first kill

Immediately the boy's head came outside the door, a powerful punch to the side of his face landed. The force of the punch pushed the boy, causing him to slam his head on the other side of the doorway and lose consciousness immediately.

"Ouch, that hurt," Raze said as he shook the hand that he used to land the punch. He knew it was only a matter of time before someone came out to check the noise, so he dragged the body into the room immediately and shut the door.

And just as he expected, some of the students nearby came out of their rooms with lamps in their hands. They looked outside, and when they didn't see anything, they went back in and shut their doors.

"Phew, thank goodness kids are not thorough," Raze said. He grabbed the boy and used all his strength to lift him off the ground, groaning as he did it.

When he successfully picked the boy off the ground and onto his shoulder, he slowly opened the door and activated spacial zone to ensure that no one was hiding or waiting.

After confirming that no one was there, he headed for the stairs. He carefully carried the boy while going down the stairs.

Luckily for him, in this four-story dorm building, his room was on the second floor, so he only needed to head one flight of stairs down.

He got off the stairs and carefully headed for the exit of the dorm building. There was never anyone watching the dorm buildings, and that was why students could leave and do whatever they wanted.

Raze didn't know exactly what time it was now, but he tried to estimate because, in the story, Raze had gone to the nurse's office twenty minutes after being told someone would launch an investigation.

And though he spent more time now, the guard would not leave to take a piss for about twenty minutes. So Raze had some time to work with.

He left the dorm room and immediately took a route through the back. This route branched into a small forest that bordered the academy from the west side.

Most non-academic buildings, like the nurse's office, the dorms, and other facilities, were built on the west side of the academy.

So Raze walked under the cover of the trees until he got to the nurse's office. He couldn't go deeper into the forest because the academy kept many dangerous creatures there for various reasons, and it would be his death if he ventured further.

But he could skim through the outskirts and go unseen. This was not an easy task, especially when carrying a boy who weighed more than 60 kg. Raze's knees kept buckling as he went along.

But he successfully made his journey through the quiet and eerie dark forest. He could now see the light from the building. The nurse's office, as students normally called it, was more of an infirmary or small hospital.

He walked toward the building and found a place to hide, waiting for the right time for the guard to leave. He carefully dropped the boy's body on the ground so he wouldn't wake up.

He waited for over ten minutes, and finally, the guard came out to ease himself. The guard walked into the forest, passing by the place where Raze hid.

Now that it was clear, Raze picked the boy up and scurried into the building. He quickly searched for the girl and found her on one of the beds.

She was sound asleep, so this was the perfect opportunity. Raze carefully took out the knife, grabbed a pillow from another bed, and came closer to her slowly.

"Sorry, Annabel, you have to go for me to continue what I need to do. Hate me in the afterlife," he spoke in a calm tone. Raze didn't know why he was calm enough to do something like this, but he didn't feel any guilt.

He covered her face with the pillow and then stabbed the blade into her chest, slowly until it pierced her heart, killing her in her sleep.

This time, he had successfully done it because he didn't hesitate. Unlike the original Raze from the story, he had hesitated too much, giving the hero enough time to come in and catch him.

Raze pulled the blade out, wiped the handle with his shirt, and placed the blade in the hands of the boy he had brought here.

He looked around and found a bowl of water. He sprinted to it, grabbed it, and splashed the boy before casting spacial veil and going invisible.

The boy woke up, coughing loudly. He looked around, confused. He quickly got up, nearly falling again, but managed to steady himself. That was when he noticed the blood-covered blade in his hands.

At that exact instant, the protagonist walked in—a handsome dude with jet-black hair and eyes that looked like the abyss.

The protagonist froze when he saw the boy, and the boy froze as well. He slowly looked behind him and saw that someone had been killed.

"No, no, no, I swear," the boy stammered. He understood how it looked right now. Being the only person here and holding a blood-stained knife, he tried to explain, but it was already too late. The protagonist was already filled with rage.

He pulled the sword hanging from his waist and charged at full speed. Before the boy could even defend himself, the sword pierced through his chest.

The guard came back when he heard the commotion. He saw the protagonist stabbing the boy, ran inside, and pulled him away to check on the boy. But then he saw the girl had been killed.

"He killed her," the protagonist said, tears streaming down his face.