ALONE

"So you are telling me that you can share a part of your consciousness with your summon."

"Yes, that's right."

"So can't you move while staying in this stone body?"

"I can, but it tends to put too much pressure on my mind..."

"Ohh...now that I think about it, I don't know your name!"

"I don't share my name with someone who's going to die..."

"I am not! I am still alive, and you saved me..."

"I told you, my main goal was to defeat the cult and stop whatever they were doing. You just got lucky that I found you!"

"Yeah, yeah..."

Right now, Joseph was walking behind the sculpture made of strong rocks and was making some silly talk.

"So you are also a Marked one, aren't you?"

"Yes, but it doesn't have super cool powers like you. All it does is give me information about the things I want to know. It's pretty lame..."

Joseph answered with a disappointed look on his face.

"No mark is useless. If you have a mark, then it means you are the chosen one. You just have to find the use of it..."

Should I tell her about my other mark...

Joseph could tell that having two marks was very unusual in this world. A mark is considered to be a broken ability, and having two of them is broken in itself.

But what use does my other mark even have?

Joseph still hasn't figured out the real power behind his other mark. When he used his mana in this mark, it suddenly teleported him to some unknown place and even drained all his mana, nearly killing him.

"Stay back!!"

Suddenly, the humanoid golem stopped and blocked Joseph's path, breaking his line of thinking.

"Someone is coming here..."

The golem spoke, and a serious look appeared on Joseph's face.

"Stay back, I'll handle them..."

The golem spoke again, and Joseph just nodded his head and ran back.

"Hey!! Someone is standing there!!!"

Suddenly, many cult members with black cloaks appeared in front of the golem and pointed their swords towards it.

"Who are you!!"

One of them spoke as he came forward, and the others just stood behind him.

"..."

The golem didn't say anything, and seeing that, the cult members and Joseph both looked towards it with frowns on their faces.

"Why are you not answering!!!"

The leader spoke again and walked towards the golem, while Joseph, seeing the scene, started to tremble in fear.

Why isn't it doing anything!!

"You bas—!!!"

Swish

"Uwwwhhhhhhh!!!"

The leader tried to say something While approaching closer to the golem, but suddenly a painful scream from behind took his Attention.

"What!!"

The other guy who was Standing beside him just turned around and a Shocking Scene took him by Suprise. He saw his Mate's body had been split apart by a giant spear made of stone coming out from the ground.

Swish

"Ho—Uwwhhh—...."

Swish

The other guy tried to speak but stopped due to the extreme pain near his left chest. He looked down and saw a spear coming out from the ground just had stabbed right through his heart. He tried to scream, but another spear crossed right through his skull, pulling his head apart from his body.

"What is happening!!"

The leader spoke his attention turned around and a Shocking Scene took him by Suprise as the person standing in front had magically disappeared.

Swish

"Fin—...."

The leader tried to Oder them to Find the guy but Stopped due to a warm touch on his stomach. His Eyes looked down and saw a big stone hand had just pierced through his stomach, making a big hole, converting him into a donut.

Pierce

With a strong pull, his whole upper body got separated from his lower half.

"Now!! What should we do!!!"

"I don't know. Let's kill him, but stay alert from those spikes."

One more person took the lead quickly and ordered everyone to move forward.

"You're dead, bastard!!!"

The golem was wearing a cloak just like them, which was perfectly hiding its identity. So, everyone thought it was a human just like them.

Swish

"Uwwwhhhhhhh!!"

"Nooo!!!"

"Ho—uwwwwhhhhh!!!"

People who had Rused towards him had reached very close, but the golem didn't get scared, Just when they thought their attack would reach him, suddenly many spikes came out from the walls and ceiling with a Speed impossible for a normal human to Track, pierced through their bodies and killed them.

"You thought you killed us!!!"

But it seemed the new leader had survived. He had taken advantage of his men's sacrifice and got close to the person to kill him with one swing.

Thud

"You're de—huh!!"

The guy with a cloak swung his sword with all his might towards the golem's neck to end him, but to his surprise, the moment his sword touched the golem's neck, it broke into two pieces.

"You thought you were really smart, huh!!"

Suddenly a voice came from behind, but before he Could turn towards it.

Swish

"Huh!!"

As he tried to move, his whole world turned upside down and time started to move very slowly.

He could see the ground coming close to him, and his body didn't move like usual to protect him from the fall.

Thud

Before the guy could even react, a spike had reached his neck and severed his head.

"It was very simple..."

The golem had started to disintegrate into the ground, and the new person who had just appeared looked towards the mess just created by her.

"Where did he go..."

The person took off her cloak and her long dark red hair fell to the ground. Her dark red eyes could send shivers down anyone's body, and the small scar on her right cheek explained the countless wars she had fought.

Step...step...step...

The lady walked towards the area where she had told Joseph to hide, but she didn't find anyone there.

There were blood marks and signs of resistance by a person.

"They kidnapped him..."

A cold atmosphere spread throughout the air, showing the boiling anger inside her.

It wasn't that she was angry because he got kidnapped. She barely knew that guy; it didn't matter whether he died or lived. The problem was that he got kidnapped during her fight, and the fact that she wasn't able to protect him made her more angry.

Thud

Suddenly six sculptures, like before, appeared in front of her.

"Find him and the person who kidnapped him..."

Swish

The humanoid sculptures disappeared as she ordered them.

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What the heck happened to me??

Joseph slowly opened his eyes and looked towards the sky filled with stars.

Where am I??

The last thing I recalled was that we got ambushed by some people and I ran to hide, but suddenly I lost consciousness and now I am here.

Joseph tried to get up, but his hands and legs were strangled, making him immovable.

"It's nice to meet you again..."

"!!!"

Suddenly, Joseph heard a very familiar voice which sent shivers down his spine.

He turned his head towards the direction where the voice came from and saw a humanoid shadow appearing from the dark area.

Please, anyone other than him!!!

"Hello Mr Ohh...it seems I don't know your Name well it doesn't matter, You know it was very lonely after you left us, but I found you again..."

The old pervert found me!!!

Gorgun with a sinister smile on his face, walked towards Joseph, who was tied up on the altar with iron chains.

"It's a very big moment after all, You are going to be our lord's sacrifice..."

I don't want to be your lord's sacrifice, you old pervert.

"Hmmmmmhmmmhhhmm!!!"

Joseph's mouth was filled with cloth, making his desperate cries seem like simple hissing. His struggles were in vain as no matter how much he tried to move, the chains didn't allow him to move a single part of his body.

"Ohh!! You are so excited to be one with my lord. I knew that you are the best person to be the sacrifice..."

You fucking old bastard, I told you I don't want to be one to anyone, fucker!!!

Joseph cursed the old man inside his heart, but his voice was just some muffled sound that wasn't heard by anyone.

"Then let's begin the ritual..."

Gorgun started to draw a sacrificial magic circle around the altar, which looked quite complex. His drawing skills were too great as the thing he was using to create the circle was a human bone known as the femur with a sharp end.

"Hmmmm!!!"

Joseph desperately struggled to find his way out, but no matter what he did, his work was in vain as the chains were very strong and didn't allow much movement.

After Gorgun was done with the circle, he brought a big bowl filled with thick red liquid. With one glance, anyone could tell it was blood.

Tuff...tuff...

Afterward, he started to outline the lines drawn in the circle with the blood, making it appear red.

Thud...thud...thud...

"Hmmmmm!!!"

Joseph, who didn't know what was going to happen, struggled with all the strength in his body and started to strike the chains against each other, producing a loud sound.

"Do you think these chains will break if you continuously strike them with each other...Heh..how amusing!!"

Gorgun chuckled lightly as he completed his magic circle preparation. Then he sat down on the ground with closed eyes and started to chant some words.

"Yaliska Jafrin Yamoko Nadaniyan Kamosika..."

I have to do Something!!!

Joseph started to hit the chains much harder with each to produce more sound.

Please!!! Workkkkkk

Step...step...step...

After the chanting was over, the whole circle started to shine with a bright red color.

"It's time..."

Gorgun took out a knife that was hidden behind the altar and approached Joseph's neck.

"HmmmmmmmHmmmm!!!!

Joseph, after looking at the knife, started to move his head with much force to evade his fate.

Grab

"Don't move...."

Gorgun grabbed Joseph's neck and looked directly into his eyes with a cold, creepy smile.

"Or it will hurt more...hehehehe!!!"

Please, someone, save meeeeee!!!!

Slash

"Huh!!!"

"You've got some nerve taking away my property!!!"

Thud

Drip

A pool of blood started to flow with the thud sound of the big knife falling to the ground.

A spike that had just appeared from the ground pierced through Gorgun's hand, separating it from his body.

I am saved!!!

Joseph looked at the scene with a sigh of relief but frowned after seeing a lady standing in the dark area.

That spike, don't tell me she was the one who saved me there.

She even cut his hand. Now he's going to scream like a baby, hahaha, old pervert!!!

"Ah...it seems you found out about this place, how can it be...."

To Joseph's surprise, Gorgun didn't show much emotion toward his severed hand as if it didn't hurt him at all.

"Ah!! That's why you were hitting the chains to attract her attention.."

What the fuck, why won't he feel pain!!!

Gorgun looked towards Joseph with a narrowed look and then turned to his severed hand.

"It stings...."

Thud

Dude, this old pervert is strong!!!

Gorgun grabbed the spike and broke it with a little to no effort and then...

Pierce

"!!!!"

Holy moly!!!

This time, even the girl looked at the scene with a surprised look. Even she didn't think that Gorgun would go so far.

Gorgun had just pierced the broken area of the spike into his skin, blocking the area of blood to stop the bleeding. He used his severed cloth to make a bandage to fix the spike properly into its place.

Dude is a superhero; he doesn't even feel pain...

Heck, if it wasn't for the fact he is a Old Pervert and wants to kill me for a demon, then I would have made him my inspiration.

"You are just a girl who happens to be a chosen one. You can't defeat a man like me!!!"

Damn it, now he became a Sigma. What the hell is happening here!!

"We'll see when this girl kicks your ass."

It seems, she's not going down that easy, old pervert.

"You think I'm alone!!"

Gorgun lifted both his hand—one hand and a spike in the other—with a sinister smile on his face.

"We are not alone!!!"

Gorgun spoke, and suddenly many red eyes started to appear from everywhere, staring right into their souls.

Fuck!!!