"

"You have no idea how hard it is to find someone you can talk to."

"Uh-huh."

"Are you feeling better now?"

"Yes, just... Anxious."

"About your family?"

"Yes."

"..."

"Uh, my name is Miya."

"Nice to meet you, Miya."

"..."

"..."

"...umm, what's yours?"

"It's better if you don't know."

"...okay."

"..."

"Uh... Can you repeat what you said earlier?"

"Be more specific."

"About you helping me."

"Save your family? Yes, I'll help you because they are in the way."

"...thank you."

"You already said that."

"...I would like to thank you again."

"...You're welcome, again. Now, hide, something is going on outside."

"...yes."

And after that, they found themselves within the confines of an old wooden building. And a moment later, Miya watched as a bunch of people rush in after them.

"It looks like we are in trouble..."

"Yes."

"... Are you... Going to do something?"

"I won't gain anything from helping them."

"Then..."

"Then?"

"What do you gain... From helping me?"

"...nothing."

"I understand."

After saying that, Miya hid behind the man once more as she wrapped her arms around her. But as she did so, the man turned to look at her despite there being a metal sheet blocking his eyes.

"..."

"..."

But not another word escaped their mouths.

And after a bit, Miya heard a shout. "I don't know! Ask him yourself!" Prompting her to ask the man. "What's happening?"

"People are dying." The man bluntly replied.

With a sudden inhale, Miya attempted to grab the man, but failed due to the golden aura around him, as she said. "Help them! They will die if you don't!"

"... They will die, either way, might as well not do anything if the result is the same."

"But... But..."

"..."

"Save them!"

"Stop being a broken record, girl."

Then, with an angry expression, Miya stated. "Miya. My name is Miya."

"I am aware."

"Now, save them!"

"Are you ordering me, girl?" Said the man with power.

Then, after meeting his intimidating aura, Miya shrank back and proceeded to return behind him.

And as she did so, the man calmly said. "Don't get too familiar."

As Miya continued to hide, the scene outside continued to play.

And after a bit, Miya sensed the man moving, causing her to ask. "What's wrong?"

But, instead of getting an answer, she only received a thud after the metal on the man's hands fell onto the floor.

Then, with his now free hands, the man casually touched the door to the capsule, and a moment later, the hinges on it exploded, blasting the door open.

After the explosion, the metal rang in terror, causing Miya to cover her ears, but before she did so, she heard the man say. "Ladies, ladies, and ladies. I think everyone had their time already. Now, it's time for YOU to answer MY questions."

As Miya remained within the capsule, a person outside asked. "And you are?"

"I said the time for your questions has passed, it is now my time to ask them." The golden-eyed man said as he casually walked towards the side.

"I couldn't help but overhear a talk about a certain fox, you being pawns, and~ the train going west." The golden-eyed man rambled as the entire room remained quiet and still.

"Now my first question is, where exactly did the train fly off to?" The golden-eyed man asked as he continued to walk to the side.

"Secondly, what did the 'fox' tell you? I need every single word." The golden-eyed man asked as he touched the side wall.

"And lastly..." He then turned towards them, staring at them with his golden eyes.

"Who knows the answers to my questions?"

"..."

"..."

"..."

As the room remained silent, the golden-eyed man followed their body language, leading him to the man with the crossbow, who was currently holding the woman with the claws by the hair.

With a smile, the golden-eyed man said. "Ah, the boss."

Then, with a roar, the man with the crossbow yelled. "What are you guys waiting for?! Attack!"

And so, with a bit of hesitation, everyone attacked the golden-eyed man.

A bident trust, a punch, a sword slash, a crossbow bolt, a thrown rock, a hammer, with much more waiting in line.

But, every single one of these, we're blocked by the man's golden aura, who didn't even react to the attacks being thrown his way.

Until he did, by casually moving his hand to touch the nearest person.

But then, after poking them in the arm, they suddenly imploded, raining blood and flesh over every, all except for the golden-eyed man, who is protected by his golden aura.

Then, the man with the crossbow looked on in horror as he said to himself. "An invincible golden aura... Death by touch... Golden eyes..."

Then suddenly, he shouted. "Get out of my way!" Dropping everything that he was doing to rush towards the nearest exit.

But, before he could exit the building, the golden-eyed man let out a manic grin as he began to laugh. "Haha! Ha! Haha! Ha! Haha! Ha!"

Then suddenly, every single exit was then blocked by stone spikes that shot up from the ground, forming a sort of cage around them.

Then, while still wearing that manic grin, the golden-eyed man grabbed the nearest person that he could reach by the face, and a moment after that, they imploded, drenching everyone in red, all except him, thanks to his golden aura.

Then, the people in the room finally processed what happened, and their first reaction was.

"What just happened?!"

"Wha-what did he just do?!"

"Kill him!"

"Attack!"

"Get me out of here!"

"I'm going to die!"

And so, a one-sided massacre began, with the golden-eyed man grinning maniacally as he imploded every single person he touched.

To the people that attacked him, their attack was blocked by his golden aura which suddenly appear wherever their attack lands. But in the end, they died without inconveniencing him.

And to the confused and the frozen, they also died when he touched them, causing them to implode.

And to those who tried to get away, once he reached them after they stopped before his rock spikes which barricaded them in, they also died after a mere graze.

And so, the entire building was painted in red, and cries of terror as the golden-eyed man laughed. His laughter did not stop like the manic expression on his face.

"Haha! Ha! Haha! Ha! Haha! Ha!"

"Haha! Ha! Haha! Ha! Haha! Ha!"

"Haha! Ha! Haha! Ha! Haha! Ha!"

"Haha! Ha! Haha! Ha! Haha! Ha!"

Then, after only a minute, only his laughter could be heard within the red building. And as everything around him was painted in red, he remained clean thanks to the aura protecting him.

"Haha! Ha! Haha! Ha! Haha! Ha!"

As he continued to grin and laugh, he slowly approached the man with the crossbow, who has already given up on living and was just cradling himself in the corner.

But then, he heard a bang behind him, causing him to turn his head, which lead Miya, who banged her elbow on the capsule after seeing the scene before her, to see the sheer insanity on his face.

But then, as Miya froze up in pure terror, the golden-eyed man's expression quickly softened after seeing her, losing its insanity in exchange for his usual calm and collected look.

With a blank expression, the golden-eyed man turned to the man in the corner, asking him. "Answer my questions."

But instead of getting an answer, he only received a horrified plea. "Please, don't kill me."

Then, with a loud stomp, the golden-eyed man asked again with more authority. "I said, answer my questions."

While still trying to make himself as small as he can in the corner, the man with the crossbow said. "We-we saw the train going west, towards Titan. We-we didn't follow it further since... We chased after these guys."

"And what about the 'fox' did she say anything worth noting?" Asked the golden-eyed man in a very monotonous manner.

"No... Please, let me live... I promise I won't say anything about what hap-happened here!"

Then, with a sigh and a genuine sad look, the golden-eyed man turned to Miya, who was still frozen in terror, to the red walls, and finally, to the helpless man before him, to which he said. "I'm sorry, but you cannot live."

"W-!"

But before the horrified man could react, the golden-eyed man touch him, causing him to implode.

"..."

After blankly staring into nothingness, the golden-eyed man slowly turned towards Miya, who was still frozen.

"Miya." The golden-eyed man said to her.

"Ye-yes?" Miya asked, terror still in her voice.

"Get inside the truck, we are leaving." Ordered the golden-eyed man.

"Ye-yes..."

As Miya struggled to open the door to the truck, the golden-eyed man inched closer and closer to her.

Sensing his approach, Miya, looking terrified, hurriedly tried to pull open the door, to no avail.

"Huff, huff, huff!"

As every moment passes, the more ragged and desperate Miya looks as she tries and tries to open the door to the truck.

"Aah!" But suddenly, she saw a hand extending past her face, which caused her to jump and scream.

Then, the golden-eyed man behind her said. "Calm down." Before opening the door for her and continuing. "Get in."

Then, before she did anything, Miya gazed upon her surroundings, which were all dyed in red, with no living being apart from her and the golden-eyed man.

Then, she focused on the man before her, who was staring back at her with his calm golden eyes.

"Miya." The man called.

"Ye-yes, I'm going in."

And so, with a bit of hesitation, Miya entered the back of the truck as the golden-eyed man kicked the broken capsule off of the truck bed, producing a loud thud, causing Miya to tense up.

But then, Miya saw a rock spike shoot up from the side of the truck, raising it from the ditch that it was stuck on.

Then, as she remained incredibly still, the golden-eyed man entered the front of the truck before steering it.

And a moment later, they were out of the building after ramming through a wall. And as she remained silent and still, the golden-eyed man drove off in silence as well.

But as they traveled out of the building, Miya's eyes wandered to the window, causing her to see a massacre of people, being impaled by rock spikes that shot up from the ground.

Miya could only watch in horror as they drove past the graveyard of bodies. Then, with a terrified expression, she made herself as small as possible as she looked at the golden-eyed man with a cautious set of grey eyes.