Execution

"Tch, you guys go! I'll back you from behind!" Feelings threatened, Vestine decides to show his fangs to Ten by ordering Lamat and Nalida to attack him. Lamat charged forward, his armor is gleaming. Thus, he then moves at the great speed as the bullet, attempting to kill Ten in one hit.

But the luck isn't on Lamat's side. Ten also was able to see Lamat who moved at the speed of bullet as he dodged it. But Lamat wasn't finished as he charged at Ten for second time. Ten saw the attack and evaded it as he summoned the machete from his hands and using the handle to hit Lamat on the chin as he moves.

Lamat lost consciousness for a moment as he hit a tree at the same time.

"Take this, hot touch!" Nalida summoned a hand as it tried to touch Ten. But once again, the attempt was useless as Ten evaded it.

"Hmm... Nalida Muriel, I've done some research about you. You used the corpse of the victim to create this one specific creature by using the lost forbidden spell. Which is called the Human Torch. To be honest, I'm intrigued by your findings which also made me interested in them."

"Then, how about we research them toget-" 

"No, even if I do take my interest in them, I have other purpose for this which you refer to as Human Torch. Our objectives don't align in the same way, a lunatic like you just uses the people to turn them into that kind of creature. Do not think I don't know, other than Human Torches, you also turn other people into the hybrid beast, out to fulfill your curiosity."

Ten summoned M9 and shot Nalida in the stomach a few times.

"Perhaps, I could've turned you into one if you'd like." Ten stare deep into Nalida's soul. For the first time, Nalida felt fear as she tried to back away from Ten. At the same time, Ten dashes to the sight multiple times for no reason. Turns out, he was dodging the invisible projectile coming from Vestine himself.

"Figured out huh? You're truly a quite of a monster yourselves." Ten's eyes were locked on to Vestine, at the same time Lamat used his bullet charge to attack Ten from his blind spot. 

(Did that get him?!) Vestine couldn't sure since the impact created the smoke. As the smoke flew away, Vestine caught a sight of Ten stand on top of Lamat, Ten them jumped down, revealing the bloody machete.

"Lamat Uron, you used to serve as the knight commander in Herreson Kingdom. But due to your violent side which caused misfortune to other people, you were stripped of your title and banished from the kingdom. I don't know how you join ranks with Flameborn, but I guess you've found your calling with your violent side. This is a goodbye..."

As Ten walked away, Lamat's body was cut in half, from his head to his crotch. 

Ten made his way to Nalida who was injured by Ten's bullet. Nalida also feared for dear life as she randomly cast a spell to keep Ten of herself. But all the spell was blocked by Ten's mirror barrier. To be specific, diverted through space, which is exactly towards Nalida herself.

Nalida was screaming out of pain, caused by her own spell. As Ten was about to finish her, Vestine interrupted from Ten's blind spot. Ten's instinct was sensitive he intercept Vestine in an instant. The metal cannon clashing against the machete, the two decide to exchange clash after clash.

This is the contest of agility, as one might say. Nalida even attempted to cast a spell on Ten but it was useless since Ten moves so fast. Fast enough he literally gives Vestine who has a lot of experience a hard time.

(This guy... He wasn't exactly strong in strength, but he was able to keep up with my speed for so long!) Vestine fires a few shots from his metal cannon, but Ten once again evades it as he charges towards Vestine.

(But... I've got him now! The fires are already surrounding us both, I'll take him down with me!)

"Is probably what you're thinking..."

(What?!)

Ten jumped backward, and disappeared into the air. Thus Vestine was the only one who got hit by his own flame. Not even one second later, the heart was pierced from the back. Vestine vomited blood as he was hit by his own attack. Ten pulled the machete that stabbed Vestine once. Vestine lay on his back as he was slowly burning by his flame. At the same time, Ten looked down at Vestine, staring deep into his expression as he was burned alive.

"Vestine Ladas, in my opinion, you have every right to become the person you are today. You've killed a man, woman, elderly, kids, and also a newborn. But let me ask you this one time, was it worth it? All the killing you do to quench the thirst of your vengeance. No, it doesn't matter anymore. Eventually, some day or another day there might be other people who hold the same vengeance as you, so let it be now..."

Vestine, in his last moment, reminisces about his loved one who was executed by a soldier in the war. The psychological damage was inflicted on his mind, which made him hold a vengeance to kill the entire army, to destroy the entire nation.

Which is why he joined Flameborn. The guy who he refers to as Big Boss lends him the hand...

'We conquer, We trample, We destroy!'

That is the motto Flameborn holds. The delusion the 'Big Boss' held from when he was young, was to eradicate all concepts of the system in the world.

...

"Please... Spare me..." Nalida prostrate herself before Ten. Ten sighed as he spoke...

"Lift your heads..." As Ten commands, Nalida slowly lifts her head...

"Say, do you know what is the fate worse than death? In my opinion, it was either immortality, or time loop. I'm sure that is the one you've tried to achieve. Hypothetically, if I were to give you immortality, but in exchange for immense suffering every second you breathe. 24/7, You would literally wish you were dead. What's your answer..."

Ten shows the machete that shows Nalida's reflection. Nalida was made aware of how scared she was judged by her expression. At the same time, she felt her skin was cracking.

"W-What?..." An obvious sign of cracking was shown on both her hands. Soon after, the crack grew larger on her slim body. A minute passed, and she felt the crack through every part of her body.

"Oh, looks like your time is up... Then I'll see you in hell- Uh... Afterlife was it? Well, it doesn't matter."

"N-No... W-Wait..." Nalida, cracked into a countless piece of the mirror. Until the very end, she shows her tears which is a sign of fear. But, Ten didn't feel any remorse towards those tears. As he's already seen a lot of it back in the day...