Chapter 0: Skull Mercenary (4)

Yog tried to stand up. He achieved the ability to use his limbs again, after the death of the man. But one of his arms was still broken. And his abyss was pretty weak.

"Deactivate your ability!" Ethel said calm.

Yog didn't replied. He turned around and opened his bag again.

"I said... TURN AROUND!" 

Yog didn't react.

"Hey bastard! Listen to me!" 

Still no reaction.

"I AM YOUR KING! TURN AROUND AND FIGHT ME!" 

Ethel got ready to attack. Then he shot like a bullet towards Yog.

In this exact second Yog turned around and blocked his attack. 

The silver blade of Ethel started cracking. 

Yog was holding a black blade.

"What? That blade...!" Ethel staggered back. "You are... You are the Skull Mercenary!" 

Yog turned around and grabbed something from the bag again. He was holding a black helmet, that had the form of a skull. He put it on.

"Wait!" Adair was shocked. "You are..."

Yog didn't replied. He raised his sword and let it sink towards Ethel. He blocked his attack with his sword, but the sword broke.

"You call yourself a king..." Yog attacked again. Ethel was barely able to dodge. "A ruler!"

He attack again. Ethel dodged again, just barely.

"You don't even know how weak you are! You killed your own man. I know people like you! You thought he was worthless because he didn't won instantly! But the truth is, he had better chances than you!"

He attacked again. "I'm not mad at you for being weak! I mad at you, for not knowing how weak you really are!"

"I'm a king! I don't need to be..."

"How do you want to rule a country, without knowing your power!" 

"I have an army! Kill me, and you will be public enemy number one!"

"I don't care!" He attacked again. "Because i AM public enemy number one!" 

His attacks got stronger. 

"You say i'm weak! But i can dodge every attack of you!" Ethel replied.

"I know! And got fell into my trap!" 

"What?" 

"Skull..." He sank his sword and looked down on Ethel cowering under him. "...Abyss!"

"What are you... AHHHH!" Slowly Ethels face started to gain folds. His body got older.

"What is happening to me?!" Ethel screamed. "What are you doing with me!"

"Making you my slave! Now i will be your king!" 

Yog went down and laid his hand on his forehead. 

"Your soul will help me kill my enemies! Your soul will be part of the Abyss!"

Yog got up again and looked down.

"Why are you doing this to me?! What have i done to you! Yes, i tried to kill you, but didn't you do the same!"

"It is my mission to kill you!"

"But what do you gain from that!"

"Money..."

"I can.. I can give you money... Just let me... live!"

"But this is way more fun! And now," he said looking down at the old body of his king "die!" 

The last bit of Ethel's soul left his body. Yog deactivated his ability. The hole dissapered and left a circle of dead grass and trees. And in the middle of it all, the dead body of Ethel.

"Why... Why have you done this! You could've... just killed him!" Adair said, disturbed.

"I did it the way i wanted to!" He said swinging up on his horse and starting to ride away.

"Hey! Can i... can i come with you?!"

"Why do you want to come with me?! I thought you don't like what i did!"

"I do! But the whole army will hunt me! And i'm not pretty strong!"

Yog stopped. He turned around and nodded.